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LINDIAN RESOURCES LIMITED — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2011
Dec 28, 2011
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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LINDIAN RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 090 772 222
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
TIME : 9.30am (WST) DATE : 30 January 2012 PLACE : Level 1 33 Richardson Street West Perth, Western Australia
This Notice of Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting.
Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on (+61 8) 9200 4438.
CONTENTS PAGE
| Business of the Meeting (setting out the proposed resolutions) | 3 |
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| Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed resolutions) | 4 |
| Glossary | 6 |
| Schedule 1 – Terms and Conditions of Options | 7 |
| Proxy Form |
IMPORTANT INFORMATIO N
TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING
Notice is given that the general meeting of the Shareholders to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be held at 9.30am (WST) on 30 January 2012 at:
Level 1 33 Richardson Street West Perth, Western Australia
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
The business of the General Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
VOTING ELIGIBILITY
The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the General Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 5.00pm (WST) on 28 January 2012.
VOTING IN PERSON
To vote in person, attend the General Meeting at the time, date and place set out above.
VOTING BY PROXY
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy Form.
New sections 250BB and 250BC of the Corporations Act came into effect on 1 August 2011 and apply to voting by proxy on or after that date. Shareholders and their proxies should be aware of these changes to the Corporations Act, as they will apply to this General Meeting. Broadly, the changes mean that:
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if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and
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any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.
Further details on these changes is set out below.
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Proxy vote if appointment specifies way to vote
Section 250BB(1) of the Corporations Act provides that an appointment of a proxy may specify the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and, if it does :
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the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and
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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; and
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if the proxy is the chair of the meeting at which the resolution is voted on – the proxy must vote on a poll, and must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and
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if the proxy is not the chair – the proxy need not vote on the poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed).
Transfer of non-chair proxy to chair in certain circumstances
Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:
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an appointment of a proxy specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution at a meeting of the Company's members; and
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the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting; and
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at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded on the resolution; and
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either of the following applies:
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the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting;
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the proxy does not vote on the resolution,
the chair of the meeting is taken, before voting on the resolution closes, to have been appointed as the proxy for the purposes of voting on the resolution at the meeting.
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BUSINESS OF THE MEET ING
AGENDA
1. RESOLUTION 1 – ISSUE OF OPTIONS UNDER OPTION PLACEMENT
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purpose of Listing Rule 7.1 of the ASX Listing Rules and for all other purposes, approval be given for the Directors to allot and issue up to 136,529,001 Options on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Voting Exclusion: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by 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 it is cast by a person as a 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.
2. RESOLUTION 2 – PARTICIPATION OF DIRECTORS IN OPTION PLACEMENT
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, subject to the passing of Resolution 1, for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given to allot and issue up to 23,232,500 Options to the Directors (or their respective nominees) pursuant to the Option Placement to enable the Directors to participate in the Option Placement in respect of their entitlement on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Voting Exclusion: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by the Directors (or their respective nominees) or any of their associates. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a 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.
DATED: 27 DECEMBER 2011
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
MR SCOTT FUNSTON COMPANY SECRETARY
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EXPLANATORY STATEMEN T
This Explanatory Statement has been prepared to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions which are the subject of the business of the Meeting.
1. RESOLUTION 1 – ISSUE OF OPTIONS UNDER OPTION PLACEMENT
1.1 General
As announced to the ASX on 16 December 2011, the Company proposes to undertake a placement of Options on the basis of offering one (1) new Option for every one (1) Listed Option held by Optionholders registered on 31 December 2011 ( Record Date ) at an issue price of 2 cents per Option to raise approximately $2,730,580 ( Option Placement ).
Resolution 1 seeks Shareholder approval for the issue and allotment of up to 136,529,001 Options to subscribers under the Option Placement.
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue more equity securities during any 12 month period than that amount which represents 15% of the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period.
The effect of Resolution 1 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Options pursuant to the Option Placement during the period of 3 months after the Meeting (or a longer period, if allowed by ASX), without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity.
1.2 Technical Information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 1:
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(a) the maximum number of Options to be issued and allotted is 136,529,001 Options;
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(b) it is intended that the allotment and issue of the Options will take place following completion of the Option Placement but in any event will take place no later than three (3) months after the date of the general meeting (or such later date as permitted by ASX) and it is intended that allotment will occur on the same date;
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(c) the Options will be allotted to eligible subscribers under a placement offer prospectus to be prepared and despatched to listed Optionholders shortly;
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(d) the Options will be issued at 2cents per Option;
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(e) the terms and conditions of the Options are set out in Schedule 1;
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(f) no Options approved under this Resolution 1 will be issued to any related parties. Options may be issued to the Directors pursuant to the approval in Resolution 2; and
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(g) funds raised from the Option Placement will be used to pay the costs of the issue and supplement the general working capital of the Company.
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2. RESOLUTION 2 – PARTICIPATION OF DIRECTORS IN OPTION PLACEMENT
2.1 Background
Pursuant to Resolution 1, the Company is seeking approval to undertake the Option Placement to holders of Listed Options in the Company. The Company seeks approval pursuant to this Resolution 2 to enable the Company to issue Options to the Directors who elect to participate in the Option Placement to the extent of their holding of Listed Options.
2.2 ASX Listing Rules
A summary of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 is outlined in Section 1.1 above.
ASX Listing Rule 10.11 provides that a company may not agree to issue securities to a related party of the company (including a Director) without shareholder approval to that issue.
The Company is seeking approval under ASX Listing Rule 10.11 to enable Directors, as related parties of the Company, who hold Listed Options to be able to participate to the extent of their entitlement under the Option Placement.
Any Options issued under this Resolution 2 would be deducted from the number of Options issued under Resolution 1.
2.3 Technical Information required by ASX Listing Rule 10.11
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 10.13, and in addition to the information outlined in Section 1.2 above, the following additional information is included as required under ASX Listing Rule 10.13:
- (a) the names of the related parties who will be entitled to participate in the Option Placement as a holder of Listed Options are:
| Related Party | Number of Listed Options Held |
|---|---|
| Matthew Wood (Director) | 10,400,000 |
| Steve Leithead (Director) | 9,000,000 |
| Steve Scott Funston (Director) | 3,207,500 |
| Angus Caithness (Director) | 625,000 |
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(b) the total number of Options that may be issued to the related parties outlined above is 23,232,500 Options, assuming that each of the related parties takes up their full entitlement under the Option Placement;
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(c) it is intended that the allotment and issue of the Options will take place following completion of the Option Placement , but in any event no later than 1 month after the date of the Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the ASX Listing Rules) and it is anticipated the Related Party Options will be issued on one date;
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(d) the Options will be issued at 2 cents per Option;
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(e) the terms and conditions of the Options are set out in Schedule 1; and
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(f) funds raised from the Option Placement will be used to pay the costs of the issue and supplement the general working capital of the Company.
3. ENQUIRIES
Shareholders are required to contact the Company Secretary on +61 8 9200 4438 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.
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GLOSSARY
$ means Australian dollars.
ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ASX means ASX Limited.
ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.
Company means Lindian Resources Limited (ACN 090 772 222).
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the current directors of the Company and Director means any one of them.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.
General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.
Listed Options means an Option issued by the Company exercisable at 15 cents each on or before 31 December 2011 and trading on ASX under ASX code "LINOA".
Notice or Notice of Meeting or Notice of General Meeting means this notice of general meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.
Option means an option to acquire a Share with the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 1.
Optionholder means a holder of Listed Options.
Option Placement means an issue of Options to holders of Listed Options on the basis of one (1) new Option for every one (1) Listed Option held by Optionholders as at 31 December 2011 at an issue price of 2 cents per Option.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.
Record Date means 5pm (WST) on 31 December 2011.
Related Parties means Messrs Matthew Wood, Steve Leithead, Scott Funston and Angus Caithness.
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting, or any one of them, as the context requires.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a holder of a Share.
WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.
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SCHEDULE 1 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
Each Option will entitle the holder the right to subscribe for one fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company (Share) on the following terms and conditions (Option).
The Options entitle the holder to subscribe for Shares on the following terms and conditions:
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(a) Each Option gives the Optionholder the right to subscribe for one Share.
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(b) Each Option will expire at 5.00pm (WST) on 31 December 2014 ( Expiry Date ). An Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.
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(c) Subject to paragraph (k), the amount payable upon exercise of each Option will be $0.08 ( Exercise Price ).
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(d) The Options held by each Optionholder may be exercised in whole or in part, and if exercised in part, multiples of 1,000 must be exercised on each occasion.
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(e) An Optionholder may exercise their Options by lodging with the Company, before the Expiry Date:
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(i) a written notice of exercise of Options specifying the number of Options being exercised; and
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(ii) a cheque or electronic funds transfer for the Exercise Price for the number of Options being exercised;
( Exercise Notice ).
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(f) An Exercise Notice is only effective when the Company has received the full amount of the Exercise Price in cleared funds.
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(g) Within 10 Business Days of receipt of the Exercise Notice accompanied by the Exercise Price, the Company will allot the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Options specified in the Exercise Notice.
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(h) Subject to the expiry of any applicable escrow period the Options shall be freely transferable.
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(i) All Shares allotted upon the exercise of Options will upon allotment rank pari passu in all respects with other Shares.
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(j) The Company will apply for quotation of the Options on ASX. In addition, the Company will also apply for quotation of all Shares allotted pursuant to the exercise of Options on ASX within 10 Business Days after the date of allotment of those Shares.
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(k) If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all rights of an Optionholder are to be changed in a manner consistent with the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules at the time of the reconstruction.
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(l) There are no participating rights or entitlements inherent in the Options and Optionholders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Options without exercising the Options.
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(m) An Option does not confer the right to a change in Exercise Price or a change in the number of underlying securities over which the Option can be exercised.
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PROXY FORM
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY LINDIAN RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 090 772 222
GENERAL MEETING
I/We of being a member of Lindian Resources Limited entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting, hereby Appoint Name of proxy OR the Chair of the General Meeting as your proxy
or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair of the General Meeting, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, and subject to the relevant laws as the proxy sees fit, at the General Meeting to be held at 9.30am (WST), on 30 January 2012 at Level 1, 33 Richardson Street, West Perth, Western Australia, and at any adjournment thereof.
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If the Chair of the General Meeting is appointed as your proxy, or may be appointed by default, and you do not wish to direct your proxy how to vote as your proxy in respect of Resolution 2 please place a mark in this box.
By marking this box, you acknowledge that the Chair of the General Meeting may exercise your proxy even if he has an interest in the outcome of Resolution 2 and that votes cast by the Chair of the General Meeting for Resolution 2 other than as proxy holder will be disregarded because of that interest. If you do not mark this box, and you have not directed your proxy how to vote, the Chair will not cast your votes on Resolution 2 and your votes will not be counted in calculating the required majority if a poll is called on Resolution 2.
If no directions are given, the Chair will vote in favour of all the Resolutions in which the Chair is entitled to vote undirected proxies.
OR
Voting on Business of the General Meeting
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Resolution 1 – Issue of Options under Option Placement Resolution 2 – Participation of directors in Option Placement
Please note : If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that Resolution on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not to be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
| % If two proxies are being appointed, the proportion of voting rights this proxy represents is Signature of Member(s): Date: ____ Individual or Member 1 Member 2 Member 3 Sole Director/Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary |
% If two proxies are being appointed, the proportion of voting rights this proxy represents is Signature of Member(s): Date: ____ Individual or Member 1 Member 2 Member 3 Sole Director/Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary |
% _____ |
|---|---|---|
| Director/Company Secretary |
Contact Name: _____ Contact Ph (daytime): _________
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LINDIAN RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 090 772 222
Instructions for Completing ‘Appointment of Proxy’ Form
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( Appointing a Proxy ): A member entitled to attend and vote at a General Meeting is entitled to appoint not more than two proxies to attend and vote on a poll on their behalf. The appointment of a second proxy must be done on a separate copy of the Proxy Form. Where more than one proxy is appointed, such proxy must be allocated a proportion of the member’s voting rights. If a member appoints two proxies and the appointment does not specify this proportion, each proxy may exercise half the votes. A duly appointed proxy need not be a member of the Company.
( Direction to Vote ): A member may direct a proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. Where a box is not marked the proxy may vote as they choose. Where more than one box is marked on an item the vote will be invalid on that item.
Unless authorised by ASIC, if a member of Key Management Personnel or their Closely Related Parties is appointed as a proxy, they are not permitted to vote undirected proxies on remuneration matters (arising directly or indirectly in connection with remuneration of Key Management Personnel), related party benefit matters under Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act and any spill resolutions. However, the chair may vote a proxy that does not specify how it is to be voted, provided the member who has lodged the proxy has provided their consent in the proxy form for the chair to exercise the proxy in its discretion (save in relation to the remuneration report where a direction is required).
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( New sections 250BB and 250BC of the Corporations Act ): These sections came into effect on 1 August 2011 and apply to voting by proxy on or after that date. Shareholders and their proxies should be aware of these changes to the Corporations Act, as they will apply to this General Meeting. Broadly, the changes mean that:
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if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and
-
any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.
Further details on these changes are set out below.
Proxy vote if appointment specifies way to vote
Section 250BB(1) of the Corporations Act provides that an appointment of a proxy may specify the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and, if it does:
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the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and
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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; and
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if the proxy is the chair of the meeting at which the resolution is voted on – the proxy must vote on a poll, and must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and
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if the proxy is not the chair – the proxy need not vote on the poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed).
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Transfer of non-chair proxy to chair in certain circumstances
Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:
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an appointment of a proxy specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution at a meeting of the Company's members; and
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the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting; and
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at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded on the resolution; and
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either of the following applies:
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the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting;
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the proxy does not vote on the resolution,
the chair of the meeting is taken, before voting on the resolution closes, to have been appointed as the proxy for the purposes of voting on the resolution at the meeting.
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( Signing Instructions ):
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( Individual ): Where the holding is in one name, the member must sign.
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( Joint Holding ): Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the members should sign.
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( Power of Attorney ): If you have not already provided the Power of Attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
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( Companies ): Where the company has a sole director who is also the sole company secretary, that person must sign. Where the company (pursuant to Section 204A of the Corporations Act) does not have a company secretary, a sole director can also sign alone. Otherwise, a director jointly with either another director or a company secretary must sign. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held.
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( Attending the Meeting ): Completion of a Proxy Form will not prevent individual members from attending the General Meeting in person if they wish. Where a member completes and lodges a valid Proxy Form and attends the General Meeting in person, then the proxy’s authority to speak and vote for that member is suspended while the member is present at the General Meeting.
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( Return of Proxy Form ): To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by:
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(a) deliver the proxy form by hand to Level 1, 33 Richardson Street, West Perth, Western Australia;
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(b) mail the proxy for to PO Box 826 West Perth, Western Australia, 6872
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(c) facsimile to the Company on facsimile number +61 8 9200 4469,
so that it is received not less than 48 hours prior to commencement of the Meeting.
Proxy forms received later than this time will be invalid.
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