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Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Appointing a proxy

 

Current Producer Shareholders who are unable to attend the AGM in person may appoint a proxy to attend in their place.

Current Producer Shareholders who are attending the AGM online are requested to vote in advance by appointing a proxy to record their vote.

The details required to complete the below proxy form (such as the unique voting number) were sent to shareholders by letter / email on 21 October 2024. 

Please note that your vote or proxy must be received before 5.00 pm on Tuesday 19 November 2024. 

NOTE: 
- The email address supplied below will be used to communicate relevant information.

Shareholder details:
Proxy appointment:

- You may appoint the Chair of the Meeting or a Director as your proxy.

- The following Directors are willing and eligible to act as a proxy: Bruce Irvine, Trevor Burt, Mark O’Connor, Trudi Webb, Lynn Crozier, Robin Oakley, Jay Clarke, Joanna Lim;

- A proxy must be a natural person who is either a Director of the Company (see above) or a Current Producer who holds “A” shares or the representative of a Current Producer appointed under clause 21.24 of the Constitution (i.e. a corporate representative). 

Definition of Current Producer

- Under the Constitution, to be a Current Producer, you need to have transacted the Minimum Business (determined by Board Policy under clause 13.12 of the Constitution). Currently, the Minimum Business Policy criteria are:

- $10,000 in Produce sold to MG and/or supplied to MG and sold on consignment either:

- in any one year in the rolling three-year period before the meeting; or
- on average over the rolling three-year period before the meeting.

- Amount is calculated excluding GST and hire equipment (crates and bins etc).
- Applies to all Produce.
- Period to be a 1 July to 30 June year.

 

Voting

- You may direct your proxy how to vote by selecting one option for each item of business (note that there is only one resolution to vote on for the 2024 AGM). 

- If the Shareholder has appointed a proxy and then attends the meeting, the Company shall count the vote as the Shareholder has instructed on the proxy form and in respect of any vote for which there are no instructions on the proxy form, the appointed proxy may vote and the Shareholder may not vote.

RESOLUTION: Item 5 of the notice of meeting (Auditors) - To note the automatic reappointment of the auditors, KPMG, pursuant to section 207T of the Companies Act 1993 and to authorise the Directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration for the ensuing year.