COCHLEAR LIMITED — Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements 2018

Oct 15, 2018

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16 October 2018

The Manager Company Announcements Office Australian Securities Exchange Level 4, Stock Exchange Centre 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000

Dear Sir / Madam,

COCHLEAR LIMITED - RESULTS OF 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

We refer to the Cochlear Limited Annual General Meeting held today. The results of the meeting are set out in the attached document. All resolutions were decided by way of a poll.

These results are provided in accordance with Listing Rule 3.13.2 and section 251AA of the Corporations Act. The results include details of the proxies and direct votes received as well as the results of the polls held.

Yours faithfully

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Ray P Jarman

Company Secretary

Cochlear Limited ABN 96 002 618 073 1 University Avenue, Macquarie University NSW 2109, Australia. PO Box 1444, Macquarie Centre NSW 2113, Australia.

Tel: +61 (0)2 9428 6555 Fax: +61 (0)2 9428 6353 www.cochlear.com

Cochlear Limited 2018 Annual General Meeting Tuesday, 16 October 2018 Voting Results

The following information is provided in accordance with section 251AA(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Resolution details	Resolution details	Instructions given to vali(as at prox	Instructions given to vali(as at prox	Instructions given to vali(as at prox	dly appointed proxiesy close)	dly appointed proxiesy close)	Direct votes(as at close of direct voting)	Direct votes(as at close of direct voting)	Direct votes(as at close of direct voting)	Number of votes cast on the poll(where applicable)	Number of votes cast on the poll(where applicable)	Number of votes cast on the poll(where applicable)	ResolutionResult
Resolution	ResolutionType	For	Against		Proxy'sDiscretion	Abstain	For	Against	Abstain	For	Against	Abstain*	Carried /Not Carried
1.1 Receive Company's FinancialReports	Ordinary	36,515,580	140,047			1,510,026	735,871	12,251	14,685	37,605,48399.60%	152,6320.40%	1,525,611	Carried
2.1 To adopt the Company'sRemuneration Report	Ordinary	37,080,595	411,606	262,783		667,186	559,196	184,135	17,169	37,940,07398.45%	596,5801.55%	685,455	Carried
3.1 To re-elect Ms Alison Deansas a director	Ordinary	37,573,119	542,507	264,392		48,152	716,238	23,854	22,715	38,644,86498.55%	566,6951.45%	72,167	Carried
3.2 To re-elect Mr GlenBoreham as a director	Ordinary	37,481,737	634,689	262,892		48,852	712,548	26,354	23,905	38,545,34298.31%	661,3771.69%	74,207	Carried
4.1 Approve grant of securitiesto Mr Dig Howitt	Ordinary	37,216,383	309,501	258,122		638,164	516,565	215,840	28,902	38,027,51998.63%	527,6341.37%	670,206	Carried
5.1 Renewal of proportionaltakeover provisions	Special	37,898,440	220,246	262,892		46,092	693,392	32,724	36,491	38,944,87999.35%	253,3040.65%	83,878	Carried

• Votes cast by a person who abstains on an item are not counted in calculating the required majority on a poll.