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: 16-Jul-2018 Date last disclosure made: 12-Jul-2018 Date on which substantial holding ceased: 12-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: 21,537,214 (b) total in class: 429,641,197 (c) total percentage held in class: 5.013% For current holding after ceasing to have substantial holding,-- (a) total number held in class: 21,459,281 (b) total in class: 429,641,197 (c) total percentage held in class: 4.995% 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 * 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: Commonwealth Bank of Australia is a related body corporate of: Avanteos Investments Limited ACN 096 259 979 Colonial First State Investments Limited ACN 002 348 352 Realindex Investments Pty Limited ACN 133 312 017 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. End CA:00320930 For:CNU Type:SHINTR Time:2018-07-17 08:43:32