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MOVE LOGISTICS GROUP LIMITED
2023 ANNUAL MEETING

25 October 2023

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CHAIR
LORRAINE

WITTEN

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VOTING AND ASKING QUESTIONS

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AGENDA
•Chair and CEO Presentations

•Shareholder Discussion

•Resolutions

•General Business

•Close of the Meeting

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BOARD
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Lorraine Witten

Chair

Chris Dunphy

Non-independent Director

Julia Raue

Independent Director

Standing for Election

Danny Chan

Independent Director

Retiring at ASM

Mark Newman

Independent Director

Grant Devonport

Independent Director

INTRODUCING CRAIG EVANS
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Commenced as MOVE CEO in February 2023

Extensive industry experience: 35 years with Mainfreight. Prior to

that, four years with Freightways

Leadership: From branch level to national management. Six-plus years

as Mainfreight New Zealand Country Manager

Based in Christchurch, travels the network extensively

STRONG LEADERSHIP TEAM
Leading our pathway to success

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Craig Evans

CEO

Appointed Feb 2023

Lee Banks

CFO

Appointed Jul 2013

Dale Slade

GM Oceans

Appointed May 2020

Justin Marshall

National Freight Manager

Appointed Mar 2022

James Watters

COO Contract Logistics

Appointed Nov 2021

Anthony Barrett

CIO

Appointed Apr 2022

Rachel Hustler

GM People & Culture

Appointed Jul 2023

Warwick Bell

GM Specialist Lifting

Appointed Dec 2018

Ricky Clark

National Sales Manger

Appointed Oct 2023

GOVERNANCE MATTERS
•Focus on MOVE’s performance in a challenging operating environment

•Appointment of new CEO, strategy review and implementation of Project

Blueprint

•Resilience and risk management, with continued focus on ESG and Health &

Safety

•Capital investment into growth initiatives, fleet and technology

•Conversion of Convertible Note and reduction in debt

•Development of company-wide cash profit sharing scheme

•Board succession planning

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FY24 TO DATE
Trading conditions:

•1H operating conditions have been tougher and for longer than anticipated - high

inflation and interest rates dampening customer demand, and increased

competitive pricing pressure

Management and Board focus:

•Adding value to our customers to grow revenue

•Improving margin

•Strengthening each division


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CHIEF
EXECUTIVE

OFFICER

CRAIG EVANS

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OUR BUSINESS
We are one of New

Zealand’s largest

transport and logistics

providers

•National network with

regional strength

•41 branches, depots,

crossdocks, warehouses

and offices across New

Zealand

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OUR VISION
To be the preferred

freight and logistics

company in

Australasia

STRATEGY FOR GROWTH
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Our Vision: To be the

preferred freight and

logistics provider in

Australasia

Our Mission: To keep our

customers moving

Our Mantra: Customer,

Safety, Team

INCOME
$347.7m

FY22: $364.0m

EBITDA

Normalised

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$47.4m

FY22: $56.2m

EBIT

Normalised

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$3.9m

FY22: $11.5m

NLAT

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$(7.2)m

FY22: $(4.2)m

LTIFR

14.72

FY22: 15.81

CAPEX

$19.5m

FY22: $5.7m

GEARING

17.2%

FY22: 22.3%

FREE

CASHFLOW

$35.4m

FY22: $45.1m

FY23 PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT

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1.NormalisedEBITDA and NormalisedEBIT exclude non-controlling interest and non-trading adjustments of $1.7m pre-tax related to asset impairment &

restructuring the business (FY22: $3.4m). FY23 EBITDA before non-trading was $45.7m.

2.Attributable to owners of the company

FY22 restated to include Specialist division following decision to retain the business

Softer result in face of headwinds,

ongoing Freight improvement

programme and as the business is

reshaped to support growth

•Moderating consumer demand

in response to economic

conditions

•Impact of weather events on

customer activity and operations

•Investment in future growth

initiatives

•Soft result from Freight business

driven by customer contraction -

improvement programme

ongoing

FY23 BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Sales

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EBITDA

Freight and Contract

Logistics are the primary

contributors to group

revenue and EBITDA

International and Specialist

are smaller services with

growth opportunities

UPDATE ON KEY STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
4Q23: Commenced Project Blueprint to reshape & strengthen the business, and drive organic growth

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WORK OUR ASSETS SMARTERBUILD OUR MULTI-MODAL OFFERDELIVER FOR OUR CUSTOMERS

•Continuation of the Freight

improvement programme

•Accelerated the fleet replacement

programme

•Digital transformation continuing with

ongoing development of new

transport management system

•Implementation of new HRsoftware in

progress

•Investment in new digital hardware

•Increased collaboration across the

group to create a one stop shop for

end to end supply chain solutions

•Moving from silo to group mentality

•Building internal economies and

synergies

•Launch of pilot of trans-Tasman

shipping service

•Increasing market share as customers

look for provider value

•Accelerated the rebranding

programmeto build awareness of our

unified offer

•Significant new customer partnerships

in Contract Logistics including renewal

of Z Energy agreement

•Focus on higher value, higher margin

business

UPSIZE OUR BUSINESSTAKING CARE OF WHAT MATTERSSTRONG LEADERSHIP

•Specialist division welcomed back into

the Group following review

•Investing in and expanding core

competencies to drive organic growth

•Priority focus on health & safety,

people and culture –continuing

improvement in safety metrics

•Well progressed towards CRD

reporting in FY24

•Appointment of Craig Evans as CEO

from 1 February 2023

•New leadership of Freight business

•New GM People & Culture from July 23

•New National Sales Manager from

October 23

SUSTAINABILITY
People, communities, environment

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LTIFRTRIFR

Key safety indicators continue to

improve

FY20: FY23

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•Appointed a Group Sustainability Lead in July

2022

•Monthly and annual safety awards

•Commitment through the business to

decarbonisation – 3% YOY reduction in total

gross emissions to 146k tonnes (includes full

scope 3)

•Progressed multi-modal strategy to reduce

number of trucks on the road through use of

coastal shipping and rail

•Technology driving improvements in driver

behaviour, fuel consumption and route

optimisation

•Significant work done towards Climate Related

reporting in FY24

•Appointment of GM People & Culture from

1 July 2023

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RESHAPE AND STRENGTHEN THE BUSINESS
Immediate benefit

•Comprehensive review of operating costs

and structure

•Remove cost from the organisation

•Maximise performance, productivity and

utilisation

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PROJECT BLUEPRINT

DRIVE ORGANIC GROWTH

Short to medium term benefit

•Investment in sales resource

•Careful customer acquisition

•Focus on building base volumes while

allowing capacity for higher margin business

•Primary focus on organic growth and

collaboration across the industry

PRIORITIES

12 – 18 month dual pathway programme to reshape and strengthen the business, and drive

organic growth

PROJECT BLUEPRINT GREENSHOOTS
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We have identified what needs to be done across the business to achieve success and have a clear plan in place.

Early benefits are being seen from the work underway.

BETTER, STRONGER

BUSINESS


Creating higher levels of accountability and measurability across the business, particularly at

regional branch level


FuseIT being developed with rollout targeted for completion in 1H CY2024


Implementing robust processes and operational disciplines


Priority focus on productivity and utilisation


Standardisation of rates, operating costs and processes across the different Freight businesses

SMART GROWTH &

EXPANSION


Increasing awareness of MOVE’s end to end supply chain solution – more customer enquiries

and invitations to tender


Transition to a sales-led organisation including appointment of a new National Sales manager

and investment into an expanded sales team

TAKING CARE OF

WHAT MATTERS


Established a strong leadership team with the right people in the right roles


Engaging with our people and taking them on the journey


Attracting and developing our pool of quality people – new GM P&C; development of Graduate

Programme


Sense of excitement across the organisation

FREIGHT
Strong foundations - one of the largest freight

networks in New Zealand

Improvement programme remains underway

•New leadership from 2H23

•Restructure into clear LCL and FTL services -LCL

provides the most opportunity for MOVE

•Rebuild in activity is key focus

•Investment in business –technology, people and

branding

Key opportunity to drive revenue and profit for MOVE

over the long term

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CONTRACT LOGISTICS
Strong customer relationships and improved

utilisationof assets

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Warehousing capacityat high levels with strong customer

renewal rates and new customer activity

•Renewal of Z Energy long term agreement in FY23

•Investment into new trucks and trailers, and exploration

of sector-specific opportunities

•Continuing focus on utilisationof capacity and getting the

most out of the assets we own

•Some softening anticipated as customer activity slows in

response to economic conditions

INTERNATIONAL
Pilot of new trans-Tasman shipping service,

extending MOVE’s end to end supply chain solution

•Slowdown in freight forwarding services in response to

economic climate

•Pilot of trans-Tasman service:

•Provides an additional revenue stream as well as an add-on for our

supply chain offer

•Acquisition of new vessel and start-up of trans-Tasman shipping

service in January 2023

•Commenced consistent scheduling of services in June 2023

•Mechanical failure in August 2023 currently being remedied –

insurance to cover significant portion of cost, charter vessel to

ensure continuity of service

•Withdrawal of proposed NZ coastal service due to

vessel design limitations to meet essential

requirements

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SPECIALIST
High performing business, delivering strong margins

•Strong pipeline of work in place

•Can besubject to time delays due to weather events

and project timelines

Opportunities:

oGrow existing market share

oExpand into other sectors and regions

oSynergy across MOVE’s customer base

oNZ infrastructure rebuild activity following

weather events

oLarge projects in areas where MOVE has expertise

egalternative energy projects, commercial

construction

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LOOKING AHEAD
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Market outlook:

•Measurable downtrading for some customers in first

quarter due to economic conditions, and election

year uncertainty

•Increased market competition has emerged as the

economy continues to tighten

•Inflationary pressures expected to continue

Business Outlook:

•Freight improvement programmeremains in progress,

some softening in Contract Logistics expected in

response to economic conditions

•Focus on Project Blueprint -embedding change,

improving productivity, driving revenue and delivering

customer service excellence

•Opportunity to build market share as customers

consider alternatives

RESILIENCE

•Robust Freight, Fuel and Warehouse networks,

providing customers with certainty despite

weather events

•Ability to mobilise a large fleet enables MOVE

to work around network outages, such as

derailments and line closure

•Strong investment in technology

•Diversified across customers and sectors

•Refreshed leadership team and Board with

significant industry experience and expertise

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RESOLUTIONS
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RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION 1:

To record the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Company’s auditor

and to authorisethe Directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration for the ensuring year

RESOLUTION 2:

That Julia Raue, who was appointed by the Board during the year, be elected as a

Director of the Company

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APPENDICES

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Non-GAAP Reconciliation
$MillionsFY23FY22

Net profit/(loss) before income tax (GAAP measure)(7.59)(3.21)

Add back:

Share of loss of associates.07.10

Net finance costs9.6611.18

Loss in investment in associates-.06

Restructuring costs.591.63

Share acquisition costs.11.14

Goodwill and asset impairment1.031.62

Depreciation & Amortisation43.4844.67

EBITDA excluding non-trading items (non-GAAP measure)47.3556.19

Net profit/(loss) after income tax (GAAP measure)

attributable to owners

(7.19)(4.21)

Add back:

Non-controlling interests1.351.10

Other non-trading expenses, net of tax:

Goodwill and asset impairment1.031.62

Restructuring costs.431.18

Share acquisition costs.11.14

Net profit/(loss) after tax excluding non-trading items

(non-GAAP measure)

(4.27)(.17)

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MOVE Logistics Group uses several non-GAAP measures when

discussing financial performance and the Board and

Management believes this provides a better reflection of the

company’s underlying performance.

Glossary:

•EBITDA: Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation,

amortisation excluding income and impairment from

associates

•Normalised EBITDA: EBITDA before non trading costs

•Normalised EBIT: Normalised EBITDA less depreciation and

amortisation

•Free cash flow: EBITDA excluding non-cash items plus

movements in working capital, less net capital expenditure

•Net debt: interest bearing liabilities less cash and cash

equivalents

•LTIFR: Lost time injury frequency rate

•TRIFR: Total recordable injury frequency rate

Disclaimer
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This presentation has been prepared by MOVE Logistics Group Limited (“MOV”). The information in this presentation is of a general nature only. It is not a complete

description of MOV.

This presentation is not a recommendation or offer of financial products for subscription, purchase or sale, or an invitation or solicitation for such offers.

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investor may require. Any person who is considering an investment in MOV securities should obtain independent professional advice prior to making an investment

decision, and should make any investment decision having regard to that person’s own objectives, financial situation, circumstances and needs.

Past performance information contained in this presentation should not be relied upon as (and is not) an indication of future performance. This presentation may

also contain forward looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business, and business strategy of MOV. Information about

the future, by its nature, involves inherent risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, nothing in this presentation is a promise or representation as to the future or a

promise or representation that an transaction or outcome referred to in this presentation will proceed or occur on the basis described in this presentation.

Statements or assumptions in this presentation as to future matters may prove to be incorrect.

A number of financial measures are used in this presentation and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the information provided in the

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25 October 2025


Board of Directors

Our Board is made up of five independent Directors and one non-independent.

We are very pleased to welcome a new independent Director to the Board this year, Julia Raue. Julia

is standing for election later in the meeting and fills the vacancy created when Peter Dryden retired

from the Board at our last shareholders’ meeting.

Julia has a strong background in business transformation and digital change, which is of significant

value as MOVE continues its digital journey. She also has deep experience in retail and service

industries having worked for Air New Zealand, and as a Director on Southern Cross, The Warehouse

Group, Z Energy and TVNZ. She has already become a valued contributor to our discussions.

You will have an opportunity to hear from her later in the meeting.

Also here today are Chris Dunphy, Mark Newman who chairs our Remuneration Committee and

Grant Devonport who chairs our Audit & Risk Committee.

Danny Chan is overseas and participating online.

Danny will be standing down at the end of this meeting. He has been a valued member of the Board

for over five years, joining when MOVE first listed and supporting our journey to becoming a listed

company. I would like to take this opportunity to thank him on behalf of the Board and shareholders,

for his contribution during this time. We have a recruitment process underway to find a replacement

Director for Danny.

We believe your Directors offer valuable and complementary skill sets, a breadth of domestic and

international business experience, and considerable freight and logistics industry experience.

Introducing Craig Evans

I am particularly pleased to introduce Craig Evans, MOVE’s new CEO. Craig joined MOVE in February

this year, and his significant industry expertise and experience have brought a fresh perspective to

our business.

Craig has many years’ experience in the industry with his last role leading the successful Mainfreight

New Zealand business. He is passionate about people and delivering great customer service; he is

thoughtfully strategic and analytically driven by metrics and measures.

He has already infused our organisation with a renewed sense of purpose, positivity and passion.

As you may recall, Chris Dunphy led our company temporarily for 15 months to effect change and

set us on the path to be a fully integrated Logistics service, and to fix our Freight network. It was

always the intention to appoint a permanent CEO from within the sector and I’m thrilled we have

attracted a professional of Craig’s calibre to lead our company forward from here.

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On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Chris for his leadership in his role as Executive Director.

Chris remains as a shareholder in MOVE and on the Board as a non-independent Director.

Following his appointment, Craig undertook an in-depth business review to confirm what has been

achieved and what was still left to do. This has resulted in a template for our next phase of work

called Project Blueprint. This is an 18 month pathway to drive growth, increase skills, keep a tight

hold of expenses and further strengthen the business. Craig will talk more to this shortly.

Leadership team

We are also joined today by some of MOVE’s leadership team, which has been further strengthened

over the last year, from both within our ranks and by bringing in people with deep industry

knowledge, broad professional experience and role expertise.

Please feel free to approach them after the meeting for a chat. They are a very friendly bunch!

We have a very experienced team of people across the MOVE group and on behalf of the Board, we

would like to acknowledge all they have done for our business over the past year. We know that

change can be challenging and we thank them for their commitment to driving that change and

improving our company.

Governance Matters

Like many companies over the last 18 months, we have been impacted by the global recession, cost

inflation and the unwinding of product stockpiles as the global supply chain returned to normal. We

also faced driver shortages and increasing wage pressure until the restrictive Covid immigration rules

were relaxed. This meant a business climate in FY23 where revenue was muted and expenses rose,

which combined resulted in lower profit. We focused on retaining profitable customers, keeping our

team in place so we could deliver for customers, and reducing costs where possible. At the same

time, we have kept up our investment on those foundational projects important for the future, such

as our investment in digital platforms. Craig will lead us through a more detailed review of the FY23

results.

Making sure we have the right leadership of our company is arguably the most important task of the

Board, and after a thorough, independent process we were delighted to select Craig. He has built a

very capable executive team around himself, also bringing in new leaders in Sales and People &

Culture to strengthen the team.

The health, safety and wellbeing of our people is a priority for the Board and management. In FY23,

we again improved our Health & Safety record, in both the rate of injury, and the time required off

work from injury.

We continue on the journey to improve our sustainability and to reduce our carbon emissions. You

will see that we have included more about our environmental and risk management in the Taking

Care of What Matters section in our Annual Report. We are preparing, and will be ready for, the

mandatory Climate Related Disclosures reporting regime in FY24.

We launched the pilot of our trans-Tasman shipping service during the year. Like most new business

endeavours it has taken a little longer to develop and not all has gone exactly to plan, but we

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continue to see the value in this offering as another revenue stream, and service for our customers,

many of whom do business across the Tasman.

The conversion of the Convertible Note in June 2023 allowed us to significantly reduce debt... a

better position in this current economic cycle. We are tightly managing the cash we have, making

sure we can deliver change but also spend funds wisely.

The Board has not declared a dividend for FY23. We believe that preservation of cash is the

appropriate action to take in the current economic climate and while we continue to invest in

strengthening and growing our business. We continue to actively consider when it is appropriate to

start a dividend again.

As part of our recognition of the contribution our people make to our business, the Board intends to

implement a company-wide cash profit sharing scheme, that aligns incentives for the MOVE team

directly with Company’s financial performance. Craig is a big supporter of this and has surrendered

the 1 million restricted share units (RSUs) he was issued upon commencing his role, to ensure that

his incentives are aligned with those offered to the wider MOVE team. Although that means we

don’t have a share incentive scheme at the moment, we still see there may be value in it in the

future.

Like many of you, we are unhappy with where the share price is today and see our biggest impact

will be by focussing on current financial performance and building the future business. Your Board is

focused on ensuring a long term, sustainable future for MOVE, building a stronger business, as well

as weathering this tough economic cycle and improving our financial returns.

In conclusion, we are making good progress with our strategy, although we have been impacted by

the economic environment and we are progressing more slowly than we had anticipated. However,

we have clarity on our growth plan and the initiatives that will improve our financial performance.

FY24 to date

Looking at FY24 to date, the business environment has been tougher than anticipated and for

longer, with continued inflation and a high interest rate environment dampening down demand for

our services, and driving increasing competitive pricing pressure. In this environment, we are

focused on adding value to our customers to grow our revenue, improving our margins and

strengthening each division.

We are confident we have the right leadership, people and plans in place to achieve our goals.

I would like to pass the meeting over to Craig our CEO, to talk more on FY23 results, our strategy and

our progress.

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CRAIG EVANS, CEO

I’m delighted to be here today talking to shareholders, at my first annual meeting for MOVE. It has

been an interesting first eight months as I have travelled our network, listening to our people, talking

to our customers and understanding the challenges we are facing, but more exciting for us all, the

potential for our business.

Our Business

MOVE is one of New Zealand’s largest transport and logistics providers, with 41 branches, depots,

crossdocks, warehouses and offices across New Zealand.

Built on a nationwide network of leading regional brands and businesses, we are now emerging as a

one cohesive group.

By leveraging the strength and expertise of each entity within our organisation, we have created an

end to end supply chain solution with capability across a wide range of sectors and industries.

This ability to service customers across New Zealand sets us apart from many other providers who

do not have the same strength, scale, regional or sector presence.

Our Vision

Our vision for MOVE is clear – To be the preferred freight and logistics company in Australasia.

While there is still work to do, every day we are seeing progress towards achieving our goals.

Our Strategy

We continue to steadfastly pursue our strategy, which centres around three core areas – building a

better, stronger business; smart growth and expansion; and taking care of what matters.

More recently, our focus has sharpened on our customers, our offer, our people and driving revenue

and returns.

These priorities reflect our commitment to delivering exceptional value to our customers, nurturing

our talented team, and ensuring the long-term success and prosperity of our company.

Business Performance FY23 Performance Snapshot

Challenging economic conditions, extreme weather events and softening customer demand

following the post-Covid surge in activity all affected our business over FY23.

For MOVE, the extreme weather events saw some of our branches cut off from the network, and

delays in freight movements. I was very proud of our teams, who pulled together to support each

other and their communities during this time.

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FY23 sales revenue of $343.9m and Normalised EBITDA

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of $47.4m reflected investment in future

growth initiatives, moderating consumer demand in response to economic conditions, the ongoing

Freight improvement programme and weather events.

All businesses, excluding Freight, delivered revenue gains, with Contract Logistics, MOVE’s largest

division, delivering a solid year on year performance, helping to offset a soft result from the Freight

division. A primary driver of the Freight result was the rate realignment to market in FY22, which

resulted in the contraction of our customer base - mainly lower margin clients – as well as the loss of

a customer contract of $11m per annum from December 2022. A key focus for our team is on

rebuilding the customer base for Freight.

Debt was significantly reduced following the conversion of the convertible note in June, and free

cashflow remained strong at $35.4m.

Detailed information on our FY23 results and progress was provided in our results presentation and

annual report, which are all available on our website in the Investor Centre. We will be happy to take

any questions on these later in the meeting.

FY23 Business Performance

We have four business divisions, with growth strategies in place for all of these. Our two largest

divisions are Freight and Contract Logistics, which underpin our business. In FY23, we welcomed the

Specialist business back into the fold.

Update on key strategic priorities

The initiatives undertaken over the past two years to reset the business, some of which are still in

progress, are creating a step change for this organisation.

We are focused on working our assets smarter and are investing into our fleet and technology. The

digital transformation has stepped up pace, as we continue to develop our new Transport

Management System prior to rollout in 1H 2024. FuseIT offers significant benefits including

improved visibility, better information for our customers, and allows us to make better, faster

decisions, and manage peaks and surges more effectively.

We have also made a sizeable investment in digital hardware that supports our business, such as fit

for purpose scanners.

We are strengthening our multi-modal offer and are looking to collaborate more across our industry,

with the likes of rail. This means working in partnership with best-in-class providers to ensure the

optimal solution for our customers. This will help us grow while preserving our capital.

One of the most important things we are doing is increasing collaboration across our business as we

move from a silo to a group mentality. There is still work to do in this area but we are making rapid

progress.


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Normalised EBITDA excludes non-trading adjustments of $1.7m pre-tax related to restructuring and resetting the

business as part of the strategic plan. Further details included in appendix to the FY23 Results presentation

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Despite some customer churn, particularly following the Freight rate realignment, pleasingly, we are

also seeing new customer partnerships and renewals.

Having the right people in place to lead our business is essential, and we have made a number of

appointments in recent months with new leadership of our Freight business, a new GM People &

Culture, and a new National Sales Manager who started with us just this month.

Sustainability

We recognise that the effects of what we do every day go beyond our company and impact on our

people, our communities and our environment. We are committed to ensuring that, as much as

possible, these effects are beneficial and sustainable.

While we are at the early stages of our ESG journey, we are making good progress. Our ESG practices

are focused around those areas where we can drive meaningful change.

We acknowledge the urgent need to address climate change and are mindful that, by nature, the

transport industry is a high carbon emitter. Alternative fuels are still some years from being

commercially accessible for the transport industry, and we are therefore looking at other avenues to

reduce our footprint.

We have identified a number of opportunities, from investing in newer, lower emitting trucks

through to route optimisation to reduce empty kms; collection and recycling of waste to electrifying

our forklifts.

We are constantly evaluating and improving our practices and are proactively integrating climate

considerations into our investment decisions.

We will continue to look at other opportunities to reduce our emissions in collaboration with like-

minded suppliers, industry colleagues and customers.

Our move to incorporate other modes of freight transports, such as shipping and rail as part of our

customer solutions, will also help to reduce our impact and take heavy trucks off New Zealand’s

roads.

Health and safety remains a priority and technology plays an important part in this. It is a constant

focus for our team and we were pleased that our safety metrics improved again last year.

MOVE has a team of extraordinary people. We recently appointed Rachel Hustler as our new GM

People & Culture and are building a strategy that will create a unified culture with a high level of

trust and accountability, where people are empowered and believe in our MOVE brand. We are

focused on promoting from within, with the majority of any new leadership roles filled by our own

people by 2026.

We are also looking to introduce School Leaver and Graduate Programmes that will attract young

talents, allowing them to grow and contribute to our organisation. Already it’s been great to

welcome our first two grads, in our marketing team.

I’ll now hand over to Rachel Hustler for a short video from her and her team.

Video – people and culture

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Project Blueprint

We have recently initiated Project Blueprint to direct our efforts across the group. This is a dual

pathway programme that will create a strong launch pad to support our future growth ambitions,

with a more efficient, higher margin business model, that capitalises on MOVE’s strengths.

Our immediate priority is to right size our business. This will provide more immediate financial

benefit for the business and remove cost from our organisation. It involves a comprehensive review

of our operating costs and structure to ensure we are best placed to maximise our performance

while the growth strategy takes hold.

We are also focused on organic growth, through careful customer acquisition and a focus on building

base volumes while allowing capacity for higher margin business. We are investing in sales resource

with a targeted approach to growing MOVE. We will also look to more industry collaboration and

partnerships.

Project Blueprint greenshoots

Initiatives already in play under Project Blueprint are delivering early benefits, including improved

cost disciplines; stronger leadership across the business; and a continuing transition from silo

businesses to a unified group which allows us to better service our customers and enhances our end

to end supply chain solution.

Freight

The Freight improvement programme continues and we are making good progress – however, in

some cases, we are having to go backwards to “unscramble the omelette” before we can move

forwards.

Over the last six months, the focus has been on stabilising the team and focusing on higher margin

business.

The division has been restructured into two clear offers - LCL (less than a container load) and FTL

(full truck load). LCL provides the most opportunity for our business, with higher margins and

increased opportunity for value-add services.

The LCL branch network is very robust, with capacity to take on new business with limited extra cost.

In Napier and Tauranga, we have combined Freight and Contract Logistics onto one site, providing

synergies and cost benefits. This is something we will continue to look at in other cities and regions.

Our priority is on rebuilding activity and we are rightsizing the business for current demand, while

retaining the ability to scale up for anticipated growth. MOVE is seen as a very credible alternative to

other large providers in the market. Our team culture and focus on building relationships with our

customers appeals to businesses looking for a partnership approach and we are winning new

business every week.

This is the division that needs the most work, however over the long term, it offers a key opportunity

to drive revenue and profit for our group. In particular, the increasing unity between our freight and

warehouse teams will continue to strengthen our returns and customer experience.

MOVE Logistics Group 2023 Annual Meeting

Contract Logistics

Contract Logistics provides solutions for large customers and is built on long term relationships. It

comprises our warehousing and fuels assets and works with the other businesses within our group

to provide end to end supply chain solutions.

The focus in FY23 was on utilisation of capacity and getting the most out of the assets which we

already own. This has largely been achieved, with strong warehousing demand and activity despite

the economic conditions.

A highlight for the Fuels business was the renewal of the Z Energy fuel transport and distribution

contract.

While there is still positive momentum, a softer year is expected in FY24 as customer activity slows

in response to economic conditions. Our focus is on efficiency improvement, excellent service

delivery, customer retention and winning new business.

International

While small, MOVE’s International division provides valuable freight forwarding and shipping agency

services through a number of joint ventures and partnerships. In the current economic climate, we

have seen some reduction in demand for these services.

The division is also home to our latest initiative, the pilot of MOVE Oceans trans-Tasman shipping

service.

This commenced in January 2023 and as at end August, we had successfully completed more than

eight round trips between Australia and New Zealand. However, the most recent voyage was

disrupted by mechanical failure with the vessel needing to be towed to Port for repairs. We expect a

significant portion of the cost to be covered by insurance and have chartered a vessel to ensure

service continuity is maintained.

The new trans-Tasman service has provided an additional revenue stream and we are fielding

encouraging enquiry from customers, with the added potential of new business spilling into other

landside services such as freight and warehousing.

We had also been working on the final design of a new build vessel for a proposed alternative sea

freight solution around coastal New Zealand. Essential to this strategy was that the new vessel was

capable of loading and unloading cargo at smaller, regional ports and in a variety of weather and

tidal conditions. Some critical design limitations have been identified and we have now been advised

that a suitable vessel cannot be designed that meets our essential requirements. Accordingly, MOVE

will not be proceeding with construction of the new vessel and will keep MOVE Oceans focussed on

the trans-Tasman service for the short to medium term.

Specialist

The Specialist business comprises Tranzcarr Heavy Haulage and Machinery Movers, both offering

specialised services, with a focus on project work. MOVE’s breadth, scale and expertise in this area is

unsurpassed by any other provider in New Zealand.

MOVE Logistics Group 2023 Annual Meeting

After being severely impacted by Covid-related delays and disruption in FY21/22, projects have been

coming back on stream, however, weather this year has seen some timelines extended further.

Machinery Movers carries large and oversize items and is one of the largest carriers of pre-cast

concrete panels for the construction industry. After a very busy period in FY22 and early FY23,

activity is now slowing, driven by a moderation in apartment buildings under construction in

Auckland at this time.

A substantial pipeline of work is in place, especially in the power generation sector, where Specialist

is recognised as a market leader, with significant expertise.

As part of the Project Blueprint review, we have identified a number of opportunities for this

business to leverage its specialised skills and competence to gain entry into other market sectors

that we don’t currently compete in.

We’re excited to have Specialist back in the fold. Not only are they a great business, but they also

undertake some really interesting work. Here’s a quick look at how they move.

Video - Specialist

Outlook

As expected, the slowing economic conditions have prevailed into FY24, however, they have been

tougher and longer than initially anticipated, leading to measurable downtrading from some of our

customers in the first quarter. In addition, we had the usual slowdown of activity prior to an

election. The Freight improvement programme remains in progress and some softening is expected

in Contract Logistics in FY24 in response to economic conditions.

We remain focused on embedding change, building our market share and improving margins across

all our businesses. The work we have been doing, and continue to do, to strengthen our business

stands us in good stead in the more challenging economic cycle.

We have robust networks, a clear pathway, more professional management of our businesses, good

diversity across sectors and customers and a strong and engaged workforce.

While there is still work to be done to strengthen our business to support growth, we are making

progress. Our team is engaged and excited about our potential and we are united in our pursuit of

quality and success.

I believe wholeheartedly in MOVE’s potential and the ability of our team to achieve our goals.

Ka Kite Ano

ENDS

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