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NUFARM LIMITED Major Shareholding Notification 2017

Nov 8, 2017

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Major Shareholding Notification

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ASX Limited Market Announcements Office Fax: 1300 135 638

Nufarm Limited 103-105 Pipe Rd Laverton North VIC 3026 Telephone: +61 3 9282 1000 Fax: +61 3 9282 1001

8 November 2017

Form 604: Notice of change of interests of substantial holder

Please find enclosed notice of change of interests of substantial holder from Mr Zhang Hua on behalf of himself and his controlled entities Power Growth Global Limited and Brecken International Limited (the "Holders"), in relation to change of their substantial holding in Nufarm Limited ("Nufarm") as described in the substantial holding notice.

The Holders also wish to inform Nufarm that they currently intend this transaction to be a financial investment in Nufarm, and the Holders have no current intention to seek control of Nufarm (via takeover or otherwise), to request a board seat or to control or influence the composition of Nufarm's board or the conduct of its affairs. However, the Holders reserve the right to assess their strategy and respond to market, economic, company or third party developments, including to increase or decrease their holdings from time to time.

For and on behalf of the Holders

$\frac{1}{2}$

Name: Mr ZHANG Hua

Form 604

Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B

Notice of change of interests of substantial holder

To Company Name/Scheme Nufarm Limited ("Company")
ACN/ARSN 091 323 312
1. Details of substantial holder (1)
Name Mr ZHANG Hua on behalf of himself and his controlled entities Power Growth Global Limited ("Power Growth") and
Brecken International Limited ("Brecken")
ACN/ARSN (if applicable) Not applicable
There was a change in the interests of the
substantial holder on
Not applicable - see note under heading 2
The previous notice was given to the company on 06 / 2017
20
The previous notice was dated / 06 / 2017
20

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)
17.116.950
6.4126%
Fully paid ordinary shares
24,031,344 7.3452%*
.

*Note: There is no movement of at least 1% in its substantial holding. However, this notice is given for completeness.

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

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
Brecken and
Mr Zhang Hua
Brecken Brecken Brecken has a relevant
interest under 608(1) of
the Corporations Act.
Mr Zhang Hua (who has
a controlling interest in
Brecken) has a relevant
interest under section
608(3) of the
Corporations Act.
3,043 fully paid
ordinary shares
3.043
Power Growth
and Mr Zhang
Hua
Power Growth Power Growth Power Growth has a
relevant interest under
608(1) of the
Corporations Act.
Mr Zhang Hua (who has
a controlling interest in
Power Growth) has a
relevant interest under
11,247,895 fully
paid ordinary
shares
11.247.895
section 608(3) of the
Corporations Act.
Power Growth
and Mr Zhang
Hua
Unknown Unknown. UBS may hold
the interest in Nufarm
shares from time to time
which are subject of the
Collar.
Power Growth has
entered into a collar
agreement with UBS
AG, London Branch
("UBS") ("Collar") on 21
September 2015, and
an amendment
agreement on 15
October 2015, in
respect of 3.902,018
Nufarm shares under
which Power Growth
has a nght to acquire
these Nufarm shares.
Under section 608(8) of
the Corporations Act,
Power Growth may be
taken to have a relevant
interest in any Nufarm
shares which UBS has
a relevant interest.
See Annexure B of the
previous notice dated
22 March 2016.
780,406 fully paid
ordinary shares
780,406
Power Growth
and Mr Zhang
Hua
Unknown Unknown, UBS may hold
the interest in Nufarm
shares from time to time
which are subject of the
September 2016 Collar.
Power Growth has
replaced the TRS (as
defined in and set out at
Annexures P1 - P3 of
the previous notice
dated 26 August 2016)
with a new collar
agreement with UBS by
entering into a
Confirmation of a
Collar-type Share
Option Transaction (see
Annexure E of the
previous notice dated
26 September 2016)
and a Confirmation Side
Letter (see Annexure F
of the previous notice
dated 26 September
2016) on 6 September
2016 ("September
2016 Collar") in respect
of the 6,000,000 shares
under which Power
Growth continues to
have a right to acquire
these shares. Under
section 608(8) of the
Corporations Act,
Power Growth may be
taken to have a relevant
interest in any Nufarm
shares which UBS has
a relevant interest.
6,000,000 fully
paid ordinary
shares
6,000,000
Power Growth
and Mr Zhang
Hua
Unknown Unknown. CS may hold
the interest in Nufarm
shares from time to time
which are subject of the
CS October 2016 Collar.
Power Growth has
entered into a collar
agreement with Credit
Suisse AG, Singapore
Branch ("CS") by
entering into a
Confirmation of a
Collar-type Share
Option Transaction (see
Annexure C of the
previous notice dated
20 June 2017) on 12
October 2016 ("CS
October 2016 Collar")
in respect of 6,000,000
shares under which
Power Growth would
have a right to acquire
these shares. Under
6,000,000 fully
paid ordinary
shares
6,000,000

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
Not applicable ---------------------------------------
______
______
---------------------------------------

6. Addresses

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

Name Address
Mr Zhang Hua Unit E, 29th floor, Citytower, No.86 Renminnan road Chengdu City, Sichuan province.
China
Power Growth Global Limited (BVI Company Number P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin
1872207) Islands.
Brecken International Limited (BVI Company Number P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin
1745036) Islands.

Signature

Zhang Hua print name

sign here

date 08/11/2017

Capacity Director

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.

  • 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 m $(7)$
  • $(8)$ 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.

Annexure A

This is Annexure A of 2 pages referred to in the accompanying Form 604 (Notice of change of interests of substantial holder) -
lodged by Mr ZHANG Hua on behalf of himself and his controlled entities Power Growth Global Lim

Sign here:

للمربذ

Print name:

Capacity: Director

Zhang Hua

08/11/2017

Date:

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
Cash Non-
Cash
Shares held by Power Growth
UBS account
17 July
2017
Power Growth
and Mr Zhang
Hua
Shares acquired
pursuant to
settlement in relation
to the expiration date
under the Collar (see
Annexure B of the
previous notice dated
22 March 2016)
Payment in
accordance with
the terms of the
Collar
780,403 fully
paid ordinary
shares
780,403
17 August
2017
Power Growth
and Mr Zhang
Hua
Shares acquired
pursuant to
settlement in relation
to the expiration date
under the Collar (see
Annexure B of the
previous notice dated
22 March 2016)
Payment in
accordance with
the terms of the
Collar
780,403 fully
paid ordinary
shares
780,403
14
September
2017
Power Growth
and Mr Zhang
Hua
Shares acquired
pursuant to
settlement in relation
to the expiration date
under the Collar (see
Annexure B of the
previous notice dated
22 March 2016)
Payment in
accordance with
the terms of the
Collar
780,403 fully
paid ordinary
shares
780,403
17 October
2017
Power Growth
and Mr Zhang
Hua
Shares acquired
pursuant to
settlement in relation
to the expiration date
under the Collar (see
Annexure B of the
previous notice dated
22 March 2016)
Payment in
accordance with
the terms of the
Collar
780,403 fully
paid ordinary
shares
780,403
31 August
2017
Power Growth
and Mr Zhang
Hua
Transferred to Bank
of America Merrill
Lynch ("BAML")
N/A (1,977,907) fully
paid ordinary
shares
(1, 977, 907)

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Date of
change
Person whose
Nature of
relevant
change (6)
interest
changed
Consideration
given in relation
to change (7)
Class and number of
securities affected
Person's
votes
affected
Cash Non-
Cash
account
3
November
2017
Power Growth
and Mr Zhang
Hua
Shares acquired from
the institutional
shortfall bookbuild in
relation to the
Company's rights
issue
AUD\$25,500,000 3,000,000 fully
paid ordinary
shares
3,000,000
3
November
2017
Power Growth
and Mr Zhang
Hua
Shares acquired
pursuant to the
Company's rights
issue
AUD\$29,357,955 3,914,394 fully
paid ordinary
shares
3,914,394
BAML account
31 August
2017
Power Growth
and Mr Zhang
Hua
Shares transferred
from UBS account
N/A 1,977,907 fully
paid ordinary
shares
1,977,907