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Notice of 2024 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

AGM20 May 2024SKOIndustrials

Saatchi Building, Level 1, 125 The Strand, Parnell, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Phone: +64 (9) 309 4754 • serko.com

Market Release

20 May 2024

Notice of 2024 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

Serko Limited (ASX & NZX: SKO) (Serko) has today provided a copy of its Notice of the 2024 Annual

Shareholders’ Meeting.

Serko’s Annual Meeting will be held at the offices of Link Market Services Limited, Level 30, PwC Tower, 15

Customs Street West, Auckland, New Zealand and online via the Link Market Services online portal at

www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/sko24 on Tuesday, 18 June 2024 commencing 2.00pm (New Zealand time).

The Notice of Meeting and Proxy/Voting Form will be emailed to shareholders who have provided the company’s

share registrar with an email address and mailed in hard copy where the company’s share registrar does not have

an email address. An electronic copy of these documents (along with the referenced EY Director Fee

Benchmarking Summary Report) will also be available on the company’s website: www.serko.com/investors.

ENDS

Released for and on behalf of Serko Limited by Shane Sampson, Chief Financial Officer.


FURTHER INFORMATION

Investor relations

Shane Sampson

Chief Financial Officer

+64 9 884 5916

investor.relations@serko.com

Media relations

Coran Lill

+61 (0)468 963 068

coran.lill@csladvisory.co.nz

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Notice of Annual Meeting
of Shareholders 2024

When

Tuesday, 18 June 2024 at 2.00pm

(New Zealand Time)

Where

In person:

Link Market Services Limited

Level 30, PwC Tower

15 Customs Street West

Auckland, New Zealand

Online:

www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/sko24

Claudia Batten – Chair

20 May 2024

Dear Shareholder

On behalf of the Board of Directors I am pleased to

invite you to the 2024 Annual Meeting of Serko Limited

(Serko or the Company). The meeting will be a hybrid

meeting, whereby shareholders can choose to attend

in person or online.

Shareholders attending the meeting will be able to

vote and ask questions at the meeting. Shareholders

can also pre-submit questions either online at

vote.linkmarketservices.com/SKO or using the Proxy

Form. Questions will need to be submitted by 2.00pm

on Sunday, 16 June 2024, New Zealand Time (NZT).

If you cannot attend the meeting either in person or

virtually online, I encourage you to complete and lodge

the proxy form in accordance with the instructions on

that form so that it reaches Link Market Services by

2.00pm on Sunday, 16 June 2024 (NZT).

Items of Business

A. Chair’s Address and Chief Executive

Officer’s Address

Chair, Claudia Batten, and Co-Founder and CEO,

Darrin Grafton, will provide an overview of the Company’s

performance for the year ended 31 March 2024 and the

progress and priorities for the current financial year.

There will be an opportunity for shareholders to ask

questions after the addresses.

B. Ordinary Resolutions

Shareholders will be asked to consider, and if thought fit,

pass the following ordinary resolutions:

1. That Dr Sean Gourley be elected as a non executive

director of Serko Limited.

2. That Mr Robert Shaw be re-elected as a director

of Serko Limited.

3. That:

(a) The maximum aggregate remuneration payable

to non-executive directors of Serko Limited be

increased by approximately NZ$112,173 per annum

from NZ$600,000 per annum to A$650,000

1

per

annum, to be paid and allocated as the Board

considers appropriate.

(b) Any remuneration payable to non-executive

directors may, at the Board’s discretion, in whole

or in part, be through an issue of Equity Securities,

as that term is defined in the NZX Listing Rules.

4. That the directors are authorised to fix the fees

and expenses of Deloitte as auditor for the 2025

financial year.

See explanatory notes on each of these resolutions below.

All monetary amounts relating to non-executive

directors’ remuneration in this Notice are exclusive of GST,

where applicable.

The Board recommends unanimously that you vote in

favour of all resolutions.

C. General Business and Shareholder Discussion

To consider any other matter that may be brought properly

before the meeting.

By Order of the Serko Board

1 Equal to approximately NZ$712,173.

Explanatory Notes
Resolution 1:

Election of Dr Sean Gourley as a Director

Dr Sean Gourley was appointed as Serko’s fourth non-executive director (NED) by the Board,

effective on 1 February 2024.

In accordance with the NZX Listing Rules, Sean is required to retire at the meeting, but

being eligible, offers himself for election as a director of Serko to shareholders at the meeting.

The Board unanimously supports Sean’s election and considers he qualifies as an independent

director under the applicable NZX Listing Rules.

Resolution 2:

Re-election of Mr Robert Shaw as a Director

Mr Robert (Bob) Shaw is one of the Co-founders of Serko and is Serko’s Chief Strategy Officer.

He was appointed an executive director when Serko was incorporated on 5 April 2007

(and was re-elected by shareholders in August 2018 and August 2021). In accordance with

the applicable NZX Listing Rules, Bob retires by rotation and offers himself for re-election as

a director of Serko at the meeting. The Board unanimously supports Bob’s re election and

considers Bob to be a non-independent director as he is an executive officer and substantial

shareholder of Serko.

Sean Gourley

Independent, Non-Executive Director

Sean has established and grown two ground-breaking Silicon Valley technology companies: Primer, an AI and machine

learning company where he was CEO from 2015 to 2023 and Quid, an AI-powered visualisation company where he was

Chief Technology Officer. In his early career, he was a research scientist at NASA and a research fellow at the University

of Oxford where he published ground-breaking research into the mathematics of war in leading science journal Nature.

He also served on the board of Anadarko Petroleum, a US-based Fortune 500 energy company, from 2015 until its acquisition

in 2019. Dr Gourley has a Master of Science majoring in physics from the University of Canterbury (New Zealand) and a PhD

in physics from the University of Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar.

Robert (Bob) Shaw

Non-Independent, Executive Director

Bob has been involved in transforming the travel industry since 1987, collaborating with the world’s leading airlines,

travel agencies and global distribution systems. He has held a number of directorships and senior management positions

in various high-profile ventures, including Gulliver’s Travel Group and Interactive Technologies. Bob has been a past finalist

for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He is a member of the Institute of IT Professionals NZ and the Institute of

Directors NZ/Australia.

2 Based on the RBNZ NZD/AUD rate as at 9 May 2024 of 0.91270, A$650,000 is equal to approximately NZ$712,173.
Explanatory Notes

Resolution 3:

Non-Executive Director Remuneration

This resolution is put to shareholders in accordance with NZX Listing Rule 2.11.1 and relates to the maximum aggregate

fees payable to all NEDs. At present, the maximum fee pool for NEDs is NZ$600,000 per annum, as approved by shareholders

at Serko’s Annual Meeting in August 2021.

The Company is seeking shareholder resolution to:

• Approve an increase to the NED fee pool of approximately NZ$112,173 per annum from NZ$600,000 per annum

to A$650,000

2

per annum, to be paid and allocated as the Board considers appropriate; and

• Approve that any remuneration payable to NEDs may, at the Board’s discretion, in whole or in part, be through

an issue of Equity Securities, as that term is defined in the NZX Listing Rules.

Current NED fee pool

Serko’s current NED fee pool was set in August 2021, during FY22. Since then:

• Serko has appointed a fourth NED;

• Serko’s business has increased in complexity and size, becoming larger and more international, with Serko’s total income

increasing from NZ$18.9m in FY22, to approximately NZ$71m (unaudited) in FY24; and

• CPI (Consumer Price Index) in New Zealand and Australia has increased 17.2% and 15.1% respectively over the

FY22 to FY24 period.

Independent benchmarking

The Board remains committed to setting its NED fee pool and NED fees in a transparent manner. To inform its proposal,

Ernst & Young (Australia) (EY) was appointed to prepare an independent report to benchmark director fees against

comparator organisations in Australia and New Zealand. A Summary Report is available on our Investor Centre site:

www.serko.com/investors.

The comparator groups used are in the table below. A full list of the comparator organisations is contained in the

Summary Report.


Group TypeDefinition

Australian GroupAustralian companies with a market capitalisation within 50% to 300% of Serko’s market

capitalisation of A$456 million (using a one-month average to 31 December 2023) and within

the Global Industry Classification Standards (GICS) Consumer Discretionary and Information

Technology sector.

New Zealand GroupNew Zealand companies with a market capitalisation within 50% to 200% of Serko’s market

capitalisation of NZ$491 million (using a one month average to 31 December 2023) and within

the Global Industry Classification Standards (GICS) Consumer Discretionary and Information

Technology sector.


EY’s Guidance Range

EY has provided guidance on setting Serko’s aggregate NED fee pool and individual NED fees. Such factors, include, but are

not limited to, Serko’s market positioning, Board workload, Serko’s dual listing, international nature of the technology sector

in which it operates and the limited fee pool headroom following the appointment of a new director in February 2024.

Considering the relevant factors, EY states that Serko’s NED fees would be considered market aligned if positioned between

the 50th and 75th percentiles of the relevant market data. They have separately provided market aligned NED fee ranges

within the Summary Report.

Explanatory Notes
Board’s review and proposed increase

The Board proposes, and recommends to shareholders, to increase the NED fee pool from NZ$600,000 per annum to

A$650,000 per annum. This proposal sits below the market aligned range of A$711,000 and A$825,000 noted in the

Summary Report.

Under the current fee pool there is insufficient headroom to appoint all NEDs to sub-Committees due to allowances for FX

fluctuations and/or ad hoc special exertion fees to directors for services outside their usual duties for Serko in exceptional

circumstances. If the fee pool is increased to A$650,000, Serko will no longer need to manage FX fluctuations within the

headroom as the fee pool currency and fee policy currency will be aligned. Serko will also be able to appoint new directors to

Committees and/or form new Committees from time to time, if required.

Should the proposed increase be approved, the Board intends to appoint Dr Sean Gourley as a member of the Audit, Risk

and Sustainability Committee. Following this appointment, and adoption of the proposed NED fee policy, Serko expects to

have headroom of A$100,000 or approximately 15% which it views as more aligned to market practice.

Serko’s current NED fee policy was set in May 2021. If the NED fee pool is increased, the Board intends to update its fee

policy effective 1 July 2024, as outlined in the table below:

Fee TypeCurrent FeeProposed FeeMarket Aligned Fee Range

Chair Fee

3

A$158,000A$180,000A$185,000 – A$224,000

NED Base FeeA$95,000A$100,000A$95,000 – A$120,000

NED Committee Chair FeeA$20,000A$20,000A$15,000 – A$22,000

NED Committee Member FeeA$9,000A$10,000A$10,000 – A$10,000

In forming the proposed fee policy, the Board has considered:

•an appropriate reduction to the gap between the current Chair Fee and the market aligned fee range, to reflect the

responsibilities and workload of this role;

•a shift towards the market approach of a 2:1 ratio of Chair Fees to NED Base Fees with no additional payments

for the Chair’s attendance at Committee meetings;

•simplification of the fee structure for Committees so that the NED Committee Chair Fee is a two-times multiple

of the NED Committee Member Fee;

•Serko’s relatively small number of NEDs and the workload of the Board, which is positioned at the median for the

Australian comparator group and above the 75th percentile of the New Zealand comparator group (measured by

number of meetings per annum); and

•the level of inflation since the current fee policy was set, noting that all increases are below CPI increases

in New Zealand and Australia.

Voting restrictions

Pursuant to NZX Listing Rule 6.3.1, Serko will disregard each vote cast on resolution 3 by:

1.any NED of Serko; and

2.any Associated Person (as that term is defined in the NZX Listing Rules) of any non-executive director of Serko,

except where any such vote is cast by the non-executive director or associated person as proxy for another person

who is qualified to vote and only in accordance with that person’s express instructions.

Resolution 4:

Fixing the Fees and Expenses of the Auditor

Deloitte are currently Serko’s auditors and will automatically be reappointed under the Companies Act 1993 to act as auditor

for the 2025 financial year. Under the Act, auditor fees and expenses must be fixed in the manner determined at the Annual

Meeting. Shareholder approval is, therefore, sought to authorise the Board to fix the fees and expenses of Deloitte as auditor.

3 Under Serko’s current fee policy, the Chair is paid a base fee of A$140,000 with additional A$18,000 Committee fees.

Under the proposed fee policy, the Chair fee is inclusive of all Committee membership fees.

* All times and dates stated are New Zealand time (NZT)
Important Information

Hybrid Annual Meeting

Shareholders will be able to attend and participate in this

year’s Annual Meeting either in person or virtually via

an online platform provided by our share registrar, Link

Market Services at www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/sko24.

Shareholders attending and participating in the virtual

meeting will be able to vote and ask questions during the

meeting. If you will be attending online, you will require

your Holder Number for verification purposes which can

be found on your Proxy Form.

More information regarding virtual attendance at the

meeting (including how to vote and ask questions

virtually during the meeting) is available in the ‘Virtual

Meeting Online Portal Guide’ available at https://

bcast.linkinvestorservices.co.nz/generic/docs/

OnlinePortalGuide.pdf.

Proxies

Any shareholder who is entitled to attend and vote at

the meeting may appoint a proxy, who need not be

a shareholder, to attend and vote on their behalf by

completing and returning the enclosed Proxy Form or

lodging their Proxy Form online as detailed below. If you

appoint a proxy, you may either direct your proxy how to

vote for you or you may give your proxy discretion to vote

as they see fit. If you wish to give your proxy discretion,

then you must mark the appropriate boxes on the form to

grant your proxy that discretion. If you do not tick any box

for a particular resolution, your proxy may vote as they

choose.

Shareholders can elect their proxies online by visiting

vote.linkmarketservices.com/SKO or by scanning the

QR code on the Proxy Form with your smartphone.

If you do not name a person as your proxy, but otherwise

complete the Proxy Form in full, or your named proxy does

not attend the meeting, the Chair: (a) will be appointed

your proxy and may only vote in accordance with your

express direction; and (b) will not vote on resolution 3 if

granted a discretion on how to vote on that resolution.

The Chair of the meeting or any director is willing to act

as proxy for any shareholder who appoints them for

that purpose. If you tick the ‘Proxy Discretion’ box, you

acknowledge that they may exercise your proxy even if

they have an interest in the outcome of that resolution

(subject to any restrictions contained in the NZX

Listing Rules). The Chair and directors intend to vote all

discretionary proxies in favour of resolutions 1, 2 and 4

(refer below in respect of resolution 3) even if they have

an interest in any of the resolutions.

The completed Proxy Form must be received by the

share registry no later than 2.00pm on Sunday, 16 June

2024 (NZT).

NZX Register holders

You will need to enter your CSN/Holder Number and

Authorisation Code (FIN) to securely complete your proxy

appointment online.

ASX Register holders

You will need to enter your Holder Number and postcode

to securely complete your proxy appointment online.

If you wish to mail the proxy form, then please send it

to our share registry, Link Market Services Limited, using

the freepost envelope enclosed with the form.

Alternatively, you can scan and email the completed

Proxy Form to meetings@linkmarketservices.com

(please put the words “Serko Proxy Form” in the subject

line for easy identification).

Ordinary Resolution

All the resolutions required to be considered by

shareholders at the meeting are ordinary resolutions.

An ordinary resolution is a resolution that is approved

by a simple majority of the votes of those shareholders

entitled to vote and voting on the resolution.

Voting

Voting entitlements for the meeting will be determined

at 5.00pm on Friday, 14 June 2024 (NZT). Registered

shareholders at that time will be the only persons entitled

to vote at the meeting and only the shares registered in

those shareholders’ names at that time may be voted at

the meeting.

The Chair will require voting at the meeting to be

conducted by poll, as required by the NZX Listing Rules.

Serko will disregard each vote cast on resolution 3 by

any non-executive director of Serko and any Associated

Person (as that term is defined in the NZX Listing Rules)

of any non-executive director of Serko, except where

any such vote is cast by the non-executive director or

associated person as proxy for another person who is

qualified to vote and only in accordance with that person’s

express instructions. No voting restrictions apply to the

other resolutions being considered at the meeting.

More information and Asking Questions

If you have any questions, or for more information,

please contact Serko’s Company Secretary at company.

secretary@serko.com.

Shareholders can also pre-submit questions by sending

them either online at vote.linkmarketservices.com/SKO

or using the Proxy Form, prior to the meeting. Questions

will need to be submitted by 2.00pm on Sunday, 16 June

2024 (NZT).

Company Details

Serko Limited

Saatchi Building Level 1

125 The Strand, Parnell

Auckland 1010

New Zealand

Incorporated in New Zealand

ARBN 611 613 980

PO Box 47-638, Ponsonby

+64 9 309 4754

company.secretary@serko.com

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LODGE YOUR PROXY
Online:

http://vote.linkmarketservices.com/SKO


Scan & email:

meetings@linkmarketservices.com


Deliver:

Link Market Services

Level 30

PWC Tower

15 Customs Street West

Auckland 1010

Mail:

Use the enclosed reply paid

envelope or address to:

Link Market Services Limited

PO Box 91976

Auckland 1142


Scan this QR code with your smartphone and vote online


General Enquiries

+64 9 375 5998 | enquiries@linkmarketservices.com



PROXY FORM/ADMISSION CARD FOR SERKO LIMITED 2024 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Serko Limited (the “Company”) will be held at the offices of Link Market Services Limited, Level 30, PwC Tower, 15 Customs

Street West, Auckland and online via the Link Market Services Limited online portal at www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/sko24 on Tuesday, 18 June 2024 commencing at

2.00pm (New Zealand time). If you will be attending online, you will require your Holder Number for verification purposes.

If you do not plan to attend the meeting in person or virtually but wish to appoint a proxy you can do so online at http://vote.linkmarketservices.com/SKO.

Alternatively, please complete the reverse of this form and return the form intact to Link Market Services Limited. All Proxy Forms must be received by no later than

2.00pm (New Zealand time) Sunday, 16 June 2024, being 48 hours before the commencement of the Annual Meeting.

Appointment of proxy

A shareholder of the Company who is entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of him/her. If you appoint

a proxy, you may still attend the meeting (but will not be able to vote if your proxy also attends the meeting). A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.

Any corporation that is a shareholder may appoint a person as its representative to attend the meeting and vote on its behalf, in the same manner as that in which

it could appoint a proxy. If you do not name a person as your proxy, or your named proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chair: (a) will be appointed your proxy

and may only vote in accordance with your express direction; and (b) will not vote on resolution 3 if granted a discretion on how to vote on that resolution.


Voting of your holding

If you appoint a proxy you must either direct the proxy how to vote by ticking the “For”, “Against” or “Abstain” box in respect of each resolution OR by ticking the

‘Proxy Discretion’ box in respect of each resolution. If you do not tick a box your proxy may vote as they choose. If you mark more than one box on a resolution

your vote will be invalid on that resolution. If you tick the ‘Proxy Discretion’ box for a particular resolution, you are directing your proxy to decide how to vote on

that resolution on your behalf. If you tick the ‘Abstain’ box for a particular resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that resolution. If a proxy does not

vote on your behalf on a resolution, your votes will not be counted when calculating the majority of that resolution.

The Chair of the meeting or any director is willing to act as proxy for any shareholder who appoints him/her for that purpose. If you tick the ‘Proxy Discretion’ box,

you acknowledge that they may exercise your proxy even if they have an interest in the outcome of that resolution (subject to any restrictions contained in the NZX

Listing Rules). The Chair and directors intend to vote all discretionary proxies in favour of resolutions 1, 2 and 4 (refer below in respect of resolution 3) even if they

have an interest in any of the resolutions.

Voting Restrictions

Serko will disregard each vote cast on resolution 3 by any non-executive director of Serko and any Associated Person (as that term is defined in the NZX Listing

Rules) of any non-executive director of Serko, except where any such vote is cast by the non-executive director or associated person as proxy for another person

who is qualified to vote and only in accordance with that person’s express instructions. No voting restrictions apply to the other resolutions being considered at the

meeting.


Signing instructions for proxy forms

Individual

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

Joint Holding

This Proxy Form may be signed by either, or on behalf of, the joint shareholders (or their duly authorised attorney).

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 Link Market Services Limited) and a

signed certificate of non-revocation of the power of attorney must be returned to Link Market Services Limited.

Corporate Shareholder

If the shareholder is a company, this Proxy Form must be signed on behalf of the company by a duly authorised person acting under the company’s express or

implied authority.

PROXY FORM
STEP 1: APPOINT A PROXY TO VOTE ON YOUR BEHALF

I/We named above, being a shareholder of Serko Limited:


hereby appoint*: _______________________________________________________of___________________________________________________

(Full Name) (E-mail Address)

or: _______________________________________________________of___________________________________________________

(Full Name) (E-mail Address)

as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held at the offices of Link

Market Services Limited, Level 30, PwC Tower, 15 Customs Street West, Auckland and online at www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/sko24 on

Tuesday, 18 June 2024 commencing at 2.00pm (New Zealand time), and at any adjournment of that meeting, and to vote as my/our proxy

thinks fit (to the extent permitted by law and the NZX Listing Rules) on any resolutions to amend any of the resolutions, or any resolution so

amended and on any other resolution proposed at the Annual Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) so as to give effect to my/our intention as

set out below where possible.

*If you do not name a person as your proxy, but otherwise complete the Proxy Form in full, or your named proxy does not attend the Annual

Meeting, the Chair: (a) will be appointed your proxy and may only vote in accordance with your express direction; and (b) will not vote on

resolution 3 if granted a discretion on how to vote on that resolution.

STEP 2: ITEMS OF BUSINESS - VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

Please note: For each resolution you must tick one box. If you mark the abstain box for a resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on

your behalf during a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority for that resolution.

Resolutions

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


Please indicate with a ✓


For Against Abstain

Proxy

Discretion

1.

That Dr Sean Gourley be elected as a non-executive director of Serko Limited.

   

2.

That Mr Robert Shaw be re-elected as a director of Serko Limited.

   

3.

That:

(a) The maximum aggregate remuneration payable to non-executive directors of

Serko Limited be increased by approximately NZ$112,173 per annum from

NZ$600,000 per annum to A$650,000¹ per annum, to be paid and allocated as

the Board considers appropriate.

(b) Any remuneration payable to non-executive directors may, at the Board's

discretion, in whole or in part, be through an issue of Equity Securities, as that

term is defined in the NZX Listing Rules.

   

4.

That the directors are authorised to fix the fees and expenses of Deloitte as auditor for

the 2025 financial year.


1 Equal to approximately NZ$712,173.

   


STEP 3: SHAREHOLDER QUESTIONS

Shareholders present at the Annual Meeting (either in person or online) will have the opportunity to ask questions during the meeting. If you

cannot attend the Annual Meeting but would like to ask a question, you can submit a question online by going to

http://vote.linkmarketservices.com/SKO and completing the online validation process or complete the question section below and return to

Link Market Services Limited. Questions will need to be submitted by 2.00pm on Sunday, 16 June 2024. The Board will seek to address and

answer questions at the Annual Meeting.




STEP 4: SIGN: SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDER(S) This section must be completed

Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 Shareholder 3


or duly authorised officer or attorney or duly authorised officer or attorney or duly authorised officer or attorney

Contact Name __________________________________________________Contact Daytime Telephone ________________________ Date ____________

Electronic Investor Communications: If you received the Notice of Meeting and Proxy Form by mail and wish to receive your future investor

communications by email please provide your email address below.

Question:

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Non-Executive Director
fee benchmarking summary

Serko Limited

9 May 2024


Serko Limited

Non-Executive Director fee benchmarking

EY  1


Table of contents

1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1

1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Comparator groups ................................................................................................................................................................................ 1

1.3 Fee elements presented ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1

1.4 Key considerations................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

2. Fee benchmarking findings ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4

2.1 Actual and policy fees ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4

2.2 Aggregate NED fee pool, number of meetings and NEDs ............................................................................................................................ 4

2.3 Guidance on setting the aggregate NED fee pool and NED fees at Serko...................................................................................................... 5

2.4 NED fee trends – Australia ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6

2.5 NED fee trends – New Zealand................................................................................................................................................................. 6

2.6 Comparator group constituents............................................................................................................................................................... 7



Serko Limited

Non-Executive Director fee benchmarking

EY  2


1. Introduction

1.1 Background

Serko Limited (Serko) has engaged Ernst & Young (EY) to provide market

data in relation to Non-Executive Director (NED) Board and Committee

fees.

This report provides the results of our analysis of disclosed information

relating to Non-Executive Director (NED) remuneration quantum of

companies selected by Serko.

The report provides market information on:

► Non-Executive Chair (Chair) fees

► Non-Executive Director (Other NED) fees

► Audit, Risk and Sustainability Committee Chair and Member fees

► Remuneration and Culture Committee Chair and Member fees

► Aggregate NED fee pools and the number of disclosed NEDs

► The number of Annual Board meetings.

For the purposes of this report, all NED fees have been converted to

Australian dollars using the 12-month average exchange rate to the

relevant companies’ financial year end. Exchange rates were sourced

from LSEG.

1.2 Comparator groups

Market data is presented for two comparator groups as requested by

Serko.

Comparator groups

Group name Definition

Australia

Australian companies with a 12-month average market capitalisation within 50% to 300% of

Serko’s one-month average market capitalisation of AU$456 million and within the Global

Industry Classification Standard (GICS) Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology

sector.

New Zealand

New Zealand companies with a market capitalisation within 50% to 200% of Serko’s market

capitalisation of NZ$491 million and within the GICS Consumer Discretionary and

Information Technology sector.

1.3 Fee elements presented

The following fee elements are presented in this report:

Fee elements analysed Roles

Actual total fees Chair All other NEDs (Other NEDs)

Board fee policy information Chair Other NED base fees

Audit, Risk and Sustainability Committee Chair Member

Remuneration and Culture Committee Chair Member

Aggregate NED fee pools

Number of NEDs

Number of Annual Board meetings



Serko Limited

Non-Executive Director fee benchmarking

EY  3


Actual total fees

Actual total fees represent the total fees paid to NEDs for the financial

year, which includes super, benefits and valuations of any equity grants

for Australian-based NEDs. Actual total fees are useful for understanding

how overall NED total fees compare against the comparator groups.

Policy fees

Policy fees represent the fees determined by the Company to

remunerate NEDs for participation on the Board and Committees. Policy

fees are useful for benchmarking and developing fee structures, as they

differentiate between fees for different roles.

1.4 Key considerations

The findings in this section summarise the percentile market positioning

of Serko NED fees against the market data. Fees were considered to be

‘at’ the relevant market reference point if fees were positioned within

10% of the market data reference point.

When determining the appropriate fees for Serko’s NEDs the following

key points should be taken into account:

► The companies included in the comparator groups: NED fees are

typically compared against general industry, as a broad range of

skills and experiences are required to create an effective Board of

directors. In addition, a specific industry comparator group can

provide a useful secondary comparison as it reflects the skills and

experiences specific to the industry that Serko is operating in.

► Positioning relative to the comparator groups: The Company’s NED

fee position should be reflective of the market capitalisation and

revenue position of the Company.

► Time commitment required for NEDs: The higher the time

commitment, the greater the emphasis on positioning fees above

median may be. Consideration of time commitment should focus on

ongoing time rather than one-off, increased loads (e.g., due to a

transaction).

► Complexity of business: Complexity may be measured by factors

such as international footprint (e.g., overseas revenue, assets, etc.)

and regulatory / industry issues. The higher the complexity of the

industry in which the company operates, the greater the emphasis

on positioning fees above median may be.

► Degree of potential reputational risk: The higher the potential

reputational risk, the greater the emphasis on positioning fees

above median may be.

► The supply of talent available for the role(s): The greater the

scarcity of talent, the greater the emphasis on positioning fees

above median may be. Companies may also consider the need for

specific skills within the Board.

► Fee pool: The Company’s fee pool is currently set in New Zealand

dollars.

► Fee policies: Serko’s fee policy is set in Australian dollars, which is

different from the current fee pool currency.

► Chair fees: in addition to Board fees, the Chair is entitled to

committee fees. Currently the Chair receives an Audit, Risk and

Sustainability Committee Member fee as well as a Remuneration and

Culture Committee Member fee.

Company positioning with the comparator groups

The table below summarises the positioning of Serko’s market

capitalisation and revenue relative to the comparator groups.

Company positioning within the comparator group

Comparator group Market capitalisation Revenue

Australia Aligned to the median Below the 25

th

percentile

New Zealand Aligned to the median Below the 25

th

percentile



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2. Fee benchmarking findings

The findings in this section summarise the benchmarking outcomes for Serko’s NED roles against the market data. Fees were considered to be ‘at’ the

relevant market reference point if fees were positioned within 10% of the market data reference point. We confirm our report has been prepared

independently and is not subject to any influence from the management or any Board Member of Serko or any third party.


2.1 Actual and policy fees

The table below summarises the positioning of Serko’s NED fees relative

to the comparator group. Where the position of fees is between two

positions, this is possible due to the narrower range of companies in the

comparator group.

Position of fees within the comparator groups

Comparator group Chair Other NEDs

Actual Total Fees

Australia Aligned to the 25

th

percentile

Between the median and the 75

th


percentile

New Zealand

Aligned to the median and the 75

th


percentile

Above the 75

th

percentile

Board Fee Policy

Australia Below the 25

th

percentile Aligned to the median

New Zealand

Between the 25

th

percentile and

the median

Aligned to the 75

th

percentile


Committee Chair Committee Member

Audit and Risk Committee Fees

Australia Aligned to the median

Aligned to the 25

th

percentile and the

median

New Zealand Aligned to the 75

th

percentile

Aligned to the median and the 75

th


percentile

Remuneration Committee Fees

Australia Aligned to the 75

th

percentile

Aligned to the median and the 75

th


percentile

New Zealand Above 75

th

percentile Above the 75

th

percentile

2.2 Aggregate NED fee pool, number of

meetings and NEDs

The table below summarises the positioning of Serko’s aggregate NED

fee pool, number of Board meetings and number of NEDs relative to the

comparator group.

Position of aggregate NED fee pool, number of Board meetings and NEDs

Comparator group Positioning

Aggregate fee pool

Australia Below the 25

th

percentile

New Zealand Aligned to the 25

th

percentile

Number of Board meetings

Australia Aligned to the median

New Zealand Above the 75

th

percentile

Number of NEDs

Australia Below the 25

th

percentile

New Zealand Below the 25

th

percentile


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2.3 Guidance on setting the aggregate NED fee

pool and NED fees at Serko

In providing Serko with guidance on setting the aggregate NED fee pool

and NED fees, the following has been taken into consideration:

► Serko’s market capitalisation positioning against the agreed

New Zealand and Australian comparator groups (aligned to the

median for each). Serko’s revenue is positioned below the 25

th


percentile for both comparator groups

► The workload of the Board (number of meetings per annum)

positioning at the median for the Australian comparator group and

above the 75th percentile for the New Zealand comparator group.

We note the comments of the Company regarding the number of

additional, ad hoc meetings held by the Board; and, the low number

of directors the Company may access to meet the higher workload

► Serko’s more complex New Zealand and Australia dual listing

► The international nature of the Technology sector in which the

Company operates

► The skills sets and locations of NEDs the Company seeks to attract

in order to exercise effective governance and oversight

► A preference by the Company for NED fee structural simplicity:

► To reflect the market approach of a policy of the Chair fee to be

approximately twice the Board Member base fee, and to cease

payment of committee fees to the Board Chair

► To establish, as far as possible, a consistent set of Committee

Chair and Member fees with the same two-times multiple for

Committee Chair to Member fees

► The existing Company practice of setting the fee pool in

New Zealand (NZ$) and NED fee policy in Australian Dollars (AU$)

► The relatively narrow trading range for foreign exchange rates

between the AU$ and the NZ$

► The limited fee pool headroom following the recent appointment of

an additional director (with the board size remaining below market)

► The time which has elapsed since the last Serko fee movement

(2021) and market movements in NED fees since that time.

2.3.1 Indicative fee ranges

Based on the factors above, generally Serko’s NED fees would be

considered to be market aligned if positioned between the 50th and the

75th percentiles of the relevant market data, and the NED fee pool

would be considered to be market aligned if positioned between the 25th

and the 50th percentiles of the relevant market data. Based on the

market data set out in our report titled Non-Executive Director fee

benchmarking dated 5 March 2024, the table below presents indicative

market aligned Serko NED fee element ranges.

The indicative market aligned Serko NED fee element ranges are

presented based on EY’s current understanding of Serko and its

circumstances at the time of the analysis. Should the Company possess

additional information, or if the Company’s circumstances alter, the

outcomes of the analysis may alter.

Fee element

Current fees

(AU$’000)

Fee range

(AU$’000)

Aggregate fee pool 562 (NZ$600)* 711 – 825

Board Chair 158** 185 – 224

Other NED board base fee 95 95 – 120

Audit, Risk and Sustainability Committee Chair

20

20 – 22

Remuneration and Culture Committee Chair 15 – 20

Audit, Risk and Sustainability Committee Member

9

10 – 11

Remuneration and Culture Committee Member 10***


*Serko’s aggregate NED fee pool is currently set in NZ$.

**Currently the Chair is paid a Chair fee (AU$140,000) + Committee fees (AU$18,000)

***We note the 50

th

and the 75

th

percentiles both equate to $10,000.


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2.4 NED fee trends – Australia

The following table presents policy Chair and Other NED fees general market movements in Australia for the year ended 30 June 2023. The movements

below reflect where a change was made to the Chair and Other NED policy fees.

ASX 100 NED data Average movement (%)

Board Chair Fee 3.5%

Base fee for Other NEDs 3.3%


2.5 NED fee trends – New Zealand

The following table presents Chair and Other NED policy fees general market movements from EY’s Directors’ Fees Report 2023/24.

Role Average movement (%)

Board Chair Fee 6.6%

Base fee for Other NEDs 6.9%


The New Zealand movements above are affected by two key factors:

► Some organisations do not review fees annually; therefore, the annual fee movement is somewhat impacted by minimal increases given the NEDs in

the overall sample.

► The data above reflects the whole sample median movement. As a result, changes in the sample composition can impact reported policy fee

movement data.


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2.6 Comparator group constituents

Companies in the two comparator groups are presented below, ranked by 12-month average market capitalisation up to 31 December 2023.

Serko is not included in the comparator groups below. However, it is presented for comparative purposes.

Comparator group constituents

Company name

Comparator group:

Australia

Comparator group: New

Zealand

Market capitalisation

($m) 12-month average to

31 December 2023

Revenue as at financial year end

($m)

Megaport Limited ✓ 1,364 230

Audinate Group limited ✓ 1,352 70

Data3 Limited ✓ 1,301 2,565

Objective Corporation Limited ✓ 1,168 110

Hansen Technologies Limited ✓ 988 312

Silex Systems Limited ✓ 962 9

Argosy Property Limited



899 134

Jumbo Interactive Limited ✓ 836 119

Tourism Holdings Limited ✓ 775 616

Winton Land Limited ✓ 771 196

Arvida Group Limited ✓ 766 206

Weebit Nano Ltd ✓ 766 -

Stride Property Limited ✓ 740 88

Nuix Limited ✓ 662 183

Delegat Group Limited ✓ 647 354

Henderson Far East Income Limited ✓ 646 -

FINEOS Corporation Holdings PLC ✓ 635 205

Gentrack Group Limited ✓ ✓ 621 158

Infomedia Limited ✓ 511 130

Oceania Healthcare Limited ✓ 510 229

Warehouse Group Limited (The) ✓ 503 3,143


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Comparator group constituents

Company name

Comparator group:

Australia

Comparator group: New

Zealand

Market capitalisation

($m) 12-month average to

31 December 2023

Revenue as at financial year end

($m)

Channel Infrastructure NZ Limited ✓ 504 82

KMD Brands Limited ✓ ✓ 496 1,019

Kogan.com Ltd ✓ 491 490

Napier Port Holdings Limited ✓ 473 110

Ainsworth Game Technology Limited ✓ 461 220

Serko 456 44

Scales Corporation Limited ✓ 456 577

Restaurant Brands NZ Limited ✓ ✓ 446 1,210

Investore Property Limited ✓ 417 66

RPMGlobal Holdings Limited ✓ 392 98

ReadyTech Holdings Limited ✓ 391 103

Kingfish Limited ✓ 389 -

Helloworld Travel Limited ✓ 370 166

Bravura Solutions Limited ✓ 370 249

Vista Group International Limited ✓ ✓ 366 126

Sky Network Television Limited ✓ 360 698

Sanford Limited ✓ 360 516

3P Learning Limited ✓ 351 107

AFT Pharmaceuticals Limited ✓ 352 147

Michael Hill International Limited ✓ 343 631

NOVONIX Limited ✓ 334 4

Smartpay Holdings Limited ✓ 337 73

Catapult Group International Limited ✓ 329 126

NZX Limited ✓ 323 89


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Comparator group constituents

Company name

Comparator group:

Australia

Comparator group: New

Zealand

Market capitalisation

($m) 12-month average to

31 December 2023

Revenue as at financial year end

($m)

Brainchip Holdings Ltd ✓ 307 7

Atturra Limited ✓ 300 178

Qoria Limited ✓ 291 82

Hallenstein Glasson Limited ✓ 292 382

Rakon Limited ✓ 269 169

Pointsbet Holdings Limited ✓ 265 210

Scott Technology Limited ✓ 254 246

Symbio Holdings Limited ✓ 253 211

Colonial Motor Company Limited ✓ 253 925

DUG Technology Ltd ✓ 232 76






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