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BFG - Notice of Annual Shareholders Meeting 29 August 2024

AGM30 July 2024BFGConsumer Discretionary

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Notice is given that the hybrid Annual Shareholders Meeting of Burger Fuel Group Limited

(Company) will be held at the Rakiura Room, Parkside Hotel & Apartments, 100 Greys Avenue,

Auckland 1010 and via Zoom webinars commencing at 11:30am (New Zealand time) on

Thursday 29 August 2024.

In the event that the Board determines a physical meeting is inappropriate for any reason

including health and safety reasons, the Company may decide to hold a virtual only meeting.

If this occurs, the Company will provide shareholders with notice through an announcement to

the NZX and on the Company's website.

VIRTUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING

To participate in the meeting online please use the following link to join BFG’s virtual meeting

Zoom platform, please register in advance for this webinar:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t3K3ELW4S0aJ7TlDk-R1Og

You will need to register with a free Zoom account to ensure the meeting runs smoothly and so

you have all the functionality at the meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation

email containing information about joining the webinar.

Please note, you will need to provide your CSN number when registering, this is found on your

proxy form or email, if you received this notice via email and is needed for verification purposes.

Voting online prior to the meeting

Shareholders are encouraged to vote before the meeting in one of the following ways:

1. Online at www.investorvote.co.nz or by scanning the QR code on the Proxy/Voting form;

or

2. Complete the Proxy/Voting Form and send it to Computershare Investor Services Limited,

in accordance with the instructions set out on the form.

BFG offers the facility for shareholders to submit questions to the Board via the Q&A function on

the online Zoom platform during the meeting or you may submit any questions in writing prior to

the meeting to:

Burger Fuel Group Limited

PO Box 147320,

Ponsonby, Auckland.

mark.piet@burgerfuel.com

The Chair and CEO will answer your questions during the Meeting.



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AGENDA


The business of the meeting will be as follows:


1. Chairman and CEO Presentations


2. Shareholder Discussion and General Business


To consider the resolutions and such other business of the Company as may be

properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the Company’s constitution.


3. Resolutions


To consider, and if thought fit, pass the following Resolutions:


Resolution 1: Election of Director – Alan Gourdie


To consider the election of Alan Gourdie, who was appointed as a Director by the

Board on 01 October 2023, be elected as a Director of the Company.


See Explanatory Notes.


Resolution 2: Election of Director – Tristram van der Meijden


To consider the election of Tristram van der Meijden, who was appointed as a

Director by the Board on 11 April 2024, be elected as a Director of the Company.


See Explanatory Notes.


Resolution 3: Director Remuneration


That the maximum total pool of directors’ remuneration payable to directors (in their

capacity as directors) be increased by $40,000 per annum, from a total pool of

$180,000 per annum to $220,000 per annum, effective from the close of the Annual

Meeting, with such sum to be divided amongst the directors as the Board may from

time to time determine.


See Explanatory Notes.


Resolution 4: Auditor’s Remuneration


To record the automatic re-appointment of Baker Tilly Staples Rodway as the

Company’s auditor, pursuant to Section 207T of the Companies Act 1993 and to

authorise the Company’s Board of Directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration for the

ensuing year.



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By order of the Board of Directors of the Company



Mark Piet,

Company Secretary / Chief Financial Officer,

Burger Fuel Group Limited

Auckland, New Zealand

31 July 2024



EXPLANATORY NOTES


Each of the resolutions to be considered, and if thought fit, to pass, at the Annual Meeting are

ordinary resolutions. An ordinary resolution means a resolution that is approved by a simple

majority of the votes of those shareholders entitled to vote and voting on the resolution.


Resolution 1: Election of Alan Gourdie as Director


Alan Gourdie was elected by the BFG Board of Directors on 01 October 2023. The Listing Rules

provide that a Director appointed by the Board must not hold office (without re-election) past

the next annual meeting following the Director’s appointment.


Alan is the Chair and is a member of the Company's Audit Committee.


Alan has had an international career as CEO and Global Marketing Director for high-profile

national and global organisations within the telecommunications and FMCG industries. His

career includes roles that have been based in Amsterdam, Singapore and London with the

Heineken organisation and in New Zealand with a number of businesses, including as CEO for

Telecom (Spark) Retail.


Alan is currently a founder and Director of Quantiful, a SaaS company that focuses on AI-driven

consumer-led demand planning, and is also a Director of Tai Pari Mohio Limited, a Maori-

founded and focused Healthcare Company working to provide more equity in healthcare

through its EmergencyQ software and other applications. Alan is also involved in other private

start-ups.


The Board has determined that for the purposes of the NZX Listing Rules, Alan will be an

Independent Director of the Company and unanimously supports his election.









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Resolution 2: Election of Tristram van der Meijden as Director


Tristram was elected by the BFG Board of Directors on 11 April 2024. The Listing Rules provide

that a Director appointed by the Board must not hold office (without re-election) past the next

annual meeting following the Director’s appointment.


Tristram is the Chair of the Company's Audit Committee.


Tristram has 20 plus years accounting experience in retirement villages, property development,

property management, financial services, life insurance, professional services, hotels, business

valuation, consultancy, and retail.


Tristram has held CFO roles at Dorchester Pacific and Metlifecare.


Since leaving Metlifecare as the CFO in 2017, Tristram has focused his time on consulting,

business advisory and family private business interests along with several Director roles. He is

currently a Director for Retire Australia and Chair of their Audit Committee.


He is also a Director and board member for several private companies including being on the

Board of Governors of King’s College and Chair of their Audit & Risk Committee.


The Board has determined that for the purposes of the NZX Listing Rules, Tristram will be an

Independent Director of the Company and unanimously supports his election.


Resolution 3: Director Remuneration.


This resolution seeks shareholder approval to increase the aggregate amount of

remuneration (“fee pool”) that may be paid each year to the non-executive directors for

their services as directors, by $40,000 per annum, from a total fee pool of $180,000 per

annum to $220,000 per annum, effective from the close of the Annual Meeting, with such

sum to be divided amongst the directors as the Board may from time to time determine.

Shareholder approval is required under NZX Listing Rule 2.11.1.


Background:

At present the maximum fee pool for non-executive directors is set at $180,000 per annum,

as approved when the Company listed on the NZAX in 2007.


The Board is recommending an increase in that fee pool by $40,000 to $220,000 per annum.

The Board considers that the increase will allow for the additional independent director

Tyrone Foley and an amount required for the transition of the new Chair Alan Gourdie

when we had an additional director for the first few months in FY25, before the Chair Peter

Brook retired in July 2024. The increased amount is also required to bring Tyrone Foley in line

with the other independent directors.


The remuneration to non-executive directors, is considered fair and reasonable

remuneration and recognises the responsibilities and commitments of the role, including

for associated committee work.



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Excluding the transitional period, the proposed director’s fee pool will increase by $15,000.


Please note; the proposed increased fee pool of $220,000 has not been fully utilised, it is

only required for the Director transition and any future board changes.


There are no short- or long-term cash or non-cash incentives for directors or any share

options.


The Proposed Increase:

If the proposed increase is approved by shareholders, the Board will have discretion to

divide the fee pool amongst the directors as it sees fit. However, the current intention is for

the proposed increase to be allocated as follows:




• Josef Roberts as CEO does not receive director fees.


The Board has not sought to commission an independent benchmarking report having

regard to the matters noted above, as Tyrone Foley is the only director that has a proposed

increase, bringing him in line with the existing directors, and the other two new directors

will receive the same or similar fees as the outgoing directors, meaning that the Board may

confidently recommend the proposed increase to shareholders without reference to such

an external report.


The Board also now considers Tyrone Foley to be an independent director as per the NZX

Corporate Governance Code. Tyrone Foley resigned as the Chief Operating Officer on 26


August 2021 and has not been involved with the management of the company for over

three years.


Resolution 4: Auditor’s Remuneration


Baker Tilly Staples Rodway is automatically re-appointed as the Company’s auditor under

Section 207T of the Companies Act 1993. This resolution authorises the Board of Directors to

fix the fees and expenses of the auditor for the ensuing year.






FY24

(per annum)

FY25

(per annum)

FY25 Transition

costs

Peter Brook (Chair) - Retired

77,000

$


-

$


11,250



Alan Gourdie (new Chair)

60,000

$


77,000

$


Tyrone Foley

35,000

$


50,000

$


Tristram (Chair Audit Committee)

60,000

$


172,000

$


187,000

$


11,250

$



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ENTITLEMENT TO VOTE

All shareholders are entitled to attend the Company’s Annual Meeting. The persons who

will be entitled to vote at the annual meeting are those persons who are registered on the

Company’s share register as holding fully paid ordinary shares in the Company at 5pm on

Tuesday 27 August 2024.


In accordance with NZX Listing Rule 6.3.1, any Director intending to receive payment or

benefit from resolution 3, and any person who is an Associated Person (as that term is

defined in the NZX Listing Rules) of a Director, may not vote on Resolution 3.


The company is holding a hybrid annual meeting to allow shareholders who are unable to

attend in person to have the opportunity to attend online via zoom. By using this platform,

you will be able to watch the annual meeting, vote and ask questions online. For help with

this platform please contact Burger Fuel Group Limited at mark.piet@burgerfuel.com.


PROXIES AND REPRESENTATIVES

Any shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting may appoint

another person as their proxy to attend and vote instead of them. A proxy need not be a

shareholder and may be appointed online or by completing the form accompanying this

Notice of Meeting.


The proxy must be lodged online at www.investorvote.co.nz or, if you complete the form,

received by the Company’s share registry, Computershare Investor Services Limited at

Private Bag 92119, Auckland 1142 or at Level 2, 159 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, Auckland

so as to be received no later than 11.30am on Tuesday 27 August 2024.


If you wish, you may appoint “the Chairman of the Meeting” as your proxy. If you wish to

appoint a proxy to attend online on your behalf, please ensure that you provide their

contact details (phone and email) either in the enclosed proxy form or the online proxy

form.


Any corporation that is a shareholder of the Company may appoint a person as its

representative to attend the meeting and vote on its behalf, in the same manner as that

in which it could appoint a proxy.


You may either direct your proxy how to vote for you, or you may give your proxy discretion

to vote how they see fit. If you wish to give your proxy discretion you should mark the

appropriate boxes on the proxy form.


Any undirected votes in respect of a resolution, where the Chair or any other Director is

appointed proxy, will be voted in favour of the relevant resolution, other than

when they are prohibited from voting on that resolution.


If you do not name a person as your proxy or your named proxy does not attend the

meeting, the Chair will act as your proxy and will vote in accordance with your express

direction, and any undirected proxies will be voted in accordance with the Chair's

discretion.

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Signing Instructions for Postal Forms

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Where the holding is in one name, the shareholder must sign.

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Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the shareholders should

sign.

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If this Proxy Form has been signed under a power of attorney, a copy of the

power of attorney (unless already deposited with the Company) and a signed

certificate of non-revocation of the power of attorney must be produced to the

Company with this Proxy Form.

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Director can sign alone. Please sign in the appropriate place and indicate the

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How to Vote on Items of Business

All your securities will be voted in accordance with your directions. Your vote is

important and you are strongly encouraged to exercise your right to vote.

Appointment of Proxy

If you do not plan to attend the meeting, you may appoint a proxy. The proxy

need not be a shareholder of the Company. The Chairman of the meeting, or

any other director, is willing to act as proxy for any shareholder who wishes to

appoint him or her for that purpose. To do this, enter ‘the Chairman of the

Meeting’ or the name of your proxy in the space allocated in ‘Step 1’of this

form. If you do not name a person as your proxy or your named proxy does not

attend the meeting, the Chair will act as your proxy and will vote in accordance

with your express direction, and any undirected proxies will be voted in

accordance with the Chair’s discretion. Alternatively you can appoint a proxy

online at www.investorvote.co.nz.

If you appoint the Chair or any director as your proxy, and such person is not

directed how to vote, the Chair or director will vote in favour of all resolutions

(other than resolution 3).

In accordance with NZX Listing Rule 6.3.1, any Director

intending to receive payment or benefit from resolution 3, and any person who is

an Associated Person (as that term is defined in the NZX Listing Rules) of a

Director, may not vote on Resolution 3.

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Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of

business. If you return this form without directing the proxy how to vote on a

particular matter, the proxy will vote in favour of the relevant resolution, other

than when he or she is prohibited from voting on that resolution. If you mark

more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that item.

Attending the Meeting

All shareholders will have the option to attend, vote and participate in the Annual

Shareholder Meeting in person at Rakiura Room, Parkside Hotel &

ATTENDANCE SLIP
Annual Meeting of Burger Fuel Group Limited to be held at Rakiura Room,

Parkside Hotel & Apartments, 100 Greys Avenue, Auckland, 1010 and

via the Zoom platform at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/

WN_t3K3ELW4S0aJ7TlDk-R1Og commencing at

11.30 am (New Zealand time) on Thursday, 29 August 2024.

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Ordinary Resolutions

Resolution 1 Election of Director – Alan Gourdie

To consider the election of Alan Gourdie, who was appointed as a Director by the Board on 01 October 2023,

be elected as a Director of the Company. See Explanatory Notes.

Resolution 2Election of Director – Tristram van der Meijden

To consider the election of Tristram van der Meijden, who was appointed as a Director by the Board on 11

April 2024, be elected as a Director of the Company. See Explanatory Notes.

Resolution 3Director Remuneration

That the maximum total pool of directors’ remuneration payable to directors (in their capacity as directors)

be increased by $40,000 per annum, from a total pool of $180,000 per annum to $220,000 per annum,

effective from the close of the Annual Meeting, with such sum to be divided amongst the directors as the

Board may from time to time determine. See Explanatory Notes.

Resolution 4Auditor’s Remuneration

To record the automatic re-appointment of Baker Tilly Staples Rodway as the Company’s auditor, pursuant

to Section 207T of the Companies Act 1993 and to authorise the Company’s Board of Directors to fix the

auditor’s remuneration for the ensuing year.

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