IMAGES:  L to R – Village Cinemas Gold Class; Into the Storm; The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies of 40 cents per share have also been paid (25 cents per share was paid in  December 2013 comprising a capital return of 12 cents per share and a  fully-franked distribution of 13 cents per share). A further fully-franked  special dividend of 15 cents per share was paid to shareholders in July  2014 and the VRL Board has also declared a fully-franked final dividend of  14 cents per share in relation to the 2014 financial year, which was paid to  shareholders in October 2014. a number of significant agreements. This strategy is a  combination of leveraging the Company’s unique management  expertise with a conservative investment strategy in alliance  with key local and international partners. More details on this  initiative follow later on page 04 in this report, and it is envisioned  that this will be truly transformational for the VRL group. Summary details of the Company’s financial performance for the past two  years are shown in the table below, and for the past five years are shown in  the Additional Information section on page 76 of this Annual Report. The Cinema Exhibition division produced a further very strong  increase of 8.3% in PBT following a record in the previous year,  with a strong performance by Village Cinemas Australia and  by the Company’s Golden Village cinema circuit in Singapore. Refurbishments and upgrades of cinema sites for our cinema  patrons continued, and the higher yield premium offerings of  Gold Class and   won over more customers. 2014 has been a year where VRL continued to actively explore opportunities  to use its core expertise in new and emerging markets, helping drive VRL’s  market leadership in all segments in which we operate. This has been the  underlying life blood of the Company’s growth honed over many years. A  number of significant milestones and highlights have been achieved in the  2014 financial year. The Film Distribution division, Roadshow Films, bolstered its  market leadership with the renewal of significant film output  agreements with key suppliers and, given the soft first half,  turned in a respectable PBT of $34.8 million for the year, down  8.3% on last year’s result. VRL was able to produce a strong second half-year increase in EBITDA of  20% and a 31% increase in profit before tax excluding material items and  discontinued operations (“PBT”) compared to the prior corresponding half- year, once again demonstrating the resilience and robust condition of VRL’s  businesses. This improvement in the underlying operating results was  made possible through strong film content and the successful delivery of a  number of cost control initiatives whilst making significant investments for  future growth. In the realisation of all these ventures, we carry with us our  founder Roc Kirby’s eternal philosophy of always being a  dynamic, forward-thinking Company but at the same time  “never putting the ship at risk”. VRTP is Australia’s leading theme park developer and owner and  one of the pre-eminent theme park operators in the world. With  parks in both Sydney and Queensland’s Gold Coast, VRTP delivers  unrivalled and ground-breaking rides, slides, entertainment,  attractions, facilities and dining to all our ventures; and with a  vision to always bring ‘world’s first’ and ‘world’s best’ experiences  to all our customers. In addition to the successful launch of Wet’n’Wild Sydney previously  mentioned, Village Roadshow Theme Parks (“VRTP”) delivered a record full  year EBITDA result of $105.6 million (up $14.3 million) in the year ended  30 June 2014 excluding one-off costs ($9.0 million) associated with the  opening of Wet’n’Wild Sydney and the contribution to the joint ‘Theme Park  Capital’ marketing campaign with the Queensland Government. Overall  income across all parks was $336.3 million, up 12.7% on the prior year’s  result on the back of solid overall attendances and in-park spend, whilst  PBT of $33.1 million was up $2.4 million compared to the prior year.  VRTP divested the Pheonix and Hawaii water parks in November 2013 in order  to concentrate on its expansion program in China and South East Asia. We are pleased with the progress we have made during the year in further  developing strong relationships with key local partners in the pursuit of the  Company’s China/South East Asia theme parks strategy and the signing of  In Australia VRTP produced a strong EBITDA of $84.5 million  in the 2014 financial year excluding the one-off costs, up from  $83.5 million in the previous year, with the continuation of the  successful ‘VIP’ pass strategy. The division also invested in the  ‘Gold Coast Theme Park Capital of Australia’ industry marketing  campaign, and successfully launched the Carnivale special event  at Warner Bros. Movie World. The Gold Coast Theme Parks division includes the house-hold  names of Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World, Wet’n’Wild Gold  02 VILLAGE ROADSHOW LIMITED AUSTRALIAN THEME PARKS MILESTONES AND HIGHLIGHTS FINANCIAL SUMMARY  ($M unless stated otherwise) 2014 2013 % Change Attributable net profit after tax  45.8  50.9  Down 10.1% Attributable net profit excluding material items and discontinued operations  56.5  57.2  Down 1.3% EBITDA before material items and discontinued operations  170.9  164.0  Up 4.2% Total dividends declared  43.1  41.5  Up 3.9% Total shareholders’ equity (2014 is after shareholder distribution and special dividend totalling $63.8m)  521.3  572.1  Down 8.9% Return on average total shareholders’ equity (%)  10.3  10.4  Down 0.1% EPS pre-material items and discontinued operations (cents per share)  34.9  36.2  Down 3.6% Dividends - ordinary shares (cents per share)  27.0  26.0  Up 3.8% Accumulation index - Ordinary shares (index base 1,000 as at 1 July 2009)  13,704 9,640 Up 42.2%  Refer to 5 Year Summary on page 76 for further details in relation to the above disclosures.  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