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DGL – 2022 Notice of Annual Meeting and Agenda

AGM6 November 2022DGLConsumer Staples

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
DELEGAT GROUP LIMITED • NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Notice is given that the 2022 Annual Meeting of Delegat

Group Limited will be held as a hybrid meeting on

Tuesday 6 December 2022, commencing at 2.00pm.

The Company has made the decision to hold a hybrid

Annual Meeting. All shareholders will have the

opportunity to attend in person and/or participate

in the 2022 Annual Meeting 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.

Instructions and further details on how to participate

in the virtual Annual Meeting will be made available on

the Group’s website at www.delegat.com, under the

Investor Relations Annual Meeting section.

The Delegat Board and management look forward to

welcoming you to the Annual Meeting.

Location Map

Pakuranga Hunt Room, Second Floor, Ellerslie Stand,

Ellerslie Event Centre, Ellerslie Racecourse, 80 Ascot

Avenue, Remuera, Auckland. Refer to map on last page

“How to get to Ellerslie Event Centre”.

Business and Agenda of the Meeting

A. CHAIR’S ADDRESS

B. MANAGING DIRECTOR’S ADDRESS

C. FINANCIAL REPORTS AND STATEMENTS

To receive and consider the Consolidated Financial

Statements of Delegat Group and Reports of the Directors

and of the Auditor for the year ended 30 June 2022 as

contained in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report.

D. RESOLUTIONS

Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if thought

appropriate, to pass the following resolutions:

1. Election of Steven Carden as Director:

Steven Carden, having been appointed Managing

Director in January 2022, retires in accordance with the

provisions of the constitution of the Company and, being

eligible, offers himself for election. A profile for Steven

Carden is included in the Explanatory Notes.

2. Election of Gordon MacLeod as Director:


Gordon MacLeod, having been appointed to fill a casual

vacancy of the Board, retires in accordance with the

provisions of the constitution of the Company and, being

eligible, offers himself for election. A profile for Gordon

MacLeod is included in the Explanatory Notes.

3. Director’s remuneration:


The meeting will be asked to consider by ordinary

resolution:

Pursuant to NZX Listed Rule 2.11.1, the total

remuneration for non-executive directors to be increased

by $235,000, from $495,000 to $730,000 per annum.

Further information is included in the Explanatory Notes.

4. Auditor’s remuneration:


The meeting will be asked to consider by ordinary

resolution:

To record the automatic reappointment of the Auditor,

Deloitte, and to authorise the directors to fix the auditor’s

remuneration for the ensuing year. Further information is

included in the Explanatory Notes.

These resolutions are to be considered as ordinary

resolutions and, to be passed, require the approval

of more than 50% of the votes of those shareholders

entitled to vote and voting on the resolution, pursuant

to section 105(2) of the Companies Act 1993.


For further information on the resolutions, please see

the Explanatory Notes.

E. GENERAL BUSINESS AND SHAREHOLDERS’

QUESTIONS

Consideration of any Shareholder questions raised

during the meeting.

On behalf of the Delegat Board,

GRAEME LORD

Chair

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DELEGAT GROUP LIMITED • NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Procedural Notes

The Company has made the decision to hold a hybrid

Annual Meeting. All shareholders will have the

opportunity to attend in person and/or participate

in the 2022 Annual Meeting online through the

Computershare Meeting Services web platform.

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.

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 Friday 2 December

2022 (New Zealand time), being a day not more than 20

working days before the meeting, shall be entitled to

exercise the right to vote at the meeting. Voting will be

by way of a poll.

There are no restrictions on any shareholder or group

of shareholders to prevent them from exercising their

vote on any of the resolutions being considered at the

meeting.

CASTING YOUR VOTE.

You may cast your vote in the following ways:

(a) Personally – You can participate and cast your vote

at the meeting in person or online.

• If you propose to attend the meeting in person please

bring your Voting/Proxy Form to the meeting as the

barcode will assist with your registration and the

Voting/ Proxy Form will be used to vote. If you do not

have your Voting/Proxy Form please identify yourself

at the Computershare registration desk on arrival to

be registered and issued with a Ballot Paper to vote.

• If you propose to attend the meeting online

you can do so via the Computershare Meeting

Platform https://meetnow.global/nz. To access

the meeting, click ‘Go’ under the Delegat Group

Limited meeting and then click ‘Join Meeting Now’.

Select ‘Shareholder’ on the login screen and enter

your CSN/Securityholder Number and post code

(or country of residence if outside of New Zealand).

Please also refer to the attached Online Meeting

Guide for more information.

(b) Postal – You can cast a postal vote instead of

attending the meeting or appointing a proxy.

PROXIES AND CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES

All shareholders are entitled to attend and vote at the

Annual Meeting or to appoint a proxy or representative

(in the case of a corporate shareholder), to attend and

vote on their behalf. The appointment of a proxy or

representative does not preclude a shareholder from

attending and voting at the virtual Annual Meeting in

place of the proxy or representative. A proxy need not

be a shareholder of the Company. You may, if you wish,

appoint ‘The Chair of the Meeting’ as your proxy by

filling in the proxy form to that effect.

A proxy form, with which you can appoint a proxy,

is enclosed with this Notice of Meeting. The Chair

will vote according to your instructions. If the Chair

is not instructed how to vote, he will vote in favour

of resolutions 1 to 4. The chair intends to vote all

discretionary proxies given to him in favour of

resolutions 1 to 4.

If, in appointing your proxy, you do not name a person to

be your proxy, or your named proxy does not attend the

virtual Annual Meeting, the Chair of the Annual Meeting

will be your proxy and may only vote in accordance with

your express direction.

RETURN OF PROXY FORMS

Proxy Forms must be received at the office of the

Company’s share registrar, Computershare Investor

Services Limited, Private Bag 92119, Victoria Street

West, Auckland 1142, no later than 2.00pm on Sunday 4

December 2022.

Results of the voting will be posted on the Company’s

website following the conclusion of the Annual Meeting

and finalisation of the voting results.

The Company’s 2022 external auditor, Deloitte, will be

available at our Annual Shareholder Meeting to answer

questions from Shareholders relevant to the external

audit.

ATTENDING THE MEETING ONLINE

All shareholders will have the opportunity to attend and

participate in the 2022 Annual Meeting online virtually

through the Computershare Meeting Services web

platform https://meetnow.global/nz (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 the view the

presentations, vote on the resolutions to be put to

shareholders and submit 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

on how to participate ‘virtually’ are provided in the

accompanying Virtual Meeting Guide with instructions

for accessing the virtual meeting.

SHAREHOLDER QUESTIONS

Shareholders will have the opportunity to ask questions

during the meeting in person or via the Computershare

Meeting Platform from their desktop or mobile devices

(refer to the attached Online Meeting Guide for more

information). Shareholders may also submit questions

in advance of the meeting to www.investorvote.co.nz or

by using the Voting/Proxy Form. The Company reserves

the right not to address questions that, in the Chair’s

opinion, are not reasonable in the context of an annual

shareholders’ meeting.

DELEGAT GROUP LIMITED • NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Explanatory Notes

A: ORDINARY BUSINESS

EXPLANATORY NOTE 1

Chair and Managing Director’s Reports

The Chair and Managing Director 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 of Directors

Under NZX Main Board Listing Rule 2.7.1, and in

accordance with the Company’s Constitution, all

directors must not hold office (without re-election) past

the third annual meeting of shareholders following the

director’s appointment, or three years, whichever is the

longer.

Biographical details for the directors proposed to be re-

elected by rotation are set out below:

Managing Director and Executive Director, Mr Steven

Carden retires by rotation pursuant to NZX Main Board

Listing Rule 2.7.1 and offers himself for election. As

this is the first annual meeting of shareholders since

Steven was appointed to the Board, Steven is required

to retire and does offer himself for election. Steven

joined the Board of Delegat Group Limited in January

2022 as Managing Director. Steven is responsible for

developing growth plans, building a high-performance

organisation and executing on Board approved

business plans. Steven has previously held roles in

McKinsey & Co. in New York, Managing Director of PGG

Wrightson Australia and most recently Chief Executive

Officer of Pãmu (Landcorp Farming Ltd) where he led

transformation to a diversified, integrated food and

fibre business over eight years. Steven also brings

to Delegat his strategic thinking capability, expertise

in growing international businesses and a focus on

creating an environment where people can achieve

their potential. Steven has a Master of Business

Administration degree from Harvard Business School

and a Bachelor of Law and Arts degree from the

University of Auckland. Steven is a member of the

Institute of Directors.

Gordon MacLeod is a Non-Executive Director of

Delegat Group Limited and joined the Board in February

2022. Gordon is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee

and a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Gordon previously worked for 15 years with Ryman

Healthcare, as Chief Executive Officer and before that

as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial

Officer. He has been a corporate finance partner with

PriceWaterhouseCoopers and was the finance director

of a London-listed hi-tech engineering company. Gordon

currently is a non-executive director on Spark New

Zealand and a trustee of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ.

Gordon has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the

University of Canterbury and is a Fellow of Chartered

Accountants Australia and New Zealand (FCA). The

Board has determined that Gordon MacLeod is an

Independent director (as defined by the NZX Listing

rules). Gordon is a member of the Institute of Directors.

Both directors standing for election do so with the

support of the Board.

EXPLANATORY NOTE 3

Director’s Fees

This resolution is to put to shareholders in accordance

with NZX Listing Rule 2.11.1 and relates to the maximum

aggregate fees payable to all non-executive directors.

At present the maximum fee pool for non-executive

directors is set at $495,000 per annum, as approved by

shareholders at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting.

The Delegat Board is recommending an increase in

that fee pool by $235,000 (being an increase of 47%)

to $730,000 per annum. The increase in the fee pool

is to accommodate increasing the pool by 50% for two

non-executive directors, being the appointment of a

new non-executive independent director appointed

to a casual vacancy on the board since the last annual

shareholder meeting and the recently announced

change that Jim Delegat is to transition from Executive

Director to Non-Executive Director. The Delegat Board

is not recommending any increase in the payments to

either the Chair or Directors.

In summary, Delegat’s Board is seeking the approval

of shareholders to increase the fee pool for two new

non-executive directors. The director remuneration is

broken down in table one.

Table 1: Board fees

Board Role 2021 Annual Proposed Amount of

Meeting Increase

Chair $180,000 $180,000 –

Independent Director $95,000 $95,000 –

Non-executive Director $95,000 $95,000 –

Chair of Board Committee $15,000 $15,000 –

Member of Board Committee $7,500 $7,500 –

Director Fee Pool $495,000 $730,000 $235,000

DELEGAT GROUP LIMITED • NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
EXPLANATORY NOTE 4

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 Deloitte to

continue as the Company’s auditor, and Deloitte has

indicated its willingness to do so.

Section 207S of the Companies Act 1993 provides that

the fees and expenses of Deloitte 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 and expenses should be

fixed by the directors.

HOW TO GET TO ELLERSLIE EVENT CENTRE

Novotel / Ibis

Exit 433

Exit 433

Ascot Central

Southern Motorway

Manukau / South

Auckland City / North

Green Lane East

Ellerslie

Racecourse Dr

Ascot Ave

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For your proxy to be effective it must be received by 2.00pm (New Zealand time) Sunday 4 December 2022
DELEGAT GROUP LIMITED (DELEGAT)

ANNUAL MEETING PROXY/VOTING FORM

Lodge your proxy

Online

www.investorvote.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


corporateactions@computershare.co.nz

How to Vote on Items of Business

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

Appointment of Proxy

If you do not plan to attend the meeting, you may appoint a proxy. To do this, enter the name

of your proxy in the space allocated in ‘Step 1’ of this form. You must name a proxy for your

appointment to be valid.

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, except for a director (or associated

person of a director) who will abstain from voting any undirected proxy on the resolutions. If you

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

Appointing the Chair or any other director as your proxy

The Chair of the meeting virtually, or any other Delegat director, is willing to act as proxy for any

shareholder who wishes to appoint her or him to vote on their behalf. To appoint the Chair of

the meeting or a director as your proxy enter ‘the Chair’ or the name of the director you wish to

appoint in the space allocated in ‘Step 1’ of this form.

If, in appointing a proxy, you have inadvertently not named someone to be your proxy, or your

named proxy does not attend the virtual meeting, the Chair of the meeting will be your proxy

and will vote in accordance with your express direction.

Attending the Meeting Virtually

If you propose to attend the meeting virtually, please read the enclosed Virtual Meeting Guide

prior to the meeting. You can participate in the meeting virtually through the web platform

https://meetnow.global/nz and entering the meeting. You will be able to view presentations,

ask questions and cast your vote from your own computer, mobile or similar device. For any

assistance with the process, please contact Computershare on +64 9 488 8777 between

8.30am-5.00pm Monday to Friday.

All shareholders will have the opportunity to attend and participate in the 2022 Annual Meeting either in person at Pakuranga Hunt Room, Second Floor,

Ellerslie Stand, Ellerslie Event Centre (refer to Notice of Annual Meeting for Location Map) or online via an internet connection (using a computer, laptop, tablet

or smartphone). The virtual meeting will be accessible on both desktop and mobile devices.

Please refer to the Virtual Meeting Guide 2022 that accompanies this Proxy/Voting Form.

Signing Instructions for Postal Proxies

Individual

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

this form.

Joint Holding

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

all joint shareholders). If different joint shareholders purport to

appoint different proxies, the vote of the proxy appointed by the

first named joint shareholder will prevail.

Power of Attorney

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

certified copy of the power of attorney and a signed certificate

of non-revocation of the power of attorney must accompany this

Proxy Form.

Companies

This Proxy Form must be signed by a duly authorised officer or

attorney. Persons who sign on behalf of a company must be

acting with the company’s express or implied authority.

Comments & Questions

If you have any comments or questions for Delegat, please write

them on a separate sheet of paper and return them with this

form, or email murray.annabell@delegat.com

Go online or turn over to complete the form

smartphone?

Scan the QR code to vote now.

HYBRID MEETING

Your secure access information

Control Number: 102004 CSN/Shareholder Number:

PLEASE NOTE: You will need your CSN/Shareholder Number and New Zealand Postcode/Country of Residence to appoint a proxy online.

www.investorvote.co.nz

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

DELEGAT GROUP LIMITED •PROXY FORM/VOTING PAPER
Proxy/Corporate Representative Form

STEP 1 Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

I/We being a shareholder/s of Delegat Group Limited

appoint of

or failing him/her of

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

to be held in person at Pakuranga Hunt Room, Second Floor, Ellerslie Stand, Ellerslie Event Centre (refer to Notice of Annual Meeting for Location Map) and online

at https://meetnow.global/nz on Tuesday, 6 December 2022 at 2:00pm (New Zealand time) and at any adjournment of that meeting.

STEP 2 Items of Business – Voting Instructions

Please note: If you mark abstain 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. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote as they choose, except for a director (or associated person of a director) who will abstain from voting any

undirected proxy on the resolutions.

Resolutions

Re-election of Directors

ForAgainstAbstain

Proxy

Discretion

Item 1That Steven Carden be elected as a Delegat director.

Item 2That Gordon MacLeod be elected as a Delegat director.

Directors’ Fees

Item 3That the total annual director fee pool be increased by $235,000 to $730,000.

Auditor Fees and Expenses

Item 4That the Board of Delegat Group Limited be authorised to fix the fees and expenses

of Deloitte as auditor.

If your proxy is not the Chair of the Meeting or any other 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 remote admission to the virtual meeting for your proxy.

Proxy contact Details (Phone): (Email):

SIGN Signature of Shareholder(s) This section must be completed.

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


Individual/Authorised officer or attorney Individual/Authorised officer or attorney Individual/Authorised officer or attorney

Contact Name Contact Daytime Telephone Date

CSN/Shareholder Number:

Number of shares:

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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,

Edge or F irefox. Please ensure your browser is

compatible.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN VIRTUAL/HYBRID MEETINGS

Visit https://meetnow.global

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

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emotely is eligible to ask a question.

S

elect the Q&A tab and type your question into the

box at the bottom of the screen and press 'Send'.

Navigation

Access

Access the online meeting at

https://meetnow.global, select New Zealand from the

drop down 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 y

ou have any issues accessing the website please

call +64 9 488 8700.

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