results of the 2019 annual meeting

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At Vector Limited’s annual meeting, held in Auckland on 23 September 2019, shareholders were asked to vote on 7 resolutions, which were supported by the Board.

As required by NZX Listing Rule 6.1, all voting was conducted by a poll.

The resolutions passed by shareholders were:

Director Election
Tony Carter was elected a director.

Director Election
Dame Paula Rebstock was elected a director.

Director Election
Bruce Turner was elected a director.

Director Re-election
Jonathan Mason was re-elected a director.

Director Election
Alastair Bell was elected a director.

Auditor re-appointment
The meeting recorded the automatic reappointment of KPMG as the Company’s auditor, and authorised the directors to fix the auditors remuneration for the ensuing year.

Amendment of Constitution
The meeting resolved as a special resolution to amend Vector’s constitution in the form and manner described in the Notice of Meeting.

Detail of the total number of votes cast in person or by a proxy holder are:

Resolution For Against Abstain
To elect Tony Carter as a Director of the Company. 807,807,747
99.94%
468,820
0.06%
22,940
0.00%
To elect Dame Paula Rebstock as a Director of the Company. 807,874,845
99.95%
311,632
0.04%
113,030
0.01%
To elect Bruce Turner as a Director of the Company. 807,620,340
99.92%
590,433
0.07%
88,734
0.01%
To re-elect Jonathan Mason as a Director of the Company. 807,531,654
99.91%
669,588
0.08%
98,265
0.01%
To elect Alastair Bell as a Director of the Company. 807,896,511
99.95%
323,008
0.04%
79,988
0.01%
To record the automatic reappointment of the Auditor, KPMG, and to authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditor for the ensuing year. 807,979,251
99.96%
182,866
0.02%
137,390
0.02%
To amend Vector’s constitution in the form and manner described in the Notice of Meeting, with effect from the close of the Annual Meeting. 802,819,666
99.32%
5,278,279
0.65%
201,562
0.02%
 
Authority for this announcement
Name of person authorised to make this announcement John Rodger
Contact person for this announcement Investor contact
Jason Hollingworth, Chief Financial Officer, Vector
 
Media contact
Elissa Downey, Senior Manager Corporate Communications, Vector
Contact phone number Jason Hollingworth, +64 21 312 928
Elissa Downey, +64 21 866 146
Contact email address jason.hollingworth@vector.co.nz
elissa.downey@vector.co.nz
Date of release through MAP 24/09/2019

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