Sydney

Level 2, 5 Martin Place Sydney NSW 2000 Australia GPO Box 3698 Sydney NSW 2001 www.challenger.com.au

Telephone 02 9994 7000 Facsimile 02 9994 7777

29 March 2016

Ms Stephanie Yong Senior Adviser, Listings Compliance ASX Limited Exchange Centre 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Stephanie,

Re: Appendix 3B Issue of Challenger ordinary shares

Attached is an Appendix 3B for the issue of 600,598 Challenger ordinary shares to fulfil the Challenger Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) requirements. This issuance is consistent with the recent DRP pricing announcement made to the ASX on 21 March 2016.

Yours sincerely,

Andrew Brown Company Secretary

Melbourne Level 19, 31 Queen Street PO Box 297, Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 Telephone 02 9994 7000 Facsimile 02 9994 7777 Brisbane Level 9, 241 Adelaide Street GPO Box 3234, Brisbane QLD 4001 Telephone 07 3136 5400 Facsimile 07 3136 5407 Perth Level 5, 50 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 Telephone 08 9261 7412 Facsimile 08 9321 5277 Adelaide Level 7, Suite 714, 147 Pirie Street Adelaide SA 5000 Telephone 08 7071 7042 Facsimile 08 8227 0395

Challenger Limited ABN 85 106 842 371 Challenger Group Services Pty Limited ABN 91 085 657 307 Challenger Life Company Limited ABN 44 072 486 938 AFSL 234670 Howard Commercial Lending Limited ABN 65 000 033 143 Challenger Management Services Limited ABN 29 092 382 842 AFSL 234 678 Challenger Retirement and Investment Services Limited ABN 80 115 534 453 AFSL295642 RSE Licence No. L0001304 Challenger Mortgage Management Pty Ltd ABN 72 087 271 109 Challenger Securitisation Management Pty Ltd ABN 56 100 346 898 AFSL 244593

Rule 2.7, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5

Appendix 3B

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 01/07/96 Origin: Appendix 5 Amended 01/07/98, 01/09/99, 01/07/00, 30/09/01, 11/03/02, 01/01/03, 24/10/05, 01/08/12, 04/03/13

Name of entity

Challenger Limited

ABN

85 106 842 371

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.

Part 1 - All issues

You must complete the relevant sections (attach sheets if there is not enough space).

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

The Ordinary Shares are issued pursuant to the Challenger Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) as detailed in the announcements dated 18 August 2015 and 21 March 2016 on the same terms as existing Ordinary Shares quoted on the ASX.

4 Do the +securities rank equally in all respects from the +issue date with an existing +class of quoted ⁺securities?

If the additional +securities do not rank equally, please state:

Yes

• the date from which they do
• the extent to which they participate for the next dividend, (in the case of a trust, distribution) or interest payment
• the extent to which they do not rank equally, other than in relation to the next dividend, distribution or interest payment
• 5 Issue price or consideration \$8.1835 per Ordinary Share

6 Purpose of the issue (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets)

Issued in order to satisfy the DRP requirements of Challenger's interim 2016 dividend. For further details, refer to the Company's ASX announcement on 18 August 2015 and 21 March 2016.

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

• 6h If +securities were issued under rule 7.1A for noncash consideration, state date on which valuation of consideration was released to ASX Market Announcements
• 6i Calculate the entity's remaining issue capacity under rule 7.1 and rule 7.1A – complete Annexure 1 and release to ASX Market Announcements

7 ⁺Issue dates

Note: The issue date may be prescribed by ASX (refer to the definition of issue date in rule 19.12). For example, the issue date for a pro rata entitlement issue must comply with the applicable timetable in Appendix 7A.

Cross reference: item 33 of Appendix 3B.

8 Number and ⁺class of all ⁺securities quoted on ASX (including the ⁺securities in section 2 if applicable)

10 Dividend policy (in the case of a trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)

The Ordinary Shares will, from the date of allotment, carry the right to participate in dividends.

29 March 2016

N/A

N/A

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Part 2 - Pro rata issue

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

• 23 Fee or commission payable to the broker to the issue
• 24 Amount of any handling fee payable to brokers who lodge acceptances or renunciations on behalf of security holders
• 25 If the issue is contingent on security holders' approval, the date of the meeting
• 26 Date entitlement and acceptance form and offer documents will be sent to persons entitled
• 27 If the entity has issued options, and the terms entitle option holders to participate on exercise, the date on which notices will be sent to option holders
• 28 Date rights trading will begin (if applicable)
• 29 Date rights trading will end (if applicable)
• 30 How do security holders sell their entitlements in full through a broker?
• 31 How do security holders sell part of their entitlements through a broker and accept for the balance? N/A

Part 3 - Quotation of securities

33 ⁺Issue date N/A

You need only complete this section if you are applying for quotation of securities

(a) ⁺Securities described in Part 1

(b) All other ⁺securities

Example: restricted securities at the end of the escrowed period, partly paid securities that become fully paid, employee incentive share securities when restriction ends, securities issued on expiry or conversion of convertible securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(a)

Additional securities forming a new class of securities

Tick to indicate you are providing the information or documents

• 35 If the ⁺securities are ⁺equity securities, the names of the 20 largest holders of the additional ⁺securities, and the number and percentage of additional ⁺securities held by those holders
• 36 If the ⁺securities are ⁺equity securities, a distribution schedule of the additional ⁺securities setting out the number of holders in the categories 1 - 1,000 1,001 - 5,000 5,001 - 10,000 10,001 - 100,000 100,001 and over
• 37 A copy of any trust deed for the additional ⁺securities

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Quotatlon agreement

• 1 +Quotation of our additional +securities is in ASX's absolute discretion. ASX may quote the +securities on any conditions it decides.
• 2 We warrant the following to ASX.
• The issue of the +securities to be quoted complies with the law and is not for an illegal purpose.
• There is no reason why those +securities should not be granted +quotation.
• An offer of the +securities for sale within 12 months after their issue will not require disclosure under section 707(3) or section 1012C(6) of the Corporations Act.

Note: An entity may need to obtain appropriate warranties from subscribers for the securities in order to be able to give this warranty

• Section 724 or section 1016E of the Corporations Act does not apply to any applications received by us in relation to any +securities to be quoted and that no-one has any right to return any +securities to be quoted under sections 737, 738 or 1016F of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the +securities be quoted.
• If we are a trust, we warrant that no person has the right to return the +securities to be quoted under section 10198 of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the +securities be quoted.
• 3 We will indemnify ASX to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any claim, action or expense arising from or connected with any breach of the warranties in this agreement.
• 4 We give ASX the information and documents required by this form. If any information or document is not available now, we will give it to ASX before +quotation of the +securities begins. We acknowledge that ASX is relying on the information and documents. We warrant that they are (will be) true and complete.

Sign here: Date: _.? 9. 3. 2v/6 (Dir or/Company secretary)

Print name: Andrew Brown

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.