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SIMBLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED — AGM Information 2022
Apr 12, 2022
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SIMBLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED ABN 17 608 419 656
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TAKE NOTICE that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company will be held at the time, date and place specified below:
Time: 11:00 am (Sydney Time) Date: Friday 20 May 2022 Place: Offices of Boardroom Pty Limited Level 12, 225 George Street Sydney NSW 2000
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AGENDA
A. Address by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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B. To consider and receive the Financial Statements, Directors’ Report and Auditor’s Report for the Company and its controlled entities for the year ended 31 December 2021.
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C. Resolutions:
Resolution 1 - Remuneration Report
To consider and, if in favour, pass the following resolution in accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act:
“That, the Company adopt the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2021 in accordance with Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act.”
Note: This resolution shall be determined under section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act. Votes must not be cast on this resolution by Key Management Personnel and closely related parties in contravention of section 250R or 250BD Corporations Act. Restrictions also apply to votes cast as proxy unless exceptions apply. This resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Company or the Directors.
Resolution 2 - Re-election of Director – Mr Fadi Geha
Mr Fadi Geha retires as a Director in accordance with the requirement of clause 47 of the Constitution and Listing Rule 14.5. Being eligible, he offers himself for re-election.
To consider and, if in favour, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That, Mr Fadi Geha, who is retiring in accordance with Listing Rule 14.5 and clause 47 of the Constitution, and who offers himself for re-election, is re-elected as a Director of the Company.”
Resolution 3 - Election of Director – Dr Daniel Tillett
Mr Tillett was appointed as a Director of the Company on 16 February 2022 to fill a casual vacancy in accordance with the provisions of clause 46 of the Constitution. Mr Tillett retires in accordance with the requirement of the Constitution and Listing Rule 14.4 and being eligible offers himself for election.
To consider and, if in favour, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“ That Daniel Tillett, who retires having previously been appointed to fill a casual vacancy in accordance with Listing Rule 14.4 and clause 46 of the Constitution and having consented to act and being eligible, be elected as a Director of the Company.”
Resolution 4 - Ratification of Prior Share Allotment 45,214,564 Shares
To consider and, if in favour, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the ratification of the prior issue, on 21 March 2022, of a total of 45,214,564 Ordinary Shares at a total price of $904,291.28 on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.”
Resolution 5 – Approval to Issue 36,690,287 Shares
To consider and, if in favour, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
‘That, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of up to 36,690,287 Ordinary Shares on such terms and conditions more particularly described in the Explanatory Memorandum.’
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Resolution 6 – Approval to Issue up to 81,904,851 Options
To consider and, if in favour, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
‘That, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of up to 81,904,851 Options on such terms and conditions more particularly described in the Explanatory Memorandum.’
Resolution 7 – Approval to Issue Shares and Options to Mr Darryl Flukes (in conjunction with his participation in the Placement)
To consider and, if in favour, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
‘That, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of up to 595,149 Ordinary Shares and 595,149 Options in the Company, on such terms and conditions more particularly described in the Explanatory Memorandum, to Director, Darryl Flukes.
Resolution 8 – Approval to Issue 2,000,000 Options
To consider and, if in favour, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
‘That, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve to issue of up to 2,000,000 Options on such terms and conditions more particularly described in the Explanatory Memorandum.’
Resolution 9 - Approval of 10% Placement Facility
To consider and, if in favour, pass 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 Company having additional capacity to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company (at the time of issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 over a 12 month period from the date of the Annual General Meeting, at a price no less than that determined pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A.3 and otherwise on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.”
Resolution 10 - Adoption of Constitution
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, the following resolution as a special resolution:
“That, with effect from the close of this Meeting:
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a) the existing constitution of the Company be repealed in its entirety in accordance with section 136(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth); and
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b) the Company adopts the constitution contained in Annexure A as the constitution of the Company in accordance with section 136(1)(b) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).”
Resolution 11 - Issue of Options to Director – Dr Daniel Tillett
To consider and, if in favour, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That, pursuant to Section 208(1)(a) of the Corporations Act and Listing Rule 10.11, the members of the Company approve the granting of 12,000,000 Options to Dr Daniel Tillett (Non-Executive Director) or his nominee on the terms outlined in the Explanatory Memorandum.”
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NOTES
1. Explanatory Memorandum
The Explanatory Memorandum accompanying this Notice of Annual General Meeting is incorporated in and comprises part of this Notice of Annual General Meeting and should be read in conjunction with this Notice of Annual General Meeting.
2. Voting exclusion statements
Resolution 1 - the Company will disregard votes cast, by a member of the Key Management Personnel details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report, or a closely related party of such a member, in contravention of section 250R or 250BD Corporations Act. Restrictions also apply to votes cast as proxy unless exceptions apply.
Resolution 4 – The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 4 by or on behalf of a person who participated in the issue, or an associate of such person.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of a resolution by:
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a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and
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the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 5 - The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 5 by or on behalf of the persons who are expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the entity), or an associate of those persons.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of a resolution by:
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a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and
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the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 6 - The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 6 by or on behalf of the persons who are expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed
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issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the entity), or an associate of those persons.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of a resolution by:
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a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and
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the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 7 - The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 7 by or on behalf of Mr Darryl Flukes, or any associate of Mr Flukes, who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the issue of Shares and Options (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of Shares).
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of a resolution by:
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a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and
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the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 8 - The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 8 by or on behalf of the persons who are expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the entity), or an associate of those persons.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of a resolution by:
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a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and
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- the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 9 - The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 9 by or on behalf of a person, or any associate of that person, who is expected to participate in, or will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of Shares).
NB . In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11 and the relevant note under that rule concerning Rule 7.1A, as at the date of this Notice of Meeting it is not known who may participate in the proposed issue (if any). On that basis, no security holders are currently excluded.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of a resolution by:
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a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and
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the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 11 - The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 11 by or on behalf of the persons who are to receive the securities in question (Dr Daniel Tillett or his nominee) and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the entity); or an associate of those person.
For the purposes of section 224 Corporations Act and Listing Rule 14.11, the Company will not disregard a vote if:
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it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; and
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it is not cast on behalf of a related party or associate of a related party of the Company to whom the resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given or an associate of such a related party; or
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it is cast by the person chairing the meeting 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.
3. Who may vote
In accordance with Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations, the Company (as convenor of the Meeting) has determined that a person’s entitlement to attend and vote at the Meeting will be those persons set out in the register of Shareholders as at 7.00pm (AEST) on 18 May 2022. This means that any Shareholder registered at 7.00pm (AEST) on 18 May 2022 is entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting.
4. Shareholder questions
Whilst Shareholders will be provided with the opportunity to submit questions online at the Meeting, it would be desirable if the Company was able to receive them in advance.
Shareholders are therefore requested to send any questions they may have for the Company or its Directors at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to the Company Secretary, Kim Clark, by emailing to [email protected].
Please note that not all questions may be able to be answered during the Meeting. In this case answers will be made available on the Company’s website after the Meeting.
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5. Proxies
A Shareholder entitled to attend this Meeting and vote, is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on behalf of that Shareholder at the Meeting.
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A proxy need not be a Shareholder.
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If the Shareholder is entitled to cast two or more votes at the Meeting, the Shareholder may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of the votes which each proxy is appointed to exercise. If the Shareholder appoints two proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half of the votes held by that Shareholder.
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If the Shareholder appoints only one proxy, that proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands. If a Shareholder appoints two proxies, only one proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands.
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Where two proxies are appointed, any fractions of votes resulting from the appointment of two proxies will be disregarded.
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A Proxy Form accompanies this Notice.
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Unless the Shareholder specifically directs the proxy how to vote, the proxy may vote as he or she thinks fit, or abstain from voting.
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If a Shareholder wishes to appoint a proxy, the Shareholder should complete the Proxy Form and comply with the instructions set out in that form relating to lodgement of the form with the Company.
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The Proxy Form must be signed by the Shareholder or his or her attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, either signed by an authorised officer or attorney of the corporation or otherwise signed in accordance with the Corporations Act.
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If any attorney or authorised officer signs the Proxy Form on behalf of a Shareholder, the relevant power of attorney or other authority under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power or authority must be deposited with the Proxy Form.
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The Proxy Form (together with any relevant authority) must be received by no later than 11:00 am (AEST) on 18 May 2022.
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The completed Proxy Form may be:
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Mailed to the address on the Proxy Form; or
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Faxed to Simble Solutions Limited, Attention Company Secretary, on facsimile number +61 2 9290 9655; or
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Voted online via the Company’s Share Registry at www.votingonline.com.au/sisagm2022
6. Corporate Representative
Any corporate Shareholder who has appointed a person to act as its corporate representative at the Meeting should provide that person with a certificate or letter executed in accordance with section 250D of the Corporations Act authorising him or her to act as that company’s representative. The authority must be sent to the Company and/or registry at least 24 hours in advance of the Meeting.
7. Voting Intentions
Subject to any voting restrictions and exclusions, the Chairman intends to vote in favour of the Resolutions. In respect of undirected proxies, subject to any voting restrictions and exclusions, the Chairman intends to vote in favour of the Resolution.
08 April 2022
By Order of the Board of Simble Solutions Limited
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Kim Clark Company Secretary SIMBLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED ACN 608 419 656
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This Explanatory Memorandum forms part of the Notice convening the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Simble Solutions Limited ( Company ) to be held at the offices of Boardroom Pty Ltd, Level 12, 225 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 at 11:00am (AEST) on 20 May 2022.
This Explanatory Memorandum is to assist Shareholders in understanding the background to, and the legal and other implications of, the Notice and the reasons for the proposed resolutions. Both documents should be read in their entirety and in conjunction with each other.
Explanatory Notes to the Resolutions
Financial Reports
The Corporations Act requires that the report of the Directors, the Auditor’s report and the Financial Report be laid before the Annual General Meeting.
Apart from the matters involving remuneration which are required to be voted upon, neither the Corporations Act nor the Constitution requires a vote of Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on the financial statements and reports.
Shareholders will be given a reasonable opportunity at the meeting to raise questions and make comments on these reports.
In addition to asking questions at the meeting, Shareholders may address written questions to the chairman about the management of the Company or to the Company’s auditor, William Buck, if the question is relevant to:
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(a) the content of the auditor’s report; or
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(b) the conduct of its audit of the annual financial report to be considered at the meeting.
Note: Under section 250PA (1) Corporations Act, a Shareholder must submit the question to the Company no later than the fifth business day before the day on which the Annual General Meeting is held.
Written questions for the auditor must be delivered by 5:00pm on Friday, 13 May 2022. Please send any written questions for the auditors to:
The Company Secretary Simble Solutions Limited c/- Boardroom Pty Ltd Level 12, 225 George Street SYDNEY, NSW 2000
or via email to: [email protected]
Resolution 1: Remuneration Report
The Corporations Act requires that at a listed company’s annual general meeting, a resolution that the Remuneration Report be adopted must be put to the Shareholders. However, such a resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors of the Company.
The Remuneration Report sets out the Company’s remuneration arrangements for Key Management Personnel of the Company. The Remuneration Report is part of the Directors’ Report contained in the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ending 31 December 2021. A copy is available on the Company’s website.
A reasonable opportunity will be provided for discussion of the Remuneration Report at the Annual General Meeting.
Voting consequences
Under the Corporations Act, if at least 25% of the votes cast on a Remuneration Report resolution are voted against the adoption of the Remuneration Report in two consecutive annual general meetings, 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 at the second annual general meeting ( 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 second annual general meeting, at which all of the Directors (other than the Managing Director) of the Company, would need to stand for re-election.
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As Shareholders voted in favour of the Company’s Remuneration Report at its last annual general meeting, the Spill Resolution is not relevant for this Annual General Meeting.
Directors’ recommendation
As the resolution relates to matters including the remuneration of the Directors, the Board, as a matter of corporate governance and in accordance with the spirit of section 250R (4) Corporations Act, makes no recommendation regarding this resolution.
Resolution 2: Re-election of Mr Fadi Geha
Listing Rule 14.5 requires the Company to hold an election of Directors at each annual general meeting.
In addition, the Company’s Constitution provides that one third of all existing Directors, excluding the Managing Director, must retire by rotation each annual general meeting.
Mr Fadi Geha retires and, being eligible, wishes to stand for re-election in accordance with the Company’s Constitution.
Fadi is an engineer with over 25 years experience in enterprise software sales, consulting, and IT M&A. He is the founder of Acresta (now part of Simble) and served as its CEO until 2019. Fadi has held senior management positions with SAP Australia and Accenture. From 2003-2006 he served as Vice President Asia Pacific and Director at Viewlocity Technologies and led Viewlocity’s expansion into the Asian region including the acquisition of key clients in Japan, Korea, and South East Asia which resulted in Viewlocity being named top IBM partner in Australia for SaaS offerings in 2005.
In 2006, Fadi facilitated the M&A activity that resulted in the acquisition of Viewlocity Inc by Supply Chain Consulting. Fadi joined the executive team at Supply Chain Consulting and in 2009 Fujitsu Australia acquired Supply Chain Consulting for $48 million. Fadi holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Sydney. He is also a Director of Sustainable Business Australia – Australia’s leading business think tank and advocacy group promoting commercial solutions to environmental challenges.
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors (with Mr Geha abstaining) unanimously recommend that the shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.
Resolution 3: Election of Dr Daniel Tillett
Dr Tillett was appointed as a Director of the Company on 16 February 2022 to fill a casual vacancy in accordance with the provisions of clause 46 of the Constitution. The Constitution, under clause 46 provides that, the Directors may at any time appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors. Any Director so appointed holds office only until the end of the next following general meeting and is eligible for re-election at that meeting.
Listing Rule 14.4 also provides that a director appointed to fill a casual vacancy must not hold office (without reelection) past the next annual general meeting of the company.
Dr Tillett retires in accordance with the requirement of the Constitution and being eligible offers himself for reelection.
Dr Daniel Tillett is the founder and CEO of Nucleics, a private Australian biotechnology company producing and selling world leading DNA sequencing software to the Genomics industry. Nucleics SAAS (software as a service) genomics tools are in use in more than 30 countries and at over 250 companies and institutions. Dr Tillett has extensive commercial experience over the last 20 years in the biotech industry in project management, sales and marketing, IP management, fundraising and start-up investing.
He is also Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the ASX listed biotechnology company, Race Oncology (ASX: RAC). He joined the Race board in September 2019 and was instrumental in leading the strategic review and operational overhaul of Race that has grown its market capitalisation from less than $5 million in late 2019 to over $500 million by 2022. He is the largest shareholder in RAC having cornerstoned the August 2019 capital raising.
Previously, he was a Senior Lecturer within the School of Pharmacy at La Trobe University where he taught and researched in the areas of pharmacy, phage therapy, microbiology, bioinformatics and cancer.
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Dr Tillett has a PhD from the University of New South Wales in Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry. He has more than 40 scientific publications and granted patents in molecular biology, microbiology, genetics and biochemistry.
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors (Dr Tillett abstaining) unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.
Resolution 4: Ratification of Prior Share Allotment 45,214,564 Shares
On 21 March 2022 and as announced to the ASX on that date, fully paid ordinary Shares were issued pursuant to the private share placement ( Placement ) undertaken by the Company to continue the Company’s growth and expansion strategy in Australia and the UK, through increasing business development capability, and securing additional channels to market, especially for CarbonView. Additional funds will be used to fund marketing activities, increase customer delivery capability and strengthen the Company’s balance sheet.
Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of equity securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12-month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary securities it had on issue at the start of that period.
This issue of shares does not fit within any of the exceptions in Listing Rule 7.2 and, as it has not been approved by the Company’s Shareholders, it effectively uses up part of the 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1thereby, reducing the Company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 for the 12-month period following the issue.
Listing Rule 7.4 allows shareholders to approve an issue of equity securities after it has been made or agreed to be made. If they do, the issue is taken to have been approved under Listing Rule 7.1 and so does not reduce the company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without shareholder approval under that rule.
The Company wishes to retain as much flexibility as possible to issue additional equity securities into the future without having to obtain shareholder approval for such issues under Listing Rule 7.1.
In accordance with Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.4, to restore the Company’s capacity to issue Shares it is proposed that Shareholders ratify the issue of ordinary Shares as detailed below.
Listing Rule 7.1 in combination with Listing Rule 7.1A allows the Company to issue 25% of its issued capital without shareholder approval. Listing Rule 7.4 provides that where an issue of securities has subsequently been approved by shareholders, the issue will be treated as having been made with approval for the purpose of Listing Rule 7.1, thereby replenishing the Company’s 15% capacity, enabling it to issue further securities up to that limit. Listing Rule 7.4 can also be utilised to refresh the Company’s 10% capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A.
If this resolution is not approved, the Company’s capacity to raise additional equity funds over the next 12 months without reference to shareholders will be reduced.
The following information is provided in accordance with Listing Rule 7.5:
(a) Number of securities issued:
45,214,564 fully paid ordinary shares.
(b) Date on which securities were issued:
The Shares were issued and allotted on 21 March 2022.
(c) Issue price of securities:
The Shares were issued for cash consideration for a total of $904,291.28. being $0.02 per share.
(d) Allottees of the securities:
The Shares were allotted by the Company to sophisticated investors selected by 180 Capital Pty Ltd under the Placement. No related party, key management personnel or substantial holder of, or an advisor to, the Company (or an associate of those persons) participated in the Placement.
(e) Terms of securities:
The Shares, when issued, ranked equally with all other Shares on issue at the time and had the same rights and entitlements as the currently issued Shares.
(f) The intended use of the funds:
To accelerate product development and for general working capital.
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Directors’ recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.
Resolution 5: Approval to Issue 36,690,287 Shares
Resolution 5 seeks shareholder approval for the issue of 36,690,287 ordinary Shares at an issue price of $0.02 per Share under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 on such terms and conditions more particularly described below.
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a Company must not, subject to specified exceptions under ASX Listing Rule 7.2, issue or agree to issue equity securities during any 12-month period in excess of 15% of the number of Shares on issue at the commencement of that 12-month period without shareholder approval.
The effect of the resolution will be to allow the Company to issue the Shares the subject of this Resolution, no later than 3 months after the date of the Meeting without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity granted under Listing rule 7.1. If this Resolution is not approved by shareholders, the Company will not be able to issue the Shares the subject of this Resolution and therefore will not be able to raise the full amount of the capital under the placement as announced to ASX on 18 March 2022.
This Resolution is an ordinary resolution requiring it to be passed by a simple majority of votes cast by the shareholders entitled to vote on it.
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3 the following information is provided to shareholders:
| Persons who are expected to participate in the issue: |
Sophisticated and professional investors selected by 180 Capital Pty Ltd and Fresh Equities Pty Ltd who participated in the Placement as announced to ASX on 18 March 2022. No related party, key management personnel or substantial holder of, or an advisor to, the Company (or an associate of those persons) are expected to participate in the Placement other than as outlined in Resolution 7. |
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| Number and Class of Securities to be Issued | 36,690,287 Ordinary Shares |
| Material terms of the securities | On issue, the Shares issued will rank equally with existing Shares. |
| Date on which the securities will be issued | The Company anticipates issuing the shares on 24 May 2022. In any event no later than 1 month after the date of this Annual General Meeting. |
| Issue Price | $0.02 per share |
| Purpose of the issue | Funds raised from the Placement will be used to continue the Company’s growth and expansion strategy in Australia and the UK, through increasing business development capability, and securing additional channels to market, especially for CarbonView. Additional funds will be used to fund marketing activities, increase customer delivery capability and strengthen the Company’s balance sheet. |
| Voting Exclusion | A voting exclusion statement applies to this item of business as set out in the Notice. |
Directors Recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 5.
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Resolution 6: Approval to Issue up to 81,904,851 Options
Pursuant to the terms of the Placement announced on 18 March 2022, subject to shareholder approval, shareholders will receive one (1) free attaching option for every one (1) share subscribed for under the Placement. Resolution 6 seeks shareholder approval for the issue of up to 81,904,851 Options at an exercise price of $0.04 expiring on 10 August 2024, under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 on such terms and conditions more particularly described below.
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a Company must not, subject to specified exceptions under ASX Listing Rule 7.2, issue or agree to issue equity securities during any 12-month period in excess of 15% of the number of Shares on issue at the commencement of that 12-month period without shareholder approval.
The effect of the resolution will be to allow the Company to issue the Options the subject of this Resolution, no later than 3 months after the date of the Meeting without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity granted under Listing rule 7.1. If this Resolution is not approved by shareholders, the Company will not be able to issue the Options the subject of this Resolution.
This Resolution is an ordinary resolution requiring it to be passed by a simple majority of votes cast by the shareholders entitled to vote on it.
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3 the following information is provided to shareholders:
| Persons who are expected to participate in the issue: |
Sophisticated and professional investors selected by 180 Capital Pty Ltd and Fresh Equities Pty Ltd who participated in the Placement as announced to ASX on 18 March 2022. No related party, key management personnel or substantial holder of, or an advisor to, the Company (or an associate of those persons) participated in the Placement and accordingly no such person will participate in the issue of attaching Options other than as outlined in Resolution 7. |
|---|---|
| Number and Class of Securities to be Issued | 81,904,851 Options |
| Material terms of the securities | On exercise, the Shares issued will rank equally with existing Shares. The Options are exercisable at $0.04 and expire on 10 August 2024. |
| Date on which the securities will be issued | The Company anticipates issuing the options on 24 May 2022. In any event no later than 1 month after the date of this Annual General Meeting. |
| Issue Price | The Options were agreed to be issued as part of the Placement as announced to ASX on 18 March 2022. Fully paid ordinary Shares issued in conjunction with the Placement were offered at $0.02 per Share with one attaching Option for every one Share, subject to the approval sought under this Resolution. |
| Purpose of the issue | Funds raised from the Placement will be used to continue the Company’s growth and expansion strategy in Australia and the UK, through increasing business development capability, and securing additional channels to market, especially for CarbonView. Additional funds will be used to fund marketing activities, increase customer delivery capability and strengthen the Company’s balance sheet. |
| Voting Exclusion | A voting exclusion statement applies to this item of business as set out in the Notice. |
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Directors Recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 6.
Resolution 7: Approval to issue Shares and Options to Mr Darryl Flukes
Director, Darryl Flukes subscribed for Shares and Options in the Placement. This Resolution seeks shareholder approval to issue 595,149 Shares at an issue price of $0.02 per Share and 595,149 attaching Options at an exercise price of $0.04 and expiring on 10 August 2024 to Mr Darryl Flukes or his nominee, pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes as a result of this subscription.
ASX Listing Rule 10.11 requires a listed company to obtain shareholder approval prior to the issue of securities to a related party of the company. Being a Director of the Company, Mr Flukes is a related party of the Company by virtue of section 228(2) of the Corporations Act (Cth) 2001. Accordingly, this Resolution seeks the approval required by Listing Rule 10.11 to allow the issue of Shares and Options to Mr Flukes.
If shareholder approval is given for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11, approval will not be required under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and the Shares and Options issued pursuant to this Resolution will not deplete the Company’s 15% placement capacity. If this Resolution is not approved by shareholders, the Company will not be able to issue the Shares and Options the subject of this Resolution or receive the consideration monies.
This Resolution is an ordinary resolution requiring it to be passed by a simple majority of votes cast by the shareholders entitled to vote on it.
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 10.13 the following information is provided to shareholders:
| Recipients of Issue: | Mr Darryl Flukes (or his nominee) |
|---|---|
| Number and Class of Securities to be Issued | 595,149 fully paid ordinary Shares and 595,149 Options on the same terms as those issued to non- related parties. |
| Material terms of the securities | The Shares will rank equally with existing Shares. The Options will have an exercise price of $0.04 and expire on 10 August 2024. |
| Date on which the securities will be issued | The Company anticipates issuing the options on 24 May 2022 and in any event no later than 1 month after the date of this Annual General Meeting. |
| Issue Price | The Options were agreed to be issued as part of the Placement as announced to ASX on 18 March 2022. Fully paid ordinary Shares issued in conjunction with the Placement were offered at $0.02 per Share with one attaching Option for every one Share, subject to the approval sought under this Resolution. |
| Purpose of the issue | Funds raised from the Placement will be used to continue the Company’s growth and expansion strategy in Australia and the UK, through increasing business development capability, and securing additional channels to market, especially for CarbonView. Additional funds will be used to fund marketing activities, increase customer delivery capability and strengthen the Company’s balance sheet. |
| Voting Exclusion | A voting exclusion statement applies to this item of business as set out in the Notice. |
Directors Recommendation
The Directors (Mr Flukes abstaining) unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 7.
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Resolution 8: Approval to issue 2,000,000 Options
The Company has entered into an agreement with 180 Capital Pty Ltd ( 180 Capital ) which inter alia provides for the issue of Options to 180 Capital as payment for services associated with the Placement. This Resolution seeks shareholder approval for the issue of 2,000,000 Options at an exercise price of $0.04 expiring on 10 August 2024, under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 on such terms and conditions more particularly described below.
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a Company must not, subject to specified exceptions under ASX Listing Rule 7.2, issue or agree to issue equity securities during any 12-month period in excess of 15% of the number of Shares on issue at the commencement of that 12-month period without shareholder approval.
The effect of the resolution will be to allow the Company to issue the Options the subject of this Resolution, no later than 3 months after the date of the meeting without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity granted under Listing rule 7.1. If this Resolution is not approved by shareholders, the Company will either not be able to issue the Options the subject of this Resolution in the event that Resolution 4 is not passed by shareholders, or will be required to issue the Options the subject of this Resolution by using a portion of the Company’s 15% placement capacity that will be available if Resolution 4 is passed by shareholders.
This Resolution is an ordinary resolution requiring it to be passed by a simple majority of votes cast by the shareholders entitled to vote on it.
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3 the following information is provided to shareholders:
| Persons who are expected to participate in the issue: |
180 Capital Pty Ltd |
|---|---|
| Number and Class of Securities to be Issued | 2,000,000 Options |
| Material terms of the securities | On exercise, the Shares issued will rank equally with existing Shares. The Options are exercisable at $0.04 and expire 10 August 2024. |
| Date on which the securities will be issued | The Company anticipates issuing the options on 24 May 2022. In any event no later than 1 month after the date of this Annual General Meeting. |
| Issue Price | Nil |
| Purpose of the issue | In consideration for the provision of services by 180 Capital Pty Ltd. |
| Voting Exclusion | A voting exclusion statement applies to this item of business as set out in the Notice. |
Directors Recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 8.
Resolution 9: Approval of 10% Placement Facility
Listing Rule 7.1A enables an eligible entity to issue Equity Securities 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 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 provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A without shareholder approval.
If the resolution is passed, the Company will be able to issue equity securities up to the combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A without any further shareholder approval.
If the resolution is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the additional 10% capacity to issue equity securities without shareholder approval provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A and will remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing equity securities without shareholder approval set out in Listing Rule 7.1.
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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 below).
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. The only class of quoted equity securities of the Company at the date of the Notice are ordinary Shares.
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:
(A x D) – E
A is the number of Shares on issue 12 months before the date of issue or agreement:
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plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the 12 months under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 (other than 9, 16 or 17);
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plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the 12 months on the conversion of convertible securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 9 where:
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a. the convertible securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the commencement of the 12 months; or
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b. the issue of, or agreement to issue, the convertible securities was approved, or taken under these rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4;
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plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the 12 months under an agreement to issue securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 16 where:
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a. the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the 12 months; or
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b. the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under these rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4;
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plus the number of partly paid Shares that became fully paid in the 12 months;
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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; and
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less the number of fully paid Shares cancelled in the 12 months.
Note, that A has the same meaning 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 has not been subsequently approved by shareholders under Listing Rule 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.
As of 21 March 2022, the Company has on issue 385,880,700 Shares. At present, the Company has no capacity to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1. Subject to shareholders approval of Resolution 4 the Company will have capacity to issue 45,214,564 Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1.
e) 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:
- (a) the date that is 12 months after the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained;
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(b) the time and date of the Company’s next annual general meeting; or
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(c) the time and 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).
Listing Rule 7.1A
The effect of Resolution 9 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period without using the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
Resolution 9 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 case of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative).
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:
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(a) The Equity Securities will be issued at an issue price of not less than 75% of the VWAP for the Equity Securities over the 15 Trading Days on which trades in the relevant class were recorded immediately before:
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i. the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed; or
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ii. if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 Trading Days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
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(b) If Resolution 9 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 table below. There is a risk that:
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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 shareholders provide their approval at the Annual General Meeting; and
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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.
In accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A.2, the table below 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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(a) 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 to all shareholders) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future Shareholders’ Meeting; and
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(b) two examples of where the issue price of ordinary securities has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the current market price.
| Variable A in Listing Rule 7.1.A.2 |
Dilution | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.0095 50% decrease in Issue Price |
$0.019 Issue Price |
$0.038 100% increase in Issue Price |
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| Current Variable A* 385,880,700 Shares |
10% Voting Dilution |
38,588,070 | 38,588,070 | 38,588,070 |
| Funds Raised | $366,586 | $733,173 | $1,466,346 | |
| 50% increase in current Variable A* 578,821,050 Shares |
10% Voting Dilution |
57,882,105 | 57,882,105 | 57,882,105 |
| Funds Raised | $549,880 | $1,099,760 | $2,199,520 | |
| 100% increase in current Variable A* 771,761,400 Shares |
10% Voting Dilution |
77,176,140 | 77,176,140 | 77,176,140 |
| Funds Raised | $733,173 | $1,466,347 | $2,932,693 |
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The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:
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(a) The Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility.
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(b) None of the 104,245,359 unlisted Options or 24,204,756 listed Options the Company currently has on issue are exercised into Shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities.
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(c) 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%.
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(d) 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.
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(e) 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.
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(f) The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares.
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(g) The issue price is $0.019 being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 21 March 2022.
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(c) The Company will only issue and allot the Equity Securities during the 10% Placement period. The approval under this Resolution 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 can only issue the Equity Securities pursuant to the 10% Placement Facility for cash consideration. In such circumstances, the Company intends to use the funds raised towards an acquisition of new business assets or investments (including expenses associated with such acquisition) and/or general working capital.
The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under Listing Rule 7.1A.4 upon issue of any Equity Securities pursuant to the 10% Placement Facility.
- (e) The Company’s allocation policy will depend 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 factors including, but not limited to, the following:
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i. the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, a rights issue or other issue in which existing Shareholders can participate;
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ii. the effect the issue of the Equity Securities might have on the control of the Company;
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iii. the financial situation and solvency of the Company; and
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iv. 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 may include existing shareholders and/or new shareholders who are not related parties or associates of a related party of the Company.
The Company sought and obtained approval from shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1A at the Annual General Meeting held on 20 May 2021. In accordance with Listing Rule 7.3.A.6 the Company provides the following information:
(a) Number of securities issued:
26,565,436 fully paid ordinary shares. This represents 10% of the total number of equity securities on issue at the commencement of the 12-month period preceding the date of this Meeting.
(b) Issue price of securities:
The Shares were issued for cash consideration for a total of $664,135.90 being $0.025 per share.
(c) Allottees of the securities:
The Shares were allotted by the Company to sophisticated investors selected by Fresh Equities
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Pty Ltd and L39 Capital Pty Ltd under a private share placement.
(d) Use of the funds:
To accelerate the Company’s growth and expansion strategy in Australia and the UK, through increasing business development capability, and securing additional channels to market, especially for CarbonView. Additional funds will be used to fund marketing activities, increase customer delivery capability and strengthen the Company’s balance sheet.
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.
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 9.
Resolution 10 – Adoption of Constitution
The Company has undertaken a comprehensive review of its Constitution and has determined that it is appropriate to update the constitution to incorporate changes to the Corporations Act, the ASX Listing Rules and other regulatory requirements since the Constitution was last adopted. Rather than make significant amendments to the Company’s existing Constitution, the Directors believe that it is preferable to repeal the current Constitution and replace it with a new Constitution.
The amendments to the Constitution are as summarised below.
| Subject | Summary of amendment | Old rule | New rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use of technology at general meetings |
The new rule clarifies that a general meeting may be held at two or more venues simultaneously, including wholly virtually or a combination of virtual and physical venues simultaneously, using any technology that gives shareholders as a whole a reasonable opportunity to participate. |
N/A | 46 |
| Communication of meeting documents |
This new rule provides that: To the extent permitted under the Corporations Act, Listing Rules and any other applicable law, any document that is required or permitted to be given to a shareholder that relates to a shareholders’ meeting (including, but not limited to, the notice of meeting) may be distributed: (a) by means of electronic communication; or (b) by giving the shareholder (by means of an electronic communication or otherwise) sufficient information to allow the person to access the document electronically. |
N/A | 46.2 |
As a result, shareholders are requested to consider the adoption of a new constitution – see Annexure A.
This resolution 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).
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 10.
Resolution 11 – Issue of Options to Director Daniel Tillett
The Directors recognise the importance of Directors and management having equity interests in the Company to align the interests of Directors and management with those of Simble’s shareholders. On his appointment as a
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Director of the Company, the Company and Dr Tillett agreed that in lieu of Directors Fees, Dr Tillett would receive options, the terms of which are outlined below.
Subject to the approval of shareholders, the Company proposes to grant a maximum of 12,000,000 Options to Dr Daniel Tillett Non-Executive Director, or his nominee.
Listing Rule 10.11.1 provides that a company must not issue equity securities to a related party of the Company unless the issue has been approved by holders of ordinary securities. Being a Director of the Company, Dr Tillett is a related party of the Company by virtue of section 228(2) of the Corporations Act (Cth) 2001. Once approval is obtained for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11, approval will not be required under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and the Options issued pursuant to this Resolution will not deplete the Company’s 15% capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
If this Resolution is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue and allot the Options to Dr Tillett.
If this Resolution is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue.
The key terms of the Options are set out in the table below:
| Recipient | Daniel Tillett |
|---|---|
| Number | 12,000,000 |
| Vesting Date(s) | Options will vest in four equal tranches as follows: 3,000,000 Options immediately upon issuance; 3,000,000 Options on 15 August 2022; 3,000,000 Options on 15 November 2022; and 3,000,000 Options on 15 February 2023. |
| Vesting Conditions |
Options will vest subject to Dr Tillett continuing to hold office as a director on the Vesting Date. |
| Material Terms of the Securities |
Options are subject to an exercise price of $0.04 per Option and expire on 16 February 2023. |
| Purpose of Issuance |
In recognition of Dr Tillett’s service as a Director of the Company, in conjunction with the remuneration plan and toalign the interests of Directors and management with those of Simble’s shareholders. |
Other general terms of the Options
It is intended that the Options will be issued within 5 days after the Annual General Meeting, but in any event will be issued no later than 1 month after the Annual General Meeting.
General Information
Consistent with the accounting standards, the Company discloses the following information concerning the value of the Options to be issued. A fair value for the Options to be issued has been calculated using the Black Scholes methodology and based on a number of assumptions with an adjustment to the expected life of the Options to take account of limitations on transferability. This methodology is commonly used for valuing Options and is one of the permitted methodologies under ASIC Regulatory Guide 76. The Board believes these valuation models to be appropriate to the circumstances and has not used any other valuation or other models in proposing the terms of the Options.
the terms of the Options. |
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| Valuation Date | 21 March 2022 |
| Market price of shares | $0.021 |
| Volatility (Discount for Lack of Marketability) | 90% |
| Nil | |
| Dividend Yield (estimate) |
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21 March 2022 Valuation Date 16 February 2023 Expiry Date Number of Options and Exercise (strike) price 12,000,000 options subject to an exercise price of $0.04 per option 2.02% Risk free rate (3-year treasury bond) Value - per Option $0.0035289 $42,346.91 Employee benefit expense
A significant factor in the determination of the final value of Options will be the ultimate share price at the date of final Options grant (this will be the date of approval by the shareholders if such approval is obtained). The Options are out of the money as at the date of valuation and therefore have zero intrinsic value. The Options will only have intrinsic value when the share price exceeds the exercise (strike) price. The following table details the highest and lowest closing prices of the Shares traded on the ASX over the 12 months ending on 21 March 2022.
| Highest | Lowest Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Closing Price ($) | $0.042 | $0.017 |
| Date | 26 March 2021 | 01 February 2022 |
The Board draws shareholders’ attention to the fact the stated valuation does not constitute, and should not be taken as, audited financial information. The reportable value of the employee benefit expense in subsequent financial periods may vary due to a range of timing and other factors. In particular, the figures were calculated effective as at 21 March 2022.
Remuneration
Dr Tillett does not receive cash remuneration for his services as a Director.
Financial Benefit – Details and reasons
The Board has formed the view that shareholder approval under section 208 of the Corporations Act is not required for the proposed grant of Options as the exception in section 211 of the Corporations Act applies. The Options are being issued for the reasons set out above and are considered reasonable remuneration for the purposes of section 211 of the Corporations Act.
Existing interests and the dilutionary effect on other Shareholders’ interests
The effect that the vesting of the Options will have on the interests of the applicable Directors relative to other shareholders’ interests is set out in the following table. The table assumes no further issues of shares in, or reconstruction of the capital of the Company during the time between issue and vesting of the Options.
| Dr Daniel Tillett | |
|---|---|
| The total number of Shares on issue in the capital | 385,880,700 |
| of the Company | |
| Shares currently held by the Director (including | 32,881.695 |
| indirect interests) | |
| % of Shares currently held by the Director | 8.52% |
| assuming issuance of all Shares the subject of |
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| separate resolutions at this Annual General | |
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| Meeting | |
| Options held by the Director prior to this Annual | 14,902,663 |
| General Meeting (including indirect interests) | |
| Options to be issued under this resolution to the | 12,000,000 |
| Director following this Annual General Meeting | |
| Shares that will be held following the exercise of | 59,784,358 |
| Options held by the Director | |
| % of Shares that would be held by the Director | 14.48% |
| assuming no other Options held by other parties | |
| are exercised and assuming issuance of all | |
| Shares the subject of separate resolutions at this | |
| Annual General Meeting |
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors abstain, in the interest of good corporate governance, from making a recommendation in relation to Resolution 11.
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DEFINITIONS
Throughout this Explanatory Memorandum the following various words and phrases are capitalised and the definitions of these capitalised words and phrases are set out below:
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" Annual General Meeting " means the meeting convened by the Notice of Meeting;
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" ASIC " means the Australian Securities & Investments Commission;
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" ASX " means ASX Limited (ACN 000 943 377);
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" ASX Listing Rules " or " Listing Rule " means the Official Listing Rules of the ASX;
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" Board " means the board of Directors of the Company;
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" Business Day " means a day on which trading takes place on the stock market of the ASX;
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" Chairman " means the chairman of the annual general meeting;
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" Closely Related Party " of a member of the Key Management Personnel means:
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(a) A spouse or child of the member;
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(b) A child of the member’s spouse;
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(c) A dependant of the member or the member’s spouse;
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(d) Anyone else who is one of the member’s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member’s dealing with the entity;
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(e) A company the member controls; or
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(f) A person prescribed by the Corporation Regulations 2001 (Cth);
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" Company or Simble " means Simble Solutions Limited ACN 608 419 656;
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" Constitution " means the Company's constitution;
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" Corporations Act " means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);
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“ Corporations Regulation ” means the Corporations Regulation 2001 (Cth)
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" Directors " mean the current Directors of the Company;
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" Equity Securities " has the meaning given to that term in the Listing Rules;
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" Explanatory Memorandum " means this Explanatory Memorandum as modified or varied by any supplementary Memorandum issued by the Company from time to time;
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" Key Management Personnel " has the same meaning as in the accounting standards and broadly includes
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) of the Company;
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" Management " means the management of the Company;
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" Meeting " or " Annual General Meeting " means the annual general meeting convened by this Notice;
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" Notice " or " Notice of Meeting " means the notice convening the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on 20 May 2022 which accompanies this Explanatory Memorandum;
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" Option " means an option to acquire a Share;
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" Proxy Form " means the proxy form that is enclosed with and forms part of this Notice;
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" Remuneration Report " means the remuneration report set out in the Directors’ Report section of the Company’s Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2021;
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" Resolution " means a resolution in the form proposed in the Notice of Meeting;
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" Share " means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company;
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" Shareholder " means a registered holder of a Share in the Company;
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“ Trading Day ” means a day determined by ASX to be a trading day and notified to market participants.
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ANNEXURE A
Constitution
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Contents
| ontents | ontents |
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| Preliminary ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 | |
| 1. | Definitions ................................................................................................................... 4 |
| 2. | Interpretation ............................................................................................................... 2 |
| 3. | Application of Applicable Law ................................................................................... 3 |
| 4. | Enforcement ................................................................................................................ 4 |
| Capital ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 | |
| 5. | Issue of securities ...................................................................................................... 4 |
| 6. | Preference Shares Rights .......................................................................................... 4 |
| 7. | Class rights ................................................................................................................. 6 |
| 8. | Alterations of capital .................................................................................................. 6 |
| 9. | Registered holder ....................................................................................................... 7 |
| 10. | Certificates and statements ....................................................................................... 7 |
| Calls ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 | |
| 11. | Making of calls ............................................................................................................ 7 |
| 12. | Notice of calls ............................................................................................................. 8 |
| 13. | Payment of calls ......................................................................................................... 8 |
| 14. | Prepayment of calls .................................................................................................... 8 |
| 15. | Interest payable .......................................................................................................... 9 |
| Forfeiture and liens ....................................................................................................................................... 9 | |
| 17. | Effect of forfeiture ....................................................................................................... 9 |
| 18. | Liens on Shares ........................................................................................................ 10 |
| 19. | Company payments .................................................................................................. 10 |
| 20. | Dealing with Shares .................................................................................................. 11 |
| 21. | Proceeds of sale ....................................................................................................... 11 |
| 22. | Sale procedure .......................................................................................................... 12 |
| Transfer of Shares ....................................................................................................................................... 12 | |
| 24. | Transfers ................................................................................................................... 12 |
| 25. | Refusal to register transfers .................................................................................... 13 |
| Transmission of Shares .............................................................................................................................. 14 | |
| 27. | Transmission Events ................................................................................................ 14 |
| Proceedings | of Shareholders ..................................................................................................................... 14 |
| 29. | Notice of meetings of Shareholders ....................................................................... 15 |
| 30. | Business of meetings ............................................................................................... 15 |
| 31. | Quorum ...................................................................................................................... 15 |
| 32. | Chairperson of meetings of Shareholders ............................................................. 16 |
| 33. | Conduct of meetings of Shareholders.................................................................... 16 |
| 34. | Attendance at meeting of Shareholders ................................................................. 17 |
| 35. | Authority of Attending Shareholders ...................................................................... 17 |
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| 36. | Multiple appointments .............................................................................................. 18 |
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| 37. | Voting at meeting of Shareholders ......................................................................... 18 |
| 38. | Voting by representatives ........................................................................................ 20 |
| 39. | Restrictions on voting rights ................................................................................... 20 |
| 40. | Polls ........................................................................................................................... 21 |
| 41. | Proxies ....................................................................................................................... 21 |
| 42. | Receipt of appointments .......................................................................................... 22 |
| 43. | Adjournments ........................................................................................................... 22 |
| 44. | Cancellations and postponements ......................................................................... 22 |
| 45. | Meetings of a class of Shareholders ...................................................................... 23 |
| 46. | Use of Technology at General Meetings ................................................................ 23 |
| Directors ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 | |
| 48. | Retirement of Directors ............................................................................................ 24 |
| 49. | Termination of office ................................................................................................ 25 |
| 50. | Alternate directors .................................................................................................... 25 |
| 51. | Remuneration and benefits of Directors ................................................................ 26 |
| 52. | Interests of Directors ................................................................................................ 27 |
| Officers ......................................................................................................................................................... 27 | |
| 54. | Secretary ................................................................................................................... 28 |
| 55. | Indemnity and insurance ......................................................................................... 28 |
| Powers of the Board .................................................................................................................................... 29 | |
| 57. | Execution of documents .......................................................................................... 29 |
| 58. | Committees and delegates ...................................................................................... 29 |
| 59. | Attorney or agent ...................................................................................................... 29 |
| Proceedings of Directors ............................................................................................................................ 30 | |
| 61. | Board Meetings ......................................................................................................... 30 |
| 62. | Chairperson of the Board ........................................................................................ 31 |
| 63. | Board resolutions ..................................................................................................... 31 |
| 64. | Valid proceedings ..................................................................................................... 32 |
| Dividends and Profits .................................................................................................................................. 32 | |
| 66. | Entitlements to dividends ........................................................................................ 32 |
| 67. | Dividend plans .......................................................................................................... 33 |
| 68. | Capitalisation of profits ............................................................................................ 33 |
| 69. | Distributions of assets ............................................................................................. 34 |
| 70. | Payments ................................................................................................................... 34 |
| Notices .......................................................................................................................................................... 35 | |
| 72. | Notice to Directors .................................................................................................... 36 |
| 73. | Notice to the Company ............................................................................................. 36 |
| 74. | Time of service .......................................................................................................... 36 |
| 75. | Notice requirements ................................................................................................. 37 |
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| Small holdings ............................................................................................................................................. 37 |
| 78. New small holdings .................................................................................................. 38 |
| 79. Exercise of power of sale......................................................................................... 38 |
| Takeover approval provisions .................................................................................................................... 39 |
| 81. Approval procedure .................................................................................................. 39 |
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Simble Solutions Limited ACN 608 419 656
Constitution
Preliminary
1. Definitions
In this Constitution:
Applicable Law means the Corporations Act, the Listing Rules and the Settlement Rules.
ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691.
Attending Shareholder means, in relation to a meeting of Shareholders, the Shareholder present at the place of the meeting, in person or by proxy, by attorney or, where the Shareholder is a body corporate, by Corporate Representative.
Board means the Directors of the Company from time to time.
Business Day has the meaning given in the Listing Rules if the Company is included in the official list of ASX at the time, and otherwise means a day except a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in the state or territory in which the Company is taken to be registered for the purposes of the Corporations Act.
Company means Simble Solutions Limited ACN 608 419 656.
Corporate Representative means a person authorised in accordance with the Corporations Act (or a corresponding previous law) by a Shareholder which is a body corporate to act as its representative at a meeting of Shareholders.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth).
CS Facility means a licensed CS facility (as defined in the Corporations Act) which applies to the Company or its Shares.
CSF Operator means the licensed operator of the relevant CS Facility.
Director means a person who is, for the time being, a director of the Company including, where appropriate, an alternate director of the Company.
Executive Director means a Director who is an employee (whether full-time or part-time) of the Company or of any related body corporate of the Company.
Jointly Held means, in relation to a Share, a Share which the Register records 2 or more persons as the holders of that Share.
Legal Costs of a person means legal costs calculated on a solicitor-and-client basis incurred by that person in defending or resisting any proceedings (whether criminal, civil, administrative or judicial), appearing before or responding to actions taken by any court, tribunal, government authority or agency, other body or commission, a liquidator, an administrator, a trustee in bankruptcy or other authorised official, where that proceeding, appearance or response relates to a Liability of that person.
Liability of a person means any liability including negligence (except a liability for legal costs) incurred by that person in or arising out of the discharge of duties as an officer of the Company or in or arising out of the conduct of the business of the Company, including as result of appointment or nomination by the Company or a subsidiary as a trustee or as a director, officer or employee of another body corporate.
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Listing Rules means the listing rules of ASX and any other rules of ASX which are applicable while the Company is admitted to the official list of ASX.
Non-Executive Directors means all Directors other than Executive Directors.
Notice means a notice given pursuant to, or for the purposes of, this Constitution or the Applicable Law.
Personal Representative means the legal personal representative, executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased person.
Register means the register of Shareholders kept pursuant to the Applicable Law and, where appropriate, includes any subregister and branch register.
Relevant Officer means a person who is, or has been, a Director or Secretary.
Restricted Securities has the meaning given in the Listing Rules and includes Shares defined as such in any Restriction Agreement.
Restriction Agreement means a restriction agreement in a form set out in the Listing Rules or otherwise approved by ASX and includes any agreement which the Company and any Shareholder agrees is a restriction agreement.
Secretary means a person appointed as, or to perform the duties of, secretary of the Company for the time being.
Settlement Rules means the operating rules of the relevant CS Facility.
Share means a share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means:
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(a) in respect of a meeting of holders of Shares or a meeting of holders of a class of Shares, a person whose name is entered in the Register as the holder of a Share or a Share of that class (as the case may be) at the time specified in the notice of that meeting (or if no time is specified, at the time appointed for that meeting to commence); and
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(b) otherwise, a person whose name is entered in the Register as the holder of a Share,
and registered holder has a corresponding meaning.
Transmission Event means:
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(a) if a Shareholder is an individual, the death or bankruptcy of that Shareholder or that Shareholder becoming of unsound mind or becoming a person whose property is liable to be dealt with pursuant to a law about mental health; or
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(b) if a Shareholder is a body corporate, the deregistration of that Shareholder pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction of its registration or the succession by another body corporate to the assets and liabilities of the Shareholder.
2. Interpretation
Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. Unless the context indicates a contrary intention, in this Constitution:
- (a) a word importing the singular includes the plural (and vice versa);
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(b) a word indicating a gender includes every other gender;
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(c) if a word or phrase is given a defined meaning, any other part of speech or grammatical form of that word or phrase has a corresponding meaning;
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(d) the word "includes" in any form is not a word of limitation;
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(e) a reference to a partly paid Share is a reference to a Share on which there is an amount unpaid;
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(f) a reference to a call or an amount called in respect of a Share includes an amount that, by the terms of issue of a Share or otherwise, is payable at one or more fixed times;
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(g) a reference to something being "written" or "in writing" includes that thing being represented or reproduced in any mode in a visible form;
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(h) a notice or document required by this Constitution to be signed may be authenticated by any other manner permitted by the Corporations Act or any other law; and
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(i) a reference to a statute includes its delegated legislation and a reference to a statute or delegated legislation or a provision of either includes consolidations, amendments, re-enactments and replacements.
3. Application of Applicable Law
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(a) Unless the context indicates a contrary intention, in this Constitution:
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(i) a reference to the Applicable Law is to the Applicable Law in force in relation to the Company after taking into account any waiver, modification or exemption which is in force either generally or in relation to the Company;
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(ii) a word or phrase given a meaning in the Applicable Law has the same meaning in this Constitution where it relates to the same matters as the matters for which it is defined in the Applicable Law, unless that word or phrase is otherwise defined in this Constitution; and
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(iii) a reference to the Listing Rules or the Settlement Rules includes any amendment or replacement of those rules from time to time.
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(b) The replaceable rules in the Corporations Act do not apply to the Company.
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(c) In this Constitution, a reference to the Listing Rules, the Settlement Rules or ASX only applies while the Company is included in the official list of ASX.
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(d) If the Company is included in the official list of ASX, then:
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(i) notwithstanding anything contained in this Constitution, if the Listing Rules prohibit an act being done, the act must not be done;
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(ii) nothing contained in this Constitution prevents an act being done that the Listing Rules require to be done;
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(iii) if the Listing Rules require an act to be done or not to be done, authority is given for that act to be done or not to be done (as the case may be);
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(iv) if the Listing Rules require this Constitution to contain a provision and it does not contain such a provision, this Constitution is taken to contain that provision;
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(v) if the Listing Rules require this Constitution not to contain a provision and it contains that provision, this Constitution is taken not to contain that provision; and
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(vi) if any provision of this Constitution is or becomes inconsistent with the Listing Rules, this Constitution is taken not to contain that provision to the extent of the inconsistency.
4. Enforcement
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(a) Each Shareholder submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales, the Federal Court of Australia and the courts competent to determine appeals from those courts with respect to any proceedings that may be brought at any time relating to this Constitution. [
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(b) If at any time any provision of this Constitution is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect pursuant to the law of any jurisdiction, then that does not affect or impair:
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(i) the legality, validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any other provision of this Constitution; or
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(ii) the legality, validity or enforceability pursuant to the law of any other jurisdiction of that or any other provision of this Constitution.
Capital
5. Issue of securities
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(a) Subject to the Applicable Law and any rights and restrictions attached to a class of Shares or other securities, the Company may by resolution of the Board issue Shares, options to acquire Shares, and other securities with rights of conversion to Shares on any terms, to any person, at any time and for any consideration, as the Board resolves.
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(b) The Company may issue preference Shares (including those which may be, or at the option of either or both the Company and the holder are, liable to be redeemed) and may convert any issued Shares into preference Shares, if the rights of the holders of the preference Shares are as set out in Article 6 or are approved in accordance with the Applicable Law.
6. Preference Shares Rights
If the Company at any time proposes to issue any preference Shares with the terms set out in this Article 6, each preference Share confers on the holder:
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(a) the right to convert the preference Share into an ordinary Share if and on the basis the Board resolves under the terms of issue;
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(b) the right to receive a dividend at the rate or of the amount (which may be fixed or variable) and on the conditions (including conditions which may be changed or reset at certain times or upon certain events) that the Board resolves under the terms of issue unless, and to extent that, the Board resolves under the terms of issue that there is no right to receive a dividend, and any such dividend:
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(i) is non-cumulative unless, and to the extent that, the Board resolves otherwise under the terms of issue;
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(ii) will rank for payment in priority to ordinary Shares unless, and to the extent that, the Board resolves otherwise under the terms of issue; and
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(iii) will rank for payment in relation to Shares in any other class of Shares as the Board resolves under the terms of issue;
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(c) in addition to the rights (if any) to receive a dividend, the right to participate equally with the ordinary Shares in the distribution of profits (or other amounts) available for dividends if and on the basis the Board resolves under the terms of issue;
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(d) if, and to the extent that any dividend on the preference Share is cumulative, the right in a winding up or on a reduction of capital, and on redemption in the case of a redeemable preference Share, to payment of the amount of any dividends accrued but unpaid on the preference Share at the date of winding up or reduction of capital or, in the case of a redeemable preference share, the date of redemption, with the same priority in relation to each other class of Shares as the priority that applies in relation to the payment of the dividend;
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(e) if, and to the extent that any dividend on the preference Share is non-cumulative, and if, and to the extent that, the Board resolves under the terms of issue, the right in a winding up or on a reduction of capital, and on redemption in the case of a redeemable preference Share, to payment of the amount of any dividends accrued but unpaid on the preference Share for the period commencing on the dividend payment date which has then most recently occurred and ending on the date of winding up or reduction of capital or, in the case of a redeemable preference share, the date of redemption, with the same priority in relation to each other class of Shares as the priority that applies in relation to the payment of the dividend;
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(f) the right in a winding up or on a reduction of capital, and on redemption in the case of a redeemable preference Share, to payment of any amount (which may include the amount paid or agreed to be considered as paid on the preference Share) that the Board resolves at the time of issue, and payment of such amount:
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(i) will rank for payment in priority to ordinary Shares unless, and to the extent that, the Board resolves otherwise under the terms of issue; and
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(ii) will rank for payment in relation to any other class of Shares as the Board resolves under the terms of issue;
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(g) the right to a bonus issue or capitalisation of profits in favour of preference Share holders only, if and to the extent the Board resolves under the terms of issue;
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(h) in addition to the rights pursuant to Articles 6(b), 6(c), 6(d), 6(e), 6(f) and 6(g), the right to participate with the ordinary Shares in profits and assets of the Company, including on a winding up, if and to the extent that the Board resolves under the terms of issue;
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(i) the right to receive notices, reports and accounts and to attend and be heard at all meetings of Shareholders on the same basis as the holders of ordinary Shares;
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(j) no right to vote at meetings of Shareholders except on the questions, proposals or resolutions or during the periods of time or in the circumstances that the Board resolves under the terms of issue, which, unless the Board resolves otherwise under the terms of issue, are:
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(i) on any matter considered at a meeting if, at the date of the meeting, the dividend on the preference Shares is in arrears;
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(ii) on a proposal to reduce the share capital of the Company;
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(iii) on a resolution to approve the terms of a buy-back agreement;
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(iv) on a proposal that affects rights attached to the preference Shares;
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(v) on a proposal to wind up the Company;
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(vi) on a proposal for the disposal of the whole of the property, business and undertaking of the Company; and
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(vii) on any matter considered at a meeting held during the winding up of the Company; and
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(k) if voting on any matter in respect of which the holder is entitled to vote is by poll the right to cast the number of votes specified in, or determined in accordance with, the terms of issue for the preference Share.
In the case of a redeemable preference Share, the Company must if required by the terms of issue for that Share but subject to the Corporations Act, at the time and place for redemption specified in, or determined in accordance with, those terms of issue, redeem that Share and, subject to the giving or receiving of a valid redemption notice or other document (if any) required by those terms of issue, pay to or at the direction of the registered holder the amount payable on redemption of that Share.
7. Class rights
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(a) Subject to the Corporations Act and the terms of issue of Shares in a particular class, the Company may vary or cancel rights attached to Shares in that class:
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(ii) with the written consent of Shareholders who are entitled to at least 75% of the votes that may be cast in respect of Shares in that class.
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(b) Article 45 applies to a meeting held pursuant to Article 7(a)(i).
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(c) The issue of any new Shares ranking equally, or any conversion of existing securities to Shares ranking equally, with existing Shares is not a variation of the rights conferred on the holders of the existing Shares, unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the existing Shares or required by the Applicable Law.
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(d) The issue of any new Shares ranking in priority, or any conversion of existing securities to Shares ranking in priority, to an existing class of preference Shares is a variation of the rights conferred on the holders of the existing preference Shares, unless the issue or conversion is expressly permitted by the terms of the existing preference Shares.
8. Alterations of capital
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(a) The Company may by resolution convert Shares from one class to another, subject to the Corporations Act, this Constitution and the terms of issue of a class of Shares.
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share capital of the Company, including where a Shareholder becomes entitled to a fraction of a Share on a consolidation or subdivision:
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(i) making cash payments;
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(ii) ignoring fractions;
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(iii) appointing a trustee to deal with any fractions on behalf of Shareholders; and
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(iv) rounding up each fractional entitlement to the nearest whole Share by capitalising any amount available for capitalisation pursuant to Article 67 even though only some Shareholders participate in the capitalisation.
9. Registered holder
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(a) Except as required by law, the Settlement Rules or this Constitution, the Company is not required to recognise any interest in, or right in respect of, a Share except an absolute right of legal ownership of the Shareholder registered as the holder of that Share, regardless of whether the Company has notice of the interest or right.
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(b) The Company is not bound to register more than 3 persons as the registered holder of a Share.
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(c) If the Company registers two or more persons as the registered holders of a Share, those persons are taken to hold that Share as joint tenants.
10. Certificates and statements
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(a) Subject to the Applicable Law, the Company need not issue certificates for Shares if the Board so resolves.
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(b) Subject to the Applicable Law, the Company may issue certificates for Shares, cancel any certificates for Shares, and replace lost or destroyed or defaced certificates for Shares, on the basis and in the form which the Board resolves.
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(c) If the Company determines to issue certificates for Shares, only the Shareholder whose name appears first in the Register in respect of a Jointly Held Share is entitled to a certificate in respect of that Share and delivery of the certificate to that person is taken to be delivery to all holders of that Share.
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(d) The Company must issue to a Shareholder any statements of the holdings of Shares registered in the Shareholder's name as required by the Applicable Law.
Calls
11. Making of calls
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(c) Subject to the Listing Rules, the Company may by resolution of the Board revoke or postpone a call or extend the time for payment of a call, at any time prior to the date on which payment of that call is due.
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(a) The Company must give notice of a call to the Shareholder upon whom the call is made at least 10 Business Days (or any other period of notice required by the Listing Rules or required by any terms of issue of the relevant Shares) before the due date for payment. The notice must specify the amount of the call, the time or times and place of payment and any other information as the Board resolves and the Listing Rules require.
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(b) The non-receipt of a notice of a call by, or the accidental omission to give notice of a call to, any Shareholder does not invalidate the call.
13. Payment of calls
(a) Each Shareholder must pay to the Company the amount of each call in the manner, at the time and at the place specified in the notice of the call.
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(b) The registered holders of a Jointly Held Share are jointly and severally liable in respect of all payments which are required to be made in respect of that Share.
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(c) If the terms of issue of a Share require an amount to be paid in respect of a Share on the date of issue or any other fixed date, the Shareholder of that Share must pay that amount to the Company at that time and that amount is treated for the purposes of this Constitution as if a call for that amount had been properly made by the Board of which appropriate notice has been given.
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(d) In a proceeding to recover a call, or an amount payable due to the failure to pay or late payment of a call, proof that:
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(i) the name of the person is entered in the Register as a registered holder of the Share on which the call was made;
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(ii) there is a record in the minute books of the Company of the resolution making the call or the fixed amount payable by the terms of issue of the relevant Shares; and
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(iii) notice of the call was given or taken to be given to the person in accordance with this Constitution,
is conclusive evidence of the obligation of that person to pay the call.
14. Prepayment of calls
The Company may by resolution of the Board:
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(a) accept from a Shareholder the whole or part of the amount unpaid on a Share even if no part of that amount has been called;
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(c) unless otherwise agreed between the Company and the Shareholder, repay the whole or any part of the amount so accepted at any time.
15. Interest payable
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(a) If an amount called or otherwise payable to the Company in respect of a Share is not paid before or on the time for payment, the person who owes the amount must pay to the Company:
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(i) interest on the unpaid part of the amount from the date payment is due to the date of payment at the rate that the Board resolves; and
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(ii) all costs and expenses that the Company incurs due to the failure to pay or the late payment.
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(b) Interest pursuant to Article 15(a) accrues daily and may be capitalised at any interval that the Board resolves.
(c) The Company may by resolution of the Board waive payment of some or all of the interest, costs or expenses payable pursuant to Article 15(a).
Forfeiture and liens
16. Forfeiture procedure
Subject to the Applicable Law, the Company may by a resolution of the Board forfeit a Share of a Shareholder if:
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(a) that Shareholder does not pay a call or other amount payable in respect of that Share on or before the date for its payment;
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(b) the Company gives that Shareholder notice in writing:
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(i) requiring the Shareholder to pay that call or other amount, any interest on it and all costs and expenses that the Company has incurred due to the failure to pay; and
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(i) stating that the Share is liable to be forfeited if that Shareholder does not pay to the Company, at the place specified in the notice, the amount specified in the notice, within 10 Business Days (or any longer period specified) after the date of the notice; and
(c) that Shareholder does not pay that amount in accordance with that notice.
17. Effect of forfeiture
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(i) ceases to be a Shareholder in respect of the forfeited Shares;
(ii) has no claims or demands against the Company in respect of those Shares;
(iii) has no other rights or entitlements in respect of those Shares, except the rights that are provided by the Corporations Act or saved by this Constitution;
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(iv) remains liable to pay, and must immediately pay, to the Company all amounts that at the date of forfeiture were payable by the person to the Company in respect of those Shares; and
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(b) When a Share has been forfeited, the Company must give notice in writing of the forfeiture to the Shareholder registered as its holder before the forfeiture and record the forfeiture with the date of forfeiture in the Register. Failure by the Company to comply with any requirement in this Article does not invalidate the forfeiture.
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18. Liens on Shares
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(i) any amount due and unpaid in respect of that Share which has been called or is payable on a fixed date;
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(ii) any amount which remains outstanding under loans made by the Company to acquire that Share under an employee incentive scheme, to the extent permitted by the Corporations Act;
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(iii) all amounts that the Company is required by law to pay, and has paid, in respect of that Share; and
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(iv) all interest and expenses due and payable to the Company in respect of the unpaid amounts, to the extent permitted by the Listing Rules.
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(b) The Company may by resolution of the Board waive any or all of its rights pursuant to Article 18(a) on any terms that the Board resolves.
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(c) The Company's lien on a Share is released if a transfer of that Share is registered by the Company without the Company giving written notice of the lien to the transferee of that Share.
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(ii) advised by a lawyer qualified to practice in the jurisdiction of the relevant government or taxation authority that the Company is obliged by law to make the relevant payment.
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(b) The Company is not obliged to notify a Shareholder in advance of its intention to make a payment pursuant to Article 19(a).
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(c) An amount payable by a Shareholder to the Company pursuant to Article 19(a) is treated for the purposes of this Constitution as if it is a call properly made by the Board of which notice has been given on the date on which the written demand is given by the Company to the Shareholder or the Personal Representative of a deceased Shareholder.
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(d) Subject to the Applicable Law, the Company may refuse to register a transfer of any Share by a Shareholder or that Shareholder's Personal Representative until all amounts paid or payable by the Company in respect of that Share pursuant to any law has been paid to the Company by the Shareholder or the Shareholder's Personal Representative.
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(e) Nothing in this Article 19 affects any right or remedy which any law confers on the Company.
20. Dealing with Shares
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(a) Subject to the Applicable Law, the Company may sell, otherwise dispose of or reissue, a Share which has been forfeited to any person on any terms and in any manner as the Board resolves.
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(b) Subject to the Applicable Law, the Company may cancel a Share which has been forfeited pursuant to the terms on which the Share is on issue.
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(c) For the purposes of enforcing a lien, the Company may sell the Shares which are subject to the lien in any manner the Board resolves and, subject to the Applicable Law, with or without giving any notice to the Shareholder of those Shares.
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(d) The Company may do anything necessary or desirable pursuant to the Applicable Law to protect or enforce a lien or other interest in Shares to which the Company is entitled by law or pursuant to this Constitution.
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(e) Nothing in this Article 20 affects any right or remedy which any law confers on the Company.
21. Proceeds of sale
(a) The Company must apply the proceeds of any sale of any Shares pursuant to Article 20(a) or 20(c) in the following order:
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(i) the expenses of the sale;
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(ii) the amounts due and unpaid in respect of those Shares; and
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(iii) subject to the terms of issue of the Shares and any lien pursuant to Article 18 for an amount unpaid in respect of the Shares, the balance (if any) to or at the direction of the person entitled to the Shares immediately prior to the sale, on delivery by that person of any evidence of ownership of or entitlement to those Shares as the Board requires.
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(b) The Company is not required to pay interest on any amount payable pursuant to Article 21(a)(iii).
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22. Sale procedure
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(a) The Company may:
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(i) effect a transfer of Shares sold pursuant to Article 20; and
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(ii) receive the consideration (if any) given for Shares sold pursuant to Article 20.
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(b) The validity of the sale of Shares pursuant to Article 20 may not be called into question by any person after the transfer has been registered, and the buyer of the Shares need not enquire as to the validity of the sale or the application of the sale proceeds by the Company.
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(c) The title of the buyer of Shares sold pursuant to Article 20 is not affected by any irregularity or invalidity in connection with the sale.
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(d) The sole remedy (if any) of any person aggrieved by a sale of Shares pursuant to Article 20 is in damages only and against the Company exclusively.
(e) A certificate in writing from the Company signed by a Director or Secretary that a Share was sold, disposed of or reissued in accordance with Article 20 is conclusive evidence of those matters.
Transfer of Shares
23. Electronic Transfer Systems
- (a) The Company may do any act, matter or thing permitted pursuant to the Applicable Law to facilitate involvement by the Company in any clearing and settlement facility provided pursuant to the Applicable Law for the transfer of financial products.
(b) The Company must comply with the obligations imposed on it by the Settlement Rules in relation to a transfer of Shares.
24. Transfers
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(a) Subject to this Constitution and any restrictions attached to a Share, a Shareholder may transfer one or more Shares that Shareholder holds by:
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(i) a proper ASTC transfer (as defined in the Corporations Regulations, 2001 (Commonwealth));
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(ii) a written instrument of transfer in any usual form or in any other form approved by the Board that is otherwise permitted by law; or
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(iii) any other method that is permitted by the Applicable Law and is approved by the Board.
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(b) An instrument of transfer of a Share referred to in Article 24(a)(ii) must be:
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(i) executed by or on behalf of the transferor and the transferee, unless the Corporations Act provides otherwise or the Board has resolved that the execution of the transferee is not required;
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(iii) delivered to the Company, at the place where the Register is kept, together with the certificate (if any) of the Share to be transferred and any other evidence as the Board may require to prove the title of the transferor to that Share, the right of the transferor to transfer that Share, and the proper execution of the instrument of transfer; and
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(iv) accompanied by payment of any applicable fee which the Company is entitled to charge pursuant to Article 24(e).
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(c) A Shareholder must not dispose of Restricted Securities during the escrow period for those securities, except as permitted by the Restriction Agreement, the Listing Rules or ASX.
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(d) A person transferring a Share remains the registered holder of that Share until a transfer for that Share has been effected in accordance with the Settlement Rules, or a transfer for that Share has been registered and the transferee is entered in the Register as the holder of that Share.
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(e) The Company must not charge a fee to register a transfer of a Share in accordance with this Constitution except as permitted by the Applicable Law.
25. Refusal to register transfers
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(a) The Company must not refuse or fail to register a transfer of Shares, except where required by the Applicable Law or permitted pursuant to Article 19(d), 24(b), 25 or 79.
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(b) The Company may refuse to register a transfer of Shares where the Applicable Law permits the Company to do so and the Board so resolves.
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(c) If permitted by the Applicable Law and the Board so resolves, the Company may refuse to register an instrument of transfer of Shares where:
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(i) the transfer is not in registrable form;
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(ii) the Company has a lien on any of the Shares transferred;
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(iii) the registration of the transfer may breach an Australian law or a court order;
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(iv) the registration of the transfer will create a new holding of Shares which at the time the transfer is lodged is less than a marketable parcel;
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(v) the transfer does not comply with the terms of an employee incentive scheme; or
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(vi) the Company is otherwise permitted or required to do so pursuant to the terms of issue of the Shares.
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(d) The Company must refuse to register a transfer of Shares where the Applicable Law or a law about stamp duty requires the Company to do so or this Constitution otherwise requires.
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(e) The Company must refuse to acknowledge a disposal (including registering a transfer) of Restricted Securities during the escrow period for those securities, except as permitted by the Restriction Agreement, the Listing Rules or ASX.
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paper-based transfer document) where the Applicable Law permits the Company to do so.
- (g) Failure by the Company to give notice of refusal to register any transfer or of any holding lock as may be required pursuant to the Applicable Law does not invalidate the refusal to register the transfer or the holding lock.
Transmission of Shares
26. Transmission on death
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(a) If the registered holder of a Share which is not Jointly Held dies, the Company must recognise only the Personal Representative of that registered holder as having any title to or interest in, or any benefits accruing in respect of, that Share.
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(b) If a registered holder of a Share which is Jointly Held dies, the Company must recognise only the surviving registered holders of that Share as having any title to or interest in, or any benefits accruing in respect of, that Share.
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(c) The estate of a deceased Shareholder is not released from any liability in respect of the Shares that are registered in the name of that Shareholder.
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(d) Where 2 or more persons are jointly entitled to any Share as a consequence of the death of the registered holder of that Share, they are taken to be Joint Holders of that Share.
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(e) Notwithstanding Articles 26(a) and 26(b), the Company may register or give effect to a transfer of Shares to a transferee who dies before the transfer is registered or given effect to by the Company.
27. Transmission Events
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(a) Subject to the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Commonwealth) and the Applicable Law, a person who establishes to the satisfaction of the Board that it is entitled to a Share because of a Transmission Event may:
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(i) elect to be registered as a Shareholder in respect of that Share by giving a signed notice in writing to the Company; or
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(ii) transfer that Share to another person.
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(b) Subject to the Applicable Law, a transfer pursuant to Article 27(a) is subject to all of the provisions of this Constitution relating to transfers of Shares.
Proceedings of Shareholders
28. Calling meetings of Shareholders
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(a) The Company may by resolution of the Board call a meeting of Shareholders to be held at the time and place (including 2 or more venues using technology which gives Attending Shareholders as a whole a reasonable opportunity to participate) and in the manner that the Board resolves.
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(b) The Board may in accordance with the Applicable Law specify a time by reference to which persons will be taken to hold Shares for the purpose of a meeting of Shareholders.
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(c) No Shareholder may call or arrange to hold a meeting of Shareholders except where permitted by the Corporations Act.
29. Notice of meetings of Shareholders
- (a) Where the Company has called a meeting of Shareholders, notice of the meeting and any proxy form for the meeting may be given in the form and in the manner in which the Board resolves, subject to any requirements of the Applicable Law.
(b) A person may waive notice of any meeting of Shareholders by written notice to the Company.
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(c) A person who has not duly received notice of a meeting of Shareholders may, before or after the meeting, notify the Company of the person's agreement to anything done or resolution passed at the meeting.
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(d) A person's attendance at a meeting of Shareholders waives any objection which that person may have had to a failure to give notice, or the giving of a defective notice, of the meeting, unless the person at the beginning of the meeting objects to the holding of the meeting.
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(e) Subject to the Corporations Act, anything done (including the passing of a resolution) at a meeting of Shareholders is not invalid because either or both a person does not receive notice of the meeting or a proxy form, or the Company accidentally does not give notice of the meeting or a proxy form to a person.
30. Business of meetings
Except with the approval of the Board, with the permission of the chairperson of the meeting or pursuant to the Corporations Act, no person may move at any meeting of Shareholders:
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(a) any resolution (except in the form set out in the notice of meeting given pursuant to Article 29(a)); or
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(b) any amendment of any resolution or a document which relates to any resolution and a copy of which has been made available to Shareholders to inspect or obtain.
31. Quorum
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(a) No business may be transacted at a meeting of Shareholders except, subject to Article 32, the election of the chairperson of the meeting unless a quorum for a meeting of Shareholders is present at the time when the meeting commences.
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(b) A quorum for a meeting of Shareholders is 3 Attending Shareholders entitled to vote on a resolution at that meeting. Each individual present may only be counted once towards a quorum. If a Shareholder has appointed more than one proxy or attorney or Corporate Representative, only one of them may be counted towards a quorum.
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(c) If a quorum is not present within 30 minutes after the time appointed for the commencement of a meeting of Shareholders, the meeting is dissolved unless the chairperson of the meeting or the Board adjourn the meeting to a date, time and place determined by that chairperson or the Board.
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(d) If a quorum is not present within 30 minutes after the time appointed for the commencement of an adjourned meeting of Shareholders, the meeting is dissolved.
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32. Chairperson of meetings of Shareholders
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(a) Subject to Articles 32(b) and 32(c), the chairperson of the Board must chair each meeting of Shareholders.
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(b) If at a meeting of Shareholders:
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(i) there is no chairperson of the Board; or
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(ii) the chairperson of the Board is not present within 15 minutes after the time appointed for the commencement of a meeting of Shareholders or is not willing to chair all or part of the meeting,
the Directors who are or will be present at the meeting may (by majority vote) elect one of their number or, in the absence of all the Directors or if none of the Directors present is willing to act, the Attending Shareholders may elect one of their number, to chair that meeting.
- (c) A chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders may, for any item of business at that meeting or for any part of that meeting, vacate the chair in favour of another person nominated by him or her ( Acting Chair ). Where an instrument of proxy appoints the chairperson as proxy for part of proceedings for which an Acting Chair has been nominated, the instrument of proxy is taken to be in favour of the Acting Chair for the relevant part of the proceedings.
33. Conduct of meetings of Shareholders
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(a) Subject to the Corporations Act, the chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders is responsible for the general conduct of that meeting and for the procedures to be adopted at that meeting.
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(b) The chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders may make rulings without putting the question (or any question) to the vote if that action is required to ensure the orderly conduct of the meeting.
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(c) The chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders may determine the procedures to be adopted for proper and orderly discussion or debate at the meeting, and the casting or recording of votes at the meeting.
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(d) The chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders may determine any dispute concerning the admission, validity or rejection of a vote at the meeting.
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(e) The chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders may, subject to the Corporations Act, at any time terminate discussion or debate on any matter being considered at the meeting and require that matter be put to a vote.
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(f) The chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders may refuse to allow debate or discussion on any matter which is not business referred to in the notice of that meeting or is not business of the meeting permitted pursuant to the Corporations Act without being referred to in the notice of meeting.
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(g) The chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders may refuse any person admission to, or require a person to leave and remain out of, the meeting if that person:
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(iii) has a placard or banner;
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(iv) has an article the chairperson considers to be dangerous, offensive or liable to cause disruption;
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(v) behaves or threatens to behave in a dangerous, offensive or disruptive manner;
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(vi) refuses to produce or to permit examination of any article, or the contents of any article, in the person's possession; or
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(vii) is not entitled pursuant to the Corporations Act or this Constitution to attend the meeting.
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(h) If the chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders considers that there are too many persons present at the meeting to fit into the venue where the meeting is to be held, the chairperson may nominate a separate meeting place using any technology that gives Attending Shareholders as a whole a reasonable opportunity to participate.
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(i) The chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders may delegate any power conferred by this Article 33 to any person.
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(j) Nothing contained in this Article 33 limits the powers conferred by law on the chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders.
34. Attendance at meeting of Shareholders
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(a) Subject to this Constitution and any rights and restrictions attached to a class of Shares, a Shareholder who is entitled to attend and cast a vote at a meeting of Shareholders, may attend and vote in person or by proxy, by attorney or, if the Shareholder is a body corporate, by Corporate Representative.
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(b) The chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders may require a person acting as a proxy, attorney or Corporate Representative at that meeting to establish to the chairperson's satisfaction that the person is the person who is duly appointed to act. If the person fails to satisfy this requirement, the chairperson may exclude the person from attending or voting at the meeting.
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(c) A Director is entitled to receive notice of and to attend all meetings of Shareholders and all meetings of a class of Shareholders and is entitled to speak at those meetings.
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(d) A person who is requested by the Board to attend a meeting of Shareholders or a meeting of a class of Shareholders is, regardless of whether that person is a Shareholder, entitled to attend that meeting and, at the request of the chairperson of the meeting, is entitled to speak at that meeting.
35. Authority of Attending Shareholders
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(a) Unless otherwise provided in the document or resolution appointing a person as proxy, attorney or Corporate Representative of a Shareholder, the person so appointed has the same rights to speak, demand a poll, join in demanding a poll or act generally at a meeting of Shareholder to which the appointment relates, as the appointing Shareholder would have had if that Shareholder was present at the meeting.
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(i) vote on any amendment moved to a proposed resolution and on any motion that a proposed resolution not be put or any similar motion; and
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(ii) vote on any procedural motion, including any motion to elect the chairperson of the meeting of Shareholders to which the appointment relates, to vacate the chair or to adjourn the meeting,
even though the appointment may refer to specific resolutions and may direct the proxy, attorney or Corporate Representative how to vote on particular resolutions.
- (c) Unless otherwise provided in the document or resolution appointing a person as proxy, attorney or Corporate Representative of a Shareholder, the appointment is taken to confer authority to attend and vote at a meeting which is rescheduled, postponed or adjourned to another time or changed to another place, even though the appointment may refer to a specific meeting to be held at a specified time or place.
36. Multiple appointments
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(a) If more than one attorney or Corporate Representative appointed by a Shareholder is present at a meeting of Shareholders and the Company has not received notice of any revocation of any of the appointments:
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(i) an attorney or Corporate Representative appointed to act at that particular meeting may act to the exclusion of an attorney or Corporate Representative appointed pursuant to a standing appointment; and
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(ii) subject to Article 36(a)(i), an attorney or Corporate Representative appointed pursuant to the most recent appointment may act to the exclusion of an attorney or Corporate Representative appointed earlier in time.
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(b) An appointment of a proxy of a Shareholder is revoked (or, in the case of a standing appointment, suspended for that particular meeting of Shareholders) if the Company receives a further appointment of a proxy from that Shareholder which would result in there being more than 2 proxies of that Shareholder entitled to act at the meeting. The appointment of proxy made first in time is the first to be treated as revoked or suspended by this Article 36(b).
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(c) The appointment of a proxy for a Shareholder is not revoked by an attorney or Corporate Representative for that Shareholder attending and taking part in a meeting of Shareholders to which the appointment relates, but if that attorney or Corporate Representative votes on a resolution at that meeting, the proxy is not entitled to vote, and must not vote, as the Shareholder's proxy on that resolution.
37. Voting at meeting of Shareholders
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(a) A resolution put to the vote at a meeting of Shareholders must be decided on a show of hands, unless a poll is demanded in accordance with Article 40 and that demand is not withdrawn.
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(b) The Board may determine that Shareholders entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of Shareholders or at a meeting of a class of Shareholders may vote at that meeting without an Attending Shareholder in respect of that person being present at that meeting (and voting in this manner is referred to in this Article 37(b) as direct voting). The Board may determine rules and procedures in relation to direct voting, including the class of Shareholders entitled to cast a direct vote, the manner in which a direct vote may be cast, the circumstances in which a direct vote will be valid and the effect of a Shareholder casting both a direct vote and a vote in any
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other manner. Where a notice of meeting specifies that direct voting may occur by eligible Shareholders, a direct vote cast by an eligible Shareholder is taken to have been cast by that person at the meeting if the rules and procedures for direct voting determined by the Board (whether set out in the notice of meeting or otherwise) are complied with.
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(c) Subject to this Constitution and any rights or restrictions attached to a class of Shares, on a show of hands at a meeting of Shareholders, each Attending Shareholder having the right to vote on the resolution has one vote, provided that where a person is entitled to vote in more than one capacity, that person is entitled only to one vote.
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(d) Subject to this Constitution and any rights or restrictions attached to a class of Shares, on a poll at a meeting of Shareholders, each Attending Shareholder having the right to vote on the resolution has:
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(i) one vote for each fully paid up Share held by that Attending Shareholder or by the Shareholder that the Attending Shareholder represents; and
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(ii) a fraction of one vote for each partly paid up Share held by that Attending Shareholder or by the Shareholder that Attending Shareholder represents. The fraction is equal to the proportion which the amount paid up bears to the total issue price of that Share. Any amounts credited without payment in money or other consideration being made to the Company and any amounts paid up in advance of the applicable due date for payment are ignored when calculating the proportion.
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(e) Subject to this Constitution and any rights or restrictions attached to a class of Shares, where the Board has determined other means (including electronic) permitted by law for the casting and recording of votes by Shareholders on any resolution to be put at a meeting of Shareholders, each Shareholder having a right to vote on the resolution has:
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(f) If the total number of votes to which a person has pursuant to Article 37(d) or 37(e) does not constitute a whole number, the Company must disregard the fractional part of that total.
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(g) An objection to a right to vote at a meeting of Shareholders or to a determination to allow or disregard a vote at the meeting may only be made at that meeting (or any resumed meeting if that meeting is adjourned). Any objection pursuant to this Article 37(g) must be decided by the chairperson of the meeting of Shareholders, whose decision, made in good faith, is final and conclusive.
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(h) Except where a resolution at a meeting of Shareholders requires a special majority pursuant to the law or the Listing Rules, the resolution is passed if more votes are cast by Shareholders entitled to vote in favour on the resolution than against it.
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(i) In the case of an equality of votes on a resolution at a meeting of Shareholders, the chairperson of that meeting does not have a casting vote on that resolution.
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a resolution has been passed or not passed is conclusive, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour or against the resolution.
38. Voting by representatives
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(a) A person who is entitled to be registered as the holder of a Share because of a Transmission Event may vote in respect of that Share at a meeting of Shareholders provided that person has satisfied the Board of that entitlement not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the commencement of that meeting. Any vote by that person so entitled must be accepted to the exclusion of the vote of the registered holder of that Share.
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(b) The parent or guardian of an infant Shareholder may vote at a meeting of Shareholders upon production of any evidence of the relationship or of the appointment of the guardian as the Board may require and any vote so made by the parent or guardian of an infant Shareholder must be accepted to the exclusion of the vote of the infant Shareholder.
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(c) The validity of any resolution passed at a meeting of Shareholders is not affected by the failure of any proxy or attorney to vote in accordance with directions (if any) of the appointing Shareholder.
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(d) If a proxy of a Shareholder purports to vote in a way or circumstances that contravene the Corporations Act, on a show of hands the vote of that proxy is invalid and the Company must not count it. If a poll is demanded, votes which the Corporations Act require a proxy of a Shareholder to cast in a given way must be treated as cast in that way.
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(e) Subject to this Constitution and the Applicable Law, a vote cast at a meeting of Shareholders by a person appointed by a Shareholder as a proxy, attorney or Corporate Representative is valid despite:
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(i) a Transmission Event occurring in respect of that Shareholder; or
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(ii) the revocation of the appointment (or the authority pursuant to which the appointment was executed),
if no notice in writing of that matter has been received by the Company at least 48 hours before the time appointed for the commencement of that meeting.
- (f) A vote cast at a meeting of Shareholders by a person appointed by a Shareholder as a proxy, attorney or Corporate Representative is valid despite the transfer of the Share in respect of which the appointment is made, if the transfer is not registered or does not take effect pursuant to the Applicable Law by the time specified pursuant to Article 28(b).
39. Restrictions on voting rights
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(c) If a Shareholder has appointed two proxies in respect of a meeting of Shareholders and each proxy attends that meeting, neither of those proxies may vote:
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(d) A Shareholder who holds Restricted Securities is not entitled to any voting rights in respect of those Restricted Securities during a breach of the Listing Rules or a breach of a Restriction Agreement relating to those Restricted Securities, except as permitted by the Restriction Agreement, the Listing Rules or ASX. An Attending Shareholder is not entitled to vote on any resolution in respect of any Shares on which any calls due and payable in respect of those Shares have not been paid.
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(e) An Attending Shareholder is not entitled to vote on a resolution at a meeting of Shareholders where that vote is prohibited by the Applicable Law or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
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(f) The Company must disregard any vote on a resolution at a meeting of Shareholders purported to be cast by an Attending Shareholder where that person is not entitled to vote on that resolution. A failure by the Company to disregard a vote on a resolution as required by this Article 39(f) does not invalidate that resolution or any act, matter or thing done at the meeting, unless that failure occurred by wilful default of the Company or of the chairperson of that meeting.
40. Polls
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(b) No poll may be demanded at a meeting of Shareholders on the election of a chairperson of that meeting, or unless the chairperson of the meeting otherwise determines, the adjournment of that meeting.
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(c) A demand for a poll may be withdrawn.
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(d) A poll demanded on a resolution at a meeting of Shareholders for the adjournment of that meeting must be taken immediately. A poll demanded on any other resolution at a meeting of Shareholders must be taken in the manner and at the time and place the chairperson of the meeting directs.
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(e) The result of a poll demanded on a resolution of a meeting of Shareholders is a resolution of that meeting.
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(f) A demand for a poll on a resolution of a meeting of Shareholders does not prevent the continuance of that meeting or that meeting dealing with any other business.
41. Proxies
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(c) A form of appointment of proxy is valid if it is in accordance with the Corporations Act or in any other form (including electronic) which the Board may determine or accept.
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(d) If the name of the proxy or the name of the office of the proxy in a proxy appointment of a Shareholder is not filled in, the proxy of that Shareholder is:
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42. Receipt of appointments
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(a) An appointment of proxy or attorney for a meeting of Shareholders is effective only if the Company receives the appointment (and any authority pursuant to which the appointment was signed or a certified copy of the authority) not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or, in the case of an adjourned meeting, resumption of the meeting.
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(b) Where a notice of meeting specifies an electronic address or other electronic means by which a Shareholder may give the Company a proxy appointment, a proxy given at that electronic address or by that other electronic means is taken to have been given by the Shareholder and received by the Company if the requirements set out in the notice of meeting are complied with.
43. Adjournments
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(a) The chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders may at any time during the meeting adjourn the meeting or any business, motion, question or resolution being considered or remaining to be considered at the meeting or any discussion or debate, either to a later time at the same meeting or to an adjourned meeting to be held at the time and place determined by the chairperson.
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(b) If the chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders exercises the right to adjourn that meeting pursuant to Article 43(a), the chairperson may (but is not obliged to) obtain the approval of Attending Shareholders to the adjournment.
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(c) No person other than the chairperson of a meeting of Shareholders may adjourn that meeting.
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(d) The Company may give such notice of a meeting of Shareholders resumed from an adjourned meeting as the Board resolves. Failure to give notice of an adjournment of a meeting of Shareholders or the failure to receive any notice of the meeting does not invalidate the adjournment or anything done (including the passing of a resolution) at a resumed meeting.
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(e) Only business left unfinished is to be transacted at a meeting of Shareholders which is resumed after an adjournment.
44. Cancellations and postponements
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unless that Director or those Shareholders consent to the cancellation or postponement of the meeting.
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(c) Subject to the Listing Rules, the Company may give notice of a cancellation or postponement or change of place of a meeting of Shareholders as the Board resolves. Failure to give notice of a cancellation or postponement or change of place of a meeting of Shareholders or the failure to receive any notice of the meeting does not invalidate the cancellation, postponement or change of place of a meeting or anything done (including the passing of a resolution) at a postponed meeting or the meeting at the new place.
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(d) The only business that may be transacted at a meeting of Shareholders the holding of which is postponed is the business specified in the original notice calling the meeting.
45. Meetings of a class of Shareholders
All the provisions of this Constitution relating to a meeting of Shareholders apply so far as they are capable of application and with any necessary changes to a meeting of a class of Shareholders required to be held pursuant to this Constitution or the Applicable Law except that:
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(a) a quorum is 2 Attending Shareholders who hold (or whose Shareholder that they represent holds) Shares of the class, or if only one person holds all the Shares of the class, that person (or an Attending Shareholder representing that person); and
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(b) any Attending Shareholder who holds (or whose Shareholder that they represent holds) Shares of the class may demand a poll.
46. Use of Technology at General Meetings
46.1 Use of technology
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(a) To the extent permitted under the Corporations Act, Listing Rules and any other applicable law, a general meeting may be convened using virtual technology only, or at two or more venues, provided that the form of technology used provides all shareholders entitled to attend the meeting, as a whole, a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting without being physically present in the same place.
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(b) The provisions of this Constitution relating to general meetings apply, so far as they can and with any necessary changes to ensure compliance with the Corporations Act, Listing Rules and any other applicable law, to general meetings held using that technology.
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(c) Where a general meeting is held using virtual technology only or at two or more venues using any form of technology:
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(i) a Shareholder participating in the meeting is taken to be present in person at the meeting;
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(ii) any documents required or permitted to be tabled at the meeting will be taken to have been tabled at the meeting if the document is given, or made available, to the persons entitled to attend the meeting (whether physically or using technology) before or during the meeting; and
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(iii) the meeting is taken to be held at the physical venue set out in the notice of meeting, or at the registered office of the Company if the meeting is held using virtual technology only.
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46.2 Communication of meeting documents
To the extent permitted under the Corporations Act, Listing Rules and any other applicable law, any document that is required or permitted to be given to a Shareholder that relates to a Shareholders’ meeting (including, but not limited to, the notice of meeting) may be distributed:
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sufficient information to allow the person to access the document electronically.
Directors
47. Appointment of Directors
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(a) The number of Directors (not counting alternate directors of the Company) must be the number, not being less than 3 nor more than 10, determined by the Directors, but the number so determined at a particular time must not be less than the number of Directors when the determination takes effect.
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(b) Subject to Article 47(a), the Board may appoint any person as a Director.
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(c) Subject to Article 47(a), the Company may, at a meeting of Shareholders at which a Director retires or otherwise vacates office, by resolution fill the vacated office by electing a person to that office.
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(d) A Director need not be a Shareholder.
48. Retirement of Directors
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(a) Subject to Article 48(d), a Director must retire from office no later than the longer of the third annual general meeting of the Company or 3 years, following that Director's last election or appointment.
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(b) If no Director would otherwise be required to retire pursuant to Article 48(a) but the Listing Rules require that an election of Directors be held at an annual general meeting, the Director to retire at that meeting is (subject to Article 48(d)) any Director who wishes to retire and offer himself or herself for re-election, otherwise it is:
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(i) the Director who has held office as Director the longest period of time since his or her last election or appointment to that office; or
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(ii) if two or more Directors have held office for the same period of time, the Director determined by lot, unless those Directors agree otherwise. A Director who retires pursuant to Article 48(a) or 48(b) holds office as a Director until the end of the meeting at which the Director retires and is eligible for re-election.
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(c) Subject to Article 48(d), a Director appointed pursuant to Article 47(b) must retire at the next annual general meeting occurring after that appointment and is eligible for re-election at that meeting, but is not to be taken into account in determining the number of Directors who are to retire pursuant to Article 48(b).
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(d) The following persons are not subject to Article 48(a), 48(b), 48(b)(ii) or 48(c) and are not taken into account in determining the Directors required to retire at an annual general meeting:
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(i) the managing director of the Company, or if there is more than one managing director, the managing director of the Company nominated by the Board for the purpose of this Article 48; and
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- (e) No person, other than a Director retiring pursuant to this Article 48 or a Director appointed pursuant to Article 47(b) or a person nominated by the Board, is eligible to be appointed as a Director at any meeting of Shareholders unless a nomination signed by a Shareholder accompanied by the consent of the nominee to act is given to the Company at least 35 Business Days before the meeting (or, in the case of a meeting that Shareholders have requested Directors to call in accordance with the Corporations Act, 30 Business Days).
49. Termination of office
A person ceases to be a Director if the person:
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(a) fails to attend Board meetings (either personally or by an alternate director) for a continuous period of 3 months without the consent of the Board;
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(b) resigns by notice in writing to the Company;
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(c) retires pursuant to Article 48 and is not re-elected;
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(f) becomes an insolvent under administration;
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(g) becomes of unsound mind or a person whose property is liable to be dealt with pursuant to a law about mental health; or
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(h) is not permitted to be a director, or to manage a corporation, pursuant to the Corporations Act.
50. Alternate directors
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(ii) with the approval of a majority of the other Directors, appoint a person who is not a Director,
as an alternate director of that Director for any period. An alternate director need not be a Shareholder.
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(b) The appointing Director may terminate the appointment of his or her alternate director at any time.
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(c) A notice of appointment, or termination of appointment, of an alternate director by the appointing Director is effective only if the notice is in writing and signed by that Director and is effective when given to the Company.
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(d) An alternate director is entitled to receive notice of Board meetings and, subject to this Constitution and the Applicable Law, to attend, count in the quorum of, speak at, and vote at a Board meeting at which his or her appointing Director is not present.
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(e) Subject to this Constitution, the Applicable Law, and the instrument of appointment of an alternate director, an alternate director may exercise all of the powers (except the power pursuant to Article 50(a)) of a Director, to the extent that that his or her appointing Director has not exercised them.
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(g) Subject to Article 51(h), the Company is not required to pay any remuneration or benefit to an alternate director.
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(h) An alternate director is an officer of the Company and not an agent of his or her appointing Director.
51. Remuneration and benefits of Directors
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(a) Subject to Article 51(g), the Company may pay or provide to the Non-Executive Directors fees in an amount or value determined by the Board which does not in any financial year exceed in aggregate the amount last determined by the Company in general meeting (or until so determined, as the Board determines).
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(b) This Article does not apply to any payments made pursuant to Articles 51(f), 51(h), 51(i), 51(j) and 55.
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(c) The fees pursuant to Article 51(a) may be a fixed sum for attendance at each Board meeting or may be a share of the fixed amount or value determined by the Board pursuant to Article 51(a). If the fees are a share of such fixed amount or value, those fees are to be allocated among the Non-Executive Directors on an equal basis having regarding to the proportion of the relevant year for which each of them held office, or as the Board otherwise resolves.
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(d) The fees pursuant to Article 51(a) may be provided in cash or any other manner agreed between the Company and the relevant Non-Executive Director. The Board must determine the manner in which the value of any non-cash benefit is to be calculated.
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(e) The fees of a Non-Executive Director are taken to accrue from day to day, except that fees in the form of a non-cash benefit are taken to accrue at the time the benefit is provided to the Director, subject to the terms on which the benefit is provided.
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(f) Subject to Article 51(g) and any agreement with the Company, the Company may pay to each Executive Director an amount of remuneration determined by the Board.
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(g) If any Director, with the approval of the Board, performs extra or special services, the Company may, subject to the Corporations Act and Article 51(g), pay additional remuneration or provide benefits to that Director as the Board resolves.
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(h) The Company must not pay remuneration to Directors that is calculated as a commission on, or a percentage of operating revenue, or in the case of NonExecutive Directors, profits.
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(i) The Company must pay all reasonable travelling, accommodation and other expenses that a Director or alternate director properly incurs in attending meetings of the Board, committees of the Board, meetings of Shareholders, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company.
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(j) Subject to the Applicable Law, the Company may establish and contribute to a fund, trust or scheme for the benefit of:
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(i) past or present employees or Directors of the Company or a related body corporate of the Company; or
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(ii) the dependants of, or persons connected with or nominated by, any person referred to in Article 51(j)(i).
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(k) Subject to the Applicable Law, the Company may, or may agree to, pay provide or make any payment or other benefit to a Director, a director of a related body corporate of the Company or any other person in connection with that person's or someone else's retirement, resignation from or loss of office, or death while in office.
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52. Interests of Directors
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(a) A Director is not disqualified by reason only of being a Director (or the fiduciary obligations arising from that office) from:
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(i) holding an office (except auditor) or place of profit or employment in the Company or a related body corporate of the Company;
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(ii) holding an office or place of profit or employment in any other company, body corporate, trust or entity promoted by the Company or in which it has an interest;
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(iii) being a member, creditor or otherwise be interested in any body corporate (including the Company), partnership or entity, except auditor of the Company;
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(iv) entering into any agreement or arrangement with the Company; or
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(v) acting in a professional capacity (or being a member of a firm which acts in a professional capacity) for the Company, except as auditor of the Company.
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(b) Each Director must comply with Applicable Law in relation to the disclosure of the Director's interests.
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(c) A Director who has a material personal interest in a matter that is being considered at a Board meeting must not be present while the matter is being considered at the meeting nor vote on the matter, except where permitted by the Corporations Act.
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(i) that Director may be counted in a quorum at the Board meeting that considers matters that relate to the interest provided that Director is entitled to vote on at least one of the resolutions to be proposed at that Board meeting;
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(ii) that Director may participate in and vote on matters that relate to the interest;
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(iii) the Company may proceed with any transaction that relates to the interest and the Director may participate in the execution of any relevant document by or on behalf of the Company;
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(iv) the Director may retain the benefits pursuant to any transaction that relates to the interest even though the Director has the interest; and
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(v) the Company cannot avoid any transaction that relates to the interest merely because of the existence of the interest.
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(e) If an interest of a Director is required to be disclosed pursuant to Article 52(b), Article 51(d)(iv) applies only if the interest is disclosed before the transaction is entered into.
Officers
53. Managing Director
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(b) The Board may delegate any of its powers to a managing director of the Company for any period and on any terms (including the power to further delegate) as the Board resolves. The Board may revoke or vary any power delegated to a managing director of the Company.
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(c) A managing director of the Company must exercise the powers delegated to him or her in accordance with any directions of the Board.
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(d) A person ceases to be a managing director if the person ceases to be a Director.
54. Secretary
The Board may appoint one or more Secretaries, for any period and on any terms (including as to remuneration) as the Board resolves. Subject to any agreement between the Company and the Secretary, the Board may vary or terminate the appointment of a Secretary at any time, with or without cause.
55. Indemnity and insurance
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(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company must indemnify each Relevant Officer against a Liability of that person and the Legal Costs of that person.
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(b) The indemnity pursuant to Article 55(a):
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(i) is enforceable without the Relevant Officer having first to incur any expense or make any payment;
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(c) To the extent permitted by law, the Company may make a payment (whether by way of advance, loan or otherwise) to a Relevant Officer in respect of Legal Costs of that person.
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(d) To the extent permitted by law, the Company may:
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(ii) pay, or agree to pay, a premium for,
a contract insuring a Relevant Officer against a Liability of that person and the Legal Costs of that person.
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(i) keep books of the Company and allow either or both that person and that person's advisers access to those books on the terms agreed;
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- (iv) keep that person insured in respect of any act or omission by that person while a Relevant Officer or an officer of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company, on the terms agreed (including as to payment of all or part of the premium for the contract of insurance).
Powers of the Board
56. General powers
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(a) The Board has the power to manage the business of the Company and may exercise to the exclusion of the Company in general meeting all powers of the Company which are not, by the law or the Listing Rules or this Constitution, required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting.
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(b) A power of the Board can only be exercised by a resolution passed at a meeting of the Board in accordance with Article 61, a resolution passed by signing a document in accordance with Article 60, or in accordance with a delegation of the power pursuant to Article 53, 58 or 59. A reference in this Constitution to the Company exercising a power by a resolution of the Board includes an exercise of that power in accordance with a delegation of the power pursuant to Article 53, 58 or 59.
57. Execution of documents
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(a) If the Company has a common seal, the Company may execute a document if that seal is fixed to the document and the fixing of that seal is witnessed by one Director and either another Director, a Secretary, or another person appointed by the Board for that purpose.
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(b) The Company may execute a document without a common seal if the document is signed by one Director and either another Director, a Secretary, or another person appointed by the Board for that purpose.
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(c) The Board may determine the manner in which and the persons by whom cheques, promissory notes, bankers' drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments in the name of or on behalf of the Company, and receipts for money paid to the Company, must be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed.
58. Committees and delegates
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(a) The Board may delegate any of its powers to a committee of the Board, a Director, an employee of the Company or any other person. A delegation of those powers may be made for any period and on any terms (including the power to further delegate) as the Board resolves. The Board may revoke or vary any power so delegated.
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(b) A committee or delegate must exercise the powers delegated in accordance with any directions of the Board.
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(c) Subject to the terms of appointment or reference of a committee, Article 61 applies with the necessary changes to meetings and resolutions of a committee of the Board.
59. Attorney or agent
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(a) The Board may appoint any person to be attorney or agent of the Company for any purpose, for any period and on any terms (including as to remuneration) as the Board resolves. Subject to the terms of appointment of an attorney or agent of the Company, the Board may revoke or vary that appointment at any time, with or without cause.
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(b) The Board may delegate any of their powers (including the power to delegate) to an attorney or agent. The Board may revoke or vary any power delegated to an attorney or agent.
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Proceedings of Directors
60. Written resolutions of Directors
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(a) The Board may pass a resolution without a Board meeting being held if notice in writing of the resolution is given to all Directors and a majority of the Directors entitled to vote on the resolution (not being less than the number required for a quorum at a meeting of Directors) sign a document containing a statement that they are in favour of the resolution set out in the document.
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(b) A resolution pursuant to Article 60(a) may consist of several documents in the same form each signed by one or more Directors and is effective when signed by the last of the Directors constituting the majority of the Directors. A facsimile transmission or other document produced by electronic means under the name of a Director with the Director's authority is taken to be a document signed by the Director for the purposes of Article 60(a) and is taken to be signed when received by the Company in legible form.
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(c) For the purposes of Article 60(a), the reference to Directors includes any alternate director who is appointed by a Director who is at the relevant time on leave of absence approved by the Board but does not include any other alternate directors.
61. Board Meetings
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(a) Subject to this Constitution, the Board may meet, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it thinks fit.
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(b) A Director may call a Board meeting at any time. On request of any Director, a Secretary of the Company must call a meeting of the Directors.
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(c) Notice of a Board meeting must be given to each Director (except a Director on leave of absence approved by the Board) and an alternate director appointed by a Director on leave of absence approved by the Board. Notice of a Board meeting may be given in person, or by post or by telephone, fax or other electronic means.
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(d) A Director or alternate director may waive notice of a Board meeting by giving notice to that effect to the Company in person or by post or by telephone, fax or other electronic means.
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(e) A person who attends a Board meeting waives any objection that person and:
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(i) if the person is a Director, any alternate director appointed by that person; or
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(ii) if the person is an alternate director, the Director who appointed that person as alternate director,
may have to a failure to give notice of the meeting.
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(f) Anything done (including the passing of a resolution) at a Board meeting is not invalid because either or both a person does not receive notice of the meeting or the Company accidentally does not give notice of the meeting to a person.
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(g) For the purposes of the Corporations Act, each Director, by consenting to be a Director or by reason of the adoption of this Constitution, consents to the use of each of the following technologies for the holding of a Board meeting:
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other participating Director; or
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(i) If a Board meeting is held in 2 or more places linked together by any technology:
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(i) a Director present at one of the places is taken to be present at the meeting unless and until the Director states to the chairperson of the meeting that the Director is discontinuing his or her participation in the meeting; and
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(ii) the chairperson of that meeting may determine at which of those places the meeting will be taken to have been held.
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(j) Until otherwise determined by the Board, a quorum for a Board meeting is 2 Directors entitled to vote on a resolution that may be proposed at that meeting. A quorum for a Board meeting must be present at all times during the meeting. Each individual present is counted towards a quorum in respect of each appointment as an alternate director of another Director in addition (if applicable) to being counted as a Director.
62. Chairperson of the Board
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(a) The Board may elect a Director as chairperson of the Board or deputy chairperson of the Board for any period that it resolves, or if no period is specified, until that person ceases to be a Director. The Board may remove the chairperson of the Board or deputy chairperson of the Board at any time.
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(b) Subject to Article 62(c), the chairperson of the Board must chair each Board meeting.
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(c) If at a Board meeting:
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(i) a chairperson has not been elected pursuant to Article 62(a); or
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(ii) the chairperson of the Board is not present within 15 minutes after the time appointed for the holding of a Board meeting or is not willing to chair all or part of that meeting,
the deputy chairperson of the Board (if any) must, or if there is no deputy chairperson or the deputy chairperson is not willing to act, the Directors present must elect one of their number to, chair that meeting or part of the meeting.
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re-elected as a Director at that meeting (or any adjournment of that meeting).
63. Board resolutions
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two Directors are present and entitled to vote on the resolution.
64. Valid proceedings
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(a) An act at any Board meeting or a committee of the Board or an act of any person acting as a Director is not invalidated by:
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(i) a defect in the appointment or continuance in office of a person as a Director, a member of the committee or of the person so acting; or
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(ii) a person so appointed being disqualified or not being entitled to vote,
if that circumstance was not known by the Board, committee or person (as the case may be) when the act was done.
- (b) If the number of Directors is below the minimum required by this Constitution, the Board must not act except in emergencies, to appoint Directors up to that minimum number or to call and arrange to hold a meeting of Shareholders.
Dividends and Profits
65. Determination of dividends
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(a) Subject to the Applicable Law, this Constitution and the rights or restrictions attached to a class of Shares, the Board may determine that a dividend is payable on Shares. The Board may fix the amount of the dividend, the time for determining entitlements to the dividend, the time for the payment of the dividend and the method of payment of the dividend.
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(b) Subject to the Listing Rules and the rights or restrictions attached to a class of Shares, the Board may determine that dividends be paid on Shares of one class but not another class, and at different rates for different classes of Shares.
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(c) The Company is not required to pay any interest on a dividend.
66. Entitlements to dividends
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(a) Subject to the Applicable Law, a dividend in respect of a Share must be paid to the person whose name is entered in the Register as the holder of that Share as at the time the Board has fixed for that purpose, or if no such time is fixed, on the date on which the Dividend is paid.
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(b) A Shareholder who holds Restricted Securities is not entitled to any dividends in respect of those Restricted Securities during a breach of the Listing Rules or a breach of a Restriction Agreement relating to those Restricted Securities, except as permitted by the Restriction Agreement, the Listing Rules or ASX. Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to a class of Shares and Article 66(c), the person entitled to a dividend on a Share is entitled to:
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(c) If an amount is paid on a Share during the period to which a dividend relates, the Board may resolve that only the proportion of that amount equal to the proportion which the period from the date of payment to the end of the period to which the dividend relates bears to the total period to which the dividend relates, counts as part of the amount for the time being paid on the Share, unless the terms of issue of the Shares provide otherwise.
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(d) If a transfer of a Share is registered after the time determined for entitlements to a dividend on that Share but before the dividend is paid, the person transferring that Share is entitled to that dividend, unless the Settlement Rules provide otherwise.
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(e) The Company may retain the whole or part of any dividend on which the Company has a lien and apply that amount in total or part satisfaction of any amount secured by that lien.
67. Dividend plans
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(a) The Company may establish a bonus share plan on any terms as the Board resolves, pursuant to which participants may elect in respect of all or part of their Shares to be issued financial products of the Company or another body corporate or trust credited as fully paid instead of receiving a cash dividend from the Company in respect of those Shares.
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(b) The Company may establish a dividend reinvestment plan on any terms as the Board resolves, pursuant to which participants may elect in respect of all or part of their Shares to apply the whole or any part of a dividend from the Company, or any other amount paid or payable to Shareholders, in subscribing for or purchasing financial products of the Company or another body corporate or trust.
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(c) The Board is under no obligation to admit any Shareholder as a participant in any plan nor to comply with any request made by a Shareholder who is not admitted as a participant in a plan.
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(d) Subject to the Applicable Law, the Board may implement, amend, suspend or terminate a plan established pursuant to this Article 67.
68. Capitalisation of profits
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(a) Subject to the Applicable Law and the rights or restrictions attached to a class of Shares, the Company may by resolution of the Board:
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(i) capitalise any amount, being the whole or part of profits of the Company or otherwise available for distribution to Shareholders; and
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(ii) apply that amount for the benefit of Shareholders in full satisfaction of their interest in the capitalised amount, in the same proportions as the Shareholders would be entitled to receive it if it were distributed by way of dividend or in accordance with either the terms of issue of any Shares or the terms of any plan for the issue of Shares or other securities for the benefit of officers or employees of the Company.
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(ii) in paying up in full any unissued Shares or other securities in the Company;
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(i) making cash payments in cases where Shares or other securities become issuable in fractions or ignore amounts or fractions less than a particular value;
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(ii) vesting any cash or assets in a trustee on trust for the Shareholders entitled to an application of a capitalised amount pursuant to Article 68(a); and
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(iii) authorising any person to make, on behalf of all Shareholders entitled to an application of a capitalised amount pursuant to Article 68(a), an agreement with the Company providing for either or both the issue of securities or the payment by the Company on the Shareholders' behalf of an amount pursuant to Article 68(b), and in executing any such document the person acts as agent and attorney for those Shareholders.
69. Distributions of assets
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(iii) value assets for distribution and determine that the Company pay cash to any Shareholder on the basis of that valuation;
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(iv) vest assets in a trustee on trust for the Shareholders entitled to any financial products as a result of that distribution; and
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(v) authorise any person to make, on behalf of all Shareholders entitled to any financial products as a result of that distribution, an agreement with the relevant body corporate or trust providing for the issue or transfer to them of those financial products (including an agreement to become a member of that body corporate) and, in executing any such document, the person acts as agent and attorney for those Shareholders.
70. Payments
- (a) The Company may pay a person entitled to an amount payable in respect of a Share (including a dividend) by any of the following means, in the Board's discretion, at the sole risk of the person so entitled:
(i) crediting an account nominated in writing by that person and acceptable to the Board;
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(ii) cheque made payable to bearer, to the person entitled to the amount or any other person the entitled person directs in writing and who is acceptable to the Board; or
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(b) If the Company decides to make a payment by crediting accounts and an account is not nominated by a Shareholder in accordance with Article 70(a)(i), the Company may hold the amount payable in a separate account of the Company until the Shareholder nominates an account in accordance with Article 70(a)(i).
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(c) The Company may post a cheque referred to in Article 70(a)(ii) to:
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(i) the address in the Register of the Shareholder of the Share, or in the case of a Jointly Held Share, the address of the Shareholder whose name appears first in the Register in respect of the Share; or
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(d) The Company may make a payment of an amount payable in respect of a Share (including a dividend) in Australian dollars or any other currency determined by the Board. The Company may make payments in different currencies to different Shareholders. The Board may determine the appropriate exchange rate and time of calculation of the amount of a payment made in a currency other than Australian dollars. A determination of the Board pursuant to this Article 70(d)is final in the absence of manifest error.
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(e) If more than one Shareholder of a Jointly Held Share gives a permitted nomination or direction pursuant to Article 70(a), only the nomination or direction by the Shareholder whose name appears first in the Register in respect of that Share is valid.
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Notices
71. Notices to Shareholders
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(a) The Company may give Notice to a Shareholder or a person entitled to a Share because of a Transmission Event by any of the following means in the Board's discretion:
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(ii) delivering it or sending it by post to the address of the Shareholder in the Register or the alternative address (if any) nominated by that Shareholder or person for that purpose;
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(iii) sending it to the fax number or electronic address (if any) nominated by that Shareholder or person for that purpose;
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(iv) if permitted by the Corporations Act, notifying that Shareholder of the notice's availability by an electronic means nominated by the Shareholder for that purpose; or
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(v) any other means permitted by the Corporations Act.
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(b) The Company must send all documents to a Shareholder whose address for Notices is not within Australia by air-mail, air courier, fax or electronic transmission.
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delivery to all holders of that Share.
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(d) Notice to a person entitled to a Share because of a Transmission Event is taken to be notice to the registered holder of that Share.
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(e) Subject to the Corporations Act, a Notice to a Shareholder is sufficient, even if:
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(i) a Transmission Event occurs in respect of that Shareholder (regardless of whether that person is a registered holder of a Jointly Held Share); or
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(ii) that Shareholder is an externally administered body corporate, and
regardless of whether the Company has notice of that event.
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(f) A person entitled to a Share because of a transfer, Transmission Event or otherwise, is bound by every Notice given in respect of that Share.
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(g) Any Notice required or allowed to be given by the Company to one or more Shareholders by advertisement is, unless otherwise stipulated, sufficiently advertised if advertised once in a daily newspaper circulating in the states and territories of Australia.
72. Notice to Directors
The Company may give Notice to a Director or alternate director by:
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(b) sending it by post to the usual residential address of that person or the alternative address (if any) nominated by that person for that purpose;
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(c) sending it to the fax number or electronic address (if any) nominated by that person for that purpose; or
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(d) any other means agreed between the Company and that person.
73. Notice to the Company
A person may give Notice to the Company by:
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(b) delivering it or sending it by post to a place nominated by the Company for that purpose;
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(c) sending it to the fax number at the registered office of the Company nominated by the Company for that purpose;
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(d) sending it to the electronic address (if any) nominated by the Company for that purpose; or
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74. Time of service
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receipt of the document by the recipient.
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(c) A Notice given in accordance with Article 71(a)(iv) is taken to be given on the day after the date on which the Shareholder is notified that the Notice is available.
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(d) A certificate by a Director or Secretary to the effect that a Notice by the Company has been given in accordance with this Constitution is conclusive evidence of that fact.
75. Notice requirements
The Board may specify, generally or in a particular case, requirements in relation to Notices given by any electronic means, including requirements as to:
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(b) verification (whether by encryption code or otherwise); and
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(c) the circumstances in which, and the time when, the Notice is taken to be given.
Winding up
76. Winding up
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(a) Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to a class of Shares, on a winding up of the Company, any surplus assets of the Company remaining after the payment of its debts must be divided among the Shareholders in the proportions which the amount paid (including amounts credited) on the Shares of a Shareholder is of the total issue price of the Shares of all Shareholders.
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(b) Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to a class of Shares, on a winding up of the Company, the liquidator may, with the sanction of a special resolution:
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(i) distribute among the Shareholders the whole or any part of the property of the Company; and
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(ii) decide how to distribute the property as between the Shareholders or different classes of Shareholders.
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(c) The liquidator of the Company may settle any issue concerning a distribution pursuant to this Article 76 in any way. This may include:
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(i) rounding amounts up or down to the nearest whole number or ignoring fractions;
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(ii) valuing assets for distribution and paying cash to any Shareholder on the basis of that valuation; and
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(iii) vesting assets in a trustee on trust for the Shareholders entitled to the distribution.
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(d) A Shareholder need not accept any property, including shares or other securities, in respect of which there is any liability on the part of the Shareholder.
Small holdings
77. Existing small holdings
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than a marketable parcel at the date specified in a notice in writing given by the Company to that Shareholder (being the lesser of 42 days after the date of the Company giving that notice or any lesser period permitted pursuant to the Applicable Law);
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(ii) the notice of the Company states that the Shares are liable to be sold by the Company; and
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(iii) that Shareholder does not give notice in writing to the Company, by the time and date specified in the notice of the Company (being the lesser of 42 days after the date of the Company giving that notice and any lesser period permitted pursuant to the Applicable Law), stating that all or some of those Shares are not to be sold.
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(c) If a takeover bid for the Company is announced after a notice pursuant to Article 77(a) is given but before an agreement for sale of the relevant Shares is entered into, the power of the Company pursuant to Article 77(a) lapses. After the offer period of the takeover bid closes, the Company may (notwithstanding Article 77(b)) give a new notice pursuant to Article 77(a).
78. New small holdings
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(a) Subject to the Applicable Law, the Company may sell the Shares of a Shareholder if:
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(i) the Shares of a particular class held by that Shareholder are in a new holding created by a transfer on or after the date on which this Article 78 was adopted in this Constitution; and
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(ii) that transfer is of a number of Shares of that class that was less than a marketable parcel at the time the transfer document was initiated, or in the case of a paper based transfer document, was lodged with the Company.
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(b) The Company may give a Shareholder referred to in Article 78(a) notice in writing stating that the Company intends to sell or dispose of the Shares.
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(c) If the Company is entitled to exercise the powers pursuant to Article 78(a), the Company may by resolution of the Board remove or change either or both the right to vote and the right to receive dividends of the relevant Shareholder in respect of some or all of the Shares liable to be sold. After the sale of those Shares, the Company must pay to the person entitled any dividends that have been withheld pursuant to this Article 78(c).
79. Exercise of power of sale
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(a) Subject to the Applicable Law, the Company may sell any Shares pursuant to Article 77 or 78 to any person on any terms and in any manner as the Board resolves.
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(ii) receive the consideration (if any) given for Shares sold pursuant to Article 77 or 78;
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(iii) effect a transfer of Shares sold pursuant to Article 77 or 78; and
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(c) The validity of the sale of Shares pursuant to Article 77 or 78; may not be called into question by any person after the transfer has been registered, and the buyer of the Shares need not enquire as to the validity of the sale or application of the sale proceeds by the Company.
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(d) The title of the buyer of Shares sold pursuant to Article 77 or 78; is not affected by any irregularity or invalidity in connection with the sale.
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(e) The sole remedy (if any) of any person aggrieved by a sale of Shares pursuant to Article 77 or 78; is in damages only and against the Company exclusively.
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(f) A certificate in writing from the Company signed by a Director or Secretary that a Share was sold in accordance with Article 77 or 78; is sufficient evidence of those matters.
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(g) If the Company exercises the powers pursuant to Article 77, the person to whom a Share is sold, or if permitted by the Applicable Law the Company, must pay the expenses of the sale.
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(i) in the case of an exercise of the powers pursuant to Article 78, the expenses of the sale;
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(ii) the amounts due and unpaid in respect of those Shares; and
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(iii) the balance (if any) to, or at the direction of, the person entitled to the Shares immediately prior to the sale, on delivery by that person of any evidence of ownership of or entitlement to those Shares prior to the sale as the Board may require.
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(i) Subject to the Listing Rules, the Company may by resolution of the Board revoke a notice given pursuant to Article 77 or 78; at any time prior to the sale of the Shares pursuant to those Articles.
Takeover approval provisions
80. Refusal to register transfers
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(a) The Company must refuse to register a transfer of Shares giving effect to a takeover contract resulting from acceptance of an offer made under a proportional takeover bid in respect of a class of Shares unless and until a resolution to approve the takeover bid is passed in accordance with Article 81.
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(b) This Article 80 and Article 81 cease to have effect on the day which is 3 years after the later of their adoption or last renewal in accordance with the Corporations Act.
81. Approval procedure
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(a) Where offers are made under a proportional takeover bid, the Board must, subject to the Corporations Act, call and arrange to hold a meeting of persons entitled to vote on a resolution to approve the proportional takeover bid.
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(ii) is entitled to vote on the resolution referred to in Article 81(a); and
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(c) The provisions of this Constitution concerning meetings of Shareholders apply to a meeting held pursuant to Article 81(a) with any modifications that Board resolves are required in the circumstances.
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By Mail Boardroom Pty Limited GPO Box 3993 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia By Fax: +61 2 9290 9655 Online: www.boardroomlimited.com.au By Phone: (within Australia) 1300 737 760 (outside Australia) +61 2 9290 9600
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
For your vote to be effective it must be recorded before 11:00am (Sydney time) on Wednesday 18 May 2022.
TO VOTE ONLINE
STEP 1: VISIT https://www.votingonline.com.au/sisagm2022 STEP 2: Enter your Postcode OR Country of Residence (if outside Australia) STEP 3: Enter your Voting Access Code (VAC):
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BY SMARTPHONE
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Scan QR Code using smartphone QR Reader App
TO VOTE BY COMPLETING THE PROXY FORM
STEP 1 APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
Indicate who you want to appoint as your Proxy.
If you wish to appoint the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy please write the full name of that individual or body corporate. If you leave this section blank, or your named proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chair of the Meeting will be your proxy. A proxy need not be a securityholder of the company. Do not write the name of the issuer company or the registered securityholder in the space.
Appointment of a Second Proxy
You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by contacting the company’s securities registry or you may copy this form.
STEP 3 SIGN THE FORM
The form must be signed as follows: Individual: This form is to be signed by the securityholder.
Joint Holding : where the holding is in more than one name, all the securityholders should sign.
Power of Attorney: to sign under a Power of Attorney, you must have already lodged it with the registry. Alternatively, attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
Companies: this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form should be signed by that person. Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place.
STEP 4 LODGEMENT
To appoint a second proxy you must:
(a) complete two Proxy Forms. On each Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or the number of securities applicable to that form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded. (b) return both forms together in the same envelope.
STEP 2 VOTING DIRECTIONS TO YOUR PROXY
To direct your proxy how to vote, mark one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your securities will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of securities are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or number that you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on a given item, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item for all your securities your vote on that item will be invalid.
Proxy which is a Body Corporate
Where a body corporate is appointed as your proxy, the representative of that body corporate attending the meeting must have provided an “Appointment of Corporate Representative” prior to admission. An Appointment of Corporate Representative form can be obtained from the company’s securities registry.
Proxy forms (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received no later than 48 hours before the commencement of the meeting, therefore by 11:00am (Sydney time) on Wednesday, 18 May 2022. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled meeting.
Proxy forms may be lodged using the enclosed Reply Paid Envelope or:
Online https://www.votingonline.com.au/sisagm2022 By Fax + 61 2 9290 9655 By Mail Boardroom Pty Limited GPO Box 3993, Sydney NSW 2001 Australia In Person Boardroom Pty Limited Level 12, 225 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
Attending the Meeting
If you wish to attend the meeting please bring this form with you to assist registration .
Simble Solutions Limited ABN 17 608 419 656
Your Address
This is your address as it appears on the company’s share register. If this is incorrect, please mark the box with an “X” and make the correction in the space to the left. Securityholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. Please note, you cannot change ownership of your securities using this form.
PROXY FORM
STEP 1 APPOINT A PROXY
I/We being a member/s of Simble Solutions Limited (Company) and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint:
the Chair of the Meeting (mark box)
OR if you are NOT appointing the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or body corporate (excluding the registered securityholder) you are appointing as your proxy below
or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chair of the Meeting as my/our proxy at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at Offices of Boardroom Pty Ltd, Lvl 12, 225 George St Sydney NSW 2000 on Friday 20 May 2022 at 11:00 am (Sydney time) and at any adjournment of that meeting, to act on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions or if no directions have been given, as the proxy sees fit.
Chair of the Meeting authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related matters: If I/we have appointed the Chair of the Meeting as my/our proxy or the Chair of the Meeting becomes my/our proxy by default and I/we have not directed my/our proxy how to vote in respect of Resolution 1, I/we expressly authorise the Chair of the Meeting to exercise my/our proxy in respect of these Resolutions even though Resolution 1 is connected with the remuneration of a member of the key management personnel for the Company.
The Chair of the Meeting will vote all undirected proxies in favour of all Items of business (including Resolution 1). If you wish to appoint the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy with a direction to vote against, or to abstain from voting on an item, you must provide a direction by marking the 'Against' or 'Abstain' box opposite that resolution.
STEP 2 VOTING DIRECTIONS * If you mark the Abstain box for a particular item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or on a poll and your vote will not be counted in calculating the required majority if a poll is called.
| FOR | AGAINST ABSTAIN* | AGAINST ABSTAIN* | AGAINST ABSTAIN* | FOR | AGAINST ABSTAIN* | AGAINST ABSTAIN* | ||||
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| Res | 1 | Adoption of Remuneration Report | Res 7 | Approval to issue shares and options to | ||||||
| Mr Darryl Flukes | ||||||||||
| Res | 2 | Re-election of Director – Mr Fadi Geha | Res 8 | Approval to issue 2,000,000 Options | ||||||
| Res | 3 | Election of Director – Dr Daniel Tillett | Res 9 | Approval of 10% Placement Facility | ||||||
| Special | ||||||||||
| Res | 4 | Ratification of Prior Share Allotment | Res 10 | Adoption of Constitution | ||||||
| 45,214,564 shares | Special | |||||||||
| Res | 5 | Approval to issue 36,690,287 shares | Res 11 | Issue of Options to Director – Dr Daniel | ||||||
| Tillett | ||||||||||
| Res | 6 | Approval to issue up to 81,904,851 options |
STEP 3 SIGNATURE OF SECURITYHOLDERS This form must be signed to enable your directions to be implemented.
Individual or Securityholder 1 Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary
Securityholder 2 Director
Securityholder 3 Director / Company Secretary
Contact Name…………………………………………….... Contact Daytime Telephone………………………................................ Date / / 2022