SPN
11/09/2015 12:07
MEETING
NOT PRICE SENSITIVE
REL: 1207 HRS South Port New Zealand Limited (NS)
MEETING: SPN: South Port NZ Ltd - 2015 Notice of Annual Meeting
South Port New Zealand Limited
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the 27th Annual Meeting of the shareholders of
South Port New Zealand Limited will be held in the South Port Board Room,
Administration Building, Island Harbour, Bluff on Thursday, 22 October 2015
at 11.00 am.
Port Security - Please note for those attending the meeting, not only will a
driver's licence ID be required to be presented at the security gate to gain
access onto the South Port Island Harbour, but advance notice of the name/s
of people wishing to attend is to be relayed by either phone or email. This
is a mandatory requirement under the Maritime Security Regulations.
BUSINESS
1 Financial Statements
To receive and consider the Directors' Report, the Financial Statements, and
the Auditor's Report for the year ended 30 June 2015.
2 Directors
To elect two Directors:
- Mr R G M Christie and Mr T M Foggo retire by rotation in accordance with
the Company's Constitution. Mr Christie and Mr Foggo now offer themselves
for re-election to the Board of Directors.
In the Board's opinion Mr Christie and Mr Foggo would, if appointed as at the
date of this Notice of Meeting, each be an Independent Director of the
Company as defined in the NZX Listing Rules.
Director Profiles are included with the Notice of Meeting
3 Auditors
To authorise the Board to fix the auditor's fees and expenses.
Explanatory Note
The Office of the Controller and Auditor General continues in office in
accordance with Section 19 of the Port Companies Act 1988 and Section 196 of
the Companies Act 1993.
4 General Business
Questions from Shareholders at the Annual Meeting
The Company wants to provide comprehensive answers to any questions you may
wish to ask at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, we encourage you to send any
questions you wish to raise to email address [email protected] and we
will then be in a better position to answer these in greater detail when they
are raised at the meeting. However, not sending us questions in advance will
not in any way preclude you from asking questions at the meeting.
By order of the Board
Lara Stevens
Finance Manager
Dated at Bluff this 1st day of September 2015
DIRECTOR PROFILES
RICHARD (RICK) GORDON MAXWELL CHRISTIE, MSc (Hons), AFInstD, CRSNZ
Mr Christie is a Company Director based in Wellington. He is currently
Chairman of Ebos Group Ltd, Service IQ & ikeGPS and independent Chairman of
NeSI. Directorships are held on powerHouse Ventures Ltd & Solnet Solutions
Ltd.
Prior to becoming a professional Director, Mr Christie held a number of
government appointments and was a Chief Executive of a number of companies in
the private sector. In 2011 he was made a Companion of the Royal Society of
New Zealand.
THOMAS McCUISH FOGGO
Mr Foggo is based in Invercargill and is the Salmon & Aquaculture Development
Manager for Sanford.
He has held Senior Management positions and Directorships in the Seafood
Industry for over 38 years and has for the past 20 years been a Director of
Live Lobster Southland. He is also a Director of Invercargill Airport.
PROXY APPOINTMENT
If you are unable to attend the meeting, please complete and return your
enclosed Proxy Form to Link Market Services Limited, in any manner as per the
instructions on the reverse of the Proxy Form, not later than 11.00am on
Tuesday, 20 October 2015.
Alternatively you can appoint your proxy and vote online. To vote online
please visit the Link Market Services website at
https://investorcentre.linkmarketservices.co.nz/voting/SPN. You will require
your holder number and FIN to securely access the website. Follow the
prompts to appoint your proxy and direct your voting instructions.
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