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ASPEN GROUP Major Shareholding Notification 2016

Jun 28, 2016

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Major Shareholding Notification

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Form 605

Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B

Notice of ceasing to be a substantial holder

To Company Name ~~/Scheme~~ Aspen Group ~~ACN/ARSN/~~ ABN 50 004 160 927

1. Details of substantial holder (1)

Name Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd ( Allan Gray Australia ) and its related bodies corporate as set out in Table 1 of Annexure A (together the Group ), as investment manager for the funds or investment mandates listed at Table 2 of Annexure A

ACN/ARSN (if applicable) 112 316 168 (ACN of Allan Gray Australia)

The holder ceased to be a substantial holder on 27 June 2016 The previous notice was given to the company on 16 June 2016 The previous notice was dated 16 June 2016

2. Changes in relevant interests

Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest (2) of the substantial holder or an associate (3) 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 (4)
Consideration
given in relation
to change (5)
Class (6) and number
of securities affected
Person’s votes
affected
See Annexure A, Tables 2
and 3

3. Changes in association

The persons who have become associates (3) of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association (7) 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
See Annexure A,Tables 1 and 2

4. Addresses

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

Name Address
The Group C/- Allan GrayAustralia,Level 2 Challis House,4 Martin Place Sydney ,NSW 2000

Signature

print name Eugene Tan Company Secretary sign here date 29 June 2016

DIRECTIONS

  • (1) If there are a number of substantial holders with similar or related relevant interests (eg a corporation and its related corporations, or the manager and trustee of an equity trust), the names could be included in an annexure to the form. If the relevant interests of a group of persons are essentially similar, they may be referred to throughout the form as a specifically named group if the membership of each group, with the names and addresses of members is clearly set out in paragraph 6 of the form.

  • (2) See the definition of “associate” in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.

  • (3) See the definition of “relevant interest” in sections 608 and 671B(7) of the Corporations Act 2001.

  • (4) The voting shares of a company constitute one class unless divided into separate classes.

  • (5) The person’s votes divided by the total votes in the body corporate or scheme multiplied by 100.

  • (6) Include details of:

  • (a) any relevant agreement or other circumstances because of which the change in relevant interest occurred. If subsection 671B(4) applies, a copy of any document setting out the terms of any relevant agreement, and a statement by the person giving full and accurate details of any contract, scheme or arrangement, must accompany this form, together with a written statement certifying this contract, scheme or arrangement; and

  • (b) any qualification of the power of a person to exercise, control the exercise of, or influence the exercise of, the voting powers or disposal of the securities to which the relevant interest relates (indicating clearly the particular securities to which the qualification applies).

See the definition of “relevant agreement” in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.

  • (7) Details of the consideration must include any and all benefits, money and other, that any person from whom a relevant interest was acquired has, or may, become entitled to receive in relation to that acquisition. Details must be included even if the benefit is conditional on the happening or not of a contingency. Details must be included of any benefit paid on behalf of the substantial holder or its associate in relation to the acquisitions, even if they are not paid directly to the person from whom the relevant interest was acquired.

  • (8) If the substantial holder is unable to determine the identity of the person (eg if the relevant interest arises because of an option) write “unknown”.

  • (9) Give details, if appropriate, of the present association and any change in that association since the last substantial holding notice.

Aspen Group

THIS IS ANNEXURE A OF 2 PAGES REFERRED TO IN THE ABOVE FORM 605

Printname EugeneTan Company Secretary
Sign here Date: 29 June 2016

Table 1 – Related bodies corporate

The following entities are associates of Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd (AGA) and each other by virtue of being related bodies corporate. Orbis Allan Gray Limited Orbis Mansfield Street Properties Ltd Orbis Holdings Limited Orbis Investment Management (BVI) Limited (OIMLBVI) Orbis Investment Management Limited (OIML) Orbis Investment Advisory Pty Limited Orbis Asset Management Limited (OAML) Allan Gray (Holdings) Pty Ltd Orbis Administration Limited Orbis Investment Advisory (Hong Kong) Limited Orbis Investment Research Limited Orbis Client Services (Canada) Limited Orbis Investment Management (MIS) Limited Orbis Holdings (UK) Limited Triple Blue Holdings Limited Orbis Investment Management (Europe) LLP Pictet Overseas Trust Corporation and Pictet Trustee Company SA Orbis Investment Management (Luxembourg) S.A

Table 2 - Funds

An entity within the Group acts as investment manager for some or all of the assets in the following funds.

No Fund name Manager Code Registered holder Persons entitled to be registered
holder
1.
Allan Gray Australia Equity Fund AGA SMEF Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch as
SMEF’s custodian
Equity Trustees Limited as SMEF’s
responsible entity
2.
Allan Gray Australia Opportunity
Fund
AGA SMSF Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch as
SMSF’s custodian
Equity Trustees Limited as SMSF’s
responsible entity
3.
Warakirri Australian Equities
Pensions and Charities Fund
AGA SMWA ANZ Nominees Ltd as SMWA’s
custodian
Warakirri Asset Management Pty Ltd
SMWA’s trustee
4.
Ibbotson Australian Shares High
Alpha Trust
AGA SMIA JP Morgan Nominees Australia Ltd
as SMIA’s custodian
Ibbotson Associates Australia Ltd
SMIA’s trustee
5.
Construction and Building Unions
Superannuation Fund
AGA SMCB NAB Custodial Services as SMCB’s
custodian
United Super Pty Ltd as SMCB’s
trustee
6.
HESTA Superannuation Fund AGA SMHT JP Morgan Nominees Australia Ltd
as SMHT’s custodian
H.E.S.T. Australia Ltd as SMHT’s
trustee
7.
Hostplus Pooled Superannuation
Trust
AGA SMHP Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch as
SMHP’s custodian
Host Plus Pty ltd as SMHP’s trustee
8.
Russell Australian Opportunities
Fund
AGA SMRI State Street Australia Ltd asSMRI’s
custodian
Russell Investment Management Ltd
as SMRI’s responsible entity
9.
MyLifeMyMoney Superannuation
Fund
AGA SMCS NAB Custodial Services as custodian
for SMCS
CSF Pty Ltd as SMCS’s trustee
10. Maritime Super AGA SMMS NAB Custodial Services as custodian
for SMMS
Maritime Super Pty Ltd as SMMS’s
trustee
11. Non-Government Schools
Superannuation Fund
AGA SMNG State Street Australia Ltd as SMNG’s
custodian
Non-Government Schools
Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd as
SMNG’s trustee
12. REST Superannuation Fund AGA SMRT State Street Australia Ltd as SMRT’s
custodian
Retail Employees Superannuation Pty
Ltd as SMRT’s trustee
13. Government Employees
Superannuation Board
AGA SMGB Northern Trust Corporation as
SMGB’s custodian
Government Employees
Superannuation Board
14. Orbis Global Equity Fund
(Australia Registered)
OIML GAPL Citibank N.A., Hong Kong Branch, as
GAPL’s custodian
Equity Trustees Limited as GAPL’s
responsible entity
15. Orbis Emerging Markets Equity
Fund (Australia Registered)
OIML EMAF Citibank N.A., Hong Kong Branch, as
EMAF’s custodian
Equity Trustees Limited as EMAF’s
responsible entity
16. Orbis Global Equity Fund Limited OIML OGEF Citigroup Fund Services Canada, Inc
(Citi Canada)as OGEF’s custodian
OGEF
17. Orbis Optimal SA Fund Limited OIML OSAP Citi Canada as OSAP’s custodian OSAP
No Fund name Manager Code Registered holder Persons entitled to be registered
holder
18. Institutional Global Equity Fund OIML IGEF Citi Canada as IGEF’s custodian IGEF
19. Orbis Optimal LP OAML OOLP Citi Canada as OOLP’s custodian OOLP
20. Orbis International Equity LP OAML IELP Citi Canada as IELP’s custodian IELP
21. Orbis SICAV – Global Equity Fund OIML SGPL Citibank International plc
(Luxembourg Branch) (Citi Lux) as
SGPL’s custodian
SGPL
22. Orbis SICAV – Asia- Ex Japan
Fund
OIMLBVI XJPL Citi Lux as XJPL’s custodian XJPL
23. Orbis SICAV – Global Balanced
Fund
OIML GBSA Citi Lux as GBSA’s custodian GBSA
24. Orbis SICAV – International Equity OIML SNPL Citi Lux as SNPL’s custodian SNPL
25. Orbis OEIC Global Equity Fund OIML UKGE Citi Lux as UKGE’s custodian UKGE

Table 3 – Change in relevant interest

Trade Date
21 Jun 16 to 27 Jun 16
21 Jun 16 to 27 Jun 16
21 Jun 16 to 27 Jun 16
21 Jun 16 to 27 Jun 16
21 Jun 16 to 27 Jun 16
21 Jun 16 to 27 Jun 16
27 Jun 16
21 Jun 16 to 27 Jun 16
27 Jun 16
21 Jun 16 to 27 Jun 16
Reference Code Action No of security Consideration
SMCB Sell -242,549 -$ 295,910
SMCS Sell -91,600 -$ 111,752
SMEF Sell -242,907 -$ 296,364
SMGB Sell -190,591 -$ 232,521
SMHP Sell -242,549 -$ 295,910
SMHT Sell -174,539 -$ 212,938
SMIA Sell -46,346 -$ 56,542
SMMS Sell -93,223 -$ 113,732
SMNG Sell -110,772 -$ 135,142
SMRT Sell -185,104 -$ 225,827
Total -1,620,180 -$1,976,637