These terms and conditions relate to the access by you of the Virtual or Hybrid Meeting service (Service) whether through a desktop or mobile platform.


THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE LEGALLY BINDING. PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY.


By accessing the Service, you will be taken to have agreed to these terms and conditions.
Subject to the terms below, by accessing the Service, you will be able via the internet to:

      • follow the proceedings of;

      • vote directly during; and

      • submit questions to,

the meeting of securityholders being held in relation to your securityholding/s where Computershare Investor Services Limited (Computershare) maintains the share register of those securities for the relevant issuer of the securities (Issuer).


Privacy Notice

In its capacity as securities registrar, Computershare collects personal information about securityholders which may include name, address details, telephone and mobile phone numbers, securityholding balances, Inland Revenue numbers, bank account details and e-mail addresses. Your personal information may be disclosed to Computershare’s related bodies corporate, to external service companies such as print or mail service providers, to the Issuer or as otherwise required or permitted by law. If you would like details of your personal information held by Computershare, or you would like to correct information that is inaccurate, incorrect or out of date, please contact Computershare via this link  or for further details see our Privacy Policy here.
 

Warranties, Confirmations and Undertakings

 

  1. You warrant that you: 
    • have received either electronically or in paper format a notice of meeting, proxy form, chairman's letter to securityholders, annual report, and any other applicable documents in relation to the meeting for which you wish to lodge a voting instruction or submit a question; and
    • are entitled to use the Service to participate in the meeting and that you will comply with any conditions imposed by the Issuer in respect of your use of the Service.

  2. You warrant that you:
    • Are the securityholder or when you use the Service in respect of a securityholding that is in joint names, you warrant that you are one of the named joint holders and that you have obtained the consent of all of the other joint holders to act on their behalf in respect of the securityholding in using the Service and you agree to indemnify Computershare from all liabilities (whether actual, contingent or prospective), losses, damages, costs and expenses (including legal expenses on a full indemnity basis) of whatever description which Computershare suffers or incurs by reason of a breach of the above warranty; or
    • When you use Service in respect of a securityholding that is in the name of a company, that you have been duly authorised by the directors of that company to act on its behalf and you agree to indemnify Computershare from all liabilities (whether actual, contingent or prospective), losses, damages, costs and expenses (including legal expenses on a full indemnity basis) of whatever description which Computershare suffers or incurs by reason of a breach of the above warranty.

  3. Split voting is not available via the Service.

  4. If you have multiple securityholdings for the same Issuer, you will be required to log in for each securityholding separately to lodge your voting instruction for each securityholding.

  5. Where the same securityholding has been authenticated on two separate devices the last received voting instruction that is captured by Computershare will be effected.

  6. Computershare will take reasonable care to facilitate access to the meeting and the recording of voting information and submission of questions against the securityholding nominated by you. However, Computershare does not:
    • guarantee access to the meeting, or that the lodgment of any voting instruction and submission of questions can be effected electronically.  In particular, Computershare will not be responsible for delays or failure to provide online access to the meeting due to acts beyond our reasonable control, including the internet. Online access to the meeting, the delivery time for voting instructions and submission of questions using the internet may vary depending on your internet service provider, your computer system, the way in which the instruction has been routed on the internet, and on third party providers; or 
    • warrant that use of the Service meets any legal or regulatory requirements applicable to the Issuer in respect of its securityholder meetings.

  7. To the extent permitted by law (whether by statute or otherwise), Computershare accepts no liability whatsoever for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage suffered by you or for any loss or damage arising in relation to, or in connection with, any delay in Computershare receiving your voting instructions, questions or your ability to access the meeting online.

Computershare may at any time vary the terms and conditions by publishing the varied terms and conditions on the Service site. You accept that by doing this, Computershare has provided you with sufficient notice of the variation. Computershare reserves any rights not expressly granted in these terms and conditions.


Interpretation, Validity and Governing Law

Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. The singular includes the plural and vice versa. In the event that any part of these terms and conditions is not legally enforceable, the remaining terms and conditions will not be affected and will remain valid and enforceable.
These terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of New Zealand. You agree that, in the event of a dispute, the courts of New Zealand will have jurisdiction.