SSH: ABA: Beginning to have SSH (Milford Asset Management Limited)

28 Jan 2010 12:38 pm

ABA 28/01/2010 SSH

REL: 1238 HRS Abano Healthcare Group Limited

SSH: ABA: Beginning to have SSH (Milford Asset Management Limited)

Disclosure of beginning to have substantial holding Section 22, Securities Markets Act 1988

To: The New Zealand Stock Exchange And: Abano Healthcare Group Limited

Date this disclosure made: 28 January 2010 Substantial security holder(s) giving disclosure

Name(s): Milford Asset Management Limited Contact details: Bryce Marsden Chief Operating Officer contact: 09 921 4707 E-mail: bmarsden@milfordasset.com

Date on which substantial security holder(s) began to have substantial holding: 26 January 2010

Summary of substantial holding to which disclosure relates Class of listed voting securities: Ordinary Share Summary for: Milford Asset Management Limited

For this disclosure,-- (a) total number held in class: 1,258,347 (b) total in class: 20,896,287 (c) total percentage held in class: 6.02% (note, relevant interests held by the manager as follows): Milford Aggressive Fund (2.02%), (Custodian - TEA Custodians), Milford Peak Fund (0.39%), (Custodian - TEA Custodians), WUT32 (1.15%), (Custodian - State Street), Trust Investments Sustainable NZ Share Fund (0.64%), (Custodian - TEA Custodians), Individually Managed Clients (0.28%), (Custodian - Investment Custodial Services Limited), New Zealand Superannuation Fund (1.54%), (Custodian - New Zealand Superannuation Fund Nominees Limited).

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: On the 26th January 2010, the Guardians of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund appointed Milford Asset Management Limited as a manager to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.

Additional information Nature of connection between substantial security holders: NA Address(es) of substantial security holder(s): Milford Asset Management Limited, Level 9, 70 Shortland Street, Auckland 1140, New Zealand.

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: NA

Declaration I, Bryce Marsden 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:00190605 For:ABA Type:SSH Time:2010-01-28:12:38:43

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