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POT – Notice of Annual Meeting 28 October 2022

AGM11 September 2022POTIndustrials

NOTICE OF 2022 ANNUAL MEETING
Notice is given that the Annual Meeting of shareholders of Port of Tauranga Limited will be held at Trustpower

Baypark, 81 Truman Lane, Mount Maunganui, and online atwww.virtualmeeting.co.nz/pot22 on Friday 28

October 2022 commencing at 1.00pm.

COVID-19 IMPLICATIONS

If the Company is prevented from being able to hold the Annual Meeting as a physical meeting on the Meeting Date as

a result of COVID-19 restrictions and public gathering limits, shareholders will be able to join the meeting, vote and ask

questions online atwww.virtualmeeting.co.nz/pot22.

If the physical meeting is to be cancelled or moved to an alternative venue, the Company will provide shareholders with

as much notice as is reasonably practical (no later than a week before the meeting), by way of an announcement to

New Zealand Stock Exchange.

BUSINESS AND AGENDA OF THE MEETING:

∂CHAIR’S ADDRESS

∂CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S ADDRESS

∂RECEIVE AND CONSIDER THE INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT

To receive and consider the Integrated Annual Report of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2022, including

the audit report and financial statements.

∂ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

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

1Re-election and Election of Directors(refer to Explanatory Note 1)

(a) “To resolve that Mr Alastair Roderick Lawrence be re-elected as Director of the Company.”

(b) “To resolve that Mr Dean John Bracewell be elected as Director of the Company.”

(c) “To resolve that Mr John Brodie Stevens be elected as Director of the Company.”

2Auditors

“To resolve that the Auditor-General be reappointed as Auditor of the Company pursuant to section 19 of the

Port Companies Act 1988 and that the Directors are authorised to fix the Auditor’s remuneration for the

ensuing year.”

∂GENERAL BUSINESS AND SHAREHOLDER QUESTIONS

Questions for the Annual Meeting:

Shareholders are invited to submit written questions prior to the Annual Meeting. Questions can be submitted

online by going to https://investorcentre.linkmarketservices.co.nz/voting/POT and completing the online validation

process. Alternatively, shareholders can complete the question section on the Proxy Form and return to Link Market

Services. Questions will need to be submitted before Wednesday 26 October 2022. The Board will address and

answer questions at the Annual Meeting.

By order of the Board

Simon Kebbell

COMPANY SECRETARY

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NOTE:

The resolutions required for agenda item numbers 1 and 2 are ordinary resolutions. An ordinary resolution requires at

least 50% of the votes of shareholders entitled to vote and voting on the resolution to be cast in favour of the resolution.

Voting will be conducted by poll, in accordance with NZX Listing Rule 6.1.1.

INVITATION: At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, afternoon tea will be served. W e invite all shareholders to

participate in a Port tour at the conclusion. Transport will be provided outside the theatre.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to security regulations, anyone wishing to partake in the port tour must provide photo

identification.

PROXIES: A shareholder entitled to attend and vote, may appoint a proxy or, in the case of a corporate shareholder,

a representative, to attend and vote on his/her behalf. The proxy or representative you appoint need not necessarily

be a shareholder of the Company. A form of appointment is enclosed. Address for proxies: Link Market Services

Limited, PO Box 91976, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. A proxy and the power of attorney or

other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a copy of that power or authority certified by a Notary Public, must

be deposited or mailed to be received at the address specified above not later than 1.00pm on Wednesday 26

October 2022.

Shareholders are also able to vote electronically as per theattached “Voting Instructions for Shareholders”.

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

1Re-election and Election of Directors

Under the NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1, a Director must not hold office past the later of three years and the third

annual meeting after their appointment without being re-elected by shareholders. The Directors to retire, being

Mr Alastair Roderick Lawrence and Mr Kimmitt Rowland Ellis, are required to retire from office at the Annual

Meeting.

The Directors advise that:

Mr Alastair Roderick Lawrence and Mr Kimmitt Rowland Ellis will retire at the meeting. Mr Alastair Roderick

Lawrence being eligible offers himself for re-election at the Annual Meeting with the unanimous support of the

Board.

On 17 December 2021 Mr Dean John Bracewell, and on 1 August 2022 Mr John Brodie Stevens, were

appointed to the Board as Directors of the Company pursuant to Clause 26 of the Company’s Constitution,

and being eligible, offer themselves for election at the Annual Meeting with the unanimous support of the Board.

The Board has determined that Mr Alastair Roderick Lawrence, Mr Dean John Bracewell and Mr John Brodie

Stevens are considered to be Independent Directors as defined in the NZX Listing Rules.

Accordingly, it is proposed to consider, and if thought fit, to:

(a) re-elect Mr Alastair Roderick Lawrence;

(b) elect Mr Dean John Bracewell; and

(c) elect Mr John Brodie Stevens.

Details of the above three Directors are set out below:

A R LAWRENCE – BCA (Business Admin)

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Alastair Lawrence joined the Board in February 2014 and took over the Chair

of the Audit Committee in August 2022. Alastair is a very experienced

corporate advisor, specialising in commercial evaluation and strategy

development. He was a Director of private investment bank, Antipodes, from

1998-2014. Governance roles have included Takeovers Panel, Landcare

Research Limited, Coda GP and a number of mid-market private companies.

D J BRACEWELL

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Dean Bracewell has deep transport and logistics industry experience. He

was a former Managing Director for Freightways, one of New Zealand’ largest

transport and logistics companies, for more than 18 years before embarking

on a governance career in 2018.

Currently Dean is a Director of Air New Zealand Limited, Property for Industry

Limited, the Halberg Trust and Tainui Group Holdings Limited. He joined the

Board in December 2021.

J B STEVENS – LLB, FCILT (Fellow Chartered Institute of Logistics and

Transport)

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Brodie Stevens is the former Swire Shipping/China Navigation Company

Country Manager. A trained lawyer, he joined Freightways Group as a

management trainee in 1982 and was National Marketing Manager for Post

Haste before joining Owens Group. He was Divisional General Manager of

Seatrans New Zealand and Owens Shipping Services before joining China

Navigation Company (trading as Swire Shipping) in 2004. During his tenure,

the company expanded into freight forwarding, shipping agency and

stevedoring. Brodie joined the Board in August 2022.

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PORT OF TAURANGA LIMITED’S ANNUAL MEETING

FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2022

Voting Instructions for Shareholders

Shareholders can vote in the following ways:

1 Attend the meeting in person– bring your Proxy Form to the meeting as the barcode is required to assist with

your registration.

2 Attend the meeting online– shareholders can attend the Meeting virtually via the online platform at

www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/pot22. You will require your CSN/Holder Number for verification purposes. More

information regarding online attendance at the Meeting (including how to vote and ask questions during the

Meeting) is available in the Virtual Meeting Online Portal Guide, which is available at

https://bcast.linkinvestorservices.co.nz/generic/docs/OnlinePortalGuide.pdf.

3 Appoint a person as your proxy– complete the Proxy Form including how you wish them to vote and mail back

to our registry, Link Market Services Limited (Link) before 1.00pm Wednesday 26 October 2022. Your appointed

proxy will receive the voting paper upon registration at the meeting.

4 Electronic proxy appointments– to appoint your proxy electronically you need go to the website of our registry,

https://investorcentre.linkmarketservices.co.nz/voting/POT and follow the prompts to complete your proxy

appointment. You will be required to enter your CSN/Holder Number and Authorisation Code (FIN). Electronic

voting will close at 1.00pm on Wednesday 26 October 2022.

Each method of voting and the way to use the form enclosed with this Notice of Meeting are explained in detail

below. Please read this section carefully. Choose only one voting option.

Full details on how to return your Proxy Form/s to the registry is available at the end of this section.

1 IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND AND VOTE DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING:

Attendance in person

If you wish toattend the meeting, you must register at the registration desk prior to entering the meeting.

The registration and poll will be managed by our registry, Link.

Please bring your Proxy Form with you to the meeting to present at the registration desk as thebarcode on

your form is required to assist with your registration.

Upon registration you will receive a separate voting card to complete and mark the way you wish to vote at the time

that each poll is put to the meeting by the Chairperson. Once the voting is completed, Link will collect your voting

cards from you.

Attendance online

If you wish toattend the meeting online,please go towww.virtualmeeting.co.nz/pot22. You will require your

CSN/Holder Number for verification purposes. More information regarding online attendance at the Meeting

(including how to vote and ask questions during the Meeting) is available in the Virtual Meeting Online Portal Guide,

which is available athttps://bcast.linkinvestorservices.co.nz/generic/docs/OnlinePortalGuide.pdf.

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2 IF YOU WISH TO APPOINT A PROXY TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTE ON YOUR BEHALF:

(a) Appointing a Proxy by Mail

If you wish to appoint another person as your proxy, you will need to complete your enclosed Proxy Form.

Please read the information on your Proxy Form carefully. Insert the name of the person you wish to appoint

in the area provided. Complete the voting boxes by indicating on the Proxy Form how you wish the proxy to

vote.

If you return the Proxy Form without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will vote as s/he sees fit or

abstain from voting.

Please advise your proxy that s/he must register at the registration desk prior to entering the meeting room

to obtain the necessary voting papers to vote on your behalf.

The Proxy/Representative Form must be completed, signed and received by Link, no later than 1.00pm

Wednesday 26 October 2022.

(b) Appointing a Proxy Electronically

You can appoint your proxy electronically. To appoint your proxy electronically you need to go to the website

of our registry,https://investorcentre.linkmarketservices.co.nz/voting/POT and follow the prompts. You will

be required to enter your CSN/Holder Number and Authorisation Code (FIN).

You will be required to select or enter the name of the person who you wish to nominate as your proxy in the

required field and specify how you wish your proxy to vote on your behalf.

Please advise your proxy that s/he must register at the registration desk prior to entering the meeting room

to obtain the necessary voting papers to vote on your behalf.

Electronic proxy appointments and voting will close at 1.00pm on Wednesday 26 October 2022.

YOU CAN RETURN YOUR PROXY FORM TO OUR REGISTRY, LINK, IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

▪mail it to Link in the reply-paid envelope provided, or

▪address it to Link Market Services Limited, PO Box 91976, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand, or

▪deliver it to Link Market Services Limited, Level 30, PwC Tower, 15 Customs Street West, Auckland, or

▪scan and email it tomeetings@linkmarketservices.com (please put the words“POT Proxy Form” in the subject

line for easy identification), or

▪vote onlineas per the instructions in the section above.

The Proxy Form must be received by Link no later than 1.00pm Wednesday 26 October 2022, which is 48 hours prior

to the meeting, to be valid.

If you haveany questionsregarding the voting, pleasecontact the Link helpline on (phone) 09 375 5998.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL SHAREHOLDERS / PROXY HOLDERS / VISITORS OR ANY

OTHER PERSON(S) WHO WISH TO ATTEND PORT OF TAURANGA LIMITED’S ANNUAL

MEETING, MUST REGISTER AT THE REGISTRATION DESK PRIOR TO ENTERING THE

MEETING ROOM.

PLEASE CHOOSE ONLY ONE VOTING OPTION.

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LODGE YOUR PROXY
Online:

https://investorcentre.linkmarketservices.co.nz/voting/POT

Scan & email:Mail:

meetings@linkmarketservices.comUse the enclosed reply paid

envelope or address to:

Deliver:Link Market Services Limited

Link Market Services LimitedPO Box 91976

Level 30, PwC TowerVictoria Street W est

15 Customs Street W est, Auckland 1010Auckland 1142

Scan this QR code with your smartphone and vote online

General Enquiries

+64 9 375 5998 |enquires@linkmarketservices.co.nz

PROXY FORM/ADMISSION CARD FOR PORT OF TAURANGA LIMITED’S 2022 ANNUAL MEETING

The 2022 Annual Meeting of shareholders of Port of Tauranga Limited will be held atTrustpower Baypark, 81 Truman Lane, Mount Maunganui, on

Friday 28 October 2022, commencing at 1.00pm.

Shareholders are also able to attend the Annual Meeting online via the Link Market Services Virtual Meeting platform atwww.virtualmeeting.co.nz/pot22.

If you will be attending online, you will require your CSN/Holder Number for verification purposes.

If you will not attend the Meeting but wish to be represented by proxy, please complete and return this form (in accordance with the lodgement instructions

above) to Port of Tauranga’s share registry, Link Market Services Limited,by no later than 1.00pm, Wednesday 26 October 2022. You can also appoint

your proxy and vote on the resolutions on the reverse of this form online by going tohttps://investorcentre.linkmarketservices.co.nz/voting/POT or by

scanning the QR code above with your smartphone.

Appointment of proxy

The “Chair of the Meeting” is willing to act as proxy for any shareholder who wishes to appoint him/her for that purpose. If you wish, you may appoint the

“Chair of the Meeting” as your proxy. To do so, please write “Chair of the Meeting” in the section marked “full name of proxy”. The Chair will vote according

to your instructions. If the Chair is not instructed how to vote, he will vote as he thinks fit or abstain from voting. If you do not appoint a proxy your Proxy

Form will be invalid. A shareholder entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint a proxy or, in the case of a corporate shareholder, a representative to

attend and vote instead of him/her and that proxy or representative need not also be a shareholder.

Voting of your holding

Direct your proxy how to vote by making the appropriate election, either online or on this Proxy Form, in respect of each item of business. If you return

this form without directing the proxy how to vote on any particular matter, the proxy may vote as he/she thinks fit or abstain from voting.

Attending the Meeting

If you wish to vote in person, you should attend the Meeting.Please bring this form with you to the Meeting to assist with your registration. A

corporation may appoint a person to attend and vote at the Meeting as its representative in the same manner as that in which it could appoint a proxy.

That person need not also be a shareholder. Shareholders are also able to attend the Annual Meeting online atwww.virtualmeeting.co.nz/pot22. If you

will be attending online, you will require your CSN/Holder Number for verification purposes.More information regarding virtual attendance at the Meeting

(including how to vote and ask questions virtually during the Meeting) is available in the Virtual Meeting Online Portal Guide, which is available at

https://bcast.linkinvestorservices.co.nz/generic/docs/OnlinePortalGuide.pdf.

Signing instructions for Proxy Forms

Individual

Where the holding is in one name, this Proxy Form must be signed by the shareholder or his/her/its attorney duly authorised in writing.

Joint Holding

Where the holding is in more than one name, this Proxy Form may be signed by either of the joint shareholders (or their duly authorised attorney).

Power of Attorney

This Proxy Form and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a copy of that power or authority certified by a Notary

Public must be deposited or mailed to be received at the office of Link Market Services Limited, in any manner as per the instructions above,not later

than 1.00pm on Wednesday 26 October 2022.

Corporate Shareholder

In the case of a corporate shareholder, this Proxy Form must be signed by a director or a duly authorised officer acting under the express or implied

authority of the shareholder, or an attorney duly authorised by the shareholder.

PROXY/CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE FORM
STEP 1: APPOINT A PROXY TO VOTE ON YOUR BEHALF

I/W e being a shareholder(s) of Port of Tauranga Limited

appoint__________________________________________of _________________________________________________

(full name of proxy)(email address)

or failing that person__________________________________________of _________________________________________________

(full name of proxy)(email address)

as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the Annual Meeting of the Company to be held on Friday 28 October 2022, at 1.00pm and

at any adjournment of that meeting.

STEP 2: ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

Complete this part if you have appointed a proxy above and you want to direct the proxy as to how the proxy should vote.

Please note: For each resolution you must tick one box. If you mark the abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf

during a poll and your votes will not be counted computing the required majority, for that item.

ORDINARY BUSINESS

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

Tick () in box to vote

ForAgainstAbstainDiscretion

1Re-election and Election of Directors

(a) To resolve that Mr Alastair Roderick Lawrenc e be re-elected as a Director of

the Company.

♣♣♣♣

(b) To resolve that Mr Dean John Bracewell be elected as a Director of the

Company.

♣♣♣♣

(c) To resolve that Mr John Brodie Stevens be elected as a Director of the

Company.

♣♣♣♣

2Auditors

To resolve that the Auditor-General be reappointed as Auditor of the Company

pursuant to section 19 of the Port Companies Act 1988 and that the Directors are

authorised to fix the Auditor’s remuneration for the ensuing year.

♣♣♣♣

and to vote on any resolutions to amend any of the resolutions, on any resolution so amended, and on any other resolution proposed at the meeting (or

any adjournment thereof). Unless otherwise instructed as above, the proxy will vote to abstain from voting on each such resolution. The proxy is appointed

only in respect of the above meeting or any adjournment thereof.

STEP 3: SHAREHOLDER QUESTIONS

Shareholders present at the Annual Meeting (either in person or via the Virtual Annual Meeting) will have the opportunity to ask questions during the

meeting. If you cannot attend the Annual Meeting but would like to ask a question, you can submit a question online by going to

https://investorcentre.linkmarketservices.co.nz/voting/POT and completing the online validation process or complete the question section below and return

to Link Market Services. Questions will need to be submitted by 1.00pm on W ednesday 26 October 2022. The Board will address and answer questions

at the Annual Meeting.

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

Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2Shareholder 3

or duly authorised officer or attorney or duly authorised officer or attorney or duly authorised officer or attorney

Contact Name ___________________________________________ Contact Daytime Telephone _______________________ Date ______________

Electronic Investor Communications: If you received the Notice of Meeting and Proxy Form by mail and wish to receive your future investor

communications by email please provide your email address below.

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