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Issue of Performance Rights

Capital Change23 February 2021NZMCommunication Services

Capital Change Notice




Section 1: Issuer information

Name of issuer NZME Limited

NZX ticker code NZM

Class of financial product Unquoted performance share rights

(PSRs), convertible to NZME Limited

ordinary shares pursuant to NZME’s

Long Term Incentive Plan 2020 (the

2020 Grant).

ISIN (If unknown, check on NZX website) Not applicable

Currency NZD

Section 2: Capital change details

Number issued 3,497,300

Nominal value (if any) Nil

Issue price per security Nil

Nature of the payment (for example, cash or other

consideration)

No consideration is payable for the

PSRs.

Amount paid up (if not in full) Not applicable

Percentage of total class of Financial Products issued

(calculated on the number of Financial Products of the

Class, excluding any Treasury Stock, in existence)

The PSRs for the 2020 Grant

comprise 100% of the financial

products of that class.

NZME has other PSRs of a different

Class on issue from previous grants

under its Long Term Incentive Plan.

For an issue of Convertible Financial Products or

Options, the principal terms of Conversion (for example

the Conversion price and Conversion date and the

ranking of the Financial Product in relation to other

Classes of Financial Product) or the Option (for

example, the exercise price and exercise date)

Each PSR is issued pursuant to the

terms and conditions of the 2020

Grant.

The issue of PSRs was subject to the

satisfaction of financial and non-

financial performance conditions set

at the beginning of each performance

period. The financial condition is

achievement of target EBITDA during

the performance period and this

applies to between 50% and 75% of

the opportunity to performance rights

depending on the role. The

remainder of the conditions are made

up of a combination of Business Unit

conditions and Non-financial

conditions which are set per

participant.

Upon becoming exerciseable, each

PSR will entitle the holder to one



ordinary share in the Company. The

PSRs have a set exercise price of $0.

Reason for issue and specific authority for issue (the

reason for change must be identified here)

Issue of PSRs pursuant to the

Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan

2020 Grant.

Directors’ resolution dated 23

February 2021.

Total number of Financial Products of the Class after

the issue (excluding Treasury Stock) and the total

number of Financial Products of the Class held as

Treasury Stock after the issue.

3,497,300 PSRs.

In the case of an acquisition of shares, whether those

shares are to be held as treasury stock.

Not applicable.

Specific authority for the issue, including a reference to

the rule pursuant to which the issue is made.

Resolution of Directors dated 23

February 2021 pursuant to NZX

Listing Rule 4.6.1.

Terms or details of the issue (for example: restrictions,

escrow arrangements)

Subject to the rules of the 2020 Grant,

the PSRs will be exercised by the

board on 31 December 2023.

On becoming exercisable, each PSR

entitles the holder to one fully paid

ordinary NZME share subject to

adjustment in accordance with the

plan rules, ranking equally with all

other NZME ordinary shares.

The PSRs have a set exercise price

of $0.

PSRs do not entitle the holder to

receive dividends or other

distributions, or vote in respect of

NZME’s ordinary shares.

Date of issue 24/02/2021

Section 3: Authority for this announcement and contact person

Name of person


authorised to make this announcement Allison Whitney

Contact person for this announcement Allison Whitney

Contact phone number 027 479 0697

Contact email address allison.whitney@nzme.co.nz

Date of release through MAP


24/02/2021

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