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RURAL FUNDS GROUP — Major Shareholding Notification 2016
Apr 25, 2016
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Form 603 Corporations Act 2001
Section 671B
Notice of initial substantial holder
| To Company Name/Scheme | Rural Funds Group | |
|---|---|---|
| ACN/ARSN | 077 492 838 | |
| 1. Details of substantial holder (1) | ||
| NameACN/ARSN (if applicable) | The Vanguard Group, Inc.N/A | |
| The holder became a substantial holder on | 21 April 2016 |
2. Details of voting power
The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a relevant interest (3) in on the date the substantial holder became a substantial holder are as follows:
| . .Class' securitiesΩŤιΔ | securitiesNumberот_____________ | . .votesersonu | $\overline{\phantom{a}}$-66powerotirк |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinar | .954ne._______________________________________ | .954つぬ. . | ,407, . |
3. Details of relevant interests
The nature of the relevant interest the substantial holder or an associate had in the following voting securities on the date the substantial holder became a substantial holder are as follows:
| relevant interestHolderΩt | Natreievant— intere∾- 71 | $\cdots$$\sim$Class andI number of securities |
|---|---|---|
| LtdInvestments Australiaan ' | BeneficJwnei | .954つに |
4. Details of present registered holders
The persons registered as holders of the securities referred to in paragraph 3 above are as follows:
| Holder of | Registered holder of | Person entitled to be | Class and |
|---|---|---|---|
| relevant | securities | registered as holder (8) | number of |
| interest | securities | ||
| Vanguard | JP Morgan Chase | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd is the manager of various | Ordinary- |
| Investments | Bank, N.A. and various | superannuation funds, institutional investor portfolios and unit trusts | 8.261.954 |
| Australia Ltd | other Custodians | and in that capacity can exercise the power to vote and/or dispose of | |
| the shares |
5. Consideration
The consideration paid for each relevant interest referred to in paragraph 3 above, and acquired in the four months prior to the day that the substantial holder became a substantial holder is as follows:
| Holder of relevant interest | Date of acquisition | Consideration (9) | Class and numberof securities |
|---|---|---|---|
| See Annexure A |
6. Associates
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The reasons the persons named in paragraph 3 above are associates of the substantial holder are as follows:
| Name and ACN/ARSN (if | Nature of |
|---|---|
| applicable) | r association |
| N/A | N/A--------------------------------------- |
7. Addresses
The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:
| Name | Address | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | P.O. Box 2600, V26 Valley Forge, PA 19482 USA | ||
| Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd | Level 34, 2 Southbank Blvd, Southbank 3006 VIC | ||
| print name $\sqrt{\alpha}$ | eams | capacity | ingal |
| sign here | date | 25 April 2016 |
To Company ACN/ARSN
Rural Funds Group 077 492 838
N/A
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Substantial Holder Name ACN/ARSN
Consideration Number of Person's votes Person whose relevant interest given in relation to securities affected Nature of Change(6) affected Date of change changed change(7) Class 1.53 Ordinary 3,454 $3,454$ $17-Mar-16$ Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 17-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.53 Ordinary 346,546 346.546 17-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.53 Ordinary 20,995 20,995 1,870,968 1,870,968 17-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.53 Ordinary Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.47 Ordinary 1,589,165 1,589,165 17-Mar-16 17-Mar-16 BUY 1.47 Ordinary 15,835 15,835 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. 303,010 303,010 18-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.54 Ordinary 18-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.54 Ordinary 391,468 391,468 BUY 18-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. 1.54 Ordinary 101,274 101,274 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.54 Ordinary 897,536 897,536 18-Mar-16 18-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.54 Ordinary 8,208 8,208 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.54 Ordinary 20,951 20,951 18-Mar-16 18-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.54 Ordinary 37,325 37,325 BUY 1.54 91.852 91,852 18-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. Ordinary BUY 1.56 Ordinary 79,555 79,555 21-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 20,581 20,581 21-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. 1.56 Ordinary 21-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. |BUY 1.56 Ordinary 182,399 182,399 1,668 $1,668$ BUY 1.56 Ordinary 21-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.56 Ordinary 18,666 18,666 21-Mar-16 21-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.56 Ordinary 7,585 7.585 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.56 4,258 4,258 21-Mar-16 Ordinary |BUY 1.54 1,088 1,088 22-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. Ordinary 1.54 Ordinary 22-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BÚY 20.339 20,339 22-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. lbuy 1.54 Ordinary 5,262 5,262 BUY 1.54 Ordinary 426 426 22-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. 22-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. |BUY 1.54 Ordinary 1,939 1,939 BUY $4,772$ 1.54 Ordinary 4,772 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. 22-Mar-16 .Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY Ordinary 49,955 49,955 22-Mar-16 1.54 22-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.57 Ordinary 6,870 6.870 23-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. |BUY 1.58 Ordinary 16,613 16,613 BUY 1.58 Ordinary 4,298 4,298 23-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY $\overline{348}$ 23-Mar-16 1.58 Ordinary 348 23-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.58 Ordinary 3,898 3,898 23-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.58 Ordinary 1,584 1,584 23-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.58 Ordinary 889 889 1.58 Ordinary 40,800 BUY 40,800 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. 23-Mar-16 24-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.52 Ordinary 30,663 30,663 BUY 7,933 7,933 24-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. $1.52$ Ordinary 24-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. |BUY 1.52 Ordinary 1,641 1,641 lbuy 1.52 Ordinary 643 24-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. 643 BUY 1.52 Ordinary 2,923 2,923 24-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. lвиу 1.52 Ordinary 7,195 7,195 24-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. |buy 1.52 Ordinary 75,307 75,307 24-Mar-16 BUY 3,545 29-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. 1.52 Ordinary 3,545 $8,725$ $8,725$ BUY Ordinary Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. $1.52$ 29-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY $1.52$ Ordinary 780 780 29-Mar-16 BUY 1.52 9,620 9,620 29-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. Ordinary 91,327 29-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY $1.52$ Ordinary 91,327 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.52 37,185 37,185 29-Mar-16 Ordinary Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. 29-Mar-16 lbuy 1.52 Ordinary 1,990 1,990 30-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.49 Ordinary 305 305 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY 1.49 Ordinary 35,749 35,749 30-Mar-16 60,096 |BUY 60,096 31-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. $1.53$ Ordinary BUY Ordinary 15,547 $1.53$ 15,547 31-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. 31-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. BUY $1.53$ Ordinary 5,730 5,730 BUY 3,216 3,216 31-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. 1.53 Ordinary 31-Mar-16 Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. lbuy 1.53 Ordinary 1,231 1,231
Annexure A
| Consideration | Number of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person whose relevant interest | given in relation to | securities | Person's votes | |||
| Date of change | changed | Nature of Change(6) | change(7) Class | affected | affected | |
| 31-Mar-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 Ordinary | 144,221 | 144,221 | |
| $1-Apr-16$ | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.55 Ordinary | 9,160 | 9,160 | |
| 1-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 Ordinary | 1,709 | 1,709 | |
| $1-Apr-16$ | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 17,928 | 17,928 |
| 1-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 468 | 468 |
| 1-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 43,024 | 43,024 |
| -Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 959 | 959 |
| 1-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 4,638 | 4,638 |
| 4-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 472 | 472 |
| 4-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 326 | 326 |
| 4-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 2,280 | 2,280 |
| 4-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 8,813 | 8,813 |
| 4-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 841 | 841 |
| 4-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 21,147 | 21,147 |
| 4-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | SELL | 1.54 | Ordinary | (79, 844) | (79, 844) |
| 5-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 | Ordinary | 20,195 | 20,195 |
| 5-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 | Ordinary | 204 | 204 |
| 6-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 | Ordinary | 1,089 | 1,089 |
| 6-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 | Ordinary | 11,021 | 11,021 |
| 6-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 | Ordinary | 100,671 | 100,671 |
| 6-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 | Ordinary | 2,280 | 2,280 |
| 6-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 | Ordinary | 42,602 | 42,602 |
| 6-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 | Ordinary | 4,062 | 4,062 |
| 7-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.55 Ordinary | 2,907 | 2,907 | |
| 7-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.55 | Ordinary | 30,493 | 30,493 |
| 7-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.55 Ordinary | 72,055 | 72,055 | |
| 7-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.55 | Ordinary | 1,632 | 1,632 |
| 7-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.55 | Ordinary | 780 | 780 |
| 7-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.55 Ordinary | 7,889 | 7,889 | |
| 8-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 3,992 | 3,992 |
| 8-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 2,241 | 2,241 |
| 8-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 Ordinary | 41,874 | 41,874 | |
| 8-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 98,950 | 98,950 |
| 8-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 | Ordinary | 10,833 | 10,833 |
| 8-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.53 Ordinary | 1,071 | 1,071 | |
| 11-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 | Ordinary | 7,077 | 7,077 |
| BUY | 1.54 | Ordinary | 312,472 | 312,472 | ||
| 11-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 Ordinary | 12,607 | 12,607 | |
| 11-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | Ordinary | 3,381 | 3,381 | |
| 11-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | 1.54 | ||||
| 11-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 Ordinary | 34,208 | 34,208 | |
| 11-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 | Ordinary | 132,232 | 132,232 |
| 12-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.56 Ordinary | 779 | 779 | |
| 12-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.56 Ordinary | 72,023 | 72,023 | |
| 13-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 Ordinary | 726 | 726 | |
| 13-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.54 Ordinary | 67,063 | 67,063 | |
| 14-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.56 Ordinary | 1,103 | 1,103 | |
| 14-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.56 Ordinary | 101,890 | 101,890 | |
| 15-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.56 Ordinary | 12,527 | 12,527 | |
| 15-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.56 Ordinary | 140,119 | 140,119 | |
| 19-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.61 Ordinary | 4,201 | 4,201 | |
| 19-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.61 | Ordinary | 46,988 | 46,988 |
| 20-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.60 Ordinary | 3,608 | 3,608 | |
| 20-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.60 Ordinary | 40,365 | 40,365 | |
| 21-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.59 | Ordinary | 45,001 | 45,001 |
| 21-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.59 Ordinary | 10,000 | 10,000 | |
| 21-Apr-16 | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. | BUY | 1.59 Ordinary | 6,870 | 6,870 |
This is Annexure A of 2 pages referred to in Form 603, Notice of initial substantial holder.
Signature
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Date
25-Apr-2016
1980 - John Barnett, fransk kong