Announcement

SHINTR: SLI: SPH Notice - ESW Holdings, Inc. (ESW) 09:09am 
SLI
14/12/2018 09:09
SHINTR
THIRD PARTY
REL: 0909 HRS SLI Systems Limited

SHINTR: SLI: SPH Notice - ESW Holdings, Inc. (ESW)

Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial holding or change in
nature of relevant interest, or both
Section 277 and 278, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013

To NZX Limited
and
To SLI Systems Limited (SLI)

Relevant event being disclosed: movement of 1% or more in substantial holding

Date of relevant event: 13 December 2018

Date this disclosure made: 14 December 2018

Date last disclosure made: 11 December 2018

Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): ESW Holdings, Inc. (ESW)

Summary of substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary shares in SLI Systems Limited (NZX
Code: SLI).

Summary for: ESW
For this disclosure,--
(a) total number held in class: 55,091,030 ordinary shares
(b) total in class: 62,260,816 ordinary shares
(c) total percentage held in class: 88.484% (rounded to three decimal places)

For last disclosure,--
(a) total number held in class: 53,697,536 ordinary shares
(b) total in class: 62,260,816 ordinary shares
(c) total percentage held in class: 86.246% (rounded to three decimal places)

Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure:
(a) On 9 November 2018, ESW made a full takeover offer for all of the equity
securities in SLI ("Offer"). Confirmation of despatch of the Offer document
(along with a copy of that document) was sent to SLI, NZX and the Takeovers
Panel on 13 November 2018.
(b) Since the last disclosure dated 11 December 2018, ESW received
acceptances to the Offer for 1,393,494 shares from various shareholders of
ordinary shares in SLI.

Details after relevant event
Details for ESW
Nature of relevant interest(s): Conditional power to acquire quoted voting
products: upon the Offer becoming unconditional in all respects, and
settlement occurring in accordance with the Offer with respect to 23,166,880
ordinary shares currently owned by various shareholders.

For that relevant interest,--
(a) number held in class: 23,166,880 ordinary shares
(b) percentage held in class: 37.21%
(c) current registered holder: various
(d) registered holder once transfers are registered: ESW

Additional information
Address of substantial product holder: 401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2650,
Austin Texas 78701.

Contact details: Phil Trench, +1 315.726.1354, phil.trench@eswcapital.com

Name of any other person believed to have given, or believed to be required
to give, a disclosure under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 in
relation to the financial products
to which this disclosure relates: N/A

Certification
I, Phil Trench, 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 by all persons for whom it is made.
End CA:00328361 For:SLI Type:SHINTR Time:2018-12-14 09:09:40

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