CDL Investments New Zealand Limited logo

CDI: 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

AGM28 April 2019CDIReal Estate

1





CDL INVESTMENTS NEW ZEALAND LIMITED


NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS



Notice is given that the Annual Meeting of CDL Investments New Zealand Limited (“the Company”) will be held at the Catalyst 4

Room, M Social Auckland, 196-200 Quay Street, Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday 28 May 2019 commencing at 10.00am.


BUSINESS


Chairman’s Welcome and Introduction


Managing Director’s Review


Resolutions



1 To re-elect director


John HENDERSON, retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.


(See Explanatory Notes for more information and profile)


2 To re-elect director


Kian Seng TAN retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.


(See Explanatory Notes for more information and profile)


3 Changes to the Company’s Constitution


To consider, and if thought fit, to pass the following special resolution:


“That the existing Constitution of the Company be revoked and the Company adopt a new Constitution in the form tabled at the

meeting and signed by the Chairman for the purpose of identification.”


(See Explanatory Notes for more information)


4 Auditor’s remuneration


To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:


“That the Board of Directors be authorised to fix the auditor’s fees and expenses”.


(See Explanatory Notes for more information)



General Business


By Order of the Board



TI SIGNATURE



Takeshi Ito

Vice President Legal & Company Secretary

29 April 2019



PROCEDURAL NOTES


Voting in person

You are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting if you have a shareholding at 10.00am on 28 May 2019. Please bring the

enclosed proxy form with you to the Annual Meeting, as the barcode will assist with your registration.


Proxies and Corporate Representatives


Shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting may appoint a proxy (or representative, in the case of a

corporate shareholder) to attend and vote on their behalf. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.


The Chairman of the meeting, or any other director, is willing to act as proxy for any shareholder who wishes to appoint

him or her to vote on their behalf. If you appoint the Chairman of the meeting, or any other director, as your proxy and do

not direct him or her how to vote in the proxy form, the Chairman of the meeting, or that other director, will vote in favour

of resolutions 1, 2, 3 and 4. To appoint the Chairman of the meeting or another director as your proxy, enter 'the

Chairman' or the name of that other director you wish to appoint in the space allocated in 'Step 1' of the proxy form

enclosed with this Notice.


If you do not name a person as your proxy but otherwise complete the proxy form in full, or you appoint a proxy but your

named proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chairman of the meeting will be appointed your proxy. When acting as

proxy in these circumstances, the Chairman of the meeting will:


• vote in accordance with your express direction; and


• for any resolutions where you have selected "discretion", vote in accordance with his or her discretion (subject

to any applicable voting restrictions).



Proxy forms must be received by the Company’s share registrar, Computershare Investor Services Limited (contact

details for which are set out on the proxy form), by 10.00am on Sunday 26 May 2019. A proxy form is enclosed with this

Notice.


Resolution 3 is a special resolution and must be passed by a majority of 75% of the votes of those shareholders entitled to

vote and voting on the resolution. Resolutions 1, 2 and 4 are ordinary resolutions and must be passed by a simple

majority of the votes of those shareholders entitled to vote and voting on the resolutions.


EXPLANATORY NOTES


Resolutions 1 and 2 – Re-election of directors:


On 1 January 2019, NZX introduced new Listing Rules (the “New Rules”). Each listed company is entitled to select a time

between 1 January 2019 and 1 July 2019 at which it will transition to be governed by the New Rules, rather than by the

rules previously in force (the “Previous Rules”). The Company transitioned to the New Rules on 1 March 2019.


Under the New Rules, no Directors are required to retire by rotation at this 2019 Annual Meeting. However, the Company

has decided that as a transitional measure it would be appropriate to apply the Previous Rules to this 2019 Annual Meeting.

Accordingly, Mr. Tan and Mr. Henderson each retire by rotation, and being eligible, offer himself for re-election.


Mr. Tan’s and Mr. Henderson’s profiles are set out below.


Kian Seng TAN


Mr. Tan is a Non-Executive Director of CDI.


He is currently the Interim Group CEO of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc. Mr. Tan’s management background

includes over 30 years of senior executive level experience managing SGX-listed businesses and US multinational

corporations. His diverse experience incorporates operations, financial management, legal and investor relations,

purchasing, business development, human resources, and information technology functions. He started his career as an

accountant in the UK and as an audit manager in Malaysia with the audit firms currently known as Deloitte and

PricewaterhouseCoopers respectively. Mr. Tan is an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and

Wales.


The Board unanimously recommends shareholders vote in favour of the re-election of Mr. Tan.



John HENDERSON


Mr. Henderson is an Independent Non-Executive Director of CDI and is a Member of the Audit Committee.


He is currently the Managing Director of John Henderson Resources Limited and an Independent Director of Te Hoiere

Asset Holding Company Limited, Maara Moana Limited and Ding Bay Limited. In 2015, he was appointed by NZ Department


3


of Conservation to the Waipu Cove Reserve Board and was elected Board Chair. Previously, Mr. Henderson had a 28 year

career with the Starwood Hotels and Resorts Group holding various senior corporate management positions across Asia

Pacific, Europe, and North America.


The Board unanimously recommends shareholders vote in favour of the re-election of Mr. Henderson.



Resolution 3 Changes to the Company’s Constitution:


As mentioned in the Explanatory Notes to Resolutions 1 and 2, the Company transitioned to the New Rules on 1 March

2019.


To comply with the New Rules, the Company needs to amend its constitution. In addition to the amendments required

under the New Rules, the Company has taken this opportunity to update provisions of the constitution for changes to

legislation and market practice since the constitution was last amended in 2004.


A marked up copy of the Company’s existing constitution showing all of the proposed changes and a clean copy of the

proposed new constitution can be viewed on the Company’s website: https://cdlinvestments.co.nz/corporate_profile/ . The

New Rules may be viewed on the NZX website: www.nzx.com.


The most significant proposed changes to the constitution are summarised in the table below.


Clause

reference

Topic Summary of proposed change

1.1

New defined

terms

In addition to various minor changes, the term “Securities” has been updated to reflect

the new defined term used in the New Rules. The New Rules no longer use the

defined term “Securities” and instead use the term “Financial Products” for

consistency with the terminology under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013.

Accordingly, the constitution has been updated to replace references to “Securities”

with “Financial Products”.


2.3

Listing Rules

prevail

An additional sentence has been added to this clause to clarify that no provision in

the constitution will prohibit or restrict any action which is, or may be, permitted by the

Listing Rules or the NZX to be taken.

7.1

Lien on unpaid

and partly paid

shares

This clause has been updated to reflect the wording in the New Rules. There has

been no change in substance to this clause.

8.2

Forfeiture

An additional sentence has been added to provide clarity that where shares are

forfeited (following a call on a share not being paid when due and the expiration of

the relevant notice period), any dividends and distributions declared on unpaid shares

will also be forfeited.

9.2

Transfer of

shares

Clause 9.2 has been updated to reflect the repeal of the Securities Transfer Act 1991

by the applicable provisions in the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 and the

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989. There is no change to shareholders’ ability

to transfer shares on the Main Board of NZX.

11.1

Methods of

holding meetings

This clause has been updated to provide more up-to-date wording in relation to

holding meetings by electronic means (i.e., “hybrid meetings” or “virtual meetings”).

The Company is not required to hold either “hybrid meetings” or “virtual meetings”,

but this change provides flexibility for using technology as part of shareholder

meetings.

Previous

clause

12.2

Right of Equity

Security holders

and Directors

This clause has been deleted because, unlike under the Previous Rules, it is not

required to be incorporated in the constitution under the New Rules. However, the

New Rules still provide that equity security holders of all classes are entitled to:

• attend meetings of shareholders; and

• receive copies (or have access to electronic copies) of all notices, reports and

financial statements issued generally to holders of financial products carrying

voting rights.

12.2

Contents of

notice

Clause 12.2 has been updated to reflect:

• in the case of clause 12.2(c), the change made to the Companies Act 1993 (the

“Companies Act”) in 2008 to require that a notice of meeting (which contains

resolutions relating to certain amendments to the constitution or the approval of

a major transaction) contain a statement regarding shareholders’ minority buy-

out rights; and

• in the case of clause 12.2(d), the wording of the New Rules – which requires a

notice of meeting to contain or be accompanied by sufficient explanation,

reports, valuations and other information, as to enable a reasonable person

entitled to vote to understand the effect of each resolution proposed.


4


12.3

Proxy form must

be sent with

notice

Clause 12.3 has been added to reflect common market practice of including a

requirement in the notice of meeting section of the constitution that a proxy form must

be sent by mail or electronically with each notice of meeting.

15

Voting at

meetings of

shareholders

• Clause 15.2 has been updated to reflect changes made to the Companies Act

in 2012 to provide greater flexibility in relation to the permitted methods for

holding meetings by electronic means. This is to allow greater flexibility to deal

with changes in technology.

• Clause 15.3 provides that the Company may (to the extent permitted by the Act

and the Listing Rules) allow shareholders to vote by signifying their assent or

dissent by electronic means (including voting on a personal computer or other

electronic device, with such vote being transmitted to the meeting). This has

been added to reflect current market practice for electronic voting.

• Clause 15.17 has been added to reflect a change made to the Companies Act

in 2012. This provision relates to shareholder participation in meetings by

electronic means, as mentioned with respect to clause 11.1 above.

16

Proxies

• Clause 16.2 has been amended to reflect current market practice relating to

appointment of proxies by electronic means and to reflect changes to the

language used in the New Rules. The changes do not affect the right to appoint

a proxy.

• Clause 16.3 has been updated to reflect changes to the Companies Act in 2017

relating to lodging proxies.

20

Appointment and

removal of

Directors

• Clause 20.3 has been added to provide additional clarity on when a person may

be appointed a director.

• Old clause 20.5 (relating to the appointment of directors needing to be voted on

individually) has been deleted because it is no longer required to be incorporated

into the constitution under the New Rules. This requirement is still addressed

in New Rule 2.3.3.

• Old clause 20.6 (relating to the ability for the Managing Director to be excluded

from the director rotation requirements) has been deleted because this

exception is not permitted under the New Rules. Under the New Rules, all

directors will be subject to the same rotation requirements (discussed further

below at “New Rules incorporated by reference”).

22.1

Managing

Director

• The requirement that the term of appointment of a managing director must not

exceed five years has been removed because this restriction, which applied

under the Previous Rules, no longer applies under the New Rules.

23.6

Insufficient

number of

Directors

Clause 23.6 has been updated to reflect the language in the New Rules. There has

been no change in substance to this clause.

N/A

New Rules

incorporated by

reference

A number of New Rules are not expressly set out in the constitution, but are

incorporated into the constitution by reference under clause 2.2. The key changes

under the New Rules that are incorporated into the constitution by reference are:

• While the Company is listed, voting at a meetings of shareholders must be

conducted by poll. Although this is a new requirement, it does not change the

recent practice of the Company.

• The rules on director rotation and re-election have been changed as follows:

o Under the Previous Rules, one third of the directors, or the number nearest

one third, were required to retire at the annual meeting each year, and were

eligible for re-election. The directors to retire were those who had been

longest in office.

o Under the New Rules, directors are required to stand for re-election on the

later of three years and the third annual meeting after their appointment.

o The Previous Rules provided that a managing director was not required to

retire by rotation. That exception has been removed – so a managing

director is required to retire by rotation in the same manner as all of the

other directors. This change is consistent with the Company’s historic

practice.


Pursuant to the Companies Act, the proposed amendments must be approved by a special resolution of shareholders. As

the amendments to the Constitution do not impose or remove a restriction on the activities of the Company or affect the

rights attaching to shares, the shareholder minority buy-out rights under the Companies Act do not apply.


Bell Gully has provided an opinion to NZX that it considers that these amendments comply with the New Rules.



The Board unanimously recommends shareholders vote in favour of this resolution.




5


Resolution 4 - Auditor’s remuneration:


KPMG is the existing Auditors of the Company. KPMG is automatically reappointed as Auditor under section 207T of the

Companies Act 1993. Section 207S of the Companies Act 1993 provides that the fees and expenses of the auditor are to

be fixed in such manner as the Company determines at the Annual Meeting. The Board recommends that, consistent with

usual practice, the auditor’s fees and expenses be fixed by the Directors.


The Board unanimously recommends shareholders vote in favour of this resolution.

---

Your secure access information
Control Number:

PLEASE NOTE:

www.investorvote.co.nz

Smartphone?

Scan the QR code to vote now.

Online

www.investorvote.co.nz

By Mail

Computershare Investor Services Limited

Private Bag 92119, Auckland 1142, New Zealand

By Fax

+64 9 488 8787

corporateactions@computershare.co.nz

For all enquiries contact

+64 9 488 8777

Lodge your proxy

Proxy/Voting Form

Lodge your proxy online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

CSN/Shareholder Number:

You will need your CSN/Shareholder Number and postcode or country of residence (if outside New Zealand) to

securely access InvestorVote and then follow the prompts to appoint your proxy and exercise your vote online.

For your proxy to be effective it must be received by 10.00am on Sunday 26 May 2019.

Go online to lodge your proxy or turn over to complete the form

How to Vote on Items of Business

All your securities will be voted in accordance with your directions.

Appointment of Proxy

If you do not plan to attend the meeting, you may appoint a proxy. To do this, enter the

name of your proxy in the space allocated in 'Step 1' of this form.

Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business.

If you do not mark a box, your proxy may vote as they choose. If

you mark more than one

box on an item, your vote will be invalid on that item.

Appointing the Chairman or any other director as your proxy

The Chairman of the meeting, or any other director, is willing to act as proxy for any

shareholder who wishes to appoint him to vote on their behalf. To appoint the Chairman of

the meeting or another director as your proxy, enter 'the Chairman' or the name of that

other director you wish to appoint in the space allocated in 'Step 1' of this form.

Direct the Chairman, or other director, how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite

each item of business. If you do not mark a box the Chairman, or other director, as your

proxy, will vote or abstain from voting as he sees fit (even if he has an interest in that

resolution). If you mark more than one box on an item, your vote will be invalid on that

item.

The Chairman and the other directors are not prepared to speak at the Annual Meeting on

behalf of a shareholder who appoints them as that shareholder's proxy. If you wish to be

heard at the meeting, you should either attend in person or appoint a proxy for that

purpose, other than the Chairman or other director.

If you do not name a person as your proxy but otherwise complete the proxy form in

full, or you appoint a proxy but your named proxy does not attend the meeting, the

Chairman of the meeting will be appointed your proxy. When acting as proxy in

these circumstances, the Chairman of the meeting will:

•vote in accordance with your express direction; and

•for any resolutions where you have selected "proxy discretion", vote in

accordance with his or her discretion (subject to any applicable voting

restrictions).

Attending the Meeting

Bring this form to assist registration. If a representative of a corporate shareholder or

proxy is to attend the meeting you will need to provide the appropriate “Certificate of

Appointment of Corporate Representative” prior to admission.

Signing Instructions for Postal Forms

Individual

Where the holding is in one name, the shareholder must sign.

Joint Holding

Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the shareholders should sign.

Power of Attorney

If this Proxy Form has been signed under a power of attorney, a certified copy of the

power of attorney (unless already deposited with the Company) and a signed certificate of

non-revocation of the power of attorney must be produced to the Company with this

Proxy Form.

Companies

This Proxy Form must be signed by a duly authorised officer or attorney. Persons who

sign on behalf of a company must be acting with the company's express or implied

authority.

Comments & Questions

If you have any comments or questions for the Company, please write them on a separate

sheet of paper and return with this form.

STEP 1
hereby appointof

or failing him/her

of

STEP 2

ATTENDANCE SLIP

SIGN

Contact Name Contact Daytime Telephone Date

Proxy/Corporate Representative Form

Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

I/We being a shareholder/shareholders of CDL Investments New Zealand Limited

as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions at the Annual Meeting of CDL Investments New

Zealand Limited to be held at the Catalyst 4 Room, M Social Auckland, 196-200 Quay Street, Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday 28 May 2019 commencing at

10.00am and at any adjournment of that meeting.

Please note: Unless otherwise instructed, the proxy will vote or abstain from voting as he/she thinks fit. If the shares are held jointly, the voting

instructions given in this section are given on behalf of each joint holder.

Items of Business - Voting Instructions/Ballot Paper

Signature of Shareholder(s) This section must be completed.

Shareholder 1

or Sole Director/Director

Shareholder 2

or Director (if more than one)

Shareholder 3

Annual Meeting of CDL Investments New Zealand Limited to be

held at the Catalyst 4 Room, M Social Auckland, 196-200 Quay

Street, Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday 28 May 2019

commencing at 10.00am.

ForAgainst

Proxy

DiscretionAbstain

Resolutions

1)To re-elect John HENDERSON as a director

2)To re-elect Kian Seng TAN as a director

3)That the existing Constitution of the Company be revoked and the Company adopt a new Constitution in

the form tabled at the meeting and signed by the Chairman for the purpose of identification

4)That the Board of Directors be authorised to fix the auditors’ fees and expenses

Data sourced from publicly available filings. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.

Other issuers discussed similar conditions around this time

Matched by meaning across NZX announcement text, not keywords — based on our semantic index of announcement bodies.

  • TGG — T&G Global Limited: Notice of Annual Meeting 2019
    2019-05-28

    Notice is hereby given that the ninety-eighth Annual Meeting of Shareholders of T&G Global Limited will be held - On: Thursday 27 June 2019 commencing at 2:00pm At: Ellerslie Event Centre 100 Ascot Avenue Remuera AUCKL AND 1051…”

  • APL — Asset Plus: Notice of Annual Meeting
    2019-07-02

    NZX RELEASE 2 July 2019 Notice of Annual Meeting Asset Plus Limited gives notice that the Annual Meeting will be held at Link Market Services, Level 11, Deloitte Centre, 80 Queen Street, Auckland on Tuesday 30 July 2019 commencing at 2:30pm. A copy o…”

  • RBD — Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited: Notice of Annual Meeting
    2019-05-29

    Agenda_ 1. Chairman’s address 2. Chairman-elect’s address 3. Group Chief Executive Officer’s review 4. Shareholder questions 5. Election of directors Biographical details for all directors seeking election are set out in the Appendix to this N…”