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EDU HOLDINGS LIMITED — AGM Information 2021
Oct 5, 2021
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AGM Information
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UCW Limited
Level 1, 333 Kent St Sydney NSW 2000 ACN: 108 962 152 http://www.ucwlimited.com.au/
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UCW Limited
Notice of 2021 Annual General Meeting Year ended 30 June 2021 Explanatory Statement | Proxy Form
Friday, 5 November 2021
10:00AM (AEDT)
Address As a virtual meeting
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.
Contents
| Venue and Voting Information | 2 |
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| Notice of Annual General Meeting – Agenda and Resolutions | 5 |
| Notice of Annual General Meeting – Explanatory Statement | 9 |
| Glossary | 18 |
| Proxy Form | Attached |
Important Information for Shareholders about the Company’s 2021 AGM
Given the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, by the time this Notice is received by Shareholders, circumstances may have changed, however, this Notice is given based on circumstances as at 1 October 2021.
Accordingly, should circumstances change, the Company will make an announcement on the ASX market announcements platform and on the Company’s website at
http://www.ucwlimited.com.au/. Shareholders are urged to monitor the ASX announcements platform and the Company’s website.
Given the significant health concerns attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to guidelines and restrictions issued by Australian state and federal governments, the Company considers that it is appropriate to hold the 2021 AGM as a virtual meeting, in a manner that is consistent with the ASIC’s ‘no-action’ position (adopted on 29 March 2021) and temporary relief measures introduced by the federal government in Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Act 2021 (Cth).
Venue and Voting Information
The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be held at 10:00AM (AEDT) on Friday, 5 November 2021 as a virtual meeting.
The company is pleased to provide shareholders with the opportunity to attend and participate in a virtual meeting through an online meeting platform powered by Automic.
Shareholders that have an existing account with Automic will be able to watch, listen, and vote online.
Shareholders who do not have an account with Automic are strongly encouraged to register for an account as soon as possible and well in advance of the Meeting to avoid any delays on the day of the Meeting. An account can be created via the following link investor.automic.com.au and then clicking on “ register ” and following the prompts. Shareholders will require their holder number (Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN)) to create an account with Automic.
To access the virtual meeting on the day:
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Open your internet browser and go to investor.automic.com.au
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Login with your username and password or click “ register ” if you haven’t already created an account. Shareholders are encouraged to create an account prior to the start of the meeting to ensure there is no delay in attending the virtual meeting
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After logging in, a banner will display at the bottom of your screen to indicate that the meeting is open for registration, click on “ Register ” when this appears. Alternatively, click on “ Meetings ” on the left-hand menu bar to access registration.
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Click on “ Register ” and follow the steps
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Click on the URL to join the webcast where you can view and listen to the virtual meeting. Note that the webcast will open in a separate window.
Shareholders will be able to vote (see the “Voting virtually at the Meeting” section of this Notice of Meeting below) and ask questions at the virtual meeting.
Shareholders are also encouraged to submit questions in advance of the Meeting to the Company.
Questions must be submitted in writing to Lyndon Catzel, Company Secretary at [email protected] at least 48 hours before the AGM.
The Company will also provide Shareholders with the opportunity to ask questions during the Meeting in respect to the formal items of business as well as general questions with respect to the Company and its business.
Your vote is important
The business of the Annual General Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
Voting virtually at the Meeting
Shareholders who wish to vote virtually on the day of the AGM can do so through the online meeting platform powered by Automic.
Once the Chair of the Meeting has declared the poll open for voting click on "Refresh" within the platform to be taken to the voting screen.
Select your voting direction and click "confirm" to submit your vote. Note that you cannot amend your vote after it has been submitted
For further information on the live voting process please see the Registration and Voting Guide at https://www.automicgroup.com.au/virtual-agms/
Voting by proxy
To vote by proxy, please use one of the following methods:
| Online | Lodge the Proxy Form online at https://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 lodgment process please see the Online Proxy Lodgment Guideat https://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 |
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 UCW Limited ACN 108 962 152 will be held at 10:00AM (AEDT) on Friday, 5 November 2021 as a virtual meeting (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 Wednesday, 3 November 2021.
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 2021 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.
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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 2021.”
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) (collectively referred to as Restricted Voter). However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
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(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
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(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.
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- Re election of Directors
2. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Jonathan Pager as Director
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution :
“That Mr Jonathan Pager, 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)
3. Resolution 3 – 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 3 by or on behalf of:
- (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
| 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 3 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.
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Issue of Performance Rights under EOP
4. Resolution 4 – Approval of Issue of Performance Rights to Adam Davis, Director of the Company
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 208 of the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, the Shareholders of the Company approve the issue and allotment of 1,200,000 Performance Rights under the EOP to Adam Davis, Director of the Company, 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 | Voting Exclusion Statement: The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of |
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| Resolution 4 by or on behalf of: | |
| (a) | a person referred to in rule 10.14.1, 10.14.2 or 10.14.3 who is eligible to participate |
| in the EOP; or | |
| (b) | an Associate of that person or those persons. |
| However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of Resolution 4 by: | |
| (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 | |
| (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 | |
| (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: | |
| • the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary |
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| is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from | |
| voting, on the Resolution; and | |
| • the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the |
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| beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way. | |
| Voting Prohibition Statement: In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations | |
| Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on | |
| Resolution 4 if: | |
| (a) | the proxy is either: |
| (i) a member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel; or | |
| (ii) a closely related party of a member of the Company’s Key Management | |
| Personnel; and | |
| (b) | the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution. |
| However, the above prohibition does not apply if: | |
| (a) | the proxy is the Chair of the Meeting; and |
| (b) | 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 | |
| Company’s Key Management Personnel. |
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
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Lyndon Catzel, 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 10:00AM (AEDT) on Friday, 5 November 2021 as a virtual meeting.
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 2021 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 http://www.ucwlimited.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 Friday, 29 October 2021.
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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 http://www.ucwlimited.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 next Annual General Meeting, ( Next AGM ), the Company will be required to put to the vote a resolution ( Spill Resolution ) at the Next 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 Next AGM. All of the Directors who were in office when the Next 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.
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- Re election of Director
Resolution 2 – Re-election of Jonathan Pager as Director
The Company’s Constitution requires that one-third of Directors (or the number of Directors nearest to one-third) 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 or until the third Annual General Meeting following his or her appointment, whichever is the longer, without submitting himself or herself for re-election. The Directors to retire at an Annual General Meeting are those who have been longest in office since their last election. Where two or more Directors have served equally the longest, the retiring Director is determined either amongst the Directors, or by drawing lots.
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.
Mr Jonathan Pager was appointed a Director of the Company on 16 February 2015 and was last re-elected as a Director at the 2018 AGM.
Under this Resolution, Jonathan has elected to retire by rotation, and being eligible, seeks reelection as a Director of the Company at this AGM.
Jonathan has over 25 years’ experience as a management consultant and corporate adviser across a wide range of industries in Australia and overseas and is currently Managing Director of Pager Partners Corporate Advisory. He has a Master of Economics and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte, where he commenced his career. He has restructured and listed a range of public companies and been a director of publicly listed companies in the resources and industrial sectors.
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors (excluding Mr Pager) recommend that Shareholders vote for this Resolution.
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
Resolution 3 – 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 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 1 October 2021, the Company has a market capitalisation of approximately $14 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.
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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 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 further develop the Company’s business;
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(b) to be applied to the Company’s working capital requirements;
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(c) to acquire assets, in which circumstances the issue of the ordinary shares may be made in substitution for the Company making a cash payment for the assets; and
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(d) to pay service providers or consultants of the Company.
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.
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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 | 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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| $0.0575 50% decrease in issueprice |
$0.115 issue prices(b) |
$0.23 100% increase in issueprice |
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| “A” is the number of shares on issue, being 117,514,448 Shares(a) |
10% voting dilution(c) |
11,751,445 | 11,751,445 | 11,751,445 |
| Funds raised | $675,708 | $1,351,416 | $2,702,832 | |
| “A” is a 50% increase in shares on issue, being 176,271,672 Shares |
10% voting dilution(c) |
17,627,167 | 17,627,167 | 17,627,167 |
| Funds raised | $1,013,562 | $2,027,124 | $4,054,248 | |
| “A” is a 100% increase in shares on issue, being 235,028,896 Shares |
10% voting dilution(c) |
23,502,890 | 23,502,890 | 23,502,890 |
| Funds raised | $1,351,416 | $2,702,832 | $5,405,664 |
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(a) Based on the total number of fully paid ordinary Shares on issue as at 1 October 2021.
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(b) Based on the closing price of the Company’s Shares on ASX as at 1 October 2021.
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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:
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(a) the Company’s intentions in relation to the possible issue of equity securities (for cash 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,
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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.
The Company sought Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A at the 2020 AGM. However, 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.
Issue of Performance Rights under EOP
Resolution 4 – Approval of Issue of Performance Rights to Adam Davis, Director of the Company
Background
The Company seeks to invite Adam Davis, subject to Shareholder approval that is sought under this Resolution, to participate in the EOP by subscribing for 1,200,000 unlisted and unvested $nil exercise price options under the EOP ( Performance Rights ) to Adam Davis, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Director and Related Party Approvals
ASX Listing Rule 10.14 provides that a listed company must not permit any of the following persons to acquire securities under an employee incentive scheme unless it obtains the approval of its shareholders:
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(a) a director of the Company;
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(b) an associate of a director of the Company; or
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(c) a person whose relationship with the Company or a person referred to in Listing Rule 10.14.1 or 10.14.2 is such that, in ASX’s opinion, the acquisition should be approved by its shareholders.
As Mr Davis is a Director of the Company, the proposed issue of Performance Rights constitutes the acquisition of securities under an employee incentive scheme for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.14 and therefore requires the approval of the Company’s shareholders under Listing Rule 10.14.
To this end, this Resolution seeks the required Shareholder approval to issue the Performance Rights to Mr Davis under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.14.
If approval is obtained under Listing Rule 10.14, in accordance with Listing Rule 10.12 (exception 8), separate approval is not required under Listing Rule 10.11.
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If this Resolution is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the proposed issue of Performance Rights.
If this Resolution is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the proposed issue of Performance Rights.
Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act prohibits the Company from giving a financial benefit to a related party of the Company unless either:
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(a) the giving of the financial benefit falls within one of the exceptions to the provisions; or
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(b) Shareholder approval is obtained prior to the giving of the financial benefit.
The proposed issue of Performance Rights constitutes the giving of a financial benefit.
A “related party” for the purposes of the Corporations Act and the Listing Rules is widely defined and includes a director of a public company, a spouse of a director of a public company or an entity controlled by a director of a public company. The definition of “related party” also includes a person whom there is reasonable grounds to believe will become a “related party” of a public company.
The non-conflicted Directors of the Company:
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(a) believe that part of Mr Davis’ remuneration should be performance based and at risk, as this assists in aligning his interests with those of Shareholders of the Company. This approach reflects accepted practice in executive remuneration and corporate governance in Australia and abroad. In structuring the terms of the Performance Rights, the Board has carefully considered market practice among comparable companies listed on the ASX; and
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(b) have resolved that the giving of this financial benefit to Mr Davis as part of his remuneration would be reasonable, given the circumstances of the Company, the quantum and terms of the Performance Rights (in particular, the vesting condition requires UCW’s share price to appreciate between 50-100%) and the responsibilities that would be held and carried out by Mr Davis in his role as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In addition, the Board considered that the issue of these Performance Rights is a more costeffective way to remunerate and incentivise Mr Davis, as opposed to other forms of remuneration, such as further cash payments.
Accordingly, the non-conflicted Directors of the Company believe that the issue of these Performance Rights to Mr Davis fall within the “reasonable remuneration” exception as set out in section 211 of the Corporations Act and relies on this exception for the purposes of this Resolution. Therefore, the proposed issue of Performance Rights to Mr Davis requires Shareholder approval under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.14 only.
Information Required by ASX Listing Rule 10.15
The following information in relation to the issue of the Performance Rights to Mr Davis is provided to Shareholders for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.15:
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(a) The allottee is Adam Davis.
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(b) Mr Davis is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and falls within the category referred to in Listing Rule 10.14.1.
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(c) The maximum number of Performance Rights that may be acquired by Mr Davis is 1,200,000.
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(d) The total remuneration package received by Mr Davis in the financial year ended 30 June 2021 was $415,287 (salary of $256,500, cash bonus of $61,425 and $97,362 in share-based payments), as set out in the Remuneration Report.
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(e) The Performance Rights will be issued for $nil cash consideration as part of Mr Davis’ remuneration. The estimated ‘gross contract value’ of the Performance Rights is $149,612 or $49,871 per annum over the three-year vesting period.
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(f) Since the EOP was last approved by Shareholders on 8 November 2019, the Company has issued the following Performance Rights to Mr Davis under the EOP:
| Date | Number of Performance Rights received |
Acquisition price for each security |
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| 5 December 2019 | 750,000 | $nil |
| 25 November 2020 | 1,350,000 | $nil |
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(g) It is intended that the Performance Rights will be issued within three (3) months from the date of this Meeting, if approved by Shareholders, and in any event, no later than 12 months after the meeting.
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(h) There is no loan scheme in relation to the Performance Rights.
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(i) The material terms of the Performance Rights are as follows:
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(i) Exercise price: $nil
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(ii) Vesting conditions:
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(1) Three (3) years of continuous employment or office with a Group Company from the date of issue; and
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(2) At the above date (being three years from the date of issue), the UCW share price must be:
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50% higher than at the time of issue of the Performance Rights in order for one third (1/3[rd] ) of the Performance Rights to vest;
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75% higher than at the time of issue of the Performance Rights in order for two thirds (2/3[rds] ) of the Performance Rights to vest;
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100% higher than at the time of issue of the Performance Rights in order for all (100%) of the Performance Rights to vest
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For the purposes of testing satisfaction of this vesting condition, the share price will be the 20-Day Volume-Weighted Average Price of the UCW shares on both relevant dates (ie. on issue and three years from the date of issue).
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(iii) Expiry date: 1 month after the vesting date.
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(j) Details of any securities issued under the EOP will be published in each annual report of the Company relating to a period which securities have been issued, and that approval for the issue of securities was obtained under ASX Listing Rule 10.14. Any additional persons who become entitled to participate in the EOP after the resolution was approved and who were not named in the notice of meeting will not participate until approval is obtained under ASX Listing Rule 10.14.
Other information
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(a) The Company will not apply to the ASX for official quotation of the Performance Rights granted.
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(b) Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Performance Rights will rank equally with Shares then on issue.
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(c) The Performance Rights are not transferable.
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(d) The holders of Performance Rights are prohibited from mortgaging or securing their interests or hedging the security interest of any unvested Performance Rights;
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(e) Any dealing in Shares is subject to the constraints of Australian insider trading laws and the Company’s securities trading policy. Participants are specifically prohibited from hedging their Company share price exposure in respect of their Performance Rights during the vesting period.
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(f) If, in the Board’s opinion, Mr Davis has acted fraudulently or dishonestly or is in breach of his material obligations to the Company, the Board may determine that any or all of these Performance Rights which have not yet vested, lapse.
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(g) In addition to Mr Davis, it is currently intended that Mr Lyndon Catzel (Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of the Company) will also be issued with 1,000,000 Performance Rights under the EOP on the same terms as the proposed grant to Mr Davis). The proposed grant of Performance Rights under the EOP to Mr Catzel does not require shareholder approval for the purposes of Listing Rules 10.14 as Mr Catzel is not a director of the Company.
Directors’ recommendation
The Board of Directors (excluding Mr Davis) recommend that Shareholders vote for this Resolution.
Enquiries
Shareholders are asked to contact the Company Secretary on (02) 9112 4540 or 0414 907 384 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 2021 Annual Report to Shareholders for the period ended 30 June 2021 as lodged by the Company with ASX on 27 August 2021.
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 RSM Australia Partners dated 27 August 2021 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 UCW Limited ACN 108 962 152.
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.
EOP means the employee incentive scheme entitled “Employee Option Plan” for which Shareholder approval has been obtained at the general meeting held on 8 November 2019.
KMP means key management personnel (including the Directors) whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report.
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Notice of Meeting or Notice of Annual General Meeting means this notice of Annual General Meeting dated 6 October 2021 including the Explanatory Statement.
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.
Performance Right means a performance right which, subject to its terms, could convert to a Share.
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.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a holder of a Share.
Share Registry means Automic Registry Services.
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 Next AGM if a threshold of votes is cast against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Meeting and the Next AGM.
Spill Resolution means the resolution required to be put to Shareholders at the Next AGM if a threshold of votes is cast against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Meeting and the Next 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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