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GRANGE RESOURCES LIMITED. AGM Information 2019

Apr 9, 2019

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GRANGE RESOURCES LIMITED

ACN 009 132 405

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

and

PROXY FORM

Date of Meeting: Thursday 9 May 2019 Time of Meeting: 9.00 am (AEST) Place of Meeting: Braddon Hall, Burnie Arts & Function Centre 77-79 Wilmot Street Burnie, Tasmania

This Notice of Annual General Meeting, accompanying Explanatory Memorandum and Proxy Form should be read in their entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their accountant, solicitor or other professional adviser prior to voting. Should you wish to discuss any matters referred to in this document, please contact the Company Secretary by telephone on +61 409 374 893.

GRANGE RESOURCES LIMITED

ACN 009 132 405

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Grange Resources Limited ( Grange or Company ) will be held at Braddon Hall, Burnie Arts & Function Centre, 77-79 Wilmot Street, Burnie, Tasmania at 9.00 am (AEST) on Thursday 9 May 2019 for the purposes of transacting the following business.

The Explanatory Memorandum that accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Annual General Meeting describes the various matters to be considered at the 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 Meeting are those who are registered as Shareholders on Tuesday 7 May 2019 at 7.00 pm (AEST).

Terms used in this Notice of Annual General Meeting will, unless the context otherwise requires, have the same meaning given to them in the glossary as contained in the Explanatory Memorandum.

AGENDA

Item 1 – Financial Statements and Reports

To receive and consider the financial report, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report of the Company and its controlled entities for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Item 2 – Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report

To consider, and if thought fit, pass, or without amendment, the following resolution as an advisory ordinary resolution :

" That the Remuneration Report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2018 be adopted. "

Note : If 25% or more of votes that are cast are voted against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at two consecutive Annual General Meetings, Shareholders will be required to vote at the second of those Annual General Meetings on a resolution (a "spill resolution") that another meeting be held within 90 days at which all of the Company's Directors (other than the Managing Director and CEO) must go up for re-election.

Voting Exclusion : Except to the extent otherwise permitted by law, the Company will disregard any vote cast on Resolution 1 (in any capacity) by or on behalf of any member of Key Management Personnel (as identified in the Remuneration Report) (and Closely Related Parties of such members) (collectively referred to as "Prohibited Voter"). However, the Company will not disregard a vote if:

  • the Prohibited Voter does so as proxy appointed in writing which specifies how the proxy is to vote on Resolution 1; and

  • the vote is not cast on behalf of a Prohibited Voter.

The Company will also not disregard a vote if you do not direct the person chairing the meeting how to vote and you are not a Prohibited Voter, but you mark the box on, and submit, the Proxy Form. In doing so, you authorise the person chairing the meeting to exercise the proxy even though this resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a Key Management Personnel, and you will be taken to have directed the person chairing the meeting to vote in accordance with his stated intention to vote in favour of this resolution. If you do not want your vote exercised in favour of this resolution you should direct the person chairing the meeting to vote ‘against’, or abstain from voting on, this resolution.

The Company encourages all Shareholders who submit proxies to direct their proxy how to vote on each resolution.

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Item 3 – Resolution 2 – Re-election of Dr Michelle Li as Director

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

" That Dr Michelle Li, who retires in accordance with article 10.3 of the Constitution and, being eligible, offers herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director. "

Item 4 – Resolution 3 – Re-election of Ms Yan Jia as Director

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

" That Ms Yan Jia, who retires in accordance with article 10.3 of the Constitution and, being eligible, offers herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director. "

Item 5 – Resolution 4 – Election of Mr David Woodall as Director

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:

"That Mr David Woodall, having been appointed to fill a casual vacancy retires in accordance with article 10.10 of the Constitution and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director."

DATED 9[TH] DAY OF APRIL 2019

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

PIERS LEWIS COMPANY SECRETARY

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Proxy Instructions

Shareholders are entitled to appoint up to two individuals to act as proxies to attend and vote on their behalf. Where more than one proxy is appointed each proxy may be appointed to represent a specific proportion of the Shareholder's voting rights. If the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.

The proxy form (and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which the proxy form is signed) or a copy or facsimile which appears on its face to be an authentic copy of the proxy form (and the power of attorney or other authority) must be completed and posted to Advanced Share Registry Limited, PO Box 1156 Nedlands WA 6909. Alternatively you can fax your form to +61 8 9262 3723 not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the Meeting, or adjourned meeting as the case may be, at which the individual named in the proxy form proposes to vote.

The proxy form must be signed by the Shareholder or his/her attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, in a manner permitted by the Corporations Act. The proxy may, but need not, be a Shareholder of the Company.

In the case of Shares jointly held by two or more persons, all joint holders must sign the proxy form.

A proxy form is attached to this Notice of Annual General Meeting.

Corporate Representative

A corporation may elect to appoint an individual to act as its representative in accordance with section 250D of the Corporations Act, in which case the Company will require a certificate of appointment of the corporate representative executed in accordance with the Corporations Act.

The certificate of appointment must be lodged with the Company and / or the Company's share registry, Advanced Share Registry Limited, before the Meeting or at the registration desk on the day of the Meeting.

Online voting is available by accessing the Advanced Share Registry website and logging in using your HIN/SRN and your Postcode/Country at https://www.advancedshare.com.au/investors/. Then click on Online Proxy Voting, and follow the prompts.

Certificates of appointment of corporate representative are available at https://www.advancedshare.com.au/investors/general-forms or on request by contacting Advanced Share Registry on telephone number on +61 8 9389 8033.

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GRANGE RESOURCES LIMITED

ACN 009 132 405

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders of Grange Resources Limited ( Grange or Company ) in connection with the business to be conducted at the Meeting to be held at the Braddon Hall, Burnie Arts & Function Centre, 77-79 Wilmot Street, Burnie Tasmania at 9.00am (AEST) on Thursday 9 May 2019.

The purpose of this Explanatory Memorandum is to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the resolutions accompanying the Notice of Annual General Meeting.

This Explanatory Memorandum should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting.

1. Financial Statements and Reports

The Corporations Act requires the financial report, directors' report and auditor's report to be laid before the Company's Annual General Meeting. There is no requirement in either the Corporations Act or the Constitution for Shareholders to vote on, approve or adopt these reports.

Shareholders will be offered the following opportunities:

  • (a) to discuss these reports and ask questions or make comment on these reports and on the business, operations and management of the Company; and

  • (b) to ask the auditor questions about the conduct of the audit, the preparation and content of the auditor's report, the accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of the financial statements, and the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit.

In addition to taking questions at the Annual General Meeting, written questions to the Chairperson of the Annual General Meeting, or to the Company's auditor on the above matters may be submitted no later than five business days before the Annual General Meeting to the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office.

2. Resolution 1- Adoption of Remuneration Report

The Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2018 contains the Remuneration Report which sets out the remuneration policy for the Company and reports the remuneration arrangements in place for the key management personnel and each director. A copy of the report is set out on pages 27 to 33 of the Company's Annual Report, which is on the Company's website at www.grangeresources.com.au

Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act requires that a resolution to adopt the Remuneration Report be put to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting. Whilst there is a requirement for a formal resolution, the resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Company or its directors. However, the Board will take the outcome of the vote into consideration when considering remuneration policy and practices.

Sections 250U to 250Y of the Corporations Act (among others) give shareholders the opportunity to spill a company’s board of directors (“Board spill”) if the resolution to approve a company’s remuneration report receives “no” votes of 25% or more at two successive Annual General Meetings.

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Specifically a 25% or higher “no” vote on the remuneration report resolution at an Annual General Meeting triggers a reporting obligation on a listed company to explain in its next Annual Report how shareholders' concerns are being addressed. If a 25% or higher “no” vote on the subsequent remuneration report occurs at the next Annual General Meeting, a resolution must be put to shareholders (a “spill resolution”) that another general meeting be convened to consider the election of certain directors (the "spill meeting"). If the spill resolution is carried by an ordinary majority, the spill meeting must be held within 90 days and all directors that were directors when the 25% "no" vote was passed will cease to hold office immediately before the spill meeting (except for any managing director) and the general meeting will vote on whether those directors should be re-elected.

The Chairperson of the Annual General Meeting will allow a reasonable opportunity for Shareholders to ask questions or make comments on the Remuneration Report.

Directors' Recommendation

The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 1.

The Corporations Act prohibits certain persons from voting on this item of business. A voting exclusion statement is set out on page 2 of this Notice. The Company encourages all shareholders who submit proxies to direct their proxy how to vote on the resolution.

3. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Dr Michelle Li as a Director

Dr Li is required to resign under the Director rotation provisions of article 10.3 of the Constitution. Under these provisions one third of the Directors retire from office at each Annual General Meeting. The retiring Director however, if eligible, may offer herself for re-election.

Therefore, in accordance with the Constitution, Dr Li retires and, being eligible, offers herself for re-election.

Dr Li was appointed as non-executive Chairperson on 29 October 2013. Dr Li is a mineral processing engineer and metallurgist with over 20 years' experience in the Australian mining sector. Dr Li’s experience includes senior roles at CITIC Pacific, Rio Tinto and Iluka Resources, as well as a senior project role on the Grange Resources Southdown project.

Dr Li has a PhD from the University of Queensland and is currently Non-executive Director of Ardiden Limited and was previously a non-executive Director of Orion Metals Limited and Sherwin Iron Limited.

Directors' Recommendation

The Board, other than Dr Li, recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.

4. Resolution 3 – Re-election of Ms Yan Jia as a Director

Ms Jia is required to resign under the Director rotation provisions of article 10.3 of the Constitution. Under these provisions one third of the Directors retire from office at each Annual General Meeting. The retiring Director however, if eligible, may offer herself for re-election.

Therefore, in accordance with the Constitution, Ms Jia retires and, being eligible, offers herself for re-election.

Ms Jia is currently the Director of the Administration Department with the Jiangsu Shagang International Trade Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Jiangsu Shagang Group, China’s largest private steel company.

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Ms Jia has over ten years’ experience of managerial, human resources, intellectual property and commercial experience in the steel industry and bulk raw material transaction sector.

Directors' Recommendation

The Board, other than Ms Jia, recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.

5. Resolution 4 – Election of Mr David Woodall as a Director

Mr David Woodall was appointed to fill a casual vacancy on the Board on 1 March 2019. Mr Woodall is required to resign under the Director retirement provisions of article 10.10 of the Constitution.

Article 10.10 of the Constitution requires a Director appointed by the other Directors of the Company to retire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting following their initial appointment as a Director. Therefore, in accordance with the Constitution, Mr Woodall retires, and being eligible, offers himself for re-election.

Mr. Woodall is a mining engineer with over 30 years’ experience in operations, project development and evaluations in the mineral resources industry including gold, copper, iron ore, and nickel.

He has had senior management corporate and operation positions in large scale open pit, large and small scale underground operations in Canada, Australia, USA, Fiji, Africa, Central Asia and China. Mr Woodall is CEO at Superior Lake Resources Limited, and previous roles included Executive General Manager International Operations for Newcrest and Director Operations for FMG.

Mr. Woodall is a Member of the Australian Institute on Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)

Directors' Recommendation

The Board, other than Mr Woodall, recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.

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Glossary

The following terms and abbreviations used in the Notice of Annual General Meeting and this Explanatory Memorandum have the following meanings:

AEST means Australian Eastern Standard time.
Board means the Board of Directors from time to time.
Closely Related Party has the meaning given to it in section 9 of the Corporations
Act.
Constitution means the constitution of the Company as amended from
time to time.
CompanyorGrange means Grange Resources Limited ACN 009 132 405.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Director means a Director of the Company from time to time.
Explanatory Memorandum means this explanatory memorandum.
Key Management Personnel means those persons having authority and responsibility for
planning, directing and controlling the activities of the
Company, directly or indirectly, including any Director of the
Company.
MeetingandAnnual General means the annual general meeting of Shareholders convened
Meeting by this Notice of Annual General Meeting.
NoticeandNotice of Annual means the notice of annual general meeting which
General Meeting accompanies this Explanatory Memorandum.
Resolution means a resolution contained in the Notice.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the
Company.
Shareholder means a holder of a Share.

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LODGE YOUR PROXY APPOINTMENT ONLINE

ONLINE PROXY APPOINTMENT

ACN 009 132 405

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www.advancedshare.com.au/investor-login

MOBILE DEVICE PROXY APPOINTMENT Lodge your proxy by scanning the QR code below, and enter your registered postcode. It is a fast, convenient and a secure way to lodge your vote.

2019 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING PROXY FORM

I/We being shareholder(s) of Grange Resources Limited and entitled to attend and vote hereby:

APPOINT A PROXY

The Chairperson OR of the meeting

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 PLEASE NOTE: If you leave the section blank, the Chairperson of the Meeting will be your proxy.

or failing the individual(s) or body corporate(s) named, or if no individual(s) or body corporate(s) named, the Chairperson of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf, including to vote in accordance with the following directions (or, if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit), at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at Braddon Hall, Burnie Arts & Function Centre, 77-79 Wilmot Street, Burnie, Tasmania on 9 May 2019 at 9.00 am (AEST) and at any adjournment or postponement of that Meeting.

Chairperson authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions: Where I/we have appointed the Chairperson of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairperson becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairperson to exercise my/our proxy on Resolution 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member(s) of key management personnel, which includes the Chairperson. I/we acknowledge the Chairperson of the Meeting intends to vote all undirected proxies available to them in favour of each Resolution of Business.

VOTING DIRECTIONS

VOTING DIRECTIONS
Resolutions
For
Against
Abstain*
1
Adoption of Remuneration Report

STEP 2 2
Re-election of Dr Michelle Li as Director


3
Re-election of Ms Yan Jia as Director


4
Election of Mr David Woodall as Director

* If you mark the Abstain box for a particular resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show
or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
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SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
Shareholder 1(Individual)
Joint Shareholder 2(Individual)
Joint Shareholder 3(Individual)
STEP 3 Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary
Director/CompanySecretary (Delete one)
Director
This form should be signed by the shareholder. If a joint holding, all the shareholders should sign. If signed by the shareholder’s attorney,
the power of attorney must have been previously noted by the registry or a certified copy attached to this form. If executed by a
company, the form must be executed in accordance with the company’s constitution and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Email Address
Please tick here to agree to receive communications sent by the company via email. This may include meeting notifications,
dividend remittance, and selected announcements.

HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

This form shows your address as it appears on Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes.

CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES

If a representative of a nominated corporation is to attend the meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” should be produced prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Meeting. A Corporate Representative Form may be obtained from Advanced Share Registry.

APPOINTMENT OF A PROXY

SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PROXY FORM

If you wish to appoint the Chairperson as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chairperson, please write that person’s name in the box in Step 1. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. A proxy may be an individual or a body corporate.

Individual:

Where the holding is in one name, the security holder must sign.

Joint Holding:

Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the security holders should sign.

DEFAULT TO THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE MEETING

If you leave Step 1 blank, or if your appointed proxy does not attend the Meeting, then the proxy appointment will automatically default to the Chairperson of the Meeting.

Power of Attorney:

If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with Advanced Share Registry, please attach the original or a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.

Companies:

VOTING DIRECTIONS – PROXY APPOINTMENT

You may direct your proxy on how to vote by placing a mark in one of the boxes opposite each resolution of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any resolution by inserting the percentage or number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on a given resolution, your proxy may vote as they choose to the extent they are permitted by law. If you mark more than one box on a resolution, your vote on that resolution will be invalid.

PROXY VOTING BY KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

If you wish to appoint a Director (other than the Chairperson) or other member of the Company’s key management personnel, or their closely related parties, as your proxy, you must specify how they should vote on Resolution 1, by marking the appropriate box. If you do not, your proxy will not be able to exercise your vote for Resolution 1.

PLEASE NOTE: If you appoint the Chairperson as your proxy (or if they are appointed by default) but do not direct them how to vote on a resolution (that is, you do not complete any of the boxes “For”, “Against” or “Abstain” opposite that resolution), the Chairperson may vote as they see fit on that resolution.

Where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held.

LODGE YOUR PROXY FORM

This Proxy Form (and any power of attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 9.00 am (AEST) on 7 May 2019, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Proxy Forms received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled meeting.

  • ONLINE PROXY APPOINTMENT www.advancedshare.com.au/investor-login

  • BY MAIL Advanced Share Registry Limited 110 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands WA 6009; or PO Box 1156, Nedlands WA 6909

  • BY FAX +61 8 9262 3723

APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY

You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning Advanced Share Registry Limited or you may copy this form and return them both together.

To appoint a second proxy you must:

(a) On each Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or number of shares 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; and

  • BY EMAIL [email protected]

  • IN PERSON Advanced Share Registry Limited 110 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands WA 6009

  • ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: +61 8 9389 8033

(b) Return both forms together.