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SPH Notice - Bourns, Inc. ("Bourns")

Substantial Holder Notice10 February 2026RAKInformation Technology

Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial holding
or change in nature of relevant interest, or both

Sections 277 and 278, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013

ToNZX Limited

and

ToRakon Limited ("Rakon")

Relevant event being disclosed: movement of 1% or more in substantial holding.

Date of relevant event: 9 February 2026

Date this disclosure made: 11 February 2026

Date last disclosure: 11 January 2026

Substantial product holder giving disclosure

Full name: Bourns, Inc. ("Bourns")

Summary of substantial holding

Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary shares in Rakon Limited ("RAK Shares") (ISIN:

NZRAKE0001S8) (NZX Code: RAK).

Summary for Bourns, Inc.

For this disclosure,—

(a)total number held in class: 100,538,502 ordinary shares

(b)total in class: 229,809,013 ordinary shares

(c)total percentage held in class: 43.749 % (rounded to three decimal places)

For last disclosure,—

(d)total number held in class: 94,671,815 ordinary shares

(e)total in class: 229,809,013 ordinary shares

(f)total percentage held in class: 41.195% (rounded to three decimal places)

Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event

On 11 January 2026, Bourns entered into seven separate lock-up agreements with certain of

Rakon’s major shareholders (the Locked-Up Parties) in relation to a proposed full takeover offer

for all of the equity securities in Rakon (the Lock-Up Agreements). The Lock-Up Agreements

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relate to an aggregate of 94,671,815 RAK Shares. Copies of each of the Lock-Up Agreements

were attached to the relevant disclosure filed by Bourns on 12 January 2026. Under the terms

of the Lock-Up Agreements, the Locked-Up Parties have three business days after despatch to

accept the Offer.

On 9 February 2026, Bourns made a full cash takeover offer under the Takeovers Code to acquire

all of the equity securities in Rakon at a price of $1.55 per equity security (the Offer). A copy of

the offer document dated 9 February 2026 was provided to NZX on that date.

As at the end of day on 9 February 2026, 5,866,687 RAK Shares had been accepted under the

Offer by other Rakon shareholders other than the Locked-up Parties.

Bourns interest in RAK Shares as a result of the Lock-Up Agreements remains unchanged.

Accordingly, as at 11.59pm (NZT) on 9 February 2026, Bourns has a relevant interest in respect

of, in aggregate, 100,538,502 RAK Shares. Payment for those RAK Shares will be made in

accordance with the terms of the Offer, following which Bourns will become the registered

holder and beneficial owner of those RAK Shares.

Details after relevant interests

Details for Bourns, Inc.

Nature of relevant interest(s): Locked-Up Parties and other shareholders accepting the Offer in

respect of their RAK Shares, with payment for those shares expected to be made as described

above under “Details of transaction and events giving rise to relevant event”.

For that relevant interest,—

(a)number held in class: 5,866,687 ordinary shares

(b)percentage held in class: 2.554% (rounded to three decimal places)

(c)current registered holder(s): the Locked-Up Parties and other accepting shareholders

(as defined above)

(d)registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: Bourns, Inc.

For derivate relevant interest, also—

(a)type of derivative: not applicable

(b)details of derivative: not applicable

(c)parties to the derivative: not applicable

(d)if the substantial product holder is not a party to the derivative, the nature of the

relevant interest in the derivative: not applicable

Additional information

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Address of substantial product holder: c/– Simpson Grierson, Level 27, 88 Shortland Street,

Auckland 1010, New Zealand.

Name of any other person believed to have given, or believed to be required to give, a disclosure

under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 in relation to the financial products to which this

disclosure relates: N/A

Certification

I, Michael Pollard of Simpson Grierson, solicitor, acting as agent for Bourns, Inc. certify that, to

the best of my knowledge and belief, the information contained in this disclosure is correct and

that I am duly authorised to make this disclosure by all persons for whom it is made.

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