Chorus Q1 FY23 Connections update

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 10 October 2022 Q1 FY23 overview Total fibre connections increased by 21k to 980,000 (Q4 FY22: +20k) Fibre uptake across the completed UFB footprint grew to 71% (rounded) with deployment continuing o 1.2% increase in the quarter while the fibre footprint passed another 6,000 customers o mass market fibre broadband connections increased by 20k o uptake reached 75% (+1%) in UFB1 areas and 51% (+1%) in UFB2 areas o Auckland reached 80% (+1%) uptake, while Wellington grew to 69% (+1%) o the fibre rollout was recently completed in Pukenui, Taipa, Tairua, Tokomaru, Martinborough and Otautau Total broadband connections increased 1k to 1,190,000* (Q4 FY22: -1k) o 6k connections were added in Chorus UFB areas o 1Gbps connections were about one-third of residential fibre adds in Q1 o 1Gbps and Hyperfibre (2-8Gbps) connections now 24% of residential and business connections Copper broadband and voice connections declined by 27k (Q4 FY22: -33k) o voice only disconnections were -8k (Q4 FY22: -12k) o copper withdrawal: 177 copper broadband cabinets no longer have active customers (Q4 FY22: 84 cabinets) o total fixed line connections declined by 7k to 1,297,000* (Q4 FY22: -13k) Average monthly data usage on fibre was 554GB in September (June: 567GB) o daytime network traffic data indicates continued return of workers from home to the office *totals exclude ~9,000 broadband connections Chorus is partly subsidising for student households Authorised by: JB Rousselot Chief Executive Officer ENDS For further information: Steve Pettigrew Head of External Communications Mobile +64 (27) 258 6257 Email: Steve.Pettigrew@chorus.co.nz Brett Jackson Investor Relations Manager Phone: +64 4 896 4039 Mobile: +64 (27) 488 7808 Email: Brett.Jackson@chorus.co.nz End CA:00400204 For:CNU Type:MKTUPDTE Time:2022-10-10 08:30:34