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PREDICTIVE DISCOVERY LIMITED — AGM Information 2022
Oct 19, 2022
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Predictive Discovery Limited ABN 11 127 171 877
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The meeting is a hybrid meeting:
In-person: Suite 9, 110 Hay Street, Subiaco WA 6008 Virtually: Via a web-based meeting portal Time and Date: 4:00pm (WST) on Tuesday, 22 November 2022
This Notice of Annual General Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in any doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their accountant, solicitor or other professional advisor prior to voting. Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary, Mr Ian Hobson on +61 8 9388 8290.
Shareholders are urged to vote by lodging the Proxy Form
Notice of Meeting to Shareholders
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in Predictive Discovery Limited ( Predictive or the Company ) will be held virtually via a web-based meeting portal as well as in-person at Suite 9, 110 Hay Street, Subiaco WA 6008 on Tuesday, 22 November 2022 at 4:00pm (WST). ( Meeting ).
Voting Entitlements
For the purpose of determining a person’s entitlement to vote at the Annual General Meeting, and in accordance with regulation 7.11.37 and 7.11.38 of the Corporations Regulations 2011 (Cth), 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 5.00 pm (WST) on Sunday, 20 November 2022.
On a poll, Shareholders have one vote for every Share held.
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.
Please note terms contained in this Notice of Meeting have the same meaning as set out in Schedule 1 of the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying this Notice of Meeting.
1. Financial Report
To receive and consider the Annual Financial Report of the Company, together with the declaration of the directors, the Directors’ Report and the Auditor’s Report, for the year ended 30 June 2022.
2. Resolution 1 - Re-election of Ms Sandra Bates as a director of the Company
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following as an ordinary resolution:
“That Ms Sandra Bates who was appointed to fill a casual vacancy and will retire at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with Article 7.6(c) of the Company’s Constitution, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.”
3. Resolution 2 - Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following non-binding resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That Shareholders’ adopt the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2022 as disclosed in the 2022 Annual Report."
Note – the vote on this resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors of the Company.
Voting Prohibition Statement : A vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of either of the following persons:
(a) a member of the Key Management Personnel details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report: or
- (b) a Closely Related Party of such a member.
However, a person (the voter) described above may cast a vote on this Resolution as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either:
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(a) The voter is appointed as a proxy in writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; or (b) The voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy:
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(i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the Resolution; and
(ii) expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel of the Company or, if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, for the entity.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING MEETING ATTENDANCE AND VOTING
Voting in person
To vote in person, attend the Meeting at the time, date and place set out above.
Attending the Meeting virtually
The Meeting will be virtually accessible to all Shareholders, and will allow Shareholders, as a whole, a reasonable opportunity to participate without being physically present at the Meeting.
The technology used to hold the Meeting will be reasonable and, Shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting, will be able to:
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(a) view the Meeting live;
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(b) exercise a right, orally and in writing, to ask questions and make comments; and
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(c) cast votes in real time on a poll during the Meeting.
Shareholders who wish to attend the Meeting virtually must first register their attendance with the Company by no later than no later than 4:00pm (WST) Monday, 21 November 2022, the day prior to the day of the Meeting, by email to the Company Secretary at [email protected], including the Shareholder’s name, address and HIN or SRN. The Company will then email the Shareholder the details to participate in the virtual Meeting via zoom (a web-based meeting portal).
Voting by poll
All votes taken at the Meeting will be conducted by way of a poll, taken both physically at the Meeting and electronically. Shareholders who wish to vote by poll during the virtual Meeting must first notify the Company of their intention by emailing the Company Secretary at [email protected], by no later than 4:00pm (WST) Monday, 21 November 2022, the day prior to the Meeting. Shareholders will be able to submit their email poll votes immediately after the Chair calls for a vote on each Resolution and up to a period of one hour after the Meeting ends. This means that the outcome of each Resolution will not be able to be determined until after the conclusion of the Meeting to allow the company secretary sufficient time to count such poll votes submitted by email.
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:
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(a) a member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;
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(b) a proxy need not be a member of the Company; and
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(c) 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.
Section 250BB(1) of the Corporations Act provides that an appointment of a proxy may specify the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and, if it does:
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(a) 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);
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(b) 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;
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(c) if the proxy is the Chair of the meeting at which the resolution is voted on – the proxy must vote on a poll, and must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and
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(d) 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).
Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:
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(a) 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;
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(b) the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting;
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(c) at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded, or is otherwise required under section 250JA on the resolution; and
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(d) 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.
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Chair's voting intentions
If the Chair is your proxy, either by appointment or by default, and you have not indicated your voting intention, you expressly authorise the Chair to exercise the proxy in respect of Resolution 2 even though the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of the Company's Key Management Personnel.
Subject to the following paragraph, the Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of all Resolutions, unless the Shareholder has expressly indicated a different voting intention.
If the Chair is a person referred to in the voting prohibition statement applicable to a Resolution under section 224 of the Corporations Act, the Chair will only be able to cast a vote as proxy for you on the relevant Resolution if you are entitled to vote and have specified your voting intention in the Proxy Form for that Resolution.
Submitting questions
Shareholders are encouraged to submit any questions that they may wish to put to the Company during the Meeting in writing by email to the Company Secretary at [email protected], by no later than 4:00pm (WST) Monday, 21 November 2022, the day prior to the Meeting. Shareholders will also be able to ask questions during the Meeting using the web-based meeting portal, and Shareholders will be required to give their names when asking a question.
Enquiries
Shareholders are requested to contact the Company Secretary on +61 8 9388 8290 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in this Notice of General Meeting or the Explanatory Statement.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
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IAN HOBSON COMPANY SECRETARY
DATED: 20 OCTOBER 2022
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Explanatory Memorandum
Introduction
This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders of Predictive Discovery Limited ( Predictive or the Company ) in relation to business to be conducted virtually via a web-based meeting portal as well as in-person at Suite 9, 110 Hay Street, Subiaco WA 6008 on Tuesday, 22 November 2022 at 4:00pm (WST).
Purpose of Explanatory Memorandum
The purpose of this Explanatory Memorandum is to provide Shareholders with all information known to the Company which is material to a decision on how to vote on the Resolutions in the accompanying Notice of Meeting.
This Explanatory Memorandum does not take into account the individual investment objectives, financial situation and needs of individual Shareholders or any other person. Accordingly, it should not be relied on solely in determining how to vote on the Resolutions and Shareholders should seek their own financial or legal advice.
Notice to persons outside of Australia
This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and the Listing Rules, disclosure requirements and Accounting Standards. These laws, disclosure requirements and accounting standards may be different to those in other countries.
Forward looking statements
Certain statements in this Explanatory Memorandum relate to the future. These statements reflect views only as of the date of this Explanatory Memorandum. While Predictive believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, neither Predictive nor any other person gives any representation, assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of an event expressed or implied in any forward looking statements in this Explanatory Memorandum will actually occur.
Disclaimer
No person is authorised to give any information or make any representation in connection with the proposed transactions which is not contained in this Explanatory Memorandum. Any information which is not contained in this Explanatory Memorandum may not be relied on as having been authorised by Predictive or the Board in connection with the proposed transactions.
Responsibility for information
The information contained in this Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared by Predictive and is the responsibility of Predictive.
ASX
A copy of the Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum has been lodged with ASX pursuant to the Listing Rules & the Corporations Act (2001). Neither ASX nor any of their officers take any responsibility for the contents of the Notice and Explanatory Memorandum.
Definitions
Many capitalised terms used in this Explanatory Memorandum are defined in the Glossary in Schedule 1.
Enquiries
All enquiries in relation to the contents of the Notice of Meeting or Explanatory Memorandum should be directed to the Company’s Company Secretary Ian Hobson, telephone +61 8 9388 8290.
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1. Financial Statements and Reports
In accordance with the Constitution and the Corporations Act, the business of the Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the Annual Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2022 together with the declaration of the directors, the Directors’ Report, the Remuneration Report and the Auditor’s Report.
The Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s Annual Report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so. The Company’s Annual Report is available on its website at www.predictivediscovery.com.
Note: There is no requirement for shareholders to approve these documents.
2. Resolution 1 - Re-election of Ms Sandra Bates as a Director
Article 7.6(c) of the Company's Constitution requires that a Director who was appointed to fill a casual vacancy must retire from office and will be eligible for re-election at the next general meeting following his or her appointment. Ms Sandra Bates was appointed to fill a casual vacancy on 7 June 2022. Accordingly, Ms Bates retires at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with the Company's Constitution and, being eligible, seeks re-election.
Details regarding Ms Bates’ qualifications and experience are set out in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report.
3. Resolution 2 – Approval of Remuneration Report
3.1 General
The Corporations Act requires that at a listed company’s annual general meeting, a resolution that the remuneration report be adopted must be put to the Shareholders. However, such a resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Company or the Directors of the Company.
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 Report of the Company for a financial year.
The Chair of the meeting must allow a reasonable opportunity for its Shareholders to ask questions about or make comments on the Remuneration Report at the Annual General Meeting.
3.2 Voting consequences
Under the Corporations Act a company is required to put to its Shareholders a resolution proposing the calling of another meeting of Shareholders to consider the appointment of directors of the company ( Spill Resolution ) if, at consecutive annual general meetings, at least 25% of the votes cast on a Remuneration Report Resolution are voted against adoption of the Remuneration Report and at the first of those annual general meetings a Spill Resolution was not put to vote. If required, the Spill Resolution must be put to vote at the second of those annual general meetings.
If more than 50% of votes cast are in favour of the Spill Resolution, the Company must convene a Shareholder meeting ( Spill Meeting ) within 90 days of the second annual general meeting.
All of the Directors of the Company who were in office when the Directors' Report (as included in the company’s Annual Report for the most recent financial year) 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 of the Company is approved will be the Directors of the Company.
3.3 Previous voting results
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.
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Schedule 1- Glossary
In this Explanatory Memorandum, unless the context otherwise requires:
$ Australian dollars ABN Australian Business Number. ACN Australian Company Number. Annual Report The Directors' Report, the Financial Report, and Auditor's Report, in respect to the year ended 30 June 2022. ASX ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) and, where the context permits, the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX Limited. Auditor's Report The auditor's report on the Financial Report. Board The board of Directors. Closely Related Of a member of the Key Management Personnel means: Party (a) A spouse or child of the member; (b) A child of the member’s spouse; (c) A dependent of 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). Chair The chair of the Meeting. Company or Predictive Discovery Limited (ABN 11 127 171 877). Predictive Corporations Act The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Director A director of Predictive. Directors' Report The annual directors' report prepared under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities. Equity Security The same meaning as in the Listing Rules. Explanatory The Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the Notice of Meeting. Memorandum Financial Report The annual financial report prepared under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities. Key Management Has the same meaning as in the accounting standards (as that term is defined in the Personnel Corporations Act) and broadly includes 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, the entity, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or non-executive) of the Company or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity of an entity within the consolidated group. Listing Rules The listing rules of the ASX. Notice of Meeting The notice convening the Annual General Meeting, which accompanies this Explanatory Memorandum. Meeting or Annual The Annual General Meeting of Predictive called by the Notice of Meeting. General Meeting Option Means an option to acquire a share Performance Right means a right granted under these Rules to acquire one or more shares by transfer or allotment as set out in the relevant Invitation. Remuneration The remuneration report of the Company contained in the Directors' Report. Report Resolution Resolution in the Notice of Meeting. Security means a security in the capital of the Company Share, Option, Performance Right or other Convertible Security. Share Means a share in the capital of the Company. Shareholder The registered holder of a Share. Spill Meeting Has the meaning given in Section 3. Spill Resolution Has the meaning given in Section 3.
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ABN 11 127 171 877
LODGE YOUR VOTE ONLINE https://investorcentre.linkgroup.com BY MAIL Predictive Discovery Limited 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 Parramatta Square, Level 22, Tower 6, 10 Darcy Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: 1300 554 474 Overseas: +61 1300 554 474
PROXY FORM
I/We being a member(s) of Predictive Discovery Limited and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint:
APPOINT A PROXY
OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your Name the Chairman of the proxy, please write the name and email of the person or body corporate Meeting (mark box) you are appointing as your proxy. An email will be sent to your Email appointed proxy with details on how to access the virtual meeting.
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 General Meeting of the Company to be held at 4:00pm (WST) on Tuesday, 22 November 2022 (the Meeting ) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting.
The Meeting will be held virtually via a web-based meeting portal as well as in-person at Suite 9, 110 Hay Street, SUBIACO, WA, 6008 . Details of how shareholders can attend the meeting online are set out in the Notice of Meeting.
Important for Resolution 2: 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 2, 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
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For Against Abstain
1 Re-election of Ms Sandra Bates as a
Director of the Company
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2 Adoption of Remuneration Report
* 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) Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual) Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director/Company Secretary (Delete one) Director
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).
PDI PRX2203N
HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
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.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
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.
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 directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chairman of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Form, including where the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of KMP.
VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY APPOINTMENT
You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or 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.
APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY
You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as 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 and return them both together.
To appoint a second proxy you must:
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(a) on each of the first Proxy Form and the second Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded; and
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(b) return both forms together.
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.
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 virtually the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” must be received at [email protected] prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of General Meeting. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company’s share registry or online at www.linkmarketservices.com.au.
LODGEMENT OF A PROXY FORM
This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 4:00pm (WST) on Sunday, 20 November 2022, 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.
Proxy Forms may be lodged:
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ONLINE
https://investorcentre.linkgroup.com
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).
BY MOBILE DEVICE
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 https://investorcentre.linkgroup.com into your mobile device. Log in using the Holder Identifier and postcode for your shareholding.
To scan the code you will need a QR code reader application which can be downloaded for free on your mobile device.
BY MAIL
Predictive Discovery Limited C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
BY FAX
+61 2 9287 0309
BY HAND
delivering it to Link Market Services Limited* Parramatta Square Level 22, Tower 6 10 Darcy Street Parramatta NSW 2150
*during business hours Monday to Friday (9:00am - 5:00pm) and subject to public health orders and restrictions
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COMMUNICATION PREFERENCE
We encourage you to receive all your shareholder communication via email. This communication method allows us to keep you informed without delay, is environmentally friendly and reduces print and mail costs.
ONLINE
www.linkmarketservices.com.au
Login to the Link website using the holding details as shown on the Proxy Form. Select ‘Communications’ and click the first button to receive all communications electronically and enter your email address. To use the online facility, securityholders will need their “Holder Identifier” (Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN) as shown on the front of the Proxy Form).