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BUTN LIMITED — AGM Information 2021
Oct 7, 2021
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BUTN LIMITED
ACN 644 182 883
(ASX code: BTN)
NOTICE OF 2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Date of Meeting: Thursday, 11 November 2021
Time of Meeting: 4:00pm (AEDT)
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be held virtually the online platform at https://agmlive.link/BTN21. Details on how to participate 'virtually' are provided in the Virtual Meeting Online Guide attached as Annexure B to this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum. Shareholders are encouraged to review this Virtual Meeting Online Guide before the Meeting.
Shareholders are strongly encouraged to lodge their completed Proxy Forms in accordance with the instructions in this Notice of Meeting.
Following recent modifications brought to the Corporations Act 2001 and based on the temporary relief measures (to meet regulatory requirement under the Corporations Act 2001 ) included in the recently enacted Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No.1) Act 2021 , no hard copy of the Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum will be circulated.
This Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum should be read in its entirety. If you are in doubt as to how to vote on any of the Resolutions, you should seek advice from your accountant, solicitor or other professional adviser without delay.
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BUTN LIMITED
ACN 644 183 883
Notice of 2021 Annual General Meeting
Notice is given that an annual general meeting of the members of Butn Limited ACN 644 183 883 ( Company ) to be held virtually via the online platform at https://agmlive.link/BTN21 at 4:00pm (Melbourne time) on Thursday, 11 November 2021 for the purpose of considering and, if thought appropriate, passing the resolutions as outlined in this Notice of Meeting ( Notice ).
Shareholders wishing to vote, or their attorneys or in the case of a Shareholder or proxy which is a corporation, corporate representatives, must log in online to participate in the virtual Meeting by clicking on the following link: https://agmlive.link/BTN21.
The health and safety of members and personnel, and other stakeholders, is the highest priority and the Company is acutely aware of the current circumstances resulting from COVID19. While the COVID-19 situation remains volatile and uncertain, based on the temporary relief measures (to meet regulatory requirement under the Corporations Act 2001 ) included in the recently enacted Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No.1) Act 2021, the Company will hold the Meeting virtually and intends to conduct a poll on the resolutions set out in the Notice incorporating the proxies filed prior to the Meeting.
The Company is not sending hard copies of the Meeting materials to shareholders. Instead, a copy of the Meeting materials can be viewed and downloaded online at the following link: https://investors.butn.co/investor-centre/.
Shareholders are strongly encouraged to submit their proxies as early as possible and in any event prior to the cut-off for proxy voting as set out in the Notice.
Agenda
Financial statements and reports
To receive and consider the financial statements and the reports of the Directors and of the Auditors for the year ended 30 June 2021.
Note: This item of ordinary business is for discussion only and is not a resolution. Pursuant to the Corporations Act, Shareholders will be given a reasonable opportunity at the Meeting to ask questions about, or make comments in relation to, each of the aforementioned reports during consideration of these items.
Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
"That the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2021 as set out in the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2021 be adopted.”
*Please note that section 250R(3) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) provides that the vote on this resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company
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Resolution 2: Election of Helen Louise Lea
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
"That pursuant to the Company's Constitution and for all other purposes, the members of the Company approve the election of Ms Helen Louise Lea as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, who pursuant to clause 13.1(c) was appointed by Directors and now pursuant to 13.1(d) of the Company's Constitution offers herself for election."
Resolution 3: Re-election of Georg Chmiel
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
"That pursuant to the Company's Constitution and for all other purposes, the members of the Company approve the re-election of Georg Chmiel as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, who pursuant to clause 13.3 of the Company's Constitution is retiring by rotation and being eligible offers himself for re-election."
Resolution 4: Appointment of Auditor
To consider and if thought fit to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That pursuant to and in accordance with section 327B of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, BDO Audit Pty Ltd, having been nominated by a Shareholder and consented in writing to act in the capacity of auditor of the Company, be appointed as auditor of the Company on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Statement.”
Resolution 5: Approval of increased placement capacity
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution :
"That pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the increase in the capacity of the Company to issue equity securities up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company (at the time of the issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms and conditions stated in the Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies this Notice of Meeting.”
By order of the Board
Darryl Lasnitzki CFO & Company Secretary 8[th] October 2021
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VOTING ENTITLEMENT NOTICE
1. Entitlement to vote
For the purposes of the Meeting, the Company has determined that in accordance with regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations, shares will be taken to be held by the persons registered as holders at 7:00pm on Tuesday, 9 November 2021. Accordingly, transfers registered after that time will be disregarded in determining entitlements to vote at the Meeting.
2. Voting at the meeting
You may vote by participating in the virtual Meeting or by appointing an attorney or corporate representative to participate in the virtual Meeting and vote for you. Alternatively, Shareholders who are entitled to vote at the Meeting may vote by appointing a proxy to participate and vote on their behalf, using the Proxy Form accompanying this notice or by appointing a proxy online.
Details on how to participate 'virtually' are provided in the Virtual Meeting Online Guide attached as Annexure B. Shareholders are encouraged to review this guide before the Meeting.
(a) Jointly held Shares
If more than one Shareholder votes in respect of jointly held Shares, only the vote of the Shareholder whose name appears first in the share register will be counted whether the vote is given personally, by attorney or proxy.
(b) Voting in person virtually
Shareholders wishing to vote, or their attorneys or in the case of a Shareholder or proxy which is a corporation, corporate representatives, must log in online to participate in the virtual Meeting to be held via the online platform at 4pm (Melbourne time) on Thursday, 11 November 2021 by clicking on the following link: https://agmlive.link/BTN21.
Shareholders, their attorneys or in the case of Shareholders or proxies which are corporations, corporate representatives, who plan to participate in the virtual Meeting should log in online 15 minutes prior to the time designated for the commencement of the Meeting, if possible, to register and to obtain an electronic voting card.
(c) Voting by proxy
Shareholders wishing to appoint a proxy to vote on their behalf at the Meeting must either complete and sign or validly authenticate the personalised Proxy Form which accompanies this Notice of Meeting or lodge their proxy online. A person appointed as a proxy may be an individual or a body corporate.
Proxies participating in the virtual Meeting will receive an email from the Share Registry prior to the Meeting containing details of their proxy number which they will need to use for the online registration process. Proxies are asked to log in online 15 minutes prior to the time designated for the commencement of the Meeting, if possible, to register and to obtain an electronic voting card.
Completed Proxy Forms must be delivered to the Share Registry by 4pm (Melbourne time) on Tuesday, 9 November 2021 in any of the following ways:
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(i) Online: www.linkmarketservices.com.au
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(ii) By mail:
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Butn Limited C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
(iii) By Fax: +61 2 9287 0309
A proxy need not be a Shareholder.
If you appoint a proxy and subsequently wish to attend the meeting yourself, the proxy will retain your vote and you will be unable to vote yourself unless you notify the registrar of the revocation of your proxy appointment before the commencement of the Meeting. You may notify the registrar by calling +61 1300 554 474.
If a proxy appointment is signed by a Shareholder but does not name the proxy or proxies in whose favour it is given, the Chairman will act as proxy.
You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to participate in 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 you must specify the names of each proxy and the percentage of votes or number of securities for each proxy on the Proxy Form. Replacement Proxy Forms can also be obtained from the Share Registry.
If you hold Shares jointly with one or more other persons, in order for your proxy appointment to be valid, each of you must sign the Proxy Form.
(d) Undirected proxies
If a Shareholder nominates the chairman of the Meeting as that Shareholder's proxy, the person acting as chairman of the Meeting must act as proxy under the appointment in respect of any or all items of business to be considered at the Meeting.
If a proxy appointment is signed or validly authenticated by that Shareholder but does not name the proxy or proxies in whose favour it is given, the Chairman of the Meeting will act as proxy in respect of any or all items of business to be considered at the Meeting.
Proxy appointments in favour of the Chairman of the Meeting, the Company Secretary or any Director which do not contain a direction as to how to vote will be voted in favour of the resolution at the Meeting.
The Chairman intends to vote undirected proxies of which the chair is appointed as proxy in favour of the resolutions.
(e)
Voting by attorney
If you wish to appoint an attorney to vote at the Meeting the original or a certified copy of the power of attorney under which the attorney has been appointed must be received by the Share Registry no later than 4pm (Melbourne time) on Tuesday, 9 November 2021 (or if the Meeting is adjourned or postponed, no later than 48 hours before the resumption of the Meeting in relation to the resumed part of the Meeting).
Any power of attorney granted by a Shareholder will, as between the Company and that Shareholder, continue in force and may be acted on, unless express notice in writing of its revocation or the death of the relevant Shareholder is lodged with the Company.
Your appointment of an attorney does not preclude you from logging in online and participating and voting at the Meeting. The appointment of your attorney is not revoked merely by your participation and taking part in the Meeting, but if you vote on
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a resolution, the attorney is not entitled to vote, and must not vote, as your attorney on that resolution.
(f) Voting by corporate representative
To vote by corporate representative at the Meeting, a Shareholder or proxy who is a corporation should obtain a Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative from the Share Registry, complete and sign the form in accordance with the instructions on it. The completed appointment form should be lodged with the Share Registry before 4:00pm (Melbourne time) on Tuesday, 9 November 2021.
The appointment of a representative may set out restrictions on the representative's powers. The appointment must comply with section 250D of the Corporations Act.
The original Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative , a certified copy of the Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative , or a certificate of the body corporate evidencing the appointment of a representative is prima facie evidence of a representative having been appointed.
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BUTN LIMITED
ACN 644 182 883
Explanatory Memorandum
This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held virtually at 4:00pm (Melbourne time) on Thursday, 11 November 2021 ( Meeting ).
In light of the current COVID-19 restrictions, and based on the temporary relief measures (to meet regulatory requirement under the Corporations Act 2001 ) included in the recently enacted Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No.1) Act 2021, the Company will hold the Meeting virtually. Shareholders wishing to vote, or their attorneys or in the case of a Shareholder or proxy which is a corporation, corporate representatives, must log in online to participate in the virtual Annual General Meeting by clicking on https://agmlive.link/BTN21 at 4:00pm (Melbourne time) on Thursday, 11 November 2021 (Melbourne time).
Details on how to participate 'virtually' are provided in the Virtual Meeting Online Guide attached as Annexure B. Shareholders are encouraged to review this guide before the Meeting.
1. Accounts and Reports
The Corporations Act requires the Company to provide before the Annual General Meeting, the Financial Report, Directors' report (including the Remuneration Report) and the Auditor's Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2021.
Shareholders will be offered the opportunity to discuss the Financial Report, Directors’ Report and Auditor’s Report at the Meeting. Copies of these reports can be found on the Company’s website https://investors.butn.co/investor-centre/.
There is no requirement for Shareholders to approve the Financial Report, Directors’ Report and Auditor’s Report. Shareholders will be offered the following opportunities:
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(a) discuss the Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2021;
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(b) ask questions or make comments on the management of the Company; and
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(c) ask the auditor questions about the conduct of the audit and preparation and content of the Auditor’s Report.
In addition to taking questions at the Annual General Meeting, written questions to the Chairman about the management of the Company, or to the Company’s auditor about:
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(a) the preparation and content of the Auditor’s Report;
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(b) the conduct of the audit;
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(c) accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of the financial statements; and
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(d) the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit,
may be submitted no later than 5 business days before the Annual General Meeting to the Company Secretary at the Company’s registered office.
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2. Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report
2.1
Corporations Act
Under the Corporations Act, listed entities are required to put to the vote a resolution that the Remuneration Report section of the Directors’ Report be adopted. This Remuneration Report can be found in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report. It sets out a range of matters relating to the remuneration of Directors and Key Management Personnel of the Company.
A vote on this resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. A copy of the Company’s 2021 Annual Report can be found on its website at https://investors.butn.co/investor-centre/.
The Corporations Act provides that:
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(a) members of the Key Management Personnel whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report (and any closely related party of those members) are not permitted to vote on a resolution to approve the Remuneration Report, and
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(b) if the vote to approve the Remuneration Report receives a “no” vote by at least 25% of the votes cast, this will constitute a “first strike”.
The Company's current "strike" count is zero. If a “first strike” was to occur at the 2021 Annual General Meeting:
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(a) the Company’s subsequent Remuneration Report (in other words, the Company’s Remuneration Report to be included in the 2022 Annual Report) must include an explanation of the Board’s proposed action in response to the “no vote” or an explanation of why no action has been taken; and
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(b) if the Company’s subsequent (i.e. 2022) Remuneration Report also receives a “no vote” at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of at least 25% of the votes cast, then Shareholders will be asked (at that 2022 Annual General Meeting) to vote on whether or not the Company is to hold another general Shareholder’s meeting (within the following 90 days) to vote on a “spill resolution” under section 250V of the Corporations Act.
2.2 Board Recommendation
As set out in the Notice of Meeting, any member of the Key Management Personnel whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report, together with a closely related party of those members, are excluded from casting a vote on Resolution 1.
Accordingly, the Board abstains from making a recommendation in relation to Resolution 1. The Chairman intends to exercise all undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 1.
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2.3 Voting Exclusion Statement
Voting exclusion:
The Company will disregard any votes cast on Resolution 1 by or on behalf of
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(a) a member of the Key Management Personnel; or
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(b) a closely related party of a member of the Key Management Personnel (which includes a spouse, dependent and certain other close family members and companies controlled by the KMP) of those persons.
However, the Company will not disregard a vote if it is cast by a KMP, not cast on behalf of any KMP, and either:
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(c) the proxy appointing the KMP specifies the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; or
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(d) the Chairman is appointed proxy, the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution and the appointment expressly authorises the Chairman to exercise the proxy even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the KMP.
3. Resolution 2: Election of Helen Louise Lea
3.1 Background
On 25 January 2021 the Company entered into an agreement with MYOB Investment Co Pty Ltd ( MYOB ) pursuant to which MYOB was entitled to appoint a Director representing its interests on the Board of the Company.
On 1 September 2021, Ms Helen Louise Lea was appointed to the Board of the Company by the Directors under clause 13.1(c) of the Constitution. Clause 13.1(d) provides that any person appointed by Directors holds office until the next Annual General Meeting and is eligible for election at that meeting. Ms Lea offers herself up for election.
| Ms Helen Louise LeaNon-Executive Director | |
| Experience and expertise | Helen is an experienced executive having held senior roles in transformation, human resources and talent and performance. She is the Chief Employee Experience Officer at MYOB, responsible for a diverse portfolio including Digital, Workplace, People and Corporate Affairs. Helen has experience in a number of significant Australian and multi-national corporations including Seven Group Holdings, Telstra, UGL and British American Tobacco. She has experience with Remuneration Committees, Superannuation Trusteeship and Technology Risk and was a Director of ITA Co (Independent Telecommunications Adjudicator). Helen has a Masters Degree in Organisational Psychology from the University of the Witwatersrand, is a registered Organisational Psychologist, a Fellow of the Australian Human Resources Institute and a graduate of the AICD. |
| Other current directorships |
None |
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| Former directorships in last 3 years |
None |
|---|---|
| Special responsibilities | None |
3.2 Board Recommendation
The Directors (other than Ms Lea) recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution 2.
4. Resolution 3: Re-election of Georg Chmiel
4.1 Background
Rule 13.3 of the Company’s Constitution provides that no Director may hold office for a period in excess of 3 years, or beyond the third annual general meeting following the Director’s election, whichever is the longer, without submitting themselves for reelection.
Mr Chmiel has been a Non-Executive Director since 18 September 2020. Mr Chmiel, is retiring by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-election.
| Mr Georg ChmielNon-Executive Director | Mr Georg ChmielNon-Executive Director |
|---|---|
| Experience and expertise | Georg is currently the Executive Chair of Juwai IQI Holdings, one of Asia’s largest property tech companies and Chair of iCarAsia. Georg is also Non- Executive Director of Centrepoint Alliance and the PropTech Group (the leading real estate office company for Australia and New Zealand). Georg was previously Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the iProperty Group before it was sold to REA Group. Georg was also previously Non‑Executive Director of Mitula Group before it was acquired by Lifull (2120:Tokyo) and Managing Director of LJ Hooker Group with 700 offices across ten countries and held the position of Chief Financial Officer and General Manager International at REA Group. Georg has over 25 years of experience in the real estate and online industry, working for companies such as Deutsche Bank and McKinsey & Company. Georg is the 2021 recipient of the Impact Lifetime Achievement Award for Property Excellence in Malaysia, winner of the C-Suite Leadership Excellence Award in 2020, the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award in 2016 and the Top Outstanding Leaders Asia Award in 2015. He is a Certified Practicing Accountant and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Georg is also a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds an MBA (INSEAD,France)and a computer science degree(TU Munich,Germany). |
| Other current directorships |
Chair of iCarAsia (since November 2016) and Non-Executive Director of Centrepoint Alliance (since October 2016) and the PropTech Group (since August 2020) |
| Former directorships in last 3 years |
Non-Executive Director of Mitula Group till December 2018 |
| Special responsibilities | Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee |
4.2 Board Recommendation
The Directors (other than Mr Chmiel) recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution 3.
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5. Resolution 4: Appointment of Auditor
5.1 Appointment of BDO
On 18 June 2020 in accordance with section 327A of the Corporations Act, the Company appointed BDO Audit Pty Ltd as the inaugural auditor of the Company.
In accordance with Section 327B(1)(a), the Company now seeks Shareholder approval for the ongoing appointment of BDO Audit Pty Ltd as auditor of the Company and its controlled entities.
In accordance with section 328B of the Corporations Act, notice in writing nominating BDO Audit Pty Ltd as auditor has been given to the Company by a Shareholder. A copy of the notice is included in the Notice of Meeting (Annexure A).
The appointment of BDO Audit Pty Ltd will be by vote of Shareholders as an ordinary resolution.
BDO Audit has provided to the Company, and has not withdrawn its written consent to act as auditor of the Company, in accordance with section 328A(1) of the Corporations Act.
5.2 Board recommendation
The Board unanimously recommends that the Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.
Resolution 5: Approval of increased placement capacity
6.1
Placement capacity
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A enables eligible entities, after obtaining shareholder approval at an annual general meeting, to issue equity securities up to 10% of its issued share capital through placements over a 12-month period after the annual general meeting ( 10% Placement Facility ). The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1. This Resolution 5 seeks approval to allow the Board the flexibility to issue additional Shares if it so decided. The Board may decide not to issue any Shares pursuant to this Resolution 5.
An eligible entity for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1A is an entity that is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less. The Company is an eligible entity.
The Company is seeking shareholder approval by way of a special resolution to have the ability to issue equity securities under the 10% Placement Facility.
The exact number of equity securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Facility will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2.
If this Resolution 5 is not approved by shareholders then the Company will not have the flexibility of an available additional 10% capacity to issue Shares under the 10% Placement Facility described in this section 6 of the Explanatory Memorandum. The Company not having the 10% Placement Facility will have no effect on the Company's existing Listing Rule 7.1 15% capacity.
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6.2 Description of Listing Rule 7.1A
Any equity securities issued under the 10% Placement Facility ( Placement Securities ) must be in the same class as an existing quoted class of equity securities of the Company. The Company, as at the date of the Notice, has on issue one class of equity securities, being ordinary shares ( Shares ).
Resolution 5 is a special resolution and therefore requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative).
Eligible entities which have obtained Shareholder approval at an annual general meeting may issue or agree to issue, during the 12-month period after the date of the annual general meeting, a number of Placement Securities calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2.
The effect of Resolution 5 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Placement Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period (as defined below) without using any of the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
6.3
Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3A
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A, information is provided in relation to the approval of the 10% Placement Facility as follows:
(a) Period for which approval will be valid
Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A is valid from the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained and expires on the earlier to occur of:
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(i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained;
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(ii) the time and date of the Company's next annual general meeting; or
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(iii) the time and date of the approval by shareholders of a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking), or such longer period if allowed by ASX
( 10% Placement Period ).
(b) Minimum issue price
If any Placement Securities are issued, the minimum price the Placement Securities will be issued for cash consideration which is not less than 75% of the VWAP of equity securities in the same class calculated over the 15 trading days immediately before:
- (i) the date on which the price at which the Placement Securities are to be issued is agreed; or
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- (ii) if the Placement Securities are not issued within 10 trading days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Placement Securities are issued.
The actual number of Placement Securities that the Company will have capacity to issue under Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated at the date of issue of the Placement Securities in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2.
(c) Purposes for which Placement Securities may be issued
The Company may seek to issue the Placement Securities as cash consideration for the acquisition of new assets and or other investments, or as cash for general working capital purposes.
The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under Listing Rules 7.1A.4 and 3.10.3 upon issue of any Placement Securities.
(d) Effect on existing (non-participating) Shareholders
If Resolution 5 is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues Placement Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, the existing Shareholders' voting power in the Company will be diluted as shown in the below table. There is a risk that:
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(i) the market price for the Company's equity securities may be lower on the date of the issue of the Placement Securities than on the date of the Annual General Meeting; and
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(ii) the Placement Securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for the Company's equity securities on the issue date or the Placement Securities are issued as part of consideration for the acquisition of a new asset, which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue of the Placement Securities.
The below table is included for illustrative purposes only and shows the potential dilution of existing Shareholders on the basis of the current market price of the Shares as at 2[nd] September 2021 and the current number of Shares for variable "A" (above) calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 as at the date of this Notice.
The table also shows:
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(i) Two examples where variable ‘A’ has increased by 50% and 100%. Variable ‘A’ is based on the number of Shares the Company has on issue as at the date of this Notice of Meeting. The number of Shares on issue may increase as a result of issues of Shares that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlements issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or future specific placements under Listing rule 7.1 that are approved at a future shareholders’ meeting; and
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(ii) Two examples where the issue price of the Shares has decreased by 50% and increased by 50% as against the current market price.
The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:
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(i) The Company issues the maximum number of Placement Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility.
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(ii) The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued share capital at the time of issue. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example as 10%.
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(iii) The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 10% Placement Facility, based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of the Annual General Meeting.
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(iv) The table shows only the effect of issues of Placement Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, not under the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
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(v) The issue of Placement Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares.
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(vi) The issue price is $0.46, being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 2[nd] September 2021.
| Variable ‘A’ in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 |
$0.23 50% decrease in Issue Price |
$0.46 Issue Price |
$0.69 50% increase in Issue Price |
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| Current Variable A 160,030,000 Shares |
10% Voting Dilution |
16,003,000 Shares |
16,003,000 Shares |
16,003,000 Shares |
| Funds raised |
$3,680,690 | $7,361,380 | $11,042,070 | |
| 50 % increase in current Variable A 240,045,000 Shares |
10% Voting Dilution |
24,004,500 Shares |
24,004,500 Shares |
24,004,500 Shares |
| Funds raised |
$5,521,035 | $11,042,070 | $16,563,105 | |
| 100% increase in current Variable A 320,060,000 Shares |
10% Voting Dilution |
32,006,000 Shares |
32,006,000 Shares |
32,006,000 Shares |
| Funds raised |
$7,361,380 | $14,722,760 | $22,084,140 |
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(e) Company's share allocation policy
The Company’s share allocation policy is dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue pursuant to the 10% Placement Facility. The identity of the allottees of Placement Securities will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to the factors including but not limited to the following:
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(i) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, issues in which existing security holders can participate;
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(ii) the effect of the issue of the Placement Securities on the control of the Company;
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(iii) the financial situation and solvency of the Company; and
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(iv) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
The allottees under the 10% Placement Facility have not been determined as at the date of this Notice of Meeting but may include existing substantial Shareholders and/or new Shareholders who are not related parties or associates of a related party of the Company.
(f) Information under ASX Listing Rule 7.3A.6
The Company has not issued or agreed to issue any securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 during the 12 months prior to the date of this Meeting.
6.4 Recommendation
The Directors of the Company believe that Resolution 5 is in the best interests of the Company and unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution 5.
7. Further information
The Directors are not aware of any other information which is relevant to the consideration by members of the proposed resolutions set out in this Notice of Meeting.
The Directors recommend members read this Explanatory Memorandum in full and, if desired, seek advice from their own independent financial or legal adviser as to the effect of the proposed resolutions before making any decision in relation to the proposed resolutions.
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Glossary
Definitions
The following definitions are used in the Notice of Meeting and the Explanatory Memorandum:
Annual General Meeting / AGM means the annual general meeting of the Company to be held virtually at https://agmlive.link/BTN21 at 4:00pm on Thursday, 11 November 2021 pursuant to the Notice of Meeting.
ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691.
ASX Listing Rules or Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of the ASX as amended from time to time.
Board means the board of Directors of the Company.
Company means Butn Limited ACN 644 183 883.
Corporations Act or Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Director means a director of the Company.
Explanatory Memorandum means the explanatory memorandum attached to this Notice.
Key Management Personnel or KMP means the key personnel as disclosed in the Remuneration Report, being Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors and senior executives.
Meeting means the annual general meeting subject to this Notice.
Notice of Meeting or Notice means this notice of Annual General Meeting.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2021 as set out in the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2021.
Resolution means the resolutions referred to in the Notice of Meeting.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Share Registry means Link Market Services Limited.
Shareholder means a holder of a Share.
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Butn Limited
ACN 644 182 883
SAMPLE
LODGE YOUR VOTE
ONLINE www.linkmarketservices.com.au
BY MAIL Butn Limited C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia BY FAX +61 2 9287 0309
BY HAND Link Market Services Limited Level 12, 680 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: +61 1300 554 474
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PROXY FORM
I/We being a shareholder(s) of Butn Limited and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint:
APPOINT A PROXY
OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your Name the Chairman of the proxy, please write the name and email of the person or body corporate you are appointing as your proxy (an email will be sent to your Meeting (mark box) appointed proxy with details on how to access the virtual meeting) Email
or failing the person or body corporate named, or if no person or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act on my/our behalf (including to vote in accordance with the following directions or, if no directions have been given and to the extent permitted by the law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at 4:00pm (AEDT) on Thursday, 11 November 2021 (the Meeting ) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting.
The Meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting and you can participate by logging in online at https://agmlive.link/BTN21 (refer to details in the Virtual Meeting Online Guide).
Important for Resolution 1: If the Chairman of the Meeting is your proxy, either by appointment or by default, and you have not indicated your voting intention below, you expressly authorise the Chairman of the Meeting to exercise the proxy in respect of Resolution 1, even though the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel (KMP).
The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business.
VOTING DIRECTIONS
Proxies will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are signed and received no later than 48 hours before the Meeting. Please read the voting instructions overleaf before marking any boxes with an T
Resolutions
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For Against Abstain * For Against Abstain
1 Adoption of Remuneration Report 5 Approval of increased placement
capacity
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2 Election of Helen Louise Lea as a Non-Executive Director
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3 Re-election of Georg Chmiel as a Non-Executive Director
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4 Appointment of Auditor
* If you mark the Abstain box for a particular Item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
Shareholder 1 (Individual) Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual)
Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director/Company Secretary (Delete one) Director
This form should be signed by the shareholder. If a joint holding, either shareholder may sign. If signed by the shareholder’s attorney, the power of attorney must have been previously noted by the registry or a certified copy attached to this form. If executed by a company, the form must be executed in accordance with the company’s constitution and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
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BTN PRX2101N
HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
This is your name and address as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. Please note: you cannot change ownership of your shares using this form.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name and email address of that individual or body corporate in Step 1. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
DEFAULT TO CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING
Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting in accordance with the directions will default to the Chairman of the Meeting, who is required to vote those proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chairman of the Meeting will be voted as indicated in this Proxy Form, including where the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of KMP.
VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY APPOINTMENT
You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid.
APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY
You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend the Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the Company’s share registry or you may copy this form and return them both together.
LODGEMENT OF A PROXY FORM
This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 4:00pm (AEDT) on Tuesday, 9 November 2021, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:
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ONLINE
www.linkmarketservices.com.au
Login to the Link website using the holding details as shown on the Proxy Form. Select ‘Voting’ and follow the prompts to lodge your vote. To use the online lodgement facility, shareholders will need their “Holder Identifier” - Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN).
BY MAIL
Butn Limited
C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
BY FAX
+61 2 9287 0309
BY HAND
delivering it to Link Market Services Limited* Level 12
680 George Street Sydney NSW 2000
*during business hours Monday to Friday (9:00am - 5:00pm Sydney time) and subject to public health orders and restrictions
To appoint a second proxy you must:
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(a) on each of the first Proxy Form and the second Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded; and
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(b) return both forms together.
SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS
You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided:
Individual: where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign. Joint Holding: where the holding is in more than one name, either shareholder may sign.
Power of Attorney: to sign under Power of Attorney, you must lodge the Power of Attorney with the registry. If you have not previously lodged this document for notation, 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 indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place.
CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES
If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting Virtually the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” must be received at [email protected] prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Annual General Meeting. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company’s share registry or online at www.linkmarketservices.com.au.
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Annexure A – Nomination of Auditor
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Annexure B
Virtual Meeting Online Guide
Before you begin
Ensure your browser is compatible. Check your current browser by going to the website: whatismybrowser.com
Supported browsers are:
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Chrome – Version 44 & 45 and after
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Firefox – 40.0.2 and after
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Safari – OS X v10.9 & OS X v10.10 and after
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Internet Explorer 9 and up
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Microsoft Edge - 92.0 and after
To attend and vote you must have your securityholder number and postcode.
Appointed Proxy: Your proxy number will be provided by Link before the meeting.
Please make sure you have this information before proceeding.
Corporate Markets
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Virtual Meeting Online Guide
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Step 1
Open your web browser and go to https://agmlive.link/BTN21
1. Get a Voting Card
To register to vote – click on the ‘Get a Voting Card’ button.
This will bring up a box which looks like this.
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Step 2
Log in to the portal using your full name, mobile number, email address, and participant type.
Please read and accept the terms and conditions before clicking on the blue ‘Register and Watch Meeting’ button.
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On the left – a live audio webcast of the Meeting
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On the right – the presentation slides that will be addressed during the Meeting
If you are an individual or joint securityholder you will need to register and provide validation by entering your securityholder number and postcode.
If you are an appointed Proxy, please enter the Proxy Number issued by Link in the PROXY DETAILS section. Then click the ‘SUBMIT DETAILS AND VOTE’ button.
Once you have registered, your voting card will appear with all of the resolutions to be voted on by securityholders at the Meeting (as set out in the Notice of Meeting). You may need to use the scroll bar on the right hand side of the voting card to view all resolutions.
Securityholders and proxies can either submit a Full Vote or Partial Vote.
- At the bottom – buttons for ‘Get a Voting Card’, ‘Ask a Question’ and a list of company documents to download
Note: If you close your browser, your session will expire and you will need to re-register. If using the same email address, you can request a link to be emailed to you to log back in.
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Full Votes
To submit a full vote on a resolution ensure you are in the ‘Full Vote’ tab. Place your vote by clicking on the ‘For’ , ‘Against’ , or ‘Abstain’ voting buttons.
Partial Votes
To submit a partial vote on a resolution ensure you are in the ‘Partial Vote’ tab. You can enter the number of votes (for any or all) resolution/s. The total amount of votes that you are entitled to vote for will be listed under each resolution. When you enter the number of votes it will automatically tally how many votes you have left.
Note: If you are submitting a partial vote and do not use all of your entitled votes, the un-voted portion will be submitted as No Instruction and therefore will not be counted.
Once you have finished voting on the resolutions scroll down to the bottom of the box and click on the ‘Submit Vote’ or ‘Submit Partial Vote’ button.
Note: You can close your voting card without submitting your vote at any time while voting remains open. Any votes you have already made will be saved for the next time you open up the voting card. The voting card will appear on the bottom left corner of the webpage. The message ‘Not yet submitted’ will appear at the bottom of the page.
You can edit your voting card at any point while voting is open by clicking on ‘Edit Card’ . This will reopen the voting card with any previous votes made.
At the conclusion of the Meeting a red bar with a countdown timer will appear at the top of the Webcast and Slide windows advising the remaining voting time. Please make any changes and submit your voting cards.
Once voting has been closed all submitted voting cards cannot be changed.
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2. How to ask a question
Note: Only securityholders are eligible to ask questions.
If you have yet to obtain a voting card, you will prompted to enter your securityholder number or proxy details before you can ask a question. To ask a question, click on the ‘Ask a Question’ button either at the top or bottom of the webpage.
The ‘Ask a Question’ box will then pop up with two sections for completion.
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Note that not all questions are guaranteed to be answered during the Meeting, but we will do our best to address your concerns.
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3. Downloads
View relevant documentation in the Downloads section.
4. Voting closing
Voting will end 5 minutes after the close of the Meeting.
In the ‘Regarding’ section click on the drop down arrow and select the category/resolution for your question.
Click in the ‘Question’ section and type your question and click on ‘Submit’.
At the conclusion of the Meeting a red bar with a countdown timer will appear at the top of the Webcast and Slide screens advising the remaining voting time. If you have not submitted your vote, you should do so now.
A ‘View Questions’ box will appear where you can view your questions at any point. Only you can see the questions you have asked.
If your question has been answered and you would like to exercise your right of reply, you can submit another question.
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5. Phone Participation
Asking a Question
Step 1
What you will need
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a) Land line or mobile phone
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b) The name and securityholder number of your holding/s
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c) To obtain your unique PIN, please contact Link Market Services on +61 1800 990 363.
Joining the Meeting via Phone
When the Chairman calls for questions on each resolution, you will be asked to press *1 on your keypad should you wish to raise your hand to ask a question.
Step 2
Please advise if your question relates to an item of business or General Business. The moderator will make a note and ask if you have any additional questions.
Step 1
From your land line or mobile device, call: Conference Call Number: 1800 718 543 International Number: +61 2 9189 2005
Step 2
You will be greeted with a welcome message and provided with instructions on how to participate in the Meeting. Please listen to the instructions carefully.
At the end of the welcome message you will be asked to provide your PIN by the moderator. This will verify you as a securityholder and allow you to ask a question on the resolutions at the Meeting.
Step 3
When it is time to ask your question, the moderator will introduce you to the meeting, your line will be unmuted and you can then start speaking.
Note: If at any time you no longer wish to ask your question, you can lower your hand by pressing *2 on your key pad. If you have also joined the Meeting Online, we ask that you mute your laptop, desktop, tablet or mobile device while you ask your question.
Step 4
Your line will be muted once your question has been answered.
Step 3
Once the moderator has verified your details you will be placed into a waiting room where you will hear music playing.
Note: If your holding cannot be verified by the moderator, you will attend the Meeting as a visitor and will not be able to ask a question.
Step 4
At the commencement of the Meeting, you will be admitted to the Meeting where you will be able to listen to proceedings.
Contact us
1487.7 04/21 ISS2
Australia T +61 1800 990 363 E [email protected]
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