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30 September 2021



ASX Market Announcements Office

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Dear Sir/Madam

Downer EDI Limited – Notice of Annual General Meeting and Proxy Form

Please find attached the following documents:

1. Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM); and

2. Sample Proxy Form.

Downer will hold its AGM at 11:00am (Sydney time) on Thursday, 4 November 2021.


The AGM will be held virtually with the assistance of technology. The Notice of Meeting includes

detailed information about how shareholders can participate in the AGM.

Yours sincerely,

Downer EDI Limited


Robert Regan

Company Secretary



Authorised for release by Downer’s Board of Directors.

Downer EDI Limited

ABN 97 003 872 848

Triniti Business Campus

39 Delhi Road

North Ryde NSW 2113

1800 DOWNER

www.downergroup.com

Notice of Annual
General Meeting2021

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders

of Downer EDI Limited (Downer or Company) will be held online:

on Thursday 4 November 2021 commencing at 11.00am Sydney time (meeting).

DOWNER EDI LIMITED ABN 97 003 872 848 | Triniti Business Campus, 39 Delhi Road, North Ryde NSW 2113, PO Box 1823, North Ryde NSW 2113

T +61 2 9468 9700 | F +61 2 9813 8915 | W www.downergroup.com

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021

Dear Shareholder,

I am pleased to invite you to Downer’s 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held at 11.00am

(Sydney time) on 4 November 2021. Registration will open from 10:00am (Sydney time).

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential for continued restrictions on physical

gatherings, and to ensure the safety of shareholders and other participants, our Annual General

Meeting will again be held virtually. Participants can attend via an online platform using their

computer or mobile device and shareholders and proxyholders will be able to ask questions

and vote in real time, subject to the connectivity of their devices.

Downer’s AGM is the occasion where shareholders vote on a number of important resolutions, which

are outlined in this Notice of Meeting. It also provides shareholders with the opportunity to meet

virtually with the Board, hear from the Managing Director and CEO and ask questions.

Financial Report, Directors’ Report and Independent Auditor’s Report

The first item of business will be to consider and receive the Financial Report, the Directors’

Report and the Independent Auditor’s Report for the year ended 30 June 2021.

Election and re-election of Directors

The second item of business seeks approval for the re-election of Mr Philip Garling and

Ms Nicole Hollows as Independent Non-Executive Directors as well as my election as an

Independent Non-executive Director.

Phil Garling joined the Board in November 2011 and is currently a member of the Zero Harm and

Remuneration Committees and has previously been Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

and Rail Projects Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee. Downer’s process

of Board renewal is ongoing and Mr Garling’s experience and understanding of the Company

is important at this time. If re-elected, Mr Garling intends to retire during the term.

Nicole Hollows joined the Board in June 2018 and is currently the Chairman of the Audit and Risk

Committee and a member of the of the Remuneration, Tender Risk Evaluation and Nominations

and Corporate Governance Committees.

I joined the Board in September 2021 and became the Chairman in October 2021.

With an engineering and management background, I have over 40 years’ experience in senior

leadership and governance roles in industrial businesses, including as a Chief Executive Officer,

Non-executive Director and Non-executive Chairman of large publicly listed organisations.

If elected, I look forward to working with the Board and the management team to drive value

for shareholders.

Remuneration Report and performance rights

The third item of business seeks approval of the Remuneration Report and the fourth item

of business seeks approval of the grant of performance rights to the Managing Director as part

of his 2022 financial year remuneration.

The Board has been working hard over many years to ensure that executive pay is appropriate and

aligned with the outcomes of the business. The Chairman’s letter on page 21 of Downer’s Annual

Report sets out a summary of Downer’s remuneration strategy and outcomes for the 2021 financial

year. I ask that you consider this letter and accompanying pages in the 2021 Annual Report when

forming your views on these items of business.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Chellew

Chairman

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Ordinary Business

1. Financial Report, Directors’ Report and

Independent Auditor’s Report

To consider and receive the Financial Report, the Directors’

Report and the Independent Auditor’s Report of Downer for

the year ended 30 June 2021.

Note:

–No resolution is required for this item of business.

2. Election and re-election of Directors

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following ordinary

resolution:

A. “That Mr Mark Chellew who was appointed as an

Independent Non-executive Director of the Company,

effective 1 September 2021 in accordance with Rule 3.3

of the Company’s Constitution and being eligible, is elected

as a Non-executive Director of Downer.”

B. “That Mr Philip Garling, who was appointed as an

Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on

24 November 2011 and in accordance with Rule 3.6 of the

Company’s Constitution and being eligible, offers himself

for re-election, is re-elected as a Non-executive Director

of Downer.”

C. “That Ms Nicole Hollows, who was appointed as an

Independent Non-executive Director of the Company

on 19 June 2018 and in accordance with Rule 3.6 of the

Company’s Constitution and being eligible, offers herself

for re-election, is re-elected as a Non-executive Director

of Downer.”

3. Adoption of Remuneration Report

To consider, and if thought fit, pass the following ordinary

resolution:

“That the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2021

be adopted.”

Notes:

–This resolution is subject to voting exclusions, which are set

out in the Explanatory Memorandum.

–This resolution is advisory only and does not bind Downer

or the Directors.

–The Directors will consider the outcome of the vote and

comments made by shareholders on the Remuneration

Report at the meeting when reviewing Downer’s

remuneration policies.

If 25% or more of votes that are cast are voted against this

resolution and again at the 2022 Annual General Meeting in

relation to the 2022 Remuneration Report, shareholders will

be required to vote at the 2022 Annual General Meeting on a

resolution that another meeting be held within 90 days at which

all of Downer’s Directors (other than the Managing Director)

must stand for re-election.

A vote on this resolution must not be cast by or on behalf of a

member of the key management personnel (KMP), details of

whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report,

or by any of their closely related parties (such as certain of their

family members, dependants and companies they control).

However, this does not prevent those KMP or any of their closely

related parties from voting as a proxy for a person who is not a

member of the KMP or a closely related party if:

–the person specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this

resolution in the proxy form; or

–the person voting as a proxy is the Chairman and the proxy

form does not specify the way the proxy is to vote and

expressly authorises the Chairman to exercise the proxy even

if the resolution is directly or indirectly connected with the

remuneration of a member of the KMP for the Downer Group.

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Special Business

4. Approval of Managing Director’s Long-Term Incentive

( LT I )

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following ordinary

resolution:

“That approval is given to the grant of performance rights

pursuant to the Company’s LTI Plan and the acquisition of shares

on vesting by issue or by transfer as the Managing Director’s

long-term incentive for 2022 on the basis described in the

Explanatory Memorandum to this Notice of Meeting.”

Note:

–This resolution is subject to voting exclusions, which are set

out in the Explanatory Memorandum.

A member of the KMP for the Downer Group and their closely

related parties must not vote as proxy on this resolution

unless the proxy appointment specifies the way the proxy

is to vote on the resolution. However, the Chairman of the

meeting may vote an undirected proxy if the proxy appointment

expressly authorises the Chairman to exercise the proxy even

if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the

remuneration of a member of KMP for the Downer Group.

How to participate online and vote

Shareholders or their proxies, representatives or attorneys who

wish to attend online will be able to view a live webcast of the

meeting, ask the Directors questions online and submit votes

in real time.

To join the online meeting, visit https://web.lumiagm.

com/318904541 on your computer, tablet or smartphone.

You will need the latest versions of Chrome, Safari, Edge or

Firefox. Please ensure your browser is compatible.

You can join the online meeting as a securityholder, proxyholder,

or guest. Representatives and Attorneys should join the meeting

as a securityholder, using the details for their appointing

company. Guests will not be able to ask questions or vote.

Registration to join the online meeting will be open at 10.00am

(Sydney time). To register, shareholders and proxyholders

will need:

–The Meeting ID, if not using the direct website link:

318-904-541.

–Your Username, which is your Shareholder Reference

Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN)

(as set out in your proxy form).

–Your Password, which is the postcode of your registered

address for Australian residents, or the three-character

country code for overseas residents, which is available

on the Computershare virtual meeting guide.

The virtual meeting guide can be viewed by visiting:

www.computershare.com.au/onlinemeetingguide. This sets

out more detailed instructions on the platform’s functionality.

Technical difficulties

Technical difficulties may arise during the course of the AGM.

If there is a technical difficulty affecting any online participants,

the Chairman of the meeting has discretion as to whether and

how the meeting should proceed. In exercising this discretion,

the Chairman will have regard to the number of shareholders

impacted and the extent to which participation in the business

of the meeting is affected. Where the Chairman considers it

appropriate, the Chairman may continue to hold the meeting

and transact business, including conducting a poll and voting

in accordance with valid proxy instructions. For this reason,

shareholders are encouraged to lodge a directed proxy by

11.00am (Sydney time) on Tuesday, 2 November 2021, even

if they plan to participate online.

Questions at the meeting

Please note, only shareholders, their proxies, attorneys or

representatives may ask questions or make comments online

once they have been verified and they will be given a reasonable

opportunity to do so. Shareholders are encouraged to lodge

questions and comments prior to the meeting.

Eligibility to attend and vote

You will be eligible to attend and vote at the meeting if you are

registered as a holder of Downer shares at 7.00pm (Sydney time)

on Tuesday, 2 November 2021.

Corporate representatives

A shareholder, or proxy, that is a corporation and entitled to

participate and vote at the AGM may appoint an individual as

its corporate representative. Evidence of the appointment of a

corporate representative must be lodged with Downer’s share

registry prior to the meeting or have previously been provided.

The appropriate “Appointment of Corporate Representative”

form may be obtained from Computershare or online at

http//www.investorcentre.com under the help tab,

“Printable Forms”.

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Attorneys

A shareholder entitled to participate and vote at the AGM

is entitled to appoint an attorney to participate and vote at

the AGM on the shareholder’s behalf. The power of attorney

appointing the attorney must be duly signed and specify the

name of each of the shareholder, the Company and the attorney,

and also specify the meetings at which the appointment may be

used. To be effective, the power of attorney must be received by

Downer’s share registry not later than 48 hours before the time

for holding the meeting.

Appointing a proxy

1. A proxy form is attached.

2. A member entitled to participate online and vote at the

meeting is entitled to appoint not more than two proxies.

3. Where more than one proxy is appointed, each proxy

should be appointed to represent a specified proportion

of the member’s voting rights. In the absence of such a

specification, each proxy will be entitled to exercise half

the votes.

4. You may appoint either an individual or a body corporate

as your proxy. A proxy need not be a member of Downer.

5. A proxy form must be signed by the member or the

member’s attorney. Proxies given by corporations must be

signed either under section 127 of the Corporations Act

2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) or in accordance with the

Constitution of the Company. In the case of joint holdings,

at least one of the joint holders must sign the proxy form.

6. If you appoint the Chairman of the meeting as your proxy

and do not direct the Chairman of the meeting how to

vote on Item 3 (Adoption of Remuneration Report) or

Item 4 (Approval of Managing Director’s Long-Term

Incentive (LTI)) (which you may do by marking any

one of “For”, “Against” or “Abstain” on the proxy form

for those items of business), you will be expressly

authorising the Chairman of the meeting to exercise

your proxy even if those Items are directly or indirectly

connected with the remuneration of a member of the

KMP for the Downer Group.

7. The proxy form and the power of attorney or other authority

(if any) under which it is signed (or a certified copy of the

power of attorney or authority) must be received not later

than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting,

at the office of Downer’s share registry:

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited

GPO Box 242

Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia

Fax: 1800 783 447 (within Australia)

+61 3 9473 2555 (outside Australia)

Shareholders can also cast their votes online at

www.investorvote.com.au by following the prompts. To use

this facility, you will need your SRN or HIN and postcode

as shown on the proxy form. You will be taken to have

signed the proxy form if you lodge it in accordance with the

instructions on the website.

Custodian voting – For Intermediary Online subscribers only

(custodians) please visit www.intermediaryonline.com to submit

your voting intentions.

Annual report

Downer’s 2021 Annual Report is available on the Downer website

at www.downergroup.com.

All resolutions will be by poll

The Chairman of the meeting intends to call a poll on each of the

resolutions set out in this Notice of Meeting.

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Explanatory Memorandum

for Shareholders

The purpose of this Explanatory Memorandum (which is

included in and forms part of the Notice of Meeting) is to

provide Shareholders with important information regarding

the items of business proposed for the Downer 2021 Annual

General Meeting as well as assist Shareholders to determine

how they wish to vote on each resolution.

Shareholders should read the Notice of Meeting, including

this Explanatory Memorandum carefully before deciding

how to vote on the resolutions.

Item 1

Financial Report, Directors’ Report and

Independent Auditor’s Report

The 2021 Annual Report (which includes the Financial Report,

the Directors’ Report and the Independent Auditor’s Report) will

be presented to the meeting. Shareholders can access a copy of

the report at the Downer website, www.downergroup.com.

The Chairman will give shareholders an opportunity to ask

questions about, and make comments on, the financial

statements and reports and Downer’s performance.

Shareholders will also be given an opportunity to ask a

representative of Downer’s auditor, KPMG, questions relevant

to audit matters, including the Independent Auditor’s Report.

The Chairman will also allow a reasonable opportunity for a

representative of the auditor to answer written questions to

the auditor submitted by shareholders to Downer no later than

Thursday, 28 October 2021.

Item 2

Election and re-election of Directors

Item 2(A) Election of Mr Mark Chellew

Mark Chellew was appointed to the position of Non-executive

Director, effective 1 September 2021. Mr Chellew joins Downer

as an Independent Director.

Mr Chellew’s profile is set out below.

Mark Chellew (65)

Independent Non-executive Director

since September 2021

Mr Chellew has over 40 years of experience in the building

materials and related industries, including roles such as

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Adelaide

Brighton Limited, Managing Director of Blue Circle Cement in the

United Kingdom and senior management positions within the

CSR group of companies in Australia and the United Kingdom. 

He is currently the Chairman of Cleanaway Waste Management

Limited and a Non-executive Director of Ampol Limited. He is

a former Non-executive Director of Virgin Australia Holdings

Limited and Infigen Energy Limited.

Mr Chellew holds a Bachelor of Science (Ceramic Engineering),

Masters of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) and a

Graduate Diploma in Management. 

Board recommendation

The Directors, in the absence of Mr Chellew, unanimously

recommend that shareholders vote in favour of this resolution,

as Mr Chellew’s skills and experience (as set out above) are

valuable to the Board’s existing skills and experience. Mr Chellew

also adds considerable strength and leadership as Chairman of

the Board and to the Committees on which he serves, including

as Chairman of the Nominations and Corporate Governance

Committee, and as a member of the Remuneration, Disclosure,

and Tender Risk Evaluation Committees.

The Chairman of the meeting intends to vote undirected proxies

in favour of this resolution.

Item 2(B) Re-election of Mr Philip Garling

Phil Garling is a Non-executive Director who is retiring by

rotation in accordance with Downer’s Constitution. He is eligible

to be re-elected as a Director of Downer and intends to offer

himself for re-election with the unanimous support of the

other Directors.

Mr Garling’s profile is set out below.

Phil Garling (67)

Independent Non-executive Director

since November 2011

Mr Garling has over 40 years’ experience in the infrastructure,

construction, development and investment sectors. He was

the Global Head of Infrastructure at AMP Capital Investors, a

role he held for nine years. Prior to this, Mr Garling was CEO

of Tenix Infrastructure and a long-term senior executive at the

Lend Lease Group, including five years as CEO of Lend Lease

Capital Services.

Mr Garling is currently the Chairman of Tellus Holdings Limited,

Energy Queensland Limited and Newcastle Coal Infrastructure

Group and a Director of Charter Hall Limited. He is a former

Director of Spotless Group Holdings Limited and the NSW

electricity distributor, Essential Energy and a past President

of Water Polo Australia Limited.

Downer’s process of Board renewal is ongoing and Mr Garling’s

experience and understanding of the Company is important at this

time. If re-elected, Mr Garling intends to retire during the term.

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Mr Garling holds a Bachelor of Building from the University of

New South Wales and the Advanced Diploma from the Australian

Institute of Company Directors. He is a Fellow of the Australian

Institute of Building, Australian Institute of Company Directors

and Institution of Engineers Australia.

Board recommendation

The Directors, in the absence of Mr Garling, unanimously

recommend that shareholders vote in favour of this resolution,

as Mr Garling’s skills and experience (as set out above)

are valuable to the Board’s existing skills and experience.

Mr Garling also adds considerable strength and leadership to

the Committees on which he serves, being the Zero Harm and

Remuneration Committees.

The Chairman of the meeting intends to vote undirected proxies

in favour of this resolution.

Item 2(C) Re-election of Ms N M Hollows

Nicole Hollows is a Non-executive Director who is retiring

by rotation in accordance with Downer’s Constitution. She is

eligible to be re-elected as a Director of Downer and intends to

offer herself for re-election with the unanimous support of the

other Directors.

Ms Hollows’ profile is set out below.

Nicole Hollows (50)

Independent Non-executive Director

since June 2018

Ms Hollows has over 20 years’ experience in the resources

sector in a number of senior managerial roles across both the

public and private sectors, including in mining, utilities and rail.

Her experience spans operational management, accounting

and finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital management

and corporate governance.

Ms Hollows is the Non-executive Chair of Jameson Resources

Limited, a Non-executive Director of Qube Holdings Limited

and a member of the CEO Advisory Committee for Dean of

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Business School.

She was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of SunWater

Limited, a Queensland Government owned corporation, the

Chief Financial Officer and subsequently Chief Executive Officer

of Macarthur Coal Limited and Managing Director of AMCI

Australia and South East Asia.

A Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

and a Member of Chief Executive Women and the Institute

of Chartered Accountants, Ms Hollows holds a Bachelor of

Business – Accounting and a Graduate Diploma in Advanced

Accounting (Distinction) from the Queensland University of

Technology and is a Graduate of Harvard Business School’s

Program for Management Development.

Board recommendation

The Directors, in the absence of Ms Hollows, unanimously

recommend that shareholders vote in favour of this resolution,

as Ms Hollows’ skills and experience (as set out above)

are valuable to the Board’s existing skills and experience.

Ms Hollows also adds considerable strength and leadership to

the Committees on which she serves, being Chairman of the

Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Remuneration,

Tender Risk Evaluation and Nominations and Corporate

Governance Committees.

The Chairman of the meeting intends to vote undirected proxies

in favour of this resolution.

Item 3

Adoption of Remuneration Report

The Remuneration Report is contained in the Directors’ Report

in the 2021 Annual Report. Shareholders can access a copy of

the report at the Downer website, www.downergroup.com.

The Remuneration Report provides information about the

remuneration arrangements for KMP, which includes Non-

executive Directors and the most senior executives, for the year

to 30 June 2021.

The Remuneration Report covers the following matters:

–An introductory letter from the Chairman and Chairman

of the Remuneration Committee to shareholders

–Year in review

–Details of Key Management Personnel

–Remuneration policy, principles and practices

–Relationship between remuneration policy and

company performance

–The Board’s role in remuneration

–Description of executive remuneration

–Details of executive remuneration

–Executive equity ownership

–Key terms of employment contracts

–Related party information

–Description of Non-executive Director remuneration.

Shareholders will be given a reasonable opportunity to ask

questions about, or make comments on, the Remuneration

Report. Shareholders will be asked to vote on the

Remuneration Report.

The resolution is advisory only and does not bind Downer

or its Directors. The Board will consider the outcome of

the vote and comments made by shareholders on the

Remuneration Report at the meeting when reviewing

Downer’s remuneration policies.

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Under the Corporations Act, if at least 25% of the votes cast

on the resolution are against the adoption of the relevant

Remuneration Report at two consecutive Annual General

Meetings (each an “AGM”, and any such potential 25% or more

vote “against” commonly referred to as a “first strike” or “second

strike”), shareholders will be required to vote at the second of

those AGMs on a resolution that another general meeting be

held within 90 days, at which all of the Company’s Directors

in office at the time of the Directors’ resolution to make the

Directors’ Report containing that second Remuneration Report

(other than the Managing Director) must stand for re-election.

At last year’s AGM the resolution to adopt the 2020

Remuneration Report was carried with over 99% of votes cast

“for” the Remuneration Report.

Board recommendation

The Directors unanimously recommend that shareholders vote

in favour of Item 3 (Adoption of Remuneration Report).

Voting exclusions

A vote on Item 3 (Adoption of Remuneration Report) must

not be cast by or on behalf of a member of the KMP or by any

of their closely related parties (such as certain of their family

members, dependants and companies they control).

However, this does not prevent a member of the KMP, details of

whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report,

or any of their closely related parties, from voting as a proxy for a

person who is not a member of those KMP or any of their closely

related parties if:

–the person specifies the way the proxy is to vote on Item 3

(Remuneration Report) in the proxy form; or

–the person voting as a proxy is the Chairman and the proxy

form does not specify the way the proxy is to vote and

expressly authorises the Chairman to exercise the proxy even

if the resolution is directly or indirectly connected with the

remuneration of a member of the KMP for the Downer Group.

If you choose to appoint a proxy, you are strongly

encouraged to direct your proxy how to vote on Item 3

(Adoption of Remuneration Report) by marking any one

of “For”, “Against” or “Abstain” on the proxy form for that

item of business. As set out in the section on Appointing a

proxy, if you have appointed the Chairman of the meeting

as your proxy and you do not mark any of “For”, “Against”

or “Abstain” on the proxy form, you will be expressly

authorising the Chairman to vote any proxies held by him

in favour of Item 3 (Adoption of Remuneration Report),

even if that item is connected directly or indirectly with the

remuneration of a member of the KMP for the Downer Group.

The Chairman of the meeting intends to vote any undirected

proxies held by him in favour of Item 3 (Adoption of

Remuneration Report).

Item 4

Approval of Managing Director’s Long-Term Incentive

It is proposed to grant the Managing Director performance rights

in Downer as the Managing Director’s 2022 long-term incentive

plan (2022 LTIP) on the terms set out below (2022 Grant) and to

seek approval for that grant under ASX Listing Rule 10.14.

This approval is being sought because Listing Rule 10.14.1

provides that a listed company must not permit a director of

Downer to acquire equity securities under an employee incentive

scheme unless it has been approved by shareholders. The 2022

Grant falls within Listing Rule 10.14.1 above and therefore requires

the approval of Downer’s shareholders under Listing Rule 10.14.

Resolution 4 seeks the required shareholder approval to the

2022 Grant under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.14.

If approval is granted under ASX Listing Rule 10.14, the Company

will be permitted to issue ordinary shares in the Company

to Mr Fenn in satisfaction of its obligations under those

performance rights if and when they vest. Further, Downer will

be able to proceed with the 2022 Grant without impact on its

ability to issue up to 15% of its total ordinary securities without

Shareholder approval in any 12-month period.

Proposed Long-Term Incentive for the Managing Director

for 2021

As a senior executive, Mr Grant Fenn has participated in

Downer’s long-term incentive plans (LTIPs) since 2009 and

in his capacity as Managing Director since July 2010.

Under his employment agreement with Downer as Managing

Director, Mr Fenn is entitled to be granted performance rights

each year with a maximum value equal to 100% of his annual

fixed remuneration. Performance rights are being used to

appropriately align Mr Fenn’s remuneration as Managing Director

with shareholder returns. The performance rights are subject to

long-term performance requirements and therefore only vest to

Mr Fenn if those performance requirements are met. In the event

that the resolution is not passed by shareholders, the Board

intends to provide an LTIP equivalent through an alternative

mechanism in order to meet Mr Fenn’s contractual entitlements.

In accordance with Downer’s contractual commitments, it is

proposed to grant Mr Fenn performance rights with a maximum

value of 100% of his annual fixed remuneration at the time the

quantity of performance rights is determined (as described

below). Mr Fenn’s current fixed remuneration is $2,000,000.

The grant will be in the form of performance rights which are a

right to receive fully paid Downer ordinary shares which may be

purchased on-market or issued by the Company.

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Mr Fenn is also eligible to receive an annual short-term incentive

(STI) up to a maximum opportunity of 100% of his fixed

remuneration. Any entitlement to an STI is at the discretion of

the Board, having regard to performance measures and targets.

There is no STI entitlement where Mr Fenn’s employment

terminates prior to the end of the financial year, other than in the

event of a change in control or by mutual agreement.

Dividends will be paid or accumulated only from the time the

performance rights vest.

Entitlement under the 2022 grant

Mr Fenn will receive a grant on the same terms and at the same

time as other eligible employees.

Subject to shareholder approval being obtained, the maximum

number of performance rights granted to Mr Fenn will be 374,714.

This quantity was calculated as his annual fixed remuneration

of $2,000,000 divided by $5.3374 being the daily average of

the volume weighted average price of Downer shares for the 10

trading days following the release of Downer’s results for the

year ended 30 June 2021, adjusted for the estimated value of

dividends during the vesting period that do not attach to the

rights. Each performance right will convert to one ordinary share

once all vesting conditions are met.

If shareholders approve the proposed resolution in Item 4

(Approval of Managing Director’s Long-Term Incentive (LTI)),

the 2022 Grant will be made within 12 months from the date

of this meeting.

Details of any securities issued under the Company’s LTI

Plan will be published in each annual report of the Company

relating to a period in which securities have been issued, and

that approval for the issue of securities was obtained under

ASX Listing Rule 10.14. Any additional persons referred to in

ASX Listing Rule 10.14 who become entitled to participate in

the Company’s LTI Plan after the resolution is approved and

who are not named in this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory

Memorandum will not participate until approval is obtained

under ASX Listing Rule 10.14.

Price on grant or vesting

No amount is payable by the Managing Director on grant or

vesting of the performance rights.

Vesting conditions

Vesting of performance rights granted under the 2022 LTIP will

be subject to:

–meeting certain performance hurdles over a specified period;

and

–continued employment with Downer over a period

determined by the Board (service period).

Mr Fenn’s proposed 2022 Grant will be divided into three equal

tranches subject to the following performance hurdles:

–relative total shareholder return (TSR);

–compound annual earnings per share growth (EPS);

–net profit after tax and before amortisation of acquired

intangibles (NPATA) and free cash flow (FFO) (Scorecard);

and

–The performance rights are not transferable, and do not

confer any right to vote or to a dividend, nor do they confer

any right to a return of capital, to participate in surplus

profits or assets of Downer, or to participate in new issues

of securities.

TSR is measured over the three-year performance period to

30 June 2024. TSR is calculated as the difference in share

price over the performance period, plus the value of shares

earned from reinvesting dividends received over this period,

expressed as a percentage of the share price at the beginning

of the performance period. If the TSR for each company in the

comparator group (see below) is ranked from highest to lowest,

the median TSR is the percentage return to shareholders that

exceeds the TSR for half of the comparison companies. The 75th

percentile TSR is the percentage return required to exceed the

TSR for 75% of the comparison companies.

Performance rights in the tranche to which the relative TSR

performance requirement applies vest in accordance with the

following table:

Downer’s TSR

ranking against the

comparator group

% of performance

rights subject to the

relative TSR

<50th percentileNil

50th percentile30%

Above 50th and below

75th percentile

Straight line so that a further

2.8% of the performance rights

in the tranche will vest for every

1% increase between the 50th

percentile and 75th percentile

75th percentile and above100%

The comparator group for the 2022 Grant is the companies,

excluding financial services companies, in the ASX 100 index

as at the start of the performance period on 1 July 2021.

EPS growth is measured over the three-year performance

period to 30 July 2024. The EPS measure is based on

AASB 133 Earnings per Share and is externally audited.

The tranche of shares dependent on the EPS performance

condition vests pro rata between 5% compound annual EPS

growth and 10% compound annual EPS growth.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021

Performance rights in the tranche to which the EPS performance

requirement applies vest in accordance with the following table:

Downer’s EPS compound

annual growth

% of performance rights

subject to EPS condition

that qualify to vest

<5%Nil

5%30%

Above 5% and below 10%Straight-line so that a further

14% of the performance rights in

the tranche will vest for every 1%

increase in EPS growth between

5% and 10%

10% or more 100%

The Scorecard condition will be comprised of two independent

absolute components of equal weighting. These components will

be based on Group NPATA and Group FFO. FFO is defined as net

cash flow from operating activities less investing cash flow.

The performance of each component will be measured over the

three-year period to 30 June 2024.

NPATA and FFO targets will be set at the beginning of each of

the three financial years. The performance of each component

will be assessed each year relative to the targets. Performance of

each component will be determined as the average of the annual

performance assessments for the three years.

Performance rights in the tranche to which the Scorecard

performance requirement applies vest in accordance with the

following table:

Scorecard result

% of performance rights

subject to Scorecard condition

that qualify to vest

<90%Nil

90%30%

Above 90% and below 110%Straight-line so that a further

3.5% of the performance rights in

the tranche will vest for every 1%

increase between 90% and 110%

110% or more 100%

Once some or all of the performance rights have met the vesting

conditions, the performance rights will not vest unless the Board

is satisfied there has been no conduct on the part of Mr Fenn

that the Board considers inappropriate and that the financial

results against which the performance vesting condition were

tested were not incorrect in a material respect and were not

reversed or restated.

Performance period

The performance period for the 2022 Grant will be the three

years from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2024 and the service period

will end on 30 June 2025.

Change of control

Under the 2022 LTIP, if there is a change in control of Downer

during the performance period, provided at least 12 months of

the 2022 Grant’s performance period have elapsed, unvested

performance rights pro-rated with the elapsed performance

period are tested for vesting with performance against the

relevant performance hurdles for that period.

Performance rights that have already been tested and have met

performance requirements but remain subject to the completion

of the service period condition will fully vest.

Neither unvested pro-rated performance rights nor performance

rights that have already been tested and met performance

requirements will vest unless the Board is satisfied that there

has been no conduct on the part of Mr Fenn that the Board

considers inappropriate and that the financial results against

which the performance hurdles were tested were not incorrect

in a material respect and were not reversed or restated.

Cessation of employment

Upon cessation of employment of the Managing Director for

any reason, all performance rights that have not vested by the

cessation of employment will be forfeited unless, subject to the

termination benefit provisions of the Corporations Act, the Board

exercises its discretion to permit the Managing Director to retain

performance rights by deeming him to be an “Eligible Leaver”. If

Mr Fenn is deemed to be an Eligible Leaver, he may be entitled

to retain some or all of his performance rights and these will be

tested for vesting against the Vesting Conditions other than

the Continued Employment Condition in their normal course.

An Eligible Leaver’s performance rights will be settled with fully

paid Downer ordinary shares or in cash in the Board’s sole and

absolute discretion. No performance rights will vest unless the

Board is satisfied that there has been no conduct on the part

of Mr Fenn that the Board considers inappropriate and that the

financial results against which the performance hurdles were

tested were not incorrect in a material respect and were not

reversed or restated.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021
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Other information

–Mr Fenn is the only Director of the Company who is entitled

to participate in the Company’s LTI Plan

–No loan is being made to Mr Fenn in relation to the

acquisition of performance rights

–The following table shows the number of performance rights

and restricted shares that have been previously granted by

Downer to Mr Fenn under the Company’s LTI Plan

–Each of the performance rights described below are a right

to receive fully paid Downer ordinary shares on vesting.

Each of the restricted shares described below were held

in trust until vesting

–Each of the performance rights and restricted shares were

granted for nil acquisition price.

Ye a r

Number of

performance rights

Number of

restricted shares

2009–444,825

2010–95 ,410

2011–480,205

2012–464,996

2013445,682–

2014243,576–

20155 41, 920–

2016711,717–

2017509,077–

2018338,524–

2019307, 573–

2020318,175–

2021584,317–

Board recommendation

In the view of the Non-executive Directors, it is in the best

interests of shareholders to approve the performance right-

based 2022 long-term incentive grant to the Managing Director

because it appropriately aligns the Managing Director’s

remuneration with shareholder returns. Your Directors (in the

absence of the Managing Director) therefore recommend

shareholders approve the 2022 Grant and the Managing

Director’s participation in the 2022 LTIP.

Voting exclusions

The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Item 4

(Approval of Managing Director’s Long-Term Incentive (LTI))

by or on behalf of:

–Mr Fenn; or

–associates of Mr Fenn.

However the Company need not disregard a vote cast in favour

of the resolution by:

–a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to

vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to

the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or

–the Chairman of the meeting as proxy or attorney for

a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in

accordance with a direction given to the Chairman to vote on

the resolution as the Chairman decides; or

–a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other

fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the

following conditions are met:

–the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the

holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting,

and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting,

on the resolution; and

–the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with

directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote

in that way.

Shareholders should note that apart from Mr Fenn no Director

is eligible to participate in any employee incentive scheme in

relation to the Company.

If you choose to appoint a proxy, you are strongly

encouraged to direct your proxy how to vote on Item 4

(Approval of Managing Director’s Long-Term Incentive

(LTI)) by marking any one of “For”, “Against” or “Abstain”

on the proxy form for that item of business. As set out in

the section on Appointing a proxy, if you have appointed

the Chairman of the meeting as your proxy and you do not

mark any of “For”, “Against” or “Abstain” on the proxy

form, you will be expressly authorising the Chairman to

vote any proxies held by him in favour of Item 4 (Approval

of Managing Director’s Long-Term Incentive (LTI)) even

if that item is connected directly or indirectly with the

remuneration of a member of KMP for the Downer Group.

The Chairman of the meeting intends to vote any undirected

proxies held by him in favour of Item 4 (Approval of Managing

Director’s Long-Term Incentive (LTI)).

By order of the Board

Robert Regan, Company Secretary

Sydney, 30 September 2021

www.downergroup.com



















































SRN/HIN:

For your proxy appointment to be effective it

must be received by 11:00am (AEDT)

Tuesday, 2 November 2021.

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

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

Phone:

1300 850 505 (within Australia)

+61 3 9415 4000 (outside Australia)

Online:

www.investorcentre.com/contact

Need assistance?

Proxy Form

Lodge your Proxy Form:How to Vote on Items of Business

Online:

Use your computer or smartphone to

appoint your proxy and vote at

www.investorvote.com.au or scan your

personalised QR code below using your

smartphone.

Corporate Representative

If a representative of a corporate securityholder or proxy is to attend the meeting

virtually you will need to provide the appropriate “Appointment of Corporate

Representative” prior to admission. A form may be obtained from Computershare or

online at www.investorcentre.com under the help tab, "Printable Forms".

ATTENDING THE VIRTUAL MEETING

SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTAL FORMS

For Intermediary Online

subscribers (custodians) go to

www.intermediaryonline.com

By Mail:

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited

GPO Box 242

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Australia

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+61 3 9473 2555 outside Australia

By Fax:

Your secure access information is

APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

PLEASE NOTE: For security reasons it

is important that you keep your SRN/HIN

confidential.

Control Number: 185910

Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the securityholder must sign.

Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders should

sign.

Power of Attorney: If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with the registry,

please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.

Companies: Where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company

Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A

of the Corporations Act 2001) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also

sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another

Director or a Company Secretary. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office

held. Delete titles as applicable.

Voting 100% of your holding: 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 or abstain as

they choose (to the extent permitted by law). If you mark more than one box on an item your

vote will be invalid on that item.

Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the

percentage or number of securities you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or

boxes. The sum of the votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement or 100%.

Appointing a second proxy: You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the

meeting virtually and vote on a poll. If you appoint two proxies you must specify the

percentage of votes or number of securities for each proxy, otherwise each proxy may

exercise half of the votes. When appointing a second proxy write both names and the

percentage of votes or number of securities for each in Step 1 overleaf.

A proxy need not be a securityholder of the Company.

DOWNER EDI LIMITED

ABN 97 003 872 848

Please see participation details for a virtual meeting, outlined in the Notice of Meeting.

If you wish to attend the meeting virtually, please have this form available to assist

registration.

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or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to

act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to

the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of Downer EDI Limited to be held as a Virtual Meeting on

Thursday, 4 November 2021 at 11:00am (AEDT) and at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting.

Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions: Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the

Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy

on Items 3 and 4 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention in step 2) even though Items 3 and 4 are connected directly or

indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman.

Important Note: If the Chairman of the Meeting is (or becomes) your proxy you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from

voting on Items 3 and 4 by marking the appropriate box in step 2.

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. In exceptional circumstances, the Chairman

of the Meeting may change his/her voting intention on any resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.

Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

Change of address. If incorrect,

mark this box and make the

correction in the space to the left.

Securityholders sponsored by a

broker (reference number

commences with ‘X’) should advise

your broker of any changes.

Proxy Form

Please markto indicate your directions

I/We being a member/s of Downer EDI Limited hereby appoint

the Chairman

of the Meeting

OR

PLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if

you have selected the Chairman of the

Meeting. Do not insert your own name(s).

Step 1

Step 2

Items of Business

PLEASE NOTE: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your

behalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority.

This section must be completed.

Individual or Securityholder 1

Securityholder 2

Securityholder 3

Sole Director & Sole Company Secretary

Director

Director/Company Secretary

Update your communication details

By providing your email address, you consent to receive future Notice

of Meeting & Proxy communications electronically

Mobile NumberEmail Address

(Optional)

Signature of Securityholder(s)

Step 3

ForAgainstAbstain

2(A)Election of Non-executive Director - Mr Mark Chellew

2(B)Re-election of Non-executive Director - Mr Philip Garling

2(C)Re-election of Non-executive Director - Ms Nicole Hollows

3Adoption of the Remuneration Report

4Approval of Managing Director's Long-Term Incentive (LTI)

Date

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