1. How long has Orbital been incorporated?
Orbital Engine Company
(Australia) Pty Ltd was established in January 1973.
2. When did Orbital
go public?
Orbital shares were
first offered for sale on the Australian stock exchange in July
1984. In 1991 Orbital listed on the New York Stock Exchange switching
to the Over the Counter Bulletin Board “OTCBB” in July
2004.
3. How many ordinary
shares and ADSs are outstanding?
Orbital has approximately
473 million ordinary fully paid shares outstanding of which approximately
141 million (August 2007) are represented by ADS’s traded in
the USA on the OTCBB.
4. What is an
ADS?
American Depository
Shares (ADSs) are the means by which US investors can trade in Orbital
shares in the US market. Each ADS represents 40 ordinary shares
in Orbital. The ADSs are traded in the US on the OTCBB, whereas
the ordinary shares trade in Australia on the on the Australian
Stock Exchange.
5. How do I get
an Annual Report?
You may download
a copy directly from this site or alternatively please forward an
email request and an Annual Report will be forwarded to you via
post.
6. How many employees
work for Orbital?
Orbital has approximately
90 employees. (excluding Synerject)
7. Who are Orbital's
auditors?
Ernst & Young
8. Who maintains Orbital’s Share
Register?
Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd
Level 2, Reserve Bank Building
45 St Georges Terrace
Perth, Western Australia, 6000
Telephone: 61 (08) 9323 2000
Facsimile: 61 (08) 9323 2033
www.computershare.com.au
9. Who administers Orbital’s
ADS facility?
The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street
New York, NY, 10286
United States of America
Telephone: 1 (212) 815 2218
Facsimile: 1 (212) 571 3050
www.bony.com
10. How do I change my address or
other shareholding details?
Holders of Australian ordinary shares
should contact Computershare (see above) and holders of ADS’s
should contact the Bank of New York (see above).
11. How do I remove or add my name
from/to the Annual Report mailing list?
Holders of Australian ordinary shares
should contact Computershare (see above) and holders of ADS’s
should contact the Bank of New York (see above).
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