Disclosure of beginning to have substantial holding
Section 276, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
Note: This form must be completed in accordance with the instructions at the
end of the form.
To NZX Limited
and
To The A2 Milk Company Limited
Date this disclosure made:5 December 2016
Date on which substantial holding began: 2 December 2016
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Summary of substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary Shares
Summary for Commonwealth Bank of Australia
For this disclosure,--
(a) total number held in class: 36,368,155
(b) total in class: 725,620,065
(c) total percentage held in class: 5.012%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to substantial holding
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure:
See Appendix A
Additional information
Addresses of substantial product holder(s):
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Ground Floor Tower 1, 201 Sussex Street,
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
ASB Group Investments Limited, 12, Jellicoe Street, Auckland, New Zealand,
Level 2, ASB North Wharf, 12 Jellicoe Street, Auckland, 1010 , New Zealand
Avanteos Investments Limited, Ground Floor Tower 1, 201 Sussex Street,
Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Colonial First State Investments Limited, Ground Floor Tower 1, 201 Sussex
Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited, Ground Floor Tower
1, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
CBA Markets Limited, Ground Floor Tower 1, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW,
2000, Australia
Contact details: Renato Stupar, +61 (0) 475 945 221, AUSR_SM02041@cba.com.au
Nature of connection between substantial product holders: Commonwealth Bank
of Australia is a related body corporate of
ASB Group Investments Limited
Avanteos Investments Limited
Colonial First State Investments Limited
Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited
CBA Markets Limited
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, Carla Collingwood, 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:00293818 For:ATM Type:SSH Time:2016-12-06 08:40:46