SPH Notice – The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

Disclosure of ceasing to have substantial holding Section 279, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 To NZX and To Spark New Zealand Limited (SPK) Date this disclosure made: 14 July 2017 Date last disclosure made: 07 June 2017 Date on which substantial holding ceased: 13 July 2017 Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure Full name(s): The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Summary of previous 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, 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 last 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 current holding after ceasing to have substantial holding,-- (a) total number held in class: 90,977,258 (b) total in class: 1,832,843,587 (c) total percentage held in class: 4.96% Details of transactions and events giving rise to ceasing of substantial holding There have been various purchases and sales of Common Shares and ADRs over multiple dates. The net sale of 9,353,300 Common Shares on 13 July 2017 caused us as an aggregated group to fall below 5%. Consideration received for the net disposal of shares: 3.83 NZD per share. Additional information Address(es) of substantial product holder(s): 225 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10286 USA 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:00304086 For:SPK Type:SHINTR Time:2017-07-17 08:30:06