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NOUMI LIMITED — AGM Information 2018
Oct 25, 2018
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AGM Information
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Freedom Foods Group Limited
ABN 41 002 814 235
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM TO SHAREHOLDERS
Date of Meeting
Thursday 29 November 2018
Time of Meeting 12.00 noon
Place of Meeting
PwC Sydney, One International Towers, Watermans Quay, Barangaroo, NSW 2000
A Proxy Form is enclosed
Please read this Notice and Explanatory Memorandum carefully.
If you are unable to attend the Annual General Meeting please complete and return the enclosed Proxy Form in accordance with the specified directions.
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Freedom Foods Group Limited ABN 41 002 814 235
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Freedom Foods Group Limited ABN 41 002 814 235 ("Company") will be held at 12.00 noon on Thursday 29 November 2018 at the offices of PwC Sydney, One International Towers, Watermans Quay, Barangaroo, NSW 2000 for the purpose of transacting the following business referred to in this Notice of Annual General Meeting.
AGENDA
ITEMS OF BUSINESS
2. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Anthony Perich as a Director
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
"That, A. Perich, who retires in accordance with clause 93(3) of the Constitution and, being eligible for reelection, be re-elected as a Director.”
3. Resolution 3 – Re-election of Perry Gunner as a Director
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
" That, P. Gunner, who retires in accordance with clause 93(3) of the Constitution and, being eligible for reelection, be re-elected as a Director. "
OTHER BUSINESS
Financial Reports
To receive and consider the Financial Report of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2018, together with the Directors Report and the Auditor's Report as set out in the Annual Report.
1. Resolution 1 – Non Binding Resolution to adopt Remuneration Report
To consider and if thought fit, pass the following as an advisory resolution :
" That the Remuneration Report as set out in the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2018 be adopted."
Note: The vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. Shareholders are encouraged to read the Explanatory Memorandum for further details on the consequences of voting on this Resolution.
The Company will disregard any votes cast on Resolution 1 by or on behalf of a Restricted Voter. However, the Company need not disregard a vote by a Restricted Voter as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a Restricted Voter and either:
(a) it is cast by the Restricted Voter as a proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the proposed resolution; or
(b) it is cast by the Chairman of the meeting and the appointment of the Chairman as proxy does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution and expressly authorises the Chairman to exercise the proxy even though the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel. Shareholders should note that the Chairman intends to vote any undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 1. Shareholders may also choose to direct the Chairman to vote against Resolution 1 or to abstain from voting.
To deal with any other business which may be brought forward in accordance with the Constitution and the Corporations Act.
For the purposes of Resolutions 1 – 3, the following definitions apply:
Annual Report means the Annual Report of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2018.
Closely Related Party has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
Company means Freedom Foods Group Limited ABN 41 002 814 235.
Constitution means the Company's constitution, as amended from time to time.
Corporations Act means Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Explanatory Memorandum means the explanatory memorandum accompanying this Notice.
Directors means the directors of the Company.
Key Management Personnel has the meaning given in the accounting standards as that term is defined in the Corporations Act.
Notice means this Notice of Annual General Meeting.
Resolution means a resolution contained in this Notice.
Restricted Voter means Key Management Personnel and their Closely Related Parties.
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By order of the Board
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Campbell Nicholas Company Secretary 26 October 2018
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How to vote
Shareholders can vote by either:
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attending the meeting and voting in person or by attorney or, in the case of corporate shareholders, by appointing a corporate representative to attend and vote; or
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appointing a proxy to attend and vote on their behalf using the proxy form accompanying this Notice of Meeting and by submitting their proxy appointment and voting instructions in person, by post or by facsimile.
Voting in person (or by attorney)
Shareholders, or their attorneys, who plan to attend the meeting are asked to arrive at the venue 15 minutes prior to the time designated for the meeting, if possible, so that their holding may be checked against the Company's share register and attendance recorded. Attorneys should bring with them an original or certified copy of the power of attorney under which they have been authorised to attend and vote at the meeting.
Voting by a Corporation
A Shareholder that is a corporation may appoint an individual to act as its representative and vote in person at the meeting. The appointment must comply with the requirements of section 250D of the Corporations Act. The representative should bring to the meeting evidence of his or her appointment, including any authority under which it is signed.
Voting by proxy
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A Shareholder entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint not more than two proxies. Each proxy will have the right to vote on a poll and also to speak at the meeting.
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The appointment of the proxy may specify the proportion or the number of votes that the proxy may exercise. Where more than one proxy is appointed and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the shareholder's votes each proxy may exercise, the votes will be divided equally among the proxies (i.e. where there are two proxies, each proxy may exercise half of the votes).
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A proxy need not be a shareholder.
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The proxy can be either an individual or a body corporate.
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If a proxy is not directed how to vote on an item of business, the proxy may generally vote, or abstain from voting, as they think fit.
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However, where a Restricted Voter is appointed as a proxy, the proxy may only vote on Resolution 1, if the proxy is the Chairman of the Meeting and the appointment expressly authorises the Chairman to exercise the proxy even if the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
the subject of the proxy appointment will not be counted in calculating the required majority.
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Shareholders who return their proxy forms with a direction how to vote but do not nominate the identity of their proxy will be taken to have appointed the Chairman of the meeting as their proxy to vote on their behalf. If a proxy form is returned but the nominated proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chairman of the meeting will act in place of the nominated proxy and vote in accordance with any instructions. Proxy appointments in favour of the Chairman of the meeting, the secretary or any Director that do not contain a direction how to vote will be used where possible to support each of the resolutions proposed in this Notice, provided they are entitled to cast votes as a proxy under the voting exclusion rules which apply to some of the proposed resolutions. These rules are explained in this Notice.
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To be effective, proxies must be received by the Company Secretary no later than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting.
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Proxies may be lodged using any of the following methods:
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Voting Online: www.linkmarketservices.com.au
Instructions on voting online will be available on both the proxy form and the email broadcast.
- By returning a completed proxy form in person or by post using the pre-addressed envelope provided with this Notice to:
By Mail:
Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14
Sydney South NSW 1235
By Hand: Link Market Services Limited 1A Homebush Bay Drive Rhodes NSW 2138; or
- By faxing a completed proxy form to +61 2 9287 0309
The proxy form must be signed by the shareholder or the shareholder's attorney. Proxies given by corporations must be executed in accordance with the Corporations Act. Where the appointment of a proxy is signed by the appointer's attorney, a certified copy of the power of attorney, or the power itself, must be received by the Company at the above address, or by facsimile, and by 6pm (Sydney time) on 27 November 2018. If facsimile transmission is used, the power of attorney must be certified.
Shareholders who are entitled to vote
In accordance with Regulations 7.11.37 and 7.11.38 of the Corporations Regulations 2001, the Board has determined that a person's entitlement to vote at the Annual General Meeting will be the entitlement of that person set out in the Register of Shareholders as at 6pm on 27 November 2018.
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Should any resolution, other than those specified in this Notice, be proposed at the meeting, a proxy may vote on that resolution as they think fit.
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If a proxy is instructed to abstain from voting on an item of business, they are directed not to vote on the shareholder's behalf on the poll and the shares that are
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Freedom Foods Group Limited ABN 41 002 814 235
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This Explanatory Memorandum is intended to provide shareholders with sufficient information to assess the merits of the Resolutions contained in the accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting of Freedom Foods Group Limited (the " Company ").
Certain abbreviations and other defined terms are used throughout this Explanatory Memorandum. Defined terms are generally identifiable by the use of an upper case first letter. Details of the definitions and abbreviations are set out in the Glossary to the Explanatory Memorandum.
FINANCIAL REPORT
The first item of the Notice of Annual General Meeting ( AGM ) deals with the presentation of the consolidated annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2018 together with the Directors' declaration and report in relation to that financial year and the auditor's report on those financial statements. Shareholders should consider these documents and raise any matters of interest with the Directors when this item is being considered. The Company’s Annual Report 2018 is available on the ASX’s website at www.asx.com.au.
No resolution is required to be moved in respect of this item.
Shareholders will be given a reasonable opportunity at the Annual General Meeting to ask questions and make comments on the accounts and on the business, operations and management of the Company.
The Chairman will also provide shareholders a reasonable opportunity to ask the Auditor questions relevant to:
- the conduct of the audit;
approve calling an extraordinary general meeting ( spill resolution ). If more than 50% of Shareholders vote in favour of the spill resolution, the Company must convene an extraordinary general meeting ( spill meeting ) within 90 days of the 2019 AGM. All of the Directors who were in office when the 2019 Directors’ Report was approved by the Board, other than the Managing Director, will immediately before the end of the spill meeting cease to hold office and (if desired) will need to stand for re-election at the spill meeting.
It is noted that at the Company’s 2017 AGM, the votes cast against the Remuneration Report was less than 25% and accordingly there will be no need for the Company to put a spill resolution to the Shareholders at this AGM even if at least 25% of the votes cast on Resolution 1 are against adoption of the Remuneration Report.
The Remuneration Report explains the Board policies in relation to the nature and level of remuneration paid to Directors, sets out remuneration details for each Director and Key Management Personnel and any service agreements and sets out the details of any share based compensation.
Voting
- the preparation and content of the independent audit report;
Please refer to the Notice of Meeting for the voting exclusions that apply to Resolution 1.
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the accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of accounts; and
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the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit.
Shareholders are urged to carefully read the proxy form and provide a direction to the proxy on how to vote on this Resolution.
RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF ANTHONY PERICH AS A DIRECTOR
RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
In accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act the Company is required to present to its shareholders the Remuneration Report as disclosed in the Company's 2018 Annual Report for consideration and adoption.
The vote on the Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. The Remuneration Report is set out in the Company’s Annual Report 2018 and is also available on the ASX’s website at www.asx.com.au.
However, if at least 25% of the votes cast are against adoption of the Remuneration Report at the 2018 AGM, and then again at the 2019 AGM, the Company will be required to put a resolution to the Shareholders at the 2019 AGM, to
Pursuant to Clause 93(3) of the Company's Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4, Anthony Perich, being a Director, retires by way of rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election as a Director.
Anthony was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company in July 2006. He is the Deputy Chairman.
Anthony is also a Member of the Order of Australia. He is joint Managing Director of Arrovest Pty Limited, Leppington Pastoral Company, one of Australia's largest dairy producers, and various other entities associated with Perich Enterprises Pty Limited. He is also a property developer, farmer and business entrepreneur. Outside of the Perich Group, Anthony holds a number of other Directorships, which
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include [Greenfields Narellan Holdings, East Coast Woodshavings Pty Limited, Breeders Choice Woodshavings Pty Limited, Austral Malaysian Mining Limited and Inghams Health Research Institute. Memberships include Narellan Chamber of Commerce, Narellan Rotary Club, Urban Development Institute of Australia, Urban Taskforce, Property Council of Australia], past President of Narellan Rotary Club and Past President of Dairy Research at Sydney University.
What majority of votes is required to pass Resolution 2?
Resolution 2 is an ordinary resolution which requires it to be passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote on the resolution.
Constitution means the constitution of the Company.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Director means a director of the Company.
Key Management Personnel has the meaning given in the accounting standards.
Meeting means the Annual General Meeting the subject of the Notice.
Notice means the notice of Annual General Meeting which accompanies this Explanatory Memorandum.
Directors’ recommendation
The directors recommend you vote in favour of Resolution 2.
RESOLUTION 3 – RE-ELECTION OF PERRY GUNNER AS A DIRECTOR
Resolution means a resolution proposed pursuant to the Notice.
Restricted Voter means the Key Management Personnel and their Closely Related Parties.
Pursuant to Clause 93(3) of the Company's Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4, Perry Gunner, being a Director, retires by way of rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for reelection as a Director.
Perry was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company (independent) in April 2003 and then as Chairman in July 2006. He is also Chairman of the Company's Remuneration and Nomination Committee and a member of the Company's Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.
Perry has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science from Adelaide University. He is the former Chairman and CEO of Orlando Wyndham Wine Group. In 1986 he was responsible for the launch of Jacobs Creek into the UK and USA. He was part of the four man management buy-out of Orlando Wines from Reckitt & Colman prior to the acquisition of Wyndham Estate. Perry has since had wide involvement in the wine industry, including President of the Winemakers Federation of Australia. He has served on several boards, mostly in the agribusiness sector, including McGuigan Simeon Wines, Ausbulk Limited and Australian Dairy Corporation.
What majority of votes is required to pass Resolution 3?
Resolution 3 is an ordinary resolution which requires it to be passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote on the resolution.
Directors’ recommendation
The directors recommend you vote in favour of Resolution 3.
GLOSSARY
AGM means Annual General Meeting.
Board means the board of Directors of the Company.
Closely Related Party has the meaning given in the Corporations Act.
Company means Freedom Foods Group Limited ABN 41 002 814 235.
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ABN 41 002 814 235
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LODGE YOUR VOTE
ONLINE www.linkmarketservices.com.au
BY MAIL Freedom Foods Group C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
BY FAX
+61 2 9287 0309
BY HAND Link Market Services Limited 1A Homebush Bay Drive, Rhodes NSW 2138
ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: +61 1300 554 474
X99999999999 X99999999999 PROXY FORM I/We being a member(s) of Freedom Foods Group and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint: APPOINT A PROXY the Chairman of the OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or Meeting (mark box) body corporate you are appointing as your proxy or failing the person or body corporate named, or if no person or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act on my/our behalf (including to vote in accordance with the following directions or, if no directions have been given and to the extent permitted by the law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at 12:00pm on Thursday, 29 November 2018 at PwC Sydney, One International Towers, Watermans Quay, Barangaroo, NSW 2000 (the Meeting ) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting. Important for Resolution 1: If the Chairman of the Meeting is your proxy, either by appointment or by default, and you have not indicated your voting intention below, you expressly authorise the Chairman of the Meeting to exercise the proxy in respect of Resolution 1, even though the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel ( KMP ). The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. VOTING DIRECTIONS Proxies will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are signed and received no later than 48 hours before the Meeting. Please read the voting instructions overleaf before marking any boxes with an T Resolutions For Against Abstain * 1 Adoption of the Remuneration Report
2 Re-election of Anthony Perich as a Director
3 Re-election of Perry Gunner as a Director
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* If you mark the Abstain box for a particular Item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
| Shareholder 1 (Individual) Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary |
Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) Director/Company Secretary (Delete one) |
Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual) Director |
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This form should be signed by the shareholder. If a joint holding, either shareholder may sign. If signed by the shareholder’s attorney, the power of attorney must have been previously noted by the registry or a certified copy attached to this form. If executed by a company, the form must be executed in accordance with the company’s constitution and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
FNP PRX1801C
HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
LODGEMENT OF A PROXY FORM
This is your name and address as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. Please note: you cannot change ownership of your shares using this form.
This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 12:00pm on Tuesday, 27 November 2018, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:
If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that individual or body corporate in Step 1. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
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ONLINE
www.linkmarketservices.com.au
Login to the Link website using the holding details as shown on the Proxy Form. Select ‘Voting’ and follow the prompts to lodge your vote. To use the online lodgement facility, shareholders will need their “Holder Identifier” (Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN) as shown on the front of the Proxy Form).
DEFAULT TO CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING
Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chairman of the Meeting, who is required to vote those proxies as as shown on the front of the Proxy Form). directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chairman of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy BY MOBILE DEVICE Form, including where the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly Our voting website is designed specifically with the remuneration of KMP. for voting online. You can now lodge VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY APPOINTMENT your proxy by scanning the QR code adjacent or enter the voting link You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in one of the www.linkmarketservices.com.au boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in your mobile device. Log in using the accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of Holder Identifier and postcode for your voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or shareholding. number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid. BY MAIL APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY Freedom Foods Group You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend the C/- Link Market Services Limited Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an Locked Bag A14 additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the Company’s share registry or you may copy this form and return them both together. Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia To appoint a second proxy you must: (a) on each of the first Proxy Form and the second Proxy Form state the BY FAX percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that +61 2 9287 0309 form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your BY HAND votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded; and (b) return both forms together. 1A Homebush Bay Drive Rhodes NSW 2138 SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided: Individual: where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign. Joint Holding: where the holding is in more than one name, either shareholder may sign.
QR Code
Our voting website is designed specifically for voting online. You can now lodge your proxy by scanning the QR code adjacent or enter the voting link www.linkmarketservices.com.au into your mobile device. Log in using the Holder Identifier and postcode for your shareholding.
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To scan the code you will need a QR code reader application which can be downloaded free on your mobile device.
delivering it to Link Market Services Limited* 1A Homebush Bay Drive Rhodes NSW 2138
- During business hours (Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm)
Power of Attorney: to sign under Power of Attorney, you must lodge the Power of Attorney with the registry. If you have not previously lodged this document for notation, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
Companies: where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001 ) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place.
CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES
If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” should be produced prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Meeting. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company’s share registry or online at www.linkmarketservices.com.au.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE.