Form 604


Form 604 Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B


Notice of change of interests of substantial holder



To Company Name/Scheme METCASH LIMITED (MTS)


ACN/ARSN ACN 112 073 480


  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


    There was a change in the interests of the

    substantial holder on 30/03/2016


    The previous notice was given to the company on 30/12/2015


    The previous notice was dated 24/12/2015


  2. Previous and present 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 when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice in the company or scheme, are as follows:


    Class of securities (4)

    Previous Notice

    Present Notice

    Person's votes

    Voting Power (5)

    Person's votes

    Voting Power (5)

    ORDINARY SHARES

    81,615,910

    8.79%

    90,946,001

    9.80%


  3. Changes in relevant interests


    Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows:


    Date of change

    Person whose relevant interest changed

    Nature of change (6)

    Consideration given in relation to change (7)

    Class and number of securities affected

    Person's votes affected

    30/03/2016

    WBC & its Associates , Asgard Capital Management Limited, BT Funds Management No.2 Limited, Equity Desk - (WIB) Westpac Institutional Bank *, Westpac RE Limited, BT Funds Management Limited, Westpac Financial Services Limited, Advance Asset

    See Annexure 'A'

    See Annexure 'A'

    See Annexure 'A'

    See Annexure 'A'


    Management Limited, BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited, BT Investment Management (Institutional) Limited


  4. Present relevant interests


    Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows:


    Holder of relevant interest

    Registered holder of securities

    Person entitled to be registered as holder (8)

    Nature of relevant interest (6)

    Class and Number of securities

    Person's votes

    Advance Asset Management Limited

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

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

    12,245,576,

    Ordinary

    12,245,576

    Asgard Capital Management Limited

    Asgard Capital Management Limited

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

    201,801,

    Ordinary

    201,801

    BT Funds Management Limited

    Asgard Capital Management Limited


    BT Portfolio Services Limited


    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.


    Asgard Capital Management Limited


    BT Portfolio Services 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.

    4,696,036,

    Ordinary

    4,696,036

    BT Funds Management No.2 Limited

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    BT Funds Management No 2 Limited is or may be the Manager of various Superannuation funds, Institutional investor

    268,832,

    Ordinary

    268,832


    portfolios and unit trusts and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares.

    BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited

    BNP Fund Services Australasia Pty Limited


    UBS Wealth Management


    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.


    BNP Fund Services Australasia Pty Limited


    UBS Wealth Management

    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.

    30,179,889,

    Ordinary

    30,179,889

    BT Investment Management (Institutional) Limited

    National Custodian Nominees


    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.


    Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited


    National Nominees Limited


    JP Morgan Chase Bank


    National Australia Bank Limited

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.


    National Custodian Nominees


    Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited


    National Nominees Limited


    JP Morgan Chase Bank


    National Australia Bank 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.

    36,970,226,

    Ordinary

    36,970,226

    Equity Desk - (WIB) Westpac Institutional Bank *

    Equity Desk - (WIB) Westpac Institutional Bank

    Equity Desk - (WIB) Westpac Institutional Bank

    Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB): provides financial services to the corporate and institutional customer base, assisting and advising in the management of cash, funding, capital and market risk for companies and institutions in Australia and New Zealand. In this capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares.

    * WIB is a business name of the Westpac Banking Corporation.

    283,277,

    Ordinary

    283,277


    Westpac Financial Services Limited

    BT Portfolio Services Limited


    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.


    BT Portfolio Services Limited

    Westpac Financial Services Limited is the responsible entity of various managed investment schemes and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of shares.

    4,981,447,

    Ordinary

    4,981,447

    Westpac RE Limited

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) 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.

    1,118,917,

    Ordinary

    1,118,917


  5. Changes in association


    The persons who have become associates (2) of, or ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association (9) with, the substantial holder in relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows:



    Name and ACN/ARSN (if applicable)

    Nature of association


  6. 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

BT Funds Management No.2 Limited

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

Equity Desk - (WIB) Westpac Institutional Bank

Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent St 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

Westpac Financial Services Limited

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

Advance Asset Management Limited

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

BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited

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

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