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EPX LIMITED — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2022
Dec 15, 2022
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum
EP&T Global Limited
ACN 645 144 314
Date: 17 January 2023 Time: 4.00pm (AEDT) Place: Online at https://web.lumiagm.com/320648618
NOTICE OF 2023 EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given that the 2023 Extraordinary General Meeting of EP&T Global Limited ACN 645 144 314 (the Company ) will be online at https://web.lumiagm.com/320648618 on 17 January 2023 at 4.00pm (AEDT)
BUSINESS OF THE MEETING
Shareholders are invited to consider the following items of business at the Extraordinary General Meeting:
Ordinary Business
RATIFICATION OF PLACEMENT SHARES
| Resolution 1 | Ratification of Placement Share Issue |
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| Resolution (Ordinary) |
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following Resolution as anordinary resolution: “THAT, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and all other purposes, Shareholders approve and ratify the issue of 22,234,798 Shares on 1 December 2022 on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying this Notice.” |
| Voting Exclusion | The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of any person who participated in the Placement of Shares or their Associates. However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by: (a) 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 (b) The Chairman as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chairman to vote on the Resolution as the Chairman decides; or (c) A holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met: oThe 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 oThe holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way. |
APPROVAL OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CONDITIONAL PLACEMENT
| Resolution 2 | Issue of Shares to Mr Jonathan Sweeney under the Conditional Placement |
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| Resolution (Ordinary) |
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following Resolution as anordinary resolution: “THAT, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of 3,000,000 Shares to Mr Jonathan Sweeney, Chairman of the Company, or his nominee(s), on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying this Notice.” |
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The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of Mr Jonathan Sweeney or any associate of Mr Jonathan Sweeney.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by:
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(a) 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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(b) The Chairman as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chairman to vote on the Resolution as the Chairman
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Voting Exclusion decides; or
| Voting Exclusion | The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of Mr Jonathan Sweeney or any associate of Mr Jonathan Sweeney. However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by: (a) 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 (b) The Chairman as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chairman to vote on the Resolution as the Chairman decides; or |
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| (c) A holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met: oThe 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 oThe 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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| Resolution 3 | Issue of Shares to Mr John Balassis under the Conditional Placement |
| Resolution (Ordinary) |
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following Resolution as anordinary resolution: “THAT, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of 2,009,209 Shares to Mr John Balassis, Executive Director and Interim CEO of the Company, or his nominee(s), on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying this Notice.” |
| Voting Exclusion | The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of Mr John Balassis or any associate of Mr John Balassis. However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by: (a) 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 (b) The Chairman as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chairman to vote on the Resolution as the Chairman decides; or (c) A holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met: oThe 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 oThe holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way. |
| Resolution 4 | Issue of Shares to Mr Richard Doyle under the Conditional Placement |
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| Resolution (Ordinary) |
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following Resolution as anordinary resolution: “THAT, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of 2,009,209 Shares to Mr Richard Doyle, Non-Executive Director of the Company, or his nominee(s), on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying this Notice.” |
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| Voting Exclusion | The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of Mr Richard Doyle or any associate of Mr Richard Doyle. However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by: (a) 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 (b) The Chairman as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chairman to vote on the Resolution as the Chairman decides; or (c) A holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met: oThe 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 oThe 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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| Resolution 5 | Issue of Shares to Mr Victor van Bommel under the Conditional Placement |
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| Resolution (Ordinary) |
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following Resolution as anordinary resolution: “THAT, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of 7,981,581 Shares to Mr Victor van Bommel, Non-Executive Director of the Company, or his nominee(s), on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying this Notice.” |
| Voting Exclusion | The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of Mr Victor van Bommel or any associate of Mr Victor van Bommel. However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by: (a) 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 (b) The Chairman as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chairman to vote on the Resolution as the Chairman decides; or (c) A holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met: oThe 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 oThe holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way. |
| Resolution 6 | Issue of Shares to Mr Keith Gunaratne under the Conditional Placement |
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| Resolution (Ordinary) |
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following Resolution as anordinary resolution: “THAT, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of 4,000,000 Shares to Mr Keith Gunaratne, Executive Director of the Company, or his nominee(s), on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying this Notice.” |
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| Voting Exclusion | The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of Mr Keith Gunaratne or any associate of Mr Keith Gunaratne. However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by: (d) 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 (e) The Chairman as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chairman to vote on the Resolution as the Chairman decides; or (f) A holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met: oThe 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 oThe 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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Dated: 16 December 2022
By order of the Board of EP&T Global Limited
Laura Newell Company Secretary
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VOTING INFORMATION
Voting by proxy
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(a) A Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting may appoint one proxy or, if the Shareholder is entitled to cast 2 or more votes at the Meeting, 2 proxies, to attend and vote instead of the Shareholder.
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(b) Where 2 proxies are appointed to attend and vote at the Meeting, each proxy may be appointed to represent a specified proportion or number of the Shareholder’s voting rights at the Meeting.
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(c) A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company.
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(d) A proxy may be an individual or a body corporate. If a body corporate is appointed, the Proxy Form must indicate the full name of the body corporate and the full name or title of the individual representative of the body corporate for the Meeting.
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(e) A proxy form accompanies this Notice. If a Shareholder wishes to appoint more than 1 proxy, they may make a copy of the Proxy Form attached to this Notice. For the Proxy Form to be valid it must be received together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which the form is signed, or a (notarially) certified copy of that power of authority by 4.00pm (AEDT) on 15 January 2023:
Voting and other entitlements at the Extraordinary General Meeting
A determination has been made by the Board of the Company under regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 that Shares in the Company which are on issue at 7.00pm (AEDT) on 15 January 2023 will be taken to be held by the persons who held them at that time for the purposes of the Extraordinary General Meeting (including determining voting entitlements at the Meeting).
Proxy voting by the Chairman
The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011 (Cth) imposes prohibitions on Key Management Personnel and their Closely Related Parties from voting their Shares (or voting undirected proxies) on, amongst other things, remuneration matters.
However, the Chairman of a Meeting may vote an undirected proxy (i.e. a proxy that does not specify how it is to be voted), provided the Shareholder who has lodged the proxy has given an express voting direction to the Chairman to exercise the undirected proxy. If you wish to appoint the Chairman as your proxy, and you wish to direct him how to vote, please tick the appropriate boxes on the form.
The Company’s Chairman, Mr Jonathan Sweeney, will chair the Meeting and intends to vote all available undirected proxies in favour of each item of business.
Online https://www.votingonline.com.au/EPXegm2023 By post Boardroom Pty Limited GPO Box 3993 Sydney NSW 2001 By personal BoardRoom Pty Limited delivery Level 8 210 George Street Sydney NSW 2000
By facsimile +61 9290 9655
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Virtual participation
In accordance with the clause 28(a) of the Constitution, and to facilitate Shareholder participation, the Chairman has determined that the Meeting will be held virtually through an online platform.
Shareholders who wish to participate in the EGM may do so from their computer or mobile device, by entering the URL in their browser: https://web.lumiagm.com/320648618.
If you choose to participate in the EGM, you can log in to the meeting by entering:
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the meeting ID for the online AGM, which is 320-648-618
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your username is your Boardroom Voting Access Code (VAC), which is located on the first page of your Proxy Form; and
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your password, which is the postcode registered to your holding if you are an Australian Shareholder. Overseas Shareholders will need to enter the three-character country code e.g. New Zealand – NZL of their registered holding address. A full list of country codes can be found at the end of the user guide.
Shareholders will be able to view the AGM live, lodge a direct vote in real time and ask questions online.
More information regarding online participation at the AGM (including how to vote and ask questions online during the AGM) is available in the User Guide. The User Guide is attached to this Notice of Meeting and will be lodged with the ASX and will also be available from our website.
Corporate Representative
Any corporate Shareholder who has appointed a person to act as its corporate representative at the Meeting should provide that person with a certificate or letter executed in accordance with the Corporations Act authorising him or her to act as that company’s representative. The authority can be mailed or faxed to the Company at least 24 hours before the Meeting.
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TO NOTICE OF 2023 EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
RATIFICATION OF PLACEMENT SHARES
| Resolution 1 | Ratification of Placement Share Issue |
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| Explanation | On 1 December 2022, the Company issued 22,234,798 Shares to sophisticated and professional investors through a placement of shares (Placement). The purpose of the Placement was to raise funds for working capital including product development, installation of contracted project backlog, and to fund future growth opportunities. Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, ASX Listing Rule 7.1 limits the number 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. The issue of Shares under this Resolution does not fit within any of these exceptions and, as they have not yet been approved by the Company’s Shareholders, they effectively use part of the 15% limit in ASX Listing Rule 7.1, reducing the Company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without Shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 for the 12-month period following the issue date. ASX Listing Rule 7.4 allows the shareholders of a listed company to approve an issue of equity securities after it has been made or agreed to be made. If they do, the issue is taken to have been approved under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and so does not reduce the Company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without Shareholder approval under that rule. The Company wishes to retain as much flexibility as possible to issue additional equity securities in the future without having to obtain Shareholder approval for such issues under ASX Listing Rule 7.1. The Directors believe that it is in the best interests of the Company to maintain its ability to issue securities under its 15% Placement Capacity, as this will enhance the Company’s flexibility to finance its operations through raising equity capital, should the Directors consider it to be in the best interests of the Company to do so. To this end, this Resolution seeks Shareholder approval to the issue of Shares under and for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4. If this Resolution is passed, the Shares issued under the approved Resolution will be excluded in calculating the Company’s 15% limit in ASX Listing Rule 7.1, effectively increasing the number of equity securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12-month period following the date the securities were issued. If this Resolution is not passed, the Shares issued under the failed Resolution will be included in calculating the Company’s 15% limit in ASX Listing Rule 7.1, effectively decreasing the number of equity securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12-month period following the date the securities were issued. The Directors do not (save for as otherwise set out in this Notice) currently have any specific intention to make any further issue of securities without approval of Shareholders under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 in the next 12-months unless such issue falls under an exception to the 15% threshold in LR 7.2. The Directors believe that it is in the best interests of the Company to maintain its ability to issue securities under its 7.1 Placement Capacity, as this will enhance the Company’s flexibility to finance its operations through raising equity capital, should the Directors consider it to be in the best interests of the Company to do so. |
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| Specific information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.5 |
For the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided to Shareholders in respect of this Resolution: Number of securities issued 22,234,798 Shares Issue price per security $0.025 Date on which the securities were issued The Shares were issued on 1 December 2022. Name of allottees The Shares were allocated to professional and sophisticated investors. Terms of securities Fully paid ordinary Shares that will rank pari passu with those Shares already on issue Use of funds To raise funds for general working capital including product development, installation of contracted project backlog, and to fund future growth opportunities. |
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| Board Recommendation |
The Directors unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution. |
| Chairman’s available proxies |
The Chairman intends to vote all available proxies in favour of this Resolution. |
APPROVAL OF PARTICIPATION IN CONDITIONAL PLACEMENT
| Resolutions 2 – 6 | Approval of Participation in Conditional Placement |
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| Explanation | Shareholders are asked to approve the issue of Shares to some of the Directors of the Company on the same terms as those of the Placement (Conditional Placement) to raise a further $475,000. Pursuant to the Conditional Placement, Mr Jonathan Sweeney, Mr John Balassis, Mr Richard Doyle, Mr Victor van Bommel and Mr Keith Gunaratne, being Directors of the Company, intend to invest $475,000 in aggregate. In consideration of their investments, the Company will issue to the Directors in aggregate 19,000000 Shares at $0.025 per Share (Conditional Placement Shares) subject to Shareholder approval. |
| ASX Listing Rule 10.11 |
ASX Listing Rule 10.11 provides that unless one of the exceptions in ASX Listing Rule 10.12 applies, the Company, as a listed company, must not issue equity securities to persons in a position of influence without Shareholder approvals. A person in a position of influence for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11 includes: a) a related party; b) a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue of agreement, a substantial (30%+) holder in the Company; c) a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial(10%+)holder in the Companyand who has nominated a director to |
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| the board of the Company pursuant to a relevant agreement which gives them a right or expectation to do so; d) an associate of a person referred to in (a) to (c) above; and e) a person whose relationship with the Company or a person referred to in (a) to (d) above is such that, in the ASX’s opinion, the issue or agreement should be approved by Shareholders. A “related party” for the purposes of the Corporations Act and the ASX 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. As Mr Sweeney, Mr Balassis, Mr Doyle, Mr van Bommel and Mr Gunaratne are Directors, each of them is a “related party” of the Company. The proposed issues do not fall within any of the exceptions in ASX Listing Rule 10.12, and therefore require the approval of the Shareholders under ASX Listing Rule 10.11. To this end, Resolutions 2 – 6 seek the required Shareholder approval to issue the Conditional Placement Shares to Mr Sweeney, Mr Balassis, Mr Doyle, Mr van Bommel and Mr Gunaratne under and for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11. If these Resolutions are passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the proposed issues. If these Resolutions are not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the proposed issues. |
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| 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: a) the giving of the financial benefit falls within one of the exceptions to the provisions; or b) Shareholder approval is obtained prior to the giving of the financial benefit. As explained above, each of Mr Sweeney, Mr Balassis, Mr Doyle, Mr van Bommel and Gunaratne is a “related party” of the Company. Also, the proposed issue of Conditional Placement Shares (which are equity securities, for the purposes of the Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act) constitutes the giving of a financial benefit. The Directors carefully considered the proposed issue of Conditional Placement Shares to each of Mr Sweeney, Mr Balassis, Mr Doyle, Mr van Bommel and Mr Gunaratne (with each of the Directors abstaining in relation to their respective proposed issues) and formed the view that the giving of this financial benefit is on arm’s length terms, as the Conditional Placement Shares are proposed to be issued on the same terms as offered to non-related parties of the Company in the Placement. Accordingly, the Directors believe that the issue of Conditional Placement Shares to each of Mr Sweeney, Mr Balassis, Mr Doyle, Mr van Bommel and Mr Gunaratne (with each of the Directors abstaining in relation to their respective proposed issues) fall within the “arm’s length terms” exception as set out in section 210 of the Corporations Act and rely on this exception for the purposes of these Resolutions. Therefore, the proposed issue of Conditional Placement Shares requires Shareholder approvals under and for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11 only. |
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| Specific information required by ASX Listing Rule 10.13 |
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 10.13, which contains requirements as to the contents of a notice sent to Shareholders for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11, the following information is provided in relation to the Resolutions: Recipients and Category under ASX Listing Rule 10.11 Mr Jonathan Sweeney – Chairman & Non-Executive Director Mr John Balassis – Executive Director & Interim CEO Mr Richard Doyle – Non-Executive Director Mr Victor van Bommel – Non-Executive Director Mr Keith Gunaratne – Executive Directors Maximum no. of securities to be issued Mr Jonathan Sweeney – 3,000,000 Shares Mr John Balassis – 2,009,209 Shares Mr Richard Doyle – 2,009,209 Shares Mr Victor van Bommel – 7,981,581 Shares Mr Keith Gunaratne – 4,000,000 Shares Issue price per security $0.025 per Share Date on which the securities were issued If Shareholder approval is obtained for the Resolutions 2 – 6, the Company intends to issue the Conditional Placement Shares as soon as reasonably practicable after the Meeting, or in any event within one month after the date of the Meeting. Terms of securities Fully paid ordinary Shares that will rank pari passu with those Shares already on issue Use of funds To raise funds for general working capital including product development, installation of contracted project backlog, and to fund future growth opportunities. |
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| Board Recommendation |
The Directors recommend, with each Director abstaining in relation to his own investment, that Shareholders vote in favour Resolutions 2 – 6. |
| Chairman’s available proxies |
The Chairman intends to vote all available proxies in favour of these Resolutions. |
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DEFINITIONS
| DEFINITIONS | |
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| ASX | Means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691. |
| ASX Listing Rules | Means the listing rules of the ASX. |
| Chairman | Means the chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting. |
| CompanyorEP&T Global |
Means EP&T Global Limited ACN 645 144 314. |
| Constitution | Means the Company’s constitution. |
| Corporations Act | Means the_Corporations Act 2001_(Cth). |
| Closely Related Party (of a member of KMP of an entity) |
Has the definition given to it by section 9 of the Corporations Act, and means: a) a spouse or child of the member; or b) a child of the member's spouse; or c) a dependant of the member or of the member's spouse; or 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 entity; or e) a company the member controls; or f) a person prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition. |
| Director | Means a director of the board of EP&T Global Limited. |
| Explanatory Memorandum |
Means this explanatory memorandum accompanying and forming part of the Notice. |
| Extraordinary General Meeting |
Means the extraordinary general meeting of the Company for 2023 to which the Notice relates. |
| Key Management PersonnelorKMP |
Means those people described as Key Management Personnel in the Remuneration Report and includes all directors. |
| Meeting | Means the extraordinary general meeting of the Company for 2023 to which the Notice relates. |
| Notice | Means this notice of meeting of the Company, including the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum. |
| Proxy Form | Means the proxy form that is enclosed with and forms part of this Notice. |
| Resolution | Means a resolution set out in this Notice. |
| Share | Means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company. |
| Shareholder | Means a holder of at least one Share in the Company. |
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All Correspondence to:
By Mail Boardroom Pty Limited GPO Box 3993 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia
By Fax: +61 2 9290 9655 Online: www.boardroomlimited.com.au By Phone: (within Australia) 1300 737 760 (outside Australia) +61 2 9290 9600
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
For your vote to be effective it must be recorded before 4:00pm (AEDT) on Sunday 15 January 2023.
TO VOTE ONLINE BY SMARTPHONE STEP 1: VISIT https://www.votingonline.com.au/EPXegm2023 STEP 2: Enter your Postcode OR Country of Residence (if outside Australia) STEP 3: Enter your Voting Access Code (VAC):
Scan QR Code using smartphone QR Reader App
TO VOTE BY COMPLETING THE PROXY FORM
STEP 1 APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
Indicate who you want to appoint as your Proxy.
If you wish to appoint the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy please write the full name of that individual or body corporate. If you leave this section blank, or your named proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chair of the Meeting will be your proxy. A proxy need not be a securityholder of the company. Do not write the name of the issuer company or the registered securityholder in the space.
Appointment of a Second Proxy
You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by contacting the company’s securities registry or you may copy this form.
STEP 3 SIGN THE FORM
The form must be signed as follows: Individual: This form is to be signed by the securityholder.
Joint Holding : where the holding is in more than one name, all the securityholders should sign.
Power of Attorney: to sign under a Power of Attorney, you must have already lodged it with the registry. Alternatively, attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
Companies: this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form should be signed by that person. Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place.
STEP 4 LODGEMENT
To appoint a second proxy you must:
(a) complete two Proxy Forms. On each Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or the number of securities applicable to that form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded. (b) return both forms together in the same envelope.
STEP 2 VOTING DIRECTIONS TO YOUR PROXY
To direct your proxy how to vote, mark one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your securities will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of securities are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or number that you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on a given item, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item for all your securities your vote on that item will be invalid.
Proxy which is a Body Corporate
Where a body corporate is appointed as your proxy, the representative of that body corporate attending the meeting must have provided an “Appointment of Corporate Representative” prior to admission. An Appointment of Corporate Representative form can be obtained from the company’s securities registry.
Proxy forms (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received no later than 48 hours before the commencement of the meeting, therefore by 4:00pm (AEDT) on Sunday, 15 January 2023. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled meeting.
Proxy forms may be lodged using the enclosed Reply Paid Envelope or:
Online https://www.votingonline.com.au/EPXegm2023 By Fax + 61 2 9290 9655 By Mail Boardroom Pty Limited GPO Box 3993, Sydney NSW 2001 Australia In Person Boardroom Pty Limited Level 8, 210 George Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
EP&T Global Limited ACN 645 144 314
Your Address
This is your address as it appears on the company’s share register. If this is incorrect, please mark the box with an “X” and make the correction in the space to the left. Securityholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes.
Please note, you cannot change ownership of your securities using this form.
PROXY FORM
STEP 1 APPOINT A PROXY
I/We being a member/s of EP&T Global Limited (Company) and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint:
the Chair of the Meeting (mark box)
OR if you are NOT appointing the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or body corporate (excluding the registered securityholder) you are appointing as your proxy below
or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chair of the Meeting as my/our proxy at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held online https://web.lumiagm.com/320648618 on Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 4:00pm (AEDT) and at any adjournment of that meeting, to act on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions or if no directions have been given, as the proxy sees fit.
The Chair of the Meeting will vote all undirected proxies in favour of all Items of business. If you wish to appoint the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy with a direction to vote against, or to abstain from voting on an item, you must provide a direction by marking the 'Against' or 'Abstain' box opposite that resolution.
STEP 2
VOTING DIRECTIONS * If you mark the Abstain box for a particular item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or on a poll and your vote will not be counted in calculating the required majority if a poll is called.
For Against Abstain*
Resolution 1 Ratification of Placement Share Issue Resolution 2 Issue of Shares to Mr Jonathan Sweeney under the Conditional Placement Resolution 3 Issue of Shares to Mr John Balassis under the Conditional Placement Resolution 4 Issue of Shares to Mr Richard Doyle under the Conditional Placement Resolution 5 Issue of Shares to Mr Victor van Bommel under the Conditional Placement Resolution 6 Issue of Shares to Mr Keith Gunaratne under the Conditional Placement
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STEP 3 SIGNATURE OF SECURITYHOLDERS This form must be signed to enable your directions to be implemented.
Individual or Securityholder 1 Securityholder 2 Securityholder 3
Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director / Company Secretary Contact Name…………………………………………….... Contact Daytime Telephone………………………................................ Date / /
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ONLINE SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING GUIDE 2023
Attending the AGM virtually
If you choose to participate online, you will be able to view a live webcast of the meeting, ask questions and submit your votes in real time.
To access the meeting:
Visit web.lumiagm.com/320648618 on your computer, tablet or smartphone. You will need the latest version of Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox. Please ensure your browser is compatible.
Meeting ID: 320-648-618
To login you must have your Voting Access Code (VAC) and Postcode or Country Code
The website will be open and available for log in from 3:00pm (AEDT), Tuesday, 17 January 2023
Using the Lumi AGM platform:
ACCESS
The 1[st] page of the platform will ask in what capacity you are joining the meeting.
Shareholders or appointed proxies should select
“Shareholder or Proxyholder”
Guests should select “Guest”
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CREDENTIALS
Shareholders/Proxys
Your username is your Voting Access Code and your password is your Postcode or Country Code , or, for Non-Australian residents, your 3-letter country code.
Proxy holders should obtain their log in credentials from the registrar by calling 1300 737 760 or +61 2 9290 9600
Voting Access Code (VAC) Postcode or Country Code
Guests
Please enter your name and email address to be admitted into the meeting.
Please note, guests will not be able to ask questions or vote at the meeting .
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NAVIGATION
Once successfully authenticated, the home page will appear. You can view meeting instructions, ask questions and watch the webcast.
If viewing on a computer the webcast will appear at the side automatically once the meeting has started.
On a mobile device, select the broadcast icon at the bottom of the screen to watch the webcast.
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During the meeting, mobile users can minimise the webcast at any time by selecting the arrow by the broadcast icon. You will still be able to hear the meeting. Selecting the broadcast icon again will reopen the webcast.
VOTING
The Chair will open voting on all resolutions at the start of the meeting. Once voting has opened, the voting tab will appear on the navigation bar.
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Selecting this tab will open a list of all resolutions and their voting options.
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Desktop / Laptop users can watch the webcast full screen, by selecting the full screen icon.
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To reduce the webcast to its original size, select the X at the top of the broadcast window.
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To vote, simply select your voting direction from the options displayed on screen. Your selection will change colour and a confirmation message will appear.
To change your vote, simply select another option. If you wish to cancel your vote, please press cancel.
There is no need to press a submit or send button. Your vote is automatically counted.
Voting can be performed at any time during the meeting until the Chair closes the poll.
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QUESTIONS
Any shareholder or appointed proxy is eligible to ask questions.
If you would like to ask a question. Select the messaging tab.
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Messages can be submitted at any time from the start of the meeting, up until the Chair closes the Q&A session.
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Select the “Ask a Question” box and type in your message.
Once you are happy with your message, select the send icon.
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Questions sent via the Lumi platform may be moderated before being sent to the Chair. This is to avoid repetition and remove any inappropriate language.
Asking Audio Questions
If you are a shareholder or proxy you can ask a verbal question. Dial by your location below: +61 7 3185 3730 Australia +61 8 6119 3900 Australia +61 8 7150 1149 Australia +61 2 8015 6011 Australia +61 3 7018 2005 Australia
Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbuBC7fhOb
Once dialled in you will be asked to enter a meeting ID. Please ensure your webcast is muted before joining the call.
You will be asked for a participant pin however simply press # to join the meeting. You will be muted upon entry. To ask a question press 9 to signal the moderator. Once your question has been answered your line will be muted. Feel free to either hang up or stay on the line. For additional questions press 9 to signal the operator.
Meeting ID: 320-648-618
To login you must have your Voting Access Code (VAC) and Postcode or Country Code
The website will be open and available for log in from 3:00pm (AEDT), Tuesday, 17 January 2023
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Country Codes
For overseas shareholders, select your country code from the list below and enter it into the password field.
| ABWAruba AFGAfghanistan AGOAngola AIA Anguilla ALA Aland Islands ALB Albania ANDAndorra ANTNetherlands Antilles ARE United Arab Emirates ARG Argentina ARM Armenia ASMAmerican Samoa ATA Antarctica ATF French Southern ATGAntigua & Barbuda AUSAustralia AUT Austria AZE Azerbaijan BDI Burundi BEL Belgium BENBenin BFA Burkina Faso BGDBangladesh BGR Bulgaria BHRBahrain BHS Bahamas ~~BIH~~ Bosnia & Herzegovina BLM St Barthelemy BLR Belarus BLZ Belize BMU Bermuda BOLBolivia BRA Brazil BRBBarbados BRN Brunei Darussalam BTN Bhutan BURBurma BVT Bouvet Island BWABotswana CAF Central African Republic CANCanada CCKCocos (Keeling) Islands CHESwitzerland CHL Chile CHNChina ~~CIV~~ ~~Cote D’ivoire~~ CMRCameroon CODDemocratic Republic of Congo COK Cook Islands COLColombia COMComoros CPV Cape Verde CRI Costa Rica CUBCuba CYMCayman Islands CYP Cyprus CXR~~Christmas Island~~ CZE~~Czech Republic~~ DEU~~Germany~~ DJI Djibouti DMA~~Dominica~~ DNKDenmark DOMDominican Republic |
DZAAlgeria ECUEcuador EGY Egypt ERI Eritrea ESH Western Sahara ESP Spain EST Estonia ETH Ethiopia FIN Finland FJI Fiji FLK Falkland Islands (Malvinas) FRA France FROFaroe Islands FSMMicronesia GAB Gabon GBR United Kingdom GEOGeorgia GGY Guernsey GHAGhana GIB Gibraltar GIN Guinea GLP Guadeloupe GMBGambia GNBGuinea-Bissau GNQEquatorial Guinea GRCGreece GRDGrenada GRL Greenland GTMGuatemala GUFFrench Guiana GUMGuam GUY Guyana HKG Hong Kong HMDHeard & Mcdonald Islands HNDHonduras HRV Croatia HTI Haiti HUNHungary IDN Indonesia ~~IMN~~ Is~~l~~e O~~f~~Man ~~IND~~ ~~India~~ IOT British Indian Ocean Territory IRL Ireland IRN Iran Islamic Republic of IRQ Iraq ~~ISM~~ Isle of Man ISL Iceland ISR Israel ITA Italy JAM Jamaica ~~JEY~~ ~~Jersey~~ JOR Jordan ~~JPN~~ ~~Japan~~ KAZKazakhstan KENKenya KGZKyrgyzstan KHMCambodia KIR Kiribati KNA~~S~~t~~Ki~~tts~~A~~n~~d~~ ~~N~~ev~~i~~s KOR Korea Republic of KWTKuwait LAOLaos LBN Lebanon |
LBR Liberia LBY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya LCA St Lucia LIE Liechtenstein LKA Sri Lanka LSO Lesotho LTU Lithuania LUX Luxembourg LVA Latvia MACMacao MAFSt Martin MARMorocco MCOMonaco MDARepublic Of Moldova MDGMadagascar MDVMaldives MEXMexico MHLMarshall Islands MKDMacedonia Former Yugoslav Rep MLI Mali MLT Mauritania MMRMyanmar MNEMontenegro MNGMongolia MNPNorthern Mariana Islands MOZMozambique MRT Mauritania MSR Montserrat MTQMartinique MUSMauritius MWIMalawi MYS Malaysia MYT Mayotte NAMNamibia NCL New Caledonia NERNiger NFK Norfolk Island NGANigeria NIC Nicaragua NIU Niue NLDNetherlands NORNorway Montenegro NPL Nepal NRUNauru NZL New Zealand OMNOman PAK Pakistan PANPanama PCNPitcairn Islands PER Peru PHL Philippines PLWPalau PNGPapua New Guinea POL Poland PRI Puerto Rico PRK Korea Dem Peoples Republic of ~~PRT~~ ~~Portugal~~ PRY Paraguay PSE Palestinian Territory Occupied PYF French Polynesia QATQatar REU Reunion |
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