SPH Notice – The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial holding or change in nature of relevant interest, or both Sections 277 and 278, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 Note: This form must be completed in accordance with the instructions at the end of the form. To NZX and To Spark New Zealand Limited (SPK) Relevant event being disclosed: Movement of 1% or more in substantial holding Date of relevant event: 06 June 2017 Date this disclosure made: 07 June 2017 Date last disclosure made: 29 September 2015 Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure Full name(s): The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Summary of substantial holding Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary Shares and ADRs Summary for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, parent holding company of: The Bank of New York Mellon, Newton Investment Management Limited, Mellon Capital Management Corporation, The Dreyfus Corporation, BNY Mellon Service Kapitalanlage-Gesellschaft mbH, The Boston Company Asset Management LLC, MBSC Securities Corporation, Newton Investment Management (North America) Limited and BNY Mellon, National Association. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is comprised of a large number of operating and holding companies. The entities identified herein are subsidiaries of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation [as ultimate parent] that have shareholdings in the issuer. All group companies have a relevant interest by virtue of the fact that they are related group companies, however, other than listed herein, they have no actual shareholding in the issuer, nor do they participate in investment or voting decisions. For this disclosure,-- (a) total number held in class: 112,623,618 (b) total in class: 1,832,843,587 (c) total percentage held in class: 6.14% For last disclosure,-- (a) total number held in class: 131,141,655 (b) total in class: 1,830,402,322 (c) total percentage held in class: 7.16% Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event There have been various purchases and sales of Common Shares and ADRs over multiple dates. The net sale of 1,799,497 Common Shares on 6 June 2017 caused us as an aggregated group to decrease by more than 1% since our previous filing. Consideration received for the net disposal of shares: 3.795 NZD per share. Details after relevant event Details for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, parent holding company of: The Bank of New York Mellon, Newton Investment Management Limited, Mellon Capital Management Corporation, The Dreyfus Corporation, BNY Mellon Service Kapitalanlage-Gesellschaft mbH, The Boston Company Asset Management LLC, MBSC Securities Corporation, Newton Investment Management (North America) Limited and BNY Mellon, National Association. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is comprised of a large number of operating and holding companies. The entities identified herein are subsidiaries of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation [as ultimate parent] that have shareholdings in the issuer. All group companies have a relevant interest by virtue of the fact that they are related group companies, however, other than listed herein, they have no actual shareholding in the issuer, nor do they participate in investment or voting decisions. Nature of relevant interest(s): Beneficial owners of securities For that relevant interest,-- (a) number held in class: 112,623,618 (b) percentage held in class: 6.14% (c) current registered holder(s): Unknown (d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: Unknown Additional information Address(es) of substantial product holder(s): 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10286 USA Contact details: Contact details: Ivan Arias ivan.arias@bnymellon.com Tel: +1-516-338-3370 *Nature of connection between substantial product holders The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is the ultimate parent of the above named subsidiaries, and is submitting this disclosure on an aggregated basis. Name of any other person believed to have given, or believed to be required to give, a disclosure under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 in relation to the financial products to which this disclosure relates: N/A Certification I, Ivan Arias, certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information contained in this disclosure is correct and that I am duly authorised to make this disclosure by all persons for whom it is made. End CA:00302304 For:SPK Type:SHINTR Time:2017-06-08 09:18:13