AFC Group Holdings Limited logo

Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Voting Form

AGM7 August 2024AFCFinancials

AFC GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Listed on the NZX: AFC)

Suite A, Level 15, Tower 2, 205 Queen Street, Auckland CBD

Ph: +64 (09) 930-0245


Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Voting Form


Further to AFC Group Holdings Limited (AFC) announcement of 22 July 2024, AFC

gives you notice that the annual meeting of shareholders will be held online via Zoom

link commencing at 2:00 pm on 06 September 2024. Attached is a copy of the Notice

of Annual Meeting and Proxy Voting Form.


Shareholders can watch the proceedings via the Zoom link from the below information:

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.

Time: Sep 6, 2024 02:00 PM Auckland, Wellington

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84532633599?pwd=P5KuPmi0RqWDKoYcyTQmIB6PGa

S5lb.1

Meeting ID: 845 3263 3599

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about

joining the meeting.

The Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2024 has been mailed to those

shareholders not registered to receive communications electronically. The Annual

Report is also available on AFC’s website at www.afcnz.com.


On behalf of the Board of Directors



Hao Long

CFO

07 August 2024


For Further Information

Please contact Mr Howard Long

howard.long@afcnz.com

+64- 21- 244-8000

---

1
AFC GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Listed on the NZX: AFC)

Suite A, Level 15, Tower II

205 Queen Street

Auckland

Ph: +64 (09) 930-0245



NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS


06 September 2024



AFC Group Holdings Limited (the Company) gives you notice that the annual

meeting of shareholders will be held online via Zoom link commencing at 2:00

pm on 06 September 2024.


Shareholders can watch the proceedings via Zoom link from the below

information.


You are invited to a Zoom meeting.

Topic: AFC GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED AGM 2024

Time: Sep 06, 2024, 02:00 PM Auckland, Wellington

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84532633599?pwd=P5KuPmi0RqWDKoYcyTQmIB

6PGaS5lb.1

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information

about joining the meeting.


Watching the Meeting on Zoom does not constitute being present at the Meeting,

and, accordingly, Shareholders cannot vote via Zoom – if you wish to vote,

please vote by proxy in accordance with the instructions on page 3 of this Notice.

If you wish to vote on the date, you can email your Shareholder details

CSN/Securityholder Number, your registered name and address and your

voting intentions for each Resolution or scan your proxy/voting form to

accounts@afcnz.com by 3:00 p.m. on Friday 06 September 2024.

Shareholders who cannot attend may also submit questions for the Board or

management by email to accounts@afcnz.com by 5.00 p.m. on Thursday 05


2

September 2024. Questions will be grouped where possible and answered in

General Business. Questions asked via the Zoom tool will not be addressed.


The Explanatory Notes which accompany this Notice of Meeting set out the

details of the transactions which are the subject of the resolutions and the

approval required for each resolution by the shareholders of the Company

pursuant to the NZX Listing Rules, the Companies Act 1993 and the constitution

of the Company.


The business of the meeting will be:


1. Chairman’s Introduction

2. Apologies

3. Resolution 1: Annual Report

To receive and consider the Annual Report, including the audit report and

financial statements, for the year ended 31 March 2024.

“That the Annual Report be received.”

4. Resolution 2: Fixing the Fees and Expenses of the auditor

To record that shareholders the automatic reappointment of the Auditor,

William Buck, and authorise the directors to fix the fees and expenses of

the auditor for the financial year ending 31 March 2025 pursuant to

section 200 of the Companies Act 1993 and to consider, and if thought

fit, to pass the following ordinary resolution

“ That the directors of the Company be authorised to fix the fees

and expenses of William Buck Audit (NZ) Limited as the

Company’s auditor.”

5. Resolution 3: Re-election of Director

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

pursuant to NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1:

“That Shuang (Simon) Xia, who retires by rotation and is eligible

for re-election, be elected as a non-executive director of the

Company.”


3

6. Resolution 4: Re-election of Director

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

pursuant to NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1:

“That Zilei (Jacky) Wang, who retires by rotation and is eligible

for re-election, be elected as an independent director of the

Company.”

7. Resolution 5: Re-election of Director

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

pursuant to NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1:

“That Jingwei (Karen) Ma, who retires by rotation and is eligible

for re-election, be elected as an independent director of the

Company.”

8. General Business


Attending the Meeting

AFC Group Holdings Limited advises that it will not offer shareholders the ability

to attend the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in person. Shareholders will be able

to attend the meeting, which is to be held on Friday 06 September 2024,

through a virtual meeting platform only.


Explanatory Notes

Explanatory notes on Resolution 2 to 5 accompany this Notice of Meeting.


Ordinary Resolution

An ordinary resolution means a resolution passed by a simple majority of votes

of shareholders of the Company entitled to vote and voting.


Directors’ Recommendation

The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of the

Resolutions 1 to 5.


Proxies and Representatives

Shareholders may exercise their right to vote at the meeting either by email or

by appointing a proxy to attend and vote in their place. A proxy need not be a

shareholder of the Company. The Chairman of the meeting is willing to act as


4

proxy for any shareholder who may wish to appoint him for that purpose. The

Chairman intends to vote any discretionary proxies, that he receives, in favour

of the resolutions. A body corporate shareholder may appoint a representative

to attend the meeting on its behalf. A proxy form is enclosed with this notice.


If you wish to vote by proxy you must complete the form and produce it to the

Company by delivering it to the Company’s Share Registrar, Computershare

Investor Services Ltd, Level 2, 159 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, Auckland or by

posting it to The Share Registrar, AFC Group Holdings Limited, c/o

Computershare Investor Services Ltd, Private Bag 92119, Auckland 1142, New

Zealand (in each case), so as to be received no later than 48 hours before the

meeting is due to begin (i.e. before 2:00 pm on 04 September 2024).


By order of the Board


Hao Long


CFO

07 August 2024


5

EXPLANATORY NOTES


Resolution 2 - Fixing the Fees and Expense of the auditor


William Buck Audit (NZ) Limited is automatically reappointed at the Meeting as

the auditor of the Company under section 207T of the Companies Act. Section

207S of the Companies Act provides that, if the auditor is appointed at a

meeting of the Company, the fees and expenses of the auditor must be fixed

by the Company at the Meeting or in the manner that the Company determines

at the Meeting. Resolution 2 accordingly authorises the Directors to fix the fees

and expenses of the auditor for the financial year ending 31 March 2025.


Resolution 3 – 5 Re-election of Director


Pursuant to NZX Listing rule 2.7.1 adopted within the Company’s constitution

requires that at every annual meeting, at least one third of the Directors and

those who have been longest in office since their last election shall retire from

office. The Company currently has six directors. Three of those directors

Shuang(Simon) Xia, Zilei (Jacky) Wang, and Jingwei (Karen) Ma retire by

rotation, and being eligible for re-election, has offered themselves for re-

election.


Shuang (Simon) Xia

Mr. Shuang (Simon) Xia studied Commerce in the UK and New Zealand for

years. After graduating from university in 2016, he has been engaged in the

wine, cosmetics, and investment industries. He has participated in mergers and

acquisitions and IPOs of listed companies in China and New Zealand. Mr.

Shuang (Simon) Xia has been the Chief Executive Officer of AFC Biotechnology

Manufacture Co Limited since June 2019 and brings his expertise to explore

the sales channels for AFC.


Zilei (Jacky) Wang

Mr. Wang graduated from Shanghai International Studies University, where he

obtained a master’s degree of Arts in English Language and Literature. He is a

member of The Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA) and

has business experience in corporate finance, cross-border M&A, corporate

governance, and financial management in New Zealand. He sits on the Board


6

of several private companies in New Zealand. Mr. Wang joined AFC in 2018

and he is currently the independent director of AFC Group Holdings Limited.


Jingwei (Karen) Ma

Ms Jingwei Ma was appointed director of AFC Group Holdings Limited on 29

March 2021. She graduated from Japan Aichi University in 2010, major in

International Relations. She is a visionary entrepreneur who owns a business

in the education sector and operates two female fitness clubs in Xi’an China.

Both of her businesses have achieved remarkable results. Ms Ma has brought

her governance expertise and trading channels to AFC to stimulate the

international trade sector.

---

Your secure access information
Control Number: CSN/Securityholder 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.

Turn over to complete the form to vote

Proxy/Voting Form

How to Vote on Items of Business

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

Appointment of Proxy

Watching the Meeting on Zoom does not constitute being present at the Meeting,

and, accordingly, Shareholders cannot vote via Zoom – if you wish to vote,

please vote by proxy in accordance with the instructions on page 4 of this Notice.

If you wish to vote on the date, you can email your Shareholder details

CSN/Securityholder Number, your registered name and address and your voting

intentions for each Resolution or scan your proxy/voting form to

accounts@afcnz.com by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, 6 September 2024.

Voting on your holding

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

of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote as they choose. If you

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

Attending the Meeting

Please refer to the enclosed Notice of Meeting for details on accessing the

meeting.

Signing Instructions for Postal Forms

Individual

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

Joint Holding

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

should sign.

Power of Attorney

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

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

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

Company with this Proxy Form.

Companies

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

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

indicate the office held.

Comments & Questions

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

on a separate sheet of paper and return with this form or by email to

accounts@afcnz.com.

Lodge your proxy

Online

www.investorvote.co.nz

By Mail

Computershare Investor Services Limited

Private Bag 92119, Auckland 1142, New Zealand

For all enquiries contact

+64 9 488 8777

corporateactions@computershare.co.nz

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 to be effective it must be received by 2:00 pm (New Zealand Time) Wednesday, 4 September 2024.

ZOOM ANNUAL MEETING

AFC Group Holdings Limited (the Company) gives you notice that the annual meeting of shareholders will be held online via Zoom link

commencing at 2:00pm on Friday, 6 September 2024. Shareholders can watch the proceedings using the below access details.

Topic: AFC GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED AGM 2024. Date: Friday, 6 September 2024 Time: 02:00 pm Auckland, Wellington.

Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84532633599?pwd=P5KuPmi0RqWDKoYcyTQmIB6PGaS5lb.1.

Meeting ID: 845 3263 3599.

AFC Group Holdings Limited

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

STEP 1

hereby appointof

or failing him/herof

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

AFC Group Holdings Limited to be held via Zoom on Friday, 7 September 2024 commencing at 2.00 pm (New Zealand Time) and at any adjournment of

that meeting.

I/We being a securityholder/s of AFC Group Holdings Limited

Items of Business - Voting Instructions

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.

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

SIGN

or Sole Director/Director

Securityholder 1Securityholder 2Securityholder 3

Contact Name Contact Daytime Telephone Date

Ordinary Business

1.


That the Annual Report be received.

2.


That the directors of the Company be authorised to fix the fees and expenses of William Buck Audit (NZ) Limited as the

Company’s auditor.

3.

That Shuang (Simon) Xia, who retires by rotation and is eligible for re-election, be elected as a non-executive director

of the Company.

4.

That Zilei (Jacky) Wang, who retires by rotation and is eligible for re-election, be elected as an independent director

of the Company.

5.

That Jingwei (Karen) Ma, who retires by rotation and is eligible for re-election, be elected as an independent director

of the Company.

For

Against

Abstain

Proxy

Discretion

or Director (if more than one)

If your proxy is not the Chairman of the Meeting or any other director of the Company, please ensure that you provide their contact details

(phone and email address).

Proxy contact Details (Phone): and (Email):

Data sourced from publicly available filings. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.

Other issuers discussed similar conditions around this time

Matched by meaning across NZX announcement text, not keywords — based on our semantic index of announcement bodies.