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Blis Technologies Limited AGM Information 2021

Jun 21, 2021

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AGM Information

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Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of shareholders of Blis Technologies Limited (Company) will be held at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Auditorium, 30 The Octagon, Dunedin, and online at http://www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/blt21, on Wednesday 21 July 2021 commencing at 11:00am (registrations will open at 10:30am).

Blis Technologies Limited

Notice of Annual Meeting.

Business

The business of the Meeting will be:

1. Chairperson’s Address Tony Offen

2. Chief Executive Officer’s Address Brian Watson

3. Re-election of Mr Geoffrey Plunket as a director (Resolution 1) To consider, and if thought fit, pass the following Ordinary Resolution:

“That Mr Geoffrey Plunket be re-elected as a director of the Company.”

Shareholders attending and participating in the Meeting virtually via the online platform will be able to vote and ask questions during the Meeting. More information regarding virtual attendance at the Meeting (including how to vote and ask questions virtually during the Meeting) is available in the Virtual Annual Meeting Online Portal Guide, which is available at https://bcast.linkinvestorservices.co.nz/generic/docs/ OnlinePortalGuide.pdf.

Proxies

All shareholders are entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting or to appoint a proxy to attend and vote in their place.

A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. Enclosed with this notice of Meeting is a proxy/corporate representative form.

See Explanatory Notes

4. Re-election of Dr Barry Richardson as a director (Resolution 2)

To consider, and if thought fit, pass the following Ordinary Resolution:

“That Dr Barry Richardson be re-elected as a director of the Company.”

See Explanatory Notes

5. Auditors (Resolution 3)

To record that Deloitte are reappointed as auditors of the Company in accordance with section 207T of

the Companies Act 1993 and if thought fit, to pass the following Ordinary Resolution:

“That the Directors be authorised to fix the remuneration of the auditors for the ensuing year.”

6. Other business To consider any other ordinary business which may properly be brought before the Meeting.

Virtual Annual Meeting

Shareholders will be able to attend the Meeting in person, or, alternatively, will be able to attend and participate at the Meeting virtually via an online platform provided by the Company’s share registrar, Link Market Services at http://www.virtualmeeting.co.nz/blt21.

For the appointment of a proxy to be valid, the form must be lodged at the Company’s Share Registry, Link Market Services, by any of the methods specified on the proxy form, to be received no later than 48 hours before the start of the Meeting (that is, by 11:00am on Monday 19 July 2021 ). Postal voting is not permitted.

Corporate Representatives

A corporation which is a shareholder may appoint a person to attend the Meeting on its behalf in the same manner as that in which it could appoint a proxy. The form to appoint a proxy/corporate representative must be signed on behalf of the corporation by a person acting under the corporation’s express or implied authority.

Requisite ma jorities and

voting

Resolutions 1,2 and 3 are ordinary resolutions ( Ordinary Resolutions ). In order for them to be passed, they require the affirmative vote of a simple majority of more than 50% of the votes cast by those entitled to vote and who vote in person or by proxy.

By order of the Board of Directors

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Tony Offen Chair 21 June 2021

Explanatory Notes.

In these explanatory notes, references to ‘Listing Rules’ are to the NZX Listing Rules.

1. ROTATION OF DIRECTORS

  • 1.1 The Listing Rules state that Directors must not hold office (without re-election) past the third annual meeting following the Director’s appointment, or three years, whichever is longer.

  • 1.2 Accordingly, Mr Geoffrey Plunket and Dr Barry Richardson retire by rotation.

2. RESOLUTION 1

Re-election of Mr Geoffrey Plunket

  • 2.1 Geoff was appointed as a director of Blis Technologies Limited in May 2018. Geoff was appointed Audit and Risk Committee Chair in August 2018 and Deputy Chair in July 2020.

  • 2.2 Geoff worked for Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC) and KPMG, in Dunedin and Birmingham, UK through the 1980’s before joining Port Otago Limited in 1988, as Chief Financial Officer. Geoff spent the following 29 years with the Port Otago Group, before retiring in 2017. Geoff worked across the business in a variety of roles, culminating in appointment as CEO in 2004, a position he held until retirement. Geoff brings significant experience in leading a large successful organisation with expertise in logistics, managing international trading relationships, supply chain, human resource, health and safety and risk management.

3. RESOLUTION 2 Re-election of Dr Barry Richardson

  • 3.1 Barry is Dunedin based and has been a director of Blis Technologies Limited since July 2018, serving on the Audit and Risk Committee during this time.

  • 3.2 After a career at the NZ Dairy Research Institute, Barry undertook business development and executive roles in the NZ Dairy Board and Tatua Co-Op Dairy Company before joining Westland Milk Products Limited as Chief Executive Officer. Barry joined Blis Technologies as CEO from 2006 to 2016.

  • 3.3 Barry is currently a Director of CertusBio Limited.

  • 3.4 Barry has a M.Sc. (Hons) in Biochemistry and Ph.D. from Massey University. A past Fellow of the NZ Institute of Management and a Fellow of the NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology, Barry received the JC Andrews award for distinction in Food Science and Technology in 2003.

  • 3.5 These details will also be available on the Company’s website: https://blis.co.nz/pages/corporate- governance

  • 3.6 The Board has determined that Mr Richardson is an Independent Director for the purposes of the Listing Rules and supports his re-election as a director.

  • 2.3 Geoff is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and a Member of the Institute of Directors.

  • 2.4 These details will also be available on the Company’s website: https://blis.co.nz/pages/corporate-governance

  • 2.5 The Board has determined that Mr Plunket is an Independent Director for the purposes of the Listing Rules and supports his re-election as a director.

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Physical Address Blis Technologies Limited 81 Glasgow Street Dunedin 9012

Postal Address PO Box 2208 Dunedin 9044 New Zealand

Email [email protected] Telephone +64 3 474 0988 www.blis.co.nz