Chorus Q3 FY19 Connections Update

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 10 April 2019 Chorus Q3 FY19 Connections Update The Q3 period to 31 March 2019 saw broadband connections rebound, with UFB uptake growing to 53%. Total fixed line connections declined by 14k to 1,472,000 in Q3 (Q3 FY18: -16k) obroadband growth returned to Q1 levels in Chorus fibre areas, largely offsetting declines in copper lines with no broadband othe pace of connection losses in other fibre company zones slowed Total broadband connections grew by 5k to 1,191,000 (Q3 FY18: +3k) ofibre demand was strong through Q3, with 43,000 fibre installations completed ofibre uptake within our UFB areas increased to 53%, up from 51% in December oWaiuku and Queenstown lead with 62% uptake, while demand in Auckland is also strong at 57% odemand for 1Gbps connections grew to 50,000 connections, up from 44,000 in December Monthly average data usage grew to 247GB ofibre users now averaging 329GB monthly, up from 315GB in December opeak time data usage has begun exceeding 1.8Tbps, up from 1.3Tbps in March 2018 ENDS For further information: Brett Jackson Investor Relations Manager Phone: +64 4 896 4039 Mobile: +64 (27) 488 7808 Email: brett.jackson@chorus.co.nz Nathan Beaumont Stakeholder Communications Manager Phone: +64 4 896 4352 Mobile: +64 (21) 243 8412 Email: Nathan.Beaumont@chorus.co.nz End CA:00333174 For:CNU Type:MKTUPDTE Time:2019-04-10 08:36:37