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DISCLOSE REGISTER - FULL PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS 1 Offer name NZ Core Equity Trust Offer number OFR10877 Fund name NZ Core Equity Trust Fund number FND1093 Period disclosure applies [dd/mm/yyyy] 30/09/2020 Asset name % of fund net assets Security code Auckland International Airport Ltd 5.38 NZAIAE0002S6 Chorus Ltd 5.32 NZCNUE0001S2 Mainfreight Ltd 5.17 NZMFTE0001S9 Ryman Healthcare Ltd 5.08 NZRYME0001S4 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd 5.03 NZFAPE0001S2 EBOS Group Ltd 5.01 NZEBOE0001S6 Spark New Zealand Ltd 5 NZTELE0001S4 Fletcher Building Ltd 4.74 NZFBUE0001S0 Meridian Energy Ltd 4.47 NZMELE0002S7 Contact Energy Ltd 4.28 NZCENE0001S6 a2 Milk Co Ltd 4.17 NZATME0002S8 Port of Tauranga Ltd 3.77 NZPOTE0003S0 Infratil Ltd 3.42 NZIFTE0003S3 Summerset Group Holdings Ltd 3.41 NZSUME0001S0 Mercury NZ Ltd 2.78 NZMRPE0001S2 Goodman Property Trust 2.17 NZCPTE0001S9 Freightways Ltd 1.97 NZFREE0001S0 Metlifecare Ltd 1.55 NZMETE0001S2 Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd 1.53 NZAPTE0001S3 Z Energy Ltd 1.5 NZZELE0001S1 Air New Zealand Ltd 1.43 NZAIRE0001S2 Genesis Energy Ltd 1.41 NZGNEE0001S7 Kiwi Property Group Ltd 1.29 NZKPGE0001S9 Arvida Group Ltd 1.16 NZARVE0001S5 Scales Corp Ltd 1.02 NZSCLE0002S8 Property for Industry Ltd 1.01 NZPFIE0001S5 Pushpay Holdings Ltd 1 NZPAYE0003S9 Argosy Property Ltd 0.98 NZARGE0010S7 Kathmandu Holdings Ltd 0.98 NZKMDE0001S3 Vector Ltd 0.96 NZVCTE0001S7 Heartland Group Holdings Ltd 0.89 NZHGHE0007S9 Skellerup Holdings Ltd 0.85 NZSKXE0001S8 Westpac Banking Corp 0.81 AU000000WBC1 Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd 0.77 NZFSFE0001S5 Vital Healthcare Property Trust 0.73 NZCHPE0001S4 Westpac NZD Current Account 0.72 NZX Ltd 0.71 NZNZXE0001S7 Synlait Milk Ltd 0.69 NZSMLE0001S9 Stride Property Group 0.65 NZSPGE0001S2 Sanford Ltd 0.63 NZSANE0001S0 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd 0.61 AU000000ANZ3 Investore Property Ltd 0.56 NZIPLE0001S3 Restaurant Brands New Zealand Ltd 0.52 NZRBDE0001S1 Hallenstein Glassons Holdings Ltd 0.5 NZHLGE0001S4 Oceania Healthcare Ltd 0.41 NZOCAE0002S0 Tower Ltd 0.4 NZTWRE0011S2 Trustpower Ltd 0.38 NZTPXE0001S5 Warehouse Group Ltd 0.38 NZWHSE0001S6 Vista Group International Ltd 0.36 NZVGLE0003S1 EROAD Ltd 0.35 NZERDE0001S5 Briscoe Group Litd 0.29 NZBGRE0001S4 Tourism Holdings Ltd 0.28 NZHELE0001S9 Turners Automotive Group Ltd 0.26 NZVNLE0001S1 AFT Pharmaceuticals Ltd 0.24 NZAFTE0001S4 SKY Network Television Ltd 0.19 NZSKTE0001S6 New Zealand Refining Co Ltd 0.16 NZNZRE0001S9 Serko Ltd 0.16 NZSKOE0001S7 PGG Wrightson Ltd 0.14 NZREIE0001S4 Comvita Ltd 0.13 NZCVTE0001S7 New Zealand King Salmon Co Ltd 0.12 NZNZKE0003S0 Steel And Tube Holdings Ltd 0.11 NZSUTE0001S5 Plexure Group Ltd 0.07 NZSMRE0001S6 Gentrack Group Ltd 0.05 NZGTKE0002S9 Pacific Edge Ltd 0.03 NZPEBE0002S1 Asset Plus Ltd 0.02 NZNAPE0007S3 Abano Healthcare Group Ltd 0.01 NZNPEE0001S8 Scott Technology Ltd 0.01 NZSCTE0001S3 Outstanding Settlements -0.35 Net Current Assets -0.83.

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