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KFL – May 2019 monthly update

Operational Update13 May 2019KFLFinancials

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Monthly Update

May 2019

A word from the Manager

Market Environment

New Zealand equities as measured by the S&P/NZX50G

index were up +1.7% in April, with the flagship index breaking

through the 10,000 point milestone, albeit lagging most major

global equity market indices. A reversal in bond yields saw

‘defensive’ sectors underperform the New Zealand market

after utilities in particular had outperformed the market so far

in 2019. Kingfish delivered an adjusted NAV return broadly in

line with the market of 1.7%.

The Portfolio

It was a busy month for portfolio company Infratil. Infratil

announced the sale of its Australian National University

student accommodation asset for an attractive price of

A$162 million. Independent valuations were released for

many portfolio holdings, with Canberra Data Centres (CDC)

in particular increasing significantly over the last six months.

We attended the annual Infratil Investor Day, where not

surprisingly CDC stole the limelight. It continues to exceed

expectations and is seeing accelerating growth at high

rates in excess of 50%. CDC has recently acquired a Sydney

based datacentre and generally continues to benefit from

the general growth in data, but also its positioning in

the market as a premium offering with high security and

reliability.

Port of Tauranga delivered strong share price performance

during a month where the Ministry of Transport released

its interim report on Upper North Island Supply Chain

Strategy. The report contained no clear conclusions, but

there continues to be interest in shifting Ports of Auckland

operations to Northport. Regardless of the ultimate

outcome here, Port of Tauranga is well placed. Two further

reports are due later in 2019.

Summerset released a weak quarterly new sales figure,

citing that increased settlement times in the residential

property market are impacting settlement of its units.

Following our recent site visit in March, we nonetheless

believe that the company remains well positioned

despite this short-term market-related weakness.

Restaurant Brands announced its 2019 financial year

result, which was in line with our expectation. The

outlook statement indicated that double-digit net profit

growth is expected to continue moving forward, despite

bearing some start-up costs from launching the Taco

Bell brand in New Zealand and Australia. The dividend

has been discontinued as new majority shareholder

Finaccess has a preference for retaining cash to fund the

company’s range of growth initiatives.

Portfolio Changes and Strategy

We increased our position in Summerset during the

month as the reaction to its quarterly sales provided

a buying opportunity at lower prices, while the longer

term prospects for the business remain solid.

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Share Price Discount to NAV (including warrant price on a pro-rated basis)

KFL NAV

$

1.60

SHARE PRICE

$

1.45

DISCOUNT

1

7.9

%

as at 30 April 2019

WARRANT PRICE

$

0.08

Sam Dickie

Senior Portfolio Manager

Fisher Funds Management Limited

Key Details
as at 30 April 2019

FUND TYPE

Listed Investment Company

INVESTS IN

Growing New Zealand companies

LISTING DATE

31 March 2004

FINANCIAL YEAR END

31 March

TYPICAL PORTFOLIO SIZE

15-25 stocks

INVESTMENT CRITERIA

Long-term growth

PERFORMANCE

OBJECTIVE

Long-term growth of capital and

dividends

TAX STATUS

Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE)

MANAGER

Fisher Funds Management

Limited

MANAGEMENT

FEE RATE

1.25% of gross asset value

(reduced by 0.10% for every 1% of

underperformance relative to the

change in the NZ 90 Day Bank Bill

Index with a floor of 0.75%)

PERFORMANCE

FEE HURDLE

Changes in the NZ 90 Day Bank

Bill Index + 7%

PERFORMANCE FEE

10% of returns in excess of

benchmark and high water mark

HIGH WATER MARK

$1.56

PERFORMANCE FEE CAP

1.25%

SHARES ON ISSUE

199m

MARKET CAPITALISATION

$289m

GEARING

None (maximum permitted 20%

of gross asset value)

Sector Split

as at 30 April 2019

1

%

26

%

HEALTH CARE

19

%


UTILITIES

CONSUMER

DISCRETIONARY

27

%

INDUSTRIALS

2

%


MATERIALS

10

%

CONSUMER

STAPLES

8

%


CASH

7

%

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

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Performance

to 30 April 2019

1 Month3 Months1 Year3 Years

(annualised)

5 Years

(annualised)

Company Performance

Total Shareholder Return+7.8%+11.2%+20.5%+12.3%+12.3%

Adjusted NAV Return+1.7%+13.5%+20.8%+14.4%+13.2%

Portfolio Performance

Gross Performance Return+2.5%+15.8%+24.8%+17.2%+16.0%

S&P/NZX50G Index+1.7%+11.4%+18.6%+13.7%+13.9%

Non-GAAP Financial Information

Kingfish uses non-GAAP measures, including adjusted net asset value, adjusted NAV return, gross performance return and total shareholder return. The rationale for using such non-GAAP measures is as follows:

»adjusted net asset value – the underlying value of the investment portfolio adjusted for capital allocation decisions after fees and tax,

»adjusted NAV return – the net return to an investor after fees and tax,

»gross performance return – the Manager’s portfolio performance in terms of stock selection, before fees and tax, and

»total shareholder return – the return to an investor who reinvests their dividends, and if in the money, exercises their warrants at warrant maturity date for additional shares.

All references to adjusted net asset value, adjusted NAV return, gross performance return and total shareholder return in this monthly update are to such non-GAAP measures. The calculations applied to non-

GAAP measures are described in the Kingfish Non-GAAP Financial Information Policy. A copy of the policy is available at http://kingfish.co.nz/about-kingfish/kingfish-policies/

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Being the year end NAV prior to the accounting for the deduction of any performance fee to be paid in respect of performance in the calculation period.

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Total Shareholder Return

to 30 April 2019

Mar

2004

Mar

2005

Mar

2006

Mar

2007

Mar

2008

Mar

2009

Mar

2010

Mar

2011

Mar

2012

Mar

2014

Mar

2015

Mar

2013

Mar

2016

Share Price/Total Shareholder Return

$

2.50

$

3.00

$

2.0 0

$

1.50

$

1.00

Share PriceTotal Shareholder Return

$

4.50

$

5.00

$

0.50

$

0.00

Mar

2017

$

3.50

Mar

2018

$

4.00

Mar

2019

April’s Biggest Movers

Typically the Kingfish portfolio will be invested 90% or more in equities.

The remaining portfolio is made up of another 10 stocks and cash.

5 Largest Portfolio Positions

as at 30 April 2019

PUSHPAY

+18

%

A2 MILK COMPANY

+17

%

PORT OF TAURANGA

+9

%

DELEGAT GROUP

+7

%

SUMMERSET GROUP

-15

%

THE A2 MILK

COMPANY

15

%

FISHER & PAYKEL

HEALTHCARE

14

%

FREIGHTWAYS

10

%

MAINFREIGHT

9

%

INFRATIL

7

%

Disclaimer: The information in this update has been prepared as at the date noted on the front page. The information has been prepared as a general summary of the matters covered only, and it is
by necessity brief. The information and opinions are based upon sources which are believed to be reliable, but Kingfish Limited and its officers and directors make no representation as to its accuracy

or completeness. The update is not intended to constitute professional or investment advice and should not be relied upon in making any investment decisions. Professional financial advice from an

authorised financial adviser should be taken before making an investment. To the extent that the update contains data relating to the historical performance of Kingfish Limited or its portfolio companies,

please note that fund performance can and will vary and that future results may have no correlation with results historically achieved.

Kingfish Limited

Private Bag 93502, Takapuna, Auckland 0740

Phone: +64 9 489 7094 | Fax: +64 9 489 7139

Email: enquire@kingfish.co.nz | www.kingfish.co.nz

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Computershare Investor Services Limited

Private Bag 92119, Auckland 1142

Phone: +64 9 488 8777 | Fax: +64 9 488 8787

Email: enquiry@computershare.co.nz | www.computershare.com/nz

About Kingfish

Kingfish is an investment company

listed on the New Zealand Stock

Exchange. The company gives

shareholders an opportunity to

invest in a diversified portfolio

of between 15 and 25 quality

growing New Zealand companies

through a single, professionally

managed investment. The aim

of Kingfish is to offer investors

competitive returns through

capital growth and dividends.

Capital Management Strategies

Regular Dividends

»Quarterly distribution policy introduced in

June 2009

»Under this policy, 2% of average NAV is targeted

to be paid to shareholders quarterly

»Dividends paid by Kingfish may include dividends

received, interest income, investment gains

and/or return of capital

»Shareholders who prefer to have increased

capital rather than a regular income stream have

the opportunity to participate in the company’s

dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)

»Shares issued to DRP participants are at a 3%

discount to market price

»Kingfish became a portfolio investment entity on

1 October 2007. As a result, dividends paid to

New Zealand tax resident shareholders have not

been subject to further tax

Share Buyback Programme

»Kingfish has a buyback programme in place allowing

it (if it elects to do so) to acquire up to 9.7m of its

shares on market in the year to 31 October 2019

»Shares bought back by the company are held as

treasury stock

»Shares held as treasury stock are available to be re-

issued for the dividend reinvestment plan

Warrants

»On 2 July 2018, a new issue of warrants (KFLWE) was

announced

»The warrants were issued at no cost to eligible

shareholders and in the ratio of one warrant for

every four Kingfish shares held

»Exercise Price = $1.37 per warrant, to be adjusted

down for dividends declared during the period up to

the Exercise Date

»Exercise Date = 12 July 2019

»The final Exercise Price will be announced and an

Exercise Form will be posted to warrant holders in

June 2019

Management

Kingfish’s portfolio is managed

by Fisher Funds Management

Limited. Sam Dickie (Senior

Portfolio Manager), Zoie Regan

(Senior Investment Analyst) and

Matt Peek (Investment Analyst)

have prime responsibility for

managing the Kingfish portfolio.

Together they have over 40 years

combined experience and are

very capable of researching and

investing in the quality New

Zealand companies that Kingfish

targets. Fisher Funds is based in

Takapuna, Auckland.

Board

The Manager has authority

delegated to it from the

Board to invest according to

the Management Agreement

and other written policies.

The Board of Kingfish

comprises independent

directors Alistair Ryan (Chair),

Carol Campbell, Andy Coupe

and Carmel Fisher.

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