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SPH Notice - Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited

Substantial Holder Notice11 March 2026NZMCommunication Services

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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

To ASX and NZX

and

To NZME Ltd

Relevant event being disclosed: Decrease of greater than 1% move in substantial

holding

Date of relevant event:06/03/2026

Date this disclosure made:11/03/2026

Date last disclosure made: 26/11/2024

Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure

Full name(s): Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited (and its

subsidiaries listed in Annexure A)

Summary of substantial holding

Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary Shares

Summary for Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited (and its subsidiaries

listed in Annexure A)

For this disclosure,—

(a) total number held in class: 17,103,017

(b) total in class: 188,181,618

(c) total percentage held in class: 9.0886%

For last disclosure,—

(a) total number held in class: 20,517,147

(b) total in class: 186,680,460

(c) total percentage held in class: 10.9905%

Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event

Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure:



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Date of

change

Person

whose

relevant

interest

changed

Nature of

change

Consideration (NZD) Class of

Securities

Number of

securities

Cash Non-

cash


16/12/2024 Pinnacle

Investment

Management

Group Limited

(and its

subsidiaries

listed in

Annexure A)

Purchase $ 278,256.94 ORDINARY

FULLY PAID

265,047

20/12/2024 As above Purchase $ 231,438.69 ORDINARY

FULLY PAID

213,062

06/03/2026 As above Sale -$ 4,473,821.24 ORDINARY

FULLY PAID

- 3,892,239


Details after relevant event

Details for Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited (and its subsidiaries listed in

Annexure A)

Nature of relevant interest(s): Relevant interest held through the power to control voting

and/or disposal of securities in its capacity as responsible entity or trustee of registered or

unregistered schemes and/or relevant interest by virtue of section 237 of the Financial

Markets Conduct Act 2013 as it has the power to exercise, or control the exercise of, the

right to vote attached to 20% or more of the voting products in one or more affiliated

investment managers (see Annexure A – Part 2) who each in turn hold relevant interests in

the financial products the subject of this notice.

For that relevant interest,—

(a) number held in class: 17,103,017

(b) percentage held in class: 9.0886%

(c) current registered holder(s):

Holder of relevant interest

Registered holder of

securities

Person entitled to be

registered as holder

Number of

securities

Pinnacle Investment

Management Group Limited

(and its subsidiaries listed in

Annexure A)

Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd

Citicorp Nominees Pty

Ltd

17,103,017


(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: N/A


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For a derivative relevant interest, also—

(a) type of derivative: N/A

(b) details of derivative: N/A

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

relevant interest in the derivative: N/A

Additional information

Address(es) of substantial product holder(s):

Name

Address

Pinnacle Investment Management

Group Limited

Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

Pinnacle Fund Services Limited Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

Pinnacle Investment Management

Limited

Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

Ariano Pty Limited Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

Next Financial Limited Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

Next Financial Nominees Pty Ltd Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

Next Financial Nominees No. 2 Pty

Ltd

Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

Investment Solutions Client

Services Pty Ltd

Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

Priority Funds Management Pty

Ltd

Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

Priority Investment Management

Pty Ltd

Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

PNI Option Plan Managers Pty Ltd Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

Pinnacle Investment Management

(UK) Limited

7th Floor, Dashwood House, 69 Old Broad Street, London

EC2M 1QS, United Kingdom

Pinnacle RE Services Limited Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

Pinnacle Services Administration

Pty Ltd

Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

POSH Nominees Pty Limited Level 19, 307 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

Pingroup IM Limited (US) c/o TMF Group New York, LLC, 48 Wall Street, 27

th

Floor, New

York NY 10005


Contact details: Terence Kwong, +61 2 8970 7748,

terence.kwong@pinnacleinvestment.com

*Nature of connection between substantial product holders:

Name

ACN Nature of Association

Pinnacle Investment

Management Group Limited

100 325 184 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

Pinnacle Investment

Management Limited

109 659 109 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

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Pinnacle Fund Services Limited 082 494 362 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

Ariano Pty Limited 605 250 799 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

Next Financial Limited 081 722 894 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

Next Financial Nominees Pty Ltd 093 252 576 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

Next Financial Nominees No. 2

Pty Ltd

132 819 115 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

Investment Solutions Client

Services Pty Ltd

117 898 334 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

Priority Funds Management Pty

Ltd

120 826 575 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

Priority Investment Management

Pty Ltd

116 943 456 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

PNI Option Plan Managers Pty

Ltd

116 943 456 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

Pinnacle RE Services Limited 130 508 379 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

Pinnacle Services Administration

Pty Ltd

126 175 148 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

Pinnacle Investment

Management (UK) Limited

Company

Number

11026111

Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

POSH Nominees Pty Limited 620 094 251 Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

Pingroup IM Limited (US) EIN 85-

0920129

Related body corporate of each other entity listed.

Certification

I, Terence Kwong, 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.

NZME LTD
Annexure A - Part 1

Holder of relevant interestNature of relevant interestNumber of

securities

Class of

securities

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited (ACN 100 325 184)

Pinnacle Investment Management Limited (ACN 109 659 109)

Ariano Pty Limited (ACN 605 250 799)

Next Financial Limited (ACN 081 722 894)

Next Financial Nominees Pty Ltd (ACN 093 252 576)

Next Financial Nominees No. 2 Pty Ltd (ACN 132 819 115)

Investment Solutions Client Services Pty Ltd (ACN 117 898 334)

Priority Funds Management Pty Ltd (ACN 120 826 575)

Priority Investment Management Pty Ltd (ACN 116 943 456

PNI Option Plan Managers Pty Ltd (ACN 125 030 766)

Pinnacle RE Services Limited (ACN 130 508 379)

Pinnacle Services Administration Pty Ltd (ACN 126 175 148)

Pinnacle Investment Management (UK) Limited (Company Number 11026111)

POSH Nominees Pty Limited (ACN 620 094 251)

Pingroup IM Limited (US) (EIN 85-0920129)

Relevant interest by virtue of section 608(3)

of the Corporations Act as it or its associates holds directly or

indirectly above 20% voting power in one or more affiliated

investment managers (see Annexure A – Part 2) and Pinnacle

Fund Services Limited, who each in turn hold relevant interests

in the securities the subject of this notice, and equivalent

sections of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013.

17,103,017

Ordinary fully

paid

Pinnacle Fund Services Limited (ACN 082 494 362)Relevant interest held through the power to control voting

and/or disposal of securities in its capacity as responsible entity

or trustee of registered or unregistered schemes and/or

relevant interest by virtue of section 608(3)

of the Corporations Act as it or its associates holds directly or

indirectly above 20% voting power in one or more affiliated

investment managers (see Annexure A – Part 2) who each in

turn hold relevant interests in the securities the subject of this

notice, and equivalent sections of the Financial Markets

Conduct Act 2013.

17,103,017

Ordinary fully

paid

Terence Kwong

Company Secretary

Date: 11/03/2026

NZME LTD
Annexure A - Part 2

Affiliated Investment Managers in which Pinnacle has over 20% voting power

Aikya Investment Management Limited (UK) (Company Number 12329682)

Antipodes Partners Limited (ACN 602 042 035)

Coolabah Capital Investments Pty Limited (ACN 605 806 059)

Five V Capital Pty Limited (ACN 162 193 928)

Hyperion Asset Management Limited (ACN 080 135 897)

Langdon Equity Partners Limited (CA) (NRD 73210)

Life Cycle Investment Partners Limited (UK) (Company Number 15633723)

Metrics Credit Partners Pty Limited (ACN 150 646 996)

Palisade Investment Partners Limited (ACN 124 326 361)

Plato Investment Management Limited (ACN 120 730 136)

Resolution Capital Limited (ACN 108 584 167)

Solaris Investment Management Limited (ACN 128 512 621)

Riparian Capital Partners Pty Ltd (ACN 630 179 752)

Terence Kwong

Company Secretary

Date: 11/03/2026

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