Notice of Annual Meeting/Proxy Form/Online Portal Guide
THE a2 MILK COMPANY LIMITED
2020 NOTICE OF
ANNUAL
MEETING
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Shareholders will be able to join the meeting regardless of their
location and participate at the meeting via an online platform
provided by the Company’s share registrar, Link Market
Services Limited, at www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/a2MC20.
Shareholders who cannot attend the virtual meeting are
encouraged to appoint a proxy to attend virtually and vote on
their behalf.
Further details on how to attend virtually are set out in this
Notice of Meeting and the Virtual Annual Meeting Online
Portal Guide filed on the market announcement platforms of
the NZX and ASX and available on the Company’s website
(https://thea2milkcompany.com/annual-meetings/).
To view the latest financial statements for the year ended 30
June 2020, please visit http://thea2milkcompany.com/results/
and select the 2020 Annual Report within the Results and
reports section of the website.
The Explanatory Notes, which accompany this
Notice of Meeting, provide more information
on the resolutions which will be put
before shareholders.
NOTICE is hereby given
that the 2020 Annual
Meeting of shareholders
of The a2 Milk Company
Limited (the “Company”)
will be held on
Wednesday, 18 November
2020 at 11:00am
New Zealand time.
Due to the ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19
alert levels including the restrictions on indoor
gatherings and travel, we consider it not prudent
or advisable for shareholders to physically
attend this year’s Annual Meeting. The health
and safety of our team and shareholders is
of paramount importance.
Accordingly, this year’s Annual Meeting will be
a virtual meeting only.
Shareholders will
be able to join the
meeting online.
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BUSINESSOTHER
INFORMATION
The business of the meeting is comprised
of ordinary business, being:
1. Financial Statements and Reports
To receive and consider the Company’s financial statements for
the year ended 30 June 2020, together with the Directors’ and
Auditor’s reports.
2. Auditor’s Fees and Expenses (Resolution 1)
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution
as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
“That the Directors of the Company be authorised to fix the fees
and expenses of the Company’s auditor, Ernst & Young, for the
ensuing year.”
3. Re-election of Director – David Hearn
(Resolution 2)
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution
as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
“That David Hearn, who will retire at the meeting by rotation in
accordance with the Company’s constitution, be re-elected as
a Director of the Company.”
4. Re-election of Director – Julia Hoare (Resolution 3)
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution
as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
“That Julia Hoare, who will retire at the meeting by rotation in
accordance with the Company’s constitution, be re-elected as a
Director of the Company.”
5. Re-election of Director – Jesse Wu (Resolution 4)
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution
as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
“That Jesse Wu, who will retire at the meeting by rotation in
accordance with the Company’s constitution, be re-elected as
a Director of the Company.”
6. General Business
To consider any other matters that may properly be brought
before the meeting.
Virtual Annual Meeting
Shareholders (and appointed proxies) will be able to attend
and participate at the meeting virtually via an online platform
provided by the Company’s share registrar, Link Market
Services, at www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/a2MC20.
Shareholders will be able to watch the meeting live, and
vote and ask questions online, during the meeting.
The Company encourages shareholders to make use of
this technology and participate at the meeting via the
online platform.
More information regarding virtual attendance at the
meeting (including how to vote and ask questions virtually
during the meeting) is available below and in the Virtual
Annual Meeting Online Portal Guide filed on the market
announcement platforms of the NZX and ASX and also
available on the Company’s website
(https://thea2milkcompany.com/annual-meetings/).
The Company strongly recommends that shareholders
log in to the online portal at least 15 minutes prior to
the scheduled start time for the meeting.
Shareholders will be able
to watch the meeting live,
and vote and ask questions
online during the meeting.
Shareholders eligible to vote
Only shareholders who hold ordinary
shares in the Company as at 9:00pm
New Zealand time on Monday, 16 November
2020 will be eligible to vote at the meeting.
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Asking Questions
Shareholders will have the opportunity to submit questions
to the Board, the Company’s senior management, and the
Company’s auditors during the Virtual Annual Meeting.
Shareholders may ask questions after they have registered to
vote by clicking on the ‘Ask a Question’ box. Shareholders will
need to select the business to which the question relates
(either General Business or a specific resolution), type the
question, and click on the ‘Submit Question’ button. This will
send the question to the Management/Board.
Shareholders wanting to ask a question prior to the meeting,
to be addressed at the meeting, should email
meetings@linkmarketservices.com or complete the question
section on the accompanying proxy form, or submit the
question online by going to vote.linkmarketservices.com/ATM
in each case by 11:00am New Zealand time on Monday,
16 November 2020.
The Board will endeavour to address all appropriate questions
at the meeting.
Attending and participating in the meeting
Attending the Virtual Annual Meeting
The Virtual Annual Meeting will be viewable from desktops,
laptops, mobile devices and tablets.
Shareholders should, in advance of the meeting, ensure they have
access to a compatible web browser. Details of the browsers that
the platform supports are available in the Virtual Annual Meeting
Online Portal Guide. Shareholders can check the current version
of their web browser by going to www.whatismybrowser.com.
To attend and vote at the Virtual Annual Meeting, shareholders
will need to have their shareholder number before proceeding.
Appointed proxies will need their proxy number, which will be
provided by Link Market Services prior to the meeting.
Shareholders can register on Wednesday, 18 November 2020
from 10:00am New Zealand time. This is 1 hour prior to
the meeting.
OTHER
INFORMATION
1. Open web browser
www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/a2MC20.
2. Log in to the portal using their full name,
mobile number, email address, and company
name (if applicable).
3. Read and accept the terms and conditions before
clicking on the blue ‘Register and Watch Annual
Meeting’ button.
4. Once logged in, a live video webcast of the meeting
will appear on the left-hand side of the screen, with
the meeting presentation slides appearing on the
right-hand side of the screen. Keep the browser
open for the duration of the meeting.
5. If the browser is closed, the session will expire. If
the shareholder (or appointed proxy) attempts to
log in again, they will be sent a recovery link via
email for security purposes.
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To access the online platform, shareholders will
need to take the following steps:
To attend and vote
at the Virtual Annual
Meeting, shareholders
will need to have their
shareholder number,
which can be found on
your proxy form or on
any communication from
Link Market Services.
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Proxies
A shareholder entitled to attend and vote but who cannot
attend the virtual meeting is encouraged to appoint a proxy
to attend virtually and vote on that shareholder’s behalf.
The proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
To appoint a proxy, a shareholder should complete and sign the
proxy form enclosed with this notice and return it to the office
of the Company’s share registrar, Link Market Services, by
no later than 11:00am New Zealand time on Monday,
16 November 2020. Any proxy form received after that time
will not be valid for the meeting.
Shareholders can alternatively complete the proxy form online
by following the instructions on the enclosed proxy form.
To securely appoint a proxy online, NZX registered holders will
need their CSN/Holder number and FIN, and ASX registered
holders will need their Holder number and postcode or country
of residence, in order to complete the online validation process.
Please contact Link Market Services if you need to obtain these
details. The contact details for Link Market Services can be
found on the enclosed proxy form.
Please refer to the instructions on the enclosed proxy form as
to the ways in which the proxy form can be sent to Link Market
Services, including instructions on how to appoint your proxy
and vote online.
The Chair of the meeting may be appointed as a proxy and
intends to vote any undirected/discretionary proxy in favour
of each resolution.
Corporate representative and attorney
appointments
A body corporate which is a shareholder, or an attorney of a
shareholder, may appoint a representative to attend virtually
and vote at the meeting on its behalf. Any shareholder may
appoint an attorney to attend and vote at the meeting on its
behalf. Notice of any such appointment should be sent to the
Company’s share registrar, Link Market Services, as soon
as possible.
Voting
Register to vote
To vote via the online platform during the meeting, shareholders
(or appointed proxies) will need to first register to vote by clicking
on the ‘Get a Voting Card’ box at the bottom of the webpage or
below the video and entering their shareholder number as
validation. Once registered, the shareholder’s voting card will
appear with all of the resolutions to be voted on by the
shareholders at the meeting (as set out in this Notice of Meeting).
Shareholders may need to use the scroll bar on the right-hand
side of the voting card to scroll up or down to view all resolutions.
Full or partial voting
Shareholders and proxies can either submit a full vote or a
partial vote on each resolution by moving between the ‘Full
Vote’ and ‘Partial Vote’ tabs at the top of the voting card. To
submit a full vote, a shareholder may click on the ‘For’, ‘Against’
or ‘Abstain’ voting buttons under the ‘Full Vote’ tab.
To submit a partial vote, a shareholder may enter the number of
votes they would like to vote for any or all resolutions under the
‘Partial Vote’ tab. The total number of the votes that a
shareholder is entitled to vote will be displayed under each
resolution. When the shareholder enters the number of votes
in a certain box, it will automatically calculate the total number
of votes left.
Submitting your vote
Once finished entering the votes on the resolutions,
shareholders will need to scroll down and click on the ‘Cast
Vote’ or ‘Cast Partial Vote’ button. Shareholders may edit their
voting cards by clicking the ‘Edit Card’ button at any time before
the voting is closed, which will be 5 minutes after the close of
the meeting. The un-voted portion of the shareholders’ votes (if
any) will be submitted as ‘No Instruction’ and therefore will not
be counted.
The Virtual Annual Meeting Online Portal Guide provides a
separate detailed overview on how to vote and ask questions
virtually during the meeting. The Virtual Annual Meeting Online
Portal Guide will be filed on the market announcement
platforms of the NZX and ASX and will also be able to be
viewed on the Company’s website (https://thea2milkcompany.
com/annual-meetings/).
Shareholders can also vote prior to the meeting either by post
or online, as described below under “Postal Voting” and
“Online Voting”.
OTHER
INFORMATION
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Postal voting
A shareholder is entitled to exercise his/her vote at the meeting
by casting a postal vote. A postal voting form is incorporated in
the proxy form.
To cast a postal vote, a shareholder should complete and sign
the postal voting form enclosed with this Notice of Meeting
and return it to the office of the Company’s share registrar,
Link Market Services, by no later than 11:00am New Zealand
time on Monday, 16 November 2020. Any postal voting form
received after that time will not be valid for the meeting. The
Share Registrar has been authorised by the Board to receive
and count postal votes at the meeting.
Please refer to the instructions on the enclosed postal voting
form as to the ways in which the postal voting form can be sent
to Link Market Services, including instructions on how to
appoint your proxy and vote online.
Online voting
Shareholders may elect to lodge their proxy appointment
or postal vote online. You will need to go to the website
of our share registrar, Link Market Services:
vote.linkmarketservices.com/ATM
Requisite majorities
The resolutions are ordinary resolutions requiring the approval
of a simple majority of the votes of those shareholders entitled
to vote and voting (virtually, by postal vote or by proxy) in order
for them to be passed.
By order of the Board.
Mr David Hearn
Chair
Monday, 19 October 2020
OTHER
INFORMATION
Item 2 – Auditor’s Fees and Expenses (Resolution 1)
Ernst & Young, the current auditor of the Company, will be
automatically reappointed under the Companies Act 1993.
Resolution 1 authorises the Directors to fix the fees and
expenses of Ernst & Young as the Company’s auditor.
Item 3 – Re-election of Director – David Hearn
(Resolution 2)
Under the Company’s constitution, David Hearn will be
required to retire by rotation at the Annual Meeting. David will
offer himself for re-election as a Director at the Annual
Meeting, and the other members of the Board unanimously
support David’s re-election. For the reasons set out in the
Company’s 2020 Corporate Governance Statement, the Board
does not consider David to be an independent Director.
David Hearn
Chairman and Non-executive Director
David has been a director of the Company since 5 February
2014, and Chair since 30 March 2015. He is also a member of
the Nomination Committee.
David has extensive experience and skills in executive
management, sales and marketing and strategy development in
fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) in international markets.
He has held senior executive roles including Chief Executive
Officer or Managing Director roles for FMCG companies
including Goodman Fielder Limited, United Biscuits Europe and
Asia, Pepsico Foods Europe, and Del Monte UK.
Latterly, David was the CEO for the marketing services group,
Cordiant Communications Group. In addition to his Company
directorship, David is also a director of SafeStore Holdings PLC,
Robin Partington & Partners Limited, Committed Capital
Limited and his own company, Lovat Partners Limited.
David resides in the United Kingdom.
EXPLANATORY
NOTES
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Item 4 – Re-election of Director – Julia Hoare
(Resolution 3)
Under the Company’s constitution, Julia Hoare will be required
to retire by rotation at the Annual Meeting. Julia will offer
herself for re-election as a Director at the Annual Meeting,
and the other members of the Board unanimously support
Julia’s re-election. The Board considers Julia to be an
independent Director.
Julia Hoare
Independent, Non-executive Director
Julia has been a director of the Company since 19 November
2013, and Deputy Chair since 30 March 2015. She is also Chair
of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member
of the Nomination Committee.
Prior to joining the Board, Julia had extensive chartered
accounting experience in Australia, the United Kingdom and
New Zealand and was a partner with PwC New Zealand for
20 years. She is also a member of the New Zealand External
Reporting Advisory Panel, a body designed to support the
standard setting process of the New Zealand External Reporting
Board, and is the Vice President of the New Zealand Institute
of Directors.
In addition to her company directorship, Julia is Deputy Chair of
Watercare Services Limited, and a director of Port of Tauranga
Limited, Auckland International Airport Limited and Meridian
Energy Limited. She is also a member of The New Zealand
Sustainable Finance Forum Leadership Group, the aim of which
is to identify genuine, practical ways to ensure the financial
system is supporting and not hindering the economic transition
required for New Zealand to meet its international
commitments under the Paris Agreement Sustainable
Development Goals.
Julia resides in New Zealand.
Item 5 – Re-election of Director – Jesse Wu
(Resolution 4)
Under the Company’s constitution, Jesse Wu will be required
to retire by rotation at the Annual Meeting. Jesse will offer
himself for re-election as a Director at the Annual Meeting,
and the other members of the Board unanimously support
Jesse’s re-election. The Board considers Jesse to be an
independent Director.
Jesse Wu
Independent, Non-executive Director
Jesse has been a director of the Company since 16 May 2017.
He is also a member of the Audit and Risk Management
Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Jesse began his
career with Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo, before joining
Johnson & Johnson’s consumer business. He was appointed
International Vice President, Asia/Pacific in 2003 and company
Group Chair, Global Markets in 2008. Prior to his last executive
position, he was Worldwide Chair of the Johnson & Johnson
Consumer Group (which had annual revenues of US$14 billion).
Jesse serves on the Board of Visitors at Duke University’s Fuqua
School of Business. He is a two-time recipient of the Magnolia
Award from the Shanghai Municipal Government, given in
recognition of his contributions to Shanghai’s economic
development. In addition, Jesse serves on the board of Aptar
Group Inc, a global leader in dispensing systems.
Over his career Jesse has managed significant scale and
complexity in the areas of manufacturing, distribution, sales
and marketing, in both developed and emerging markets.
Jesse resides in China.
EXPLANATORY
NOTES
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MEETING
NOTES
Our a2 Milk™
difference
Typical cow herds
produce conventional
milk containing a mix of
A1 and A2 protein types
Originally all cows
produced milk
containing only the
A2 protein type
Genetic variation has resulted in mixed herds over time
Our branded milk is sourced
from herds producing milk
naturally containing only the
A2 protein type and no A1
Conventional cows’ milk contains two main
types of beta casein protein, A2 protein and
A1 protein – our branded milk is different
from conventional cows’ milk because it
comes from cows selected to naturally
produce only the A2 protein type and no A1.
thea2milkcompany.com
The a2 Milk Company Limited
(Australian Registered Body Number 158 331 965
– Incorporated in New Zealand)
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PROXY FORM FOR THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of The a2 Milk Company Limited (“a2MC” or the “Company”) will be held on Wednesday, 18 November 2020 at
11:00am New Zealand time. The Annual Meeting will be held online (virtually) rather than at a physical location. Shareholders are able to
attend and vote at the Annual Meeting online via the Link Market Services Annual Meeting platform, at www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/a2MC20.
More information regarding virtual attendance and voting at the virtual Annual Meeting is available in the Virtual Annual Meeting Online
Portal Guide which will be filed on the ASX and NZX market announcement platforms and be available on the Company’s website at
https://thea2milkcompany.com/annual-meetings/.
If you propose NOT to attend the virtual Annual Meeting but wish to vote by postal vote or appoint a proxy please complete and return all
pages of this form to Link Market Services no later than 11:00am New Zealand time on Monday, 16 November 2020 (being 48 hours before
the commencement of the Annual Meeting). Proxy appointment or Postal Voting can also be completed online. Please read the instructions
below before completing this form. Please do not appoint a proxy if you are voting by postal vote.
POSTAL VOTE
As a shareholder entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, you are
entitled to vote by postal vote. You can cast your postal vote
online or by one of the other methods noted above. If you return
your postal vote without indicating how you wish to vote, or your
indication on how to vote is unclear, on any resolution, you will be
deemed to have abstained from voting on that resolution. If you
complete the postal vote section and also appoint a proxy, then
your postal vote will be cast, and your proxy appointment will not
be counted. If this form is returned duly signed by a shareholder
with voting instructions completed but without indicating that it is a
postal vote or a proxy appointment, it will be deemed to be a
postal vote.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
A shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting is
entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote at the Annual
Meeting instead of him/her. A proxy need not be a shareholder of
a2MC. Any corporation that is a shareholder of a2MC may
appoint a person as its representative to attend the meeting and
vote on its behalf, in the same manner as that in which it could
appoint a proxy.
Appointing the Chair of the Meeting or a director as your
proxy
If you wish, you may appoint the Chair of the Annual Meeting as
your proxy. To do so, please write “Chair of the Meeting” on the
line following the words “hereby appoint” in the section on the
next page entitled “appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf”. The
Chair will vote according to your instructions. If the Chair is not
instructed how to vote, he intends to vote in favour of each
resolution. If you return this form without directing the proxy how
to vote on any particular resolution, the proxy will exercise the
proxy’s discretion as to whether to vote and, if so, how to vote.
ATTENDING THE MEETING
You can still attend the meeting online, even if you have
appointed a proxy, although you will not be able to vote if a proxy
has been appointed.
SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROXY FORMS
Individual
This Proxy Form must be signed by the shareholder or his/ her/ its
attorney duly authorised in writing.
Joint holding
This Proxy Form may be signed by either, or on behalf of, the
joint shareholders (or their duly authorised attorney).
Power of Attorney
If this Proxy Form is signed under a power of attorney, a copy of
the power of attorney and a signed certificate of non-revocation of
the power of the attorney under which the Proxy Form is signed,
must be produced to the Company with this Proxy Form.
Body Corporate
This Proxy Form must be signed by a director or a duly
authorised officer acting under the express or implied authority of
the shareholder, or an attorney duly authorised by the
shareholder.
Go online to vote.linkmarketservices.com/ATM to vote or turn over to complete the Postal Vote/Proxy Form
Mail
Use the enclosed envelope or
address to:
Link Market Services Limited
PO Box 91976
Auckland 1142
New Zealand
POSTAL VOTE / PROXY FORM
STEP 1: CHOOSE TO VOTE BY POSTAL VOTE OR APPOINT A PROXY TO VOTE ON YOUR BEHALF
POSTAL VOTING
I wish to vote by postal vote (please tick the box).
My voting intention is indicated in the section below entitled “Items of Business – Voting Instructions”.
APPOINT A PROXY TO VOTE ON YOUR BEHALF
I/We being a shareholder of The a2 Milk Company Limited
hereby appoint ____________________________________ E-mail Address
or failing him/her ____________________________________ E-mail Address
as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the Annual Meeting of The a2 Milk Company Limited to be held virtually via an online
platform, at www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/a2MC20
at 11:00am New Zealand time on Wednesday, 18 November 2020 and at any adjournment of
that meeting. Please indicate with a tick in the appropriate boxes below how you wish your proxy to vote. If you wish, you may appoint the
“Chair of the Meeting” as your proxy.
STEP 2: ITEMS OF BUSINESS – VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
ORDINARY BUSINESS Tick () in box to vote
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions For Against Proxy Abstain
of the Company: Discretion
1. That the Directors of the Company be authorised to fix the fees and expenses of
the Company’s auditor, Ernst & Young, for the ensuing year.
2. That David Hearn, who will retire at the meeting in accordance with the Company’s
constitution, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
3. That Julia Hoare, who will retire at the meeting in accordance with the Company’s
constitution, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
4. That Jesse Wu, who will retire at the meeting in accordance with the Company’s
constitution, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
STEP 3: SHAREHOLDER QUESTIONS
Shareholders attending the virtual Annual Meeting will have the opportunity to ask questions during the meeting. If you cannot attend the virtual
Annual Meeting but would like to ask a question, or if you are attending and would like to ask a question in advance, you can submit such
question by: (1) email to meetings@linkmarketservices.com
; or (2) online by going to vote.linkmarketservices.com/ATM and completing the
online validation process; or (3) completing the question section below and returning it to Link Market Services. Questions will need to be
submitted by 11:00am New Zealand time on Monday, 16 November 2020. The Board will endeavour to address all appropriate questions at
the virtual Annual Meeting.
SIGN: SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDER(S) This section must be completed.
Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 Shareholder 3
Contact Name _______________________ Daytime Telephone ___________________ Date _____________________________
Electronic Investor Communication:
If you received the Notice of Meeting & proxy by mail and you wish to receive your future communications by email, please provide
your email address below:
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Step 1
Open your web browser and
go to virtualmeeting.co.nz and
select the relevant meeting.
Virtual Annual General Meeting
Online Guide
Before you begin
Ensure your browser is compatible.
You can easily check your current
browser by going to the website:
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Supported browsers are:
• Chrome – Version 44 & 45
• Firefox – 40.0.2 and after
• Safari – OS X v10.9 “Mavericks”
& OS X v10.10 “Yosemite”
• Internet Explorer 9 and up (please note
Internet Explorer 8 is not supported)
The virtual meeting is viewable from desktops
and laptops. To attend and vote at the virtual
annual general meeting you must have:
• NZX registered holders: Shareholder
number and authorisation code (FIN)
• ASX registered holders: Shareholder
number and postcode
If you are an appointed proxy you will need
your proxy number which will be provided
by Link Market Services prior to the
meeting. Please make sure you have this
information before proceeding.
Step 2
Login to the portal using your full name, email
address, and company name (if applicable).
Please read and accept the terms and conditions
before clicking on the blue ‘Register and Watch
Annual General Meeting’ button. Once you have
logged in you will see:
• On the left – a live video webcast of the Annual
General Meeting
• On the right – the presentation slides that will be
addressed during the Annual General Meeting.
Note: After you have logged in we recommend that
you keep your browser open for the duration of the
meeting. If you close your browser, your session will
expire. If you attempt to log in again, you will be sent a
recovery link via email for security purposes.
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Navigating
At the bottom of the webpage
under the webcast and
presentation there are three
boxes. Refer to each section
below for operating instructions.
1
Get a voting card
2
Ask a Question
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Downloads
1. Get a voting card
To register to vote - click on the ‘Get a voting
card’ box at the top of the webpage or below
the videos.
This will bring up a box which looks like this.
If you are an individual or joint Shareholder you will
need to register and provide validation by entering your
details in the top section:
• NZX registered holders: Shareholder number and
authorization code (FIN)
• ASX registered holders: Shareholder number and
postcode
If you are an appointed Proxy, please enter the Proxy
Number issued to you by Link Market Services in the
PROXY DETAILS section. Once you have entered your
appropriate details click the blue ‘SUBMIT DETAILS
AND VOTE’ button.
Once you have registered, your voting card will
appear with all of the resolutions to be voted on by
Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (as set
out in the Notice of Meeting). You may need to use the
scroll bar on the right hand side of the voting card to
scroll up or down to view all resolutions.
Shareholders and proxies can either submit a Full Vote
or a Partial Vote. You can move between the two tabs
by clicking on ‘Full Vote’ or ‘Partial Vote’ at the top of
the voting card.
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Full Votes
To submit a full vote on a resolution ensure you are in
the ‘Full Vote’ tab. Place your vote by clicking on the
‘For’, ‘Against’, or ‘Abstain’ voting buttons.
Partial Votes
To submit a partial vote on a resolution ensure you are
in the ‘Partial Vote’ tab. You can enter the number of
votes you would like to vote (for any or all) resolution/s.
The total amount of votes that you are entitled to vote
for will be listed under each resolution. When you enter
the number of votes in a certain box it will automatically
tally how many votes you have left.
Note: If you are submitting a partial vote and do not use all of
your entitled votes, the un-voted portion will be submitted as No
Instruction and therefore will not be counted.
Once you have finished voting on the resolutions scroll
down to the bottom of the box and click the blue ‘Cast
Vote’ or ‘Cast Partial Vote’ button.
Note: You are able to close your voting card during
the meeting without submitting your vote at any time
while voting remains open. Any votes you have already
made will be saved for the next time you open up the
voting card. The voting card will appear on the bottom
left corner of the webpage. The message ‘Not yet
submitted’ will appear at the bottom of the page.
You can edit your voting card at any point while voting
is open by clicking on ‘Edit Card’. This will reopen the
voting card with any previous votes made.
If at any point you have submitted your voting card
and wish to make a change while voting is still open
you can do so by clicking the ‘Edit Card’ button
and making the required change. Once you have
completed your card select the blue ‘Cast Vote’ or
‘Cast Partial Vote’ button.
The voting card remains editable until the voting
is closed at the conclusion of the Annual General
Meeting. Once voting has been closed all voting cards,
submitted and un-submitted, will automatically be
submitted and cannot be changed.
At the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting a red
bar with a countdown timer will appear at the top of
the Webcast and Slide windows advising the remaining
voting time available to shareholders. Please make any
changes required to your voting cards at this point and
submit your voting cards.
If an additional resolution is proposed during the
meeting, there will be a short delay while the resolution
is added to the voting card. Once the resolution has
been added you will be notified by the Chairman during
the meeting. In order to vote on the extra resolution
you will need to reopen your voting card to cast your
vote by clicking the ‘Edit Card’ button.
Note: Registration for the Annual General Meeting and voting opens
one hour before the meeting begins.
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2. How to ask a question
Note: Only shareholders are eligible to ask questions.
You will only be able to ask a question after
you have registered to vote. If you would
like to ask a question, click on the ‘Ask a
Question’ box either at the top or bottom
of the webpage.
The ‘Ask a Question’ box will then pop up with two
sections for completion.
In the ‘Regarding’ section click on the drop down
arrow and select one of the following categories:
• General Business
• Resolution 1
• Resolution 2
• Resolution 3
• Resolution 4
• Resolution 5
• Resolution 6
After you have selected your question category, click in
the ‘Question’ section and type your question.
When you are ready to submit your question - click
the blue ‘Submit Question’ button. This will send the
question to the Management/Board.
Note that not all questions are guaranteed to be
answered during the Annual General Meeting, but we
will do our best to address your concerns.
Once you have asked a question a ‘View Questions’
box will appear.
At any point you can click on ‘View Questions’ and
see all the questions you have submitted. Only you can
see the questions you have asked.
Note: You can submit your questions by this method
one hour before the meeting begins, if you have
registered to vote. You can continue to submit
questions up until the close of voting.
If your question has been answered and you would
like to exercise your right of reply, you can do so by
submitting another question.
3. Downloads
If you would like to see the Notice of Annual
General Meeting or the Annual Report you
can do so here.
A
B
• To download the Notice of Meeting – click A
• To download the Annual Report – click B
When you click on these links the file will open in
another tab in your browser.
Voting closing
Voting will close 5 minutes after the close of
the Annual General Meeting.
At the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting a red
bar with a countdown timer will appear at the top of
the Webcast and Slide screens advising the remaining
voting time. If you have not yet submitted your vote at
this point, you will be required to do so now.
At the close of the meeting any votes you have placed
will automatically be submitted.
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