Monday 11th December 2000

Diary Dates

Monday, 11 December to Monday, 18 December 2000

Monday, 11 December
Contact Energy Ex Div 12.36cps
Hallenstein Glasson Holdings Ex Div 9.50cps
Mainfreight Record Ex Div 3.00cps
NZSE10 Index Fund (NS) Ex Div 0.247948cpu (CEN)
PDL Holdings Ex Div 10.00cps
WestpacTrust Investments Ex Div. 35.9044cps
The NZ Mid Cap Index Fund Ex Div 0.0403333cpu (MFT), 0.1016533cpu (HLG).
Guinness Peat Convertible Notes Ex Interest 2.2904pps
Summit Resources NL name change to Summit Resources Limited effective

Tuesday, 12 December

Wednesday, 13 December

Thursday, 14 December

Friday, 15 December
Owens Group Record Date Interim Dividend
Bendon Group Record Date Interim Dividend
The NZ Mid Cap Index Fund Record Date Interim Dividend
Trustpower Record Date Interim Dividend
Trans Tasman Properties Convertible Notes Record Date
Interest Payment
Software of Excellence International Limited Listing today (Code: SOE)

Monday, 18 December
Owens Group Ex Div 2.00cps
Bendon Group Ex Div 5.00cps
The NZ Mid Cap Index Fund Ex Div 0.0245287cpu
Trustpower Ex Div 9.206cpu
Trans Tasman Properties Convertible Notes Ex Div 4.75cpn
WestpacTrust Investments Partly Paid cease trading today

Notices of Meeting

Issuer Name	AGM/EGM	Date

Newmarket Property Trust	AGM	TBA
Mr Chips Holdings Limited	AGM	TBA
Arthur Barnett Limited	AGM	11/12
Force Corporation Limited	AGM	12/12
Pure New Zealand Limited	AGM	15/12
Alliance Group Limited	AGM	15/12
South Eastern Utilities Limited	AGM	18/12
Montana Group Limited	AGM	18/12
NZIJ.co.nz (NC)	SGM	19/12
Lion Nathan Limited	AGM	19/12
Strathmore Group Limited	AGM	20/12
Contact Energy Limited	AGM	30/01
RadioWorks New Zealand Limited	AGM	31/01
DB Group Limited	AGM	14/02
Tower Limited	AGM	20/02
Affco Holdings Limited	AGM	21/02
Cedenco Foods Limited	AGM	27/02

Calls Payable

ISSUER	SECURITY CONTRIBUTION	CALL NUMBER	CALL AMOUNT	PAYABLE DATE	RECORD DATE 5 PM	CEASE QUOTING CONTRIBS COB

WESTPACTRUST INVESTMENTS LIMITED	WPTCA	FINAL	$4.75	20/12/2000	20/12/2000	18/12/2000
FINAL PAYMENT DATE WEDNESDAY, 20/12/2000. FINAL PAYMENT IS $4.75 PER SHARE. TRADING WILL CEASE COB 18/12/2000. ALLOTMENT WILL BE COB 21/12/2000. TRADING IN FULLY PAID NZ CLASS SHARES WILL COMMENCE ON 19/12/2000. SHAREHOLDERS WILL BE SENT REMINDER NOTICES REGARDING FINAL PAYMENT.

New Listings Pending

ISSUER	SECURITY	SECURITY CODE	PUBLIC OFFER CLOSES	EXPECTED LISTING DATE

AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED	ORDINARY	APH	N/A	21/12/2000
SOFTWARE OF EXCELLENCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	ORDINARY	SOE	12/12/2000	15/12/2000
MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL & CO C.V.	WARRANTS	MER	11/12/2000	12/12/2000

NCM New Listings Pending

ISSUER	SECURITY	SECURITY CODE	PUBLIC OFFER CLOSES	EXPECTED LISTING DATE

FINZSOFT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (NC)	ORDINARY	FIN	15/12/2000	19/12/2000
MOORING SYSTEMS LIMTED (NC)	ORDINARY	MSL	18/12/2000	20/12/2000

Name Changes Pending

COMPANY	OLD CODE	NEW NAME	NEW CODE	EFFECTIVE DATE

CUE ENERGY RESOURCES NL	CUEVA	CUE ENERGY RESOURCES LIMITED	CUEVA	TBA
SUMMIT RESOURCES NL	SMM	SUMMIT RESOURCES LIMITED	SMM	11/12/2000
MERCURY EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC	MRP	MERRILL LYNCH EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC	TBA	TBA

Rights Issues Pending

	ISSUER	RATIO	EX DATE	RECORD DATE 5PM	TRADING COMM	TRADINGSTOP 5PM	APPLN MONEY $	APPLN DATE	RENUN DATE


1.	FLETCHER FORESTS SHARES	2:1	13/11	10/11	13/11	06/12	$0.25	08/12	08/12
	A FULLY UNDERWRITTEN PRO-RATA RENOUNCEABLE 2:1 RIGHTS ISSUE OF FORESTS PREFERENCE SHARES AT $0.25 PER SHARE. THE FLETCHER CHALLENGE FORESTS PREFERENCE SHARES WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN FIVE TRADING DAYS OF THE CLOSE OF THE OFFER. THE FLETCHER CHALLENGE FORESTS PREFERENCE SHARES WILL, UPON PAYMENT FOR THESE SHARES, HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS (INCLUDING AS TO VOTING AND DIVIDEND ENTITLEMENTS) AS EXISTING FLETCHER CHALLENGE FORESTS SHARES, EXCEPT THAT THEY WILL RANK IN PRIORITY (AS TO THE AMOUNT OF THEIR ISSUE PRICE OF NZ$0.25 PER SHARE) TO THE EXISTING FLETCHER CHALLENGE FORESTS SHARES. THE EXISTING FLETCHER CHALLENGE FORESTS SHARES WILL BE ENTITLED TO THE NEXT NZ$0.25 PER SHARE ON LIQUIDATION AND THEREAFTER, THE EXISTING FORESTS SHARES AND THE NEW FORESTS PREFERENCE SHARES WILL SHARE EQUALLY ON LIQUIDATION. THE FLETCHER CHALLENGE FORESTS PREFERENCE SHARES WILL AUTOMATICALLY CONVERT (ON A 1 FOR 1 BASIS AT NO COST) INTO FLETCHER CHALLENGE FORESTS SHARES ON THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR ISSUE. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL WILL BE SOUGHT AT THE AGM ON 02/11/2000, ALLOTMENT DATE ON OR BEFORE 15/12. CODE FOR RIGHTS FFSRA (ISIN NO. NZFLCE0022S3) CODE FOR PREFERENCE SHARES FFSPA (ISIN NZFLCD0001S9) DELAYED DELIVERY ON FFSPA FROM 7/12 TO 15/12.

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