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MURRAY COD AUSTRALIA LIMITED AGM Information 2018

Oct 18, 2018

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ACN 143 928 625

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Griffith Ex Services Club, Jondaryan Avenue, Griffith, New South Wales on Wednesday, 28 November 2018 at 2pm (AEDT)

The Directors recommend that you vote in favour of all Resolutions at this Annual General Meeting.

The Notice of Annual General Meeting 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.

Should you wish to discuss any matter please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary by telephone on +61 8 9482 0500.

Shareholders are urged to attend or vote by lodging the proxy form attached to the Notice

A C N 1 4 3 9 2 8 6 2 5

MURRAY COD AUSTRALIA LIMITED

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of Shareholders of Murray Cod Australia Limited ( Company ) will be held at the Griffith Ex Services Club, Jondaryan Avenue, Griffith, New South Wales on Wednesday, 28 November 2018 at 2.00pm (AEDT) ( Meeting ).

The Explanatory Memorandum provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Meeting. The Explanatory Memorandum and the Proxy Form form part of the Notice.

The Directors have determined pursuant to regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered as Shareholders of the Company on Monday, 26 November 2018 at 5pm (AEDT).

Terms and abbreviations used in the Notice are defined in Schedule 1.

1. Annual Report

To consider the Annual Report of the Company and its controlled entities for the financial year ended 30 June 2018, which includes the Financial Report, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report.

The reports referred to above are included in the 2018 Annual Report sent to those Shareholders who elected to receive a hard copy. A copy of the report is also available on the Company's website at https://aquna.com/.

2. Resolution 1 – Remuneration Report

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

“That, for the purposes of section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the Remuneration Report as set out in the Company’s Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2018, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum”.

Voting Exclusion

In accordance with section 250R of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report or a Closely Related Party of such a member.

A vote may be cast by such person as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either:

  • (a) the person does so as a proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution; or

  • (b) the person is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution, but expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.

Further, in accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if:

  • (a) the proxy is either a member of the Key Management Personnel or a Closely Related Party of such member; and

  • (b) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution.

However, the above prohibition does not apply if:

  • (a) the proxy is the Chair; and

  • (b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.

Shareholders should note that the Chair intends to vote any undirected proxies in favour of this Resolution. In exceptional circumstances, the Chair may change his or her voting intention on the Resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.

Shareholders may also choose to direct the Chair to vote against the Resolution or to abstain from voting.

If you purport to cast a vote other than as permitted above, that vote will be disregarded by the Company (as indicated above) and you may be liable for breaching the voting restrictions that apply to you under the Corporations Act.

3. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Director – Mr George Roger Commins

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

"That, for the purposes of article 10.3 of the Constitution, ASX Listing Rule 14.5 and for all other purposes, Mr George Roger Commins, a Director, who retires and being eligible, offers himself for re-election, is re-elected as a Director on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement."

4. Resolution 3 – Ratification of Placement Shares

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

“That, in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.4, the Company ratifies and approves for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1, the prior issue of 45,833,331 shares ( Placement Shares ) each at an issue price of $0.06, on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion

The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of a Placement participant or any of their associates. However, the Company will 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.

5. Resolution 4 – Approval for Additional 10% Placement Facility

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

“That, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, approval is given for the issue of Equity Securities totalling up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company at the time of issue, calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion

The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this resolution by a person who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company), or any associates of those persons. However, the Company will 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.

6. Resolution 5 – Issue of Options to Related Party – Mr Martin Priestley

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

“That for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 2,000,000 Options to Mr Martin Priestley (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion

The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this resolution by or on behalf of a Director who is eligible to participate in the Employee Securities Incentive Plan, or any associates of those persons. However, the Company will 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.

Voting Prohibition

In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on these Resolutions if:

  • (a) the proxy is either a member of the Key Management Personnel or a Closely Related Party of such member; and

  • (b) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the Resolution.

However, the above prohibition does not apply if:

  • (a) the proxy is the Chair; and

  • (b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

Mr Ross Anderson Executive Chairman Murray Cod Australia Limited Dated: 19 October 2018

MURRAY COD AUSTRALIA LIMITED

A C N 1 4 3 9 2 8 6 2 5

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. Introduction

The Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Meeting to be held at the Griffith Ex Services Club, Jondaryan Avenue, Griffith, New South Wales on Wednesday, 28 November 2018 at 2.00pm (AEDT).

The Explanatory Memorandum forms part of the Notice which should be read in its entirety. The Explanatory Memorandum contains the terms and conditions on which the Resolutions will be voted.

The Explanatory Memorandum includes the following information to assist Shareholders in deciding how to vote on the Resolutions:

Section 2 Action to be taken by Shareholders
Section 3 Annual Report
Section 4 Resolution 1 – Remuneration Report
Section 5 Resolution 2 - Re-election of Director – Mr George Roger Commins
Section 7 Resolution 3 – Ratification of Placement Shares
Section 7 Resolution 4 – Approval for Additional 10% Placement Facility
Section 8 Resolution 5 – Issue of Options to Related Party – Mr Martin Priestley

A Proxy Form is located at the end of the Explanatory Memorandum.

2. Action to be taken by Shareholders

Shareholders should read the Notice including the Explanatory Memorandum carefully before deciding how to vote on the Resolutions.

2.1 Voting in person

To vote in person, attend the Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.

2.2 Proxies

  • (a) Voting by proxy

A Proxy Form is attached to the Notice. This is to be used by Shareholders if they wish to appoint a representative (a 'proxy') to vote in their place. All Shareholders are invited and encouraged to attend the Meeting or, if they are

unable to attend in person, sign and return the Proxy Form to the Company in accordance with the instructions thereon. Lodgement of a Proxy Form will not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting at the Meeting in person.

Please note that:

  • (i) a member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;

  • (ii) a proxy need not be a member of the Company; and

  • (iii) a member of the Company 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, but where the proportion or number is not specified, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.

The enclosed Proxy Form provides further details on appointing proxies and lodging Proxy Forms.

  • (b) 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:

  • (i) 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);

  • (ii) 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;

  • (iii) 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

  • (iv) 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).

  • (c) Transfer of non-chair proxy to chair in certain circumstances

  • Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:

  • (i) 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;

  • (ii) the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting;

  • (iii) at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded on the resolution; and

  • (iv) either the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting or 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.

ORDINARY BUSINESS

3. Annual Report

In accordance with section 317 of the Corporations Act, Shareholders will be offered the opportunity to discuss the Annual Report, including the Financial Report, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2018.

There is no requirement for Shareholders to approve the Annual Report.

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be offered the opportunity to:

  • (a) discuss the Annual Report which is available online at https://aquna.com/

  • (b) ask questions about, or comment on, the management of the Company; and

  • (c) ask the auditor questions about the conduct of the audit and the preparation and content of the Auditor's Report.

In addition to taking questions at the Meeting, written questions to the Chair about the management of the Company, or to the Company's auditor about:

  • (a) the preparation and content of the Auditor's Report;

  • (b) the conduct of the audit;

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

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

may be submitted no later than 5 Business Days before the Meeting to the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office.

4. Resolution 1 – Adoption of the Remuneration Report

In accordance with Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, the Company must put a resolution that the Remuneration Report as set out in the Directors’ Report of the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ending 2018 be adopted to vote at the Annual General Meeting. The vote on Resolution 1 is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.

The chair of the meeting must allow a reasonable opportunity for discussion of the Remuneration Report at the Annual General Meeting.

In accordance with the Corporations Act, if at least 25% of the votes cast on the Resolution are voted against adoption of the Remuneration Report in two consecutive annual general meetings, the Company will be required to put to Shareholders a resolution proposing the calling of an extraordinary general meeting to consider the appointment of directors of the Company ( Spill Resolution ) at the second annual general meeting, if at the first of those annual general meetings a Spill Resolution was not put to a vote.

If more than 50% of Shareholders vote in favour of the Spill Resolution, the Company must convene the extraordinary general meeting ( Spill Meeting ) within 90 days of the second annual general meeting.

All of the Directors who were in office when the Directors' report (as included in the Company’s annual financial report for the financial year ended immediately before the second annual general meeting) was approved, other than the managing Director of the Company, will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting but may stand for re-election at the Spill Meeting.

Following the Spill Meeting those persons whose election or re-election as Directors is approved will be the Directors of the Company.

At the Company’s previous annual general meeting the votes cast against the remuneration report considered at that annual general meeting were less than 25%. Accordingly, the Spill Resolution is not relevant for this annual general meeting. The Remuneration Report sets out the Company’s remuneration arrangements for the Directors and senior management of the Company. The Remuneration Report is part of the Directors’ report contained in the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ending 30 June 2018.

Proxy restrictions

Shareholders appointing a proxy for this Resolution should note the following:

Proxy Directions given No directions given
Key
Management
Personnel1
Vote as directed Unable to vote3
Chair2 Vote as directed Able to vote at discretion
of Proxy4
Other Vote as directed Able to vote at discretion
of Proxy

Notes:

1 Refers to Key Management Personnel (other than the Chair) whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report, or a Closely Related Party of such a member.

2 Refers to the Chair (where he/she is also a member of the Key Management Personnel whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report), or a Closely Related Party of such a member).

3 Undirected proxies granted to these persons will not be voted and will not be counted in calculating the required majority if a poll is called on this Resolution.

4 The Proxy Form notes it is the Chair’s intention to vote all undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions.

5. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Director – Mr George Roger Commins

Article 10.3 of the Constitution requires that at each annual general meeting, onethird of the Directors are subject to retirement by rotation (or, if the number of Directors is not a multiple of three then the number nearest to but not exceeding onethird of the Directors must retire from office as Directors), provided that no Director where the Company has 3 or more Directors, one third of the Directors must retire at each annual general meeting. Article 10.3(f) of the Constitution provides that a Director who retires is eligible for re-election.

Accordingly, Mr George Roger Commins resigns as a Director at this Meeting and, being eligible, seeks approval to be re-elected as a Director.

Mr George “Roger” Commins has extensive experience within the agricultural industry developed from over 30 years involvement in establishing and operating a diverse number of enterprises including large scale irrigation, development of the cotton industry in the region, seed production, agricultural transport, timber plantation, solar

generation and high-quality citrus amongst others. He is a Director of Commins Enterprises Pty Ltd, a company which is widely recognised as a regional innovator. Mr Commins is one of the founding members and current director of Southern Cotton NSW.

The Board (excluding Mr George Roger Commins) recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.

Resolution 2 is an ordinary resolution.

6. Resolution 3 – Ratification of Placement Shares

6.1 General

On 19 April 2018 the Company issued 45,833,331 Shares at an issue price of $0.06 per Share to institutional and sophisticated investors to raise a total of $2,750,000 (before costs) ( Placement ).

The funds raised from the Placement were applied towards the Company’s ongoing production expansion, including new grow-out infrastructure, as well as product marketing and a rebranding strategy.

Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not (subject to specified exceptions), without the approval of shareholders, issue or agree to issue during any 12 month period any equity securities, or other securities with rights to conversion to equity (such as option), if the number of those securities exceeds 15% of the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period.

The Placement Shares were issued within the Company’s 15% annual limit permitted under Listing Rule 7.1 without the need for Shareholder approval.

Listing Rule 7.4 provides that where a company in general meeting ratifies a previous issue of securities made pursuant to Listing Rules 7.1 (and provided that the previous issue did not breach Listing Rule 7.1) the issue of those securities will be deemed to have been with shareholder approval for the purpose of Listing Rule 7.1.

Resolution 3 seeks Shareholder approval for the ratification of the issue of Placement Shares pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4. The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 3 will be to restore the Company’s ability to issue securities within the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 during the next 12 months without obtaining prior Shareholder approval.

The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.

Resolution 3 is an ordinary resolution.

The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of Resolution 3.

6.2 Information Required by Listing Rule 7.5

For the purposes of Listing Rule 7.5 information regarding the issue of the Placement Shares is provided as follows:

  • (a) 45,833,331 Shares were issued by the Company on 19 April 2018.

  • (b) The Placement Shares were issued at an issue price of $0.06 each to raise $2,750,000 in total (before costs).

  • (c) The Placement Shares comprise of fully paid ordinary shares of the Company ranking equally with all other fully paid ordinary shares of the Company.

  • (d) The Placement Shares were issued to sophisticated and institutional investors, none of whom are related parties of the Company.

  • (e) The funds raised from the issue of the Placement Shares were applied towards the Company’s ongoing production expansion, including new grow-out infrastructure, as well as product marketing and a rebranding strategy.

  • (f) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

7. Resolution 4 – Approval for Additional 10% Placement Facility

7.1 General

ASX Listing Rule 7.1A provides that an eligible entity may seek Shareholder approval at its annual general meeting to allow it to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued capital over a period up to 12 months after the annual general meeting ( 10% Placement Facility ).

An eligible entity is one that, as at the date of the relevant annual general meeting:

  • (a) is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index; and

  • (b) has a maximum market capitalisation (excluding restricted securities and securities quoted on a deferred settlement basis) of $300,000,000.

The Company is an eligible entity. As at the date of this Notice, the Company is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a current market capitalisation of $74,658,413 (based on the number of Shares on issue and the closing price of Shares on the ASX on 19 October 2018).

If Shareholders approve Resolution 4, the number of Equity Securities the Company may issue under the 10% Placement Capacity will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (as set out below).

The effect of Resolution 4 will be to allow the Directors to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of the Company’s fully paid ordinary securities on issue under the 10% Placement Capacity during the period up to 12 months after the Meeting, without subsequent Shareholder approval and without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity granted under Listing Rule 7.1.

The Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.

Resolution 4 is a special resolution. Accordingly, at least 75% of votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote at the Meeting must be in favour of Resolution 4 for it to be passed.

7.2 ASX Listing Rule 7.1A

  • (a) Shareholder approval

ASX Listing Rule 7.1A enables the Company to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility subject to shareholder approval by way of a special

resolution at its annual general meeting in addition to those under the eligible entity’s 15% annual placement capacity.

(b)

  • Equity Securities

Any Equity Securities issued must be in the same class as an existing class of quoted Equity Securities. The Company currently has one class of quoted Equity Securities on issue, being the Shares (ASX Code: MCA).

  • (c) Formula for calculating 10% Placement Facility

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

(A x D) – E

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • D is 10%

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

  • (d) Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A

The ability of an entity to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A is in addition to the entity's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

The actual number of Equity Securities that the Company will have capacity to issue under Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated at the date of issue of the Equity Securities in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer to Section 7.2(c)).

  • (e) Minimum Issue Price

The issue price of Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A must be not less than 75% of the VWAP of Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 Trading Days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:

  • (i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed; or

  • (ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 5 Trading Days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.

  • (f) 10% Placement Period

Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A is valid from the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained and expires on the earlier to occur of:

  • (i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained; or

  • (ii) the date of Shareholder approval of a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking),

( 10% Placement Period ).

7.3 Listing Rule 7.1A

The effect of Resolution 4 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period without using the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

7.4 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3A

In accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A, information is provided as follows:

  • (a) The Equity Securities will be issued at an issue price of not less than 75% of the VWAP for the Company's Equity Securities over the 15 Trading Days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:

  • (i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed; or

  • (ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 5 Trading Days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.

  • (b) If this Resolution is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, the existing Shareholders' voting power in the Company will be diluted as shown in the below table (in the case of Options, only if the Options are converted into Shares). There is a risk that:

  • (i) the market price for the Company's Equity Securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the Equity Securities than on the date of the Meeting; and

  • (ii) the Equity Securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for the Company's Equity Securities on the issue date or the Equity Securities are issued as part of consideration for the acquisition of a new asset,

which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue of the Equity Securities.

  • (c) The below table shows the dilution of existing Shareholders on the basis of the current market price of Shares and the current number of ordinary securities for variable "A" calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 as at the date of the Notice and assuming any ratification resolutions in this Notice are approved by Shareholders.

  • (d) The table also shows:

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

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

Number of shares
on issue
Dilution Dilution Dilution Dilution
Issue Price
(per share)
$0.095
50% decrease in
Issue Price
$0.19
Issue Price
$0.38
100% increase
in Issue Price
392,939,015
(current)
Shares
issued
39,293,901 39,293,901 39,293,901
Funds
raised
$3,732,920 $7,465,841 $14,931,682
589,408,522
50% increase in
current
Shares
issued
58,940,852 58,940,852 58,940,852
Funds
raised
$5,599,381 $11,198,762 $22,397,524
785,878,030
Shares
issued
78,587,803 78,587,803 78,587,803
100% increase in
current
Funds
raised
$7,465,841 $14,931,682 $29,863,365

The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:

  1. The Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility.

  2. No Options (including any Options issued under the 10% Placement Facility) are exercised or converted into Shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities.

  3. The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued share capital at the time of issue. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example as 10%.

  4. The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 10% Placement Facility, based on that Shareholder's holding at the date of the Meeting.

  5. The table shows only the effect of issues of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, not under the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

  6. The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares. If the issue of Equity Securities includes Options, it is assumed that those Options are exercised into Shares for the purpose of calculating the voting dilution effect on existing Shareholders.

  7. The issue price is $0.19, being the closing price of the Shares on ASX 15 October 2018 being that last day that the Company’s Shares traded on the ASX before this Notice was printed.

  8. (e) The Company will only issue the Equity Securities during the 10% Placement Period. The approval will cease to be valid in the event that Shareholders approve a transaction under listing rule 11.1.2 or 11.2.

  9. (f) The Company may seek to issue the Equity Securities for the following purposes:

  10. (i) as cash consideration, in which case the Company intends to use funds raised for continued development and expansion of its existing aquaculture operations, including marketing activities, or for the acquisition of additional aquaculture assets or businesses; or

  11. (ii) as non-cash consideration for the development and expansion of its existing aquaculture operations, including marketing activities, or for the acquisition of additional aquaculture assets or businesses or for the provision of services to the Company. In such circumstances the Company will provide a valuation of the non-cash consideration as required by listing Rule 7.1A.3.

  12. (g) The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under Listing Rules 7.1A.4 and 3.10.5A upon issue of any Equity Securities.

  13. (h) The Company's allocation policy is dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue pursuant to the 10% Placement Facility. The identity of the allottees of Equity Securities will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to the factors including but not limited to the following:

  14. (i) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, rights issue or other issue in which existing security holders can participate;

  15. (ii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;

  16. (iii) the financial situation and solvency of the Company; and

  17. (iv) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).

  18. (i) The allottees under the 10% Placement Facility have not been determined as at the date of the Notice but may include service providers, existing Shareholders and/or new Shareholders who are not a related party or an associate of a related party of the Company.

Further, if the Company is successful in acquiring new resource assets or investments, it is possible that the allottees under the 10% Placement Facility will be the vendors of the new assets or investments.

The Company has previously obtained Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A at its Annual General Meeting held on 24 November 2017. In the 12 months preceding the date of the 2018 Annual General Meeting and as at the date of this Notice, the Company has issued 46,113,331 Equity Securities. This represents 13% of the total number of Equity Securities on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period and an increase in total Equity Securities on issue of 113% during the 12 month period (taking into account conversion from one class of Equity Securities to another).

  • (j) Details of each issue of Equity Securities by the Company during the 12 months preceding the date of this Meeting are set out in table on the following page.

  • (k) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

  • (l) At the date of the Notice, the Company has not approached any particular existing Shareholder or security holder or an identifiable class of existing security holder to participate in the issue of the Equity Securities. No existing Shareholder's votes will therefore be excluded under the voting exclusion in the Notice.

Date of Issue Number of
Securities
Type of Security Recipient of
Security
Issue Price and details of any
discount to Market Price1(if
applicable)
Consideration & Use of Funds as at the date of this Notice
19 April
2018
45,833,331 Fully paid ordinary
shares
Shareholders $0.06 per share Total consideration of $2,750,000 raised (before costs) for ongoing
production expansion, including new grow-out infrastructure, as
well as product marketing and a rebranding strategy designed to
drive growth in fish sales.
Of the funds raised, the Company has approximately $1.75 million
on hand which are intended to be applied as detailed above.
25 July 2018 280,000 Fully paid ordinary
shares
Key employees of
the Company
Nil. Based on the Market Price
of Shares at the date of issue
of $0.115, the Shares issued
have a valuation of $32,200.
Issued for nil consideration, as an incentive for future
performance.

Notes: Market Price means the closing price on ASX (excluding special crossings, overnight sales and exchange traded option exercises). For the purposes of this table the discount is calculated on the Market Price on the last trading day on which a sale was recorded prior to the date of issue of the relevant Equity Securities.

8. Mr Martin Priestley

8.1 General

As announced on 30 July 2018 in the Company's quarterly update, due to the increased involvement by Non-Executive Director Mr Martin Priestley (in particular, in developing Company strategy), in June 2018 the Company agreed, subject to Shareholder approval, to issue Mr Priestley (or his nominee) with 2,000,000 Options exercisable at $0.125 each and expiring three years from the date of issue. At the time the Company agreed to make the issue the Company's share price was $0.07.

The Company agreed to provide equity-based remuneration to Mr Priestley pursuant to the Company’s Employee Securities Incentive Plan, as cost-effective consideration for ongoing strategic advisory services to the Company, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval.

Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder approval for the grant of 2,000,000 Options to NonExecutive Director, Mr Priestley (and / or his nominee) pursuant to the Company’s Employee Securities Incentive Plan on the terms and conditions given in Schedule 2 ( Related Party Options ).

A summary of Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules 10.14 is set out below.

8.2 Listing Rules

Listing Rule 10.14 provides that a company must not issue Equity Securities to a director of the company under an employee incentive scheme unless the issue has been approved by holders of ordinary securities. If approval is given by shareholders under Listing Rule 10.14, separate shareholder approval is not required under Listing Rule 7.1.

Under Resolution 5, the Company seeks approval from Shareholders for the issue of Related Party Options to Mr Martin Priestley, who by virtue of his position as Director of the Company is a related party of the Company.

In compliance with the information requirements of Listing Rule 10.15A, Shareholders are advised of the following information:

  • (a) Nature of relationship between person to receive securities and the Company

The Related Party Options the subject of Resolution 5 are proposed to be issued to Mr Martin Priestley or his nominee. Mr Martin Priestly is a Director of the Company and is, as such, a related party of the Company.

  • (b) Maximum number of securities that may be acquired pursuant to Resolution 5

The maximum number of securities that may be acquired by Mr Martin Priestley under Resolution 5 is 2,000,000 Related Party Options.

  • (c) Issue price

The Related Party Options will be issued for nil consideration.

  • (d) Previous issues under the Employee Securities Incentive Plan

No persons referred to in Listing Rule 10.14 have received securities under the Company’s Employee Securities Incentive Plan since the date of last approval.

(e) Eligible participants under the Employee Securities Incentive Plan

Under the Employee Securities Incentive Plan, equity securities may be issued to all Directors, or their permitted nominees, but for the purposes of Resolution 5, at this time, the Company is only seeking to grant Related Party Options to Mr Martin Priestley (and/or his nominee). The persons referred to in Listing Rule 10.14 who are entitled to participate in the Employee Securities Incentive Plan are Messrs Ross Anderson, Mathew Ryan, Roger Commins and Martin Priestley. These recipients are the only people referred to in Listing Rule 10.14 currently eligible to participate in the Employee Securities Incentive Plan.

(f) Issue date

The latest date that the Company will issue the Related Party Options under Resolution 5 will be no later than three years after the date of this Meeting.

(g) Loan

No loans have or will be made by the Company in connection with the Related Party Options.

(h) Reporting

Details of any securities issued under the Employee Securities Incentive 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 Listing Rule 10.14. Any additional persons who become entitled to participate in the Employee Securities Incentive Plan after this Resolution is approved and who are not named in this Notice will not participate until approval is obtained under Listing Rule 10.14.

(i) Voting exclusion statement

A voting exclusion statement for Resolution 5 is included in the Notice of Annual General Meeting preceding this Explanatory Memorandum.

8.3 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act regulates the provision of “financial benefits” to “related parties” by a public company. Chapter 2E prohibits a public company from giving a financial benefit to a related party of the public company unless either:

  • (a) the giving of the financial benefit falls within one of the nominated exceptions to the provisions; or

(b) prior shareholder approval is obtained to the giving of the financial benefit. A “related party” is widely defined under the Corporations Act, and includes the directors of the company. As such, the Directors of the Company are related parties for the purposes of Section 208 of the Corporations Act.

A “financial benefit” is construed widely and in determining whether a financial benefit is being given, section 229 of the Corporations Act requires that any consideration that is given is disregarded, even if the consideration is adequate. It is necessary to look at the economic and commercial substance and the effect of the transaction in determining the financial benefit. Section 229 of the Corporations Act includes as an example of a financial benefit, the issuing of securities or the granting of an option to a related party.

It is the view of the Directors that the proposed issue of Related Party Options pursuant to Resolution 5 falls within the “reasonable remuneration” exception under section 211 of the Corporations Act given the circumstances of the Company at the time the grant of the Related Options was agreed, and the position held by Mr Priestley and the services provided to the Company.

Accordingly, the Directors have determined not to seek Shareholder approval for the purposes of section 208 Corporations Act for the issue of the Related Party Options to Mr Priestley (and / or his nominee).

8.4 Board Recommendation

The Board, other than Mr Martin Priestley who has a material personal interest in the outcome of Resolution 5, recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 5.

Schedule 1 – Definitions

$ means Australian dollars.

10% Placement Capacity has the meaning given in the Explanatory Statement.

10% Placement Period has the meaning given in the Section 7.

AEDT means Australian Eastern Daylight Time as observed in Sydney, New South Wales.

Annual General Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice of Meeting.

ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

ASX means ASX Limited.

ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.

Board means the current board of directors of the Company.

Business Day means Monday to Friday inclusive, except New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any other day that ASX declares is not a business day.

Chair means the person appointed to chair the Meeting of the Company convened by the Notice.

Closely Related Party of a member of the Key Management Personnel means:

  • (a) a spouse or child of the member;

  • (b) a child of the member’s spouse;

  • (c) a dependent of the member or the member’s spouse;

  • (d) anyone else who is one of the member’s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member’s dealing with the entity;

  • (e) a company the member controls; or

  • (f) a person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth).

Company means Murray Cod Australia Limited (ACN 143 928 625).

Constitution means the Company’s constitution.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Directors means the current directors of the Company.

Employee Securities Incentive Plan means the plan adopted by the Board on 16 December 2016.

Equity Securities includes a Share, a right to a Share or Option, an Option, a convertible security and any security that ASX decides to classify as an Equity Security.

Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice of Meeting.

Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and means those persons having authority and

responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the consolidated group.

Meeting has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph of the Notice.

Notice of Meeting or Notice of Annual General Meeting means this notice of annual general

Options means an unlisted option to acquire a Share, with the terms detailed in the explanatory statement of this Notice of Meeting where applicable

Ordinary Securities has the meaning set out in the ASX Listing Rules.

Placement means the Placement issued on 19 April 2018.

Placement Participants means the participants in the Placement, being both Australian institutional and sophisticated investors.

Placement Shares has the meaning in Resolution 3.

Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Director’s report section of the Company’s annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2018.

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.

VWAP means volume weighted average price.

Schedule 2 – Terms and Conditions of Related Party Options

The terms of the Related Party Options are set out as follows:

(a) Entitlement

Each Option entitles the holder to subscribe for one Share upon exercise of the Option.

(b) Exercise Price

Subject to paragraph (j), the amount payable upon exercise of each Option will be $0.125 (Exercise Price)

(c) Expiry Date

Each Option will expire at 5:00 pm (WST) on the date that is three years from the date of issue (Expiry Date). An Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.

(d) Exercise Period

The Options are exercisable at any time on or prior to the Expiry Date (Exercise Period).

(e) Notice of Exercise

The Options may be exercised during the Exercise Period by notice in writing to the Company in the manner specified on the Option certificate (Notice of Exercise) and payment of the Exercise Price for each Option being exercised in Australian currency by electronic funds transfer or other means of payment acceptable to the Company.

(f) Exercise Date

A Notice of Exercise is only effective on and from the later of the date of receipt of the Notice of Exercise and the date of receipt of the payment of the Exercise Price for each Option being exercised in cleared funds (Exercise Date).

  • (g) Timing of issue of Shares on exercise

Within 15 Business Days after the Exercise Date, the Company will:

  • (i) allot and issue the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Options specified in the Notice of Exercise and for which cleared funds have been received by the Company;

  • (ii) if required, give ASX a notice that complies with section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act, or, if the Company is unable to issue such a notice, lodge with ASIC a prospectus prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and do all such things necessary to satisfy section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors; and

  • (iii) if admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, apply for official quotation on ASX of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Options.

If a notice delivered under (g)(ii) for any reason is not effective to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors, the Company must, no later than 20 Business Days after becoming aware of such notice being ineffective, lodge with ASIC a prospectus prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and do all such

things necessary to satisfy section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors.

(h) Shares issued on exercise

Shares issued on exercise of the Options rank equally with the then issued shares of the Company.

(i) Quotation of Shares issued on exercise

If admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, application will be made by the Company to ASX for quotation of the Shares issued upon the exercise of the Options.

(j) Reconstruction of capital

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.

  • (k) Participation in new issues

There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Options and holders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Options without exercising the Options.

(l) Change in exercise price

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.

(m) Unquoted

The Company will not apply for quotation of the Options on ASX.

(n) Transferability

The Options are not transferable, except with board approval subject to any restriction or escrow arrangements imposed by ASX or under applicable Australian securities laws.

Proxy Form

MURRAY COD AUSTRALIA LIMITED ACN 143 928 625

P R O X Y F O R M

The Company Secretary By post: Delivery: By facsimile: MURRAY COD AUSTRALIA LIMITED PO Box 763 Level 1, 02 6964 1546 Griffith NSW 2680 153 Yambil Street, Griffith NSW 2680

Step 1 – Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

I/We[1] _______of ___________

being a Shareholder/Shareholders of the Company and entitled to ______ votes in the Company, hereby appoint:

The Chairman of
the Meeting (mark
box)
ORif you areNOTappointing the Chairman of the
Meeting as your proxy, please write the name and
address of the person or body corporate (excluding
the registered shareholder) you are appointing as
your proxy

or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the Meeting to be held at 2:00pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, 28 November 2018 at Griffith Ex Services Club, Jondaryan Avenue, Griffith NSW 2680, on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit, except as provided below).

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each resolution.

Proxy appointments will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are made and received no later than 48 hours before the meeting.

Please read the voting instructions overleaf before marking any boxes with an.

Step 2 – Instructions as to Voting on Resolutions

INSTRUCTIONS AS TO VOTING ON RESOLUTIONS

The proxy is to vote for or against the Resolution referred to in the Notice as follows:

For Against Abstain Against Abstain
Resolution 1 Remuneration Report
Resolution 2 Re-election of Director – Mr George Roger Commins
Resolution 3 Ratification of Placement Shares
Resolution 4 Approval for Additional 10% Placement Facility
Resolution 5 Issue of Options to Related Party – Mr Martin Priestley
  • If you mark the Abstain box for a particular Resolution, 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.

Authorised signature/s

This section must be signed in accordance with the instructions below to enable your voting instructions to be implemented.

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each Resolution.

Individual or Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 Shareholder 3 Sole Director and Sole Company Director Director/Company Secretary Secretary ____ ____ _____ Contact Name Contact Daytime Telephone Date

1Insert name and address of Shareholder

Proxy Notes:

A Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting may appoint a natural person as the Shareholder's proxy to attend and vote for the Shareholder at that Meeting. If the Shareholder is entitled to cast 2 or more votes at the Meeting the Shareholder may appoint not more than 2 proxies. Where the Shareholder appoints more than one proxy the Shareholder may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If such proportion or number of votes is not specified each proxy may exercise half of the Shareholder's votes. A proxy may, but need not be, a Shareholder of the Company.

If a Shareholder appoints a body corporate as the Shareholder's proxy to attend and vote for the Shareholder at that Meeting, the representative of the body corporate to attend the Meeting must produce the Certificate of Appointment of Representative prior to admission. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company's share registry.

You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided:

Joint Holding: where the holding is in more than one name all of the holders should sign. Power of Attorney: if signed under a Power of Attorney, you must have already lodged it with the registry, or alternatively, attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this Proxy Form when you return it. Companies: a Director can sign jointly with another Director or a Company Secretary. A sole Director who is also a sole Company Secretary can also sign. Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate space.

If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate "Certificate of Appointment of Representative" should be produced prior to admission. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company's Share Registry.

Proxy Forms (and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which the Proxy Form is signed) or a copy or facsimile which appears on its face to be an authentic copy of the Proxy Form (and the power of attorney or other authority) must be deposited at or received by facsimile transmission at the address below no later than 48 hours prior to the time of commencement of the Meeting (EST).

Business address: Level 1, 153 Yambil Street, Griffith NSW 2680

Postal address: PO Box 763, Griffith, NSW 2680

Facsimile: 02 6964 1546