Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial holding
or change in nature of relevant interest, or both
Sections 277 and 278, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
To: NZX Limited
and
To: Veritas Investments Limited
Relevant event being disclosed: Movement of 1% or more in substantial holding
Date of relevant event: 4 October 2017
Date this disclosure made: 6 October 2017
Date last disclosure made: 11 June 2014
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): Westpac Banking Corporation (including the related bodies
corporate specified in the Annexure)
Summary of substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: ordinary shares - security code VIL
Summary for Westpac Banking Corporation (including the related bodies
corporate specified in the Annexure)
For this disclosure,--
(a) total number held in class: 2,407,509
(b) total in class: 43,306,618
(c) total percentage held in class: 5.56%
For last disclosure,--
(a) total number held in class: 2,460,878
(b) total in class: 37,342,332
(c) total percentage held in class: 6.59%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure: Refer
Annexure
Details after relevant event
Details for Westpac Banking Corporation (including the related bodies
corporate specified in the Annexure)
Nature of relevant interest(s): Relevant interest by virtue of the entities
specified in the Annexure (being related bodies corporate of Westpac Banking
Corporation) acquiring and selling Veritas Investments Limited shares on
behalf of funds managed by the related body corporate, or in respect of which
the related bodies corporate acts as responsible entity.
For that relevant interest,--
(a) number held in class: 2,407,509
(b) percentage held in class: 5.56%
(c) current registered holder(s): Refer Annexure
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: Refer Annexure
For a derivative relevant interest, also--
(a) type of derivative: Not applicable
(b) details of derivative: Not applicable
(c) parties to the derivative: Not applicable
(d) if the substantial product holder is not a party to the derivative,
the nature of the relevant interest in the derivative: not applicable
Additional information
Address(es) of substantial product holder(s):
Westpac Banking Corporation, Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street,
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Guardian Nominees No.2 Limited, Level 14, 191 Queen Street, Auckland 1010,
New Zealand
BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited, 16 Takutai Square, Auckland 1010, New
Zealand
Contact details:
Tim Hartin
Group Company Secretary
Phone: (+61 2) 8219 8990
Nature of connection between substantial product holders: The entities
specified in the Annexure are related bodies corporate of Westpac Banking
Corporation.
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
Disclosure has effect for purposes of directors'' and senior managers''
disclosure: Not applicable
Certification
I, Tim Hartin, 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:00308385 For:VIL Type:SHINTR Time:2017-10-09 08:30:37