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U BS AG

Singapore Branch One Raffles Quay

#50-01 North Tower

Singapore 048583

Tel.+65 6495 8000


Fax

Compliance Operations

Group Operations


25 November 201 5


to Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited 24 Artarmon Road,

Willoughby, NSW, 2068, Australia

+61 2 9965 2215


cc Australia Stock Exchange Exchange Centre,

20 Bridge Street,

Sydney, NSW, 2000


subject Substantial holding disclosure - Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited ('NEC')


Dear Sir I Madam

UBS AG. Australia Branch (' UBS ' ) is underwriting a secondary block ( ' Block Trade ' ) of ordinary securities in NEC.

UBS entered into a Block Trade Agreement with respect to the Block Trade on 20 November 2015 (' Block Trade Agreement'). Upon signing the Block Trade Agreement, through the operation of section 608(8) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), UBS has obtained a relevant interest in approximately 9.99% of NEC's ordinary securities.


Attached to this letter is UBS's substantial holder notice that has been lodged with the ASX containing details of this relevant interest (including a copy of the Block Trade Agreement).


Upon settlement of the shares under the Block Trade, UBS in its capacity as underwriter of the Block Trade, will cease to have a relevant interest in the NEC ordinary securities the subject of the Block Trade.


Yours sincerely,


UBS Group AG /



Compliance Operations


Compliance Operations



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Incorporated in Switzerland with Limited Liability



Form 603


Corporations Law

Section 671B


Notice of initial substantial holder



To: Company Name/Scheme NINE ENTERTAINMENT CO. HOLDINGS LIMITED


ACN/ARSN 122 203 892


  1. Details of substantial holder (1)


    Name: UBS Group AG and its related bodies corporate


    ACN/ARSN (if applicable)



    The holder became a substantial holder on: 20 November 2015



  2. Details of voting power


    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 on the date the substantial holder became a substantial holder are as follows:



    Class of securities (4)


    Number of securities


    Persons' votes (5)


    Voting power (6)

    Ordinary

    87,964,764

    87,964,764

    9.99%


  3. Details of relevant interests


The nature of the relevant interest the substantial holder or an associate had in the following voting securities on the date the substantial holder became a substantial holder are as follows:



Holder of relevant interest


Nature of relevant interest (7)

Class and number of

securities

UBS AG

Fund Manager with power to exercise control over

voting shares

126,931

Ordinary

UBS Asset Management (Australia) Ltd

Fund Manager with power to exercise control over voting shares

2,446,782

Ordinary

UBS Asset Management Trust Company

Fund Manager with power to exercise control over

voting shares

21,762

Ordinary

UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited

Fund Manager with power to exercise control over voting shares

53,565

Ordinary

UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG

Fund Manager with power to exercise control over voting shares

102,576

Ordinary

UBS AG London Branch

Power to control disposal over shares pursuant to stock borrowing and lending activities (see Appendix A)

1,964,366

Ordinary

UBS Securities Australia Ltd

Power to control disposal over shares pursuant to stock borrowing and lending activities (see Appendix A)

21,419,749

Ordinary

UBS Securities LLC

Power to control disposal over shares pursuant to stock borrowing and lending activities (see Appendix A)

3,019,945

Ordinary

UBS Wealth Management Australia Ltd

Broker with power to exercise discretion over account

192,063

Ordinary


UBS AG Australia Branch

Prime Broker that has exercised its borrowing right in respect of shares pursuant to a Prime Broking Agreement (see Appendix A)

396,190 Ordinary

Relevant interest in Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited shares to the extent arising under the terms of the Block Trade Agreement ('BTA') between UBS AG, Australia Branch and each vendor listed in Schedule 1 of the BTA to the extent arising under section 608(8) of the Corporations Act 2011 (Cth). (See Appendix C)

58,220,835 Ordinary


  1. Details of present registered holders

    The persons registered as holders of the securities referred to in paragraph 3 above are as follows:



    Holder of relevant interest


    Registered holder of

    securities


    Person entitled to be registered as holder (8)


    Class and number

    securities


    of

    UBS AG

    Various Custodians

    UBS AG

    126,931

    Ordinary

    UBS Asset Management (Australia) Ltd

    Various Custodians

    UBS Asset Management (Australia) Ltd

    2,446,782

    Ordinary

    UBS Asset Management Trust Company

    Various Custodians

    UBS Asset Management Trust Company

    21,762

    Ordinary

    UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited

    Various Custodians

    UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited

    53,565

    Ordinary

    UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG

    Various Custodians

    UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG

    102,576

    Ordinary

    UBS AG London Branch

    Various Custodians

    UBS AG London Branch

    1,964,366

    Ordinary

    UBS Securities Australia Ltd

    Warbont Nominees Ply Ltd

    UBS Securities Australia Ltd

    21,419,749

    Ordinary

    UBS Securities LLC

    Various Custodians

    UBS Securities LLC

    3,019,945

    Ordinary

    UBS Wealth Management Australia Ltd

    UBS Wealth Management Australia Nominees Ply Ltd

    UBS Wealth Management Australia Ltd

    192,063

    Ordinary

    UBS AG Australia Branch

    UBS Nominees Pty Ltd

    UBS AG Australia Branch

    396,190

    Ordinary

    Each vendor listed in Schedule 1 of the BTA

    Each vendor listed in Schedule 1 of the BTA

    58,220,835

    Ordinary


  2. Consideration


    The consideration paid for each relevant interest referred to in paragraph 3 above, and acquired in the four months prior to the day that the substantial holder became a substantial holder is as follows:



    Holder of relevant interest


    Date of acquisition


    Consideration (9)

    Class and number

    of securities

    Cash I Non-cash

    Please see Appendix B.


  3. Associates


    The reasons the persons named in paragraph 3 above are associates of the substantial holder are as follows:


    Name and ACN/ ARSN (if applicable) Nature of association


    UBS AG Related body corporate


    UBS Asset Management (Australia) Ltd Related body corporate


    UBS Asset Management Trust Company Related body corporate


    UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited Related body corporate


    UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG Related bodycorporate

    UBS AG London Branch Related body corporate

    UBS Securities Australia Ltd Related body corporate


    Warbont Nominees Ply Ltd Related bodycorporate

    UBS Securities LLC Related body corporate

    UBS Wealth Management Australia Ltd Related body corporate UBS Wealth Management Australia Nominees Pty Ltd Related body corporate UBS AG Australia Branch Related bodycorporate

    UBS Nominees Pty LtdRelated body corporate


  4. Addresses


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


Name

Addresses

Details of all UBS offices can be found through the following link: http://apps2.ubs.com/locationfinder/



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Print Name: Pepe Chan Capacity: Authorised signatory Sign Here: Date: 25 November 2015


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