SPH Notice – Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Disclosure of ceasing to have substantial holding Section 279, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 To NZX LIMITED and To CHORUS LIMITED Date this disclosure made: 06-Jul-2018 Date last disclosure made: 04-Jul-2018 Date on which substantial holding ceased: 04-Jul-2018 Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure Full name(s): Commonwealth Bank of Australia Summary of previous substantial holding Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary shares Summary for Commonwealth Bank of Australia For last disclosure,-- (a) total number held in class: 21,766,690 (b) total in class: 429,641,197 (c) total percentage held in class: 5.066% For current holding after ceasing to have substantial holding,-- (a) total number held in class: 21,387,472 (b) total in class: 429,641,197 (c) total percentage held in class: 4.978% Details of transactions and events giving rise to ceasing of substantial holding Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure: See Appendix A Additional information Address(es) of substantial product holder(s): * Avanteos Investments Limited ACN 096 259 979, Ground Floor Tower 1, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia * Commonwealth Bank of Australia ACN 123 123 124, Ground Floor Tower 1, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia * Colonial First State Investments Limited ACN 002 348 352, Ground Floor Tower 1, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia * Realindex Investments Pty Limited ACN 133 312 017, Ground Floor Tower 1, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia * Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Ground Floor Tower 1, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia Contact details: Anitha Subramanian, +61 (0) 457 529 297, AUSR_SM02041@cba.com.au Nature of connection between substantial product holders: Avanteos Investments Limited ACN 096 259 979 Colonial First State Investments Limited ACN 002 348 352 Realindex Investments Pty Limited ACN 133 312 017 Commonwealth Bank of Australia is a related body corporate of 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: [not applicable] Certification I, Clare McManus, 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. Appendix A Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure: Date of Transaction Holder of Relevant Interest Registered Company Before Event Registered Company After Event Nature of Change Class Number of Securities Cash Consideration Currency Wednesday, 4 July 2018 Commonwealth Bank of Australia ACN 123 123 124 The Bank Of New York Mellon, Sydney Branch Unknown Borrow Decrease, Barclays Capital Securities Ltd Ordinary shares 382,484 N/A NZD Wednesday, 4 July 2018 Realindex Investments Pty Limited ACN 133 312 017 Unknown JPMorgan (UK) Purchase Ordinary shares 5,222 20,209.14 AUD Wednesday, 4 July 2018 Realindex Investments Pty Limited ACN 133 312 017 Unknown Citibank N A Hong Kong Purchase Ordinary shares 3,310 12,809.70 AUD Wednesday, 4 July 2018 Realindex Investments Pty Limited ACN 133 312 017 Unknown Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) Purchase Ordinary shares 2,283 8,835.21 AUD Wednesday, 4 July 2018 Realindex Investments Pty Limited ACN 133 312 017 HSBC Bank Australia Limited Unknown Sale Ordinary shares 7,549 29,214.63 AUD Appendix B Barclays Capital Securities Ltd Type of agreement: Global Master Securities Lending Agreement If yes, in which circumstances? At any time subject to giving notice. Are there circumstances in which the borrower will not be required to return the securities on settlement? [Yes/No] No If yes, in which circumstances? N/A Parties to agreement: (1) Commonwealth Bank of Australia and (2) Barclays Capital Securities Ltd Can the parties exercise voting rights attaching to the securities? No If yes, in what circumstances? N/A Date on which the securities were (or are) expected to be delivered to the borrower or its nominee (ie borrow date): The dates indicated in Annexure B on which securities were borrowed. Scheduled date (if any) when the securities are expected to be returned to the borrower or its nominee (ie return date): Any particular day. Does the borrower have the right to return the securities early? [Yes/No] Yes If yes, in which circumstances? At any time subject to giving notice. Does the lender have the right to recall the securities early (ie before the scheduled return date)? [Yes/No] Yes End CA:00320529 For:CNU Type:SHINTR Time:2018-07-06 17:16:08