SPH Notice – BlackRock, Inc. and related bodies corporate

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Disclosure of ceasing to have a substantial holding
Section 279, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
To: New Zealand Stock Exchange
And: The a2 Milk Company Limited
Date this disclosure made: 15 June 2018
Date last disclosure made: 07 June 2018
Date on which substantial security holder(s) ceased to have substantial holding: 13 June 2018
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Name(s): BlackRock, Inc. and related bodies corporate
Summary of previous substantial holding to which disclosure relates
Class of listed voting securities: ordinary shares
Summary for: Security holders listed in Appendix A
For last disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 36,530,500
(b) total in class: 730,039,067
(c) total percentage held in class: 5.004%
For current holding after ceasing to have substantial holding:
(a) total number held in class: 36,491,242
(b) total in class: 730,039,067
(c) total percentage held in class: 4.999%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to person ceasing to have substantial holding
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure under the instructions to this
form: Refer to Appendix B
Details of relevant interests
Details for: Product holders listed in Appendix A
Nature of relevant interest(s): The power to control the acquisition or disposal of the quoted
voting product and/or the exercise of a right to vote attached to the quoted voting product,
arising only from the powers of investment contained in each case under investment
management agreements appointing each entity as investment manager of funds or separate
accounts (i.e. entity currently exercising investment discretion on behalf of the relevant funds or
separate accounts). No relevant agreement document needs to be attached under Regulation 142.

For that relevant interest,—
(a) number held in class: Refer to Appendix A
(b) percentage held in class: Refer to Appendix A
(c) current registered holder(s) of products: Refer to Appendix A
(d) registered holder(s) of securities once transfers registered: Not applicable
For a derivative relevant interest, also—
(a) type of derivative: Contracts For Difference
(b) details of derivative:

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- Notional number of underlying shares: N/A
- Derivatives were acquired or disposed of as follows: Refer to Appendix B
(c) parties to the derivative: Refer to Appendix C
(d) if the substantial product holder is not a party to the derivative, the nature of the relevant
interest in the derivative:
The power to control the acquisition or disposal of the derivative – Refer to Appendix C
Additional information
Nature of connection between substantial security holders: Refer to Appendix A
Address(es) of substantial security holder(s): Refer to Appendix A
Contact details: Bradley Taylor, Tel +1-302-797-2361, Email bradley.taylor@blackrock.com
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: Not
Applicable
Certification
I, Bradley Taylor, Authorised Signatory, 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.

Appendix A
ClassCCY
Number of
Securities
%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
ORDNZD154,9340.021%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor
Amstelplein
Amsterdam Netherlands
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
ORDNZD10,2480.001%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
20 Anson Road #18-01
079912 Singapore
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
ORDAUD1,5940.000%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue.
London, EC2N 2DL,
United Kingdom
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
ORDNZD2,442,0640.335%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue.
London, EC2N 2DL,
United Kingdom
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
ORDNZD589,1430.081%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United States
BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
ORDNZD388,7030.053%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
161 Bay Street, Suite 2500
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1
Canada
BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
ORDAUD234,5380.032%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United States
BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
ORDNZD537,1740.074%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United States
BlackRock Fund Advisors
ORDNZD10,183,6371.395%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA, 94105
United States
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
ORDAUD401,8300.055%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1225 17th Street,
Suite 300,
Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado,
USA)
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
ORDNZD10,949,3181.500%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1225 17th Street,
Suite 300,
Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado,
USA)
BlackRock International Limited
ORDNZD297,6350.041%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Exchange Place One,
1 Semple Street,
Edinburgh, EH3 8BL,
United Kingdom (Scotland,
United Kingdom)
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
ORDAUD6,425,6240.880%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Level 26, 101 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia (Victoria, Australia)
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
ORDNZD275,5450.038%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Level 26, 101 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia (Victoria, Australia)
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
ORDNZD1,777,4440.243%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
ORDAUD166,3730.023%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United States
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
ORDNZD731,0430.100%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United States
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
ORDNZD924,3950.127%
subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Marunouchi Trust Tower Main,
1-8-3 Marunouchi,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8217
(Japan)
Holder of Relevant Interests
Total Held in Class
Nature of
Association
Address
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Appendix B
Transaction
Date
Person whose relevant interest changed
Person's votes
affected
08-Jun-18BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell11.35ORD-10,510-10,510
08-Jun-18BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell11.35ORD-6,555-6,555
08-Jun-18BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy11.50ORD1,6451,645
08-Jun-18BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy11.5ORD3,2903,290
08-Jun-18BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD-4,154-4,154
08-Jun-18BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD6,3466,346
11-Jun-18BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.on mkt buy11.51ORD18,03518,035
11-Jun-18BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.on mkt buy11.50ORD30,00030,000
11-Jun-18BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.on mkt buy11.85ORD86,57386,573
11-Jun-18BlackRock Advisors, LLCon mkt sell11.85ORD-23,996-23,996
11-Jun-18BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.on mkt buy11.79ORD85,26985,269
12-Jun-18BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell11.64ORD-23,553-23,553
12-Jun-18BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell11.64ORD-5,246-5,246
12-Jun-18BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
on mkt sell11.64ORD-9,786-9,786
12-Jun-18BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.on mkt buy11.64ORD80,77680,776
12-Jun-18BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell11.63ORD-603-603
12-Jun-18BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.on mkt sell11.63ORD-1,571-1,571
12-Jun-18BlackRock Advisors, LLCon mkt sell11.63ORD-2,729-2,729
12-Jun-18BlackRock International Limitedon mkt sell11.65ORD-4,832-4,832
12-Jun-18BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy11.78ORD3,2803,280
12-Jun-18BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy11.78ORD1,6401,640
13-Jun-18BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell11.45CFD-445-445
13-Jun-18BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell11.43CFD-3,069-3,069
13-Jun-18BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell11.43ORD-19,934-19,934
13-Jun-18BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell11.43ORD-8,380-8,380
13-Jun-18BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell11.44ORD-17,590-17,590
13-Jun-18BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell11.44ORD-346-346
13-Jun-18BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
on mkt sell11.43ORD-12,424-12,424
13-Jun-18BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
on mkt sell11.43ORD-27,818-27,818
13-Jun-18BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
on mkt sell11.43ORD-4,721-4,721
13-Jun-18BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
on mkt sell11.43ORD-35,802-35,802
13-Jun-18BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
on mkt sell11.43ORD-14,422-14,422
13-Jun-18BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
on mkt sell11.43ORD-3,010-3,010
13-Jun-18BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
on mkt sell11.43ORD-20,601-20,601
13-Jun-18BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
on mkt sell11.43ORD-58,063-58,063
13-Jun-18BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell11.5ORD-35,952-35,952
The a2 Milk Company Limited
Nature of change /
Consideration (NZD)
Class and number of
securities affected
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Appendix C
Investment Manager / Agent
FundOn Behalf ofCounterparty
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National AssociationThe 32 Capital Master Fund SPC LtdGlobal Market Neutral SPGOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National AssociationThe 32 Capital Master Fund SPC LtdGlobal Market Neutral SPUBS SECURITIES LLC
Parties to the Derivative
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