Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial holding or change in
nature of relevant interest or both
Sections 23 and 24, Securities Markets Act 1988
Relevant event being disclosed: Increase by more than 1% in holding
Date of relevant event: 30 November 2011
To: New Zealand Stock Exchange
Copy To: Australian Securities Exchange
And: Nuplex Industries Limited
Date this disclosure made: 2 December 2011
Date last disclosure made: 15 November 2011
Substantial security holder(s) giving disclosure
Name(s): Orbis Investment Management (Australia) Pty Ltd (Orbis Australia)
and its related bodies corporate as set out in Table 1 of Annexure A
(together Orbis Group), as investment manager for the funds or investment
mandates listed at Table 2 of Annexure A
Contact details: Eugene Tan, +612 8224 8627, e.tan@orbisfunds.com.au
Summary of substantial holding to which disclosure relates
Class of listed voting securities: ordinary share
Summary for: Orbis Group
For this disclosure,--
(a) total number held in class: 23,071,526
(b) total in class: 196,748,316
(c) total percentage held in class: 11.73%
For last disclosure,--
(a) total number held in class: 21,079,548
(b) total in class: 196,748,316
(c) total percentage held in class: 10.71%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure under the
instructions to this form: See Annexure B - Trades on market unless otherwise
specified
Details of relevant interests in substantial holding after relevant event
Details for: Orbis Group
Nature of relevant interest(s): As investment manager for the funds or
investment mandates listed at Table 2 of Annexure A that hold Nuplex
Industries ordinary shares as set out in Annexure B
For that relevant interest,--
(a) number held in class: 23,071,526
(b) percentage held in class: 11.73%
(c) current registered holder(s) of securities: See Annexure B
(d) registered holder(s) of securities once transfers registered: See
Annexure B
Additional information
Nature of connection between substantial security holders: As investment
manager for the funds or investment mandates listed at Table 2 of Annexure A
that hold Nuplex Industries ordinary shares as set out in Annexure B
Address(es) of substantial security holder(s): C/- Orbis Australia, Level 2
Challis House, 4 Martin Place Sydney , NSW 2000
Name of any other person believed to have given, or believed to be required
to give, a disclosure under the Act in relation to the securities to which
this disclosure relates: N/A
Declaration
I, Simon Marais, Director, Orbis Australia, declare 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.
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