Pursuant to section 148 of the Financial Advisers Act 2008, the Financial Markets Authority on 22 April 2016 granted the exemptions contained in the Financial Advisers (Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated) Exemption Notice 2016.

Copies are available on the Financial Markets Authority’s website

www.fma.govt.nz

Copies are also available for purchase on request to the Financial Markets Authority, Level 2, 1 Grey Street, Wellington, or Level 5, Ernst & Young Building, 2 Takutai Square, Britomart, Auckland, or by post to PO Box 1179, Wellington 6140.