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ENEGEX LIMITED — AGM Information 2014
Oct 29, 2014
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AGM Information
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ENEGEX NL
(ABN 28 160 818 986)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting ( Meeting ) of the Members of Enegex NL ( Company ) will be held at The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia on Level 3 of 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria on Friday, 28 November 2014 commencing at 11:00am (ADST).
ORDINARY BUSINESS
1. Annual Financial Report
To receive and consider the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2014 and the reports of the Directors and Auditor thereon
(Refer to Item 1 of the Explanatory Notes below)
2. Resolution 1: Adoption of the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2014
To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following as a non-binding and advisory resolution in accordance with section 250R of the Corporations Act:
“To adopt the Remuneration Report as included in the Directors’ Report for the year ended 30 June 2014.”
(Refer to Item 2 of the Explanatory Notes below and note that the vote on this resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Company or its Directors)
3. Resolution 2: To consider the re-election of R J Coppin as a Director of the Company
To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following as an ordinary resolution:
“That Mr Robert John Coppin, who retires as a Director pursuant to the Constitution and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election and is hereby elected as a Director of the Company.”
(Refer to Item 3 of the Explanatory Notes below)
By order of the Board ENEGEX NL
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Robert Wright
Company Secretary
17 October 2014
Explanatory Notes to the Business of the Meeting
Item 1: Annual Financial Report of the Company
The Consolidated Financial Statements and related reports for the last financial year are contained in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report and will be laid before the Meeting. While no resolution is required, Members are encouraged to ask questions of the Directors and the Auditor and make comments on the Consolidated Financial Statements and reports.
The Auditor responsible for preparing the Auditor's Report for the year ended 30 June 2014, (or his representative) will attend the Meeting. The Chairman will also allow a reasonable opportunity for Members to ask the Auditor questions about the:
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a) conduct of the audit;
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b) preparation and content of the Auditor's Report;
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c) accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements; and
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d) independence of the Auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit.
To assist the Directors and the Auditor in responding to questions, please submit your questions by mail to Enegex NL, Level 21, 500 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000 or by fax to +61 (0)3 8610 4799 or by email to [email protected] so they are received by no later than 5:00pm (ADST) on Friday, 21 November 2014, being five (5) business days prior to the Meeting.
As required under section 250PA of the Corporations Act, at the Meeting the Company will distribute a list setting out the questions directed to the Auditor that have been received in writing from Members, being questions the Auditor considers relevant to the content of the Auditor's Report or the conduct of the audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2014. The Chairman will allow reasonable opportunity for the Auditor to respond to the questions set out in this list.
Item 2: Resolution 1 - Remuneration Report
The Remuneration Report, which is included in the Directors’ Report section of the Company’s 2014 Annual Report, will be laid before the Meeting. While the resolution to adopt it is not binding on the Company or the Directors, Members are encouraged to ask questions and make comments on the Remuneration Report. You should also note that the following voting restrictions apply in relation to voting on the Remuneration Report.
Voting exclusion statement
A vote may not be cast (in any capacity) on Resolution 1 by or on behalf of any of the following persons:
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a) a member of the Key Management Personnel , details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or
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b) a Closely Related Party of a member of the Key Management Personnel .
However, a person described in (a) or (b) may cast a vote on Resolution 1 if:
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c) the person does so as a proxy appointed in writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the proposed resolution; and
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d) the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described in (a) or (b).
The Directors unanimously recommend eligible Members vote in favour of adopting the Remuneration Report.
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Item 3: Resolution 2 - Re-election of a Director
The Company’s Constitution requires that at every Annual General Meeting one third of the Directors (other than the Managing Director) shall, by rotation, retire from office and provides that such Director or Directors are eligible for re-election.
Mr Coppin retires by rotation and is seeking re-election at the Meeting.
The Directors, other than Mr Coppin who refrains from making any recommendation, unanimously recommend all Members vote in favour of the re-election of Mr Coppin.
Voting generally
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The Company has determined that, in accordance with regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cwth), the holders of shares of the Company who are on the Company’s share register as at 11:00am (ADST) on 26 November 2014 will be taken for the purposes of the Meeting to be held by the persons who held them at that time. Accordingly, those persons will be entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting.
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A Member entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint not more than two proxies to attend and vote on their behalf. Where more than one proxy is appointed, such proxy must be allocated a proportion of the Member's voting rights.
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A proxy duly appointed need not be a Member.
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A proxy form accompanies this Notice and to be effective, the form and any document necessary to show the validity of the form must be lodged with the Company not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the Meeting. Any proxy lodged after that time will be treated as invalid.
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Directors and Officers of corporate shareholders should note that unless the corporate shareholder either:
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(a) completes and lodges with the Company a valid form of appointment of proxy in accordance with the instructions on the enclosed proxy form; or
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(b) completes and either lodges with the Company prior to the Meeting a form of appointment of personal representative in accordance with the provisions of Section 250D of the Corporations Act or causes such personal representative to attend the Meeting with such form of appointment; or
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(c) has appointed an attorney,
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and such proxy, personal representative or attorney attends the Meeting, then such corporate shareholder will be unable to exercise any votes at the Meeting.
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Proxy and corporate appointment of representative forms may be returned to the Company in the manner detailed at point 6 on the reverse of the proxy form.
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Corporate shareholders should comply with the execution requirements set out above and on the reverse of the proxy form and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 127 of the Corporations Act, as detailed at point 7 on the reverse of the proxy form.
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Completion of a proxy form will not prevent individual Members from attending the Meeting in person if they wish. Where a Member completes and lodges a valid proxy form and attends the Meeting in person then the proxy's authority to speak and vote for that Member is suspended while the Member is present at the Meeting.
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Where a proxy form or form of appointment of personal representative is lodged and is executed under power of attorney the power of attorney must be lodged in like manner as a proxy.
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