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Notice of Annual Shareholder Meeting

AGM28 September 2023SDLConsumer Discretionary

Notice of Annual Shareholder Meeting 
Solution Dynamics Limited (SDL) 

Thursday 19 October 2023 commencing at 10.30am. 

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Solution Dynamics Limited is to be held as a hybrid 

meeting (virtual and in person) on Thursday 19 October 2023 commencing at 10.30am in the Company’s 

offices, 18 Canaveral Drive, Albany, Auckland, and

 online at Computershare Meeting Platform 

https://meetnow.global/nz  

Shareholders participating in the Annual Meeting virtually through Computershare’s Virtual Meeting 

Services web will need their CSN or holder number which can be found on their Proxy Form or at the top of 

your email. 

Virtual Meeting

Details of how to participate virtually are provided in the accompanying Virtual Meeting Guide accompanying 

this notice.  Shareholders are encouraged to review this guide prior to the Annual Meeting. 

If you have any questions, or need assistance with the online process, please contact Computershare on +64 9 

488 8777 between 8.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday.  

Audio will stream through your 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 view the presentations, vote on the resolutions and ask questions, by using their 

own computers or mobile devices.  

Shareholders will still be able to cast a postal vote or appoint a proxy to vote for them as they otherwise 

would, by following the instructions on the Proxy Form and this Notice of Annual Shareholder Meeting.  

Shareholders may submit questions to be considered at the Annual Meeting.  

Proxies and representatives

If you are unable to attend the Meeting online, you may appoint a proxy or representative (in the case of a 

corporate shareholder) to attend and vote on your behalf.  The notice appointing a proxy or representative 

must be received by Computershare Investor Services Limited not later than 10.30am on Tuesday 17 October 

2023 by any of the following means: 

• Online: visit www.investorvote.co.nz and follow the instructions or, if you have a Smartphone, by scanning

the QR code on the first page of the proxy form attached to this Notice of Meeting and following the

prompts.

• Email: corporateactions@computershare.co.nz with “SDL Proxy” in the subject line

• Mail: Post your completed form to Computershare Investor Services Limited, Private Bag 92119 Victoria

Street West, Auckland 1142.

Business

The business of the meeting is: 

• Chairman’s and CEO’s addresses.

• To receive and consider the annual report for the year ended 30 June 2023, together with the financial

statements and auditor’s report.

Resolutions

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

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1. To re‐elect Mr John McMahon, who is retiring by rotation as required by Listing Rule 2.7.1 of the NZX

Listing Rule and in accordance with the Company’s constitution, and being eligible, offers himself for re‐

election as a director.  Please review Mr John McMahon’s biography under Explanatory Note 1.

2. Th

at the Board be authorised to fix the remuneration of Grant Thornton as the Company’s auditors for the

2024 financial year.  See Explanatory Note 2.

General Business

To consider such other business as may lawfully be raised at the meeting. 

Procedural Notes

•Ordinary resolutions: Resolutions 1 and 2 must be passed by an ordinary resolution of shareholders (i.e.,

by a simple majority of the votes of those shareholders entitled to vote and voting on the resolution at the

Annual Meeting).

•Persons entitled to vote: The only persons entitled to exercise votes at the Annual Meeting will be those

who are registered as shareholders at 5.00pm on Tuesday 17 October 2023, and only the shares registered 

in those shareholders’ names at that time will carry a right to vote at the meeting.  This does not limit the 

right of eligible shareholders to appoint a proxy (or, if they are a company, a corporate representative).

•Proxies:

oAll shareholders of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting are entitled to

appoint a proxy to attend and vote for them instead.

oA proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.

oA Proxy Form is enclosed and to be effective must be lodged at the registered office of the

Company at least 48 hours before the meeting is due to begin (i.e. by no later than 10.30am on

Tuesday, 17 October 2023).

oA proxy will vote as directed in the Proxy Form or, if voting is left to the proxy’s discretion, then

the proxy will decide how to vote on the resolutions.

oIf you wish to appoint a director, as your proxy, the Company’s chairman (John McMahon) is

willing to act on your behalf.  If the chairman is appointed as proxy and the voting is left to his

discretion, the chairman intends to vote in favour of each of Resolutions 1 and 2.

• Representatives: A body corporate which is a shareholder may appoint a representative to attend the

Annual Meeting on its behalf in the same manner as that in which it could appoint a proxy.

• Shareholder questions:

oShareholders attending the meeting virtually will be given the opportunity to raise questions.

Please refer to the instructions in the attached Virtual Meeting Guide on how to ask a question.

Shareholders may also submit written questions.  During the meeting, the Board intends to

answer as many of the most frequently asked questions as is reasonably practicable.  The main

themes will be aggregated and responded to at the Annual Meeting.  Written questions should be 

sent by post to the Suzanne Watts, Company Secretary, Solution Dynamics Limited, PO Box 

301248, Albany, Auckland 0752 or by email to susŝeǁaΛsŽlutŝŽndLJnaŵŝcs͘cŽŵ – with Annual 

Meeting Question in the subject line.  Please also include your name and shareholder number. 

oSDL reserves the right not to address questions that, in the chairman’s opinion are not reasonable

in the context of an Annual Meeting, or any written question not received by the close of business 

on 17 October 2023.

Motions will not be allowed from the floor. 

Regrettably, due to the international travel schedules of the chairman, this notice is being circulated in 

accordance with the timeframe in the Company’s constitution but less than 20 working days in advance of the 

Annual Meeting.  Providing less than 20 working days’ notice is at odds with a recommendation in the NZX 

Corporate Governance Code.  Consequently, this note will be reproduced when the Company next reports 

against the NZX Code (in the 2024 annual report). 

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Presentations

The presentations from the Annual Meeting will be released to the NZX and published on the Company’s 

website at  ht

tps://solutiondynamics.com/about/investor-center/, or during, the Annual Meeting.  A 

summary of the Annual Meeting and the results of voting will be released to the NZX as soon as practicable 

following the close of the Annual Meeting. 

Explanatory Notes

Explanatory notes in respect of the resolutions are set out overleaf. 

By Order of the Board of Directors 

Solution Dynamics Limited 

29 September  2023  



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Explanatory Notes 

Explanatory Note 1 – Re-Election of John McMahon

Under Listing Rule 2.7.1 of the NZX Listing Rules, and in accordance with the Company’s constitution a director 

of an issuer must not hold office (without re‐election) past the third annual meeting following the director’s 

appointment or 3‐years, whichever is longer.  In this case, Mr John McMahon retires by

 rotation and being 

eligible, offers himself for re‐election by shareholders at the Annual Meeting. 

Director’s Biography – Mr John McMahon

John is chairman of the SDL Board.  He has commercial experience in the publishing, transport and software 

industries and has been an equity analyst covering a range of sectors including telecommunications, media, 

gaming and transport.  He was also Head of Equities for ABN AMRO and Managing Director of ASB Securities. 

John

 holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons), an MBA, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).  He is a 

director (and Chair) of listed telecommunications solutions provider Vital Limited (formerly Teamtalk Limited), 

a director (and Chair of Audit Committee) of listed software as a service (SaaS) provider AoFrio Limited 

(formerly Wellington 

Drive Technologies Limited) and a director (and Chair) of NZX Limited.  John is a non‐

independent director due to his association with Meta Capital Limited, the largest shareholder in Solution 

Dynamics.  The Board believes that this association aligns his interests well with those of Solution Dynamics 

shareholders.  The Board consider that

 John’s broad analytical and commercial experience, including as a 

director of other NZX‐listed companies, along with his understanding of the Company’s products, markets and 

strategy mean that he is the right person to lead the Board.  

John is a member of the Company’s Audit & Risk Committee. 


Explanatory Note 2 – Auditor’s Remuneration

Grant Thornton is automatically reappointed as the auditor of the Company under section 207T of the 

Companies Act 1993.  This resolution authorises the Board to fix the fees and expenses of the auditor for the 

2024 financial year.  The Board unanimously supports resolution 2 and recommends that shareholders vote in 

favour

 of it at the meeting.

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Control Number: CSN/Shareholder Number:

PLEASE NOTE: You will need your CSN/Shareholder Number and postcode or country of residence (if outside New Zealand)

to securely access InvestorVote and then follow the prompts to appoint your proxy and exercise your vote online.

Turn over to complete the form to vote

Proxy/Voting Form

How to Vote on Items of Business

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

Appointment of Proxy

All shareholders of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the virtual meeting

are entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote for them instead. A proxy need

not be a shareholder of the company. If you wish to appoint a director, as your

proxy, the Company’s Chairman (John McMahon) is willing to act on your behalf.

To do this, enter ‘the chairman’ or the name of your proxy in the space allocated

in ‘Step 1’ of this form. If the chairman is appointed as proxy and the voting

is left to his discretion, the chairman intends to vote in favour of each

of Resolutions.

Voting on 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 as they choose. If you

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

The only persons entitled to exercise votes at the meeting will be those who are

registered as shareholders at 5.00 pm on Tuesday, 17 October 2023, and only

the shares registered in those shareholders’ names at that time will carry a

right to vote at the meeting. This does not limit the right of eligible shareholders

to appoint a proxy (or, if they are a company, a corporate representative).

Attending the Meeting Virtually

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

Guide prior to the meeting. You can participate in the meeting virtually through

the Computershare Meeting Platform https://meetnow.global/NZ. 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 online process, you may

contact Computershare on +64 9 488 8777 between 8.30am-5.00pm Monday

to Friday.

Signing Instructions for Postal Forms

Individual

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

Joint Holding

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

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 or alternatively you

may send your questions via email to the Company Secretary

susiewa@solutiondynamics.com. Please also include your name and

shareholder number.

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VIRTUAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Solution Dynamics Limited is to be held as a hybrid meeting

(virtual and in-person) on Thursday, 19 October 2023 commencing at 10.30am in the Company’s offices,

18 Canaveral Drive, Albany, Auckland, and online at Computershare Meeting Platform https://meetnow.global/nz.

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

STEP 1

hereby appointof

or failing him/herof

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

Solution Dynamics Ltd to be held at the Company’s offices, 18 Canaveral Drive, Albany, Auckland, and online at Computershare Meeting Platform

https://meetnow.global/nz on Thursday, 19 October 2023 at 10.30am or at any adjournment of that meeting.

I/We being a shareholder/s of Solution Dynamics Ltd

Items of Business - Voting Instructions/Ballot Paper

STEP 2

Please note: In the event I/we have not expressed any intention or the intention is unclear (in my/our proxy’s sole opinion),my/our proxy will vote as

they see fit.

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

SIGN

or Sole Director/Director

Shareholder 1Shareholder 2Shareholder 3

Contact Name Contact Daytime Telephone Date

Ordinary Resolutions

1.

To re-elect Mr John McMahon, who is retiring by rotation as required by Listing Rule 2.7.1 of the NZX

Listing Rule and in accordance with the Company’s constitution, and being eligible, offers himself for

re-election as a director. Please review Mr John McMahon’s biography under Explanatory Note 1.

2.

That the Board be authorised to fix the remuneration of Grant Thornton as the Company’s auditors for the

2024 financial year. See Explanatory Note 2.

For

Against

Abstain

Proxy

Discretion

or Director (if more than one)

If your proxy is not the chairman 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): and (Email):

ATTENDANCE SLIP

Annual General Meeting of Solution Dynamics Ltd to be

held at the Company’s offices, 18 Canaveral Drive, Albany, Auckland,

and online at Computershare Meeting Platform

https://meetnow.global/nz on Thursday, 19 October 2023 at 10.30am.

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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 or

Edge. Please ensure your browser is compatible.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN VIRTUAL/HYBRID MEETINGS

Visit https://meetnow.global/nz

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/nz, 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 you have any issues accessing the website please

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all +64 9 488 8700.

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