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SKY NETWORK TELEVISION LIMITED. — AGM Information 2020
Sep 13, 2020
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AGM Information
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Notice of annual
meeting of shareholders of
Sky Network Television Limited
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Due to the ongoing public health concerns relating to the spread of COVID-19, Sky Network Television Limited (the Company) will hold its 2020 Annual Meeting as a virtual annual meeting. Notice is hereby given that the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Company will be held via a web platform at www.web.lumiagm.com, on Tuesday 13 October 2020, commencing at 10:30 a.m. (NZ time).
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. Auditors’ remuneration
That the Board be authorised to fix the auditor’s remuneration for the ensuing year.
Re-election of Directors
2. To re-elect Keith Smith as a Director
That Keith Smith, who was appointed by the Board on 21 April 2020 and retires at the Annual Meeting, be re-elected as a director of the Company.
3. To re-elect Mike Darcey as a Director
That Mike Darcey, who retires at the Annual Meeting and is eligible for re-election, be re-elected as a director of the Company.
All resolutions to be put to the meeting are discussed in the explanatory notes.
The Board unanimously supports resolutions 1-3 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 be properly brought before the meeting.
By order of the Board
Sophie Moloney
Chief Commercial Officer and Company Secretary 14 September 2020
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Procedural Notes
Ordinary Resolutions
Each of resolutions 1-3 set out above is to be considered as a separate ordinary resolution, requiring approval by a simple majority of the votes of shareholders entitled to vote and voting on each resolution.
Attendance
Shareholders will be able to participate online via Lumi at www.web.lumiagm.com and view the presentations, vote on the resolutions to be put to shareholders and ask 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 Meeting.
Details of how to participate “virtually” are provided in the accompanying Virtual Meeting Guide, including instructions for accessing the virtual meeting. Shareholders are encouraged to review this guide and download the App prior to the meeting. Shareholders should also note they will require the meeting ID (which is 337-991-328) as well as their CSN/Securityholder Number, which can be found on their proxy form, for verification purposes.
Voting and Proxies
You can exercise your right to vote at the meeting in two ways. Namely, by participating online or by appointing a proxy to attend online and vote in your place. A voting/proxy form is enclosed with this notice of meeting and contains additional details around voting and appointing a proxy.
All voting at the Annual Meeting will be by poll (as permitted under the Company’s constitution).
If you wish to vote by proxy you must complete the voting/proxy form and ensure it is received by the Company by no later than 10:30 a.m. on Sunday 11 October 2020 (NZ time). You can also lodge your proxy online, see the voting/proxy form for more details.
If you wish to appoint a proxy:
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The proxy does not need to be a shareholder.
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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 on the voting/proxy form. If you do not mark any appropriate box on the voting/proxy form then your proxy may vote or abstain from voting as they see fit.
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The Chair of the meeting, or any other director, is willing to act as proxy. If you appoint the Chair of the meeting as proxy but do not direct the Chair how to vote on a particular resolution then the Chair of the meeting will vote your shares in favour of each of the resolutions.
Webcast
A live recording of the Annual Meeting will be broadcast at www.web.lumiagm.com.
Explanatory Notes
Resolution 1: Auditors’ Remuneration
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) is the Company’s auditor and is automatically reappointed
under section 207T of the Companies Act 1993 (Companies Act). Under section 207S of the Companies Act, 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 PWC for the financial year ending 30 June 2021.
Resolutions 2 & 3: Re-election of Directors
NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1 and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 provide that a Director must not hold office (without re-election) past the third annual meeting following the Director’s appointment or three years, whichever is longer.
NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1 also provides that any person who is appointed as a director by the Board shall retire from office at the next annual meeting, but shall be eligible for re-election at that meeting. ASX Listing Rule 14.4 provides that a director appointed to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the Board must not hold office past the next annual general meeting of the entity.
Keith Smith
Mr Smith retires in accordance with NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1 and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and being eligible, offers himself for re-election. The Board has determined that Mr Smith is an independent director. The Board unanimously supports Mr Smith’s election.
Mr Smith was appointed by the Board on 21 April 2020.
An experienced company director, Mr Smith is Chairperson of listed company Goodman (NZ) Limited (the Manager of Goodman Property Trust), Deputy Chair of The Warehouse Group Limited, and is a director of Mercury NZ Limited and several other private companies. Mr Smith has a long-standing record of leadership as a director and advisor to companies in a diverse range of industries, including the energy sector, retail, rural services, printing, media and exporting. He is a past President of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Mike Darcey
Mr Darcey retires in accordance with NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1 and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and being eligible, offers himself for re-election. The Board considers that Mr Darcey is an independent director and unanimously supports his election.
Mr Darcey was first appointed on 19 September 2017 by the Board, followed by re-election by shareholders on 19 October 2017.
Mr Darcey is an experienced executive with an extensive track record of strategy and delivery across television, publishing, telecoms and retail. Mr Darcey spent 15 years at Sky UK, initially as Director of Strategy, then six years as Chief Operating Officer. From 2013 to 2015 Mr Darcey was CEO of News UK, publishers of the Times, Sunday Times and Sun newspapers and offers strategic advisory services to global media companies through Tide End Consulting.
Mr Darcey is the Chairman of M247 (a global connectivity and cloud services provider), Chairman of British Gymnastics, and director of Arqiva (the UK’s main independent provider of television broadcast and mobile infrastructure).
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Sky Network Television Limited
Lodge your proxy
Online
www.investorvote.co.nz By Mail Computershare Investor Services Limited Private Bag 92119, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
By Fax +64 9 488 8787
For all enquiries contact
+64 9 488 8777
Proxy/Voting Form
www.investorvote.co.nz
Lodge your proxy online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
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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.
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For your proxy to be effective it must be received by 10.30am (NZ time) Sunday 11 October 2020.
VIRTUAL MEETING
Due to the ongoing public health restrictions relating to the spread of COVID-19, Sky Network Television will hold its Annual Meeting as a virtual annual meeting. All shareholders will have the opportunity to attend and participate in the 2020 Annual Meeting online via an internet connection (using a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone). The Virtual meeting will be accessible on both desktop and mobile devices. Please refer to the Virtual Meeting Guide 2020 that accompanies this Proxy/Voting 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 virtual 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 him or her 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 virtual meeting, the Chair will be appointed your proxy and will vote in accordance with your express direction (subject to any voting prohibitions), and any discretion granted on how to vote will be voted in favour of the relevant resolution.
The Chair of the meeting and the directors intend to vote all discretionary proxies in favour of resolutions 1-3, subject to relevant voting restrictions.
Voting of your holding
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 Company) and a signed certificate of non-revocation of the power of attorney must be produced to the Company 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.
Comments & Questions
If you have any comments or questions for the Company, please write them on a separate sheet of paper and return with 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 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 Virtual Meeting
All shareholders will have the option to attend, vote and participate in the Annual Shareholder Meeting online via an internet connection using a laptop, tablet or smartphone. For further details see the Virtual Meeting Guide enclosed. If a representative of a corporate security holder or proxy is to attend the virtual Meeting, they may need to provide evidence of your authorisation to act prior to admission.
Turn over to complete the form to vote
Proxy/Voting Form
STEP 1 Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf
I/We being a shareholder/s of Sky Network Television Limited
hereby 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 the virtual Annual Meeting of the shareholders of Sky Network Television Limited (the “Company”) to be held online on Tuesday 13 October 2020, commencing at 10.30am (NZ time) and at any adjournment of that meeting.
STEP 2 Items of Business - Voting Instructions/Ballot Paper (if a Poll is called)
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). The Chair and the other directors intend to vote all undirected proxies in favour of each of the resolutions, subject to the voting restrictions described below.
Ordinary Resolutions
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| For | Against | Abstain | Discretion |
1. That the Board be authorised to fix the auditors’ remuneration. 2. To re-elect Keith Smith as a Director.
3. To re-elect Mike Darcey as a Director.
If your proxy is not the Chairman 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):
SIGN Signature of Shareholder(s) This section must be completed.
| Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 or Sole Director/Director or Director (if more than one) Contact Name Contact Daytime Telephone |
Shareholder 3 Date |
Shareholder 3 Date |
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