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2024 Notice of Annual Meeting

AGM15 October 2024SKTCommunication Services

Notice of Annual
Meeting 2024

For Shareholders of

Sky Network Television Ltd

Commencing at:

10:30am (NZDT) Thursday, 14 November 2024

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Agenda

Ordinary Business

Item 1: Chair’s Address

Item 2: Chief Executive’s Address

Resolutions

Item 3: To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following ordinary resolutions:

1. Auditor’s Remuneration

That the Board be authorised to fix the auditor’s remuneration for the financial year ending 30 June 2025.

2. Directors’ Remuneration

That, for the purposes of NZX Listing Rule 2.11.1 and all other purposes, the maximum aggregate amount of

remuneration payable by the Company to Directors (in their capacity as Directors) be increased by $165,000

per annum, from a total pool of $950,000 per annum to $1,115,000 per annum, effective from 1 December

2024, with such sum to be divided amongst the Directors as the Board may from time to time determine.

All resolutions to be put to the meeting are discussed in the explanatory notes.

The Board unanimously supports Resolutions 1 and 2 and recommends that shareholders vote in favor of them

at the Annual Meeting.

Other Business

To consider any other business, including shareholder questions, that may properly be brought before the

meeting.

By order of the Board

Kirstin Jones

Company Secretary

15 October 2024

Notice is hereby given that the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Sky Network Television Limited (Sky, or

the Company) will be held at the Maritime Room, Princes Wharf, Auckland and via the Computershare online

platform at https://meetnow.global/nz on Thursday, 14 November 2024, commencing at 10:30am (NZDT).

Notice of Meeting

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Explanatory Notes

Whilst we propose to keep Director’s base

fees unchanged in FY25, the current headroom

constraint provides little ability to consider CPI

or similar incremental increases in future years.

There is also little ability to consider compensating

Directors for significant additional work, should

that arise, which was the case in FY24 where

additional time commitments and work undertaken

in relation to a non-binding indicative offer was not

compensated.

Sky is therefore asking shareholders to consider a

17% ($165,000) annual increase in the fee pool to

$1,115,000. This will provide headroom of $205,675,

18.4% or 1.9x the Non-Executive Director base fee.

EY was commissioned to provide expert advice

on Director fees and, recognising the need for

international representation on our Board, was

asked to consider New Zealand and Australian

comparator groups. Currently Sky has two New

Zealand based Directors, two Australian based

Directors and two international based Directors.

A copy of the report summary is available at www.

sky.co.nz/investor-centre/investor-information.

The Board considers Sky’s shares are undervalued

and therefore whilst comparator groups

were selected on the primary basis of market

capitalisation, information on revenue and assets

has also been included to allow comparison against

these metrics. The Board’s view on valuation is

reflected in both comparator groups showing

Sky’s relative market capitalisation is low (25th

percentile), whereas Sky’s revenue and assets are

high in comparison (75th percentile).

Resolution 1:

Auditor’s Remuneration

Ordinary Resolution

PricewaterhouseCoopers is the Company’s

auditor and is automatically reappointed under

section 207T of the Companies Act 1993. Under

section 207S of the Companies Act 1993, auditors’

fees and expenses must be fixed in the manner

determined at the Annual Meeting. Shareholder

approval is therefore sought under this Resolution

for the Board to fix the audit fees and expenses

of PricewaterhouseCoopers for the financial year

ending 30 June 2025 (FY25).

Resolution 2:

Directors’ Fees

This Resolution seeks shareholder approval to

increase the aggregate amount of remuneration

(fee pool) that may be paid each year to the

Directors of the Company for their services by

$165,000 per annum, from a total fee pool of

$950,000 per annum to $1,115,000 per annum,

effective from 1 December 2024, with such sum to

be divided amongst the Directors as the Board may

from time to time determine. Shareholder approval

is required under NZX Listing Rule 2.11.1.

Background

Sky last sought shareholder approval for a fee pool

increase nine years ago in October 2015. Over the

intervening nine years, the available headroom

within the fee pool has fallen to just 7.4%.

Sky needs to ensure it can continue to attract and

retain appropriate skills and experience at board

level. In the case of Sky’s business, we are in a

category of one in New Zealand and therefore, the

ability to attract relevant international industry

experience to our Board is a key consideration.

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The EY report shows that:

• Current headroom is low against both

comparator groups (25th percentile in New

Zealand and below that in Australia).

• Overall, the fee pool is equivalent to the 75th

percentile in New Zealand terms but low (25th

percentile) against Australia.

• Non-Executive Director fees are positioned

above the 75th percentile of the New Zealand

comparator group and aligned to the median of

the Australian comparator group.

• The Chair fees are positioned above the 75th

percentile of the New Zealand comparator

group and aligned to the median of the

Australian comparator group.

• The Audit & Risk Committee (ARC) Chair

is aligned to the 75th percentile of the New

Zealand comparator group and aligned to the

median of the Australian comparator group.

• The People & Performance Committee (PPC)

Chair is between the 25th percentile and

median of the New Zealand comparator group

and below the 25th percentile of the Australian

comparator group.

• There is no relevant comparator committee

to benchmark against for the Content Rights

Committee (CRC), and so an internal reference

to the PPC which has a similar workload has

been used.

• International based Directors are not

compensated for time spent travelling to attend

physical meetings.

Proposed fee changes in FY25

We are proposing three changes to Directors’

remuneration rates in FY25:

The first is to bring the fees for the PPC Chair into

line with the market benchmark:

• Current PPC Chair $12,000.

• Increase by $4,000 to a new total of $16,000,

positioning the fees at slightly above 75th

percentile of the NZ comparator group and

slightly below the median of the Australian

comparator group.

The second is to bring the fees for the CRC into line

with the PPC:

• We introduced a new committee in December

2022 with fees initially set at the low level of

$5,000, primarily due to the lack of headroom

in the fee pool. However, the critical importance

of content rights on business outcomes and the

significant workload undertaken by members of

the CRC are not appropriately reflected in the

current level of fees.

Thirdly, our Board Chair also serves as Chair of the

CRC at the same time. The Board Chair is currently

being paid a separate fee for this role and we

intend to combine the CRC fee and the Board Chair

fee, and at the same time increase the Board Chair

fee by 3.6%:

• Current Board Chair fee: $220,500

• Combining with the CRC fee of $16,000 to

increase to $236,500

• Plus $8,500 fee increase (+3.6%) to a new total

of $245,000.

All other Director base fees and committee fees are

to remain unchanged for the duration of FY25.

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The Proposed Increase

If the proposed increase is approved by shareholders, the Board will have discretion to divide the fee pool

amongst the Directors as it sees fit. However, the current intention is for the proposed increase to be allocated

as follows:

In future we would expect to review headroom more frequently and revert to shareholders with a

recommendation for an increase in the fee pool should headroom fall to below 10% or 1x the Non-Executive

Director base fee.

Recommendation

The Board recommends shareholders approve the proposed $165,000 increase to the fee pool for Non-

Executive Directors. The Board considers the proposed increase to be fair and reasonable, and in the best

interests of the Company.

Current and Proposed Board fees

RoleFY24 FeesProposed FY25

Fees per role

Proposed FY25

Fees*

Board Chair$220,500$245,000$245,000

#1

Deputy Chair$143,325$143,325$143,325

Non-Executive Director (x 4)$110,250$110,250$441,000

Chair Audit and Risk Committee $20,000$20,000$20,000

Member Audit and Risk Committee

(x 1 + 1 unpaid position for Board Chair)

#1

$12,000$12,000$12,000

Chair People and Performance

Committee

$12,000$16,000$16,000

Member People and Performance

Committee (x 2)

$8,000$8,000$16,000

Chair Content Rights Committee

#1

$5,000$16,000#1

Member Content Rights

Committee (x 2)

$5,000$8,000$16,000

Total Fees for all roles and

committee members

#2

$879,825$909,325

Total Fee pool$950,000$1,115,000

Headroom$70,174$205,675

Headroom Percentage7.4%18.4%

Notes:

#1. The Board Chair is an unpaid member of the ARC and under the proposed change, the fee previously paid as the Chair of the CRC will be increased to

$16,000 and incorporated into the increased Board Chair fee to a new total of $245,000.

#2. Actual fees paid in FY25 would be lower as the fee increases are to be applied from 1 December 2024 with pro-rata adjustments made to fees for the

FY25 year.

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Procedural Notes

Resolutions

Resolutions 1 and 2 will each be considered

as separate ordinary resolutions, requiring

approval by a simple majority of the votes of

shareholders entitled to vote and voting on

each resolution.

Attendance at Sky’s

Annual Meeting

As at the date of the release of this notice, Sky

intends to conduct a hybrid meeting whereby

shareholders will be able to attend the meeting

in person at the Maritime Room, Princes

Wharf, Auckland or online.

Shareholders will also be able to participate

virtually through the Computershare online

platform at https://meetnow.global/nz. To

access the meeting, click ‘Go’ under the Sky TV

meeting and then click ‘JOIN MEETING NOW’.

The online platform enables shareholders to

view the meeting and presentations as well

as providing the opportunity to vote and ask

questions. Instructions on how to participate

are available in the Virtual Meeting Guide

accompanying this notice and available on

Sky’s website at www.sky.co.nz/investor-

centre/investor-information.

We recommend that you read the Virtual

Meeting Guide, and log in 15 minutes in

advance of the Annual Meeting to ensure

you are familiar with it and ready to start at

10.30am (NZDT).

Shareholder Questions &

Comments

As well as being able to ask questions in person at

the meeting venue or through the online platform,

shareholders can submit questions or comments by

emailing them to investorrelations@sky.co.nz.

Webcast

A recording of the Annual Meeting will be made

available on Sky’s website as soon as practicable

following the meeting at www.sky.co.nz/investor-

centre/investor-information.

Eligibility to Vote

If you are a shareholder whose name is recorded in

the Sky TV share register at the close of business

on Tuesday, 12th November 2024, you are entitled

to attend the Annual Meeting and vote either in

person or by proxy (subject to the time limits for

returning proxy/voting forms).

In accordance with NZX Listing Rule 6.3.1, a

Director and any Associated Person of a Director

is disqualified from voting on Resolution 2,

except where any such votes are cast in favour

of Resolution 2 by the Director or any Associated

Person of a Director as proxy or attorney for a

person who is entitled to vote and the Director

or that Associated Person votes in accordance

with express instructions to vote for a particular

resolution on the voting/proxy form.

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• The proxy does not need to be a

shareholder.

• You may direct your proxy how to vote or

give your proxy discretion to vote as they

see fit. If you wish to give your proxy

that discretion, you should mark the

appropriate box online or on the voting/

proxy form. If you do not mark any

appropriate box online or on the voting/

proxy form then your proxy may vote or

abstain from voting as they see fit.

• If you have not named a proxy, or your

named proxy does not attend the

meeting, and you have directed how you

wish to vote, the Chair will be your proxy.

• If you appoint a Director or Associated

Person of a Director as your proxy,

that person will only be able to vote

on Resolution 2 in accordance with

your express instructions, as set out

in your proxy/voting form. Subject to

the restrictions described above, the

Chair and the Directors will vote all

discretionary proxies, for which they

have authority to vote, in favour of each

resolution.

If you wish to appoint

a proxy:

Voting and Proxies

How to vote

There are three methods by which you can

exercise your right to vote. Namely, by attending

the meeting in person, appointing a proxy and

voting online in advance of the meeting, or via the

Computershare online platform and voting during

the meeting.

All voting at the Annual Meeting will be by poll, as

required under the NZX Listing Rules.

Voting at the in-person meeting

You can exercise your right to vote at the physical

meeting in two ways. Namely, by being present

and voting in person or by appointing a proxy

or representative (in the case of a corporate

shareholder) to attend and vote in your place. A

voting/proxy form is enclosed with this notice

and contains additional details around voting and

appointing a proxy or representative.

If you are entitled to vote and wish to do so in

person at the Annual Meeting, please bring your

voting/proxy form with you, as the barcode will

assist with your registration.

Appointing a Proxy or

Representative and Voting online

prior to the meeting

If you are unable to attend the meeting in person

or online, you may wish to appoint a proxy

or representative (in the case of a corporate

shareholder) to attend and vote on your behalf.

You can choose to exercise your vote online at

www.investorvote.co.nz. You will need to provide

your CSN/Securityholder Number, which can be

found on the proxy form. Follow the prompts to

appoint a proxy or representative online. Online

voting prior to the meeting is available until

10.30am on Tuesday, 12 November 2024 (NZDT).

Alternatively, you may complete the proxy/voting

form that is included with this notice of meeting.

To be valid, a completed proxy/voting form (and

any power of attorney under which it is signed)

must be received by Computershare no later

than 10.30am on Tuesday, 12 November 2024

(NZDT). While the completed proxy form can be

sent to Computershare via mail, fax or as an email

attachment, we recommend lodging your proxy

online at www.investorvote.co.nz.

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Turn over to complete the form to vote
Your secure access information

Control Number: CSN/Shareholder 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 lodge your vote or appoint your proxy online.

Annual Meeting Admission and Proxy/Voting Form

www.investorvote.co.nz

Scan the QR code to vote now.

Smartphone?

Signing Instructions for Proxy/Voting Forms

Individual

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

Joint Holding

In the case of joint shareholders, only one shareholder is required to sign this

form, providing all joint shareholders have authorised the signatory to do so.

Power of Attorney

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

attorney (unless already deposited with the Registrar) and a signed certificate

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

with this 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.

Use this form to assist with your online registration. Any corporation that is a

shareholder of the Company 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.

Comments & Questions

If you have any comments or questions for the Company that you wish to be

addressed at the meeting, please write them on a separate sheet of paper and

return with this form.

How to Vote on Items of Business

All your shares in Sky Network Television Limited (the Company) will be voted in

accordance with your directions.

Appointment of Proxy

If you do not plan to attend the meeting, you may appoint a proxy. A proxy need not be

a shareholder of the Company. The Chair of the meeting, or any other director, is willing

to act as proxy for any shareholder who wishes to appoint them for that purpose. To do

this, enter ‘the Chair’ or the name of your proxy in the space allocated in ‘Step 1’ of

this form.

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 will be appointed

your proxy and will vote in accordance with your express direction (subject to any

voting prohibitions).

If you appoint a director or associated person of a director as your proxy, that person

will only be able to vote on resolution 2 in accordance with your express direction. For

resolution 1, directors intend to vote all discretionary proxies in favour of the resolution.

Please note that you may still attend the meeting virtually should you appoint a proxy

noting that you will not be able to vote if a proxy has been appointed.

Voting of 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 or abstain from voting as

they choose to the extent permitted by law and the relevant listing rules. If you mark

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

Attending the Meeting and voting in person

If you propose to attend the Annual Meeting in person, please bring this Proxy Form

to the meeting and hand this form to Computershare at the entrance to the meeting. If

a representative of a corporate security holder or proxy is to attend the meeting, they

may need to provide evidence of your authorisation to act prior to admission.

Participating in the Annual Meeting online

All shareholders will have the option to attend, vote and participate in the Annual

Meeting online via an internet connection using a laptop, tablet or smartphone.

For further details see the Virtual Meeting Guide that accompanies this form.

Lodge your proxy

The Annual Meeting of Sky Network Television Limited will be held at

The Maritime Room, Princes Wharf, Auckland and via the Computershare online web platform at https://meetnow.global/nz

on Thursday, 14 November 2024, commencing at 10:30 a.m. (NZDT time).

Online

www.investorvote.co.nz

By Email

corporateactions@computershare.co.nz please use

“SKT Proxy” in the subject line

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 vote or proxy online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

For your proxy or vote to be effective it must be received by 10.30 am (NZ time) on Tuesday, 12 November 2024.

Sky Network Television Limited

STEP 2
For

Against

Abstain

Proxy

Discretion

Items of Business - Voting Instructions/Ballot Paper

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. If you mark

the Proxy Discretion box, your proxy may vote or abstain from voting as they see fit (to the extent permitted by law and the relevant listing rules). If you appoint

a Director or associated person of a director as your proxy, that person will only be able to vote on resolution 2 in accordance with your express direction. For

resolution 1, Directors intend to vote all discretionary proxies in favour of the resolution.

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

Sky Network Television Limited (the “Company”) to be held at The Maritime Room, Princes Wharf, Auckland and via the Computershare online web platform at

https://meetnow.global/nz on Thursday, 14 November 2024, commencing at 10:30 a.m. (NZDT time).

hereby appoint of

or failing him/herof

Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

STEP 1

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

Shareholder 1Shareholder 2Shareholder 3

or Sole Director/Directoror Director (if more than one)

Contact Name Contact Daytime Telephone Date

SIGN

Proxy/Voting Form

Ordinary Resolutions

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

1.Auditor’s remuneration

That the Board be authorised to fix the auditor’s remuneration for the financial year ending 30 June 2025.

2. Directors’ remuneration

That, for the purposes of NZX Listing Rule 2.11.1 and all other purposes, the maximum aggregate amount of

remuneration payable by the Company to Directors (in their capacity as Directors) be increased by $165,000 per

annum, from a total pool of $950,000 per annum to $1,115,000 per annum, effective from 1 December 2024,

with such sum to be divided amongst the Directors as the Board may from time to time determine.

The Board unanimously supports resolutions 1-2 and recommends that shareholders vote in favor of them

at the Annual Meeting.

I/We being a shareholder/s of Sky Network Television Limited

Annual Meeting of the shareholders of

Sky Network Television Limited (the “Company”) to be

held at The Maritime Room, Princes Wharf, Auckland

on Thursday, 14 November 2024, commencing

at 10:30 a.m. (NZDT time).

ATTENDANCE SLIP

Elect Electronic Communications

Want to receive your communications quickly? Elect electronic communications by providing your email address below

Email Address

(By providing an email address above it is acknowledged that all communications for my portfolio will be received electronically where offered)

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

email address). If this information is not provided, we cannot guarantee remote admission to the virtual meeting for your proxy.

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

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Attending the meeting online
Our online meeting provides you the opportunity to

participate online using your smartphone, tablet or computer.

If you choose to attend online you will be able to view a live

webcast of the meeting, ask questions and submit your

votes in real time.

You

will need the latest version of Chrome, Safari or

Edge. Please ensure your browser is compatible.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN VIRTUAL/HYBRID MEETINGS

Visit https://meetnow.global/nz

When successfully authenticated, the home screen

will be displayed. You can watch the webcast, vote,

ask questions, and view meeting materials in the

documents folder. The image highlighted blue

indicates the page you have active.

The webcast will appear and begin automatically

once the meeting has started.

Voting

Resolutions will be put forward once voting is

declared open by the Chair. Once the voting has

opened, the resolution and voting options will appear.

To vote, simply select your voting direction from the

options shown on screen. You can vote for all

resolutions at once or by each resolution.

Your vote has been cast when the green tick appears.

To change your vote, select ‘Change Your Vote’.

Q&A

Any eligible shareholder/proxy attending the meeting

r

emotely is eligible to ask a question.

S

elect the Q&A tab and type your question into the

box at the bottom of the screen and press 'Send'.

Navigation

Access

Access the online meeting at

https://meetnow.global/nz, and select the required

meeting. Click 'JOIN MEETING NOW'.

If you are a shareholder:

Select 'Shareholder' on the login screen and enter

your CSN/Holder Number and Post Code. If you are

outside New Zealand, simply select your country

from the drop down box instead of the post code.

Accept the Terms and Conditions and click Continue.

If you are a guest:

Select Guest on the login screen. As a guest, you will

be prompted to complete all the relevant fields

including title, first name, last name and email

address.

Please note, guests will not be able to ask questions

or vote at the meeting.

If you are a proxy holder:

You will receive an email invitation the day before the

meeting to access the online meeting. Click on the

link in the invitation to access the meeting.

Contact

If you have any issues accessing the website please

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all +64 9 488 8700.

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