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REACH RESOURCES LIMITED AGM Information 2015

Oct 28, 2015

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CERVANTES CORPORATION LIMITED

ACN 097 982 235

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TIME : 2:45pm (WST)

DATE : 30 November 2015 PLACE : Royal Perth Golf Club, Labouchere Road, South Perth, WA 6151

DRESS POLICY: Royal Perth Golf Club requires all members, guests and visitors to be dressed in smart casual. Denim, t-shirts, thongs and runners are not permitted . Men‟s shirts must be tucked in. These dress standards also apply to service providers. Admittance to the venue will be refused to those not adhering to the dress policy.

This Notice of Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting.

Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 8 6436 2300.

CONTENTS

Chairman‟s Letter 3
Business of the Meeting (setting out the proposed Resolutions) 5
Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed Resolutions) 7
Glossary 10
Proxy Form 12

IMPORTANT INFORMATIO N

Place of Meeting

Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:

Royal Perth Golf Club Labouchere Road South Perth WA 6151

Royal Perth Golf Club requires all members, guests and visitors to be dressed in smart casual. Denim, t-shirts, thongs and runners are not permitted . Men‟s shirts must be tucked in. These dress standards also apply to service providers. Admittance to the venue will be refused to those not adhering to the dress policy.

Your vote is important

The business of the Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.

Voting eligibility

The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 4:00pm on 28 November 2015.

Voting in person

To vote in person, attend the Meeting at the time, date and place set out above.

Voting by proxy

To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy Form.

In accordance with section 249L of the Corporations Act, Shareholders are advised that:

  • each Shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy;

  • the proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company; and

  • a Shareholder who is entitled to cast 2 or more votes may appoint 2 proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If the member appoints 2 proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the member‟s votes, then in accordance

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with section 249X(3) of the Corporations Act, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes.

Shareholders and their proxies should be aware that changes to the Corporations Act made in 2011 mean that:

  • if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and

  • any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.

Further details on these changes are set out below.

Proxy vote if appointment specifies way to vote

Section 250BB(1) of the Corporations Act provides that an appointment of a proxy may specify the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and, if it does :

  • the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (ie as directed); and

  • if the proxy has 2 or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on the resolution, the proxy must not vote on a show of hands; and

  • if the proxy is the chair of the meeting at which the resolution is voted on, the proxy must vote on a poll, and must vote that way (ie as directed); and

  • if the proxy is not the chair, the proxy need not vote on the poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (ie as directed).

Transfer of non-chair proxy to chair in certain circumstances

Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:

  • an appointment of a proxy specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution at a meeting of the Company's members; and

  • the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting; and

  • at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded on the resolution; and

  • either of the following applies:

  • the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting; or

  • the proxy does not vote on the resolution,

the chair of the meeting is taken, before voting on the resolution closes, to have been appointed as the proxy for the purposes of voting on the resolution at the meeting.

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CHAIRMAN’S LETTER

Dear Shareholder

The 2015 financial year was an improving period for Cervantes, albeit against the challenges of the declining resources sector, which drained the confidence of domestic and global investors. We believe the return of that confidence is not far off as China‟s data aligns with its targets, and commodity prices rise from historical lows.

A change in the Government leadership in Australia is appearing to have an injection of increased confidence among consumers and business leaders alike. We expect this to continue into the 2016 year, resulting in greater investor activity toward junior companies given many are trading at extremely low prices, which would appear in numerous cases to be reflective of continued and excessive pessimism.

Cervantes obtained ASX approval to dispose of their Cray (Lobster) pots which they have held prior to 2007, after being saved and reinstated to the ASX by the current management, to take advantage of record prices in 2015. This sale enabled the injection of much needed working capital into the company during very difficult market conditions, importantly, without the issue of additional shares at very low prices, and the resulting dilution to existing shareholders.

The ASX has also sanctioned Cervantes transition to an exploration company, and as such your board has been extensively reviewing and assessing numerous projects in all of the resource sectors, specifically Gold, Nickel, Graphite, Copper, Silica and Zinc, both in Australia and in safe offshore destinations. Indeed we have assessed other ventures outside of the resource sector including a Hybrid Copper/Fertilizer venture which is still under consideration.

Whilst having made unsuccessful conditional offers on some ventures to date, we have not since found projects of the quality, or suitability to meet our guidelines for a successful exploration venture for your company.

We continue to monitor the Iron Sands project in the Philippines which we have a right to negotiate a position in, and or participate in any profits on the successful completion of any production. Cervantes earned that right from introducing the project to another company during a period when Cervantes was unable to exploit the opportunity. The venture is currently resolving a dispute brought about by the previous directors of the Philippine controlled company, and should that be resolved on satisfactory terms your board will certainly consider discussions to participate in some form provided it complies with the current ASX listed guidelines.

During this period of assessment of resource projects, which is an ongoing process, your board was introduced to an opportunity by New York Securities Pty Ltd ( AFSL 317392), of an area of vacant ground brought about by the financial distress of a junior company. The area of ground was in the Albany Fraser Range, a currently highly prospective exploration area in which Sirius Resources recently completed a scheme of arrangement with Independence Group Ltd, valuing Sirius at approximately $1.288 billion, from the discovery of the Nova Nickel discovery in the Fraser Range.

Cervantes application for the exploration area is a 56 block Exploration permit, which has been granted, and which will provide Cervantes with a 100% owned Permit in an extensively active exploration area, the Albany Fraser Range, immediately adjoining an active company in the area, Mt Ridley. Mt Ridley is currently drilling and testing their tenements, and is hopeful of success. They have publicly described their program as “an exciting period of exploration at the Nickel Copper project”.

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Cervantes is currently working through the standard Native Title process, and has appointed an independent Geological Group to carry out historical data collection of previous work on the area for formulation of an exploration program. We will keep you, our shareholders informed of our progress on this permit and any other ventures or projects we are successful in securing.

Cervantes is also an ongoing target of enquiry by various parties seeking low capitalised junior companies for back door listing and or reverse takeovers, but to date we have not been offered any ventures on terms and conditions which were not seriously damaging to our share holders interests. In the event any worthwhile offer is proposed which we believe will add substantial value to our shareholders shares, and benefit the company as a whole, we will firstly discuss same with the ASX and then inform the market as the ASX deems necessary.

Your board continues to accept very low remuneration for the very onerous liabilities imposed on them as Public Company directors by Politicians, the ASIC and the ASX.

The company continues to receive very gratuitous offices & services for reduced costs and other facilities provided by one of its shareholders and supporters.

Your ongoing support of your company as a shareholder creates a tight and valuable corporate structure, which when the right asset is identified will, in the opinion of the board provide significant upside value for all shareholders.

If you would like to be kept up to date with any ASX announcement or other information relevant to your company please provide us with your email address at [email protected] .

Yours sincerely,

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Collin Vost Chairman

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BUSINESS OF THE MEETING

AGENDA

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

To receive and consider the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2015 together with the declaration of the directors, the director‟s report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor‟s report.

2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as a non-binding resolution :

  • “That, for the purposes of section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the Remuneration Report as contained in the Company’s annual financial report for the financial year ended 30 June 2015.”

Note: the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.

Voting Prohibition Statement:

A vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of either of the following persons:

  • (a) a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or

  • (b) a Closely Related Party of such a member.

However, a person (the voter ) described above may cast a vote on this Resolution as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either:

  • (a) the voter is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; or

  • (b) the voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy:

  • (i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; and

  • (ii) expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.

3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR TIMOTHY CLARK

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purpose of clause 13.2 of the Constitution, ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and for all other purposes, Mr Timothy Clark, a Director, retires by rotation, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”

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Dated: 29[th] October 2015

By order of the Board

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Timothy Clark Joint Company Secretary

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This Explanatory Statement has been prepared to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions.

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

In accordance with the Constitution, the business of the Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2015 together with the declaration of the directors, the directors‟ report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor‟s report.

The Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company‟s annual financial report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so. The Company‟s annual financial report is available on its website at www.cervantescorp.com.au .

2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT

2.1 General

The Corporations Act requires that at a listed company‟s annual general meeting, a resolution that the remuneration report be adopted must be put to the shareholders. However, such a resolution is advisory only and does not bind the company or the directors of the company.

The remuneration report sets out the company‟s remuneration arrangements for the directors and senior management of the company. The remuneration report is part of the directors‟ report contained in the annual financial report of the company for a financial year.

The chair of the meeting must allow a reasonable opportunity for its shareholders to ask questions about or make comments on the remuneration report at the annual general meeting.

2.2

Voting consequences

Under changes to the Corporations Act which came into effect on 1 July 2011, a company is required to put to its shareholders a resolution proposing the calling of another meeting of shareholders to consider the appointment of directors of the company ( Spill Resolution ) if, at consecutive annual general meetings, at least 25% of the votes cast on a remuneration report resolution are voted against adoption of the remuneration report and at the first of those annual general meetings a Spill Resolution was not put to vote. If required, the Spill Resolution must be put to vote at the second of those annual general meetings.

If more than 50% of votes cast are in favour of the Spill Resolution, the company must convene a shareholder meeting ( Spill Meeting ) within 90 days of the second annual general meeting.

All of the directors of the company who were in office when the directors' report (as included in the company‟s annual financial report for the most recent financial year) was approved, other than the managing director of the company, will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting but may stand for re-election at the Spill Meeting.

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Following the Spill Meeting those persons whose election or re-election as directors of the company is approved will be the directors of the company.

2.3 Previous voting results

At the Company‟s previous annual general meeting the votes cast against the remuneration report considered at that annual general meeting were less than 25%. Accordingly, the Spill Resolution is not relevant for this Annual General Meeting.

2.4 Proxy voting restrictions

Shareholders appointing a proxy for this Resolution should note the following:

Proxy Directions given No directions given
Key Management Personnel1 Vote as directed Unable to vote3
Chair2 Vote as directed Able to vote at discretion of
Proxy4
Other Vote as directed Able to vote at discretion of
Proxy

Notes:

1 Refers to Key Management Personnel (other than the Chair) whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report, or a Closely Related Party of such a member.

2 Refers to the Chair (where he/she is also a member of the Key Management Personnel whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report), or a Closely Related Party of such a member).

3 Undirected proxies granted to these persons will not be voted and will not be counted in calculating the required majority if a poll is called on this Resolution.

4 The Proxy Form notes it is the Chair‟s intention to vote all undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions.

3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR TIMOTHY CLARK

ASX Listing Rule 14.4 provides that a director of an entity must not hold office (without re-election) past the third AGM following the director‟s appointment or 3 year, whichever is the longer.

Clause 13.2 of the Constitution provides that:

  • (a) at the Company's annual general meeting in every year, one-third of the Directors for the time being, or, if their number is not a multiple of 3, then the number nearest one-third (rounded upwards in case of doubt), shall retire from office, provided always that no Director (except a Managing Director) shall hold office for a period in excess of 3 years, or until the third annual general meeting following his or her appointment, whichever is the longer, without submitting himself or herself for reelection;

  • (b) The Directors to retire at an annual general meeting are those who have been longest in office since their last election, but, as between persons who became Directors on the same day, those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by drawing lots;

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  • (c) A Director who retires by rotation under clause 13.2 of the Constitution is eligible for re-election; and

  • (d) In determining the number of Directors to retire, no account is to be taken of:

  • (i) a Director who only holds office until the next annual general meeting pursuant to clause 13.4 of the Constitution; and/ or

  • (ii) a Managing Director,

each of whom are exempt from retirement by rotation. However, if more than one Managing Director has been appointed by the Directors, only one of them (nominated by the Directors) is entitled to be excluded from any determination of the number of Directors to retire and/or retirement by rotation.

The Company currently has 3 Directors and accordingly 1 must retire.

Mr Timothy Clark, the Director longest in office since his last election, retires by rotation and seeks re-election.

Mr Clark has served in the financial industry for over 7 years, gathering a diverse knowledge in Capital Markets. He brings with him experience from serving on a number of boards including a boutique advisory firm and managed fund, and offers JV Global an array of opportunities both domestically and internationally.

The Board has considered Mr Clark‟s independence and considers that he is an independent Director.

The Board supports the re-election of Mr Clark pursuant to Resolution 2.

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GLOSSARY

$ means Australian dollars.

Annual General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.

ASIC means the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.

ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by ASX Limited, as the context requires.

ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.

Board means the current board of directors of the Company.

Chair means the chair of the Meeting.

Closely Related Party of a member of the Key Management Personnel means:

  • (a) a spouse or child of the member;

  • (b) a child of the member‟s spouse;

  • (c) a dependent of the member or the member‟s spouse;

  • (d) anyone else who is one of the member‟s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member‟s dealing with the entity;

  • (e) a company the member controls; or

  • (f) a person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) for the purposes of the definition of „closely related party‟ in the Corporations Act.

Company means Cervantes Corporation Limited (ACN 097 982 235).

Constitution means the Company‟s constitution.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Directors means the current directors of the Company.

Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.

General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.

Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and means those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the consolidated group.

Notice or Notice of Meeting means this notice of meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.

Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.

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Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Director‟s report section of the Company‟s annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2015.

Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice, or any one of them, as the context requires.

Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.

Shareholder means a registered holder of a Share.

WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.

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PROXY FORM

CERVANTES CORPORATION LIMITED ACN 097 982 235

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

I/We

of:

being a Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting, hereby appoint:

Name:

OR: the Chair of the Meeting as my/our proxy.

or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair, or the Chair‟s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, and subject to the relevant laws as the proxy sees fit, at the Meeting to be held at 2:45pm (WST), on 30 November 2015 at Royal Perth Golf Club, Labouchere Road, South Perth, WA 6151, and at any adjournment thereof.

AUTHORITY FOR CHAIR TO VOTE UNDIRECTED PROXIES ON REMUNERATION RELATED RESOLUTIONS

Where I/we have appointed the Chair as my/our proxy (or where the Chair becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chair to exercise my/our proxy on Resolution 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel, which includes the Chair.

CHAIR’S VOTING INTENTION IN RELATION TO UNDIRECTED PROXIES

The Chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions. In exceptional circumstances the Chair may change his/her voting intention on any Resolution. In the event this occurs an ASX announcement will be made immediately disclosing the reasons for the change.

Voting on business of the Meeting Voting on business of the Meeting FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Resolution 1 Adoption of Remuneration Report
Resolution 2 Re-election of Director – Mr Timothy Clark

Please note : If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that Resolution on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.

If two proxies are being appointed, the proportion of voting rights this proxy represents is: % Signature of Shareholder(s): Individual or Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 Shareholder 3 Sole Director/Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary Date: Contact name: Contact ph (daytime): Consent for contact by e-mail E-mail address: in relation to this Proxy Form: YES NO

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Instructions for completing Proxy Form

1.

( Appointing a proxy ): A Shareholder entitled to attend and cast a vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on their behalf at the Meeting. If a Shareholder is entitled to cast 2 or more votes at the Meeting, the Shareholder may appoint a second proxy to attend and vote on their behalf at the Meeting. However, where both proxies attend the Meeting, voting may only be exercised on a poll. The appointment of a second proxy must be done on a separate copy of the Proxy Form. A Shareholder who appoints 2 proxies may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If a Shareholder appoints 2 proxies and the appointments do not specify the proportion or number of the Shareholder‟s votes each proxy is appointed to exercise, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes. Any fractions of votes resulting from the application of these principles will be disregarded. A duly appointed proxy need not be a Shareholder.

2.

( Direction to vote ): A Shareholder may direct a proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. The direction may specify the proportion or number of votes that the proxy may exercise by writing the percentage or number of Shares next to the box marked for the relevant item of business. Where a box is not marked the proxy may vote as they choose subject to the relevant laws. Where more than one box is marked on an item the vote will be invalid on that item.

3. ( Signing instructions ):

  • ( Individual ): Where the holding is in one name, the Shareholder must sign.

  • ( Joint holding ): Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the Shareholders should sign.

  • ( Power of attorney ): If you have not already provided the power of attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the power of attorney to this Proxy Form when you return it.

  • ( Companies ): Where the company has a sole director who is also the sole company secretary, that person must sign. Where the company (pursuant to Section 204A of the Corporations Act) does not have a company secretary, a sole director can also sign alone. Otherwise, a director jointly with either another director or a company secretary must sign. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held. In addition, if a representative of a company is appointed pursuant to Section 250D of the Corporations Act to attend the Meeting, the documentation evidencing such appointment should be produced prior to admission to the Meeting. A form of a certificate evidencing the appointment may be obtained from the Company.

  • ( Attending the Meeting ): 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.

  • ( Return of Proxy Form ): To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by:

  • (a) delivery to Shop 12 “South Shore Piazza”, 85 South Perth Esplanade, South Perth WA 6951; or

  • (b) post to Cervantes Corporation Limited, PO Box 1196, South Perth WA 6951; or

  • (c) facsimile to the Company on facsimile number +61 8 9367 2450; or

  • (d) email to the Company at [email protected] ,

so that it is received not less than 48 hours prior to commencement of the Meeting.

Proxy Forms received later than this time will be invalid.

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