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27/08/2013 16:53
MEETING

REL: 1653 HRS Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

MEETING: FPH: ASM Results, Director Announcements, Director Independence

ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING RESULTS, DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE

Auckland, New Zealand, 27 August 2013 - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Corporation Limited (NZSX:FPH, ASX:FPH) advises that all resolutions put to
the company's annual shareholders' meeting held in Auckland today were
passed. The six resolutions were:

Resolution 1: To elect Donal O'Dwyer as a Director.

Resolution 2: To elect Geraldine McBride as a Director.

Resolution 3: To authorise the Directors to fix the fees and expenses of the
Company's auditor.

Resolution 4: To approve the issue of share rights to Michael Daniell as set
out in the Notice of Annual Shareholders' Meeting 2013.

Resolution 5: To approve the issue of options to Michael Daniell as set out
in the Notice of Annual Shareholders' Meeting 2013.

Resolution 6: To approve the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (North America) Share
Option
Plan and the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Performance Share Rights Plan.

All resolutions were decided by poll.  The details of the total number of
votes cast in person or by proxy on the polls were as follows:

Resolution Votes For Votes Against Total Votes Cast Abstain
Resolution 1: Election of Donal O'Dwyer 339,478,969 129,357 339,608,326
198,602
Resolution 2: Election of Geraldine McBride 339,457,973 139,266 339,597,239
209,689
Resolution 3: Authorise Directors to fix fees and expenses of auditor
339,571,472 60,906 339,632,378 174,550
Resolution 4: Issue of share rights to Michael Daniell 335,716,826 2,232,163
337,948,989 1,825,199
Resolution 5: Issue of options to Michael Daniell 318,074,567 19,859,527
337,934,094 1,870,234
Resolution 6: Approval of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
Stock Purchase Plan 335,858,431 3,613,018 339,471,449 339,879

Announcement regarding Directors

Gary Paykel and Nigel Evans retired from the board at the company's 2013
annual shareholders' meeting. The Board has appointed Lindsay Gillanders to
the company's Audit & Risk Committee to fill the vacancy left following the
retirement of Nigel Evans.

Consequently, the Board has appointed Geraldine McBride to the company's
Remuneration and Human Resources Committee to replace Lindsay Gillanders who
will be stepping down from the Remuneration and Human Resources Committee to
take up the appointment to the company's Audit & Risk Committee.

Independence of Directors

In accordance with NZX Listing Rule 3.3.3(a), the Board has determined that
Tony Carter, Nigel Evans, Roger France, Lindsay Gillanders, Geraldine
McBride, Arthur Morris and Donal O'Dwyer are independent directors.

The factors that the Board considers in assessing the independence of
directors are set out in the Board Charter, which can be viewed on the
company's website: www.fphcare.com.

Contact: Tony Barclay, Company Secretary on +64 9 574 0119.  For more
information about the company visit our website  www.fphcare.com
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