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FACS IM ILE T RANSMITTAL SH EET

TO:

ASX

Shareholder Disclosures

FROM:

Andre,v Weiser

D.ATE:

6/21/2017

FAX NUMBER:

From Overseas -

+612 9347 ooos I +612 9778 0999 COCHLEAR LIMITED

Attn: Piers Shervington

Investor Relations FAX: +61 2 9428 6354

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Cochlear Limited - Form 603

On behalf of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, I am forwarding a Form 603, Notice of Initial substantial holder, regarding holdings in Cochlear Limited.

We have completed this filing for Cochlear Limited, as of 20 June 2017, for crossing above the 5% threshold.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

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This Is Annexure A referred to in Form 603 Notice of initial substantial holder

Relevant interest in Cochlear Ltd ("COH") held by mcmlbcrs of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

The list of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation entities and their holdini,:s are as follow,:

GOH Cochlear Limited 57,085 Common 0.0994% The Bank of New York Mellon

BNY Mellon Service

GOH Cochlear Limited 4,493 Common Kapitalanlage·Gesellschaft

0.0078% mbH

COH cochlear Limited 128 Common (255 BNY Mellon, National

Unsi:,onsored ADRs) 0.0002% Association

GOH	Cochlear Limited	433.451 Common
GOH	Cochlear Limited	77,100 Common
GOH	Cochlear Limited	2,302,330 Common

0.7548% The Dreyfus Corporation

Mellon Capital Management

0.1343% Cor oration

Walter Scott and Partners

4.0092% Limited

Total: 2,874,587 5.0057%

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is comprised of a large number of operating and holding companies. The entities identified herein are subsidiaries of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation [as ultimate parent] that have shareholdings in the issuer. All group companies have a relevant interest by

virtue of the fact that they are related group companies, howeve1r, other than those listed herein, they have no actual shareholding in the issuer, nor do they participate in investment or voting decisions.

print name Andrew Weiser capacity Compliance Officer

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