SSH: FPH: SSH Notice (The Capital Group Companies, Inc.)

8 Feb 2010 8:30 am

FPH 08/02/2010 SSH

REL: 0830 HRS Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

SSH: FPH: SSH Notice (The Capital Group Companies, Inc.)

Disclosure of ceasing to have substantial holding Section 25, Securities Markets Act 1988

To New Zealand Stock Exchange And Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Date this disclosure made: 05 February 2010 Date last disclosure made: 03 June 2009

Substantial security holder(s) giving disclosure Name(s): The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Contact details: Vivien Tan, ++213.615.0469, GRGroup@capgroup.com Date on which substantial security holder(s) ceased to have substantial holding: 04 February 2010

Summary of previous substantial holding to which disclosure relates Class of listed voting securities: Ordinary shares Summary for The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

For last disclosure,-- (a) total number held in class: 25,890,690 (b) total in class: 509,560,137 (c) total percentage held in class: 5.0810%

For current holding after ceasing to have substantial holding: (a) total number held in class: 25,219,385 (b) total in class: 512,304,851 (c) total percentage held in class: 4.9227%

Details of transactions and events giving rise to person ceasing to have substantial holding Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure under the instructions to this form: On 04 February 2010, 1,271,305 shares were sold. Please see details below. Asset Description Activity Transaction Type Crncy Price Shares or Par FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE CORP 2/4/2010 Sell NZD 3.3800 (500000) FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE CORP 2/4/2010 Sell NZD 3.3800 (771305)

Additional information Nature of connection between substantial security holders: n/a Address(es) of substantial security holder(s): 333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071, 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: n/a

Declaration I, Vivien Tan, 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:00190924 For:FPH Type:SSH Time:2010-02-08:08:30:08

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