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2024 Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy form

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIR

3 October 2024

On behalf of the Board of directors I am pleased to

invite you to the 2024 Annual Meeting of Spark New

Zealand Limited (“Spark”), which will be held at Spark

City Conference Centre, Level 2, 167 Victoria Street

West, Auckland at 10.00 am on Friday 1 November 2024

(New Zealand time).

Shareholders are also able to attend the Annual Meeting

online via the Virtual Meeting portal at virtualmeeting.

co.nz/spark2024 or by telephone from New Zealand

by dialling 0800 449 170 or from Australia by dialling

1800 896 574. Please read the procedural notes for

further detail.

Items of Business

1. Chairperson’s Address

2. Chief Executive Officer’s Review

3. Resolutions

To consider, and if thought fit, pass the

following resolutions:

1. Auditor’s remuneration: That the directors

of Spark are authorised to fix the auditor’s

remuneration for the ensuing year.

NOTICE OF

2024

ANNUALMEETING

10.00 am, Friday 1 November 2024

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Resolution 1: Fixing the remuneration of the

auditor, Deloitte

Pursuant to section 207T of the Companies Act 1993,

Deloitte is automatically reappointed at the Annual

Meeting as auditor of Spark. The proposed resolution

is to authorise the directors under section 207S of the

Companies Act 1993 to fix the remuneration of the auditor,

Deloitte, for the ensuing year.

Deloitte was first appointed as auditor in 2020.

Mr Jason Stachurski was the lead audit partner for the

financial year ending 30 June 2024.

In August 2024 the Audit and Risk Management Committee

assessed and confirmed the independence of Deloitte

after consideration of the External Audit Independence

Policy criteria.

2. Re-election of David Havercroft: That Mr

David Havercroft, who retires by rotation and

is eligible for re-election, is re-elected as a

director of Spark.

3. Re-election of Lisa Nelson: That Ms Lisa

Nelson, appointed as a director of Spark by

the Board with effect from 8 May 2024 who

retires and is eligible for re-election, is re-

elected as a director of Spark.

4. Re-election of Warwick Bray: That Mr

Warwick Bray, who retires by rotation and

is eligible for re-election, is re-elected as a

director of Spark.

The Resolutions above are to be considered as ordinary

resolutions and, to be passed, require the approval of

more than 50% of the votes of those shareholders entitled

to vote and voting on the resolutions.

For more information on the resolutions, please see the

Explanatory Notes below.

5. Shareholder Questions

By Order of the Board of Spark New Zealand Limited

Justine Smyth, CNZM

Chair, Spark New

Zealand Limited

3 October 2024

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Resolution 2: Rotation and re-election of Mr David Havercroft

Re-election of Mr David Havercroft: That Mr David Havercroft (appointed as a director of Spark

by the Board with effect from1 October 2021) who retires and is eligible for re-election, is re-

elected as a director of Spark.

Non-executive director Mr David Havercroft retires by rotation pursuant to NZX Listing Rule

2.7.1 and offers himself for re-election. The Board has considered the independence of Mr

David Havercroft. Given it has now been more than three years since Mr David Havercroft has

had a contractual relationship with Spark, other than as a director, the Board has determined

that he is now considered to be independent.

Term of Office: Appointed 1 October 2021 and last re-elected at the 2021 Annual Meeting.

Board Committees: Member Human Resources and Compensation Committee, and

Nominations and Corporate Governance Committees.

Biography: David joined the Board in October 2021, bringing skills and experience from a

career in the technology industry that has spanned more than 35 years. He held a number of

leadership roles at Spark New Zealand from 2009-2017, including Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer. Prior

to this he held executive and management positions in IBM Asia Pacific, Cable & Wireless, and BT. David is currently a director of

Westpac New Zealand, and was formerly a director of Kordia, Connect 8, Southern Cross Cable Network and Kiwi Wealth.

Resolution 3: Re-election of Ms Lisa Nelson

Under NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1 a Director appointed by the Board must not hold office (without

re-election) past the next annual meeting following the Director’s appointment. Ms Lisa Nelson

has been appointed as a non-executive director with effect from 8 May 2024. Ms Lisa Nelson

accordingly retires and offers herself for re-election at the 2024 Annual Meeting. Ms Lisa

Nelson is considered by the Board to be independent.

Term of Office: Appointed with effect from 8 May 2024.

Board Committees: Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, Audit

and Risk Management Committee Nominations and Corporate Governance Committees.

Biography: Lisa joined the Spark board in May 2024.  She is an accomplished finance and

business development executive with 25 years of global operating experience across the

financial services, software and technology industries. Lisa most recently served as Managing

Director of M12, Microsoft’s venture fund, which she co-founded. Prior to that, she held

various executive roles at Microsoft spanning business development, investor relations,

strategy, financial reporting, and accounting. Lisa’s current governance appointments include Destiny Tech100 Inc, Seattle

Bank, and Banqer Limited, a New Zealand-based edtech startup. She is also a former director of Astra Space Inc. Lisa’s advisory

roles include several early-stage tech startups and ventures funds, including Movac in New Zealand. Lisa is based in Seattle,

Washington, and is a certified public accountant licenced in the State of Washington and a Qualified Financial Expert in

accordance with US Securities and Exchange Commission standards. 

Resolution 4: Rotation and re-election of Mr Warwick Bray

Re-election of Mr Warwick Bray: That Mr Warwick Bray (appointed as a director of Spark by

the Board with effect from 23 September 2019) who retires and is eligible for re-election, is re-

elected as a director of Spark.

Non-executive director Mr Warwick Bray retires by rotation pursuant to NZX Listing Rule

2.7.1 and offers himself for re-election. Mr Warwick Bray is considered by the Board to

be independent.

Term of Office: Appointed 23 September 2019 and last re-elected at the 2022 Annual Meeting.

Board Committees: Member Audit and Risk Management Committee, and Nominations and

Corporate Governance Committees.

Biography: Warwick joined the Board in September 2019. He brings over four decades of

experience in the international telecommunications, technology, and media sectors, most

recently in senior executive roles at Telstra. During his nine years at Telstra up until 2018, Mr

Bray’s executive roles comprised Chief Financial Officer, Group Managing Director Product,

Executive Director Mobile and Head of Corporate Strategy. Earlier in his career, he was

a Managing Director at JP Morgan (London) and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (London) in telecommunications equity

research. He also worked at McKinsey & Company in Europe, advising telecommunications companies on strategy, regulation,

and operational improvement, and as a network systems engineer at Hewlett Packard. Mr Bray has served on the GSMA strategy

committee, the boards of Hong Kong mobile business CSL and Australian pay TV operator Foxtel, and as Chairman of the

Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association. He is currently a director with Woolworths Group. He holds a Bachelor of

Science (Hons) and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Melbourne.

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PROCEDURAL NOTES

This year shareholders may attend the Annual Meeting

either in person or virtually via an online portal or

by telephone.

Attending in Person

If you wish to vote in person, you should attend the Annual

Meeting where you will be issued with a voting card. Please

bring your proxy form with you to the meeting (enclosed

with this notice) to assist with your registration.

Online Participation

Shareholders may also attend the Annual Meeting virtually

via an online portal, where they can watch the Annual

Meeting, vote and ask questions during the Annual

Meeting. Shareholders attending virtually will require their

Holder Number for verification purposes. Shareholders

attending virtually will be able to ask questions during the

Annual Meeting via the ‘Ask a Question’ functionality or via

telephone. Spark’s virtual Annual Meeting portal can be

found at virtualmeeting.co.nz/spark2024. If you require

any help using the online portal prior to our during the

annual meeting, from New Zealand please dial 0800 200

220 or from Australia please dial 1800 990 363. A user

guide can be found under the Annual Meeting section of

our website at investors.sparknz.co.nz.

Telephone Participation

Shareholders who participate by phone will be able to hear

the meeting, ask questions and vote at the appropriate

times during the meeting. Voting will be conducted at

the conclusion of the meeting. Please follow the voting

instructions provided by the call facilitator.

To participate in the Annual Meeting by telephone in New

Zealand please dial 0800 449 170 or from Australia please

dial 1800 896 574.

Shareholders attending by phone will require their unique

PIN for verification purposes. Your unique PIN can be

found at the top of the Proxy Form that accompanies this

notice. Please disregard the PIN on your Proxy Form if you

will be attending the meeting in person or virtually via the

online portal.

ADR Holders

ADR holders are able to attend the meeting online as

a registered visitor and can view the live webcast (see

further instructions below) but unfortunately are not able

to vote or ask questions via the online portal. ADR holders

are encouraged to vote via the ADR proxy vote process

facilitated by the Bank of New York Mellon, as the ADR

depositary bank, and your securities bank/broker.

To view the webcast, go to

virtualmeeting.co.nz/spark2024.

Voting Entitlements

Only shareholders whose names are registered on the

Spark share register at 5.00 pm on Wednesday 30 October

2024 (New Zealand time) are entitled to vote, and only

shares registered in the names of those shareholders at

that time may be voted at the Annual Meeting.

Proxy Voting

If you cannot attend the Annual Meeting and choose not to

participate by telephone or virtually via the Annual Meeting

portal, you are encouraged to appoint a proxy to attend

and vote on your behalf.

Appointing a proxy

Shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the Annual

Meeting may appoint a proxy to attend and vote on their

behalf. A body corporate that is a shareholder may appoint

a person to attend the meeting as its representative in the

same manner that it would appoint a proxy. A proxy need

not be a Spark shareholder.

The Chair of the meeting or any other director is willing

to act as proxy for any shareholder who appoints him or

her for that purpose. The Chair of the meeting and the

directors of Spark intend to vote all discretionary proxies,

for which they have authority to vote, in favour of all of

the resolutions.

If, in appointing your proxy, you do not name a person

as your proxy (either online or on your proxy form), or

your proxy does not attend the Annual Meeting, the Chair

of the meeting will be your proxy and may vote only in

accordance with your express direction.

A proxy is able to vote on motions from the floor and/

or any resolutions put before the meeting to amend the

resolutions stated in this notice.

Shareholders can appoint a proxy by completing the

enclosed proxy form and returning it to MUFG Corporate

Markets (formerly Link Market Services Limited) by email or

mail as set out in the proxy form.

Online proxy voting

Alternatively, shareholders can elect to

lodge their proxy appointment online by

visiting vote.linkmarketservices.com/SPK.

Holders on the New Zealand register will be required to

enter their Holder Number and Authorisation Code (FIN) to

complete the online validation process to securely appoint

a proxy online.

Holders on the Australian register will be required to enter

their Holder Number and postcode or country of residence

to complete the online validation process to securely

appoint a proxy online.

All online or postal proxy appointments must be received

by MUFG Corporate Markets (formerly Link Market Services

Limited) via mail or email no later than 10.00 am on

Wednesday 30 October 2024 (New Zealand time).

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Shareholder Questions

We want to make it as easy as possible for shareholders to

ask questions at the Annual Meeting. Shareholders present

at the Annual Meeting or attending virtually via the online

portal or by telephone will have the opportunity to ask

questions during the Annual Meeting.

Shareholders who cannot attend the

Annual Meeting

If you cannot attend the Annual Meeting but would like to

ask a question you can submit a question by completing

the shareholder question section on the Proxy Form and

returning it to MUFG Corporate Markets (formerly Link

Market Services Limited), or online by going to vote.

linkmarketservices.com/SPK. After completing the online

validation process choose “Questions”. Shareholder

questions will need to be submitted by 5.00 pm Friday 25

October 2024 (New Zealand Time).

Online Questions

Shareholders attending the online annual meeting will

be able to submit questions via the “Ask a Question”

functionality in the online portal. Questions can be

submitted via the online portal 30 minutes before the

meeting begins or at any time during the Annual Meeting.

We encourage shareholders to submit questions as early

as possible to ensure that as many questions as possible

are received and addressed at the appropriate time during

the meeting.

Please note in order to “Ask a Question” via the online

portal shareholders must have completed the registration

process to vote in order to validate themselves

as a shareholder and make the “Ask a Question”

functionality available.

Telephone Questions

Shareholders are also able to ask questions by telephone.

This is a great option for shareholders who may be less

confident navigating a computer or may find typing a

question challenging. Asking a question by telephone

also allows the opportunity for follow up questions to be

asked in real-time. To ask a question by telephone in New

Zealand please dial 0800 449 170 or from Australia please

dial 1800 896 574. We recommend shareholders wanting

to ask questions by telephone dial into the Annual Meeting

as early as possible. To queue for a question please dial

*1. The operator will announce your name and invite

you to ask your question at the appropriate time during

the meeting.

Webcast

The Annual Meeting will be webcast live on the internet. To

view the webcast, go to virtualmeeting.co.nz/spark2024.

Venue & Parking

Spark’s Annual Meeting will be held at:

Spark City Conference Centre, Level 2, 167 Victoria Street West, Auckland, New Zealand

Parking around Spark City

Auckland’s CBD is well served by rail and bus services. There are a number of buses that stop outside Spark’s building

on Victoria Street West. For full route, timetable and fare information call Auckland Transport Contact Centre on 09 366

6400 or 0800 103 080. Or visit AT online at at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry

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Spark New Zealand Limited, ARBN 050 611 277
Proxy Form for the 2024 Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of Spark New Zealand Limited (“Spark”) will be held in the Spark City Conference Centre, Level 2, 167

Victoria Street West, Auckland at 10am on Friday 1 November 2024 (New Zealand time).

Shareholders can attend the Annual Meeting online via the Virtual Meeting portal at virtualmeeting.co.nz/spark2024.

Alternatively, shareholders can attend by telephone from New Zealand by dialling 0800 449 170 or from Australia by

dialling 1800 896 574. If you are attending online, you will require your Holder Number for verification purposes. If you are

attending by telephone, you will require your unique PIN that can be found at the top of the Proxy Form. Please dial-in at

least five minutes prior to the start time.

Shareholders who appoint a proxy to vote on their behalf can still attend the Annual Meeting via the Virtual Meeting portal,

although those shareholders will be unable to vote if a proxy is so appointed.

For your proxy to be effective it must be received by MUFG Corporate Markets (formerly Link Market Services Limited) by

10am on 30 October 2024 (New Zealand time).

Appointment of proxy

If you do not plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person,

participate by telephone or online via the Virtual Meeting

portal, you are encouraged to appoint a proxy to attend

and vote on your behalf. The Chair of the meeting or any

other director of Spark is willing to act as proxy for any

shareholder who appoints him or her for that purpose. If, in

appointing your proxy, you do not name a person as your

proxy (either online or on this Proxy Form), the Chair of the

meeting will be your proxy and may vote only in accordance

with your express direction, and any undirected votes will

(subject to restrictions (if any) set out in the NZX Listing

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

Voting of your holding

Direct your proxy vote by making the appropriate election,

either online or on this Proxy Form, in respect of each item

of business. If you do not make an election in respect of a

resolution, your proxy may vote as they choose provided

they are not prohibited from voting on that resolution. If you

make more than one election in respect of a resolution, your

vote will be invalid on that resolution. A proxy is able to vote

on motions from the floor and/or any resolutions put before

the meeting to amend the resolutions stated in the notice.

The Chair of the meeting and the directors of Spark intend

to vote all discretionary proxies, for which they have

authority to vote, in favour of the resolutions.

No shareholders are prohibited from voting on the

resolutions and all shareholders will vote together as

one class.

Signing instructions for Proxy Forms

Individual

Where the holding is in one name, the security holder

must sign.

Joint holding

Where the holding is in more than one name, either of the

joint shareholders (or the duly authorised attorney) may

sign.

Power of Attorney

If this Proxy Form has been signed by an attorney, a copy

of the power of attorney under which it was signed (if not

previously provided to MUFG Corporate Markets (formerly

Link Market Services Limited), and a signed certificate of

non-revocation of the power of attorney must accompany

this Proxy Form.

Company

If this Proxy Form is completed for a company it must be

signed by a duly authorised officer or attorney. Persons

who sign on behalf of a company must be acting with the

company’s express or implied authority.

Attending the meeting

If you wish to vote in person, you should attend the Annual

Meeting. Please bring this Proxy Form with you to the

Annual meeting to assist with your registration.

A corporation may appoint a person to attend the Annual

Meeting as its representative in the same manner as that in

which it could appoint a proxy.

Go online to vote.linkmarketservices.com/SPK to appoint and give directions to your proxy or

turn over to complete the form.

Proxy Form 2024

Online

vote.linkmarketservices.com/SPK

Scan & Email

meetings@linkmarketservices.com

Mail

MUFG Pension & Market Services

PO Box 91976

Auckland 1142

New Zealand

Scan this QR code with your

smartphone and vote online

Unique PIN (for

telephone attendance)

NZ: 0800 449 170

AU: 1800 896 574

General Enquiries

0800 737 100 (within NZ) | 1300 554 474 (within AU) |

+64 9 375 5998 (international) | sparknz@linkmarketservices.com

Spark New Zealand Limited, ARBN 050 611 277
Proxy/Corporate Representative Form

Step 1: Appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf

I/We being a shareholder/s of Spark

hereby appoint _____________________________ of _____________________________email address: ___________________

or failing him/her ___________________________ of _____________________________email address: ___________________

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

directions (or if no directions have been given, the proxy will vote as he/she sees fit, subject to any applicable restrictions in

the NZX Listing Rules) at the Annual Meeting of Spark to be held in the Spark City Conference Centre, Level 2, 167 Victoria

Street West, Auckland at 10am on Friday 1 November 2024 (New Zealand time), and, simultaneously, to be held virtually

via telephone and the Virtual Meeting portal and at any adjournment of that meeting. If you wish, you may appoint as your

proxy ‘The Chair of the Meeting’ or any other director of Spark.

Step 2: Resolutions – Proxy voting instructions

Please note: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on that

resolution and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority.

Resolutions

Item 1 That the directors of Spark are authorised to fix the auditor’s remuneration.

Item 2 That Mr David Havercroft is re-elected as a director of Spark.

Item 3 That Ms Lisa Nelson is re-elected as a director of Spark.

Item 4 That Mr Warwick Bray is re-elected as a director of Spark.

Step 3: Shareholder Questions

Shareholders present at the Annual Meeting (either in person or by telephone or online via the Virtual Meeting portal)

will have the opportunity to ask questions during the Annual Meeting. If you cannot attend the Annual Meeting and

choose not to participate by telephone or online via the Virtual Meeting portal but would like to ask a question, you can

submit a question online by going to vote.linkmarketservices.com/SPK and completing the online validation process or

by completing the question section below and returning it to MUFG Corporate Services (formerly Link Market Services).

Shareholder questions will need to be submitted by 5 pm on Friday 25 October 2024 (New Zealand time). The Board will

address and answer questions at the Annual Meeting..

Question:

Sign: Signature of security holder(s) This section must be completed.

Security holder 1 Security holder 2 Security holder 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 & Proxy Form by mail and wish to receive your future investor communications by

email please provide your email address below.

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