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AJ LUCAS GROUP LIMITED AGM Information 2012

Oct 25, 2012

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AJ Lucas Group Limited ABN 12 060 309 104

Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Statement

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company is to be held as set out below.

DETAILS OF MEETING

Date: 30 November 2012 Time: 10:00 am (Sydney time)

Address: Hyundai Building, 3rd Floor

394 Lane Cove Road, Macquarie Park NSW 2113

Members unable to attend the AGM are invited to vote by proxy on the resolutions to be considered at the meeting.

An Explanatory Statement and instructions on how to vote (including how to vote by proxy) are set out in this Notice of AGM.

ORDINARY BUSINESS

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

To receive and consider the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its controlled entities and the reports of the directors and the auditor for the year ended 30 June 2012.

Please note that there is no vote on this item.

The 2012 AJ Lucas Group Limited Annual Report can be viewed at www.lucas.com.au

RESOLUTION 1: RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR

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

  • " That Phil Arnall, having retired by rotation in accordance with clause 10.2 of the Company's constitution and, being eligible, having offered himself for re-election, be re-elected a director of the Company."

RESOLUTION 2: ADOPTION OF THE REMUNERATION REPORT

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

  • " That the Remuneration Report, which forms part of the Directors' Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2012, be adopted."

As required by the Corporations Act 2001 ( Corporations Act ), no member of the Company's key management personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report, or a closely related party of any such member, may vote in any capacity (e.g. as a shareholder, proxy or corporate representative) on the proposed resolution unless:

  • The person votes as a proxy appointed by writing

  • that specifies how the person is to vote on the proposed resolution; and

  • The vote is not cast on behalf of any such member

  • or closely related party of any such member.

The prohibition in the Corporations Act on members of the Company's key management personnel voting does not apply to the Chairman of the Meeting as proxy for a member entitled to vote where the proxy appointment expressly authorises the Chairman of the Meeting to vote in that capacity on resolution 2.

CONTINGENT BUSINESS

RESOLUTION 3: HOLDING A SPILL MEETING

Condition for resolution 3: Resolution 3 will be

considered at the AGM only if at least 25% of the votes cast on resolution 3 are against the adoption of the remuneration report. The Explanatory Statement further explains the circumstances in which resolution 3 will be put to the meeting.

If the condition (described above) is satisfied, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:

That, as required by the Corporations Act:

  • (a) a meeting of the Company's members be held within 90 days of the date of the 2012 Annual General Meeting (the spill meeting);

  • (b) each of Martin Green, Phil Arnall*, Genelle Coghlan and Mike McDermott cease to hold office immediately before the end of the spill meeting; and

  • (c) resolutions to appoint persons to offices that will be vacated immediately before the end of the spill meeting be put to the vote at the spill meeting.

  • This assumes the director is elected or re-elected at the AGM.

The vote on Resolution 2 is advisory only and does not bind the directors or the Company.

AJ LUCAS GROUP LIMITED

2012 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

As required by the Corporations Act, no member of the Company's key management personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report, or a closely related party of any such member, may vote in any capacity (e.g. as a shareholder, proxy or corporate representative) on the proposed resolution unless:

  • The person votes as a proxy appointed by writing that

  • specifies how the person is to vote on the proposed resolution; and

  • The vote is not cast on behalf of any such member

  • or closely related party of any such member.

The prohibition in the Corporations Act on members of the Company's key management personnel voting does not apply to the Chairman of the Meeting as proxy for a member entitled to vote where the proxy appointment expressly authorises the Chairman of the Meeting to vote in that capacity on the resolution.

By Order of the Board

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Nicholas J W Swan Company Secretary Date: 24 October 2012

Notes and Voting Instructions

ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS - IMPORTANT

The following documents accompany this notice:

  • (a) Explanatory Statement in relation to the resolutions to be considered;

  • (b) a Proxy Form; and

  • (c) the 2012 Annual Report (for those shareholders who have specifically requested it).

The Explanatory Statement forms part of this Notice of Meeting.

The background and reasons behind the resolutions to be considered are more fully set out in the Explanatory Statement. Members should read the Explanatory Statement in full and carefully consider its contents.

HOW TO VOTE

MEMBERS CAN VOTE IN ONE OF TWO WAYS

  1. By attending the AGM and voting in person or by attorney or, in the case of corporate members, by corporate representative; or

  2. By appointing a proxy to attend the AGM and vote on their behalf by:

  3. Using the proxy form enclosed with this Notice of AGM; or

  4. Recording their proxy voting instructions on the internet at www.investorvote.com.au. To access this facility, members will need their holder identification number (HIN) or security holder reference number (SRN) and postcode which are printed on the proxy form enclosed with this Notice of AGM.

VOTING IN PERSON OR BY ATTORNEY

Members are asked to arrive at the venue from 9:00am (Sydney time) to allow time for registration.

To help facilitate registration, please bring the proxy form enclosed with this Notice of AGM.

An individual attending the AGM as corporate representative must present satisfactory evidence of his or her appointment to attend on the Company's behalf, unless previously lodged with the Company or the Company's Share Registry (the Share Registry ). Attorneys should bring with them original or certified copies of the Power of Attorney under which they have been authorised to attend and vote at the AGM, unless previously lodged with the Company or the Share Registry.

VOTING BY PROXY

  • A member entitled to attend and vote is entitled

  • to appoint a proxy or, if the member is entitled to cast two or more votes at the meeting, appoint not more than two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. Each proxy will have the right to vote and to speak at the AGM.

  • Where a member appoints two proxies or attorneys

  • to vote at the AGM and the authority of one is not conditional on the other failing to attend or vote, the following rules apply:

  • The appointment is of no effect and the proxy or attorney may not vote unless each proxy or attorney, as the case may be, is appointed to represent a specified proportion of the member's voting rights;

  • On a show of hands, neither proxy or attorney may vote; and

  • On a poll, each proxy or attorney may only exercise the voting rights the proxy or attorney represents.

AJ LUCAS GROUP LIMITED

2012 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

  • A proxy, attorney or representative may be a member

  • of the Company but does not have to be a member.

  • A proxy form appointing a proxy or a document

  • appointing an attorney may direct the manner in which the proxy or attorney is to vote in respect of a particular resolution and, where the form or document so provides, the proxy or attorney is not entitled to vote on the proposed resolution except as directed in the form or document.

  • Members who complete and return their proxy form

  • but do not nominate the identity of the proxy will be taken to have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as their proxy to vote on their behalf. If a proxy form is returned but the nominated proxy does not attend the AGM, the Chairman of the Meeting will act in place of the nominated proxy. In each case, the Chairman of the Meeting will vote in accordance with any voting directions specified by the member in the proxy form or, where the member does not specify any voting instruction in the proxy form for an item of business, in accordance with the voting intentions of the Chairman of the Meeting in respect of undirected proxies set out below.

  • If you choose to appoint a proxy, you are encouraged

  • to direct your proxy how to vote on Resolution 2 (Remuneration Report) and Resolution 3 (Holding a Spill Meeting) by marking either "For", "Against" or "Abstain" on the proxy form for each of those items of business.

UNDIRECTED PROXIES

  • If a member entitled to vote appoints the Chairman

  • of the Meeting as its proxy and the member does not direct the Chairman of the Meeting how to vote on Resolution 2 or Resolution 3, the member may authorise the Chairman of the meeting in respect of those items to exercise the proxy notwithstanding those resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Company's key management personnel. Further details are contained on the proxy form distributed with the notice of AGM.

  • Where the Chairman of the Meeting is appointed

  • as proxy for a member entitled to vote, the Chairman of the meeting will (where authorised) vote all undirected proxies IN FAVOUR of all the proposed resolutions to be considered at the AGM, other than in relation to resolution 3 (Holding a Spill Meeting) where the chairman of the Meeting intends to vote AGAINST the proposed resolution. Accordingly, if you appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy and wish to vote differently to how the Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote on any of the resolutions, you must mark "For", "Against" or "Abstain" on the proxy form in relation to the relevant item of business.

LODGEMENT OF PROXY FORMS

The proxy's appointment and, if applicable, the authority appointing an attorney, must be sent by post or fax to the Company's registered office or to the address or fax number of the Company's Registry, set out below:

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  • (a) By mail to: Share Registry Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd, GPO Box 242, Melbourne, VIC 3001 Australia;

  • (b) By facsimile to: 1800 783 447 (within Australia) or +61 3 9473 2555 (outside Australia);

  • (c) By mail to: The Company's registered office at Level 3, Hyundai Building, 394 Lane Cove Road, Macquarie Park, NSW 2113;

  • (d) Vote online: Shareholders can also cast their votes online at www.investorvote.com.au and follow the prompts. To use this facility you will need your holder number (SRN or HIN), postcode and control number as shown on the Proxy Form. You will have been taken to have signed the Proxy Form if you lodge it in accordance with the instructions on the website; and

  • (e) Custodian voting: for Intermediary Online subscribers only (custodians), please visit www.intermediaryonline.com to submit your

  • voting intentions.

so that they are received no later than 10:00am (Sydney time) on Wednesday, 28 November 2012.

Proxy forms or proxy voting instructions received after this time will be invalid.

The proxy form must be signed by the member or the member's attorney. Proxies given by corporations must be executed in accordance with the Corporations Act.

Where the appointment of a proxy is signed by the appointer's attorney, a certified copy of the power of attorney or the power itself must be received by the Share Registry at either of the postal addresses listed above or by fax before 10:00am (Sydney time) on Wednesday, 28 November 2012. If faxed, the power of attorney must be certified.

ENTITLEMENT TO VOTE

The Board has determined that, for the purposes of the AGM (including voting at the AGM), members are those persons who are registered holders of shares at close of business on Wednesday, 28 November 2012.

DIRECTIONS TO MEETING

The meeting is being held at the Company's offices at Level 3, Hyundai Building, 394 Lane Cove Road, Macquarie Park, New South Wales. Easiest access is by train with Macquarie Park train station about 50 metres from the building. There is meter parking in the area but limited availability.

AJ LUCAS GROUP LIMITED

2012 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Explanatory Statement

This Explanatory Statement forms part of the Notice of Meeting convening the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on 30 November 2012 and is to assist shareholders in understanding the background to the resolutions.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

RESOLUTION 3: HOLDING A SPILL MEETING

The Corporations Act requires the financial Report (Which includes the Financial Statements and Directors' Declaration), the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report to be laid before the AGM.

There is no requirement either in the Corporations Act or in the Company's Constitution for members to approve the Financial Report or the Directors' Report.

Members will have a reasonable opportunity at the meeting to ask questions and make comments on these Reports and on the business and operations of the Company. Members will also be given a reasonable opportunity to ask the auditor questions about the Auditor's Report and the conduct of the audit of the Financial Report.

RESOLUTION 1: RE-ELECTION OF PHIL ARNALL AS A DIRECTOR

Mr Arnall was appointed as director of the Company on 10 August 2010 and re-elected on 4 November 2010. Under the Company' Constitution, at the annual general meeting, one third of the directors (excluding the Managing Director), or the nearest whole number thereto, must retire from office. In accordance with this requirement, Mr Arnall now retires from the Board and offers himself for re-election.

The Directors unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of the re-election of Phil Arnall as a director.

RESOLUTION 2: ADOPTION OF THE REMUNERATION REPORT

The Directors' Report for the year ended 30 June 2012 contains a Remuneration Report which sets out the policy for the remuneration of the directors and specified executives of the Company and its consolidated group. The Remuneration Report is set out on pages 26 to 31 of the Company's 2012 Annual Report.

Pursuant to section 250R (2) of the Corporations Act, a resolution that the Remuneration Report be adopted must be put to vote at the Company's AGM. The vote on Resolution 2 is advisory only and does not bind the directors or the Company.

The Corporations Act was amended in June 2011 to introduce the "two-strike" rule. The two strike rule provides that if at least 25% of the votes cast on the adoption of the remuneration report at two consecutive AGMS are against adopting the remuneration report, members will have the opportunity to vote on a "spill resolution" (as described below).

At last year's AGM, at least 25% of the votes cast on the resolution to adopt the remuneration report were against adopting the report. This constitutes a "first strike".

If at least 25% of the votes cast on resolution 2 are against adopting the remuneration report at the 2012 AGM, this will constitute a second strike and resolution 3 will be put to the meeting and voted on as required by section 250V of the Corporations Act (the spill resolution ).

If less than 25% of the votes cast on resolution 2 are against adopting the remuneration report at the 2012 AGM, then there will be no second strike and resolution 3 will not be put to the meeting.

If put, the spill resolution will be considered as an ordinary resolution.

If the spill resolution is passed, a further meeting of members must be held within 90 days (the spill meeting). Immediately before the end of the spill meeting , each of Martin Green, Phil Arnall, Genelle Coghlan and Mike McDermott being the directors (other than the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director) who approved the last directors' report, cease to hold office (the Relevant Directors* ).

  • This assumes the director is elected or re-elected at the AGM.

Each Relevant Director is eligible to seek re-election as a director of the Company at the spill meeting.

The spill resolution has the potential that the entire board (other than the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director) is removed from office. The Company has been informed by Kerogen Investments No. 1 (HK) Limited, a shareholder that holds 47.88% of the Company's shares, that if the spill meeting is held, it will vote its shares in favour of the re-election of all directors.

Members attending the meeting will be given a reasonable opportunity to ask questions about, and make comments on, the Remuneration Report.

The 2012 Annual Report is available on the Company's website www.lucas.com.au.

The Directors unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of the resolution.

AJ LUCAS GROUP LIMITED

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AJ Lucas Group Limited

ABN 12 060 309 104

Lodge your vote:

Online:

www.investorvote.com.au

By Mail:

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box 242 Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia

Alternatively you can fax your form to (within Australia) 1800 783 447 (outside Australia) +61 3 9473 2555

For Intermediary Online subscribers only (custodians) www.intermediaryonline.com

For all enquiries call:

(within Australia) 1300 556 161 (outside Australia) +61 3 9415 4000

Proxy Form

Vote online or view the annual report, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

www.investorvote.com.au

Your secure access information is: Cast your proxy vote Control Number: Access the annual report SRN/HIN:PLEASE NOTE: For security reasons it is important that you keep your Review and update your securityholding SRN/HIN confidential.

For your vote to be effective it must be received by 10:00am (Sydney time) Wednesday 28 November 2012

How to Vote on Items of Business

All your securities will be voted in accordance with your directions.

Appointment of Proxy

Voting 100% of your holding: Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote as they choose. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that item.

Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the percentage or number of securities you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or boxes. The sum of the votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement or 100%.

Appointing a second proxy: You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you appoint two proxies you must specify the percentage of votes or number of securities for each proxy, otherwise each proxy may exercise half of the votes. When appointing a second proxy write both names and the percentage of votes or number of securities for each in Step 1 overleaf.

A proxy need not be a securityholder of the Company.

Signing Instructions for Postal Forms

Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the securityholder must sign.

Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders should sign.

Power of Attorney: If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.

Companies: Where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held. Delete titles as applicable.

Attending the Meeting

Bring this form to assist registration. If a representative of a corporate securityholder or proxy is to attend the meeting you will need to provide the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” prior to admission. A form of the certificate may be obtained from Computershare or online at www.investorcentre.com under the information tab, "Downloadable Forms".

Comments & Questions: If you have any comments or questions for the company, please write them on a separate sheet of paper and return with this form.

GO ONLINE TO VOTE,or turn over to complete the form

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Change of address. If incorrect, mark this box and make the correction in the space to the left. Securityholders sponsored by a broker (reference number commences with ’ X ’) should advise your broker of any changes.

Proxy Form

Please mark to indicate your directions

Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

I/We being a member/s of AJ Lucas Group Limited hereby appoint

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the ChairmanPLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if OR you have selected the Chairman of the of the Meeting Meeting. Do not insert your own name(s).

or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the Meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of AJ Lucas Group Limited to be held at Hyundai Building, 3rd Floor, 394 Lane Cove Road, Macquarie Park NSW 2113 on Friday, 30 November 2012 at 10:00am (Sydney time) and at any adjournment or postponement of that Meeting.

Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions : Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on Resolutions 2 & 3 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Resolutions 2 & 3 are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman.

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business with the exception of Resolution 3 where the Chairman of the Meeting will be voting against.

Important Note: If the Chairman of the Meeting is (or becomes) your proxy you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Resolutions 2 & 3 by marking the appropriate box in step 2 below.

Items of BusinessPLEASE NOTE: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority.

ORDINARY BUSINESS

Resolution 1 Re-election of Phil Arnall as a director Resolution 2 Adoption of the Remuneration Report

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CONTINGENT BUSINESS

Resolution 3 Holding a Spill Meeting

Note: Resolution 3 will only be considered at the meeting if the condition described in the Notice of Annual General Meeting is satisfied.

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote all available proxies in favour of each item of business with the exception of Resolution 3 where the Chairman of the Meeting will be voting against.

SIGN

Signature of Securityholder(s) This section must be completed.

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