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SPH Notice – Tasman, Arden and Past

Substantial Holder Notice14 December 2023SANConsumer Staples

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Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial holding

or change in nature of relevant interest, or both

Sections 277 and 278, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013

To NZX Limited

and

To Sanford Limited

Relevant event being disclosed: Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial

holding and change in nature of relevant interest

Date of relevant event: 14 December 2023

Date this disclosure made: 14 December 2023

Date last disclosure made: 16 December 2022

Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure

Full name(s):

Tasman Equity Holdings Limited (Tasman), Arden Capital Limited (Arden) and Past

Limited Partnership (Past)

Summary of substantial holding

Class of quoted voting products:

Summary for Tasman, Arden and Past

For this disclosure,—

(a)total number held in class: 14,060,072

(b)total in class: 93,506,137 (excluding 120,598 shares held as treasury stock)

(c)total percentage held in class:15.037%

For last disclosure,—

(a)total number held in class: 13,064,131

(b)total in class: 93,506,137 (excluding 120,598 shares held as treasury stock)

(c)total percentage held in class: 13.971%

Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event

Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure:

On 24 May 2023, Tasman bought on-market 53,762 shares for $4.25 each, and Arden

bought on-market 17,920 shares for $4.25 each.

On 26 May 2023, Tasman bought on-market 401,250 shares for $4.25 each, and Arden

bought on-market 133,750 shares for $4.25 each.

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On 26 May 2023, Tasman bought on-market 90,463 shares for $4.16 each, and Arden

bought on-market 30,154 shares for $4.16 each.

On 16 November 2023, Tasman bought on-market 150,000 shares for $3.90 each, and

Arden bought on-market 50,000 shares for $3.90 each.

On 14 December 2023, Tasman bought on-market 51,480 shares for $3.82 each, and

Arden bought on-market 17,162 shares for $3.82 each.

Details after relevant event

Details for Tasman, Arden and Past

Nature of relevant interest(s):

Tasman is the beneficial owner of 3,795,054 SAN shares. Arden is the beneficial owner of

1,265,018 SAN shares. Past is the beneficial owner of 9,000,000 SAN shares.

Tasman and Arden also continue to have an undocumented arrangement/understanding to

make acquisitions of SAN shares in concert as described in the prior substantial product

holder notices.

ASB Nominees Limited holds shares as bare trustee for Past. Past is a Limited Partnership

of which Arden and Dresden Holdings Limited (a related company of Tasman) are the

limited partners.

For that relevant interest,—

(a)number held in class: 14,060,072

(b)percentage held in class: 15.037%

(c)current registered holder(s): Tasman as to 3,795,054 shares and Arden as to

1,265,018 shares and ASB Nominees Limited on bare trust for Past as to 9,000,000

shares.

(d)registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: N/A

For a derivative relevant interest, also—

(a)type of derivative: Not applicable

(b)details of derivative: Not applicable

(c)parties to the derivative: Not applicable

(d)if the substantial product holder is not a party to the derivative, the nature of the

relevant interest in the derivative: Not applicable

Additional information

Tasman Equity Holdings Limited:

Address: Level 9, 33 Federal Street, Auckland, 1010, NZ

Contact person: Brigitte Adelinger, brigitte@osf.co.nz, 09 303 1255

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Arden Capital Limited:

Address: Brown Webb Richardson Ltd, 111 Avenue Road East, Hastings, Hastings 4122, NZ

Contact person: Jonathan McHardy, jfmchardy@outlook.com 06 875 8409

Past Limited Partnership:

Address: Level 9, 33 Federal Street, Auckland, 1010, NZ

Contact person: Brigitte Adelinger, brigitte@osf.co.nz, 09 303 1255

Nature of connection between substantial product holders: As described above.

Name of any other person believed to have given, or believed to be required to give, a

disclosure under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 in relation to the financial

products to which this disclosure relates: N/A

Certification

I, Roger Wallis, Solicitor, certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the

information contained in this disclosure is correct and that I am duly authorised to make

this disclosure by all persons for whom it is made.

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