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DEVELOP GLOBAL LIMITED AGM Information 2013

Oct 28, 2013

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VENTUREX RESOURCES LIMITED

ABN 28 122 180 205

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TIME : 10.00am (WST) DATE : 29 November 2013 PLACE : CWA House (Country Women’s Association) Meeting Room 1176 Hay Street West Perth 6005 Western Australia

This Notice of Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting. Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary, Trevor Hart, on (+61 8) 6389 7400

C O N TE N T S

Notice of Annual General Meeting (setting out the proposed resolutions) Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed resolutions) Glossary 13 Schedule 1 – Terms and Conditions of Options – Resolution 5 14 Proxy Form

T I M E A N D P L AC E OF M E ET I N G A N D HO W T O V OT E

Venue

The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of Venturex Resources Limited to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be held at 10.00am (WST) on 29 November 2013 at:

CWA House (Country Women’s Association) Meeting Room 1176 Hay Street West Perth 6005, Western Australia

Your vote is important

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

Voting in person

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

Voting by proxy

To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy Form.

In accordance with section 249L of the Corporations Act, members are advised that:

  • each member has a right to appoint a proxy;

  • the proxy need not be a member of the Company; and

  • a member who is entitled to cast 2 or more votes may appoint 2 proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If the member appoints 2 proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the member’s votes, then in accordance with section 249X(3) of the Corporations Act, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes.

New sections 250BB and 250BC of the Corporations Act came into effect on 1 August 2011 and apply to voting by proxy on or after that date. Shareholders and their proxies should be aware of these changes to the Corporations Act, as they will apply to this Annual General Meeting. Broadly, the changes mean that:

  • if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and

  • any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.

Further details on these changes are set out below.

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Proxy vote if appointment specifies way to vote

Section 250BB(1) of the Corporations Act provides that an appointment of a proxy may specify the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and, if it does :

  • the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and

  • if the proxy has 2 or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on the resolution – the proxy must not vote on a show of hands; and

  • if the proxy is the chair of the meeting at which the resolution is voted on – the proxy must vote on a poll, and must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and

  • if the proxy is not the chair – the proxy need not vote on the poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed).

Transfer of non-chair proxy to chair in certain circumstances

Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:

  • an appointment of a proxy specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution at a meeting of the Company's members; and

  • the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting; and

  • at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded on the resolution; and

  • either of the following applies:

  • the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting;

  • the proxy does not vote on the resolution,

the chair of the meeting is taken, before voting on the resolution closes, to have been appointed as the proxy for the purposes of voting on the resolution at the meeting.

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N O T IC E OF A N N U A L G E N E R AL ME E T I NG

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Venturex Resources Limited will be held at 10.00am (WST) on 29 November 2013 at CWA House (Country Women’s Association) Meeting Room, 1176 Hay Street, West Perth, Western Australia.

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

The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders of the Company at 5.00pm (WST) on 27 November 2013.

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

AGENDA

ORDINARY BUSINESS

Financial Statements and Reports

To receive and consider the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2013 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Directors’ Report, the Remuneration Report and the Auditor’s Report.

1. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT

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

That, for the purpose of Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the Remuneration Report as contained in the Company’s annual financial report for the financial year ended 30 June 2013.

Note: the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.

Voting Prohibition Statement:

A vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of any of the following persons:

(a) a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or

(b) a Closely Related Party of such a member.

However, a person (the voter ) described above may cast a vote on this Resolution as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either:

(c) the voter is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; or

  • (d) the voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy:

(i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; and

  • (ii) expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.

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2. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF JOHN STEPHEN NITSCHKE AS A DIRECTOR

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

“That, for the purpose of clause 20.5 of the Constitution, ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and for all other purposes, Mr John Stephen Nitschke, a Director who was appointed on 4 July 2013, retires, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”

3. RESOULTION 3 – RE-ELECTION OF RAYMOND JOSEPH PARRY AS A DIRECTOR

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

“That, for the purpose of clause 22.1 of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Mr Raymond Joseph Parry, a Director who retires by rotation, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”

4. RESOLUTION 4 – RATIFICATION OF PREVIOUS PLACEMENT - SHARES

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

“That, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 60,000,000 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes on this Resolution by a person who participated in the issue and any of their associates. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote in accordance with the direction on the Proxy Form or it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides

5. RESOLUTION 5 – APPROVAL FOR THE ISSUE OF OPTIONS TO MR MICHAEL GEOFFREY MULRONEY

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

“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Directors to issue 20,000,000 Options to Mr Michael Geoffrey Mulroney (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by Mr Michael Geoffrey Mulroney (or his nominee) or any of his associates. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

Voting Prohibition Statement:

A person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if:

(a) the proxy is either:

(i) a member of the Key Management Personnel; or

(ii) a Closely Related Party of such a member; and

(b) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution.

However, the above prohibition does not apply if:

(c) the proxy is the Chair of the Meeting; and

  • (d) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even if the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.

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6. RESOLUTION 6 – APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR

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

“That, pursuant to section 327B of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the appointment of BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd, having been nominated by a Shareholder and having consented in writing to act in the capacity of auditor, be appointed as auditor of the Company with effect from the close of the Meeting."

7. RESOLUTION 7 – REPLACEMENT OF CONSTITUTION

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution :

“That, for the purposes of section 136(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to repeal its existing Constitution and adopt a new constitution in its place in the form as signed by the chairman of the Meeting for identification purposes.”

DATED: 25 OCTOBER 2013

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

TREVOR HART Company Secretary

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E X P L A N A T O R Y S T A TE M E N T

This Explanatory Statement has been prepared for the information of the Shareholders of the Company in connection with the business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting to be held at 10.00am (WST) on 29 November 2013 at CWA House (Country Women’s Association) Meeting Room, 1176 Hay Street, West Perth, Western Australia.

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.

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

In accordance with the Constitution, the business of the Annual General Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2013 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Directors’ Report, the Remuneration Report and the Auditor’s Report.

The Company is not 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’s annual financial report online at www.venturexresources.com .

2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT

2.1 General

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

The Remuneration Report sets out the Company’s remuneration arrangements for the Directors and Senior Management of the Company. The Remuneration Report is part of the Directors’ Report contained in the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ending 30 June 2013.

The Chair of the meeting must allow a reasonable opportunity for its Shareholders to ask questions about or make comments on the remuneration report at the Annual General Meeting.

2.2 Voting Consequences

Under changes to the Corporations Act which came into effect on 1 July 2011, a company is required to put to its Shareholders a resolution proposing the calling of another meeting of Shareholders to consider the appointment of directors of the Company ( Spill Resolution ) if, at consecutive annual general meetings, at least 25% of the votes cast on a remuneration report resolution are voted against adoption of the Remuneration Report and at the first of those Annual General Meetings a Spill Resolution was not put to the vote. If required, the Spill Resolution must be put to the vote at the second of those Annual General Meetings.

If more than 50% of Shareholders vote in favour of the Spill Resolution, the Company must convene a Shareholder meeting ( Spill Meeting ) within 90 days of the second Annual General Meeting.

All of the Directors who were in office when the Directors' report (as included in the Company’s annual financial report for the previous financial year) was approved, other than the managing director of the Company, will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting but may stand for re-election at the Spill Meeting.

Following the Spill Meeting those persons whose election or re-election as Directors is approved will be the Directors of the Company.

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2.3 Previous Voting Results

At the Company’s previous annual general meeting the votes cast against the Remuneration Report considered at that annual general meeting were less than 25%. Accordingly, the Spill Resolution is not relevant for this Annual General Meeting.

2.4 Proxy Voting Restrictions

Shareholders appointing a proxy for this Resolution should note the following:

If you appoint a member of the Key Management Personnel (other than the Chair) whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report, or a Closely Related Party of such a member as your proxy

You must direct your proxy how to vote on this Resolution. Undirected proxies granted to these persons will not be voted and will not be counted in calculating the required majority if a poll is called on this Resolution.

If you appoint the Chair as your proxy (where he/she is also a member of the Key Management Personnel whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report, or a Closely Related Party of such a member)

You do not need to direct your proxy how to vote on this Resolution. However, if you do not direct the Chair how to vote, you must mark the acknowledgement on the Proxy Form to expressly authorise the Chair to exercise his/her discretion in exercising your proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of Key Management Personnel .

If you appoint any other person as your proxy

You do not need to direct your proxy how to vote on this Resolution, and you do not need to mark any further acknowledgement on the Proxy Form.

3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF JOHN STEPHEN NITSCHKE AS A DIRECTOR

Clause 20.5 of the Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 allow the Directors to appoint at any time a person to be a Director as an addition to the existing Directors, but only where the total number of Directors does not at any time exceed the maximum number specified by the Corporations Act. Any Director so appointed holds office only until the next following general meeting and is then eligible for re-election.

Mr John Stephen Nitschke was appointed as a Director of the Company on 4 July 2013 and being eligible seeks re-election.

4. RESOLUTION 3 – RE-ELECTION OF RAYMOND JOSEPH PARRY AS A DIRECTOR

Clause 22.1 of the Constitution requires that one third (or the number nearest one-third) of the Directors must retire at each annual general meeting, provided always that no Director (except a Managing Director) shall hold office for a period in excess of 3 years without submitting himself or herself for re-election.

The Directors to retire at an annual general meeting are those who have been the longest in office since their last election or appointment, but, as between persons who became Directors on the same day, those to retire shall, in default of agreement between them, be determined by drawing lots.

A Director who retires by rotation under clause 22.1 of the Constitution is eligible for reelection.

The Company currently has 3 Directors (excluding the Managing Director) and accordingly 1 must retire.

Mr Raymond Joseph Parry, being the Director longest in office since his last re-election, retires by rotation and seeks re-election.

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5. RESOLUTION 4 – RATIFICATION OF PREVIOUS PLACEMENT - SHARES

5.1 General

On 18 April 2013, the Company completed a strategic placement to Henghou Industries (Hong Kong) Limited ( Subscriber ) of 60,000,000 Shares ( Placement ).

The Subscriber was not a related party of the Company.

Resolution 4 seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of those Shares ( Share Ratification ).

By ratifying this issue, the Company will retain the flexibility to issue equity securities in the future up to the 15% annual placement capacity set out in ASX Listing Rule 7.1 without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.

5.2 ASX Listing Rules

ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue during any 12 month period any equity securities, or other securities with rights to conversion to equity (such as an option), if the number of those securities exceeds 15% of the number of securities in the same class on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period.

ASX Listing Rule 7.4 sets out an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1. It provides that where a company in general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 (and provided that the previous issue did not breach ASX Listing Rule 7.1) those securities will be deemed to have been made with Shareholder approval for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to the Share Ratification:

  • (a) 60,000,000 Shares were issued;

  • (b) the Shares were issued at a price of $0.02 per Share;

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

  • (d) the Shares were issued to Henghou Industries (Hong Kong) Limited. The Subscriber at the time of the issue was not a related party to the Company; and

  • (e) the funds raised from the issue of the Shares will be used towards underwriting resource growth and exploration activities within Pilbara Copper-Zinc Project and general working capital.

6. RESOLUTION 5 – APPROVAL FOR THE ISSUE OF OPTIONS TO MR MICHAEL GEOFFREY MULRONEY

6.1 General

The Company has agreed, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to issue 20,000,000 Options ( Related Party Options ) to Mr Michael Geoffrey Mulroney (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out below.

Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder approval for the grant of the Related Party Options to Mr Michael Geoffrey Mulroney (or his nominee).

6.2 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

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

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

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

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

The grant of Related Party Options constitutes giving a financial benefit and Mr Michael Geoffrey Mulroney is a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director.

The Directors (other than Mr Michael Geoffrey Mulroney who has a material personal interest in the Resolution) consider that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required in respect of the grant of Related Party Options because the agreement to grant the Related Party Options, reached as part of the remuneration package for Mr Michael Geoffrey Mulroney, is considered reasonable remuneration in the circumstances and was negotiated on an arm’s length basis.

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ASX Listing Rule 10.11

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

As the grant of the Related Party Options involves the issue of securities to a related party of the Company, Shareholder approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 10.11 is required unless an exception applies. It is the view of the Directors that the exceptions set out in ASX Listing Rule 10.12 do not apply in the current circumstances.

6.4 Technical Information Required by ASX Listing Rule 10.13

Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 5:

  • (a) the Related Party Options will be granted to Mr Michael Geoffrey Mulroney (or his nominee);

  • (b) the number of Related Party Options to be issued is 20,000,000;

  • (c) the Related Party Options will be granted no later than 1 month after the date of the Meeting (or such later date to the extent permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the ASX Listing Rules) and it is intended that issue of the Options will occur on the same date;

  • (d) the Related Party Options will be issued for nil cash consideration, accordingly no funds will be raised; and

  • (e) the terms and conditions of the Related Party Options are set out in Schedule 1.

Approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the grant of the Related Party Options as approval is being obtained under ASX Listing Rule 10.11. Accordingly, the grant of Related Party Options to Mr Michael Geoffrey Mulroney (or his nominee) will not be included in the use of the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

7. RESOLUTION 6 – APPOINTMENT OF BDO AUDIT (WA) PTY LTD AS AUDITOR

William Buck have given notice of their intention to resign as auditors of the Company (under section 329(5) of the Corporations Act), subject to receipt of Australian Securities & investments Commission ( ASIC ) consent and Shareholder approval of this Resolution 6.

The Company undertook a tender process to obtain a competitive quote for professional fees charged by auditors. After receiving and considering a number of tenders from appropriately qualified audit firms, the Board determined the successful tenderer was BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd.

Subject to ASIC consenting to the resignation of William Buck, it is proposed that the Company appoint BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd ABN 79 112 284 787 ( BDO ) as auditors of the Company.

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In accordance with section 328B(1) of the Corporations Act, the Company has obtained a nomination from a Shareholder for BDO to be appointed as the Company’s auditors. A copy of this nomination is attached to the Explanatory Statement as Annexure A.

BDO has given its written consent to act as the Company’s auditor subject to Shareholder approval of this Resolution 6.

If Resolution 6 is passed, the appointment of BDO as the Company’s auditor will take effect at the close of this AGM.

8. RESOLUTION 7 – REPLACEMENT OF CONSTITUTION

8.1 General

A company may modify or repeal its constitution or a provision of its constitution by special resolution of Shareholders.

Resolution 7 is a special resolution which will enable the Company to repeal its existing Constitution and adopt a new Constitution ( Proposed Constitution ) which is of the type required for a listed public company limited by shares updated to ensure it reflects the current provisions of the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules.

This will incorporate amendments to the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules since the current Constitution was adopted.

The Directors believe that it is preferable in the circumstances to replace the existing Constitution with the Proposed Constitution rather than to amend a multitude of specific provisions.

The Proposed Constitution is broadly consistent with the provisions of the existing Constitution. Many of the proposed changes are administrative or minor in nature including but not limited to:

  • updating the name of the Company from Jutt Holdings Limited to Venturex Resources Limited;

  • updating references to bodies or legislation which have been renamed (eg. references to the Australian Settlement and Transfer Corporation Pty Ltd, ASTC Settlement Rules and ASTC Transfer); and

  • expressly providing for statutory rights by mirroring these rights in provisions of the Proposed Constitution.

The Directors believe these amendments are not material nor will they have any significant impact on Shareholders. It is not practicable to list all of the changes to the Constitution in detail in this Explanatory Statement, however, a summary of the proposed material changes is set out below.

A copy of the Proposed Constitution is available for review by Shareholders at the Company’s website www.venturexresources.com and at the office of the Company. A copy of the Proposed Constitution can also be sent to Shareholders upon request to the Company Secretary on (+61 8) 6389 7400. Shareholders are invited to contact the Company if they have any queries or concerns.

8.2 Summary of Material Proposed Changes

Minimum shareholding (clause 3)

Clause 3 of the Constitution outlines how the Company can manage shareholdings which represent an “unmarketable parcel” of shares, being a shareholding that is less than $500 based on the closing price of the Company’s Shares on ASX as at the relevant time.

The Proposed Constitution is in line with the requirements for dealing with “unmarketable parcels” outlined in the Corporations Act such that where the Company elects to undertake a sale of unmarketable parcels, the Company is only required to give one notice to holders of

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an unmarketable parcel to elect to retain their shareholding before the unmarketable parcel can be dealt with by the Company, saving time and administrative costs incurred by otherwise having to send out additional notices.

Clause 3 of the Proposed Constitution continues to outline in detail the process that the Company must follow for dealing with unmarketable parcels.

Fee for registration of off market transfers (clause 8.4(c))

On 24 January 2011, ASX amended ASX Listing Rule 8.14 with the effect that the Company may now charge a “reasonable fee” for registering paper-based transfers, sometimes referred to “off-market transfers”.

Clause 8.4 of the Proposed Constitution is being made to enable the Company to charge a reasonable fee when it is required to register off-market transfers from Shareholders. The fee is intended to represent the cost incurred by the Company in upgrading its fraud detection practices specific to off-market transfers.

Before charging any fee, the Company is required to notify ASX of the fee to be charged and provide sufficient information to enable ASX to assess the reasonableness of the proposed amount.

Dividends (clause 21)

Section 254T of the Corporations Act was amended effective 28 June 2010.

There is now a three-tiered test that a company will need to satisfy before paying a dividend replacing the previous test that dividends may only be paid out of profits.

The amended requirements provide that a company must not a pay a dividend unless:

  • (a) the company’s assets exceed its liabilities immediately before the dividend is declared and the excess is sufficient for the payment of the dividend;

  • (b) the payment of the dividend is fair and reasonable to the company’s Shareholders as a whole; and

  • (c) the payment of the dividend does not materially prejudice the company’s ability to pay its creditors.

The existing Constitution reflects the former profits test and restricts the dividends to be paid only out of the profits of the Company. The Proposed Constitution is updated to reflect the new requirements of the Corporations Act. The Directors consider it appropriate to update the Constitution for this amendment to allow more flexibility in the payment of dividends in the future should the Company be in a position to pay dividends.

Partial (proportional) takeover provisions (new clause 35)

A proportional takeover bid is a takeover bid where the offer made to each Shareholder is only for a proportion of that Shareholder’s shares.

Pursuant to section 648G of the Corporations Act, the Company has included in the Proposed Constitution a provision whereby a proportional takeover bid for Shares may only proceed after the bid has been approved by a meeting of Shareholders held in accordance with the terms set out in the Corporations Act.

This clause of the Proposed Constitution will cease to have effect on the third anniversary of the date of the adoption of last renewal of the clause.

Information required by section 648G of the Corporations Act

Effect of proposed proportional takeover provisions

Where offers have been made under a proportional off-market bid in respect of a class of securities in a company, the registration of a transfer giving effect to a contract resulting from

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the acceptance of an offer made under such a proportional off-market bid is prohibited unless and until a resolution to approve the proportional off-market bid is passed.

Reasons for proportional takeover provisions

A proportional takeover bid may result in control of the Company changing without Shareholders having the opportunity to dispose of all their Shares. By making a partial bid, a bidder can obtain practical control of the Company by acquiring less than a majority interest. Shareholders are exposed to the risk of being left as a minority in the Company and the risk of the bidder being able to acquire control of the Company without payment of an adequate control premium. These amended provisions allow Shareholders to decide whether a proportional takeover bid is acceptable in principle, and assist in ensuring that any partial bid is appropriately priced.

Knowledge of any acquisition proposals

As at the date of this Notice of Meeting, no Director is aware of any proposal by any person to acquire, or to increase the extent of, a substantial interest in the Company.

Potential advantages and disadvantages of proportional takeover provisions

The Directors consider that the proportional takeover provisions have no potential advantages or disadvantages for them and that they remain free to make a recommendation on whether an offer under a proportional takeover bid should be accepted.

The potential advantages of the proportional takeover provisions for Shareholders include:

  • (a) the right to decide by majority vote whether an offer under a proportional takeover bid should proceed;

  • (b) assisting in preventing Shareholders from being locked in as a minority;

  • (c) increasing the bargaining power of Shareholders which may assist in ensuring that any proportional takeover bid is adequately priced; and

  • (d) each individual Shareholder may better assess the likely outcome of the proportional takeover bid by knowing the view of the majority of Shareholders which may assist in deciding whether to accept or reject an offer under the takeover bid.

The potential disadvantages of the proportional takeover provisions for Shareholders include:

  • (a) proportional takeover bids may be discouraged;

  • (b) lost opportunity to sell a portion of their Shares at a premium; and

  • (c) the likelihood of a proportional takeover bid succeeding may be reduced.

Recommendation of the Board

The Directors do not believe the potential disadvantages outweigh the potential advantages of adopting the proportional takeover provisions and as a result consider that the proportional takeover provision in the Proposed Constitution is in the interest of Shareholders and unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 7.

9. ENQUIRIES

Shareholders may contact the Company Secretary, Trevor Hart on (+61 8) 6389 7400 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.

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G LO S S A R Y

  • $ means Australian dollars.

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

ASX means ASX Limited.

ASX Listing Rules or Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.

Board means the current Board of Directors of the Company.

Business Day means Monday to Friday inclusive, except New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any other day that ASX declares is not a business day.

Closely Related Party of a Member of the Key Management Personnel means:

  • (a) a spouse or child of the member;

  • (b) a child of the member’s spouse;

  • (c) a dependent of the member or the member’s spouse;

  • (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 dealing with the entity;

  • (e) a company the member controls; or

  • (f) a person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth).

Company means Venturex Resources Limited (ABN 28 122 180 205).

Constitution means the Company’s constitution.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Directors means the current directors of the Company.

Equity Securities includes a Share, a right to a Share or Option, an Option, a convertible security and any security that ASX decides to classify as an Equity Security.

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

Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and means those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the consolidated group.

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

Option means an option to acquire a Share.

Ordinary Securities has the meaning set out in the ASX Listing Rules.

Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.

Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Directors’ report section of the Company’s annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2013.

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

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

Shareholder means a holder of a Share.

VWAP means volume weighted average price.

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

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SCHEDULE 1 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS – RESOLUTIONS 5

The Options entitle the holder ( Option Holder ) to subscribe for Shares on the following terms and conditions:

  • (a) Each Option entitles the Option Holder to subscribe for one ordinary fully paid Share.

  • (b) The Options expire on the date that is three (3) years after the date the Options are issued.

  • (c) Options will vest on the following basis:

  • (i) 10,000,000 Options on the date of issue, with an exercise price of $0.025; and

  • (ii) 10,000,000 Options on the date that is 12 months after the date of issue, with an exercise price of $0.035.

  • (d) Each Share to be issued on exercise of an Option shall be issued at the relevant exercise price.

  • (e) The issue price of a Share the subject of an Option shall be payable in full on exercise of the Option by the Option Holder (or, if applicable, their nominee).

  • (f) The Company will not apply for official quotation of the Options on ASX. The Options are nontransferrable.

  • (g) Options shall be exercisable by the delivery to the registered office of the Company of a notice in writing stating the intention of the Option Holder to exercise all or a specified number of Options, accompanied by the relevant Option Certificate (if any) and a cheque made payable to Company for the exercise price for the Shares.

  • (h) An exercise of only some Options shall not affect the rights of the Option Holder under the balance of the Options held by him or her as appropriate.

  • (i) Company shall issue the Shares and deliver notification of shareholdings within five business days of the exercise of an Option.

  • (j) Shares issued pursuant to an exercise of Options shall rank from the date of issue, equally with existing Shares of the Company in all respects.

  • (k) The Company shall in accordance with the Listing Rules make application to have Shares issued pursuant to an exercise of Options listed for official quotation by the ASX.

  • (l) The Option Holder will be permitted to participate in any new pro-rata issue of securities of the Company subject to the prior exercise of the Options, in which case the Option Holder will be notified by the Company of the proposed pro-rata issue at least 9 business days before the record date (to determine entitlements to the issue) and afforded that period to exercise the Options.

  • (m) In the event of any reorganisation (including consolidation, subdivision, reduction or return of capital) of the issued capital of the Company, the rights of an Option Holder will be changed to the extent necessary to comply with the listing rules of the ASX applying to a reorganisation of capital at the time of the reorganisation.

  • (n) The Options will not give any right to participate in dividends until Shares are issued pursuant to the exercise of the relevant Options.

  • (o) On cessation of employment:

  • (i) unvested options will lapse, and

  • (ii) vested options will lapse if not exercised within three months, unless determined otherwise by the Board acting reasonably and in good faith.

  • (p) The unvested options will vest in the event of a takeover bid becoming or being declared to be unconditional, the occurrence of a change of control event or upon approval of a merger by way of a scheme of arrangement, or in such other event as the Board may determine.

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PROXY FORM

APPOINTMENT OF PROXY VENTUREX RESOURCES LIMITED ABN 28 122 180 205

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

I/We Appoint Name of proxy

OR the Chair of the Annual General Meeting as your proxy

or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair of the Annual General Meeting, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, as the proxy sees fit, at the Annual General Meeting to be held at 10.00am (WST), on 29 November 2013 at CWA House (Country Women’s Association) Meeting Room, 1176 Hay Street West Perth, Western Australia, 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.

Voting on Business of the Annual General Meeting

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN

Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report Resolution 2 – Re-Election of John Stephen Nitschke as a Director Resolution 3 – Re-Election of Raymond Joseph Parry as a Director Resolution 4 – Ratification of Previous Placement - Shares Resolution 5 – Approval for the Issue of Options to Michael Geoffrey Mulroney Resolution 6 – Appointment of Auditor – BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd Resolution 7 – Replacement of Constitution

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.

Important for Resolution 1

If you have not directed your proxy how to vote as your proxy in respect of Resolution 1 and the Chair is, or may by default be, appointed your proxy, you must mark the box below.

I/we direct the Chair to vote in accordance with his/her voting intentions (as set out above) on Resolution 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention above) and expressly authorise that the Chair may exercise my/our proxy even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.

If the Chair is, or may by default be, appointed your proxy and you do not mark this box and you have not directed the Chair how to vote, the Chair will not cast your votes on Resolution 1 and your votes will not be counted in calculating the required majority if a poll is called on Resolution 1.

% If two proxies are being appointed, the proportion of voting rights this proxy represents is Signature of Shareholder(s): Date: ___ Individual or Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 Shareholder 3 Sole Director/Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary Contact Name: _____ Contact Ph (daytime): ________

VENTUREX RESOURCES LIMITED ABN 28 122 180 205

Instructions for Completing ‘Appointment of Proxy’ Form

1.

( Appointing a proxy ): A Shareholder entitled to attend and cast a vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on their behalf at the Meeting. If a Shareholder is entitled to cast 2 or more votes at the Meeting, the Shareholder may appoint a second proxy to attend and vote on their behalf at the Meeting. However, where both proxies attend the Meeting, voting may only be exercised on a poll. The appointment of a second proxy must be done on a separate copy of the Proxy Form. A Shareholder who appoints 2 proxies may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If a Shareholder appoints 2 proxies and the appointments do not specify the proportion or number of the Shareholder’s votes each proxy is appointed to exercise, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes. Any fractions of votes resulting from the application of these principles will be disregarded. A duly appointed proxy need not be a Shareholder.

2.

( Direction to vote ): A Shareholder may direct a proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. The direction may specify the proportion or number of votes that the proxy may exercise by writing the percentage or number of Shares next to the box marked for the relevant item of business. Where a box is not marked the proxy may vote as they choose subject to the relevant laws. Where more than one box is marked on an item the vote will be invalid on that item.

3. ( 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 of the Shareholders should sign.

  • ( Power of attorney ): If you have not already provided the power of attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the power of attorney to this Proxy Form when you return it.

  • ( Companies ): Where the company has a sole director who is also the sole company secretary, that person must sign. Where the company (pursuant to Section 204A of the Corporations Act) does not have a company secretary, a sole director can also sign alone. Otherwise, a director jointly with either another director or a company secretary must sign. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held. In addition, if a representative of a company is appointed pursuant to Section 250D of the Corporations Act to attend the Meeting, the documentation evidencing such appointment should be produced prior to admission to the Meeting. A form of a certificate evidencing the appointment may be obtained from the Company.

  • ( Attending the Meeting ): Completion of a Proxy Form will not prevent individual Shareholders from attending the Meeting in person if they wish. Where a Shareholder completes and lodges a valid Proxy Form and attends the Meeting in person, then the proxy’s authority to speak and vote for that Shareholder is suspended while the Shareholder is present at the Meeting.

  • ( Return of Proxy Form ): To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by:

  • (a) in person to Venturex Resources Limited, Level 2, 91 Havelock Street, West Perth WA 6005; or

  • (b) post to Venturex Resources Limited, c/- PO Box 585, West Perth WA 6872; or

  • (c) facsimile to the Company on facsimile number (+61 8) 9463 7836; or

  • (d) email to [email protected] in pdf form,

so that it is received not less than 48 hours prior to commencement of the Meeting.

Proxy Forms received later than this time will be invalid.