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KMD BRANDS LIMITED — AGM Information 2011
Oct 16, 2011
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Kathmandu Holdings Limited (ARBN 139 836 918)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS GIVEN that the second Annual General Meeting of Kathmandu Holdings Limited ( “the Company” ) will be held at the Stamford Plaza, Albert Street, Auckland, New Zealand on Friday, 18 November 2011 at 11:00am (New Zealand time).
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Ordinary Business
Financial Statements
- To receive and consider the Financial Report of the Company for the year ended 31 July 2011 together with the Directors’ and Auditor’s reports.
Election of Directors
2.a. Mr. Mark Todd
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That Mr. Mark Todd, who retires by rotation in accordance with Article 4.4 of the Company’s Constitution and, being eligible, offers himself for reelection, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.”
2.b. Ms. Sandra McPhee
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That Ms. Sandra McPhee, who retires by rotation in accordance with Article 4.4 of the Company’s Constitution and, being eligible, offers herself for reelection, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.”
Auditors’ Remuneration
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To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
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“To record that PricewaterhouseCoopers continue in office as the Company’s auditors and to authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of PricewaterhouseCoopers for the ensuing year.”
Grant of performance rights to Peter Halkett under the Kathmandu Holdings Limited Long Term Incentive Plan
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To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
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“That for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.14, and for all other purposes, approval is hereby given for the grant to Peter Halkett, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, of a number of performance rights (including both the Short Term Incentive Portion and the Long Term Incentive Portion) up to a value of NZ$486,750, calculated in accordance with the formula and terms described in the Explanatory Statement which forms part of this Notice of Meeting.”
However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
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(a) 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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(b) 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.
Grant of performance rights to Mark Todd under the Kathmandu Holdings Limited Long Term Incentive Plan
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To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
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“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.14, and for all other purposes, approval is hereby given for the grant to Mark Todd, Finance Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, of a number of performance rights (including both the Short Term Incentive Portion and the Long Term Incentive Portion) up to a value of NZ$287,625, calculated in accordance with the formula and terms described in the Explanatory Statement which forms part of this Notice of Meeting.”
Voting exclusion statement – Item 5
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 14.11.1 , the Company will disregard any votes cast on Item 5 by any Executive Director of the Company or their associates.
However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
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(a) 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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(b) 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.
Increase in Directors’ Fees
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To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
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“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.17, NZSX Listing Rule 3.5.1 and for all other purposes, and in accordance with the Company’s Constitution, the maximum amount of Directors’ fees for their services as Directors be increased from the present limit of A$600,000 per annum in aggregate to a limit of A$800,000 per annum in aggregate with effect from 1 August 2011.”
Voting exclusion statement – Item 4
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 14.11.1, the Company will disregard any votes cast on Item 4 by any Executive Director of the Company or their associates.
Voting exclusion statement – Item 6
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 14.11.1 and NZSX Listing Rule 9.3.1, the Company will disregard any votes cast on Item 6
by any Director of the Company or their associates.
However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
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(a) 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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(b) 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.
Ordinary resolution
An ordinary resolution is a resolution passed by a simple majority (i.e. over 50% of the votes of shareholders of the Company entitled to vote and voting).
Addresses by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Please note that for shareholders who are unable to attend the meeting, transcripts of the Chairman’s and Chief Executive Officer’s addresses to the meeting (and any accompanying slide presentations) will be posted on the Company’s website at www. kathmanduholdings.com and released to NZX’s and ASX’s market announcement platform at the same time or before they are delivered to the meeting.
Approvals
This notice of meeting has been approved by ASX and NZX.
By Order of the Board
Mark Todd
Company Secretary 6 October 2011
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Introduction
The purpose of this Explanatory Statement is to provide shareholders with further information on the items of business to be considered at the Annual General Meeting of Kathmandu Holdings Limited ( “the Company” ) to be held on Friday, 18 November 2011.
Item 1
Receive and consider the Financial and other Reports
It is intended to provide an opportunity for shareholders to raise questions on the reports and on the performance and management of the Company generally.
Item 2
Election of Directors
Information about the candidates for election
a. Mr. Mark Todd
Mr. Todd joined Kathmandu in 1998, following previous financial management experience in both the apparel and retail sectors.
Mr. Todd has been Kathmandu’s senior financial executive throughout his 13 years with the Group, manager of the New Zealand business from 2004 to 2006, and is a Director of all Group companies.
Mr. Todd is the Company Secretary.
The Directors, with Mark Todd abstaining, recommend that shareholders vote in favour of this resolution.
b. Ms. Sandra McPhee
Ms. McPhee is a professional Director with an executive career background in sales and marketing including 10 years with Qantas Airways. Ms. McPhee also served as Chief Executive Officer of the Ansett/Traveland group.
Ms. McPhee is currently a non-Executive Director of Fairfax Media Limited, AGL Energy, Westfield Retail Trust and Deputy President of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. She is also a member of the Advisory Council of JP Morgan, Advisory Board of MMC and St Vincent’s and Mater Health.
Previous non-Executive roles include Coles Group, Australia Post, Perpetual, Primelife and South Australia Water.
The Directors, with Sandra McPhee abstaining, recommend that shareholders vote in favour of this resolution.
Item 3
Auditors’ Remuneration
PricewaterhouseCoopers is the existing auditor of the Company and has indicated its willingness to continue in office. Pursuant to section 200(1) of the Companies Act 1993 of New Zealand, PricewaterhouseCoopers is automatically reappointed at the annual meeting as auditor of the Company. The proposed resolution is to authorise the Directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration for the following year for the purposes of section 197 of the Companies Act 1993.
Items 4 & 5
Grant of performance rights to Peter Halkett and Mark Todd under the Kathmandu Holdings Limited Long Term Incentive Plan
Grant of Performance Rights
Items 4 and 5 seek shareholder approval to issue further performance rights to two Executive Directors, Peter Halkett and Mark Todd under the shareholder approved Kathmandu Holdings Limited Long Term Incentive Plan (“the Plan”). Under the Plan the Board may grant performance rights to any employee of the Company (including Directors who are employees) or any related body corporate of the Company whom the Board decides in its discretion is eligible to be invited to receive a grant of performance rights.
The Company seeks shareholder approval to grant performance rights under the Plan because under ASX Listing Rule 10.14 the Company must seek shareholder approval to grant equity securities in the Company to the two Executive Directors, Peter Halkett and Mark Todd. Subject to that shareholder approval, Peter Halkett and Mark Todd will be granted further performance rights which, subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions described below, may vest and convert to ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis.
The Board has decided to grant the further performance rights to Peter Halkett and Mark Todd, for the following reasons:
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the grant of performance rights is in accordance with acceptable market practice;
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the grant of performance rights has a minimal dilutionary effect on the issued share capital of the Company;
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the grant of performance rights, as the primary component of their incentive based remuneration, will reward these Executives for their performance; and
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performance rights which have been granted under transparent and robust performance conditions, containing stretch elements, will when they vest create recognisable value to these Executives, which ensures alignment with value creation to Shareholders.
Vesting of the performance rights will only occur when the Performance Conditions specified below are satisfied within the relevant Performance Period. Financial Performance Conditions are determined inclusive of the cost of the performance rights granted. Each performance right, when vested, will automatically convert to one fully paid ordinary share in the Company.
On vesting of the performance rights, the Company may acquire fully paid ordinary shares on market and transfer, or issue new shares. Any shares issued or transferred as a result of the vesting of performance rights issued under the Plan will rank equally with existing fully paid ordinary shares in the Company in all respects, including voting rights and entitlements to participate in dividends and in future rights and bonus issues.
Details about the grant of Performance Rights to Executive Directors under the Kathmandu Holdings Limited Long Term Incentive Plan
Peter Halkett, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (Item 4)
Subject to shareholder approval, the Board wishes to grant to Peter Halkett performance rights to the value of NZ$486,750 representing 59% of Mr. Halkett’s base salary of NZ$825,000.
The actual number of performance rights to be granted to Peter Halkett for nil cash consideration under the Plan will be determined by dividing the performance rights value of NZ$486,750 by the average volume weighted price for the Company’s ordinary shares as traded on the 5 business days prior to the offer being made to Peter Halkett.
The performance rights will be granted to Peter Halkett on or prior to 1 December 2011. The performance rights will only vest if the Performance Conditions are satisfied during the applicable Performance Periods, both as specified below. Where relevant Performance Conditions are met a pre-determined proportion of the performance rights will, on the relevant Vesting Dates, convert to ordinary shares in the capital of the Company on a onefor-one basis. Any shares allotted to Mr. Halkett may be acquired on market or issued by the Company.
No consideration will be payable by Peter Halkett in respect of the grant of the performance rights or the transfer or issue of shares upon vesting of the performance rights.
Mark Todd, Finance Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary (Item 5)
Subject to shareholder approval, the Board wishes to grant to Mark Todd performance rights to the value of NZ$287,625 representing 59% of Mr. Todd’s base salary of NZ$487,500.
The actual number of performance rights to be granted to Mark Todd for nil cash consideration under the Plan will be determined by dividing the performance rights value of NZ$287,625 by the average volume weighted price for the Company’s ordinary shares as traded on the NZX on the 5 business days prior to the offer being made to Mark Todd.
The performance rights will be granted to Mark Todd on or prior to 1 December 2011. However, the performance rights will only vest if the Performance Conditions are satisfied during the applicable Performance Periods, both as specified below. Where relevant Performance Conditions are met a pre-determined proportion of the performance rights will, on the relevant Vesting Dates, convert to ordinary shares in the capital of the Company on a one-for-one basis. Any shares allotted to Mr. Todd may be acquired on market or issued by the Company.
No consideration will be payable by Mark Todd in respect of the grant of the performance rights or the transfer or issue of shares upon vesting of the performance rights.
Allocation of Performance Rights
The proposed allocation of performance rights is in the same proportions for both Mr. Halkett and Mr. Todd.
The allocation of performance rights is split as follows:
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(1) 40.67% of the total value of the proposed performance rights to be granted (being 24% of base salary) will vest dependent upon achievement of Performance Conditions relating to the Company’s earnings performance for the year ended 31 July 2012 (the “Short Term Incentive Portion” ) as well as a Performance Condition relating to on-going employment with the Company.
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(2) 59.33% of the total value of the proposed performance rights to be granted (being 35% of base salary) will vest dependent upon achievement of Performance Conditions relating to the Company’s earnings performance and relative total shareholder return over a 2, 3, and 4 year period (the “Long Term Incentive Portion” ).
Short Term Incentive Portion
Each year, a Short Term Incentive, made up of a cash and an equity component, is determined by the Board for eligible employees under the Plan dependent upon the achievement of financial Performance Conditions related to the Company’s earnings in the applicable year. For the year ended 31 July 2012, the maximum available Short Term Incentive is 45% of base salary, and that available incentive is split 21% cash and 24% equity. The equity is in the form of nil cost performance rights. The proportion of performance rights to be granted for the Short Term Incentive Portion that may vest is determined by measurement of the Company’s actual audited earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the year ended 31 July 2012 against EBITDA targets that have been set for that year by the Board.
The vesting date for any of the performance rights that will vest as a result of the Company’s financial over performance in the year ended 31 July 2012 will be 31 July 2014. It is a Performance Condition that Mr. Halkett or Mr. Todd remain employed by the Company on that date, and if this Performance Condition is met the performance rights granted will then vest and convert into ordinary shares in the Company on a 1 for 1 basis.
Long Term Incentive Portion
Amounts and Vesting Dates
The performance rights for the Long Term Incentive Portion will be divided into three equal tranches. Subject to the Performance Conditions being met over the applicable period of time as prescribed by the Board ( “Performance Period” ), these performance rights will vest as follows:
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the first tranche of performance rights will vest on 1 December 2013 ( “First Tranche” );
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the second tranche of performance rights will vest on 1 December 2014 ( “Second Tranche” ); and
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the third tranche of performance rights will vest on 1 December 2015 ( “Third Tranche” ).
Performance Conditions
The Performance Conditions for the vesting of performance rights to Peter Halkett and Mark Todd are comprised of a dual test
of relative Total Shareholder Return ( “TSR” ) and Earnings Per Share ( “EPS Growth” ) ( “Performance Conditions” ).
The Board considered it appropriate to have a dual test since:
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a TSR component provides a challenging test (where reward is only delivered for ‘out-performing’ a target that is based on the Company’s relative performance) against retail industry peers and also provides transparency for external stakeholders; and
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an EPS component which rewards achievement against a target is within management’s influence, thereby focusing executives on one of the Company’s key business drivers.
The Board believes that the dual tests, if achieved, will demonstrably aid the creation of shareholder value. Each Performance Condition is weighted evenly.
TSR Condition
For each Tranche, vesting of 50% of the performance rights will depend upon the Company’s relative TSR performance determined by the Board on the basis of the Company’s relative TSR ranking calculated over the following Performance Periods:
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(a) for the First Tranche, the 24 months to 1 December 2013;
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(b) for the Second Tranche, the 36 months to 1 December 2014; and
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(c) for the Third Tranche, the 48 months to 1 December 2015;
in each case, compared with the TSR performance of the entities in a comparator group calculated over the same period.
Comparator Group
The Company’s TSR will be compared to the TSRs over the same period of a comparator group of listed entities that are in the retail industry, listed on the ASX or NZX and with market capitalisation indicatively in a range between 300% & 40% of the Company’s market capitalisation. The Board has a general discretion to exclude entities from the comparator group for the comparison of the Company’s TSR in any Performance Period (for example, in circumstances where an entity subject to a takeover event during the year).
Vesting Measures
For each Tranche:
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No performance rights subject to the TSR condition (being 50% of the maximum number of performance rights for which the relevant Executive may be eligible for that tranche) will vest unless the Company’s TSR over the Performance Period is greater than the TSR of the entity which is at the 50th percentile of the Comparator Group ranked by their TSR performance over the same period.
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If the Company’s TSR is greater than the TSR of the entity which is at the 50th percentile of the Comparator Group ranked by their TSR performance over the same period, 50% of the performance rights subject to the TSR condition will vest.
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All of the performance rights subject to the TSR condition will vest if the Company’s TSR over the applicable Performance Period is equal to or greater than the TSR of the entity which
is at the 75th percentile of the Comparator Group of entities ranked by their TSR performance.
- The proportion of the performance rights subject to the TSR condition that will vest between the 50th and 75th percentiles will increase 2% for each whole 1 percentile increase in the Company’s relative TSR performance.
The vesting scale for the performance rights subject to the TSR condition is summarised in the following table:
| Percentile ranking of the Company at the end of a Performance Period |
Percentage of performance rights in a particular Tranche subject to the TSR condition that will vest |
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| At or below 50th percentile | 0 |
| Above 50th percentile | 50% |
| 51st to 74th percentile | 50% plus 2% for each 1 percentile increase above the 50thpercentile |
| 75th percentile or above | 100% |
EPS Growth Condition
For each Tranche, vesting of 50% of the performance rights will be dependent upon the Company’s EPS Growth Rate over the relevant Performance Period.
The EPS Growth Rate is the Compound Average Annual Growth rate in the Company’s basic earnings per share (EPS) (expressed as a percentage) over the Performance Period using the 2010/2011 financial year EPS as the base. The 2010/2011 financial year EPS has been determined as 19.53 cents per share. This has been calculated as follows:
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Company earnings, net profit after tax, was $39.066 million
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Shares on issue 200 million
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Resulting earnings per share 19.53 cents per share
Performance Periods
The applicable Performance Periods are:
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(a) 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2013 for the First Tranche;
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(b) 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2014 for the Second Tranche; and
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(c) 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2015 for the Third Tranche.
The EPS Growth Rate over each of the Performance Periods is calculated using the following formula:
[EPS Growth Rate = [EPS pp/EPS base][1/x] - 1 ] where:
EPS pp = EPS over the Performance Period
EPS base = EPS in the 2010/2011 financial year (19.53 cps)
x = no of years in the Performance Period (i.e. 2 for the First Tranche, 3 for the Second Tranche and 4 for the Third Tranche). The calculation of EPS over the Performance Period:
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Will include in the earnings calculation all costs of performance rights that are expensed during the Performance Period; and
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Will ignore any performance rights for which a share has not been issued (i.e. unvested performance rights).
For each Tranche:
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No performance rights subject to EPS Growth Condition will vest unless the EPS Growth Rate over the Performance Period is equal to or greater than 10%.
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100% of the performance rights subject to the EPS Growth Condition will vest if the EPS Growth Rate over the Performance Period is equal to or greater than 15%.
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The proportion of the performance rights subject to the EPS Growth Condition that will vest will increase on a straightline basis for an EPS Growth Rate of between 10% and 15% so that the number of EPS performance rights that vest increases by an additional 10% for each additional 1% increase in the Company’s EPS Growth Rate.
The vesting scale for the proportion of the performance rights subject to the EPS Growth Condition is summarised in the following table:
| following table: | |
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| Compound Average Annual Growth in Company’s EPS over the relevant Performance Period |
Percentage of performance rights in a particular Tranche subject to the EPS Growth Condition that will vest |
| Less than 10% | 0 |
| 10% | 50% |
| 11% | 60% |
| 12% | 70% |
| 13% | 80% |
| 14% | 90% |
| Equal to or greater than 15% | 100% |
- Performance rights will be granted by 1 December 2011, and all Shares to be issued upon vesting of performance rights, will be granted and issued no later than 20 December 2015.
The Directors (with Peter Halkett and Mark Todd abstaining) unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of the resolutions for items 4 and 5.
Item 6
Increase in Directors’ Fees
Currently the Company has less than A$100,000 of headroom in the total pool available to pay non-Executive Directors. The current amounts paid to non-Executive Directors are A$216,000 for the Chairman, A$113,000 for other non-Executive Directors including sub-committee attendances. There are no Directors’ Fees paid to Executive Directors.
The lack of headroom thus restricts the ability of the Company to add another non-Executive Director to the Board, and the increase of A$200,000 proposed will enable the Board to appoint a further non-Executive Director if this is considered to be appropriate.
The Board Directors will disregard any votes cast on this resolution by any Director, and any associate of that Director.
ASX Listing Rule Requirements
Pursuant to the requirements of ASX Listing Rule 10.15A, the following additional information is provided with regard to Items 4 and 5 respectively:
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Peter Halkett and Mark Todd were granted 177,144 and 62,499 performance rights respectively, on 29 November 2010 under the Plan.
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The Plan provides that any Director of the Company who holds salaried employment is eligible to participate in awards under the Plan. The only Directors who are eligible to participate in the Plan are the Executive Directors, Peter Halkett and Mark Todd.
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There is no loan attaching to the offer under the Plan.
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Details of any securities issued under the Plan will be published in each annual report of the Company relating to a period in which securities have been issued, and that approval for the issue of securities was obtained under ASX Listing Rule 10.14.
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Any additional Directors who become entitled to participate in the Plan after the shareholders have approved it who are not named in this notice of meeting will not participate until approval is obtained under ASX Listing Rule 10.14.
ADMISSION TO MEETING
The Company has determined that for the purpose of voting at the meeting, shares will be taken to be held by those persons recorded on the Company’s register as at 5.00pm (Sydney time) on Wednesday, 16 November 2011.
Shareholders who will be attending the meeting, and who will not be appointing a proxy, are requested to bring the proxy form to the meeting to help speed admission.
Shareholders who do not plan to attend the meeting are encouraged to complete and return the proxy form for each of their holdings of Kathmandu Holdings Limited shares or to complete a postal vote.
QUESTIONS BY SHAREHOLDERS
In addition to asking questions at the meeting, written questions to the Board, Senior Management and the Auditors of Kathmandu Holdings Limited, may be submitted no later than 5:00pm (New Zealand time) on Wednesday, 9 November 2011 to:
The Chairman Kathmandu Holdings Limited C/- Company Secretary Kathmandu Holdings Limited 11 Mary Muller Drive Heathcote Christchurch New Zealand Facsimile: +64 3 373 6116
duly authorised attorney or representative. If an attorney is to attend the meeting please submit the relevant certified power of attorney for noting and return. If a representative of the corporation or body corporate is to attend the meeting the appropriate Letter of Representation should be produced prior to admission.
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In the case of joint holders the proxy form must be signed by all shareholders.
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Proxy forms will only be valid and accepted if they are signed and forwarded to the Company’s share registry, Link Market Services, at the address or facsimile number quoted below so as to be received by 9:00am (Sydney time) or 11:00am (New Zealand time) on Wednesday, 16 November 2011, being not earlier than 48 hours before the meeting.
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The Company’s share register is maintained at the following address:
In Australia:
Link Market Services Limited Level 12, 680 George Street Sydney, NSW 2000
Postal Address: Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Telephone: 1300 554 474 +61 2 8280 7111 Facsimile Number: +61 2 9287 0309
In New Zealand:
Email: [email protected]
Copies of written questions and answers will be available at the meeting and posted on Kathmandu Holdings Limited’s website within 24 hours of the meeting.
PROXIES & POSTAL VOTES
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If you are unable to attend and vote at the meeting and wish to appoint a person who will be attending as your proxy, please complete the enclosed proxy form.
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The Chairman of the meeting offers themselves as a proxy to shareholders.
Link Market Services Limited Level 16, Brookfields House, 19 Victoria Street West, Auckland 1010 New Zealand
Postal Address: PO Box 91976 Auckland 1142 New Zealand Telephone: +64 9 375 5998 Facsimile Number: +64 9 375 5990
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Alternatively, you may submit a postal vote by ticking the relevant box on the proxy form and providing your voting directions for each of the resolutions. If you submit a postal vote, your votes will be counted on a vote by a show of hands at the meeting and/or if a poll is called at the meeting. If you submit a postal vote you do not need to appoint a proxy.
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A member entitled to attend and vote at this meeting is entitled to appoint not more than two proxies (who need not be members of the Company) to attend and vote for the member at the meeting.
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If the member appoints 2 proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the member’s votes each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half of the votes. A single proxy exercises all voting rights.
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The form of proxy must be signed by the member or the member’s attorney duly authorised in writing or if the member is a corporation under its corporate seal or by its
KATHMANDU HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Kathmandu Holdings Limited
ARBN 139 836 918
If you wish to attend the annual Meeting please bring this form intact to the meeting as the barcode is required for registration purposes.
www.linkmarketservices.com.au
ONLINE
- By email: scan & email to [email protected]
By mail: Kathmandu holdings limited [By fax:][ +61 2 9287 0309] C/- link Market services limited locked bag a14 sydney south Nsw 1235 australia
All enquiries to: Telephone: 1800 190 082 Overseas: +61 2 8280 7196
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SECURITYHOLDER VOTING FORM
POSTAL VOTE
OR
PROXY APPOINTMENT
[[of]]
(full name of proxy)
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POSTAL VOTE For use if you are not attending the meeting and are not appointing a Proxy. (please tick the box) I wIsh to vote by Postal vote. My voting intentions are indicated in the “voting directions” (steP 2) section below. OR PROXY APPOINTMENT
STEP 1
For use if you are not attending the meeting and are not appointing a Proxy. (please tick the box)
STEP 1
I/we being a member(s) of Kathmandu holdings limited and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint: Do Not complete this section if you selected to vote by Postal vote above. you may appoint the Chairperson of the Meeting as your proxy by entering “Chairperson of the Meeting” in the box below. I/we being a shareholder(s) of Kathmandu holdings limited. hereby appoint[[of]] (full name of proxy) (full address) or failing that person[[of ]] (full name of proxy) (full address) as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the annual Meeting of the Company to be held at Stamford Plaza, Albert Street, Auckland, New Zealand, at 11:00am (NZ time) (9:00am Sydney time) on Friday, 18 November 2011 and at any adjournment of that meeting.
Proxies will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are signed and received no later than 48 hours before the meeting. Please read the voting instructions overleaf before marking any boxes with an X
STEP 2 VOTING DIRECTIONS For Against Abstain * For Against Abstain * Resolution 1 (Item 2a) Resolution 4 Re-election of Mr M todd as a Director Grant of Performance Rights to Mr P halkett Resolution 2 (Item 2b) Resolution 5 Re-election of Ms s McPhee as a Grant of Performance Rights to Director Mr M todd Resolution 3 Resolution 6 auditors Remuneration Increase in Directors’ Fees
If you do not indicate on a resolution, how you wish your proxy to vote, he/she will vote as they see fit.
- If you mark the abstain box for a particular Item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
STEP 3 SIGNATURE OF SECURITYHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
securityholder 1 (Individual)
sole Director and sole Company secretary
Joint securityholder 2 (Individual) Joint securityholder 3 (Individual) Director/Company secretary (Delete one) Director
this form should be signed by the securityholder. If a joint holding, either securityholder may sign. If signed by the securityholder’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).
KMD PRX105
HOW TO COMPLETE THIS POSTAL VOTE/PROXY FORM
Your Name and Address
Signing Instructions
this is your name and address as it appears on the company’s security register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form. Please note: you cannot change ownership of your securities using this form.
you must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided:
Individual: where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign.
Joint Holding: where the holding is in more than one name, either securityholder may sign.
Postal Vote
If you wish to vote by postal vote please tick the box “Postal vote”. Do Not appoint a proxy if you vote by postal vote. Please complete step 2 “voting direction”. If you do not complete this section your vote will be invalid. If you tick the box for postal vote and appoint a proxy your postal vote will take preference over your proxy appointment.
Power of Attorney: to sign under Power of attorney, you must lodge the Power of attorney with the registry. If you have not previously lodged this document for notation, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
Companies: the form must be signed in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Appointment of a Proxy
If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting write “Chairman” in the box in the Proxy appointment section. a proxy need not be a securityholder of the company.
Corporate Representatives
If a representative of the corporation is to attend the meeting the appropriate “letter of appointment of Corporate Representative” should be produced to the registry 48 hours prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Meeting.
Votes on Items of Business – Postal vote or Proxy Appointment
Notice of Meeting. www.linkmarketservices.com.au
you may vote or direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in one of the boxes opposite each item of business. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your postal vote will be invalid, or in a case of a proxy appointee, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid.
Lodgement of a Postal Vote/Proxy Form
this Postal vote/Proxy Form (and any Power of attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 9:00am (AEDST) on Wednesday, 16 November 2011, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the meeting. any Postal votes/Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled meeting.
Postal vote/Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:
ONLINE www.linkmarketservices.com.au
login to the link website using the holding details as shown on the proxy form. select ‘voting’ and follow the prompts to lodge your vote. To use the online lodgement facility, securityholders will need their “Holder Identifier” (Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN) as shown on the front of the proxy form).
By scan & email: to [email protected] (Please put “Kathmandu Proxy” in the subject line for easy identification).
by mail:
Kathmandu holdings limited C/- link Market services limited locked bag a14 sydney south Nsw 1235 australia
by fax:
+61 2 9287 0309
by hand:
delivering it to link Market services limited, level 12, 680 George street, sydney Nsw 2000.
If you would like to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting, please bring this form with you. This will assist in registering your attendance.
LODGE YOUR QUESTIONS
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Kathmandu Holdings Limited ARBN 139 836 918
www.linkmarketservices.com.au
ONLINE
By mail: Kathmandu Holdings Limited [By fax:][ +61 2 9287 0309] C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
All enquiries to: Telephone: 1800 190 082 Overseas: +61 2 8280 7196
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AREAS OF INTEREST TO SECURITYHOLDERS
Your concerns as securityholders are important to us. Please use this form to submit any questions about Kathmandu Holdings Limited (“the Company”) that you would like us to respond to at the Company’s 2011 Annual General Meeting. Your questions should relate to matters that are relevant to the business of the meeting, as outlined in the accompanying Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum. If your question is for the Company’s auditor it should be relevant to the content of the auditor’s report, or the conduct of the audit of the financial report.
This form must be received by the Company’s security registrar, Link Market Services Limited, by 5:00pm (NZ time) Wednesday, 9 November 2011.
Questions will be collated. During the course of the Annual General Meeting, the Chairman of the Meeting will endeavour to address as many of the more frequently raised securityholder topics as possible and, where appropriate, will give a representative of the Company’s auditor, the opportunity to answer written questions submitted to the auditor. However, there may not be sufficient time available at the meeting to address all topics raised. Please note that individual responses will not be sent to securityholders.
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