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POT Notice of Annual Meeting 25 October 2024

AGM10 September 2024POTIndustrials

Notice of 2024 Annual Meeting
Notice is given that the Annual Meeting of shareholders of

Port of Tauranga Limited will be held at:

Stadium Lounge, Mercury Baypark

81 Truman Lane, Mount Maunganui

and online at

www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/pot24

on Friday 25 October 2024 commencing at 1.00pm.

+64 7 572 8899

port-tauranga.co.nz

2 Salisbury Avenue

Mount Maunganui

New Zealand

Private Bag 12504

Tauranga Mail Centre

Tauranga 3143

New Zealand

Business and Agenda of the Meeting
AChair’s address

BChief Executive’s address

CReceive and consider the Integrated Annual Report

To receive and consider the Integrated Annual Report of the Company for the

year ended 30 June 2024, including the audit report and financial statements.

DOrdinary resolutions

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

Re-election and election of Directors (refer to explanatory note 1)

Resolution 1 That Ms Julia Hoare be re-elected as a Director of the company.

Resolution 2 That Ms Alison Andrew be re-elected as a Director of the company.

Resolution 3 That Mr Fraser Whineray be elected as a Director of the company.

Resolution 4 That Sir Robert McLeod KNZM be elected as a Director of the

company.

Auditors

Resolution 5That the Auditor-General be reappointed as Auditor of the company

pursuant to section 19 of the Port Companies Act 1988 and that the Directors are

authorised to fix the Auditor’s remuneration for the ensuing year.

EGeneral business and shareholder questions

Questions for the Annual Meeting

Shareholders are invited to submit written questions prior to the Annual Meeting.

Questions can be submitted online by going to

https://investorcentre.linkgroup.nz/voting/POT and completing the online

validation process. Alternatively, shareholders can complete the question section

on the Proxy Form and return to MUFG Corporate Markets (formerly Link Market

Services Limited).

Questions will need to be submitted before 1.00pm on Wednesday 23 October

2024. The Board will address and answer questions at the Annual Meeting.

By order of the Board

Simon Kebbell

Chief Financial Officer

Note: The resolutions required for agenda item numbers 1 to 5 are ordinary
resolutions. An ordinary resolution requires at least 50% of the votes of shareholders

entitled to vote and voting on the resolution to be cast in favour of the resolution. Voting

will be conducted by poll, in accordance with NZX Listing Rule 6.1.1.

There are no voting restrictions on any shareholders to prevent them from exercising their

vote on any resolutions being considered at the Annual Meeting.

Invitation to partake in port tour

At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, afternoon tea will be served. We invite all

shareholders to participate in a Port tour at the conclusion. Transport will be provided

outside the Stadium Lounge.

Due to security regulations, anyone wishing to partake in the port tour must

provide photo identification.

Proxies

A shareholder entitled to attend and vote, may appoint a proxy or, in the case of a

corporate shareholder, a representative, to attend and vote on his/her behalf. The

proxy or representative you appoint need not necessarily be a shareholder of the

Company. A form of appointment is enclosed. Address for proxies: MUFG Corporate

Markets, PO Box 91976, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. A proxy

and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a copy

of that power or authority certified by a Notary Public, must be deposited or mailed to

be received at the address specified above not later than 1.00pm on Wednesday 23

October 2024.

Shareholders are also able to vote electronically as per the attached “Voting

instructions for shareholders”.

Explanatory notes
1 Re-election and election of Directors

Under the NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1, a Director must not hold office past the later of

three years and the third Annual Meeting after their appointment without being re-

elected by shareholders. The Directors to retire, Ms Julia Hoare and Ms Alison

Andrew, are required to retire from office at the Annual Meeting.

The Directors advise that:

-Ms Julia Hoare and Ms Alison Andrew will retire at the meeting. Ms Hoare and

Ms Andrew, being eligible, offers themselves for re-election at the Annual

Meeting with the unanimous support of the Board.

-Mr Fraser Whineray was appointed on 31 October 2023 and Sir Robert McLeod

KNZM was appointed on 1 July 2024 to the Board as Directors of the company

pursuant to clause 26 of the company’s Constitution, and being eligible, offer

themselves for election at the Annual Meeting with the unanimous support of

the Board.

The Board has determined that Sir Robert McLeod is considered to be an

independent director as defined in the NZX Listing Rules.

Accordingly, it is proposed to consider, and if thought fit, to:

1Re-elect Ms Julia Hoare;

2Re-elect Ms Alison Andrew;

3Elect Mr Fraser Whineray; and

4Elect Sir Robert McLeod.

Details of the above four Directors are set out below:
Julia Hoare

BCom, FCA, CMInstD

Chair, Independent Director

Julia Hoare joined the Board in August 2015 and took over the Chair in August 2022.

She has a wide range of commercial, financial, tax, regulatory and sustainability

expertise developed from both her extensive governance roles and over the course

of two decades as a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Julia is a Director of Auckland International Airport Limited, Meridian Energy Limited,

Comvita Limited and Port of Tauranga Trustee Company Limited. She is also a

Member of the Chapter Zero New Zealand Steering Committee.

Alison Andrew

BE Chemical & Materials (1st Class Honours), MBA (Distinction), FEngNZ, CMInstD

Independent Director

Alison Andrew has held a number of senior executive roles across various industry

sectors, most recently as Chief Executive of Transpower New Zealand and Global

Head of Chemicals for Orica PLC. She has also been a Director for Genesis Energy.

Prior to those roles, she held a number of senior roles at Fonterra Cooperative

Group and across the Fletcher Challenge Group in Energy, Forests and Paper. Alison

has an MBA from Warwick University and studied Engineering (Chemicals and

Materials) at Auckland University. Alison joined the Board in April 2018 and was

appointed Chair of the People and Remuneration Committee in October 2022.

Fraser Whineray
BE (Hons) Chemical and Process Engineering, MBA

Fraser Whineray joined the Board in November 2023 and holds several governance

roles. Fraser is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Waste Management NZ,

Quayside and AgriZero

NZ

. Fraser was appointed Executive Chair of Jarden Group in

July 2024.

Fraser’s experience includes CEO of Mercury and COO of Fonterra Co-operative, and

in governance Tilt Renewables, Kotahi and Opus International Consultants.

Fraser studied chemical and process engineering at Canterbury University and

received an MBA from the University of Cambridge, where he also holds the

honorary appointment of Visiting Fellow.

Sir Robert McLeod KNZM

LLB, BCom, FCA, CFInstD

Independent Director

Sir Robert McLeod joined the Board effective 1 July 2024 and was formerly a member

of the Board in his capacity as Chair of Quayside Holdings. He was on the POTL

Board from October 2017 to 31 October 2023 before being reappointed.

Sir Robert brings deep governance experience, outstanding financial skills and

extensive iwi connections. He is currently Chair at Nati Growth Limited (formerly

Ngati Porou Holding Company) (including Nati Properties Limited) and Sanford

Limited. He is also a Director of AZSTA NZ Limited, China Construction Bank (New

Zealand) Limited, MSJS NZ Limited, Point 76 Limited, Point Guard Limited, Point

Seventy Limited, Singita Holdings Limited, Singita Investments Limited, VCFA Limited

and a number of privately-owned entities. Sir Robert has been a past Board Member
at ANZ National Bank, Tainui Group Holdings, Sky City Entertainment Group and

Telecom and he was Oceania (Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands)

CEO/Managing Partner for the international accounting practice of Ernst & Young

and then New Zealand Chair until 2015.

In 2019 Sir Robert was appointed Knight Companion of the NZ Order of Merit. Sir

Robert returns as an independent director and replaces retiring Director and Audit

Committee Chair Alastair Lawrence. Sir Robert will take over as Chair of the Audit

Committee upon Alastair’s retirement.

How to get there

Location map of Mercury Baypark:

Tauranga

Harbour Bridge

To Maungatapu

To Te Puke

Location of Stadium Lounge at Mercury Baypark:
Parking

Free parking is available at Mercury Baypark. Upon arrival at themain entry (refer to

above map) please follow the signs for parking.

Port of Tauranga Limited’s Annual Meeting
Friday 25 October 2024

Voting instructions for shareholders

Shareholders can vote in the following ways:

1Attend the meeting in person– bring your Proxy Form to the meeting as the

barcode is required to assist with your registration.

2Attend the meeting online– shareholders can attend the Meeting virtually via the

online platform atwww.virtualmeeting.co.nz/pot24. You will require your

CSN/Holder Number for verification purposes. More information regarding online

attendance at the Meeting (including how to vote and ask questions during the

Meeting) is available in the Virtual Meeting Guide, which is available at

https://bcast.linkinvestorservices.co.nz/MUFG/MUFG_VirtualMeetingGuide.pdf.

3Appoint a person as your proxy– complete the Proxy Form including how you

wish them to vote and mail back to our registry, MUFG Corporate Markets

(formerly Link Market Services Limited) before 1.00pm Wednesday 23 October

2024. Your appointed proxy will receive the voting paper upon registration at the

meeting.

4Electronic proxy appointments– to appoint your proxy electronically you need

go to the website of our registry,https://investorcentre.linkgroup.nz/voting/POT

and follow the prompts to complete your proxy appointment. You will be required

to enter your CSN/Holder Number and Authorisation Code (FIN). Electronic voting

will close at 1.00pm on Wednesday 23 October 2024.

Each method of voting and the way to use the form enclosed with this Notice of

Meeting are explained in detail below. Please read this section carefully. Choose

only one voting option.

Full details on how to return your Proxy Form/s to the registry is available at the end of

this section.

1If you wish to attend and vote during the annual meeting:
Attendance in person

If you wish toattend the meeting, you must register at the registration

desk prior to entering the meeting.The registration and poll will be

managed by our registry, MUFG Corporate Markets.

Please bring your Proxy Form with you to the meeting to present at the

registration desk as thebarcode on your form is required to assist with

your registration.

Upon registration you will receive a separate voting card to complete and

mark the way you wish to vote at the time that each poll is put to the meeting

by the Chairperson. Once the voting is completed, MUFG Corporate Markets

will collect your voting cards from you.

Attendance online

If you wish toattend the meeting online,please go towww.virtualmeeting.

co.nz/pot24. You will require your CSN/Holder Number for verification

purposes. More information regarding online attendance at the Meeting

(including how to vote and ask questions during the Meeting) is available in

the Virtual Meeting Guide, which is available at

https://bcast.linkinvestorservices.co.nz/MUFG/MUFG_VirtualMeetingGuide.pdf

2If you wish to appoint a proxy to attend the Annual Meeting and vote on your

behalf:

(a) Appointing a proxy by mail

If you wish to appoint another person as your proxy, you will need to

complete your enclosed Proxy Form.

Please read the information on your Proxy Form carefully. Insert the name of

the person you wish to appoint in the area provided. Complete the voting

boxes by indicating on the Proxy Form how you wish the proxy to vote.

If you return the Proxy Form without indicating how you wish to vote, your

proxy will vote as s/he sees fit or abstain from voting.

Please advise your proxy that s/he must register at the registration desk prior

to entering the meeting room to obtain the necessary voting papers to vote

on your behalf.

The Proxy/Representative Form must be completed, signed and received by
MUFG Corporate Markets, no later than 1.00pm Wednesday 23 October 2024.

(b) Appointing a proxy electronically

You can appoint your proxy electronically. To appoint your proxy

electronically you need to go to the website of our registry,https://

investorcentre.linkgroup.nz/voting/POT and follow the prompts. You will be

required to enter your CSN/Holder Number and Authorisation Code (FIN).

You will be required to select or enter the name of the person who you wish

to nominate as your proxy in the required field and specify how you wish

your proxy to vote on your behalf.

Please advise your proxy that s/he must register at the registration desk prior

to entering the meeting room to obtain the necessary voting papers to vote

on your behalf.

Electronic proxy appointments and voting will close at 1.00pm on Wednesday

23 October 2024.

You can return your proxy form to our registry, MUFG Corporate Markets,

in one of the following ways:

▪mail it to MUFG Corporate Markets in the reply-paid envelope provided, or

▪address it to MUFG Corporate Markets, PO Box 91976, Victoria Street West, Auckland

1142, New Zealand, or

▪deliver it to MUFG Corporate Markets, Level 30, PwC Tower, 15 Customs Street West,

Auckland, or

▪scan and email it tomeetings@linkmarketservices.com(please put the words“POT

Proxy Form” in the subject line for easy identification), or

▪vote onlineas per the instructions in the section above.

The Proxy Form must be received by MUFG Corporate Markets no later than 1.00pm

Wednesday 23 October 2024, which is 48 hours prior to the meeting, to be valid.

If you haveany questionsregarding the voting, pleasecontact the MUFG Corporate

Markets helpline on (phone) 09 375 5998.

Please note that all shareholders / proxy holders / visitors or any other
person(s) who wish to attend Port of Tauranga Limited’s Annual Meeting,

must register at the registration desk prior to entering the meeting room.

Please choose only one voting option.

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LODGE YOUR PROXY
Online:

https://investorcentre.linkgroup.nz/voting/POT

Scan & email:Mail:

meetings@linkmarketservices.comUse the enclosed reply paid

envelope or address to:

Deliver:MUFG Corporate Markets

MUFG Corporate MarketsPO Box 91976

Level 30, PwC TowerVictoria Street West

15 Customs Street West, Auckland 1010Auckland 1142

Scan this QR code with your smartphone and vote online

General Enquiries

+64 9 375 5998 |enquires@linkmarketservices.co.nz

Proxy Form/Admission Card for Port of Tauranga Limited’s 2024 Annual Meeting

The 2024 Annual Meeting of shareholders of Port of Tauranga Limited will be held atStadium Lounge, Mercury Baypark, 81 Truman Lane,

Mount Maunganui, onFriday 25 October 2024, commencing at 1.00pm.

Shareholders are also able to attend the Annual Meeting online via the MUFG Corporate Markets (formerly Link Market Services) Virtual Meeting

platform atwww.virtualmeeting.co.nz/pot24. If you will be attending online, you will require your CSN/Holder Number for verification purposes.

If you will not attend the Meeting but wish to be represented by proxy, please complete and return this form (in accordance with the lodgement

instructions above) to Port of Tauranga’s share registry, MUFG Corporate Markets,by no later than 1.00pm, Wednesday 23 October 2024.

You can also appoint your proxy and vote on the resolutions on the reverse of this form online by going to

https://investorcentre.linkgroup.nz/voting/POT or by scanning the QR code above with your smartphone.

Appointment of proxy

The “Chair of the Meeting” is willing to act as proxy for any shareholder who wishes to appoint him/her for that purpose. If you wish, you may

appoint the “Chair of the Meeting” as your proxy. To do so, please write “Chair of the Meeting” in the section marked “full name of proxy”. The

Chair will vote according to your instructions. If the Chair is not instructed how to vote, he/she will vote as he/she thinks fit or abstain from

voting. If you do not appoint a proxy your Proxy Form will be invalid. A shareholder entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint a proxy or,

in the case of a corporate shareholder, a representative to attend and vote instead of him/her and that proxy or representative need not also be

a shareholder.

Voting of your holding

Direct your proxy how to vote by making the appropriate election, either online or on this Proxy Form, in respect of each item of business. If you

return this form without directing the proxy how to vote on any particular matter, the proxy may vote as he/she thinks fit or abstain from voting.

Attending the Meeting

If you wish to vote in person, you should attend the Meeting.Please bring this form with you to the Meeting to assist with your registration. A

corporation may appoint a person to attend and vote at the Meeting as its representative in the same manner as that in which it could appoint a

proxy. That person need not also be a shareholder. Shareholders are also able to attend the Annual Meeting online at

www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/pot24. If you will be attending online, you will require your CSN/Holder Number for verification purposes. 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 Guide, which is available athttps://bcast.linkinvestorservices.co.nz/MUFG/MUFG_VirtualMeetingGuide.pdf.

Signing instructions for Proxy Forms

Individual:Where the holding is in one name, this Proxy Form must be signed by the shareholder or his/her/its attorney duly authorised in

writing.

Joint holding:Where the holding is in more than one name, this Proxy Form may be signed by either of the joint shareholders (or their duly

authorised attorney).

Power of Attorney:This Proxy Form and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a copy of that power or

authority certified by a Notary Public must be deposited or mailed to be received at the office of MUFG Corporate Markets (formerly Link Market

Services Limited), in any manner as per the instructions above,not later than 1.00pm on Wednesday 23 October 2024.

Corporate shareholder:In the case of a corporate shareholder, this Proxy Form must be signed by a director or a duly authorised officer acting

under the express or implied authority of the shareholder, or an attorney duly authorised by the shareholder.

Proxy/Corporate Representative Form
Step 1: Appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf

I/We being a shareholder(s) of Port of Tauranga Limited

appoint__________________________________________________ of _____________________________________________________________________

(full name of proxy)(email address)

or failing that person __________________________________________________ of _____________________________________________________________________

(full name of proxy)(email address)

as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the Annual Meeting of Port of Tauranga Limited to be held on Friday 25 October 2024, at

1.00pm and at any adjournment of that meeting.

Step 2: Items of business – proxy voting instructions

Complete this part if you have appointed a proxy above and you want to direct the proxy as to how the proxy should vote.

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

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

Ordinary business

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

Tick (


) in box to vote

ForAgainstAbstainDiscretion

Re-electionof Director

Resolution 1 That Ms Julia Hoare be re-elected as a Director of the company.



Resolution 2 That Ms Alison Andrew be re-elected as a Director of the company.



Resolution 3 That Mr Fraser Whineray be elected as a Director of the company.



Resolution 4 That Sir Robert McLeod KNZM be elected as a Director of the company.



Auditors

Resolution 5 To resolve that the Auditor-General be reappointed as Auditor of the

company pursuant to section 19 of the Port Companies Act 1988 and that the

Directors are authorised to fix the Auditor’s remuneration for the ensuing year.



and to vote on any resolutions to amend any of the resolutions, on any resolution so amended, and on any other resolution proposed at the

meeting (or any adjournment thereof). Unless otherwise instructed as above, the proxy will vote to abstain from voting on each such resolution.

The proxy is appointed only in respect of the above meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Step 3: Shareholder questions

Shareholders present at the Annual Meeting (either in person or via the Virtual Annual Meeting) 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

https://investorcentre.linkgroup.nz/voting/POT and completing the online validation process or complete the question section below and return

to MUFG Corporate Markets. Questions will need to be submittedby 1.00pm on Wednesday 23 October 2024. The Board will address and

answer questions at the Annual Meeting.

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.

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