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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
DELEGAT GROUP LIMITED • NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Notice is given that the 2024 Annual Meeting of Delegat

Group Limited will be held as a hybrid meeting on


Wednesday 27 November 2024, commencing at

2.00pm.

The Company has made the decision to hold a hybrid

Annual Meeting. All shareholders will have the

opportunity to attend in person and/or participate

in the 2024 Annual Meeting online through the

Computershare Meeting Services web platform


https://meetnow.global/nz.

By using the web platform, you will be able to watch the

Annual Meeting and vote and ask questions online using

your smartphone, tablet or desktop device. Instructions

and further details on how to participate in the virtual

Annual Meeting are in the Virtual Meeting Guide available

at www.computershare.com/vm-guide-nz.

The Delegat Board and management look forward to

welcoming you to the Annual Meeting.

Location Map

Pakuranga Hunt Room, Second Floor, Ellerslie Stand,

Ellerslie Event Centre, Ellerslie Racecourse, 100 Ascot

Avenue, Remuera, Auckland. Refer to map on last page

“How to get to Ellerslie Event Centre”.

Business and Agenda of the Meeting

A. CHAIR’S ADDRESS

B. MANAGING DIRECTOR’S ADDRESS

C. FINANCIAL REPORTS AND STATEMENTS

To receive and consider the Consolidated Financial

Statements of Delegat Group and Reports of the Directors

and of the Auditor for the year ended 30 June 2024 as

contained in the Company’s 2024 Annual Report.

D. RESOLUTIONS

Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if thought

appropriate, to pass the following resolutions:

1. Re-election of Rosamari (Rose) Delegat as Director:

Rose Delegat retires in accordance with the provisions of

the constitution of the Company and, being eligible, offers

herself for re-election. A profile for Rose Delegat is included

in the Explanatory Notes.

2. Re-election of Dr Alan Jackson as Director:

Dr Alan Jackson retires in accordance with the provisions

of the constitution of the Company and, being eligible,

offers himself for re-election. A profile for Dr Alan Jackson

is included in the Explanatory Notes.

Dr Alan Jackson’s tenure as a director will reach 12 years

in October 2024. The NZX Corporate Governance Code

recommends that the Board of Directors carefully consider

the independence of a director should their tenure exceed

12 years. The Explanatory Notes include a summary of

the Board of Directors’ determination that Dr Alan Jackson

remains classified as an independent director.

3. Re-election of Doug McKay ONZM as Director:

Doug McKay, having been appointed to fill a casual

vacancy of the Board, retires in accordance with the

provisions of the constitution of the Company and, being

eligible, offers himself for election. A profile for Doug

McKay is included in the Explanatory Notes.

4. Auditor’s remuneration:


The meeting will be asked to consider by ordinary

resolution:

To record the automatic reappointment of the Auditor,

Deloitte, and to authorise the directors to fix the auditor’s

remuneration for the ensuing year. Further information is

included in the Explanatory Notes.

These resolutions 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 resolution, pursuant

to section 105(2) of the Companies Act 1993.


For further information on the resolutions, please see

the Explanatory Notes.

E. GENERAL BUSINESS AND SHAREHOLDERS’

QUESTIONS

Consideration of any Shareholder questions raised

during the meeting.

On behalf of the Delegat Board,

JIM DELEGAT


Chair

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DELEGAT GROUP LIMITED • NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Procedural Notes

The Company has made the decision to hold a

hybrid Annual Meeting. All shareholders will have the

opportunity to attend in person and/or participate

in the 2024 Annual Meeting online through the

Computershare Meeting Services web platform.

By using the web platform, you will be able to watch

the Annual Meeting and vote and ask questions online

using your smartphone, tablet or desktop device. Please

refer to the enclosed Virtual Meeting Guide for more

information.

SHAREHOLDERS ENTITLED TO ATTEND

AND VOTE:

Under section 125 of the Companies Act 1993, the Board

has determined that, for the purposes of voting at the

Annual Meeting, only those registered shareholders of

the Company as at 5.00pm on Monday 25 November

2024 (New Zealand time), being a day not more than 20

working days before the meeting, shall be entitled to

exercise the right to vote at the meeting. Voting will be

by way of a poll.

There are no restrictions on any shareholder or group

of shareholders to prevent them from exercising their

vote on any of the resolutions being considered at the

meeting.

CASTING YOUR VOTE.

You may cast your vote in the following ways:

(a) Personally – You can participate and cast your vote at

the meeting in person or online.

• If you propose to attend the meeting in person please

bring your Voting/Proxy Form to the meeting as the

barcode will assist with your registration and the

Voting/ Proxy Form will be used to vote. If you do not

have your Voting/Proxy Form please identify yourself

and provide your CSN/Shareholder Number at the

Computershare registration desk on arrival to be

registered and issued with a Ballot Paper to vote.

• If you propose to attend the meeting online you can do

so via the Computershare Meeting Platform https://

meetnow.global/nz. To access the meeting, click

‘Go’ under the Delegat Group Limited meeting and

then click ‘Join Meeting Now’. Select ‘Shareholder’

on the login screen and enter your CSN/Shareholder

Number and post code (or country of residence if

outside of New Zealand). Please also refer to the

attached Virtual Meeting Guide for more information.

(b) Postal – You can cast a postal vote instead of attending

the meeting or appointing a proxy.

PROXIES AND CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES

All shareholders that hold shares as at voting entitlement

date are entitled to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting

or to appoint a proxy or representative (in the case of

a corporate shareholder), to attend and vote on their

behalf. The appointment of a proxy or representative

does not preclude a shareholder from attending and

voting at the virtual Annual Meeting in place of the proxy

or representative. A proxy need not be a shareholder of

the Company. You may, if you wish, appoint ‘The Chair of

the Meeting’ as your proxy by filling in the proxy form to

that effect.

A proxy form, with which you can appoint a proxy, is

enclosed with this Notice of Meeting. The Chair will

vote according to your instructions. If the Chair is not

instructed how to vote, he will vote in favour of resolutions

1 to 4. The chair intends to vote all discretionary proxies

given to him in favour of resolutions 1 to 4.

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

be your proxy, or your named proxy does not attend the

virtual Annual Meeting, the Chair of the Annual Meeting

will be your proxy and may only vote in accordance with

your express direction.

RETURN OF PROXY FORMS

Proxy Forms must be received at the office of the

Company’s share registrar, Computershare Investor

Services Limited, Private Bag 92119, Victoria Street

West, Auckland 1142, no later than 2.00pm on Monday 25

November 2024.

Results of the voting will be posted on the Company’s

website following the conclusion of the Annual Meeting

and finalization of the voting results.

The Company’s 2024 external auditor, Deloitte, will be

available at our Annual Shareholder Meeting to answer

questions from Shareholders relevant to the external

audit.

ATTENDING THE MEETING ONLINE

All shareholders will have the opportunity to attend and

participate in the 2024 Annual Meeting online virtually

through the Computershare Meeting Services web

platform https://meetnow.global/nz (using a computer,

laptop, tablet or smartphone).

Audio will stream through the selected device, so

shareholders will need to ensure that they have the

volume control on their headphones or device turned up.

Shareholders will be able to view the presentations, vote

on the resolutions to be put to shareholders and submit

questions, by using their own computers or mobile

devices. Shareholders will still be able to appoint a proxy

to vote for them as they otherwise would, by following

the instructions on the proxy form and this Notice of

Annual Meeting. Details on how to participate ‘virtually’

are provided in the accompanying Virtual Meeting Guide

with instructions for accessing the virtual meeting.

SHAREHOLDER QUESTIONS

Shareholders will have the opportunity to ask questions

during the meeting in person or via the Computershare

Meeting Platform from their desktop or mobile devices

(refer to the attached Virtual Meeting Guide for more

information). Shareholders may also submit questions

in advance of the meeting to www.investorvote.co.nz or

by using the Voting/Proxy Form. The Company reserves

the right not to address questions that, in the Chair’s

opinion, are not reasonable in the context of an annual

shareholders’ meeting.

DELEGAT GROUP LIMITED • NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Explanatory Notes

A: ORDINARY BUSINESS

EXPLANATORY NOTE 1

Chair and Managing Director’s Reports

The Chair and Managing Director will each give a

presentation on the financial year ended 30 June

2024. Events occurring after 30 June 2024 will also be

discussed.

EXPLANATORY NOTE 2

Election of Directors

Under NZX Main Board Listing Rule 2.7.1, and in

accordance with the Company’s Constitution, all

directors must not hold office (without re-election) past

the third annual meeting of shareholders following the

director’s appointment, or three years, whichever is the

longer.

Biographical details for the directors proposed to be


re- elected by rotation are set out below:

Rosamari (Rose) Delegat, Dr Alan Jackson and Doug

McKay are subject to rotation under the NZX Listing

Rules and retire by rotation at this Annual Meeting.

The Board has determined that Dr Alan Jackson is an

Independent director (as defined by the NZX Listing

rules).

Rose Delegat is a Non-Executive Director of Delegat

Group Limited and has been on the Board since the

Company listed in 2006. The Group continues to benefit

from Rose’s experience and the expertise that she has

given to the company for more than 35 years. She was

responsible for initiating the Group’s drive into export

markets in the 1980s and was the inaugural Chairperson

(1987 – 1990) of the special United Kingdom Exporting

Group, part of the Wine Institute of New Zealand. Rose

Delegat was awarded Visionary Leader at the Deloitte

Top 200 Awards 2022. She is a Member of the Institute

of Directors.

Dr Alan Jackson is a Non-Executive Director of Delegat

Group Limited and has been on the Board since October

2012. Alan was, until 2009, Chairman Australasia, Senior

Vice President and Director of The Boston Consulting

Group. He has been an international management

consultant since 1987 with The Boston Consulting Group

and has proven experience at the most senior levels of

international and government business. In addition, Alan

has over 10 years experience, including Chair of Housing

New Zealand, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing,

ThoroughVision Network and as a Director of Fletcher

Building. Alan is a Fellow of the Institute of Professional

Engineers and Chartered Fellow of the New Zealand

Institute of Directors.

The Board of Directors has carefully considered Dr Alan

Jackson’s tenure, which exceeds the recommended

twelve-year threshold set by the NZX Corporate

Governance Code. Despite his 12 years of service, the

Board unanimously determined that Dr Alan Jackson

continues to demonstrate a high level of independence

in both thought and action.

The key reasons for this conclusion are as follows:

1. Objective and Critical Thinking: Throughout his

tenure, Dr Alan Jackson has consistently exhibited

strong independence of judgment. He has a track record

of robustly challenging management on strategic issues,

risk oversight, and governance matters.

2. Lack of Conflicts of Interest: Dr Alan Jackson has no

relationships with the Company, its executives, or major

shareholders that could impair his independence. He has

no financial or personal ties to the Company outside of

his director’s role and is not involved in any consultancy

or advisory positions that could compromise his

objectivity.

3. Institutional Knowledge and Expertise: Dr Alan

Jackson’s deep knowledge of the Company’s operations

and industry context, gained through his years of service,

provides valuable insights that benefit the Board and the

Company. His understanding of the business’s historical

context, coupled with his ability to remain independent

of management’s influence, makes him a critical

contributor to the Board’s deliberations.

4. Continuous Board Refreshment: The Board

has implemented regular reviews of each director’s

performance, including peer evaluations, to ensure

they continue to bring fresh perspectives and remain

independent. Dr Alan Jackson’s participation in these

reviews, along with his willingness to engage with

external consultants on board effectiveness, supports

our belief in his continued independence.

Conclusion: After a thorough evaluation, the Board

is confident that Dr Alan Jackson continues to bring

independent oversight and challenge to the Board’s

discussions, and thus should remain classified as an

independent director.

Doug McKay retires by rotation pursuant to NZX Main

Board Listing Rule 2.71 and offers himself for election.

As this is the first annual meeting of shareholders since

Doug was appointed to the Board, Doug is required to

retire and does offer himself for election.

Doug McKay ONZM is a Non-Executive Director of

Delegat Group Limited and joined the Board in August

2024. Doug is an exceptional business leader with over

30 years’ experience managing FMCG, export and

international markets as CEO of Sealord, Independent

Liquor and Managing Director of Lion Breweries and

International, including USA, UK and China. Doug’s

corporate governance experience includes present and

past Chair and Director appointments with Vector, Bank

of New Zealand, Fletcher Building, IAG New Zealand,

National Australia Bank, Goodman Fielder, Genesis

Energy and Ryman Healthcare. Doug is a Chartered

Fellow of the Institute of Directors.

All directors standing for election do so with the support

of the Board.

DELEGAT GROUP LIMITED • NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
HOW TO GET TO ELLERSLIE EVENT CENTRE

Novotel / Ibis

Exit 433

Exit 433

Ascot Central

Southern Motorway

Manukau / South

Auckland City / North

Green Lane East

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EXPLANATORY NOTE 3

Appointment and Remuneration of Auditor

Section 207T of the Companies Act 1993 provides that

a company’s auditor is automatically reappointed unless

there is a resolution or other reason for the auditor not

to be reappointed. The Company wishes Deloitte to

continue as the Company’s auditor, and Deloitte has

indicated its willingness to do so.

Section 207S of the Companies Act 1993 provides that

the fees and expenses of Deloitte as auditor are to be

fixed by the Company at the Annual Meeting or in such

a manner as the Company determines at the Annual

Meeting. The Board proposes that, consistent with past

practice, the auditor’s fees and expenses should be fixed

by the directors.

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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

remotely is eligible to ask a question.

Select 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

call +64 9 488 8700.

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For your proxy to be effective it must be received by 2.00pm (New Zealand time) Monday 25 November 2024
DELEGAT GROUP LIMITED (DELEGAT)

ANNUAL MEETING PROXY/VOTING FORM

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

How to Vote on Items of Business

All your shares 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. To do this, enter the name of

your proxy in the space allocated in ‘Step 2’ of this form.

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 of business your vote will be invalid on that item.

Appointing the Chair or any other director as your proxy

The Chair of the meeting, or any other Delegat director, is willing to act as proxy for any

shareholder who wishes to appoint her or him to vote on their behalf. To appoint the Chair of

the meeting or a director as your proxy enter ‘the Chair’ or the name of the director you wish to

appoint in the space allocated in ‘Step 2’ of this form.

If, in appointing a proxy, you have inadvertently not named someone to be your proxy, or your

named proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chair of the meeting will be your proxy and will

vote in accordance with your express direction.

Attending the Meeting Virtually

If you propose to attend the meeting virtually, please read the enclosed Virtual Meeting Guide

prior to the meeting. You can participate in the meeting virtually through the web platform

https://meetnow.global/nz and entering the meeting. You will be able to view presentations,

ask questions and cast your vote from your own computer, mobile or similar device. For any

assistance with the process, please contact Computershare on +64 9 488 8777 between

8.30am-5.00pm Monday to Friday.

All shareholders will have the opportunity to attend and participate in the 2024 Annual Meeting either in person at the Pakuranga Hunt Room, Second Floor,

Ellerslie Stand, Ellerslie Events Centre, Ellerslie Racecourse, 100 Ascot Avenue, Remuera, Auckland (refer to Notice of Annual Meeting for Location Map) or

online at the Computershare meeting platform https://meetnow.global/nz

Signing Instructions for Postal Proxies

Individual

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

this form.

Joint Holding

At least one joint shareholder should sign this form (on behalf of

all joint shareholders). If different joint shareholders purport to

appoint different proxies, the vote of the proxy appointed by the

first named joint shareholder will prevail.

Power of Attorney

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

certified copy of the power of attorney and a signed certificate

of non-revocation of the power of attorney must accompany this

Proxy Form.

Companies

This Proxy Form 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.

Comments & Questions

If you have any comments or questions you wish to be addressed at

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

return them with this form, or email murray.annabell@delegat.com

Go online or turn over to complete the form

smartphone?

Scan the QR code to vote now.

HYBRID MEETING

Your secure access information

Control Number: 104137 CSN/Shareholder Number:

PLEASE NOTE: You will need your CSN/Shareholder Number and New Zealand Postcode/Country of Residence to appoint a proxy online.

www.investorvote.co.nz

Lodge your proxy online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

DELEGAT GROUP LIMITED • PROXY FORM/VOTING PAPER
Elect Electronic Communications

STEP 1 Provide Your Email Address to Receive Communications Electronically

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.

Proxy/Corporate Representative Form

STEP 2 Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

I/We being a shareholder/s of Delegat Group Limited

appoint of

or failing him/her of

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

to be held in person at the Pakuranga Hunt Room, Second Floor, Ellerslie Stand, Ellerslie Events Centre, (refer to Notice of Annual Meeting for Location Map) and

online at https://meetnow.global/nz on Wednesday, 27 November 2024 at 2:00pm (New Zealand time) and at any adjournment of that meeting.

STEP 3 Items of Business – Voting Instructions

Please note: If you mark abstain 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. If you do

not mark a box your proxy may vote as they choose, except for a director (or associated person of a director) who will abstain from voting any undirected proxy on the resolutions.

Resolutions

Re-election of Directors

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Proxy

Discretion

Item 1That Rosamari (Rose) Delegat be re-elected as a Delegat Director.

Item 2That Dr Alan Jackson be re-elected as a Delegat Director.

Item 3That Doug McKay be re-elected as a Delegat Director.

Auditor Fees and Expenses

Item 4That the Board of Delegat Group Limited be authorised to fix the fees

and expenses of Deloitte as auditor.

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): (Email):

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

Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 (if applicable) Shareholder 3 (if applicable)


Individual/Authorised officer or attorney Individual/Authorised officer or attorney Individual/Authorised officer or attorney

Contact Name Contact Daytime Telephone Date

ATTENDANCE SLIP

CSN/Shareholder Number:

Number of shares:

Annual Meeting of Shareholders of

Delegat Group Ltd to be held at

Pakuranga Hunt Room, Second Floor, Ellerslie Stand,

Ellerslie Events Centre, Ellerslie Racecourse,

100 Ascot Avenue, Remuera, Auckland

On Wednesday 27th November 2024 commencing at 2.00pm

And virtually via Computershare’s virtual meeting

Platform https://meetnow.global/nz

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