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ACUMENTIS GROUP LIMITED AGM Information 2012

Oct 9, 2012

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AGM Information

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Dear Shareholder,

One of the primary responsibilities of your company’s Board and senior management is to maintain and increase LMW’s profits and dividend and to increase shareholder value over time. While the property industry, on which LMW depends for its profits and growth, has experienced very challenging conditions since the start of the GFC, LMW has remained profitable and has paid a dividend every year since it listed on the ASX in 2003.

Your directors and management continue to work hard to improve the company’s profits and as a

consequence its share price.

At our AGM last year, shareholders with 1.3% of the company’s shares (representing 31% of the 4.2% who voted) did not support the 2011 Remuneration Report. As the company’s Key Management Personnel and their close associates, who hold over 61% of the company’s shares, are not eligible to vote, it is important that other shareholders vote on the 2012 Remuneration Report, as a negative vote of more than 25% this year will require a spill resolution to be put to shareholders at that meeting. Key Management Personnel will also be unable to vote on the spill resolution and should the resolution for that spill be upheld then a further shareholder meeting would need to be convened within 90 days to elect a Board of directors of the company. This would result in significant unnecessary cost to the company, particularly as your Board already has the minimum number of directors required for a listed public company and these numbers are not permitted to be reduced.

The remuneration of the company’s senior executives includes a performance dependent component and has accordingly showed very modest increases in the last 4-5 years. The remuneration of the 2 continuing non-executive directors has not increased during that period and with the number of nonexecutive directors reducing from 4 to 2 in July 2011, the total non-executive directors’ remuneration has reduced by $97,000 this year to $108,000. Furthermore no bonus has been paid to the Chief Executive Officer.

Your Board is very mindful of the need to maintain a remuneration structure for directors and senior management personnel that aligns with the company’s objectives and has worked diligently to achieve this. The Board also recognises its responsibility to maintain shareholder confidence in LMW’s leadership team and to this end we value your feedback and look forward to receiving your vote or welcoming you to our AGM in Sydney on 20 November 2012.

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Stuart Gregory Chairman

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