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RENT.COM.AU LIMITED AGM Information 2019

Oct 24, 2019

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Rent.com.au Limited ACN 062 063 692

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Fraser Suites, 10 Adelaide Terrace, Perth on 29 November 2019 at 10.00 am (WST).

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

This Notice of Annual General Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their accountant, solicitor or other professional adviser prior to voting.

Should you wish to discuss any matter please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary by telephone on (08) 6145 2609.

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RENT.COM.AU LIMITED

ACN 062 063 692

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of Shareholders of Rent.com.au Limited ( Company ) will be held at Fraser Suites, 10 Adelaide Terrace, Perth on Friday 29 November 2019 at 10.00 am (WST) ( Meeting ).

The Explanatory Memorandum to this Notice provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Meeting. The Explanatory Memorandum and the Proxy Form are part of this Notice.

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 as Shareholders on Wednesday 27 November 2019 at 4.00pm (WST).

Terms and abbreviations used in this Notice and Explanatory Memorandum are defined in Section 11.

AGENDA

ANNUAL REPORT

To table and consider the Annual Report of the Company and its controlled entities for the year ended 30 June 2019, which includes the Financial Report, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report.

1. Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report

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

"That the Remuneration Report be adopted by the Shareholders on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum."

Voting Exclusion Statement

In accordance with section 250R of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by, or on behalf of:

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

  • b) a Closely Related Party of such member.

However, a person described above may cast a vote on this Resolution if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described in subparagraphs (a) or (b) above and either:

  • a) the person does so as a proxy appointed in writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on Resolution 1; or

  • b) the person is the Chairman voting an undirected proxy which expressly authorises the Chairman to vote the proxy on a resolution connected with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.

2. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Mr Phil Warren as a Director

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

"That Mr Phil Warren, who retires in accordance with Article 6.3(c) of the Constitution, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director."

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3. Resolution 3 – Ratification of May Placement

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

"That for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve and ratify the prior issue by the Company of 29,975,714 Shares on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum."

Voting Exclusion Statement

The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of a person who participated in the May Placement or any of their associates.

However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

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

  • b) it is cast by the Chairman as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

4. Resolution 4 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility

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

"That, pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of Equity Securities up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company (at the time of the issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum."

Voting Exclusion Statement

The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by or on behalf of a person who is expected to participate in the proposed issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility or a person who will obtain a benefit (except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of ordinary securities) if this Resolution is passed, or any associates of those persons.

However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

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

  • b) it is cast by the Chairman as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

5. Resolution 5 – Approval of Employee Incentive Securities Plan

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

“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.2 Exception 9(b), as an exception to Listing Rule 7.1, and for all other purposes, approval is given for the establishment of the Rent.com.au Limited Employee Incentive Securities Plan and the issue of securities (and the issue of Shares on conversion of any convertible securities) under the Plan on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.”

Voting Exclusion

The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by or on behalf of a person who is eligible to participate in the Plan (including Directors) and their nominees, or any associates of those persons.

However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

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

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  • b) it is cast by the Chairman as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

6. Resolution 6 – Approval of Proportional Takeover Provisions

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

“That the proportional takeover provisions in the form of Schedule 5 of the Constitution be included in the Constitution for a period of three years commencing from the date of this Meeting.”

7. Resolution 7 – Amendment to Constitution

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

“That, for the purposes of section 136(2) of the Corporations Act, the Constitution of the Company be modified by making the amendment contained in the document tabled at the Meeting and signed by the Chair for the purposes of identification, with effect from 1 December 2019.”

Dated 25 October 2019

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

Dr Garry Garside Chairman

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RENT.COM.AU LIMITED ACN 062 063 692

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. Introduction

This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Meeting to be held at Fraser Suites, 10 Adelaide Terrace, Perth on Friday 29 November 2019 at 10.00 am (WST).

This Explanatory Memorandum should be read in conjunction with and forms part of the accompanying Notice. The purpose of this Explanatory Memorandum is to provide information to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions set out in the Notice.

A Proxy Form is located at the end of the Explanatory Memorandum.

2. Action to be taken by Shareholders

Shareholders should read the Notice and this Explanatory Memorandum carefully before deciding how to vote on the Resolutions.

2.1 Proxies

A Proxy Form is attached to the Notice. This is to be used by Shareholders if they wish to appoint a representative (a 'proxy') to vote in their place. All Shareholders are invited and encouraged to attend the Meeting or, if they are unable to attend in person, sign and return the Proxy Form to the Company in accordance with the instructions thereon. Lodgement of a Proxy Form will not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting at the Meeting in person.

Please note that:

  • a) a member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the 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.

2.2 Voting Prohibition by Proxy Holders

In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote on the basis of that appointment on Resolution 1 if:

  • a) the person is either:

  • (i) a member of the Key Management Personnel of the Company; or

  • (ii) a Closely Related Party of such a member, and

  • b) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on Resolution 1.

However, the prohibition does not apply if:

  • a) the proxy is the Chairman; and

  • b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chairman to exercise the proxy even if Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel of the Company.

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3. Annual Report

The business of the Meeting will include the receipt and consideration of the Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2019, comprising the Financial Report, the Directors’ Report, the Remuneration Report and the Auditor’s Report.

Shareholders will be offered the opportunity to discuss the Annual Report at the Meeting. Copies of the report can be found on the Company’s website http://investors.rent.com.au/ or by contacting the Company on (08) 6145 2609.

There is no requirement for Shareholders to approve the Annual Report.

Shareholders will be offered the following opportunities:

  • (a) discuss the Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2019;

  • (b) ask questions about, or make comments on, the management of the Company;

  • (c) ask questions about, or make comments on, the Remuneration Report;

  • (d) ask the auditor questions about:

  • (i) the conduct of the audit;

  • (ii) the preparation and content of the Auditor's Report;

  • (iii) the accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of the financial statements; and

  • (iv) the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit,

In addition to taking questions at the Meeting, written questions to the Chairman about the management of the Company, or to the Company's auditor about:

  • (a) the content of the Auditor's Report; and

  • (b) the conduct of the audit of the Financial Report,

may be submitted no later than 5 business days before the Meeting to the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office.

4. Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report

4.1 General

Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act provides that the Company is required to put the Remuneration Report to the vote of Shareholders. The Remuneration Report is part of the Directors' Report contained in the Financial Report of the Company and sets out the remuneration policy for the Company and reports the remuneration arrangements in place for the executive and non-executive directors.

Section 250R(3) of the Corporations Act provides that Resolution 1 is advisory only and does not bind the Directors of the Company although the Directors take the decision at the Meeting and the outcome of the vote into account when considering the Company’s remuneration policy. Of itself, a failure of Shareholders to pass Resolution 1 will not require the Directors to alter any of the arrangements in the Remuneration Report.

The Chairman will allow a reasonable opportunity for Shareholders as a whole to ask about, or make comments on the Remuneration Report

The Chairman intends to exercise all undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 1. If the Chairman of the Meeting is appointed as your proxy and you have not specified the way the Chairman is to vote on Resolution 1, by signing and returning the Proxy Form, you are considered to have provided the Chairman with an express authorisation for the Chairman to vote the proxy in accordance with the Chairman’s intention.

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4.2 Voting Consequences

Under sections 250U and 250Y of the Corporations Act, Shareholders have the opportunity to remove the Board if the Remuneration Report receives a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings ( Two Strikes Rule ).

Under the Two Strikes Rule, if at least 25% of the votes cast are voted against adoption of the Remuneration Report at two consecutive annual general meetings, the Company will be required to put to Shareholders at the second of those annual general meetings, a resolution on whether another general meeting should be held (within 90 days), at which all of the Company’s Directors (other than a managing director) who were in office at the date of approval of the applicable Directors' Report must stand for re-election.

4.3 Previous Voting Results

At the Company’s 2018 Annual General Meeting held on 31 October 2018 the remuneration report was approved by more than 75% of Shareholders present and voting. Accordingly, the Two Strikes Rule is not relevant for this Annual General Meeting. However, if the Remuneration Report receives a 'no' vote of 25% or more at this Meeting, Shareholders should be aware that if there is a 'no' vote of 25% or more at the next annual general meeting the consequences are that all Directors (other than the Managing Director) may be up for re-election.

5. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Mr Phil Warren as a Director

5.1 General

Article 6.3(c) of the Constitution requires that one third of the Directors must retire at each annual general meeting (rounded down to the nearest whole number).

Article 6.3(f) provides that a Director who retires under Article 6.3(c) is eligible for re-election.

Pursuant to these Articles, Mr Phil Warren will retire by rotation and, being eligible, seek re-election.

5.2 Information about Mr Warren

Mr. Warren is a corporate advisor and an executive director of Grange Consulting Group Pty Ltd. He has over 20 years of experience in finance and corporate roles in Australia and Europe. Mr. Warren has specialised in company valuations, mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, debt financing, financial management, corporate governance and company secretarial services for several public and private companies.

Mr. Warren is currently a non-executive Director of Cassini Resources Limited, Jupiter Energy Limited and Family Zone Cyber Safety Limited, all of whom are ASX-Listed companies.

5.3 Board Recommendation

The Board believes that Mr Warren has performed the duties and responsibilities of a Director diligently and professionally, in the best interests of all Shareholders.

The Board (other than Mr Warren) unanimously supports the re-election of Mr Warren. Resolution 2 is an ordinary Resolution.

6. Resolution 3 – Ratification of May Placement

6.1 General

On 1 May 2019, the Company announced it would be raising approximately $2 million (before costs) via a placement of 13,157,894 Shares ( Placement Shares ) at $0.038 per Share to raise $500,000 (before costs) from sophisticated and institutional shareholders ( May Placement ) and a fully underwritten nonrenounceable pro-rata rights issue on the basis of 1 new Share for every 6 Shares held by eligible Shareholders at the record date of up to 41,582,878 Shares at an issue price of $0.036 per Share ( Rights Issue ) to raise $1,496,984 (before costs).

The Company issued the Placement Shares on 5 May 2019 within its 15% annual placement capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 without the need for prior Shareholder approval.

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ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, without the approval of shareholders, issue or agree to issue more equity securities during any 12 month period, than that amount which represents 15% of the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of the 12 month period.

ASX Listing Rule 7.4 provides that where a company, in general meeting, ratifies the previous issue of securities made pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 (and provided that the previous issue did not breach ASX Listing Rule 7.1) then the issue of those securities will be deemed to have been made with Shareholder approval for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

Resolution 3 seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the Placement Shares.

While the Company has no current intention to use the placement capacity available under ASX Listing Rule 7.1, the Company is seeking Shareholder approval in order to retain the flexibility to issue equity securities up to the 15% placement capacity should the need/opportunity arise in the future.

Resolution 3 is an ordinary resolution.

The Directors of the Company believe that Resolution 3 is in the best interests of the Company and unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.

6.2 Information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.5

Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to the issue of the Placement Shares:

  • a) 13,157,894 Shares were issued on 5 May 2019.

  • b) The issue price was $0.038 per Placement Share.

  • c) The Placement Shares are all fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company ranking equally in all respects with all other fully paid ordinary shares on issue.

  • d) The Placement Shares were issued to sophisticated and professional investors, none of whom are related parties of the Company.

  • e) The proceeds from the May Placement have been used to fund further product development, marketing and working capital.

  • f) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

7. Resolution 4 – Approval of 10% Placement Capacity

7.1 General

ASX Listing Rule 7.1A enables an Eligible Entity (as defined below) to issue Equity Securities (as defined below) up to 10% of its issued share capital through placements over a 12 month period after the annual general meeting ( 10% Placement Facility ). The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to the Company's 15% placement capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

An Eligible Entity for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A is an entity that is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less. The Company is an eligible entity. Based on the closing price of the Company's Shares on ASX on 15 October 2019 (being $0.033 per Share), the Company's market capitalisation is $9.61 million.

An Equity Security is a share, a unit in a trust, a right to a share or unit in a trust or option, an option over an issued or unissued security, a convertible security, or, any security that ASX decides to classify as an equity security. Any Equity Securities issued under the 10% Placement Capacity must be in the same class as an existing class of quoted Equity Securities. As at the date of this Notice, the Company has only one class of quoted Equity Securities on issue, being the Shares (ASX Code: RNT).

The exact number of Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Facility will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2.

Resolution 4 is a special resolution. Accordingly, at least 75% of votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote at the Meeting must be in favour of Resolution 4 for it to be passed.

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The Directors of the Company believe that Resolution 4 is in the best interests of the Company and unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.

7.2 Specific information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1A

Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3A, information is provided in relation to the approval of the 10% Placement Facility as follows:

a) Minimum Price

The Equity Securities will be issued at an issue price of not less than 75% of the VWAP for the Company's Equity Securities over the 15 Trading Days immediately before:

  • (i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed; or

  • (ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within five Trading Days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.

b) Date of Issue

The Equity Securities may be issued under the 10% Placement Capacity commencing on the date of the Meeting and expiring on the first to occur of the following:

  • (i) 12 months after the date of this meeting; and

  • (ii) the date of approval by Shareholders of any transaction under ASX Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of the Company's activities) or 11.2 (disposal of the Company's main undertaking) (after which date, an approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A ceases to be valid), ( 10% Placement Capacity Period ).

c) Risk of Voting Dilution

Any issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity will dilute the interests of Shareholders who do not receive any Shares under the issue.

If Resolution 4 is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Capacity, the economic and voting dilution of existing Shares would be as shown in the table below.

The table below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders calculated in accordance with the formula outlined in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2, on the basis of the market price of Shares and the number of Equity Securities on issue as at 15 October 2019. The table also shows the voting dilution impact where the number of Shares on issue (Variable A in the formula) changes and the economic dilution where there are changes in the issue price of Shares issued under the 10% Placement Capacity.

Variable ‘A’ in ASX
Listing Rule 7.1A2
DILUTION DILUTION
Issue Price (per Share) $0.0165
50% decrease in
Issue Price
$0.0330
Issue Price
$0.0660
100% increase in
Issue Price
Current Variable A
277,922,242 Shares
Shares issued:
10% voting dilution
27,792,224 27,792,224 27,792,224
Funds raised $458,572 $917,143 $1,834,287
50% increase in
current Variable A
416,883,363 Shares
Shares issued:
10% voting dilution
41,688,336 41,688,336 41,688,336
Funds raised $687,858 $1,375,715 $2,751,430
100% increase in
current Variable A
Shares issued:
10% voting dilution
55,584,448 55,584,448 55,584,448

555,844,484 Shares
Funds raised $917,143 $1,834,287 $3,668,574

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* The number of Shares on issue (Variable A in the formula) could increase because of the issue of Shares that do not require Shareholder approval (such as under a pro-rata rights issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or that are issued with Shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:

  1. Variable A is 277,922,242 being the current number of Shares on issue as at the date of this Notice

  2. The Issue Price is $0.033, being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 15 October 2019.

  3. The Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility.

  4. The Company has not issued any Equity Securities in the 12 months prior to the Meeting that were not issued under an exception in ASX Listing Rule 7.2 or with approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

  5. The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity consists only of Shares. It is assumed that no Options are exercised into Shares before the date of issue of the Equity Securities.

  6. The calculations above do not show the dilution that any one particular Shareholder will be subject to. All Shareholders should consider the dilution caused to their own shareholding depending on their specific circumstances.

  7. The table shows only the effect of issues of Equity Securities under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and does not set out any dilution pursuant to approvals under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

  8. The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued Share capital at the time of issue. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example as 10%.

  9. The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 10% Placement Facility, based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of the Meeting.

Shareholders should note that there is a risk that:

  • (i) the market price for the Company's Equity Securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the Equity Securities than on the date of the Meeting; and

  • (ii) the Equity Securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for the Company's Equity Securities on the issue date,

which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue of the Equity Securities.

d) Purpose of Issue under 10% Placement Capacity

While the Company has no current intention to use the 10% Placement Facility, the Company is now seeking Shareholder approval by way of a special resolution to have the ability, if required, to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility for the following purposes:

  • (i) as cash consideration in which case the Company intends to use funds raised for the acquisition of new assets and investments (including expenses associated with such an acquisition), continued development expenditure on the Company's current assets and general working capital; or

  • (ii) as non-cash consideration for the potential acquisition of new assets and investments, in such circumstances the Company will provide a valuation of the non-cash consideration as required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.3.

The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under ASX Listing Rules 7.1A.4 and 3.10.5A upon issue of any Equity Securities.

e) Allocation policy under the 10% Placement Capacity

The recipients of the Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Capacity have not yet been determined. However, the recipients of Equity Securities could consist of current Shareholders or new investors (or both), none of whom will be directors of the Company.

The Company will determine the recipients at the time of the issue under the 10% Placement Capacity, having regard to the following factors:

  • (i) the purpose of the issue;

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  • (ii) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company at that time, including but not limited to, rights issues or other issues in which existing Shareholders can participate;

  • (iii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;

  • (iv) the circumstances of the Company, including, but not limited to, the financial position and solvency of the Company; and

  • (v) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).

Further, if the Company is successful in acquiring new assets, it is likely that the recipients under the 10% Placement Facility will be the vendors of the new assets.

f) Previous approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A

The Company did not obtain Shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A at the Company's 2018 AGM. The Company last obtained Shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A at the Company’s 2015 AGM.

In the 12 months preceding the date of the Meeting the Company, being on and from 29 November 2018, the Company issued a total of 54,740,827 Equity Securities which represent 17.6% of the total number of Equity Securities on issue at the commencement of the 12 month period preceding the date of the Meeting. The Equity Securities issued in the preceding 12 months were as follows:

Issue of Equity Securities and
allottees
Class of
Equity
Securities
issued
No. of Equity
Securities
issued
Date of Issue Issue Price Funds Raised
/ Value of
consideration
Shares issued holders of Class B
Performance
Shares
(including
directors
Garry
Garside,
Sam
McDonagh and John Wood) upon
the
cancellation
of
Class
B
Performance Shares.
Shares(1) 69 31 January 2019 $0.00 Current value
= $2.28(3)
Placement
Shares
issued
to
unrelated
sophisticated
and
professional investors under the
Company’s ASX Listing Rule 7.1
annual 15% placement capacity
pursuant to the May Placement.
Shares(1) 13,157,894 7 May 2019 $0.038
Equal to Market
Price(2)
Amount
Raised =
$500,000
Amount Spent
= $500,000
Allotment of Shares pursuant to the
Rights
Issue
to
eligible
Shareholders, and the underwriters
and
sub-underwriters
(including
directors Phil Warren and Garry
Garside as sub-underwriters) of the
Rights Issue.
Shares(1) 41,582,864 12 July 2019, 22
July 2019 and
23 August 2019
$0.036
12% Discount to
Market Price(2)
Amount
Raised =
$1,496,984
Amount Spent
= $300,000
Total 54,740,827 $1,996,984
  • (1) Fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company, ASX Code: RNT (terms are set out in the Constitution).

(2) Market Price means the closing price on ASX (excluding special crossings, overnight sales and exchange traded option exercises) on the last trading day on which a sale was recorded prior to the date of issue of the relevant Equity Securities or in the case of a rights issue, means the closing price on ASX on the last trading day prior to announcement of the rights issue.

(3) Value based on the closing price for Shares on ASX on 15 October 2019 being $0.033.

As set out in the table above, the Company raised a total of $1,996,984 (before costs) from issues of Equity Securities in the 12 months preceding the Meeting and the Company has spent approximately $800,000 of that on product development, marketing and for working capital purposes. The Company's cash balance as at the date of this Notice is $1.2 million. It is intended that the Company's remaining cash balance will continue to be used to fund further product development, marketing and working capital.

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g) Compliance with ASX Listing Rules 7.1A.4 and 3.10.5A

When the Company issues Equity Securities pursuant to the 10% Placement Capacity, it must give to ASX:

  • (i) a list of the recipients of the Equity Securities and the number of Equity Securities issued to each (not for release to the market), in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.4; and

  • (ii) the information required by ASX Listing Rule 3.10.5A for release to the market.

7.3 Voting Exclusion

A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

8. Resolution 5 – Approval of Employee Incentive Securities Plan

The Company's existing "Rent.com.au Long-Term Incentive Plan" was last approved by Shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting in May 2015. Pursuant to the ASX Listing Rules, Shareholders must reapprove the Long-Term Incentive Plan and all unissued Securities issuable pursuant to such plan every 3 years.

The "Rent.com.au Long-Term Incentive Plan" provides for the issuance of performance rights and options under the plan as a tool to underpin the Company's employment and engagement strategy. The Company considers that it is desirable to establish a new Securities incentive plan pursuant to which the Company can issue a broader range of Company securities, including Shares, Options and Performance Rights, to eligible Directors, employees and consultants in order to attract, motivate and retain such persons and to provide them with an incentive to deliver growth and value to all Shareholders.

Accordingly, Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder approval for the adoption of the Rent.com.au Employee Incentive Securities Plan ( Plan ) in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.2 Exception 9(b). If Resolution 5 is approved by Shareholders, the Board intends to terminate the operation of the existing "Rent.com.au LongTerm Incentive Plan.

Under the Plan, the Board may offer to eligible persons the opportunity to subscribe for such number of Securities in the Company as the Board may decide and on the terms set out in the rules of the Plan, a summary of which is set out in Schedule 1.

In addition, a copy of the Plan is available for review by Shareholders at the registered office of the Company until the date of the Meeting. A copy of the Plan can also be sent to Shareholders upon request to the Company Secretary. Shareholders are invited to contact the Company if they have any queries or concerns.

A summary of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 is provided in Section 6.1. ASX Listing Rule 7.2, Exception 9(b) provides an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 by which equity securities issued under an employee incentive scheme are exempt for a period of 3 years from the date on which shareholders approve the issue of equity securities under the scheme as an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

If Resolution 5 is passed, the Company will be able to issue Securities under the Plan to eligible participants over a period of 3 years without impacting on the Company's ability to issue up to 15% of its total ordinary securities without Shareholder approval in any 12 month period.

No Securities have been issued under the Plan as it is a new employee incentive plan and has not previously been approved by Shareholders.

Prior Shareholder approval will be required under Listing Rule 10.14 before any Director or related party of the Company can participate in the Plan.

Pursuant to the Listing Rules, Shareholders must re-approve the Plan and all unissued Securities issuable pursuant thereto every 3 years.

Resolution 5 is an ordinary resolution.

9. Resolution 6 – Approval of Proportional Takeover Provisions

The Constitution contains proportional takeover provisions which are set out in Schedule 5.

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Resolution 6 seeks Shareholder approval for the proportional takeover provisions to be included in the Constitution with effect from the close of the Meeting, and is a special resolution, requiring approval of 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders entitled to vote on the resolution in order to be passed.

If Resolution 6 is passed, then Schedule 5 of the Constitution will have effect as and from the close of the Meeting for a period of three years. After a period of three years, Schedule 5 would cease to apply unless renewed by a further special resolution of Shareholders.

Section 648G(5) of the Corporations Act requires certain information to be included in a notice of meeting where a company seeks the approval of its members to adopt proportional takeover provisions. This information is set out below.

9.1 Proportional takeover bid

A proportional takeover bid is a takeover offer sent to all shareholders of a company, offering to purchase only a specified proportion of each shareholder’s shares. If a shareholder accepts, the shareholder disposes of that specified portion of shares and retains the balance.

9.2 Effects of the proposed proportional takeover provisions

The effects of the proposed proportional takeover provisions in the Constitution are that:

  • (i) if a bidder makes a proportional takeover bid for any class of shares in the Company, the Directors must ensure that a general meeting of members of that class is convened where a resolution to approve the bid is voted upon. The vote is decided on a simple majority. The bidder and its associates are excluded from voting on that approving resolution;

  • (ii) the resolution will be required to be passed in a general meeting before the time stated in section 648D of the Corporations Act, being the 14th day before the last day of the bid period (“approving resolution deadline”); and

  • (iii) if the approving resolution is:

  • a. not voted on at the end of the day before the approving resolution deadline, the bid will be taken to have been approved;

  • b. put to members and rejected before the approving resolution deadline, the bid cannot proceed and the offer will be taken to have been withdrawn. Any transfers giving effect to takeover contracts for the bid will not be registered and all offers under the takeover bid are taken to be withdrawn and all takeover contracts must be rescinded; or

  • c. passed (or taken to have been approved), the transfers must be registered (subject to other provisions of the Corporations Act and the Company's Constitution).

The proportional takeover provisions do not apply to full takeover bids.

9.3 Reasons for proportional takeover provisions

A proportional takeover bid may result in control of the Company changing without Shareholders having the opportunity to dispose of all of their Shares. By making a proportional bid, a bidder can obtain practical control of the Company by acquiring less than a majority interest. Shareholders are exposed to the risk of not being able to exit their investment in the Company by selling their entire shareholding and consequently being left as a minority shareholder in the Company. The bidder may be able to acquire control of the Company without payment of an adequate control premium.

The proportional takeover provisions allow Shareholders to decide if a proportional takeover bid is acceptable in principle, and may assist in ensuring that any proportional takeover bid is appropriately priced. To assess the merits of the proportional takeover provisions, Shareholders should make a judgement as to what events are likely to occur in relation to the Company during the three year life of the proposed provisions.

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9.4 Advantages and disadvantages

The Corporations Act requires this Explanatory Memorandum to discuss the advantages and disadvantages for Directors and Shareholders of the proportional takeover provisions which are proposed to be inserted in the Constitution.

The potential advantages for Shareholders of the proportional takeover provisions include the following:

  • (i) Shareholders have the right to decide, by majority vote, whether an offer under a proportional takeover bid should proceed. The proposal would enable Shareholders to act in a cohesive manner and thereby avoid the coercion of Shareholders that arises where they believe the offer to be inadequate, but nevertheless accept through fear that other Shareholders will accept;

  • (ii) the provisions may assist Shareholders and protect them from being locked in as a minority;

  • (iii) the existence of the approval mechanics in the Constitution may make it more probable that any takeover bid will be a full bid for the whole shareholding of each Shareholder, so that Shareholders may have the opportunity of disposing of all their shares rather than of a proportion only;

  • (iv) the provisions may increase the bargaining power of Shareholders and may assist in ensuring that any proportional takeover bid is adequately priced; and

  • (v) each individual Shareholder may better assess the likely outcome of the proportional takeover bid by knowing the view of the majority of Shareholders and assist in deciding whether to accept or reject an offer under a proportional takeover bid.

The potential disadvantages for Shareholders include the following:

  • (i) proportional takeover bids for Shares in the Company may be discouraged;

  • (ii) Shareholders may lose an opportunity to sell some of their Shares at a premium;

  • (iii) it is possible that the existence of the provisions might have an adverse effect on the market value of the Company’s Shares by making a proportional takeover bid less likely and thereby reducing any takeover speculation element in the Share price;

  • (iv) individual Shareholders may consider that the proportional takeover provisions would restrict their ability to deal with their Shares as they see fit; and

  • (v) the likelihood of a proportional takeover bid succeeding may be reduced.

9.5 Knowledge of any acquisition proposal

At the date of this Notice of Meeting, no Director of the Company is aware of any proposal by any person to acquire, or to increase the extent of a substantial interest in the Company.

9.6 Right to set aside Resolution

If Resolution 6 is passed, then within 21 days after the meeting, the holders of at least 10% of the Company’s Shares have the right to apply to the court to have the Resolution set aside. The court may set aside the Resolution if the court is satisfied in all the circumstances that it is appropriate to do so.

9.7 Directors’ recommendation

The Directors do not believe the potential disadvantages outweigh the potential advantages of adopting the proportional takeover provisions and as a result consider that the proportional takeover provisions in the Constitution are in the interest of Shareholders and unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 6.

10. Resolution 7 – Amendment to Constitution

The Company is currently governed by its existing Constitution.

Under section 136(2) of the Corporations Act, a Company can modify its constitution or a provision of its constitution by special resolution. Accordingly, the Company seeks Shareholder approval to amend its Constitution by a special resolution of Shareholders as set out below.

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A copy of the amended Constitution will be sent to Shareholders on request and will also be available for inspection at the registered office of the Company during normal business hours prior to the Meeting.

10.1 Background

Changes to the ASX Listing Rules will commence on 1 December 2019 which will require a listed entity's constitution to contain certain provisions regarding Restricted Securities (as that term is defined in the ASX Listing Rules) if the entity has any Restricted Securities on issue. Although the Company does not presently have any Restricted Securities on issue and does not have any present intentions to undertake a transaction which would result in the issue of Restricted Securities, the Board considers it prudent to take this opportunity to update the Constitution to ensure it complies with these new escrow requirements.

With effect from 1 December 2019, the ASX intends to apply a two-tier escrow regime where ASX can require certain more significant holders of Restricted Securities and their controllers to execute a formal escrow agreement in the form of Appendix 9A of the ASX Listing Rules, as is currently the case. However, for less significant holders of Restricted Securities, ASX will instead permit entities to rely on a provision in their constitution imposing appropriate escrow restrictions on the holders of Restricted Securities and to simply give a notice to such holders in the form to be set out in an Appendix to the ASX Listing Rules, advising them of those restrictions.

To facilitate the operation of the new two-tier escrow regime to be implemented by the ASX, certain changes are required to the customary provisions of constitutions of ASX-listed entities regarding Restricted Securities.

10.2 Proposed amendment

Articles 4.5(d) and 4.5(f) of the Constitution currently provides as follows:

  • "(d) Except as permitted by the Listing Rules or ASX, the Company must refuse to acknowledge a disposal (including registering a transfer) of restricted securities during the escrow period for those securities.

  • (f) The Company may apply, or may ask ASTC to apply, a holding lock (including to prevent a transfer, or to refuse to register a paper-based transfer document) where the Applicable Law permits the Company to do so."

Pursuant to Resolution 7, the Company seeks Shareholder approval to delete Articles 4.5(d) and 4.5(f) of the Constitution in their entirety and replace them with the following:

  • "(d) The Company must comply with the Listing Rules in respect of restricted securities. Without limiting the Company's obligations to comply with the Listing Rules:

  • (i) a holder of restricted securities must not Dispose of, or agree to offer to Dispose of, the securities during the escrow period applicable to those securities except as permitted by the Listing Rules or the ASX;

  • (ii) if the securities are in the same class as quoted securities, the holder will be taken to have agreed in writing that the restricted securities are to be kept on the Company's issuer sponsored subregister and are to have a holding lock applied for the duration of the escrow period applicable to those securities;

  • (iii) the Company will refuse to acknowledge any Disposal (including, without limitation, to register any transfer), of restricted securities during the escrow period applicable to those securities except as permitted by the Listing Rules or the ASX;

  • (iv) a holder of restricted securities will not be entitled to participate in any return of capital on those securities during the escrow period applicable to those securities except as permitted by the Listing Rules or the ASX; and

  • (v) if a holder of restricted securities breaches a restriction deed or a provision of this Constitution restricting a Disposal of those securities, the holder will not be entitled to any dividend or distribution, or to exercise any voting rights, in respect of those securities for so long as the breach continues.

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For the purposes of this Article 4.5(d), "Dispose" has the meaning given to that term in the Listing Rules and Disposal has a corresponding meaning.

  • (f) Without limiting Article 4.5(d), the Company may apply, or may ask ASTC to apply, a holding lock (including to prevent a transfer, or to refuse to register a paper-based transfer document) where the Applicable Law permits the Company to do so."

10.3 Additional information

The Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 7.

Resolution 7 is a special resolution and therefore requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the cast of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative). The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of Resolution 7.

11. Definitions

In this Notice, Explanatory Memorandum and Proxy Form:

$ means Australian Dollars.

  • 10% Placement Facility has the meaning in Section 7.1.

10% Placement Capacity Period has the meaning in Section 7.2 b) (ii) Error! Reference source not found. .

Annual Report means the Directors' Report, the Financial Report, the Remuneration Report and the Auditor's Report in respect of the financial year ended 30 June 2019.

Article means an article of the Constitution.

ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) and, where the context permits, the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX.

ASX Listing Rules means the listing rules of ASX.

Auditor's Report means the auditor's report on the Financial Report.

Board means the board of Directors.

Chairman means the person appointed to chair the Meeting.

Closely Related Party has the meaning in section 9 of the Corporations Act.

Company means Rent.com.au Limited ACN 062 063 692.

Constitution means the current constitution of the Company.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Director means a director of the Company.

Directors' Report means the annual directors report prepared under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities.

Equity Securities has the same meaning as in the ASX Listing Rules.

Explanatory Memorandum means the explanatory memorandum attached to the Notice.

Financial Report means the financial report prepared under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act of the Company and its controlled entities.

Key Management Personnel means a person having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, including any Director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company.

May Placement has the meaning in Section 6.1.

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Meeting has the meaning in the introductory paragraph of the Notice and Annual General Meeting has the same meaning.

Notice means this notice of meeting.

Option means an option which entitles the holder to subscribe for one Share.

Performance Rights means a right to acquire a Share on the satisfaction of certain performance milestones.

Placement Shares has the meaning in Section 6.1.

Plan has the meaning given in Section 8.

Proxy Form means the proxy form attached to the Notice.

Remuneration Report means the remuneration report of the Company contained in the Directors' Report. Resolution means a resolution contained in this Notice.

Rights Issue has the meaning in Section 6.1.

Section means a section contained in this Explanatory Memorandum.

Securities means a Share, Option or Performance Right.

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

Shareholder means a shareholder of the Company.

Trading Day means a day determined by ASX to be a trading day in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules. VWAP means volume weighted average price.

WST means Western Standard Time, being the time in Perth, Western Australia.

In this Notice, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.

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Schedule 1 – Summary of the Rent.com.au Limited Employee Incentive Securities Plan

Summary of the Plan and terms on which offers may be made:

1. Eligible Participant

"Eligible Participant" means a person who is a full-time or part-time employee, officer, or contractor of the Company, or an Associated Body Corporate (as defined in ASIC Class Order 14/1000), or such other person who has been determined by the Board to be eligible to participate in the Plan from time to time.

The Company will seek Shareholder approval for Director and related party participation in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 10.14.

2. Purpose

The purpose of the Plan is to:

  • (a) assist in the reward, retention and motivation of Eligible Participants;

  • (b) link the reward of Eligible Participants to Shareholder value creation; and

  • (c) align the interests of Eligible Participants with shareholders of the Group (being the Company and each of its Associated Bodies Corporate), by providing an opportunity to Eligible Participants to receive an equity interest in the Company in the form of Securities.

3. Plan administration

The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board may exercise any power or discretion conferred on it by the Plan rules in its sole and absolute discretion. The Board may delegate its powers and discretion.

4. Eligibility, invitation and application

The Board may from time to time determine that an Eligible Participant may participate in the Plan and make an invitation to that Eligible Participant to apply for Securities on such terms and conditions as the Board decides.

On receipt of an Invitation, an Eligible Participant may apply for the Securities the subject of the invitation by sending a completed application form to the Company. The Board may accept an application from an Eligible Participant in whole or in part.

If an Eligible Participant is permitted in the invitation, the Eligible Participant may, by notice in writing to the Board, nominate a party in whose favour the Eligible Participant wishes to renounce the invitation.

5. Grant of Securities

The Company will, to the extent that it has accepted a duly completed application, grant the Participant the relevant number of Securities, subject to the terms and conditions set out in the invitation, the Plan rules and any ancillary documentation required.

6. Terms of Convertible Securities

Each "Convertible Security" represents a right to acquire one or more Shares (for example, under an option or performance right), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

Prior to a Convertible Security being exercised a Participant does not have any interest (legal, equitable or otherwise) in any Share the subject of the Convertible Security by virtue of holding the Convertible

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Security. A Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, grant a security interest over or otherwise deal with a Convertible Security that has been granted to them unless otherwise determined by the Board. A Participant must not enter into any arrangement for the purpose of hedging their economic exposure to a Convertible Security that has been granted to them.

7. Vesting of Convertible Securities

Any vesting conditions applicable to the grant of Convertible Securities will be described in the invitation. If all the vesting conditions are satisfied and/or otherwise waived by the Board, a vesting notice will be sent to the Participant by the Company informing them that the relevant Convertible Securities have vested. Unless and until the vesting notice is issued by the Company, the Convertible Securities will not be considered to have vested. For the avoidance of doubt, if the vesting conditions relevant to a Convertible Security are not satisfied and/or otherwise waived by the Board, that Convertible Security will lapse.

8. Exercise of Convertible Securities and cashless exercise

To exercise a Convertible Security, the Participant must deliver a signed notice of exercise and, subject to a cashless exercise of Convertible Securities (see below), pay the exercise price (if any) to or as directed by the Company, at any time following vesting of the Convertible Security (if subject to vesting conditions) and prior to the expiry date as set out in the invitation or vesting notice.

An invitation may specify that at the time of exercise of the Convertible Securities, the Participant may elect not to be required to provide payment of the exercise price for the number of Convertible Securities specified in a notice of exercise, but that on exercise of those Convertible Securities the Company will transfer or issue to the Participant that number of Shares equal in value to the positive difference between the Market Value of the Shares at the time of exercise and the exercise price that would otherwise be payable to exercise those Convertible Securities.

Market Value means, at any given date, the volume weighted average price per Share traded on the ASX over the 5 trading days immediately preceding that given date, unless otherwise specified in an invitation.

A Convertible Security may not be exercised unless and until that Convertible Security has vested in accordance with the Plan rules, or such earlier date as set out in the Plan rules.

9. Delivery of Shares on exercise of Convertible Securities

As soon as practicable after the valid exercise of a Convertible Security by a Participant, the Company will issue or cause to be transferred to that Participant the number of Shares to which the Participant is entitled under the Plan rules and issue a substitute certificate for any remaining unexercised Convertible Securities held by that Participant.

10. Forfeiture of Convertible Securities

Where a Participant who holds Convertible Securities ceases to be an Eligible Participant or becomes insolvent, all unvested Convertible Securities will automatically be forfeited by the Participant, unless the Board otherwise determines in its discretion to permit some or all of the Convertible Securities to vest.

Where the Board determines that a Participant has acted fraudulently or dishonestly; committed an act which has brought the Company, the Group or any entity within the Group into disrepute, or wilfully breached his or her duties to the Group or where a Participant is convicted of an offence in connection with the affairs of the Group; or has a judgment entered against him or her in any civil proceedings in respect of the contravention by the Participant of his or her duties at law, in equity or under statute, in his or her capacity as an employee, consultant or officer of the Group, the Board may in its discretion deem all unvested Convertible Securities held by that Participant to have been forfeited.

Unless the Board otherwise determines, or as otherwise set out in the Plan rules:

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  • (a) any Convertible Securities which have not yet vested will be forfeited immediately on the date that the Board determines (acting reasonably and in good faith) that any applicable vesting conditions have not been met or cannot be met by the relevant date; and

  • (b) any Convertible Securities which have not yet vested will be automatically forfeited on the expiry date specified in the invitation or vesting notice.

11. Change of control

If a change of control event occurs in relation to the Company, or the Board determines that such an event is likely to occur, the Board may in its discretion determine the manner in which any or all of the Participant's Convertible Securities will be dealt with, including, without limitation, in a manner that allows the Participant to participate in and/or benefit from any transaction arising from or in connection with the change of control event provided that, in respect of Convertible Securities, the maximum number of Convertible Securities (that have not yet been exercised) that the Board may determine will vest and be exercisable into Shares under this Rule is that number of Convertible Securities that is equal to 10% of the Shares on issue immediately following vesting under this Rule, which as far as practicable will be allocated between holders on a pro-rata basis on the basis of their holdings of Convertible Securities on the date of determination of vesting.

12. Rights attaching to Plan Shares

All Shares issued or transferred under the Plan, or issued or transferred to a Participant upon the valid exercise of a Convertible Security, ( Plan Shares ) will rank pari passu in all respects with the Shares of the same class. A Participant will be entitled to any dividends declared and distributed by the Company on the Plan Shares and may participate in any dividend reinvestment plan operated by the Company in respect of Plan Shares. A Participant may exercise any voting rights attaching to Plan Shares.

13. Disposal restrictions on Plan Shares

If the invitation provides that any Plan Shares are subject to any restrictions as to the disposal or other dealing by a Participant for a period, the Board may implement any procedure it deems appropriate to ensure the compliance by the Participant with this restriction.

For so long as a Plan Share is subject to any disposal restrictions under the Plan, the Participant will not:

  • (a) transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose of, or have a security interest granted over that Plan Share; or

  • (b) take any action or permit another person to take any action to remove or circumvent the disposal restrictions without the express written consent of the Company.

14. Adjustment of Convertible Securities

If there is a reorganisation of the issued share capital of the Company (including any subdivision, consolidation, reduction, return or cancellation of such issued capital of the Company), the rights of each Participant holding Convertible Securities will be changed to the extent necessary to comply with the ASX Listing Rules applicable to a reorganisation of capital at the time of the reorganisation.

If Shares are issued by the Company by way of bonus issue (other than an issue in lieu of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment), the holder of Convertible Securities is entitled, upon exercise of the Convertible Securities, to receive an issue of as many additional Shares as would have been issued to the holder if the holder held Shares equal in number to the Shares in respect of which the Convertible Securities are exercised.

Unless otherwise determined by the Board, a holder of Convertible Securities does not have the right to participate in a pro rata issue of Shares made by the Company or sell renounceable rights.

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15. Participation in new issues

There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Convertible Securities and holders are not entitled to participate in any new issue of Shares of the Company during the currency of the Convertible Securities without exercising the Convertible Securities.

16. Compliance with applicable law

No Security may be offered, grated, vested or exercised if to do so would contravene any applicable law. In particular, the Company must have reasonable grounds to believe, when making an invitation, that the total number of Plan Shares that may be issued upon exercise of Convertible Securities offer when aggregated with the number of Shares issued or that may be issued as a result of offers made at any time during the previous three year period under:

  • (i) an employee incentive scheme of the Company covered by ASIC Class Order 14/1000; or

  • (ii) an ASIC exempt arrangement of a similar kind to an employee incentive scheme,

but disregarding any offer made or securities issued in the capital of the Company by way of or as a result of:

  • (iii) an offer to a person situated at the time of receipt of the offer outside Australia;

  • (iv) an offer that did not need disclosure to investors because of section 708 of the Corporations Act (exempts the requirement for a disclosure document for the issue of securities in certain circumstances to investors who are deemed to have sufficient investment knowledge to make informed decisions, including professional investors, sophisticated investors and senior managers of the Company); or

  • (v) an offer made under a disclosure document,

would exceed 5% (or such other maximum permitted under any applicable law) of the total number of Shares on issue at the date of the invitation.

17. Maximum number of Securities

The Company will not make an invitation under the Plan if the number of Plan Shares that may be issued, or acquired upon exercise of Convertible Securities offered under an invitation, when aggregated with the number of Shares issued or that may be issued as a result of all invitations under the Plan, will exceed 15% of the total number of issued Shares at the date of the invitation.

18. Amendment of Plan

Subject to the following paragraph, the Board may at any time amend any provisions of the Plan rules, including (without limitation) the terms and conditions upon which any Securities have been granted under the Plan and determine that any amendments to the Plan rules be given retrospective effect, immediate effect or future effect.

No amendment to any provision of the Plan rules may be made if the amendment materially reduces the rights of any Participant as they existed before the date of the amendment, other than an amendment introduced primarily for the purpose of complying with legislation or to correct manifest error or mistake, amongst other things, or is agreed to in writing by all Participants.

19. Plan duration

The Plan continues in operation until the Board decides to end it. The Board may from time to time suspend the operation of the Plan for a fixed period or indefinitely, and may end any suspension. If the Plan is terminated or suspended for any reason, that termination or suspension must not prejudice the accrued rights of the Participants.

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If a Participant and the Company (acting by the Board) agree in writing that some or all of the Securities granted to that Participant are to be cancelled on a specified date or on the occurrence of a particular event, then those Securities may be cancelled in the manner agreed between the Company and the Participant.

20. Income Tax Assessment Act

The Plan is a plan to which Subdivision 83A-C of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) applies (subject to the conditions in that Act).

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