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Spark New Zealand Limited
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MARKET RELEASE - THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2025

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Dividend Reinvestment Plan Share Price and

updated ASX Appendix 3A.1 Form


The price for each share to be issued through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) for the

H1 FY25 dividend to be paid in respect of the period ended 31 December 2024 is NZ$1.9628

(DRP Price). The DRP Price is inclusive of a 2.0% discount.


The DRP Price has been determined in accordance with the rules of the DRP. For the H1 FY25

dividend, the DRP Price was calculated using a volume weighted average price, over the five

trading days during the period from 20 March 2025 to 26 March 2025 inclusive.


Shares are expected to be issued to participants in the DRP on 4 April 2025.


Further details regarding the full year dividend and DRP, including the AUD equivalent to the

total dividend/distribution amount per security, and the corresponding FX rate, can be found in

the updated ASX Appendix 3A.1 form (Notification of Dividend/Distribution).


Authorised by:


Rodney Deacon

Finance Lead Partner – Investor Relations and Commercial



For more information contact:


For media queries please contact:

Althea Lovell

Corporate Relations Lead Partner

(64) 21 222 2992

althea.lovell@spark.co.nz


For investor queries please contact:

Rodney Deacon

Finance Lead Partner – Investor Relations and

Commercial

(64) 21 631 074

rodney.deacon@spark.co.nz


About Spark


As New Zealand's largest telecommunications and digital services company, Spark’s purpose is

to help all of New Zealand win big in a digital world. Spark provides mobile, broadband, and

digital services to millions of New Zealanders and thousands of New Zealand businesses.

www.sparknz.co.nz

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Update Summary

Entity name

SPARK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED

Security on which the Distribution will be paid

SPK - ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX

Announcement Type

Update to previous announcement

Date of this announcement

27/3/2025

Reason for the Update

Confirmation of AUD rate and DRP price.

Refer to below for full details of the announcement

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Announcement Details

Part 1 - Entity and announcement details

1.1 Name of +Entity

SPARK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED

1.2 Registered Number Type

ARBN

Registration Number

050611277

1.3 ASX issuer code

SPK

1.4 The announcement is

1.4a Reason for update to a previous announcement

Confirmation of AUD rate and DRP price.

1.4b Date of previous announcement(s) to this update

21/2/2025

1.5 Date of this announcement

27/3/2025

1.6 ASX +Security Code

SPK

ASX +Security Description

ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX

Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details

2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution

2A.2 The Dividend/distribution:

relates to a period of six months

2A.3 The dividend/distribution relates to the financial reporting or payment period ending ended/ending (date)

31/12/2024

2A.4 +Record Date

21/3/2025

2A.5 Ex Date

20/3/2025

Ordinary

Update/amendment to previous announcement

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2A.6 Payment Date

4/4/2025

2A.7 Are any of the below approvals required for the dividend/distribution before business day 0 of the timetable?

Security holder approval

Court approval

Lodgement of court order with +ASIC

ACCC approval

FIRB approval

Another approval/condition external to the entity required before business day 0 of the timetable for the

dividend/distribution.

2A.8 Currency in which the dividend/distribution is made ("primary currency")

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount per

+security (in primary currency) for all

dividends/distributions notified in this form

NZD 0.14154412

2A.9a AUD equivalent to total dividend/distribution

amount per +security

AUD 0.12891131

2A.9b If AUD equivalent not known, date for information

to be released

27/3/2025

Estimated or Actual?

2A.9c FX rate (in format AUD 1.00 / primary currency

rate): AUD

AUD 1.00

FX rate (in format AUD rate/primary currency rate)

Primary Currency rate

NZD 1.09799616

2A.10 Does the entity have arrangements relating to the

currency in which the dividend/distribution is paid to

securityholders that it wishes to disclose to the market?

2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for

dividends/distributions on this +security?

2A.11a If the +entity has a DRP, is the DRP applicable to

this dividend/distribution?

2A.11a(i) DRP Status in respect of this

dividend/distribution

Full DRP

2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component information

apart from franking?

2A.13 Withholding tax rate applicable to the dividend/distribution (%)

15.000000 %

Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution

3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution estimated at

this time?

3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated amount

per +security

No

Yes

We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP)

No

Actual

No

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this time?per +security

NZD

3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per

security

NZD 0.12500000

3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution franked?

3A.3 Percentage of ordinary dividend/distribution that is

franked

0.0000 %

3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked amount per

+security

NZD 0.00000000

3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is unfranked

100.0000 %

3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked amount

per +security excluding conduit foreign income amount

NZD 0.12500000

Part 3F - NZD declared dividends/distributions - supplementary dividend/distribution

3F.1 Is a supplementary dividend/distribution payable?

3F.2 Is the supplementary dividend/distribution

estimated at this time?

3F.2a Supplementary dividend/distribution estimated

amount per +security

NZD

3F.2b Supplementary dividend/distribution amount per +security

NZD 0.01654412

3F.3 Is the Supplementary dividend/distribution franked?

3F.4 Percentage of Supplementary dividend/distribution

that is franked

0.0000 %

3F.4a Applicable corporate tax rate for franking credit

(%)

%

3F.5 Supplementary dividend/distribution franked

amount per +security

NZD 0.00000000

3F.6 Percentage of Supplementary dividend/distribution

that is unfranked

100.0000 %

3F.7 Supplementary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per security

NZD 0.01654412

Part 4A - +Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)

4A.1 What is the default option if +security holders do not indicate whether they want to participate in the DRP?

No

No

Yes

No

No

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4A.2 Last date and time for lodgement of election

notices to share registry under DRP

Monday March 24, 2025 15:00:00

4A.3 DRP discount rate

2.0000 %

4A.4 Period of calculation of reinvestment price

Start Date

20/3/2025

End Date

26/3/2025

4A.5 DRP price calculation methodology

The price is calculated as the volume weighted average sale price (expressed in cents and decimals of cents) for a Share,

calculated on all price setting trades of Shares which took place through the NZX Main Board over a period of five

Business Days commencing on 20 March 2025 in accordance with the DRP Terms and Conditions.

4A.6 DRP Price (including any discount):

NZD 1.96280

4A.7 DRP +securities +issue date

4/4/2025

4A.8 Will DRP +securities be a new issue?4A.8a Do DRP +securities rank pari passu from +issue

date?

4A.9 Is there a minimum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation?

4A.10 Is there a maximum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation?

4A.11 Are there any other conditions applying to DRP participation?

4A.11a Conditions for DRP participation

Spark New Zealand may, in its absolute discretion, elect not to offer participation under the Plan to Shareholders whose

address is outside New Zealand or Australia.

The full terms and conditions of the DRP as determined by the Spark New Zealand Board are set out in the DRP Offer

Document at investors.sparknz.co.nz

4A.12 Link to a copy of the DRP plan rules

investors.sparknz.co.nz

4A.13 Further information about the DRP

Part 5 - Further information

5.1 Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution

Q2A.13 Provided the individual meets the requirements to apply the double tax treaty between NZ and Australia the

non-resident withholding tax rate would be 15%. The share registrar calculates the non-resident withholding tax for

individual shareholders.

5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Do not participate in DRP (i.e. cash payment)

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