Form 603 Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B Notice of initial substantial holder

To Company Name/Scheme APN NEWS AND MEDIA LIMITED (APN)

ACN/ARSN ACN 008 637 643

  1. Details of substantial holder(1)

    Name WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION (WBC) and its associated entities listed

    in Annexure 'B '

    ACN/ARSN (if applicable) ACN 007 457 141

    The holder became a substantial holder on 04/11/2016

  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

    Person's votes (5)

    Voting power (6)

    Ordinary Shares

    14,063,212

    14,063,212

    Total

    14,063,212

    14,063,212

    6.24%

  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)

    Number of securities

    Class of securities

    Advance Asset Management Limited

    Advance Asset Management Ltd is the responsible entity of various managed investment schemes and also acts as a fund manager.

    1,019,860

    Ordinary

    Asgard Capital Management Limited

    Asgard Capital Management Limited ABN 92 009 279 592 AFSL 240695 is a

    custodian and operator of Investor-Directed Portfolio Service (IDPS). Asgard Capital Management Limited is the custodian and operator of Asgard eWrap Investment,

    100

    Ordinary

    Asgard Funds Account, LifeForce eWrap Investment and Personal Choice Private eWrap Investment Account.

    BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited

    BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited is the manager of various superannuation funds, institutional investor portfolios and unit trusts and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares.

    118,603

    Ordinary

    BT Funds Management Limited

    BT Funds Management Limited is the manager of various superannuation funds, institutional investor portfolios and unit trusts and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares.

    69,945

    Ordinary

    BT Funds Management No.2 Limited

    BT Funds Management No 2 Limited is or may be the Manager of various Superannuation funds, Institutional investor portfolios and unit trusts and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares.

    1,185,894

    Ordinary

    BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited

    BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited is the responsible entity of various managed investment schemes and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares.

    7,913,443

    Ordinary

    BT Investment Management (Institutional) Limited

    BT Investment Management (Institutional) Limited (previously known as BT Investment Management (RE) Limited) is the fund manager of various superannuation funds, institutional investor portfolios and unit trusts and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares.

    3,752,202

    Ordinary

    Westpac RE Limited

    Westpac RE Limited is the manager of various superannuation funds, institutional investor portfolios and unit trusts and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares.

    3,165

    Ordinary

  4. 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

    Persons entitled to be registered as holder (8)

    Class and number of securities

    Asgard Capital Management Limited

    Asgard Capital Management Limited

    See Annexure 'A'

    100

    Ordinary

    Westpac RE Limited

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    See Annexure 'A'

    3,165

    Ordinary

    BT Funds Management Limited

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    BT Portfolio Services Limited

    See Annexure 'A'

    69,945

    Ordinary

    BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited

    Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd

    See Annexure 'A'

    118,603

    Ordinary

    Advance Asset Management Limited

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    See Annexure 'A'

    1,019,860

    Ordinary

    BT Funds Management No.2 Limited

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    See Annexure 'A'

    1,185,894

    Ordinary

    BT Investment Management (Institutional) Limited

    Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

    State Street Australia Limited

    See Annexure 'A'

    3,752,202

    Ordinary

    BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    See Annexure 'A'

    7,913,443

    Ordinary

  5. 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

    Non-cash

    WBC & associates

    See Annexure 'A'

    See Annexure 'A'

    See Annexure 'A'

  6. 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

  7. Addresses

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

Name

Address

Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC)

Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Asgard Capital Management Limited

Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Westpac RE Limited

Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

BT Funds Management Limited

Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited

Westpac On Takutai Square 16 Takutai Square Auckland 1010 New Zealand

Advance Asset Management Limited

Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

BT Funds Management No.2 Limited

Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

BT Investment Management (Institutional) Limited

Level 14, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000

BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited

Level 14, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000

APN NEWS AND MEDIA LIMITED (APN)

The Company Secretary

APN NEWS AND MEDIA LIMITED (APN)

Level 4, 100 William Street

Sydney NSW 2011

Tel No: 02 9333 4999

Signature

Print name Tim Hartin Capacity Company Secretary

Sign here Date 08/11/2016

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