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IMUGENE LIMITED AGM Information 2013

Oct 20, 2013

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IMUGENE LIMITED ACN: 009 179 551

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the 2013 Annual General Meeting of Imugene Limited ACN 009 179 551 will be held at Giorgios Function Room, 1233 High Street, Armadale, VIC, 3143, on Wednesday 20 November 2013 at 10:00 a.m. AEDT.

The attached Explanatory Statement is provided to supply Shareholders with information to enable Shareholders to make an informed decision regarding the Resolutions set out in this Notice. The Explanatory Statement is to be read in conjunction with this Notice.

This Notice should be read in its 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.

1. Agenda for the Meeting

Financial statements and reports

To receive and consider the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2013 together with the declaration of the Directors’ and the reports of the Directors and Auditors.

While no resolution is required in relation to this item, Shareholders will be given the opportunity to ask questions and make comments on the Company’s annual financial statements and reports.

The representative of Company’s auditor, BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd, will be present at the Meeting and Shareholders will have an opportunity to ask the auditor questions in relation to the conduct of the audit, the auditor’s report, the Company’s accounting policies, and the independence of the auditor.

The Imugene Limited 2013 Annual Report can be viewed online at the Company’s website www.imugene.com on the Annual Reports page under Investor Centre.

Resolution 1 - Adoption of Remuneration Report

To consider and if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as a non-binding resolution:

“That for the purposes of section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2013 included in the Directors’ Report, which is attached to the Company’s annual financial report as required under section 300A of the Corporations Act, be adopted by the Company.”

Voting Exclusion Statement : In accordance with the Corporations Act the Company will disregard any votes cast in relation to this resolution by or on behalf of the Key Management Personnel, which includes the Directors and executives in the consolidated group whose remuneration is included in the Remuneration Report and their closely related parties (Excluded Persons). However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

• it is cast by an Excluded Person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or

  • it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.

Resolution 2 - Election of Paul Hopper as a Director

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

“That, Paul Hopper, a Director appointed by a resolution of the Board of Directors on 31 October 2012, retires in accordance with the Company’s Constitution, and being eligible, is elected as a Director.”

Resolution 3 - Election of Nick Ede as a Director

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

“That, Nick Ede, a Director appointed by a resolution of the Board of Directors on 11 February 2013, retires in accordance with the Company’s Constitution, and being eligible, is elected as a Director.”

Resolution 4 – Approve the previous issue of 5,636,364 Shares

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

“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and all other purposes, the previous issue of 5,636,364 Shares as consideration for fees payable, as referred to in the Explanatory Statement, is approved.”

Voting exclusion statement : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by any person who participated in the issues of Shares and any of their associates. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

  • it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or

  • it is cast by the person chairing the Meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides .

Resolution 5 – Approve Employee Share Option Plan

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

“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 9) and all other purposes, approval is given to establish and administer the Company’s Employee Share Option Plan and for the issue of Options pursuant to the Plan as an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1.”

Voting Exclusion Statement: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this resolution by an Employee of the Company who is eligible to participate in the Employee Share Option Plan and any of their associates and any Director of the Company (except one who is ineligible to participate in the Employee Share Option Plan). However, the Company need not disregard a vote, if it is cast in accordance with the directions on the proxy form or if it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote and is cast in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.

Resolution 6 - Appointment of Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd as the Company’s auditor

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

“That, subject to ASIC accepting the resignation of BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd as the Company’s auditor, Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd, being qualified to act as auditor of the Company and having consented to act as auditor of the Company, be appointed as the auditor of the Company.”

Resolution 7 – Approval of additional capacity to issue shares under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A

To consider and if thought fit, pass the following resolution as a special resolution:

"That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of equity securities up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company (at the time of the issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Statement."

Voting Exclusion Statement : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by a person who may participate in the 10% Placement facility issue and a person who might obtain a benefit (except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of ordinary securities) if this Resolution is passed, and any associates of those persons. However, the Company will not disregard a vote if:

  • it is cast by the person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with directions on the Proxy Form; or

  • it is cast by the Chairman as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

2. Determination of voting entitlement

For the purpose of determining a person’s entitlement to vote at the Meeting, a person will be recognized as a shareholder and the holder of Shares if that person is registered as a holder of those Shares at 7:00 p.m. AEDT on Monday 18 November 2013.

3. Votes

Unless a poll is demanded in advance of voting on a resolution, voting on each resolution will initially be by way of a show of hands. On a show of hands, each member present in person or by proxy or, in the case of a body corporate, by a representative, shall have one vote.

On a poll, every member present in person or by attorney or by proxy or, in the case of a body corporate, by a representative, shall have one vote for each share held by him, her or it.

4. Proxies

A Shareholder entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of the Shareholder. Where the Shareholder is entitled to cast two or more votes, the Shareholder may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise.

If the Shareholder appoints two proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the Shareholder’s votes each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half of the votes. A proxy need not be a Shareholder.

To be effective, the instrument of appointment of a proxy (and power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power or authority) must be received by the Company by 10:00 a.m. AEDT on 18 November 2013:

  • by mail to the Company at PO Box 8694, Armadale, VIC, 3143;

  • personally to the Company at Suite 1, 1233 High St, Armadale, VIC, 3143; or

  • by facsimile to +61 (03) 9822 7735.

If you choose to appoint a proxy, you are encouraged to direct your proxy how to vote on Resolutions 1 and 5 by marking either “For”, “Against” or “Abstain” on the form of proxy for that item of business.

Subject to the voting restrictions set out in the Voting Exclusion Statement, the Chairperson will vote undirected proxies on, and in favour of all Resolutions.

If the proxy is the Chairman, the Chairman can also vote undirected proxies on Resolutions 1, and 5 provided that proxy form expressly authorises the Chairman to vote even though Resolutions 1and 5 are connected with the remuneration of key management personnel.

A form of proxy accompanies this Notice.

5. Questions and Comments by Shareholders at the Meeting

A reasonable opportunity will be given to Shareholders to ask questions and/or make comments on the management of the Company at the Meeting.

A reasonable opportunity will be given for Shareholders to ask questions of the Company’s external auditor, BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd. These questions should relevant to:

  • a) the conduct of the audit;

  • b) the preparation and contents of the audit report;

  • c) the accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of its financial statements; and

  • d) the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit.

Shareholders may also submit a written question to BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd if the question is relevant to the content of the audit report or the conduct of its audit of the Company’s financial report for the year ended 30 June 2013. Relevant written questions for the external auditor must be received by the Company by no later than 10:00 a.m. AEDT on 13 November 2013. A representative of BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd will provide answers to the questions at the Meeting.

Justyn Stedwell

Company Secretary On behalf of the Board of Directors Imugene Limited 16 October 2013

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This Explanatory Statement is intended to provide Shareholders with sufficient information to assess the merits of the Resolutions contained in this Notice.

The Directors recommend that Shareholders read this Explanatory Statement in full before making any decision in relation to the Resolutions.

Resolution 1: Adoption of remuneration report

In accordance with Section 300A(1) of the Corporations Act the Remuneration Report is included in the Directors Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2013.

The Remuneration Report sets out details of the remuneration received by the directors and key Company executives, in addition to describing Board policy in respect of remuneration. Resolution 1 seeks shareholder approval of the adoption of the Remuneration Report by the Company.

The outcome of this resolution is not binding on the Company or the Board. However, sections 250U to 250Y of Corporations Act provide for a ‘two strikes and re-election’ process in relation to the shareholder vote on the Remuneration Report provide that:

  • A ‘first strike’ will occur if this Remuneration Report resolution receives a ‘no’ vote of 25% or more. If this occurs, the Company’s subsequent remuneration report will contain an explanation of the Board’s proposed action in response to the ‘no’ vote or an explanation of why no action has been taken by the Board.

  • A ‘second strike’ will occur if the resolution to adopt the Remuneration Report at the 2014 Company Annual General Meeting also receives a ‘no’ vote of 25% or more. If this occurs, shareholders will vote at that Annual General Meeting to determine whether the Directors will need to stand for re-election at a separate, subsequent meeting (the ‘spill resolution’). If the spill resolution passes with 50% or more of eligible votes cast, the spill meeting must take place within 90 days.

The Company has not received a first strike.

The Remuneration Report is set out in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report which can be viewed online at the Company’s website, www.imugene.com.

Resolution 2: Election of Paul Hopper as a Director

In accordance the Company’s Constitution, Paul Hopper, a Director appointed by the Board on 31 October 2012, retires at the close of this Annual General Meeting and being eligible offers himself for election as a Director.

Details of Paul Hopper’s qualifications, experience and special responsibilities are set out in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report.

Director’s recommendation

All of the non-associated Directors recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.

Resolution 3: Election of Nick Ede as a Director

In accordance the Company’s Constitution, Nick Ede, a Director appointed by the Board on 11 February 2013 retires at the close of this Annual General Meeting and being eligible offers himself for election as a Director.

Details of Nick Ede’s qualifications, experience and special responsibilities are set out in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report.

Director’s recommendation

All of the non-associated Directors recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.

Resolution 4 – Approve the previous issue of 5,636,364 Shares

General

On 12 February 2013 and 4 August 2013, the Company issued a combined total of 5,636,364 Shares, as consideration for fees payable , without prior shareholder approval in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

ASX Listing Rule 7.1 allows the Company to issue new securities up to 15% of the existing capital of the Company in any 12 month period without the prior approval of shareholders, unless one of the exceptions in ASX Listing Rule 7.2 applies.

Under ASX Listing Rule 7.4 an issue of equity securities will be treated as having been made with approval for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 if the issue did not breach ASX Listing Rule 7.1 at the time and shareholders subsequently approve it.

The previous issues of a combined total of 5,636,364 Shares did not breach ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and the Company now seeks subsequent Shareholders approval for the previous issue of 5,636,364 Shares for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and all other purposes.

If Resolution 4 is approved, the prior issues of Shares (totaling 5,636,364 Shares) the subject of Resolution 4 may be treated by the Company as having been made with approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1. The Company will therefore be able to issue additional equity securities without the Shares the subject of Resolution 4 counting towards the 15% threshold for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

Information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.5

The following information is provided in compliance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5:

  • a) ASX Listing Rule 7.5.1: Number of securities issued:

  • 5,636,364 Shares.

  • b) ASX Listing Rule 7.5.2 & 7.54: Issue price of securities & Name of allottees or basis on which allottees were determined:

Date
of
Issue
No.
of
Shares
Issue
Price
(per
Share)
Allottee Purpose
12/02/13 3,636,364 $0.011 Destum Partners
Inc
Consideration for fees
payable
RM Rh Pt Cidti f f
4/09/13 2,000,000 $0.005 esearc y
Ltd
onseraon or ees
payable
Total 5,636,364
  • c) ASX Listing Rule 7.5.3: Terms of securities

The Shares rank equally in all respects with all other Shares on issue.

  • d) ASX Listing Rule 7.5.5: Use (or intended use) of the funds raised

No funds were raised from the issue of Shares as Shares were issued as consideration for fees payable.

  • e) ASX Listing Rule 7.5.6: Voting exclusion statement

A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

Director’s recommendation

All of the Directors recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.

Resolution 5 – Approve Employee Share Option Plan

Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder approval to establish and maintain the Company’s Employee Share Option Plan (“the Plan”) to provide ongoing incentives to employees and consultants of the Company. If this Resolution is passed, the Plan will enable the Company to issue options to subscribe for shares in the Company (and to issue Shares upon exercise of such Options) from time to time to employees and consultants as part of a performance based incentive program. The Options will be granted and issued under the Plan at the discretion of the Board. Directors are not eligible to participate in the Plan.

ASX Listing Rule 7.1

ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a listed Company must not, subject to certain exceptions, issue or agree to issue more than 15% of its capital within a 12 month period without the approval of shareholders.

ASX Listing Rule 7.2

An exception to Listing Rule 7.1 is Listing Rule 7.2 – Exception 9, which provides that Listing Rule 7.1 does not apply to an issue under an employee incentive scheme if, within three

years of the date of issue, shareholders have approved the issue as an exception to Listing Rule 7.1.

Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder approval to establish and maintain the Plan and to enable the Company to grant Options in accordance with the Rules of the Plan and as an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 (in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.2 – Exception 9).

The Company confirms that no securities have been issued pursuant to the Plan to date.

The Rules of the Plan are set out in Appendix A.

Resolution 6 – Appointment of Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd as the Company’s auditor

For the purposes of section 327 of the Corporations Act, Shareholder approval is sought to appoint Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd (“Grant Thornton”) as auditor of the Company, subject to ASIC accepting the resignation of BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd (“BDO”) as the Company’s auditor.

Resolution 6 is required to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of BDO as the Company's auditor (subject to ASIC accepting the resignation).

Nick Ede, being a Director and Shareholder of the Company, has nominated that Grant Thornton be appointed as auditor of the Company. A copy of this nomination is attached to this Notice of Meeting as Appendix B.

The Board supports the appointment of Grant Thornton as the Company’s auditor and recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 6.

If Resolution 6 is passed and ASIC accept the resignation of BDO as the Company’s auditor then the appointment of Grant Thornton as the Company’s auditor will take effect at the later of the close of this Meeting and ASIC accepting the resignation of BDO.

Resolution 7 – Approval of additional capacity to issue Shares under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A

ASX Listing Rule 7.1A

In 2012, the ASX introduced ASX Listing Rule 7.1A which enables certain ‘eligible entities’ to issue equity securities of up to 10% of their issued share capital through placements over a 12 month period commencing after the annual general meeting (Additional Placement Capacity). ASX Listing Rules require that Shareholders approve the Additional Placement Capacity by special resolution, at an annual general meting before any equity securities are issued under the Additional Placement Capacity.

For the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A an ‘eligible entity’ is an entity that is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less. The Company is an ‘eligible entity’. The Additional Placement Capacity is in addition to the Company’s 15% placement capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1. Therefore, if the Additional Placement Capacity is approved, the Directors will be allowed to issue equity securities of up to 10% of the Company’s issued share capital pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and up to 15% pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1. If the Additional Placement Capacity is not approved, the Directors will still be allowed to issue equity securities of up to 15% of the Company’s issued capital pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

The Company seeks Shareholder approval by way of a special resolution to have the ability to issue equity securities under the Additional Placement Capacity should the need arise.

Formula for calculating 10% Placement Facility

Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that eligible entities which have obtained shareholder approval at an annual general meeting may issue or agree to issue, during the 12 month period after the date of the annual general meeting, a number of equity securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:

(A x D) – E

A is the number of shares on issue 12 months before the date of issue or agreement:

  • a) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2;

  • b) plus the number of partly paid shares that became fully paid in the 12 months;

  • c) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months with approval of holders of shares under Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.4. This does not include an issue of fully paid shares under the entity's 15% placement capacity without shareholder approval;

  • d) less the number of fully paid shares cancelled in the 12 months.

  • e) Note that A is has the same meaning in Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating an entity's 15% placement capacity.

D is 10%

E is the number of equity securities issued or agreed to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months before the date of the issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with the approval of shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4.

ASX Listing Rule 7.3A

In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3A the Company provides the following information.

Any securities issued under the Additional Placement Capacity will be in the same class as existing quoted securities of the Company.

The issue price for each security issued under the Additional Placement Capacity will not be less than 75% of the volume weighted average price for securities in that class over the 15 trading days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:

  • the date on which the price at which the securities are to be issued is agreed; or

  • if the securities are not issued within 5 trading days of the date above, the date on which the securities are issued.

The issue of equity securities under the Additional Placement Capacity may result in voting dilution of existing ordinary shareholders (as shown in Table 1). There is also the risk that:

  • the market price for equity securities in that class may be significantly lower on the issue date than on the date of the Meeting; and

  • the equity securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for those equity securities on the issue date.

Equity securities under the Additional Placement Capacity may be issued until the earlier of:

  • 20 November 2014; and

  • the date of approval by ordinary shareholders of a significant change to the Company’s activities under ASX Listing Rule 11.1.2 or the date of approval by ordinary shareholders of a disposal of a major asset under ASX Listing Rule 11.2.

Any approval of the Additional Placement Capacity at this Meeting will cease to be valid in the event that ordinary shareholders approve a transaction under ASX Listing Rule 11.1.2 or 11.2.

The Company may issue equity securities under the Additional Placement Capacity for the following purposes:

  • non-cash consideration: for the acquisition of new biotechnology assets and investments (in such circumstances the Company will provide a valuation of the noncash consideration as required by ASX Listing Rules); or

  • cash consideration: to raise funds for working capital, to fund research and development of Company’s Linguet drug delivery technology or the acquisition of new biotechnology assets..

The Company’s allocation policy for issues under the Additional Placement Capacity is dependent on prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue.

The identity of the allottees of the equity securities will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to the factors including but not limited to the following:

  • the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including rights issues or other issues in which existing shareholders may participate;

  • the effect of the issue of the equity securities on the control of the Company;

  • the financial position of the Company; and

  • advice from the Company’s advisors.

The allottees under the Additional Placement Capacity have not yet been determined but allottees may include existing shareholders, existing substantial shareholders and/or new shareholders who are not related parties or associates of a related party of the Company.

A voting inclusion statement is included in this Notice. In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 14.11.1 and the relevant Note under that rule concerning Rule 7.1A, as at the date of this Notice of Meeting it is not known who may participate in the proposed issue (if any). On that basis, no security holders are currently excluded.

Table 1 shows the dilution of Shareholders on the basis of the current market price of Shares and the current number of ordinary securities for variable "A" calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A(2).

The table also shows:

  • I. two examples where variable “A” has increased, by 50% and 100%. Variable “A” is based on the number of ordinary securities the Company has on issue. The number of ordinary securities on issue may increase as a result of issues of ordinary securities that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlements issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future Shareholders’ meeting; and

  • II. two examples of where the issue price of ordinary securities has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the current market price.

Table 1

Variable ‘A’ in
Listing Rule
7.1A.2
Dilution
$0.005
50% decrease is
Issue Price
$0.01
Issue Price
$0.02
100% increase in
Issue Price
Variable A -
378,162,516
Shares
10% Voting
Dilution
37,816,252
Shares
37,816,252
Shares
37,816,252
Shares
Funds
Raised
$189,081 $378,163 $756,325
50% increase in
Variable A -
567,243,774
Shares
10% Voting
Dilution
56,724,377
Shares
56,724,377
Shares
56,724,377
Shares
Funds
Raised
$283,622 $567,244 $1,134,488
100% increase in
Variable A -
756,325,032
Shares
10% Voting
Dilution
75,632,503
Shares
75,632,503
Shares
75,632,503
Shares
Funds
Raised
$378,163 $756,325 $1,512,650

Table 1 has been prepared based on the following assumptions:

  • Variable A is based on the number of Shares on issue at 8 October 2013

  • The Company issues the maximum number of equity securities available under the Additional Placement Capacity.

  • The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued share capital at the time of issue.

  • The table shows only the issue of equity securities under the Additional Placement Capacity and not under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

  • The issue of equity securities under the additional placement capacity includes only shares.

  • The issue price of $0.01 was the closing price of Shares as traded on ASX as at 8 October 2013. This price may fluctuate between the time of preparing this Notice and the date of the Meeting.

The Company has previously obtained approval for the Additional Placement Capacity at its 2012 Annual General Meeting.

In the 12 months prior to the Meeting, the Company has issued 39,525,296 Shares representing 11.5% of Shares on issue 12 months prior to the Meeting.

The information in the below table is provided in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3A.6 (b).

Date of
Issue
No.
Ordinary
Shares
Issue
Price
Closing
Price*
Discount /
Premium#
Issued to /
basis of issue
Cash /
Non-
Cash
Funds
Raised
Use of funds or if non-cash
then value based on closing
share price on 8/10/13 of
$0.01
12/02/13 3,636,364 $0.011 $0.010 10.00% Fees Payable
- Desrum
Partners Inc
Non-
Cash
Non-
Cash
Non cash value $36,363
4/06/13 33,888,932 $0.0054 $0.006 -10.00% Share
Purchase Plan
Cash $183,000 No funds used to date, It is
intended that funds raised
will be used for working
capital and product
development.
4/09/13 2,000,000 $0.005 $0.006 -16.67% Fees Payable
- RM
Research Pty
Ltd
Non-
Cash
Non-
Cash
Non cash value $20,000
  • Closing Price: Closing price of Shares as traded on ASX on Date of Issue.

Discount / Premium: Discount / premium of Issue Price to Closing Price.

GLOSSARY

In the Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Statement the following terms have the following meanings:

AEDT means Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

ASX means ASX Limited.

ASX Listing Rules or Listing Rules means the listing rules of ASX.

Board means the board of directors of the Company.

Company or Imugene means Imugene Limited (ACN 009 179 551).

Constitution means the Company’s constitution.

Corporations Act means Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Director means a current director of the Company.

Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement to this Notice of Meeting.

Meeting means the 2013 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company to be held on 20 November 2013, to which the Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Statement relate.

Notice or Notice of Meeting means this notice of meeting of the Company dated 16 October 2013.

Resolution means a resolution referred to in the Notice.

Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.

Shareholder means a holder of Shares.

Words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.

All references to currency are in Australian dollars.

APPENDIX A

IMUGENE LIMITED ACN: 009 179 551

EMPLOYEE SHARE OPTION PLAN

PLAN RULES

1. Definitions and Interpretation

1.1 Definitions

The following definitions apply unless the context requires otherwise:

Application Form means a form for the application for an Option in respect of an Offer made to an Eligible Employee, or other person who is declared by the Board to be eligible to participate in the Plan;

ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission;

ASX means the Australian Securities Exchange Limited;

Board means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of the Board appointed to administer the Plan;

Class Order means Class Order 03/184 issued by ASIC as amended or replaced;

Closing Date means the closing date for acceptance of an Offer;

Company or Imugene means Imugene Limited ACN 009 179 551;

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);

Director means a director of the Company

Eligible Employee means an employee or executive (including a director employed in an executive capacity) of an Employer Company who is declared by the Board to be an Eligible Employee for the purposes of the Plan;

Employer Company means the Company, a Subsidiary or any other company approved by the Board in which the Company holds not less than 20 per cent of the voting shares;

Exchange means any stock exchange on which the shares of the Company become listed;

Exercise Condition means, in respect of any Option, one or more conditions that must be met before the Option may be exercised, as determined by the Board in its absolute discretion;

Exercise Period means, in respect of any Option, the period designated by the Board and notified in writing to the Participant as being the period during which the Participant may exercise the Option or any part of it in accordance with rule 9;

Exercise Price means, in respect of any Offer, the price per Share calculated in accordance with rule 6, subject to any adjustment in accordance with rule 11;

Expiry Date means the final date to exercise an Option;

Grant Date , in relation to an Option, means the date on which the Option is granted in accordance with rule 8.1;

Listing Rules means the rules of the Exchange and, if the Exchange is ASX, means the Listing Rules of ASX and any other rules of ASX which are applicable while the Company is admitted to the official list of ASX, each as amended or replaced from time to time, except to the extent of any express written waiver by ASX;

Market Price, in relation to a Share, on a particular day means:

  • a) If there was at least one transaction on the Exchange during the 5 business days before that day, the weighted average of the prices at which a Share was traded on the Exchange during the 5 business days before that day, or;

  • b) If there were no transactions on the Exchange in that 5 business days in Shares, the last price at which an offer was made on the Exchange in that period to buy a Share;

Offer means an invitation to an Eligible Employee, or other person declared by the Board to be eligible to apply for an Option under the Plan;

Option means right to acquire a Share;

Participant means an Eligible Employee, or other person declared by the Board to be eligible, who has been granted an Option under the Plan;

Plan means the Company’s Employee Share Option Plan constituted by these rules as amended from time to time;

Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company;

Subsidiary has the meaning given to that term in section 9 of the Corporations Law;

Takeover Bid has the same meaning as in section 9 of the Corporations Law;

Total Exercise Amount means, in relation to each Option, the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Shares for which the Option is being exercised; and

Trigger Event means:

  • a) the despatch of a notice of meeting to consider a scheme of arrangement between the Company and its creditors or members or any class thereof pursuant to section 411 of the Corporations Act;

  • b) the announcement of a takeover bid or receipt by the Company of a bidder’s

statement in respect of the Company; or

the date upon which a person or a group of associated persons becomes entitled, subsequent to the date of grant of the Option, to sufficient Shares to give it or them the ability, in general meeting, to replace all or allow a majority of the Board in circumstances where such ability was not already held by a person associated with such person or group of associated persons.

1.2 Interpretation

  • a) The singular includes the plural and conversely.

  • b) A reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation includes any modification or re-enactment of it, any legislative provision substituted for it and all regulations and statutory instruments issued under it.

  • c) A reference to a rule is a rule of these Rules.

1.3 Governing Law

This Plan and any Options issued under it are governed by the laws of Victoria.

2 Total number of Shares

The Company must take reasonable steps to ensure that:

  • a) The total numbers of Shares which are the subject of unexercised Options granted under this Plan, when aggregated with the Shares which have been issued on exercise of the Options granted under this Plan, during the three years preceding the date on which an Option is issued, do not exceed ten per cent (10%) percent of the total number of issued Shares in the capital of the Company at the date of issue of any Option; and

  • b) The number of Shares which are the subject of unexercised Options granted under this Plan when aggregated with the number of Shares which are the subject of unexercised Options granted under this Plan in the preceding 5 years (or any other employee share plan extended only to Eligible Employees) and the number of Shares that would be issued if each unexercised option granted under this Plan or under any other employee incentive scheme of the Company were to be exercised or accepted, does not exceed 5% of the total number of Shares on issue at the time of an Offer (but disregarding any offer of Shares or options to acquire Shares that can be disregarded pursuant to the Class Order).

3 E ligibility

The Board may in its absolute discretion:

  • a) Declare that an employee or executive of an Employer Company is an Eligible Employee; and

  • b) Declare that any other person is eligible to participate in the Plan provided such participation will not require compliance with Chapters 6D.2, 6D.3 and 7.9 of the Corporations Act.

4 Shares comprised in each Option

  • a) Subject to rule 2 and paragraph (b), the Board must decide, in its absolute discretion, the number of Shares the subject of an Option to be offered to an Eligible Employee, or other person declared by the Board to be eligible, in accordance with the Plan.

  • b) In making a decision under paragraph (a), the Board may take into account the actual and potential contribution of the Eligible Employee, or other person declared by the Board to be eligible, to the growth of an Employer Company.

5 Offer

5.1 Offer to participate

The Board may, from time to time, at its absolute discretion, make an Offer (in such form as the Board decides from time to time) to:

  • a) Eligible Employees; and/or;

Other persons who the Board has declared to be eligible, inviting applications for the number of Options specified in the Offer.

5.2 Information about Options

In respect of each Offer, the Board must advise each person to whom the Offer is made under rule 5.1 of the following information relevant to an Option that may be granted under the Plan, namely:

  • a) The Exercise Price;

  • b) The designated Exercise Period;

  • c) The number of Shares for which the Participant will be entitled to subscribe upon the exercise of the Option;

  • d) The Closing Date;

  • e) The Expiry Date; and

  • f)Any designated Exercise Condition.

6 Exercise Price

The Exercise Price of Options issued pursuant to the Plan will be, at the discretion of the Board equal to or greater than the Market Price on the Grant Date.

7 Market Price

During the Exercise Period, the Board will, make available to the Eligible Employee, the Market Price of Shares in the same class as those offered subject to the Options, within a reasonable time of the Eligible Employee making such a request.

8 Application for Options

8.1 Requirements for Application

Each application for an Option must:

  • a) Be made on an Application Form;

  • b) Conform with any instructions contained in the Application Form or in the Offer; and

  • c) Be received by the Board at the specified place prior to the Closing Date.

8.2 Formal Application

Each Application Form when properly completed and signed by the Participant in accordance with rule 7.1 constitutes an application for the grant of an Option to subscribe for the Shares at the Exercise Price.

8.3 Payment for Grant of Option

Unless the Board otherwise determines, no payment is required at the time an Option is granted.

9 Grant of Options

9.1 Date of Grant

Upon acceptance of a duly signed and completed Application Form, together with any monies payable in respect of the Options applied for, the Company may grant Options to the Eligible Employee, or other person declared by the Board to be eligible, as specified in the Offer, with effect from the date the Board determines, on the terms of the Plan and terms of the Offer.

9.2 Certificate

On the grant of the Option, the Company must issue to the Participant a certificate evidencing the Option and the number of Shares for which the Participant is entitled to subscribe.

9.3 Personal

An Option granted under the Plan is personal to the Participant and may not be assigned to or exercised by any other person or body corporate.

10 Exercise of Options

10.1 Right to Exercise

Subject to rule 9.3, a Participant may exercise the Option, or any part of it, in the applicable Exercise Period, provided any exercise is for a minimum of a marketable parcel (as defined in the Listing Rules) of Shares or such other number or multiple of a number as the Board may determine.

10.2 Exercise Periods

Options may only be exercised during the applicable Exercise Period. The Exercise Period of Options will be determined by the Board at its absolute discretion.

10.3 Restrictions on Exercise

Except where an Option becomes exercisable by virtue of the provisions of rule no 12, an Option may not be exercised unless at that time any Exercise Conditions imposed by the Board have been satisfied. Exercise Conditions of Options will be determined by the Board at its absolute discretion.

10.4 Lapse

Any Option not exercised on or before the Expiry Date automatically lapses.

10.5 Notice of Exercise

  • a) In order to exercise an Option, the Participant (or his or her personal representative in the case of a deceased Participant) must deliver to the Company a completed and signed notice of exercise in a form prescribed by the Board and made available to the Participants, together with the Total Exercise Amount. All payments made pursuant to this rule shall be made by cheque, bank draft or postal order made out in favour of the Company.

  • b) If a Participant exercises only part of the Option, the Company must issue to the Participant a new certificate evidencing the remaining number of Shares for which the Participant is entitled to subscribe.

10.6 Allotment of Shares

Subject to rule 9.6, upon receipt of the Total Exercise Amount the Company must promptly allot to the Participant the Shares for which the Participant is entitled to subscribe.

10.7 Quotation of Shares

After Shares have been allocated pursuant to rule 9.6, if the Company’s Shares are listed on the Exchange at the date of allotment, the Company will apply for listing of the Shares on the Exchange within the timeframe required by the Listing Rules.

11 New Issues

There is no inherent right in the Option to participate in any new issues of Shares which may be offered to shareholders from time to time prior to the exercise of the Option.

12 Rights of Participant upon exercise of Option

12.1 Ranking of Shares

The Shares to be allotted upon the exercise of an Option will upon allotment rank equally in all respects with the then existing ordinary issued Shares in the capital of the Company and will be subject to the provisions of the Constitution of the Company.

12.2 Adjustment for Rights issue

As required by the Exchange if:

  • a) Shares are offered pro rata for subscription by the Company’s shareholders generally by way of a rights issue; and

  • b) The price at which each Share is so offered is less than the Market Price on the day of public announcement of the rights issue.

The Exercise Price applicable to each Share shall be reduced in accordance with the Listing Rules.

12.3 Adjustment for Bonus Issue

In the event of a Bonus Issue of Shares being made pro-rata to ordinary shareholders (other than issue in lieu of dividends), the number of Shares over which an Option is exercisable will be increased by the number of Shares which the Option Holder would have received if the Option had been exercised before the record date for the Bonus Issue. No adjustment will be made to the exercise price per share of the Option.

12.4 Subdivision or consolidation

If, prior to the expiry or lapse of any Options there is a pro rata issue (except a bonus issue) to the holders of Shares in the Company, the Exercise Price of the options may be reduced in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules.

12.5 Return of capital

If the Company make a return of capital to its shareholders generally, the Exercise Price applicable to each Share comprised in the Option will be reduced by the amount of the capital returned in respect of each Share.

12.6 Other reconstruction

If there occurs any other reconstruction of the capital of the Company affecting issued Shares, the Shares comprised in the Option and the Exercise Price applicable to each such Share will be reconstructed (as appropriate) in a manner which will not result in any benefits being conferred to the Participant which are not conferred on holders of issued Shares, and (subject to the provisions of that reconstruction with respect to rounding of entitlements as sanctioned by the meeting of shareholders approving the reconstruction of capital) in all other respects the terms of the Options shall remain unchanged.

12.7 No additional Rights

The Plan shall afford a Participant no additional rights to compensation or damages as a consequence of the termination of his or her employment or appointment for any reason whatsoever.

13 Trigger Event

Notwithstanding the Terms and Conditions, upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event, the Directors may determine:

  • a) that the Options may be exercised at any time from the date of such determination, and in any number until the date determined by the Board acting bona fide so as to permit the holder to participate in any change of control arising from a Trigger Event, provided that the Board will forthwith

advise in writing each holder of such determination. Thereafter, the Options shall lapse to the extent they have not been exercised; or

  • b) to use their reasonable endeavours to procure that an offer is made to holders of Options on like terms (having regard to the nature and value of the Options) to the terms proposed under the Trigger Event in which case the Board shall determine an appropriate period during which the holder may elect to accept the offer and, if the holder has not so elected at the end of that period, the Options shall immediately become exercisable and if not exercised within 10 days, shall lapse.

14 Duration of the Plan

  • a) The Plan will continue in operation at the Board’s discretion.

  • b) If for any reason the Plan terminates or is discontinued, such termination or discontinuance will not prejudice the rights of the Participants to whom Options have been granted.

15 Amendment of the Plan

The Board may at any time and from time to time by resolution, revoke, add to or vary any of the rules of the Plan or all or any of the rights or obligations of the Participants or any of them provided the interests of the Participants are not, in the opinion of the Board, materially prejudiced by such addition or variation.

16 Administration

The Plan will be administered by the Board or a committee appointed by the Board in its absolute discretion with such powers and duties as are conferred upon it.

17 Notices and Correspondence

17.1 Notice to Company

Any notice required to be given by a Participant under the Plan or any correspondence to be made between a Participant and the Company or the Board may be given or made to the principal office of the Company or such other address as may be notified in writing.

17.2 Notice to the Participant

Any notice required to be given by the Company or the Board to the Participant or any correspondence to be made between the Company or the Board and a Participant may be given or made by the Board on behalf of the Company.

18 Disputes

Any disputes or differences of any nature arising under the Plan must be referred to the Board and its decision will be final and binding in all respects.

19 Advice

Participants should obtain their own independent advice at their own expense on the financial, taxation and other consequences to them of or relating to participation in the plan.

20 Taxation

Neither the Company nor its Directors are liable for taxes assessed against or imposed upon a Participant arising from participation in the Plan and neither the Company nor its Directors represents or warrants that any person will gain any financial or taxation advantage by participating in the Plan.

21 Listing Rules and Constitution

The terms and conditions as set out in these Rules are subject to the Listing Rules of the Exchange and the Company’s Constitution.

Appendix B Auditor Nomination

8 October 2013

The Directors Imugene Limited Suite 1, 1233 High Street Armadale VIC 3142

Dear Sirs

NOMINATION OF AUDITOR

Pursuant to section 328B of the Corporations Act 2001, I, Nick Ede, being a member of Imugene Limited, hereby nominate Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd for appointment as Auditor of Imugene Limited.

Yours faithfully

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Nick Ede

Imugene Limited ACN 009 179 551 PO Box 8694 Armadale VIC 3143 Australia

Proxy Form

STEP 1 - Appointment of Proxy

I/We

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being a shareholder/s of Imugene Limited and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint the Chairman of If you are not appointing the Chairman of the General the General Meeting as your proxy please write here the full name of OR Meeting (mark the individual or body corporate (excluding the registered with an ‘X’) security holder) you are appointing as your proxy.

or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the General Meeting, as my/our proxy at the 2013 Annual General Meeting of Imugene Limited to be held at Giorgios Function Room, 1233 High Street, Armadale, VIC, 3143, on Wednesday 20 November 2013 at 10:00 a.m. 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.

If the Chairman of the Meeting is appointed as your proxy, or may be appointed by default, by signing and returning this form, you expressly authorise the Chairman of the General Meeting to exercise your proxy in relation to Resolutions 1 and 5 even though Resolutions 1 and 5 are connected with the remuneration of the Company’s key management personnel. Where permitted, the Chairman of the General Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolutions 1 to 7. If you do not wish to appoint the Chairman of the General Meeting to vote on Resolutions 1 to 7 in this manner, it will be necessary for you to complete the vote directions in Step 2.

STEP 2 - Voting directions to your Proxy –please mark! to indicate your directions
Ordinary Business For Against Abstain
Resolution 1 - Adoption of Remuneration Report " " "
Resolution 2 - Election of Paul Hopper as a Director " " "
Resolution 3 - Election of Nick Ede as a Director " " "
Resolution 4 – Approve the previous issue of 5,636,364 Shares " " "
Resolution 5 – Approve Employee Share Option Plan " " "
Resolution 6 - Appointment of Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd as the Company’s auditor " " "
Resolution 7 – Approval of additional capacity to issue shares under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A " " "

STEP 3 - PLEASE SIGN HERE

This section must be signed in accordance with the instructions overleaf to enable your directions to be implemented. Individual or Securityholder 1 Securityholder 2 Securityholder 3 Sole Director and Sole Company Director Director/Company Secretary Secretary

Contact Name ……………………………….…….. Contact Daytime Telephone ……………………… Date / / 2013

Proxy Form

Imugene Limited ACN 009 179 551 PO Box 8694 Armadale VIC 3143 Australia

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE EFFECTIVE IT MUST BE RECORDED BEFORE 10.00AM AEDT ON MONDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2013

TO VOTE BY COMPLETING THE PROXY FORM

STEP 1 Appointment of Proxy

Indicate here who you want to appoint as your Proxy

If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the General Meeting as your proxy, mark the box. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chairman of the General 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 General Meeting, the Chairman of the General Meeting will be your proxy. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. Do not write the name of the issuer company or the registered member in the space.

If you intend to appoint a KMP (including the Chairman) as your proxy, you are encouraged to direct them how to vote on Resolution 1 and 5 by marking either “For”, “Against” or “Abstain” for each of those items of business in Step 2 of the Proxy Form. If you appoint the Chairman of the meeting as your proxy, you expressly authorise him to cast your votes on Resolutions 1 and 5 even though Resolutions 1 and 5 are connected with the remuneration of the KMP of the Company.

STEP 3 Sign the Form

The form must be signed as follows :

Individual: this form is to be signed by the securityholder.

Proxy which is a Body Corporate

Where a body corporate is appointed as your proxy, the representative of that body corporate attending the General Meeting must provide evidence of his or her appointment by providing an “Appointment of Corporate Representative” form prior to admission. An Appointment of Corporate Representative form can be obtained from the Company.

Joint Holding : where the holding is in more than one name, all the securityholders must sign.

Power of Attorney: to sign under a Power of Attorney, you must have already lodged it with the Company. Alternatively, attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.

Appointment of a Second Proxy

You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the General Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the Company or you may copy this form.

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

You can tell your Proxy how to vote. To direct your proxy how to vote, place a mark in one of the boxes opposite each Resolution. All your securities 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 securities 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 a Resolution, your vote on that Resolution will be invalid.

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 must be signed by that person.

Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place.

STEP 4 Lodgement of a Proxy

This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below not later than 10:00 am on Monday, 18 November 2013. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.

Proxies may be lodged:

BY MAIL - Imugene Limited PO Box 8694 Armadale VIC 3143 Australia BY FAX - + 61 (0) 3 9822 7735 IN PERSON – Imugene Limited Suite 1, 1123 High Street Armadale VIC 3143 Australia

Attending the Meeting

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