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Capital Change Notice

Capital Change22 October 2021ATMConsumer Staples

Capital Change Notice

Updated as at 17 October 2019


Notice of issue of performance rights


This notice is given under NZX Listing Rule 3.13.1 and relates to the issue of performance rights

under ATM’s Long Term Incentive Plan (LTI Plan).


Section 1: Issuer information

Name of issuer The a2 Milk Company Limited

NZX ticker code ATM

Class of financial product Performance Rights

ISIN (If unknown, check on NZX website) Not applicable – the rights will not be quoted

Currency NZD

Section 2: Capital change details

Number issued/acquired/redeemed 4,355,314 Performance Rights

Nominal value (if any) Not applicable

Issue/acquisition/redemption price per security Performance Rights issued under the LTI Plan

for nil consideration

Nature of the payment (for example, cash or

other consideration)

Not applicable

Amount paid up (if not in full) Not applicable

Percentage of total class of Financial Products

issued/acquired/redeemed/ (calculated on the

number of Financial Products of the Class,

excluding any Treasury Stock, in existence)

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914.35% of the total number of Performance

Rights on issue at the date of this notice.

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)

Performance Rights

Two tranches of performance rights have been

issued pursuant to the terms and conditions of

ATM’s LTI Plan. Each Performance Right

represents upon vesting and automatic

exercise an entitlement to acquire an Ordinary

Share in ATM subject to certain performance

hurdles being satisfied and the holder of the

Performance Right remaining employed by

ATM on the relevant vesting date.

The first tranche of 1,955,113 Performance

Rights (FY2021 Performance Rights) have a

nil exercise price and are due to vest on a date

to be determined by the Board following the

release of ATM’s full year audited results for

FY2023.

The second tranche of 2,400,201 Performance

Rights (FY2022 Performance Rights) have a

nil exercise price and are due to vest on a date

to be determined by the Board following the


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The percentage is to be calculated immediately before the issue, acquisition, redemption or Conversion.

release of ATM’s full year audited results for
FY2024.

Refer to the Annexure for further details,

including performance hurdles.

Reason for issue/acquisition/redemption and

specific authority for

issue/acquisition/redemption/ (the reason for

change must be identified here)

Board resolutions approving the grant of

Performance Rights as part of the ongoing

long term incentive arrangements under the

LTI Plan.

Total number of Financial Products of the

Class after the

issue/acquisition/redemption/Conversion

(excluding Treasury Stock) and the total

number of Financial Products of the Class held

as Treasury Stock after the

issue/acquisition/redemption.

4,831,641 Performance Rights. There is no

Treasury Stock.

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, acquisition, or

redemption, including a reference to the rule

pursuant to which the issue, acquisition, or

redemption is made

Board Resolutions and Listing Rule 4.6.

Terms or details of the issue, acquisition, or

redemption (for example: restrictions, escrow

arrangements)

Any Ordinary Shares issued on vesting and

exercise of Performance Rights will rank

equally with existing Ordinary Shares.

Date of issue/acquisition/redemption

2

22 October 2021

Section 3: Authority for this announcement and contact person

Name of person authorised to make this

announcement

Jaron McVicar, Chief Legal and Sustainability

Officer & Company Secretary

Contact person for this announcement Jaron McVicar

Contact phone number +61 2 9697 7000

Contact email address Jaron.McVicar@a2milk.com

Date of release through MAP 22 October 2021



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Continuous issuers using this form in reliance on Rule 3.13.2, please indicate the period during which the relevant

issue/acquisition/redemptions were made (for example, 1 January 2019 to 31 January 2019).

NZX Code: ATM
ASX Code: A2M


The a2 Milk Company Limited

www.thea2milkcompany.com | ARBN 158 331 986 – Incorporated in New Zealand

Annexure to ASX Appendix 3G and NZX Capital Change Notice

each released on 22 October 2021

The performance rights the subject of this ASX Appendix 3G / NZX Capital Change Notice have been

issued in two tranches:

• 1,955,113 performance rights to be assessed against a two-year performance period (1 July

2021 to 30 June 2023) (FY2021 Rights); and

• 2,400,201 performance rights to be assessed against a three-year performance period

(1 July 2021 to 30 June 2024) (FY2022 Rights),

against the following performance hurdles:

Performance Hurdle FY2021 Rights FY2022 Rights

Minimum EPS CAGR 20% 20%

Minimum Revenue CAGR (50% vesting) 7.5% 6%

Revenue CAGR for 85% vesting 10% 8%

Revenue CAGR for 100% vesting 12.5% 10%

Both the minimum EPS CAGR and the minimum Revenue CAGR must be achieved for any vesting of

performance rights. The minimum vesting proportion is 50%; thereafter, vesting is on a straight-line

basis between each band.

EPS CAGR refers to a compound annual growth in normalised diluted earnings per ordinary share

over the applicable performance period.

Revenue CAGR refers to a compound annual growth in normalised sales over the applicable

performance period.

EPS CAGR and Revenue CAGR are derived from the annual report of the Company in respect of the

relevant financial years and subject to adjustment to remove the impact of such items as the Board

may determine. Without limitation, adjustments may be made to exclude the impact of unusual or one-

off items, discontinued operations, and acquisitions and disposals.

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Announcement Summary

Entity name

THE A2 MILK COMPANY LIMITED

Date of this announcement

Friday October 22, 2021

The +securities the subject of this notification are:

Total number of +securities to be issued/transferred

ASX +security

codeSecurity description

Total number of

+securities to be

issued/transferredIssue date

A2MADPERFORMANCE RIGHT4,355,31422/10/2021

Refer to next page for full details of the announcement

+Other securities issued under an +employee incentive scheme that are not intended to be quoted on ASX

Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted Equity Securities
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Equity Securities

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Part 1 - Entity and announcement details

1.1 Name of entity

THE A2 MILK COMPANY LIMITED

We (the entity named above) give notice of the issue, conversion or payment up of the following unquoted +securities.

1.2 Registered number type

ARBN

Registration number

158331965

1.3 ASX issuer code

A2M

1.4 The announcement is

1.5 Date of this announcement

22/10/2021

New announcement

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Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted

Equity Securities

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Part 2 - Issue details

2.1 The +securities the subject of this notification are:

2.2a This notification is given in relation to an issue of +securities in a class which is not quoted on ASX and

which:

has an existing ASX security code ("existing class")

+Other securities issued under an +employee incentive scheme that are not intended to be quoted on ASX

Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted Equity Securities
Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted

Equity Securities

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Part 3B - number and type of +securities the subject of this notification (existing class) where issue has not previously been notified to

ASX in an Appendix 3B

ASX +security code and description

A2MAD : PERFORMANCE RIGHT

Date the +securities the subject of this notification were issued

22/10/2021

Will these +securities rank equally in all respects from their issue date with the existing issued

+securities in that class

Were any of the +securities issued to +key management personnel (KMP) or an +associate?

Provide details of the KMP or +associates being issued +securities.

Name of KMPName of registered holderNumber of +securities

David BortolussiDMZSK Pty Ltd

969,483

Race StraussRace Strauss

471,079

Please provide a URL link for a document lodged with ASX detailing the terms of the +employee incentive scheme

or a summary of the terms

https://assets-au-01.kc-usercontent.com/bca3e5d5-83bd-02bf-1c27-acb036630e5b/74bea8bf-6134-4f14-83c8-250402956

. 6bf/a2-Milk-AR2021_WEB-spreads.pdf

Refer to the Annexure lodged on 22 October 2021 for further details specific to the performance rights issued at this time,

including performance hurdles.

The performance rights issued to David Bortolussi or his associate were issued on the basis that shares to be acquired in

satisfaction of the performance rights must be purchased on-market.

Any other information the entity wishes to provide about the +securities the subject of this notification

For participants who are members of the entity's Executive Leadership Team and any other participants identified from

time to time, the entity's minimum shareholding requirement will apply to any shares delivered on vesting and exercise of

the performance rights. Other than to meet any tax obligations, no shares can be sold until a sufficient number of shares

are held that satisfy the minimum shareholding requirement being shares equivalent to 100% of the relevant participant's

fixed annual remuneration comprising base salary and compulsory employer superannuation contributions (or equivalent)

before any tax or social security deductions.

Yes

Yes

Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted Equity Securities
Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted

Equity Securities

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Issue details

Number of +securities

1,955,113

Number of +securities

2,400,201

Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted Equity Securities
Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted

Equity Securities

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Part 4 - +Securities on issue

Following the issue, conversion or payment up of the +securities the subject of this application, the +securities of

the entity will comprise:

(A discrepancy in these figures compared to your own may be due to a matter of timing if there is more than one

application for quotation/issuance currently with ASX for processing.)

4.1 Quoted +Securities (Total number of each +class of +securities quoted)

ASX +security code and description

Total number of

+securities on issue

A2M : ORDINARY FULLY PAID743,612,426

4.2 Unquoted +Securities (Total number of each +class of +securities issued but not quoted on ASX)

ASX +security code and description

Total number of

+securities on issue

A2MAF : MATCHING RIGHTS19,631

A2MAD : PERFORMANCE RIGHT4,831,641

A2MAE : TIME-BASED RIGHTS440,031

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Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted

Equity Securities

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Part 5 - Other Listing Rule requirements

5.1 Were the +securities issued under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 and therefore the issue

did not need any security holder approval under Listing Rule 7.1?

5.2 Has the entity obtained, or is it obtaining, +security holder approval for the issue under

listing rule 7.1?

5.2b Are any of the +securities being issued without +security holder approval using the

entity's 15% placement capacity under listing rule 7.1?

5.2c Are any of the +securities being issued without +security holder approval using the

entity's additional 10% placement capacity under listing rule 7.1A (if applicable)?

N/A

No

No

No

NZX Code: ATM
ASX Code: A2M


The a2 Milk Company Limited

www.thea2milkcompany.com | ARBN 158 331 986 – Incorporated in New Zealand

Annexure to ASX Appendix 3G and NZX Capital Change Notice

each released on 22 October 2021

The performance rights the subject of this ASX Appendix 3G / NZX Capital Change Notice have been

issued in two tranches:

• 1,955,113 performance rights to be assessed against a two-year performance period (1 July

2021 to 30 June 2023) (FY2021 Rights); and

• 2,400,201 performance rights to be assessed against a three-year performance period

(1 July 2021 to 30 June 2024) (FY2022 Rights),

against the following performance hurdles:

Performance Hurdle FY2021 Rights FY2022 Rights

Minimum EPS CAGR 20% 20%

Minimum Revenue CAGR (50% vesting) 7.5% 6%

Revenue CAGR for 85% vesting 10% 8%

Revenue CAGR for 100% vesting 12.5% 10%

Both the minimum EPS CAGR and the minimum Revenue CAGR must be achieved for any vesting of

performance rights. The minimum vesting proportion is 50%; thereafter, vesting is on a straight-line

basis between each band.

EPS CAGR refers to a compound annual growth in normalised diluted earnings per ordinary share

over the applicable performance period.

Revenue CAGR refers to a compound annual growth in normalised sales over the applicable

performance period.

EPS CAGR and Revenue CAGR are derived from the annual report of the Company in respect of the

relevant financial years and subject to adjustment to remove the impact of such items as the Board

may determine. Without limitation, adjustments may be made to exclude the impact of unusual or one-

off items, discontinued operations, and acquisitions and disposals.

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