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Notice of Annual Meeting 2022

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Notice of 2022
Annual Meeting

VECTOR LIMITED

Notice is given that the 2022 Annual Meeting of Vector

Limited will be held in the World Cup Lounge, Level 4,

Eden Park, Reimers Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland,

New Zealand, on Thursday 29 September 2022,

commencing at 2.00pm.

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If the COVID-19 situation deteriorates,

Vector may determine that the 2022

Annual Meeting will move to being a

virtual meeting only.

If this occurs, we will provide shareholders

with as much notice as is reasonably

practicable via the NZX. Details of how to

attend the Annual Meeting virtually are set

out in the Virtual Meeting Guide.

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Agenda

Notice of 2022 Annual Meeting

The 2022 Annual Meeting of Vector Limited (the Company) will be held in

the World Cup Lounge, Level 4, Eden Park, Reimers Avenue, Mount Eden,

Auckland, New Zealand. And online virtually through the Computershare

Meeting Services web platform https://meetnow.global/nz, on Thursday

29 September 2022, commencing at 2.00pm.

A. ORDINARY BUSINESS

Chair’s and Group Chief Executive’s Reports

Reports from the Chair and the Group Chief Executive

on the financial year ended 30 June 2022, including

consideration of the financial statements and the audit

report. (See Explanatory Note 1, on page 5.)

Election and Re-election of Directors

Late last year, the Board appointed Paul Hutchison as a

director of the Company. In accordance with NZX Listing

Rule 2.7.1, Paul Hutchison will retire and, being eligible,

offers himself for election. The meeting will be asked to

consider by ordinary resolution:

1. To elect Paul Hutchison as a Director of the Company.

Further, in accordance with NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1, Paula

Rebstock and Alastair Bell retire by rotation and, being

eligible, offer themselves for re-election. In addition,

Jonathan Mason retires by rotation and, being eligible,

offers himself for re-election for a term of one year. The

meeting will therefore be asked to consider by ordinary

resolution:

2. To re-elect Jonathan Mason as a Director of the

Company for a further one year term ending on the

date of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Company.

3. To re-elect Paula Rebstock as a Director of the

Company.

4. To re-elect Alastair Bell as a Director of the Company.

(See Explanatory Note 2, on page 5.)

In addition, the Board recommends that Doug McKay

be appointed as a new director of the Company with

effect from 1 October 2022. Therefore the meeting will

be asked to consider by ordinary resolution:

5. To elect Doug McKay as a Director of the Company

with effect on and from 1 October 2022.

Biographies of Paul Hutchison, Jonathan Mason, Paula

Rebstock, Alastair Bell and Doug McKay are set out on

page 9.

Appointment and Remuneration of Auditor

The meeting will be asked to consider by an ordinary

resolution:

6. To record the automatic reappointment of the

Auditor, KPMG, and to authorise the directors to fix

the remuneration of the Auditor for the ensuing year.

(See Explanatory Note 3, on page 5.)

Alterations to Constitution

The meeting will be asked to consider by a special

resolution:

7. To alter Vector’s constitution with effect from the

close of the Annual Meeting, by:

(a) Altering clause 26.4 by addition of the words

shown in underline below:

“26.4 Right of Entrust to remove a Director

and fill a casual vacancy: Entrust may

at any time by written notice to the

Company in accordance with clause 37.5:

(a) remove with immediate effect a

Director who is also at that time a

Trustee and may appoint a person

to be a Director to fill the vacancy so

created; or

(b) where a Director who is also at that

time a Trustee ceases to be a Director

for any of the reasons set out in

paragraphs (d) to (h) inclusive of clause

26.8 before the end of his or her term

in office (as prescribed by the terms

of this Constitution), appoint a person

to be a Director to fill the vacancy so

created,

provided in each case that such

Director shall retire from office at the

commencement of the next meeting of

Shareholders at which Directors are to be

elected, but shall be eligible for election

as a Director at that meeting.”

(b) Altering clauses 34.1 and 34.2 by addition of the

words shown in underline below:

“34. MAJOR TRANSACTIONS

34.1 Approval of Resolution: For such time

as Entrust holds a Majority Interest, the

Company shall not and shall procure

that no Subsidiary (other than a Listed

Subsidiary) shall, (subject to clause 34.2)

enter into any transaction or series of

linked or related transactions to acquire,

sell, lease (whether as lessor or lessee),

exchange, or otherwise dispose of

(otherwise than by way of charge) assets

of the Company or any Subsidiary (other

than a Listed Subsidiary) or assets to be

held by the Company or any Subsidiary

(other than a Listed Subsidiary):

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Agenda continued

(a) which would significantly change the

nature of the business of the Company

and its Subsidiaries taken as a group;

or

(b) in respect of which the gross value is

in excess of 15% of the Average Market

Capitalisation of the Company;

except with the prior written approval

of Entrust or the prior approval of an

ordinary resolution of the Company (if

the Company must obtain approval of

the transaction or transactions by an

ordinary resolution under the Listing

Rules) or a special resolution (if the

Company must obtain approval of the

transaction or transactions by a special

resolution under section 129 of the Act).

For the purposes of clause 34.1(b),

“Average Market Capitalisation” has the

meaning given to that term in the Listing

Rules).

34.2 Exception: Clause 34.1 shall not apply to:

(a) a takeover offer by the Company in

respect of a Code Company;

(ab) a transaction with any wholly owned

Subsidiary of the Company;

(b) any transaction entered into by the

Company with a Bank as principal,

on arms’ length terms and in the

ordinary course of banking business;

or

(c) an issue by the Company of

Securities for cash which does not

significantly change the nature of the

business of the Company.

Clause 34.2(c) is subject to clause 4.1.

(See Explanatory Note 4, on page 5).

Director Remuneration

The meeting will be asked to consider by an ordinary

resolution:

8. That directors’ fees be set as a total annual fee pool,

and increase over two financial years by $281,820

from $805,200 to $1,087,020 (plus GST, if any), with

the first annual fee pool to apply to the 2023 financial

year, and to be divided among the directors as the

Board determines, as more particularly described in

the Notice of Meeting.

(See Explanatory Note 5, on pages 6–8).

B. GENERAL BUSINESS

To consider such other business as may properly be

raised at the meeting.

By Order of the Board

John Rodger

Company Secretary

26 August 2022

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Procedural Notes

Vector is holding a hybrid Annual Meeting this year to

allow shareholders who are unable to attend in person

to have the opportunity to attend online through

the Computershare Meeting Services web platform

https://meetnow.global/nz.

By using the web platform, you will be able to watch the

Annual Meeting and vote and ask questions online using

your smartphone, tablet or desktop device. Please refer to

the enclosed Virtual Meeting Guide for more information.

Ordinary Resolutions:

Ordinary resolutions are required to be approved by a

simple majority of more than 50% of votes validly cast at

the Annual Meeting.

Attend in Person or Virtually:

If you wish to attend the Annual Meeting please bring

the enclosed Proxy/Voting form, or your CSN holder

number with you to the meeting or participate virtually

via the Computershare Meeting Services web platform

https://meetnow.global/nz.

Shareholders Entitled to Attend and Vote:

Under section 125 of the Companies Act 1993, the Board

has determined that, for the purposes of voting at the

Annual Meeting, only those registered shareholders of

the Company as at 5.00pm on Monday 26 September

2022, being a day not more than 20 working days before

the meeting, shall be entitled to exercise the right to

vote at the meeting.

Proxies:

Any shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the

meeting may appoint a proxy (or representative in the

case of a corporate shareholder) to attend and vote

on behalf of the shareholder. A proxy need not be a

shareholder of the Company. You may appoint the “Chair

of the Meeting” as your proxy if you wish. If, in appointing

a proxy, you have inadvertently not named someone

to be your proxy (either online or on the enclosed

proxy form), or your named proxy does not attend the

meeting, the Chair of the Meeting will be your proxy and

will vote in accordance with your express direction. A

proxy form accompanies this Notice of Meeting.

Proxy forms must be received at the office of the

Company’s share registry, Computershare Investor

Services Limited, Level 2, 159 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna,

Auckland, New Zealand (Private Bag 92119, Auckland

1142), or at the Company’s registered office, Level 4,

101 Carlton Gore Road, Newmarket, Auckland 1023, by

2.00pm on Tuesday 27 September 2022. Alternatively,

you can appoint a proxy online at www.investorvote.

co.nz. Online proxy appointments must be received

by 2.00pm on Tuesday 27 September 2022. Please see

your proxy form for further details. The chair intends to

vote all discretionary proxies given to him in favour of

resolutions 1 to 8.

Hybrid Meeting:

Following the success of past years’ online meetings, the

Company has made the decision to hold a hybrid Annual

Meeting. All shareholders will have the opportunity

to attend and participate in the 2022 Annual Meeting

either in person or online via an internet connection

(using a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone).

Audio will stream through the selected device, so

shareholders will need to ensure that they have the

volume control on their headphones or device turned

up. Shareholders will be able to view the presentations,

vote on the resolutions to be put to shareholders and

ask questions, by using their own computers or mobile

devices. Shareholders will still be able to appoint a proxy

to vote for them as they otherwise would, by following

the instructions on the proxy form and this Notice of

Annual Meeting. Details of how to participate ‘virtually’

are provided in the accompanying Virtual Meeting Guide,

with instructions for accessing the virtual meeting.

If the COVID-19 situation deteriorates, Vector may

determine that the 2022 Annual Meeting will move

to being a virtual meeting only. If this occurs, we

will provide shareholders with as much notice as is

reasonably practicable via the NZX. Details of how to

attend the Annual Meeting virtually are set out in the

Virtual Meeting Guide.

The directors invite in person attendees at the Annual

Meeting to join them for light refreshments at the

conclusion of the meeting.

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Explanatory Notes

A. ORDINARY BUSINESS

Explanatory Note 1 – Chair’s and Group Chief

Executive’s Reports

The Chair and the Group Chief Executive will each give

a presentation on the financial year ended 30 June 2022.

Events occurring after 30 June 2022 will also

be discussed.

Explanatory Note 2 – Election and Re-election of

Directors

The NZX Listing Rules require that directors appointed

by the Board retire at the next annual meeting but shall

be eligible for election at that meeting. Late last year,

the Board appointed Paul Hutchison as a director of the

Company. He retires at this Annual Meeting, but, being

eligible, offers himself for election.

The NZX Listing Rules also require that directors must

not hold office (without re-election) past the third

annual meeting following the director’s appointment or

3 years, whichever is longer.

Jonathan Mason, Paula Rebstock and Alastair Bell

are subject to rotation under the NZX Listing Rules

and they retire by rotation at this Annual Meeting.

Being eligible, Paula Rebstock and Alastair Bell offer

themselves for re-election and Jonathan Mason also

offers himself for re-election but only until the end of the

2023 annual meeting of the Company. The Board has

determined that Jonathan Mason and Paula Rebstock

are Independent Directors (as defined by the NZX

Listing Rules). Paul Hutchison and Alastair Bell are not

Independent Directors, as they are Trustees of Entrust.

In addition, the Board recommends that Doug McKay

be appointed as a new director of the Company with

effect from 1 October 2022. Doug McKay, being eligible,

offers himself for election. Biographical details for Doug

McKay and the other directors proposed to be elected

or re-elected by rotation are set out on page 9. Under

the NZX Listing Rules, the amount of the directors’ fee

pool will be increased by the average amount being

paid to non-executive directors excluding the Chair, as

a consequence of appointment of Doug McKay as an

additional director.

Explanatory Note 3 – Appointment and Remuneration

of Auditor

Section 207T of the Companies Act 1993 provides that a

company’s auditor is automatically reappointed unless

there is a resolution or other reason for the auditor not to

be reappointed. The Company wishes KPMG to continue

as the Company’s auditor, and KPMG has indicated its

willingness to do so.

Section 207S of the Companies Act 1993 provides that

the fees and expenses of KPMG as auditor are to be

fixed by the Company at the Annual Meeting or in such

a manner as the Company determines at the Annual

Meeting. The Board proposes that, consistent with

past practice, the auditor’s fees should be fixed by

the directors.

Explanatory Note 4 – Alterations to Constitution

This special resolution seeks to alter the Company’s

constitution.

A copy of the proposed altered constitution is available

free of charge by contacting investor@vector.co.nz. You

may also inspect the proposed amended constitution at

https://vector.co.nz/governance.

Clause 26.4

The first proposed change is an amendment to clause

26.4 to allow Entrust to appoint a director to fill a

casual vacancy on the Board which arises as a result of

a director, who at the time of his or her appointment

to the Board was an Entrust Trustee, ceasing to

be a director prior to the end of his or her term of

appointment by reason of the director:

(a) dying, or becoming mentally disordered or subject to

a property order or personal order made under the

Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988;

(b) resigning;

(c) becoming disqualified from being a director;

(d) becoming bankrupt or making an arrangement or

composition with his or her creditors generally; or

(e) having for more than six months been absent without

approval of the Board from meetings of the Board

held during that period.

Clause 34

The second proposed change is to allow the trustees

of Entrust to approve transactions involving more

than 15% of Vector’s Average Market Capitalisation by

providing approval in writing rather than at a meeting

of Vector shareholders, and to include an exception for

transactions between wholly-owned group members,

consistent with the approach taken in other provisions

in the constitution. The change would not apply if the

NZX Listing Rules or Companies Act 1993 also required

approval of such a transaction under listing rule 5.1 or

section 129 of the Companies Act 1993.

Nature of changes

The proposed alterations do not impose or remove a

restriction on Vector’s activities, or affect the rights

attached to Vector shares, and accordingly no rights arise

under sections 110 or 117 of the Companies Act 1993.

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders

vote in favour of the alterations to the Company’s

constitution.

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Explanatory Note 5 – Director Remuneration

The NZX Listing Rules require that remuneration

of directors be authorised by ordinary resolution of

shareholders.

Proposed changes:

This resolution seeks shareholder approval to:

a) increase the total annual director fee pool by $281,820

from $805,200 to $1,087,020 (plus GST, if any), which

reflects a 35% increase since the last director fee

increase in 2013, and an increase of 2.53% per annum

over the 12-year period to 2025 (on the basis that

the Board does not anticipate seeking shareholder

approval for any further increases in the directors’

annual fee pool prior to 2026);

b) implement the proposed increase in directors’ fees

over 2 financial years, with the first annual fee pool

of $946,110 (plus GST, if any) to apply to the 2023

financial year and the second annual fee pool of

$1,087,020 (plus GST, if any) to apply from the 2024

financial year and until such time as any further

increase in the total annual fee pool is approved by

shareholders; and

c) change the director fee structure from the current

fixed annual amounts for the Board Chair ($201,300)

and for each Non-Executive Director ($100,650) to an

annual fee pool of a maximum aggregate amount of

$1,087,020 (plus GST, if any), to be divided amongst

the directors as the Board determines from time to

time by resolution of the Board. This approach is the

more flexible structure that most other NZX listed

companies use.

The current and proposed fees by role are summarised in the following table. The Board will allocate the total annual

fee pool consistently amongst the directors via a base fee plus specified fees for each of the committee Chair and

member roles held (excluding the Board Chair). The Board has resolved to allocate the total annual fee pool as set out

in the table but reserves the discretion to reallocate the total annual fee pool, by resolution of the Board, should the

Board need to reconstitute the number of committees or number of members on each committee.

ROLECURRENT FEEFY23 FEE

ONWARDS

FROM FY24 FEE

Board Chair $201,300$ 20 7,6 5 0 *$214,000*

Deputy Board Chair$100,650$108,825**$112,000**

Non-Executive Director$100,650$103,825$107,000

Chair of Audit Committee$0$13,500$27,000

Member of Audit Committee$0$ 7, 5 0 0$15,000

Chair of Risk and Assurance Committee$0$13,500$27,000

Member of Risk and Assurance Committee$0$ 7, 5 0 0$15,000

Chair of People and Remuneration Committee$0$10,000$20,000

Member of People and Remuneration Committee$0$5,000$10,000

Pool for additional attendances$0$6,010$ 17,020

Total (plus GST, if any)$805,200$946,110$1,087,020

*The Board Chair shall not be paid additional fees as Chair or Member of the Audit Committee, Risk and Assurance

Committee or People and Remuneration Committee.

**The Deputy Board Chair fee is calculated as the Non-Executive Director base fee plus a premium of $5000 to reflect

the additional workload of the role. The Deputy Board Chair will also be paid fees for any Committee Chair and / or

Member roles in the same manner as other Non-Executive Directors.

Explanatory Notes continued

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Background and reasoning for proposed change:

The Board has undertaken a detailed review of the

directors’ remuneration including engaging PwC to

undertake an independent market benchmarking of

the Company’s non-executive director fees against

comparable companies in New Zealand. The purpose of

the review was to assess the appropriateness of the fees

being paid to directors, and ensure that the Company’s

director remuneration practices are consistent with

market trends and its objective of attracting and

retaining high calibre individuals as directors. The

peer group used in PwC’s benchmarking process

included 14 NZX listed companies with comparable

market capitalisations to the Company. A summary

of the PwC benchmarking report can be found at

https://www.vector.co.nz/investors/shareholder-meetings.

The proposed change to an annual director fee pool, and

increase in remuneration reflects that:

a) Directors’ fees have not been increased since 1

October 2013.

b) The Company wishes to introduce fees payable

to committee Chairs and members - currently

there is no ability to compensate directors for the

significant additional attendances and workload

that committee Chair and member roles require. The

Company is unusual when compared to other NZX

listed companies in not paying committee Chair and

member fees and the Company wishes to rectify this

to ensure directors are adequately remunerated for

their roles. The Board wishes to address this issue by

paying both committee Chair and member fees at

approximately the median of the market data which

accounts for just over 74% of the increase sought.

c) The Deputy Board Chair is currently remunerated

the same as a Non-Executive Director. The Company

wishes to increase the remuneration for the Deputy

Board Chair to reflect the additional work associated

with that role. Addressing this issue accounts for less

than 2% of the total increase sought. It is noted that

the current Deputy Board Chair is also Chair of the

People and Remuneration Committee and a member

of the Audit Committee and the Risk and Assurance

Committee and is proposed to be remunerated for

these three roles in the same manner as other Non-

Executive Directors.

d) The Company wishes to offer competitive fees

in order to attract and retain the highest quality

directors – and is seeking to move Board Chair and

Non Executive Director base fees from a below market

position to a level that is at or about the median of the

market. Addressing this issue accounts for just over

18% of the total increase sought. To be noted is that

the Board Chair is a member of the Audit Committee,

Risk and Assurance Committee and People and

Remuneration Committee, however is not proposed

to be remunerated for these three roles.

e) Increasing governance requirements and regulatory

requirements on the Company’s business continue

to increase the workload on directors. The Company

also wishes to have the scope to pay additional fees

to directors for significant additional attendances and

projects as is the norm in the market. The “headroom”

provided for in the total fee pool sought ($17,020 by

year two) accounts for just over 6% of the increase

sought.

f) Based on PwC’s benchmarking report:

i. the Company director fees are positioned below

the median of the peer group market data in all

respects;

ii. the absence of fees for committee chairs and

committee members is a notable difference from

most of the peer group;

iii. an increase in the total current actual directors’

fees of 33% is required to generally bring the fees

to be aligned with the median of the market over

2 financial years (noting that the market median is

likely to move in that period); and

iv. the vast majority of the NZX-50 utilise director

fee pools for the management of non-executive

director fees including headroom and flexibility

to remunerate directors for significant additional

attendances and accordingly the Company’s

current approach is unusual relative to market.

The PwC benchmarking report suggests that

companies typically pay out approximately 80%

of their approved fee pool, and as a consequence

the less than 2% headroom by year two proposed

by the Company is a lower percentage of the pool

than is typical.

The proposed change to an annual director fee pool,

and increase in directors’ remuneration, is therefore

consistent with the market information outlined in the

benchmarking report received from PwC.

For these reasons, the proposed change to an

annual director fee pool, and increase in directors’

remuneration, has the unanimous support of the Board.

Explanatory Notes continued

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NZ RegCo Waiver:

On 30 June 2019 NZ RegCo granted the Company a

waiver from NZX Listing Rule 6.3.1, to the extent that

Entrust would otherwise be prohibited from voting

in favour of resolutions on director fees. The waiver

renewed a similar waiver granted under previous listing

rules.

The waiver granted is subject to the following

conditions:

a) The Company’s People and Remuneration

Committee commission an independent expert’s

report on the appropriate remuneration level for

directors’ remuneration.

b) There is no distinction between the directors’ fees

payable to the directors who are trustees of Entrust

and the other directors, based solely on whether or

not a director is a trustee of Entrust.

c) The independent members of the Company’s People

and Remuneration Committee provide a certificate to

NZ RegCo stating that:

i. the proposed directors’ fees were set on an arm’s

length and commercial basis; and

ii. the proposed level of directors’ remuneration

is consistent with the level suggested in the

independent expert’s report.

d) Entrust provides written confirmation to NZ RegCo

that:

iii. no trustee of Entrust who has been nominated

to be elected as a director of the Company at this

Annual Meeting or who is currently a director

of the Company and will either continue to be a

director immediately following the Annual Meeting

or will stand for re-election as a director of the

Company at the Annual Meeting will take part in

any decision of the trustees of Entrust on whether

to abstain, or vote for or against, any resolution in

respect of directors’ remuneration; and

iv. neither Entrust nor any Associated Person of

Entrust (other than trustees of Entrust who

are directors of the Company) will receive any

direct or indirect benefit arising from Directors’

remuneration payable by the Company.

e) Details of the waiver, the conditions imposed by NZ

RegCo, the independent expert’s recommendation

and the People and Remuneration Committee’s

certificate, are included in this notice of meeting.

The Company has complied with all such conditions,

and confirms that the independent members of the

People and Remuneration Committee have provided,

and Entrust has been requested to provide, the required

confirmation to NZ RegCo.

NZ RegCo has granted the above waiver on an ongoing

basis, so that it applies to all resolutions, provided that

the above conditions are satisfied and the material facts

on which the waiver is based, and NZX Listing Rules,

remain the same.

Explanatory Notes continued

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Biographies

Biographical details for the directors seeking election or re-election are set out below.

Dr Paul Hutchison

MB, CHB, FRCOG, FACOG, DIP COM HEALTH, MEMBER OF INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS


Paul was elected to the AECT (now Entrust) in 2015. He is a clinician at East Tamaki

Health Care, a former member of the New Zealand Medical Council as well as

Director of a number of companies and a member of the Institute of Directors. Paul

was the MP for Port Waikato, then Hunua from 1999 – 2014. He chaired the Health

Select Committee from 2008-2014 and was awarded the NZ Medical Association’s

award for outstanding contribution to health services in 2014. His other interests

include science and innovation, sport, music and fishing and he enjoys spending

time with his family.

Jonathan Mason

MBA, MA, BA


Jonathan Mason has extensive commercial experience. He has worked in financial

management positions in the oil and gas, chemicals, forest products and dairy

industries in New Zealand and the USA for International Paper, ExxonMobil

Corporation, Cabot Corporation and Fonterra. Jonathan also has experience as a

non-executive director on boards in both New Zealand and the USA and his current

directorships include Air New Zealand Limited, Westpac New Zealand Limited

and Zespri Group Limited. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Management at the

University of Auckland, focusing on finance.

Dame Paula Rebstock

BSc (Econ), Dip & MSc (Econ)


Dame Paula Rebstock is a leading Auckland-based economist and company

director, who was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in

2015. She is Chair of NZ Healthcare Investments (Asia Pacific Healthcare Group), Kiwi

Group Holdings, National Hauora Coalition, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia and

the New Zealand Defence Force Board and a director of SeaLink Group, Auckland

One Rail and AIA. Dame Paula is the former Chair of the New Zealand Commerce

Commission.

Alastair Bell

BCOM, CA, CMINSTD, PMP, JP


Alastair Bell is a chartered accountant, chartered director and qualified member

of the Project Management Institute. He has more than 30 years’ experience in

the corporate, public and not-for profit sectors. Alastair balances his professional

life between board roles and leading a consultancy specialising in business and

infrastructure projects. He is an elected Trustee of Entrust, chairing the Entrust

board’s Regulation and Policy Committee. Formerly, he was Deputy Chair of

Foundation North. Alastair is also Chair of the Orakei Community Association and a

trustee of the Motutapu Restoration Trust.

Doug McKay

ONZM, BA, AMP (HARVARD)


Doug is Chairman of the Bank of New Zealand and Eden Park Trust Board and has

directorships with Genesis, National Australia Bank (NAB), IAG New Zealand Limited

and Fletcher Building Limited. Doug began his career with Procter & Gamble,

working in a number of roles both in New Zealand and overseas and subsequently

worked in Managing Director and Chief Executive roles with Lion Nathan, Carter

Holt Harvey, Goodman Fielder, Sealord and Independent Liquor where he was also

Chairman.

Doug was the inaugural Chief Executive of the amalgamated Auckland Council until

the end of 2013.

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EDEN PARK LOCATION

G

EDEN PARK

KINGSLAND

TRAIN STATION

New North Rd

Walters Rd

Cricket ave

Raleigh St

Bellwood Ave

Sandringham Rd

Sandringham Rd

Reimers Ave

DIRECTIONS TO EDEN PARK FROM THE SOUTHERN MOTORWAY:

Take the Khyber Pass Road exit and continue until you reach Symonds Street (750m).

Turn left onto Symonds Street (160m) keep right and continue onto New North Road (500m).

Stay on New North Road (900m) then take a slight left onto Sandringham Road (850m).

Turn left onto Reimers Ave (400m).

Entry and free parking is available in Car Park P5 off Reimers Avenue, please enter via Gate G.

Security will assist with directing you to the nearest available car parking spaces.

Take the lift to Level 4 and enter the World Cup Lounge.

How to get there

The closest train station is Kingsland train station.

For full route, timetable and fare information call Auckland Transport

on 09 366 6400 or 0800 10 30 80 or visit www.at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry

CAR P5 PARK

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Virtual Meeting Guide

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN VECTOR’S

VIRTUAL MEETING

Attending the meeting online

Our online meeting provides you the opportunity

to participate online using your smartphone, tablet

or computer.

If you choose to attend online you will be able to view a

live webcast of the meeting, ask questions and submit

your votes in real time.

You will need the latest version of Chrome, Safari or

Edge. Please ensure your browser is compatible.

Visit: https://meetnow.global/nz

ACCESS

Access the online meeting at

https://meetnow.global/nz, and select the required

meeting. Click ‘JOIN MEETING NOW’.

If you are a shareholder:

Select ‘Shareholder’ on the login screen and enter your

CSN/Holder Number and Post Code. If you are outside

New Zealand, simply select your country from the drop

down box instead of the post code. Accept the Terms

and Conditions and click Continue.

If you are a guest:

Select Guest on the login screen. As a guest, you will be

prompted to complete all the relevant fields including

title, first name, last name and email address.

Please note, guests will not be able to ask questions or

vote at the meeting.

If you are a proxy holder:

You will receive an email invitation the day before the

meeting to access the online meeting. Click on the link

in the invitation to access the meeting.

Contact

If you have any issues accessing the website please call

+64 9 488 8700.

NAVIGATION

When successfully authenticated, the home screen

will be displayed. You can watch the webcast, vote,

ask questions, and view meeting materials in the

documents folder. The image highlighted blue indicates

the page you have active.

The webcast will appear and begin automatically once

the meeting has started.

Voting

Resolutions will be put forward once voting is declared

open by the Chair. Once the voting has opened, the

resolution and voting options will appear.

To vote, simply select your voting direction from the

options shown on screen. You can vote for all resolutions

at once or by each resolution.

Your vote has been cast when the green tick appears. To

change your vote, select ‘Change Your Vote’.

Q&A

Any eligible shareholder/proxy attending the meeting

remotely is eligible to ask a question.

Select the Q&A tab and type your question into the box

at the bottom of the screen and press ‘Send’.

VECTOR.CO.NZ

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Lodge your proxy
Online

www.investorvote.co.nz

By Email

corporateactions@computershare.co.nz


By Mail

Computershare Investor Services Limited

Private Bag 92119, Auckland 1142,

New Zealand

By Fax

+64 9 488 8787

FOR ALL ENQUIRIES CONTACT

+64 9 488 8777

GO ONLINE TO LODGE YOUR PROXY OR TURN OVER TO COMPLETE THE FORM


www.investorvote.co.nz

Lodge your proxy online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

Your secure access information

Control Number:

CSN/Securityholder Number:

PLEASE NOTE: You will need your CSN/Securityholder Number and post code to securely access InvestorVote

and then follow the prompts to appoint your proxy and provide voting instructions online.

ADMISSION CARD: If you wish to attend the Vector Annual Meeting on Thursday 29 September 2022 at 2.00pm

at the World Cup Lounge, Level 4, Eden Park, Reimers Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland, please bring this form to

the meeting as your admission card to assist registration.

HYBRID MEETING: If the COVID-19 situation deteriorates, Vector may determine that the 2022 Annual Meeting

will move to being a virtual meeting only. If this occurs, we will provide shareholders with as much notice as is

reasonably practicable via the NZX. Details of how to attend the Annual Meeting virtually are set out in the

Virtual Meeting Guide.

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FOR YOUR PROXY APPOINTMENT TO BE

EFFECTIVE IT MUST BE RECEIVED BY

2.00PM ON TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2022

HOW TO VOTE ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS

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

APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

1. All registered shareholders as at 5.00pm on Monday 26 September

2022 are entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting or to appoint a

proxy or a representative (in the case of a corporate shareholder)

to attend and vote on their behalf:

(a) a proxy need not be a shareholder of Vector Limited (the

“Company”);

(b) if you wish, you may appoint the “Chair of the Meeting” as your

proxy;

(c) if the shares are held jointly, the appointment of the proxy is on

behalf of each joint holder;

(d) the person signing this form represents and warrants it is duly

authorised to do so.

2. If the shares are held jointly, the voting instructions given are on

behalf of each joint holder.

3. The Chair of the Meeting at the Annual Meeting is normally the Chair

of the Vector Board, or, in his absence, another director of Vector. If a

shareholder wishes to appoint the Chair of the Meeting as their proxy

and direct how their proxy is to vote, the shareholder should tick the

“for” or “against” or “abstain” box in respect of the relevant resolution.

If a shareholder leaves the “for” and “against” and “abstain” boxes for

any resolution blank, the Chair of the Meeting who has been

appointed as the shareholder’s proxy will be able to exercise the

shareholder’s vote on that resolution at their discretion.

4. If a shareholder appoints any director of Vector as their proxy, and

does not direct the director appointed as proxy how to vote, their vote

will be exercisable by that director at that director’s discretion.

5. If, in appointing a proxy, you have inadvertently not named someone to

be your proxy (either online or on this proxy form), or your named proxy

does not attend the meeting, the Chair of the Meeting will be your

proxy and will vote in accordance with your express direction.

ELECTRONIC VOTING

You can appoint a proxy to cast your vote electronically by accessing

InvestorVote (www.investorvote.co.nz) in accordance with the above

instructions. Use this option if you will NOT be attending the Meeting and

wish to lodge your proxy electronically. Do not return this form if you have

lodged your proxy using InvestorVote.

HYBRID MEETING

The hybrid meeting will be accessible on both desktop and mobile devices.

Please refer to the Virtual Meeting Guide that accompanies this Proxy/Voting

Form.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTAL PROXY FORMS

Individual

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

Joint Holding

At least one joint shareholder should sign this form (on behalf of all joint

shareholders). In the case of joint shareholders, if the shareholders appoint

different voting proxies, the vote of the proxy appointed by the f irst named

shareholder will be counted.

Power of Attorney

Where the form of proxy is signed by an attorney, the Power of Attorney

under which it is signed if not previously produced to the Company, must

accompany the proxy form.

Companies

A proxy granted by a company must be signed by a duly authorised off icer

or attorney.

Corporate Representative

If a representative of a corporate security holder or proxy is to attend the

meeting you will need to provide the appropriate “Certif icate of

Appointment of Corporate Representative” prior to admission.

Mailing

If mailing the proxy form within New Zealand, please use the Business Reply

Paid envelope enclosed; seal and mail. No postage is required. If mailing the

proxy form f rom outside New Zealand, you must aff ix the necessary postage

f rom the country of mailing.

PROXY/VOTING FORM

Proxy form
STEP 1 APPOINT A PROXY TO VOTE ON YOUR BEHALF

I/WE

being a shareholder/shareholders of Vector Limited appoint:

of

(full name of proxy) (full address)

or failing him/her: of

(full name of proxy) (full address)

As my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the Annual Meeting of Vector Limited to be held at the World Cup Lounge, Level 4, Eden Park,

Reimers Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland on Thursday 29 September 2022 at 2.00pm and at any adjournment thereof; and to vote any resolution, on

any resolution so amended and on any other resolution proposed. No amendments to resolutions proposed or resolutions f rom the floor will be accepted.

If your proxy is not the Chair of the Meeting or any director of the Company, please ensure that you provide their contact details (phone and email

address). If this information is not provided, we cannot guarantee admission to the virtual meeting for your proxy.

STEP 2 ITEMS OF BUSINESS – VOTING INSTRUCTIONS/BALLOT PAPER (A poll will be called on all resolutions)

Instruct your proxy to vote by placing an “X” in the relevant box. If you want him or her to decide how to vote on the resolutions, please mark the box

“Proxy Discretion”. Please note that if you mark the “Abstain” box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on the poll and your

votes will not be counted in counting the required majority. The Chair intends to vote all discretionary proxies in favour of resolutions 1 to 8.

ORDINARY BUSINESSFORAGAINSTABSTAIN

PROXY

DISCRETION

Election and Re-election of Directors

1.

To elect Paul Hutchison as a Director of the Company.

2.To re-elect Jonathan Mason as a Director of the Company for a further one year term

ending on the date of the 2023 annual meeting of the Company.

3.

To re-elect Paula Rebstock as a Director of the Company.

4.

To re-elect Alastair Bell as a Director of the Company.

5. To elect Doug McKay as a Director of the Company with effect on and f rom

1 October 2022.

Appointment and Remuneration of Auditor

6.To record the automatic reappointment of the Auditor, KPMG, and to authorise the

directors to f ix the remuneration of the Auditor for the ensuring year.

Alterations to Constitution

7.To alter Vector’s constitution in the form and manner described in the Notice of

Meeting, with effect f rom the close of the Annual Meeting.

Director Remuneration

8.That directors’ fees be set as a total annual fee pool, and increase over two f inancial

years by $281,820 f rom $805,200 to $1,087,020 (plus GST, if any), with the f irst annual

fee pool to apply to the 2023 f inancial year, and to be divided among the directors as

the Board determines, as more particularly described in the Notice of Meeting.

(Please refer to the Notice of Meeting for details of the resolution.)

SIGN SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDER(S) This section must be completed.

Shareholder 1Shareholder 2 (if applicable)Shareholder 3 (if applicable)

Individual/Director/authorised signatory/attorney Individual/Director/authorised signatory/attorney Individual/Director/authorised signatory/attorney

Contact Name

Contact Daytime Telephone Date

Shareholders can still attend the meeting electronically, even if they have appointed a proxy (although they will not be

able to vote if a proxy has been appointed).

Annual meeting of Vector Limited to be held

at the World Cup Lounge, Level 4, Eden Park,

Reimers Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland on

Thursday 29 September 2022 at 2.00pm.

ATTENDANCE SLIP

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