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SALE OF SKYCITY DARWIN BUSINESS

M&A28 March 2019SKCConsumer Discretionary

29 March 2019

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Dear Sir/Madam



RE: SKYCITY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED (SKC)

SALE OF SKYCITY DARWIN BUSINESS


Please find attached an announcement concerning the sale of the company’s

SKYCITY Darwin business in Australia.



Yours faithfully



Jo Wong

Company Secretary





MARKET RELEASE

29 March 2019



Sale of SKYCITY Darwin business


SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited (SKC.NZX) (“SKYCITY”) confirms that the

sale of its Darwin business to Delaware North is now unconditional following the

satisfaction of all conditions in the sale and purchase agreement entered into with

Delaware North on 8 November 2018, including obtaining all necessary approvals

from the Northern Territory Government.


Completion of the sale is expected to occur on 4 April 2019.


“We are pleased that the sale of SKYCITY Darwin is now unconditional. The sale is

consistent with our strategy to sell certain non-core assets and to allocate capital

to assets and businesses which we feel are better aligned with our long-term

strategic objectives,” SKYCITY Chief Executive Officer Graeme Stephens says.


The key terms of the sale are as follows:


• Sale price of A$188 million for 100 per cent of the shares in SKYCITY Darwin

Pty Limited


• Little Mindil property (book value A$11 million), located adjacent to the

SKYCITY Darwin site, has been retained by SKYCITY and is to be sold

separately.


Following completion of the transaction, SKYCITY will provide certain agreed

transitional services to Delaware North.



ENDS


For more information please contact:


INVESTORS/ANALYSTS


Ben Kay

General Manager, Corporate

Development and Investor Relations

SKYCITY Entertainment Group

Phone: + 64 9 363 6067

Email: ben.kay@skycity.co.nz


MEDIA


Colin Espiner

General Manager, Communications

SKYCITY Entertainment Group

Mobile: +64 27 504 6294

E-mail: colin.espiner@skycity.co.nz

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