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ASX Announcement
7 October 2024
Letter to Shareholders, Notice of Meeting and Proxy Form in relation to 2024 Annual General Meeting
Cluey Ltd (ASX:CLU) ( Cluey ) attaches a Letter to Shareholders, Notice of Meeting and Proxy Form which are being distributed to shareholders today in relation to its 2024 Annual General Meeting.
ENDS
Authorised for release to the ASX by the Company Secretary.
For enquiries please contact:
Mark Rohald Executive Deputy Chairman [email protected]
Greg Fordred CFO & Company Secretary [email protected]
About Cluey
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Cluey is an innovative, ASX-listed Edtech company that combines education and technology to deliver quality education outcomes and an enhanced experience for students. Cluey provides curriculum aligned academic support for students in Australia and New Zealand. In addition, Cluey delivers co-curricular online, holiday camps and after-school programs in Australia and the United Kingdom through its wholly owned subsidiary, Code Camp. Cluey has a highly experienced management team and Board with a track record of building successful education businesses. Cluey is headquartered in Sydney.
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Cluey has been recognised in the prestigious HolonIQ inaugural list of most innovative Edtech companies in Australia. Cluey was also the winner of the 2022 Australian Growth Company Awards - Technology Growth Company of the Year; 2021 Technology Scale-up Edtech of the Year Award, and recognised as the 5th fastest growing technology company in Australia in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2021 Awards.
Cluey Ltd ABN: 65 644 675 909 Suite 2, Level 2, 117 Clarence Street Sydney NSW 2000
7 October 2024
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Annual General Meeting – Letter to Shareholders
Cluey Ltd (ASX:CLU) (“CLU" or the “Company”) advises that an Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 11.00am (AEDT) on Thursday, 7 November 2024 at Level 31, 1 O’Connell Street, Sydney, NSW ( Meeting ).
In accordance with Part 1.2AA of the Corporations Act 2001 , the Company will only be dispatching physical copies of the Notice of Meeting ( Notice ) to Shareholders who have elected to receive the Notice in physical form. The Notice is being made available to Shareholders electronically and can be viewed and downloaded online at the following link:
https://clueylearning.com.au/en/investor/announcements.php
Alternatively, the Notice will also be available on the Company’s ASX market announcements page (ASX: CLU).
If you have nominated an email address and have elected to receive electronic communications from the Company, you will also receive an email to your nominated email address with a link to an electronic copy of the Notice of Meeting and Annual Report. Shareholders may also request an email copy or a paper copy of the Notice of Meeting and Annual Report by emailing the Company at: [email protected]
To vote in person, attend the Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.
To vote by proxy please use one of the following methods:
| Online | Lodge the Proxy Form online athttps://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsah by following the instructions: Log into the Automic website using the holding details as shown on the Proxy Form. Click on ‘View Meetings’ – ‘Vote’. To use the online lodgement facility, Shareholders will need their holder number (Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN)) as shown on the front of the Proxy Form. |
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| By post | Completing the enclosed Proxy Form and posting it to: Automic, GPO Box 5193, Sydney NSW 2001 |
| By hand | Completing the enclosed Proxy Form and delivering it by hand to: Automic, Level 5, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000 |
| By email | Completing the enclosed Proxy Form and emailing it to: [email protected] |
Your Proxy instruction must be received not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Proxy Forms received later than this time will be invalid.
The Chair intends to vote all open proxies in favour of all resolutions, where permitted.
Yours Faithfully,
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Greg Fordred Company Secretary
Cluey Ltd https://clueylearning.com.au/ Level 2 117 Clarence Street Sydney NSW 2000 ACN: 644 675 909
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Cluey Ltd
Notice of 2024 Annual General Meeting Explanatory Statement | Proxy Form
Thursday, 7 November 2024
11:00AM AEDT
Address Level 31 1 O’Connell Street Sydney NSW 2000
This Notice of Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting.
Date of issue: 7 October 2024
Contents
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| Venue and Voting Information | 2 |
| Notice of Annual General Meeting – Agenda and Resolutions | 4 |
| Notice of Annual General Meeting – Explanatory Statement | 7 |
| Glossary | 14 |
| Annexure A – Nomination of Auditor | Attached |
| Proxy Form | Attached |
Important Information for Shareholders about the Company’s 2024 AGM
This Notice is given based on circumstances as at 7 October 2024. Should circumstances change, the Company will make an announcement on the ASX market announcements platform and on the Company’s website at https://clueylearning.com.au/. Shareholders are urged to monitor the ASX announcements platform and the Company’s website.
Venue and Voting Information
The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be held at 11:00am (AEDT) on Thursday 7 November 2024 at Level 31, 1 O’Connell Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
Your vote is important
The business of the Annual General Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
Voting in person
To vote in person, attend the Annual General Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.
Voting by proxy
To vote by proxy, please use one of the following methods:
| Online | Lodge the Proxy Form online athttps://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsah by following the instructions: Login to the Automic website using the holding details as shown on the Proxy Form. Click on ‘View Meetings’ – ‘Vote’. To use the online lodgement facility, Shareholders will need their holder number (Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN)) as shown on the front of the Proxy Form. For further information on the online proxy lodgement process please see the Online Proxy Lodgement Guideathttps://www.automicgroup.com.au/virtual- agms/ |
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| By post | Automic, GPO Box 5193, Sydney NSW 2001 |
| By hand | Automic, Level 5, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000 |
| By email | Completing the enclosed Proxy Form and emailing it to: [email protected] |
Your Proxy instruction must be received not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Proxy Forms received later than this time will be invalid.
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Power of Attorney
If the proxy form is signed under a power of attorney on behalf of a shareholder, then the attorney must make sure that either the original power of attorney or a certified copy is sent with the proxy form, unless the power of attorney has already provided it to the Share Registry.
Corporate Representatives
If a representative of a corporate shareholder or a corporate proxy will be attending the Meeting, the representative should bring to the Meeting adequate evidence of their appointment, unless this has previously been provided to the Share Registry.
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that an Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Cluey Ltd ACN 644 675 909 will be held at 11:00am (AEDT) on Thursday 7 November 2024 at Level 31, 1 O’Connell Street, Sydney NSW 2000 ( Meeting ).
The Explanatory Statement to this Notice of Meeting provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Annual General Meeting. The Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form forms part of this Notice of Meeting.
The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 7:00pm AEDT on Tuesday 5 November 2024.
Terms and abbreviations used in this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Statement are defined in the Glossary.
Agenda
Ordinary business
Financial statements and reports
“To receive and to consider the Annual Financial Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2024 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Directors’ Report, the Remuneration Report and the Auditor’s Report for that financial year.”
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.
Resolutions
Remuneration Report
1. Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution :
“That, for the purpose of Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the Remuneration Report as contained in the Company’s Annual Financial Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2024.”
Note : The vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
Voting Exclusion Statement : In accordance with the Corporations Act, the Company will disregard any votes cast on Resolution 1 by or on behalf of a member of the Company’s key management personnel (including the Directors), whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report ( KMP ), or any of that person’s Closely Related Parties (such as close family members and any controlled companies of those persons)
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(collectively referred to as Restricted Voter). However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
(a) it is cast by a person as a proxy appointed in writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on Resolution 1; and
(b) it is not cast on behalf of a Restricted Voter.
If you appoint the person chairing the Meeting ( Chair ) and you are not a Restricted Voter, by submitting the Proxy Form you authorise the person chairing the Meeting to exercise the proxy even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a KMP, and you will be taken to have directed the Chair to vote in accordance with his or her stated intention to vote in favour of Resolution 1. If you do not want your vote exercised in favour of Resolution 1, you should direct the person chairing the Meeting to vote “against”, or to abstain from voting on, this Resolution.
- Re election of Directors
2. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Louise McElvogue as Director
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution :
“That Louise McElvogue, a Director who retires by rotation in accordance with the Company’s Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4, and being eligible offers herself for re-election as a Director of the Company, effective immediately.”
3. Resolution 3 – Re-election of Michael Stibbard as Director
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution :
“That Michael Stibbard, a Director who retires by rotation in accordance with the Company’s Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4, and being eligible offers himself for re-election as a Director of the Company, effective immediately.”
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A (Additional 10% Capacity)
4. Resolution 4 – ASX Listing Rule 7.1A Approval of Future Issue of Securities
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a Special Resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, the 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 otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement which accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting.”
Voting Exclusion Statement : The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 4 by or on behalf of:
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(a) a person who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company); or
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(b) an Associate of that person or those persons.
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However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of Resolution 4 by:
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(i) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way; or
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(ii) the Chair of the Meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or
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(iii) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Appointment of Auditor
5. Resolution 5 – Appointment of Auditor
To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution :
“That, subject to the consent of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission to the resignation of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, for the purposes of section 327B of the Corporations Act and or all other purposes, approval is given for the appointment of a new auditor, BDO Audit Pty Ltd, ABN 33 134 022 870 , having been nominated by a shareholder, being qualified to act as auditor of the Company and having consented subject to ASIC's consent to the resignation of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, to act as such, be appointed as auditor of the Company with effect from the later of (a) the close of the Meeting; and (b) the day on which ASIC gives its consent to the resignation of the previous auditor.”
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
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Greg Fordred Company Secretary
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Explanatory Statement
This Explanatory Statement has been prepared for the information of the Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting to be held at 11:00am (AEDT) on Thursday 7 November 2024 at Level 31, 1 O’Connell Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
The purpose of this Explanatory Statement is to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions in the Notice of Meeting.
If you are in any doubt about what to do in relation to the Resolutions contemplated in the Notice of Meeting and this Explanatory Statement, it is recommended that you seek advice from an accountant, solicitor or other professional advisor.
Full details of the business to be considered at the Annual General Meeting are set out below.
Agenda
Ordinary business
Financial statements and reports
In accordance with the Constitution and the Corporations Act, the business of the Annual General Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the Annual Financial Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2024 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Director’s Report, the Remuneration Report and the Auditor’s Report.
In accordance with the amendments to the Corporations Act, the Company is no longer required to provide a hard copy of the Company’s Annual Financial Report to Shareholders unless a Shareholder has specifically elected to receive a printed copy.
Whilst the Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s Annual Financial Report unless specifically requested to do so, Shareholders may view the Company Annual Financial Report on its website at https://clueylearning.com.au/.
No resolution is required for this item, but Shareholders will be given the opportunity to ask questions and to make comments on the management and performance of the Company.
The Company’s auditor will be present at the Meeting. During the discussion of this item, the auditor will be available to answer questions on the:
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Conduct of the audit;
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Preparation and content of the Auditor’s Report;
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Accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of the financial statements; and
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Independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit.
Written questions of the auditor
If you would like to submit a written question about the content of the Auditor’s Report or the conduct of the audit of the Annual Financial Report of the Company’s auditor, please send your question to the Company Secretary. A list of qualifying questions will be made available at the Meeting.
Please note that all written questions must be received at least five business days before the Meeting, which is by Thursday 31 October 2024.
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Resolutions
Remuneration Report
Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
In accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, the Company is required to present to its Shareholders the Remuneration Report as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Financial Report.
The vote on the Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. The Remuneration Report is set out in the Company’s Annual Financial Report and is also available on the Company’s website at https://clueylearning.com.au/.
However, if at least 25% of the votes cast are against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Meeting (subject of this Notice of Meeting), and then again at the 2025 Annual General Meeting ( 2025 AGM ), the Company will be required to put to the vote a resolution ( Spill Resolution ) at the 2025 AGM to approve the calling of a further meeting ( Spill Meeting ). If more than 50% of Shareholders vote in favour of the Spill Resolution, the Company must convene the Spill Meeting within 90 days of the 2025 AGM. All of the Directors who were in office when the 2025 Directors’ Report was approved, other than the Managing Director, will (if desired) need to stand for reelection at the Spill Meeting.
The Remuneration Report explains the Board’s policies in relation to the nature and level of remuneration paid to KMPs (including Directors) and sets out remuneration details, service agreements and the details of any share-based compensation.
Voting
Note that a voting exclusion applies to Resolution 1 in the terms set out in the Notice of Meeting. In particular, the Directors and other Restricted Voters must not vote on this Resolution and must not cast a vote as proxy, unless the appointment gives a direction on how to vote, or the proxy is given to the Chair and you submit the Proxy Form, authorising the Chair to exercise the proxy even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a KMP and that in doing so you will be taken to have directed the Chair to vote in accordance with the Chair’s stated intention to vote in favour of Resolution 1.
Shareholders are urged to read carefully the Proxy Form and to provide a direction to the proxy on how to vote on this Resolution.
- Re election of Directors
Resolution 2 – Re-election of Louise McElvogue as Director
Clause 13.3 of the Company’s Constitution requires that there must be an election of Directors at each Annual General Meeting ( AGM ). No Director may hold office for a period in excess of three years, or beyond the third AGM following the Director’s election, whichever is the longer, without submitting himself or herself for re-election. The retiring Directors must not be a Managing Director. The Directors to retire at the AGM are those who have been in office the longest since last being elected.
ASX Listing Rule 14.4 also provides that each Director must not hold office (without re-election) past the third annual general meeting following the Director’s appointment or 3 years, whichever is longer.
Louise McElvogue was appointed a Director of the Company on 9 December 2020 and was last reelected as a Director at the 2021 AGM.
Under this Resolution, Ms McElvogue has elected to retire by rotation, and being eligible, seeks re-
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election as a Director of the Company at this AGM.
Ms McElvogue is an experienced director, CEO, and advisor with experience across healthcare, media, technology, government, and education. She has more than 30 years’ experience in the media and technology sectors, and has held senior roles in digital, marketing and strategy in Europe, Australia, and the USA.
Ms McElvogue is a board director of the ABC, President of the Australian Institute of Company Directors NSW Council and previously served as a director of Healthdirect Australia (Federal/State Government), Sydney Living Museums (NSW Government) and on the Federal Government’s Convergence Review Committee as a digital expert reviewing media and technology regulation.
In the education sector, Ms McElvogue was Industry Professor at UTS Business School, where she now is an Adjunct Professor and is on the Rhodes Scholar Selection Panel for NSW.
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors (excluding Louise McElvogue) recommend that Shareholders vote for this Resolution.
Resolution 2 – Re-election of Michael Stibbard as Director
Clause 13.3 of the Company’s Constitution requires that there must be an election of Directors at each AGM. No Director may hold office for a period in excess of three years, or beyond the third AGM following the Director’s election, whichever is the longer, without submitting himself or herself for re-election. The retiring Directors must not be a Managing Director. The Directors to retire at the AGM are those who have been in office the longest since last being elected.
ASX Listing Rule 14.4 also provides that each Director must not hold office (without re-election) past the third annual general meeting following the Director’s appointment or 3 years, whichever is longer.
Michael Stibbard was appointed a Director of the Company on 9 December 2020 and was last reelected as a Director at the 2021 AGM.
Under this Resolution, Mr Stibbard has elected to retire by rotation, and being eligible, seeks reelection as a Director of the Company at this AGM.
Mr Stibbard has over 40 years’ experience in the accounting profession. He was an audit and business consulting partner with Horwath NSW Pty Limited, Chartered Accountants for 23 years and managing partner for 6 of those years. When the company merged with Deloitte in February 2007, he continued to act as an audit and business consulting partner until his retirement from the firm in September 2017.
Since leaving Deloitte, Mr Stibbard has continued to provide business advisory services.
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors (excluding Michael Stibbard) recommend that Shareholders vote for this Resolution.
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
Resolution 4 – ASX Listing Rule 7.1A Approval of Future Issue of Securities
Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of equity securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary securities it had on issue at the start of that
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period.
Under Listing Rule 7.1A, however, an eligible entity can seek approval from its members, by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting, to add an additional 10% capacity.
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 less than the amount prescribed by ASX (currently $300 million).
As of the date of this Notice of Meeting, the Company has a market capitalisation of approximately $12.7 million and therefore is an eligible entity. If at the time of the Meeting the Company is no longer an eligible entity this Resolution will be withdrawn.
This Resolution seeks Shareholder approval by way of a special resolution for the Company to have the additional 10% capacity provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A to issue equity securities without Shareholder approval.
If this Resolution is passed, the Company will be able to issue equity securities up to the combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A without any further Shareholder approval.
If this Resolution is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the additional 10% capacity to issue equity securities without Shareholder approval provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A and will remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing equity securities without Shareholder approval set out in Listing Rule 7.1.
Information Required by ASX Listing Rule 7.3A
The following information is provided to Shareholder for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.3A.
Period for which the approval will be valid
An approval under this Listing Rule 7.1A commences on the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained and expires on the first to occur of the following:
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(a) the date which is 12 months after the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained;
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(b) the time and date of the entity’s next annual general meeting; and
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(c) the time and date on which Shareholders approve a transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking).
Minimum price at which the equity securities may be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A
Any equity securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 must be an existing quoted class of the Company’s equity securities and issued for cash consideration.
The issue price per equity security must not be less than 75% of the volume weighted average market price of the equity securities in that class, calculated over 15 trading days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
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(a) the date on which the price at the equity securities are to be issued is agreed by the Company and the recipient of the equity securities; and
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(b) if the equity securities are not issued within 10 trading days of the date in paragraph (a), the date on which the equity securities are issued.
Purposes for which the funds raised by an issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A may be used
As noted above, any equity securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 must be issued for cash consideration. Accordingly, every issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 will have an accompanying proposed use of funds at the time of issue.
As at the date of this Notice, the Company has not formed an intention to offer any equity
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securities under Listing Rule 7.1A during the Listing Rule 7.1A mandate period, if Shareholders approve this Resolution. However, if Shareholders approved this Resolution and the Company did raise funds from the issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, based on the Company’s existing plans, the Company considers that the funds may be used for the following purposes:
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(a) to finance or partially finance additional growth opportunities, which may include an acquisition of a new company or business within the EdTech industry; and
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(b) for working capital purposes and/or to pay the costs of the issuance of equity securities that is made by the Company under Listing Rule 7.1A
Risk of economic and voting dilution to existing ordinary Securityholders
If this Resolution is approved, and the Company issues equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, the existing Shareholders’ economic and voting power in the Company will be diluted.
There is a risk that:
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(a) the market price for the Company’s equity securities in that class may be significantly lower on the issue date than on the date of the approval under Listing Rule 7.1A; and
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(b) the equity securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount (as described above) 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 equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.
The table below shows the potential dilution of existing Securityholders on the basis of 3 different assumed issue prices and values for the variable “A” in the formula in rule 7.1A.2:
| Variable “A” ASX Listing | Rule 7.1A.2 | Potential Dilution and Funds Raised | Potential Dilution and Funds Raised | Potential Dilution and Funds Raised |
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| $0.013 | $0.025 | $0.05 | ||
| 50% decrease in issue price |
issue price(b) | 100% increase in issue price |
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| “A” is the number of shares on issue,(a) being |
10% voting dilution(c) |
35,282,374 | 35,282,374 | 35,282,374 |
| 352,823,744 Shares | Funds raised | $441,030 | $882,059 | $1,764,119 |
| “A” is a 50% increase in shares on issue, being |
10% voting dilution(c) |
52,923,561 | 52,923,561 | 52,923,561 |
| 529,235,616 Shares | Funds raised | $661,545 | $1,323,089 | $2,646,178 |
| “A” is a 100% increase in shares on issue, being |
10% voting dilution(c) |
70,564,748 | 70,564,748 | 70,564,748 |
| 705,647,488 Shares | Funds raised | $882,059 | $1,764,119 | $3,528,237 |
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(a) Based on the total number of fully paid ordinary Shares on issue as at 16 September 2024.
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(b) Based on the closing price of the Company’s Shares on ASX as at 16 September 2024.
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(c) The table assumes that the Company issues the maximum number of ordinary Shares available to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.
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(d) The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of issues of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of this Explanatory Statement.
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(e) The table shows the effect of an issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A only, not under the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
Allocation policy for issues under Listing Rule 7.1A
The Company’s allocation policy and the identity of the allottees of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A will depend on a number of factors, including:
- (a) the Company’s intentions in relation to the possible issue of equity securities (for cash
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consideration) during the Listing Rule 7.1A mandate period;
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(b) the structure and timeframe of the capital raising opportunities available to the Company and any alternative methods for raising funds that are available to the Company (such as a pro rata offer or an offer under a share purchase plan);
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(c) the potential effect on the control of the Company;
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(d) the Company’s financial position and the likely future capital requirements; and
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(e) advice from the Company’s corporate or financial advisors.
Based on the Company’s historical cashflow reports and capital raising activities in the past 12 months, the Company considers that it may raise funds during the Listing Rule 7.1A mandate period, although this cannot be guaranteed. As of the date of this Notice, no specific intention to issue equity securities in relation to any parties, investors or existing Securityholders have been formed. In addition, no intentions have been formed in relation to the possible number of issues, or the time frame in which the issues could be made. Subject to the requirements of the Listing Rules and the Corporations Act, the Board of Directors reserve the right to determine at the time of any issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, the allocation policy that the Company will adopt for that issue.
If and when the determination is made to proceed with an issue of equity securities during the Listing Rule 7.1A mandate period, details regarding the allottees and purposes of issue will be disclosed pursuant to the Company’s obligations under Listing Rules 3.10.3 and 7.1A.4.
Offers made under Listing Rule 7.1A may be made to parties (excluding any related parties) including professional and sophisticated investors, existing Shareholders of the Company, clients of Australian Financial Service Licence holders and/or their nominees, or any other person to whom the Company is able to make an offer of equity securities.
Issue or agreement to issue equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A in the 12 months prior to AGM
The Company has not issued or agreed to issue equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months preceding the AGM.
This Resolution is a Special Resolution. For a Special Resolution to be passed, at least 75% of the votes validly cast on the resolution by Shareholders (by number of ordinary shares) must be in favour of this Resolution.
Directors’ recommendation
The Board of Directors recommend that Shareholders vote for this Resolution.
Appointment of Auditor
Resolution 5 – Appointment of Auditor
Subject to the consent of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) to the resignation of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and pursuant to section 327C(1) of the Corporations Act, BDO Audit Pty Ltd, ABN 33 134 022 870 is proposed to be appointed as auditor of the Company to fulfil a casual vacancy.
Under section 327C(2) of the Corporations Act, an auditor who has been appointed under section 327C(1) of the Corporations Act only holds office until the company’s next annual general meeting. The Company is required to appoint an auditor to fill any vacancy at each annual general meeting (after its first annual general meeting) pursuant to section 327B(1) of the Corporations Act.
Pursuant to section 328B of the Corporations Act, the Company received a valid notice of nomination which nominated BDO Audit Pty Ltd, ABN 33 134 022 870 to be appointed as the new auditor of the Company. A copy of the notice of nomination is set out in Annexure A of this Notice
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of Meeting.
Subject to the Company receiving all necessary approvals from ASIC and shareholder approval at the Meeting, BDO Audit Pty Ltd has been nominated and selected to become the new auditor of the Company.
BDO Audit Pty Ltd has provided the Company its written consent to act as auditor of the Company for the purposes of section 327B of the Corporations Act, subject to the consent of ASIC to the resignation of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. As at the date of this Notice of Meeting, BDO Audit Pty Ltd has not withdrawn its consent.
As a consequence, the Company has requested Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to apply to ASIC under subsection 329(5) of the Corporations Act for ASIC's consent to resign as auditor of the Company with effect from the day on which ASIC gives its consent to the resignation, or on the day (if any) fixed by ASIC for the purpose.
As the auditor cannot resign without ASIC's consent, Resolution 5 is conditional on ASIC's consent. If ASIC does not grant its consent, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu will continue to hold office as the Company’s auditor.
Accordingly, under this Resolution, Shareholder approval is being sought to appoint BDO Audit Pty Ltd as the auditor of the Company, upon the resignation of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
Resolution 5 is conditional on Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu receiving ASIC's consent to its resignation as the Company’s auditor, and subject to that consent being granted, BDO Audit Pty Ltd’s appointment will either take effect from the close of the meeting (if consent has been provided prior to the meeting) or such later date as ASIC consents to the resignation of the previous auditor.
Directors’ recommendation
The Board of Directors recommend that Shareholders vote for this Resolution.
Enquiries
Shareholders are asked to contact the Company Secretary, Greg Fordred, at [email protected] if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.
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Glossary
AEDT means Australian Eastern Daylight Time as observed in Sydney, New South Wales.
Annual Financial Report means the 2024 Annual Report to Shareholders for the period ended 30 June 2024 as lodged by the Company with ASX on 30 August 2024.
Annual General Meeting or AGM or Meeting means an Annual General Meeting of the Company and, unless otherwise indicated, means the meeting of the Company’s members convened by this Notice of Meeting.
ASIC means Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
Associate has the meaning given to it by the ASX Listing Rules.
ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691 or the financial market operated by it, as the context requires, of 20 Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW 2000.
ASX Listing Rules or Listing Rules means the official ASX Listing Rules of the ASX and any other rules of the ASX which are applicable while the Company is admitted to the official list of the ASX, as amended or replaced from time to time, except to the extent of any express written waiver by the ASX.
Auditor’s Report means the auditor’s report of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu dated 29 August 2024 as included in the Annual Financial Report.
Board means the current board of Directors of the Company.
Business Day means a day on which trading takes place on the stock market of ASX.
Chair means the person chairing the Meeting.
Closely Related Party of a member of the KMP means:
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(a) a spouse or child of the member;
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(b) a child of the member’s spouse;
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(c) a dependant of the member or of the member’s spouse;
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(d) anyone else who is one of the member’s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member’s dealings with the Company;
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(e) a company the member controls; or
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(f) a person prescribed by the Corporation Regulations 2001 (Cth).
Company means Cluey Ltd ACN 644 675 909.
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) as amended or replaced from time to time.
Director means a current director of the Company.
Directors’ Report means the report of Directors as included in the Annual Financial Report.
Dollar or “ $ ” means Australian dollars.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying this Notice of Meeting.
KMP means key management personnel (including the Directors) whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report.
Notice of Meeting or Notice of Annual General Meeting means this notice of annual general meeting dated 7 October 2024 including the Explanatory Statement.
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Option means an option which, subject to its terms, could be exercised into a Share.
Ordinary Resolution means a resolution that can only be passed if at least 50% of the total votes cast by Shareholders entitled to vote on the resolution are voted in its favour at the meeting.
Proxy Form means the proxy form attached to this Notice of Meeting.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report as set out in the Annual Financial Report.
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in this Notice of Meeting, or any one of them, as the context requires.
Restricted Voter means a member of the Company’s KMP and any Closely Related Parties of those members.
Securities mean Shares and/or Options (as the context requires).
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a holder of a Share.
Share Registry means Automic Pty Ltd.
Special Resolution means a resolution that can only be passed if at least 75% of the total votes cast by Shareholders entitled to vote on the resolution are voted in its favour at the meeting.
Spill Meeting means the meeting that will be convened within 90 days of the 2025 AGM if a threshold of votes is cast against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Meeting and the 2025 AGM.
Spill Resolution means the resolution required to be put to Shareholders at the 2025 AGM if a threshold of votes is cast against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Meeting and the 2025 AGM.
Trading Day has the meaning given to that term in ASX Listing Rule 19.12.
VWAP means the volume weighted average market (closing) price, with respects to the price of Shares.
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– Annexure A Nomination of Auditor
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for Securityholder registration.
Cluey Ltd | ABN 65 644 675 909
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Proxy Voting Form If you are attending the Meeting in person, please bring this with you
Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 11.00am (AEDT) on Tuesday, 05 November 2024 , being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
SUBMIT YOUR PROXY
Complete the form overleaf in accordance with the instructions set out below.
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
The name and address shown above is as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, and you have an Issuer Sponsored holding, you can update your address through the investor portal: https://investor.automic.com.au/#/home Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes.
STEP 1 – APPOINT A PROXY
If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that Individual or body corporate. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. Otherwise if you leave this box blank, the Chair of the Meeting will be appointed as your proxy by default. DEFAULT TO THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING
Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chair of the Meeting, who is required to vote these proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chair of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Voting Form, including where the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of Key Management Personnel.
STEP 2 - VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS You may direct your proxy how to vote by marking 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 SECOND PROXY
You may appoint up to two proxies. If you appoint two proxies, you should complete two separate Proxy Voting Forms and specify the percentage or number each proxy may exercise. If you do not specify a percentage or number, each proxy may exercise half the votes. You must return both Proxy Voting Forms together. If you require an additional Proxy Voting Form, contact Automic Registry Services. SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the Shareholder must sign. Joint holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all Shareholders should sign. Power of attorney: If you have not already lodged the power of attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the power of attorney to this Proxy Voting Form when you return it. Companies: To be signed in accordance with your Constitution. Please sign in the appropriate box which indicates the office held by you.
Email Address: Please provide your email address in the space provided.
By providing your email address, you elect to receive all communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible) such as a Notice of Meeting, Proxy Voting Form and Annual Report via email.
CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES
If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate ‘Appointment of Corporate Representative’ should be produced prior to admission. A form may be obtained from the Company’s share registry online at https://automic.com.au.
Lodging your Proxy Voting Form:
Online
Use your computer or smartphone to appoint a proxy at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsah or
scan the QR code below using your smartphone
Login & Click on ‘Meetings’. Use the Holder Number as shown at the top of this Proxy Voting Form.
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BY MAIL:
Automic GPO Box 5193 Sydney NSW 2001
IN PERSON:
Automic Level 5, 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000
BY EMAIL:
[email protected] BY FACSIMILE: +61 2 8583 3040 All enquiries to Automic:
WEBSITE: https://automicgroup.com.au/
PHONE:
1300 288 664 (Within Australia) +61 2 9698 5414 (Overseas)
STEP 1 - How to vote
APPOINT A PROXY:
I/We being a Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting of Cluey Ltd, to be held at 11.00am (AEDT) on Thursday, 07 November 2024 at Level 31, 1 O'Connell Street, Sydney NSW 2000 hereby:
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Appoint the Chair of the Meeting (Chair) OR if you are not appointing the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write in the box provided below the name of the person or body corporate you are appointing as your proxy or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, and subject to the relevant laws as the proxy sees fit and at any adjournment thereof. The Chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions in which the Chair is entitled to vote. Unless indicated otherwise by ticking the “for”, “against” or “abstain” box you will be authorising the Chair to vote in accordance with the Chair’s voting intention. AUTHORITY FOR CHAIR TO VOTE UNDIRECTED PROXIES ON REMUNERATION RELATED RESOLUTIONS Where I/we have appointed the Chair as my/our proxy (or where the Chair becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chair to exercise my/our proxy on Resolution 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel, which includes the Chair.
| MPL STEP 2 - Your voting direction Resolutions For Against Abstain 1 Adoption of Remuneration Report 2 Re-election of Louise McElvogue as Director 3 Re-election of Michael Stibbard as Director 4 ASX Listing Rule 7.1A Approval of Future Issue of Securities 5 Appointment of Auditor Please note:If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that Resolution on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll. |
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| SA STEP 3 – Signatures and contact details Individual or Securityholder 1 Securityholder 2 Securityholder 3 Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director / Company Secretary Contact Name: Email Address: Contact Daytime Telephone Date (DD/MM/YY) / / By providing your email address, you elect to receive all communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible). |
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