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NZX Limited (NZX: NZX) filed “NZX Shareholder Metrics - October 2026” with NZX on 3 November 2026, as a market update announcement.

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3 November 2026
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NZX Shareholder Metrics - October 2026

Market Update3 November 2026NZXFinancials

NZX Listed IssuersOct 2026Change YoYCapital Listed and RaisedYTDChange YoY
Total equity securities117-Total capital listed and raised$930 m$9,828 m-47.8%

Total fund securities56-

Total retail debt securities131-6.4%New Capital Listed

Total wholesale debt securities6-14.3%Total capital listed by all issuers$590 m$4,447 m-58.0%

Total other securities525.0%

Total listed securities315-2.8%Equity listings$440 m$673 m-90.7%

Fund listings---

Retail debt listings$150 m$3,774 m11.6%

Total NZX Main Board equity issuers116-Wholesale debt listings---

Total NZX Main Board fund issuers56-

Total NZX Debt Market retail debt issuers45-Secondary Capital Raised

Total NZX Debt Market wholesale debt issuers2-Total capital raised by all issuers$340 m$5,381 m-34.9%

Total other issuers4-

Total unique issuers197-Total equity raised - NZ issuers$92 m$1,897 m-60.1%

Total equity raised - dual or foreign issuer$1 m$194 m-67.1%

Total funds raised - NZ issuers$119 m$1,355 m-4.5%

Market CapitalisationOct 2026Change YoY% of GDPTotal funds raised - dual or foreign issuer$38 m$814 m72.5%

Total market capitalisation$244,472 m-1.8%53.5%Total retail debt raised$90 m$1,121 m9.0%

Total wholesale debt raised---

All equity$181,193 m-1.6%39.7%

All funds$9,868 m4.7%2.2%

All other$8 m-10.2%0.0%Total number of secondary capital raising events272 3,091 6.8%

Total NZX Main Board$191,069 m-1.3%41.8%Equity issuers - capital raised < $10m23 200 13.6%

Equity issuers - capital raised ≥ $10m < $100m3 26 -18.8%

Retail debt$43,261 m-0.4%9.5%Equity issuers - capital raised ≥ $100m- 4 -55.6%

Green bonds$5,525 m-9.8%1.2%Fund issuers - capital raised244 2,838 6.9%

Wholesale debt$4,617 m-20.9%1.0%Retail debt issuers - capital raised2 23 9.5%

Total NZX Debt Market$53,403 m-3.6%11.7%Wholesale debt issuers - capital raised- - -

Cash MarketOct 2026Change YoYClearing House / DepositoryOct 2026Change YoY

Total value traded$3,020 m-8.3%Gross value of cleared trades over month$3,311 m-2.8%

Auction value traded$934 m24.5%Assets under custody in depository at period end$6,381 m3.3%

Continuous value traded$942 m-21.0%Depository Uplifts9,180 -15.1%

NZX Dark value traded$223 m53.1%Settlement Lines19,352 -11.2%

% of value on-market69.5%9.7%OTC Trades12,355 9.9%

Total trades1,489,99869.2%

Daily average value traded$144 m-3.9%Equity DerivativesOct 2026Change YoY

Futures - total lots traded1,360n/a

Total Equity TransactionsTotal equity derivatives lots traded - YTD28,038n/a

Total trades1,484,86969.8%Open interest at period end5,637n/a

Value traded$2,843 m-7.3%Notional value traded ($NZD)$10 mn/a

% of value on-market71.5%10.6%

Average on-market trade size$1,372-39.9%Dairy DerivativesOct 2026Change YoY

Futures - total lots traded56,469-9.1%

Total Debt TransactionsOptions - total lots traded23,046500.6%

Total trades5,129-19.1%Total dairy derivatives lots traded79,51520.5%

Value traded $177 m-21.8%Total dairy derivatives lots traded - YTD$675,1456.4%

Open interest at period end175,693-2.6%

Cumulative Numbers - YTDNotional value traded ($USD)$549 m83.7%

Number of trades11,651,247 31.5%Negotiated Large Trade (NLT) %57.8%26.5%

Total value traded$34,203 m-2.1%

% of value on-market67.3%7.1%Energy and Environment ContractsOct 2026Change YoY

Operating / Technology contracts16-5.9%

- contracts ≥ $500k p.a.3-25.0%

- contracts $20k - $500k p.a.13-

NZX Limited - Monthly Shareholder Metrics

October 2026

These shareholder metrics represent the key operations of NZX's business.

Core Markets

Oct 2026

NZX Indices PerformanceOct 2026Change YoYWholesale DataOct 2026Change YoY
S&P/NZX 50 Index (Gross)13,7971.8%Terminal numbers - professional6,3955.6%

S&P/NZX 50 Index (Capital)4,861-1.2%Terminal numbers - retail989-28.0%

S&P/NZX 50 Portfolio Index8,395-2.0%Licences - value ≥ $20k p.a.83-

S&P/NZX NZ Fixed Interest Composite Index1360.6%Licences - value < $20k p.a.808.1%

S&P/NZX A-Grade Bond Index6,6851.6%

Direct Data ProductsOct 2026Change YoYDairy Data SubscriptionsOct 2026Change YoY

Proprietary security subscription products261-4.4%Dairy data subscriptions4312.6%

- products ≥ $3,000 p.a.942.2% - products ≥ $1,500 p.a. 1425.2%

- products < $3,000 p.a.167-7.7% - products < $1,500 p.a. 2891.4%

Oct 2026Change YoY

Total external funds under management$18,475 m16.5%

Scheme FUM (external)Oct 2026Change YoY

SuperLife Kiwisaver$3,155 m8.2%

Workplace Savings Master Trusts$3,331 m-5.9%

Smartshares Exchange Traded Funds - External$6,078 m33.7%

Smart Funds (including Wholesale)$2,907 m17.5%

Quaystreet$3,004 m25.8%

Other MetricsOct 2026Change YoY

Value of stock lent over month$122 m6.1%

Oct 2026Change YoY

Funds under administration$21,566 m11.4%

Listed Securities and Market CapitalisationDefinition

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Notes

1. All figures are measured at the end of the last trading day of each month unless otherwise stated.

Change refers to the change since the same period last year unless otherwise stated.

2. Please note these operational statistics are based on NZX’s internal records, which are unaudited.

Differences may arise between this data and that disclosed in subsequent audited financial statements.

Differences may also arise between this data and the previously reported data due to rounding and classification restatements.

3. Regulatory metrics and information relating to NZX rules and policy activity (which was previously set out in a separate NZ RegCo metrics document) can be accessed via NZ

RegCo’s annual Oversight Report, Issuer and Participant Updates (https://www.nzx.com/regulation/nzregco/publications), and via the NZX Policy website landing page

(https://www.nzx.com/regulation/nzx-policy).

To enquire about information listed on this sheet, or to find out more about NZX products or services, please email: insights@nzx.com

Glossary

Equity Market CapitalisationIncludes all securities quoted on the NZX Main Board (NZSX). With an overseas domiciled issuer, the market capitalisation represents the amount that is held in New Zealand.

NZX Debt Market CapitalisationThe total nominal (face) value of all listed securities on the NZX Debt Market, excluding New Zealand Government stock.

FundsInclude exchange traded funds, managed funds, listed investment companies and trusts.

Other SecuritiesInclude rights, warrants and options quoted on the NZX Main Board (NZSX).

Clearing House / DepositoryDefinition

Gross Value of Cleared Trades Over PeriodThe total dollar value of all cash market (being Main Board and Debt Market) trades cleared or reported to the clearing house during the reporting period.

Assets Under Custody in Depository at Period EndThe total value of admitted product held in custody in the Depository on behalf of Depository Participants, at the end of the reporting period.

Depository UpliftsThe number of transfers of legal title in admitted product to a Depository Participant from the Depository.

Settlement LinesThe number of lines of approved products (excluding derivatives contracts) settled by Clearing Participants, with each line representing one admitted product per Clearing

Participant per settlement batch.

OTC TradesNumber of over-the-counter transactions between Depository Participants.

Equity and Dairy DerivativesDefinition

Futures – Total Lots TradedThe total number of futures contracts (lots) traded during the period, counting each matched trade once.

Negotiated Large Trade (NLT) %The share of total lots traded that were privately negotiated away from the central order book and then reported to the exchange as Negotiated Large Trades.

Options – Total Lots TradedThe total number of options contracts (lots) traded during the period, including both calls and puts, counting each matched trade once.

Open Interest at Period EndThe total number of futures and options contracts still open (not yet closed out, exercised or expired) at the close of the last trading day of the period.

Notional Value TradedThe total underlying value of contracts traded during the period. For each trade, this is lots × contract size × traded price. Where there is options traded, notional value = lots ×

contract size × strike price.

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