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Media/ASX and NZX Release

24 August 2021


EXERCISE OF TRANCHE 1 SERIES DOWNER CONTINGENT SHARE OPTIONS


Downer EDI Limited (Downer) refers to the takeover bid for Spotless Group Holdings Li m i ted (Spotless)

(Takeover) made in August 2020 under the Takeover Booklet dated 12 August 2020 (Takeover Booklet).


Under the Takeover, Spotless shareholders were offered $1.00 cash and 1 Downer Contingent Share Option

(DCSO) per 17.92741 Spotless shares held. The DCSOs are exercisable in three tranches, subject to the

Downer share price meeting certain target prices, being $6.382 for the Tranche 1 Series, $6.873 for the

Tranche 2 Series and $7.364 for the Tranche 3 Series based on a 5-day VWAP (the Target Price

Conditions). Further information in relation to the DCSOs and the Target Price Conditions are set out in the

Takeover Booklet.


Downer confirms that the Target Price Condition for the Tranche 1 Series of $6.382 has been satisfied as of

today, based on the 5-day VWAP of Downer shares as at close of trading yesterday, being $6.412.

Accordingly, the DCSOs in the Tranche 1 Series are exercisable.


Automatic Exercise DCSOs


Unless a DCSO holder has elected for manual exercise, DCSOs are exercised automatically and the

respective DCSO holders are not required to take any further action. Holding statements setting out the

Downer shares issued under the DCSOs will be sent to all such holders.


2,498,981 DCSOs have been automatically exercised and Downer will issue 2,498,981 ordinary shares on

25 August 2021 and apply for their quotation on ASX on 25 August 2021.


Manual Exercise DCSOs


For all DCSO holders who have elected for manual exercise, Downer will send separate written instruct ions

on how to return completed manual exercise notices in relation to the DCSOs, which m ust be ret urned t o

Downer by no later than 5pm (Sydney time), 21 September 2021.


Assuming all such DCSO holders validly exercise their DCSOs, Downer will issue up to 763 f urther ordinary

shares on 22 September 2021.




Authorised for release by Downer’s Chief Executive Officer, Grant Fenn.


About Downer

Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand and customers are at the

heart of everything it does. It exists to create and sustain the modern environment and its promise is to work

closely with its customers to help them succeed, using world-leading insights and solutions to design, build

and sustain assets, infrastructure and facilities. For more information visit downergroup.com.




For further information please contact:

Michael Sharp, Group Head of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations +61 439 470 145

Downer EDI Limited

ABN 97 003 872 848

Triniti Business Campus

39 Delhi Road

North Ryde NSW 2113

1800 DOWNER

www.downergroup.com

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