DIVIDEND: SPK: SPARK NEW ZEALAND H1 FY17 RESULTS - ASX Appendix 3A.1

Notification of dividend / distribution

Announcement Summary

Entity name

SPARK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED

Security on which the Distribution will be paid

SPK - ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX

Announcement Type

New announcement

Date of this announcement

Thursday February 16, 2017

Distribution Amount

NZD 0.14639706

Ex Date

Thursday March 16, 2017

Record Date

Friday March 17, 2017

Payment Date

Friday March 31, 2017

Refer to below for full details of the announcement

Announcement Details

Part 1 - Entity and announcement details

SPK

ASX +Security Description

ORDINARY FULLY PAID FOREIGN EXEMPT NZX

Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details

2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution

Ordinary Special

2A.2 The Dividend/distribution:

relates to a period of six months

2A.3 The dividend/distribution relates to the financial reporting or payment period ending ended/ending (date)

Saturday December 31, 2016

2A.4 +Record Date

Friday March 17, 2017

2A.5 Ex Date

Thursday March 16, 2017

2A.6 Payment Date

Friday March 31, 2017

2A.7 Are any of the below approvals required for the dividend/distribution before business day 0 of the timetable?

Security holder approval Court approval

Lodgement of court order with +ASIC ACCC approval

FIRB approval

Another approval/condition external to the entity required before business day 0 of the timetable for the dividend/distribution.

No

2A.8 Currency in which the dividend/distribution is made ("primary currency")

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount per +security (in primary currency) for all dividends/distributions notified in this form

NZD 0.14639706

2A.9a AUD equivalent to total dividend/distribution amount per +security

2A.9b If AUD equivalent not known, date for information to be released

Wednesday March 22, 2017

Estimated or Actual?

Estimated

2A.10 Does the entity have arrangements relating to the currency in which the dividend/distribution is paid to securityholders that it wishes to disclose to the market?

No

2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for dividends/distributions on this +security?

We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP)

2A.11a If the +entity has a DRP, is the DRP applicable to this dividend/distribution?

No

2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component information apart from franking?

Yes

2A.13 Withholding tax rate applicable to the dividend/distribution

15.000000

Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution

3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution estimated at this time?

No

3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per security

NZD 0.11000000

3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution franked?

No

3A.3 Percentage of ordinary dividend/distribution that is franked 0.0000 %

3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked amount per +security

NZD 0.00000000

3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per +security excluding conduit foreign income amount

NZD 0.11000000

Part 3B - Special dividend/distribution

3B.1 Is the special dividend/distribution estimated at this time?

No

3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated amount per +security

NZD

3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is unfranked

100.0000 %

3B.1a Special dividend/distribution estimated amount per +security

NZD

3B.1b Special dividend/distribution amount per

+security

NZD 0.01500000

3B.2 Is special dividend/distribution franked?

No

3B.3 Percentage of special dividend/distribution that is franked

0.0000 %

3B.4 Special dividend/distribution franked amount per +security

NZD 0.00000000

3B.5 Percentage of special dividend/distribution that is unfranked

100.0000 %

3B.6 Special dividend/distribution unfranked amount per +security excluding conduit foreign income amount

NZD 0.01500000

Part 3E - Other - distribution components / tax

3E.1 Please indicate where and when information about tax components can be obtained (you may enter a url).

Shareholder dividend statements issued following payment on 31 March 2017

Part 3F - NZD declared dividends/distributions - supplementary dividend/distribution

3F.1 Is a supplementary dividend/distribution payable?

Yes

3F.2 Is the supplementary dividend/distribution estimated at this time?

No

3F.2b Supplementary dividend/distribution amount per +security

NZD 0.02139706

3F.3 Is the Supplementary dividend/distribution franked?

No

3F.4 Percentage of Supplementary dividend/distribution that is franked 0.0000 %

3F.5 Supplementary dividend/distribution franked amount per +security

NZD 0.00000000

3F.4a Applicable corporate tax rate for franking credit (%)

%

3F.6 Percentage of Supplementary dividend/distribution that is unfranked 100.0000 %

3F.7 Supplementary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per security

NZD 0.02139706