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1NVEST ETFs LIMITED - ETFEMA-New ETF listing

Release Date: 08/08/2022 08:30
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ETFEMA-New ETF listing

1nvest Fund Managers (PTY) Ltd
(Registration number: 2018/339947/07)
STANLIB Collective Investments (RF) Pty Ltd (Registration number: 1969/003468/07) is the manager
of the 1nvest ETFs being portfolios under the STANLIB ETF Collective Investment Scheme registered
in the Republic of South Africa in terms of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, 45 of 2002.
1nvest Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd is the appointed investment manager of the 1nvest ETFs under the
Scheme.


1NVEST MSCI EM ASIA INDEX FEEDER ETF (“ETFEMASIA”)
(being a portfolio under the STANLIB ETF Collective Investment Scheme (“the Scheme”) registered in
the Republic of South Africa in terms of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, 45 of 2002
(“CISCA”))
Abbreviated name: “ETFEMASIA”
Share code: “ETFEMA”
ISIN: ZAE000313409


LISTING OF THE 1NVEST MSCI EM ASIA INDEX FEEDER ETF IN THE EXCHANGE TRADED
FUND SECTOR ON THE MAIN BOARD OF THE JSE LIMITED (“JSE”)


1. INTRODUCTION


This announcement is issued in compliance with paragraph 19.27 of the JSE Listings Requirements for
information purposes, following the JSE approving the listing of participatory interests in the 1NVEST
MSCI EM Asia Index Feeder ETF.


The information set out below has been extracted from the STANLIB ETF Programme Memorandum
issued by the Manager on 12 October 2010 and amended on 30 August 2018 (“the Programme
Memorandum”) and the 1NVEST MSCI EM Asia Index Feeder ETF supplement issued on 08 August
2022 (“the Supplement”), and relates to:
i.    the offer for subscription of participatory interests in the ETFEMASIA, a portfolio within the Scheme,
      providing investors with exposure to the, being the MSCI Emerging Markets Asia Index (“the Offer”);
      and
ii.   the subsequent listing of participatory interests in the “Exchange Traded Funds” sector on the JSE.
2. STRUCTURE


The ETFEMASIA portfolio is managed by STANLIB Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd, an approved
manager of Collective Investment Schemes and as such is governed in terms of CISCA. The Manager
has entered into an agreement with the Asset Manager, 1nvest Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd, in terms of
which the Asset Manager will monitor changes to the index constituents and execute transactions to
reflect these changes on behalf of the Manager. ABSA Bank Limited will act as the independent Trustee
and will fulfil its duties as specified in CISCA and the Regulations thereto.


3. SUMMARY OF THE OFFER


3.1. Issuer: 1NVEST MSCI EM Asia Index Feeder ETF, a portfolio in the STANLIB ETF Collective

     Investment Scheme registered in terms of CISCA

3.2. ISIN: ZAE000313409

3.3. Share code: ETFEMA

3.4. Long name: 1NVEST MSCI EM Asia Index Feeder ETF

3.5. Abbreviated name: ETFEMASIA

3.6. Index and Investment Policy:

The objective of the portfolio is to provide access to investors who wish to track the performance of the
MSCI Emerging Markets Asia Index. The MSCI Emerging Markets Asia Index Net USD (“the Index”)
measures the performance of large and mid-capitalisation stocks of certain emerging markets countries
in Asia which comply with MSCI's size, liquidity, and free-float criteria. The Index is market capitalisation
weighted and rebalances on a quarterly basis. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-
adjusted market capitalisation across 8 Emerging Markets countries. The aim of the portfolio is to
provide returns linked to the performance of the Index on a total return basis net of any tax withheld at
source in respect of dividends. The portfolio will aim to track the performance of the index as closely as
feasibly and practically possible.


4. SALIENT DATES AND TIMES AND FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT
Listing announcement on SENS                        Monday, 08 August 2022
Listing Date at 09:00                               Thursday, 18 August 2022
5. DOCUMENTATION
Copies of the following documents are available for inspection at the registered office of the Manager,
being STANLIB Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd, during office hours from 08:00 until 16h30:
- a signed copy of this Supplement and the STANLIB ETF Programme Memorandum (available in
English only) which are also available on the website at https://1nvest.co.za/;
- the memorandum of incorporation of STANLIB;
- the MSCI Emerging Markets Asia Index licence agreement; and
- the Ground Rules for the MSCI Emerging Markets Asia Index which are also available at
https://www.msci.com/index-methodology.


Johannesburg
08 August 2022
Investment Bank and Sponsor
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited

Date: 08-08-2022 08:30:00
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