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RIEDEL RESOURCES LIMITED AGM Information 2012

Oct 9, 2012

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Riedel Resources Limited ACN 143 042 022

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Annual General Meeting to be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth on 12 November 2012 commencing at 8.30am (WST).

This Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Statement should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how to vote, they should seek advice from their accountant, solicitor or other professional adviser without delay.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Riedel Resources Limited (ACN 143 042 022) (“ Company ”) will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia on 12 November 2012 commencing at 8.30am (WST).

ORDINARY BUSINESS

1. Financial Statements and Reports

To receive and consider the annual financial report, together with the Director’s and auditor’s reports for the year ending 30 June 2012.

2. Resolution 1 – Approval of Remuneration Report

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following advisory only resolution :

“That, for the purposes of section 250R of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the Remuneration Report for the year ending 30 June 2012.”

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

Voting Exclusion

A vote in respect of Resolution 1 must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of any 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, unless (c) the person does so as a proxy appointed in writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on Resolution 1; and (d) the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described in subparagraphs (a) or (b) above.

3. Resolution 2 – Re-election of a Director – Mr Bruce Franzen

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

“That, for all purposes, Mr Bruce Franzen, who retires by rotation in accordance with clause 13.2 of the Constitution and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election, is re-elected as a Director.”

4. Resolution 3 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility

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

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

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Voting Exclusion

The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by a person (and any associates of such a person) who may participate in the 10% Placement Facility and a person who might obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of Shares, if Resolution 3 is passed.

However, the Company will 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.

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Explanatory Statement

The accompanying Explanatory Statement forms part of this Notice and should be read in conjunction with it.

Shareholders are specifically referred to the Glossary in the Explanatory Statement which contains definitions of capitalised terms used in this Notice and the Explanatory Statement.

Proxies

Please note that:

  • (a) a Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;

  • (b) a proxy need not be a member of the Company;

  • (c) a Shareholder may appoint a body corporate or an individual as its proxy;

  • (d) a body corporate appointed as a Shareholder’s proxy may appoint an individual as its representative to exercise any of the powers that the body may exercise as the Shareholder’s proxy; and

  • (e) Shareholders 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. If a Shareholder appoints a body corporate as its proxy and the body corporate wishes to appoint an individual as its representative, the body corporate should provide that person with a certificate or letter executed in accordance with the Corporations Act authorising him or her to act as that company’s representative. The authority may be sent to the Company or its share registry in advance of the Annual General Meeting or handed in at the Annual General Meeting when registering as a corporate representative.

Voting Entitlements

In accordance with Regulations 7.11.37 and 7.11.38 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth), the Board has determined that a person’s entitlement to vote at the Annual General Meeting will be the entitlement of that person set out in the register of Shareholders as at 8.30am (WST) on Saturday, 10 November 2012. Accordingly, transactions registered after that time will be disregarded in determining Shareholder’s entitlement to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors

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Bruce Franzen Executive Director Riedel Resources Limited

5 October 2012

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Explanatory Statement

This Explanatory Statement has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in relation to the business to be conducted at the Company’s Annual General Meeting.

The purpose of this Explanatory Statement is to provide Shareholders with all information known to the Company which is material to a decision on how to vote on the resolution in the accompanying Notice.

This Explanatory Statement should be read in conjunction with the Notice. Capitalised terms in this Explanatory Statement are defined in the Glossary.

1. Financial Statements and Reports

The Corporations Act requires the annual financial report, the directors’ report and the auditor’s report for the last financial year to be laid before the Annual General Meeting. The financial statements and reports are contained in the Company’s Annual Report. Shareholders who have elected to receive the Annual Report will have been provided with a copy. The Annual Report is also available on ASX’s website.

While no resolution is required in relation to this item, Shareholders will be given the opportunity to ask questions and make comments on the financial statements and reports.

2. Resolution 1 – Approval of Remuneration Report

Section 249L(2) of the Corporations Act requires a company to inform shareholders that a resolution on the Remuneration Report will be put at the Annual General Meeting. However, section 250R(3) of the Corporations Act expressly provides that the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind 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 Report.

Under changes to the Corporations Act which came into effect on 1 July 2011, if at least 25% of the votes on the Resolution are voted against adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Annual General Meeting, and then again at the Company’s 2013 annual general meeting, the Company will be required to put to Shareholders a resolution proposing the calling of an extraordinary general meeting to consider the appointment of directors of the Company (“ Spill Resolution ”).

If more than 50% of Shareholders vote in favour of the Spill Resolution, the Company must convene the extraordinary general meeting (“ Spill Meeting ”) within 90 days of the Company’s 2013 annual general meeting. All of the Directors who were in office when the Company’s 2013 Directors’ report 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 reelection at the Spill Meeting. Following the Spill Meeting those persons whose election or re-election as Directors is approved will be the Directors of the Company.

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Pursuant to the Corporations Act, if you elect to appoint the Chairman or another member of Key Management Personnel or any Closely Related Party as your proxy to vote on Resolution 1 then you must direct the proxy on how they are to vote . If your proxy is the Chairman or another member of Key Management Personnel or any Closely Related Party and you do not direct your proxy on how to vote on Resolution 1, your vote will not be counted in computing the required majority. Please see the Proxy Form for further information on such appointments.

In accordance with section 250SA of the Corporations Act, the Chairman will provide a reasonable opportunity for discussion of the Remuneration Report at the Annual General Meeting.

3. Resolution 2 – Re-election of a Director – Mr Bruce Franzen

In accordance with Listing Rule 14.4 and clause 13.2 of the Constitution, at every Annual General Meeting, one third of the Directors for the time being must retire from office by rotation and are eligible for re-election. The Directors to retire are those who have been in office for 3 years since their appointment or last re-appointment or who have been longest in office since their appointment or last re-appointment or, if the Directors have been in office for an equal length of time, by agreement.

In determining the number and identity of the Directors to retire by rotation, the Managing Director and any Director seeking election after appointment by the Board to fill a casual vacancy are not taken into account.

Mr Bruce Franzen retires by rotation at this meeting and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.

Details of Mr Bruce Franzen are as follows:

Mr Franzen is a certified practicing accountant with over 21 years of local and international experience in the resources industry. Bruce has substantial experience in commercial administration and financial control related to offshore oil and gas drilling, exploration and development of large scale capital resource projects.

Bruce has held senior positions for large companies such as Woodside Petroleum Limited, Inpex Limited and Origin Energy Limited. He was also a former chief financial officer and company secretary for Globe Metals & Mining Limited from 2007 to 2009 and a founding director of DMC Mining Limited where he served as an executive director, company secretary and chief financial officer from 2006 to 2009.

Bruce is also currently a non-executive director of Reclaim Industries Limited.

The Board (excluding Mr Bruce Franzen) recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.

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4. Resolution 3 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility

4.1 General

Listing Rule 7.1A enables eligible entities to issue Equity Securities totalling up to 10% of its issued share capital through placements over a 12 month period after the entity’s annual general meeting (“ 10% Placement Facility ”). The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

An eligible entity for the purposes of 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.

The Company is now seeking shareholder approval by way of a special resolution to have the ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility.

The exact number of Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Facility will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer to Section 4.2(c) below).

The Board believes that Resolution 3 is in the best interests of the Company and unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.

4.2 Description of Listing Rule 7.1A

(a) Shareholder approval

The ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility is subject to shareholder approval by way of a special resolution at an annual general meeting.

(b) Equity Securities

Any Equity Securities issued under the 10% Placement Facility must be in the same class as an existing quoted class of Equity Securities of the Company.

As at the date of the Notice, the Company has the following Equity Securities on issue:

  • (i) 96,176,780 Shares (of which, 70,276,780 Shares are quoted on ASX and 25,900,000 Shares are not quoted on ASX); and

  • (ii) 29,094,050 Listed Options.

(c) Formula for calculating 10% Placement Facility

Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that eligible entities which have obtained shareholder approval at an annual general meeting may issue or agree to issue, during the 12 month period after the date of the annual general meeting, a number of Equity Securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:

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(A x D) – E

  • A is the number of shares on issue 12 months before the date of issue or agreement:

  • (A) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2;

  • (B) plus the number of partly paid shares that became fully paid in the 12 months;

  • (C) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months with approval of holders of shares under Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.4. This does not include an issue of fully paid shares under the entity's 15% placement capacity without shareholder approval;

  • (D) less the number of fully paid shares cancelled in the 12 months.

Note that A has the same meaning as in Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating an entity's 15% placement capacity.

  • D is 10%.

  • E is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months before the date of the issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with the approval of shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4.

(d) Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A

The ability of an entity to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A is in addition to the entity's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

The actual number of Equity Securities that the Company will have capacity to issue under Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated at the date of issue of the Equity Securities in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer to Section 4.2(c) above).

(e) Minimum Issue Price

The issue price of Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A must be not less than 75% of the VWAP of Equity Securities in the same class calculated 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 5 Trading Days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.

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(f) 10% Placement Period

Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A is valid from the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained and expires on the earlier to occur of:

  • (i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained; or

  • (ii) the date of the approval by shareholders of a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking),

or such longer period if allowed by ASX (“ 10% Placement Period ”).

4.3 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3A

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

  • (a) 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 ASX 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 5 ASX trading days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.

  • (b) If Resolution 3 is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, the existing Shareholders' voting power in the Company will be diluted as shown in the below table (in the case of Listed Options, only if the Listed Options are exercised). 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 Annual General 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 or the Equity Securities are issued as part of consideration for the acquisition of a new asset,

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

The below table shows the dilution of existing Shareholders on the basis of the current market price of Shares and the current number of ordinary securities for variable "A" calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 as at the date of this Notice.

The table also shows:

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  • (iii) two examples where variable “A” has increased, by 50% and 100%. Variable “A” is based on the number of ordinary securities the Company has on issue. The number of ordinary securities on issue may increase as a result of issues of ordinary securities that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlements issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future Shareholders’ meeting; and

  • (iv) two examples of where the issue price of ordinary securities has decreased by 50% and increased by 50% as against the current market price.

Variable A in
Listing Rule 7.1A.2
Dilution
$0.033
50% decrease in
Market Price
$0.066
Current Market Price
$0.132
100% increase in
Market Price
10%
Voting
Dilution
9,617,678 Shares 9,617,678 Shares 9,617,678 Shares
Current Variable A
96,176,780
Funds
raised
$317,383.37 $634,766.75 $1,269,533.50
10%
Voting
Dilution
14,426,517 Shares 14,426,517 Shares 14,426,517 Shares
50% increase in
current Variable A
144,265,170
Funds
raised
$476,075.06, $952,150.12 $1,904,300.24
10%
Voting
Dilution
19,235,356 Shares 19,235,356 Shares 19,235,356 Shares
100% increase in
current Variable A
192,353,560
Funds
raised
$634,766.75 $1,269,533.50 $2,539,066.99

The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:

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

  2. No Listed Options (including any Listed Options issued under the 10% Placement Facility) are exercised into Shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities;

  3. 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%.

  4. 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 Annual General Meeting.

  5. The table shows only the effect of issues of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, not under the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

  6. The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares. If the issue of Equity Securities includes Listed Options, it is assumed that those Listed Options are exercised into Shares for the purpose of calculating the voting dilution effect on existing Shareholders.

  7. The issue price is $0.066, being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 25 September 2012.

  8. (c) The Company will only issue and allot the Equity Securities during the 10% Placement Period. The approval under Resolution 3 for the issue of the Equity Securities will cease to be valid in the event that Shareholders approve a transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities or Listing Rule 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking).

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  • (d) The Company may seek to issue the Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility to raise funds for geochemical sampling and drilling on the Company’s projects.

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

The Company’s allocation policy is dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue pursuant to the 10% Placement Facility. The identity of the allottees of Equity Securities will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to the factors including but not limited to the following:

  • (i) the purpose of the issue;

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

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

  • (iv) the financial situation and solvency of the Company;

  • (v) prevailing market conditions; and

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

The allottees under the 10% Placement Facility have not been determined as at the date of this Notice but are likely to be investors which are sophisticated or professional investors (or both) for the purposes of section 708 of the Corporations Act.

If the Company is successful in acquiring new resources assets or investments, it is likely that the allottees under the 10% Placement Facility will be the vendors of the new resources assets or investments.

  • (e) The Company has not previously obtained Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A.

  • (f) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice. At the date of the Notice, the Company has not approached any particular existing Shareholder or security holder or an identifiable class of existing security holder to participate in the issue of the Equity Securities. No existing Shareholder's votes will therefore be excluded under the voting exclusion in the Notice.

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Glossary

In this Explanatory Statement, the following terms have the following meaning unless the context otherwise requires:

10% Placement Facility has the meaning given in Section 4.1. 10% Placement Period has the meaning given in Section 4.2(a). Annual Report the annual report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2012. Annexure the annexure to this Explanatory Statement. Annual General Meeting the annual general meeting convened by this Notice. ASX ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) trading as the Australian Securities Exchange. Board the board of Directors. Chairman Mr Ian Tchacos. Closely Related Party a closely related party of a member of Key Management Personnel as defined in Section 9 of the Corporations Act, being: (a) a spouse or child of the member;

  • (b) a child of that member’s spouse;

  • (c) a dependant of that member or of that member’s spouse;

  • (d) anyone else who is one of that member’s family and may be expected to influence that member, or be influenced by that member, in that member’s dealings with the Company;

  • (e) a company that is controlled by that member; or

  • (f) any other person prescribed by the regulations.

Constitution the constitution of the Company. Company Riedel Resources Limited ACN 143 042 022. Corporations Act Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Director a director of the Company.

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Equity Securities Explanatory Statement

has the meaning given in the Listing Rules.

the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.

Key Management Personnel

the key management personnel of the Company as defined in Section 9 of the Corporations Act and Australian Accounting Standards Board accounting standard 124, being those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, including any Director (whether executive or otherwise).

Listed Options the listed Options of the Company each with an exercise price of $0.20 and expiry date of 30 November 2012. Listing Rules the listing rules of ASX. Notice the notice of annual general meeting accompanying the Explanatory Statement. Proxy Form the proxy form attached to the Notice. Option an option to acquire a Share. Remuneration Report the section of the Directors’ Report contained in the Annual Report entitled “Remuneration Report”. Resolution a resolution contained in the Notice. Section a section contained in the Explanatory Statement. Share a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company. Shareholder a holder of Shares. VWAP the volume weighted average price. WST Western Standard Time, being the time in Perth, Western Australia.

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

I/We of being a member of Riedel Resources Limited (ACN 143 042 022) entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, hereby Appoint Name of Proxy OR the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting as your proxy or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting, or the Chairman’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 Annual General Meeting to be held at 8.30am (WST) on Monday, 12 November 2012 at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia, and at any adjournment thereof.

Important for Resolution 1 : If the Chairman of the Meeting or any member of the Key Management Personnel of the Company whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report or a Closely Related Party of that member is your proxy and you have not directed the proxy to vote on Resolution 1, the proxy will be prevented from casting your votes on Resolution 1. If the Chairman, another member of the Key Management Personnel of the Company whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report or Closely Related Party of that member is your proxy, in order for your votes to be counted on Resolution 1, you must direct your proxy how to vote on Resolution 1.

If no directions are given, the Chairman will vote in favour of all the Resolutions in which the Chairman is entitled to vote undirected proxies.

OR

OR
Voting on Business of the Annual General Meeting FOR AGAINST
ABSTAIN
Resolution 1
Adoption of Remuneration Report
Resolution 2
Re-election of a Director – Mr Bruce Franzen
Resolution 3
Approval of 10% Placement Facility
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 to be counted in computing the required majority.
If two proxies are being appointed, the proportion of voting rights this proxy represents is ___%
Signature of Member(s): Date:_____
Individual or Member 1
Member 2
Member 3
Sole Director/Company Secretary
Director
Director/Company Secretary
Contact Name: __________ Contact Ph (daytime): ____

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 to be counted in computing the required majority.

How to complete this Proxy Form

1 Your Name and Address

Please print your name and address as it appears on your holding statement and the Company’s share register. If Shares are jointly held, please ensure the name and address of each joint shareholder is indicated. Shareholders should advise the Company of any changes. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. Please note you cannot change ownership of your securities using this form.

2 Appointment of a Proxy

You are entitled to appoint no more than two proxies to attend and vote on a poll on your behalf. The appointment of a second proxy must be done on a separate copy of the Proxy Form. Where more than one proxy is appointed, such proxy must be allocated a proportion of your voting rights. If you appoint two proxies and the appointment does not specify this proportion, each proxy may exercise half of your votes.

If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please mark the box. If you leave this section blank or your named proxy does not attend the Meeting, the Chairman of the Meeting will be your proxy. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.

If the Chairman or another member of Key Management Personnel or any Closely Related Party is your proxy, that person will not be able to vote on your behalf in respect of Resolution 1 (Remuneration Report) if you have not directed them how to vote on that Resolution.

3 Votes on Resolutions

You may direct a proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. Where a box is not marked the proxy may vote as they choose. Where more than one box is marked on an item your vote will be invalid on that item.

4 Signing Instructions

You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided:

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

  • Joint Holding:

  • Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the shareholders should sign.

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

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

If a representative of the corporation is to attend the meeting a “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” should be produced prior to admission.

5 Return of a Proxy Form

To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney and/or second Proxy Form) and return by:

  • (a) mail to the Company’s registered office at PO Box 1559, West Perth, Western Australia, 6872; or

  • (b) facsimile to the Company on facsimile number +61 8 9486 7375,

so that it is received no later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Annual General Meeting ie- by 8:30 am (WST) on Saturday, 10 November 2012.

Proxy forms received later than this time will be invalid.

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