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Quarterly Flexible Shareholding Metrics Update

Quarterly Update1 December 2023FSFConsumer Staples

1 December 2023

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•The percentage of Co-operative Shares on

issue above or below the combined Share

Standard of all Shareholders

•The threshold range is set at total Co-

operative Shares on issue being within

+/-15% of the Share Standard

•The percentage of shares held by

shareholders who have ceased supplying

milk to the Co-operative, and/or transferred

their shares to a non-supplying person or

entity in accordance with the permitted

transferee rules

•The threshold is set at no greater

than 25%

•The size of the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund

has been capped at 10% of shares on issue

to protect farmer ownership and control of

the Co-operative

FLEXIBLE SHAREHOLDING METRICS 1 DECEMBER 2023

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When considering the information on the following pages, it’s important to note share compliance was put on hold during the two-year capital structure

consultation period and this is reflected in some of the metrics. Furthermore, the level of shares held by Ceased Shareholders is not necessarily a reflection of lost

supply to the Co-operative.

1.The number of shares linked to Ceased Shareholders reflects the number of shares linked to farm sales within a year. Typically, the majority of farms that are

sold continue to supply the Co-operative under the new owner. Therefore, the milk solids linked to Ceased Shareholders are not necessarily lost to the

Co-operative, but the shares become uncoupled from the original supplying farm.

2.Historically around 60 –90 million shares shift from being linked to a Supplying Shareholder to a Ceased Shareholder at the endof each season. Therefore,

the current 134 million shares held by Ceased Shareholders and Permitted Transferees as at 30 November 2023 is in line with annual historical levels given it

captures the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons where share compliance was put on hold as well as the 2022/23 season.

3.Under the Flexible Shareholding capital structure, new shareholders have up to six seasons to reach their minimum holding of shares, while shareholders at

the time of the capital structure vote have up to 15 seasons to share down after they cease to supply the Co-operative. Given the change in the minimum

shareholding requirement, it is possible to see a proportion of shares held by non-supplying shareholders for a longer period.

FLEXIBLE SHAREHOLDING METRICS 1 DECEMBER 2023

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FLEXIBLE SHAREHOLDING METRICS 1 DECEMBER 2023

Supplying Shareholders1,361,168,450 84.59%

Secondary Shareholders3,369,191 0.21%

Associated Shareholders975,515 0.06%

Ceased Shareholders120,838,088 7.51%

Permitted Transferees13,087,803 0.81%

Custodian, on behalf of the Fund107,410,984 6.67%

Custodian shares, on behalf of the Market Makers2,340,524 0.15%

Total shares on Issue1,609,190,555 100.00%

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To be bought3,443,410 3,368,993 3,700,708 3,773,059 3,124,3572,019,473--

To be sold2,739,546 --22,818 86,179

To be bought------19,430,000

To be sold-----131,161,259 134,009,802

FLEXIBLE SHAREHOLDING METRICS 1 DECEMBER 2023

The table below shows the final season that shares for compliance requirements must be bought and sold by. Shares can be bought and sold in advance of

these dates.

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50

100

150

200

250

300

Number of Shareholding Farms

Percentage of Shares Held Relative to Share Standard

Note: Shareholding farms presented exclude Ceased Shareholders, Permitted Transferees, Associated

Shareholders and shareholding farms over 4x the Share Standard.

1. Milk Supply is derived from the shareholding farm’s Share Standard.

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FLEXIBLE SHAREHOLDING METRICS 1 DECEMBER 2023

< 33%33% -79%80% -120%> 120%Total

# of shareholding farms 423 918 5,632 1,277 8,250

Milk Supply

1

(kgMS)75,311,499 176,088,083 1,030,845,123 153,687,138 1,435,931,843

Shareholding farms

holding 33% of the

Share Standard

(Minimum Holding)

Shareholding farms

holding 100% of the

Share Standard

Shareholding farms

holding 4x the

Share Standard

(Maximum Holding)

-%33%66%100%150%200%250%300%350%

400%

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10

20

30

40

50

60

Milk Supply

1

(million

kgMS

)

Percentage of Shares Held Relative to Share Standard

-%33%66%100%150%200%250%300%350%

400%

Milk supply at 33% of the

Share Standard

(Minimum Holding)

Milk supply at 100% of the

Share Standard

Milk supply at 4x the

Share Standard

(Maximum Holding)

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FLEXIBLE SHAREHOLDING METRICS 1 DECEMBER 2023

Is a Shareholder that is a Farm Lessor, Sharemilker or Contract Milker.

Is a Shareholder that has given notice of ceasing supply, or is treated as having given

such a notice, and whose cease notice has become effective.

Means the Fonterra Farmer Custodian, which is the legal holder of the shares in respect

of which economic rights are held for the Fund and any Market Makers.

Means kilograms of milk solids, the measure of the amount of fat and protein in the milk

supplied to Fonterra.

Is a third party appointed by the Co-op who is active in making bids and offers on a

minimum number of Fonterra Co-operative Group Shares.

Is the maximum number of shares a Supplying Shareholder can hold, which is equal to

4 times the Share Standard.

Is the minimum number of shares a Supplying Shareholder is required to hold, which is

equal to 33% of the Share Standard. New entrants have up to six seasons to meet this.

Meansall shareholdings that are not Supplying Shareholders.

Is a person who has been approved by the Co-op and who is (and remains) related

to or associated with a Ceased Shareholder.

New Zealand: A period of 12 months from 1 June to 31 May.

Is a sharemilker as defined in section 34 of the Co-operative Companies Act that

holds shares as if they were a Supplying Shareholder, pursuant to section 44 of the

Co-operative Companies Act and clause 30.5 of the Constitution.

Means one share per one kgMS supplied, used to calculate a Supplying

Shareholder’s Minimum Holding and Maximum Holding.

Means a farm where the owning entity of the farm has a minimum required

shareholding of at least 1,000 shares in the Co-operative. This includes farms where

the owning entity is in the process of sharing up on a Share Up Over Time contract

entered into before Flexible Shareholding became effective.

Is a shareholder supplying milk to the Co-op.

Data sourced from publicly available filings. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.

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