Ann: SSH: SPK: SSH Notice - BlackRock Inc

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REL: 1656 HRS Spark New Zealand Limited

SSH: SPK: SSH Notice - BlackRock Inc

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: New Zealand Stock Exchange
And: SPARK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
Relevant event being disclosed: Movement of 1% or more in substantial holding

Date of relevant event: 20 March 2015
Date this disclosure made: 23 March 2015
Date last disclosure made: 4 December 2014

Substantial security holder(s) giving disclosure
Name(s): BlackRock , Inc. and related bodies corporate

Summary of substantial holding to which disclosure relates
Class of listed voting securities: Ordinary Share
Summary for: Security holders listed in Appendix A

For this disclosure,--
(a) total number held in class: 115,998,106
(b) total in class: 1,834,783,488
(c) total percentage held in class: 6.322 %

For last disclosure,--
(a) total number held in class: 148,133,404
(b) total in class: 1,834,767,958
(c) total percentage held in class: 8.074%

Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure under the
instructions to this form: Refer to Appendix B

Details of relevant interests in substantial holding after relevant event
Details for: Product holders listed in Appendix A
Nature of relevant interest(s): Nature of relevant interest(s): The power to
control the acquisition or disposal of the quoted voting product and/or the
exercise of a right to vote attached to the quoted voting product, arising
only from the powers of investment contained in each case under investment
management agreements appointing each entity as investment manager of funds
or separate accounts (i.e. entity currently exercising investment discretion
on behalf of the relevant funds or separate accounts). No relevant agreement
document needs to be attached under Regulation 142.
For that relevant interest,--
(a) number held in class: Refer to Appendix A
(b) percentage held in class: Refer to Appendix A
(c) current registered holder(s) of securities: Refer to Appendix A
(d) registered holder(s) of securities once transfers registered: Not
Applicable
For a derivative relevant interest, also--
(a) type of derivative: Contracts For Difference
(b) details of derivative:
-    Notional number of underlying shares: 1,070,673
-    These derivatives are all cash-settled.
-     Derivatives were acquired and/or disposed of as follows: Refer to
Appendix B
(c) parties to the derivative:  Refer to Appendix C
(d) if the substantial product holder is not a party to the derivative,
the nature of the relevant interest in the derivative:
The power to control the acquisition or disposal of the derivative - Refer to
Appendix C

Additional information
Nature of connection between substantial product holders: Refer to Appendix A

Address(es) of substantial product holder(s): Refer to Appendix A
Contact details: Andrew Yik, Tel +61 2 9272 2305, Email
[email protected]
Name of any other person believed to have given, or believed to be required
to give, a disclosure under the Act in relation to the securities to which
this disclosure relates: [name]

Certification
I, Kayla McGrory, Authorised Signatory, 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 BlackRock Investment
Management (Australia) Limited.
End CA:00262225 For:SPK    Type:SSH        Time:2015-03-24 16:56:01