Spark Finance Bonds: Issue Size & Interest Rate determined

MARKET RELEASE 31 August 2018 Spark Finance Bonds: Issue Size and Interest Rate determined Spark Finance Limited today announced that it will issue NZ$125,000,000 of unsubordinated, unsecured fixed rate bonds (Bonds). The issue margin for the Bonds has been set at 1.00 per cent per annum over the underlying 5.5 year swap rate and the interest rate has been set at 3.37 per cent per annum. All of the Bonds have been allocated to intermediaries for distribution to their clients and there is no public pool available. The Bonds will be issued on 7 September 2018 and will mature on 7 March 2024. The Bonds are expected to be quoted on the NZX Debt Market under the ticker code SPF580. The final terms sheet for the Bonds will be available through http://investors.sparknz.co.nz/. Joint Lead Managers ANZ Phone: 0800 269 476 Westpac Phone: 0800 942 822 - ENDS - For media queries, please contact: Lucy Fullarton Communications Partner +64 (0) 21 070 6197 For investor relations queries, please contact: Dean Werder General Manager Finance and Business Performance +64 (0) 27 259 7176 End CA:00323184 For:SPK Type:GENERAL Time:2018-08-31 15:53:07