Vocus Communications : Becoming a substantial holder

Form 603 Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B Notice of initial substantial shareholder

To Company Name/Scheme	VOCUS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
ACN	084 115 499

1. Details of substantial holder

   Name	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GSGI") on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries ("Goldman Sachs Group") including its significant subsidiaries listed in Annexure A ("Significant Subsidiaries") and Goldman Sachs Holdings ANZ Pty Limited and its subsidiaries ("Goldman Sac hs Australia Group") .
   ACN/ARSN (if applicable)	Not applicable

   The holder became a substantial holder on

   4 January 2017

2. Details of voting power

   The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a relevant interest (3) in on the date the substantial holder became a substantial holder are as follows:

   Class of securities	Number of securities	Persons' votes	Voting power
   Ordinary Fully Paid Shares	31,110,388	31,110,388	5.01%

3. Details of relevant interests

   The nature of the relevant interest the substantial holder had in the following voting securities on the date the substantial holder became a substantial holder are as follows:

   Holder of relevant interest	Nature of relevant interest	Class and number of securities
   The Goldman Sachs Group Inc ("GSGI")	GSGI has a relevant interest in ordinary fully paid shares by virtue of section 608(3) of the Corporations Act 2001.	31,110,388	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares
   Goldman Sachs Asset Management Australia Pty Ltd ("GSAMA")	GSAMA has a relevant interest in 25,235,081 ordinary fully paid shares in its capacity as investment manager for a range of client portfolios.	25,235,081	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares

   Holder of relevant interest	Nature of relevant interest	Class and number of securities
   Goldman Sachs Australia Managed Funds Limited ("GSAMF")	GSAMF has a relevant interest in 4,571,739 ordinary fully paid shares in its capacity as responsible entity for the range of Goldman Sachs Australia Managed Funds.	4,571,739	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares
   GSAMA	GSAMA has a relevant interest in 4,571,739 ordinary fully paid shares in its capacity as investment manager for a range of Goldman Sachs Australia registered managed investment schemes.	4,571,739	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares
   Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. ("GSAMLP")	GSAMLP has a relevant interest in 90,149 ordinary fully paid shares in its capacity as investment manager for a range of client portfolios.	90,149	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares
   Goldman Sachs International ("GSI")	GSI beneficially owns ordinary fully paid shares.	92,515	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares
   Goldman Sachs Financial Markets Pty Ltd ("GAUS")	GAUS beneficially owns ordinary fully paid shares.	1,090,890	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares
   Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd ("GSA")	GSA beneficially owns ordinary fully paid shares.	30,014	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares

4. Details of present registered holders

   The persons registered as holders of the securities referred to in paragraph 3 above are as follows:

   Holder of relevant interest	Registered holder of securities	Person entitled to be registered as holder	Class and number of securities
   GSAMA	JP Morgan Chase Bank, Sydney	Various clients	25,235,081	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares
   	National Nominees Limited
   	National Asset Servicing
   	National Australia Bank Limited
   	State Street Australia Limited
   	BNP Paribas Australia
   	National Australia Bank, Melbourne
   	State Street, Luxembourg

   Holder of relevant interest	Registered holder of securities	Person entitled to be registered as holder	Class and number of securities
   GSAMF	RBC Dexia Investor Services Australia Pty Limited UBS AG Australia Branch	GSAMF as the responsible entity for the range of Goldman Sachs Australia registered managed investment schemes	4,571,739	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares
   GSAMA
   GSAMLP	Bank of New York Mellon	Various clients	90,149	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares
   GSI	HSBC Custody Nominees Australia Limited	GSI	92,515	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares
   GAUS	HSBC Custody Nominees Australia Limited	GAUS	1,090,890	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares
   GSA	HSBC Custody Nominees Australia Limited	Various clients	30,014	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares

5. Consideration

   The consideration paid for each relevant interest referred to in paragraph 3 above, and acquired in the four months prior to the day that the substantial holder became a substantial holder is as follows:

   Holder of Relevant Interest	Date of Acquisition	Number of Securities	Total Consideration
   Please refer to Annexure B.

6. Associates

   The reasons the persons named in paragraph 3 above are associates of the substantial holder are as follows:

   Name and ACN (if applicable)	Nature of association
   N/A	N/A

7. Addresses

The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:

Name	Address
GSGI	Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, USA
Goldman Sachs Australia Group	All care of Level 17, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000, Australia
GSAMA	Level 17, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
GSAMF	Level 17, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
GSI	Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BB, United Kingdom
GSAMLP	Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, USA
GAUS	Level 17, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
GSA	Level 17, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
JP Morgan Chase Bank, Sydney	Level 16, 85 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
RBC Dexia Investor Services Australia Pty Limited	2 Park Street, Level 17, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

Name	Address
HSBC Custody Nominees Australia Limited	GPO Box 5302, Sydney NSW 2001, Australia
Bank of New York Mellon	One Wall Street, New York, NY 10286, USA
BNP Paribas Australia	Level 7, 60 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
National Asset Servicing	Level 12, 500 Bourke Street Melbourne 3000, Australia
National Australia Bank Limited	Level 12, 500 Bourke Street Melbourne 3000, Australia
National Nominees Limited	Level 5, 271 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
State Street Australia Limited	420 George Street, Level 14, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
National Australia Bank, Melbourne	500 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
State Street, Luxembourg	49 Avenue J.F. Kennedy, 1855 Luxemburg, Luxembourg
UBS AG Australia Branch	Level 16, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000

Signature
Print name	Raymond Chow (signing under power of attorney in accordance with section 52 of the Corporations Act)	Capacity	Authorised Person
Sign here	Date	6 January 2017