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        <name>Life Storage Inc.</name>
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        <name>Pebblebrook Hotel Trust</name>
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        <name>Phillips Edison and Company Inc.</name>
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        <name>PotlatchDeltic Corporation</name>
        <lei>54930084YA8UJOTXDM59</lei>
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        <name>Prologis Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>PROLOGIS INC REIT USD.01</title>
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        <name>Public Storage</name>
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        <title>PUBLIC STORAGE REIT USD.1</title>
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        <name>Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS REIT USD.0001</title>
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          <isin value="US76131N1019"/>
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        <name>Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300MSLO0DF0EMX355</lei>
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        <name>Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.</name>
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        <name>State Street Bank and Trust Company</name>
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        <name>SBA Communications Corporation</name>
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        <name>SL Green Realty Corp.</name>
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        <name>Simon Property Group Inc.</name>
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        <name>Sun Communities Inc.</name>
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        <name>Tricon Residential Inc.</name>
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        <name>UDR Inc.</name>
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        <name>VICI Properties Inc.</name>
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        <name>AZ. BGP HOLDINGS COMMON STOCK</name>
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        <name>Welltower Inc.</name>
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        <name>Playa Hotels and Resorts N.V.</name>
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      <ncom:dateSigned>2021-10-29</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>/s/Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
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