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EDEN INNOVATIONS LTD — AGM Information 2013
Oct 24, 2013
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EDEN ENERGY LTD ACN 109 200 900
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
AND
PROXY FORM
TO BE HELD ON
29 NOVEMBER 2013 COMMENCING AT 10.00AM
AT
Level 15, 197 St Georges Terrace, Perth WESTERN AUSTRALIA
EDEN ENERGY LTD (ACN 109 200 900)
NOTICE OF MEETING
Notice is hereby given that an Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Eden Energy Ltd (the Company ) will be held at Level 15, 197 St Georges Terrace, Perth on Friday the 29[th] of November 2013 at 10:00am.
AGENDA
1. Annual Reports
To table the Annual Financial Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2013 and the Director’s Report and Auditor’s Report for that financial year.
2. Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider, and if thought fit pass, with or without amendment, the following Resolution as a non-binding resolution:
“That for the purposes of section 250R(2) of the Act and for all other purposes, the Company be authorised to adopt the Remuneration Report contained in the Annual Financial Report”.
Short Explanation: In accordance with section 249L(2) of the Act, a resolution that the Remuneration Report be adopted must be put to the vote. The effect of section 250R(3) of the Act is that the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
3. Resolution 2 – Election of Director
To consider, and if thought fit pass, with or without amendment, the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution
“That Mr Guy T Le Page being a Director of the Company who retires by rotation pursuant to the Company’s Constitution, and being eligible offers himself for re-election is hereby re-elected as a Director of the Company.”
4. Resolution 3 – Election of Director
To consider, and if thought fit pass, with or without amendment, the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution
“That Mr Richard J Beresford being a Director of the Company who retires by rotation pursuant to the Company’s Constitution, and being eligible offers himself for re-election is hereby re-elected as a Director of the Company.”
5. Resolution 4 – Ratification of Issue of Shares
To consider, and if thought fit pass, with or without amendment, the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution
“That, for the purpose of Chapter 7 of the Listing Rules and for all other purposes, to ratify the issue by the Company on 18 September 2013 of 37,349,416 fully paid ordinary Shares, to Shale Energy Plc (“Shale Energy”), at an issue price of $0.011 per Share. The funds raised are being used to provide further funds to meet the Company’s ongoing working capital requirements."
The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by Shale Energy to whom shares were issued under the share issue referred to in the Resolution, or any associate of Shale Energy, other than votes cast as proxy in accordance with the directions on the proxy form, for any other shareholder of the Company who is entitled to vote and by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.
6. Resolution 5 – Approval of the Non-Executive Directors Remuneration
To consider, and if thought fit pass, with or without amendment, the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution :
"That in accordance with Listing Rule 10.17of the ASX Listing Rules and Article 70(1) of the Company's Constitution, the total aggregate annual remuneration payable to non-executive Directors of the Company be increased by $34,000 per annum, from $120,000 per annum to a maximum of $156,000 per annum.”
The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by the Directors of the Company and their respective associates, other than votes cast:
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as proxy in accordance with the directions on the proxy form, for any other shareholder of the Company who is entitled to vote; and
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by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.
The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
7. General
To transact any business which may be brought before the meeting in accordance with the Constitution of the Company, the Act, or otherwise.
PROXIES
In accordance with section 249L of the Act, shareholders are advised each shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy, the proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company and a shareholder who is entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise.
In accordance with section 250BA of the Act the Company specifies the following for the purposes of receipt of proxy appointments:
By post or hand delivery to the Registered Office:
Level 15, 197 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000
By Post to PO Box 7055, Cloisters Square, Perth, Western Australia 6850
By facsimile to: (08) 9282 5866
Each shareholder entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting has the right to appoint a proxy to vote on each particular Resolution. A shareholder may specify the way in which the appointed proxy is to vote on a particular Resolution or may allow the appointed proxy to vote at its discretion. Where a shareholder appoints the Chairman as their proxy and does not expressly direct the Chairman to vote 'For' or 'Against' a resolution or to abstain from voting on a resolution, the Chairman intends to vote in favour of such resolution. Notwithstanding the Chairman's voting intention, a shareholder can (where they have appointed the Chairman as their proxy) expressly direct the Chairman to vote for or against such resolution, or to abstain from voting on such resolution, by marking the appropriate box on their proxy form. That is, a shareholder can direct the Chairman to vote as their proxy in a manner which is contrary to the Chairman's stated voting intentions. If a shareholder does not mark any of the 'For', 'Against' or 'Abstain' boxes on the proxy form for Resolution 1 (Adoption of Remuneration Report), that shareholder will thereby be taken to have directed the Chairman to vote in accordance with the Chairman's stated voting intention (that is, to vote in favour of such resolution).
The instrument appointing the proxy must be received by the Company as provided in its Constitution no later than 48 hours prior to the time of the commencement of the Annual General Meeting. This proxy form may be sent by facsimile transmission to the number identified on the proxy form.
A corporation may elect to appoint a representative in accordance with the Act in which case the Company will require written proof of the representative's appointment which must be lodged with, or presented to the Company before the meeting.
For the purposes of Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 the Company determines that shareholders holding ordinary shares at 5.00pm WST on 27 November 2013 will be entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting.
Except where the contrary intention appears, all defined terms used in this Notice of Meeting have the meanings set out in the glossary of the Explanatory Statement accompanying this Notice.
By Order of the Board of Directors
A P Gates
Secretary
Dated this 25[th] day of October 2013
EDEN ENERGY LTD (ACN 109 200 900)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR SHAREHOLDERS
This Explanatory Statement is intended to provide shareholders of the Company with sufficient information to assess the merits of each Resolution contained in the accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The Directors recommend that shareholders read this Explanatory Statement in full before making any decision in relation to the Resolutions. The following information should be noted in respect of the various matters contained in the accompanying Notice of Meeting.
1 – RECEIVE AND CONSIDER THE ANNUAL REPORTS
The first agenda item is to receive and consider the Annual Financial Report, Director’s Report and Auditor’s Report for the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2013. No Resolution is required in respect of this agenda item. However, it provides shareholders with the opportunity to ask questions of the Company’s Directors and auditors in relation to the Company’s results and operations for the financial year.
2 – REMUNERATION REPORT
The Annual Financial Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2013 contains a Remuneration Report which sets out the remuneration policy for the Company and reports the remuneration arrangements in place for the executive Directors, specified executives and non-executive Directors.
In accordance with section 249L(2) of the Act, a resolution that a Remuneration Report be adopted must be put to the vote. However, pursuant to section 250R(3) of the Act, the vote on the Resolution is advisory only and will not require the Directors or the Company to alter any arrangements detailed in the Remuneration Report, should the Resolution not be passed.
3 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR
In accordance with the Company’s Constitution, Mr Guy T Le Page retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election as a Director of the Company.
Mr Le Page has been a Board member since May 2004. Mr Le Page is currently a corporate adviser at RM Capital Pty Ltd specialising in resources. He is actively involved in a range of corporate initiatives from mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings to valuations, consulting and corporate advisory roles. Mr Le Page was Head of Research at Morgan Stockbroking Limited (Perth) prior to joining Tolhurst Noall as a Corporate Adviser in July of 1998. As Head of Research, Mr Le Page was responsible for the supervision of all Industrial and Resources research. As a Resources Analyst, Mr Le Page published detailed research on various mineral exploration and mining companies listed on the ASX. The majority of this research involved valuations of both exploration and production assets.
Prior to entering the stockbroking industry he spent 10 years as an exploration and mining geologist in Australia, Canada and the United States. His experience spans gold and base metal exploration and mining geology and he has acted as a consultant to private and public companies. This professional experience included the production of both technical and valuation reports for resource companies.
The Board recommends that shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
4 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR
In accordance with the Company’s Constitution, Mr Richard Beresford retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election as a Director of the Company.
Mr Beresford began his career in engineering and has since gained 25 years’ experience in the international energy business spanning research, technology commercialisation, strategic planning, operations, business development, capital raising, acquisitions, marketing and general management. He is currently Managing Director of ASX-listed geothermal developer Green Rock Energy Limited. He has led or played a key role in the development and commercialisation of energy technologies including fuel cells, natural gas vehicles and cryogenic natural gas sweetening processes and in several renewable energy businesses.
The Board recommends that shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
5 – RATIFICATION OF ISSUE OF SHARES
On 18 September 2013 the Company issued 37,349,416 ordinary fully paid shares to Shale Energy Plc at an issue price of $0.011 per share. The Shares were issued on the same terms as, and rank equally with, all other Shares in the Company, and are quoted on the ASX. The funds raised are being used to provide further funds to meet the Company’s ongoing working capital requirements.
The Board recommends that shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
6. APPROVAL OF THE NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION
In order for the total aggregate annual remuneration to non-executive directors of the Company to be increased, Listing Rule 10.17 of the ASX Listing Rules and Article 70(1) of the Company’s Constitution must be complied with. The ASX Listing Rules and the Constitution provide that the Company must not increase the amount of remuneration payable to non-executive directors of the Company unless shareholders approve such an increase. Additionally, Listing Rule 10.17.2 of the ASX Listing Rules provides that if Non-Executive Directors are paid, they must be paid a fixed sum. All NonExecutive Directors will be paid a fixed sum as determined at the sole discretion of the Board.
Currently the Non-Executive Directors of the Company are entitled to receive a combined maximum annual aggregate remuneration of $120,000, noting the Directors of the Company are entitled to apportion and distribute this aggregate NonExecutive Directors remuneration as they determine providing they do not exceed the aggregate amount previously approved by Shareholders. The Non-Executive Directors of the Company receive $36,000 each exclusive of any required superannuation payments.
In addition, there may be occasions when the Non-Executive Directors are required to perform services that fall outside the scope of their ordinary duties as a Non-Executive Director. In the event that the Non-Executive Directors are required to perform additional duties they are entitled, under the Company’s Constitution, to be paid for the performance of these additional duties. However, payments for the performance of additional services must also fall within the aggregate amount of remuneration for Non-Executive Directors that has been approved by Shareholders.
The aggregate remuneration that may be applied to pay the Non-Executive Directors of the Company has remained unchanged and has not been increased since 2006, before the Company’s shares were quoted on the ASX.
Shareholder approval is sought to increase the total aggregate annual remuneration payable to Non-Executive Directors of the Company and its child entities from $120,000 to a maximum aggregate amongst all Non-Executive Directors of $156,000 (to be divided between Non-Executive Directors of the Company as the board determines).
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
In this Explanatory Statement and accompanying Notice of Meeting the following words and expressions have the following meanings:
" Act " means Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);
“ASIC” means Australian Securities and Investments Commission;
- " ASX " means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691);
" Board " means the board of Directors of the Company;
" Company " or " Eden " means Eden Energy Ltd (ACN 109 200 900);
" Director " means a director of the Company;
" Explanatory Statement " means the information attached to the Notice of Meeting which provides information to shareholders about the Resolutions contained in the Notice of Meeting;
“Listing Rules” means the ASX Listing Rules and “Listing Rule” has a corresponding meaning;
" Notice " or " Notice of Meeting " means the notice of meeting which accompanies this Explanatory Statement;
" Shares " means fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company;
and unless the contrary intention appears, terms defined in the Notice of Meeting have the same meaning in this Explanatory Statement.
EDEN ENERGY LTD (ACN 109 200 900)
PROXY FORM ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Company Secretary Eden Energy Ltd Level 15, 197 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000
Fax +(618) 9282 5866
Shareholder Name Shareholder Address
Share Registry Website: www.advancedshare.com.au
I/We being a member/members of Eden Energy Ltd entitled to attend and vote at the meeting, hereby Appoint
Name of proxy
or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chairman of the meeting or the Chairman’s nominee, to vote in respect of ____% of my/our voting rights in accordance with the following directions, or if no directions have been given, as the proxy sees fit at the Annual General Meeting of the company, to be held on Friday the 29[th] of November 2013 and at any adjournment thereof. If no directions are given, the Chairman will vote in favour of all of the resolutions.
In the case of Resolution 1 (Approval of Remuneration Report), if you do not mark one of the 'For', 'Against' or 'Abstain' boxes, you will thereby be taken to have directed the Chairman to vote in accordance with the Chairman's stated voting intention (that is, to vote in favour of Resolution 1).
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Ordinary Resolutions:
- Approval of Remuneration Report 2. Re-election of Mr G Le Page as a Director of the Company 3. Re-election of Mr R Beresford as a Director of the Company 4. Ratification of issue of shares 5. Approval of non-executive directors remuneration
If you mark the abstain box for a particular item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that item on a show of hands or on a poll and that your shares are not intended to be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
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The Chairman intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. If you do not wish to direct your proxy how to vote please place a mark in the box.
By marking this box you acknowledge that the Chairman may exercise your proxy even if he has an interest in the outcome of the resolution and votes cast by him other than as proxy holder will be disregarded because of that interest.
Notes:
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To be effective, this proxy and the power of attorney (if any) under which it is signed must be received at the Registered Office of the Company, Level 15, 197 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA 6000 not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting, or any adjournment thereof.
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If the member is a corporation, the form of proxy should be signed under seal if appropriate.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
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A shareholder entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint no more than two proxies to attend and vote at this Annual General Meeting as the shareholder’s proxy. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
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Where more than one proxy is appointed, each proxy must be appointed to represent a specific proportion of the shareholder’s voting rights. If such appointment is not made then each proxy may exercise half of the shareholder’s voting rights. Fractions shall be disregarded.
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The proxy form must be signed personally by the shareholder or his attorney, duly authorised in writing. If a proxy is given by a corporation, the proxy must be executed either in accordance with the Constitution of the company or under the hand of an officer of the company or its duly authorised attorney. In the case of joint shareholders, this proxy must be signed by all of the joint shareholders, personally or by a duly authorised attorney.
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If a proxy is executed by an attorney of a shareholder, then the original of the relevant power of attorney or a certified copy of the relevant power of attorney, if it has not already been noted by the Company, must accompany the proxy form.
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To be effective, forms to appoint proxies must be received by the Company no later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of this Annual General Meeting, that is by 10.00am WST on 27 November 2012, by post or facsimile to the respective addresses stipulated in this proxy form.
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If the proxy form specifies a way in which the proxy is to vote on any of the resolutions stated above, then the following applies:
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(a) the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way; and
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(b) 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
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(c) if the proxy is Chairperson, the proxy must vote on a poll and must vote that way, and
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(d) if the proxy is not the Chairperson, the proxy need not vote on a poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way.
If a proxy is also a shareholder, or acts as proxy for any other shareholder, the proxy can cast any votes the proxy holds as a shareholder or as proxy for any other shareholder in any way that the proxy, or that other shareholder, sees fit.
- The Chairperson intends to vote in favour of all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting.