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AGM22 April 2022SEKConsumer Staples

Annual Shareholder Meeting
22 April 2022

Agenda
2

Welcome to Seeka’s 2022 meeting

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Retirements and general business

5

Meeting resolutions

4

Chief executive’s report

3

Chair’s commentaryand financial statements

2

Proxies and voting instructions

1

Welcome and introductions

Introducing Directors
3

Cecilia TarrantJohn Burke

Retiring today

Amiel (Mel) Diaz

Retiring today

Robert Farron

Chair audit and risk committee

Ratahi CrossMarty Brick

Fred Hutchings

Chair

Ashley Waugh

Proxies
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Chair8,994,388

Peter Ratahi Cross1,714,410

New Zealand Shareholders' Association1,020,105

Michael Franks289,500

Total12,018,403

Meeting process
5

Online voting and asking questions

The voting boxQuestion box

Chair’s Commentary
Fred Hutchings

Delivered for our stakeholders
Excellent performance despite disrupted labour and freight

Commitment and leadership got the job done | Orchards, Post harvest, Seeka Australia, SeekaFresh and VLS laboratory all performed ahead of expectation

Generated record profits and increased underlying operating earnings

$310m Revenue | $56.8m EBITDA | $23.5m NPBT | $0.43 EPS | $0.26 dividend per share | $7.6m received from Psa kiwifruit class action

Strategic acquisitions strengthen Seeka’s regional kiwifruit presence, increase geographical diversity and deliver economies of scale

OPAC (Ōpōtiki) and Orangewood (Kerikeri) in 2021 | NZ Fruits (Gisborne, Feb 2022) | Businesses integrated | Accretive to shareholders

On-orchard investment in digital scanning technology

26% shareholding in Fruitometry| Accurate crop data aids orchard management and supply chain planning | Platform for labourefficiency gains

New banking syndicate secures additional funding for capacity and Seeka’s growth strategy

Westpac NZ led syndicate with Westpac AUS, ASB, BNZ and Rabobank

Continuous investment in capacity | $22m KKP and Transcool upgrades for 2022 | Pukenga deferred

Progressing our strategy to be a more sustainable business, and to understand the potential impacts of climate change

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All results and comparatives consistent with NZ IFRS 16 Leases. These financials should be read in conjunction with Seeka’s Annual Report 2021.
Financial highlights

$309.6m Revenue – up 23%

$56.8m EBITDA – up 32%

− $7.6m from Crown’s settlement of Kiwifruit Claim

$23.5m Net profit before tax – up 44%

− Guidance range $22m ~ $24m, included Psa settlement

$14.9m Net profit after tax

−Inline with FY20, which included $5.6m deferred tax

benefit

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Year ended 31 December 2021 –audited

NZD millions

FY21

FY20

Growth

Revenue

309.6 251.5 23%

Cost of sales

236.3 198.8 19%

Gross profit

73.2 52.7 39%

EBITDA

56.842.932%

Net profit before tax

23.516.344%

Net profit after tax

14.915.2( 2%)

$23.1m
$33.3m

$34.5m

$42.9m

$56.8m

FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21

EBITDA

All results and comparatives from FY18 onwards are consistent with NZ IFRS 16 Leases. These financials should be read in conjunction with Seeka’s Annual Report 2021.

Trends in financial performance

$33.7m increase in EBITDA over five years

−19% cumulative annual growth rate since 2018

−Achieved despite one-off Covid costs

Deliberate strategy to improve underlying

operating earnings

Business reset to operate in a Covid-19 world

−Managing severe labourshortages

Investing in new technology

−Innovation and automation deliver efficiency gains

− Key to operating in a tight labourmarket

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EBITDA reflects cash generated

NZ IFRS 16 Leases

19

%

CAGR

1. As required by NZ IAS 33, 738,636 shares held by Seeka Trustee Limited for the Grower Loyalty and Employee Share Schemes are excluded from EPS calculations. If included, the weighted average EPS would be $0.42 (FY20: $0.47).
Earnings per share and dividends

26 cents per share dividends from FY21

−13 cents paid February 2022

$5.71 net tangible assets per share – up 10%

−$229m of net tangible assets

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NZD

FY21

FY20

Net profit ($m)

$ 14.9 m $ 15.2 m

Weighted shares on issue (m)34.8 m 29.4 m

Earnings per share

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$ 0.43 $ 0.52

Dividends per share $ 0.26 $ 0.24

Net tangible assets ($m)

$229 m $167 m

Shares at year end (m)40.2 m 32.2 m

Net tangible assets per share ($)$ 5.71 $ 5.20

Significantly progressed our growth strategy
Acquisitions are in our foundation kiwifruit business

−33% growth in NZ kiwifruit market share

Fully servicing all major North Island orcharding regions

Experienced growers have joined our business

−As shareholders and supplying growers

Delivering material efficiencies and synergies in FY22

−11 post harvest facilities servicing New Zealand growers

−Delivering more capacity at peak periods

−Labour benefits from an early start and ongoing employment

$22m upgrade at KKP and Transcool for harvest 2022

−Deferred decision on Pukenga

−$180m invested in post harvest capacity in the last 6 years

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Key investments to further lift shareholder returns

Peninsula

Orangewood

Aongatete

Katikati

Huka Pak

Oakside

KKP

Transpack

OPAC

NORTHLAND

EASTERN

CENTRAL

Kerikeri

NZ Fruits

Post harvest sites

Automation and technology
Testing and investing in automation

−Reliable technologies that generate a return on capital

Smart orchard-scanning technology from Fruitometry

−Optimise on-orchard work and supply-chain operations

Ongoing investment in post harvest automation

−Opportunities to redeploy labour

New packing technology in Australia

−Delivered efficiency gains and improved fruit quality

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Implementing new technology across our value chain

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760PERMANENT

EMPLOYEES

AND 4000

SEASONAL WORKERS

Technology is key to

efficiently handling volume

growth, and making the best

use of the available labour

Seeka is a large rural employer
Labour is an on-going challenge in NZ and Australia

−Impacting multiple industries

−Severe shortages in peak periods

Seeka focuses on employing local people

−Collaborating with iwi and government agencies

−Competitive remuneration packages

−Cadet schemes and career pathways

Access to new RSE workers in 2022

−362 long-haul RSEs in NZ, to be repatriated July 2022

−New recruits from Tonga, Samoa and Vanuatu

−850 total RSEs to date in 2022

−New accommodation to be addressed in 2022

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With a focus on employing local people

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760PERMANENT

EMPLOYEES

Te Kaha

NORTHLAND

EASTERN

CENTRAL

21

79

180

10

Coromandel

Upper Northland

Ōpōtiki

410

AND 4000

SEASONAL WORKERS

60

Gisborne

We provide fulltime and seasonal work in rural areas

Environmental impact
Seeka’s working to be an industry leader

−Transparently report our environmental impact

−Reporting on opportunities and risks in a changing climate

Publishing our annual carbon footprint

−2019 base year results calculated, verified and published

−2020 and 2021 results calculated and now being verified

−Publishing June 2022

Defined key performance indicators

−And we will set carbon-reduction targets

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A fundamental component of our formal

sustainability reporting framework

$83.0m
Drawn

$113.0m

Drawn

$21.9m

$2.1m

$2.6m

$3.4m

$39.3m

Available

$77.4m

Available

$122.3m

Facility

$190.4m

Facility

Dec 2020OPACOrangewoodFruitometryOtherDec 2021

Banking facility

NZD millions

.

Syndicated banking facility supports growth

$190.4m facility led by Westpac NZ

−Supported by Westpac AU, ASB, BNZ and Rabobank

Enlarged facility provides headroom

−$68m increase in banking facilities

−$26.6m of debt for the OPAC, Orangewood and

Fruitometry investments

$77.4m available December 2021

−$46.0m working capital

−$31.4m available for Capex and growth

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Banking facility to invest in opportunities that drive shareholder returns

Dec 2020Dec 2021

Key achievements
Grown our foundation kiwifruit business by 33%

−Now servicing all major North Island orcharding regions

−Ongoing investment in our central kiwifruit region

−Enlarged operations set to deliver material synergies

Strengthening our retail services business

−Excellent performance in NZ despite lockdowns

Growing our Australian business

−Expanding kiwifruit

− Growing and selling exciting new fruit varieties

Ongoing investment in agritech and automation

−Improving supply-chain management

−Making better use of the available labour

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Summary

The employer of choice

−Dedicated team that delivers an excellent service

−Strong, company-wide safety culture

−Active programmes to recruit and retain seasonal labour

Enlarged funding from syndicated banking facility

−Broad support from the banking community

Progressing Seeka’s sustainability initiatives

−Supporting our communities and caring for our environment

−Active plan to lower our carbon footprint

Chief Executive’s Report
Michael Franks

Safety
No serious harm incidents in 2021

Continue to improve our safety performance – during harvest, and after harvest

2022 health and safety

targets

Targets2021

Total recordable injury

frequency

Less than

4.5

3.3

Serious Injuries

Permanently disabled or requiring

immediate in-patient hospitalisation

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Inspirational People

Holding and recording a H&S

meetings

90%92%

1818

75

%

Covid-19 safety improvements

−RAT kits for surveillance testing

−ThermaCheck cameras & Facegraph temperature checkers

−Assessing risk by role

−Screens up

of injuries are wrist / hand / finger / arm

−Health Provider toolbox

−Exercises to prevent repetitive strain injuries

New permit to work process

−Contractors more accountable

New Safety Focus posters

Updated traffic management protocols

−Includes Hit-Not technology

The components of your business
A New Zealand company supplying the world with safe, healthy produce

Orcharding, NZ

Growing kiwifruit, avocado and

kiwiberry

-Lease and manage orchards

-Orchard development

-Largest kiwifruit grower

Post harvest, NZ

Picking, packing, coolstoring

and produce dispatch

-11 facilities

-Investing in automation

-Delicious Nutritious Food Company

-Innovation and maintenance team

Retail services, NZ

Marketing produce in NZ,

Australia

and Asia

-Adding value

-Fruit exporter and importer

-Wholesale business

-Integrated orchard-to-customer

supply chain

Seeka Australia

Own and lease orchards plus

own post harvest facilities

-Kiwifruit, nashi, European pears,

plums and dates

-Largest kiwifruit grower

-Integrated from orchard to

market

of export kiwifruit

are grown by Seeka

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%

of export kiwifruit

are packed by Seeka

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%

Innovative services

and products from

our value chain

Growing and retailing

our Australian fruit

direct to the markets

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APPROXAPPROX

5.9
7.6

7.5

8.0

8.9

2.6

3.1

3.9

5.0

5.5

8.5

10.7

11.4

13.0

14.4

19.0

FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22

NZ kiwifruit grown

Millions of trays

SunGold

Hayward

Orchard operations

$77.1m Revenue –up 2%

−Lift in kiwifruit volumes

$5.2m EBITDA

Eastern and Northland operations increase with

OPAC and Orangewood acquisitions

−Invested in growing 2022 crop

Developing 156 hectares of kiwifruit in partnership

with landowners, iwi and Kānoa (PGF)

$18m invested in orchard developments

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Growing kiwifruit, avocado and kiwiberry – led by Barry Penellum

NZD millionsFY21FY20Growth

Revenue77.1 75.7 2%

EBITDA5.2 5.4 ( 4%)

EBIT3.0 3.5 ( 14%)

Segment assets73.7 63.4 16%

Forecast

Forecast

Post harvest operations
$195.9m Revenue – up 40%

$61.6m EBITDA – up 47%

−Volume growth

−Improved operating margin

3.5m trays kiwifruit packed at OPAC post

acquisition

OPAC, Orangewood and NZ Fruits will lift

volumes

Harvesting, packing, cool storing, dispatching and processing –led by Paul Crone

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NZD millionsFY21FY20Growth

Revenue

195.9 140.1 40%

EBITDA

61.6 41.9 47%

EBIT

44.6 29.8 50%

Segment assets316.1 232.7 36%

15.6

19.2

17.4

15.7

17.7

8.7

10.814.4

16.1

17.9

25.7

31.4

33.5

33.4

40.7

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FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22

NZ kiwifruit handled

Millions of trays

Class 2 & other

OPAC

SunGold

Hayward

Forecast

to

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forecast

range

Retail services operations
$21.6m Revenue – level with FY20

$2.3m EBITDA

Strong performance from NZ operations despite

Covid restrictions

−New Zealand wholesale and retail services

−Import and ripening of tropical fruits

Avocado sales commissions impacted by weak

Australian market for 2021/22 season

−Focus on exporting more avocado to Asia

Retail services and marketing, including Kiwi Crush –led by Verena Cunningham

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NZD millionsFY21FY20Growth

Revenue21.6 21.8 (1%)

EBITDA2.3 3.0 (23%)

EBIT1.4 2.2 (36%)

Segment assets11.7 12.4 ( 6%)

Australian operations
$13.9m Revenue – up 6%

$1.6m EBITDA compared to $7.4m in FY20

−FY20 included $6.2m gain from kiwifruit orchard

sales

Managed lockdowns and labourshortages

Developing new orchards

−63 hectares of kiwifruit

−New-variety pears, kiwifruit, nashi and jujube dates

Growing, packing and retailing kiwifruit, nashi and European pears – led by Jon van Popering

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NZD $millionsFY21FY20Growth

Revenue13.9 13.1 6%

EBITDA1.6 7.4

EBIT(0.1)6.3

Segment assets47.7 47.2 1%

Harvested first crop of Red Nashi

New Zealand plant upgrades
Transcool upgrade

−Additional 650k store plus pre-coolers

−2,432 pallets

− Ammonia glycol refrigerant ( zero carbon footprint )

−Robotic placement of pallets

−$12m project costs includes ground strengthening

−Excludes $0.6m impairment to old store

KKP MAF Roda 8-lane packline

−High-spec machine including robotic packing

−6,500 to 8,000 trays packed per hour

−Automation reduces labour by 25%

−$10m project cost ( $8m machine plus $2m building )

−Commissioning for Hayward main-pack 2022

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Underway or ordered

Oakside upgrade

−Line #3 pre-sizer and CompacSpectriminstallation

−22% labour reduction

−10% increase in fruit throughput

−$3.2m project cost

−Commissioning 2023

NZ Fruits

−Compacrobotic packing and stacking system

−20 labour units saved

−$4.2m project cost

−Commissioning 2023

Acquired OPAC
Ōpōtiki-based kiwifruit business

−8m tray kiwifruit operation

−Post harvest and orcharding services

−Modern post harvest infrastructure

Servicing Ōpōtiki, Te Kaha, East Coast & Gisborne

−Strong growth regions

− 70% SunGold

$61m investment

−$39m equity

−$22m existing debt

−Sustainable EBITDA $6.5m plus synergies total of $8.6m

Business acquired mid season

−3.5m trays packed post acquisition

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Completed May 2021

Ōpōtiki

Seeka OPAC

To Te Kaha orchards

To Gisborne orchards

Ōpōtiki orchards

Acquired Orangewood
Kerikeri-based kiwifruit and avocado business

−2.3m tray kiwifruit operation

−Post harvest and orcharding services

−Avocado packing

Servicing Northland

− Strong growth region for SunGold and avocado

− Adds capacity and volumes to Seeka’s Kerikeri operation

$6.8m investment

−$3.4m equity

−$1.3m cash

−$2.1m existing debt

−Sustainable EBITDA $2.1m

Business acquired at the end of the 2021 season

−Integrated and set for harvest 2022

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Completed November 2021

Kerikeri

Seeka Kerikeri

To Far North orchards

Kiwifruit orchards

Orangewood

Acquired NZ Fruits
Gisborne-based kiwifruit business

−2.2m tray kiwifruit operation

−Post harvest service

−Packing citrus and persimmon

Servicing Gisborne

− Strong growth region for SunGold

$22m investment

−$9m equity

−$9m cash

−$4m existing debt

−Sustainable EBITDA $2m before synergies,

total EBITDA $3.5m

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Completed February 2022

Gisborne

NZ Fruits

Gisborne orchards

1. Industry data supplied by Zespri
Harvest 2022 update

Labour, weather and supply chain challenges

Proactively managed the Covid situation

−Ensure safety while maintaining service

−Tight protocols and PPE

−Work from home and site restrictions

Covid, at times, devastated parts of our business

− Key staff particularly hard hit

−Stayed operational through staff dedication and resilience

Labour is challenging

−Recent RSE arrivals have eased a very tight situation

New Zealand supply chain disruptions

Smooth Australian harvest

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Challenging harvest across New Zealand and Australia

SeekaIndustry

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Percent of

industry

SunGold14.2 m51.7 m28%

Hayward3.2 m13.2 m24%

SunGold Organic166 k1,484 k11%

Hayward Organic104 k325 k32%

Sweet Green35 k148 k24%

Total17.7 m66.8 m26%

New Zealand kiwifruit harvest packed to date

Meeting Resolutions
Fred Hutchings

Resolution 1. Director election – Fred Hutchings
To re-elect Fred Hutchings as a Director.”

−Fred Hutchings retires by rotation and is standing for re-election

−Board supports and recommends Fred Hutchings for re-election

Fred Hutchings to address the meeting

3 minutes to address the meeting

To consider, and if thought fit, pass the following as an ordinary resolution:

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Resolution 2. Director election – Robert Farron
“To elect Robert Farronas a Director.”

−Robert Farronwas appointed by the Board September 2021 and is

standing for election

−Board supports and recommends Robert Farronfor election

Robert Farronto address the meeting

3 minutes to address the meeting

To consider, and if thought fit, pass the following as an ordinary resolution:

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Resolution 3. Director election – Stewart Moss
“To elect Stewart Moss as a Director.”

−Stewart Moss was nominated by a shareholder and is standing for election

−Board supports and recommends Stewart Moss for election

Stewart Moss to address the meeting

3 minutes to address the meeting

To consider, and if thought fit, pass the following as an ordinary resolution:

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Resolution 4. Directors’ Remuneration
“That the pool of funds available for the remuneration of Directors be increased

by an amount of $80,000 per annum, from a maximum of $530,000 per annum to

a maximum of $610,000 in each financial year payable to all Directors taken

together, effective 1 January 2022."

To consider, and if thought fit, pass the following as an ordinary resolution:

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Resolution 4
Policy is to set an annual pool at the market mid range point

−Reviewed every 2 years

−Seek professional advice

Last review undertaken January 2020 prior to Covid

−2020 review recommendation deferred due to uncertainties of Covid

−Resolution reinstated and approved by shareholders at 2021 ASM

−Fees set at $530,000 per annum based on January 2020 review

Review undertaken January 2022

−Returning director pool to the biennial review cycle

−Seekahas grown in all key metrics in the 2 years since the last review (FY19 to FY20)

−43% increase in market capitalization

−31% increase in revenue

−31% increase in total assets

Explanatory summary

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Resolution 4
Consultants Strategic Pay reviewed Seeka director remuneration January 2022

−Benchmarked against their database of more than 200 NZ private sector businesses

− Key metrics of FY21 market capitalisation, revenue, assets and market sector

Explanatory summary – Strategic Pay report and Board recommendation

Strategic Pay key metricsSeeka FY21Survey rangeSurvey sampleDirector feesChair fees

Market capitalisation$ 211m

$ 150m - $ 350m19$60,000$120,000

Revenue$ 310m

$ 200m - $ 500m20$75,000$146,570

Assets$ 482m

$ 200m - $ 500m22$62,750$122,000

IndustryAgribusiness

N/A8$53,000$92,500

Private sector companies

N/A200$68,135-

Seeka Board proposal April 2022$70,000$140,000

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Resolution 4
1.Consistent with Strategic Pay advice that Chair fees are typically twice the base director fee. 2. Board Chair fee will not exceed $140,000

Explanatory summary – Proposed pool allocation

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Propose a new fee structure

−Moves to recogniseadditional work involved as a sub committee member in line with the market trend

−Previously only Board chair and Audit and Risk Committee chair paid additional fees

Proposed pool allocationNumberDirector feeChair fee

1

Pool

Board7$70,000$140,000

2

$560,000

Audit and Risk Committee, and Due Diligence Committee3$7,500$15,000$30,000

Sustainability Committee3$2,500$5,000$10,000

Remuneration Committee3$2,500$5,000$10,000

Director pool$610,000

Resolution 5. Appointment and Remuneration of Auditors
"To record the re-appointment of PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) as auditor of

the Company, and to authorisethe Directors to fix the remuneration and

expenses of the auditor for the coming year."

−PwC automatically reappointed as auditors under the Companies Act 1993

−Resolution authorises the Board to fix PwC’s fees and expenses for 2022

To consider, and if thought fit, pass the following as an ordinary resolution:

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Questions
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Voting
Online voting

−If you have not already done so,

can shareholders now please cast your vote

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Retirements and General Business

Retiring Directors
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John Burke

A former CEO of Te AwanuiHuka Pak, John

joined Seeka in 2012 when Huka Pak

amalgamated with Seeka

Mel Diaz

An executive of Asian-based Farmind, Mel

joined Seeka in 2009 when Fresh MD Holdings

took a cornerstone shareholding in Seeka

Stuart McKinstry
Started in October 2016

−16 years

Guided the company through

−The plan to reshape the company

after Psa

−Purchase of Huka Pak

−Purchase of Glassfields

−Purchase of Bunbartha

− Purchase of T&G and subsequent

orchard sales

−Purchase of Aongatete

−Purchase of Orangewood

−Purchase of OPAC

−Purchase of NZ Fruits

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Retiring Chief Financial Officer

Key member of Seeka’s Senior Management Team, and a grower, retires after an

illustrious career at Seeka with the company having grown by more than $300m

−Investment of + $150m in core

infrastructure for growers

−Implementation of a new

banking syndicate ($190m)

−Implementation of grower and

employee share schemes

−Psa Claim Committee member

Thank you Stuart

My thanks
Directors

For diligent attention to the company

Management and staff

For an excellent year in a most-testing situation

Growers and contractors

For ongoing support

Customers and consumers

For buying our produce

Shareholders

For continuing interest in your company

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cast your vote

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