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WEBINAR – May 19 2021
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CLARITY FUNDS MANAGEMENT - Global Equity Update Webinar WEBINAR - May 19 2021
Agenda

Global Equity Update & Commentary
Josh Barton, Managing Director, Relationship Manager and Head of
Institutional Sales – MFS Australia and New Zealand

Clarity Global Shares Fund Update
Josh Wilson, CIO, Clarity Funds Management

Q&A
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Clarity Global Shares Fund
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                                                                                            Josh Barton
                                                                            Managing Director, Head of Institutional Sales,
                                                                                    Australia and New Zealand

                                                                    The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speaker and are subject to change at
                                                                    any time. These views should not be relied upon as investment advice, as securities
                                                                    recommendations, or as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any other MFS investment
                                                                    product. No forecasts can be guaranteed.

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Blended Research – Global Equity
Distinguishing characteristics

                                                                          Seeks to deliver
         Combines quantitative
                                                                        strong risk-adjusted
           and fundamental                          Systematically
                                                                        performance across
             research in a                        targets active risk
                                                                           diverse market
          disciplined process
                                                                           environments

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Add quant v fundamental slide – page 5 in BRGE book

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While Policy is Supportive, Focus on Inflation Expectations
                          and Quality

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US Stimulus Plan Has Huge Impact on Growth Outlook

                      Cumulative and Incremental (since 2020)                                                      2021 GDP Projection - Mar 2021 v Dec 2020
                                  Fiscal Support
                                                                                                                             Forecast Mar 2021             Forecast Dec 2020
                           Fiscal support announced since December 2020
                           Cumulative fiscal support as of December 2020                                   China
                   14.00

                                                                                                              US
                   12.00

                   10.00                                                                                      UK
                                 8.20
  Percent of GDP

                    8.00
                                                                                                        Canada
                                                    0.92
                    6.00
                                                                                                            Euro
                    4.00                                                                                    zone
                                                                          1.17
                                                    5.90
                                 4.89
                    2.00                                                                                  Japan
                                                                          2.95

                    0.00                                                                                           0.0            2.0            4.0            6.0             8.0              10.0
                            United States        Euro area                Japan
                                                                                                                                             Percentage change (YoY)

  Source: OECD Economic Outlook database, national sources, OECD calculations. Left-hand chart: Fiscal support is measured as the change in net government lending as share of GDP. Data
  reflects December 2020 OECD Economic Outlook projections and has been updated to reflect fiscal measures announced until February 2021. Calculations are based on December 2020
  projections. Cumulative fiscal support is measured as the cumulative change in net government lending as share of GDP between 2019 and 2021. Fiscal support announced since December is
  measured as share of 2020 GDP OECD Economic Outlook. Right-hand chart: Ordered by Mar 2021 project for 2021 GDP from high to low.
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Inflation Expectations on the Rise
Ten year breakeven yield

                                                                               US             UK              Germany
                           4.5

                           4.0

                           3.5

                           3.0
  10 Year Breakevens (%)

                           2.5

                           2.0

                           1.5

                           1.0

                           0.5

                           0.0

                           -0.5
                               2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Source: Bloomberg. Daily data as of 3 January 2000 to 31 March 2021. Earliest data available for Germany is 10 June 2009. Series show the yield difference between government bond yields and their
equivalent inflation-protected securities with the same maturity of 10 years.
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Signs of Speculative Excess

                                                                                                                                                    US Equity IPO - SPAC
                                                        Bitcoin price                                                                               Total Deals             Total Volume
                                                                                                                               300                                                                           100
                               $70,000                                                                                         275                                                                           90
                               $60,000                                                                                         250                                                                           80

                                                                                                                                                                                                               Volume (USD Billions)
                                                                                                                               225
                               $50,000                                                                                                                                                                       70

                                                                                                                  # of Deals
                                                                                                                               200
  BTC/USD spot

                               $40,000                                                                                         175                                                                           60
                                                                                                                               150                                                                           50
                               $30,000                                                                                         125                                                                           40
                               $20,000                                                                                         100                                                                           30
                                                                                                                                75
                               $10,000                                                                                          50                                                                           20
                                                                                                                                25                                                                           10
                                      $-                                                                                         0                                                                           0
                                           2017       2018           2019          2020          2021
                                                                                                                                     2016     2017         2018         2019        2020        2021*

                                                   Retail trading activity
                  14,000
                                                                                                  12,008
                  12,000
 E-brokers average DARTs

                  10,000

                           8,000                                                              6,489
                           6,000

                           4,000
                                                                                   2,4152,377
                                                               1,4631,5841,6481,817
                           2,000 1,0611,1071,1161,2561,1791,325

                              0
                                   2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

         Sources: Top-left: Bloomberg. Daily data as of 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2021. Top-right: Bloomberg. Annual data as of 2016 to 2020, with 2021* through 7 April 2021. Bottom-left chart: Goldman
         Sachs. Annual data from 2008 to 2020. 2021 average consists of January and February 2021 figures (latest available). E-brokers include Ameritrade, Schwab, E-Trade, and Interactive Brokers.
         “DARTs” = daily average revenue trades, which is a measure of retail trader activity. Bottom Right: FactSet. The information included above as well as individual companies and/or securities
         mentioned should not be construed as investment advice, a recommendation to buy or sell or an indication of trading intent on behalf of any MFS product.
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Bankruptcies Fell During The Great Lockdown
          Preventing or delaying the inevitable?

                                                                      The Great Lockdown, 2020         Global Financial Crisis, 2007–08                          Other recessions
                                                           150

                                                           140
 Bankruptcies, Indexed (last prerecession quarter = 100)

                                                           130

                                                           120

                                                           110

                                                           100

                                                           90                                                                                                    The Great Lockdown - counter
                                                                                                                                                                           measures
                                                           80                                                                                                   ▪ Transfers to firms
                                                                                                                                                                ▪ Credit guarantees
                                                                                                                                                                ▪ Funding for lending
                                                           70
                                                                                                                                                                    programs

                                                           60
                                                                 -8      -7   -6    -5    -4     -3   -2    -1    0         1         2         3         4          5         6         7         8
                                                                                                           Recession quarter

              Source: IMF World Economic Outlook January 2021 update. Note: Data are from 13 advanced economies with varying coverage. Lines are averages across recession types with quarter 0 the last
              prerecession quarter. For The Great Lockdown, quarter 0 is the country-specific date of peak real GDP during 2007-08. Other recessions are country-specific.
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Market Rotation Continues

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Phases of the Crisis
Five phases of global equity performance during the pandemic

                                                                      Pre-crisis        Crisis      Recovery              Reappraisal        Rotation
                                                                                                                                                                                         +22%
                                           125
                                           120
   Cumulative performance (Index to 100)

                                           115
                                           110                                                                   +57%
                                           105           +3%
                                           100
                                            95
                                                                                                                               -7%
                                            90                                                                                                                                            +78%
                                            85
                                            80
                                            75
                                            70
                                            65                     -34%
                                             Dec '19 Jan '20 Feb '20Mar '20 Apr '20 May Jun '20 Jul '20 Aug '20 Sep '20 Oct '20 Nov '20Dec '20 Jan '21 Feb '21Mar '21
                                                                                    '20

                                             PRE-CRISIS                    CRISIS                      RECOVERY                       REAPPRAISAL                         ROTATION
                                           1 Jan – 19 Feb             19 Feb – 23 Mar                23 Mar – 2 Sep                   2 Sep – 2 Nov                       Since 2 Nov

             ▪ COVID-19 just a China                              ▪ Global pandemic and          ▪ Unprecedented                 ▪ Uncertainty – 2nd              ▪ Positive news on
               problem                                              lockdowns                      stimulus and partial            wave concerns, hope              vaccines, US election
                                                                                                   reopening                       of vaccine, US election          outcome more certain

             ▪ Continuation of 2019                               ▪ Broad market sell-off        ▪ Narrow market                 ▪ Broadening market              ▪ Strong equity rally
               rally
             ▪ Stock-specific news                                ▪ Cyclicals trashed            ▪ Technology rally              ▪ Pullback in technology         ▪ Rotation into cyclicals
                                                                                                                                                                    and from growth to
                                                                                                                                                                    value
  Source: FactSet, MSCI. Daily data as of 31 December 2019 to 31 March 2021. Total returns for the MSCI World index are net of foreign withholding taxes and in US dollars. Percentages show
  returns from start to end of each phase – not cumulative returns since 31 December 2019. Chart rebased to 100 at the start of the analysis.

                                                                                                                          Since vaccine news, rotation into cyclicals has been rapid
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Market Rotation Continues in 2021
MSCI ACWI sector performance

                                First 10 months of 2020                                                                                               Post-vaccine
                  -60%          -40%           -20%              0%           20%         40%                                  0%         10%         20%         30%         40%        50%         60%

    Technology                                                              21%                                     Energy                                                                55%

 Discretionary                                                          18%                                      Financials                                             39%

  Comm. Svcs.                                                         10%                                        Materials                                  29%

   Health Care                                                        2%                                        Industrials                                 28%

      Materials                                             0%                                                 MSCI ACWI                              23%

    MSCI ACWI                                            -1%                                                  Technology                           23%

         Staples                                       -3%                                                   Comm. Svcs.                         20%

        Utilities                                     -4%                                                      Real Estate                      19%

     Industrials                                      -6%                                                   Discretionary                       18%

    Real Estate                                       -16%                                                    Health Care               13%

      Financials                                  -23%                                                              Staples          11%

         Energy                  -46%                                                                              Utilities         9%

  Source: FactSet, MSCI Global. Daily data as of 31 December 2019 to 31 March 2021 for the MSCI AC World Index (ACWI) and its sector indices. Total returns are net of foreign withholding taxes
  and are in US dollars. “First 10 months of 2020” = 31 December 2019 to 30 October 2020. “Post-vaccine” = 31 October 2020 to 31 March 2021.

                                                                                                        Cyclicals, high beta and low value stocks have led the rotation
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Earnings Revisions Support Cyclical Rotation
2021 EPS expectation change for MSCI World sector indices

Source: FactSet Market Aggregates. MSCI World sector indices. Series show the change in 2021 earnings expectations over the course of the timeframe.
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Where Are the Opportunities Now?
Defensive sectors lagged behind broader market

Source: FactSet. Forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio for MSCI World Consumer Staples Index and MSCI World Health Care relative to MSCI World Index. Earnings are next-twelve-months (NTM).

                                                                                                                     Defensives are trading close to 10-year relative lows
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Valuations Matter in the Long-Run
Excess returns of trailing global equity P/E quintiles: long-run vs. recent

                         Long-term since 1995…                                               First 10 Months of 2020                                         Post Vaccine to March 2021
                                                                                                                                                           15%
                   15%                                                                 15%                                   13.7%

                                                                                                                                                           10%   8.8%
                   10%                                                                 10%
                                                                                                                      7.0%

                                                                                                                                          Excess returns
                                                                      Excess returns
                                                                                                                                                           5%           3.9%
  Excess returns

                   5%                                                                  5%
                         2.2%
                                1.3%
                                       0.1%
                   0%                                                                                                                                      0%
                                                                                       0%
                                                                                                                                                                               -0.4%
                                              -1.3%
                                                       -2.2%                                                  -1.5%
                   -5%                                                                                                                                     -5%
                                                                                       -5%
                                                                                                                                                                                       -5.6% -5.9%
                                                                                                      -6.1%
             -10%                                                                                                                                   -10%
                                                                                 -10%

             -15%                                                                            -11.8%
                                                                                 -15%                                                               -15%

  Source: Style Analytics. Data as of 31 March 2021. “Post Vaccine to March 2021” = 31 October 2020 to 31 March 2021. “First 10 months of 2020” = 31 December 2019 to 31 October 2020. “Long-
  term since 1995 (Annualized)” = 31 January 1995 to 31 March 2021. Returns are cumulative unless otherwise stated. The exhibit above is intended to illustrate factor performance trends in the
  market, and not intended to represent factor performance in MFS’ quantitative models or investment portfolios. The style performance data are hypothetical returns calculated by Style Analytics based
  on stock returns within a global equity universe. The universe consists of approximately 2,800 of the largest global equity stocks, including both developed and emerging markets, based on equal-
  weighting each stock at each month-end. For the factor, in this case earnings yield (E/P), stocks with available factor value data are sorted by their factor value within each country and GICS sector,
  and then grouped into equal-weighted quintiles at the end of each month. The earnings yield factor is defined as annual earnings (adjusted for amortizations of intangibles, extraordinary charges and
  credits) per share divided by the share price. This factor measures the worth of a company’s shares according to the company’s ability to support each share with after tax earnings. The universe is
  reconstructed and returns are calculated each month, and the monthly returns are linked geometrically into cumulative returns. The returns of the hypothetical factor quintile portfolios are displayed in
  the exhibit. While the data are based on sources believed to be reliable, MFS does not represent that it is accurate or complete and should not be relied on as such or be the basis for an investment
  decision. As discussed, the factor analyzed for the exhibit is earnings yield (E/P) – which is the simple inverse of price-to-earnings (P/E), which are more commonly used to discuss company
  valuations. Above, we label the quintiles as P/E for ease of recognition.

                                                After a period where valuation seemingly didn’t matter, it is an important driver of stocks once again
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ESG Update

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Sustainable Investing Framework
Collaboration across departments and functions

              ESG Strategy & Governance                                        Fundamental Research
           Multiple working groups and committees                            Detailed, bottom-up research of
            to ensure integration by all investors                           materiality based on company,
                                                                              industry & geographic factors

                                                      ESG Integration
               Stewardship                           enables responsible                   Thematic Research
    Using voting and engagement to reduce              value creation                  Proprietary insights on emerging
        risk and influence governance &                                                ESG themes that impact multiple
               business practices                                                            sectors and regions

                    Risk Management                                                     ESG Data
                Deep awareness of ESG risks at                               Data from multiple vendors and
             individual company & portfolio levels                         specialists; accessible to all investors

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Fundamental Research
  Financially material ESG issues are integrated into modeling, valuation, and portfolio decisions

                          Income &
                                                Renewable                 Plastic              Bribery &
                            Wealth
                                                  Inputs                  Waste               Corruption
                          Inequality

       Industry           IT Services            Chemicals              Packaging               Mining

                        Adjusted base case     A high proportion       Risks related to     Research regarding
                           and downside          of inputs from       plastic waste has       frontier market
     Modeling/          scenarios; Invested   renewable (i.e. non-    led to pass rating     acquisition led to
     Valuation           in company with      petroleum sources)        on firm tied to      engagement with
                         mgmt. team most        have driven buy      commodity plastics      mgmt. team and
     Decision               focused on            ratings and        & trims to specialty    board; team sold
                           “localization”        ownership by        plastics companies       security due to
                                                 multiple PMs                                 corruption risk
                         US “localization”    Focus on renewable      Societal focus on          Company
                        spreading to other      inputs has led to     plastic packaging     announced bribery
      Outcome            markets, margins       strong demand &      driving consumer &     investigation & has
                         being impacted        stock performance     regulatory impacts      underperformed

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Thematic Research
ESG in Depth: Modern Slavery and Forced Labor

Problem                                                                                               Key takeaways for integration
• Modern slavery is a horrific and shockingly pervasive fact of                                       ▪ Assess which companies are likely to be engaged in activities or
  life in today's world. The 2018 Global Slavery Index estimated                                        industries that commonly face modern slavery issues.
  that more than 40 million people are involved in various forms
  of modern slavery.                                                                                  ▪ Evaluate the sustainability reports and corporate policies of
                                                                                                        potentially impacted companies to understand the strength of
Development                                                                                             their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations
▪ Companies in numerous industries have experienced modern                                              and supply chains.
  slavery issues in their operations and supply chains and
                                                                                                      ▪ Consider the views of organizations that are experts in this area,
  regulation is on the rise to try and combat it.
                                                                                                        such as Know the Chain.
Materiality
                                                                                                      ▪ Engage with company management teams about these risk and
▪ Risks related to modern slavery are increasing due to                                                 the their efforts to combat modern slavery.
  regulatory activity and increasing consumer and investor
  awareness.
Sources: International Monetary Fund, Global Slavery Index 2018, HowMuch.net. Please keep in mind that a sustainable investing approach does not guarantee positive results.

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ESG in action: Schneider Electric
 Company offers solutions to support the transition to a more electric, digital and
 decarbonized environment

     Environmental Issues:
             ▪ More than 80% of total carbon dioxide (CO2) emission occurs due to energy consumption.
                  ▪ 60% of the current fossil-based end to end energy system is lost.
                  ▪ Buildings are the largest consuming sector of Energy and second largest emitter of CO2.
                  ▪ Company estimates that 30% of energy used in buildings is wasted due to inefficient management systems.

     Solutions:
             ▪ Electrification: Electricity is 2x more efficient vs. other sources (building heat, road transport).
                  ▪ De-carbonization: 6% to 40% of electricity capacity from renewable sources (wind/solar).
                  ▪ Digitization: Digitally enabled management systems, analytics and services.

     The Potential:
             ▪ 50% of global CO2 emissions could be eliminated by 2040 if digitally enabled energy saving measures were
               implemented in just half of the existing commercial buildings in tandem with existing global electrification and de-
               carbonization initiatives.

                                                                                 Customer Benefits

       Energy Efficiency                        Productivity                            Reliability                              Safety                         Sustainability

      • Up to 85%                           • Up to 60%                          • Up to 50%                           • Up to 25%                           • Up to 50%
        (average 24%)                         (average 30%)                        (average 22%)                         (average 20%)                         (average 20%)
        energy                                capital                              equipment                             workforce                             CO2 footprint
        consumption                           expenditure                          availability                          safety                                reduction
        savings                               reduction                            increase                              improvements
  This example is intended solely to illustrate MFS’ research process and is not intended as a recommendation. It does not necessarily reflect MFS’ current views. The securities and/or
  sectors mentioned in this example should not be viewed as advice, or as a trade indication. Source: Schneider Electric, International Energy Association, as of December 2019. Please keep in
  mind that a sustainable investing approach does not guarantee positive results.

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Agenda

Global Equity Update & Commentary
Josh Barton, Managing Director, Relationship Manager and Head of
Institutional Sales – MFS Australia and New Zealand

Clarity Global Shares Fund Update
Josh Wilson, CIO, Clarity Funds Management

Q&A
Clarity Global Shares Fund
Key Fund Statistics (as at 31 March 2021)

  Fundamentals
                                                           Portfolio   Benchmark^
  (weighted average)

  Price/Earnings1                                          15.8X       20.0X

  PEG ratio                                                1.7X        2.1X

  Dividend Yield                                           2.0%        1.7%

  Market Capitalisation2                                   464.8bn     433.5bn

  Number of holdings                                       136         2,950

  Tracking Error3                                          2.52%

  Active share                                             77%

       ^MSCI AC World ex Tobacco Index 50% hedged to NZD
       112 month forward ex-negative earnings
       2 Weighted average
       3 Barra predicted tracking error. Source: Barra
Clarity Global Shares Fund
Performance

To 30 April 2021                      3 Months                    6 Months                  12 Months                        3 Years                     Since
                                                                                                                                                 Inception pa
                                                                                                                                                  (April 2017)

Fund (net)                                 12.8%                       26.4%                       33.1%                       11.0%                       11.1%

Benchmark                                  10.0%                       22.2%                       33.1%                       12.8%                       12.7%

Fund Size                                                                                                                                        $NZ 105.1m1

To Sept 30 2020                         1 Month                   3 Months                  12 Months                        3 Years                     Since
                                                                                                                                                 Inception pa
                                                                                                                                                  (April 2017)
Fund (net)                                  -2.0%                        3.9%                       -0.5%                        5.5%                        6.3%

Benchmark                                   -1.9%                        6.0%                        6.2%                        8.9%                        9.2%

Fund Size                                                                                                                                           $NZ 77.1m

        1Asat 30/4/21
        The Fund’s return is after deduction for fees/charges and before tax. The benchmark returns reflect no deductions for charges and tax. The benchmark is the MSCI
        AC World ex Tobacco Index 50% hedged to NZD. Inception date was 26/4/17. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future returns.
Most years, growth and value styles don’t differ much

               Histogram of annual Value vs Growth performance difference (since 1974)
  14

  12
                                                                               More than half the time the
                                                                               divergence is less than 3%
  10

   8

   6

   4

   2

   0
          20%

   MSCI All Country World Value vs MSCI All Country World Growth.
   Source: Bloomberg, Clarity calculations
Clarity Global Shares Fund Summary
Key Features

Actively managed and diversified global equity                                 80 – 120 stock holdings; holdings may differ
strategy                                                                       significantly from underlying benchmark index
In partnership with leading global equity manager                              MFS, a US based global asset manager

Responsible investment approach                                                ESG integration; excludes controversial weapons &
                                                                               tobacco
Focus to exceed the return of broader global equity                            Benchmarked to the MSCI All Country World ex-
markets (benchmark) over medium term (at least 5                               tobacco Index, 50% hedged to NZD1
years) net of fees and expenses
Competitive pricing                                                            Management Fee – 0.66% p.a.
                                                                               Admin charges and expenses – 0.40% p.a.2
Designed for NZ investors                                                      PIE structure, 50% NZD hedged

Unique investment approach (combines quantitative                              Potential for strong risk-adjusted results across
and qualitative research)                                                      changing market environments
Track record of adding value                                                   The underlying strategy has a 5 year plus track record
                                                                               of adding value

        1MSCI  All Country World ex-Tobacco (net dividends reinvested), measured in NZ dollars 50% hedged to NZ dollar.
        2Please refer to the PDS for Clarity Funds Management (dated 25 January 2021) for full details on fees. The fees stated above were charged in the
        year ending 31 March 2021.
Agenda

Global Equity Update & Commentary
Josh Barton, Managing Director, Relationship Manager and Head of
Institutional Sales – MFS Australia and New Zealand

Clarity Global Shares Fund Update
Josh Wilson, CIO, Clarity Funds Management

Q&A
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