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Notice of Annual General Meeting 19 October 2016 and Explanatory Statement
25 Bridge Street, Pymble, NSW 2073
Ph: +61 2 9499 8010 • Fax: +61 2 9499 8020 • www.regeneus.com.au • ABN 13 127 035 358
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By order of the Board
14 September 2016
Sandra McIntosh
Company Secretary
NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Members of Regeneus Ltd (the Company) will be held at the offices of Grant Thornton, Level 17, 383 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia on Wednesday 19 October at 11.00am (Sydney time).
ORDINARY BUSINESS
Financial Report
To receive the financial statements of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2016 together with the Directors’ Report and the Auditor’s Report.
RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION 1: Adoption of the Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2016 be adopted.”
Note that the vote on this resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast on the above resolution:
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by Key Management Personnel or their closely related parties; or
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as a proxy by Key Management Personnel or a closely related party of any key management personnel.
However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
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it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
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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.
RESOLUTION 2: Re-election of a Director, Dr Roger Aston
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That Dr Roger Aston, who retires as a Director of the Company by rotation in accordance with clauses 3.6(c) and 3.7 of the Company’s Constitution, and being eligible for re-election, is re-elected as a Director of the Company”.
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Notice of Meeting
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RESOLUTION 3: Approval of additional placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment the following resolution as a special resolution:
“That for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, shareholders approve the issue of Equity Securities up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company (at the time of issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Statement”.
Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast on the above resolution by:
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a person who may participate in the 10% placement facility; and
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a person who might obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of securities,
and any such associates of such a person.
At this point in time, there is no potential allottee to who securities may be issued under this resolution.
However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
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it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
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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.
RESOLUTION 4: Approval of the Regeneus Share Option Plan
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 7.2, exception 9, and for all other purposes, shareholders approve the Share Option Plan, a summary of which is set out in the Explanatory Notes accompanying the Notice of Meeting, and the issue of shares under the Share Option Plan.
Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast on the above resolution:
- by Key Management Personnel and their associates or their closely related parties; or
However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
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it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
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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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Notice of Meeting
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Determination of Entitlement to Attend and Vote
The Company has determined that the holders of the Company’s ordinary shares for the purpose of the Annual General Meeting will be the registered holders of ordinary shares at 11.00am (Sydney time) on Monday 17 October 2016.
Attendance at the Annual General Meeting
In person: You may attend the Annual General Meeting in person at the date, time and place specified in the Notice of Meeting. Prior registration is not required.
By proxy: A member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. A member of the Company entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise, but where the proportion or number is not specified, each proxy may exercise half the votes.
If you would like to appoint a proxy to attend the meeting on your behalf, this can be done by completing and signing the attached proxy form and sending it by post to Regeneus Ltd, c/o Link Market Services Limited at Locked Bag A14, Sydney South NSW 1235 or by facsimile to Link on +61 2 9287 0309 by no later than 11.00am Sydney time on Monday 17 October 2016, being not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting. Alternatively proxy forms may also be lodged online at Link Market Services’ website www.linkmarketservices.com.au in accordance with the instructions given there. You will be taken to have signed the proxy form if you lodge it in accordance with the instructions provided on the website.
The proposed Chair of the meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each of the three resolutions.
By power of attorney: If an ordinary shareholder has appointed an attorney to attend and vote at the meeting, or if a proxy form is signed by an attorney, the power of attorney must likewise be received by Link Market Services Limited by post to Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235, or by facsimile to Link on +61 2 9287 0309 by no later than 11.00am Sydney time on Monday 17 October 2016 , being not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting.
By corporate representative: A member who is a body corporate may appoint an individual as a representative to exercise the member’s voting rights at the Annual General Meeting pursuant to section 250D of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Representatives will be required to present documentary evidence of their appointment on the day of the meeting.
Questions from Members
Members who are unable to attend the Annual General Meeting and would like to ask questions of the Board concerning matters to be considered at the Annual General Meeting, are invited to do so by completing the form included with this Notice.
Your questions are important to us and although we may not be able to reply to each question individually, we will respond to as many of the frequently asked questions as possible at the Annual General Meeting, or otherwise after the meeting.
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Enquiries
For further information relating to the 2016 Annual General Meeting, please contact the Company Secretary at [email protected] or call + 61 2 9499 8010.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Explanatory Statement has been prepared to assist shareholders with their consideration of the resolutions detailed in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 14 September 2016. This Explanatory Statement should be read with, and forms part of, the accompanying Notice of Meeting.
1. Financial Report
As required by section 317 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the Financial Report, Directors’ Report, Directors’ Declarations and the Independent Audit Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2016 will be laid before the Annual General Meeting.
Shareholders will be provided with the opportunity to raise questions in relation to the reports, however there will be no formal resolution put to the meeting. The Company’s Auditor will be present at the meeting and shareholders will also be given the opportunity to ask the Auditor questions on the conduct of the audit, the preparation and content of the Auditor’s report, the accounting policies adopted by the Company for the preparation of the financial statements and the independence of the Auditor.
2. RESOLUTION 1: Adoption of the Remuneration Report
The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) requires that listed companies include a Remuneration Report in their Directors’ Report. The Remuneration Report includes information in respect of the Company’s remuneration policies in respect of Directors and executives, including the relationship between remuneration policies and the Company’s performance, prescribed details of Directors and executives, details of securities included in the remuneration of Directors and executives and details of persons employed under a contract.
The resolution to adopt the Remuneration Report has been put to the shareholders in accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Any outcome, with respect to this resolution, is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. However, if more than 25% of the votes are cast against two consecutive annual section 250R(2) resolutions, the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) requires a shareholder vote on whether to convene a special meeting at which all directors (other than a managing director) who were in office when the second section 250R(2) resolution was passed must stand for re-election.
The Chair will allow a reasonable opportunity at the meeting for shareholders as a whole to ask questions about or make comments on the Remuneration Report.
The Directors will consider the outcome of this vote and any comments made by shareholders on the Remuneration Report at the meeting when reviewing the Company’s remuneration policies.
Voting exclusion statement
For the purposes of the voting exclusion statement on Resolution 1:
“ Key Management Personnel ” ( KMP ) means those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, including any Director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company.
“ closely related party ” means: (a) a spouse or child of the KMP; (b) a child of the KMP’s spouse; (c) a dependent of the KMP or the KMP spouse; (d) anyone else who is one of the KMP’s family and may be expected to influence the KMP, or be influenced by the KMP, in the KMP’s dealing with the Company; (e) a company the KMP controls; or (f) a person otherwise prescribed by the regulations.
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Where the Chair is appointed as a proxy, the Chair will vote all undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 1.
If you appoint the Chair as your proxy, and you check the box consenting to the Chair voting undirected proxies, then unless you include an express voting direction on your proxy form, you will be directing, and expressly consenting to the Chair to vote in favour of Resolution 1.
3. RESOLUTION 2: Re-election of a Director, Dr Roger Aston
Dr Roger Aston has been a Non-Executive Director of the Company since 21 September 2012 and was appointed as Independent Chairman on 10 November 2014. In accordance with the retirement requirements of the Company’s Constitution, Dr Roger Aston retires and offers himself for re-election as a Director of the Company.
His experience, qualifications, and special responsibilities are set out on page 10 of the Company’s Annual Report.
4. RESOLUTION 3: Approval of additional placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A
4.1 General
Listing Rule 7.1A enables eligible entities to issue “ Equity Securities ” (as defined in the Listing Rules) of 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.
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 now 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 (refer to paragraph 4.2(c) below).
The Directors of the Company believe that Resolution 3 is in the best interests of the Company and unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
4.2 Description of Listing Rule 7.1A
(a) Shareholder approval
The ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility is subject to shareholder approval by way of a special resolution at an Annual General Meeting.
(b) Equity Securities
Any Equity Securities issued under the 10% Placement Facility must be in the same class as an existing quoted class of Equity Securities of the Company.
As at the date of this Notice, the Company has on issue one class of quoted equity securities being ordinary shares. The company has the following securities on issue:
- (i) 208,885,143 listed fully paid ordinary shares;
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(ii) unlisted options issued under employee incentive schemes exercisable at:
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A. $0.136 each prior to 28 June 2020;
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B. $0.136 each prior to 29 December 2020;
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C. $0.136 each prior to 18 February 2021;
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D. $0.28 each prior to 28 June 2021;
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E. $0.25 each prior to 15 September 2018;
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F. $0.25 each prior to 3 December 2018; and
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G. $0.16 each prior to 20 October 2019
(c) Formula for calculating 10% Placement Facility
Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that 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 Equity Securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:
(A x D) — E
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A is the number of shares on issue 12 months before the date of issue or agreement:
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(i) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2;
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(ii) plus the number of partly paid shares that became fully paid in the 12 months;
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(iii) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months with approval of holders of shares under Listing Rules 7.1 or 7.4. This does not include an issue of fully paid shares under the entity's 15% placement capacity without shareholder approval; and
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(iv) less the number of fully paid shares cancelled in the 12 months.
Note that A is has the same meaning in Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating an entity's 15% placement capacity.
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D is 10%
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E is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months before the date of the issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with the approval of shareholders under Listing Rules 7.1 or 7.4.
(d) Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A
The ability of an entity to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A is in addition to the entity's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
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At the date of this Notice, the Company has on issue 208,885,143 Shares and therefore has a capacity to issue:
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(i) 31,332,771 Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1 (subject to any prior issues of Equity Securities that were not issued under either an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 or with the approval of shareholders and that therefore may count towards the placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1); and
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(ii) 20,888,514 Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.
The actual number of Equity Securities that the Company will have capacity to issue under Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated at the date of issue of the Equity Securities in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer to paragraph 4.2(c) above).
(e)
Minimum Issue Price
The issue price of Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A must be not less than 75% of the volume weighted average price ( VWAP ) of Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 ‘Trading Days’ (as defined in the Listing Rules) immediately before:
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(i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within five (5) Trading Days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
(f) 10% Placement Period
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; or
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(ii) the 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),
( 10% Placement Period ).
4.3 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3A
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A, the following information is provided in relation to the approval of the 10% Placement Facility:
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(a) The Equity Securities will be issued at an issue price of not less than 75% of the VWAP for the Company's Equity Securities over the 15 Trading Days immediately before:
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(i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 5 Trading Days of the date in
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paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
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(b) If Resolution 3 is approved by shareholders and the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, the existing shareholders' voting power in the Company will be diluted as shown in the table below (in the case of listed options, only if the listed options are exercised). There is a risk that:
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(i) the market price for the Company's Equity Securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the Equity Securities than on the date of the Annual General Meeting; and
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(ii) the Equity 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,
which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue of the Equity Securities.
The table below shows the dilution of existing shareholders on the basis of the current market price of shares and the current number of ordinary shares for variable "A" 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 ordinary shares the Company has on issue. The number of ordinary shares on issue may increase as a result of issues of ordinary 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 of where the issue price of ordinary shares has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the current market price.
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| Variable “A” in Listing | ||||
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| Dilution | ||||
| $0.07 | $0.28 | |||
| Rule 7.1A.2 | 50% decrease in |
$0.14 | 100% Increase in |
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| Issue Price | Issue Price | Issue Price | ||
| Current Variable “A” | 10% Voting Dilution |
20,888,514 | 20,888,514 | 20,888,514 |
| 208,885,143 shares | ||||
| Funds raised |
$1,462,196 | $2,924,392 | $5,848,784 | |
| 50% increase in current | 10% Voting Dilution |
31,332,771 | 31,332,771 | 31,332,771 |
| Variable “A” | ||||
| 313,327,714 shares | ||||
| Funds raised |
$2,193,294 | $4,386,588 | $8,773,176 | |
| 100% increase in | 10% Voting Dilution |
41,777,028 | 41,777,028 | 41,777,028 |
| current Variable “A” | ||||
| 417,770,286 shares | ||||
| Funds raised |
$2,924,392 | $5,848,784 | $11,697,568 |
The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:
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(i) The Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility.
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(ii) No listed options (including any listed options issued under the 10% Placement Facility) are exercised into shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities.
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(iii) 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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(iv) 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 Meeting.
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(v) The table shows only the effect of issues of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, not under the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
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(vi) The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of shares. If the issue of Equity Securities includes listed options, it is assumed that those listed options are exercised into shares for the purpose of calculating the voting dilution effect on existing shareholders.
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(vii) The issue price is $0.14, being the closing price of the shares on ASX on Friday, 9 September 2016.
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(c) The Company will only issue and allot the Equity Securities during the 10% Placement
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Period. The approval under Resolution 3 for the issue of the Equity Securities will cease to be valid in the event that shareholders approve a transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities or Listing Rule 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking).
- (d)
The Company may seek to issue the Equity Securities for the following purposes:
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(i) non-cash consideration for the acquisition of new assets. In such circumstances the Company will provide a valuation of the non-cash consideration as required by Listing Rule 7.1A.3; or
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(ii) cash consideration. In such circumstances, the Company intends to use the funds raised to accelerate its product developments and/or general working capital (including head office operations).
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The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under Listing Rules 7.1A.4 and 3.10.5A upon issue of any Equity Securities.
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(e) The Company's 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 Equity Securities will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to 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, rights issue or other issue in which existing security holders can participate;
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(ii) the effect of the issue of the Equity 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 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) The Company has previously obtained shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A. There have been no equity securities issued in the 12 months preceding the date of this Annual General Meeting.
4.4 Reasons for Seeking Approval
The effect of Resolution 3 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period without using the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
4.6 Board Recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.
5. RESOLUTION 4: Approval of Share Option Plan
5.1 General
Resolution 4 seeks shareholder approval for the Company’s existing Share Option Trust Plan ( Plan )
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for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.2 exception 9(b), the Corporations Act and for all other purposes.
The Plan was first approved and formally adopted prior to the Company listing in 2013 and is designed to assist in the reward, motivation and retention of personnel (including Directors, eligible employees and contractors). The Plan is designed to recognise the abilities, efforts and contributions of participants in the Company’s performance and success and provide the participants with an opportunity to acquire or increase their ownership interest in the Company.
The purpose of Resolution 4 is to seek shareholders’ re-approval of the Plan for a further three years, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.2, exception 9(b) and Listing Rule 7.1.
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue more equity securities during any 12-month period than that amount which represents 15% of the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of that 12-month period without shareholder approval.
ASX Listing Rule 7.2 exception 9(b) provides that ASX Listing Rule 7.1 does not apply to issues of securities under an employee incentive scheme if, within three years before the date on which the securities are issued, shareholders approve the issue of securities under the scheme as an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
The purpose of Resolution 4 is to refresh shareholder approval of the Plan for a further three years so that securities issued pursuant to the Plan are not included within the limit of 15% of issued shares that can be issued without shareholder approval. In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.2, exception 9, a summary of the key terms of the Plan and the number of securities issued under the Plan is set out below.
If Resolution 4 is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities under the Plan to eligible participants during the period up to 19 October 2019 without affecting the Company’s ability to separately issue up to 15% of its total ordinary securities in any 12-month period (without having to obtain a further shareholder approval). The Board believes this will provide the Company with the flexibility necessary to raise additional capital as and when appropriate.
5.2 Summary of the Plan
The Plan is designed to assist in the reward, motivation and retention of personnel (including Directors, eligible employees and contractors ( Participants ). Participants may participate in the Plan by the grant of either Shares or Options over Shares.
Regeneus has established the “Regeneus Limited Option Share Trust” ( Trust ) as the vehicle for acquiring, holding and selling Shares and Options on behalf of Participants (to date only Options have been issued under the Plan). The trustee of the Trust ( Trustee ) is bound by the terms of the Plan and also a trust deed giving powers to the Trustee in connection with the Plan.
The terms on which Shares and Options are granted under the Plan, including the terms on which Options will vest, are set out in individual letters of offer to Participants. Vesting conditions may be a combination of service and performance conditions, as determined by the directors of Regeneus.
When a Participant accepts an invitation to participate in the Plan, the Participant’s interests in any Shares or Options allocated will be financed by a limited recourse loan from the Trust to the Participant. Such loans will be interest free and limited recourse. Regeneus/the Trustee will also upon request provide an interest free limited recourse loan equal to the amount necessary to pay
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the exercise price for any Options held by the Trustee for the benefit of a Participant. Interests of Participants under the Plan are held by units in the Trust rather than a direct holding of the Share or Options.
If the Participant’s employment ceases prior to any Options under the Plan vesting or being exercised, and / or any Shares under the Plan being transferred to the Participant, the Participant’s entitlement to such Shares or Options will lapse and the units in the Trust held by the Participant may be cancelled.
The Plan operates on an ongoing basis. An offer or issue of Shares or Options under the Plan to a Participant may only be made under the Plan if the number of such Shares or Options, together with the number of Shares and Options then on issue pursuant to the Plan or any other employee share scheme does not exceed 12% of the total number of issued Shares on a fully diluted basis as at the time of the offer.
5.3 Details of Equity Securities issued under the Plan
As at the date of this notice of meeting, 9,350,110 Options have been issued under the Plan since the listing of the Company of which 6,938,210 are outstanding.
5.4 Voting exclusion statement
For the purposes of the voting exclusion statement on Resolution 4:
“ Key Management Personnel ” ( KMP ) means those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, including any Director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company.
“ Closely Related Party ” means: (a) a spouse or child of the KMP; (b) a child of the KMP’s spouse; (c) a dependent of the KMP or the KMP spouse; (d) anyone else who is one of the KMP’s family and may be expected to influence the KMP, or be influenced by the KMP, in the KMP’s dealing with the Company; (e) a company the KMP controls; or (f) a person otherwise prescribed by the regulations.
Where the Chair is appointed as a proxy, the Chair will vote all undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 4.
If you appoint the Chair as your proxy, and you check the box consenting to the Chair voting undirected proxies, then unless you include an express voting direction on your proxy form, you will be directing, and expressly consenting to the Chair to vote in favour of Resolution 4.
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REGENEUS LTD ABN 13 127 035 358
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+61 2 9287 0309
BY HAND Link Market Services Limited 1A Homebush Bay Drive, Rhodes NSW 2138; or Level 12, 680 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: +61 1300 554 474 PROXY FORM I/We being a member(s) of Regeneus Ltd and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint: APPOINT A PROXY the Chairman of the OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or Meeting (mark box) body corporate you are appointing as your proxy 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 11:00am on Wednesday, 19 October 2016 at the offices of Grant Thornton, Level 17, 383 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia (the Meeting ) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting. 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 For Against Abstain * 1 Adoption of the Remuneration Report
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1 Adoption of the Remuneration Report
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2 Re-election of a Director, Dr Roger Aston
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3 Approval of additional placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A
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4 Approval of the Regeneus Share Option Plan
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* 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) Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary |
Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) Director/Company Secretary (Delete one) |
Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual) Director |
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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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HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
LODGEMENT OF A PROXY FORM
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.
This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 11:00am on Monday, 17 October 2016, 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.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:
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 of that individual or body corporate in Step 1. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
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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) as shown on the front of the Proxy Form).
DEFAULT TO CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING
Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN) to the Chairman of the Meeting, who is required to vote those proxies as as shown on the front of the Proxy Form). directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chairman of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy BY MOBILE DEVICE QR Code Form, including where the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly Our voting website is designed specifically with the remuneration of KMP. for voting online. You can now lodge VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY APPOINTMENT your proxy by scanning the QR code adjacent or enter the voting link You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in one of the www.linkmarketservices.com.au into boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in your mobile device. Log in using the accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of Holder Identifier and postcode for your voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or shareholding. 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 To scan the code you will need a QR code reader application vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your which can be downloaded for free on your mobile device. vote on that item will be invalid. BY MAIL APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY Regeneus Ltd You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend the C/- Link Market Services Limited Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an Locked Bag A14 additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the Company’s share registry or you may copy this form and return them both together. Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia To appoint a second proxy you must: (a) on each of the first Proxy Form and the second Proxy Form state the BY FAX percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that +61 2 9287 0309 form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your BY HAND votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded; and delivering it to Link Market Services Limited (b) return both forms together. 1A Homebush Bay Drive Rhodes NSW 2138 SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS or You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided: Level 12 Individual: where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign. 680 George Street Joint Holding:* where the holding is in more than one name, either Sydney NSW 2000 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.
- During business hours (Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm)
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 the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” should be produced prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Meeting. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company’s share registry or online at www.linkmarketservices.com.au.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE.