Form 603 Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B Notice of initial substantial holder

To Company Name/Scheme ARENA REIT (ARF) comprising Arena REIT Limited, Arena REIT No. 1 and

Arena REIT No. 2

ACN/ARSN Arena REIT Limited ACN 602 365 186

Arena REIT No. 1 ARSN 106 891 641

Arena REIT No. 2 ARSN 101 067 878

  1. Details of substantial holder(1)

    Name WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION (WBC) and its associated entities listed

    in Annexure 'B '

    ACN/ARSN (if applicable) ACN 007 457 141

    The holder became a substantial holder on 9/02/2017

  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 of securities (4)

    Number of securities

    Person's votes (5)

    Voting power (6)

    Ordinary Shares

    11,779,311

    11,779,311

    Total

    11,779,311

    11,779,311

    5.03%

  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:

    Holder of relevant interest

    Nature of relevant interest (7)

    Number of securities

    Class of securities

    Asgard Capital Management Limited

    Asgard Capital Management Limited ABN 92 009 279 592 AFSL 240695 is a

    custodian and operator of Investor-Directed Portfolio Service (IDPS). Asgard Capital Management Limited is the custodian and operator of Asgard eWrap Investment, Asgard Funds Account, LifeForce eWrap Investment and Personal Choice Private eWrap Investment Account.

    36,080

    Ordinary

    BT Funds Management Limited

    BT Funds Management Limited is the manager of various superannuation funds, institutional investor portfolios and unit trusts and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares.

    641,367

    Ordinary

    BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited

    BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited is the responsible entity of various managed investment schemes and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares.

    8,183,949

    Ordinary

    BT Investment Management (Institutional) Limited

    BT Investment Management (Institutional) Limited (previously known as BT Investment Management (RE) Limited) is the fund manager of various superannuation funds, institutional investor portfolios and unit trusts and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares.

    2,459,265

    Ordinary

    Westpac Financial Services Group Limited

    Westpac Financial Services Group Limited Registered Holder of Securities.

    ABN: 50 000 326 312

    424,783

    Ordinary

    Westpac Financial Services Limited

    Westpac Financial Services Limited is the responsible entity of various managed investment schemes and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of shares.

    279

    Ordinary

    Westpac RE Limited

    Westpac RE Limited is the manager of various superannuation funds, institutional investor portfolios and unit trusts and, in that capacity, can exercise the power to vote or dispose of the shares.

    33,588

    Ordinary

  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 relevant interest

    Registered holder of securities

    Persons entitled to be registered as holder (8)

    Class and number of securities

    Westpac Financial Services Limited

    BT Portfolio Services Limited

    See Annexure 'A'

    279

    Ordinary

    Westpac RE Limited

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    See Annexure 'A'

    33,588

    Ordinary

    Asgard Capital Management Limited

    Asgard Capital Management Limited

    See Annexure 'A'

    36,080

    Ordinary

    Westpac Financial Services Group Limited

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    See Annexure 'A'

    424,783

    Ordinary

    BT Funds Management Limited

    BT Portfolio Services Limited

    See Annexure 'A'

    641,367

    Ordinary

    BT Investment Management (Institutional) Limited

    Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited

    See Annexure 'A'

    2,459,265

    Ordinary

    BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited

    State Street Australia Limited

    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.

    See Annexure 'A'

    8,183,949

    Ordinary

  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 number of securities

    Cash

    Non-cash

    WBC & associates

    See Annexure 'A'

    See Annexure 'A'

    See Annexure 'A'

  6. Associates

    The reasons the persons named in paragraph 3 above are associates of the substantial holder are as follows:

    Name and ACN/ARSN (if applicable)

    Nature of association

  7. Addresses

The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:

Name

Address

Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC)

Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Westpac Financial Services Limited

Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Westpac RE Limited

Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Asgard Capital Management Limited

Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Westpac Financial Services Group Limited

Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

BT Funds Management Limited

Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

BT Investment Management (Institutional) Limited

Level 14, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000

BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited

Level 14, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000

ARENA REIT (ARF)

The Company Secretary, ARENA REIT (ARF)

Level 5, 41 Exhibition Street

MELBOURNE VIC 3000

Tel: +61 3 9093 9000

Signature

Print name Tim Hartin Capacity Company Secretary

Sign here Date 13/02/2017

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