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SPH Notice - Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd

Substantial Holder Notice12 February 2026KMDConsumer Discretionary

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

Note: This form must be completed in accordance with the instructions at the end of the

form.

To New Zealand Stock Exchange

and

To KMD Brands Ltd

Relevant event being disclosed: Movement of 1% or more in the substantial holding

Date of relevant event: 11 February 2026

Date this disclosure made: 12 February 2026

Date last disclosure made: 10 October 2024

Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure

Full name(s): Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd (Allan Gray Australia) and its related bodies

corporate as set out in Table 1 of Annexure A (together Allan Gray Group), as investment

manager for the funds or investment mandates listed at Table 2 of Annexure A.


Summary of substantial holding

Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary shares


Summary for Allan Gray Group

For this disclosure,—

(a) total number held in class: 115,309,047

(b) total in class: 711,667,484

(c) total percentage held in class: 16.203%

For last disclosure,—

(a) total number held in class: 126,485,108

(b) total in class: 711,667,484

(c) total percentage held in class: 17.773%

Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event

Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure: See Annexure B


Details after relevant event

Details for Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd (Allan Gray Australia) and its related bodies

corporate as set out in Table 1 of Annexure A (together Allan Gray Group), as investment

manager for the funds or investment mandates listed at Table 2 of Annexure A.

Nature of relevant interest(s): As investment manager for the funds or investment

mandates listed at Table 2 of Annexure A that hold KMD Brands Ltd. shares as set out in

Annexure B.

For that relevant interest,—

(a) number held in class: 115,309,047

(b) percentage held in class: 16.203%

(c) current registered holder(s): See Annexure B

(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: See Annexure B

Additional information

Address(es) of substantial product holder(s): C/- Allan Gray Australia, Level 2 Challis

House, 4 Martin Place Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

Contact details: Elizabeth Lee, Company Secretary, Telephone +61 2 8224 8632, Email:

elizabeth.lee@allangray.com.au

Nature of connection between substantial product holders: Related bodies corporate, as set

out in Table 1 of Annexure A

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, Elizabeth Lee, Company Secretary, Allan Gray Australia 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.


ANNEXURE A OF 1 PAGE REFERRED TO IN THE ABOVE FORM

KMD Brands Ltd


Table 1 – Related bodies corporate

The following entities are associates of Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd (AGA) and each other by virtue of being related bodies corporate.

Orbis Allan Gray Limited Orbis Investment Advisory Pty Limited

Orbis Holdings Limited Allan Gray (Holdings) Pty Ltd

Orbis Investment Management Limited (OIML) Orbis Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited

Orbis Asset Management Limited (OAML) Orbis Client Services (Canada) Limited

Orbis Administration Limited Orbis Holdings (UK) Limited

Pictet Overseas Trust Corporation and Pictet Trustee Company SA Orbis Investment Management (Europe) LLP

Allan & Gill Gray Foundation (Guernsey) Orbis Investment Management (Luxembourg) S.A

EmCap Limited (Guernsey) (EMCAP)



Table 2 - Funds

An entity within the Group acts as investment manager for some or all of the assets in the following funds.

No Fund name Registered holder / Persons entitled to be registered holder

1. Allan Gray Australia Equity Fund Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

2. Allan Gray Australia Balanced Fund Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

3. Allan Gray Australia Stable Fund Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

4. AMP Capital Specialist Australian Share Fund BNP Paribas Fund Services Australasia Pty Ltd

5. AMP Super Fund BNP Paribas Fund Services Australasia Pty Ltd

6. Future Directions Australian Equity Fund BNP Paribas Fund Services Australasia Pty Ltd

7. Morningstar Australian Shares High Alpha Fund JP Morgan Chase Bank

8. Construction and Building Unions Superannuation Fund JP Morgan Chase Bank

9. HESTA Superannuation Fund JP Morgan Chase Bank

10. AustralianSuper JP Morgan Chase Bank

11. Accident Compensation Corporation JP Morgan Chase Bank

12. Hostplus Pooled Superannuation Trust Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

13. Russell Investments Australian Opportunities Fund State Street Australia Ltd

14. Equipsuper Northern Trust Corporation

15. Non-Government Schools Superannuation Fund State Street Australia Ltd

16. REST Superannuation Fund State Street Australia Ltd

17. Orbis Global Equity Fund (Australia Registered) Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

18. Orbis Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Australia Registered) Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

19. Orbis Global Equity LE Fund (Australia Registered) Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

20. Orbis Global Real Return Fund Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

21. Orbis Global Equity Fund Limited Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

22. Orbis Optimal SA Fund Limited Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

23. Institutional Global Equity Fund Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

24. Orbis Optimal LP Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

25. Orbis International Equity LP Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

26. Orbis Institutional Global Equity LP Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

27. Orbis Institutional International Equity LP Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

28. Orbis Institutional U.S. Equity LP Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

29. Orbis Institutional Emerging Markets Equity LP Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

30. Orbis SICAV – Global Equity Fund Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

31. Orbis SICAV – Emerging Markets Fund Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

32. Orbis SICAV – Global Balanced Fund Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

33. Orbis SICAV – International Equity Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

34. Orbis OEIC Global Equity Fund Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

35. Orbis Institutional Global Equity (OFO) Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

36. OEIC Global Balanced Fund Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

37. OEIC Global Cautious Fund Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch

38. Orbis SICAV Global Cautious Fund Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch




ANNEXURE B OF 1 PAGE REFERRED TO IN THE ABOVE FORM

KMD Brands Ltd


Table 3 - Trades giving rise to a change in relevant interest


Ordinary Shares

Date of change

Person whose relevant interest

changed

Nature of

change

Number of

securities Consideration Currency

10 Oct 2024 to 11 Feb

2026 AGA and its associates listed in Table 1 Buys 11,016,146 2,635,274 AUD

10 Oct 2024 to 11 Feb

2026 AGA and its associates listed in Table 1 Sells 22,192,207 5,191,916 AUD


All trades occur on market, via in-specie, under a dividend reinvestment plan, or pursuant to a capital

raising (as applicable).


Table 4 – current registered holder(s)


Ordinary Shares


Holder of relevant interest Registered holder of securities / Person entitled to be registered as holder Number of securities held

AGA and its associates listed in Table 1 BNP Paribas Fund Services Australasia Pty Ltd 7,295,926

AGA and its associates listed in Table 1 Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch 61,446,760

AGA and its associates listed in Table 1 JP Morgan Chase Bank 32,624,927

AGA and its associates listed in Table 1 Northern Trust Corporation 9,887,876

AGA and its associates listed in Table 1 State Street Australia Ltd 4,053,558

Total


115,309,047


An entity within the Group acts as investment manager for the funds set out in Table 2 and the above

registered holders hold all or some of the assets within those funds.

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