AGM Voting Results

28 September 2022

AGM Voting Results
Cooks Coffee Company (NZX:CCC) advises that at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held
yesterday afternoon, shareholders were asked to vote on five resolutions. As required by NZX Listing
Rule 6.1, all voting was conducted by a poll.
Four of the resolutions put to shareholders were approved. The resolution to re-elect Mr Kiang Kui
was not approved by a majority of those shareholders voting and accordingly Mr Kui has now ceased
to hold office as a director of CCC.
The final voting figures are attached to this announcement.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES
Cooks Coffee Company Limited
Keith Jackson
+64 21 702 509
keith.jackson@cookscoffeecompany.com

Cooks Coffee is a New Zealand based international coffee focused café chain building a
family of brands serving coffee, a full range of complimentary beverages and an extensive
range of food, and sharing a passionate philosophy to provide their communities with
excellent products and service based on integrity, sustainability, innovation and appealing
environments.
Esquires Coffee was founded nearly 30 years ago in Vancouver and Cooks Coffee acquired
the global rights (excluding Australia and New Zealand), focusing on operations in the UK
and Ireland in 2013.

Triple Two Coffee was acquired in June 2020 and has an offering that is complementary to
Esquires. Triple Two was founded in 2016 and it is currently one of the fastest growing
coffee focused cafe brands in the UK.

Cooks Coffee Company and its subsidiary brands are committed to the highest standards of
sustainability in all areas of the business.
With Esquires and Triple Two, Cooks Coffee has 114 outlets across its international markets
at the end of July 2022.

To find out more, visit cookscoffeecompany.com, esquirescoffee.co.uk; esquirescoffee.ie or
tripletwocoffee.com

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ANNUAL MEETING
Tuesday, 27 September, 2022
COOKS COFFEE COMPANY LIMITED
Resolution
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Discretionary
ForAgainstAbstain **
Manner in which the securityholder directed the proxy vote
(as at proxy close):
Manner in which votes were cast in person or by
proxy on a poll (where applicable)
Votes
Abstain
RESULTS OF ANNUAL MEETING
31,645,806 3,716 3,381 4,120,397
THAT PAUL ELLIOTT, WHO RETIRES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH NZX LISTING RULE 2.7.1, AND
BEING ELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION, BE
RE-ELECTED AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY.
1
229,677
0.01%
3,716
99.99%
35,915,705
31,299,230 6,016 2,657 4,465,397
THAT PEIHUAN WANG, WHO RETIRES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH NZX LISTING RULE 2.7.1, AND
BEING ELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION, BE
RE-ELECTED AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY.
2
2,657
0.19%
70,466
99.81%
36,075,975
11,087,503 20,217,489 2,911 4,465,397
THAT QIANG KUI, WHO RETIRES IN ACCORDANCE
WITH NZX LISTING RULE 2.7.1, AND BEING
ELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION, BE RE-ELECTED AS
A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY.
3
2,911
69.30%
25,048,674
30.70%
11,097,513
31,515,895 1,154 335,854 3,920,397
THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL AMBROSE
AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY BY
UNANIMOUS RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD BE
CONFIRMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE 17.5
OF THE COMPANY'S CONSTITUTION.
4
335,854
0.00%
1,154
100.00%
35,812,090
31,648,915 901 3,087 4,120,397
THAT THE BOARD IS AUTHORISED TO FIX THE
AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION.
5
3,087
0.00%
901
100.00%
36,145,110
Printed: 27/09/2022 4:23:37PM
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This report was produced from the Link Market Services System
** - Note that votes relating to a person who abstains on an item are not counted in determining whether or not the required majority of votes were cast for or against that item