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2 YESTERDAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Global Ticker Daily Change Greece s New Proposal Rejected; Global Markets Retreat U.S. stocks fell, halting two days of gains that brought equities near a record, amid declines in raw-material and railroad shares as Greek debt talks dragged on. The Standard & Poor s 500 Index lost 0.7 percent to 2, at 4 p.m. in New York, after earlier rising to within 0.3 percent of a record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 178 points, or 1 percent, to 17, The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 0.7 percent from an all-time high. Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is preparing to pick up talks with creditors after euro-area finance ministers adjourned a meeting on Greece today as a breakthrough on the terms of aid remained elusive. Tsipras will meet for more discussions with creditors in Brussels Wednesday night. S&P % Dow Jones -0.98% Nasdaq -0.73% Stoxx % FTSE % Dax % Crude Oil -1.26% Gold -0.20% NYSE:BABA +0.11% European stocks slid as the prospect of a Greek debt deal receded after the Mediterranean nation and its creditors rejected each other s revised proposals. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index slipped 0.4 percent to at the close of trading, after earlier losing as much as 0.7 percent. ETR:DTE NYSE:MRK -0.43% -1.34%

3 THE ASX YESTERDAY IN REVIEW AUS Ticker Change ASX Flat Ahead of Greece Decision ASX investors traded cautiously while the crucial negotiations between Greece and its creditors continue. Even though market sentiment has shifted from negative to positive in the past few days, uncertainty remained present. The ASX200 finished the day fairly flat at points, which is 2.5 points or 0.04% higher than Tuesday s close. The All Ordinaries gained 1.3 points. The sectors were mixed yesterday as Telecommunication, Information Technology, Energy and Financials gained. Discretion, Materials and Industrials finished in the red. There were no economic news from Australia or China yesterday. The Shanghai Composite Index rebounded, gaining more than 2% while the Japanese Nikkei advanced 0.3%. ASX % ALLORDS +0.02% CBA +0.50% BHP +0.21% ANZ +0.63% BEN +0.47% WBC +0.09% IAG +0.17% QBE +1.65% FLN +7.57%

4 DAILY PRICE ACTIVITY AUSTRALIA ASX200 price action yesterday

5 UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS What s coming up? DATE DATE CODE CODE COMPANY COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT 25/06/2015 BTT BT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED BT Adviser Briefing - June /06/2015 MBK METAL BANK LIMITED EGM 25/06/2015 MCE MATRIX COMPOSITES & ENGINEERING LIMITED EGM 25/06/2015 USR US RESIDENTIAL FUND Annual General Meeting 26/06/2015 PCA PREFERRED CAPITAL LIMITED Record Date 26/06/2015 WIG WILSON HTM INVESTMENT GROUP LTD EGM 26/06/2015 AVB AVANCO RESOURCES LIMITED Annual General Meeting 26/06/2015 DDR DICKER DATA LIMITED Date Payable 26/06/2015 ZTA ZETA PETROLEUM PLC Annual General Meeting 26/06/2015 ESY ENHANCED SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Annual General Meeting 29/06/2015 PRM PLENTEX LIMITED Annual General Meeting 29/06/2015 ONQ ON Q GROUP LIMITED Annual General Meeting 29/06/2015 AEB ALGAE.TEC LIMITED EGM 29/06/2015 ABF AUSMANI LIMITED Record Date Courtesy of

6 UPCOMING DIVIDENDS Tasty dividends ASX DATE CODE CODE COMPANY COMPANY NAME EX DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT PAY DATE AMOUNT FRANKING % ALR Aberdeen Leaders 25 Jun Jul AAD Ardent Leisure 26 Jun Aug ABW Aurora Absolute Return Fund 26 Jun Jul AIB Aurora Global Income 26 Jun Jul AJA Astro Japan Property Group 26 Jun Aug AJD Asia Pacific Data Centre 26 Jun Aug ANI Australian Industrial REIT 26 Jun Aug AOD Aurora Dividend Income Trust 26 Jun Jul AOG Aveo 26 Jun Sep ARF Arena REIT 26 Jun Aug AUP Aurora Property Buy-Write Income Trust 26 Jun Jul AYF Australian Enhanced Income Fund 26 Jun Jul BOND SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Bond Fund 26 Jun Jul Courtesy of

7 WHATS HOT? WHATS NOT? CZZ.asx - steaming hot FBU.asx - cooling down DATE CODE COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT Capilano Honey continues to trade near its all-time high. The equity has doubled in value in the past 12 months buoyed by strong organic growth. CZZ trades exdividend on 26 th June releasing a $0.365 dividend (2.9% yield). Fletcher Building s profit declined by 26% during the first half of FY15. The decline in some New Zealand companies on the ASX can also be partially attributed to the heavy fall of the NZD vs the AUD which reduces the business value in AUD.

8 ECONOMIC NEWS What to look out for DATE CODE COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT No economic news for Australia Economic news overshadowed by Greece talks U.S. jobless claims and Services PMI tonight

9 NEWSWORTHY This caught our attention.. Skilled DATE Group CODE and COMPANY Programmed ANNOUNCEMENT Maintenance to Merge Skilled Group Ltd (ASX: SKE) has entered into an agreement with Programmed Maintenance Services Ltd (ASX: PRG) for a complete takeover of Skilled shares, subject to shareholder and court approval. The takeover would create a super staffing, maintenance and facilities management business. December last year Programmed approached Skilled with a scrip based takeover bid, proposing that every Skilled share would acquire Programmed shares plus 25cents cash per share. The initial offer was rejected by Skilled and has since been reassessed and increased by Programmed. Under the current offer, 100 percent of Skilled shares will be acquired by Programmed for the consideration of 0.55 Programmed shares plus 25cent cash per Skilled share. Read the full story here:

10 LATEST UPDATE FROM WISE-OWL Shriro Holdings Ltd (SHM) Float Watch: Shriro Holdings Ltd (SHM) CODE COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT Shriro Holdings Ltd ("Shriro", "the Company") is an Australian wholesaling business focused on household products and consumer electronics. Shriro's principal assets include its distribution network, proprietary brands, and licensing agreements. In Australia and New Zealand, Shriro is exclusive distributor of Blanco products, and has distributed Casio products since The Company is also a licensed distributor for Pioneer in New Zealand. Shriro's proprietary brands include Omega, Robinhood, Evedure, and Altise. The Company operates five distribution centres in Australia and New Zealand, and holds supply agreements with manufacturers in Europe and Asia. ASX:SHM Offer Price: $1.00 Listing: 23rd June Rating: 3.5/5 Click here

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