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Notice of Meeting 2023

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Ventia Services Group Limited
ABN 53 603 253 541


Level 8, 80 Pacific Highway

North Sydney NSW 2060

AUSTRALIA


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19 April 2023


2023 Annual General Meeting

Ventia Services Group Limited (Ventia) will hold its Annual General Meeting (2023 AGM) at 10.00am

on Tuesday 23 May 2023 (Sydney time).


Enclosed are the following documents relating to the 2023 AGM:

• Notice of Meeting

• Voting Form

• 2023 AGM Access Notice


Copies of the above documents and associated materials will be made available on:

• Computershare's Investor Vote page for Ventia’s 2023 AGM at: www.investorvote.com.au

• Ventia’s website at: www.ventia.com/AGM



This announcement was authorised by the Company Secretary.


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Ventia Services Group Limited

ABN 53 603 253 541


Level 8, 80 Pacific Highway

North Sydney NSW 2060

AUSTRALIA


ventia.com

ASX and NZX Release



About Ventia

Ventia is a leading essential infrastructure services provider in Australia and New Zealand, proudly providing the services that

keeps infrastructure working for our communities. Ventia has access to a combined workforce of more than 35,000 people,

operating in over 400 sites across Australia and New Zealand. With a strategy to redefine service excellence by being client-

focused, innovative and sustainable, Ventia operates across a broad range of industry segments, including defence, social

infrastructure, water, electricity and gas, resources, telecommunications and transport.

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Notice of Annual General Meeting

Dear Shareholder,
On behalf of the Board of Ventia Services Group Limited (Ventia or Company), I am pleased to invite you to participate

in our 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Ventia’s AGM will take place on Tuesday, 23 May 2023 at 10:00am (Sydney time) as a virtual only meeting. Registration

will open from 9.30am (Sydney time).

Ventia, now in its second year of listing on the ASX and NZX, continues to deliver on our corporate purpose – that is,

making infrastructure work for our communities.

The AGM is an essential part of Ventia’s corporate governance calendar. It is an important and valued way shareholders

can be informed of and involved in Ventia’s progress on delivering on our strategy of Redefining Service Excellence,

whilst putting health and safety at the centre of everything that we do.

The following matters will be considered at the AGM:


receipt, consideration and discussion of the Company’s Annual Financial Report, together with the Directors’ Report

and Auditor’s Report for the financial year ended 31 December 2022;


adoption of the Company’s 2022 Remuneration Report;


the election of Sibylle Krieger as a Non-Executive Director;


the election of Jeffrey Forbes as a Non-Executive Director; and


the granting of share appreciation rights and dividend equivalent rights to the Managing Director and Group Chief

Executive Officer, Dean Banks, under Ventia’s Long Term Incentive Plan.

We encourage shareholders to participate in the AGM online at https://meetnow.global/MHHUMLC.

Whilst shareholders will be able to vote online during the AGM, you are encouraged to lodge a direct vote or appoint a

proxy ahead of the AGM, even if you are participating online. If you are unable to participate in the AGM, please lodge

your direct vote or appoint a proxy ahead of the AGM. Further details on how you can participate in the AGM are set out

in the following pages.

We encourage shareholders to actively participate through the online platform and ask questions online or by phone.

It is important that you have the opportunity to communicate your views to us. This will include asking questions to

our auditor, Deloitte.

We will attempt to address the more frequently asked questions in the Chairman’s and/or Group CEO’s presentations

at the AGM.

Shareholders who are unable to attend the AGM or who may prefer to register questions in advance are encouraged

to do so by clicking here https://www.ventia.com/investor-centre.

Enclosed with this letter are both the Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Statement, which contain more detailed

information in respect of the items of business of the AGM and voting procedures.

I would like to thank all shareholders for your continuing support of Ventia and I look forward to engaging with you

at our AGM.

David Moffatt

Chairman

4 Ventia Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023

Ordinary Business
1. 2022 Annual Report

To receive and consider the financial report, the directors’

report and the auditor’s report for the financial year ended

31 December 2022.

Notes:


This item of ordinary business is for discussion only and is

not a resolution.


Pursuant to the Corporations Act, Shareholders will be

given a reasonable opportunity at the AGM to ask questions

about or make comments in relation to each of the

aforementioned reports during consideration of these items.

2. Adoption of 2022 Remuneration Report

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as

a non-binding ordinary resolution:

“To adopt the 2022 Remuneration Report for the financial

year ended 31 December 2022.”

Notes:


The vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not

bind the Directors or the Company. However, the Board will

take the outcome of the vote into consideration in future

reviews of the remuneration policy for KMP.


This Resolution is subject to voting exclusions as outlined in

the notes accompanying this Notice of Meeting.


The Chairman intends to vote all available proxies in favour

of this Resolution.

3. Election of Directors

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as

ordinary resolutions:

3a: “That Sibylle Krieger, who retires in accordance with Rule

8.1 of the Company’s Constitution and, being eligible, be

elected as a Director of the Company.”

3b: “That Jeffrey Forbes, who retires in accordance with Rule

8.1 of the Company’s Constitution and, being eligible, be

elected as a Director of the Company.”

Note: The Chairman intends to vote all available proxies in

favour of this Resolution.

4. Issue of Securities to the Managing Director and

Group Chief Executive Officer under Ventia’s

Long Term Incentive Plan

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as

an ordinary resolution:

“That approval is given, for the purposes of ASX Listing

Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, for the Company to

issue to the Managing Director and Group Chief Executive

Officer, Dean Banks, Share Appreciation Rights and Dividend

Equivalent Rights pursuant to Ventia’s Long Term Incentive

Plan (Plan) on the terms outlined in the Explanatory Notes”.

Notes:


This Resolution is subject to voting exclusions as outlined in

the notes accompanying this Notice of meeting.


The Chairman intends to vote all available proxies in favour

of this Resolution.

Notice of Meeting

The 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Ventia Services Group Limited (Company or

Ventia) will be held online at https://meetnow.global/MHHUMLC, on Tuesday, 23 May

2023 at 10:00am (Sydney time). Registration will open from 9:30am (Sydney time).

The Explanatory Statement that accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting

describes in more detail the items of business to be considered at the AGM.

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If it is necessary for Ventia to give further updates on the
arrangements for the AGM, we will inform Shareholders through

our investor website (https://www.ventia.com/investor-centre)

and via an announcement on the ASX and NZX.

Participating in the AGM online

Shareholders must use the Share Registry’s Meeting Platform

to attend and participate in the AGM. To participate in the

AGM, Shareholders can log in by entering the following URL

https://meetnow.global/MHHUMLC on a computer, tablet

or smartphone.

If Shareholders choose to participate in the AGM online,

registration will open at 9:30am (Sydney time) on Tuesday,

23 May 2023.

To participate in the AGM online follow the instructions below.

1. Click on ‘Join Meeting Now’.

2. Enter the SRN/HIN. Proxyholders and corporate

representatives will need to contact Computershare

on +61 3 9415 4024 prior to the AGM to obtain their

login details.

3. Enter the postcode registered to the Shareholder’s

holding if you are an Australian Shareholder. If an overseas

Shareholder select the country of the registered holding

from the drop-down list.

4. Accept the Terms and Conditions and ‘Click Continue’.

Shareholders can view the AGM live, ask questions verbally

or via a live text facility and cast votes at the appropriate

times while the AGM is in progress.

Whilst Shareholders will be able to vote on the Resolutions

online during the AGM in real-time, Shareholders are

encouraged to lodge a direct vote or appoint a proxy ahead of

the AGM, even if they are participating online. If Shareholders

are unable to attend the AGM, Shareholders are encouraged to

appoint a proxy or vote directly on the Voting Form.

Further information regarding participating in the

AGM online, including browser requirements, is

detailed in the Online Meeting Guide available at

www.computershare.com.au/virtualmeetingguide.

Shareholders are also able to ask questions verbally

via telephone on the number that will be available on the

online platform.

Technical difficulties

Technical difficulties may arise during the course of the AGM.

The Chairman has discretion as to whether and how the AGM

should proceed in the event that a technical difficulty arises.

In exercising this discretion, the Chairman will have regard to

the number of Shareholders impacted and the extent to which

participation in the business of the AGM is affected.

Where the Chairman considers it appropriate, the Chairman

may continue to hold the AGM and transact business, including

conducting a poll and voting in accordance with valid proxy

instructions. For this reason, Shareholders are encouraged

to lodge a direct vote or appoint a proxy even if they plan to

attend through the virtual platform.

Entitlement to vote

Shareholders are eligible to participate and vote at the AGM

if they are registered holders of the Company’s Shares at

10:00am (Sydney time) on Sunday, 21 May 2023, subject to

the voting restrictions described in this Notice of Meeting and

Explanatory Statement.

Direct voting – prior to the AGM

Shareholders are entitled to vote directly by marking Section A

“Vote Directly” on the Voting Form that accompanies this

Notice of Meeting. Shareholders will then not need to appoint

a proxy to act on its behalf.

A direct vote will take priority over the appointment of a proxy.

For a valid direct vote to be recorded Shareholders must mark

‘For’, ‘Against’, or ‘Abstain’ on each Resolution. Where a direct

vote has been validly submitted in advance of the AGM, the

Shareholder’s attendance or participation in the AGM cancels

the direct vote, unless the Shareholder instructs the Company

or, at its instruction, the Share Registry otherwise.

Voting by proxy

A Shareholder is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote

on their behalf. To do so, Shareholders should mark Section B

“Appoint a Proxy” on the Voting Form to appoint the Chairman

of the AGM as its proxy or insert the name of its alternative

proxy in the space provided.

The following applies in terms of proxy appointments:


a proxy need not be a Shareholder, and may be an

individual or a body corporate;


a Shareholder entitled to cast two or more votes may

appoint two proxies; and


where two proxies are appointed, each proxy may be

appointed to represent a specified proportion of the

Shareholder’s voting rights. If a Shareholder appoints

two proxies and the appointment does not specify the

proportion or number of the votes each proxy may exercise,

each proxy may exercise half of that Shareholder’s votes.

Chairman’s voting intentions

The Chairman intends to vote undirected proxies in favour

of the Resolutions set out in this Notice of Meeting.

If a Shareholder appoints the Chairman as their proxy,

expressly or by default, and they do not direct the Chairman

how to vote on a Resolution, by completing and returning the

Voting Form, they will be expressly authorising the Chairman

to exercise the proxy and vote as the Chairman sees fit on a

Resolution, even if the Resolution is connected directly or

indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the KMP of

the Company.

Notes

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Corporate Representatives
A body corporate that is a Shareholder, or that has been

appointed as a proxy, must appoint an individual to act as

its representative at the AGM. The appointment must comply

with the requirements of section 250D of the Corporations

Act. The representative should provide satisfactory evidence

of their appointment prior to the commencement of the AGM,

including any authority under which it is signed, unless it has

been given previously to the Company.

How to submit a Voting Form

Online:Lodge your vote online at www.investorvote.com.au

using your secure access information or use your

mobile device to scan the personalised QR code

By Mail:Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited

GPO Box 242

Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia

By Fax:1800 783 447 within Australia or

+61 3 9473 2555 outside Australia

To be effective, direct votes or proxy appointments must be

received by 10:00 am (Sydney time) on Sunday, 21 May 2023.

All Resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting will be voted

on by way of a poll.

Voting restrictions on Agenda Item 2

(2022 Remuneration Report)

The Company will disregard any votes cast on Agenda Item 2:


by or on behalf of a member of the Company’s KMP whose

remuneration details are included in the 2022 Remuneration

Report, or their Closely Related Parties, regardless of the

capacity in which the vote is cast;


as a proxy by a person who is a member of the Company’s

KMP on the date of the AGM or their Closely Related Parties.

However, votes will not be disregarded if they are cast as proxy

for a person entitled to vote on Agenda Item 2:


in accordance with a direction on the proxy form; or


by the Chairman pursuant to an express authorisation to

exercise the proxy even though Agenda Item 2 is connected

with the remuneration of the Company’s KMP.

Voting restrictions on Agenda Item 4 (Issue of

Securities to the Managing Director and Group

Chief Executive Officer under Ventia’s Long Term

Incentive Plan)

The Company will disregard any votes cast on Agenda Item 4:


in favour of the resolution by or on behalf of Dean Banks or

any of his associates, regardless of the capacity in which the

vote is cast; or


as a proxy by a person who is a member of the Company’s

KMP at the date of the AGM or their Closely Related Parties,

unless the vote is cast on Agenda Item 4:


as proxy or attorney for a person entitled to vote on the

resolution in accordance with a direction given to the proxy

or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or


by the Chairman as proxy for a person entitled to vote on

the resolution, pursuant to an express authorisation to

exercise the proxy as the Chairman decides; or


by a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or

other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided

the following conditions are met:


the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the

holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting,

and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting,

on the resolution; and


the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with

directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote

in that way.

Questions and comments from Shareholders

A reasonable opportunity will be given to Shareholders, as a

whole, to ask questions at the AGM about, or make comments

on, the 2022 Annual Report and the management of the

Company.

Similarly, a reasonable opportunity will be given to

Shareholders, as a whole, to ask the External Auditor, questions

relevant to:


the conduct of the audit;


the preparation and content of the 2022 Auditor’s Report;


the accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation

to the preparation of the financial statements; and


the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct

of the audit.

Shareholders attending the AGM will have the opportunity to

ask questions using the online platform or by telephone (via

the online platform). Please note that Shareholders may only

ask questions once they have been verified.

To submit written questions to the Company or questions

relating to the conduct of the audit and the content of the

2022 Auditor’s Report to the External Auditor in advance of the

AGM, Shareholders may do so by completing an online form on

Ventia’s website at https://www.ventia.com/investor-centre no

later than 5:00pm (Sydney time) on Tuesday, 16 May 2023.

Questions will be collated and during the AGM, the Chairman

will seek to address as many of the more frequently raised

topics as possible. However, there may not be sufficient time

available at the AGM to address all topics raised, and individual

responses will not be sent to Shareholders.

Definitions

Words that are defined in the Glossary have the same meaning

when used in the Notice of Meeting unless the context or the

definitions in the Glossary provide otherwise.

By Order of the Board

Zoheb Razvi

Group Company Secretary

Ventia Services Group Limited

Dated: 19 April 2023

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Agenda Item 1:
2022 Annual Report

Ventia’s 2022 Annual Report, which includes the 2022

Financial Report, the 2022 Directors’ Report and the

2022 External Auditor’s Report was lodged with the

ASX and NZX on 24 February 2023 and is available at

https://www.ventia.com/investor-centre/announcements.

Printed copies of the 2022 Annual Report have been mailed to

those Shareholders who have elected to receive a printed copy.

At the AGM, a reasonable opportunity will be given to

Shareholders, as a whole, to ask questions about, and

make comments on the 2022 Annual Report, however there

will be no formal Resolution put to at the AGM. Ventia’s

External Auditor will also participate in the AGM to answer

questions in relation to the conduct of the audit (including

the independence of the External Auditor), the preparation

and content of the 2022 Auditor’s Report and the accounting

policies adopted by Ventia.

Agenda Item 2:

Adoption Of 2022 Remuneration Report

Listed companies, such as Ventia, are required to provide

detailed disclosures of non-executive director and executive

KMP remuneration in their directors’ reports. These disclosures

are set out in the 2022 Remuneration Report (which forms part

of the 2022 Directors’ Report).

The Board strives to ensure that Ventia’s remuneration

framework aligns with Shareholder interests by:


ensuring remuneration is performance driven with a focus

on setting challenging targets for both financial and non-

financial measures;


placing substantial emphasis on variable (‘at risk’ incentive

based) remuneration linked to short and long-term

performance benchmarks that support Ventia’s corporate

strategy and future success; and


implementing share-based remuneration on a short and

long-term basis.

There will be a reasonable opportunity for Shareholders

to comment on, and ask questions about, the 2022

Remuneration Report.

The vote on Agenda item 2 is advisory only and will not

bind the Directors or the Company. However, the Board

will take the outcome of the vote into consideration when

reviewing the Company’s remuneration practices and policies.

For the voting exclusions applicable to Agenda Item 2, please

refer to page 3 of this Notice of Meeting.

What is the Board’s recommendation?

The Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote

in favour of Agenda Item 2.

Agenda Item 3:

Election of Directors

Each year, the Nominations Committee reviews the skills and

experience represented on the Board and considers whether

there are any issues that should be addressed through Board

renewal and succession. As part of this process, the Board

has reviewed the performance of each Director standing for

election and has considered the contribution made to the

Board and its committees along with the skills and expertise

of those Directors. For these reasons, and those outlined in

each of the Directors’ profiles below, the Board recommends

the election of each of the following Directors.

Explanatory Statement

The purpose of this Explanatory Statement (which is included in and forms part of

the Notice of Meeting) is to provide Shareholders with an explanation of the items

of business of the AGM as well as to assist Shareholders to determine how they wish

to vote on each Resolution.

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Agenda item 3a: Election of Sibylle Krieger
Sibylle joined the Board in October 2021 as an Independent

Non-Executive Director.

Sibylle has over 40 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer,

economic regulator and Non-Executive Director of a broad

range of companies across sectors including energy, water,

professional services and fintech.

Her particular focus as a Non-Executive Director has been

on corporate governance, organisational culture and

remuneration governance. Her boards have included both

private sector and government-owned corporations.

Sibylle is currently a Non-Executive Director of AEMO Services,

Openpay Group and MyState Limited, and was previously Non-

Executive Chair of Xenith IP Group Limited and a Non-Executive

Director on the Boards of Vector Limited, AEMO and Sydney

Ports Corporation.

Sibylle holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of Adelaide,

an LLM from Columbia University New York and an MBA from

Melbourne Business School. She is a Fellow of the Australian

Institute of Company Directors.

Sibylle is considered by the Board to be an Independent

Director.

What is the Board’s recommendation?

The Board, with Ms. Krieger abstaining, unanimously

recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of

Agenda Item 3a.

Agenda item 3b: Election of Jeffrey Forbes

Jeffrey joined the Board in October 2021 as the Lead

Independent Non-Executive Director.

Jeffrey is an experienced finance executive and director with

over 30 years’ merger and acquisition, equity and capital

markets and project development experience.

As an executive, Jeffrey worked at Cardno Limited, an

engineering and environment consultancy company, as CFO,

Executive Director and Company Secretary before leaving

in 2013 to commence Non-Executive Director roles. He has

spent time as a Non-Executive Director and member of the

remuneration and audit and risk committees of both listed

and unlisted companies in a variety of sectors.

Prior to Cardno, Jeffrey was the CFO, Company Secretary and

Executive Director at Highlands Pacific Limited, a PNG-based

mining and exploration company. He has significant experience

in capital raisings and during his career has worked for

numerous major companies including Rio Tinto, BHP and CSR.

Jeffrey is the Non-Executive Chair of Herron Todd White Group,

and Non-Executive Director of Cardno Limited, PWR Holdings

Limited and Intega Group Limited.

Jeffrey holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University

of Newcastle and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of

Company Directors.

Jeffrey is considered by the Board to be an Independent

Director.

What is the Board’s recommendation?

The Board, with Mr. Forbes abstaining, unanimously

recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Agenda

Item 3b.

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Agenda Item 4: Issue of Securities to the Managing
Director and Group Chief Executive Officer under

Ventia’s Long Term Incentive Plan

Background

The Board considers that its executives should be remunerated

in a manner that encourages them to become Shareholders

as this is the best mechanism to align their interests with

those of Ventia’s Shareholders. It is the Company’s policy

that the performance-based (that is, at risk) pay of executives

represents a significant component of their total remuneration.

Granting incentives under a long term incentive plan seeks to

encourage and reward long term sustainable performance.

Ventia has developed a fit-for-purpose LTI that is strongly

aligned with the delivery of Ventia’s strategy of redefining

service excellence. The LTI is considered to promote long-term

shareholder value creation as follows:

1. delivery via Share Appreciation Rights (SARs) and Dividend

Equivalent Rights (DERs) promotes strong focus on

shareholder alignment by only rewarding for share price

growth and dividends (to the extent the SARs and DERs vest

and there has been share price growth);

2. performance in the year prior to the LTI being granted

(which will over time build to a three-year rolling average)

will moderate the actual LTI value to be awarded to LTI

participants, thereby ensuring that the awards granted are

not excessive and are set in the context of the Company’s

overall performance;

3. a fixed and transparent allocation value of 35% of Ventia’s

volume-weighted average price (VWAP) will apply to

determine the number of SARs actually granted each year,

minimising fluctuations that might otherwise occur if a

more variable annual Black-Scholes allocation value were to

apply. In setting the allocation value, the Board considered

a formal fair value approach and the 35% allocation basis

selected. The 35% allocation basis results in a lower number

of SARs being granted to LTI participants;

4. a threshold level of 15% return on equity (ROE) performance

must be met before any vesting can occur to ensure long-

term financial sustainability objectives are met; and

5. progressive time vesting over four years provides LTI

participants with ‘skin in the game’, with additional

sale restrictions promoting long-term value creation

and talent retention.

The Company is proposing to issue SARs and DERs to

the Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer

(Group CEO) under the Long Term Incentive Plan.

Plan Overview

Outlined below is an overview of the operation of the Plan for FY23:

(1/3rd of LTI grant)

2 year vesting period.

Threshold performance assessed

against ROE

(1/3rd of LTI grant) 3 year vesting period.

Threshold performance assessed against ROE

Sale restriction

(1/3rd of LTI grant) 4 year vesting period.

Threshold performance assessed against ROE

Sale restriction

Grant of SARs & DERs (Mar 2024):

Based on (performance outcome x LTI opportunity)

/allocation value (35% of grant price)

Vesting of SARs &

DERs subject to sales

restriction

Vesting of SARs &

DERs subject to sale

restriction

Vesting of SARs &

DERs subject to sale

restriction

2023202420252026202720282029

Year 0

Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6

Year 7

Performance

period:

Rolling 3 year

period

Assessed against

annual scorecard

(work in hand,

cash conversion,

EPS Growth CAGR)

Sale restriction

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ExPLAnATORy STATEMEnT

TermDescription
Opportunity

(maximum)

100% of fixed remuneration. The actual LTI awarded to the Group CEO will depend on Ventia’s

performance assessed against the Board approved FY23 LTI scorecard and performance measures.

LTI grant value

The LTI grant value (expressed as a percentage of individual’s maximum LTI opportunity) is based on an

assessment of measures relating to performance affecting the grant (see below), based on the following:

Performance achieved

LTI grant value

(% of maximum LTI Opportunity)

Below thresholdZero

Threshold50%*

Target75%*

Maximum100%

* LTI grant value assessed on straight-line basis between threshold and target, and target and maximum.

Vehicle

SARs, which provide a right to be allocated a number of fully paid ordinary shares in Ventia at a future

date, based on the difference in share price across the applicable vesting period.

The Group CEO will also receive DERs which provide a right to be allocated a number of fully paid ordinary

shares in Ventia at a future date equivalent to the value of any dividends that the Group CEO would have

received on SARs as if those SARs had been Shares since the grant date of the SARs. DERs only vest to the

extent that there has been share price growth over the vesting periods. The Board has discretion to settle

the SARs or DERs in cash in lieu of Shares.

SARs and DERs will be granted at no cost to the Group CEO and no amount is payable on vesting of the

SARs and DERs.

Allocation

methodology

The number of SARs granted will be determined based on a set market valuation, being 35% of Ventia’s

Allocation Price.

Allocation priceBased on the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of Shares for the 10 trading days immediately after

the release of Ventia’s annual financial statements for FY23.

Performance

period


For work in hand: the performance period is FY23 only (see below for a further explanation on this

performance measure)


For Pro forma cash conversion ratio and EPS Growth CAGR: the performance period is for FY21, FY22

and FY23 (see below for a further explanation under each performance measure)

Performance

measures

Performance affecting grant:


Work in hand (33.33%)


Pro forma cash flow conversion ratio (33.33%)


Earnings per share (EPS) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) (33.33%).

Performance affecting vesting:


In addition to share price performance, longer-term performance will be assessed against ROE

threshold performance measure of 15% (i.e. subject to a minimum level of acceptable performance)

Performance

measure explained

– work in hand

Work in hand is defined as comprising i) the future revenue from contracted projects with agreed volumes

and scope, and ii) an estimate of future revenue that is likely to be generated from contracted projects

where the project scope and volumes are variable.

Due to the commercial sensitivity, details of this performance measure and the extent to which the targets

have been achieved are disclosed in the Company’s Remuneration Report at the completion of each

performance period.

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TermDescription
Performance

measure explained

– Pro forma cash

conversion

Pro forma cash conversion ratio will be measured by pro forma operating cash flow divided by pro forma

EBITDA for FY21, FY22 and FY23 combined.

Under the Plan for FY23, the Board expects cash flow conversion in the range of 80%-95%.

Performance

measure explained

– EPS growth CAGR

EPS growth CAGR is measured by comparing Ventia’s compound annual EPS growth rate over a rolling

three-year period against a range approved by the Board at the beginning of the performance period.

Under the Plan for FY23, the Board has set the EPS growth CAGR target at 7.5%.

Vesting periodsAfter the one-year performance period affecting grant, SARs vest in three equal tranches after a further

two, three and four years, subject to threshold ROE performance. Including the annual performance

period affecting grant, nothing is available to vest until after a minimum of three years.

Vesting date priceBased on a 10-day VWAP of Shares immediately after the release of Ventia’s annual financial statements

following the relevant vesting date.

Vesting and

number of shares

to be allocated

When SARs vest, the Group CEO will be awarded with a number of Shares calculated by reference to the

increase in the Share price from the Allocation Price to the Vesting Date Price. If there has been Share

price growth over the relevant vesting period, DERs will also vest and additional Shares will be allocated

to the Group CEO based on the value of dividends that would have been payable on the vested SARs as

if they were Shares held from the original grant date (Dividend Value). The number of additional Shares

will be calculated as the Dividend Value divided by the Vesting Date Price (rounded up to the nearest

whole number).

Sale restrictionAny Shares allocated on vesting of the SARs will not be tradable until after Ventia releases its annual

results for the twelve months following the end of the relevant vesting periods.

Why approval is being sought?

Under Listing Rule 10.14, Shareholder approval is required for the issue of securities to any Director under an employee incentive

scheme. The Company is seeking Shareholder approval for the proposed grant of SARs and DERs to the Group CEO under the Plan.

The Company intends to source the Shares allocated on vesting of any SARs and DERs through on-market purchases for which

approval is not required under Listing Rule 10.14. Nevertheless, the Board intends to seek approval in the interests of transparency

and good governance, and also to preserve flexibility for the Company to issue shares in the event that it is not in the Company’s

best interests to purchase shares on market at the relevant times in the future.

The Group CEO is the only Director entitled to participate under the Plan.

If Agenda Item 4 is not approved by Shareholders, the Board will consider alternative arrangements to appropriately remunerate

and incentivise the Group CEO.

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ExPLAnATORy STATEMEnT

Additional terms
TermDescription

Hedging

provisions

The Group CEO is prohibited from trading financial products while in possession of material non-public

information, and from hedging his exposure to vested or unvested Company equity.

Clawback

The Board may lapse SARs or DERs, or require Shares (or cash paid in lieu of Shares) to be forfeited in

certain circumstances, including where in the opinion of the Board:


he has acted fraudulently, dishonestly or engaged in serious misconduct;


he breached his duties, responsibilities or obligations to the Company; or


there occurs any other circumstance, which the Board has determined in good faith provides grounds

for the Board to exercise its discretion for the treatment of the Group CEO’s LTI grant

Change of control

Where there is a change of control event, the Board may waive any vesting conditions and/or determine

the vesting conditions is satisfied.

Cessation of

employment

The treatment of LTI grants on ceasing employment will depend on the circumstances of cessation.

Unvested Awards


Good leaver: Unless the Board determines otherwise, LTI grants will remain on foot, subject to

achievement of performance-related vesting conditions.


Bad leaver: all LTI grants will lapse.

Vested Awards


Participants will continue to hold shares that have been awarded.

Effect of approval

Number of Share Appreciation Rights

The maximum number of SARs to be issued to the Group CEO will be determined by applying the following formula:

FORMULA: MAX = 100% total fixed remuneration being $1,350,000/ (35% of Allocation Price being 10 Day VWAP post release

of FY23 annual results)

EXAMPLE: (using estimated $4 Allocation Price): Max number of SARs = $1,350,000/ ($4 x 35%) = 964,285

An equivalent number of DERs will also be granted to the Group CEO.

Under the Plan Rules, the Board has discretion to reduce the number of awards allocated.

Timing of issue

If Shareholder approval is obtained, it is intended that the SARs and DERs will be allocated to the Group CEO shortly after the

release of the annual financial results for FY23.

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Additional information required by the Listing Rules
The Group CEO’s maximum potential total remuneration package effective from 1 January 2023 is set out below.

Remuneration element

Maximum ($)

Fy23

Fixed Remuneration (FR) inclusive of superannuation1,350,000

Short Term Incentive opportunity awarded as cash860,625

Short Term Incentive opportunity awarded as deferred share rights 860,625

Long Term Incentive opportunity (face value)1,350,000

Total Remuneration (TR) at maximum

4,421,250

Ventia uses SARs and DERs for the Plan because they create alignment between executives and Shareholders and are subject to

forfeiture. They may be lapsed or reduced depending upon achievement against an external performance condition and/or by the

Board’s review of performance against a suite of underpinning conditions.

In addition, executives do not receive any benefit unless and until the SARs and DERs vest.

Details of any securities issued under the Plan will be published in the Company’s Appendix 3G and Annual Report relating to

the period in which they were issued, along with a statement that approval for the issue was obtained under Listing Rule 10.14.

Any additional persons covered by Listing Rule 10.14 who become entitled to participate in an issue of securities under the Plan

after this resolution is approved, and who were not named in the Notice of Meeting, will not participate until approval is obtained

under that rule.

Previous Issue of securities

The Group CEO has previously been granted 1,325,675 SARS and 1,325,675 DERs under the LTI at no cost.

Directors’ Recommendation

The Board, with Dean Banks abstaining, recommends that Shareholders vote In FAVOUR of Agenda Item 4.

A voting exclusion statement with regard to Agenda Item 4 is set out on page 3 of the Notice of Meeting.


14 Ventia Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023

ExPLAnATORy STATEMEnT

Glossary
2022 Annual Report means the annual report of Ventia for

the financial year ended 31 December 2022, comprising of the

2022 Director’s Report, 2022 Financial Report and the 2022

Remuneration Report.

2022 Auditor’s Report means the auditor’s report for the

financial year ended 31 December 2022, as set out in the 2022

Annual Report.

2022 Directors’ Report means the directors report of Ventia

for the financial year ended 31 December 2022, as set out in

the 2022 Annual Report.

2022 Financial Report means the financial report of Ventia for

the financial year ended 31 December 2022, as set out in the

2022 Annual Report.

2022 Remuneration Report means remuneration report for

the financial year ended 31 December 2022, as set out in the

2022 Annual Report.

Annual General Meeting or AGM means the annual

general meeting of the Company to be held virtually

at https://www.ventia.com/investor-centre/announcements

on Tuesday, 23 May 2023 at 10:00am (Sydney time).

ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691 or, as the context

requires, the financial market operated by it. Board means the

board of directors of the Company.

Chairman means the chairperson of the AGM.

Closely Related Party of a KMP means any of the following:


a spouse, child or dependant of the KMP;


a child or dependant of the KMP’s spouse;


anyone else who is one of the KMP’s family and may be

expected to influence, or be influenced by, the KMP in the

KMP’s dealings with the Company;


a company the KMP controls; or


a person prescribed by regulations. As at the date of

this Notice of Meeting, no additional persons have been

prescribed by regulation.

Company or Ventia means Ventia Services Group Limited

ABN 53 603 253 541.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Directors mean the directors of the Company and Director

means any one of them.

Dividend Equivalent Rights or DERs means a right to a

number of fully paid ordinary shares in Ventia based on the

value of dividends that the holder would have received had the

holder owned Shares rather than Share Appreciation Rights

since the grant of the Share Appreciation Rights.

Explanatory Statement means this explanatory statement

that accompanies, and is incorporated as part of, the Notice

of Meeting.

External Auditor or Deloitte means Deloitte Touche

Tohmatsu, the auditor of the Company.

KMP or Key Management Personnel means the key

management personnel of the Company, being those persons

having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and

controlling the activities of the Company, whether directly or

indirectly. It includes all Directors, the Group Chief Executive

Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The KMPs during the year

ended 31 December 2022 are listed in the 2022 Remuneration

Report contained in the 2022 Annual Report.

Listing Rules means the official listing rules of ASX.

notice of Meeting means this Notice of Annual General

Meeting and the accompanying Explanatory Statement.

Long Term Incentive Plan or LTI means the Company’s LTI

Plan approved by the Board on 24 August 2022, a copy of which

can be found at https://www.ventia.com/p/our-policies.

NZX means the New Zealand’s Exchange.

Resolution means a resolution set out in the Notice of Meeting.

Shares means a fully paid ordinary shares in the Company.

Shareholder means a holder of at least one Share.

Share Appreciation Rights or SARs means a right to be

allocated a number of fully paid ordinary shares in Ventia at a

future date, based on the difference in share price across the

applicable vesting periods.

Share Registry means Computershare Investor Services

Pty Ltd.

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Phone:

1300 850 505 (within Australia)

+61 3 9415 4000 (outside Australia)

Online:

www.investorcentre.com/contact

Need assistance?

Ventia Services Group Limited

Annual General Meeting

Control Number: 999999

PIN: 99999

Ventia Services Group Limited's Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Tuesday, 23 May 2023 at

10:00am (Sydney time).

The AGM will be held online through an online plaform at https://meetnow.global/MHHUMLC

You can access the Notice of Meeting, Annual Report, voting form and other documents at

www.investorvote.com.au using the above information or use a mobile device to scan the QR code above.

For Intermediary Online subscribers (custodians) go to www.intermediaryonline.com

For instructions refer to the online user guide at www.computershare.com.au/virtualmeetingguide

You may also submit questions in advance of the AGM.

You can request a hard copy of the Notice of Meeting or voting form by contacting Computershare on

1300 850 505 (within Australia) or +61 3 9415 4000 (outside Australia).

For your direct vote or proxy appointment to be effective it must be received by 10:00am (Sydney time) on

Sunday, 21 May 2023.

For more information, please contact our share registry, Computershare, on 1300 850 505 (within Australia) or

+61 3 9415 4000 (outside Australia)

Meeting Documents and How to Participate

Questions?

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For your vote to be effective it must be

received by 10:00am (Sydney time) on

Sunday, 21 May 2023.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

Phone:

1300 850 505 (within Australia)

+61 3 9415 4000 (outside Australia)

Online:

www.investorcentre.com/contact

Need assistance?

Voting Form

Lodge your Form:

Online:

Lodge your vote online at

www.investorvote.com.au using your

secure access information or use your

mobile device to scan the personalised

QR code.

For Intermediary Online

subscribers (custodians) go to

www.intermediaryonline.com

By Mail:

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited

GPO Box 242

Melbourne VIC 3001

Australia

1800 783 447 within Australia or

+61 3 9473 2555 outside Australia

By Fax:

Your secure access information is

PLEASE NOTE: For security reasons it

is important that you keep your SRN/HIN

confidential.

Control Number: 999999

PIN: 99999

How to Vote on Items of Business

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

VOTE DIRECTLY

Voting 100% of your holding: Mark either the For, Against or Abstain box opposite each item

of business. Your vote will be invalid on an item if you do not mark any box OR you mark more

than one box for that item.

Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the

number of Shares you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or boxes. The sum of the

votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement.

Voting 100% of 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 or abstain as

they choose (to the extent permitted by law). If you mark more than one box on an item your

vote will be invalid on that item.

Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the

percentage or number of Shares you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or boxes.

The sum of the votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement or 100%.

Appointing a second proxy: If you are entitled to cast two or more votes you may appoint

two proxies to attend the AGM and vote on a poll. If you appoint two proxies you must specify

the percentage of votes or number of shares for each proxy, otherwise each proxy may

exercise half of the votes. When appointing a second proxy write both names and the

percentage of votes or number of Shares for each in Step 1 overleaf.

A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. If you do not specify who is to be

your proxy, or your named proxy does not attend the AGM or does not vote on a poll in

accordance with your directions, the Chairman of the Meeting will be your proxy.

Voting restrictions for members of the key management personnel (KMP)

Please note that if you appoint a member of the KMP or one of their Closely Related Parties as

your proxy, they will not be able to vote your proxy on Resolutions 2 and 4, unless you direct

them how to vote or you appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy.

SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTAL FORMS

Individual: Where the holding is in one name, one Shareholder must sign.

Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, one Shareholder may sign.

Power of Attorney: If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with the Share

Registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you

return it.

Companies: Where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company

Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of

the Corporations Act 2001) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign

alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a

Company Secretary. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held. Delete titles

as applicable.

Corporate Representative

If a representative of a corporate shareholder or proxy is to participate in the AGM you will

need to provide the appropriate “Appointment of Corporate Representative”. A form may be

obtained from Computershare or online at www.investorcentre.com/au and select "Printable

Forms".

PARTICIPATING IN THE AGM

APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

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Change of address. If incorrect,

mark this box and make the

correction in the space to the left.

Shareholders sponsored by a broker

(reference number commences with

‘X’) should advise your broker of any

changes.

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At the Annual General Meeting of Ventia Services Group Limited to be held online at https://meetnow.global/MHHUMLC on Tuesday, 23

May 2023 at 10:00am (Sydney time) and at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting, I/We being member/s of Ventia Services

Group Limited direct the following:

B

Indicate How Your Vote Will Be Cast

Voting Form

Please markto indicate your directions

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Step 1

Items of Business

Step 2

Step 3

ForAgainstAbstain

2 Adoption of 2022 Remuneration Report

3a. Election of Sibylle Krieger as a Director of the Company

3b. Election of Jeffery Forbes as a Director of the Company

4

Issue of Securities to the Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer under Ventia’s Long-Term

Incentive Plan

OR

OR

Select one option only

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. In exceptional circumstances, the Chairman of the Meeting may

change his/her voting intention on any resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.

Record my/our votes strictly in

accordance with directions in Step 2.

A Vote Directly

B

The Chairman

of the Meeting

PLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if

you have selected the Chairman of the

Meeting. Do not insert your own name(s).

Appoint a

proxy to

vote on

your behalf

OR

PLEASE NOTE: A Direct Vote will take priority over the appointment of a Proxy. For a valid

Direct Vote to be recorded you must mark FOR, AGAINST, or ABSTAIN on each item.

I/We hereby appoint:

Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions: Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of

the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman of the Meeting becomes my/our proxy by default) by completing and returning this form, I/we

expressly authorise the Chairman of the Meeting to exercise my/our proxy on Resolutions 2 and 4 (except where I/we have indicated a different

voting intention in Step 2) even though Resolutions 2 and 4 are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key

management personnel, which includes the Chairman of the Meeting.

Important Note: If the Chairman of the Meeting is (or becomes) your proxy you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from

voting on Resolutions 2 and 4 by marking the appropriate box in Step 2.

or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting,

as my/our proxy to act generally at the AGM on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no

directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit).

PLEASE NOTE: If you have appointed a proxy and you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a poll and your

votes will not be counted in computing the required majority. If you are directly voting and you mark the Abstain box for an item, it will be treated as though no vote

has been cast on that item and no vote will be counted in computing the required majority.

This section must be completed.

Individual or Shareholder 1

Shareholder 2

Shareholder 3

Sole Director & Sole Company Secretary

Director

Director/Company Secretary

Update your communication details

By providing your email address, you consent to receive future Notice

of Meeting & Proxy communications electronically

Mobile NumberEmail Address

(Optional)

Signature of Shareholder(s)

Step 3

Date

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OR

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