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BPH ENERGY LTD AGM Information 2007

Oct 31, 2007

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BIOPHARMICA LIMITED ACN 095 912 002

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TIME : 10.00 am (WST) DATE : 30 November 2007 PLACE : 14 View Street, North Perth, Western Australia

This Notice of Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting.

Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on (+61 8) 9328 8366.

CO NTENTS PAG E

Notice of Annual General Meeting (setting out the proposed resolutions) Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed resolutions)

Glossary

Schedule 1 – Terms and Conditions of Director Options

Schedule 2 – Valuation of Director Options

Proxy Form

TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING AND HO W TO VO TE

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The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be held at 10.00 am (WST) on 30 November 2007 at:

14 View Street, North Perth, Western Australia

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

The business of the Annual General Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.

VOTING IN PERSON

To vote in person, attend the Annual General Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.

VOTING BY PROXY

To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by:

  • (a) post to Biopharmica Limited, 14 View Street, North Perth, Western Australia; or

  • (b) facsimile to the Company on facsimile number (+61 8) 9328 8733,

so that it is received not later than 10.00 am (WST) on 28 November 2007.

Proxy Forms received later than this time will be invalid.

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NO TICE OF ANNUAL G ENERAL MEETING

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 10.00 am (WST) on 30 November 2007 at 14 View Street, North Perth, Western Australia.

The Explanatory Statement to this Notice of Meeting provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Annual General Meeting. The Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form are part of this Notice of Meeting.

The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders of the Company at 10.00 am (WST) on 28 November 2007.

Terms and abbreviations used in this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Statement are defined in the Glossary.

AGENDA

ORDINARY BUSINESS

Financial Statements and Reports

To receive and consider the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2007 together with the declaration of the directors, the directors’ report, the remuneration report and the auditor’s report.

1. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as a non-binding resolution :

“That, for the purpose of Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the remuneration report as contained in the Company’s annual financial report for the financial year ended 30 June 2007.”

2. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – HOCK GOH

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Hock Goh, a Director who was appointed on or about 31 October 2007, retires, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”

3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – GREG GILBERT

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Greg Gilbert, a Director who was appointed on 3 October 2007, retires, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”

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4. RESOLUTION 4 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – SENG YAP

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Seng Yap, a Director who retires by rotation, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”

5. RESOLUTION 5 – ISSUE OF DIRECTOR OPTIONS

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

“That, for the purposes of Section 208 of the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Directors to allot and issue 2,000,000 Director Options to Hock Goh (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by Hock Goh (or his nominee) or any of his associates.

6. RESOLUTION 6 – ISSUE OF DIRECTOR OPTIONS

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

“That, for the purposes of Section 208 of the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Directors to allot and issue 2,000,000 Director Options to Greg Gilbert (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by Greg Gilbert (or his nominee) or any of his associates.

7. RESOLUTION 7 – ISSUE OF DIRECTOR OPTIONS AND PLACEMENT OF SHARES TO DIRECTOR

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

“That, for the purposes of Section 208 of the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Directors to allot and issue 2,000,000 Director Options and 1,000,000 Shares to Seng Yap (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by Seng Yap (or his nominee) or any of his associates.

8. RESOLUTION 8 – PLACEMENT – SHARES

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Directors to allot and issue up to 7,000,000 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

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Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by any person who may participate in the proposed issue and a person who might obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of ordinary securities, and any associates of those persons.

DATED: 25 OCTOBER 2007

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

MR DAVID BREEZE CHAIRMAN

Voting Exclusion Note:

Where a voting exclusion applies, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form or it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This Explanatory Statement has been prepared for the information of the Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting to be held at 10.00 am (WST) on 30 November 2007 at 14 View Street, North Perth, Western Australia.

This purpose of this Explanatory Statement is to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions in the Notice of Meeting.

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

In accordance with the Constitution, the business of the Annual General Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2007 together with the declaration of the directors, the directors’ report, the remuneration report and the auditor’s report.

2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT

The Corporations Act requires that at a listed company’s annual general meeting, a resolution that the remuneration report be adopted must be put to the shareholders. However, such a resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.

The remuneration report sets out the Company’s remuneration arrangements for the Directors and senior management of the Company. The remuneration report is part of the Directors’ report contained in the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ending 30 June 2007.

A reasonable opportunity will be provided for discussion of the remuneration report at the Annual General Meeting.

3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – HOCK GOH

The Constitution allows the Directors to appoint at any time a person to be a Director as an addition to the existing Directors, but only where the total number of Directors does not at any time exceed the maximum number specified by the Constitution.

Any Director so appointed holds office only until the next following annual general meeting and is then eligible for re-election.

Hock Goh will retire in accordance with the Constitution and being eligible seeks reelection.

4. RESOLUTION 3 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – GREG GILBERT

As set out above, any Director appointed as an addition to the existing Directors holds office only until the next following annual general meeting and is then eligible for re-election.

Greg Gilbert will retire in accordance with the Constitution and being eligible seeks re-election.

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5. RESOLUTION 4 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – SENG YAP

The Constitution requires that if the Company has 3 or more Directors, one third (or the number nearest one-third) of those Directors must retire at each annual general meeting, provided always that no Director (except a Managing Director) shall hold office for a period in excess of 3 years, or until the third annual general meeting following his or her appointment, whichever is the longer, without submitting himself or herself for re-election.

As the Company has 3 or Directors, Seng Yap being the longest serving must retire by rotation. A Director who retires by rotation is eligible for re-election.

Seng Yap who retires by rotation seeks re-election.

6. RESOLUTIONS 5 AND 6 – ISSUE OF DIRECTOR OPTIONS

6.1 General

The Company has agreed, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to allot and issue 2,000,000 Options ( Director Options ) to each of Messrs Hock Goh and Greg Gilbert ( Related Parties ) on the terms and conditions set out below.

For a public company, or an entity that the public company controls, to give a financial benefit to a related party of the public company, the public company or entity must:

  • (a) obtain the approval of the public company’s members in the manner set out in Sections 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and

  • (b) give the benefit within 15 months following such approval,

unless the giving of the financial benefit falls within an exception set out in Sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act.

In addition, ASX Listing Rule 10.11 also requires shareholder approval to be obtained where an entity issues, or agrees to issue, securities to a related party, or a person whose relationship with the entity or a related party is, in ASX’s opinion, such that approval should be obtained unless an exception in ASX Listing Rule 10.12 applies.

The grant of the Director Options to the Related Parties requires the Company to obtain Shareholder approval because the grant of Director Options constitutes giving a financial benefit and as Directors, Messrs Hock Goh and Greg Gilbert are related parties of the Company.

It is the view of the Directors that the exceptions set out in Sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rule 10.12 do not apply in the current circumstances. Accordingly, Shareholder approval is sought for the grant of Director Options to the Related Parties.

6.2 Shareholder Approval (Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act and Listing Rule 10.11)

Pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of Sections 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided in relation to the proposed grant of Director Options:

  • (a) the Related Parties are related parties by virtue of being Directors;

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  • (b) the maximum number of Director Options (being the nature of the financial benefit being provided) to be granted to the Related Parties is:

  • (i) 2,000,000 Director Options to Hock Goh; and

  • (ii) 2,000,000 Director Options to Greg Gilbert;

  • (c) the Director Options will be granted to the Related Parties no later than 1 month after the date of the Annual General Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the ASX Listing Rules) and it is anticipated the Director Options will be issued on one date;

  • (d) the Director Options will be granted for nil cash consideration, accordingly no funds will be raised;

  • (e)

  • the terms and conditions of the Director Options are set out in Schedule 1;

  • (f) the value of the Director Options and the pricing methodology is set out in Schedule 2;

  • (g) the relevant interests of the Related Parties in securities of the Company are set out below:

Related Party Shares Options
Hock Goh Nil Nil
Greg Gilbert Nil Nil
  • (h) the remuneration and emoluments from the Company to the Related Parties for both the current financial year and previous financial year are set out below:
Related Party Current Financial Year Previous
Financial Year
Hock Goh $25,000 per annum commencing
on date of appointment
Nil – not a
Director
Greg Gilbert $25,000 per annum commencing
on date of appointment
Nil – not a
Director

(i) if the Director Options granted to the Related Parties are exercised, a total of 4,000,000 Shares would be allotted and issued. This will increase the number of Shares on issue from 61,311,560 to 65,311,560 (assuming that no other Options are exercised and no other Shares issued) with the effect that the shareholding of existing Shareholders would be diluted as follows:

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Related
Party
Issued Shares
as at the date
of this Notice
of Meeting
Director
Options
to
be
issued
Issued Shares
upon exercise
of all Director
Options
Dilutionary effect
upon exercise of
Director Options
Hock Goh Nil 2,000,000 2,000,000 3.06%
Greg
Gilbert
Nil 2,000,000 2,000,000 3.06%
TOTAL Nil 2,000,000 2,000,000 6.12%

The market price for Shares during the term of the Director Options would normally determine whether or not the Director Options are exercised. If, at any time any of the Director Options are exercised and the Shares are trading on ASX at a price that is higher than the exercise price of the Director Options, there may be a perceived cost to the Company;

(j) the trading history of the Shares on ASX in the 12 months before the date of this Notice of Annual General Meeting is set out below:

Price Date
Highest 24.04 cents 26 June 2007
Lowest 7.4 cents 4 and 5 June 2007
Last 9 cents 24 October 2007
  • (k) the primary purpose of the grant of Director Options to the Related Parties is to provide cost effective consideration to the Related Parties for their ongoing commitment and contribution to the Company in their respective roles as Directors. The Board does not consider that there are any significant opportunity costs to the Company or benefits foregone by the Company in issuing the Director Options upon the terms proposed;

(l) the Board acknowledges the grant of Director Options is contrary to the ASX Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations. However, the Board considers the grant of Director Options to be reasonable in the circumstances, given the necessity to attract the highest calibre of professionals to the Company, whilst maintaining the Company’s cash reserves;

  • (m) Hock Goh declines to make a recommendation to Shareholders in relation to Resolution 5 due to his material personal interest in the outcome of the Resolution. The other Directors, who do not have a material interest in the outcome of Resolution 5, recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 5. The Board (other than Hock Goh) is not aware of any other information that would be reasonably required by Shareholders to allow them to make a decision whether it is in the best interests of the Company to pass the Resolution; and

(n) Greg Gilbert declines to make a recommendation to Shareholders in relation to Resolution 6 due to his material personal interest in the outcome of the Resolution. The other Directors, who do not have a material interest

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in the outcome of Resolution 6, recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 6. The Board (other than Greg Gilbert) is not aware of any other information that would be reasonably required by Shareholders to allow them to make a decision whether it is in the best interests of the Company to pass the Resolution.

Approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 is not required in order to issue the Director Options to the Related Parties as approval is being obtained under ASX Listing Rule 10.11. Accordingly, the issue of Director Options to the Related Parties will not be included in the 15% calculation of the Company’s annual placement capacity pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

7. RESOLUTION 7 – ISSUE OF DIRECTOR OPTIONS AND PLACEMENT OF SHARES TO DIRECTOR

7.1 General

The Company has agreed, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to allot and issue 2,000,000 Director Options and 1,000,000 Shares ( Director Shares ) to Seng Yap on the terms and conditions set out below.

As set out above, for a public company, or an entity that the public company controls, to give a financial benefit to a related party of the public company, the public company or entity must:

  • (a) obtain the approval of the public company’s members in the manner set out in Sections 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and

  • (b) give the benefit within 15 months following such approval,

unless the giving of the financial benefit falls within an exception set out in Sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act.

In addition, ASX Listing Rule 10.11 also requires shareholder approval to be obtained where an entity issues, or agrees to issue, securities to a related party, or a person whose relationship with the entity or a related party is, in ASX’s opinion, such that approval should be obtained unless an exception in ASX Listing Rule 10.12 applies.

The allotment and issue of the Director Options and Director Shares to Seng Yap requires the Company to obtain Shareholder approval because the allotment and issue of Director Shares constitutes giving a financial benefit.

It is the view of the Directors that the exceptions set out in Sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rule 10.12 do not apply in the current circumstances. Accordingly, Shareholder approval is sought for the allotment and issue of Director Options and Director Shares to Seng Yap.

7.2 Shareholder Approval (Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act and Listing Rule 10.11)

Pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of Sections 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided in relation to the proposed grant of Director Shares:

  • (a) Seng Yap is the related party by virtue of being a Director;

  • (b) the maximum number of Director Options and Director Shares (being the nature of the financial benefit being provided) to be issued to Seng Yap is 2,000,000 Director Options and 1,000,000 Director Shares;

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  • (c) the Director Options and Director Shares will be issued to Seng Yap no later than 1 month after the date of the Annual General Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the ASX Listing Rules) and it is anticipated the Director Shares will be issued on one date;

  • (d) the Director Options will be issued for nil cash consideration and the Director Shares will also be issued for nil cash consideration, accordingly no funds will be raised. The Director Options and Director Shares are issued as part of Seng Yap’s remuneration for the financial year;

  • (e) the Director Shares are to be issued on the same terms and conditions as the existing fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company;

  • (f) the terms and conditions of the Director Options are set out in Schedule 1;

  • (g) the value of the Director Options and the pricing methodology is set out in Schedule 2;

  • (h) the relevant interest of Seng Yap in securities of the Company are set out below:

below:
Related Party Shares Options
Seng Yap 725,000 2,000,000
  • 1 2,000,000 Options exerciseable at 20.5 cents each on or before 8 April 2009.

  • (g) the remuneration and emoluments from the Company to Seng Yap for both the current financial year and previous financial year are set out below:

both the current financial year and
below:
previous financial year are set out
Related Party Current
Financial Year
Previous
Financial Year
Seng Yap $25,000 $55,417
  • (h) if the Director Options are exercised and the Director Shares are issued to Seng Yap this will increase the number of Shares on issue from 61,311,560 to 64,311,560 (assuming that no other Options are exercised and no other Shares issued) with the effect that the shareholding of existing Shareholders would be diluted as follows:
Related
Party
Issued
Shares
as
at the date
of
this
Notice
of
Meeting
Director
Options to
be issued
Issued
Shares
upon
exercise
of
all
Director
Options
Director
Shares to
be
issued
Dilutionary effect
upon exercise of
Director Options
and
issue
of
Director Shares
Seng Yap 725,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 4.66%

The market price for Shares during the term of the Director Options would normally determine whether or not the Director Options are exercised. If, at any time any of the Director Options are exercised and the Shares are

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trading on ASX at a price that is higher than the exercise price of the Director Options, there may be a perceived cost to the Company;

  • (i) the trading history of the Shares on ASX in the 12 months before the date of this Notice of Annual General Meeting is set out below:
Price Date
Highest 24.04 cents 26 June 2007
Lowest 7.4 cents 4 and 5 June 2007
Last 9 cents 24 October 2007
  • (j) the Board acknowledges the issue of the Director Options and Director Shares is contrary to the ASX Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations. However, the Board considers the grant of the Director Options and issue of the Director Shares to be reasonable in the circumstances, given the necessity to attract the highest calibre of professionals to the Company, whilst maintaining the Company’s cash reserves; and

  • (k) Seng Yap declines to make a recommendation to Shareholders in relation to Resolution 7 due to his material personal interest in the outcome of the Resolution. The other Directors, who do not have a material interest in the outcome of Resolution 7, recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 7. The Board (other than Seng Yap) is not aware of any other information that would be reasonably required by Shareholders to allow them to make a decision whether it is in the best interests of the Company to pass the Resolution.

Approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 is not required in order to issue the Director Shares to Seng Yap as approval is being obtained under ASX Listing Rule 10.11. Accordingly, the issue of Director Shares to Seng Yap will not be included in the 15% calculation of the Company’s annual placement capacity pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

8. RESOLUTION 8 – PLACEMENT - SHARES

8.1 General

Resolution 8 seeks Shareholder approval for the allotment and issue of up to 7,000,000 Shares ( Share Placement ).

None of the subscribers pursuant to this issue will be related parties of the Company.

The effect of Resolution 8 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Shares pursuant to the Share Placement during the period of 3 months after the Annual General Meeting (or a longer period, if allowed by ASX), without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity.

8.2 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1

Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3, the following information is provided in relation to the Share Placement:

  • (a) the maximum number of Shares to be issued is 7,000,000 Shares;

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  • (b) the Shares will be issued no later than 3 months after the date of the Annual General Meeting (or such later date to the extent permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the ASX Listing Rules) and it is intended that allotment will occur on the same date;

  • (c) the issue price will be not less than 80% of the average market price for Shares calculated over the 5 days on which sales in the Shares are recorded before the day on which the issue is made or, if there is a prospectus, over the last 5 days on which sales in the securities were recorded before the date the prospectus is signed;

  • (d) the Directors will determine to whom the Shares will be issued but these persons will not be related parties of the Company;

  • (e) the Shares issued will be fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares; and

  • (f) the Company intends to use the funds raised from the Share Placement towards its existing diverse portfolio of projects undergoing pre-clinical and clinical development in the production of diagnostic arrays, nanotechnology, biomarkers and therapeutics, and for general working capital purposes.

9. ENQUIRIES

Shareholders are required to contact Mr David Breeze on (+ 61 8) 9328 8366 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.

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GLO SSARY

$ means Australian dollars.

Annual General Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice of Meeting.

ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

ASX means ASX Limited.

ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.

Board means the current board of directors of the Company.

Business Days has the meaning set out in the ASX Listing Rules.

Company means Biopharmica Limited (ACN 095 912 002).

Constitution means the Company’s constitution.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Director Option means an Option granted pursuant to Resolutions 5, 6 and 7 with the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 1.

Directors means the current directors of the Company.

Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice of Meeting.

Notice of Meeting or Notice of Annual General Meeting means this notice of annual general meeting including the Explanatory Statement.

Optionholder means a holder of a Director Option as the context requires.

Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting, or any one of them, as the context requires.

Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.

Shareholder means a holder of a Share.

WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.

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SCHEDULE 1 – TERMS AND CO ND ITIONS OF DIRECTO R O PTIO NS

The Director Options entitle the holder to subscribe for Shares on the following terms and conditions:

  • (a) Each Director Option gives the Optionholder the right to subscribe for one Share. To obtain the right given by each Director Option, the Optionholder must exercise the Director Options in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Director Options.

  • (b) The Director Options will expire at 5:00 pm (WST) on 31 December 2010 ( Expiry Date ). Any Director Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.

  • (c) The amount payable upon exercise of each Director Option will be 15 cents ( Exercise Price ).

  • (d) The Director Options held by each Optionholder may be exercised in whole or in part, and if exercised in part, multiples of 1,000 must be exercised on each occasion.

  • (e) An Optionholder may exercise their Director Options by lodging with the Company, before the Expiry Date:

  • (i) a written notice of exercise of Director Options specifying the number of Director Options being exercised; and

  • (ii) a cheque or electronic funds transfer for the Exercise Price for the number of Director Options being exercised;

( Exercise Notice ).

  • (f) An Exercise Notice is only effective when the Company has received the full amount of the Exercise Price in cleared funds.

  • (g) Within 10 Business Days of receipt of the Exercise Notice accompanied by the Exercise Price, the Company will allot the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Director Options specified in the Exercise Notice.

  • (h)

  • The Director Options are not transferable.

  • (i) All Shares allotted upon the exercise of Director Options will upon allotment rank pari passu in all respects with other Shares.

  • (j) The Company will not apply for quotation of the Director Options on ASX. However, The Company will apply for quotation of all Shares allotted pursuant to the exercise of Director Options on ASX within 10 Business Days after the date of allotment of those Shares.

  • (k) If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all rights of an Optionholder are to be changed in a manner consistent with the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules at the time of the reconstruction.

  • (l) There are no participating rights or entitlements inherent in the Director Options and Optionholders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Director Options. However, the Company will ensure that for the purposes of determining entitlements to any such issue, the record date will be at least 7 Business Days after the issue is announced. This will give

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Optionholders the opportunity to exercise their Director Options prior to the date for determining entitlements to participate in any such issue.

  • (m) In the event the Company proceeds with a pro rata issue (except a bonus issue) of securities to Shareholders after the date of issue of the Director Options, the exercise price of the Director Options will be reduced in accordance with the formula set out in ASX Listing Rule 6.22.2.

  • (n) In the event the Company proceeds with a bonus issue of securities to Shareholders after the date of issues of the Director Options, the number of securities over which a Director Option is exerciseable may be increased by the number of securities which the Optionholder would have received if the Director Option had been exercised before the record date for the bonus issue

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SCHEDULE 2 – VALUATION OF DIRECTOR OPTIONS

The Director Options to be issued to the Related Parties pursuant to Resolutions 5, 6 and 7 have been independently valued.

Using the theoretical Black & Scholes option model and based on the assumptions set out below, the Director Options were ascribed a value range, as follows:

**Assumptions: **
Valuation date 17 October 2007
Market price of Shares 7.6 cents
Exercise price 15 cents
Expiry date 31 December 2010
Risk free interest rate (10 year Government
Board)
6.195%
Volatility 92.9%
Indicative value per Director Option $0.026084
Total Value of 2,000,000 Director Options $52,168

Note: The valuation is not necessarily the market prices that the Director Options could be traded at and they are not automatically the market prices for taxation purposes.

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PROXY FORM

APPOINTMENT OF PROXY BIOPHARMICA LIMITED ACN 095 912 002

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

I/We

being a member of Biopharmica Limited entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, hereby

Appoint

Name of proxy OR

Mark this box if you wish to appoint the Chair of the Annual General Meeting as your proxy

or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair of the Annual General Meeting, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, as the proxy sees fit, at the Annual General Meeting to be held at 10.00 am (WST), on 30 November 2007 at 14 View Street, North Perth, Western Australia, and at any adjournment thereof.

If no directions are given, the Chair will vote in favour of all the Resolutions.

Voting on Business of the Annual General Meeting Resolution 1 – Adoption of remuneration report Resolution 2 – Re-election of Director – Hock Goh Resolution 3 – Re-election of Director – Greg Gilbert Resolution 4 – Re-election of Director – Seng Yap Resolution 5 – Issue of Director Options Resolution 6 – Issue of Director Options Resolution 7 – Issue of Director Options and Placement of Shares to Director Resolution 8 – Placement of Shares

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN

OR

If the Chair of the Annual General Meeting is appointed as your proxy, or may be appointed by default, and you do not wish to direct your proxy how to vote as your proxy please place a mark in this box.

By marking this box, you acknowledge that the Chair of the Annual General Meeting may exercise your proxy even if he has an interest in the outcome of the Resolutions and that votes cast by the Chair of the Annual General Meeting for the Resolutions other than as proxy holder will be disregarded because of that interest. If you do not mark this box, and you have not directed your proxy how to vote, the Chair will not cast your votes on the Resolutions and your votes will not be counted in calculating the required majority if a poll is called on the Resolutions.

If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that Resolution on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not to be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.

If two proxies are being appointed, the proportion of voting rights this proxy represents is

Signed this day of 2007

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By:

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BIOPHARMICA LIMITED ACN 095 912 002

Instructions for Completing ‘Appointment of Proxy’ Form

  1. A member entitled to attend and vote at an Annual General Meeting is entitled to appoint not more than two proxies to attend and vote on a poll on their behalf. The appointment of a second proxy must be done on a separate copy of the Proxy Form. Where more than one proxy is appointed, such proxy must be allocated a proportion of the member’s voting rights. If a member appoints two proxies and the appointment does not specify this proportion, each proxy may exercise half the votes. A duly appointed proxy need not be a member of the Company.

  2. Where a member’s holding is in one name the holder must sign. Where the holding is in more than one name, all members should sign.

  3. Where a Proxy Form or form of appointment of corporate representative is lodged and is executed under a power of attorney, the power of attorney must be lodged in like manner as this Proxy Form.

  4. Corporate members should comply with the execution requirements set out on the Proxy Form or otherwise with the provisions of Section 127 of the Corporations Act. Section 127 of the Corporations Act provides that a company may execute a document without using its common seal if the document is signed by:

  5. 2 directors of the company;

  6. a director and a company secretary of the company; or

  7. for a proprietary company that has a sole director who is also the sole company secretary – that director.

For the Company to rely on the assumptions set out in Section 129(5) and (6) of the Corporations Act, a document must appear to have been executed in accordance with Section 127(1) or (2). This effectively means that the status of the persons signing the document or witnessing the affixing of the seal must be set out and conform to the requirements of Section 127(1) or (2) as applicable. In particular, a person who witnesses the affixing of a common seal and who is the sole director and sole company secretary of the company must state that next to his or her signature.

  1. Completion of a Proxy Form will not prevent individual members from attending the Annual General Meeting in person if they wish. Where a member completes and lodges a valid Proxy Form and attends the Annual General Meeting in person, then the proxy’s authority to speak and vote for that member is suspended while the member is present at the Annual General Meeting.

  2. To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by:

  3. (a) post to BioPharmica Limited, 14 View Street, North Perth, Western Australia; or

  4. (b) facsimile to the Company on facsimile number +61 8 9328 8733,

so that it is received not later than 10.00 am (WST) on 28 November 2007.

  • Proxy forms received later than this time will be invalid.

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