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PTR MINERALS LTD AGM Information 2009

Oct 25, 2009

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Petratherm Ltd

Level 1, 129 Greenhill Rd, Unley, South Australia 5061 Tel: +61 8 8274 5000 Fax: +61 8 8366 6056 Website www.petratherm.com.au Email [email protected] A.C.N. 106 806 884

26 October 2009

Dear Shareholder

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

I am pleased to invite you to attend the Annual General Meeting of Petratherm Ltd ("Company") to be held at the Victoria Room, Hilton Adelaide, 233 Victoria Square, Adelaide, South Australia on Thursday 26 November 2009 at 2.00 pm.

An electronic copy of the 2009 Annual Report is available to download or view on the Company's website at http://www.petratherm.com.au/reports.html The 2009 Annual Report has also been sent by post to those shareholders who have previously elected to receive a hard copy. In addition, the Company has also enabled online voting, details of which are explained on the Proxy Form.

If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, I encourage you to return the enclosed Proxy Form. The Proxy Form should be returned by post or faxed to the Company's Office or Share Registry so that it is received by 2.00 pm on Tuesday 24 November 2009.

Yours sincerely,

DEREK CARTER CHAIRMAN Encl.

Petratherm Ltd

Level 1, 129 Greenhill Rd, Unley, South Australia 5061 Tel: +61 8 8274 5000 Fax: +61 8 8366 6056 Website www.petratherm.com.au Email [email protected] A.C.N. 106 806 884

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Petratherm Ltd will be held at the Victoria Room, Hilton Adelaide, 233 Victoria Square, Adelaide, South Australia on Thursday 26 November 2009 at 2.00 pm.

Please note that your online version of the Company's 2009 Annual Report can be viewed at http://www.petratherm.com.au/reports.html. The 2009 Annual Report has also been sent by post to those Shareholders who have previously elected to receive a hard copy. You can also vote online at www.investorvote.com.au by entering your Control Number, SRN/HIN and postcode, which are shown on the first page of the enclosed Proxy Form. Overseas Shareholders are able to select their country of residence rather than entering a postcode.

Ordinary Business

To receive and consider the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2009 and accompanying reports of the Directors and Auditor.

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:-

1] Adoption of the remuneration report

"That the Company adopt the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2009 as set out in the Company's 2009 Annual Report."

2] Re-election of Mr Simon O'Loughlin as Director

"That Mr Simon O'Loughlin having retired by rotation in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 14.5 and clause 6.1 of the Constitution of the Company, being eligible, and having offered himself for re-election, is re-elected as a Director with effect immediately following the conclusion of the meeting."

3] Re-election of Mr Derek Carter as Director

"That Mr Derek Carter having retired by rotation in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 14.5 and clause 6.1 of the Constitution of the Company, being eligible, and having offered himself for re-election, is re-elected as a Director with effect immediately following the conclusion of the meeting."

4] Approval of Employee Share Option Plan

"That, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.2, Exception 9 and for all other purposes, the Company approve the issue of securities under the employee incentive option scheme for employees known as "Petratherm Ltd Employee Share Option Plan", the rules of which are annexed as Annexure "A" to the Explanatory Notes accompanying this Notice of Meeting, as an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1."

Explanatory Notes

The Explanatory Notes accompanying this Notice of Annual General Meeting are incorporated in and comprise part of this Notice of Annual General Meeting, and should be read in conjunction with this Notice of Annual General Meeting.

Shareholders are specifically referred to the Glossary in the Explanatory Notes which contains definitions of capitalised terms used both in this Notice of Annual General Meeting and the Explanatory Notes.

Voting Exclusions

Resolution 4

The Company will disregard any votes cast on Resolution 4 by any Director of the Company and any associates of any Director of the Company.

However in respect of Resolution 4, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

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

Proxies

Please note that:

  • (a) a member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;
  • (b) a proxy need not be a member of the Company; and
  • (c) a member of the Company entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise, but where the proportion or number is not specified, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.

The enclosed proxy form provides further details on appointing proxies and lodging proxy forms. For Intermediary Online subscribers only (custodians) please visit www.intermediaryonline.com to submit your voting intentions.

"Snap-shot" Time

The Company may specify a time, not more than 48 hours before the meeting, at which a "snapshot" of Shareholders will be taken for the purposes of determining Shareholder entitlements to vote at the meeting. The Directors have determined that all Shares of the Company that are quoted on ASX as at 5.00 pm on 24 November 2009 shall, for the purposes of determining voting entitlements at the Annual General Meeting, be taken to be held by the persons registered as holding the Shares at that time.

Corporate Representative

Any corporate Shareholder who has appointed a person to act as its corporate representative at the meeting should provide that person with a certificate or letter executed in accordance with the Corporations Act authorising him or her to act as that company's representative. The authority may be sent to the Company and/or registry in advance of the meeting or handed in at the meeting when registering as a corporate representative.

Dated 26 October 2009

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD PETRATHERM LIMITED

DONALD STEPHENS COMPANY SECRETARY

Voting

A Proxy Form is enclosed with this Notice.

Petratherm Ltd

Level 1, 129 Greenhill Rd, Unley, South Australia 5061 Tel: +61 8 8274 5000 Fax: +61 8 8366 6056 Website www.petratherm.com.au Email [email protected] A.C.N. 106 806 884

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Introduction

These Explanatory Notes set out information in connection with the business to be considered at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders proposed to be held at the Victoria Room, Hilton Adelaide, 233 Victoria Square, Adelaide, South Australia on Thursday 26 November 2009 at 2.00 pm.

The following items of ordinary business will be considered at the meeting.

Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report

The Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2009 contains a Remuneration Report which sets out the remuneration policy for the Company and reports the remuneration arrangements in place for the executive Director, specified executives and non-executive Directors. The report is set out in the Directors' Report of the Annual Report.

Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act requires that a resolution to adopt the Remuneration Report be put to the vote of the Company. Shareholders should note that the vote on Resolution 1 is advisory only and will not bind the Company or the Directors. However, the Board has determined that it will take the outcome of the vote into consideration when reviewing the Company's remuneration policy.

Resolution 2: Re-election of Mr Simon O'Loughlin as Director

In accordance with Listing Rule 14.5 and clause 6.1 of the Company's Constitution at every Annual General Meeting, one third of the Directors for the time being (excluding those who retire under clause 9.2 of the Constitution) must retire from office and are eligible for re-election. Accordingly Mr Simon O'Loughlin will retire as director of the Company and, being eligible, offers himself for reelection. The Directors (other than Mr O'Loughlin) recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.

Resume of the candidate for election to the office of Director are as follows:-

Simon O'Loughlin, BA (Acc) (Non-Executive Director)

Simon O'Loughlin is the founding member of O'Loughlins Lawyers, an Adelaide based medium sized specialist commercial law firm. For many years he has practised both in Sydney and Adelaide, in the corporate and commercial fields with, in more recent times, a particular focus on the resources sector. He also holds accounting qualifications. He is currently Chairman of Bondi Mining Limited and a director of Probiomics Limited, Chesser Resources Limited, Living Cell Technologies Limited, WCP Resources Limited and Aura Energy Limited. He has extensive experience and involvement with companies in the small industrial and resources sectors. He has also been involved in the listing and back-door listing of numerous companies on the ASX and National Stock Exchanges. He is a former Chairman of the Taxation Institute of Australia (SA Division) and Save the Children Fund (SA Division). Mr O'Loughlin is also a member of the Audit Committee.

Resolution 3: Re-election of Mr Derek Carter as Director

In accordance with Listing Rule 14.5 and clause 6.1 of the Company's Constitution at every Annual General Meeting, one third of the Directors for the time being (excluding those who retire under clause 9.2 of the Constitution) must retire from office and are eligible for re-election. Accordingly Mr Derek Carter will retire as director of the Company and, being eligible, ,offers himself for re-election. The Directors (other than Mr Carter) recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.

Resume of the candidate for election to the office of Director are as follows:-

Derek Carter, MSc, FAusIMM (CP) (Chairman, Non- Executive Director)

Derek Carter has over 40 years experience in exploration and mining geology and management. He held senior positions in the Shell Group of Companies and Burmine Limited before founding Minotaur in 1993 and is currently managing director of Minotaur Exploration Limited (ASX Listed). He is a board member of Mithril Resources Limited (ASX Listed) and Toro Energy Limited (ASX Listed); is former President and Vice President of the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy, former board member of the Australian Gold Council, and is a Member of the South Australian Resources Development board and the South Australian Minerals and Petroleum Experts Group and chairman of the Minerals Exploration Advisory Group. He was awarded AMEC's Prospector of the Year Award (jointly) in 2003 and is a Centenary Medalist.

Resolution 4: Approval of Employee Share Option Plan

The Company currently has in place the Petratherm Ltd Employee Share Option Plan ("Plan") under which employees may be offered the opportunity to receive options to subscribe for shares in the Company in order to increase the range of potential incentives available to them and to strengthen links between the Company and its employees.

The Plan is designed to provide incentives to the employees of the Company and to recognise their contribution to the Company's success. Under the Company's current circumstances the Directors consider that options are a cost effective and efficient means of incentivising employees. To enable the Company to secure employees who can assist the Company in achieving its objectives, it is necessary to provide remuneration and incentives to such personnel. The Plan is designed to achieve this objective by encouraging continued improvement in performance over time and by encouraging personnel to acquire and retain significant shareholdings in the Company.

Under the Plan, the Board may offer to eligible persons the opportunity to receive such number of options in the Company as the Board may decide and on terms set out in the rules of the Plan, a copy of which is contained in Annexure "A" of these Explanatory Notes. Options granted under the Plan will be offered to participants in the Plan on the basis of the Board's view of the contribution of the eligible person to the Company.

ASX Listing Rule 7.1 restricts the number of shares and options a listed entity can issue in any 12 month period without Shareholder approval. ASX Listing Rule 7.2 contains a number of exceptions to ASX Listing Rule 7.1. In particular, exception 9(b) of ASX Listing Rule 7.2 provides that ASX Listing Rule 7.1 does not apply to an issue under an employee incentive scheme if within 3 years before the date of issue, holders of ordinary securities have approved the issue of securities under the scheme as an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

In accordance with the requirements of ASX Listing Rule 7.2 exception 9(b) the following information is provided:-

  • (a) a copy of the rules of the Plan is attached as Annexure "A" to these Explanatory Notes;
  • (b) 1,920,000 options have been issued under the Plan since the date of its last approval; and
  • (c) a voting exclusion statement has been included for the purposes of Resolution 4.

As the Directors are excluded from voting on this resolution they do not wish to make a recommendation as to how Shareholders ought to vote in respect of the resolution. The Chairman intends to vote any undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 4.

Glossary

"ASX" means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691;

  • "ASX Listing Rules" means the official listing rules of ASX;
  • "Board" means the board of Directors;
  • "Company" means Petratherm Ltd ACN 106 806 884;
  • "Constitution" means the constitution of the Company;
  • "Corporations Act" means Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);
  • "Director" means a director of the Company;
  • "Share" means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company;
  • "Shareholder" means a holder of a Share.

ANNEXURE "A"

PETRATHERM LIMITED: EMPLOYEE SHARE OPTION PLAN

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

In these Terms unless the contrary intention appears:

"Applicable Law" means any one or more or all, as the context requires of:

  • (a) Corporations Act and the Corporations Regulations;
  • (b) Listing Rules;
  • (c) the constitution of the Company;
  • (d) any practice note, policy statement, class order, declaration, guideline, policy or procedure pursuant to the provisions of which either ASIC or ASX is authorised or entitled to regulate, implement or enforce, either directly or indirectly, the provisions of any of the foregoing statutes, regulations or rules or any conduct of any duly authorised person, pursuant to any of the abovementioned statutes, regulations or rules.

"ASIC" means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

"Associate" has the same meaning as is ascribed to that term in Sections 12 to 16 (inclusive) of the Corporations Act.

"ASX" means the ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691.

"Auditor" means the registered auditor of the Company as appointed from time to time.

"Business Day" means any day upon which major trading banks operating in the city in which the Company carries on its central administration and financial operations, carry on their normal business operations.

"Certificate" means the certificate for the Options issued by the Company to a Participant.

"Company" means Petratherm Limited ACN 106 806 884.

"Company Secretary" means the secretary of the Company (or his delegate) as appointed from time to time.

"Corporations Act" means the Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth).

"Directors" means the Directors for the time being of the Company.

"Eligible Employee", "Eligible Associate", "Eligible Person" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in clause 13.

"Exercise" means an exercise effected under clause 6.

"Exercise Date" means the date upon which an Option is Exercised in accordance with clause 6.1.

"Exercise Notice" means a notice given under clause 6.1 and in the form of Schedule 1.

"Exercise Period" means in relation to a particular grant of Options, the period beginning on the date determined in accordance with the provisions of clause 5.3 and ending on the date of the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date of those Options or as otherwise determined by the Directors at the Relevant Date.

"Exercise Price" means the price at which an Option may be Exercised in accordance with clause 3.2(b), as varied in accordance with clause 10.2 and clause 11.2.

"Issue Date" means the date upon which Options are issued to an Eligible Person pursuant to this Plan.

"Listing Rules" means the official listing rules of ASX, as varied from time to time.

"Loan Period" means in respect of each loan the period determined under clause 14.

"Loan Share" means a Plan Share acquired with a Loan which has not been repaid in full in respect of that Plan Share.

"Loans" means loans made pursuant to clause 14 and includes any interest, fees or other charges accrued on that loan or any part thereof.

"Market Price" means:

  • (a) the average weighted sale price of a Share for the five (5) trading days preceding the relevant date on which this price is to be determined, upon each of which any Shares were traded on the ASX;
  • (b) if there has been no trading in the Shares during the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the relevant date on which this price is to be determined, the last sale price of ordinary shares of the Company recorded on the ASX; or
  • (c) if Shares of that class are not traded on the ASX, the arm's length value of the Share as specified in a written report prepared by the Auditor in relation to valuing the Share.

"Offer" means an Offer of Options by the Directors to an Eligible Person pursuant to this Plan.

"Option" means an option over Plan Shares granted pursuant to the Plan.

"Option Price" means the amount payable for an Option as determined in accordance with clause 3.2(a).

"Participant" means an Eligible Employee, Eligible Associate or Eligible Person to whom Options have been issued pursuant to the Plan.

"Performance Conditions" means one or more conditions (if any), as determined by the Directors under clause 5.2 and notified to a Participant in the Offer, which must be satisfied or waived by the Directors before an Option may be Exercised.

"Permitted Nominee" has the meaning given to it by clause 4.3.

"Plan" means the Employee Share Option Plan for the Company established in accordance with these Terms.

"Plan Share" means a Share in the capital of the Company issued upon Exercise of an Option or in respect of which an Option has been granted.

"Related Body Corporate" has the same meaning as is ascribed to that term in Section 50 of the Corporations Act.

"Relevant Date" means the date on which the Directors resolve to offer an Option or such other date as the Directors determine.

"Share" means an ordinary share in the issued capital of the Company.

"Share Registry" means the share registry of the Company from time to time.

"Terms" means these general terms and conditions, as varied from time to time.

1.2 Interpretation

In these Terms, unless the context requires otherwise:

  • (a) a reference to a word includes the singular and the plural of the word and vice versa;
  • (b) a reference to a gender includes any gender;
  • (c) if a word or phrase is defined, then other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or phrase have a corresponding meaning;
  • (d) a term which refers to a natural person includes a company, a partnership, an association, a corporation, a body corporate, a joint venture or a governmental agency;
  • (e) headings are included for convenience only and do not affect interpretation;
  • (f) a reference to a document includes a reference to that document as amended, novated, supplemented, varied or replaced;
  • (g) a reference to a thing includes a part of that thing and includes but is not limited to a right;
  • (h) the terms "included", "including" and similar expressions when introducing a list of items do not exclude a reference to other items of the same class or genus;
  • (i) a reference to a part, Clause, party, annexure, exhibit or Schedule is a reference to an item of that type in these Terms and includes a reference to the provisions or terms of that part, clause, annexure, exhibit or Schedule;
  • (j) a reference to these Terms includes each annexure, exhibit and a Schedule to these Terms;
  • (k) a reference to a party to this document includes the party's successors and permitted assigns and includes any person to whom these Terms are novated;
  • (l) a reference to a statute or statutory provision includes but is not limited to:
    • (1) a statute or statutory provision which amends, extends, consolidates or replaces the statute or statutory provision;
    • (2) a statute or statutory provision which has been amended, extended, consolidated or replaced by the statute or statutory provision; and
    • (3) subordinate legislation made under the statute or statutory provision including but not limited to an order, regulation, or instrument;
  • (m) a reference to a document is a reference to a document of any kind including but not limited to an agreement in writing, a certificate, a notice, or an instrument;
  • (n) reference to "$", "A$", "Australian Dollars" or "dollars" is a reference to the lawful tender for the time being and from time to time of the Commonwealth of Australia;
  • (o) a covenant, representation, warranty or an agreement between more than one person binds them jointly and severally;
  • (p) a provision of these Terms is not to be construed against a party solely on the ground that the party is responsible for the preparation of these Terms or a particular provision;
  • (q) a reference to an asset includes all property or title of any nature including but not limited to a business, a right, a revenue and a benefit, whether beneficial, legal or otherwise;
  • (r) a reference to liquidation includes appointment of an administrator, compromise, arrangement, merger, amalgamation, reconstruction, winding up, dissolution, assignment for

the benefit of creditors, scheme composition or arrangement of creditors, insolvency, bankruptcy or any similar procedure or if applicable changes in the constitution of a partnership or the death of a person;

(s) a reference to a body which is not a party to these Terms which ceases to exist or whose power or function is transferred to another body, is a reference to the body which replaces or substantially succeeds to the power or function of the first body.

1.3 Business Day and Day

  • (a) If these Terms require that the day on which a thing must be done is a day which is not a Business Day, then that thing must be done on or by the preceding Business Day.
  • (b) If an event occurs on a day which is not a Business Day, or occurs later than 5.00 p.m. local time at the place that the event occurs, then the event is deemed to have occurred on the next Business Day in the place that the event occurs.
  • (c) A reference to a day is a reference to a time period which begins at midnight and ends 24 hours later.
  • (d) A reference to a period of time unless specifically written otherwise, excludes the first day of that period.

1.4 Incorporation of Schedules

The schedule to these Terms is incorporated by reference in these Terms but if there is any inconsistency between the schedule and any provision of these Terms, the provision of these Terms will prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

2. DIRECTORS' AUTHORITY

  • 2.1 The Directors will establish and administer the Plan in accordance with these Terms set out below and, subject to any Applicable Law, will have the absolute discretion and power to:
    • (a) determine appropriate procedures for administration of the Plan;
    • (b) resolve conclusively all questions of fact or interpretation arising in connection with the Plan or these Terms;
    • (c) delegate to any one or more persons for such period and subject to such conditions as they may determine, the exercise of their powers or discretions, or of any of them, under these Terms; and
    • (d) alter, modify, add to or repeal any of these Terms, even where such alteration, modification, addition or repeal:
      • (1) will or may adversely affect, whether materially or otherwise, any existing right or entitlement of a Participant or otherwise disadvantage an existing Participant; and
      • (2) occurs either during or after the expiry of the Exercise Period and irrespective of whether or not the Options, or the Plan Share or Plan Shares that have been issued to a Participant pursuant to the Exercise of an Option, have or would have otherwise fully vested in that Participant.
  • 2.2 The Directors undertake to each Participant that the powers and rights available to them under clause 2.1(d) will not be exercised in a capricious, malicious or unreasonable manner.
  • 2.3 Subject to the Terms of the Plan, the Directors may from time to time in their absolute discretion determine those Eligible Persons to whom an offer to participate in the Plan will be made and the terms of such an offer.

3. OPTIONS, OPTION PRICE AND EXERCISE PRICE

  • 3.1 Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Directors may determine from time to time to grant Options upon such terms and to such Eligible Persons as they see fit.
  • 3.2 Unless otherwise determined by the Directors:
    • (a) the Option Price will be nil; and
    • (b) the Exercise Price will be the amount determined by the Directors on the Relevant Date and specified in an Offer; and
    • (c) the Directors will notify the Participants in writing of the Exercise Price of an Option at the time of making an Offer.

4. OFFER OF OPTIONS

  • 4.1 Subject to these Terms, the Company (acting through the Directors) may make an Offer at such times and on such terms as the Directors consider appropriate. Each Offer must state:
    • (a) that the Eligible Person to whom it is addressed may accept the whole or any lesser number of Options offered. The Offer may stipulate a minimum number of Options and any multiple of such minimum or any other number which may be accepted;
    • (b) the period within which the Offer may be accepted and the Exercise Period;
    • (c) the method of calculation of the Exercise Price; and
    • (d) any other matter which the Directors may determine or is required under any Applicable Law.
  • 4.2 Upon receipt of an Offer of Options, an Eligible Person may, within the period specified in the Offer:
    • (a) accept the whole or any lesser number of Options offered by notice in writing to the Directors; or
    • (b) nominate a nominee in whose favour the Eligible Person wishes to renounce the Offer by notice in writing to the Directors. The Directors may, in their absolute discretion, resolve not to allow such renunciation of an Offer in favour of a nominee without giving any reason for such decision.
  • 4.3 Upon:
    • (a) receipt of the acceptance referred to in paragraph 4.2(a); or
    • (b) the Directors resolving to allow a renunciation of an Offer in favour of a nominee ("Permitted Nominee") and the Permitted Nominee accepting the whole or any lesser number of Options offered by notice in writing to the Directors,

the Eligible Person or the Permitted Nominee, as the case may be, will be taken to have agreed to be bound by these Terms and will be issued Options subject to these Terms.

  • 4.4 Certificates for Options will be dispatched within ten (10) Business Days after their Issue Date.
  • 4.5 If Options are issued to a Permitted Nominee of an Eligible Person, the Eligible Person must, without limiting any provision in these Terms, ensure that the Permitted Nominee complies with these Terms.

5. VESTING AND ENTITLEMENT

  • 5.1 At the time of making an Offer of Options, the Directors may impose such vesting conditions (if any) as they consider appropriate.
  • 5.2 At the time of making an Offer of Options, the Directors may impose such Performance Conditions (if any) as they consider appropriate.
  • 5.3 No Option can be Exercised until:
    • (a) it has vested under the vesting conditions (if any) applicable to the Option in accordance with clause 5.1 or the vesting conditions have been waived by Directors; and
    • (b) the Performance Conditions (if any) applicable to the option in accordance with clause 5.2 have been satisfied or waived by the Directors.
  • 5.4 Once an Option is able to be exercised in accordance with clause 5.3, it:
    • (a) may be Exercised during the Exercise Period; and
    • (b) entitles the Participant to subscribe for and be allotted, credited as fully paid, one (1) Plan Share at the Exercise Price.
  • 5.5 Notwithstanding the Terms, while the Shares are listed on the ASX, the Company must allot and issue Plan Shares upon Exercise of an Option in accordance with the Applicable Laws.
  • 5.6 Plan Shares issued upon the Exercise of Options will rank equally with all existing Shares in the capital of the Company from their respective issue date.

6. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

  • 6.1 An Option is Exercised by:

    • (a) the Participant lodging with the Company an Exercise Notice;
    • (b) the receipt by the Company of a payment by or on behalf of a Participant and in immediately available funds, of the Exercise Price for each of the Options the subject of such Exercise Notice; and
    • (c) the Participant lodging with the Company the Certificate for those Options, for cancellation by the Company.
  • 6.2 Subject to clause 6.1, within fifteen (15) Business Days after the Exercise of an Option in accordance with the provisions of clause 6.1, the Directors must:

    • (a) allot and issue the number of Plan Shares specified in the Exercise Notice to the Participant;
    • (b) cancel the Certificate for the Options being Exercised; and
    • (c) if applicable, issue a new Certificate for any remaining Options covered by the Certificate accompanying the Exercise Notice.
  • 6.3 Subject to the provisions of clause 6.4, Exercise of some only of the Options held by a Participant does not prevent Exercise of any remaining vested unExercised Options.

  • 6.4 Options may not be Exercised in parcels of less than 1,000. Holders of less than 1,000 Options may not Exercise those Options in part.

  • 6.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause 6 or clause 5 but subject to the written consent of the Directors, all Options may be Exercised:

    • (a) during a Bid Period;
  • (b) at any time after a Change of Control Event has occurred; or

  • (c) if, on an application under Section 411 of the Corporations Act, a court orders a meeting to be held concerning a proposed compromise or arrangement for the purposes of or in connection with a scheme for the reconstruction of the Company or its amalgamation with any other company.

"Bid Period", in relation to an off-market bid or a market bid in respect of shares, means the period referred to in the definition of that expression in Section 9 of the Corporations Act, provided that where a bid is publicly announced prior to the service of a bidder's statement on the Company, the bid period shall be deemed to have commenced at the time of that announcement.

"Change of Control Event" means if an entity not having Control of the Company, the event pursuant to which that entity acquires Control of the Company.

"Control" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 50AA of the Corporations Act.

7. LAPSE OF OPTIONS

  • 7.1 Subject to clause 5.3, if the Participant is a Director, an Option may be Exercised by that Participant at any time prior to the first to occur of:
    • (a) the expiry of the Exercise Period;
    • (b) the expiry of thirty (30) days after the Participant ceases to be a Director; and
    • (c) a determination by the Directors that the Participant has acted fraudulently, dishonestly or in breach of the Participant's obligations to the Company and that the Option is to be forfeited.

If such a Participant fails, for any reason, to Exercise all the Options registered in his name prior to such occurrence, those Options that the Participant would have been entitled to Exercise and that have not been Exercised, and any right or entitlement of a Participant to have those Options vested in that Participant, will lapse and be of no further force or effect.

  • 7.2 If a resolution of a general meeting of the Company to remove a Participant as a Director is passed, that Participant may only Exercise a proportion of the Options that are registered in that Participant's name as is equal to the proportion that the period from the Issue Date of those Options to the date of passage of the abovementioned resolution bears to the Exercise Period and the balance of those Options will be wholly and unconditionally forfeited, lapse and be of no further force or effect upon and from the date of passage of the abovementioned resolution.
  • 7.3 Unless otherwise determined by the Directors and subject to clause 5.3, if a Participant is an employee, an Option may be Exercised by that Participant at any time prior to the first to occur of:
    • (a) the expiry of the Exercise Period;
    • (b) the expiry of thirty (30) days after termination of the Participant's employment where such termination has either been voluntary on the Participant's part or otherwise has occurred without cause; and
    • (c) termination of the Participant's employment with cause.

If such a Participant fails, for any reason, to Exercise all the Options registered in his name prior to such occurrence, those Options that the Participant would have been entitled to Exercise and that have not been Exercised, and any right or entitlement of a Participant to have those Options vested in that Participant, will lapse and be of no further force or effect.

8. TRANSFER

Except with the consent of Directors, Options may not be transferred and will not be quoted on or by the ASX. The Directors may in their discretion allow the transfer of Options to an Associate or Related Body Corporate of a Participant.

9. QUOTATION OF PLAN SHARES

The Company will apply to the ASX for official quotation of Plan Shares issued on the Exercise of Options, if the Company is, at the time of issue of those Plan Shares, admitted to the official list of the ASX.

10. PARTICIPATION IN FUTURE ISSUES

10.1 New Issues

Holders may only participate in new issues of securities to holders of Shares if an Option has been exercised and Shares allotted in respect of the Option before the record date for determining entitlements to the issue. The Company must give at least nine Business Days' notice (or such greater period of notice (if any) as may be required by the Listing Rules) to Holders of any new issue before the record date for determining entitlements to the issue in accordance with the Listing Rules.

10.2 Bonus Issue

If there is a bonus issue to the holders of the underlying securities, the number of securities over which the Option is exercisable may be increased by the number of securities which the holder of the Option would have received if the Option had been exercised before the record date for the bonus issue.

10.3 Rights Issue

  • (a) If the Company makes an offer of Shares equally to all holders of Shares (other than an issue in lieu or in satisfaction of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment) and no Plan Shares have been allotted in respect of an Option before the record date for determining entitlements to the rights issue then the Exercise Price is to be adjusted using the formula set out in paragraph (b) in order to provide the Participant with the bonus element which may be present in a pro-rata rights issue. There is to be no change in the number of Plan Shares to which the Participant is entitled. To this effect, on a rights issue, the Exercise Price is to be reduced by the value of the theoretical rights entitlement received in relation to each Share.
  • (b) The theoretical value of the rights entitlement received in relation to each Share is to be calculated using the following formula:

$$ O1 = O \longrightarrow \frac{E[P - (S + D)]}{N} $$

where:

O¹ = the new Exercise Price;

O = the old Exercise Price;

  • E = the number of Plan Shares into which one Option is exercisable;
  • P = the value of a Share at the time the pro-rata rights issue is made as determined by an accountant independent of the Company, but if the Shares are listed on the ASX, the Market Price on each of five (5) trading days ending on the day immediately before the record date relevant for that rights issue;
  • S = the subscription price for a Share under the pro rata issue;
  • D = any dividend due but not yet paid on existing Shares which will not be payable in respect of new Shares issued under the rights issue;
  • N = the number of Shares with rights or entitlements that must be held to receive a right to one (1) new Share.

10.4 Aggregation

If Options are Exercised simultaneously then the Participant may aggregate the number of Plan Shares or fractions of Plan Shares to which the Participant is entitled to subscribe under those Options. Fractions in the aggregate number only will be disregarded in determining the total entitlement to subscribe.

10.5 Advice

The Company must give notice to the Participant of any adjustment it may make to either the number of Plan Shares which the Participant is entitled to subscribe for on Exercise of an Option or the Exercise Price, so as to comply with the Applicable Laws.

11. RECONSTRUCTION

  • 11.1 In the event of any reconstruction of the issued ordinary capital of the Company, the entitlement to Plan Shares attaching to each Option will be reconstructed in accordance with the Listing Rules.
  • 11.2 In particular, if at any time or from time to time during the period in which the Options may be Exercised (as set out in clauses 6 and 7 of these Terms):
    • (a) the Company consolidates its Shares, the number of Options to which the Participant is entitled must be reduced in the same proportion as the number of Shares is reduced under that consolidation and the Exercise Price must be increased in the inverse proportion;
    • (b) the Company subdivides its Shares, the number of Options to which the Participant is entitled must be increased in the same proportion as the number of Shares is increased under that sub-division and the Exercise Price must be reduced in the inverse proportion;
    • (c) the Company returns any capital to the holders of Shares (other than on a cancellation of Shares), the number of Options to which the Participant is entitled is to remain the same and the Exercise Price must be reduced by the same proportion as the amount returned in relation to each Share;
    • (d) the Company reduces its capital by a cancellation of paid up capital that is lost or not represented by available assets and there is no cancellation of Shares, the number of Options to which the Participant is entitled and the Exercise Price remain the same;
    • (e) the Company returns any capital to the holders of Shares upon a cancellation of Shares, the number of Options to which the Participant is entitled is to be reduced in the same proportion as the number of Shares is reduced under that cancellation and the Exercise Price is to be adjusted by increasing the Exercise Price in the inverse proportion;
    • (f) the Company cancels Shares without returning any capital to the holders of those Shares, the number of Options to which the Participant is entitled must be reduced in the same proportion as the total number of cancelled Shares bears to the total number of Shares immediately before that cancellation and the Exercise Price is to be increased in the inverse proportion;
    • (g) the Company issues further shares other than pursuant to a rights issue, there is no adjustment,

provided that, in any case, each Option will entitle the Participant to subscribe for Plan Shares ranking equally with the ordinary Shares on issue after the reconstruction.

11.3 If Options are Exercised simultaneously then the Participant may aggregate the number of Plan Shares or fractions of Plan Shares which the Participant is entitled to subscribe for under those Options. Fractions in the aggregate number only will be disregarded in determining the total entitlement to subscribe.

12. MAXIMUM NUMBER

The aggregate maximum number of Options that may be granted in any five (5) year period under this Plan and under any other employee share or option plan of the Company (but disregarding for the purpose of calculating the maximum number any options offered or issued, or share issued, by way of or as a result of:

  • (a) an offer to a person situation at the time of receipt of the offer outside Australia; or
  • (b) an offer that did not need disclosure to investors because of Section 708 of the Corporations Act)

must not exceed five per cent (5%) of the total number of Shares on issue in the capital of the Company at the time of the relevant grant of Options.

13. ELIGIBLE PERSONS

  • 13.1 "Eligible Employee" means:
    • (a) a person who is engaged in the full time employment of the Company or a Related Body Corporate of the Company and includes any Director holding a salaried employment or office in the Company or a Related Body Corporate of the Company; and
    • (b) any person acquiring and holding any Plan Share or Options for the benefit of any such employee (other than any employee who is a Director), provided that the Plan Share and Options are acquired and held on such terms and conditions as have been previously approved by the Directors, including, without limitation, any trustee of a trust established by the Company to hold Plan Shares or Options for the benefit of such employees.

13.2 "Eligible Associate" means:

  • (a) any Director, including non-executive Director or officer, of the Company; and
  • (b) (without limiting the subsequent paragraphs of this definition) any person or entity acquiring and holding any Plan Share for the benefit of any Eligible Employee who is a Director or officer of the Company at the time of such acquisition or any person referred to in clause 13.2(a), and provided that the Plan Share is acquired and held on such terms and conditions as have been previously approved by the Directors.
  • 13.3 An Eligible Employee may also be an Eligible Associate.
  • 13.4 "Eligible Persons" means Eligible Employees and Eligible Associates.

14. LOANS

  • 14.1 Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Directors may from time to time determine that the Company makes loans to Eligible Employees in connection with Plan Shares to be issued pursuant to the Exercise of Options under the Plan.

  • 14.2 No Loans shall be made to persons other than Eligible Employees.

  • 14.3 Loans may be made for the Exercise Price payable upon Exercise of Options issued under the Plan and on such terms and conditions as the Directors see fit.

  • 14.4 A Participant who accepts a Loan in respect of some or all of the Plan Shares pursuant to clause 14.1, will upon and by such acceptance, irrevocably authorise the Company to apply the Loan on behalf of the Participant by way of payment of the Exercise Price of the Plan Shares in respect of which the Loan was accepted and the payment of any duties payable by the Participant in respect of the Loan.

  • 14.5 The Loan Period is the period commencing when the Loan is made and ending on the first to occur of the following dates:

    • (a) the Participant ceasing to be employed by the Company or a Related Body Corporate of the Company;
  • (b) the Company agreeing to sell the Loan Shares as requested by an Eligible Employee in accordance with clause 16.2; or

  • (c) the Loan being repaid in full.

  • 14.6 A Participant may repay all or part of a Loan at any time before the expiration of the Loan Period.

  • 14.7 Unless otherwise determined by the Directors and subject to clause 14.8, the Company will apply and each Participant will, by virtue of their acceptance of the Loan, be deemed to have irrevocably directed the Company to so apply all dividends paid in cash on the Plan Shares towards repayment of the Loan.

  • 14.8 The amount of the dividend applied pursuant to clause 14.7 shall not exceed the after tax value of the dividends computed on the assumption that the Participant is assessable to tax at the highest personal marginal rate of income tax in Australia applicable to Australian residents (including for this purpose the Medicare Levy but not the Medicare Surcharge) on the whole of the dividend and after allowing for any franking rebate to which the Participant is entitled in relation to the dividend.

  • 14.9 Without restricting the discretion of the Directors, Loans may be made on terms and conditions which provide that:

    • (a) no interest or a less than commercial rate of interest be payable in respect of the Loan;
    • (b) the interest payable on the Loan may be variable and may vary in accordance with the length of employment of the Eligible Employee either before or during the term of the Loan;
    • (c) where the Exercise Price paid pursuant to the Exercise of Options has been financed in whole or in part by the provision of a Loan by the Company to a Participant, that Participant will encumber in favour of, and lodge with, the Company or its nominee as security for repayment of the Loans all its right title and interest in the Plan Shares that have been issued to the Participant as a result of such Exercise; or
    • (d) the total amount of principal and interest repayable under the Loan be limited to the proceeds of the sale of Plan Shares acquired with the Loan less any costs of sales.

15. RIGHTS ATTACHING TO LOAN SHARES

  • 15.1 Subject to clauses 14.7 and 14.8, a Participant is entitled to all dividends declared or paid on the Loan Shares held by the Participant.
  • 15.2 A Participant is entitled to any bonus Shares which accrue to Loan Shares held by the Participant in accordance with clause 10.1.
  • 15.3 Upon allotment of the bonus Shares to the Participant, any bonus Shares which accrued to Loan Shares are deemed, for the purposes of the Plan, to be Loan Shares until such time as the Loans in respect of the Loan Shares to which the bonus Shares accrued had been repaid in full.

16. RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER OF LOAN SHARES

  • 16.1 Other than as provided by these Terms:

    • (a) a Participant must not sell, encumber or otherwise deal with a Loan Share prior to the repayment of the Loan used to acquire that Loan Share; and
    • (b) the Company must not register or permit the Share Registry to register a transfer of a Loan Share until the Loan used to acquire that Loan Share has been repaid and for that purpose the Company may do such things and enter into such arrangements with the Share Registry or otherwise as it considers necessary to enforce such restrictions on the transfer of a Loan Share and Participants will be bound by such arrangements.
  • 16.2 A Participant who holds a Loan Share may request the Company in writing to sell that Loan Share on behalf of the Participant and apply the proceeds in accordance with clause 6.5.

  • 16.3 For the purpose of the sale of the Loan Shares pursuant to clause 16.2, the Participant will be deemed to have irrevocably appointed, as a result of that Participant's request pursuant to clause 16.2, the Company Secretary as that Participant's agent and attorney to sign all documents and do all acts necessary to sell the Loan Shares and account for the proceeds in accordance with clause 16.5 and shall indemnify the Company Secretary and the Company in respect of all costs, damages or losses arising from the sale of the Loan Shares.

  • 16.4 The Company and the Company Secretary will have complete discretion in respect of the sale of the Loan Shares under this clause 16 and will not be liable to the Participant in respect of the timing of or price obtained on or any other circumstances relating to such sale.

  • 16.5 Upon the Company selling the Loan Shares in accordance with a request made by a Participant in accordance with clause 16.2:

    • (a) the proceeds of the sale will be applied in the following order:
      • (1) in payment of any costs and expenses of the sale incurred by the Company;
      • (2) in reduction of the outstanding amount of the Loan;
      • (3) the balance (if any) in payment to the Participant; and
    • (b) subject to the terms of a Loan as determined in accordance with the provisions of clause 14.9(d) if applicable, the Participant shall be liable to the Company for any shortfall between the proceeds of such sale and the outstanding amount of the Loan.

17. LOAN NOT REPAID

  • 17.1 If the Participant has not repaid the outstanding amount of a Loan at the end of the Loan Period, the Company may, at its discretion, on behalf of the Participant, sell the Loan Shares and apply the proceeds in accordance with clause 17.4.
  • 17.2 For the purpose of the sale of the Loan Shares pursuant to clause 17.1, the Participant will be deemed to have irrevocably appointed, as a result of that Participant's acceptance of the issue of the Loan Shares, the Company Secretary as that Participant's agent and attorney to sign all documents and do all acts necessary to sell the Loan Shares and account for the proceeds in accordance with clause 17.4 and shall indemnify the Company Secretary and the Company in respect of all costs, damages or losses arising form the sale of the Loan Shares.
  • 17.3 The Company and the Company Secretary will have complete discretion in respect of the sale of the Loan Shares under clause 17.1 and will not be liable to the Participant in respect of the timing of or price obtained on or any other circumstances relating to such sale.
  • 17.4 If the Company sells the Loan Shares in accordance with clause 17.1:
    • (a) the proceeds of the sale will be applied in the following order:
      • (1) in payment of any costs and expenses of the sale incurred by the Company; and
      • (2) in reduction of the outstanding amount of the Loan; and
      • (3) the balance (if any) in payment to the Participant; and
    • (b) subject to the terms of a Loan as determined in accordance with the provisions of clause 14.9(d) if applicable, the Participant shall be liable to the Company for any shortfall between the proceeds of such sale and the outstanding amount of the Loan.

For the avoidance of doubt the Participant, in consideration of the grant of the Loan and by virtue of that Participant's acceptance of any or all Loan Shares, will be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the person who from time to time occupies the position of Company Secretary, that Participant's attorney to complete and execute any documents including share transfers and to do all acts or things in his name on his behalf which may be convenient or necessary for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of clauses 16 and 17 of this Plan and the Participant covenants that the Participant shall ratify and confirm any act or thing done pursuant to this power and shall indemnify the attorney (or their delegate) and the Company in respect thereof.

19. NOTICES

Notices must be given by the Company to the Participant in the manner prescribed by the constitution of the Company for the giving of notices to members of the Company and the relevant provisions of the constitution of the Company apply with all necessary modifications to notices to any Participant.

20. RIGHT TO ACCOUNTS

Participants will be sent all reports and accounts required to be laid before members of the Company in general meeting and all notices of general meetings of members but, unless otherwise entitled, will not have any right to attend or vote at those meetings.

21. OVERRIDING RESTRICTIONS ON GRANT AND EXERCISE

  • 21.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of these Terms, all rights and entitlements attaching to an Option or of a Participant under this Plan will be changed or amended to the extent necessary to comply with the Listing Rules that apply to a reorganisation of the capital of the Company, at the time that that re-organisation becomes effective.
  • 21.2 No Option may be Exercised if to do so would contravene the Applicable Laws.
  • 21.3 Without limitation to the provisions of this clause 21:
    • (a) the Option terms and conditions must allow the rights of a Participant to comply with the Listing Rules applying to a reorganisation of capital of the Company at the time of the reorganisation; and
    • (b) subject to the provisions of clause 21.3(a), any reorganisation of capital of the Company must not be done in a manner or with the effect that will prejudice the rights or interests, or the value of the rights or interests, of Participants in the Options they hold, immediately prior to the time of any such reorganisation.

22. RIGHT OF PARTICIPANTS

Nothing in these Terms:

  • (a) confers on a Participant the right to receive any Shares;
  • (b) confers on a Participant who is a Director the right to continue as a Director;
  • (c) confers on a Participant the right to continue as an employee of the Company or a Related Body Corporate of the Company;
  • (d) affects any rights which the Company, or a Related Body Corporate of the Company, may have to terminate the appointment of a Participant who is a Director or terminate the employment of an employee; or
  • (e) may be used to increase damages in any action brought against the Company or a Related Body Corporate in respect of any such termination.

23. TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN

The Directors may resolve at any time to terminate or suspend the operation of the Plan.

24. GOVERNING LAW

The Plan is governed by and shall be construed and take effect in accordance with the laws of South Australia.

25. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL

Clauses 14 to 18 only come into effect on the passing of an appropriate Shareholders' resolution to authorise the granting of financial assistance to a Participant.

SCHEDULE 1

NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

TO: THE DIRECTORS OF PETRATHERM LIMITED

I/WE [INSERT] BEING THE REGISTERED HOLDER/S OF [INSERT] OPTIONS, EACH TO ACQUIRE AN ORDINARY FULLY PAID SHARE IN THE CAPITAL OF PETRATHERM LIMITED AT AN EXERCISE PRICE OF $[INSERT] PER OPTION PAYABLE IN FULL ON THE EXERCISE DATE, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF [INSERT] OPTIONS AND ATTACH HERETO MY/OUR CHEQUE IN THE SUM OF $[INSERT]. I/WE AGREE TO MY/OUR NAME BEING PLACED ON THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS IN RESPECT OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES ALLOTTED AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE CONSTITUTION OF PETRATHERM LIMITED.

USUAL SIGNATURE(S):__________________ DATE:____________

NB JOINT HOLDERS MUST ALL SIGN. CORPORATIONS MUST EXECUTE IN MANNER AUTHORISED BY THE CORPORATIONS ACT.

000001 000 PTR MR SAM SAMPLE FLAT 123 123 SAMPLE STREET THE SAMPLE HILL SAMPLE ESTATE SAMPLEVILLE VIC 3030

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Review and update your securityholding PLEASE NOTE: For security reasons it is important that you keep yourSRN/HIN confidential.

For your vote to be effective it must be received by 2:00pm (Adelaide time) Tuesday 24 November 2009

How to Vote on Items of Business

All your securities will be voted in accordance with your directions.

Appointment of Proxy

Voting 100% of your holding: Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote as they choose. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that item.

Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the percentage or number of securities you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or boxes. The sum of the votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement or 100%.

Appointing a second proxy: You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you appoint two proxies you must specify the percentage of votes or number of securities for each proxy, otherwise each proxy may exercise half of the votes. When appointing a second proxy write both names and the percentage of votes or number of securities for each in Step 1 overleaf.

A proxy need not be a securityholder of the Company.

Signing Instructions for Postal Forms

Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the securityholder must sign.

Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders should sign.

Power of Attorney: If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.

Companies: Where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held.

Attending the Meeting

Bring this form to assist registration. If a representative of a corporate securityholder or proxy is to attend the meeting you will need to provide the appropriate "Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative" prior to admission. A form of the certificate may be obtained from Computershare or online at www.investorcentre.com under the information tab, "Downloadable Forms".

Comments & Questions: If you have any comments or questions for the company, please write them on a separate sheet of paper and return with this form.

MR SAM SAMPLEFLAT 123123 SAMPLE STREETTHE SAMPLE HILLSAMPLE ESTATESAMPLEVILLE VIC 3030 Change of address. If incorrect,mark this box and make thecorrection in the space to the left.Securityholders sponsored by abroker (reference numbercommences with 'X') should adviseyour broker of any changes. I9999999999I9999999999I ND
Proxy Form Please mark to indicate your directions
Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf XX
I/We being a member/s of Petratherm Ltd hereby appointthe ChairmanORof the Meetingor failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy PLEASE NOTE: Leave this boxblank if you have selected theChairman of the Meeting. Do notinsert your own name(s).
to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, asthe proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of Petratherm Ltd to be held at Victoria Room, Hilton Adelaide, 233 Victoria Square,Adelaide on Thursday, 26 November 2009 at 2:00pm and at any adjournment of that meeting.
Important for Item 4: If the Chairman of the Meeting is your proxy and you have not directed him/her how to vote on Item 4 below, pleasemark the box in this section. If you do not mark this box and you have not directed your proxy how to vote, the Chairman of the Meeting will notcast your votes on Item 4 and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority if a poll is called on this Item. The Chairman ofthe Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of item 4 of business.I/We acknowledge that the Chairman of the Meeting may exercise my proxy even if he/she has an interest in the outcome of that Itemand that votes cast by him/her, other than as proxy holder, would be disregarded because of that interest.
Items of Business PLEASE NOTE: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on yourbehalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority.
ORDINARY BUSINESS
1Adoption of the remuneration report
2Re-election of Mr Simon O'Loughlin as a Director of the Company
3Re-election of Mr Derek Carter as a Director of the Company
4Approval of Employee Share Option Plan

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

Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary
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000001 000 PTR MR SAM SAMPLE FLAT 123 123 SAMPLE STREET THE SAMPLE HILL SAMPLE ESTATE SAMPLEVILLE VIC 3030

Dear Securityholder,

We have been trying to contact you in connection with matters arising from your securityholding in Petratherm Ltd. Unfortunately, our correspondence has been returned to us marked "Unknown at the current address". For security reasons we have flagged this against your securityholding which will exclude you from future mailings, other than notice of meeting.

We value you as a securityholder and request that you supply your current address so that we can keep you informed about our Company. Where the correspondence has been returned to us in error we request that you advise us of this so that we may correct our records.

You are requested to include the following;

  • Security Reference Number (SRN);

  • ASX trading code;

  • Name of company in which security is held;

  • Old address; and

  • New address.

Please ensure that the notification is signed by all holders and forwarded to our Share Registry at:

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box 2975 Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia

Note: If your holding is sponsored within the CHESS environment you need to advise your sponsoring participant (in most cases this would be your broker) of your change of address so that your records with CHESS are also updated.

Yours sincerely

Donald Stephens Company Secretary