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IONIC RARE EARTHS LIMITED — AGM Information 2010
Oct 11, 2010
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EZENET LIMITED ABN 46 106 346 918
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
PROXY FORM
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Date of Meeting 22 November 2010
Time of Meeting
2:30pm
Place of Meeting The Celtic Club 48 Ord Street West Perth, Western Australia
This Notice of Annual General Meeting and the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum 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. A Proxy Form is enclosed. If you are unable to attend the Meeting, please complete and return the enclosed Proxy Form in accordance with the specified directions.
EZENET LIMITED ABN 46 106 346 918 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the 2010 Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Ezenet Limited (" Company ") will be held at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia on 22 November 2010 at 2:30 pm for the purpose of transacting the following Business.
ORDINARY BUSINESS
2010 Financial Statements
To receive and adopt the financial statements of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2010, together with the Directors’ statement and the reports of the Directors and Auditors.
Resolution 1 – Re-election of Mr David Ward as a Director
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
" That Mr David Ward having retired as a director of the Company in accordance with the Company’s Constitution and, being eligible, having offered himself for re-election be re-elected a director of the Company. "
Pursuant to the Company’s Constitution, one-third of the directors of the Company (other than the managing director) must retire at each Annual General Meeting and being eligible may offer themselves for re-election.
Resolution 2 – Non-Binding Resolution to adopt Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
" That the Remuneration Report as set out in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2010 be adopted”.
Section 250R of the Corporations Act requires a listed company to put to shareholders at each annual general meeting a resolution adopting the report on the remuneration of the company’s directors, executives and senior managers included in the company’s annual report. The above resolution is being proposed to comply with this requirement. The vote on this resolution is advisory and does not bind the company’s directors.
Resolution 3 – Approval to Issue Shares
To consider, and if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
" That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, the Shareholders approve the allotment and issue of a maximum of 40,000,000 Shares in the Company, at an issue price of not less than 80% of the average of the market price of the Company’s Shares on the ASX on the 5 trading days on which sales were recorded before the day on which the issue is made (or, if there is a prospectus or offer information statement relating to the issue, over the last 5 days on which sales in the Shares were recorded before the date the prospectus or offer information statement is signed).”
OTHER BUSINESS
To deal with any other business which may be brought forward in accordance with the Company's Constitution and the Corporations Act.
For further information please refer to the Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting.
By order of the Board
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Brett Dickson Company Secretary Date: 7 October 2009
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PROXIES
Votes at the general meeting may be given personally or by proxy, attorney or representative.
A shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting may appoint not more than two proxies to attend and vote at this meeting. Where more than one proxy is appointed, each proxy must be appointed to represent a specified proportion of the shareholder’s voting rights.
A proxy may, but need not be, a shareholder of the Company.
The instrument appointing the proxy must be in writing, executed by the appointor or his attorney duly authorised in writing or, if such appointor is a corporation, either under seal or under hand of an officer of his attorney duly authorised.
VOTING ENTITLEMENTS
In accordance with regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001, the Company determines that shares held as at 2.30pm WST on 20 November 2010 will be taken, for the purposes of the general meeting, to be held by persons who held them at that time.
VOTING EXCLUSIONS
As required by the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast on the following resolutions by the persons listed.
| Resolution | Persons Excluded from Voting |
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| Resolution 3 | Any person who may participate in the proposed issue and a person who might obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of ordinary securities, if the resolution is passed, and any associates of those persons. |
However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
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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
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It is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This Explanatory Memorandum is intended to provide shareholders in Ezenet Limited ABN 46 106 346 918 (“Company”) with sufficient information to assess the merits of the resolutions contained in the accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Company.
Financial Reports
Shareholders will be given an opportunity to ask questions in relation to the accounts of the Company at the Annual General Meeting. The full financial accounts of the company are included as part of the 2010 Annual Report.
Resolution 1 – Re-election of Mr David Ward as a Director
Pursuant to the Company’s Constitution, Mr David Ward, being a director of the Company, retires by way of rotation only, being eligible offers himself for re-election as a director of the Company.
Mr Ward was first appointed a director on 22 July 2005. After service in the Australian Army, Mr Ward graduated from the WA Institute of Technology in Accounting and Business Administration, and trained as an Auditor and Tax Agent. Having established the “Tax Hut” tax and accounting centres in 1995, he practices in West Perth and participates in organisations providing commercial and social dispute resolution.
Resolution 2 – Non-Binding Resolution to adopt the Remuneration Report
In accordance with Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act the Company is required to present to its Shareholders the Remuneration Report as disclosed in the Ezenet Limited Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2010. The vote on Resolution 2 is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. The Company's Remuneration Report is set out in the Director’s Report section of the Ezenet Limited Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2010.
By way of summary, the Remuneration Report explains the Board's policies in relation to the nature and level of remuneration paid to the Directors, sets out the remuneration details for each Director and any service agreements and sets out the details of any Share-based compensation.
A reasonable opportunity will be provided for discussion of the Remuneration Report at the Meeting. The Directors recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.
Resolution 3 – Approval to Issue Shares
Resolution 3 seeks Shareholder approval to the issue of a maximum of 40,000,000 Shares at an issue price of not less than 80% of the average of the market price of the Company’s Shares on the ASX on the five trading days on which sales before the day on which the issue is made (or, if there is a prospectus or offer information statement relating to the issue, over the last 5 days on which sales in the Shares were recorded before the date the prospectus or offer information statement is signed).
As noted above, Listing Rule 7.1 requires Shareholder approval to the proposed issue of Shares in the Company. Listing Rule 7.1 broadly provides, subject to certain exceptions, that Shareholder approval is required for any issue of Securities by a listed company, where the Securities proposed to be issued represent more than 15% of the Company’s Securities then on issue. Given the Shares to be issued under Resolution 3 will exceed this 15% threshold, such approval is required.
The following information in relation to the Shares to be issued is provided to Shareholders for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.3:
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(a) the maximum number of Shares the Company can issue is 40,000,000 Shares;
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(b) the Company will allot and issue the 40,000,000 Shares no later than three months after the date of the Meeting (or such other later date as permitted by any ASX modifications or waiver of the Listing Rules). At this stage, it is intended the issue and allotment of the Shares will occur in one tranche, although the Board may determine otherwise;
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(c) the Shares will be issued at a price not less than 80% of the weighted average of the closing sale price of the Shares on the ASX for the five trading days on which sales are recorded immediately preceding the date of issue (or, if there is a prospectus relating to the issue, over the last 5 days on which sales in the Shares were recorded before the date the prospectus is signed);
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(d) the Shares will be issued and allotted to applicants to be determined by the Directors. No decision has, as yet, been made by the Directors in respect of determining the identity of the allottees. None of the allottees will be related parties of the Company;
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(e) the Shares will be ordinary fully paid shares in the capital of the Company and rank equally in all respects with the existing ordinary fully paid shares on issue; and
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(f) the purpose of the issue is to raise funds for working capital requirements, to meet administrative expenses and to progress the company’s business of investment, either direct or indirect, in the resources industry.
The issue of the maximum number of 40,000,000 Shares will be equal to approximately 21.7% of the Company’s expanded share capital assuming no further issues of the securities by the Company.
GLOSSARY
“ASX” “Company” or “Ezenet” “Corporations Act ” “Directors” “Explanatory Memorandum”
means ASX Limited; means Ezenet Limited ABN 84 083 646 477; means Corporations Act 2001; means the directors of the Company;
means this information attached to the Notice, which provides information to shareholders about the resolutions contained in the Notice;
“Listing Rules” means the listing rules of ASX; “Meeting” means the Annual General Meeting the subject of the Notice; “Notice” or “Notice of Meeting” means the notice of Annual General Meeting which accompanies this Explanatory Memorandum;
“Securities”
“Shares”
has the meaning given to that term in the Listing Rules, and includes shares and options to subscribe for shares;
means fully paid ordinary shares issued in the capital of the Company
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EZENET LIMITED ABN 84 083 646 477 PROXY FORM
The Company Secretary Ezenet Limited
Address: Level 1, 30 Richardson Street or PO Box 493 WEST PERTH WA 6005
WEST PERTH WA 6873
Facsimile: (08) 9485 1290
I/We (name of shareholder) ........................................................................................................................ of (address) ....................................................................................................................................................... being a member/members of Ezenet Limited HEREBY APPOINT (name) ............................................................................................................................................................... of (address) ....................................................................................................................................................... and/or failing him (name) ....................................................................................................................................... of (address) .................................................................................................................................................... or failing that person then the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting as my/our proxy to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on 22 November 2010 at 2:30pm WDT at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia and at any adjournment of the meeting.
IMPORTANT
If the Chairman of the meeting is your nominated proxy, or may be appointed by default, and if you have not directed your proxy how to vote, please place a mark in the box with an ‘X’. By marking this box you acknowledge that the Chairman of the meeting may exercise your proxy even if he has an interest in the outcome of the resolutions and that votes cast by him, other than as a proxy holder, would be disregarded because of that interest. If you do not mark this box, and you have not directed your proxy how to vote, the Chairman of the meeting will not cast your votes on the resolutions and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority if a poll is called. The Chairman of the meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each resolution.
Should you so desire to direct the Proxy how to vote, you should place a cross in the appropriate box(es) below:
I/We direct my/our Proxy to vote in the following manner: For Against Abstain
Resolution 1 – Re-election of Mr David Ward
Resolution 2 – Non-Binding Resolution to Adopt the Remuneration Report
Resolution 3 – Approval to Issue Shares
This Proxy is appointed to represent ____% of my voting right, or if 2 proxies are appointed Proxy 1 represents _____% and Proxy 2 represents ____% of my total votes. My total voting right is ________Shares
DATED the day of 2010
PLEASE SIGN HERE this section must be signed in accordance with the instructions overleaf to enable your directions to be implemented
Individual or Shareholder 1
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Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary
Shareholder 2 Shareholder 3 Director/Secretary Director/Secretary
Contact Name: Contact Daytime Telephone:
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
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A Shareholder entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint no more than two proxies to attend and vote at this Annual General Meeting as the Shareholder’s proxy. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company.
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Where more than one proxy is appointed, each proxy must be appointed to represent a specific proportion of the Shareholder’s voting rights. If such appointment is not made then each proxy may exercise half of the Shareholder’s voting rights. Fractions shall be disregarded.
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The proxy form must be signed personally by the Shareholder or his attorney, duly authorised in writing. If a proxy is given by a corporation, the proxy must be executed under either the common seal of the corporation or under the hand of an officer of the Company or its duly authorised attorney. In the case of joint Shareholders, this proxy must be signed by at least one of the joint Shareholders, personally or by a duly authorised attorney.
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If a proxy is executed by an attorney of a Shareholder, then the original of the relevant power of attorney or a certified copy of the relevant power of attorney, if it has not already been noted by the Company, must accompany the proxy form.
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To be effective, forms to appoint proxies must be received by the Company no later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of this Annual General Meeting that is by 2:30pm WST on 20 November 2010 by post or facsimile to the respective addresses stipulated in this proxy form.
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If the proxy form specifies a way in which the proxy is to vote on any of the resolutions stated above, then the following applies:
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(a) the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way;
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(b) if the proxy has 2 or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on the resolution, the proxy must not vote on a show of hands;
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(c) if the proxy is Chairperson, the proxy must vote on a poll and must vote that way; and (d) if the proxy is not the Chairperson, the proxy need not vote on a poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way.
If a proxy is also a Shareholder, the proxy can cast any votes the proxy holds as a Shareholder in anyway that the proxy sees fit.
- The Chairman intends to vote in favour of all Resolutions in relation to undirected proxies.
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