Mainfreight Annual Meeting Results 2024

MEETING
Fri, Jul 26 2024 08:31 am

Meeting Results Announcement

26 July 2024

Results of 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Mainfreight Limited

At Mainfreight’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held in Auckland on Thursday, 25 July 2024, shareholders were asked to vote on five resolutions, all of 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:
1. That Annie Steel, having been appointed as a Director of the Company by the Board on 1 March 2024, and being eligible and having offered herself for election, be elected as a Director of the Company.
2. That Hayley Buckley, having been appointed as a Director of the Company by the Board on 1 March 2024, and being eligible and having offered herself for election, be elected as a Director of the Company.
3. That Bruce Plested, who retires at the annual meeting and is eligible for re-election, be re elected as a Director of the Company.
4. That Richard Prebble, who retires by rotation at the annual meeting, be paid 12 months Director fees, being $120,000 upon his retirement.
5. That the Directors be authorised to fix the fees and expenses of the auditor.

Details of the total number of votes cast in person or by a proxy holder are:
Resolution
1. That Annie Steel, having been appointed as a Director of the Company by the Board on 1 March 2024, and being eligible and having offered herself for election, be elected as a Director of the Company.
For 63,242,077 - 99.84%
Against 104,224 - 0.16%
Abstain 25,751

2. That Hayley Buckley, having been appointed as a Director of the Company by the Board on 1 March 2024, and being eligible and having offered herself for election, be elected as a Director of the Company
For 63,237,096 - 99.84%
Against 104,379 - 0.16%
Abstain 30,577

3. That Bruce Plested, who retires at the annual meeting and is
eligible for re-election, be re elected as a Director of the Company.
For 60,574,274 - 95.59%
Against 2,793,070 - 4.41%
Abstain 4,708

4. That Richard Prebble, who retires by rotation at the annual meeting, be paid 12 months Director fees, being $120,000 upon his retirement.
For 40,161,865 - 66.18%
Against 20,522,523 - 33.82%
Abstain 2,687,465

5. That the Directors be authorised to fix the fees and expenses of the auditor.
For 61,678,332 - 97.35%
Against 1,679,202 - 2.65%
Abstain 14,518

Authority for this announcement
Name of person authorised to make this announcement Sharon Walshe
Contact person for this announcement Graeme Illing
Contact phone number +64 9 259 5522
Contact email address [email protected]

Date of release through MAP 26 July 2024


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