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Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Voting Form

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AFC GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Listed on the NZX: AFC)

Level 15, Tower Two, 205 Queen Street, Auckland CBD

Ph: +64 (09) 930-0245


Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Voting Form


Further to AFC Group Holdings Limited (AFC) announcement of 2

nd

August 2022,

please note the change of date: it was the company’s intention to hold the Annual

Meeting via Zoom link on Monday, 5th September 2022 at 2:00 pm, but the revised

date is now Friday 16 September 2022, commencing at 2:00 pm. Attached is a copy of

the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Voting Form.


Shareholders can watch the proceedings via this Zoom link

Topic: AFC AGM 2022

Time: Sep 16, 2022 02:00 PM Auckland, Wellington

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2595915157?pwd=Rnh0NjByb3cydC9CWjd5NjRNSGox

UT09

Meeting ID: 259 591 5157

Passcode: AFC123


The Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022 has been mailed to those

shareholders not registered to receive communications electronically. The Annual

Report is also available on AFC’s website at www.afcnz.com.


On behalf of the Board of Directors



Hao Long

CFO

16 August 2022


For Further Information

Please contact Mr Howard Long

howard.long@afcnz.com

+64- 21- 244-8000

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AFC GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Listed on the NZX: AFC)

Suite A, Level 15, Tower II

205 Queen Street

Auckland

Ph: +64 (09) 930-0245



NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS


16 September 2022



AFC Group Holdings Limited (the Company) gives you notice that the annual

meeting of shareholders will be held online via Zoom link commencing at

2:00pm on 16 September 2022.


Shareholders can watch the proceedings via this Zoom link


Topic: AFC AGM 2022

Time: Sep 16, 2022 02:00 PM Auckland, Wellington

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2595915157?pwd=Rnh0NjByb3cydC9CWjd5NjRN

SGoxUT09

Meeting ID: 259 591 5157

Passcode: AFC123


Watching the Meeting on Zoom does not constitute being present at the Meeting,

and, accordingly, Shareholders cannot vote via Zoom – if you wish to vote,

please vote by proxy in accordance with the instructions on page 4 of this Notice.

If you wish to vote on the date, you can email your Shareholder details

CSN/Securityholder Number, your registered name and address and your

voting intentions for each Resolution or scan your proxy/voting form to

accounts@afcnz.com by 3:00 p.m. on Friday 16 September 2022.


Shareholders who cannot attend may also submit questions for the Board or

management by email to accounts@afcnz.com by 5.00 p.m. on Thursday 15

September 2022. Questions will be grouped where possible and answered in

General Business. Questions asked via the Zoom tool will not be addressed.



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

details of the transactions which are the subject of the resolutions and the

approval required for each resolution by the shareholders of the Company

pursuant to the NZX Listing Rules, the Companies Act 1993 and the constitution

of the Company.


The business of the meeting will be:


1. Chairman’s Introduction

2. Apologies

3. Resolution 1: Annual Report

To receive and consider the Annual Report, including the audit report and

financial statements, for the year ended 31 March 2022.

“That the Annual Report be received.”

4. Resolution 2: Appointment of Auditor

To record that the company appoints new auditor pursuant to section

207P of the Companies Act 1993 and to consider, and if thought fit, to

pass the following ordinary resolution

“That the Company’s Auditors William Buck is reappointed as

auditors.”

5. Resolution 3: Fixing the Fees and Expenses of the auditor

To record that shareholders authorise the directors to fix the fees and

expenses of the auditor for the financial year ending 31 March 2023

pursuant to section 200 of the Companies Act 1993 and to consider, and

if thought fit, to pass the following ordinary resolution

“ That the directors of the Company be authorised to fix the

remuneration of the auditors of the Company for the ensuing

year.”


6. Resolution 4: Re-election of Director

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

pursuant to NZX Listing Rule 3.3.6:

“That Yang Xia, who retires by rotation and is eligible for re-

election, be elected as a non-executive director of the

Company.”

7. Resolution 5: Re-election of Director

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

pursuant to NZX Listing Rule 3.3.6:

“That Bo Xian (Charles) Cao, who retires by rotation and is

eligible for re-election, be elected as an independent director of

the Company.”

8. Resolution 6: Re-election of Director

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

pursuant to NZX Listing Rule 3.3.6:

“That Jingwei (Karen) Ma, who retires by rotation and is eligible

for re-election, be elected as an executive director of the

Company.”

9. Resolution 7: Appointment of Director

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

“That Shuang (Simon) Xia be appointed as a non-executive

director of the Company.”

10. General Business

Attending the Meeting

AFC Group Holdings Limited advises that considering current and expected

Covid-19 related social distancing restrictions, it will no longer offer

shareholders the ability to attend the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in person.

Shareholders will be able to attend the meeting, which is to be held on Friday

16 September 2022, through a virtual meeting platform only.


Explanatory Notes

Explanatory notes on Resolution 2 to 7 accompany this Notice of Meeting.



Ordinary Resolution

An ordinary resolution means a resolution passed by a simple majority of votes

of shareholders of the Company entitled to vote and voting.


Directors’ Recommendation

The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of the

Resolutions 1 to 7.


Proxies and Representatives

Shareholders may exercise their right to vote at the meeting either by being

present in person or by appointing a proxy to attend and vote in their place. A

proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. The Chairman of the meeting

is willing to act as proxy for any shareholder who may wish to appoint him for

that purpose. The Chairman intends to vote any discretionary proxies, that he

receives, in favour of the resolutions. A body corporate shareholder may

appoint a representative to attend the meeting on its behalf. A proxy form is

enclosed with this notice.


If you wish to vote by proxy you must complete the form and produce it to the

Company by delivering it to the Company’s Share Registrar, Computershare

Investor Services Ltd, Level 2, 159 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, Auckland or by

posting it to The Share Registrar, AFC Group Holdings Limited, c/o

Computershare Investor Services Ltd, Private Bag 92119, Auckland 1142, New

Zealand (in each case), so as to be received no later than 48 hours before the

meeting is due to begin (i.e. before 2:00 pm on 14 September 2022).



By order of the Board




Hao Long


CFO

16 August 2022


EXPLANATORY NOTES


Resolution 2 - Appointment of Auditor


Shareholder approval is sought to reappoint the Company’s Auditors William

Buck as auditors.


Resolution 3 - Fixing the Fees and Expense of the auditor


Shareholder approval is sought to authorise the directors to fix the fees and

expense of the auditor for the financial year ending 31 March 2023.


Resolution 4 – 6 Re-election of Director


Pursuant to NZX Listing rule 3.3.6 adopted within the Company’s constitution

requires that at every annual meeting, at least one third of the Directors and

those who have been longest in office since their last election shall retire from

office.


The Company currently has five directors. Three of those directors Yang Xia,

Boxian (Charles) Cao, and Jingwei (Karen) Ma retire by rotation, and being

eligible for re-election, has offered themselves for re-election.


Yang Xia

Mr. Yang Xia is a Chinese National with more than 30 years of experience in

commerce and finance. Prior to starting his own business, he held management

and leadership roles in the Chinese Government’s finance department and in

major nationally owned Chinese companies. He is a former director general of

the Anhui Chaohu Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Commission. He

currently holds directorships in various Chinese companies spanning a range

of industries.

In 2007 Mr Xia formed his own investment company, Guangdong Yinrui

Investment & Management Company. While a majority of his investments are

in China, he has also invested in a chemical company in Thailand. Mr Xia is

currently in the process of expanding his investment activities into Australia and

New Zealand having founded NZ Silveray Group Limited in February 2014.



Boxian (Charles) Cao

Mr. Bo Xian Cao is a Chinese National and a New Zealand Citizen. He moved

to New Zealand in 1994 and he has over 22 years business experience in China

and New Zealand. He has held various executive positions in export related

sectors specifically primary industries (including Hydroponics) and Skin Care

industries. Mr. Cao has developed skills in trading between New Zealand and

Asian countries specialising in Hong Kong and China.

Mr. Cao joined AFC in 2016 and he is currently the director of AFC Group

Holdings Limited, and Chairman of the Audit and Risk committee.


Jingwei Ma

Ms Jingwei Ma was appointed director of AFC Group Holdings Limited on 29

March 2021. Ms Jingwei Ma graduated from Japan Aichi University in 2010,

major in International Relations. She is a visionary entrepreneur who owns a

business in the education sector and operates two female fitness clubs in Xi’an

China. Both of her businesses have achieved remarkable results.

Ms Ma has brought her governance expertise and trading channels to AFC to

stimulate the international trade sector.


Resolution 7 - Appointment of Director


Shuang (Simon) Xia

Mr. Shuang (Simon) Xia studied Commerce in the UK and New Zealand. He

has successful experience in running business in commercial and investment

sector. Mr. Shuang (Simon) Xia has been the Chief Executive Officer of AFC

Biotechnology Manufacture Co Limited since June 2019 and brings his

expertise to explore the sales channels for AFC.

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Proxy/Voting Form

How to Vote on Items of Business

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

Appointment of Proxy

Watching the Meeting on Zoom does not constitute being present at the Meeting,

and, accordingly, Shareholders cannot vote via Zoom – if you wish to vote,

please vote by proxy in accordance with the instructions on page 4 of this Notice.

If you wish to vote on the date, you can email your Shareholder details

CSN/Securityholder Number, your registered name and address and your voting

intentions for each Resolution or scan your proxy/voting form to

accounts@afcnz.com by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 14 September 2022.

Voting on your holding

Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item

of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote as they choose. If you

mark more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that item.

Attending the Meeting

Please refer to the enclosed Notice of Meeting for details on accessing the

meeting.

Signing Instructions for Postal Forms

Individual

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

Joint Holding

Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders

should sign.

Power of Attorney

If this Proxy Form has been signed under a power of attorney, a copy of the

power of attorney (unless already deposited with the Company) and a signed

certificate of non-revocation of the power of attorney must be produced to the

Company with this Proxy Form.

Companies

This form should be signed by a Director jointly with another Director, or a

Sole Director can also sign alone. Please sign in the appropriate place and

indicate the office held.

Comments & Questions

If you have any comments or questions for the company, please write them

on a separate sheet of paper and return with this form or by email to

accounts@afcnz.com.

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ZOOM ANNUAL MEETING

A

FC Group Holdings Limited (the Company) gives you notice that the annual meeting of shareholders will be held online via Zoom link

commencing at 2:00pm on Friday, 16 September 2022. Shareholders can watch the proceedings using the below access details. Topic:

AFC AGM 2022. Date: Friday, 16 September 2022 Time: 02:00 pm Auckland, Wellington.

Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2595915157?pwd=Rnh0NjByb3cydC9CWjd5NjRNSGoxUT09.

Meeting ID: 259 591 5157. Passcode: AFC123

AFC Group Holdings Limited

Proxy/Voting Form
Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

STEP 1

hereby appointof

or failing him/herof

as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions at the Annual General Meeting of

AFC Group Holdings Limited to be held via Zoom on Friday, 16 September 2022 commencing at 2.00 pm (New Zealand Time) and at any adjournment of

that meeting.

I/We being a securityholder/s of AFC Group Holdings Limited

Items of Business - Voting Instructions

STEP 2

Please note: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf and your votes will not be counted in

computing the required majority.

Signature of Securityholder(s) This section must be completed.

SIGN

or Sole Director/Director

Securityholder 1Securityholder 2Securityholder 3

Contact Name Contact Daytime Telephone Date

Ordinary Business

1.


That the Annual Report be received.

2.


That the Company’s Auditors William Buck is reappointed as auditors.

3.


That the directors of the Company be authorised to fix the remuneration of the auditors of the Company for the ensuing year.

4.

That Yang Xia, who retires by rotation and is eligible for re-election, be elected as a non-executive director of the Company.

5.

That Bo Xian (Charles) Cao, who retires by rotation and is eligible for re-election, be elected as an independent director of

the Company.

6.

That Jingwei (Karen) Ma, who retires by rotation and is eligible for re-election, be elected as an executive director of the

Company.

7.

That Shuang (Simon) Xia be appointed as a non-executive director of the Company.

For

Against

Abstain

Proxy

Discretion

or Director (if more than one)

If your proxy is not the Chairman of the Meeting or any other director of the Company, please ensure that you provide their contact details

(phone and email address).

Proxy contact Details (Phone): and (Email):

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