Opthea Ltd — Major Shareholding Notification 2020

Dec 14, 2020

Form 604

Corporations Act Section 671B

Notice of change of interests of substantial holder

To: Company Name/Scheme OPTHEA LIMITED ACN/ ~~ARSN~~ 006 340 567

1. Details of substantial holder

Name

Bank of America Corporation and its related bodies corporate (See Appendix C)

ACN/ARSN (if applicable):

There was a change in the interests of the substantial holder on 11 December 2020 9 December 2020

The previous notice was given to the company on

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	Previous Notice	Present Notice	Present Notice
	Person’s Votes	Voting Power (5)	Person’s Votes	Voting Power (5)
Ordinary	13,157,156	3.90%	12,058,279	3.57%
American Depository Shares (ADS)	9,422,864	2.79%	4,925,640	1.46%
TOTAL	22,580,020	6.69%	16,983,919	5.03%

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
Please see Appendix 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 holder (8)	Nature of relevant interest (6)	Class and number of securities	Person’s votes
Merrill Lynch (Australia) Futures Limited	Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Ltd	Merrill Lynch (Australia) Futures Limited	Power to control voting and/or disposal of securities in its capacity as ultimate beneficial owner having a principal position.	Ordinary 3,027,268	3,027,268
Merrill Lynch International	Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Ltd	Merrill Lynch International	Power to control voting and/or disposal of securities in its capacity as ultimate beneficial owner having a principal position.	Ordinary 4,223	4,223
Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia) Pty. Limited	Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Ltd	Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia) Pty. Limited	Borrowing of securities pursuant to a Prime Brokerage Agreement (see Appendix B), with power to control the voting and/or disposal of borrowed securities.	Ordinary 6,639,702	6,639,702
Merrill Lynch International	Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Ltd	Merrill Lynch International	Borrowing of securities pursuant to a Prime Brokerage Agreement (see Appendix B), with power to control the voting and/or disposal of borrowed securities.	Ordinary 2,387,086	2,387,086
Merrill Lynch International		Merrill Lynch International	Borrowing of securities pursuant to a Prime Brokerage Agreement (see Appendix B), with power to control the voting and/or disposal of borrowed securities.	615,571 ADS representing 4,924,568 Ordinary Shares	4,924,568
BofA Securities, Inc.		BofA Securities, Inc.	Power to control voting and/or disposal of securities in its capacity as ultimate beneficial owner having a principal position.	134 ADS representing 1,072 Ordinary Shares	1,072

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
N/A	N/A

6. Addresses

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

Name	Addresses
Bank of America Corporation	100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28255, USA
Merrill Lynch (Australia) Futures Limited	Level 34, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Ltd	Level 19, 120 Collins St, Melbourne Vic 3000, Australia
Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia) Pty. Limited	Level 34, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW 2000,Australia
Merrill Lynch International	2 King Edward Street, London, England, EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom
BofA Securities, Inc.	One Bryant Park, New York NY 10036, USA

SIGNATURE

Print Name: Sign Here:	Kelvin Kwok Capacity: Authorised signatory
	Date: 15 December 2020

Appendix A

**Date of change **	Person whose relevant interest changed	Nature of change (4)	Consideration (5)	Class (6) of securities	Securities affected	Person's votes affected	Remark
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securitiesreturned	N/A	Ordinary	(229,684)	(229,684)	RefertoApp. B
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securities borrowed	N/A	Ordinary	296,263	296,263	RefertoApp. B
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securitiesreturned	N/A	Ordinary	(66,579)	(66,579)	RefertoApp. B
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securities borrowed	N/A	Ordinary	2,833,834	2,833,834	Refer to App. B
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securities returned	N/A	ADS	(4,465)	(35,720)	Refer to App. B
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securitiesreturned	N/A	ADS	(469,699)	(3,757,592)	RefertoApp. B
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securities borrowed	N/A	ADS	474,164	3,793,312	RefertoApp. B
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securities returned	N/A	ADS	(576,240)	(4,609,920)	Refer to App. B
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securities borrowed	N/A	ADS	14,091	112,728	RefertoApp. B
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	BUY	6,371	Ordinary	3,025	3,025	N/A
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	SELL	(2,407)	Ordinary	(1,157)	(1,157)	N/A
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	SELL	(16,245)	Ordinary	(7,591)	(7,591)	N/A
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	BUY	3,078	Ordinary	1,471	1,471	N/A
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	BUY	35,985	Ordinary	17,185	17,185	N/A
12/08/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	SELL	(36,089)	Ordinary	(17,185)	(17,185)	N/A
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securitiesreturned	N/A	Ordinary	(296,263)	(296,263)	RefertoApp. B
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securitiesreturned	N/A	Ordinary	(116,651)	(116,651)	RefertoApp. B
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securities borrowed	N/A	Ordinary	412,914	412,914	RefertoApp. B
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securitiesreturned	N/A	Ordinary	(412,914)	(412,914)	RefertoApp. B
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securitiesreturned	N/A	Ordinary	(2,420,920)	(2,420,920)	RefertoApp. B
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securitiesreturned	N/A	ADS	(14,091)	(112,728)	RefertoApp. B
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securities returned	N/A	ADS	(474,164)	(3,793,312)	Refer to App. B
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securities borrowed	N/A	ADS	488,255	3,906,040	Refer to App. B
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securitiesreturned	N/A	ADS	(4)	(32)	RefertoApp. B
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	SELL	(6,213)	Ordinary	(2,930)	(2,930)	N/A
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	BUY	1,971	Ordinary	934	934	N/A
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	BUY	16,336	Ordinary	7,726	7,726	N/A
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	SELL	(1,143)	Ordinary	(539)	(539)	N/A
12/09/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	SELL	(16,456)	Ordinary	(7,726)	(7,726)	N/A
12/10/2020	Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia)Pty. Limited	Securitiesreturned	N/A	Ordinary	(1,869)	(1,869)	RefertoApp. B

**Date of change **	Person whose relevant interest changed	Nature of change (4)	Consideration (5)	Class (6) of securities	Securities affected	Person's votes affected	Remark
12/10/2020	Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia)Pty. Limited	Securitiesreturned	N/A	Ordinary	(31,965)	(31,965)	RefertoApp. B
12/10/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securities borrowed	N/A	Ordinary	2,887,769	2,887,769	RefertoApp. B
12/10/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securitiesreturned	N/A	Ordinary	(412,914)	(412,914)	RefertoApp. B
12/10/2020	Merrill Lynch (Australia) Futures Limited	BUY	50,022	Ordinary	23,820	23,820	N/A
12/10/2020	Merrill Lynch (Australia) Futures Limited	BUY	2,016	Ordinary	962	962	N/A
12/10/2020	Merrill Lynch (Australia) Futures Limited	SELL	(1,027)	Ordinary	(489)	(489)	N/A
12/10/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	SELL	(65,797)	Ordinary	(31,664)	(31,664)	N/A
12/10/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	SELL	(1,825)	Ordinary	(879)	(879)	N/A
12/10/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	BUY	16,292	Ordinary	7,844	7,844	N/A
12/11/2020	Merrill Lynch International	Securitiesreturned	N/A	Ordinary	(500,683)	(500,683)	RefertoApp. B
12/11/2020	Merrill Lynch International	SELL	(2)	Ordinary	(1)	(1)	N/A
12/11/2020	Merrill Lynch International	BUY	2	Ordinary	1	1	N/A
12/11/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	SELL	(82,076)	Ordinary	(39,650)	(39,650)	N/A
12/11/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	SELL	(583)	Ordinary	(283)	(283)	N/A
12/11/2020	Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	BUY	132	Ordinary	63	63	N/A
12/11/2020	Merrill Lynch (Australia) Futures Limited	SELL	(286)	Ordinary	(138)	(138)	N/A
12/11/2020	Merrill Lynch (Australia) Futures Limited	BUY	16,436	Ordinary	7,986	7,986	N/A
12/11/2020	Merrill Lynch (Australia) Futures Limited	SELL	(6,210,000)	Ordinary	(3,000,000)	(3,000,000)	N/A

Appendix B-1: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International, Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia) Pty Limited and Equity Trustees Limited As Trustee And Responsible EntityOf Regal Investment Fund
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix B-2: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International and Integrated Core Strategies (Asia)
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix B-3: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International and JANCHOR PARTNERS PANASIAN MASTER F (GCM)
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix B-4: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International and PARHELION LTD (GCM)
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix B-5: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International, Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia) Pty Limited and Regal Funds Management PtyLimited as Trustee of Atlantic Absolute Return Fund
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix B-6: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International, Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia) Pty Limited and Regal Funds Management PtyLimited as Trustee of Regal Australian LongShort EquityFund
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix B-7: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International, Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia) Pty Limited and Regal Funds Management PtyLimited as Trustee of Tasman Market Neutral Fund
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix B-8: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International, Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia) Pty Limited and Susquehanna Pacific PtyLtd
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix B-9: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International, Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia) Pty Limited and Virtu Financial Asia PtyLtd
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix B-10: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International and BOERBOEL TRADING L.P. (GCM )
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix B-11: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International and JANCHOR PARTNERS PANASIAN MASTER F (GCM)
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix B-12: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International and Regal Absolute Return Master Fund
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix B-13: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International, Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia) Pty Limited and Regal Funds Management PtyLimited as Trustee of Atlantic Absolute Return Fund
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix B-14: Prescribed information

Type of agreement	International Prime Brokerage Agreement
Parties to agreement	Merrill Lynch International and ZAMBEZI ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND (GCM)
Holder of voting rights	Securities borrower. Securities lender may instruct the registered holder to vote on securities.
Are there any restrictions on voting rights?	No
If yes, detail	N/A
Scheduled return date (if any)	On recall of the securities loan by the securities lender.
Does the borrower have the right to return early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities borrower will have right to return assets at any time.
Does the lender have the right to recall early?	Yes
If yes, detail	Securities lender will have right to recall assets at any time.
Will the securities be returned on settlement?	Yes
If yes, detail any exceptions	N/A

Appendix C

Related bodies corporate	Incorporated	**ACN/Registration/Incorporation Number **
Merrill Lynch International	United Kingdom	2312079
ML UK Capital Holdings Limited	United Kingdom	4971231
BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited	United States	119605
Merrill Lynch(Australia)FuturesLimited	Australia	003639674
Merrill Lynch International (Australia) Ltd	Australia	002892846
Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia) Pty. Limited	Australia	075587816
Merrill Lynch (Australasia) Pty. Ltd	Australia	075923894
Bank of America Global Holdings, LLC	United States	5169939
BofAMLJerseyHoldingsLimited	Jersey	115831
BofA Securities, Inc.	United States	5793661
NB Holdings Corporation	United States	2361372
Bank of America Corporation	United States	N/A628