CDI: 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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
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