About SuperShare

Aristocrat’s employee share program is called SuperShare.

The program

SuperShare offers employees an opportunity to easily acquire Aristocrat shares from their post-tax salary and secure a stake in the future as an owner of our company.

All employees have to do to secure their Free Matched Shares is to still be working at Aristocrat.¹

SuperShare is open to eligible Aristocrat employees and participation is entirely voluntary.

Participants can withdraw at any time. Even if you withdraw, you will still be eligible for your Free Matched Shares.¹

The shares you buy are your assets. Which means you can keep or sell them when the time is right for you.² Even if you sell your original shares, you are still eligible for your Free Matched Shares.¹

1. Free Matched Shares up to a maximum overlay of 5,000 AUD. The Free Matched shares will vest in two (2) years time provided the employee is still employed with the Company. 2. Depending on your role, trading blackout periods may apply to you. Please refer to the Company share trading policy for more information

Payroll deductions

Once signed up, your local payroll will commence taking deductions from your post tax salary each pay cycle based on your annual contribution amount. This will be reflected in your payslip.

Those deductions are held securely by the company until the deductions are ready to go toward a purchase.

Your deductions will continue to be taken and your participation will roll over year on year – unless you choose to opt out.

Quarterly purchases

We have four purchases per year.

Your payroll deductions will be saved up and at the time of purchase will go toward buying Aristocrat shares. The number of shares you purchase will depend on the share price at the time.

For example –

Keep in mind, if the share price is lower than $30 AUD, at the time then you would purchase more shares, and if the share price was higher than $30 AUD you would purchase less shares.

Your Free matched Shares that vest in two (2) years time will be at market value.

Once a purchase has occurred, you will be notified via email, and you will be able to view your shareholding on your own account via the Shareworks by Morgan Stanley portal.

Free Matched Shares vesting

Provided you are still employed, two years after your related purchase, your shares will automatically vest. This will continue for each purchase that you have participated in.

There is no requirement for you to still be enrolled in the SuperShare program. Even if you have opted out, you will still be eligible for your Free Matched Shares.

For any Aristocrat shares that you previously purchased, there is no requirement to hold onto them to be eligible for your Free Matched Shares – meaning, if after a purchase you decide to sell the shares you acquired, you will still be eligible for your Free Matched Shares 2 years from the date of purchase!

Your Free Matched Shares will be visible in your Shareworks by Morgan Stanley account as ‘restricted’. Once they have vested, you will receive an email from Shareworks by Morgan Stanley, and you will be able to transact with them on your Shareworks by Morgan Stanley account.

Don’t forget you are eligible to receive the Free Matched Shares for the first $5,000 AUD you contribute each year. This means that if you choose to contribute $6,000 AUD per year, you will be eligible for Free Matched Shares on the first $5,000 AUD. You will still be able to purchase shares with the remaining $1,000 AUD, however, you will not receive the Free Matched Shares benefit. The matching calendar will reset each year in April.

Current Share Price

ASX:ALL

$67.61

AUD. Prices may be delayed by 5 minutes.

Key Dates

6 Sep 2024

Invitation Window Opens

26 Sep 2024

Invitation Window Closes

Oct 2024

First Contribution

Dec 2024

First Purchase Date

Dec 2026

First Release of Free Matched Shares

SuperShare history

Created as a direct response to employee feedback, SuperShare reflects Aristocrat’s core values, particularly Collective Brilliance, as the scheme enables more of us to have a shared stake in Aristocrat’s success.

We’re extremely proud of our SuperShare program, which was named Best International Share Plan at the Employee Ownership Australia Awards in 2020 for its generous matching conditions and flexibility.

Definitions

Share (or stock)

A share is a unit of ownership in a company. When you buy shares in a company, you are effectively buying part of the company itself. The more shares you own, the bigger your ownership stake in the company, and if it performs well, you are likely to benefit from its success.

Shareholder (or stockholder)

If you own shares in a company, you are a shareholder (or stockholder) and one of the many owners of that company. As an owner you are entitled to –

Your share of the company’s profits, when declared and paid as dividends.

Any voting rights attached to the shares.

Share Right

A share right is an unvested share capable of being converted into a vested share. In the context of SuperShare, your ‘free matched shares’, are share rights which will vest provided you meet the vest criteria.

Vest

A share that ‘vests’ or has ‘vested’ is a share that has become your asset. Once a share has vested you are able to act on or sell. Vested shares that you keep, you will be eligible for any dividends if they are declared payable.

Dividend

A dividend is a payment made to shareholders, and determined by the Board of Directors, which is usually a proportion of the company’s profits made in the previous period. The directors take account of the company’s current trading and economic prospects, strategy and investment priorities when deciding whether to declare a dividend to shareholders and how much.

This information is of general nature only and is not specific or financial advice. You should consider seeking advice from your own professional advisor to check how this information relates to your unique circumstances.