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AGM16 April 2021SEKConsumer Staples

Annual Shareholder Meeting
16 April 2021

Agenda
2

Welcome to Seeka’s 2021 meeting

5

Meeting resolutions

4

Chief executive’s report

3

Chair’s introduction and financial statements

2

Proxies and voting instructions

1

Directors

Packing the 2021 kiwiberry crop

Directors
3

Cecilia Tarrant

John Burke

Amiel (Mel) Diaz

Ashley Waugh

Chair audit and risk committee

Fred HutchingsChair

Ratahi Cross

Marty Brick

Proxies
4

Chair

10,528,257

Te Horipo Karaitiana

1,714,410

New Zealand Shareholders' Association

1,072,852

Michael Franks

10,143

Total

13,325,662

Online voting and asking questions
5

The voting boxThe voting box

Question boxQuestion box

Chair’s Introduction
Fred Hutchings

Despite challengesWe delivered for our stakeholders
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1

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Record earningsMaintained dividendReduced debtRestructured Australia with orchard sales and leasebackCarefully refined and delivered on our strategyCommenced our journey to be a more sustainable business, and to understanding the potential impacts of climate change

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Covid-19 and drought impacted performanceSeeka was an essential business in NZ and Australia−
All fruit successfully picked and packed during lockdowns


No wage subsidy received

$5.3m estimated impact of Covid-19−

$3.1m of direct costs


$2.2m of productivity losses and constraints

$5m estimated impact of drought on Hayward volumes

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Planned early and prepared our business to operate in a Covid-19 environment

Despite these challenges, our earnings are up!

All results and comparatives consistent with NZ IFRS 16 Leases
. These financials should be read in

conjunction with Seeka’s Ann

ual Report 2020.

Financial highlights$251.5m Revenue – up 6%$42.9m EBITDA – up 24%$16.3m Net profit before tax – up 65%−

Guidance range $15m ~ $17m

$15.2m Net profit after tax – up 120%−

Benefited from $5.6m deferred tax changes

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Year ended 31 December 2020 – audited

NZD millions

2020

2019

Growth

Revenue

251.5 236.9

6%

Cost of sales

198.8 189.4

5%

Gross profit

52.7 47.5

11%

EBITDA

42.9

34.5

24%

Net profit before tax

16.3

9.9

65%

Net profit after tax

15.2

6.9

120%

1. As required by NZ IAS 33, 2,748,877 shar
es held by Seeka Trustee Limited for the

Grower Loyalty and Employee Share Schemes a

re excluded from EPS calculations. If included, the EPS would be $0.47 (2019: $0.22).

Earnings per share and dividends52 cents earnings per share22 cents per share dividend paid or declared $5.20 net tangible assets per share

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Earnings and net tangible assets per share

NZD

2020

2019

Earnings per share

1

$ 0.52

$ 0.23

Net tangible assets per share

$ 5.20

$ 4.55

$116.8m
$77.9m

$38.9m

December

2019

Repaid in 2020

December

2020

Bank debt back in target range$77.9m net bank debt at 31 December 2020−

$38.9m repaid in 2020

$28.2m sale of Australian kiwifruit orchard−

$6.2m gain

$10.7m sale of Northland orchard−

$2.8m gain

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3.38

x

Debt to EBITDA

Net bank debtNZD millions

1.81

x

Debt to EBITDA

Progressing our growth strategyOPAC acquisition consistent with Seeka’s strategy−
Integrated orcharding and post harvest operation in

Ō

p

ō

tiki


Grows our foundation kiwifruit business

Connects Seeka to the East Coast and GisborneForecast to deliver material efficiencies and synergiesSeeking shareholder approval at today’s meeting−

Will provide further details when explaining resolution 5

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Directors’ fees
Propose an $80k increase to $530k per annumWithdrew resolution to increase

director fees prior to 2020 ASM


Response to Covid-19

Resolution reinstated for consideration today−

Will provide further details when explaining resolution 3

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Chief Executive’s Report
Michael Franks

Key focus areas
Forklifts, traffic, peopleMachine guardingInjury and incident managementInformation and data managementCommunicationLegal compliance

Safety

3 serious harm incidents in 2020−

2 in post harvest involving forklifts


1 in orchard operations

when loading a tractor

Need to improve our safety performance – during harvest, and after harvest

2021 health and safety targets

Targets

Total recordable injury frequency

Less than 4.5

Serious InjuriesWhen

 

someone

 

becomes

 

permanently

 

disabled

 

or

 

requires

 

immediate

 

in


patient

 

hospitalisation

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Inspirational People

Every

 

division

 

holding

 

and

 

recording

 

a

 

H&S

 

meeting

 

between

 

March

 

and

 

December

90%

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The components of your Seeka business
A New Zealand company feeding the world

Orcharding, NZGrowing kiwifruit, avocadoand kiwiberry- Lease and manage orchards- Orchard development- Largest kiwifruit grower

Post harvest, NZPicking, packing, coolstoring and dispatch- 8 modern facilities- Delicious Nutritious Food Company- Innovation and maintenance teams

Retail services, NZMarketing produce in NZand Australia- Adding value- Marketing and produce distribution- Wholesale business

Seeka AustraliaOwn and lease orchards and own post harvest facilities- Kiwifruit, nashi, European pears- Largest kiwifruit grower- Fully integrated orchard to market

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of export kiwifruit

are grown by Seeka

8

%

of export kiwifruit

are packed by Seeka

20

%

Innovative services and products from our value chain

Growing and retailing

our Australian fruitdirect to the markets

APPROX

APPROX

Orchard operations$75.7m Revenue – up 5%−
Lift in volumes and fruit returns

Developing orchards on long-term leased land−

Securing supply


Partnering with iwi and the Provincial Growth Fund

Growing kiwifruit, avocado and kiwiberry – led by Kevin Halliday

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Financial performance – Orchard operationsNZD millions

2020

2019

Growth

Revenue

75.7 72.4

5%

EBITDA

5.4 5.0

9%

EBIT

3.5 3.7

( 5%)

Segment assets

63.4

54.2

17%

8.9

5.9

7.6

7.5

8.0

2.3

2.6

3.1

3.9

5.0

11.2

8.5

10.7

11.4

13.0

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

NZ kiwifruit grownMillions of trays

SunGoldHayward

Performance is driving growth

in Seeka’s orchard operations

Post harvest operations$140.1m RevenueDrought impacted Hayward volumes−
$5m estimated impact

Covid-19 drove up costs−

Distancing protocols


Higher labour costs and labour shortage


$5.3m estimated impact

Harvesting, packing, coolstoring, dispatching and processing – led by Kevin Halliday

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Financial performance - Post harvest operations

NZD millions

2020

2019

Growth

Revenue

140.1 140.1

-

EBITDA

41.9 41.0

2%

EBIT

29.8 29.4

1%

Segment assets

232.7

222.9

4%

Capacity to handle 2021 and 2022 volumes

23.5

15.6

19.2

17.4

15.7

7.4

8.7

10.8

14.4

16.1

32.4

25.7

31.4

33.5

33.4

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

NZ kiwifruit handled

Millions of trays

Class 2 & otherSunGoldHayward

Retail services operations$21.8m Revenue – up 77%$3.0m EBITDA – up 80%Business revitalised−
Vibrant leadership and great customer relations

Business continues to grow

Retail services and marketing, including Kiwi Crush – led by Verena Cunningham

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Retail services growing strongly

Financial performance - Retail services operations

NZD millions

2020

2019

Growth

Revenue

21.8 12.3

77%

EBITDA

3.0 1.7

80%

EBIT

2.2 1.1

94%

Segment assets

12.4

11.2

10%

Australian operations$13.1m Revenue – up 13%Hot, dry growing conditions impacted yields−
Improved fruit returns


Sold first crop of Ricó pears

$7.4m EBITDA−

$1.2m operational – up from $0.6m loss in 2019


Gain on sale and leaseback of 3 kiwifruit orchards

Developing new orchards−

Kiwifruit, Ricó pears and new nashi varieties

Growing, packing and retailing kiwifruit, nashi and European pears – led by Rob Towgood

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2.6

1.8

2.2

1.3

0.9

0.7

1.8

1.4

1.3

5.6

4.2

4.4

2018

2019

2020

Fruit handledThousands of tonnes

OtherPearsNashiKiwifruit

Financial performance - Australia operations

NZD millions

2020

2019

Growth

Revenue

13.1 11.6

13%

EBITDA

7.4 (0.6)

EBIT

6.3 (2.1)

Segment assets

47.2

52.2

( 9%)

Australia positioned for growth

Trends in financial performance$18.1m increase in EBITDA in five years−
14% cumulative annual growth rate since 2018

2020 downsides−

Covid-19 direct costs


Covid-19 productivity losses


Lower Hayward yields and volumes

2020 upsides−

Asset sales gains


Deferred tax gain

EBITDA below expectations−

Focus on lifting core business


Post harvest charges reset for harvest 2020

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EBITDA reflects cash generated

$24.8m

$23.1m

$33.3m

$34.5m

$42.9m

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

EBITDA

NZ IFRS 16 Leases

14

%

CAGR

Business reset to operate in a Covid-19 world

OPAC acquisitionKiwifruit orcharding and post harvest businessModern post harvest infrastructure in
Ō

p

ō

tiki


Large capacity build completed 2019


New MAF RODA packline, new coolstores, new offices


Infrastructure currently under utilised

Servicing

Ō

p

ō

tiki, Te Kaha and Gisborne regions


Major growth areas

Long association with Seeka−

Many OPAC shareholders and supplying gr

owers are already Seeka shareholders


Similar ownership structure – 44 shareholders

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Premium kiwifruit business located in

Ō

p

ō

tiki

Benefits of acquiring OPACIncreases our market share to 25% - up from 20%−
Apply our purchasing power to lower input costs

New supply from the East Cape,

Ō

p

ō

tiki and Gisborne plus

a modern post harvest facility−

Seeka will be servicing all main North Island kiwifruit regions

Strong position to work collaboratively with Zespri−

Simplifies the supply chain

Generate material synergy savings−

Estimated $2.5m to $3.0m savings per year – when implemented

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Growing our foundation kiwifruit business

The combined business will offer a

comprehensive service to the North

Islands’ main kiwifruit regions

Once fully integrated, the synergies are

forecast to increase earnings per share

Seeka is focused on sustainability
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Environmental, social and governance

Northland‒

Higher temperatures


Drier conditions


More instances of drought


Rising sea levels

BOP & Coromandel‒

Higher temperatures


Increased precipitation


More frequent weather events


Rising sea levels

East Coast


Higher temperatures


Drier conditions


More instances of drought


More intense weather events


Increased coastal erosion


Rising sea levels

Positioning our business to operate in a changing climate−

Setting targets and reporting our progress

Created a Board Sustainability CommitteeWorking to understand the likely effects of climate change−

Risk and opportunity analysis

Targeting initiatives to “Grow a Better Future”−

Measuring our emissions


Minimising our environmental footprint


Carbon reduction initiatives: Hybrid vehicles, Worm farm,Solar energy, LED lighting, Waste audits, Regenerative horticulture

Meeting Resolutions
Fred Hutchings

Resolution 1. Director election – Peter Ratahi Cross
To re-elect Peter Ratahi Cross as a Director.”−

Peter Ratahi Cross retires by rotation and is standing for re-election


Board supports and recommends Peter Ratahi Cross for re-election

Ratahi Cross to address the meeting

3 minutes to address the meeting

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

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Resolution 2. Director election – Ashley Waugh
“To re-elect Ashley Waugh as a Director.”−

Ashley Waugh retires by rotation and is standing for re-election


Board supports and recommends Ashley Waugh for re-election

Ashley Waugh to address the meeting

3 minutes to address the meeting

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

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Resolution 3. Directors’ Remuneration“That the pool of funds available for the
remuneration of Directors be increased

by an amount of $80,000 per annum, from a maximum of $450,000 per annum to a maximum of $530,000 in each financial year payable to all Directors taken together, effective 1 January 2021."

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

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Resolution 3Policy is to set an annual pool at the market mid range point−
Reviewed every 2 years


Seek professional advice


Last increase was to $450,000 per annum

approved by shareholders April 2018

Board withdrew a resolution to increase director re

muneration prior to 2020 ASM in response to Covid-19


Business focused on continuity and delivering

an essential service to our stakeholders

Seeka has continued to grow across all key metrics in

the 3 years since the last increase (FY17 to FY20)


53% increase in market capitalization


35% increase in revenue


50% increase in total assets

Explanatory summary - Policy

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Resolution 3Consultants Strategic Pay reviewed
Seeka director remuneration January 2020


Benchmarked against their database of more

than 200 NZ private sector businesses


Key metrics of FY19 market capitalisat

ion, revenue, assets and market sector

Explanatory summary – Strategic Pay report and Board recommendation

Strategic Pay key metrics

Seeka FY19

Survey range

Survey

sample Director fees

Chair fees

Market capitalisation

$ 148m

$ 75m - $ 225m

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$70,000

$125,000

Revenue

$ 237m

$ 190m - $ 290m

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$80,000

$145,000

Assets

$ 368m

$ 300m - $ 500m

13

$63,560

$117,000

Industry

Agribusiness

N/A

8

$50,000

$102,500

Private sector companies

N/A

200

$60,460

-

Seeka Board proposal April 2021

$62,500

$125,000

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Resolution 31. Chair fee increase inline with Strategic Pay advice t
hat Chair fee is typically twice base director fee.

2. Provisional fee for the Board to appoint a new director prior

to the 2022 ASM, and at the ASM the Board will revert to 7 dire

ctors.

Explanatory summary – Proposed pool allocation

Proposed pool allocation

Number

Current pool

2021 proposal

Increase

Annual pool of director fees -

as determined by Resolution 3

$ 450,000

$ 530,000

17.8%

Individual allocations -

as determined by the Board

Chair

1

1

$ 100,000

$ 125,000

25.0%

Chair Audit and Risk Committee

1

$ 67,500

$ 77,500

14.8%

Directors – Non Executive

5

$ 56,500

$ 62,500

10.6%

New Director – Succession Planning

2

-

$ 15,000

Total allocation

7

$ 450,000

$ 530,000

17.8%

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Resolution 4. Appointment and Remuneration of Auditors"To record the re-appointment of PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) as auditor of the Company, and to authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration and expenses of the auditor for the coming year."−
PwC automatically reappointed as auditors under the Companies Act 1993


Resolution authorises the Board to fix PwC’s fees and expenses for 2021

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

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Resolution 5. Approval of Issue of new Ordinary Shares in relation to acquisition of OPAC by Amalgamation"That Seeka issue up to 7,042,574 new fully
paid ordinary shares of Seeka, at

the issue price, and for the consideration, described in the explanatory note pursuant to the Amalgamation Proposal described in the explanatory note and accompanying the Notice of Meeting."

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

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Resolution 5$59m acquisition – agreed fair value−
$33.94m of net assets,

plus


$25.06m of net bank debt

Seeka will issue new shares in exchange for OPAC shares−

1.4833 Seeka Shares for every OPAC share

Maximum of 7,042,574 new Seeka shares to be issued−

Equals the $33.94m fair value of OPAC’s net assets

On acquisition Seeka will assume OPAC’s net bank debt−

$25.06m

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Acquisition structure

Resolution 5
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Conditions and milestones

25 March

Acquisition announced

13 April

OPAC shareholders must approve the acquisition ( 95% approval )

Approved

16 April

Seeka shareholders must approve the issue of new shares

Today’s vote

By 4 May

OPAC growers must agree to supply Seeka in 2022 and 2023( at least 80% of 2021 volumes secured for 2022 and 2023 )

In progress

4 May

Acquisition completed once all conditions meet

Shares issued

Resolution 5
Acquisition is consistent with Seeka’s strategy−

Grows our foundation kiwifruit business


Seeka Group expected to generate more than $300m in revenue

Once integrated, synergies forecast to increase earnings per share−

Estimating $2.5m to $3.0m of material synergy savings

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Explanatory summary

This acquisition is fully recommended and supported by

both Seeka and OPAC’s Boards of Directors

Questions
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VotingAt the Meeting−
Votes will now be collected

Online−

If you have not already done so,can shareholders now please cast your vote

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General Business

My thanksDirectorsFor diligent attention to the companyManagement and staffFor an excellent year in a most-testing situationGrowers and contractorsFor ongoing supportCustomers and consumersFor buying our produceShareholdersFor continuing interest in your company
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Meeting attendees please join us for refreshmentsOnline shareholders have 5 minutes left to cast your vote

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