OUR ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING As an owner of Mercury NZ Limited, you are invited to our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. Venue: Vodafone Events Centre, 770 Great South Road, Manukau, New Zealand Date: Friday 28 September 2018 Time: 10.30am
BUSINESS A. CHAIR’S WELCOME AND STRATEGIC OVERVIEW B. CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT ON FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE C. ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS The following ordinary resolutions will be voted on at the meeting: Resolution 1: Re-election of Keith Smith That Keith Smith, who retires by rotation and is eligible for re-election, be re-elected as a director of the company. Resolution 2: Re-election of Prue Flacks That Prue Flacks, who retires by rotation and is eligible for re-election, be re-elected as a director of the company. Resolution 3: Re-election of Mike Taitoko That Mike Taitoko, who retires by rotation and is eligible for re-election, be re-elected as a director of the company. D. OTHER BUSINESS To consider any other matter raised by a shareholder at the meeting. By order of the Board
HOWARD THOMAS COMPANY SECRETARY 11 SEPTEMBER 2018
EXPLANATORY NOTES RESOLUTIONS 1, 2 AND 3: RE-ELECTION OF KEITH SMITH, PRUE FLACKS AND MIKE TAITOKO AS DIRECTORS Under our Constitution, and as required by the NZX Main Board Listing Rules, at least one third of Mercury’s directors (or the number nearest to one third) must stand down at our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting each year and, if they wish, seek re-election. This requirement is referred to as retiring by rotation. It applies to those directors who have been longest in office since they were last re-elected. Keith Smith, Prue Flacks and Mike Taitoko are the directors retiring by rotation in 2018, and are all seeking re-election. Each of Keith, Prue and Mike is an Independent Director (as determined by the Board using the definition in the NZX Main Board Listing Rules) and stands for re-election with the unanimous support of the Board.
> KEITH SMITH
> PRUE FLACKS
> MIKE TAITOKO
APPOINTED MAY 2009 Last re-elected 5 November 2015
APPOINTED MAY 2010 Last re-elected 5 November 2015
APPOINTED AUGUST 2015 Last re-elected 5 November 2015
Keith Smith was appointed a Director of Mercury in May 2009 and is Chair of its Risk Assurance and Audit Committee. He is Chair of Goodman (NZ), Deputy Chair of The Warehouse Group and a Director of Westland Dairy Cooperative and various private companies covering a range of industry sectors. Keith is also a trustee for Cornwall Park Trust Board and a member of the Advisory Board of Tax Traders Limited (formerly The New Zealand Tax Trading Company).
Prue Flacks joined the Mercury Board in May 2010 and is Chair of its People and Performance Committee. She is a barrister and solicitor with extensive specialist experience in commercial law and, in particular, banking and finance and securities law. Prue was a partner of Russell McVeagh for 20 years. She is Chair of Queenstown Airport Corporation and a Director of Chorus and Bank of New Zealand.
Mike Taitoko was appointed to the Board in August 2015. He is a leading advisor on Māori economic development and has well-established networks in Māoridom. Mike has strong commercial skills in the application of digital technologies and is the co-founder and Managing Director of Takiwa Limited, a technology company commercialising cloud-based geospatial analytics services. He is also a Director of Bio-resource Processing Alliance, and Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development (ATEED) and a Member of the Digital Economy and Digital Inclusion Ministerial Advisory Group.
Keith Smith stands for re-election with the unanimous support of the Board.
Prue Flacks stands for re-election with the unanimous support of the Board.
Mike Taitoko stands for re-election with the unanimous support of the Board.
WEBCAST If you’re unable to attend the meeting, and would like to watch it online, please visit: https://edge.media-server.com/m6/go/ MCYASM2018 Shareholders who choose to watch online can vote either by postal or proxy vote (online or by post).
IMPORTANT INFORMATION VOTING Voting entitlements for the meeting will be fixed as at 5pm (NZ time) on Wednesday 26 September 2018. Only people registered as shareholders at that time will be able to vote at this meeting and only on their shareholdings at that time. PROXIES AND CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES Any shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting may appoint a proxy (or representative, in the case of a corporate shareholder) to attend and vote on their behalf. A proxy does not have to be a Mercury shareholder. You may appoint the
Voting/Proxy Form for more information on how to return your proxy or postal vote.
Chair of the meeting or any director as your proxy. The Chair of the meeting and the directors will vote for resolutions marked “Proxy’s Discretion”, even if they have an interest in the outcome of the resolution. If you’ve ticked the “Proxy’s Discretion” box and your named proxy does not attend the meeting or you haven’t named a proxy, the Chair of the meeting will act as your proxy. POSTAL VOTING You can cast a postal vote instead of attending the meeting in person or appointing a proxy to attend. Howard Thomas, the Company Secretary, has been authorised by the Board to receive and count postal votes at the meeting.
ONLINE PROXY AND POSTAL VOTING Proxy appointments or postal votes can be lodged online at www.investorvote.co.nz To vote online you must enter your CSN/ Securityholder number, Postcode/Country of Residence and the secure access Control Number that is located on the front of your Voting/Proxy form or advised in the email notification you received. To cast a postal vote or appoint a proxy, select your preferred voting method and follow the prompts online. RESOLUTIONS Resolutions 1, 2 and 3 are ordinary resolutions, meaning that they can be approved by a simple majority (more than 50%) of the votes cast.
PROXY AND POSTAL VOTING FORM A Voting/Proxy Form is attached to this Notice of Meeting. Completed Voting/Proxy Forms must be received at Computershare Investor Services, no later than 10:30am (NZ time) on Wednesday 26 September 2018. Any Voting/Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the meeting. Please see the
VOTING RESTRICTIONS There are no voting restrictions on the resolutions proposed in this Notice of Meeting.
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