Ongoing Disclosure Notice

Ongoing Disclosure Notice
Disclosure of Directors and Senior Managers Relevant Interests
Sections 297(2) and 298(2), Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013

To NZX Limited; and
Name of listed issuer: Spark New Zealand Limited (Spark NZ)
Date this disclosure made: 6 May 2021
Date of last disclosure: 28 September 2020

Director or senior manager giving disclosure
Full name(s): Heather Polglase
Name of listed issuer: Spark NZ
Name of related body corporate (if applicable): N/A
Position held in listed issuer: HR Director

Summary of acquisition or disposal of relevant interest (excluding specified derivatives)
Class of affected quoted financial products: Ordinary shares in Spark NZ
Nature of the affected relevant interest(s): Beneficial ownership of ordinary shares in Spark NZ subject to restrictions under the Spark NZ Employee Share Purchase Scheme and legal ownership of ordinary shares
For that relevant interest-
Number held in class before acquisition or disposal: 9,900 ordinary shares and 1,666 ordinary shares subject to restrictions under the Spark NZ Employee Share Purchase Scheme
Number held in class after acquisition or disposal: 10,671 ordinary shares and 895 ordinary shares subject to restrictions under the Spark NZ Employee Share Purchase Scheme
Current registered holder(s): Heather Polglase, Spark Trustee Limited
Registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: Heather Polglase, Spark Trustee Limited

Summary of acquisition or disposal of specified derivatives relevant interest (if applicable)
Type of affected derivative: N/A
Class of underlying financial products: N/A
Details of affected derivative-
The notional value of the derivative (if any) or the notional amount of underlying financial products (if any): N/A
A statement as to whether the derivative is cash settled or physically settled: N/A
Maturity date of the derivative (if any): N/A
Expiry date of the derivative(if any): N/A
The price specified in the terms of the derivative (if any): N/A
Any other details needed to understand how the amount of the consideration payable under the derivative or the value of the derivative is affected by the value of the underlying financial products: N/A
For that derivative,-
Parties to the derivative: N/A
If the director or senior manager is not a party to the derivative, the nature of the relevant interest in the derivative: N/A

Details of transactions giving rise to acquisition or disposal
Total number of transactions to which notice relates: One
Details of transactions requiring disclosure-
Date of transaction: 3 May 2021
Nature of transaction: Unrestricting of 771 ordinary shares subject to restrictions under the Spark NZ Employee Share Purchase Scheme
Name of any other party or parties to the transaction (if known): Spark Trustee Limited
The consideration, expressed in New Zealand dollars, paid or recieved for the acquisition or disposal. If the consideration was not in cash and cannot be readily by converted into a cash value, describe the consideration: $2,337.59
Number of financial products to which the transaction related: 771 ordinary shares subject to restrictions under the Spark NZ Employee Share Purchase Scheme
If the issuer has a financial products trading policy that prohibits directors or senior managers from trading during any period without written clearance (a closed period) include the following details—
Whether relevant interests were aquired or disposed of during a closed period: No
Whether prior written clearance was provided to allow the aquisition or disposal to proceed during the closed period: N/A
Date of the prior written clearance (if any): N/A

Summary of other relevant interests after acquisition or disposal:
Class of quoted financial products: Ordinary shares
Nature of relevant interest: Beneficial ownership of ordinary shares subject to restrictions under Spark New Zealand Long Term Incentive schemes, legal ownership of options to acquire ordinary shares pursuant to the Spark New Zealand Long Term Incentive Scheme, beneficial ownership of ordinary shares subject to restrictions under the Spark NZ Employee Share Purchase Scheme and legal ownership of ordinary shares
For that relevant interest,-
Number held in class: 9,975 restricted shares, 60,783 options, 895 ordinary shares subject to restrictions under the Spark NZ Employee Share Purchase Scheme and legal ownership of 10,671 ordinary shares
Current registered holder(s): Spark Trustee Limited; Heather Polglase
For a derivative relevant interest,-
Type of derivative: N/A
Details of derivative,-
The notional value of the derivative (if any) or the notional amount of underlying financial products (if any): N/A
A statement as to whether the derivative is cash settled or physically settled: N/A
Maturity date of the derivative (if any): N/A
Expiry date of the derivative (if any): N/A
The price's specified terms (if any): N/A
Any other details needed to understand how the amount of the consideration payable under the derivative or the value of the derivative is affected by the value of the underlying financial products: N/A
For that derivative relevant interest,-
Parties to the derivative: N/A
If the director or senior manager is not a party to the derivative, the nature of the relevant interest in the derivative: N/A

Certification
I 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.
Signature of director or officer:
Date of signature:
or
Signature of person authorised to sign on behalf of director or officer:
Date of signature:
Name and title of authorised person:

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