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TOWER LIMITED — Major Shareholding Notification 2019
Oct 23, 2019
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Major Shareholding Notification
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24 October 2019
Market Announcements Office ASX Limited 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000
Westpac Banking Corporation Level 18, 275 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Phone +61 (0)2 9155 7713 Facsimile + 61 (0)2 8253 1215 www.westpac.com.au
Dear Sir / Madam,
AMENDMENT NOTICE - FORM 604 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF INTERESTS OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER IN TOWER LIMITED (TWR)
On 23 October 2019, Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC) lodged to the market a Form 604, Change of Interests of Substantial Shareholder in issuer Tower Limited (TWR).
WBC wishes to advise that there was an error at Section 2 under Present Notice, Person’s votes and Voting Power where the holdings were incorrectly stated as 21,914,722 and 6.50% respectively. The correct amounts were 21,903,722 and 6.49%. At Section 4, Westpac RE Limited was also included as a Holder of relevant interest in error and has been removed from this section. An amended Form 604 is attached.
Yours sincerely,
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Tim Hartin Company Secretary
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Form 604
Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B
Notice of change of interests of substantial holder
To Company Name/Scheme TOWER LIMITED (TWR) ACN/ARSN ARBN 088 481 234
1. Details of substantial holder(1)
Name WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION (WBC) and its associated entities listed in Annexure ‘B’
ACN/ARSN (if applicable) ACN 007 457 141
There was a change in the interests of the substantial holder on 21/10/2019 The previous notice was given to the company on 25/09/2017 The previous notice was dated 25/09/2017
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 in 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 SHARES |
9,173,589 | 5.44% | 21,903,722 | 6.49% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/10/2019 | WBC & its Associates, BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited, BT Funds Management Limited |
See Annexure 'A' |
See Annexure 'A' |
See Annexure 'A' |
See Annexure 'A' |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited |
Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd |
Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd |
BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited is the manager of various superannuation funds, institutional investor portfolios and unit trusts and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares. |
21,873,122 Ordinary |
21,873,122 |
| BT Funds Management Limited |
BT Portfolio Services Limited |
BT Portfolio Services Limited |
BT Funds Management Limited is the manager of various superannuation funds, institutional investor portfolios and unit trusts and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares. |
30,600 | 30,600 |
5. Changes in association
The persons who have become associates (2) of, or 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
6. Addresses
| The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows: | |
|---|---|
| Name | Address |
| Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC) | Level 18, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000 |
| BT Funds Management Limited | Level 18, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000 |
| BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited | Westpac On Takutai Square 16 Takutai Square Auckland 1010 New Zealand |
| TOWER LIMITED (TWR) | The Company Secretary, TOWER LIMITED (TWR) Level 14, Tower Centre, 45 Queen Street AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND Tel: +64 9 369 2000 |
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Signature
Print name Tim Hartin Capacity Company Secretary Sign here Date 23/10/2019
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| DIRECTIONS | |
|---|---|
| (1) | If there are a number of substantial holders with similar or related relevant interests (e.g. 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 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 (e.g. if the relevant interest arises because of an |
| option) write “unknown”. | |
| (9) | Give details, if appropriate, of the present association and any changes in that association since the last substantial holding |
| notice. |
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ANNEXURE A
This is annexure ‘A’ referred to in Form 604, Notice of change of interests of substantial holder, lodged for Westpac Banking Corporation ACN 007 457 141 and its associated entities.
Tim Hartin– Company Secretary, Westpac Banking Corporation 23/10/2019
TRANSACTION HISTORY
Sales & Purchases for the period : 21/09/2017 to 21/10/2019 SECURITY: TWR
BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited
| Date | Registered Company | Nature of Change |
Quantity | Consideration | Class of Securities |
Person’s votes affected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/09/2017 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Sell | -94,000 | -79,900.00 | Ordinary | 94,000 |
| 3/10/2017 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Sell | -125,000 | -104,375.00 | Ordinary | 125,000 |
| 9/10/2017 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Sell | -28,420 | -23,872.80 | Ordinary | 28,420 |
| 14/11/2017 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Sell | -45,700 | -30,468.19 | Ordinary | 45,700 |
| 14/11/2017 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Sell | -46,300 | -30,868.21 | Ordinary | 46,300 |
| 14/11/2017 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Sell | -291,700 | -194,476.39 | Ordinary | 291,700 |
| 13/12/2017 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 1,017,188 | 427,218.96 | Ordinary | 1,017,188 |
| 13/12/2017 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 1,030,639 | 432,868.38 | Ordinary | 1,030,639 |
| 13/12/2017 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 6,494,642 | 2,727,749.64 | Ordinary | 6,494,642 |
| 15/12/2017 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 125,442 | 52,685.64 | Ordinary | 125,442 |
| 15/12/2017 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 259,644 | 109,050.48 | Ordinary | 259,644 |
| 15/12/2017 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 800,925 | 336,388.50 | Ordinary | 800,925 |
| 31/01/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 12,432 | 8,218.80 | Ordinary | 12,432 |
| 1/02/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 5,921 | 3,973.58 | Ordinary | 5,921 |
| 2/02/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 4,856 | 3,263.72 | Ordinary | 4,856 |
| 5/02/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 12,128 | 8,029.95 | Ordinary | 12,128 |
| 7/02/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 290 | 188.85 | Ordinary | 290 |
| 1/03/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 130,446 | 91,129.58 | Ordinary | 130,446 |
| 5/04/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 69,400 | 55,520.00 | Ordinary | 69,400 |
| 5/04/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 517,500 | 414,000.00 | Ordinary | 517,500 |
| 11/05/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Sell | -50,000 | -42,000.00 | Ordinary | 50,000 |
| 25/05/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 37,000 | 29,785.00 | Ordinary | 37,000 |
| 30/05/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 82,000 | 62,320.00 | Ordinary | 82,000 |
| 31/05/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 51,376 | 38,532.00 | Ordinary | 51,376 |
| 1/06/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 80,000 | 60,000.00 | Ordinary | 80,000 |
| 27/06/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 20,911 | 15,683.25 | Ordinary | 20,911 |
| 28/06/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 40,356 | 29,988.54 | Ordinary | 40,356 |
| 21/09/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Sell | -70,000 | -56,700.00 | Ordinary | 70,000 |
| 25/10/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 60,000 | 44,700.00 | Ordinary | 60,000 |
| 30/11/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Sell | -2,229,218 | -1,716,497.86 | Ordinary | 2,229,218 |
| 30/11/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Sell | -2,548,192 | -1,962,107.84 | Ordinary | 2,548,192 |
| 30/11/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 2,229,218 | 1,716,497.86 | Ordinary | 2,229,218 |
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| 30/11/2018 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 2,548,192 | 1,962,107.84 | Ordinary | 2,548,192 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/09/2019 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 2,000,000 | 1,340,000.00 | Ordinary | 2,000,000 |
| 4/10/2019 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 90,133 | 60,362.07 | Ordinary | 90,133 |
| 7/10/2019 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 20,704 | 13,869.61 | Ordinary | 20,704 |
| 8/10/2019 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 109,360 | 73,796.13 | Ordinary | 109,360 |
| 9/10/2019 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 2,530 | 1,695.10 | Ordinary | 2,530 |
| 14/10/2019 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 42,860 | 29,140.51 | Ordinary | 42,860 |
| 15/10/2019 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 5,318,891 | 2,978,578.96 | Ordinary | 5,318,891 |
| 15/10/2019 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Sell | -5,318,891 | -2,978,578.96 | Ordinary | 5,318,891 |
| 15/10/2019 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 96,077 | 53,803.12 | Ordinary | 96,077 |
| 15/10/2019 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Sell | -96,077 | -53,803.12 | Ordinary | 96,077 |
| 18/10/2019 | Guardian Nominees No.2 Ltd | Buy | 331,970 | 185,903.20 | Ordinary | 331,970 |
| BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited Total : |
12,699,533 | 6,093,400.89 | ||||
| Date | Registered Company | Nature of Change |
Quantity | Consideration | Class of Securities |
Person’s votes affected |
| 14/11/2017 | BT Portfolio Services Limited | Buy | 15,300 | 9,842.49 | Ordinary | 15,300 |
| 20/12/2017 | BT Portfolio Services Limited | Buy | 15,300 | 5,967.00 | Ordinary | 15,300 |
| BT Funds Management Limited Total | 30,600 | 15,809.49 |
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ANNEXURE B – ASSOCIATED COMPANIES
This is annexure ‘B ’ (being 3 pages) referred to in Form 604, Notice of change of interests of substantial holder, lodged for Westpac Banking Corporation ACN 007 457 141 and its associated entities
Tim Hartin– Company Secretary, Westpac Banking Corporation – 23/10/2019
| Westpac Banking Corporation | Australia | St.George Finance Holdings Limited | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 (Commercial) Pty Limited | Australia | St.George Finance Limited | Australia |
| 1925 (Industrial) Pty Limited | Australia | St.George Life Limited | Australia |
| 1925 Advances Pty Limited | Australia | St.George Motor Finance Limited | Australia |
| Advance Asset Management Limited | Australia | St.George Security Holdings Pty Limited | Australia |
| Altitude Administration Pty Limited | Australia | Sydney Capital Corporation Inc. | USA |
| New | |||
| Altitude Rewards Pty Limited | Australia | The Home Mortgage Company Limited | Zealand |
| Aotearoa Financial Services Limited | New Zealand | Value Nominees Pty Limited | Australia |
| Asgard Capital Management Limited | Australia | W2 Investments Pty Limited | Australia |
| Asgard Wealth Solutions Limited | Australia | Waratah Receivables Corporation Pty Limited | Australia |
| Belliston Pty Limited | Australia | Waratah Securities Australia Limited | Australia |
| New | |||
| Bill Acceptance Corporation Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac (NZ) Investments Limited | Zealand |
| BT (Queensland) Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Administration 2 Pty Limited | Australia |
| BT Australia Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Administration 3 Pty Limited | Australia |
| BT Financial Group (NZ) Limited | New Zealand | Westpac Administration 4 Pty Limited | Australia |
| BT Financial Group Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Administration Pty Limited | Australia |
| BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited | New Zealand | Westpac Altitude Rewards Trust | Australia |
| BT Funds Management Limited | Australia | Westpac Americas Inc. | USA |
| BT Funds Management No.2 Limited | Australia | Westpac Asian Lending Pty Limited | Australia |
| Papua New | |||
| BT Portfolio Services Limited | Australia | Westpac Bank-PNG-Limited | Guinea |
| BT Private Nominees Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Capital Markets Holding Corp. | USA |
| BT Securities Limited | Australia | Westpac Capital Markets LLC | USA |
| New | |||
| Capital Corporate Finance Limited | Australia | Westpac Capital-NZ-Limited | Zealand |
| New | |||
| Capital Finance (NZ) Limited | Australia | Westpac Cash PIE Fund | Zealand |
| Capital Finance Australia Limited | Australia | Westpac Covered Bond Trust | Australia |
| Capital Finance New Zealand Limited | New Zealand | Westpac Custodian Nominees Pty Limited | Australia |
| Capital Fleetlease Limited | Australia | Westpac Databank Pty Limited | Australia |
| Capital Motor Finance Limited | Australia | Westpac Debt Securities Pty Limited | Australia |
| Capital Rent Group Limited | Australia | Westpac Direct Equity Investments Pty Limited | Australia |
| CBA Limited | Australia | Westpac Equity Holdings Pty Limited | Australia |
| New | |||
| Challenge Limited | Australia | Westpac Equity Investments NZ Limited | Zealand |
| Crusade ABS Series 2016-1 Trust | Australia | Westpac Europe Limited | UK |
| Crusade ABS Series 2017-1 Trust | Australia | Westpac Finance (HK) Limited | Hong Kong |
| Crusade ABS Series 2017-1P Trust | Australia | Westpac Financial Consultants Limited | Australia |
| Crusade ABS Series 2018-1P Trust | Australia | Westpac Financial Holdings Pty Limited | Australia |
| Crusade Management Limited | Australia | Westpac Financial Services Group Limited | Australia |
| New | |||
| Crusade Trust No.2P of 2008 | Australia | Westpac Financial Services Group-NZ-Limited | Zealand |
| Danaby Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Financial Services Limited | Australia |
| eQR Securities Pty. Limited | Australia | Westpac General Insurance Limited | Australia |
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| General Credits Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac General Insurance Services Limited | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hasting Investment Management Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Global Capital Markets Pty Limited | Australia |
| New | |||
| Hastings Funds Management Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Group Investment-NZ-Limited | Zealand |
| New | |||
| Hastings Management Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Holdings-NZ-Limited | Zealand |
| Magnitude Group Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Investment Capital Corporation | USA |
| Mortgage Management Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Investment Vehicle No.2 Pty Limited | Australia |
| Net Nominees Limited | Australia | Westpac Investment Vehicle No.3 Pty Limited | Australia |
| Number 120 Limited | New Zealand | Westpac Investment Vehicle Pty Limited | Australia |
| Oniston Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Leasing Nominees-Vic.-Pty Limited | Australia |
| Partnership Pacific Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Lenders Mortgage Insurance Limited | Australia |
| Partnership Pacific Securities Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Life Insurance Services Limited | Australia |
| New | |||
| Pashley Investments Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Life-NZ-Limited | Zealand |
| New | |||
| Pendal Short Term Income Fund | Australia | Westpac New Zealand Group Limited | Zealand |
| New | |||
| Pendal Long Term Income Fund | Australia | Westpac New Zealand Limited | Zealand |
| New | |||
| Planwise AU Pty Ltd | Australia | Westpac New Zealand Staff Superannuation | Zealand |
| Qvalent Pty Limited | Australia | Scheme Trustee Limited | |
| New | |||
| RAMS Financial Group Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Nominees-NZ-Limited | Zealand |
| Reinventure Special Purpose Investment Unit | New | ||
| Trust | Australia | Westpac Notice Saver PIE Fund | Zealand |
| New | |||
| Reinventure Fund, I.L.P. | Australia | Westpac NZ Covered Bond Holdings Limited | Zealand |
| New | |||
| Reinventure Fund II I.L.P | Australia | Westpac NZ Covered Bond Limited | Zealand |
| New | |||
| Reinventure Fund III I.L.P | Australia | Westpac NZ Operations Limited | Zealand |
| New | |||
| RMS Warehouse Trust 2007-1 | Australia | Westpac NZ Securitisation Holdings Limited | Zealand |
| New | |||
| Sallmoor Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac NZ Securitisation Limited | Zealand |
| New | |||
| Securitor Financial Group Limited | Australia | Westpac NZ Securitisation No.2 Limited | Zealand |
| Series 2008-1M WST Trust | Australia | Westpac Overseas Holdings No. 2 Pty Limited | Australia |
| Series 2011-1 WST Trust | Australia | Westpac Overseas Holdings Pty Limited | Australia |
| Series 2011-2 WST Trust | Australia | Westpac Properties Limited | Australia |
| Series 2011-3 WST Trust | Australia | Westpac RE Limited | Australia |
| Series 2012-1 WST Trust | Australia | Westpac Securities Administration Limited | Australia |
| Series 2013-1 WST Trust | Australia | Westpac Securities Limited | Australia |
| New | |||
| Series 2013-2 WST Trust | Australia | Westpac Securities NZ Limited | Zealand |
| Series 2014-1 WST Trust | Australia | Westpac Securitisation Holdings Pty Limited | Australia |
| Series 2014-2 WST Trust | Australia | Westpac Securitisation Management Pty Limited | Australia |
| Series 2015-1 WST Trust | Australia | Westpac Singapore Limited | Singapore |
| Series 2019-1 WST Trust | Australia | Westpac Structured Products Limited | Australia |
| New | |||
| SIE-LEASE (Australia) Limited | Australia | Westpac Superannuation Nominees-NZ-Limited | Zealand |
| SIE-LEASE (New Zealand) Pty Limited | New Zealand | Westpac Syndications Management Pty Limited | Australia |
| Sixty Martin Place (Holdings) Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac Term PIE Fund | NewZealand |
| St.George Business Finance Pty Limited | Australia | Westpac TPS Trust | Australia |
| St.George Commercial Credit Corporation | |||
| Limited | Australia | Westpac Unit Trust | Australia |
| St.George Equity Finance Limited | Australia | Westpac USA Inc. | USA |
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