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FAR LIMITED Major Shareholding Notification 2020

Mar 1, 2020

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Major Shareholding Notification

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Form 604

Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B

Notice of change of interests of substantial holder

To Company Name ~~/Scheme~~ FAR Limited ACN ~~/ARSN/ABN~~ 009 117 293

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)

There was a change in the interests of the substantial holder on 27 February 2020 The previous notice was given to the company on 29 January 2020 The previous notice was dated 29 January 2020

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 to 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 834,629,499 8.37% 972,003,567 9.74%

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
See Annexure A, Tables 2
and 3

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
See Annexure A,Tables 2 and 4

5. Changes in association

The persons who have become associates (2) of, 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
See Annexure A,Tables 1 and 2

6. 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
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Elizabeth Lee
Company Secretary
date 2 March 2020
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.

FAR Limited

THIS IS ANNEXURE A OF 3 PAGES REFERRED TO IN THE ABOVE FORM 604

Printname Elizabeth Lee Company Secretary
Sign here Date: 2 March 2020

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 Mansfield Street Properties Ltd Orbis Investment Management (BVI) Limited (OIMLBVI) Orbis Investment Advisory Pty Limited Allan Gray (Holdings) Pty Ltd Orbis Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited Orbis Client Services (Canada) Limited Orbis Holdings (UK) Limited Orbis Investment Management (Europe) LLP Orbis Investment Management (Luxembourg) S.A EmCap Limited (Guernsey)

Orbis Investment Management Limited (OIML) Orbis Asset Management Limited (OAML) Orbis Administration Limited Orbis Investment Research Limited Orbis Investment Management (MIS) Limited Triple Blue Holdings Limited Pictet Overseas Trust Corporation and Pictet Trustee Company SA Allan & Gill Gray Foundation (Guernsey)

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 Balanced Fund AGA SMBF Citibank N.A., Hong Kong Branch
as SMBF’s custodian
Equity Trustees Limited as SMBF’s
responsible entity
3.
Allan Gray Australia Stable Fund AGA SMSF Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch as
SMSF’s custodian
Equity Trustees Limited as SMSF’s
responsible entity
4.
AMP Capital Specialist Australian
Share Fund
AGA SMAP BNP Paribas Fund Services
Australasia Pty Ltd as SMAP’s
custodian
AMP Capital Funds Management
Limited as SMAP’s responsible entity
5.
Warakirri Endeavour Fund AGA SMWD RBC Investor Services Trust as
SMWK’s custodian
Warakirri Asset Management Pty Ltd
SMWK’s trustee
6.
Morningstar Australian Shares High
Alpha Fund
AGA SMIA JP Morgan Nominees Australia
Ltd as SMIA’s custodian
Morningstar Investment Management
Australia Limited SMIA’s trustee
7.
Construction and Building Unions
Superannuation Fund
AGA SMCB JP Morgan Nominees Australia
Ltd as SMCB’s custodian
United Super Pty Ltd as SMCB’s trustee
8.
HESTA Superannuation Fund AGA SMHT JP Morgan Nominees Australia
Ltd as SMHT’s custodian
H.E.S.T. Australia Ltd as SMHT’s trustee
9.
Hostplus Pooled Superannuation
Trust
AGA SMHP Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch as
SMHP’s custodian
Host Plus Pty ltd as SMHP’s trustee
10. Russell Australian Opportunities Fund AGA SMRI State Street Australia Ltd as
SMRI’s custodian
Russell Investment Management Ltd as
SMRI’s responsible entity
11. MyLifeMyMoney Superannuation
Fund
AGA SMCS NAB Custodial Services as
custodian for SMCS
CSF Pty Ltd as SMCS’s trustee
12. Maritime Super AGA SMMS NAB Custodial Services as
custodian for SMMS
Maritime Super Pty Ltd as SMMS’s
trustee
13. 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
14. Non-Government Schools
Superannuation Fund
AGA SMNP State Street Australia Ltd as
SMNP’s custodian
Non-Government Schools
Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd as
SMNP’s trustee
15. REST Superannuation Fund AGA SMRT State Street Australia Ltd as
SMRT’s custodian
Retail Employees Superannuation Pty
Ltd as SMRT’s trustee
16. Government Employees
Superannuation Board
AGA SMGB Northern Trust Corporation as
SMGB’s custodian
Government Employees Superannuation
Board
17. Statewide Superannuation Trust AGA SMSW NAB Custodial Services as
custodian for SMSW
Statewide Superannuation Pty Ltd as
SMSW’s trustee
No Fund name Manager Code Registered holder Persons entitled to be registered
holder
18. Legal Super AGA SMLS BNP Paribas Fund Services
Australasia Pty Ltd as SMLS’s
custodian
Legal Super Pty Ltd as trustee of
legalsuper
19. 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
20. 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
21. Orbis Global Equity LE Fund
(Australia Registered)
AGA GALE Citibank N.A., Hong Kong Branch,
as GALE’s custodian
Equity Trustees Limited as GALE’s
responsible entity
22. Orbis Global Equity Fund Limited OIML OGEF Citigroup Fund Services Canada,
Inc (Citi Canada) as OGEF’s
custodian
OGEF
23. Orbis Optimal SA Fund Limited OIML OSAP Citi Canada as OSAP’s custodian OSAP
24. Institutional Global EquityFund OIML IGEF Citi Canada as IGEF’s custodian IGEF
25. Orbis Optimal LP OIML OOLP Citi Canada as OOLP’s custodian OOLP
26. Orbis International Equity LP OIML IELP Citi Canada as IELP’s custodian IELP
27. Orbis Institutional Global Equity LP OIML OGLP Citi Canada as OGLP’s custodian OGLP
28. Orbis Institutional International Equity
LP
OIML ONLP Citi Canada as ONLP’s custodian ONLP
29. Orbis Institutional U.S. Equity LP OIML USLP Citi Canada as USLP’s custodian USLP
30. Orbis Institutional Emerging Markets
Equity LP
OIML EMLP Citi Canada as EMLP’s custodian EMLP
31. Orbis SICAV – Global Equity Fund OIML SGPL Citibank International plc
(Luxembourg Branch) (Citi Lux)
as SGPL’s custodian
SGPL
32. Orbis SICAV – Asia- Ex Japan Fund OIML XJPL Citi Lux as XJPL’s custodian XJPL
33. Orbis SICAV – Global Balanced Fund OIML GBSA Citi Lux as GBSA’s custodian GBSA
34. Orbis SICAV – International Equity OIML SNPL Citi Lux as SNPL’s custodian SNPL
35. Orbis OEIC Global Equity Fund OIML UKGE Citi Lux as UKGE’s custodian UKGE
36. Orbis Institutional Global Equity
(OFO)
OIML OGEO Citi Canada as OGEO’s custodian OGEO
37. OEIC Global Cautious Fund OIML OCS4 Citi Lux as OCS4’s custodian OCS4
38. Orbis SICAV Global Cautious Fund OIML OCSU Citi Lux as OCSU’s custodian OCSU

Table 3 – Change in relevant interest

Table 3 – Change in relevant interest
Trade Date Reference Code Action No of security Consideration
03 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMAP Buy 3,359,681 $ 99,493
24 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMBF Buy 1,945,689 $ 53,147
03 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMCB Buy 16,015,932 $ 467,776
03 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMCS Buy 8,547,848 $ 248,334
31 Jan 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMEF Buy 16,230,517 $ 476,746
03 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMGB Buy 11,774,173 $ 341,250
03 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMHP Buy 14,225,476 $ 408,728
03 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMHT Buy 14,430,933 $ 414,719
03 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMIA Buy 1,555,197 $ 46,295
03 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMLS Buy 3,987,686 $ 117,042
03 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMMS Buy 3,647,673 $ 108,398
03 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMNG Buy 5,174,524 $ 151,271
03 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMNP Buy 1,095,704 $ 32,777
28 Jan 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMRI Buy 9,225,590 $ 329,559
03 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMRT Buy 16,375,106 $ 481,402
25 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMSF Buy 5,456,247 $ 146,260
03 Feb 20 to 27 Feb 20 SMSW Buy 3,993,362 $ 118,595

31 Jan 20 to 14 Feb 20

31 Jan 20 to 14 Feb 20 SMWD Buy 332,730 $ 11,088
Total 137,374,068 $ 4,052,879

All trades occur on market, under a dividend reinvestment plan, or pursuant to a capital raising (as applicable).

Table 4 – Present relevant interest

Reference Code Total no of securities
SMAP 18,252,320
SMBF 5,713,101
SMCB 123,869,341
SMCS 51,445,226
SMEF 235,391,758
SMGB 71,595,642
SMHP 88,780,530
SMHT 90,224,377
SMIA 9,382,709
SMLS 22,296,952
SMMS 19,950,787
SMNG 30,078,917
SMNP 6,930,091
SMRI 30,949,072
SMRT 129,848,759
SMSF 13,531,601
SMSW 21,621,741
SMWD 2,140,643
Total 972,003,567