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Me Today – Shareholders’ meeting to consider placement

AGM1 March 2022MEEConsumer Staples

9059741.9
1 March 2022

Dear shareholders,

Shareholders’ meeting to consider $6m placement

Introduction

On 29 November 2021, Me Today Limited announced that its major shareholders MTL Securities

Limited (MTL) and the trustees of TW Jarvis (No. 1) Trust (Jarvis Trust) had agreed to invest

additional cash of $6 million through a share placement, conditional upon shareholder approval.

It is proposed that the additional shares be issued at 8.8 cents per share, the same issue price for

capital raised as part of the recent King Honey acquisition. MTL has agreed to contribute

$3.75 million and the Jarvis Trust $2.25 million, reflecting their relative shareholdings.

The issue to MTL will increase MTL’s holding by 2.73% to 34.16%, and the issue to Jarvis Trust will

increase Jarvis Trust’s holding by 1.88% to 17.97%. The aggregate increase in holdings of both MTL

and Jarvis Trust is 4.61% to 52.13%.

The share placement is intended to lessen cashflow pressure on the company, following

disappointing sales projected for the King Honey business in the 2022 financial year.

The King Honey business incurs a significant portion of its annual costs in the harvesting season

from November through to April. Inventory is built up during this time, and at the conclusion of

the current harvest, honey inventory is currently expected to be approximately $18 million at

wholesale value. Therefore while cash expenses are high a significant asset is being built.

The Board has assessed that the $6 million of additional capital will be sufficient to meet the

Company’s additional working capital requirements over the next year arising from the impact of

the lower level of King Honey sales.

Notice of Meeting and Independent Adviser’s Report and Appraisal Report

Accompanying this letter is a notice of special meeting of shareholders of Me Today, seeking

shareholder approval of the placement. The notice is accompanied by an Independent Adviser’s

Report and Appraisal Report in respect of the Placement of Shares to MTL Securities Limited and

the trustees of the TW Jarvis (No. 1) Family Trust dated February 2022 prepared by Simmons

Corporate Finance.

Simmons Corporate Finance has concluded, having regard to all relevant factors, that the positive

aspects of the placements outweigh the negative aspects from the perspective of, and that the

terms and conditions of the placements are fair to, the non-associated shareholders. See in

particular sections 2.2 of and 3.2 of the Simmons Corporate Finance report for a summary of the

basis of Simmons’ opinion.

Independent directors’ recommendation

The three independent directors of the company have unanimously recommended that

shareholders vote in favour of the resolutions to approve the placements.

Yours sincerely




Grant Baker

Chairman



ME TODAY LIMITED

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Notice is given that a Special Meeting of Shareholders of Me Today Limited (the Company) will be

held as an audio meeting on Friday 18 March 2022 commencing at 1.00 pm.

Given COVID-19 related restrictions, and in the interest of safety of shareholders, the Company

has elected to hold the meeting as an audioconference only meeting.

Shareholders will need to pre-register for the meeting. To do so click this link and follow the

instructions: https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10020251-asmsb22.html

Pre-registering for the meeting means shareholders will have immediate access to the special

meeting link on the day with no need to wait for an operator to verify you. We encourage all

shareholders to pre-register (providing your full name, associated organisation (if any), and any

questions you wish to lodge in advance).

You will then be provided with the dial in number, the Passcode, and your unique access PIN. This

information will also be emailed to you as a calendar invite.

On the day, simply dial the number in the calendar invite and enter the passcode followed by your

PIN, and you will join the annual meeting instantly.

The Explanatory Notes which accompany this Notice of Meeting set out the details of the

placements which are the subject of the resolutions and the approval required for the resolutions

under the NZX Listing Rules and the Takeovers Code.

BUSINESS OF THE MEETING

1. MTL Placement – Ordinary Resolution

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

Company:

“To approve the issue of 42,613,636 additional ordinary shares to MTL Securities Limited at an

issue price of 8.8 cents each payable in cash with such shares to rank equally with existing

shares in the Company, as described further in the explanatory notes to the notice of meeting."

Implementation of this resolution is conditional upon resolutions 2 and 3 also being approved

by the shareholders of the Company.

2. Jarvis Trust Placement – Ordinary Resolution

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

Company:

“To approve the issue of 25,568,182 additional ordinary shares to Terrence Wayne Jarvis and

Jarvis Burnes Trustee Limited as trustees of the TW Jarvis (No. 1) Family Trust at an issue price

of 8.8 cents each payable in cash with such shares to rank equally with existing shares in the

Company, as described further in the explanatory notes to the notice of meeting."

Implementation of this resolution is conditional upon resolutions 1 and 3 also being approved

by the shareholders of the Company.

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3. Related Party – Ordinary Resolution

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

Company:

“To approve the MTL Placement and the Jarvis Trust Placement for the purposes of NZX Listing

Rule 5.2.1."

Implementation of this resolution is conditional upon resolutions 1 and 2 also being approved

by the shareholders of the Company.

NOTES

1. Explanatory Notes

Explanatory notes for the resolutions are set out in the following pages. Additional information

is set out in the Independent Adviser’s Report and Appraisal Report in respect of the Placement

of Shares to MTL Securities Limited and the Trustees of the TW Jarvis (No. 1) Family Trust dated

February 2022 prepared by Simmons Corporate Finance, that accompanies this document.

2. Voting Restrictions

MTL Securities Limited and Terrence Wayne Jarvis and Jarvis Burnes Trustee Limited as

trustees of the TW Jarvis (No. 1) Family Trust and any “Associated Person” (as that term is

defined in the NZX Listing Rules) of them or any “associate” (as defined in the Takeovers Code),

are not entitled to vote on the resolutions.

Persons subject to a voting restriction may not be appointed as a discretionary proxy (but can

be appointed as a non-discretionary proxy and expressly directed how to vote if appointed by

a person who is not disqualified from voting). Discretionary proxies given to persons

disqualified from voting will not be valid.

All persons registered on the Company’s register of shareholders as the holders of shares as at

5pm on Wednesday 16 March 2022 will, subject only to the preceding restrictions, be entitled

to vote at the meeting in person or by proxy.

3. Proxies

All shareholders of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting are entitled to

appoint a proxy to attend and vote for them instead. A proxy need not be a shareholder of

the Company.

The Chairman of the meeting or any other director can be a proxy for a shareholder if a

shareholder wishes to appoint the Chairman or director as their proxy through the proxy form.

Restrictions in the NZX Listing Rules mean that the chairman Grant Baker or directors Stephen

Sinclair or Michael Kerr are not permitted to vote undirected proxies. The other directors

intend to vote any undirected proxies in favour of both resolutions.

A proxy form is enclosed. To be effective, appointments of a proxy should be lodged at least

48 hours before the meeting is due to begin (i.e. before 1.00 pm on Wednesday 16 March

2022), in accordance with the instructions in the notes to the accompanying proxy form.

By Order of the Board of Directors

Stephen Sinclair

Company Secretary

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Introduction

The special meeting of shareholders of Me Today Limited (the Company) is being called for the sole

purpose of considering resolutions to approve placements of new shares to MTL Securities Limited

(MTL) and to Terrence Wayne Jarvis and Jarvis Burnes Trustee Limited as trustees of the TW Jarvis

(No. 1) Family Trust (Jarvis Trust) (each a Placement, together the Placements).

The notice of meeting is accompanied by an Independent Adviser’s Report and Appraisal Report in

respect of the Placement of Shares to MTL Securities Limited and the Trustees of the TW Jarvis

(No. 1) Family Trust dated February 2022 prepared by Simmons Corporate Finance (the IAR).

The IAR is required by NZX Listing Rules (Listing Rules) 7.8.5(b) and 7.8.8(b). Listing Rule 7.8.5(b)

requires an appraisal report to be prepared where 50% of the issued shares in each resolution will

be acquired by Directors or their “Associated Persons” (as defined in the Listing Rules). Listing Rule

7.8.8(b) also requires an appraisal report to be prepared for notices of meeting to approve a related

party transaction under Listing Rule 5.2.1.

Reasons for the Placements

On 30 June 2021 the Company had completed the acquisition of King Honey Limited from Jarvis

Trust.

On 23 September 2021 the Company provided an update on the King Honey acquisition and trading.

The Company announced that the expected King Honey sales for the year ended 31 March 2022

would be considerably less than anticipated, due to higher than expected inventory levels of BEE+

products in market in China.

On 29 November 2021 the Company announced that it had continued discussions with King Honey’s

Chinese channel partner in respect to future orders post their reports of a successful 11.11 trading

period, which consumed a significant amount of their inventory. However the group has not yet

finalised forward orders for 2022. Given the uncertainty around timing of the forward orders, the

company advised it expected King Honey sales for the 2022 financial year to be between $5 million

and $7 million, which will create some cashflow pressure. The Company’s subsidiary King Honey

Limited is currently in the midst of the 2022 honey harvesting season crop, and has a range of

associated payments to make in the ordinary course of its business in connection with the harvest.

The King Honey business has approximately 18,500 Beehives placed across the North Island and

Marlborough regions of New Zealand.

In the 29 November 2021 announcement, the Company also advised that In order to lessen the

cashflow impact, the company’s major shareholders MTL and Jarvis Trust had agreed to invest

additional cash of $6 million through a share placement, conditional upon shareholder approval.

MTL and Jarvis Trust have agreed to pay for the shares they have agreed to subscribe for within 2

working days after shareholder approval of the Placements.

The Agreement for Sale and Purchase of King Honey contained customary warranties and

indemnities. The Board had carefully considered whether the Company would issue legal

proceedings to make a warranty claim against Jarvis Trust in connection with disclosures made in

connection with the King Honey sale, and engaged in correspondence with the vendor, Jarvis Trust.

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The vendor did not accept it was aware that the BEE+ inventory levels held by King Honey’s largest

customer would result in a reduction of forecast sales. Litigation could have been protracted,

expensive and the prospects of success were not assured.

The Board decided to negotiate a placement with the vendor instead, as it considered that course

to be in the best interest of the Company and shareholders as a whole. The Placement agreement

provides that if the Company completes the Placement (after shareholder approval), it settles the

issues between the Company and the vendors. In the event that shareholders do not approve the

allotment to Jarvis Trust, the Company is unlikely to pursue litigation with the vendors.

The Board also extended the negotiation to MTL, so as to raise additional funding at a fair price and

reasonable price to the Company.

Financial outlook

In the Company’s half year results announcement on 29 November 2021 the Company advised

that, while it had not yet finalised forward orders for the 2022 financial year, it expected King

Honey sales to be between $5 million and $7 million. During the Company annual meeting of

shareholders, the Chair advised that the Company expected FY 2022 gross revenue for the group,

excluding King Honey to be at least $3 million.

In its 23 September 2021 announcement the Company had indicated it anticipated King Honey

was projected to break even at an EBITDA level. Obviously the further adverse 29 November

revenue revision indicated an EBITDA loss was expected. The extent of EBITDA loss will depend

on the final FY 2022 sales, and any acquisition accounting adjustments which will not be

determined until after balance date. In June 2021 the Company had indicated that EBITDA for the

group, excluding King Honey, was expected to incur an EBITDA loss of around $3.3 million for FY

2022.

The Company has also previously noted that the Covid-19 pandemic has continued to impact the

performance of the Company's brands in New Zealand and in international markets. COVID-19 has

reduced the sale of BEE+ branded product through tourist and gift stores in New Zealand and the

ability to increase that revenue base is dependent on further re-opening of the borders.

Internationally, the significant increase in the spread of the pandemic has slowed expansion into

additional markets.

Restrictions on movements through varying levels of lockdown from country to country have

made it difficult to carry out business, especially when brand and market growth are a core part

of strategy. In New Zealand the extended lockdown and, more recently, the Covid protection

framework settings have impacted retail pharmacy sales.

The Company will continue to monitor its performance, as impacted by Covid-19, and it will

further update the market should the need arise. The Company’s latest announcements are

available from the NZX website at https://www.nzx.com/companies/MEE/announcements.

The share placement is intended to lessen cashflow pressure on the company, following the

disappointing sales projected for the King Honey business in the 2022 financial year. As noted in

the chair’s letter, the King Honey business incurs a significant portion of its annual costs in the

harvesting season from November through to April. Inventory is built up during this time, and at

the conclusion of the current harvest, honey inventory is currently expected to be approximately

$18 million at wholesale value. Therefore while cash expenses are high a significant asset is being

built.

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The Board has assessed that the $6 million of capital will be sufficient to meet the Company’

additional working capital requirements over the next year arising from the impact of the lower

level of King Honey sales.

As noted above, and while not related to the special meeting, on 25 February 2022 the Company

advised NZX that it will change its balance date from 31 March to 30 June each year, to ensure

that the annual Mānuka honey harvest is completed inside its reporting period.

With the balance date change, the next audited reporting period will be for the fifteen-month

period 1 April 2021 to 30 June 2022 (with comparative figures of the 12 month period to 31

March 2021). These audited results will be lodged with NZX before the end of August 2022.

Prior to the end of May, the Company will still lodge with NZX unaudited condensed financial

statements for the 12 months ended 31 March 2022. These financial statements will include nine

months trading of the King Honey business and twelve months of the Me Today business,

including The Good Brand Company.

Issue price

The new shares are proposed to be issued at 8.8 cents per share, the same issue price for capital

raised as part of the King Honey acquisition. The board of the Company considers the issue price

for the new shares is fair and reasonable to the Company and to shareholders other than MTL or

Jarvis Trust (Non-associated shareholders).

Section 2.4 of the IAR contains an analysis of the reasonableness of the issue price for the new

shares, having regard to the issue price for other recent share issues by the Company, trading of

the Company’s shares in the NZX Main Board prior to announcement of the Placements, and the

asset back of the Company’s shares.

The IAR concludes that the placement issue price of 8.8 cents per share is fair from the perspective

of the Non-associated Shareholders as it is at a premium to the prices that the Company’s shares

traded at on the NZX Main Board prior to the announcement of the Placements and is equivalent

to the issue price of the 292,613,634 ordinary shares issued in June 2021 to fund the King Honey

acquisition.

Number of new shares and impact of voting control

Subject to shareholder approval:

 MTL will be issued 42,613,636 new shares to raise $3.75 million, and

 Jarvis Trust will be issued 25,568,182 new shares to raise $2.25 million.

The total number of new shares to be issued is 68,181,818 to raise $6 million in total. The new

shares will have the same rights and rank equally with the existing shares in the Company from the

time of issue.

The following table summarises the existing shareholding structure of the Company, and describes

the expected shareholding structure after completion of the Placements.

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Current

shareholdings %

Placement

shares

Shareholdings

after Placements %

MTL 222,000,000 31.43% 42,613,636 264,613,636 34.16%

Jarvis Trust 113,636,364 16.09% 25,568,182 139,204,546 17.97%

335,636,364 47.51% 68,181,818 403,818,182 52.13%

Non-associated shareholders 370,795,714 46.15% N/A 370,795,714 47.87%

Total 706,432,078 100.00% 68,181,818 774,613,896 100.00%

The percentage of the aggregate of all existing voting securities and all voting securities being allotted that the number being

allotted represents is 8.80%.

Connections of subscribers with directors

The Company’s chairman, Grant Baker, and directors Stephen Sinclair and Michael Kerr, are

“Associated Persons” (as defined in the Listing Rules) of MTL.

MTL is 90% owned by Velocity Capital Limited Partnership, which is controlled by family trusts

associated with each of Grant Baker and Stephen Sinclair, and 10% owned by M & N Kerr Holdings

Limited associated with Michael Kerr.

Director Richard Pearson was appointed to the board of the Company as an additional director on

29 November 2021 to represent the Jarvis Trust’s interests and as such may be regarded as an

Associated Person of Jarvis Trust under the Listing Rules.

Section 2.6 of the IAR contains a commentary on the impact of the Placements on control of the

Company. The Board agrees with that commentary.

Independent directors’ recommendation

The independent directors of the Company, Hannah Barrett, Roger Gower, and Antony Vriens,

unanimously recommend that shareholders approve both resolutions.

The independent directors’ reasons for recommending approval of the resolutions are that the

Placements will enable the Company to cost-effectively raise additional working capital to assist

with the cashflow pressures facing the Company arising from the lower than expected King Honey

sales and short term requirements for funding completion of the 2022 harvest season.

The issue price is above recent share trading and the independent directors do not consider the

same amount of capital could be raised in a rights issue or an alternative placement without a

significantly more dilutive issue price. The Placement will not have any material impact on control

of the Company.

Including for the reasons explained at page 3 above, the alternative of pursuing a legal claim against

the King Honey vendors was not considered to be in the best interests of the Company and

shareholders as a whole, compared to completing the Placement.

Directors Grant Baker, Stephen Sinclair, Michael Kerr and Richard Pearson have abstained from

making a recommendation because of their connections with MTL and Jarvis Trust, as described

under the heading “Connections of subscribers with directors” above.

Cross-conditionality of resolutions

The Placement Agreement provides that implementation of each resolution is conditional upon the

other resolution being approved by the shareholders of the Company.

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Consequences of Resolutions 1, 2 and 3 not being approved

Given the cross-conditionality of the Placements, in the event that either resolution 1, 2 and 3 are

not approved by shareholders then neither Placement will proceed, and the Company will not raise

the additional capital of $6 million from MTL and Jarvis Trust.

The Company would need to seek additional capital from alternate sources following the

shareholders meeting, which is not expected to be available on terms as favourable to the Company

or shareholders as the Placements’ terms. Because the Company has a high degree of confidence

shareholders will support the Placement it has not formulated detailed plans in for alternative

capital raising. However, the Company would most likely undertake a $6 million discounted rights

issue at an issue price well below the 8.8 cent per share Placement issue price (reflecting the current

market price is 6 cents per share), or it would need to consider generating additional operating cash

flow by selling some of its inventory of bulk Mānuka Honey at a discounted price and/or reducing

its operating expenditure and slowing investment in the group.

Additional information relating to the resolutions

Nature of resolutions

The resolutions to be considered at the meeting include three ordinary resolutions. An ordinary

resolution is a resolution passed by a simple majority of votes of shareholders of the Company,

entitled to vote and voting.

Requirements for Resolution 1

Resolution 1 is required by Listing Rule 4.1.1 which generally requires share issues to be approved

by shareholders unless an exception applies under the Listing Rules.

Clause 10 of the Takeovers Code (Class Exemptions) Notice (No 2) 2001 (the Class Exemption)

applies to resolution 1. MTL’s shareholding in the Company immediately prior to completion of the

King Honey acquisition was 53.85% of the Company’s shares. MTL’s holding was diluted to 31.49%

on 30 June 2021, at the time of settlement of the King Honey acquisition and is currently 31.43%.

The Class Exemption allows MTL to increase its shareholding by up to 5% from its diluted holding

on 30 June 2021 in the 12 month period ending 30 June 2022 (assuming no other changes to MTL’s

shareholding). The allotment to MTL will increase MTL’s holding by 2.73% to 34.16%, so the Class

Exemption means that strictly no shareholder approval is required for that increase under the

Takeovers Code.

MTL and Jarvis Trust (and their “Associated Persons”) (as defined in the Listing Rules) or

“associates” (as defined in the Takeovers Code) are not permitted to vote on resolution 1 under

Listing Rule 6.3.

Requirements for Resolution 2

Resolution 2 is required by Listing Rule 4.1.1. Resolution 2 is also required by rule 7(d) of the

Takeovers Code.

MTL and Jarvis Trust may be considered to be acting in concert in relation to the Placements and

therefore be treated as associates for the purposes of the Takeovers Code. Given the risk to Jarvis

Trust of being treated as associates, Jarvis Trust and the Company has elected to seek shareholder

approval of the allotment of shares to Jarvis Trust under Rule 7(d) of the Takeovers Code.

The allotment to Jarvis trust will increase Jarvis Trust’s holding by 1.88% to 17.97%. The aggregate

increase in holdings of both MTL and Jarvis Trust is 4.61% to 52.13%.

While MTL and Jarvis Trust may be considered to be associates in respect of the Placements (on the

basis that each may be acting in concert in relation to the Placements), MTL and Jarvis Trust do not

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consider themselves “associates” (as defined under the Takeovers Code) in any other

circumstances.

MTL and Jarvis Trust (and their “Associated Persons”) (as defined in the Listing Rules) or

“associates” (as defined in the Takeovers Code) are not permitted to vote on resolution 2 under

Listing Rule 6.3 and Rule and Rule 17 of the Takeovers Code.

Requirements for Resolution 3

Resolution 3 is required by Listing Rule 5.2.1 which requires “Material Transactions” with “Related

Parties” to be approved. Because, at the time of entry into the conditional agreement to make the

Placement, the total amount of the Placement exceeded 10% of the Company’s “Average Market

Capitalisation” (as defined in the Listing Rules) the Placement is a “Material Transaction”. Because

this “Material Transaction” Placement is to be made to MTL and to Jarvis Trust, substantial

shareholders and which has directors associated with them on the Company’s board, Listing Rule

5.2.1 applies.

MTL and Jarvis Trust (and their “Associated Persons”) (as defined in the Listing Rules) are not

permitted to vote on resolution 3 under Listing Rule 6.3.

15% Placement Listing Rule

Because of the Listing Rule requirements above (as described under the “Requirements for

Resolution” headings), the Company is not able to make the Placement without shareholder

approval under Listing Rule 4.5 (15% Placements). Under that Listing Rule, in summary, listed equity

issuers may place in accordance with requirements of the Listing Rules, up to 15% of the number

of shares on issue in rolling 12 month periods.

The Company currently has 706,432,078 shares on issue, and has not relied on Listing Rule 4.5 in

the last 12 months. Accordingly, its placement capacity under Listing Rule 4.5 is currently

105,964,811 shares.

NZ RegCo no objection

This notice of meeting has been reviewed by NZ RegCo. NZ RegCo has confirmed that it has no

objection to this notice of meeting. However, NZ RegCo does not take responsibility for any

statement in this notice of meeting or any other document.

Specific disclosures required by Takeovers Code

MTL and Jarvis Trust may be considered to be acting in concert in relation to the Placements and

therefore be treated as associates under the Takeovers Code in relation to the Placements. Given

the risk of being treated as associates, the Company has elected to seek shareholder approval of

the allotment of shares to MTL and to Jarvis Trust under Rule 7(d) of the Takeovers Code.

The following information is provided as required by Rule 16 (and Schedule 4) of the Takeovers

Code:

(a) MTL Securities Limited is the allottee of 42,613,636 additional ordinary shares. Velocity Capital

LP is the controller of MTL. Terrence Wayne Jarvis and Jarvis Burnes Trustee Limited as trustees

of Jarvis Trust is the allotee of 25,568,182 additional ordinary shares.

(b) The table set out on page 5 sets out the number of new shares being allotted to each of MTL,

Jarvis Trust and the total Placement size, the percentage of the aggregate of all existing voting

securities and all voting securities being allotted that each such number represents, the

percentage of all voting securities that will be held or controlled by each allottee after

completion of the Placement allotments, and the aggregate of the percentages of all voting

securities that will be held or controlled by the allottee and the allottee’s associates after

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completion of the Placement allotments. MTL and Jarvis Trust have agreed to pay for the shares

they have agreed to subscribe for within 2 working days after shareholder approval of the

Placement.

(c) The issue price for the Placements is 8.8 cents per new share or $6 million in total.

(d) The reasons for the Placements are described on page 3. MTL and Jarvis Trust have agreed to

pay for the shares they have agreed to subscribe for within 2 working days after shareholder

approval of the Placements.

(e) The allotments under the Placements, if approved, will be permitted by rule 7(d) of the

Takeovers Code as an exception to rule 6 of the Takeovers Code

(f) Statements in accordance with Rule 16(g) of the Takeovers Code have been provided to the

Company by MTL, Velocity Capital LP and M & N Kerr Holdings Limited.

MTL has confirmed that there are no agreements or arrangements (whether legally

enforceable or not) that have been, or are intended to be, entered into between MTL and

any other person (other than between MTL, Jarvis Trust and the Company in respect of the

matters referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) above) relating to the allotment, holding or

control of the voting securities to be allotted, or to the exercise of voting rights in the

Company, other than under a shareholders’ agreement between Velocity Capital LP and M

& N Kerr Holdings Limited (Shareholders’ Agreement). The Shareholders’ Agreement

provides that all shares MTL holds will be voted as determined by the board of MTL. The

board of MTL comprises Grant Baker, Stephen Sinclair and Michael Kerr.

The board of MTL is constituted pursuant to the Shareholders’ Agreement, under which

Velocity is entitled to appoint up to two directors, and M&N Kerr Holdings is entitled to

appoint up to one director. Grant Baker and Stephen Sinclair are the initial Velocity

appointed directors, and Michael Kerr is the M&N Kerr Holdings appointed director.

The General partner of Velocity Capital LP is Velocity Capital GP Limited (VCGP). The board

of VCGP comprises Grant Baker and Stephen Sinclair. VCGP has confirmed that, other than

the Shareholders’ Agreement, there are no agreements or arrangements (whether legally

enforceable or not) that have been, or are intended to be, entered into between Velocity

Capital LP and any other person (other than between Velocity Capital LP and the Company

in respect of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) above) relating to the

allotment, holding or control of the voting securities to be allotted, or to the exercise of

voting rights in the Company.

M & N Kerr Holdings Limited has confirmed that, other than the Shareholders’ Agreement,

there are no agreements or arrangements (whether legally enforceable or not) that have

been, or are intended to be, entered into between M & N Kerr Holdings Limited and any

other person (other than between M & N Kerr Holdings Limited and the Company in respect

of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) above) relating to the allotment, holding

or control of the voting securities to be allotted, or to the exercise of voting rights in the

Company.

Jarvis Trust has confirmed that there are no agreements or arrangements (whether legally

enforceable or not) that have been, or are intended to be, entered into between Jarvis Trust

and any other person (other than between MTL, Jarvis Trust and the Company in respect

of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) above) relating to the allotment, holding

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or control of the voting securities to be allotted, or to the exercise of voting rights in the

Company.

While MTL and Jarvis Trust may be considered to be associates in respect of the Placements,

on the basis that each may be acting in concert in relation to the Placements, MTL and Jarvis

Trust do not consider themselves “associates” (as defined under the Takeovers Code) in any

other circumstances.

(g) The IAR is the independent adviser’s report required by rule 18 of the Takeovers Code.

(h) A statement from the independent directors of the Company providing their recommendation

is set out at page 6. The other directors have abstained from making a recommendation.

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Me Today Limited


Independent Adviser’s Report and

Appraisal Report


In Respect of the Placement of Shares to

MTL Securities Limited and the Trustees

of the TW Jarvis (No. 1) Family Trust


February 2022


Statement of Independence

Simmons Corporate Finance Limited confirms that it:

• has no conflict of interest that could affect its ability to provide an unbiased report; and

• has no direct or indirect pecuniary or other interest in the proposed transactions considered in the report,

including any success or contingency fee or remuneration, other than to receive the cash fee for providing

this report.

Simmons Corporate Finance Limited has satisfied the Takeovers Panel, on the basis of the material provided to the

Takeovers Panel, that it is independent under the Takeovers Code for the purposes of preparing this report.






Me Today Limited Independent Adviser’s Report and Appraisal Report

Index


Section Page


1. Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ 1

2. Evaluation of the Merits of the Placements ..................................................................... 5

3. Evaluation of the Fairness of the Placements................................................................ 15

4. Profile of Me Today ....................................................................................................... 17

5. Sources of Information, Reliance on Information, Disclaimer and Indemnity ................. 25

6. Qualifications and Expertise, Independence, Declarations and Consents ..................... 27





Me Today Limited 1 Independent Adviser’s Report and Appraisal Report

1. Executive Summary

1.1 Background

Me Today Limited (Me Today or the Company) is a New Zealand owned and

operated lifestyle and wellness company and Mānuka Honey producer and

distributor.

The Company acquired 100% of the shares in The Good Brand Company Limited

(Good Brand) and Good Brand’s wholly owned subsidiary Me Today NZ Limited for

$5.55 million on 31 March 2020 (the Me Today Acquisition). The Me Today

Acquisition was a backdoor listing of Good Brand into the Company. The Company

changed its name to Me Today Limited on 31 March 2020.

Me Today acquired 100% of the shares in King Honey Limited (King Honey) on

30 June 2021 (the King Honey Acquisition). King Honey is a premium

New Zealand Mānuka Honey business.

Me Today’s shares are listed on the main equities securities market (the NZX Main

Board) operated by NZX Limited (NZX) with a market capitalisation of approximately

$42.4 million as at 25 February 2022. Its unaudited total equity as at 30 September

2021 was approximately $28.2 million.

A profile of the Company is set out in section 4.

1.2 Proposed Placement of Shares

On 26 November 2021, Me Today, Me Today Manuka Honey Limited, Terry Jarvis

and Jarvis Burnes Trustee Limited as trustees of the TW Jarvis (No. 1) Family Trust

(the Jarvis Trust), Terry Jarvis and MTL Securities Limited (MTL) entered into a

subscription deed (the Deed) under which:

• MTL agreed to subscribe for $3.75 million of new ordinary shares in Me Today,

representing 42,613,636 new ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.088 per

share (the Placements Price) (the MTL Placement)

• the Jarvis Trust agreed to subscribe for $2.25 million of new ordinary shares in

Me Today, representing 25,568,182 new ordinary shares at the Placements

Price (the Jarvis Placement).

We refer to the MTL Placement and the Jarvis Placement collectively as the

Placements.


MTL Securities Limited

MTL is the Company’s largest shareholder. It currently holds 222,000,000 ordinary

shares, representing 31.43% of the Company’s shares on issue.

MTL is owned by interests associated with Company directors Grant Baker, Michael

Kerr and Stephen Sinclair.

Jarvis Trust

The Jarvis Trust is the Company’s second largest shareholder. It currently holds

113,636,364 ordinary shares, representing 16.09% of the Company’s shares on

issue.

The Jarvis Trust acquired its shareholding as part consideration for the King Honey

Acquisition.



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1.3 Shareholding Levels Post the Placements

The table below shows the number of shares that will be held by MTL, the Jarvis

Trust and the current Me Today shareholders not associated with MTL or the Jarvis

Trust (the Non-associated Shareholders) immediately following the Placements.


Me Today Shareholding Levels Post the Placements


Current Placements Post the Placements

No. of Shares % No. of Shares No. of Shares %


MTL 222,000,000 31.43% 42,613,636 264,613,636 34.16%


Jarvis Trust 113,636,364 16.09% 25,568,182 139,204,546 17.97%


335,636,364 47.51% 68,181,818 403,818,182 52.13%


Non-associated Shareholders 370,795,714 52.49% - 370,795,714 47.87%


Total


706,432,078

100.00% 68,181,818 774,613,896 100.00%


Following the Placements, MTL will hold 34.16% of the Company’s shares, the Jarvis

Trust will hold 17.97% of the shares and the Non-associated Shareholders will

collectively hold 47.87% of the shares.

1.4 Summary of Opinions

Takeovers Code

Our evaluation of the merits of the Placements as required under the Takeovers Code

(the Code) is set out in section 2.

In our opinion, after having regard to all relevant factors, the positive aspects of the

Placements outweigh the negative aspects from the perspective of the

Non-associated Shareholders.

NZX Listing Rules

Our evaluation of the fairness of the Placements as required under the NZX Listing

Rules (the Listing Rules) is set out in section 3.

In our opinion, after having regard to all relevant factors, the terms and conditions of

the Placements are fair to the Non-associated Shareholders.

1.5 Special Meeting

The Non-associated Shareholders will vote on ordinary resolutions in respect of the

MTL Placement (resolution 1 - the MTL Placement Resolution), the Jarvis

Placement (resolution 2 - the Jarvis Placement Resolution) and the Placements as

Material Transactions with Related Parties (resolution 3 - the Related Parties

Resolution) at the Company’s special meeting of shareholders on 18 March 2022.

We refer to the MTL Placement Resolution, the Jarvis Placement Resolution and the

Related Parties Resolution collectively as the Placements Resolutions.

An ordinary resolution is passed by a simple majority of the votes cast.

MTL and the Jarvis Trust and their respective associated persons / associated parties

are not permitted to vote on the Placements Resolutions.

The Placements Resolutions are inter-dependent. All 3 of the MTL Placement

Resolution, the Jarvis Placement Resolution and the Related Parties Resolution must

be passed in order for any resolution to be passed.



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1.6 Regulatory Requirements

Takeovers Code

Me Today is a code company as defined by the Code and is subject to the provisions

of the Code.

Rule 6 of the Code prohibits:

• a person and that person’s associates who hold or control no voting rights or

less than 20% of the voting rights in a code company from increasing their

holding or control of voting rights beyond 20%

• a person and that person’s associates holding or controlling 20% or more of

the voting rights in a code company from increasing their holding or control of

voting rights

unless the person and that person’s associates comply with exceptions to this

fundamental rule.

One of the exceptions, set out in Rule 7(d) of the Code, enables a person and its

associates to increase their holding or control of voting rights by an allotment of

shares if the allotment is approved by an ordinary resolution of the code company.

MTL currently holds 222,000,000 shares in Me Today, representing 31.43% of the

voting rights in the Company. The MTL Placement will result in MTL controlling

34.16% of the voting rights in Me Today.

MTL’s shareholding in the Company immediately prior to the King Honey Acquisition

was 53.85%. MTL’s holding was diluted to 31.49% on 30 June 2021 at the time of

settlement of the King Honey Acquisition and is currently 31.43%. Clause 10 of the

Takeovers Code (Class Exemptions) Notice (No 2) 2001 (the Class Exemption)

allows MTL to increase its shareholding by up to 5% from its diluted holding on 30

June 2021 in the 12 month period ending 30 June 2022 (assuming no other changes

to MTL’s shareholding). The MTL Placement will increase MTL’s holding by 2.73%

to 34.16%, so the Class Exemption means that strictly no shareholder approval is

required for that increase under the Code.

MTL and the Jarvis Trust may be considered to be acting in concert in relation to the

Placements and therefore be treated as associates under the Code in relation to the

Placements. However, MTL and Jarvis Trust do not consider themselves associates

(as defined under the Code) in any other circumstances.

Given the risk of being treated as associates, the Jarvis Placement will require Me

Today to seek shareholder approval of the allotment of shares to the Jarvis Trust

under the Jarvis Placement in accordance with Rule 7(d) of the Code.

Accordingly, the Non-associated Shareholders will vote at the Company’s special

meeting on the Jarvis Placement Resolution in accordance with the Code. MTL and

the Jarvis Trust and their respective associates are not permitted to vote on the Jarvis

Placement Resolution.

Rule 18 of the Code requires the directors of a code company to obtain an

Independent Adviser’s Report on the merits of an allotment under Rule 7(d).

This Independent Adviser’s Report is to be included in, or accompany, the notice of

meeting pursuant to Rule 16(h).



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Listing Rules

Listing Rule 4.1.1 stipulates that an Issuer must only issue Equity Securities with

approval by ordinary resolution in accordance with Listing Rule 4.2.1.

MTL is owned by interests associated with Company directors Grant Baker, Michael

Kerr and Stephen Sinclair.

Listing Rule 7.8.5 (b) requires an Appraisal Report to be prepared where a meeting

will consider a resolution in respect of the issue of Financial Products (ie the

Placements) as required by Listing Rule 7.8.4 and more than 50% of the Financial

Products to be issued are intended or likely to be acquired by Directors or Associated

Persons of Directors (ie Mr Baker, Mr Kerr and Mr Sinclair).

Listing Rule 5.2.1 stipulates that an Issuer must not enter into a Material Transaction

if a Related Party is a party to the Material Transaction or to one of a related series

of transactions of which the Material Transaction forms part unless the Material

Transaction is approved by way of an ordinary resolution from shareholders not

associated with the Related Party.

The Placements are a Material Transaction as it has an aggregate value in excess

of 10% of the Average Market Capitalisation of Me Today.

MTL is a Related Party of the Company as it holds 31.43% of the Company’s shares.

Listing Rule 7.8.8 (b) requires an Appraisal Report to be prepared where a meeting

will consider a resolution required by Listing Rule 5.2.1.

Purpose of the Report

The directors of Me Today not associated with MTL or the Jarvis Trust, being Hannah

Barrett, Roger Gower and Antony Vriens (the Non-associated Directors) have

engaged Simmons Corporate Finance Limited (Simmons Corporate Finance) to

prepare an Independent Adviser’s Report on the merits of the Placements in

accordance with Rule 18 of the Code.

Simmons Corporate Finance was approved by the Takeovers Panel on 23 December

2021 to prepare the Independent Adviser’s Report.

The Non-associated Directors have also engaged Simmons Corporate Finance to

prepare an Appraisal Report on the fairness of the Placements in accordance with

the Listing Rules.

Simmons Corporate Finance was approved by NZ RegCo on 23 December 2021 to

prepare the Appraisal Report.

Simmons Corporate Finance issues this Independent Adviser’s Report and Appraisal

Report to the Non-associated Directors for the benefit of the Non-associated

Shareholders to assist them in forming their own opinion on whether to vote for or

against the Placements Resolutions.

We note that each shareholder’s circumstances and objectives are unique.

Accordingly, it is not possible to report on the merits of the Placements and the

fairness of the Placements in relation to each shareholder. This report on the merits

of the Placements and the fairness of the Placements is therefore necessarily general

in nature.

This Independent Adviser’s Report and Appraisal Report is not to be used for any

other purpose without our prior written consent.



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2. Evaluation of the Merits of the Placements

2.1 Basis of Evaluation

Rule 18 of the Code requires an evaluation of the merits of the Placements having

regard to the interests of the Non-associated Shareholders.

There is no legal definition of the term merits in either the Code or in any statute

dealing with securities or commercial law in New Zealand.

In the absence of an explicit definition of merits, guidance can be taken from:

• the Takeovers Panel Guidance Note on Independent Advisers dated 11 March

2021

• definitions designed to address similar issues within New Zealand regulations

which are relevant to the proposed transaction

• overseas precedents

• the ordinary meaning of the term merits.

We are of the view that an assessment of the merits of the Placements should focus

on:

• the rationale for the Placements

• the fairness of the terms of the Placements

• the impact of the Placements on the financial position of Me Today

• the impact of the Placements on the control of Me Today

• the dilutionary impact of the Placements

• the impact of the Placements on Me Today’s share price

• the benefits and disadvantages to the Non-associated Shareholders of the

Placements

• the benefits and disadvantages to MTL and the Jarvis Trust of the Placements

• the implications if the Placements Resolutions are not approved.

Our opinion should be considered as a whole. Selecting portions of the evaluation

without considering all the factors and analyses together could create a misleading

view of the process underlying the opinion.



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2.2 Summary of the Evaluation of the Merits of the Placements

In our opinion, after having regard to all relevant factors, the positive aspects

of the Placements outweigh the negative aspects from the perspective of the

Non-associated Shareholders.

Our evaluation of the merits of the Placements is set out in detail in sections 2.3 to

2.13.

In summary, the key factors leading to our opinion are:

• the rationale for the Placements is sound. The Placements will raise

$6.0 million of fresh equity to help meet the Company’s additional working

capital requirements arising from lower than expected revenue from King

Honey in the 2022 financial year and short term requirements for funding

completion of the 2022 honey harvest season

• the terms of the Placements are fair. The Placements Price of $0.088 per share

is fair to the Non-associated Shareholders as:

− it is above Me Today’s volume weighted average share price (VWAP)

measured between one month and 12 months up to 26 November 2021

(ie the last trading day before the announcement of the Placements)

− it is equivalent to the $0.088 price that shares were issued at in June 2021

to part fund the King Honey Acquisition

− it is above Me Today’s current share price

• given that the Placements will be at a price above the current market value of

the Company’s shares, the Placements will not be value-dilutionary to the

Non-associated Shareholders

• the Placements will have a significant positive impact on the Company's

financial position, increasing total equity by $6.0 million

• the Placements will not increase MTL’s or the Jarvis Trust’s level of control over

the Company to any significant degree

• the dilutionary impact of the Placements on the Non-associated Shareholders

will result in their proportionate shareholdings in the Company reducing by

8.8%

• the Placements are unlikely to have any negative impact on Me Today’s share

price as the Placements Price is above the prevailing market price

• the Placements will have no impact on the liquidity of Me Today’s shares as

the number of shares held by the Non-associated Shareholders will not change

• the Placements will not change the risk profile of Me Today

• the attraction of Me Today as a takeover target is unlikely to change

• the implication of the Placements Resolutions not being approved by the

Non-associated Shareholders is that the Placements will not proceed and

therefore the Company will not raise $6.0 million of fresh equity from MTL and

the Jarvis Trust. The Company has stated that it is unlikely to pursue litigation

with the Jarvis Trust. Me Today would need to seek additional capital from

alternative sources (which may not be available on terms as favourable to the

Company as the Placements’ terms) or generate additional cash flow by selling

some of its inventory of bulk Mānuka

Honey at a discounted price and / or

reduce its operating expenditure and slow investment in the Company.



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2.3 Rationale for the Placements

Me Today acquired King Honey on 30 June 2021.

On 23 September 2021, the Company provided an update on the King Honey

Acquisition and trading. The Company announced that the expected sales for King

Honey for the year ended 31 March 2022 would be considerably less than anticipated

due to the higher than anticipated inventory levels of BEE+ products in market in

China.

On 29 November 2021, Me Today announced that it expected King Honey sales for

the 2022 financial year to be between $5 million and $7 million, which will create

some cashflow pressure. The Company’s subsidiary King Honey Limited is currently

in the midst of the 2022 honey harvesting season crop and has a range of associated

payments to make in the ordinary course of its business in connection with the

harvest.

The King Honey Acquisition sale and purchase agreement contained customary

warranties and indemnities. We are advised by the Board that it carefully considered

whether Me Today would issue legal proceedings to make a warranty claim against

vendor the Jarvis Trust in connection with disclosures made in connection with the

King Honey Acquisition and engaged in correspondence with the Jarvis Trust. The

Jarvis Trust did not accept it was aware that the BEE+ inventory levels held by King

Honey’s largest customer would result in a reduction of forecast sales.

We understand that the Board was of the view that litigation could have been

protracted, expensive and the prospects of success were not assured. Accordingly,

the Board decided to negotiate a placement with the Jarvis Trust instead, as it

considered that course to be in the best interests of the Company and its

shareholders as a whole.

The Deed provides that if the Company completes the Placements, it settles the

issues between the Company and the Jarvis Trust. In the event that shareholders

do not approve the Jarvis Placement, there can be no guarantee that the Company

would succeed in any litigation with the Jarvis Trust.

We are advised that the Board is of the view that the alternative of pursuing a legal

claim against the Jarvis Trust was not considered to be in the best interests of the

Company and shareholders as a whole, compared with completing the Placements.

The Placements will raise $6.0 million of fresh equity from MTL and the Jarvis Trust.

The Board has assessed that the $6.0 million of additional capital will be sufficient to

meet Me Today’s additional working capital requirements over the next year arising

from the impact of the lower level of King Honey sales in the 2022 financial year.

We consider the rationale for the Placements to be sound. The Placements will raise

$6.0 million of fresh equity to help meet the Company’s working capital requirements

arising from the lower than expected revenue from King Honey and short term

requirements for funding completion of the 2022 honey harvest season.



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2.4 Terms of the Placements

Placements

The Placements involve the issue of 68,181,818 new ordinary shares at the

Placements Price of $0.088 per share to raise $6.0 million of fresh equity:

• MTL will be issued 42,613,636 new ordinary shares to raise $3.75 million

• the Jarvis Trust will be issued 25,568,182 new ordinary shares to raise

$2.25 million.

Assessment of the Reasonableness of the Placements Price

We have assessed the reasonableness of the Placements Price of $0.088 per share

by reference to:

• the prices at which the Company has recently issued shares to raise capital

• the prices at which the Company’s shares have recently traded on the NZX

Main Board prior to the announcement of the Placements on 29 November

2021

• the asset backing of the shares.

Capital Raising

The Company has undertaken 5 major share issues since the completion of the Me

Today Acquisition:

• the issue of 42,105,263 ordinary shares on 10 July 2020 at $0.095 per share

under a retail offer (the 2020 Retail Offer), raising $4.0 million

• the issue of 5,263,167 ordinary shares on 31 July 2020 at $0.095 per share

under a share purchase plan (the 2020 SPP), raising $0.5 million

• the issue of 605,555 ordinary shares on 29 June 2021 at $0.09 per share to

Sarah Walker and BB Promotions Limited in part consideration of promotion

services in accordance with ambassador agreements

• the issue of 178,977,270 ordinary shares on 29 June 2021 at $0.088 per share

under a wholesale and retail share offer to part fund the King Honey Acquisition

• the issue of 113,636,364 ordinary shares on 30 June 2021 at $0.088 per share

to the Jarvis Trust as part consideration under the King Honey Acquisition.

Share Price History

A summary of Me Today’s daily closing share price and monthly volumes of shares

traded since 3 April 2020 is set out in section 4.8.

The Placements Price of $0.088 per share is above the VWAP for the past one to 12

months up to 26 November 2021 (ie the last trading day before the announcement of

the Placements) and above the Company’s more recent observed trading prices.



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Source: NZX Company Research

The Placements Price of $0.088 per share represents a premium of:

• 29% to the 1 month VWAP prior to the announcement of the Placements of

$0.068

• 22% to the 3 month VWAP prior to the announcement of the Placements of

$0.072

• 4% to the 6 month VWAP prior to the announcement of the Placements of

$0.085

• 6% to the 12 month VWAP prior to the announcement of the Placements of

$0.083

• 47% to the closing price of $0.06 on 25 February 2022.

Net Assets per Share

Me Today's unaudited total equity amounted to approximately $28.2 million as at

30 September 2021, equating to net assets of $0.04 per share.

Conclusion

We consider the Placements Price of $0.088 per share to be fair from the perspective

of the Non-associated Shareholders as it is at a premium to the prices that the

Company’s shares traded at on the NZX Main Board prior to the announcement of

the Placement and is equivalent to the issue price of the 292,613,634 ordinary shares

issued in June 2021 to fund the King Honey Acquisition.



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2.5 Impact on Financial Position

A summary of Me Today’s recent financial position is set out in section 4.6.

For illustrative purposes, the table below shows Me Today’s financial position

assuming the Placements occurred on 30 September 2021.


Illustrative Impact of the Placements


As at

30 Sep 2021

$000

Placements

$000

Post

Placements

$000



Total assets 46,186 6,000 52,186


Total liabilities (18,034) - (18,034)


Total equity


28,152 6,000 34,152


No. of shares (000) 706,432 68,182 774,614


Net assets per share $0.040 $0.088 $0.044


Net tangible assets (NTA) per share $0.021 $0.088 $0.027


Source: Me Today 30 September 2021 interim financial statements


The illustrative position shows that following the Placements, Me Today’s total equity

would increase by $6.0 million from approximately $28.2 million to approximately

$34.2 million.

Net assets per share would increase by 11% from $0.040 to $0.044 per share and

NTA per share would increase by 29% from $0.021 to $0.027.

2.6 Impact on Control

Share Capital and Shareholders

Me Today currently has 706,432,078 fully paid ordinary shares on issue held by 824

shareholders. The names, number of shares and percentage holding of the

Company’s 10 largest shareholders as at 18 February 2022 are set out in section

4.4.

Me Today currently has 2 shareholders who each hold more than 5% of the

Company’s shares (MTL and the Jarvis Trust) and collectively the 2 shareholders

hold 47.51% of the Company’s shares.

The 10 largest shareholders collectively hold 73.37% of the Company’s shares.

Shareholding Levels Post the Placements

If the Placements are approved, Me Today will have 774,613,896 ordinary shares on

issue.


Me Today Shareholding Levels Post the Placements


Current Placements Post the Placements

No. of Shares % No. of Shares No. of Shares %


MTL 222,000,000 31.43% 42,613,636 264,613,636 34.16%


Jarvis Trust 113,636,364 16.09% 25,568,182 139,204,546 17.97%


335,636,364 47.51% 68,181,818 403,818,182 52.13%


Non-associated Shareholders 370,795,714 52.49% - 370,795,714 47.87%


Total


706,432,078

100.00% 68,181,818 774,613,896 100.00%




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Shareholding Voting

The MTL Placement will result in MTL increasing its shareholding level by 2.74%

from 31.43% to 34.16% and the Jarvis Placement will result in the Jarvis Trust

increasing its shareholding level by 1.88% from 16.09% to 17.97%.

In our view, the Placements will not increase either MTL’s or the Jarvis Trust’s ability

to influence the outcome of shareholder voting to any significant degree.

Furthermore, the ability for any shareholder to influence the outcome of voting on the

Company’s ordinary resolutions or special resolutions may be reduced by external

factors such as the Company’s constitution, the Code, the Listing Rules and the

Companies Act 1993 (the Co’s Act).

Board Control

As set out in section 4.3, the Company currently has 7 directors:

• 3 of whom are deemed to be associates of MTL – Grant Baker, Michael Kerr

and Stephen Sinclair

• one of whom is deemed to be an associate of the Jarvis Trust – Richard

Pearson. Mr Pearson was appointed to the Board on 29 November 2021.

We are advised that there will be no changes to the composition of the Board arising

from the completion of the Placements.

Operations

We are advised by the Non-associated Directors that MTL’s influence over Me

Today’s operations is through Mr Baker’s, Mr Kerr’s and Mr Sinclair’s board

representation and Mr Kerr’s and Mr Sinclair’s executive roles and that the MTL

Placement will not change MTL’s level of influence over the Company’s operations.

The Jarvis Trust’s influence over the Company’s operations is predominantly through

Mr Pearson’s board representation and the Jarvis Placement will not change the

Jarvis Trust’s level of influence over Me Today’s operations.

Protection for Minority Shareholders

While MTL and the Jarvis Trust will each have a degree of control over Me Today,

they cannot act in an oppressive manner against minority shareholders. The Co’s

Act provides a level of protection to minority shareholders. Furthermore, any

transactions between Me Today and any shareholder holding 10% or more of the

Company’s shares will need to satisfy the requirements of the Listing Rules with

respect to transactions with related parties.


2.7 Dilutionary Impact

The Placements will result in the Non-associated Shareholders' shareholdings in the

Company being diluted by 8.8%.

While the dilutionary impact is relatively significant, we are of the view that the

Non-associated Shareholders’ main focus should be on whether there is any

dilutionary impact on the value of their respective shareholdings rather than on their

level of voting rights. As stated in section 2.4, we are of the view that the Placements

are fair to the Non-associated Shareholders from a financial point of view and

therefore do not dilute the value of their respective shareholdings.



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2.8 Impact on Share Price and Liquidity

Share Price

A summary of Me Today’s closing share price since 3 April 2020 is set out in section

4.8.

As set out in section 2.4, the Placements Price of $0.088 per share represents premia

ranging from 4% to 29% over the VWAP for the past one month to 12 months up to

26 November 2021 and a premium of 47% over the closing price of $0.06 on

25 February 2022.

In our view, the Placements are unlikely to have any significant impact on the

Company’s share price as the Placements Price is above the prevailing market price.

Liquidity

The analysis in section 4.8 shows that Me Today’s shares are thinly traded on the

NZX Main Board, with only 7.2% of the shares being traded in the year up to the

announcement of the Placements.

The Placements will not improve the liquidity of the Company’s shares as the number

of shares held by the Non-associated Shareholders will not change.

2.9 Main Advantage to the Non-associated Shareholders of the Placements

The Placements will raise $6.0 million of fresh equity to help meet the Company’s

additional working capital requirements arising from lower than expected revenue

from King Honey in the 2022 financial year.

2.10 Main Disadvantage to the Non-associated Shareholders of the Placements

The main disadvantage to the Non-associated Shareholders of the Placements is

that the issue of shares will dilute their interests in the Company. Their respective

shareholdings will be diluted by 8.8%.

In our view, the positive aspects of raising $6.0 million of fresh equity to fund the

Company’s additional working capital requirements arising from the lower than

expected King Honey revenue in the 2022 financial year significantly outweighs the

dilutionary impact of the Placements.

2.11 Other Issues for the Non-associated Shareholders to Consider

Benefits to Me Today of MTL and the Jarvis Trust as Cornerstone Shareholders

The Placements will reinforce MTL’s and the Jarvis Trust’s positions as important

cornerstone strategic investors in the Company, signalling their confidence in the

future prospects of Me Today.

No Change in Business Risk

The Placements will have no impact on the business risks faced by the Company.

Non-associated Shareholders Approval is Required

Pursuant to Rule 7(d) of the Code and Listing Rule 4.2.1, the Non-associated

Shareholders must approve by ordinary resolutions the Placements.

The Placements will not proceed unless the Non-associated Shareholders approve

the Placements Resolutions.



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Likelihood of a Takeover Offer Unlikely to Change

In our view, irrespective of whether MTL holds 31.43% or 34.16% of the Company’s

shares and / or the Jarvis Trust holds 16.09% or 17.97% of the Company’s shares, it

is unlikely to change the attraction of Me Today as a takeover target to MTL, the

Jarvis Trust or to other parties:

• as stated in section 2.6, the Placements will not change MTL’s or the Jarvis

Trust’s level of control over the Company to any significant degree and

therefore MTL’s or the Jarvis Trust’s inclination to make a takeover offer (or

not) is unlikely to change

• any bidder looking to fully or partially take over the Company would need to

ensure that MTL (in particular) would accept its offer, irrespective of whether

MTL held 31.43% or 34.16% of the Company’s shares.

Following the Placements, MTL (and the Jarvis Trust, assuming it is deemed to be

an associate of MTL) will not be able to increase the level of their respective

shareholdings unless they comply with the provisions of the Code. Either

shareholder will generally only be able to acquire more shares in the Company if:

• it makes a full or partial takeover offer

• the acquisition is approved by way of an ordinary resolution of the Company’s

shareholders excluding MTL and / or the Jarvis Trust

• the Company makes an allotment of shares which is approved by way of an

ordinary resolution of the Company’s shareholders excluding MTL and / or the

Jarvis Trust

• the Company undertakes a share buyback that is approved by the Company’s

shareholders and MTL and / or the Jarvis Trust do not accept the offer of the

buyback.

Neither MTL nor the Jarvis Trust (individually or collectively) will be able to utilise the

creep provisions under Rule 7(e) of the Code. The creep provisions enable an entity

that holds more than 50% and less than 90% of the voting securities in a code

company to buy up to a further 5% of the code company’s shares in any 12 month

period without the need for shareholder approval.

2.12 Likelihood of the Placements Resolutions Being Approved

The Placements Resolutions are ordinary resolutions, which are passed by a simple

majority of votes cast.

MTL and the Jarvis Trust (and their respective associated parties / associated

persons) are not permitted to vote their collective 47.51% shareholding on the

Placements Resolutions. Therefore shareholders holding 52.49% of the shares will

determine the outcome of the Placements Resolutions (assuming they all vote).

The Company’s next 8 largest shareholders collectively hold 25.86% of the

Companies shares. This represents 49.27% of the voting rights that are able to be

voted on the Placements Resolutions.

The Non-associated Directors have stated in the notice of special meeting that they

unanimously recommend voting in favour of the Placements Resolutions.



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2.13 Implications of the Placements Resolutions not Being Approved

If the Placements Resolutions are not approved, then the Placements will not

proceed and the Company will not raise the additional capital of $6.0 million from

MTL and the Jarvis Trust. The Company has stated that it is unlikely to pursue

litigation with the Jarvis Trust.

The Company would need to seek additional capital from alternate sources (which

may not be available on terms as favourable to the Company as the Placements’

terms) or it would need to generate additional cash flow by selling some of its

inventory of bulk Mānuka Honey at a discounted price and / or reduce its operating

expenditure and slow investment in the Company.

2.14 Voting For or Against the Placements Resolutions

Voting for or against the Placements Resolutions is a matter for individual

shareholders based on their own views as to value and future market conditions, risk

profile and other factors. Non-associated Shareholders will need to consider these

consequences and consult their own professional adviser if appropriate.



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3. Evaluation of the Fairness of the Placements

3.1 Basis of Evaluation

Listing Rule 7.10.2 requires an Appraisal Report to consider whether terms and

conditions of the Placements are fair to the Non-associated Shareholders.

There is no legal definition of the term fair in either the Listing Rules or in any statute

dealing with securities or commercial law in New Zealand.

In our opinion, the Placements will be fair to the Non-associated Shareholders if:

• they are likely to be at least no worse off if the Placements proceed than if they

do not. In other words, we consider that the Placements will be fair if there is

no value transfer from the Non-associated Shareholders to MTL and the Jarvis

Trust and

• the other terms and conditions of the Placements are in line with market terms

and conditions.

We have evaluated the fairness of the Placements by reference to:

• the rationale for the Placements

• the fairness of the terms of the Placements

• the impact of the Placements on the financial position of Me Today

• the impact of the Placements on the control of Me Today

• the dilutionary impact of the Placements

• the impact of the Placements on Me Today's share price

• the benefits and disadvantages to the Non-associated Shareholders of the

Placements

• the benefits and disadvantages to MTL and the Jarvis Trust of the Placements

• the implications if the Placements Resolutions are not approved.

Our opinion should be considered as a whole. Selecting portions of the evaluation

without considering all the factors and analyses together could create a misleading

view of the process underlying the opinion.



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3.2 Evaluation of the Fairness of the Placements

In our opinion, after having regard to all relevant factors, the terms and

conditions of the Placements are fair to the Non-associated Shareholders.

The basis for our opinion is set out in detail in sections 2.3 to 2.13. In summary, the

key factors leading to our opinion are:

• the rationale for the Placements is sound

• the terms of the Placements are fair

• the Placements will have a significant positive impact on the Company's

financial position

• the Placements will not increase MTL’s or the Jarvis Trust’s level of control over

the Company to any significant degree

• the dilutionary impact of the Placements on the Non-associated Shareholders

will result in their proportionate shareholdings in the Company reducing by

8.8%

• the Placements are unlikely to have any significant impact on Me Today’s share

price

• the Placements will have no impact on the liquidity of Me Today’s shares

• the Placements will not change the risk profile of Me Today

• the attraction of Me Today as a takeover target is unlikely to change.

3.3 Implications of the Placements Resolutions not being Approved

In the event that the Placements Resolutions are not approved, the Placements will

not proceed. The implications of this are set out in section 2.13.

3.4 Voting For or Against the Placements Resolutions

Voting for or against the Placements Resolutions is a matter for individual

shareholders based on their own views as to value and future market conditions, risk

profile and other factors. Non-associated Shareholders will need to consider these

consequences and consult their own professional adviser if appropriate.



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4. Profile of Me Today

4.1 Background

The Company was incorporated on 27 June 2007 as RLV No. 3 Limited (RLV). It

changed its name to Orion Minerals Group Limited on 16 December 2008, to CSM

Group Limited on 8 April 2016 and to Me Today Limited on 31 March 2020.

RLV was established as a reverse listing vehicle for the purpose of providing a

privately owned company with a cost and time efficient way to achieve a stock market

listing on the NZX markets.

RLV issued a prospectus on 8 October 2007 and raised $250,000 (before issue

costs) through the issue of 25,000,000 shares at an issue price of $0.01 per share.

RLV was listed on the alternative market (the NZAX) operated by NZX on 29 October

2007.

On 12 December 2007, the Company announced that it had agreed to acquire all the

shares in TJRE Holdings Limited for approximately $13.75 million, representing a

reverse listing of The Joneses national residential real estate business through RLV

(the Joneses Transaction). However, the Company announced on 18 February

2008 that the Joneses Transaction would no longer proceed.

On 11 December 2008, RLV acquired 100% of the shares in Minera Varry S.A, a

Chilean company which owned an iron ore mining concession in Chile (the Minera

Varry Transaction).

In conjunction with the Minera Varry Transaction, RLV entered into a subscription

agreement with Fengli Group (Hong Kong) Co. Limited (Fengli), whereby Fengli

agreed to subscribe for up to 200,000,000 ordinary shares in RLV at an issue price

of US$0.125 per share and 50,000,000 options to acquire 50,000,000 ordinary

shares in RLV (the Fengli Capital Raise). Fengli eventually acquired 178,977,273

shares under the Fengli Capital Raise.

In 2011, the Board decided to cease the Company’s prospective mining operations

in Chile and pursue an alternative business strategy of undertaking private equity

investment in projects and companies with Chinese market potential.

On 17 July 2013, the Company’s shareholders approved the commencement of a

new business operation in Australia processing scrap metal for export sale to

Chinese markets (the CSM Transaction). China Scrap Metals Resources Pty

Limited (CSM Pty) was incorporated in Australia as a wholly owned subsidiary of the

Company to undertake the operations.

On 10 May 2017, the Company announced its intention to wind down CSM Pty’s

commercial scrap metal operations. CSM Pty was voluntarily liquidated on 6 January

2019.

On 11 December 2019, the Company announced the Me Today Acquisition. The Me

Today Acquisition was approved by the Company’s shareholders on 30 March 2020

and completed on 31 March 2020.

On 31 May 2021, the Company announced the King Honey Acquisition. The King

Honey Acquisition was approved by the Company’s shareholders on 25 June 2021

and completed on 30 June 2021.



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The Company’s key events are summarised below.


4.2 Nature of Operations

The Company owns and operates 3 businesses:

• Me Today

• Good Brand

• King Honey.

Me Today

The Company owns and operates the Me Today

TM

brand, a New Zealand founded

and based health and wellness brand that produces premium quality products clearly

linking supplements and natural skincare.

The Me Today product range was launched on 1 November 2019 with 8 supplements

products and 12 skincare products. The products are formulated using absorbable

ingredients and, where possible, are either vegetarian or vegan friendly. The range

has since grown to 17 supplements and 20 skincare products.

The products are contract manufactured in New Zealand and Australia by reputable

contract manufacturers.

The Me Today supplements and natural skincare ranges were launched into the

New Zealand pharmacy sector through the Green Cross Health Limited (Green

Cross) network of Unichem and Life Pharmacy stores. Distribution has now been

expanded into Chemist Warehouse, Bargain Chemists and other independent

pharmacies.

Me Today also sells its products direct to consumers on its website

www.metoday.com.

While the Me Today

TM

brand has been launched with supplements and natural

skincare products as the platform, the Company sees significant opportunity to further

expand the product offering and take advantage of new trends within the health,

beauty and wellbeing spaces. It believes there are significant opportunities to take

the brand offshore into markets such as Australia, North America, United Kingdom,

Asia and China through a cross border e-commerce model.



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Good Brand

Good Brand was established to sell and market third party brands within the health

and wellness space. Good Brand represents the Me Today

TM

brand and other

agency branded businesses such as Life-space, Artemis and SleepDrops.

King Honey

King Honey was acquired on 30 June 2021.

King Honey has the capacity to produce more than 350 tonnes of honey from over

18,000 hives and 3,600 queen bee rearing hives, placed across the North Island and

into the Marlborough region.

As well as servicing the domestic market, the business exports into Asia, UK, Europe

and USA.

King Honey holds licences or has other commercial arrangements with over 100

landowners covering approximately 900 hive sites. King Honey has targeted Mānuka

dense areas by mapping large parts of the North Island, utilising GPS and aerial

mapping techniques through partnering with an aviation company.

King Honey operates across the North Island (Kerikeri, Northland, Central North

Island, Taranaki, Kawhia and Wairarapa) and in Blenheim.

Its operations include:

• 5 leased apiary facilities used for staff operations, storage of equipment and

hive maintenance components

• 2 queen bee rearing operations employing 7 staff

• 5 regional beekeeping managers and 37 beekeeping staff

• licences with over 100 landowners covering approximately 900 hive sites

• an agri-testing laboratory to ensure only quality Mānuka Honey is stored

• a processing, bottling and storage plant located in Taupō with 27 employees

• a head office located in Auckland with 3 sales and 4 finance staff.

Honey is extracted at the end of the season using a third party contractor and is

transported back to Taupō and stored in drums for testing. The honey is then

processed and bottled in Taupō into either 250g or 500g bottles.

The business operates 2 brands:

• BEE+

• Superlife.

The BEE+ brand is owned by a joint venture company called Bee Plus Brands (China)

Limited (BPB). BPB is 15% owned by King Honey and 85% by Access Brand

Management Pty Limited (ABM). ABM is a multi-level marketing company

representing a number of well-known brands. It was established in Australia and has

offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland. Its head office is in Hangzhou, Zhejiang,

People's Republic of China.



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4.3 Directors and Senior Management

The Board consists of 6 directors:

• Grant Baker, non-executive chair

• Hannah Barrett, independent director

• Roger Gower, independent director

• Michael Kerr, executive director

• Richard Pearson, non-executive director

• Stephen Sinclair, executive director

• Antony Vriens, independent director.

The Company’s senior management team consists of:

• Michael Kerr, chief executive officer

• Stephen Sinclair, chief financial officer.

4.4 Capital Structure and Shareholders

Ordinary Shares

Me Today currently has 706,432,078 fully paid ordinary shares on issue held by 824

shareholders.

The names, number of shares and percentage holding of the 10 largest shareholders

as at 18 February 2022 are set out below.


Me Today’s 10 Largest Shareholders


Shareholder No. of Shares %


MTL 222,000,000 31.43%

Terry Jarvis and Jarvis Burnes Trustee Limited 113,636,364 16.09%

Hunter Holdings Limited 35,000,000 4.95%

Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 31,727,778 4.49%

New Zealand Depository Nominee Limited 26,716,924 3.78%

Marvel Fantasy Limited 20,000,000 2.83%

New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited 19,107,753 2.70%

Custodial Services Limited 18,019,703 2.55%

Waitara Trustee Limited 16,480,000 2.33%

APZ Limited 15,640,562 2.21%


Subtotal

518,332,914 73.37%

Others (814 shareholders) 188,099,164 26.63%


Total

706,432,078 100.00%


Source: NZX Company Research


Share Options

On 15 June 2020, Me Today granted 3,000,000 share options to BB Promotions

Limited, a company owned by interests associated with Beauden Barrett.

The options are in 3 tranches of 1,000,000 options each, with vesting dates ranging

from 1 June 2021 to 1 June 2023 and expiry dates ranging from 30 June 2021 to

30 June 2023. The exercise price of each option is $0.09.

The first tranche of 1,000,000 options vested on 1 June 2021 and expired

(unexercised) on 30 June 2021.



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4.5 Financial Performance

A summary of Me Today’s recent financial performance is set out below.


Summary of Me Today Financial Performance


6 Mths to

31 Mar 19

(Audited)

$000

Year to

31 Mar 20

(Audited)

$000

Year to

31 Mar 21

(Audited)

$000

6 Mths to

30 Sep 21

(Unaudited)

$000


Revenue 80 566 1,143 2,415


Expenses (125) (1,381) (4,076) (5,086)



Operating loss (45) (815) (2,933) (2,671)


Finance income / (expense) (net) - 1 73 (102)


Reverse acquisition costs and listing expenses - (4,168) - -



Loss before tax (45) (4,982) (2,860) (2,773)


Income tax expense - - - -


Net loss for the year


(45)

(4,982) (2,860) (2,773)


Source: Me Today audited financial statements and interim financial statements for the 6 months ended 30 September 2021


Prior to the King Honey Acquisition on 30 June 2021, Me Today’s revenue consisted

of the sale of Me Today

TM

branded products and agency income earned by Good

Brand.

Expenses consisted mainly of cost of sales, marketing expenses, salaries and wages

and directors’ expenses.

The Company incurred $4.2 million of costs associated with the Me Today Acquisition

on 31 March 2020:

• reverse listing expenses - $0.2 million

• reverse listing share based payment expense - $4.0 million.

Me Today’s financial performance for the 6 months ended 30 September 2021

included 90 days trading of King Honey following its acquisition. King Honey revenue

amounted to $1.3 million (52% of total revenue) and King Honey net loss amounted

to $0.8 million (30% of total net loss). The Company incurred $0.4 million of

acquisition expenses in the period.



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4.6 Financial Position

A summary of Me Today’s recent financial position is set out below.


Summary of Me Today Financial Position


As at

31 Mar 19

(Audited)

$000

As at

31 Mar 20

(Audited)

$000

As at

31 Mar 21

(Audited)

$000

As at

30 Sep 21

(Unaudited)

$000


Cash and cash equivalents 38 4,168 1,195 2,293

Short term deposits - - 3,804 -

Trade and other receivables 21 247 418 1,919

Inventory - 341 934 14,126

Biological work in progress - - - 3,221

Taxation receivable - 11 23 29



Current assets 59 4,767 6,374 21,588


Property, plant and equipment 10 23 91 5,569

Right of use assets 176 2,257

Biological assets - - - 3,283

Intangible assets - 62 73 13,489



Non current assets 10 85 340 24,598



Total assets

69

4,852 6,714 46,186


Trade payables and other liabilities (14) (529) (629) (2,485)

Borrowings (100) - - (1,655)

Lease liabilities - - (79) (835)



Current liabilities (114) (529) (708) (4,975)


Borrowings - - - (11,497)

Lease liabilities - - (114) (1,562)



Non current liabilities - - (114) (13,059)



Total liabilities

(114)

(529) (822) (18,034)


Net assets

(45)

4,323 5,892 28,152


NTA per share $0.012

1

$0.014


$0.027


1 On a post share consolidation basis


Source: Me Today audited financial statements and interim financial statements for the 6 months ended 30 September 2021


Me Today’s financial position changed considerably following the King Honey

Acquisition on 30 June 2021.

The Company’s main assets are now inventory, biological assets, fixed assets and

intangible assets.

The Company had $14.1 million of inventory on hand as at 30 September 2021

comprising mainly of honey raw materials.

The Company had external borrowings of $13.2 million and lease liabilities of

$2.4 million as at 30 September 2021.

The Company had total equity of approximately $28.2 million as at 30 September

2021, comprising:

• share capital – $38.7 million

• share based payments reserve – $0.1 million

• accumulated losses – negative $10.6 million.



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4.7 Cash Flows

A summary of Me Today’s recent cash flows is set out below.


Summary of Me Today Cash Flows


6 Mths to

31 Mar 19

(Audited)

$000

Year to

31 Mar 20

(Audited)

$000

Year to

31 Mar 21

(Audited)

$000

6 Mths to

30 Sep 21

(Unaudited)

$000


Net cash (outflow) from operating activities (51) (1,064) (3,334) (4,622)


Net cash inflow / (outflow) from investing activities (11) 1,494 (3,919) (17,162)


Net cash inflow from financing activities

100

3,700 4,280 22,882


Net increase / (decrease) in cash held 38 4,130 (2,973) 1,098


Opening cash balance

-

38 4,168 1,195



Closing cash balance

38 4,168 1,195 2,293


Source: Me Today audited financial statements and interim financial statements for the 6 months ended 30 September 2021


Me Today has incurred approximately $4.4 million of cash losses from its operations

over the past 2 and a half year period to 31 March 2021.

The Company received $1.6 million of cash from CSM Group Limited under the Me

Today Acquisition in the 2020 financial year.

$3.8 million of cash was invested into short term deposits in the 2021 financial year.

Me Today raised $1.5 million in cash from wholesale investors on 31 March 2020 as

part of the Me Today Acquisition.

The Company raised $4.0 million on 10 July 2020 from the 2020 Retail Offer and

$0.5 million on 31 July 2020 under the 2020 SPP.

4.8 Share Price History

Set out below is a summary of Me Today’s daily closing share price and monthly

volumes of shares traded from 3 April 2020 (following the completion of the Me Today

Acquisition) to 25 February 2022.


Source: NZX Company Research

During the period, Me Today’s shares have traded between $0.055 and $0.149 at a

VWAP of $0.093.



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An analysis of Me Today’s recent VWAP, traded volumes and liquidity (measured as

traded volumes as a percentage of shares outstanding) up to 26 November 2021 (the

last trading day before the announcement of the Placements) is set out below.


Share Trading up to 26 November 2021


Period Low


($)

High


($)

VWAP


($)

Volume

Traded

(000)

Liquidity


1 month 0.064 0.074 0.068 5,188 0.7%


3 months 0.064 0.085 0.072 12,590 1.8%


6 months 0.064 0.114 0.085 31,156 4.4%


12 months 0.064 0.114 0.083 50,830 7.2%


Source: NZX Company Research


Trading in the Company’s shares is relatively thin, reflecting that the top 10

shareholders collectively hold 73.37% of the Company’s shares.



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5. Sources of Information, Reliance on Information, Disclaimer

and Indemnity

5.1 Sources of Information

The statements and opinions expressed in this report are based on the following main

sources of information:

• the draft notice of special meeting

• the Deed

• the Me Today annual reports for the years ended 31 March, 2020 and 2021

• the Me Today interim financial statements for the 6 months ended

30 September 2021.

During the course of preparing this report, we have had discussions with and / or

received information from the Board and Me Today’s legal advisers.

The Non-associated Directors have confirmed that we have been provided for the

purpose of this Independent Adviser’s Report and Appraisal Report with all

information relevant to the Placements that is known to them and that all the

information is true and accurate in all material aspects and is not misleading by

reason of omission or otherwise.

Including this confirmation, we have obtained all the information that we believe is

desirable for the purpose of preparing this Independent Adviser’s Report and

Appraisal Report.

In our opinion, the information to be provided by Me Today to the Non-associated

Shareholders is sufficient to enable the Non-associated Directors and the

Non-associated Shareholders to understand all the relevant factors and to make an

informed decision in respect of the Placements.

5.2 Reliance on Information

In preparing this report we have relied upon and assumed, without independent

verification, the accuracy and completeness of all information that was available from

public sources and all information that was furnished to us by Me Today and its

advisers.

We have evaluated that information through analysis, enquiry and examination for

the purposes of preparing this report but we have not verified the accuracy or

completeness of any such information or conducted an appraisal of any assets. We

have not carried out any form of due diligence or audit on the accounting or other

records of Me Today. We do not warrant that our enquiries would reveal any matter

which an audit, due diligence review or extensive examination might disclose.

5.3 Disclaimer

We have prepared this report with care and diligence and the statements in the report

are given in good faith and in the belief, on reasonable grounds, that such statements

are not false or misleading. However, in no way do we guarantee or otherwise

warrant that any forecasts of future profits, cash flows or financial position of Me

Today will be achieved. Forecasts are inherently uncertain. They are predictions of

future events that cannot be assured. They are based upon assumptions, many of

which are beyond the control of Me Today and its directors and management team.

Actual results will vary from the forecasts and these variations may be significantly

more or less favourable.



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We assume no responsibility arising in any way whatsoever for errors or omissions

(including responsibility to any person for negligence) for the preparation of the report

to the extent that such errors or omissions result from our reasonable reliance on

information provided by others or assumptions disclosed in the report or assumptions

reasonably taken as implicit, provided that this shall not absolve Simmons Corporate

Finance from liability arising from an opinion expressed recklessly or in bad faith.

Our evaluation has been arrived at based on economic, exchange rate, market and

other conditions prevailing at the date of this report. Such conditions may change

significantly over relatively short periods of time. We have no obligation or

undertaking to advise any person of any change in circumstances which comes to

our attention after the date of this report or to review, revise or update this report.

We have had no involvement in the preparation of the notice of special meeting and

have not verified or approved the contents of the notice of special meeting. We do

not accept any responsibility for the contents of the notice of special meeting except

for this report.

5.4 Indemnity

Me Today has agreed that, to the extent permitted by law, it will indemnify Simmons

Corporate Finance and its directors and employees in respect of any liability suffered

or incurred as a result of or in connection with the preparation of the report. This

indemnity does not apply in respect of any negligence, wilful misconduct or breach

of law. Me Today has also agreed to indemnify Simmons Corporate Finance and its

directors and employees for time incurred and any costs in relation to any inquiry or

proceeding initiated by any person. Where Simmons Corporate Finance or its

directors and employees are found liable for or guilty of negligence, wilful misconduct

or breach of law or term of reference, Simmons Corporate Finance shall reimburse

such costs.



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6. Qualifications and Expertise, Independence, Declarations and

Consents

6.1 Qualifications and Expertise

Simmons Corporate Finance is a New Zealand owned specialist corporate finance

advisory practice. It advises on mergers and acquisitions, prepares independent

expert's reports and provides valuation advice.

The person in the company responsible for issuing this report is Peter Simmons,

B.Com, DipBus (Finance), INFINZ (Cert).

Simmons Corporate Finance and Mr Simmons have significant experience in the

independent investigation of transactions and issuing opinions on the merits and

fairness of the terms and financial conditions of the transactions.

6.2 Independence

Simmons Corporate Finance does not have at the date of this report, and has not

had, any shareholding in or other relationship with Me Today, MLT or the Jarvis Trust

or any conflicts of interest that could affect our ability to provide an unbiased opinion

in relation to the Placements.

Simmons Corporate Finance has not had any part in the formulation of the

Placements or any aspects thereof. Our sole involvement has been the preparation

of this report.

Simmons Corporate Finance will receive a fixed fee for the preparation of this report.

This fee is not contingent on the conclusions of this report or the outcome of the

voting in respect of the Placements Resolutions. We will receive no other benefit

from the preparation of this report.

6.3 Declarations

An advance draft of this report was provided to the Non-associated Directors for their

comments as to the factual accuracy of the contents of the report. Changes made to

the report as a result of the circulation of the draft have not changed the methodology

or our conclusions.

Our terms of reference for this engagement did not contain any term which materially

restricted the scope of the report.

6.4 Consents

We consent to the issuing of this report in the form and context in which it is to be

included in the notice of special meeting to be sent to the Non-associated

Shareholders. Neither the whole nor any part of this report, nor any reference thereto

may be included in any other document without our prior written consent as to the

form and context in which it appears.



Peter Simmons

Director

Simmons Corporate Finance Limited

28 February 2022

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2 March 2022

Me Today – Shareholders’ meeting to consider $6m placement

Me Today Limited (NZX:MEE) released today the notice of special meeting of Shareholders to

be held as an audioconference only meeting, on Friday 18 March 2022 commencing at 1:00 pm.

Shareholders will need to pre-register for the meeting. To do so click this link and follow the

instructions: https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10020251-asmsb22.html

The sole purpose of the special meeting is to seek approval to the placement of $6 million of

additional share capital. Shareholder approval is being sought to issue new capital of $3.75 million to

MTL Securities Limited and $2.25m to the trustees of TW Jarvis (No. 1) Trust. The new capital is

being placed at an issue price of 8.8 cents per share, payable in cash within 2 working days of the

meeting.

As notified to the market on the 29

th

of November 2021, the $6 million share placement is intended

to lessen cashflow pressure on the company following disappointing sales projected for the King

Honey business in the 2022 financial year.

Accompanying the notice of meeting is the Independent Adviser’s Report and Appraisal Report

commissioned by the independent directors in respect to the placement prepared by Simmons

Corporate Finance.

As explained in the notice of meeting the independent directors of Me Today Limited recommend

that shareholders vote in favour of the resolutions.

For further information, please contact.

Stephen Sinclair

Company Secretary, Me Today Limited

021 330053

stephen@metoday.com

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