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2023 Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund Notice of Meeting

AGM11 October 2023FCGConsumer Staples

2023
Notice of

Annual Meeting

Notice is given that the 2023 Annual Meeting of unit holders of the

Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund will be held

MONDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2023

Commencing at 10am

(New Zealand Time)

The 2023 Annual Meeting will be held as a hybrid meeting, in person at

Fonterra’s Auckland office and online via the Computershare Meeting

Platform. For information on how to participate in the online meeting,

please refer to the Procedural Notes on page 5 of this notice and the

attached Virtual Meeting Guide.

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Notice of

Annual

Meeting

When

Monday 13 November 2023

Commencing at 10am

(New Zealand Time)

Items of Business

A. Welcome and Introduction

B. Address by the Chair of the Manager of the

Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund

C. Address by the Chair of

Fonterra Co‑operative Group Limited

D. Address by Chief Executive Officer of Fonterra

Co‑operative Group Limited

E. Unit holder discussion

F. Address by nominated director for re‑election to the

Board of the Manager of the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund

G. Resolution:

Unit holders will be asked to consider and, if thought

appropriate, to pass the following ordinary resolution

1. To re‑elect Mary‑Jane Daly who retires by rotation and

stands for re‑election as a director of the Manager of

the Fund

In accordance with the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund

Trust Deed, the resolution above is to be considered as

an ordinary resolution and is required to be passed by a

simple majority of the votes of those unit holders entitled

to vote and voting at the Annual Meeting. Ms. Daly is

an “Independent Director” for the purposes of the NZX

Listing Rules.

Explanatory Note

Further detail on Ms Daly is set out in the Explanatory Note

on page 4.

ATTENDANCE

All unit holders are entitled to attend and vote at the Annual

Meeting or to appoint a proxy or representative to attend

and vote on their behalf.

Questions

Unit holders may submit questions to the Board of the

Manager ahead of the Annual Meeting. Questions should be

relevant to matters at the Annual Meeting, including matters

arising from the financial statements or general questions

regarding the performance of the Fund or Fonterra.

The Manager has a discretion on which questions will be

addressed at the Annual Meeting.

Please submit questions by email to Investor.Relations@

fonterra.com. Please write ‘Questions from Unit Holders’ in

the subject line of the email.

There will also be an opportunity for unit holders and proxy

holders to ask questions at the Annual Meeting.

Where

Fonterra’s Auckland Offices

109 Fanshawe Street, Auckland Central

and online via Computershare’s Virtual Meeting

Platform https://meetnow.global/nz.

Important Dates

These dates are given in New Zealand time.

Friday 10 November 2023, 5pm

Record Date for voting entitlements for the Annual Meeting

Saturday 11 November 2023, 10am

Latest time for receipt of Proxy/Voting forms or for online proxy

appointments

Monday 13 November 2023, 10am

Annual Meeting

PROXIES

A proxy need not be a unit holder and may be appointed by

completing the form accompanying this Notice of Annual

Meeting or online at www.investorvote.co.nz.

The appointment of a proxy or representative does not

preclude a unit holder from attending and voting at the

Annual Meeting.

You may appoint the Chair of the Annual Meeting or any

other director of the Manager of the Fund as your proxy.

If you do not name a person as your proxy or your named

proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chair of the

Annual Meeting will be appointed your proxy and will

vote in accordance with your express direction, and any

undirected votes will (subject to any restriction(s) set out

in the NZX Listing Rules) be voted in accordance with the

Chair’s discretion.

JACKIE FLOYD

Company Secretary

Auckland, New Zealand

12 October 2023

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Letter

from the

Chair

Dear Unit Holders

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Manager of the

Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund I am pleased to invite you to the

Annual Meeting of unit holders of the Fonterra Shareholders’

Fund, commencing at 10am NZT on Monday 13 November

2023 at Fonterra’s offices, 109 Fanshawe Street, Auckland

Central and online via the Computershare meeting platform

https://meetnow.global/nz.

At the Annual Meeting, the Board of the Manager will be

joined by Peter McBride, Chair of Fonterra, and Miles Hurrell,

Chief Executive Officer of Fonterra. I will present an overview

of the eleventh year of the Fund and Peter and Miles will

discuss Fonterra’s performance over the past year. Unit

holders will also have the opportunity to ask questions about

the operations and management of Fonterra.

At the meeting, unit holders will be asked to vote for the

re‑election of myself.

I am retiring by rotation as an Independent Director on the

date of the Annual Meeting and am seeking re‑election.

My biographical details are included in the Explanatory Note

on the next page.

If you cannot attend the meeting and wish to appoint a

proxy to vote on your behalf, you may direct your proxy to

vote for or against the resolution, to abstain from voting, or

to exercise their discretion as to how to vote.

If you would like to appoint a proxy, complete and lodge

the enclosed Proxy/Voting form (either by post or fax) with

Computershare Investor Services. Alternatively, you can

appoint a proxy online by going to www.investorvote.co.nz.

You will need your CSN holder number and postcode (or

country of residence if outside New Zealand) to do this.

All Proxy/Voting forms need to reach Computershare by

10am NZT on Saturday 11 November 2023.

For those unit holders who are attending the Annual

Meeting, please bring the enclosed Proxy/Voting form,

or your CSN holder number with you to assist with your

registration.

You are invited to join the Fund Board and Fonterra senior

management for light refreshments at the conclusion of the

Annual Meeting.

I look forward to seeing you then.

MARY-JANE DALY

CHAIR

FSF MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED as manager of the

FONTERRA SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND

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Explanatory

Note

The Board of the Manager of the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund has statutory responsibilities for the activities of the Manager

and the Fund, including monitoring the compliance with regulatory requirements and ensuring that unit holders’ interests are

managed and protected in accordance with the constituent documents that relate to the Fund. Directors of the Manager have

no role in the governance or operation of Fonterra.

Skills required of a director on the Board of the Manager include governance experience, preferably of a listed entity, financial

and capital markets knowledge, an understanding of co‑operatives, and risk management experience.

Resolution: Re-Election of Director

Mary-Jane Daly, one of the three Independent Directors

appointed by Unit holders, retires by rotation at the Annual

Meeting and offers herself for election.

Mary‑Jane (“MJ”) is Chair of AIG Insurance New Zealand

Limited, and an Independent Director of Kiwi Property Group

Limited and Kiwibank Limited. She is also a member of the

MBIE Risk and Advisory Committee. She has served on the

boards of Auckland Transport, Toka Tu Ake EQC, Cigna Life

Insurance, Airways Corporation of New Zealand, and the

New Zealand Green Building Council.

In her executive career MJ worked mainly in banking and

insurance in a variety of roles both in New Zealand and

the UK. Her last executive role was as Executive General

Manager at State Insurance. Prior to this appointment she

was Chief Financial Officer for IAG in New Zealand. MJ

spent four years with Fonterra as Group Treasurer and Risk

Manager. Her earlier career was spent with BNZ, National

Australia Bank, and Toronto‑Dominion Bank.

MJ holds an MBA from City University in London, a BCom

from Canterbury University and is a Distinguished Fellow

of INFINZ, a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute

of Australasia and a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of

Directors New Zealand.

Mary-Jane Daly

BCom, MBA

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Procedural

Notes

Meeting Participation

The Fund is holding a hybrid meeting this year to allow unit holders who

are unable to attend in person to have the opportunity to attend online

through the Computershare Meeting Platform https://meetnow.global/

nz. To access the meeting, click ‘Go’ under the Fonterra Shareholders

Fund meeting and then click ‘JOIN MEETING NOW’. By using the

meeting platform, you will be able to watch the meeting, vote and ask

questions online using your smart phone, tablet or desktop device. You

will need the latest version of Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox to access

the meeting. Please ensure your browser is compatible.

Please refer to the enclosed Virtual Meeting Guide for

more information.

Voting Entitlements and Process

Unit holders that will be entitled to vote on the resolution at the

Annual Meeting are those who are unit holders of the Fonterra

Shareholders’ Fund at 5pm NZT on Friday 10 November 2023.

Voting will be conducted by a poll. To vote, unit holders can either:

ATTEND IN PERSON

If you wish to attend the Annual Meeting please bring the enclosed

Proxy/Voting form, or your CSN holder number with you to

the meeting.

VOTE ONLINE

You can vote online through the Computershare Meeting Platform.

APPOINT A PROXY TO VOTE

If you do not propose to attend the Annual Meeting, you can appoint

a proxy to attend the meeting and vote on your behalf. The proxy need

not be a unit holder. The Chair of the meeting or any other director of

the Fund is willing to act as a proxy for any unit holder who wishes to

appoint him or her for that purpose. To do this, enter ‘the Chair’ or the

name of your proxy in the space provided on the Proxy/Voting form

(further details are provided on the form).

If you appoint the Chair or any other director as proxy to exercise their

discretion on how to vote, they will cast your proxy votes in favour of

the election of Ms Daly.

To appoint a proxy, you need to do one of the following:

ONLINE

Lodge your proxy online by going www.investorvote.co.nz. You will

need your CSN holder number and postcode (or country of residence

if outside New Zealand).

If you do not have your CSN holder number, please contact

Computershare at corporateactions@computershare.co.nz or

+64 9 488 8777 (international).

FAX

You can fax your Proxy/Voting form to +64 9 488 8787.

MAIL

Return the Proxy/Voting form by mail to the Share Registrar,

Computershare Investor Services Limited, Private Bag 92119, Auckland

1142, using the Freepost envelope provided.

For your proxy appointment to be effective it must be received by

10am NZT on Saturday 11 November 2023.

MEETING VENUE

Fonterra’s Auckland Offices

ADDRESS

109 Fanshawe Street, Auckland Central, New Zealand

PARKING

Parking is available at public car parks in the vicinity of the

venue including the Viaduct car park on Sturdee Street.

2017

NOTICE OF

ANNUAL

MEETING

FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2017

Commencing at 10am

(New Zealand time)

VOTING ENTITLEMENTS

Unit holders that will be entitled

to vote on the resolutions at the

Annual Meeting are those who

are unit holders of Fonterra

Shareholders’ Fund at 5pm NZT

on Monday 30 October 2017.

VOTING PROCESS

To vote, unit holders can either:

ATTEND IN PERSON

If you wish to attend the Annual

Meeting please bring the enclosed

Proxy/Voting form, or your

CSN holder number with you

to the meeting.

APPOINT A PROXY TO VOTE

If you do not propose to attend the

Annual Meeting, you can appoint a

proxy to attend the meeting and vote

on your behalf. The Chairman of the

meeting or any other director of the

Fund is willing to act as a proxy for

any unit holder who wishes to appoint

him or her for that purpose. To do this,

enter ‘the Chairman’ or the name of

your proxy in the space provided on

the Proxy/Voting form (further details

are provided on the form).

To appoint a proxy, you need to do

one of the following:

ONLINE

Lodge your proxy online by going

to www.investorvote.co.nz. You will

need your CSN Holder number and

postcode (or country of residence

if outside New Zealand).

If you do not have your CSN holder

number, please contact Computershare

at enquiry@computershare.co.nz

or +64 9 488 8777 (international).

FAX

You can fax your Proxy/Voting form

to +64 9 488 8787.

MAIL

Return the Proxy/Voting form by mail

to the Share Registrar, Computershare

Investor Services Limited, Private

Bag 92119, Auckland 1142, using the

Freepost envelope provided.

For your proxy to be effective it

must be received by 10am NZT on

Wednesday 1 November 2017.

WEBCAST

The Annual Meeting will be webcast

online. To view the webcast, go to

www.fonterra.com/investor

The addresses of the manager of the

Fund and the supervisor are as follows:

FSF MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

109 Fanshawe Street, Auckland 1010,

New Zealand

Attention: Company Secretary

GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY LIMITED

Level 6, 191 Queen Street, Auckland

1010, New Zealand

Attention: Relationship Manager

Corporate Trusts

PROCEDURAL NOTES

MEETING VENUE

Fonterra’s Auckland Office

ADDRESS

109 Fanshawe Street,

Auckland Central, New Zealand

PARKING

Parking is available at public car

parks in the vicinity of the venue

including Wilson Parking at

136 Fanshawe Street, and Viaduct

car park on Sturdee Street.

FANSHAWE STREET

FANSHAWE STREET

VICTORIA PARK

HALSEY STREET

VICTORIA STREET

VICTORIA STREET

FRANKLIN ROAD

HALSEY STREET

VICTORIA STREET WEST

DALDY STREET

GAUNT STREET

PACKENHAM STREET W

WELLESLEY STREET W

NELSON STREET

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CUSTOMS ST W

STURDEE ST

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JELLICOE STREET

JELLICOE STREET

FEDERAL STREET

ALBERT STREET

WYNDHAM ST

SWANSON STREET

WOLFE STREET

FONTERRA’S

AUCKLAND

OFFICE

DOWNTOWN

CARPARK

VIADUCT

CARPARK

AT PARKING

FANSHAWE ST

ST PATRICK’S

SQUARE

72-100

The addresses of the Manager of the Fund and the Supervisor are

as follows:

FSF MANAGEMENT

COMPANY LIMITED

(Australian Registered Business Number

190 539 935, incorporated in New Zealand)

109 Fanshawe Street, Auckland

1010, New Zealand

Attention: Company Secretary

GUARDIAN TRUST

COMPANY LIMITED

Level 6, 191 Queen Street,

Auckland 1010, New Zealand

Attention: Relationship Manager

Corporate Trusts

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Turn over to complete the form to vote
Lodge your proxy

Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund

Online

www.investorvote.co.nz

By Mail

Computershare Investor Services Limited

Private Bag 92119 Auckland 1142 New Zealand

By Email

corporateactions@computershare.co.nz

For all enquiries contact

+64 9 488 8777

corporateactions@computershare.co.nz

Your secure access information

Control Number: CSN/Unit holder Number:

PLEASE NOTE: You will need your CSN/Securityholder 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.

Proxy/Voting Form

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

www.investorvote.co.nz

Scan the QR code to vote now.

Smartphone?

For your proxy appointment to be effective it must be received by 10am (NZT) on Saturday, 11 November 2023.

Signing Instructions for Postal Forms

Individual

Where the holding is in one name, the unit holder must sign.

Joint Holding

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

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 Manager) and a signed

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

Manager with this Proxy Form.

Companies

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

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

the office held.

Comments & Questions

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

a separate sheet of paper and return with this form.

How to Vote on Items of Business

All your units 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. Unit holders

may still attend the Meeting if they have appointed a proxy, but will not be able to

vote if a proxy has been appointed. The proxy need not be a unit holder. The Chair

of the Meeting, or any other director, is willing to act as proxy for any unit holder

who wishes to appoint him or her for that purpose. To do this, enter ‘the Chair’ or

the name of your proxy in the space allocated in ‘Step 1’of this form. If you do not

name a person as your proxy or your named proxy does not attend the meeting, the

Chair will be appointed your proxy and will vote in accordance with your express

direction, and any undirected votes will (subject to any restriction(s) set out in the

NZX Listing Rules) be voted in accordance with the Chair’s discretion. Alternatively

you can appoint a proxy online at www.investorvote.co.nz.

Voting of your holding

Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite the 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.

Attending the Meeting

All unit holders are entitled to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting either

in person or online through the Computershare Meeting Platform

https://meetnow.global/nz . To access the meeting, click ‘Go’ under the Fonterra

Shareholders’ Fund meeting and then click ‘JOIN MEETING NOW’. By using the

meeting platform, you will be able to watch the meeting, vote and ask questions

online using your smart phone, tablet or desktop device. You will need the latest

version of Chrome, Safari, or Edge to access the meeting. Please ensure your

browser is compatible.

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): and (Email):

Proxy/Corporate Representative Form

Signature of unit holder(s) This section must be completed.

SIGN

or Sole Director/Directoror Director (if more than one)

Unit holder 1Unit holder 2Unit holder 3

Contact Name Contact Daytime Telephone Date

Items of Business - Voting Instructions/Ballot Paper

STEP 2

Please note: If you mark the Abstain box 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.

Ordinary Resolutions

Resolution 1

To re-elect Mary-Jane Daly who retires by rotation and stands for re-election as a director of the

Manager of the Fund.

Proxy

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Abstain

Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

Elect Electronic Communications

STEP 1

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or failing him/herof

I/We being a unit holder/s of the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund

Want to receive your communications quickly? Elect electronic communications by providing your email address below

(By providing an email address above it is acknowledged that all communications for my portfolio will be received electronically where offered)

Email Address

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 Meeting of Fonterra Shareholders’

Fund to be held at 10am (NZT) on Monday, 13 November 2023 at Fonterra’s Auckland Offices, 109 Fanshawe Street, Auckland Central and online through

Computershare’s Virtual Meeting Platform https://meetnow.global/nz and at any adjournment of that meeting and to vote on any resolutions to amend any of the

resolutions, on any resolutions so amended, and on any other resolution proposed at the meeting (or any adjournment thereof).

Annual Meeting of Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund to be held

at 10am (NZT) on Monday, 13 November 2023 at Fonterra’s

Auckland Offices, 109 Fanshawe Street, Auckland Central

and online through Computershare’s

Virtual Meeting Platform https://meetnow.global/nz.

ATTENDANCE SLIP

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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/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.

Your vote has been cast when the green tick appears.

To change your vote, select ‘Change Your Vote’.

Q&A

Any eligible unit holder/proxy attending the meeting

r

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 unit holder:

Select 'Unit holder' 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

call +64 9 488 8700.

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