SPH Notice - Umios Corporation

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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 NZX Limited (announce@nzx.com)
and
To Sanford Limited (Sanford)
Relevant event being disclosed: Change in the nature of relevant interest
Date of relevant event: 2 November 2026
Date this disclosure made: 2 November 2026
Date last disclosure made: 27 October 2026
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): Umios Corporation (formerly named Maruha Nichiro Corporation) (Umios)
Summary of substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary shares in Sanford (ISIN: NZSANE0001S0, NZX
Code: SAN)
Summary for Umios
For this disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 14,523,331
(b) total in class: 93,506,137
(c) total percentage held in class: 15.532%
For last disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 14,523,331
(b) total in class: 93,506,137
(c) total percentage held in class: 15.532%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure:
As notified on 27 October 2026, Ngāi Tahu Investments Limited (Ngāi Tahu)
unconditionally agreed to sell 9,638,100 ordinary shares in Sanford to Umios (pursuant to
the sale and purchase agreement dated 26 October 2026 attached to the substantial
product holder notice filed by Umios on 27 October 2026). Settlement of the acquisition of
the shares occurred on 2 November 2026 and Umios is now the registered holder and
beneficial owner of those shares.

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Details after relevant event
Details for Umios
Nature of relevant interest(s): Registered holder and beneficial owner of ordinary shares in
Sanford
For that relevant interest,—
(a) number held in class: 14,172,331
(b) percentage held in class: 15.157%
(c) current registered holder(s): Umios
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: Not applicable
Nature of relevant interest(s): Umios is the sole shareholder of Maruha (N.Z.) Corporation
Limited (Maruha NZ). Maruha NZ is the registered holder of quoted voting products of
Sanford. As the sole shareholder of Maruha NZ, Umios has the power to control the
exercise of a right to vote attached to the quoted voting products of Sanford to which
Maruha NZ is the registered holder and to control the acquisition or disposal of the quoted
voting products of Sanford to which Maruha NZ is the registered holder.
For that relevant interest,—
(a) number held in class: 351,000
(b) percentage held in class: 0.375%
(c) current registered holder(s): Maruha NZ
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: Not applicable
Additional information
Address(es) of substantial product holder(s): 21-2, 2-Chome, Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo
108-8620, Japan
Contact details: Corporate Planning Department, Brand Communication & Public Relations
Group (Shuhei Yoshikawa)
Email address: media@umios.com
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: Ngāi Tahu
Certification
I, Shuhei Yoshikawa, 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.