Appendix 4E Preliminary Final Report Ricegrowers Limited ABN: Financial Year Ended: Lodgment Date: 55 007 481 156 30 April 2020 25 June 2020 This financial report does not include all of the notes of the type normally included in the full year statutory accounts. Accordingly, it is recommended that this report be read in conjunction with the Annual Report for the year ended 30 April 2020 and any public announcements made by Ricegrowers Limited (“SunRice” or ‘Group”) during the year ended 30 April 2020, in accordance with the continuous disclosure requirements of the Listing Rules of the Australian Securities Exchange. Reporting Period and Reported Information The current reporting period is the year ended 30 April 2020 (FY2020 or CY19) and the previous corresponding period is the year ended 30 April 2019 (FY2019 or CY18). The information in this report is based on accounts which have been audited. Results for Announcement to the Market 2020 2019 Change Change Up/Down Consolidated Group $’000 $’000 $’000 % Revenue from ordinary activities 1,134,818 1,193,063 58,245 4.9 Down Profit after tax 22,680 32,767 10,087 30.8 Down Profit after tax attributable to B Class shareholders 27,013 31,498 4,485 14.2 Down Previous Current corresponding Dividends period period Franking rate applicable: 100% 100% Final dividend Amount per security 33.0 cents 33.0 cents Franked amount per security 33.0 cents 33.0 cents Interim dividend Amount per security n/a n/a Franked amount per security n/a n/a Date the dividend is payable: 30 July 2020 For personal use only Record date to determine entitlements to the dividend 8 July 2020 If it is a final dividend, has it been declared? Yes The dividend or distribution plans shown below are in operation. Ricegrowers Limited Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP). SUNRICE APPENDIX 4E 2020 / 1 Appendix 4E Preliminary Final Report Continued NTA Backing Previous Current corresponding period period Net tangible asset backing per ordinary security ($) 7.82 7.64 Commentary on results for the period Financial results were driven by a combination of several factors that included: • Ongoing drought conditions in the Riverina, leading to the second-smallest crop on record of 54,000 tonnes in CY19 (The CY20 rice crop, at 45,000 paddy tonnes, has replaced the CY19 crop of 54,000 paddy tonnes as the second-smallest on record), down 91% on the CY18 crop of 623,000 tonnes • Deteriorating conditions in key global markets, particularly across the Pacific • Flexing of our international sourcing capability to offset the lower Australian crop and ensure the Group met continued growing global demand for SunRice’s products • Continued execution of the 2022 Growth Strategy, delivering significant value during FY2020, with new global supply chains, innovative product offerings across multiple segments and expanded production capabilities • Response to COVID-19 in the last two months of FY2020 has demonstrated the resilience and agility that exists across our portfolio of businesses, and highlighted the strength of the Group’s existing risk management and mitigating strategies. • Despite restructure of SunRice’s Riverina operations in line with lower production levels in FY2020, the Rice Pool was unable to absorb all overheads and recorded a loss, impacting overall Group profitability. Further details of the FY2020 financial position, performance and cash flows are set out in the 2020 Annual Report, which is provided together with this 4E Preliminary Final Report. Details of associates and joint venture entities Trukai Industries Limited, which is 66.23% owned by Ricegrowers Limited, has the following associate: Name of associate or joint venture Pagini Transport (incorporated in Papua New Guinea). Principal activity: Transport Reporting entities percentage holding Pagini Transport: 30.44% (30 April 2019: 30.44%) Controlled entities Ricegrowers New Zealand Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ricegrowers Limited, was incorporated in New Zealand on 8 July 2019. There have been no other changes in controlled entities in the year ended 30 April 2020. About SunRice’s structure The structure of Ricegrowers Limited (SunRice) contains non-standard elements including its dual class share structure comprising A Class Shares and B Class Shares. A Class Shares confer on their holders the right to vote at general meetings but no right to dividends. A Class Shares are not quoted on ASX and may only be held by Active Growers. The right to vote is based on one member, one vote and no person may hold more than 5 A Class Shares. In practical terms the voting rights held by A Class Shareholders give those shareholders the right to control the election of directors and any changes to SunRice’s constitution. B Class Shares are quoted on ASX and confer on their holders the right to receive dividends, as determined by the directors from time to time. Holders of B For personal use only Class Shares do not have the right to vote at general meetings of SunRice and may only vote on proposals involving a variation to their class rights or if required for the purposes of the ASX Listing Rules. This means B Class Shareholders have no right to vote on the election of directors of SunRice. No person may hold more than 10% of the total number of B Class Shares on issue. For more details of the non-standard elements of SunRice’s structure see https://corporate.sunrice.com.au/investors/. Other information required Please refer to the attached Annual Report including the full year statutory accounts for other information required. SUNRICE APPENDIX 4E 2020 / 2 2020 Annual Report For personal use only SUNRICE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 / A About This Report The SunRice Group continuously seeks to improve the way we topics under seven focus areas that the business can relate to communicate long-term sustainable value to A and B Class and affect meaningful change in over time. For FY2020, these shareholders and other important stakeholders. This year focus areas and approaches are described in Our Approach to we have integrated our financial and non-financial reporting Sustainability on pages 27 - 38. Material topics are also discussed to provide information on all aspects of our performance in in the Our Approach to Risk section of this report on pages 39 - 44 one report, the Annual Report, supported where required by and in the SunRice Stakeholder Engagement Statement supplementary information (see Reports Portfolio). www.sunrice.com.au/sustainability-reports. Reporting boundary and period 2020 reports portfolio SunRice’s Annual Report covers Ricegrowers Limited ABN • Annual Report – provides information on SunRice, including 55007481156 and its controlled entities. Unless otherwise stated governance, strategy, key risks, financial and non-financial all disclosures in the Annual Report relate to the Financial Year performance, and includes the Annual Directors’ Report ended 30 April 2020 (FY2020). In this report, ‘the year’, ‘this year’, and Annual Financial Report. www.sunrice.com.au/annual- ‘crop year 2019’ and ‘CY19’ all refer to FY2020. The ‘2020 harvest’, reports ‘crop year 2020’ and ‘CY20’ all refer to the rice crop harvested in • Interim (Half Yearly) Financial Report – provides 2020, which will be processed and marketed in the Financial Year information on SunRice’s half-yearly financial and non- ending 30 April 2021 (FY2021). ‘SunRice’, ‘SunRice Group’, ‘Group’, financial performance and outlook. www.sunrice.com.au/ ‘we’ and ‘our’ refer to Ricegrowers Limited ABN 55007481156 and financial-reports its controlled entities, as defined in this report. • Corporate Governance Statement – provides an online overview of our policies, procedures and practices to ensure Reporting frameworks application of all the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (3rd Edition). www.sunrice.com.au/ The FY2020 Financial Report (on pages 76 - 126) and Directors’ corporate-governance Report (on pages 57 - 74) have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by Other reports and information the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Corporations Act 2001. The Operating and Financial Review, which is a • Sustainability information – provides further online required element of the Directors’ Report, can be found on pages information on SunRice’s sustainability strategy, performance 11 - 46 and includes the Our World, Our Strategy, Our Financial and future plans. www.sunrice.com.au/sustainability-reports Performance and Position, Our Approach to Sustainability, Our • GRI Index – is a summary of how SunRice has addressed Approach to Risk and Our Outlook sections. each of the GRI reporting core standards, with references The content of the Our Approach to Sustainability section forms to where the detailed information can be located across part of SunRice’s application of the Global Reporting Initiative the 2020 reports portfolio. www.sunrice.com.au/ (GRI) Core standards for FY2020. The GRI Standards are the sustainability-reports world’s most widely used standards for sustainability reporting. • Other information – presentations and announcements The GRI index (see Reports Portfolio) highlights where required made to stakeholders during the year. www.sunrice.com.au/ FY2020 GRI Core disclosures can be found. The sustainability presentations disclosures in this report and the information in SunRice’s sustainability website www.sunrice.com.au/sustainability serve About SunRice’s structure as our Communication on Progress for the United Nations (UN) Global Compact. The structure of Ricegrowers Limited (SunRice) contains non- standard elements including its dual class share structure comprising A Class Shares and B Class Shares. Report assurance A Class Shares confer on their holders the right to vote at The Remuneration report on pages 59 - 73 and the Financial general meetings but no right to dividends. A Class Shares are Report on pages 76 - 126 have been audited by PwC Australia. not quoted on ASX and may only be held by Active Growers.