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KFL – March 2022 monthly update

Operational Update8 March 2022KFLFinancials

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A WORD FROM THE MANAGER

In February, Kingfish’s gross performance return was down

(0.6%) and the adjusted NAV return was down (0.6%). This

compares with the local market benchmark index return, the

S&P/NZX50, which was up 0.7%.

Market Environment

New Zealand equities rose +0.7% (S&P/NZX 50) in

February, outperforming global equity markets (MSCI World

-2.5%, S&P 500 -3.0%). NZ is typically a more defensive

market and defensive sectors led the way. The Kingfish

portfolio lagged with an Adjusted NAV Return of (0.6%) as

the portfolio has less exposure to these defensive sectors in

favour of growth companies, which we think have better

medium-to-long term prospects. Encouragingly, on balance,

the results of portfolio companies that reported in February

were better-than-expected.

The Portfolio

a2 Milk (+7%) reported a better-than-expected half year

result with infant formula sales around 10% higher than

expectations. Its a2 Platinum brand health remains strong and

the company is taking share from other brands, in particular

offshore brands. The outlook is for a continuation of market

share gains partially offset by a subdued birth rate in China.

Auckland Airport (-1%) reported another Covid impacted half

year result. However, the forward-looking picture is more

positive. International border restrictions will ease from early

March for New Zealanders and Australians. Restrictions for

long-haul tourists will ease in the second half of 2022.

Electricity generators Contact (+4%) and Meridian (+15%)

reported solid half year results. New Zealand future wholesale

electricity prices have moved sharply higher across 2022-

2025 in response to higher fuel costs (coal, gas, and carbon)

for non-renewable generators. This is positive for Contact and

Meridian.

Delegat (-2%) announced a steady half year result and

maintained its fiscal 2022 net profit guidance. This was a

credible result given the company has faced a number of

pressures including the below average 2021 harvest and

supply chain challenges. In response the company was able to

selectively raise prices and remix supply into its higher value

markets, plus gain share from other New Zealand brands with

lower inventory availability.

Recent addition EBOS (+0.2%) delivered a strong half year

result. The company is executing well in its core business,

with its Symbion wholesale operation taking market share off

its major competitors. It is also benefiting from being aligned

to key pharmacy customers - Chemist Warehouse and Terry

White Chemmart (EBOS’s own banner group), which are

taking share from independents and seeing strong sales due to

increased visitation for Covid tests and vaccines.

Freightways (+1%) delivered a strong half yearly result

with profits coming in comfortably ahead of expectations.

Its network courier business saw strong volume growth

as customers have become more inclined to purchase

via e-commerce with home delivery (particularly during

Auckland's extended Covid lockdown). This more than made

up for softer business-to-business deliveries. The company

continues to push up pricing via its Pricing For Effort campaign

in sectors that have typically been underpriced. It has also

delivered an improvement in its Australian business with the

standout performance being its small but fast growing medical

waste business.

Infratil (+5%) hosted an investor day, with a focus on

Canberra Data Centres (CDC), Vodafone, Longroad Energy,

and its Diagnostic Imaging investments. Vodafone is exploring

the sale of a minority interest in its mobile towers business,

which should deliver a value uplift based on similar deals

overseas. Longroad Energy is looking for a minority partner

to inject capital and take a minority shareholding. This would

allow Longroad to execute a much bigger development

pipeline than previously indicated. CDC’s Auckland

datacentre facilities have been upsized in response to strong

demand. Infratil announced approval for Morrison & Co

(Infratil's manager) to purchase up to $40 million worth of

shares on-market on behalf of employees, which demonstrates

confidence in Infratil.

Mainfreight (-5%) provided a trading update to the end of

January (the first 43 weeks of its fiscal year). Profit growth was

ahead of expectations. The company is seeing a continuation

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Share Price Premium to NAV (including warrant price on a pro-rated basis and using NAV to four decimal places).

MONTHLY UPDATE

March 2022

KFL NAV

$

1.60

$

1. 7 8

Share Price

PREMIUM

1

11.8

%

as at 28 February 2022

Warrant Price

$

0.04

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KEY DETAILS

as at 28 February 2022

FUND TYPE

Listed Investment Company

INVESTS IN

Growing New Zealand

companies

LISTING DATE

31 March 2004

FINANCIAL YEAR END

31 March

TYPICAL PORTFOLIO SIZE

10-25 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

$1.66

PERFORMANCE FEE CAP

1.25%

SHARES ON ISSUE

318m

MARKET CAPITALISATION

$567m

GEARING

None (maximum permitted 20%

of gross asset value)

SECTOR SPLIT

as at 28 February 2022

5

%

31

%

INDUSTRIALS

21

%

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

33

%

HEALTH CARE

8

%

CONSUMER

STAPLES

The Kingfish portfolio also holds cash


UTILITIES

of tailwinds in its Air & Ocean division (international freight

forwarding) coupled with good execution in Transport and

Warehousing, taking further market share and improving

efficiency and margins. The outlook for the beginning of the

upcoming 2023 fiscal year remains solid.

Port of Tauranga (-6%) concurrently announced its half

yearly result and the retirement of long-serving chair David

Pilkington, who will be replaced by Julia Hoare (a director

since 2015). Container Revenue was up +17%, primarily

driven by storage revenues and pricing. Supply chain

congestion remains an issue, with only 40% of vessels meeting

their shipping windows. Despite profits +16% in the first half,

the company maintained full year guidance for +1% to +7%

due to concerns with the Omicron outbreak and continued

supply chain congestion.

Summerset (-3%) announced its 2021 annual result, with

underlying profit up +44% and net tangible assets per share

up +27% while reducing its gearing (debt to assets) to the

lowest since 2013. Summerset's prices lifted three times

through 2021 but it still has a larger than normal buffer

between its prices and house prices in surrounding areas.

The company guided to a cautious 2022 build rate (626

Sam Dickie

Senior Portfolio Manager

Fisher Funds Management Limited

units compared to 671 in 2021) given the uncertain impact

of Omicron and its possible impact on the construction and

housing market.

Vista (- 6%) reported its 2021 annual result, which showed a

continuation of the recovery in the global cinema business.

The December quarter saw most cinemas open and studios

releasing anticipated blockbuster content after a lengthy

hiatus. This helped 4Q21 US box office recover to 74% of

2019 levels (versus just 7% in the same quarter in 2020).

Both the company's recurring and market-facing revenues are

now recovering, with 2022 guidance for revenue of $118-

123 million versus $98 million in 2021. Most positively,

early engagement with existing customers for its new Vista

Cloud product suggests the medium-term opportunity could be

towards or above the upper end of what the company had

previously expected (recurring revenue of 1.5-2.5x current

levels).

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TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN to 28 February 2022

Mar

2004

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

$

3.00

$

4.00

$

5.00

$

6.00

$

7.00

$

8.00

$

9.00

Share PriceTotal Shareholder Return

$

1.00

$

2.00

$

0.00

Mar

2017

Mar

2018

Mar

2019

Mar

2020

Mar

2021

Mar

2005

FEBRUARY’S SIGNIFICANT RETURNS IMPACTING

THE PORTFOLIO

during the month

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

5 LARGEST PORTFOLIO POSITIONS as at 28 February 2022

MERIDIAN ENERGY

+15

%

A2 MILK

+7

%

VISTA GROUP

−6

%

PORT OF TAURANGA

−6

%

PUSHPAY HOLDINGS

−14

%

MAINFREIGHT

19

%

FISHER & PAYKEL

HEALTHCARE

17

%

SUMMERSET

15

%

INFRATIL

10

%

AUCKLAND

INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT

9

%

1 Month3 Months1 Year3 Years

(annualised)

5 Years

(annualised)

Company Performance

Total Shareholder Return+3.2%(9.5%)+3.2%+20.8%+17.3%

Adjusted NAV Return(0.6%)(8.6%)(1.7%)+12.5%+13.2%

Portfolio Performance

Gross Performance Return(0.6%)(8.6%)(0.5%)+15.3%+15.8%

S&P/NZX50G Index+0.7%(5.8%)(2.0%)+8.7%+10.8%

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 expenses, fees and tax,

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

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

»total shareholder return – the return combines the share price performance, the warrant price performance, the net value of converting any warrants into shares, and the dividends paid to shareholders. It

assumes all dividends are reinvested in the company’s dividend reinvestment plan, and that shareholders exercise their warrants, (if they were in the money), at warrant expiry date.

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/

PERFORMANCE to 28 February 2022

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 a 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 June have no correlation with results historically achieved.

Kingfish Limited

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

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

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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

10 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 its shares on market

»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

MANAGEMENT

The Manager has authority

delegated to it from the Board to

invest according to the Management

Agreement and other written

policies. Kingfish’s portfolio

is managed by Fisher Funds

Management Limited. Sam Dickie

(Senior Portfolio Manager), Matt

Peek and Michael Bacon (Senior

Investment Analysts) have prime

responsibility for managing the

Kingfish portfolio. Together they

have around 50 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 Board of Kingfish

comprises independent

directors Alistair Ryan

(Chair), Carol Campbell,

Andy Coupe and David

McClatchy.

Warrants

»Kingfish announced a new issue of warrants on 18

October 2021

»Information pertaining to the warrants was mailed/

emailed to shareholders on 1 November 2021

»The warrants were issued at no cost to eligible

shareholders in the ratio of one warrant for every four

Kingfish shares held based on the record date of 12

November 2021

»The warrants were allotted to shareholders on 15

November 2021 and listed on the NZX Main Board from

16 November 2021

»The Exercise Price of each warrant is $2.03, adjusted

down for the aggregate amount per Share of any cash

dividends declared on the Shares with a record date

during the period commencing on the date of allotment

of the warrants and ending on the last Business Day

before the final Exercise Price is announced by Kingfish.

Dividends totalling 7.22 cents per share have been

declared to date and there are two more dividends

expected to be declared in the remaining period up to the

announcement of the 18 November 2022 exercise price.

»The Exercise Date for the new warrants is

18 November 2022

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