Market Disclosure Policy 1
Introduction and Purpose
Mercury NZ Limited has established this policy and supporting practices to meet its commitments to the market and key stakeholders set out in this section 1 and to support compliance with its disclosure obligations and with applicable securities and other laws in New Zealand and Australia. This policy reflects Mercury’s commitment to: > > >
maintain a fully informed market through effective communication with: the exchanges on which Mercury’s securities are listed; Mercury’s shareholders, investors, analysts, media; and other interested parties (together “stakeholders”); disclosure that is accurate, balanced, meaningful and consistent, intended to build shareholder value and earn the trust of employees, customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders; and provide all key stakeholders with equal and timely access to material information concerning Mercury.
This policy applies to Mercury’s directors (“Board”), employees, contractors, and secondees.
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Core principle
Mercury is committed to notify the market, through full and fair disclosure to the NZX and ASX, of any material information related to its business, unless an announcement is not required under exclusions provided under applicable listing rules and Mercury chooses not to disclose the information. Material information means any information that a reasonable person would expect if it were generally available to the market to have a material effect on the price of Mercury’s securities. Materiality is assessed using measures appropriate to Mercury and having regard to the guidance provided by NZX and ASX from time to time. Mercury is mindful of the need to keep key stakeholders informed through a timely, clear and balanced approach which communicates both positive and negative news.
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Escalation principles
To ensure that the Disclosure Committee (as constituted below) is made aware of all potentially material information as soon as possible, Mercury has established escalation principles in relevant policies, together with supporting practices which embed those escalation principles throughout the business. These escalation principles and supporting practices are regularly reviewed and, if necessary, amended to ensure the timely escalation of information that is or may be material information.
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Disclosure Officer and Disclosure Committee
Mercury’s Disclosure Officer is the Company Secretary, General Counsel or other person approved by the Board. The Disclosure Committee (comprising the Board Chair, the Chair of the Audit and Financial Risk Committee (“AFRC”), the Chief Executive, the Chief Financial Officer and the Disclosure Officer or their respective nominees) is ultimately responsible to ensure that the Company complies with its disclosure obligations. The quorum for meetings of the Disclosure Committee is three, which will include at least one director and either the Chief Executive or Chief Financial Officer. The Disclosure Officer is responsible for administering this policy, including by maintaining procedures to prevent inadvertent or selective disclosure of material information. Compliance with this policy and the various escalation principles will be audited by the Risk Assurance Officer from time to time as part of the audit cycle of Mercury group policies. The Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team will provide to the Disclosure Officer all information relating to their areas of responsibility (including information which is escalated to them under any policy) which in their reasonable opinion is or may be material information. The Disclosure Officer may require that they confirm, on a regular basis, that they have made all reasonable enquiries to ensure all material information has been provided to the Disclosure Officer.
Market Disclosure Policy | Approved by Board of Directors | 24 February 2025 | Page 1 of 5