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PRO-PAC PACKAGING LIMITED AGM Information 2017

Oct 25, 2017

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26 October 2017

The Manager Company Announcements ASX Limited Level 4, 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000

Dear Sir/Madam

Pro-Pac Packaging Limited (ASX:PPG) Despatch of Notice of Annual General Meeting and Proxy Form

Pro-Pac Packaging Limited advises that the enclosed documents is being despatched to shareholders today.

Yours faithfully

Mark Saus Company Secretary

PRO-PAC PACKAGING LIMITED

A.C.N 112 971 874

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND EXPLANATORY NOTES

Date: Monday, 27 November 2017

Time: 12:00pm (Melbourne time)

Place: Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Level 18, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

This Notice of Meeting is dated 26 October 2017.

This document is important and requires your prompt attention. You should read this document in its entirety and consult your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant, licensed financial adviser or other professional adviser if you are in any doubt as to what to do.

Table of Contents
1. Chairman's Letter 3
2. Notice of Meeting 4
3. Explanatory Notes 10
4. Glossary 41

NOTE: Capitalised terms used in this document are defined in the Glossary (Section 4).

Key Dates
Due date for
lodgement of proxy
forms
12:00pm on 25 November
2017
Record Date 7:00pm on 25 November
2017
Annual General
Meeting
12:00pm on 27 November
2017

NOTE: The above timetable is indicative only. The Company may vary any of the above dates without notice subject to the Corporations Act, the ASX Listing Rules and other applicable law.

Important Information

This Notice of Meeting is dated 26 October 2017.

A copy of this Notice of Meeting has been lodged with ASIC and ASX. Neither ASIC nor ASX takes any responsibility for the contents of this Notice of Meeting.

This Notice of Meeting is governed by the law in force in New South Wales.

Corporate Directory

Current Directors

  • Mr. Ahmed Fahour (Chairman)
  • Mr. Elliott Kaplan (Non-Executive Director)
  • Mr. Brandon Penn (Non-Executive Director)
  • Dr. Gary Weiss (Non-Executive Director)

Company Secretary

Mr. Mark Saus

Registered Office

147-151 Newton Road Wetherill Park NSW 2164 (PO Box 6484, Wetherill Park NSW 2164) Tel: (02) 8781 0500 Fax: (02) 8781 0599

Share Registry

Boardroom Pty Limited Level 12, 225 George Street Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: 1300 737 760

Auditors

UHY Haines Norton Level 11, 1 York Street Sydney NSW 2000

Solicitors

Thomson Geer Level 25, 1 O'Connell Street Sydney NSW 2000

1 Chairman's Letter

26 October 2017

Dear Shareholder,

On behalf of the Directors of Pro-Pac Packaging Limited (Company or PPG), I am pleased to invite you to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 27 November 2017.

The business of the Annual General Meeting is set out in the Notice of Meeting commencing on page 4 and includes seeking shareholder approval for:

  • an increase to the NED Fee Pool;
  • an issue of ESPP Shares and Performance Rights to the new Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Grant Harrod;
  • an issue of ESPP Shares to the Chairman, Mr. Ahmed Fahour;
  • an issue of Options to a non-executive Director, Mr. Elliott Kaplan;
  • the enhancement of the placement capacity for the Company;
  • the giving of financial assistance by the IPG Group entities in connection with the Merger between the PPG Group and the IPG Group; and
  • confirmation of the appointment of Mr. Rupert Harrington as a director of the Company,

each on the basis fully outlined in the enclosed Explanatory Notes.

Your Board considers that the Resolutions proposed are in the Company's best interests and will be for the benefit of all Shareholders. Independently of one another, Advent (anticipated to be a major Shareholder of the Company by the date of this Annual General Meeting) and Bennamon (a continuing major Shareholder the Company) have both indicated their support to the Board of the proposed issues of securities to Messrs Harrod, Fahour and Kaplan, as referred to above and in the enclosed Explanatory Notes.

Further information regarding the Resolutions to be considered at the meeting is set out in the enclosed Explanatory Notes.

I take this opportunity to inform Shareholders that Dr. Gary Weiss, who would in the ordinary course be up for re-election at this Annual General Meeting, will not be seeking re-election. We thank Dr. Weiss for his valuable contribution to PPG over his years of service with the Company.

I also note that as foreshadowed previously, it is anticipated that Mr. Rupert Harrington will be appointed a Director of the Company after the date of this Annual General Meeting, subject to completion of the Merger occurring.

I look forward to your attendance at the Annual General Meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, please complete, sign and return the enclosed proxy form by 12:00pm (Melbourne time) on 25 November 2017.

Yours sincerely

Ahmed Fahour Chairman

2 Notice of Meeting

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of Pro-Pac Packaging Limited (Company or PPG) will be held at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Level 18, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 on 27 November 2017 at 12:00pm (Melbourne time).

(Please refer to the Glossary on page 41 of this Notice of Meeting as necessary for the full meaning of capitalised terms appearing below).

Business:

Ordinary Business

Item 1 – Financial Report

To receive and consider the Financial Report of the Company and of the Consolidated Entity for the year ended 30 June 2017 and the Reports by Directors and Auditors thereon.

Resolution 2 – Remuneration Report

To receive, consider and adopt the Remuneration Report of the Company and Consolidated Entity for the year ended 30 June 2017.

Note: The vote on Resolution 2 is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company (section 250R(3) of the Corporations Act).

Resolution 3 – Re-election of a Director – Mr. Ahmed Fahour

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:

"To elect, as a Director of the Company, Mr. Ahmed Fahour, who retires as a Director in accordance with the Company's Constitution and the ASX Listing Rules and offers himself for re-election."

Resolution 4 – Reduction of Company's share capital

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:

"That, for the purposes of section 258D of the Corporations Act, Shareholder approval is given to the cancellation of 1,000,000 shares currently on issue to former employees of the Company or which have lapsed under the Company's Executive Long Term Incentive Plan."

Special Business

Resolution 5 – Election of a Director – Mr. Rupert Harrington

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:

"That, subject to completion occurring as provided for in the Share Sale Agreement, for the purposes of clause 9.2 of the Company's Constitution and for all other purposes, shareholder approval is given to the election of Mr. Rupert Harrington as a director of the Company."

The Company may withdraw this Resolution 5 if completion under the Share Sale Agreement and the appointment by the Board of Mr. Rupert Harrington as a director upon such completion has not occurred by the date of the Annual General Meeting.

Resolution 6 – Increase annual limit for Directors' fees

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:

"That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.17, clause 39 of the Company's Constitution and for all other purposes, Shareholder approval is given to increase the maximum aggregate annual remuneration that may be paid by the Company to its nonexecutive Directors as remuneration for their services as Directors from \$400,000 to \$600,000, with effect from 27 November 2017."

Resolution 7 – Approval of issue of Shares and grant of Performance Rights to Mr. Grant Harrod

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:

"That, for the purposes of Part 2E.1 and sections 200B, 200C and 200E of the Corporations Act, and ASX Listing Rule 10.14, Shareholder approval is given to the issue of shares and the grant of performance rights respectively (and the issue of shares on exercise of such performance rights) to Mr. Grant Harrod, the new Chief Executive Officer of the Company, under the Company's Executive Long Term Incentive Plan, the Company's Performance Rights Plan and his employment contract with the Company, on the terms set out in the Explanatory Notes accompanying the notice convening this Annual General Meeting."

Resolution 8 – Approval of issue of Shares to Mr. Ahmed Fahour

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:

"That, for the purposes of Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act, and ASX Listing Rule 10.14, Shareholder approval is given to the issue of Shares to Mr. Ahmed Fahour, the Chairman of the Company, under the Company's Executive Long Term Incentive Plan, on the terms set out in the Explanatory Notes accompanying the notice convening this Annual General Meeting."

Resolution 9 – Approval of issue of Options to Mr. Elliott Kaplan

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:

"That, for the purposes of Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act, and ASX Listing Rule 10.11, Shareholder approval is given to the issue of options (and shares on exercise of such options) to Mr. Elliott Kaplan, a non-executive Director of the Company, on the terms set out in the Explanatory Notes accompanying the notice convening this Annual General Meeting."

Resolution 10 – Enhanced Placement Capacity

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as a special resolution:

"That, in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, Shareholder approval is given to the issue, on one or more occasions, of such number of ordinary shares in the Company that is cumulatively equal to up to 10% of the issued share capital of the Company, at the time of issue, calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2, at a price determined in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.3, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Notes accompanying the notice convening this Annual General Meeting."

Resolution 11 – Financial assistance by IPG Group entities in connection with the Merger

To consider, and if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as a special resolution:

"That for the purposes of and as required by section 260B(3) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the Company in general meeting approves the giving of financial assistance by each Australian IPG Group entity in connection with the Company's acquisition of all of

the shares in IPG, in the manner and on the terms and conditions described in the Explanatory Notes accompanying the Notice of Meeting."

General Business – to transact any other business that may be brought forward in accordance with the Constitution of the Company.

Further information in relation to the Resolutions is set out in the Explanatory Notes which accompany and form part of this Notice of Meeting.

By order of the Board

Mark Saus Company Secretary Date: 26 October 2017

2.1 Voting Exclusions

Resolution 2

In accordance with the Corporations Act, the Company will disregard any votes cast in respect of Resolution 2:

  • (a) by or on behalf of a member of the Key Management Personnel (KMP) of the Company whose remuneration is disclosed in the Remuneration Report; and
  • (b) by a closely related party of any KMP of the Company; and
  • (c) by a proxy who is a member or a closely related party of the KMP of the Company.

However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

  • (a) it is cast by a person (including the KMP or their closely related parties) as the proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
  • (b) it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, where the proxy form does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on Resolution 2 but expressly authorises the person chairing the meeting to exercise the proxy even if Resolution 2 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the KMP of the Company. The person chairing the meeting intends to vote all available proxies in favour of this Resolution 2.

Resolution 6

In accordance with the ASX Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in respect of Resolution 6 by:

  • (a) a Director;
  • (b) any Associates of a Director; and
  • (c) by a proxy who is a member or a closely related party of the KMP of the Company.

However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

  • (a) it is cast by a person as the proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
  • (b) it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, where the proxy form does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on Resolution 6 but expressly authorises the person chairing the meeting to exercise the proxy even if Resolution 6 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the

KMP of the Company. The person chairing the meeting intends to vote all available proxies in favour of this Resolution 6.

Resolution 7

In accordance with the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in respect of Resolution 7 by:

  • (a) Mr. Grant Harrod; and
  • (b) any Associates of Mr. Grant Harrod.

However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

  • (a) it is cast by a person as the proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
  • (b) 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. The person chairing the meeting intends to vote all available proxies in favour of this Resolution 7.

Resolution 8

In accordance with the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in respect of Resolution 8 by:

  • (a) Mr. Ahmed Fahour; and
  • (b) any Associates of Mr. Ahmed Fahour.

However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

  • (a) it is cast by a person as the proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
  • (b) 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.

Resolution 9

In accordance with the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in respect of Resolution 9 by:

  • (a) Mr. Elliott Kaplan; and
  • (b) any Associates of Mr. Elliott Kaplan.

However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

  • (a) it is cast by a person as the proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
  • (b) 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. The person chairing the meeting intends to vote all available proxies in favour of this Resolution 9.

Resolution 10

In accordance with the ASX Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in relation to Resolution 10 by:

(a) a person who may participate in the issue of Shares pursuant to the Enhanced Placement Capacity and a person who might obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of Shares, if Resolution 10 is passed; and

(b) any associates of any of those persons.

However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

  • (a) it is cast by a person as the proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
  • (b) 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. The person chairing the meeting intends to vote all available proxies in favour of this Resolution 10.

2.2 Documents

A proxy form accompanies these documents.

2.3 Persons entitled to vote

Under regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations, the Directors have determined that the shareholding of each member for the purposes of ascertaining their voting entitlements at the Annual General Meeting will be as it appears in the Share register at 7:00 pm (Melbourne time) on 25 November 2017.

2.4 How to Vote

If you are eligible, you may vote by attending the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy or attorney. A member who is a body corporate may appoint a representative to attend and vote on its behalf.

2.5 Voting in Person

To vote in person, attend the Annual General Meeting at the time and place set out in this Notice of Meeting.

2.6 Voting by Proxy

To vote by proxy, please complete, sign and return the enclosed proxy form in accordance with the following instructions. If you require an additional proxy form, the Company will supply it on request.

2.7 Proxies

A Shareholder who is entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting may appoint:

  • one proxy if the member is only entitled to one vote; or
  • one or two proxies if the member is entitled to more than one vote.

Where the Shareholder appoints 2 proxies, the appointment may specify the proportion or number of votes that each proxy may exercise. If the appointment does not specify a proportion or number, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes, in which case any fraction of votes will be disregarded.

A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company.

The proxy form must be signed by the Shareholder or the Shareholder's attorney. Proxies given by a corporation must be executed in accordance with the Corporations Act and the constitution of that corporation.

The proxy form and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a certified copy, must be received by the Company at least 48 hours before the time for holding of the Annual General Meeting or any adjourned meeting (or such lesser period as the Directors may permit) at the Company's registered office:

  • 147-151 Newton Road, Wetherill Park NSW 2164; or
  • PO Box 6484, Wetherill Park NSW 2164; or

• the following fax number at the Company's registered office: (02) 8781 0599.

2.8 Voting by Attorney

A Shareholder may appoint an attorney to act on the Shareholder's behalf at the Annual General Meeting. The power of attorney or such other evidence of the attorney's appointment and authority to the satisfaction of the Directors must be received by the Company at least 48 hours before the time for holding of the Annual General Meeting or any adjourned meeting.

2.9 Enquiries

For further information, please contact Mark Saus, Company Secretary, on (02) 8781 0500.

3 Explanatory Notes

These Explanatory Notes have been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting to be held at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Level 18, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 on 27 November 2017 at 12:00pm (Melbourne time).

3.1 Item 1 – Financial Report

In accordance with the Corporations Act and the Constitution of the Company, the Financial Report of the Company and of the Consolidated Entity for the period ended 30 June 2017 and the Reports by Directors and Auditors thereon are to be laid before the Annual General Meeting.

There is no formal Resolution to be put in respect of this matter. However, Shareholders will be given the opportunity to make comments and ask questions of the Board and the Auditor in respect of the reports. In addition, Shareholders are able to submit questions to the Company for the Auditor prior to the meeting. The list of any such questions will be presented at the meeting for discussion and responses.

3.2 Resolution 2 – Remuneration Report

In accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, a resolution must be put to the Shareholders that the remuneration report of the Company, as included in the Directors' Report, be adopted. A copy of this report can be found on pages 7 to 11 of the Company's annual report and can also be found on the Company's website at www.ppgaust.com.au.

The Resolution is not binding upon the Company or the Board but must be put and the chair of the meeting must provide reasonable opportunity at the meeting for Shareholders to ask questions about and comment on the remuneration report.

None of the Directors has an interest in the outcome of this Resolution. However, as the Directors are "Key Management Personnel" for the purposes of the Corporations Act, a voting exclusion statement applies as set out on page 6 of this Notice of Meeting. For those reasons, the Directors will not be making recommendations as to voting on this Resolution.

3.3 Resolution 3 – Re-election of Director

The Company's Constitution provides that, at each annual general meeting of the Company, one third of the Directors retire from office but no director may retain office for more than three years without submitting himself or herself for re-election. Dr. Gary Weiss is retiring as a Director and not seeking re-election.

Mr. Ahmed Fahour is retiring in accordance with the Constitution and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.

Information regarding the qualifications and experience of Mr. Fahour is presented below:

Ahmed Fahour B Econ, MBA

(Chairman and Executive Director – appointed non-executive Director 28 March 2014 and Chairman 25 November 2014 and will become executive chairman from 27 October 2017)

Mr. Fahour is also Non-Executive Chairman of BCG Digital Ventures Asia Pacific. Mr. Fahour was the former Managing Director and Group CEO of Australia Post including Executive Chairman of StarTrack. He has held a number of senior executive positions in Australia and overseas and was previously CEO of Citigroup (Australia and New Zealand) and National Australia Bank and MLC (Australia/Asia). He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at La Trobe University.

Mr. Fahour is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.

The Board (other than Mr. Fahour) considers that Mr. Fahour is not an independent Director of the Board, supports the re-election of Mr. Fahour and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.

3.4 Resolution 4 – Cancellation of forfeited shares

1,000,000 Shares previously issued to certain employees under the Company's Executive Long Term Incentive Plan (ESPP) have been forfeited under the terms of the ESPP. In order to give effect to the forfeiture, these Shares must be cancelled by an ordinary resolution of Shareholders under section 258(D) of the Corporations Act.

The cancellation will have the following impact on the Company's capital:

Issued capital as at the date of this Notice of Meeting1 241,771,819
Issued capital immediately prior to cancellation2, 3 561,374,056
Issued capital following cancellation4 560,374,056

3.5 Resolution 5 – Election of a Director – Mr. Rupert Harrington

As announced on 11 September 2017 and noted in the Company's Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting dated 26 September 2017 (Notice of EGM), the Company has entered into a Share Sale Agreement to acquire the entire issued capital of Integrated Packaging Group Pty Ltd (IPG) from funds managed by Advent Partners Pty Ltd (Advent) and the other existing Shareholders of IPG. Completion of the Share Sale Agreement is expected to occur on 6 November 2017.

As consideration for the acquisition, the Company has agreed to pay \$117.5 million in cash and issue 158.4 million Shares to Advent and the other existing Shareholders of IPG (of which Advent will receive 145.9 million Shares).

Under the Share Sale Agreement, the Company has agreed that, for so long as Advent's shareholding in the Company exceeds 10%, Advent will have the right to nominate a director for appointment to the Board. If completion of the Share Sale Agreement occurs, Advent will be issued 145.9 million Shares in the Company and its shareholding in the Company will be approximately 26.0%. As such, subject to and on completion of the Share Sale Agreement, Advent will be entitled to nominate a director for appointment to the Board.

Advent intend to initially nominate Mr. Rupert Harrington as a director on the Board subject to and from completion of the Share Sale Agreement, which, as stated above, is expected to occur on 6 November 2017.

In accordance with the Company's Constitution, the Corporations Act and other statutory requirements, if and once Mr. Harrington is appointed as a Director, he may not hold office past the next annual general meeting of the Company (being the meeting being convened pursuant to this notice) without approval by Shareholders.

Information regarding the qualifications and experience of Mr. Harrington is presented below:

Rupert Harrington

(Non-Executive Director – to be appointed subject to and on completion of the Share Sale Agreement, which is expected to occur on 6 November 2017)

1 Excludes Shares issued under the Rights Issue and the issue of the Consideration Shares as part of the Company's acquisition of IPG, which are expected to occur on 6 November 2017.

2 Includes Shares issued under the Rights Issue and the issue of the Consideration Shares, which are expected to occur on 6 November 2017.

3 Excludes Performance Rights and Shares proposed to be issued to Mr. Harrod, Shares proposed to be issued to Mr. Fahour, and Options to be issued to Mr. Kaplan as contemplated by Resolutions 7, 8 and 9. 4

Excludes Performance Rights and Shares proposed to be issued to Mr. Harrod, Shares proposed to be issued to Mr. Fahour, and Options to be issued to Mr. Kaplan as contemplated by Resolutions 7, 8 and 9.

Mr. Harrington is currently the Executive Chairman of Advent Partners. Mr. Harrington is also currently a director of IPG, but will resign from that position subject to and on completion of the Share Sale Agreement.

Mr. Harrington will be appointed as a Director of the Company (by way of Board appointment filling a casual vacancy) subject to and on completion of the Share Sale Agreement.

Mr. Harrington has also been a director of over 20 of Advent's investees' companies operating in manufacturing, services, health, technology and other sectors and covering all investment phases including expansion, MBO/MBI and generational change.

Mr. Harrington holds a Bachelor of Technology degree and a Masters of Business Management from Bradford University, and a Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance from Manchester University.

The Board intends to appoint Mr. Harrington as a member of the Remuneration and Audit Committee of the Company upon his appointment as a Director.

The Board considers that Mr. Harrington is a non-independent Director of the Board (given his appointment has arisen pursuant to the Advent becoming a substantial Shareholder in the Company). The Board supports the election of Mr. Harrington and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.

If completion of the Share Sale Agreement has not occurred by the Annual General Meeting, such that Mr. Harrington has not been appointed as a Director by the Annual General Meeting, then Resolution 5 will not be appropriate and the Company will withdraw Resolution 5 at the meeting.

3.6 Resolution 6 – Increase annual limit for Directors' fees

(a) Background

The Company is seeking the approval of Shareholders in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 10.17 and clause 39 of the Company's Constitution to increase the maximum aggregate remuneration payable to non-executive Directors by way of Directors' fees (NED Fee Pool).

The following matters have been considered in determining the proposed increase to the NED Fee Pool:

  • (i) noting that the number of Directors is likely to be increased in the near future for reasons stated in (ii) below, approval to increase the NED Fee Pool is being sought to ensure that an appropriate mix of knowledge and experience is carried forward and represented to on the Board, and to ensure that the Company maintains the ability to attract and retain high calibre non-executive Directors; and
  • (ii) also noting the intended acquisition by the Company of IPG, and the notable increase in the size of the combined group, the Board considers the increased NED Fee Pool (if approved) is consistent for a company of PPG's scale, complexity and market capitalisation, and the increase sought will provide flexibility to recruit additional Directors and adjust fees in future to meet market benchmarks in this regard.

(b) Approval under the ASX Listing Rules

Pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 10.17, an entity must not increase the total aggregate amount of Directors' fees payable to all of its non-executive Directors without the approval of holders of its ordinary securities.

(c) Information for Shareholders under ASX Listing Rule 10.17

The following information is provided to Shareholders for the purposes of obtaining Shareholder approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 10.17:

The amount of the The Company is seeking approval to increase the NED Fee
increase Pool by \$200,000.
The maximum
aggregate amount of
directors' fees that
may be paid to all of
the entity's non
executive directors
If approval is obtained, the maximum aggregate of the NED
Fee Pool will increase to \$600,000.
Details of any
securities issued to a
non-executive
director under ASX
Listing Rule 10.11 or
10.14 with the
approval of the
holders of the
entity's ordinary
securities at any time
within the preceding
three years
No securities have been issued to non-executive Directors
under ASX Listing Rule 10.11 or 10.14 with Shareholder
approval in the past three years.
A voting exclusion A voting exclusion statement is set out on page 6 of this Notice
statement of Meeting.

3.7 Resolution 7 – Issue of Shares and Performance Rights to Mr. Grant Harrod

(a) Background

On 12 April 2017, the Company announced that the Board had appointed Mr. Harrod as CEO and entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Harrod, pursuant to which the Company had agreed to provide certain benefits to Mr. Harrod, subject to Shareholder approval. One of those benefits is the invitation to participate in specific short-term incentive (STI) and long-term incentive (LTI) offers under the PRP as well as the general ESPP, subject to Shareholder approval. Resolution 7 seeks Shareholder approval for the grant of Performance Rights to Mr. Harrod as STI and LTI incentives under the PRP and the issue of Shares under the ESPP for the purposes of the ASX Listing Rules and the Corporations Act.

After careful consideration, the Board considers the issue of Shares and the grant of the Performance Rights as proposed and the other elements of Mr. Harrod's remuneration as specified below to be appropriate and reasonable remuneration, recognising the Company's circumstances and the responsibilities involved on Mr. Harrod's part in assuming the role of CEO at this key stage in the Company's significant growth and evolution.

In any event, the Company is seeking the approval of Shareholders in accordance with Part 2E.1 and sections 200B, 200C and 200E of the Corporations Act, and ASX Listing Rule 10.14, to:

  • (i) the grant of Performance Rights (and Shares on exercise of such Performance Rights) to Mr. Grant Harrod, the new CEO of the Company, under the Company's PRP and his employment contract with the Company; and
  • (ii) the issue of Shares to Mr. Harrod under the Company's ESPP and his employment contract.

(b) Mr. Harrod's Remuneration

As previously announced, on commencement of his employment, Mr. Harrod's base remuneration package was \$545,000 per annum inclusive of superannuation

contributions, which may be reviewed from time to time in accordance with Company policy. Given the substantial transaction and change in scale constituted by the acquisition of the IPG Group, upon that acquisition Mr. Harrod's remuneration will be increased by \$60,000 per annum.

Mr. Harrod will also be invited to participate in the Company's PRP and the general ESPP, on the basis set out in sections 3.7(e) and 3.7(f).

(c) Approval under the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules

Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act provides that a public company must not give a financial benefit to a related party of the public company without obtaining the approval of the public company's members unless an applicable exemption applies.

A related party is defined in section 228 of the Corporations Act and includes a person who is currently, or who an entity has reasonable grounds to believe will become in the near future, a Director.

Furthermore, pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 10.14, an entity must not, without the approval of holders of ordinary securities, allow any of the following persons to acquire securities under an employee incentive scheme:

  • (i) a director of an entity;
  • (ii) an associate of a director of an entity; or
  • (iii) a person whose relationship with the entity itself, a director or an associate of a director of an entity is such that ASX forms the opinion that shareholder approval should be obtained.

ASX Listing Rule 7.2, Exception 14 provides that if an issue of securities is approved for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.14, ASX Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A do not apply. Accordingly, the Company is not required to seek approval of the issue of the Performance Rights or Shares under the ESPP to Mr. Harrod under either ASX Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.1A.

(d) Why Shareholder approval is being sought

Although Mr. Harrod is not currently a Director of the Company, the Board considers it likely it will appoint Mr. Harrod as a Director in the near future. This makes him a related party of the Company for the purposes of the Corporations Act.

The grant of the Performance Rights and Shares to Mr. Harrod and, correspondingly, the Company agreeing to a provision in Mr. Harrod's employment contract pursuant to which the Company commits to grant such Performance Rights and Shares to him, constitutes the giving of a financial benefit to a related party of the Company under Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act and the issue of securities to a Director under an employee incentive scheme under ASX Listing Rule 10.14. The issue of Performance Rights and Shares to Mr. Harrod will accordingly only be permitted if Shareholder approval is granted in accordance with the terms of Resolution 7. As stated above, the Board, after careful consideration, considers the grant of the Performance Rights and Shares as proposed and the other elements of Mr. Harrod's remuneration as specified above to be reasonable remuneration recognising the Company's circumstances and the responsibilities involved on Mr. Harrod's part in assuming the role of CEO at this key stage in the Company's evolution.

(e) Information for Shareholders under Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act

The following information is provided to Shareholders for the purposes of obtaining Shareholder approval pursuant to Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act:

The related parties to Mr. Grant Harrod.
whom the financial
benefit is proposed
to be given
The nature of the
financial benefit
The Company will issue to Mr. Harrod Performance Rights as
an STI and LTI under the PRP and Shares under the general
ESPP, on the terms set out below:

the number of
The Company proposes to issue:
securities to be
granted

up to 500,000 STI Performance Rights per annum for three
years, with periodic vesting conditional upon the
achievement of certain performance conditions as set out
below;

up to 500,000 LTI Performance Rights per annum for three
years, with vesting conditional upon the achievement of
certain performance conditions as set out below; and

an entitlement to participate in the Company's ESPP in
respect of 1,000,000 Shares per annum for three years,
with vesting conditional upon the achievement of certain
performance conditions as set out below.

the terms of the
Performance Rights
securities to be
granted including
performance
conditions
On an annual basis, Performance Rights will be granted to Mr.
Harrod with vesting conditional upon the achievement of
certain performance conditions, as outlined below. Each
Performance Right will entitle Mr. Harrod to subscribe for one
Share.
Performance period
The Performance Rights granted as an STI and LTI under the
PRP will be subject to vesting conditions. The achievement of
those vesting conditions will be measured over a three year
performance period ending on 31 July 2020. The STI vesting
conditions will be tested each succeeding year and, if met,
vesting will occur in respect of the relevant year, on a
progressive basis. In relation to the LTI, the satisfaction of
vesting conditions will be assessed at the end of this three year
period.
Vesting conditions
Vesting of the STI Performance Rights will be dependent upon
the following conditions being satisfied:

the achievement by the Company of 10% EBITDA growth
per annum (excluding the benefits of acquisitions and
adjusted for large capital expenditures); and

an improvement of one percentage point per annum in the
Company's working capital (calculated on a rolling "12
month inventory as a percentage of sales basis"), so as to
ensure particular emphasis on optimal management of
inventory.
Vesting of the LTI Performance Rights will be dependent upon
the following conditions being satisfied:

the achievement by the Company of a minimum 10% TSR
(total shareholder return) increase in each year (comprising
Share price improvement and dividend), however, if in the
first year (Year 1) a 10% TSR is not achieved, Mr. Harrod
will have a second year to achieve a 20% TSR in
aggregate over the first two years; and

by the end of the third year (Year 3), the Share price must
be at least \$0.55 on a VWAP basis over a three-month
period for the vesting of Year 1 Shares, and must be
similarly at that price on the same basis, for each of the two
succeeding years of the LTI.
TSR will be calculated based on movements in the Company's
Share price and total dividends paid during the four year
performance period.
Vesting assessment
Vesting of the LTI Performance Rights granted will occur
progressively at the end of Year 3 (after the audited results of
the Company for the year ended 30 June 2020 have been
released to the market) and in each year after that (so that
Year 3 shares will be received three years after Year 3).
Mr. Harrod will be entitled to exercise such Performance Rights
as have vested during the period of 12 months commencing on
the day following the audited results of the Company for the
relevant year ended 30 June have been released to the
market, after which any unexercised vested Performance
Rights will lapse.
ESPP Shares
The rights and obligations of Mr. Harrod with respect to the
ESPP Shares issued to him under the ESPP will be as
stipulated in the ESPP Rules and conditional upon the
achievement of certain performance conditions, as outlined
below. In accordance with the ESPP Rules, the Company will
advance Mr. Harrod the funds required to subscribe for each
ESPP Share at a subscription price of:

for Tranche 1, of \$0.38 per Share; and

for Tranches 2 and 3, at the VWAP for the 5-day period
commencing prior to issue,
with such loan being repayable by Mr. Harrod in accordance
with the Plan Rules.
The key hurdle that Mr. Harrod will be required to meet to be
entitled to unqualified control of and ownership of these shares
ESPP Shares is the achievement of a TSR return to
Shareholders which exceeds the rate of growth over the same
period for the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index.
The Performance Hurdle above will be assessed over the
period from the date of the issue of the Shares to Mr. Harrod
up to and including the date of completion of three years of
Service from the date of their issue or in the case of earlier
termination of the ESPP over the period from the date of issue
of the Shares to the date of termination.
For the above purposes, the TSR is to be calculated by
comparing the market value of the holding in the Company's
shares, on the date of issue of the Shares with the market
value of the holding at the end of the vesting period with all
dividends being reinvested in further shares of the Company on
the day that the dividends were declared. For these purposes,
share values are calculated by reference to the closing price on
that day on the ASX for PPG shares.
However, should the Performance Hurdle not be satisfied, then
Mr. Harrod will be required to forfeit the Shares by transferring
them to the Company for their original subscription price,
subject to adjustment for certain capital restructures, repay any
outstanding borrowings in full and have no further entitlement
under the ESPP.
The Board considers it is important to align the CEO's

an explanation as
remuneration with shareholder value creation and as such, a
to why the
considerable part of Mr. Harrod's total remuneration package
securities are to
be granted
has been allocated to variable reward, with a particular focus
on equity awards under the STI and LTI.

an explanation as
to why the
specified number
of securities is to
be granted and
why the specified
value of the
securities was
chosen
The Board determined the number of securities to be granted
to Mr. Harrod and the reference Share price for the
determination of Mr. Harrod's entitlements with respect to those
securities following careful consideration of the significant
change to the scale and nature of the Company Mr. Harrod is
charged with delivering, as its recently appointed CEO, and the
demanding performance expectations he is being engaged to
deliver for the benefit of all Shareholders.
Each Director's
recommendation,
including reasons, or
an explanation as to
why no
recommendation is
made
ASIC Regulatory Guide 76 notes that it is good practice for
Directors to avoid making a recommendation for resolutions
about each other's remuneration as there may be a conflict of
interest and, accordingly, the Directors do not make a
recommendation in relation to Resolution 7.
Any interest a
Director has in the
outcome of the
proposed resolution
None of the Directors has an interest in the outcome of this
Resolution.
All other information
reasonably required
by members
Please refer to the remainder of this section 3.7.

(f) Information for Shareholders under ASX Listing Rule 10.14 and 10.15A

The following information is provided to Shareholders in respect of obtaining Shareholder approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rules 10.14 and 10.15A:

If the person is not a
director, a statement
of the relationship
between the person
and the director that
requires the approval
to be obtained
Although Mr. Harrod is not currently a Director, the Company is
likely to appoint Mr. Harrod as a Director in the near future. Mr.
Harrod may elect to acquire the Shares and Performance
Rights through a nominee.
The maximum
In relation to Mr Harrod, if all of the Performance Rights vest
number of securities
and are exercised, and Mr. Harrod takes up his full entitlement
that may be acquired
to participate in the ESPP, the maximum number of securities
by all persons for
that may be acquired after three years is 6,000,000 Shares,
whom approval is
comprising 1,500,000 Shares under the STI and 1,500,000
required Shares under the LTI and 3,000,000 Shares under the ESPP.
Under the ESPP, the Board has the absolute discretion in
determining whether to make an invitation to an employee and
the number of Shares that an employee is invited to subscribe
for. At this time the Board has determined that the maximum
number of Shares to be issued under the ESPP is 13,600,000.
Under the PRP, the Board has the absolute discretion to
determine the maximum number of Performance Rights that
eligible employees are entitled to receive so long as at the time
of making the offer, the Company has reasonable grounds to
believe that the number of underlying Shares issued pursuant
to the offer and the number of Performance Rights and Shares
issued in the previous 3 year period under the PRP, will not
exceed 5% of the total number of Shares on issue.
At this time, the Board has determined that the maximum
number of Performance Rights (including under both the STI
and LTI) to be issued under the PRP is 3,000,000.
The price (including
a statement whether
the price will be, or
The STI and LTI Performance Rights will be granted at nil issue
price and vested Performance Rights may be exercised at nil
exercise price.
be based on, the
volume weighted
average market price
or closing market
price), or the formula
The reference Share price for the determination of Mr. Harrod's
entitlements as an STI and LTI under the PRP will be the
Company's VWAP for the period commencing 1 May 2017 and
ending 30 June 2017, being \$0.38.
for calculating the
price, for each
security to be
acquired under the
scheme
Under the ESPP, the price of each Share will be the same as
for all other employees of the Company participating in the
ESPP at the end of each year, being \$0.38 per Share for
Tranche 1 and, for Tranches 2 and 3, at the VWAP for the 5-
day period commencing prior to issue.
The names of all
persons referred to
in ASX Listing Rule
10.14 who received
securities under the
scheme since the
last approval, the
number of securities
received, and
acquisition price for
each security
No Directors or their associates have received securities under
the PRP or the ESPP.
The names of all In respect of the PRP, Mr. Grant Harrod.
persons referred to
in rule 10.14 entitled
to participate in the
scheme
In respect of the ESPP, Mr Grant Harrod and Mr Ahmed
Fahour
A voting exclusion
statement
A voting exclusion statement is set out on page 6 of this Notice
of Meeting.
The terms of any
loan in relation to the
acquisition
The Company will advance to Mr. Harrod the funds required to
subscribe for the ESPP Shares at the subscription price of
\$0.38 per Share. The loan will be on the same terms as the
loans provided by the Company to other employees
participating in the ESPP.
As security for the loan Mr. Harrod will pledge the shares
acquired to the Company at the time the loan is provided and
will grant a charge over any benefits attributable to the Shares,
including bonus shares, rights and dividends. Any dividends
paid to the company will be treated as interest on the loan.
If Mr. Harrod leaves the employment of the Company, the
balance of the loan must be repaid in full or the Shares
surrendered in full settlement of the outstanding loan balance.
A statement as
required by ASX
Listing Rule 10.15A.8
Details of any securities issued under the PRP and ESPP 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 ASX
Listing Rule 10.14.
If any Director becomes entitled to participate in the PRP or
ESPP after this Resolution 7 is approved and that person is not
named in this Notice of Meeting, then that person will not
participate in the PRP or the ESPP until the Company's
Shareholders approve such participation for the purposes of
ASX Listing Rule 10.14.
The date by which
the entity will issue
the securities, which
must be no later than
3 years after the
meeting
No STI or LTI Performance Rights granted, or ESPP Shares
issued, as a result of this approval will be issued on a date later
than the third anniversary of the date of this Annual General
Meeting.

(g) Conditions applicable to the vesting of Performance Rights

The Company's agreed arrangement with Mr. Harrod to issue him with Performance Rights under the PRP and Shares under the ESPP is subject to:

  • (i) approval by the Board of the number of such Performance Rights and the issue of such Performance Rights to Mr. Harrod in each year;
  • (ii) Mr. Harrod continuing to be the CEO of the Company;
  • (iii) the passing of Resolution 7; and
  • (iv) approval by the Company's Shareholders of the grant of Performance Rights and Shares to Mr. Harrod for the purposes of the ASX Listing Rules being "refreshed" every three years.

(h) Company's share trading history

The trading history of the Company's shares on the ASX in the 12 months to 30 September 2017 is as follows:

Highest closing price Lowest closing price Last closing price
Price \$0.49 \$0.34 \$0.40
Date 15/12/2016 8/09/2017 29/09/2017

(i) Valuation of the financial benefit

The total indicative value of the Performance Rights and Shares to be issued to Mr. Harrod at the date the offer of the Performance Rights and Shares was made has been determined to be approximately \$815,000.00. In calculating the value of these Performance Rights and Shares, the following inputs were used:

(i) STI Performance rights

Illustrative
grant date
Performance
conditions
Vesting
date
Illustrative
value
Quantity Total Valuation
Methodology
4 October
2017
EBITDA &
Working
Capital (non
30
September
2018
Tranche 1:
\$0.375
500,000 \$187,500.00 Black
Scholes
formula
market
hurdle)
30
September
2019
Tranche 2:
\$0.355
500,000 \$177,500.00
30
September
2020
Tranche 3:
\$0.335
500,000 \$167,500.00

The valuation assumptions adopted for the purposes of determining the inputs above are:

Tranche Vesting Date Expected
life
Risk-free
interest rate
Share price at
the grant date
Volatility
of PPG
Dividend
Yield
1 30
September
2018
1.0 years 1.77%
2 30
September
2019
2.0 years 1.93% \$0.40 30% 5.9%
3 30
September
2020
3.0 years 2.09%

(ii) LTI Performance Rights

Illustrative
grant date
Performance
conditions
Vesting
date
Illustrative
value
Quantity Total Valuation
Methodology
4 October
2017
Absolute
TSR & Share
Price Hurdle
30
September
2020
Tranche 1:
\$0.090
500,000 \$45,000.00 Monte-Carlo
simulation
(market
hurdle)
Tranche 2:
\$0.070
500,000 \$35,000.00
30
September
2022
Tranche 3:
\$0.065
500,000 \$32,500.00

The valuation assumptions adopted for the purposes of determining the inputs above are:

Tranche First
Testing
Date
Second
Testing
Date
Third
Testing
Date
Vesting
Date
Expected
life
Risk-free
interest
rate
Share price
at the
illustrative
Volatility
of PPG
Dividend
Yield
--------- -------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------
grant date
1 31 July
2018
31 July
2019
31 July
2020
31 July
2020
3.0 years 2.09%
2 31 July
2019
N/A 31 July
2021
31 July
2021
4.0 years 2.24% \$0.40 30% 5.9%
3 31 July
2020
N/A 31 July
2022
31 July
2022
5.0 years 2.38%

(iii) ESPP Performance Rights

Illustrative
grant date
Performance
conditions
Vesting
date
Illustrative
value
Quantity
(tranche)
Total Valuation
Methodology
1
December
2017
Relative TSR
(market
hurdle)
30
November
2020
Tranche 1:
\$0.060
1,000,000 \$60,000.00 Monte-Carlo
simulation
31 July
2021
Tranche 2:
\$0.050
1,000,000 \$50,000.00
31 July
2022
Tranche 3:
\$0.060
1,000,000 \$60,000.00

The valuation assumptions adopted for the purposes of determining the inputs above are:

  • Index value of the ASX Small Ordinaries Index as at the illustrative grant date: 6,853.
  • Volatility of PPG: 30%.
  • Volatilities of the ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index: 12%.
  • Correlation between PPG and the ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index: 2%.
Tranche Vesting
Date
Expected life Risk-free
interest rate
Share price at
the illustrative
grant date
Loan
share
price
Dividend
Yield
1 30
November
2020
3.2 years 2.12% \$0.38
2 31 July
2021
4.2 years 2.27% \$0.40 5 day
VWAP at
31 July
2018
5.9%
3 31 July
2022
5.2 years 2.40% 5 day
VWAP at
31 July
2019

(j) Mr. Harrod's existing interest in the Company's securities

Mr. Harrod holds no interests in Shares or other securities of the Company.

(k) Dilution effect of the transaction on existing members' interests

If Mr. Harrod's Performance Rights vest and are exercised, and Mr. Harrod acquires all of the Shares offered to him under the ESPP, it is expected that such exercise and acquisition will have a small dilutionary effect on existing Shareholders' interests. Based on the current number of issued shares in the Company, Mr. Harrod would hold an interest in approximately 1.03% of the issued shares in the Company on a fully diluted basis, as illustrated in the following table:

Shareholders Before issue of Shares
under the ESPP and
exercise of Performance
Rights to be issued to Mr.
Harrod2
After issue of Shares
under the ESPP and
exercise of Performance
Rights to be issued to Mr.
Harrod2,3
Number of
Shares4
Percentage
of total
Shares1
Number of
Shares
Percentage
of total
Shares1
Grant Harrod and his
associates
0 0.00% 6,000,000 1.03%
All Shareholders other
than Grant Harrod and
his associates
561,374,056 100.00% 574,064,056 98.97%
TOTAL 561,374,056 100.00% 580,064,056 100.00%

1. Approximate figures.

2. Assuming the Company does not issue any other equity securities (other than the issue of Shares under the Rights Issue and the issue of the Consideration Shares), the issue of shares to Mr. Harrod under the ESPP, the issue of Shares to Mr. Fahour under the ESPP and the issue of Options to Mr. Kaplan and assuming neither Mr. Harrod nor his associates acquire any other equity securities in the Company.

3. Assuming the Performance Rights referred to in this Resolution are issued to Mr. Harrod, fully vested and exercised on a one-for-one basis.

4. Assuming that the Shares on issue at the time (being 241,771,819 at the date of this Notice of Meeting) will include the Shares issued to Advent (158,421,024) and the Shares issued pursuant to the Rights Issue (161,181,213), for a total of 561,374,056 Shares.

(l) Benefits on change in control or termination

This Resolution 7 also seeks Shareholder approval of a potential benefit that may be provided to Mr. Harrod in the future where the Board exercises its discretion to determine that Mr. Harrod's LTI Performance Rights will vest in circumstances where there is a change of control of the Company (Event).

If, within two years of that Event occurring, the Company materially and substantially changes Mr. Harrod's duties to duties other than those ordinarily performed by a CEO, Mr. Harrod may terminate his employment and, upon that termination, Mr. Harrod will be entitled to receive a benefit equivalent to 12 months base salary in lieu of notice.

In making such a determination, the Board will have regard to Shareholders' best interests, the relevant circumstances at the time and appropriate independent advice.

Under sections 200B and 200C of the Corporations Act, a company may only give a benefit in connection with:

  • (i) a person ceasing to hold a managerial or executive office in the company or a related body corporate; or
  • (ii) the transfer of the whole or any part of the undertaking or property of the company,

if the benefit is approved by Shareholders or an exemption applies. The term "benefit" has a wide operation and could include the early vesting of LTI Performance Rights or adjustment to vesting conditions under the ESPP Rules.

Accordingly, Shareholder approval is being sought for the purposes of sections 200B, 200C and 200E of the Corporations Act for the potential benefit to him in relation to the Performance Rights to be granted to him ESPP Rules in accordance with his employment contract with the Company, which would be in addition to any employment, statutory or other benefits that may be available to him at the time.

The value of the potential benefit cannot presently be ascertained but matters, events and circumstances that will, or are likely to, affect the calculation of that value include:

  • (i) the number of Performance Rights held by Mr. Harrod prior to cessation of his employment and/or the Event (as the case may be);
  • (ii) the number of Performance Rights that vest (which could be up to, but not more than, all of the Performance Rights held by Mr. Harrod at the time). The Board's decision in that regard will depend on, among other things, the circumstances of Mr. Harrod's cessation of employment, the Event occurring and its implications for the Company, the Board's assessment of Mr. Harrod's performance since commence of his employment, the degree to which the vesting conditions have been met at the relevant time and the effect of any potential change in those vesting conditions, and the duration of Mr. Harrod's employment; and
  • (iii) the market price of Shares on ASX at the time and (if applicable) the value of the Shares implied by the Event.

(m) Additional information

None of the Directors has an interest in the outcome of this Resolution. However, as the Directors are "Key Management Personnel" for the purposes of the Corporations Act, a voting exclusion statement applies as set out on page 6 of this Notice of Meeting. For those reasons, the Directors will not be making recommendations as to voting on this Resolution 7.

3.8 Resolution 8 – Issue of Shares to Mr. Ahmed Fahour

(a) Background

The Company is seeking the approval of Shareholders in accordance with Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act, and ASX Listing Rule 10.14, to the grant of 10,600,000 Shares to Mr. Ahmed Fahour, the Chairman of the Company under the ESPP.

Mr Fahour, currently Non-Executive Chairman of PPG, will become Executive Chairman of the Company effective from the EGM scheduled for 27 October 2017.

Resolution 8 seeks Shareholder approval for the issue of the Shares under the ESPP for the purposes of the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules.

(b) Approval under the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules

Pursuant to Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act, a public company must not give a financial benefit to a related party of the public company without obtaining the approval of the public company's members.

A related party is defined in section 228 of the Corporations Act and includes a person who is a director.

Furthermore, pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 10.14, an entity must not, without the approval of holders of ordinary securities, allow any of the following persons to acquire securities under an employee incentive scheme:

(i) a director of an entity;

  • (ii) an associate of a director of an entity; or
  • (iii) a person whose relationship with the entity itself, a director or an associate of a director of an entity is such that ASX forms the opinion that shareholder approval should be obtained.

ASX Listing Rule 7.2, Exception 14 provides that if an issue of securities is approved for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.14, ASX Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A do not apply. Accordingly, the Company is not required to seek approval of the issue of the Shares to Mr. Fahour under either ASX Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.1A.

(c) Why Shareholder approval is required

Mr. Fahour is currently a Director of the Company.

The issue of the Shares to Mr. Fahour constitutes the giving of a financial benefit to a related party of the Company under Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act and the issue of securities to a related party under an employee incentive scheme under ASX Listing Rule 10.14. Such issue of Shares to Mr. Fahour will only be permitted if Shareholder approval is granted in accordance with the terms of Resolution 8.

(d) Information for Shareholders under Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act

The following information is provided to Shareholders for the purposes of obtaining Shareholder approval pursuant to Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act:

The related parties to
whom the financial
benefit is proposed
to be given
Mr. Ahmed Fahour, who is a Director of the Company.
The nature of the
financial benefit
The Company will grant Mr. Fahour the Shares, on the terms
set out below:

the number of
securities to be
granted
The Company proposes to issue 10,600,000 Shares to Mr.
Fahour.

the terms of the
securities to be
granted
The rights and obligations of Mr. Fahour with respect to the
ESPP Shares issued to him under the ESPP will be as
stipulated in the ESPP Rules and conditional upon the
achievement of certain performance conditions, as outlined
below. In accordance with the ESPP Rules, the Company will
advance Mr. Fahour the funds required to subscribe for each
ESPP Share at a subscription price of \$0.38 per Share, with
such loan being repayable by Mr. Fahour in accordance with
the Plan Rules
The key hurdle that Mr. Fahour will be required to meet to be
entitled to unqualified control of and ownership of these ESPP
Shares is the achievement of a TSR to Shareholders which
exceeds the rate of growth over the same period for the
S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index.
The Performance Hurdle above will be assessed over the
period from the date of the issue of the Shares to Mr. Fahour
up to and including the date of completion of three years of
Service from the date of their issue or in the case of earlier
termination of the ESPP over the period from the date of issue
of the Shares to the date of termination.
For the above purposes, the TSR is to be calculated by
comparing the market value of the holding in the Company's
shares, on the date of issue of the Shares with the market
value of the holding at the end of the vesting period with all
dividends being reinvested in further shares of the Company on
the day that the dividends were declared. For these purposes,
share values are calculated by reference to the closing price on
that day on the ASX for PPG shares.
However, should the Performance Hurdle not be satisfied, then
Mr. Fahour will be required to forfeit the Shares by transferring
them to the Company for their original subscription price,
subject to adjustment for certain capital restructures, repay any
outstanding borrowings in full and have no further entitlement
under the ESPP.

an explanation as
to why the
securities are to
be granted
These securities are proposed to be granted to Mr. Fahour
recognising his extensive executive experience, the active role
in the formation of the strategic growth and enhanced
operational plans of the Company Mr. Fahour has taken in the
recent period and the commitment on Mr. Fahour's part to
continue to make such contribution in the period ahead, in
conjunction and cooperation with the CEO, Mr. Harrod.
The Board has recognised the significant role Mr. Fahour had
in the reorganisation and turnaround of his previous
organisation, his evidenced skillset to be a significant asset to

an explanation as
to why the
specified number
of securities is to
be granted and
why the specified
value of the
securities was
chosen
the Company.
The determination of the number of securities to be granted to
Mr. Fahour and the reference Share price for the determination
of Mr. Fahour's entitlements with respect to those securities
was made following careful consideration of the
transformational enhancement of the Company's overall
positioning Mr. Fahour is charged with overseeing as its
Executive Chairman from 27 October 2017 for the benefit of all
Shareholders.
Each Director's
recommendation,
including reasons, or
an explanation as to
why no
recommendation is
made
ASIC Regulatory Guide 76 notes that it is good practice for
Directors to avoid making a recommendation for resolutions
about each other's remuneration as there may be a conflict of
interest and, accordingly, the Directors do not make a
recommendation in relation to Resolution 8.
Any interest a
Director has in the
outcome of the
proposed resolution
None of the Directors, other than Mr. Fahour, has an interest in
the outcome of this Resolution.
All other information
reasonably required
by members
Please refer to the remainder of this section 3.8.

(e) Information for Shareholders under ASX Listing Rule 10.14 and 10.15A

The following information is provided to Shareholders in respect of obtaining Shareholder approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rules 10.14 and 10.15A:

If the person is not a director, a statement Mr. Fahour is a Director of the Company. Mr. Fahour may elect

of the relationship
between the person
and the director that
requires the approval
to be obtained
to acquire the Shares through a nominee.
The maximum
number of securities
that may be acquired
by all persons for
whom approval is
required
The maximum number of securities that may be acquired by
Mr. Fahour is 10,600,000 Shares.
Under the ESPP, the Board has the absolute discretion in
determining whether to make an invitation to an employee and
the number of Shares that an employee is invited to subscribe
for.
At this time, the Board has determined that the maximum
number of Shares to be issued under the ESPP is 13,600,000.
The price (including
a statement whether
the price will be, or
be based on, the
volume weighted
average market price
or closing market
price), or the formula
for calculating the
price, for each
security to be
acquired under the
scheme
The Shares will be granted at \$0.38 per Share.
The names of all
persons referred to
in ASX Listing Rule
10.14 who received
securities under the
scheme since the
last approval, the
number of securities
received, and
acquisition price for
each security
No Directors or their associates have received securities under
the ESPP.
The names of all
persons referred to
in rule 10.14 entitled
to participate in the
scheme
In respect of the ESPP, Mr Grant Harrod and Mr Ahmed
Fahour.
A voting exclusion
statement
A voting exclusion statement is set out on page 6 of this Notice
of Meeting.
The terms of any
loan in relation to the
acquisition
The Company will advance to Mr. Fahour the funds required to
subscribe for the ESPP Shares at the subscription price of
\$0.38 per Share. The loan will be on the same terms as the
loans provided by the Company to other employees
participating in the ESPP.
As security for the loan Mr. Fahour will pledge the shares
acquired to the Company at the time the loan is provided and
will grant a charge over any benefits attributable to the Shares,
including bonus shares, rights and dividends. Any dividends
paid to the company will be treated as interest on the loan.
If Mr. Fahour leaves the employment of the Company, the
balance of the loan must be repaid in full or the Shares
surrendered in full settlement of the outstanding loan balance.
A statement as
required by ASX
Listing Rule 10.15A.8
Details of any securities issued under the ESPP 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 ASX Listing Rule
10.14.
If any Director becomes entitled to participate in the ESPP after
this Resolution 8 is approved and that person is not named in
this Notice of Meeting, then that person will not participate in
the ESPP until the Company's Shareholders approve such
participation for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.14.
The date by which
the entity will issue
the securities, which
must be no later than
3 years after the
meeting
No Shares issued under the ESPP as a result of this approval
will be issued on a date later than the third anniversary of the
date of this Annual General Meeting.

(f) Valuation of the financial benefit

The total indicative value of the Shares to be issued to Mr. Fahour at the date the offer of the Shares was made has been determined to be \$636,000.00. In calculating the value of these Shares, the following inputs were used:

Illustrative Performance Vesting Illustrative Quantity Total Valuation
grant date conditions date value (tranche) Methodology
1
December
2017
Relative TSR
(market
hurdle)
30
November
2020
Tranche 1:
\$0.060
10,600,000 \$636,000.00 Monte-Carlo
simulation

The valuation assumptions adopted for the purposes of determining the inputs above are:

  • Index value of the ASX Small Ordinaries Index as at the illustrative grant date: 6,853.
  • Volatility of PPG: 30%.
  • Volatilities of the ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index: 12%.
  • Correlation between PPG and the ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index: 2%.
Tranche Vesting
Date
Expected life Risk-free
interest rate
Share price at
the illustrative
grant date
Loan
share
price
Dividend
Yield
1 30
November
2020
3.2 years 2.12% \$0.40 \$0.38 5.9%

(g) Mr. Fahour's total remuneration package

In addition to the Shares proposed to be granted to Mr. Fahour, Mr. Fahour's total remuneration package comprises of Chairman's Fees of \$180,000.

(h) Mr. Fahour's existing interest in the Company's securities

As at the date of this Notice of Meeting, Mr. Fahour holds 10,674,153 (4.41%) Shares in the Company.

Mr. Fahour intends to take up his whole voting entitlement under the Rights Issue, which is expected to increase his shareholding to 17,790,255 (3.17%5%) Shares in the Company following completion of the Rights Issue.

(i) Dilution effect of the transaction on existing members' interests

If Mr. Fahour's Shares are issued, it is expected that such acquisition will have a small dilutionary effect on existing Shareholders' interests. Based on the current number of issued shares in the Company, Mr. Fahour would hold an interest in approximately 4.89% of the issued shares in the Company on a fully diluted basis, as illustrated in the following table:

Shareholders Before the issue of the
Shares to Mr. Fahour2
After the issue of the
Shares to Mr. Fahour 2
Number of
Shares3
Percentage
of total
Shares1
Number of
Shares
Percentage
of total
Shares1
Mr. Fahour and his
associates
17,790,255 3.17% 28,390,255 4.89%
All Shareholders other
than Mr. Fahour and his
associates
543,583,801 96.83% 551,673,801 95.11%
TOTAL 561,374,056 100.00% 580,064,056 100.00%

1. Approximate figures.

2. Assuming the Company does not issue any other equity securities (other than the issue of Shares under the Rights Issue and the issue of the Consideration Shares) the issue of Shares to Mr. Harrod under the ESPP, the issue of Options to Mr. Kaplan and assuming neither Mr. Fahour nor his associates acquire any other equity securities in the Company (other than to take up their entitlements under the Rights Issue).

3. Assuming that the Shares on issue at the time (being 241,771,819 at the date of this Notice of Meeting) will include the Shares issued to Advent (158,421,024) and the Shares issued pursuant to the Rights Issue (161,181,213), for a total of 561,374,056 Shares.

(j) Additional information

None of the Directors (other than Mr. Fahour) has an interest in the outcome of this Resolution. However, as the Directors are "Key Management Personnel" for the purposes of the Corporations Act, a voting exclusion statement applies as set out on page 6 of this Notice of Meeting. For those reasons, the Directors will not be making recommendations as to voting on this Resolution 8.

3.9 Resolution 9 – Issue of Options to Mr. Elliott Kaplan

(a) Background

The Company is seeking the approval of Shareholders in accordance with Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act, and ASX Listing Rule 10.11, to the grant of Options and Shares on exercise of such Options to Mr. Elliott Kaplan, a non-executive Director of the Company.

5 Mr. Fahour's expected shareholding is determined by dividing 17,790,255 Shares expected to be held by him by the sum of the number of Shares currently on issue plus the Shares to be issued under the Rights Issue plus the Consideration Shares.

(b) Approval under the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules

Pursuant to Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act, a public company must not give a financial benefit to a related party of the public company without obtaining the approval of the public company's members.

A related party is defined in section 228 of the Corporations Act and includes a person who is a director.

Furthermore, pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 10.11, an entity must not issue or agree to issue equity securities to any of the following persons without the approval of holders of ordinary securities:

  • (i) a related party; or
  • (ii) a person whose relationship with the entity or a related party is, in ASX's opinion, such that approval should be obtained.

ASX Listing Rule 7.2, Exception 14 provides that if an issue of securities is approved for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11, ASX Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A do not apply. Accordingly, the Company is not required to seek approval of the issue of the Options to Mr. Kaplan under either ASX Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.1A.

(c) Why Shareholder approval is required

Mr. Kaplan is currently a Director of the Company.

The grant of the Options to Mr. Kaplan constitutes the giving of a financial benefit to a related party of the Company under Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act and the issue of securities to a related party under ASX Listing Rule 10.11. Such issues of Options to Mr. Kaplan will only be permitted if Shareholder approval is granted in accordance with the terms of Resolution 9.

(d) Information for Shareholders under Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act

The following information is provided to Shareholders for the purposes of obtaining Shareholder approval pursuant to Part 2E.1 of the Corporations Act:

The related parties to
whom the financial
benefit is proposed
to be given
Mr. Elliott Kaplan, who is a Director of the Company.
The nature of the
financial benefit
The Company will grant Mr. Kaplan the Options, on the terms
set out below:
the number of
securities to be
granted
The Company proposes to issue 1,200,000 Options to Mr.
Kaplan.
the terms of the
securities to be
granted
Exercise Price
The exercise price is \$0.38 for each Option. On exercise, Mr.
Kaplan will be issued one Share for each Option exercised.
Mr. Kaplan's right to exercise the Options is conditional on the
following basis:

In the 12 month period up to and including the first
anniversary of the issue date of the Options, Mr. Kaplan
may exercise 400,000 Options (not more) provided that the
PPG Share price must be at least \$0.38 on a VWAP basis
over a 3 month period of that first year – if this criteria is not
met, the Options will lapse;

In the 12 month period up to and including the second
anniversary of the issue date of the Options, Mr. Kaplan
may exercise 400,000 Options (not more) provided that the
PPG Share price must be at least \$0.42 on a VWAP basis
over a 3 month period of that second year – if this criteria
is not met, the Options will lapse; and

In the 12 month period up to and including the third
anniversary of the issue date of the Options, Mr. Kaplan
may exercise 400,000 Options (not more) provided that the
PPG Share price must be at least \$0.46 on a VWAP basis
over a 3 month period of that third year – if this criteria is
not met, the Options will lapse.
Exercise
The Options may be exercised before the third anniversary of
their issue date (Exercise Period) for the exercise price set out
above.
Lapse
Each Option will lapse automatically if it is not exercised by the
end of the Exercise Period.

to why the
be granted
an explanation as
securities are to
Mr. Kaplan has been a long standing member of the Board who
has played and continues to play a critical role in all areas of
oversight of the governance and critical scrutiny and direction
of the activities of the Company.

to why the
chosen
an explanation as
specified number
of securities is to
be granted and
why the specified
value of the
securities was
The Board determined the specified number of options to be
granted to Mr. Kaplan and the reference Share price for the
triggering of his right to exercise those options based on their
assessment of what will constitute a significant and appropriate
level of achievement with respect to the Company's Share
price given the Company's present circumstances and
expectations going forward.
Each Director's
recommendation,
why no
made
including reasons, or
an explanation as to
recommendation is
ASIC Regulatory Guide 76 notes that it is good practice for
Directors to avoid making a recommendation for resolutions
about each other's remuneration as there may be a conflict of
interest and, accordingly, the Directors do not make a
recommendation in relation to Resolution 9.
Any interest a
outcome of the
Director has in the
proposed resolution
None of the Directors, other than Mr. Kaplan, has an interest in
the outcome of this Resolution.
by members All other information
reasonably required
Please refer to the remainder of this section 3.9.

(e) Information for Shareholders under ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and 10.13

The following information is provided to Shareholders in respect of obtaining Shareholder approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rules 10.11 and 10.13:

The name of the Mr. Elliott Kaplan.
person
The maximum
number of securities
to be issued (if
known) or the
formula for
calculating the
number of securities
to be issued to the
person
The maximum number of securities that may be acquired by
Mr. Kaplan is 1,200,000 Options, and 1,200,000 Shares upon
the exercise of the Options.
The date by which
the entity will issue
the securities, which
must not be more
than 1 month after
the date of the
meeting
No Options granted as a result of this approval will be issued
more than one month after the date of this Annual General
Meeting.
If the person is not a
director, a statement
of the relationship
between the person
and the director that
requires the approval
to be obtained
N/A.
The issue price of
the securities and a
statement of the
terms of the issue
There is no issue price for the Options.
The exercise price is \$0.38 for each Option. On exercise, Mr.
Kaplan will be issued one Share for each Option exercised.
Mr. Kaplan's right to exercise the Options is conditional on the
following basis:

In the 12 month period up to and including the first
anniversary of the issue date of the Options, Mr. Kaplan
may exercise 400,000 Options (not more) provided that the
PPG Share price must be at least \$0.38 on a VWAP basis
over a 3 month period of that first year – if this criteria is not
met, the Options will lapse;

In the 12 month period up to and including the second
anniversary of the issue date of the Options, Mr. Kaplan
may exercise 400,000 Options (not more) provided that the
PPG Share price must be at least \$0.42 on a VWAP basis
over a 3 month period of that second year – if this criteria is
not met, the Options will lapse; and

In the 12 month period up to and including the third
anniversary of the issue date of the Options, Mr. Kaplan
may exercise 400,000 Options (not more) provided that the
PPG Share price must be at least \$0.46 on a VWAP basis
over a 3 month period of that third year – if this criteria is
not met, the Options will lapse.
Exercise
The Options may be exercised before the third anniversary of
their issue date (Exercise Period) for the exercise price set out
above.
Lapse
Each Option will lapse automatically if it is not exercised by the
end of the Exercise Period.
A voting exclusion A voting exclusion statement is set out on page 6 of this Notice
statement of Meeting.
The intended use of
the funds raised
The funds raised by the payment of the exercise price by Mr.
Kaplan for the Options will be used for working capital
purposes.

(f) Valuation of the financial benefit

The total indicative value of the Options to be issued to Mr. Kaplan at the date the offer of the Options was made has been determined to be \$58,000.00. In calculating the value of these Options, the following inputs were used:

Illustrative
grant date
Performance
conditions
Vesting
date
Illustrative
value
Quantity
(tranche)
Total Valuation
Methodology
4 October
2017
Share Price
Hurdle
31 July
2018
Tranche 1:
\$0.045
400,000 \$18,000.00 Monte-Carlo
simulation
(market
hurdle)
31 July
2019
Tranche 2:
\$0.050
400,000 \$20,000.00
31 July
2020
Tranche 3:
\$0.050
400,000 \$20,000.00

The valuation assumptions adopted for the purposes of determining the inputs above are:

Tranche Testing
Date and
Vesting
Date
Expiry
Date
Expected
life
Risk-free
interest rate
Share price
at the grant
date
Exercise
price
Volatility Dividend
Yield
1 31 July
2018
1.8 years 1.90%
2 31 July
2019
31 July
2020
2.3 years 1.98% \$0.40 \$0.38 30% 5.9%
3 31 July
2020
2.8 years 2.06%

(g) Mr. Kaplan's total remuneration package

In addition to the Options proposed to be granted to Mr. Kaplan, Mr. Kaplan's total remuneration package comprises:

(i) Directors Fees – \$70,000.

(ii) Audit committee Chairman – \$30,000.

(h) Mr. Kaplan's existing interest in the Company's securities

As at the date of this Notice of Meeting, Mr. Kaplan holds 266,357 (0.11%) Shares in the Company.

Mr. Kaplan intends to take up his whole voting entitlement under the Rights Issue, which is expected to increase his shareholding to 443,928 (0.08%6) Shares in the Company following completion of the Rights Issue.

6 Mr. Kaplan's expected shareholding is determined by dividing 443,928 Shares expected to be held by him by the sum of the number of Shares currently on issue plus the Shares to be issued under the Rights Issue plus the Consideration Shares.

(i) Dilution effect of the transaction on existing members' interests

If Mr. Kaplan's Options are granted and are exercised, it is expected that such exercise and acquisition will have a small dilutionary effect on existing Shareholders' interests. Based on the current number of issued shares in the Company, Mr. Kaplan would hold an interest in approximately 0.28% of the issued shares in the Company on a fully diluted basis, as illustrated in the following table:

Shareholders Before exercise of the
Kaplan2
Options to be issued to Mr. After exercise of the
Options to be issued to
Mr. Kaplan2
Number of
Shares3
Percentage
of total
Shares1
Number of
Shares
Percentage
of total
Shares1
Mr. Kaplan and his
associates
443,928 0.08% 1,643,929 0.28%
All Shareholders other
than Mr. Kaplan and his
associates
560,930,128 99.92% 578,420,127 99.72%
TOTAL 561,374,056 100.00% 580,064,056 100.00%

1. Approximate figures.

2. Assuming the Company does not issue any other equity securities (other than the issue of Shares under the Rights Issue and the issue of the Consideration Shares), the issue of ESPP Shares to Mr. Fahour and the issue of ESPP Shares and Performance Rights to Mr. Harrod, and assuming neither Mr. Kaplan nor his associates acquire any other equity securities in the Company (other than to take up their entitlements under the Rights Issue).

3. Assuming that the Shares on issue at the time (being 241,771,819 at the date of this Notice of Meeting) will include the Shares issued to Advent (158,421,024) and the Shares issued pursuant to the Rights Issue (161,181,213), for a total of 561,374,056 Shares.

3.10 Resolution 10 – Enhanced Placement Capacity

(a) Approval under the ASX Listing Rules

ASX Listing Rule 7.1A enables eligible entities to issue shares up to 10% of its issued share capital through placements over a 12 month period after the annual general meeting (Enhanced Placement Capacity). This Enhanced Placement Capacity is in addition to the eligible entity's 15% placement capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

On the date of the Annual General Meeting, the Company expects to be an eligible entity for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A because it will not be included in the S&P/ASX300 Index and it will have a market capitalisation equal to or less than \$300 million.

If Shareholders approve Resolution 10, the number of securities the Company may issue under the Enhanced Placement Capacity will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2.

(b) Information for Shareholders required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and 7.3A

75% of the volume weighted average price of
Shares in the same class, calculated over the 15
trading days on which trades in that class were
recorded immediately before:

the date on which the price at which the Shares
are to be issued is agreed; or

if the Shares are not issued within 5 trading
days of the date on which the price at which the
Shares are to be issued is agreed, the date on
which the Shares are issued.
A statement of the risk of Dilution risks
economic and voting dilution of
existing ordinary security holders
that may result from an issue of
equity securities under rule
7.1A.2
If Resolution 10 is passed by Shareholders and the
Company issues Shares under the Enhanced
Placement Capacity, the voting power of existing
Shareholders who do not receive any Shares under
the issue will be diluted.
Economic risks
There is a risk that:

the market price for the Company's Shares may
be significantly lower on the date of the issue of
the Shares than on the date of the Annual
General Meeting; and

the Shares may be issued at a price that is at a
discount to the market price for the Company's
Shares on the issue date.
If Shares are issued at a discount to the net
tangible asset value per share (NTA), there may be
a negative impact on NTA.
The table at section 3.10(c) shows the potential
dilution of existing Shareholders as required by
ASX Listing Rule 7.3A.2.
The date by which the equity
securities may be issued
Shares will only be issued under the Enhanced
Placement Capacity from the date of the Annual
General Meeting if approval is obtained until the
date that is 12 months after the date of the Annual
General Meeting, being 29 November 2018.
However, Shareholder approval will cease to be
valid prior to this date in the event that
Shareholders approve a transaction under ASX
Listing Rule 11.1.2 or 11.2.
A statement of the purposes for
which the equity securities may
The Company may issue Shares under the
Enhanced Placement Capacity in order to:
be issued, including whether the
eligible entity may issue any of
them for non-cash consideration

provide additional funding to support the
Company's activities;

to make new investments into or acquisitions of
packaging businesses; and

to fund general working capital.
Shares may be issued for non-cash consideration.
Where the Company issues securities for non-cash
consideration, the Company will provide a valuation
of the non-cash consideration as required by ASX
Listing Rule 7.1A.3.
Details of the eligible entity's
allocation policy for issues under
the approval
The allotted of the Shares to be issued under the
Enhanced Placement Capacity have not yet been
determined. The Company will determine the
allottees at the time of the issue under the
Enhanced Placement Capacity on a case-by-case
basis, having regard to a range of factors including
but not limited to:

the purpose of the issue;

alternative methods of raising funds available to
the Company at that time, including methods
such as an entitlement issue where existing
Shareholders may participate;

the effect of the issue of the Shares on the
control of the Company;

the circumstances of the Company, including
but not limited to the financial position and
solvency of the Company;

prevailing market conditions; and

advice from professional advisers.
If the eligible entity has
previously obtained approval
under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
The Company has never obtained approval under
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.
A voting exclusion statement A voting exclusion statement is set out on page 6 of
this Notice of Meeting. As at the date of this Notice
of Meeting, the Company has not invited any
existing Shareholder to participate in any issue of
Shares under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A. Therefore, no
existing Shareholders will be excluded from voting
on Resolution 10.

(c) Potential dilution of existing Shareholders

The following table describes the potential dilution of existing Shareholders on the basis of three different assumed issue prices and numbers of Shares on issue, being:

  • (i) an example using the current market price of Shares7 and estimated number of Shares8 on issue at the date of the Annual General Meeting where approval for this Resolution 10 will be sought (variable "A");
  • (ii) two examples of where the number of Shares has increased by 50% and 100%; and
  • (iii) an example where the issue price of Shares has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the current market price of Shares.
Dilution
Number of
Issue price (per
\$0.20
Share)
Shares on
(50% decrease
issue (Variable
in issue price)
A)
\$0.40
(issue
price)
\$0.80
(100% increase in
issue price)
Variable A Shares issued 57,586,406
Shares
57,586,406
Shares
57,586,406 Shares
Funds raised \$11,517,281 \$23,034,562 \$46,069,125

7 The estimated market price of Shares on issue at the date of the Annual General Meeting is determined from the current Share price of \$0.40 as at 29 September 2017.

8 The estimated number of Shares on issue at the date of the Annual General Meeting is 561.4 million Shares, being the sum of the 241.8 million Shares currently on issue as at the date of this Notice of Meeting of 241.8 million, the 161.2 million Shares to be issued under the Rights Issue and the 158.4 million Consideration Shares to be issued pursuant to Shareholder Approval being sought at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 27 October 2017.

50% increase in
Variable A
Shares issued 86,379,609
Shares
86,379,609
Shares
86,379,609 Shares
Funds raised \$17,275,922 \$34,551,844 \$69,103,687
100% increase
in Variable A
Shares issued
115,172,812
Shares
115,172,812
Shares
115,172,812
Shares
Funds raised \$23,034,562 \$46,069,125 \$92,138,250

Note: this table has been prepared on the following assumptions:

  • The Company issues the maximum number of Shares available under the Enhanced Placement Capacity.
  • 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%.
  • The table does not show any example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the Enhanced Placement Capacity, based on that Shareholder's holding at the date of the Annual General Meeting.
  • The table shows only the effect of issues of Shares under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A, not under the 15% Placement Capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 or as a result of the issue of Shares that do not require Shareholder approval.
  • The issue price is \$0.40, being the closing price of the Shares on the ASX on 29 September 2017.

(d) Recommendation of the Directors

The Directors unanimously approve the proposal to put Resolution 10 to Shareholders for their approval.

3.11 Resolution 11 – Financial assistance by IPG Group entities

(a) Background and details of proposed financial assistance

On 11 September 2017, the Company announced its merger with IPG for \$177.5 million (Merger). The Merger is scheduled to complete in November 2017 by the Company acquiring all of the issued shares in IPG.

To facilitate in part the acquisition by the Company of IPG and to provide the Company with appropriate debt funding post-Merger, it is proposed that the Company obtain the following debt facilities from the Lenders:

  • (i) a \$15 million amortising term cash advance facility and a \$72 million bullet term cash advance facility, which together will be used to partly fund the cash component of the purchase consideration payable to the Vendors on completion of the Merger, to pay transaction costs and to repay debt facilities of IPG on completion of the Merger; and
  • (ii) a \$20 million interest only revolving cash advance, letter of credit and bank guarantee facility for ongoing working capital purposes (including to refinance PPG Group's existing working capital facilities) and general corporate purposes,

(together, Loan Facilities).

The borrower under each of these Loan Facilities is the Company.

The terms of the Loan Facilities also require the Company to ensure that certain subsidiaries of the Company are guarantors in respect of the Loan Facilities (Guarantor Undertakings).

As the IPG Group entities will be subsidiaries of the Company subject to and following completion of the Merger, it is required by the Lenders and proposed that, each IPG Group entity incorporated in Australia will:

  • (iii) guarantee (in the form of a cross guarantee) the obligations of the other PPG Group entities under the Loan Facilities and including to provide indemnities to the Lenders in respect of the other PPG Group entities including by becoming a guarantor in respect of the Loan Facilities by execution of an accession deed under the facility agreement providing the terms and conditions of the Loan Facilities and guarantee and indemnity to the benefit of the Lenders, the Security Trustee and each other finance party described in the facility agreement; and
  • (iv) enter into an accession deed under the security trust deed and grant security over its assets to the Security Trustee to support that guarantee in the form of:
  • (A) a General Security Deed containing a specific security over shares held by that IPG Group entity; and
  • (B) real property / leasehold mortgages over the real property and/or premises leases of each IPG Group entity.

The granting of the guarantee and the security by each IPG Group entity incorporated in Australia (Australian IPG Group entity) may constitute "financial assistance" within the meaning of section 260A of the Corporations Act insofar as it assists the Company to purchase shares in IPG.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Australian IPG Group entities are specifically identified in the Glossary (Section 4).

For completeness, the IPG Group also includes entities which are incorporated in Canada, New Zealand and Delaware (USA).

(b) The requirements for obtaining Shareholder approval under section 260B of the Corporations Act

Under section 260A of the Corporations Act, a company may financially assist a person to acquire shares in that company or its holding company only in certain circumstances, one of which is if the assistance is approved by the company's shareholder(s) under section 260B.

While the Corporations Act does not define what is meant by "financially assist", it is generally accepted that the Australian IPG Group entities guaranteeing the obligations of the Company to repay the financial accommodation utilised by the Company to acquire shares in IPG and the provision of security in support of that guarantee will fall within the scope of the term.

The requirements for approval under section 260B of the Corporations Act are:

  • (i) the assistance must be approved by shareholder(s) by:
  • (A) a special resolution passed at a general meeting of each Australian IPG Group entity with no votes being cast in favour of the resolution by the person acquiring the shares or by their associates; or
  • (B) a resolution agreed to, at a general meeting of each Australian IPG Group entity, by all ordinary Shareholders; and
  • (ii) in addition, if each Australian IPG Group entity will be a subsidiary of a listed domestic corporation immediately after the acquisition, then the financial assistance must also be approved by a special resolution passed at a general meeting of that listed domestic corporation.

The approval referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) above is to be proposed as Resolution 11.

Immediately after completion of the Merger, the Company will be the ultimate Australian holding company of each Australian IPG Group entity. As such, the Company's approval is sought for financial assistance to be given by each Australian IPG Group entity.

The Corporation Act requires that the Company include with the notice of meeting (or documents issued under section 249A) a statement setting out all the information known to the Company that is material to the decision on how to vote on the resolution, unless it would be unreasonable to require the Company to do so because the Company has previously disclosed the information to its Shareholders. These Explanatory Notes are issued by the Company to satisfy this requirement.

(c) Reasons for the proposed giving of financial assistance

The reason for the giving of the financial assistance described above is to:

  • (i) support the implementation of the Merger; and
  • (ii) provide the Company and the IPG Group entities (and their subsidiaries), as members of the PPG Group following the Merger, the platform going forward to maximise their capacity to expand their operations and derive profits in the best interests of their ultimate Shareholder, PPG, and its Shareholders, the creditors of the PPG Group entities, their employees and other stakeholders, such as customers and suppliers.

(d) Effects and advantages of the provision of the financial assistance

The Directors believe that the giving of the financial assistance described in these Explanatory Notes by each Australian IPG Group entity is unlikely to have any adverse effect on any of the IPG Group entities, the PPG Group entities or the Company.

The substantial effect of the financial assistance on the Australian IPG Group entities, the PPG Group entities and the Company is that each Australian IPG Group entity will have cross guaranteed all amounts payable under the Loan Facilities in consideration for effectively:

  • (i) supporting the provision of part of the consideration required by the Company to acquire IPG;
  • (ii) assisting with ongoing working capital requirements (including the refinance of existing working capital facilities) of the PPG Group and for general corporate purposes; and
  • (iii) providing the Company and the IPG Group entities (and their subsidiaries), as members of the PPG Group following the Merger, the platform going forward to maximise their capacity to expand their operations and derive profits in the best interests of their ultimate Shareholder, PPG, and its Shareholders, the creditors of the PPG Group entities, their employees and other stakeholders, such as customers and suppliers.

The Directors do not believe that the Company, any of the Australian IPG Group entities or any of the other guarantors in respect of the Loan Facilities are likely to default in their respective obligations under the Loan Facilities, the guarantee or the security.

(e) Further advantages

Further advantages of the proposed financial assistance include:

  • (i) facilitating the Company's acquisition of IPG. The Board is of the opinion that the benefits of the acquisition of IPG by the Company may include that:
  • (A) the acquisition of IPG will enable the combined PPG Group to become a leading player in the Australian flexible packaging segment. The Company and IPG are highly complementary and the acquisition delivers a scalable platform for future growth (both organic and through further

acquisitions). The Merger will position the combined PPG Group to capitalise on the growing flexibles market;

  • (B) the combination of the Company and IPG's distribution and manufacturing capabilities, and complementary blue chip and SME customers, will enable the combined PPG Group to deliver a highly efficient and seamless packaging system. Both the Company and IPG have diversified stable customer bases with no material crossover, resulting in a significantly diversified combined customer base of blue chip customers, with no customer contributing more than 4% of total revenue, as set out on page 14 of the Investor Presentation;
  • (C) following the acquisition of IPG by the Company, the combined PPG Group will be a segment leader in secondary (shrink wrap) and tertiary (stretch wrap) industrial packaging solutions, and a leading distributor and manufacturer of other packaging and industrial products. The acquisition of IPG will position the combined PPG Group to capitalise on the growing flexibles market, underpinned by favourable consumer trends;
  • (D) as detailed in section 4 of the Notice of EGM and on page 20 of the Investor Presentation, the Company's forecast EBITDA for FY18 increases from \$14.5m to \$37.7m (+160%)9, 10 on a combined PPG Group pro-forma basis (inclusive of synergies). The Company anticipates that significant cost and revenue synergies are achievable as a result of the acquisition of IPG, of which \$2.0m are identifiable, near-term and included in the pro-forma forecasts in the Investor Presentation; and
  • (E) further, as detailed in section 4 of the Notice of EGM and on page 20 of the Investor Presentation, the acquisition of IPG is EPS accretive. EPS is expected to increase from 2.8cps for the Company to 3.3cps for the combined PPG Group (+18%),

all of which are expected to benefit the combined PPG Group and the Company's Shareholders. Further advantages of the acquisition are contained in the Investor Presentation; and

(ii) the Directors believe that the Loan Facilities are the most efficient form of financing available to help finance the Merger.

The Directors believe that approving the transactions contemplated by these Explanatory Notes is in the best interests of the Company.

(f) Disadvantages of Resolution 11

As the Company will be liable for and will provide security over its assets to the Security Trustee to secure the amounts due under the Loan Facilities to the Lenders, the Directors do not believe there are any disadvantages to the Company of Resolution 11, except that the operations of the IPG Group (as well as the broader PPG Group) will be restricted by the representations and undertakings given by them under the Loan Facilities, the guarantee and the security.

The disadvantages of Resolution 11 for each IPG Group entity include:

  • (i) it will become liable for the amounts due under the Loan Facilities, the guarantee and the security;
  • (ii) its assets will be subject to the security and its operations will be restricted by the representations and undertakings given by it under the Loan Facilities, the guarantee and the security;

9 Pro-forma earnings excluding the timing impact of gains relating to capital investments.

10 Inclusive of \$2.0m in near term pre-tax synergies, tax effected at the NPAT line.

  • (iii) although the Directors consider this unlikely, the Company may default under the Loan Facilities; and
  • (iv) the Lenders may then make a demand under the guarantees provided by the IPG Group entities requiring immediate repayment of the amounts due under the Loan Facilities and seek to direct the Security Trustee to enforce the security, which may result in the appointment of a controller over, or the winding up of the IPG Group entities.

(g) Special resolution

Under the provisions of section 260B(3) of the Corporations Act, the proposed financial assistance requires PPG Shareholder approval by way of a special resolution (ie, at least 75% of the votes cast by PPG Shareholders entitled to vote on Resolution 11 must be in favour of that Resolution 11 for it to be passed).

(h) Notice to ASIC

Copies of the Notice of Meeting (including these Explanatory Notes) were lodged with ASIC before being sent to PPG Shareholders, in accordance with section 260B(5) of the Corporations Act.

(i) New Zealand financial assistance resolutions

Under New Zealand law, the proposed financial assistance requires approval by the Shareholder of Integrated Packaging Limited (Company Number 372943), being the only member of the IPG Group which is incorporated in New Zealand.

It is anticipated that this approval will be obtained on or before the approval of Resolution 11.

(j) Disclosure of information

The Directors consider that these Explanatory Notes contain all material information known to the Company that could reasonably be required by PPG Shareholders in deciding whether to approve Resolution 11, other than information that it would be unreasonable to require the Company to disclose because the Company has previously disclosed the information to its Shareholders.

(k) Directors' recommendation

The Board recommends that PPG Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution 11. The reason the Board makes this recommendation is that it considers that the giving of financial assistance described above is appropriate to facilitate and support the implementation of the Merger, and to provide the Company and the IPG Group entities (as well as the broader PPG Group), the platform going forward to maximise their capacity to expand their operations and derive profits in the best interests of stakeholders. Other than as PPG Shareholders, none of the Directors has an interest in the outcome of this Resolution 11.

3.12 Further information

If you have any questions or need more information about the Resolutions, please contact the Company Secretary, Mark Saus, at the Company on (02) 8781 0500.

4 Glossary

In this Notice of Meeting, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:

Advent APC I Pty Ltd in its capacity as trustee of the Advent V Trust A and APC II
Pty Ltd in its capacity as trustee of the Advent V Trust B.
Annual General Meeting The annual general meeting of the Company to be held at the time and
place specified in the Notice of Meeting.
ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Associate Has the meaning given to that term in Part 1.2, Division 2 of the
Corporations Act.
ASX ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the stock exchange which it operates,
as the context requires.
ASX Listing Rules The official Listing Rules of the ASX.
Auditors The auditors of the Company.
Australian IPG Group
entity
Each IPG Group entity incorporated in Australia, being:

Integrated Packaging Group Pty Ltd (ACN 132 697 664)

Integrated Packaging WA Pty Ltd (ACN 130 895 822)

Goodstone International Pty Ltd (ACN 070 661 460)

Integrated Recycling Pty Ltd (ACN 141 456 386)

Integrated Packaging Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 095 393 776)

Integrated Machinery Pty. Ltd. (ACN 070 099 811)
Bennamon Bennamon Pty. Ltd. (ABN 82 126 160 852)
Board The Board of Directors.
CEO Chief Executive Officer.
Closely related parties In respect of a KMP, has the meaning given to that term in the
Corporations Act and includes certain of their family members,
dependants and companies they control.
Company or PPG Pro-Pac Packaging Limited (ABN 36 112 971 874).
Consideration Shares 158.4 million Shares to be issued to the existing shareholders of IPG who
have agreed to sell their shares in IPG to the Company.
Constitution The constitution of the Company.
Corporations Act Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) as amended from time to time.
Corporations Regulations Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) as amended from time to time.
Directors The directors of the Company.
EBITDA Earnings before income, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
Enhanced Placement
Capacity
Has the meaning given to that term in section 3.10(a).
ESPP The Company's Executive Long Term Incentive Plan.
Event A change of control of the Company or equivalent event determined by
the Board.
Explanatory Notes The explanatory notes accompanying the Notice of Meeting.
Guarantor Undertakings Has the meaning give to that term in section 3.11(a).
Investor Presentation The investor presentation titled 'Acquisition of Integrated Packaging
Group' dated 11 September 2017.
IPG Integrated Packaging Group Pty Ltd (ACN 132 697 664).
IPG Group IPG and its subsidiaries.
KMP Key management personnel of the Company, being the Directors of the
Company and those other persons having authority and responsibility for
planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, either
directly or indirectly.
Lenders Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ABN 11 005 357 522)
(ANZ) and any other lenders arranged by ANZ.
Loan Facilities Has the meaning give to that term in section 3.11(a).
LTI Long-term incentive.
Merger The merger between PPG and IPG announced by PPG on 11 September
2017.
NED Fee Pool The maximum aggregate remuneration payable to non-executive
Directors by way of Directors' fees.
Notice of Meeting This document, comprising the chairman's letter, notice of meeting and
explanatory notes.
Notice of EGM The Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting issued by the Company on
26 September 2017.
NTA Net tangible assets.
Options The options (to subscribe for Shares) to be granted to Mr. Elliott Kaplan.
Performance Rights The performance rights granted under the PRP.
PPG Group PPG and its subsidiaries, including (subject to and following completion of
the Merger) the IPG Group.
PRP The Company's Performance Rights Plan.
Resolutions The resolutions to be considered by Shareholders at the Annual General
Meeting, as set out in this Notice of Meeting.
Rights Issue The non-renounceable, pro-rata 2 for 3 rights issue to eligible existing
Shareholders of the Company to issue 161.2 million Shares to raise \$54.8
million.
Security Trustee ANZ Fiduciary Services Pty Ltd (ACN 100 709 493) being the security
trustee appointed to act on behalf of the Lenders.
Share Sale Agreement The share sale agreement dated 8 September 2017 between the
Company, Advent, John Joseph Cerini, Patsy Seow Lee Ch'ng, Robert
Bruce Archibald and David John Jesaveluk, in relation to the acquisition of
100% of the issued share capital in IPG by the Company.
Shareholder Holder of Shares.
Shares Ordinary shares in the capital of the Company.
STI Short-term incentive.
TSR Total Shareholder return.
Vendors APC I Pty Ltd in its capacity as trustee of the Advent V Trust A; APC II Pty
Ltd in its capacity as trustee of the Advent V Trust B; John Joseph Cerini;
Patsy Seow Lee Ch'ng; Robert Bruce Archibald; and David John
Jesaveluk.
VWAP The volume weighted average market price of the Shares.
Year 1 The first year, in respect of which the LTI Performance Rights will be
assessed, commencing on 1 August 2017 and ending on 31 July 2018.
Year 3 The third year in respect of which the LTI Performance Rights will be
assessed, commencing on 1 August 2019 and ending on 31 July 2020.

of ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………….

I, ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………. (FULL NAME, BLOCK LETTERS)

being a member of Pro-Pac Packaging Limited (ACN 112 971 874).

SECTION A

HEREBY APPOINT ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
of
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
or, failing him/her, the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting, as my/our proxy to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the Annual General

Meeting of the Company to be held on 27 November 2017 at 12:00pm (Melbourne time), or at any adjournment thereof. The proxy so appointed shall represent all my/our voting rights except those (if any) specified in B below.

SECTION B (DO NOT COMPLETE THIS SECTION UNLESS YOU WISH TO APPOINT TWO PROXIES)

AND I FURTHER APPOINT …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………….

of ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………….

as my proxy to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the said meeting or at any adjournment thereof. The proxy, appointed by this Section B, shall represent my/our voting rights in respect of …………………… Shares.

I/ we instruct my/our proxy to vote as indicated below in respect of the Resolutions:

A B
For Against Abstain For Against Abstain
Resolution 2 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
Resolution 3 – Re-election of Director, Mr. Ahmed Fahour
Resolution 4 – Reduction of Company's share capital by
cancellation of 1,000,000 shares
Resolution 5 – Confirmation of a Director, Mr. Rupert
Harrington
Resolution 6 – Increase annual limit for Directors' fees
Resolution 7 – Issue of Shares and Performance Rights
to CEO, Mr. Grant Harrod
Resolution 8 – Issue of Shares to Chairman, Mr. Ahmed
Fahour
Resolution 9 – Issue of Options to non-executive Director,
Mr. Elliott Kaplan
Resolution 10 – Approval of Enhanced Placement
Capacity
Resolution 11 – Financial assistance by IPG Group
entities in connection with the Merger

Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on all Resolutions (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention above) even though the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman.

Signed this…………………………………….day of …………………………………………….2017.

Signature of Shareholder(s)

…………………………………………………………….………

Signature of Witness

………………………………………………………………………

This proxy form and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a certified copy, must be received by the Company at least 48 hours before the time for holding of the meeting or any adjourned meeting (or such lesser period as the Directors may permit) at the Company's registered office: 147-151 Newton Road, Wetherill Park NSW 2164 (PO Box 6484, Wetherill Park NSW 2164); or the following fax number at the Company's registered office: (02) 8781 0599.