DRP: Notification of issue of securities

Chorus Limited
Level 10, 1 Willis Street
P O Box 632
Wellington
New Zealand

Email: company.secretary@chorus.co.nz

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

9 October 2018


Dividend Reinvestment Plan: Notification of issue of securities

Chorus Limited has issued 6,433,813 new shares under its Dividend Reinvestment Plan
(DRP) as per the attached notices.

Participation in the DRP for the FY18 final dividend represented about 53% of Chorus’
ordinary shares on issue.


ENDS


For further information:

Brett Jackson
Investor Relations Manager
Phone: +64 4 896 4039
Mobile: +64 (27) 488 7808
Email: brett.jackson@chorus.co.nz

Nathan Beaumont
Stakeholder Communications Manager
Phone: +64 4 896 4352
Mobile: +64 (21) 243 8412
Email: nathan.beaumont@chorus.co.nz

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Chorus Limited
Level 10, 1 Willis Street
P O Box 632
Wellington
New Zealand

Email: company.secretary@chorus.co.nz

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

9 October 2018


NOTIFICATION OF ISSUE OF SECURITIES

For the purposes of Listing Rule 7.12.1 Chorus Limited (NZX: CNU) (Chorus) advises
that the following securities have been issued:

a)
Class of Securities Ordinary shares
ISIN NZCNUE0001S2
b)
Number issued 6,433,813
c)
Issue price NZ$4.6756
d)
Payment Cash
e)
Amount paid up Paid in full
f)
Principal terms of Securities
(other than for Quoted
Securities)
Not applicable

g)
Percentage of the total Class
of Securities issued
1.50% of ordinary shares on issue immediately prior
to issue of new shares
h)
Reason for issue Issue of 6,433,813 shares to existing shareholders
under Chorus’ Dividend Reinvestment Plan
i)
Specific authority for issue Board resolution dated 27 August 2018.
j)
Terms or details of issue The shares rank pari passu with existing ordinary
shares
k)
Total number of Securities of
Class after issue
436,075,010
l)
Treasury Stock (acquisition
only)
Not applicable
m)
Date of issue 9 October 2018


Yours faithfully


Elaine Campbell
General Counsel & Company Secretary

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Rule 2.7, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5
Appendix 3B

New issue announcement,
application for quotation of additional securities
and agreement

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and
documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.
Introduced 01/07/96 Origin: Appendix 5 Amended 01/07/98, 01/09/99, 01/07/00, 30/09/01, 11/03/02, 01/01/03, 24/10/05, 01/08/12,
04/03/13


Name of entity
Chorus Limited (“Chorus”)

ABN
152 485 848

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.


Part 1 - All issues
You must complete the relevant sections (attach sheets if there is not enough space).

1
+
Class of
+
securities issued or to
be issued

Fully paid ordinary shares



2
Number of
+
securities issued or
to be issued (if known) or
maximum number which may be
issued

6,433,813


3
Principal terms of the
+
securities
(e.g. if options, exercise price and
expiry date; if partly paid
+
securities, the amount
outstanding and due dates for
payment; if
+
convertible
securities, the conversion price
and dates for conversion)
Fully paid ordinary shares ranking equally with
existing ordinary shares

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Appendix 3B Page 2 04/03/2013
4
Do the
+
securities rank equally in
all respects from the
+
issue date
with an existing
+
class of quoted
+
securities?

If the additional
+
securities do
not rank equally, please state:
 the date from which they do
 the extent to which they
participate for the next
dividend, (in the case of a
trust, distribution) or interest
payment
 the extent to which they do
not rank equally, other than
in relation to the next
dividend, distribution or
interest payment
Yes. The shares rank equally with existing fully paid
ordinary shares.


5 Issue price or consideration

NZD 4.6756 per share



6 Purpose of the issue
(If issued as consideration for the
acquisition of assets, clearly
identify those assets)
Issue of shares under Chorus’ Dividend Reinvestment
Plan.


6a
Is the entity an
+
eligible entity
that has obtained security holder
approval under rule 7.1A?

If Yes, complete sections 6b – 6h
in relation to the
+
securities the
subject of this Appendix 3B, and
comply with section 6i
No


6b The date the security holder
resolution under rule 7.1A was
passed
N/a


6c
Number of
+
securities issued
without security holder approval
under rule 7.1
N/a


6d
Number of
+
securities issued
with security holder approval
under rule 7.1A
N/a

6e
Number of
+
securities issued
with security holder approval
under rule 7.3, or another
specific security holder approval
(specify date of meeting)

N/a


6f
Number of
+
securities issued
under an exception in rule 7.2
N/a


6g
If
+
securities issued under rule
7.1A, was issue price at least 75%
of 15 day VWAP as calculated
under rule 7.1A.3? Include the
+
issue date and both values.
Include the source of the VWAP
calculation.
N/a


6h
If
+
securities were issued under
rule 7.1A for non-cash
consideration, state date on
which valuation of consideration
was released to ASX Market
Announcements
N/a


6i Calculate the entity’s remaining
issue capacity under rule 7.1 and
rule 7.1A – complete Annexure 1
and release to ASX Market
Announcements
N/a


7
+
Issue dates
Note: The issue date may be prescribed by ASX
(refer to the definition of issue date in rule
19.12). For example, the issue date for a pro rata
entitlement issue must comply with the
applicable timetable in Appendix 7A.
Cross reference: item 33 of Appendix 3B.
9 October 2018






Number
+
Class
8
Number and
+
class of all
+
securities quoted on ASX
(including the
+
securities in
section 2 if applicable)



436,075,010

500,000,000
Fully paid ordinary shares

Euro Medium Term Notes

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Appendix 3B Page 4 04/03/2013

Number
+
Class
9
Number and
+
class of all
+
securities not quoted on ASX
(including the
+
securities in
section 2 if applicable)



387,813,517


387,813,517


10,929,965


15,238,869



CIP1 Equity Securities
(unquoted)

CIP1 Debt Securities
(unquoted)

CIP1 Warrants
(unquoted)

CIP2 Equity Securities
(unquoted)



10 Dividend policy (in the case of a
trust, distribution policy) on the
increased capital (interests)
The shares rank equally with fully paid existing
ordinary shares in respect of dividends


Part 2 - Pro rata issue

11 Is security holder approval
required?

N/a


12 Is the issue renounceable or non-
renounceable?
N/a


13
Ratio in which the
+
securities will
be offered
N/a


14
+
Class of
+
securities to which the
offer relates
N/a


15
+
Record date to determine
entitlements
N/a


16 Will holdings on different registers
(or subregisters) be aggregated for
calculating entitlements?
N/a


17 Policy for deciding entitlements in
relation to fractions

N/a

18 Names of countries in which the
entity has security holders who will
not be sent new offer documents
Note: Security holders must be told how their
entitlements are to be dealt with.
Cross reference: rule 7.7.
N/a


19 Closing date for receipt of
acceptances or renunciations
N/a

20 Names of any underwriters

N/a


21 Amount of any underwriting fee or
commission
N/a


22 Names of any brokers to the issue
N/a


23 Fee or commission payable to the
broker to the issue
N/a


24 Amount of any handling fee payable
to brokers who lodge acceptances
or renunciations on behalf of
security holders
N/a


25 If the issue is contingent on security
holders’ approval, the date of the
meeting
N/a


26 Date entitlement and acceptance
form and offer documents will be
sent to persons entitled
N/a


27 If the entity has issued options, and
the terms entitle option holders to
participate on exercise, the date on
which notices will be sent to option
holders
N/a


28 Date rights trading will begin (if
applicable)
N/a


29 Date rights trading will end (if
applicable)


N/a


30 How do security holders sell their
entitlements in full through a
broker?
N/a

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Appendix 3B Page 6 04/03/2013
31 How do security holders sell part of
their entitlements through a broker
and accept for the balance?
N/a



32 How do security holders dispose
of their entitlements (except by
sale through a broker)?
N/a


33
+
Issue date


N/a

Part 3 - Quotation of securities
You need only complete this section if you are applying for quotation of securities

34
Type of
+
securities
(tick one)

(a)

+
Securities described in Part 1


(b)

All other
+
securities
Example: restricted securities at the end of the escrowed period, partly paid securities that become fully paid,
employee incentive share securities when restriction ends, securities issued on expiry or conversion of convertible
securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(a)

Additional securities forming a new class of securities


Tick to indicate you are providing the information or
documents


35

If the
+
securities are
+
equity securities, the names of the 20 largest holders of the
additional
+
securities, and the number and percentage of additional
+
securities
held by those holders


36

If the
+
securities are
+
equity securities, a distribution schedule of the additional
+
securities setting out the number of holders in the categories
1 - 1,000
1,001 - 5,000
5,001 - 10,000
10,001 - 100,000
100,001 and over


37

A copy of any trust deed for the additional
+
securities


Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

38
Number of
+
securities for which
+
quotation is sought





39
+
Class of
+
securities for which
quotation is sought




40
Do the
+
securities rank equally in
all respects from the
+
issue date
with an existing
+
class of quoted
+
securities?

If the additional
+
securities do not
rank equally, please state:
 the date from which they do
 the extent to which they
participate for the next
dividend, (in the case of a trust,
distribution) or interest
payment
 the extent to which they do not
rank equally, other than in
relation to the next dividend,
distribution or interest
payment



41 Reason for request for quotation
now
Example: In the case of restricted securities, end
of restriction period

(if issued upon conversion of
another
+
security, clearly identify
that other
+
security)





Number
+
Class
42
Number and
+
class of all
+
securities quoted on ASX
(including the
+
securities in clause
38)

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Appendix 3B Page 8 04/03/2013
Quotation agreement

1
+
Quotation of our additional
+
securities is in ASX’s absolute discretion. ASX
may quote the
+
securities on any conditions it decides.

2 We warrant the following to ASX.

 The issue of the
+
securities to be quoted complies with the law and is
not for an illegal purpose.

 There is no reason why those
+
securities should not be granted
+
quotation.

 An offer of the
+
securities for sale within 12 months after their issue will
not require disclosure under section 707(3) or section 1012C(6) of the
Corporations Act.
Note: An entity may need to obtain appropriate warranties from subscribers for the securities in order to be able
to give this warranty

 Section 724 or section 1016E of the Corporations Act does not apply to
any applications received by us in relation to any
+
securities to be
quoted and that no-one has any right to return any
+
securities to be
quoted under sections 737, 738 or 1016F of the Corporations Act at the
time that we request that the
+
securities be quoted.

 If we are a trust, we warrant that no person has the right to return the
+
securities to be quoted under section 1019B of the Corporations Act at
the time that we request that the
+
securities be quoted.

3 We will indemnify ASX to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any
claim, action or expense arising from or connected with any breach of the
warranties in this agreement.

4 We give ASX the information and documents required by this form. If any
information or document is not available now, we will give it to ASX before
+
quotation of the
+
securities begins. We acknowledge that ASX is relying on
the information and documents. We warrant that they are (will be) true and
complete.



Sign here: ......................................................... Date: 9 October 2018
(Director/Company secretary)

Print name: Elaine Campbell

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