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COUNT LIMITED — Major Shareholding Notification 2026
Apr 12, 2026
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Form 603
Corporations Act 2001
Section 671B
Notice of initial substantial holder
To Company Name/Scheme Count Limited (CUP) ACN/ARSN ACN 126 990 832
1. Details of substantial holder (1)
Name PERPETUAL LIMITED and its related bodies corporate ACN/ARSN (if applicable) ACN 000 431 827
The holder became a substantial holder on 09/04 / 2026
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:
| follows: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Class of securities (4) | Number of securities | Person's votes (5) | Voting power (6) |
| Ordinary | 11,434,991 | 11,434,991 | 5.578% |
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) | Class and number of securities |
|---|---|---|
| Refer to annexure B |
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 |
Person entitled to be registered as holder (8) |
Class and number of securities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refer to annexure B |
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) | Consideration (9) | Class and number of securities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refer to annexure A | Cash | Non-cash |
6. Associates
The reasons the persons named in paragraph 3 above are associates of the substantial holder are as follows:
| 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 |
| Perpetual Investment Management Limited (PIML) | Related bodies corporate of Perpetual Limited |
| Pendal Group Limited (PDL) | Related bodies corporate of Perpetual Limited |
| Pendal Fund Services Limited (PFSL) | Related bodies corporate of Perpetual Limited |
7. Addresses
The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Perpetual Limited (PPT) | Level 14, 123 Pitt Street Sydney, NSW 2000 |
| Perpetual Investment Management Limited (PIML) | Level 14, 123 Pitt Street Sydney, NSW 2000 |
| Pendal Group Limited (PDL) | Level 14, 123 Pitt Street Sydney, NSW 2000 |
| Pendal Fund Services Limited (PFSL) | Level 14, 123 Pitt Street Sydney, NSW 2000 |
| Count Limited (CUP) | Level 11, 45 Clarence Street Sydney, NSW 2000 |
Signature
| print name sign here |
Sylvie Dimarco capacity Company Secretary |
|---|---|
| date 13/04/2026 |
DIRECTIONS
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(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 7 of the form.
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(2) See the definition of "associate" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
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(3) See the definition of "relevant interest" in sections 608 and 671B(7) of the Corporations Act 2001.
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(4) The voting shares of a company constitute one class unless divided into separate classes.
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(5) The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme (if any) that the person or an associate has a relevant interest in.
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(6) The person's votes divided by the total votes in the body corporate or scheme multiplied by 100.
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(7) Include details of:
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(a) any relevant agreement or other circumstances by which the relevant interest was acquired. 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
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(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).
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See the definition of "relevant agreement" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
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(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".
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(9) 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.
ANNEXURE A
This is annexure ‘A’ referred to in Form 603, Notice of initial substantial holder, lodged for Perpetual Limited ACN 000 431 827
Sylvie Dimarco – Company Secretary, Perpetual Limited 13/04/2026
| Entity | Custodian | Date | Transaction Type |
Consideration (Cash) |
Class (Ordinary) and number |
Person's vote affected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2025-12-12 | Purchase | 1,182.50 | 1,075 | 1,075 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2025-12-15 | Purchase | 15,951.31 | 14,467 | 14,467 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2025-12-17 | Purchase | 14,353.95 | 12,990 | 12,990 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2025-12-18 | Purchase | 29,402.71 | 26,477 | 26,477 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2025-12-18 | Purchase | 156,800.00 | 140,000 | 140,000 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2025-12-19 | Purchase | 26,553.42 | 23,922 | 23,922 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2025-12-19 | Purchase | 45,918.36 | 41,820 | 41,820 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2025-12-23 | Purchase | 27,255.80 | 24,778 | 24,778 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2025-12-24 | Purchase | 66 | 60 | 60 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2025-12-29 | Purchase | 3,488.10 | 3,171 | 3,171 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2025-12-30 | Purchase | 13,747.80 | 12,498 | 12,498 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-01-06 | Purchase | 16,324.00 | 14,840 | 14,840 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-01-07 | Purchase | 3,599.20 | 3,272 | 3,272 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-01-08 | Purchase | 399.3 | 363 | 363 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-01-13 | Purchase | 1,270.50 | 1,155 | 1,155 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-01-14 | Purchase | 178,574.53 | 162,370 | 162,370 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-01-19 | Purchase | 4,268.00 | 3,880 | 3,880 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-01-20 | Purchase | 6,732.00 | 6,120 | 6,120 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-01-21 | Purchase | 3,748.80 | 3,408 | 3,408 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-01-23 | Purchase | 16,637.50 | 15,125 | 15,125 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-01-27 | Purchase | 23,862.72 | 21,467 | 21,467 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-02-24 | Purchase | 163,960.76 | 151,633 | 151,633 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-02-25 | Purchase | 1,009.80 | 918 | 918 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-04 | Purchase | 58,622.40 | 54,280 | 54,280 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-05 | Purchase | 6,683.71 | 6,155 | 6,155 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-05 | Purchase | 19,450.80 | 18,010 | 18,010 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-05 | Purchase | 3,565.08 | 3,301 | 3,301 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-06 | Purchase | 59,066.14 | 54,701 | 54,701 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-06 | Purchase | 2,868.48 | 2,656 | 2,656 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-09 | Purchase | 21,361.09 | 19,821 | 19,821 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-09 | Purchase | 22,830.92 | 21,177 | 21,177 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-10 | Purchase | 18,673.10 | 17,136 | 17,136 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-11 | Purchase | 33,813.54 | 30,911 | 30,911 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-12 | Purchase | 100,915.05 | 91,392 | 91,392 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-12 | Purchase | 34,260.79 | 31,149 | 31,149 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-13 | Purchase | 3,542.00 | 3,220 | 3,220 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-19 | Purchase | 7,538.72 | 6,731 | 6,731 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-19 | Purchase | 15,317.12 | 13,676 | 13,676 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-20 | Purchase | 73,174.15 | 63,785 | 63,785 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-23 | Purchase | 45,755.05 | 39,787 | 39,787 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-24 | Purchase | 1,966.50 | 1,710 | 1,710 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-24 | Purchase | 33,123.45 | 28,803 | 28,803 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-25 | Purchase | 13,475.70 | 11,718 | 11,718 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-26 | Purchase | 34,817.40 | 30,276 | 30,276 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-27 | Purchase | 9,163.99 | 8,074 | 8,074 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-03-27 | Purchase | 15,700.26 | 13,724 | 13,724 |
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 2026-04-09 | Purchase | 5,000,000.25 | 4,761,905 | 4,761,905 |
| PIML | HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited |
2026-04-09 | Purchase | 1,500,000.60 | 1,428,572 | 1,428,572 |
ANNEXURE B
This is annexure ‘B’ referred to in Form 603, Notice of initial substantial holder, lodged for Perpetual Limited ACN 000 431 827
Sylvie Dimarco – Company Secretary, Perpetual Limited 13/04/2026
| Holder of relevant interest |
Registered holder securities | Persons entitled to be registered holder |
Number of securities |
Number of votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFSL | State Street Bank & Trust Company | State Street Bank & Trust Company | 9,027,508 | 9,027,508 |
| PIML | HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited |
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited |
2,407,483 | 2,407,483 |