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- Summary: MEETING: NZR: 2014 Notice of Meeting
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NZR 01/05/2014 14:22 MEETING REL: 1422 HRS The New Zealand Refining Company Limited MEETING: NZR: 2014 Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given that the fifty-third Annual Meeting of The New Zealand Refining Company Limited ("Company" and "Refining NZ") will be held at the Company's Offices, Marsden Point, Ruakaka, Whangarei, on Thursday, 15 May 2014 commencing at 2:00pm. Shareholders are invited to join the Directors for a light luncheon following the meeting. BUSINESS Presentations (a). Chairman's Address (b). Chief Executive Officer's Review (c). Statutory Accounts and Reports for the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2013 To receive and consider the Annual Report, including the Financial Statements and the Auditor's Report for the year ended 31 December 2013. Resolutions Item 1: Appointment of Auditor To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following ordinary resolution: "That Directors be authorised to fix the fees and expenses of PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditors to the Company for the financial year ending 31 December 2014." Item 2: Re-Election of Directors In accordance with Clause 8.6 of the Constitution, Messrs M Tume, T. Wall and A.T. Warrell retire by rotation and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. Under Clause 8.5 of the Constitution, Ms V.C.M Stoddart and Mr D.B. Gilbert were appointed by the Directors to fill the vacancies created by the resignation of Mr A.J. Clements and Mr PJ. Morris and being eligible, offer themselves for election. Accordingly it is proposed that the shareholders consider and, if thought fit, pass the following ordinary resolutions for the purposes of NZX Main Board Listing Rules 3.3.11 and 3.3.6: 2(a). Re-election of Mr M. Tume as a director of the Company. "That Mr M. Tume, who retires by rotation in accordance with clause 8.6 of the Constitution, be re-elected as a director of the Company". 2(b). Re-election of Mr T.J. Wall as a director of the Company. "That Mr T.J. Wall who retires by rotation in accordance with clause 8.6 of the Constitution, be re-elected as a director of the Company". 2(c). Re-election of Mr A.T. Warrell as a director of the Company. "That Mr A.T. Warrell who retires by rotation in accordance with clause 8.6 of the Constitution, be re-elected as a director of the Company". 2(d). Election of Ms. V.C.M, Stoddart as a director of the Company. "That Ms V.C.M. Stoddart be elected as a director of the Company". 2(e). Election of Mr D.B. Gilbert as a director of the Company. "That Mr D.B. Gilbert be elected as a director of the Company". Item 3: Amendments to the Constitution Resolved as a special resolution that the existing Constitution of the Company be revoked and the Company adopt a new Constitution in the form tabled at the meeting and signed by the Chairperson for the purpose of identification. Item 4: Motion from Mr Bryan Halliwell Article 7.23 of the Constitution allows any shareholder to give written notice of any proposed resolution that he or she wishes to raise at the Annual Meeting. The Board has received the following proposed resolution from Mr Bryan Halliwell. A statement by him in support of his proposed resolution (which he is entitled to make pursuant to Article 7.23.5 of the Constitution) and a statement by the Company's Independent Directors in response appear below. "I move that, in view of their continued support, for the User Companies',("Users"), invalid, pre-costs, "gain sharing", ("GS"), discounts, and "market related element", ("MRE"), benefits, in the refinery processing fees calculations, the shareholders have no confidence in the willingness of the Directors, and the Chief Executive Officer, ("CEO"), to fulfil their statutory duties, to act in good faith, and in the best interests of the Company, and of all of its shareholders, and to act with the care, and diligence and skill, that a reasonable Director, and CEO, would exercise in the same circumstances,- as required of them by Sections 131 and 137 of the Companies Act 1993." By Order of the Board D.M. Jensen Company Secretary 1 May 2014 End CA:00250005 For:NZR Type:MEETING Time:2014-05-01 14:22:26
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