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Turners Annual Meeting

AGM23 July 2023TRAConsumer Discretionary

TURNERS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LIMITED
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

Notice is given that the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders of Turners Automotive Group Limited

(Turners or the Company) will be held in the Toroa Room, PwC Tower, Commercial Bay, Level 2,

15 Custom Street West, Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesday 23 August 2023 commencing at 10.30am.

AGENDA

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Presentations

Shareholder Discussion

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

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

Auditors

Resolution 1

That Baker Tilly Staples Rodway be reappointed as auditor of the Company and that the Directors be

authorised to fix the auditor’s remuneration.

Directors

Resolution 2

That John Roberts, who retires by rotation and has offered himself for re-election, be re-elected as a

Director of the Company.

Resolution 3

That Matthew Harrison, who retires by rotation and has offered himself for re-election, be re-elected as

a Director of the Company.

Resolution 4

That Lauren Quaintance, who was appointed by the Board since the Company’s last annual meeting and

retires pursuant to NZX Main Board Listing Rule 2.7.1 and, being eligible, has offered herself for election,

be elected as a Director of the Company.

Directors Remuneration

Resolution 5

That the pool for Directors’ fees be increased by $255,000 from $665,000 to $920,000 per financial year,

with effect for the financial year commencing 1 April 2023.

SPECIAL RESOLUTION

Minor alteration to Constitution

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following special resolution:

Resolution 6

To alter the Constitution of the Company by deleting clause 4 of Schedule 2 and substituting the

following:

4 Proxy form must be sent or made available with notice

A proxy form must be sent or made available with each notice of meeting.


EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes regarding each of these resolutions are attached to this notice of meeting.

Notes on Voting

1 The resolutions will be voted on by shareholders of the Company as ordinary resolutions.

2 An ordinary resolution is a resolution passed by a simple majority of the votes cast of the shareholders

entitled to vote and voting.

3 The only persons entitled to vote at the annual meeting are registered shareholders as at 5:00 pm on

Monday 21 August 2023 and only the ordinary shares registered in those shareholders’ names may be

voted at the annual meeting.

4 Any shareholder who is entitled to vote at the annual meeting may appoint a proxy to attend and vote

on their behalf. A shareholder wishing to appoint a proxy should complete the enclosed Voting/Proxy

form and send it to Computershare Investor Services Limited, Private Bag 92119, Auckland 1142, New

Zealand, or lodge online using Computershare’s investorvote facility so as to ensure that it is received at

least 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting. A proxy does not have to be a shareholder in the

Company. A shareholder may appoint any person to act as a proxy. The Chairman or any of the other

Directors is prepared to, act as a discretionary proxy for any shareholder. If, in appointing a proxy, you

have inadvertently not named someone to be your proxy (either online or on the enclosed proxy form),

or your named proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chairman of the meeting will be your proxy and

will vote in accordance with your express direction. If appointed as a discretionary proxy, each Director

intends to vote in favour of all resolutions.

5 To direct your proxy how to vote on each resolution, you should tick the appropriate box on the enclosed

proxy form. Except as set out in the proxy form, if you appoint a proxy, but do not tick one of the boxes

in relation to a resolution, you will be deemed to have granted your proxy the discretion to cast your

votes as he or she decides.

6 Any corporation that is a shareholder may appoint a person as its representative to attend the annual

meeting and vote on its behalf, in the same manner as that in which it could appoint a proxy. A

corporation wishing to appoint a person must ensure that the representative brings an original of the

notice appointing him or her to the meeting. To assist administration, the Company would be grateful if

notices appointing representatives are delivered to Computershare Investor Services Limited, Private

Bag 92119, Auckland 1142, New Zealand, at least 48 hours before the time of the meeting. If the notice

of appointment is not delivered to the Company’s Share Registrar prior to the meeting, the

representative must bring to the meeting an original copy of the notice of appointment signed by the

relevant Company or body corporate.

For and on behalf of the Board


Barbara Badish

Company Secretary

24 July 2023



EXPLANATORY NOTES TO NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

AUDITORS

Resolution 1

Baker Tilley Staples Rodway is automatically reappointed as auditor of the Company under section 207T of

the Companies Act 1993. The proposed resolution seeks shareholder confirmation of this and empowers the

Directors to set the remuneration of the auditors.

DIRECTORS

Under rule 2.7.1 of the NZX Listing Rules (the Listing Rules), a director must not hold office past the third

annual meeting following appointment or three years, whichever is longer, without being re-elected by

shareholders. Accordingly, John Roberts and Matthew Harrison retire and, being eligible, offer themselves for

re-election. The Board unanimously supports their respective re-elections.

Under Listing Rule 2.7.1 and in accordance with the Company’s constitution, any person who is appointed as

a Director by the Directors shall retire from office at the next annual meeting, but shall be eligible for

election at that same meeting. In this case, Lauren Quaintance retires from office, and being eligible, offers

herself for election by shareholders at the annual meeting. Biographies outlining John Roberts’ and Matthew

Harrison’s histories and experience are set out below.

Resolution 2

John Roberts retires by rotation pursuant to the Listing Rules, and being eligible, has offered himself for

re-election as a director.

John Roberts has extensive experience in the financial services industry, having held the role of Managing

Director of credit bureau Veda International for 10 years, during which time the Veda Advantage business

was successfully listed on the ASX. John previously had over 25 years in advertising, with CEO roles with

Saatchi & Saatchi in New Zealand and Asia Pacific, before heading up MasterCard in New Zealand for three

years. John is currently a director of Centrix, a leading credit rating agency in NZ, and this keeps him

connected with the financial sector and the NZ credit cycle. John’s advertising and branding experience has

been invaluable across a number of projects within the business and he continues to add value and thought

leadership around the use of data and analytics, drawing on his Veda NZ experience.

In terms of the Listing Rules, the Board considers that John Roberts is an independent director.

Resolution 3

Matthew Harrison retires by rotation pursuant to the Listing Rules, and being eligible, has offered himself

for re-election.

Matthew Harrison has extensive management experience and a background in finance and business

administration. He is the former Managing Director of EC Credit Control, the debt recovery business acquired

in 2012 and has great experience dealing with credit cycles and credit management. He joined EC Credit

Control in 1998, following senior management roles in the courier industry. Matthew joined the Turners

Automotive Group Board in 2012 and represents his family interests, which have a 7.47% combined holding

in the company. Matthew is a self-confessed “car nut” and has collected and owned a variety of special cars

over the years. He is very enthusiastic about the future of Turners and, given his large shareholding and

love for automobiles, is strongly committed to seeing Turners continue its successful journey.

In terms of the Listing Rules, the Board considers that Matthew Harrison is a non-executive Director but is

not independent.

Resolution 4

Lauren Quaintance was appointed as a director by the Board in the period following the last annual

meeting. Accordingly, she retires under the constitution of the Company and Listing Rule 2.7.1 and, being

eligible, offers herself for election.

Lauren Quaintance has been working with the board as an Emerging Director since October 2021 and was

appointed as an Independent Director on 3 April 2023. Lauren has had a highly successful career in media

and marketing and as an entrepreneur. She was the co-founder and Managing Director of Storyation, a

leading Australian digital content marketing agency, which was sold to ASX- listed NewsCorp in late 2019.



Lauren was named Entrepreneur of the Year at the B&T Women in Media Awards in Australia and is currently

Chief Media and Data Officer for Sky Television. As well as Turners and DPL Insurance, she is an

Independent Director for the Crusaders and ChristchurchNZ. Her journalistic pedigree combined with digital

marketing experience and entrepreneurial skills fit well with the Turners direction and culture.

In terms of the Listing Rules, the Board considers that Lauren Quaintance is an independent director.

DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION

Resolution 5

This resolution proposes to shareholders that the pool for Directors’ fees be increased from $665,000 to

$920,000 per annum per financial year, with effect from the financial year commencing 1 April 2013. The

last increase was approved by shareholders at Turners’ 2018 Annual Meeting which resulted in the current

pool of $665,000 per annum. Actual fees paid in the financial year ending 31 March 2023 were $632,000.

The Directors’ fees pool is used to make remuneration payments to Turners’ Directors, Chair and Board

members based on their experience, role and contributions. We engaged Strategic Pay to review our

Director remuneration against market standards to ensure that our Directors receive remuneration which

reflects the time and experience they contribute. The review considered the current position of Turners

against other New Zealand publicly listed companies. Based on the market review, and due consideration,

the Board considers the proposed increase would result in appropriate levels of Director remuneration based

on market consensus at competitive levels. A copy of Strategic Pay’s Directors’ Fees Review is available on

Turners website: https://www.turnersautogroup.co.nz/results-presentations/

The proposed pool increase is based on the following allocation, however is subject to the final discretion of

the Board:

Office

Current

remuneration

Proposed

remuneration

Amount of

increase

No. of Persons

holding office

Chair 150,000 190,000 40,000 1

Non-executive Director 75,000 95,000 20,000 6

Chair of DPL Insurance Limited 35,000 40,000 5,000 1

Chair of Audit & Risk Committee 15,000 20,000 5,000 1

Chair of Credit & Lending Committee 15,000 20,000 5,000 1

Director of DPL Insurance Limited - 20,000 20,000 2

Member of Audit & Risk Committee - 10,000 10,000 2

Member of Credit & Lending Committee - 10,000 10,000 2

Aggregated Director’s remuneration 665,000 920,000 255,000

Note - DPL Insurance is legally required to operate a separate board because it holds an insurance license

with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The chair, Antony Vriens and directors, John Roberts and Lauren

Quaintance, of DPL Insurance Limited are also a non-executive director of Turners Automotive Group.

In accordance with NZX Listing Rule 6.3.1, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution

5 by any Director and any of their respective Associated Persons (as that term is defined in the NZX Listing

Rules), other than where the vote is cast by a Director or any of their respective Associated Persons as

proxy for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 5 and in accordance with their express directions on

the Proxy Voting Form to vote on Resolution 5.

MINOR ALTERATION TO CONSTITUTION

Resolution 6

Resolution 6 proposes to make a minor alteration to the Constitution of the Company to enable proxy

appointment forms to either be sent “or made available” with each notice of meeting” of shareholders. The

effect of the change is that proxy forms will not need to be enclosed with future notices of meeting, but



instead the Company will be able to provide a URL link to Computershare’s investor vote voting and proxy

appointment electronic facility.

Under the Companies Act 1993 alterations to the constitution must be approved by “special resolution” –

75% of shareholder attending a meeting in person or by proxy.

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How to Vote on Items of Business

All your securities 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. The

Chairman or any of the other Directors is prepared to act as a discretionary

proxy for any shareholder. If, in appointing a proxy, you have inadvertently not

named someone to be your proxy (either online or on the enclosed proxy form),

or your named proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chairman of the meeting

will be your proxy and will vote in accordance with your express direction. If

appointed as a discretionary proxy, each director intends to vote in favour of all

resolutions. To do this, enter the name of your proxy in the space allocated in

‘Step 1’of this form. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the company.

Voting of your holding

To direct your proxy how to vote on each resolution, you should tick the

appropriate box on the proxy form. If you appoint a proxy, but do not tick one of

the boxes in relation to those resolutions, you will be deemed to have granted

your proxy the discretion to cast your votes as he or she decides.

Attending the Meeting

Bring this form to assist registration. Companies or body corporates that wish

to attend through a representative must ensure that the representative brings

a copy of the notice appointing him or her to the meeting. Notices appointing

representatives must be provided to Computershare at least 48 hours before the

time of the meeting.


Voting Restrictions

In accordance with NZX Listing Rule 6.3.1, the Company will disregard any

votes cast in favour of Resolution 5 by any Director and any of their respective

Associated Persons (as that term is defined in the NZX Listing Rules), other than

where the vote is cast by a Director or any of their respective Associated Persons

as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 5 and in accordance

with their express directions on the Proxy Voting Form to vote on Resolution 5.

Signing Instructions for Postal Forms

Individual

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

Joint Holding

Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders should

sign.

Power of Attorney

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

power of attorney (unless already deposited with the Company) and a signed

certificate of non–revocation of the power of attorney must be produced to the

Company with this Proxy Form.

Companies

This form should be signed by a Director jointly with another Director, or a

Sole Director can also sign alone. Please sign in the appropriate place and

indicate the office held.

Comments & Questions

If you have any comments or questions for the company, please write them on

a separate sheet of paper and return with this form.

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Proxy/Voting Form
Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

STEP 1

hereby appointof

or failing him/herof

as my/our proxy to vote on my/our behalf in accordance with the instructions below and otherwise as he/she sees fit at the Annual Meeting of Turners Automotive Group

Limited to be held in the Toroa Room, PwC Tower, Commercial Bay, Level 2, 15 Custom Street West, Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesday, 23 August 2023

commencing at 10.30am and at any adjournment thereof and to vote on any resolution to amend any of the resolutions, on any resolution so amended and on any other

resolution proposed at the meeting (or any adjournment).

I/We being a securityholder/s of Turners Automotive Group Limited

Items of Business - Voting Instructions/Ballot Paper (if a Poll is called)

STEP 2

Please note: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or a poll and your

votes will not be counted in computing the required majority. Please note that if the shares are held jointly, the appointment made is made on

behalf of each joint holder

Signature of Securityholder(s) This section must be completed.

SIGN

or Sole Director/Director

Securityholder 1Securityholder 2Securityholder 3

Contact Name Contact Daytime Telephone Date

Ordinary Resolutions

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ATTENDANCE SLIP

Annual Meeting of Turners Automotive Group

Limited to be held in the Toroa Room, PwC Tower,

Commercial Bay, Level 2, 15 Custom Street West,

Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesday, 23 August 2023

commencing at 10.30am.

1.

That Baker Tilly Staples Rodway be reappointed as auditor of the Company and that the

Directors be authorised to fix the auditor’s remuneration.

2.

That John Roberts, who retires by rotation and has offered himself for re-election, be

re-elected as a Director of the Company.

3.

That Matthew Harrison, who retires by rotation and has offered himself for re-election, be

re-elected as a Director of the Company.

4.

That Lauren Quaintance, who was appointed by the Board since the Company’s last annual

meeting and retires pursuant to NZX Main Board Listing Rule 2.7.1 and, being eligible, has

offered herself for election, be elected as a Director of the Company.

5.

That the pool for Directors’ fees be increased by $255,000 from $665,000 to $920,000 per

financial year, with effect for the financial year commencing 1 April 2023.

Special Resolution

6.

To alter the Constitution of the Company by deleting clause 4 of Schedule 2 and substituting

the following:

4 Proxy form must be sent or made available with notice

A proxy form must be sent or made available with each notice of meeting.

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