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31/05/2012 08:45
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REL: 0845 HRS Chorus Limited (NS)
SSH: CNU: SSH - The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Disclosure of beginning to have substantial holding
Section 22, Securities Markets Act 1988
To: NZX
And: Chorus Limited (NS)
Date this disclosure made: 30 May 2012
Substantial security holder(s) giving disclosure
Name(s): The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Contact details:
Nicholas R. Darrow
Email: [email protected] Tele: 412-436-7733 Fax: 412-236-6715
Date on which substantial security holder(s) began to have substantial
holding: 29 May 2012
Summary of substantial holding to which disclosure relates
Class of listed voting securities:
Common Stock ISIN NZCNUE0001S2, and ADR's ISIN US17040V1070
Summary for: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, parent holding company
of:
Newton Investment Management Limited
Mellon Capital Management Corporation
The Dreyfus Corporation
The Bank of New York Mellon
BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware
For this disclosure,--
(a) total number held in class: 19,311,109
(b) total in class: 385,082,123
(c) total percentage held in class: 5.01%
Details of relevant interests currently in substantial holding
Details for: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Nature of relevant interest(s):
Beneficial owner of securities
There is no relevant agreement attached.
For that relevant interest,--
(a) number held in class: 19,311,109
(b) percentage held in class: 5.01%
(c) current registered holder(s) of securities: Unknown
(d) registered holder(s) of securities once transfers registered: Unknown
Details of transactions and events giving rise to person beginning to have
substantial holding
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure under the
instructions to this form:
There have been various purchases of Common Shares and ADRs over multiple
dates. A purchase of 820,000 Common Shares on 29 May 2012 caused us as an
aggregated group to cross the 5% initial disclosure threshold.
Additional information
Nature of connection between substantial security holders:
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is the ultimate parent of the above
named subsidiaries, and is submitting this disclosure on an aggregated basis.
Address(es) of substantial security holder(s):
One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 USA
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:
Not applicable.
Declaration
I, Nicholas R. Darrow, declare 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.
End CA:00223453 For:CNU Type:SSH Time:2012-05-31 08:45:11
