FREELANCER LIMITED — AGM Information 2017

Apr 10, 2017

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FREELANCER LIMITED

Voting Exclusion Statements

Resolution 1

ACN 141 959 042

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of members of Freelancer Limited ( Company ) for 2017 will be held at Level 20, 680 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, on Friday 12 May 2017 at 10am (Sydney time).

The Company will, in accordance with section 250R of the Corporations Act 2001 ( Corporations Act ), disregard any votes cast on Resolution 1 by or on behalf of a member of the key management personnel of the Company details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report or a closely related party of such a member (referred to as an Excluded Person ).

However, an Excluded Person may cast a vote provided the vote is not cast on behalf of an Excluded Person and either:

• the Excluded Person votes as a proxy by writing that specifies how the person is to vote on Resolution 1; or

AGENDA

Ordinary Business

Financial Statements and Reports

To consider the financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2016 together with the Directors’ Declaration, the Directors’ Report, the Remuneration Report and the Independent Auditor’s Report.

Neither the Corporations Act 2001 nor the Company’s constitution requires shareholders to vote on such reports. However, shareholders may raise questions about the reports at the meeting.

1. Resolution 1 – Non-Binding Resolution to adopt Remuneration Report

• the Excluded Person is the Chair of the meeting by proxy and the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on Resolution 1 and expressly authorises the chair to exercise the proxy even if Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the key management personnel for the Company.

Shareholders may also choose to direct the Chair to vote against Resolution 1 or to abstain from voting.

By order of the Board

Neil Katz Company Secretary 11 April 2017

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as a non-binding ordinary resolution :

“That the Remuneration Report as contained in the Directors’ Report of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2016 be adopted.”

Note: The vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. Shareholders are encouraged to read the Explanatory Memorandum for further details on the consequences of voting on this Resolution.

2. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Darren Williams as a Director

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

“That Darren Williams who is required to retire under the Company’s Constitution and, who being eligible offers himself for re-election, is re-elected as a Director of the Company.”

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FREELANCER LIMITED

ACN 141 959 042

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of the shareholders of the Company in connection with the business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting ( AGM ) to be held at Level 20, 680 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, on Friday 12 May 2017 at 10am (Sydney time).

The purpose of this Explanatory Memorandum is to provide information that the Directors believe to be material to shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions in this Notice of AGM.

Your Vote is Important

The business of the AGM affects your shareholding and your vote is important.

Voting in Person

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

Financial Statements and Reports

In accordance with the Constitution, the business of the AGM will include receipt and consideration of the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2016 together with the Directors’ Declaration, the Directors’ Report, the Remuneration Report and the Independent Auditor’s Report.

Resolution 1 – Non-Binding Resolution to adopt Remuneration Report

The Remuneration Report as set out on pages 43 to 46 of the 2016 Annual Report of the Company must be put to the vote for its adoption in accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act. The vote on this Resolution 1 is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.

The Remuneration Report sets out the Company’s remuneration arrangements for the Directors and senior management of the Company. The Remuneration Report is part of the Directors’ Report for the financial year ending 31 December 2016.

Shareholders will be given a reasonable opportunity at the AGM to ask questions about, or make comments on, the Remuneration Report.

Directors’ Recommendation

Acknowledging that each Director has a personal interest in his or her own remuneration as described in the Remuneration Report, the Directors recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 1.

Voting Entitlement

Under Corporations Regulation 7.11.37, the Board has determined that a person’s entitlement to vote at the meeting will be the entitlement of that person appearing on the register of members at 7.00pm (Sydney time) on 10 May 2017.

Proxy Voting and Undirected Proxies

Members may appoint a proxy to attend the meeting and vote on their behalf. To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by one of the following methods:

Resolution 2 – Re-election of Darren Williams as a Director

Pursuant to clause 6.7 of the Company’s Constitution, Darren Williams, being a Director, retires by way of rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election as a Director.

Directors’ Recommendation

The Directors (with Darren Williams abstaining) recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.

• online: www.votingonline.com.au/freelanceragm2017

• by fax: + 61 2 9290 9655

• by mail: Boardroom Pty Limited GPO Box 3993 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia

• in person: Level 12

• 225 George Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

so that it is received not later than 10:00am (Sydney time) on Wednesday 10 May 2017.

Proxy Forms received later than this time will be invalid.

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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 10:00am AEST on Wednesday 10 May 2017.

TO VOTE ONLINE	BY SMARTPHONE	BY SMARTPHONE	BY SMARTPHONE
STEP 1: VISITwww.votingonline.com.au/freelanceragm2017
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.

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 10:00am AEST on Wednesday 10 May 2017. 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:

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.

 Online www.votingonline.com.au/freelanceragm2017  By Fax +61 2 9290 9655  By Mail Boardroom Pty Limited GPO Box 3993, Sydney NSW 2001 Australia  In Person Boardroom Pty Limited Level 12, 225 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

Attending the Meeting

If you wish to attend the meeting please bring this form with you to assist registration.

Freelancer Limited

ACN 141 959 042

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 Freelancer Limited and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint:

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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

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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 Annual General Meeting of Freelancer Limited to be held at Level 20, 680 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 on Friday 12 May 2017 at 10:00am AEST 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.

Chair of the Meeting authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related matters: If I/we have appointed the Chair of the Meeting as my/our proxy or the Chair of the Meeting becomes my/our proxy by default and I/we have not directed my/our proxy how to vote in respect of Resolution 1, I/we expressly authorise the Chair of the Meeting to exercise my/our proxy in respect of Resolution 1, even though that Resolution is connected with the remuneration of a member of the key management personnel of Freelancer Limited.

At the date of the notice of the Annual General Meeting, the Chair of the Meeting intends to vote all undirected proxies in favour of all Items of business (including Resolution 1) . In exceptional circumstances, the Chair of the Meeting’s intentions with respect to voting undirected proxies may change. 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.

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For Against Abstain
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Resolution 1 Non-Binding Resolution to adopt Remuneration Report Resolution 2 Re-election of Darren Williams as a Director

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	STEP 3 SIGNATURE OF SECURITYHOLDERS Thisform must be signed to enable yourdirections to beimplemented.