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SPH Notice – L1 Capital Pty Ltd

Substantial Holder Notice25 February 2026CNUCommunication Services

To Company Name/ SchemeChorus Limited
ACN/ ARSN152 485 848

1. Details of substantial holder (1)

NameL1 Capital Pty Ltd and each of the entities set out in Section 3

ACN/ ARSN (if applicable)L1 Capital Pty Ltd (125 378 145) and L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd (648 751 928)

There was a change in the interests of the substantial holder on

The previous notice was given to the company on

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The previous notice was dated

2. Previous and present voting power

*Based on issued capital of 433,887,294 shares

3. Changes in relevant interests

Date of

change

Person's votes

affected

See

Annexure A

4. Present relevant interests

Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows:

See

Annexure B

Nature of relevant interest

Class and number of

securities

Holder of

relevant

interest

Form 604

Corporations Act 2001

Section 671B

Notice of change of interests of substantial holder

Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or scheme,

since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows:

Voting power (5)

FPO

Class of securities (4)

23/02/2026

23/09/2025

23/09/2025

The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a

relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows:

Present noticePrevious notice

6.55%

Person's votesVoting power (5)Person's votes

34,111,525 7.86%28,407,350

Nature of change (6)

Consideration given in

relation to change (7)

Person whose relevant interest

changed

Person's votes

Class and number of

securities affected

Registered Holder of securities

Person entitled to be

registered as holder (8)

5. Changes in association
6. Addresses

The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:

Signature

Print nameCapacity

Sign hereDate

DIRECTIONS

(1)

(2)See the definition of "associate" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.

(3)See the definition of "relevant interest" in sections 608 and 671B(7) of the Corporations Act 2001.

(4)The voting shares of a company constitute one class unless divided into separate classes.

(5)The person's votes divided by the total votes in the body corporate or scheme multiplied by 100.

(6)Include details of:

(a)

(b)

See the definition of "relevant agreement" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.

(7)

(8)If the substantial holder is unable to determine the identity of the person (eg. if the relevant interest arises because of an option) write "unknown".

(9)Give details, if appropriate, of the present association and any change in that association since the last substantial holding notice.

Details of the consideration must include any and all benefits, money and other, that any person from whom a relevant interest was acquired has, or may, become entitled to receive in relation

to that acquisition. Details must be included even if the benefit is conditional on the happening or not of a contingency. Details must be included of any benefit paid on behalf of the substantial

holder or its associate in relation to the acquisitions, even if they are not paid directly to the person from whom the relevant interest was acquired.

If there are a number of substantial holders with similar or related relevant interests (eg. a corporation and its related corporations, or the manager and trustee of an

equity trust), the names could be included in an annexure to the form. If the relevant interests of a group of persons are essentially similar, they may be referred to

throughout the form as a specifically named group if the membership of each group, with the names and addresses of members is clearly set out in paragraph 6 of the

form.

any qualification of the power of a person to exercise, control the exercise of, or influence the exercise of, the voting powers or disposal of the securities to which the relevant

interest relates (indicating clearly the particular securities to which the qualification applies).

The persons who have become associates (2) of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association (9) with, the substantial holder in

relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows:

Nature of association

Name

L1 Capital Pty Ltd

Address

Name and ACN/ ARSN (if applicable)

N/A

Level 45, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000

any relevant agreement or other circumstances because of which the change in relevant interest occurred. If subsection 671B(4) applies, a copy of any document setting out

the terms of any relevant agreement, and a statement by the person giving full and accurate details of any contract, scheme or arrangement, must accompany this form,

together with a written statement certifying this contract, scheme or arrangement; and

25/02/2026

Jane StewartHead of Legal & Compliance

L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty LtdLevel 45, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3001

Annexure A
L1 Capital Pty (ACN 125 378 145) and L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd (ACN 648 751 928) change in substantial holding in Chorus Limited.

This is Annexure "A" of 2 pages referred to in the Form 604 (Notice of change of interests of substantial holder)

Print NameJane StewartCapacityHead of Legal & Compliance

Sign HereDate

25/02/2026

Changes in relevant interests

Date of changePerson whose relevant interest changedNature of change (6)

Consideration given in

relation to change (7)

Class and number of

securities affected

Person's votes affected

30/09/2025L1 Capital Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 410,091.44$ 49,054 FPO 49,054

29/09/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 356,580.00$ 42,450 FPO 42,450

30/09/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 301,411.44$ 36,054 FPO 36,054

1/10/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 6,748,669.48$ 809,588 FPO 809,588

2/10/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 6,225,012.52$ 747,554 FPO 747,554

7/10/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 768,764.52$ 92,178 FPO 92,178

10/10/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 65,345.28$ 8,008 FPO 8,008

22/10/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Purchase 9,546.20$ 1,180 FPO 1,180

23/10/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 411,653.61$ 50,609 FPO 50,609

24/10/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 31,048.47$ 3,819 FPO 3,819

29/10/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Purchase 3,768.69$ 467 FPO 467

4/11/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 256,525.30$ 30,740 FPO 30,740

11/11/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Purchase 6,913.72$ 836 FPO 836

27/11/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 684,818.75$ 84,410 FPO 84,410

28/11/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 402,405.00$ 50,000 FPO 50,000
1/12/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 1,503,894.53$ 187,635 FPO 187,635

3/12/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 265,664.52$ 33,084 FPO 33,084

4/12/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 1,634,835.58$ 203,972 FPO 203,972

8/12/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 3,982,766.90$ 497,528 FPO 497,528

9/12/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 2,218,238.00$ 276,500 FPO 276,500

10/12/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 126,740.06$ 15,803 FPO 15,803

12/12/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 530,075.00$ 65,000 FPO 65,000

17/12/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 1,144,424.32$ 139,932 FPO 139,932

18/12/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 808,757.84$ 99,597 FPO 99,597

19/12/2025L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 5,691,609.58$ 703,668 FPO 703,668

3/02/2026L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 281,860.00$ 34,000 FPO 34,000

16/02/2026L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Purchase 30,709.26$ 3,922 FPO 3,922

23/02/2026L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 2,546,650.00$ 310,000 FPO 310,000

24/02/2026L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd On-Market Sale 9,348,752.39$ 1,139,397 FPO

1,139,397

Annexure B
L1 Capital Pty (ACN 125 378 145) and L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd (ACN 648 751 928) change in substantial holding in Chorus Limited.

This is Annexure "B" of 1 page referred to in the Form 604 (Notice of change of interests of substantial holder)

Print NameJane StewartCapacityHead of Legal & Compliance

Sign HereDate

25/02/2026

Details of present relevant interests

Holder of relevant interestRegistered holder of securities

Persons entitled to be a registered holder

Nature of relevant

interest

Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty LimitedMerrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Limited

Power to (or to control)

exercise vote and/or dispose of

the securities as discretionary

investment managers or

advisers of superannuation

funds, pooled superannuation

trusts, managed investment

schemes and investment

management agreements.

1,680,661

FPO

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLCMorgan Stanley & Co. International PLCas above

5,884,919

FPO

Goldman Sachs InternationalGoldman Sachs Internationalas above

7,285,758 FPO

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.as above

8,635,487 FPO

Citicorp Nominees Pty LtdCiticorp Nominees Pty Ltdas above

2,987,080 FPO

State Street Australia Limited (SSAL)State Street Australia Limited (SSAL)as above

44,198 FPO

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.as above

1,889,247 FPO

L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd

L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd

Class and number of securities

L1 Capital Pty Ltd

L1 Capital Pty Ltd

L1 Capital Pty Ltd

L1 Capital Strategic Equity Management Pty Ltd

L1 Capital Pty Ltd

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