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REGION GROUP Major Shareholding Notification 2025

Oct 2, 2025

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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
Region GROUP
ACN/ARSN 158 809 851
1. Details of substantial holder (1)
Name First Sentier GroupLimited ACN 630 725 558 and its related bodies corporate or associates listed in annexure A
ACN/ARSN (if applicable) 630 725 558
The holder became a substantial holder on 01/10/2025

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:

Class of securities (4) Number of securities Person's votes (5) Voting power (6)
Fully Paid ordinary shares 58,203,344 58,203,344 5.01%

*Note these securities are comprised of 53,162,284 shares in which First Sentier Group Limited and its subsidiaries have voting power and 5,041,060 securities in which First Sentier Group Limited's ultimate parent, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. on and from 1 October 2025, has informed it that it has voting power prior to the date of this notice.

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
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty
Ltd ACN 133 312 017
Relevant interest under paragraph 608(1)(b) and/or 608(1)(c) of the
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), being a relevant interest arising from having the
power to control the exercise of the right to vote attached to securities and/or to
control the exercise of the power to dispose of securities in its capacity as
investment manager, as provided for under its investment mandates. In
addition, if any OTC derivatives, warrants or other securities (other than
ordinary shares or ordinary units (as applicable)) are referred to below in this
row, the relevant interest in respect of those securities arises under subsection
608(8) being an accelerated relevant interest held in the same capacity.
7,412,740
Fully Paid ordinary shares
First Sentier Investors
(Australia) IM Ltd ACN 114
194 311
Relevant interest under paragraph 608(1)(b) and/or 608(1)(c) of the
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), being a relevant interest arising from having the
power to control the exercise of the right to vote attached to securities and/or to
control the exercise of the power to dispose of securities in its capacity as
investment manager, as provided for under its investment mandates. In
addition, if any OTC derivatives, warrants or other securities (other than
ordinary shares or ordinary units (as applicable)) are referred to below in this
row, the relevant interest in respect of those securities arises under subsection
608(8) being an accelerated relevant interest held in the same capacity.
46,030,939
Fully Paid ordinary shares
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
Group
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (MUFG) owns 100% of First Sentier Group
Limited (indirectly) and has informed First Sentier Group Limited that it has a
relevant interest in the shares noted in this column. Accordingly, First Sentier
Group Limited has a relevant interest or voting power in those shares pursuant
to section 608(3) or section 12(2)(a) of the Corporations Act (as relevant).
MUFG has not provided any further details of that relevant interest -
accordingly no transaction information is recorded in Appendix B or holder
information is recorded in Section 4. Reference is made to any subsequent
filing of MUFG which will reflect this interest.
5,041,060
Fully Paid ordinary shares

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
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312 017 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS
INC
226,105 Fully Paid ordinary shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312 017 Citibank N A Hong Kong 5,051,722 Fully Paid ordinary shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312 017 JP MORGAN CHASE 1,898,988 Fully Paid ordinary shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312 017 Northern Trust Singapore 235,925 Fully Paid ordinary shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN 114 194 311 BNP Paribas Securities 811,824 Fully Paid ordinary shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN 114 194 311 Brown Brothers Harriman 4,699,355 Fully Paid ordinary shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN 114 194 311 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS
INC
5,650,774 Fully Paid ordinary shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN 114 194 311 Citibank N A Hong Kong 16,978,864 Fully Paid ordinary shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN 114 194 311 JP MORGAN CHASE 3,590,714 Fully Paid ordinary shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN 114 194 311 Northern Trust Company 6,393,107 Fully Paid ordinary shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN 114 194 311 Northern Trust Singapore 5,150,488 Fully Paid ordinary shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN 114 194 311 State Street Global Advisors
(Australia) Limited
2,474,418 Fully Paid ordinary shares
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 5,041,060 Fully Paid ordinary shares

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
Cash Non-cash
See annexure B to this notice

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
ACN 133 312 017
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd
A wholly-owned subsidiary, and therefore related body corporate, of First Sentier Group Limited
ACN 114 194 311
First Sentier Investors (Australia)
IM Ltd
A wholly-owned subsidiary, and therefore related body corporate, of First Sentier Group Limited
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Each company referred to is an associate of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. under section 12 of the
Corporations Act

7. Addresses

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

Name Address
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312 017 Level 5, Tower Three International Towers Sydney, 300 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo NSW 2000,
Australia
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN 114 194 311 Level 5, Tower Three International Towers Sydney, 300 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo NSW 2000,
Australia
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 1-4-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8330, Japan

Signature

print name Rachel Lim sign here

capacity CompanySecretary
date 03/10/2025

Annexure A

This is Annexure A referred to in Form 603, Notice of initial substantial holder dated

01/10/2025

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Rachel Lim

Company Secretary

Dated the 03/10/2025

SCHEDULE

First Sentier Investors (Malta) Limited (Company Code C41267) First Sentier Investors (Malta) Holdings Limited (Company Code C41260) First Sentier Investors (Luxembourg) EDIF II GP S.Á.R.L (Company No. B204413) First Sentier Investors (Australia) Services Pty Limited (ACN 624 305 595) First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd (ACN 114 194 311) First Sentier Investors (Australia) Infrastructure Holdings Ltd (ACN 085 313 926) First Sentier Investors (Australia) Infrastructure Managers Pty Ltd (ACN 101 384 294) First Sentier Investors Strategic Investments Pty Limited (ACN 625 765 399) First Sentier Investors (Australia) RE Ltd (ACN 006 464 428) First Sentier Investors Asia Holdings Limited (ACN 054 571 701) First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd (ACN 133 312 017) First Sentier Investors (Luxembourg) EDIF I Feeders MC S.A.R.L (Company No. B134314) First Sentier Infrastructure Managers (International) Limited (Company No. 298444) First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Limited (Company No. SC047708) First Sentier Investors (UK) Services Limited (Company No. 03904320) First Sentier Investors (Hong Kong) Limited (CR No. 11541926) First Sentier Investors (Ireland) Limited (Company No. 629188) First Sentier Investors (Japan) Limited (Company No. 0104-01-093090) First Sentier Investors (Singapore) (Company No. 196900420D) First Sentier Investors UK Holdings Limited (Company No. 03904310) First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited (Company No. 02294743) First Sentier Investors (Luxembourg) Infrastructure (B) GP S.A.R.L (Company No. B262476) First Sentier Investors (Luxembourg) EDIF I MC S.A.R.L (Company No. B128117) First Sentier Investors (Singapore) Holdings Limited (Registration No. 199901706Z) First Sentier Investors International IM Limited (Company No. SC079063) First Sentier Investors (Hong Kong) Nominees Limited (CR NO. 11541934) FSIB LTD (Registration No. 26193) Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc (Registration No. 0100-01-073486) Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (Registration No. 0100-01-008770) First Sentier Investors (Hong Kong) AMC Limited (CR NO. 20492095) First Sentier Investors (Luxembourg) EDIF III GP S.A.R.L (Company No. B238701) First Sentier Investors EU Holdings Limited (Company No. 727873) AlbaCore Capital Group Limited (Company No. 727871) AlbaCore Capital Limited (Company No. 581750) AlbaCore Capital (UK) Limited (Company No. 10220978) AlbaCore Capital LLP (Company No. OC412196) FSSA Holdings Limited (Company No. UEN 202418662W) FSSA (Singapore) Limited (Company No. UEN 202421579R) First Sentier Investors (Australia) ADIF Management Pty Ltd (Company No. 686 866 179)

Annexure B

This is Annexure B referred to in Form 603, Notice of initial substantial holder dated 01/10/2025

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Rachel Lim Company Secretary

Dated the 03/10/2025

Holder of relevant Interest Date of Acquisition Consideration Cash Consideration non-cash Class and number of securities affected Class and number of securities affected
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
12/06/2025 57,597.60 24,001 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/06/2025 76,517.48 31,816 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/06/2025 87,073.03 36,205 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/06/2025 20,336.68 8,456 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/06/2025 261,892.48 108,895 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/06/2025 75,435.23 31,366 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/06/2025 338,313.76 140,671 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/06/2025 344,030.44 143,048 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
25/06/2025
511,009.57 220,958 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
25/06/2025
4,874,174.83 2,107,569 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
15/07/2025 1,030,346.19 453,897 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
15/07/2025 170,756.24 75,596 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/07/2025 167,490.17 74,450 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/07/2025 56,035.53 24,908 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
25/07/2025 207,797.96 91,946 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
25/07/2025 202,667.76 89,676 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
25/07/2025 22,577.40 9,990 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
25/07/2025 124,058.18 54,893 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
28/07/2025 60,585.45 26,672 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
28/07/2025 39,610.42 17,438 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
28/07/2025 73,871.45 32,521 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
29/07/2025 207,815.16 91,151 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
29/07/2025 226,763.41 99,462 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
29/07/2025
713,633.57 313,162 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
29/07/2025 178,427.25 78,261 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
29/07/2025 51,797.05 22,719 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
29/07/2025
185,574.08 81,435 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
29/07/2025 61,172.00 26,831 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
29/07/2025 50,404.03 22,108 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
30/07/2025 71,620.81 30,802 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
30/07/2025 86,922.95 37,383 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
30/07/2025 73,597.23 31,652 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
30/07/2025 295,293.42 126,997 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
30/07/2025 322,216.92 138,576 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
30/07/2025 253,535.16 109,038 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
31/07/2025 93,112.92 39,707 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
31/07/2025 189,623.74 80,863 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
31/07/2025 837,706.70 357,231 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
05/08/2025 30,441.16 12,907 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
11/08/2025 102,518.38 43,662 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
21/08/2025
116,347.46 47,923 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
21/08/2025
114,332.39 47,093 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
25/08/2025
35,115.76 14,266 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017

25/08/2025
248,867.50 101,104 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017

25/08/2025
20,651.99 8,390 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
25/08/2025
262,373.75 106,591 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
26/08/2025
1,158,294.78 471,273 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
26/08/2025
73,579.16 29,937 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
26/08/2025
408,429.83 166,177 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
28/08/2025
20,166.26 8,197 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
01/09/2025
31,680.88 12,950 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
09/09/2025 25,893.91 10,659 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
09/09/2025 619,175.13 254,878 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
09/09/2025
348,436.48 143,360 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
09/09/2025 93,870.58 38,641 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
09/09/2025 201,651.33 83,008 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
09/09/2025 307,430.34 126,551 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
09/09/2025
83,959.19 34,544 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
09/09/2025 201,255.36 82,845 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
10/09/2025
409,381.23 168,817 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017

10/09/2025
98,644.15 40,678 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017

11/09/2025
89,432.46 36,448 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
15/09/2025 54,102.32 21,902 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
15/09/2025 41,383.26 16,753 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
15/09/2025 124,997.06 50,602 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
15/09/2025 29,588.06 11,978 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
15/09/2025 10,678.67 4,323 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
15/09/2025 13,973.92 5,657 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
15/09/2025 37,556.92 15,204 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/09/2025 34,678.92 13,984 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/09/2025 405,937.31 163,691 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/09/2025 96,086.21 38,746 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/09/2025 175,705.87 70,852 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/09/2025 121,963.96 49,181 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/09/2025 134,393.22 54,193 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd ACN
114 194 311
16/09/2025 45,384.65 18,301 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017

17/09/2025
63,965.27 26,120 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
23/09/2025
9,469.71 3,897 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
23/09/2025
149,051.76 61,490 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
25/09/2025
295,124.15 122,053 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
25/09/2025
20,066.98 8,299 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017

25/09/2025
430,555.12 178,429 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017

25/09/2025
1,350,905.34 559,837 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017

25/09/2025
221,967.56 91,798 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
25/09/2025
29,180.42 12,068 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017
26/09/2025
86,411.12 35,781 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017

26/09/2025
271,117.56 112,264 Fully Paid ordinary
shares
First Sentier Investors RQI Pty Ltd ACN 133 312
017

29/09/2025
27,056.45 11,237 Fully Paid ordinary
shares