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NZX/ASX Market Release

 

Pursuant to clause 20(1)(a) of schedule 8 to the Financial Markets Conduct Regulations 2014

1.   On 8 October 2015, The a2 Milk Company Limited (“Company”) announced that it intends to undertake a private placement of ordinary shares (“Offer”).

2.   The Company is making the Offer to investors in reliance upon the exclusion in clause 19 of schedule 1 to the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (“Act”).

3.   This notice is provided under clause 20(1)(a) of schedule 8 to the Financial Markets Conduct Regulations 2014 (“Regulations”).

4.   As at the date of this notice:

(a)   the Company is in compliance with the continuous disclosure obligations that apply to it in relation to ordinary shares in the Company; and

(b)   the Company is in compliance with its financial reporting obligations (as defined in subclause 20(5) of schedule 8 to the Regulations); and

(c)   there is no information that is “excluded information” as defined in subclause 20(5) of schedule 8 to the Regulations.

5.   The Offer and the acquisition of shares under the Offer will not have any effect on the “control” (within the meaning of clause 48 of schedule 1 to the Act) of ATM.

For further information contact:

The a2 Milk Company Geoffrey Babidge Managing Director +61 2 9697 7000