Notice of Annual Meeting/Proxy Form/Online Portal Guide
THE a2 MILK COMPANY LIMITED
ARBN: 158 331 965
20 21
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
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NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given
that the 2021 Annual
Meeting of shareholders
of The a2 Milk Company
Limited (the “Company”)
will be held on
Wednesday, 17 November
2021 at 11:00am New
Zealand Daylight Time.
Due to the ongoing uncertainty around
COVID-19 alert levels, including the restrictions
on indoor gatherings and travel in Australia
and New Zealand, 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 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/a2MC21. Shareholders who
cannot attend the virtual meeting are encouraged to
appoint a proxy to attend online and vote on their behalf.
Further details on how to do so 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 Company’s latest financial statements,
for the year ended 30 June 2021, please visit
https://thea2milkcompany.com/results and select the
2021 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.
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BUSINESS
The business of the Annual Meeting
comprises ordinary business, being:
1. Financial Statements and Reports
To receive and consider the Company’s financial statements for
the year ended 30 June 2021, 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. Election of Managing Director – David Bortolussi
(Resolution 2)
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as
an ordinary resolution of the Company:
“That David Bortolussi, who was appointed Managing Director of
the Company by the Board during the year, and who will retire at
the meeting in accordance with the Company’s constitution, be
elected as a Director of the Company.”
4. Election of Director – Bessie Lee (Resolution 3)
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as
an ordinary resolution of the Company:
“That Bessie Lee, who was appointed a Director of the Company
by the Board during the year, and who will retire at the meeting
in accordance with the Company’s constitution, be elected as a
Director of the Company.”
5. Re-election of Director – Warwick Every-Burns
(Resolution 4)
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as
an ordinary resolution of the Company:
“That Warwick Every-Burns, 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.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
SHAREHOLDERS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE
Only shareholders who hold ordinary shares in the Company as
at 9:00pm New Zealand Daylight Time on Monday, 15 November
2021 will be eligible to vote at 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/a2MC21. 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 to participate at the meeting
via the online platform. If you are attending the virtual Annual
Meeting, you will require your CSN/Holder Number for verification
purposes.
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.
ATTENDING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE ANNUAL
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.
The shareholder number can be found on the top right hand
corner of the shareholder’s statement and other shareholder
communications. Appointed proxies will need their proxy number,
which will be provided by Link Market Services prior to the meeting.
Shareholders can register on Wednesday, 17 November 2021
from 10:00am New Zealand Daylight Time. This is 1 hour prior
to the meeting.
OTHER INFORMATION
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To access the online platform, shareholders will need
to take the following steps:
1. Open web browser
www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/a2MC21.
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. To get a voting card or to ask a question, shareholders
will need their shareholder number or proxy code.
6. 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.
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 in the
‘Question’ section, 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 Daylight Time on Monday, 15 November 2021.
The Board will endeavour to address all appropriate questions at
the meeting.
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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
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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PROXIES
A shareholder entitled to attend and vote but who cannot attend
the virtual meeting is encouraged to appoint a proxy to attend
online 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 Daylight Time on Monday,
15 November 2021. 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 online 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, and no later
than 11am on Monday, 15 November 2021.
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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 Daylight
Time on Monday, 15 November 2021. Any postal voting form
received after that time will not be valid for the meeting. Link
Market Services 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, by proxy, attorney or
corporate representative) in order for them to be passed.
By order of the Board.
Mr David Hearn
Chair
Monday, 18 October 2021
OTHER INFORMATION
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EXPLANATORY
NOTES
Item 2 – Auditor’s Fees and Expenses (Resolution 1)
Ernst & Young, the current auditor of the Company, will be
automatically reappointed under section 207T of the Companies
Act 1993. Resolution 1 authorises the Directors to fix the fees
and expenses of Ernst & Young as the Company’s auditor in
accordance with section 207S of the Companies Act 1993.
Item 3 – Election of Managing Director
– David Bortolussi (Resolution 2)
David Bortolussi was appointed as Managing Director by the Board,
under clauses 17.2(a) and 23.1 of the Company’s constitution, with
effect from 8 February 2021. David will retire from office at the
Annual Meeting and offers himself for election as required by the
Company’s constitution and NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1.
The other members of the Board unanimously support David’s
election.
As David performs an executive role, he will not be an
Independent Director if elected.
David Bortolussi
Managing Director and CEO
David joined the Company from his most recent role as Group
President – International Innerwear, HanesBrands.
He joined Pacific Brands in 2009 initially as Chief Financial &
Operating Officer taking over as Managing Director and CEO
of the public company in 2014. In 2016, HanesBrands acquired
Pacific Brands and expanded David’s role to cover Australasia and
subsequently its international innerwear operations outside of
the Americas.
Prior to this, David spent five years at Foster’s Group, where he held
the role of Chief Strategy Officer responsible for corporate strategy,
M&A, business development and performance improvement. Prior
to Foster’s Group, David held senior consulting roles at McKinsey
& Company and PwC. David’s career has largely been focused
on the consumer and retail sector in Australia and New Zealand
complemented by significant international experience in various
markets and categories in China, SE Asia, the EU and the US.
David resides in Australia.
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Item 4 – Election of Director
– Bessie Lee (Resolution 3)
Bessie was appointed as a Director by the Board, under
clause 17.2(a) of the Company’s constitution, with effect from
26 February 2021. Bessie will retire from office at the Annual
Meeting and offers herself for election as required by the
Company’s constitution and NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1.
The other members of the Board unanimously support
Bessie’s election.
The Board considers Bessie to be an Independent Director.
Bessie Lee
Independent, Non-executive Director
Bessie Lee sits on both the Audit and Risk Management
Committee and the People and Remuneration Committee.
Bessie is a highly regarded company director and an expert,
especially in digital marketing and innovative data management
in China, with a diversity of experience. She is the Greater China
CEO of Jones Lang LaSalle and a director on the boards of
Electrocomponents and Abcam. She was also previously a director
at Ecovacs Robotics.
Bessie founded Withinlink Limited in 2015 where she continues
to focus on investing and incubating marketing technology
start-ups in China, several of which have listed in the past few
years. Bessie was previously the CEO of WPP China, the world’s
leading marketing communications group, focusing on mergers
and acquisitions, senior client relations and government relations.
Bessie is the recipient of numerous industry awards, including
being named The Most Innovative Person in Business in 2019
by the International Entrepreneurs, Creatives and Innovators
Association (IECIA).
Bessie resides in China.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
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Item 5 – Re-election of Director
– Warwick Every-Burns (Resolution 4)
Under the Company’s constitution and the NZX Listing Rules, a
Director must not hold office (without re-election) past the third
annual meeting following the Director’s appointment or three
years, whichever is longer. Accordingly, Warwick Every-Burns will
retire from office at the Annual Meeting and offers himself for
re-election.
The other members of the Board unanimously support
Warwick’s re-election.
The Board considers Warwick to be an Independent Director.
Warwick Every-Burns
Independent, Non-executive Director
Warwick has been a director of the Company since 23 August
2016. He is also Chair of the People and Remuneration
Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management
Committee.
Warwick has been a career Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
executive of global scale. His executive roles have included a
career with The Clorox Company of the USA as Senior Vice
President, International, based in the USA and prior to that as
VP Asia Pacific. His earlier roles included Managing Director of
NationalPak Limited (the Glad Products Company ultimately
acquired by Clorox) and a long career with Unilever plc where he
was based in Australia. Warwick is a non-executive director of
one of the leading international wine companies, the ASX listed
Treasury Wine Estates Limited.
Warwick resides in Australia.
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 2021 ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of The a2 Milk Company Limited (“a2MC” or the “Company”) will be held on Wednesday, 17 November 2021 at
11:00am New Zealand Daylight 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 Virtual Annual Meeting platform, at
http://www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/a2MC21. 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/market-announcements/.
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 Daylight Time on Monday, 15 November 2021 (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 cast a
postal vote or appointed a proxy, although you will not be able to
vote in either of those cases.
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 only if you wish to cast a postal vote instead of appointing a proxy).
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/a2MC21 at
11:00am
New Zealand Daylight Time on Wednesday, 17 November 2021 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 Bortolussi, who was appointed Managing Director of the Company by the
Board during the year, and who will retire at the meeting in accordance with the
Company’s constitution, be elected as a Director of the Company.
3.
That Bessie Lee, who was appointed a Director of the Company by the Board during
the year, and who will retire at the meeting in accordance with the Company’s
constitution, be elected as a Director of the Company.
4.
That Warwick Every-Burns, who will retire at the meeting by rotation 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 Daylight Time on Monday, 15 November 2021. The Chair 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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Virtual Annual
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2 • Link Market Services Virtual Annual General Meeting Online Guide
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
3
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.
4 • Link Market Services Virtual Annual General Meeting Online Guide
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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Contact us
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T +64 9 375 5998
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