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MGX RESOURCES LIMITED — AGM Information 2006
Oct 29, 2006
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MOUNT GIBSON IRON LIMITED ACN 008 670 817
NOTICE OF MEETING AND EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, 30 NOVEMBER 2006 AT MEETING ROOM 6, LEVEL 2 PERTH CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE AT 2.00 P.M.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This is an important document that should be read in its entirety. If you do not understand it, or any part of it, you should consult with your professional advisers without delay.
You are encouraged to attend the meeting, but if you cannot, you are requested to complete and return the enclosed Proxy Form without delay to
Computershare at GPO Box D182, Perth, WA 6840
or by facsimile on facsimile number (+61 08) 9323 2033
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MOUNT GIBSON IRON LIMITED ACN 008 670 817
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of Mount Gibson Iron Limited ("Mount Gibson" or "the Company") will be held on the date and at the location and time specified below:
DATE: Thursday, 30 November 2006 LOCATION: Meeting room 6, Level 2 Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre TIME: $2:00$ p.m.
ORDINARY BUSINESS
FINANCIAL REPORTS
To receive and consider the financial report and the Directors' and auditors' reports for the year ended 30 June 2006.
RESOLUTION 1: Re-election of Director - William Brand Willis
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That William Brand Willis, who retires in accordance with Clause 3.6 of the Company's Constitution, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director of the Company."
RESOLUTION 2: Re-election of Director - Ian Alexander Macliver
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That Ian Alexander Macliver, who retires in accordance with Clause 3.6 of the Company's Constitution, and being eligible, is re-elected as a director of the Company."
RESOLUTION 3: Re-election of Director - Alan Stephen Jones
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That Alan Stephen Jones who retires in accordance with Clause 3.3 of the Company's Constitution, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director of the Company."
RESOLUTION 4: Election of Director - Robert Moyse Willcocks
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution: "That Robert Moyse Willcocks be appointed as a Director of the Company."
RESOLUTION 5: Election of Director - Kin Chan
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution: "That Kin Chan be appointed as a Director of the Company."
RESOLUTION 6: Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That the Remuneration Report for the Company (included in the Report of the Directors) for the year ended 30 June 2006 be adopted."
Please note whilst the Corporations Act requires this Resolution to be put to the vote, the Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. A reasonable opportunity will be provided for discussion of the Remuneration Report at the meeting.
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Shareholders are referred to the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying and forming part of this Notice of Meeting.
ENTITLEMENT TO VOTE
The Company has determined that under the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) regulation 7.11.37, for the purposes of the Annual General Meeting, shares will be taken to be held by the persons who are the registered holders at 4pm on 28 November 2006. Accordingly, share transfers registered after that time will be disregarded in determining entitlements to attend and vote at the meeting.
PROXIES
In accordance with section 249L of the Corporations Act, Shareholders are advised that:
- each Shareholder has the right to appoint a proxy;
- the proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company; and
- a Shareholder who is entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise.
In accordance with section 250BA of the Corporations Act, the Company specifies the following information for the purposes of receipt of proxy appointments:
| in person: | Level 1, 7 Havelock Street, West Perth |
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| By Mail : . | GPO Box D182, Perth, WA 6840 |
| By facsimile: (08) 9323 2033 |
Each member entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting has the right to appoint a proxy to attend and vote at the Meeting on his behalf. The member may specify the way in which the proxy is to vote on each resolution or may allow the proxy to vote at his discretion. The instrument appointing the proxy must be received by the Company at the address notified by the Company at least 48 hours prior to the time of the commencement of the Meeting.
If you wish to discuss any aspects of this document with the Company, contact the Company Secretary, Angela Dent on telephone +61 8 9426 7500.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Angela Dent Company Secretary DATED: 30 October 2006
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM MOUNT GIBSON IRON LIMITED
ACN 008 670 817
This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared to assist Shareholders to understand the business to be put to Shareholders at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
ORDINARY BUSINESS
FINANCIAL REPORTS
The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) requires:
- the reports of the Directors and auditors: and
- the annual financial report, including the financial statements of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2006.
to be laid before the Annual General Meeting. Neither the Corporations Act nor the constitution requires a vote of Shareholders on the reports or statements. However, Shareholders will be given an opportunity to raise questions or comments on the management of the Company.
Also, a reasonable opportunity will be given to Shareholders as a whole at the meeting to ask the Company's auditor questions relevant to the conduct of the audit, the preparation and content of the auditor's report, the accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of the financial statements and the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit
RESOLUTION 1: Re-election of William Brand Willis
Mr Willis retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election. Mr Willis was appointed Chairman of the Company on 21 December 2001 and holds the position of Independent Chairman.
Mr Willis is a geologist with extensive technical and management experience gained over more than 40 years in the Australian mining sector, mostly in iron ore. Mr Willis was Executive Director and Chief Executive of Robe River Mining Co Pty Limited from 1993 to 1999 inclusive and held senior management positions with North Limited and Peko Wallsend Pty Ltd. During a 20 year period with BHP Pty Ltd he was variously responsible for exploration, mine geology and management of iron ore production at that company's iron ore mines at Koolyanobbing and Cockatoo Island, Yampi Sound and responsible for exploration and mine geology at Mt Newman.
The Directors (other than Mr Willis) unanimously recommend that Shareholders VOTE IN FAVOUR of resolution 1. Mr Willis, who has an interest in the outcome of resolution 1, declines to make a recommendation.
RESOLUTION 2: Re-election of Director - Ian Alexander Macliver
Mr Macliver retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election. Mr Macliver was appointed a Director on 19 February 2001 and holds the position of Independent Non-Executive Director.
Mr Macliver is Managing Director of Grange Consulting Group Pty Ltd, which provides specialist corporate advisory services to both listed and unlisted companies. He has several vears experience as a senior executive and director of resource and industrial companies. Mr Macliver is Chairman and a Non-Executive Director of Stratatel Ltd, BioProspect Ltd and is a Non-Executive Director of Port Bouvard Ltd and Ottoman Energy Ltd. During the past three years Mr Macliver has also served as a Director of Commoditel Ltd, Continental Goldfields Ltd, Konekt Ltd and ORT Ltd.
The Directors (other than Mr Macliver) unanimously recommend that Shareholders VOTE IN FAVOUR of resolution 2. Mr Macliver, who has an interest in the outcome of resolution 2, declines to make a recommendation.
RESOLUTION 3: Re-election of Director - Alan Stephen Jones
Mr Jones was appointed a Non-Executive Director by the Board on 1 August 2006. Under the Company's constitution he holds office only until this meeting and therefore offers himself for reelection.
Mr Jones is a chartered accountant with extensive senior management and board experience in listed and unlisted Australian public companies, particularly in the construction, engineering, finance and investment industries. He is a Non-Executive Director of Mulpha Australia Limited. Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited (Hong Kong), Allied Group Limited (Hong Kong) and Allied Properties Limited (Hong Kong). Mr Jones has been involved in the successful merger and acquisition of a number of public companies in Australia and internationally.
The Directors (other than Mr Jones) unanimously recommend that Shareholders VOTE IN FAVOUR of resolution 3. Mr Jones, who has an interest in the outcome of resolution 3, declines to make a recommendation.
RESOLUTION 4: Election of Director - Robert Moyse Willcocks
On 6 October 2006, the Company received correspondence from RIMCapital Limited, a Shareholder in the Company, nominating Mr Willcocks for election as a Director of the Company at the Annual General Meeting. As of the date of this Notice of Meeting, RIMCapital Limited is the registered holder of 800,000 shares representing 0.18% in the Company.
Mr Willcocks has provided a brief biography which is set out in Appendix 1.
The Directors, having considered Mr Willcocks' nomination and all other relevant available information, unanimously recommend that Shareholders VOTE AGAINST resolution 4 for the reasons set out below.
The Directors believe that the Board's present size of seven Directors is optimal given the size of the Company and the extent of its operations. As such, there would need to be compelling reasons for increasing its size to accommodate an additional Director. Such reasons would include the addition of a Director possessing skills and experience in an area in which the Board considers it is lacking and which the Directors believe would be beneficial to the Company.
The Directors note that Mr Willcocks is primarily qualified and has experience in the fields of law and commerce. The Directors consider that the Board, as presently constituted, already sufficiently possesses these competencies.
The Directors also note that the Company is presently involved in a takeover bid for all the ordinary shares on issue in Aztec Resources Limited (Aztec). As noted in the Company's bidder's statement dated 11 August 2006, the Company has expressed an intention to invite the Chairman of Aztec to join the Board should Aztec become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Given the current status of the takeover, the Directors are of the view that now is not the right time to reconstitute the Board.
Accordingly, it is the Directors' view that there are no compelling reasons to recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of resolution 4
RESOLUTION 5: Election of Director - Kin Chan
On 6 October 2006, the Company also received correspondence from Argyle Street Management Limited, another Shareholder in the Company, nominating Mr Chan for consideration as a Director of the Company at the Annual General Meeting. As of the date of this Notice of Meeting, Argyle Street Management Limited has a beneficial interest in 5,947,956 shares representing 1.31% in the Company.
Mr Chan has provided a brief biography which is set out in Appendix 1.
The Directors, having considered Mr Chan's nomination and all other relevant available information, unanimously recommend that Shareholders VOTE AGAINST resolution 5 for the reasons set out below.
As noted above, the Directors believe that the Board's present size of seven Directors is optimal given the size of the Company and the extent of its operations. As such, there would need to be compelling reasons for increasing its size to accommodate an additional Director. Such reasons would include the addition of a Director possessing skills and experience in an area in which the Board is lacking and which the Directors believe would be beneficial to the Company.
The Directors note that, while Mr Chan has international corporate and financial experience, he does not appear to have significant mining, operational or corporate experience in the context of an Australian mining company such as Mount Gibson.
In addition, the Directors consider that the Board, as presently constituted, possesses significant Australian and international corporate and financial experience.
The Directors also reiterate that, whilst the Company is involved in a takeover bid for Aztec, and having expressed an intention to invite the Chairman of Aztec to join the Board should Aztec become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, the Directors are of the view that now is not the right time to re-constitute the Board.
Accordingly, it is the Directors' view that there are no compelling reasons to recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of resolution 5.
RESOLUTION 6: Adoption of Remuneration Report
The Remuneration Report is set out in the Report of the Directors in the Company's 2006 Annual Report.
The Corporations Act requires companies to put a resolution to their Shareholders that the Remuneration Report be adopted. Under section 250R(3) of the Corporations Act, the vote on the resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
Appendix 1
Robert Movse Willcocks - Biography
Mr Willcocks (BA, LLB (ANU), Master of Laws (University of Sydney)) has almost 30 years experience advising companies in the mining sector as a lawyer, corporate adviser and as an independent director of publicly listed natural resources companies. A former partner of Mallesons Stephen Jaques, he was a Director of Emperor Mines Limited from 1999 to June this year when the Board was reconstituted by its new majority shareholder. Currently he is Chairman of RIM Capital Limited, a Director of CBH Resources Limited and is a member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee. Succession and Governance Committee and Safety Health and Environment Committee of that company. Mr Willcocks has served on the Council of Bond University and has represented a leading Global private equity concern in Australia. Mr Willcocks has informed the Company that, if elected, he will be an independent director of Mount Gibson Iron Limited and will be particularly concerned with corporate governance standards.
Kin Chan - Biography
Mr Chan has significant deal experience in Asia. He has completed transactions of an aggregate size of over US\$15 billion. As one of the founders of Argyle Street Management Limited, Mr Chan helps manage approximately US\$550 million. The annualized return of the main fund he manages is in excess of 20% since its inception in 2002. Mr. Chan is eager to add value to the Company in the areas of capital markets, mergers and acquisitions.
Proxy Form Mount Gibson Iron Limited ABN 87 008 670 817 Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box D182 Perth WA 6840 Australia 1300 557 010 Enquiries (within Australia) Mark this box with an 'X' if you have made any changes to your address details (see reverse) (outside Australia) 61 3 9415 4000 Facsimile 61 8 9323 2033 www.computershare.com 000001 հվվելվելվելվել հույն հայլ Ա $000$
MGX Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) MR JOHN SMITH 1 FLAT 123


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or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my .
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You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the company's share registry or you may copy this form.
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5 Signing Instructions
You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided:
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