Equity Trustees has further expanded its estate planning team in Western Australia with the appointment of Brigitte Hollett as estate planning lawyer.

In relation to media speculation today, the Equity Trustees Limited (ASX: EQT) Board provides the following response.

Equity Trustees Limited (EQT) confirms that in accordance with the EQT Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP), the DRP for the 46 cent fully franked 2015 interim dividend is $21.07. DRP shares will be allotted on the dividend payment date of 16 April 2015.

Equity Trustees Limited (ASX: EQT) today releases its audited results for the six months to 31 December 2014, and confirms a strong lift in half year profit compared with the prior corresponding period.

Equity Trustees is delighted to announce the appointment of Jean Dieudonne as Senior Equities Analyst within the Asset Management team. Effective immediately, Jean will be based in Melbourne and report to Paul Kasian, Head of Asset Management.

Equity Trustees has announced grants from the company’s Foundation to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in out of-home care which encompasses foster care, residential care and kinship care.