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QUESTE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED — AGM Information 2010
Oct 11, 2010
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AGM Information
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Queste Communications Ltd A.B.N. 58 081 688 164 ("Queste" or "Company") will be held in The Forrest Centre Conference Suites, Level 14, The Forrest Centre, 221 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia at 11:30 am (Perth time) on Wednesday, 10 November 2010.
AGENDA
1. Annual Reports
To consider and receive the 2010 Directors' Report, Financial Statements and Auditor's Report of the Company.
The 2010 Annual Report will be sent to those shareholders who have elected to receive a printed version. Otherwise, an electronic version of the 2010 Annual Report may be viewed and downloaded from the Company's website: www.queste.com.au or emailed to shareholders upon request to [email protected], when available.
2. Resolution 1 - Re-Election of Simon Cato as Director
To consider, and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That Mr Simon Kenneth Cato, having retired pursuant to the Constitution of the Company, being eligible, be re-elected as a Director of the Company."
3. Resolution 2 - Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider, and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an advisory non-binding resolution:
"That the Remuneration Report as detailed in the Directors' Report for the year ended 30 June 2010 be adopted"
4. Resolution 3 - Election of Massimo Cellante as Director
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That Massimo Livio Cellante be elected as a Director of the Company having been proposed by a member and seconded by another member for election under clause 6 of the Company's Constitution."
DATED THIS 1st DAY OF OCTOBER 2010
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
VICTOR HO COMPANY SECRETARY

QUESTE COMMUNICATIONS LTD A.B.N. 58 081 688 164
Level 14, The Forrest Centre, 221 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Explanatory Statement is provided to the shareholders of Queste Communications Ltd (Queste or Company or QUE) pursuant to and in satisfaction of the Corporations Act (Cth) 2001 (Corporations Act) and the Listing Rules of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). This Explanatory Statement is intended to be read in conjunction with the Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM).
1. ANNUAL REPORTS
Section 317 of the Corporations Act requires the Directors of the Company to lay before the AGM the Directors' Report, Financial Report and the Auditor's Report for the last financial year that ended before the AGM. Shareholders will be provided with a reasonable opportunity to ask questions and make statements in relation to these reports but no resolution to adopt the reports will be put to shareholders at the AGM.
2. RESOLUTION 1 – RE-ELECTION OF SIMON CATO AS DIRECTOR
Ordinary Resolution 1 seeks shareholder approval for the re-election of Mr Simon Kenneth Cato as a Director of the Company.
Clause 5 of the Company's constitution requires one third of the Directors (or if that is not a whole number, the whole number nearest to one third) to retire at each AGM. The Director(s) who retire under this rule are those who have held office the longest since last being elected or appointed. If two or more Directors have been in office for the same period, those Directors may agree which of them will retire. This rule does not apply to the Managing Director.
Mr Cato retires at the AGM under this rule. However, being eligible, he has offered himself for reelection as a Director of the Company. Mr Cato was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 6 February 2008 and was most recently re-elected a Director at the 2008 AGM. Mr Cato's qualifications and experience are detailed in the Directors' Report in the Company's 2010 Annual Report.
3. RESOLUTION 2 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
Advisory Non-Binding Resolution 2 seeks the adoption of the Remuneration Report of the Company.
Sections 249L and 250R are recent additions to the Corporations Act that requires a resolution be put to the members to adopt a Remuneration Report prepared by the Company and disclosed in the Directors' Report. The vote on this resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. The Remuneration Report is set out in the Directors' Report in the Company's 2010 Annual Report. Shareholders will also be provided with a reasonable opportunity to ask questions or make statements in relation to the Remuneration Report.
4. RESOLUTION 3 – ELECTION OF MASSIMO CELLANTE AS DIRECTOR
The Company has received a nomination from Bell IXL Investments Limited (ACN 113 669 908) and Cellante Securities Pty Ltd (ACN 073 202 838) for Mr Massimo Livio Cellante to be elected a Director of the Company. Accordingly, Resolution 3 is proposed at this AGM.
Mr Cellante has provided the following statement to the Company in relation to his qualifications and public company board experience (which has not been verified by the Company):
"Background on Nominee
MASSIMO LIVIO CELLANTE (age 35)
Bachelor of Commerce (Major: Finance and Law) (Minor: Accounting)"
"He is the Executive Chairman and Managing Director of Bell IXL Investments Limited ("Bell IXL") which is a strategic investment company listed on the National Stock Exchange."
"He is a director of Botswana Metals Limited (ASX code: BML) as well as numerous companies involved in land development throughout Victoria."
The Board, having reviewed Mr Cellante's background, qualifications and experience, does not endorse the election of Mr Cellante as a Director and recommends that shareholders vote against Resolution 3.
The Board refers to its position stated in the meeting documents for the Company's 2007 AGM at which Mr Cellante also nominated for election as a Director and notes that shareholders overwhelmingly rejected Mr Cellante's nomination at that AGM.
Bell IXL Investments Limited has provided a statement in relation to this resolution. Accordingly, this statement is reproduced below:

TIME AND PLACE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND HOW TO VOTE
Venue
The Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of Queste Communications Ltd will be held in:
The Forrest Centre Conference Suites Level 14, The Forrest Centre 221 St Georges Terrace Perth, Western Australia
commencing 11:30 am (Perth time) Wednesday, 10 November 2010
How to Vote
You may vote by attending the meeting in person, by proxy or authorised representative.
Voting in Person
To vote in person, attend the meeting on the date and at the place set out above.
Voting by Proxy
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the proxy form enclosed with this Notice of Annual General Meeting as soon as possible and either:
- send the proxy by facsimile to the Company on facsimile number (08) 9322 1515; or
- deliver to the registered office of the Company at Level 14, The Forrest Centre, 221 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000,
so that it is received not later than 11:30 am (Perth time) on Monday, 8 November 2010.
Your proxy form is enclosed.
Bodies corporate
A body corporate may appoint an individual as its authorised corporate representative to exercise any of the powers the body may exercise at meetings of a company's shareholders. A properly executed original (or certified copy) of an appropriate "Appointment of Corporate Representative" should be produced for admission to the meeting. Previously lodged Appointments of Corporate Representative will be disregarded by the Company.
Voting by Attorney
A shareholder may appoint an attorney to vote on his or her behalf. For an appointment to be effective for the Annual General Meeting, the instrument effecting the appointment (or a certified copy of it) must be received by the Company at its registered office or one of the addresses listed above for the receipt of proxy appointments at least 48 hours before the Annual General Meeting. Previously lodged Powers of Attorney will be disregarded by the Company.
Voting Entitlement
In accordance with section 1074E(2)(g)(i) of the Corporations Act and regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations, the Company has determined that for the purposes of the Annual General Meeting all shares in the Company will be taken to be held by the persons who held them as registered shareholders at 5:00pm (Perth time) on 8 November 2010 (Voting Entitlement Time). Subject to the voting exclusions noted earlier, all holders of shares in the Company as at the Voting Entitlement Time will be entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting.
PROXY FORM Annual General Meeting
Queste Communications Ltd A.B.N. 58 081 688 164
Website: www.queste.com.au
The Company Secretary Queste Communications Ltd Level 14, The Forrest Centre 221 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 Enquiries: (08) 9214 9777
Our Reference: QUE / {SUB-REGISTER} / {HOLDERID}
Current Election to Receive Hard Copy Annual Report: {ANNUAL_REP}
Facsimile: (08) 9322 1515
PLEASE RETURN TO:
Email: [email protected]
Shareholding as at 7 October 2010: {UNITS}
{Name1} {Name2} {Name3} {Name4} {Name5} {Name6}
A. Appointment of Proxy
I/We being a member/s of Queste Communications Ltd and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint
The Chairman of the Meeting (mark with an "X")
(If you have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting to exercise your proxy, by marking this box, you acknowledge that the Chairman of the Meeting may exercise your proxy even if he has an interest in the outcome of a particular resolution and votes cast by him other than as proxy holder will be disregarded because of that interest. The Chairman intends to vote all Chairman's Open Proxies in favour of Resolutions 1 to 2 (inclusive) and against Resolution 3)
OR Write here the name of the person you are appointing if this person is someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting.
or failing the person named, or if no person is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy 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, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of Queste Communications Ltd to be held in The Forrest Centre Conference Suites, Level 14, The Forrest Centre, 221 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia at 11:30 am on Wednesday, 10 November 2010 and at any adjournment of such Annual General Meeting.
B. Voting directions to your proxy – please mark to indicate your directions
| RESOLUTIONS | For | Against | Abstain* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Re-Election of Simon Cato as Director | | | |
| 2. | Adoption of Remuneration Report | | | |
| 3. | Election of Massimo Cellante as Director | | | |
If two proxies are being appointed, the proportion of voting rights this proxy represents is: %
* If you mark the Abstain box for a particular item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
C. Change of Address and Annual Report Elections (refer notes 1 and 2 overleaf)
mark if you want to make any changes to your address details
mark if you wish to receive a printed Annual Report by post
mark if you wish to receive an electronic Annual Report by email and specify your email address below
D. PLEASE SIGN HERE This section must be signed in accordance with the instructions overleaf to enable your directions to be implemented.
| Individual or Shareholder 1 | Joint Shareholder 2 | Joint Shareholder 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary | Director | Director / Company Secretary |
| Contact Name | Contact Daytime Telephone | Date |
| Email Address |
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING PROXY FORM
1. Change of Address
Your pre-printed name and address is as it appears on the share register of Queste Communications Ltd. If this information is incorrect, please mark the box at Section C of the proxy form and make the correction at the top of the form. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. Please note that you cannot change ownership of your shares using this form.
2. Annual Report Elections
Companies are no longer required to mail out printed annual reports to shareholders. Instead, shareholders can now make an election as follows:
- (a) make a written request for a hard copy annual report to be mailed to you; or
- (b) make a written request for an electronic copy of the annual report to be emailed to you.
If you wish to update your annual report elections, please complete Section C of the Proxy Form.
- 3. Completion of a proxy form will not prevent individual shareholders from attending the meeting in person if they wish. Where a shareholder completes and lodges a valid proxy form and attends the meeting in person, then the proxy's authority to speak and vote for that shareholder is suspended while the shareholder is present at the meeting.
- 4. A shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint not more than two proxies. Where more than one proxy is appointed, each proxy must be appointed to represent a specified proportion of the shareholder's voting rights. If the shareholder appoints two proxies and the appointment does not specify this proportion, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.
- 5. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
- 6. If you mark the abstain box for a particular item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that item on a show of hands or on a poll and that your shares are not to be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
- 7. If a representative of a company shareholder is to attend the meeting, a properly executed original (or certified copy) of the appropriate 'Appointment of Corporate Representative' should be produced for admission to the meeting. Previously lodged Appointments of Corporate Representative will be disregarded by the Company.
8. Signing Instructions
You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided in Section D:
| Individual: | Where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign. |
|---|---|
| Joint Holding: | Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the Shareholders should sign. |
| Power of Attorney: | If you are signing under a Power of Attorney, you must lodge an original or certified copy ofthe appropriate Power of Attorney with your completed Proxy Form and produce a properlyexecuted original (or certified copy) of that Power of Attorney at the Annual General Meeting. |
| Companies: | Where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, thisform must be signed by that person. |
| If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001) does not havea Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign alone. | |
| Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director ora Company Secretary. Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place. |
9. Lodgment of a Proxy
This Proxy Form (and the original or certified copy of any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at the address below not later than 11:30 am (Perth time) on Monday, 8 November 2010 (48 hours before the commencement of the meeting). Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the meeting.
Proxy Forms may be lodged:
- by posting, delivery or facsimile to the address below:
Queste Communications Ltd Level 14, The Forrest Centre 221 St Georges Terrace Perth Western Australia 6000 By Facsimile: (08) 9322 1515