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ST GEORGE MINING LIMITED AGM Information 2011

Oct 25, 2011

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ST GEORGE MINING LIMITED

ACN 139 308 973

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TIME : 2.00pm (WST)

DATE : 30 November 2011 PLACE : Upstairs Function Room Subiaco Hotel 465 Hay Street (Cnr Rokeby Road) SUBIACO WA 6008

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

Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on (+61 8) 9332 6600.

CONTENTS PAGE

Business of the Meeting (setting out the proposed resolutions) 3
Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed resolutions) 6
Glossary 13
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING

Notice is given that the annual general meeting of the Shareholders to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be held at 2.00pm (WST) on 30 November 2011 at:

Upstairs Function Room Subiaco Hotel 465 Hay Street (Cnr Rokeby Road) SUBIACO WA 6008

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

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

VOTING ELIGIBILITY

The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 5.00pm (WST) (8.00pm Sydney daylight savings time) on 28 November 2011.

VOTING IN PERSON

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

VOTING BY PROXY

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

New sections 250BB and 250BC of the Corporations Act came into effect on 1 August 2011 and apply to voting by proxy on or after that date. Shareholders and their proxies should be aware of these changes to the Corporations Act, as they will apply to this Annual General Meeting. Broadly, the changes mean that:

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

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

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Further details on these changes are set out below.

Proxy vote if appointment specifies way to vote

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

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

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

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

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

Transfer of non-chair proxy to chair in certain circumstances

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

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

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

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

  • either of the following applies:

  • the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting;

  • the proxy does not vote on the resolution,

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

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BUSINESS OF THE MEETING

AGENDA

ORDINARY BUSINESS

Financial Statements and Reports

To receive and consider the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2011 together with the declaration of the directors, the directors’ report, the remuneration report and the auditor’s report.

1. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT

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

“That, for the purpose of Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the Remuneration Report as contained in the Company’s annual financial report for the financial year ended 30 June 2011.”

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

Voting Prohibition Statement:

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

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

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

However, a person described above may vote on this Resolution if:

(c) the person does so as a proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution; and

(d) the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) above.

2. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR TIM HRONSKY

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

“That, for the purpose of clause 11.3 of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Mr Tim Hronsky, a Director, retires by rotation, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”

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3. RESOLUTION 3 - APPROVAL OF INCENTIVE OPTION PLAN

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

“That, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 9) and for all other purposes, approval is given to adopt the St George Mining Limited Incentive Option Plan and to issue securities under that plan on the terms and conditions summarised in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by a director of the Company (except one who is ineligible to participate in any employee incentive plan in relation to the Company) and any associate of that person. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form, or 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.

Voting Prohibition Statement:

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

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

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

However, a person described above may vote on this Resolution if:

(c) the person does so as a proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution; and

(d) the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) above.

4. RESOLUTION 4 – ISSUE OF OPTIONS TO RELATED PARTY – MR TIM HRONSKY

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

“That, for the purposes of Section 208 of the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Directors to allot and issue 1,000,000 Options to Mr Tim Hronsky (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

ASX Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by Mr Hronsky (or his nominee) or any of his associates. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if 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, or, 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.

Voting Prohibition Statement:

A person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if:

(a) the proxy is either:

(i) a member of the Key Management Personnel; or (ii) a Closely Related Party of such a member; and

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

However, the above prohibition does not apply if:

  • (c) the proxy is the Chair of the Meeting; and

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

5. RESOLUTION 5 – PLACEMENT OF OPTIONS TO MR ANDREW HAWKER

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

“That, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Directors to allot and issue up to 500,000 Options to Mr Andrew Hawker on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by any person who may participate in the proposed issue and a person who might obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of ordinary securities, if the Resolution is passed and any associates of those persons. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if 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, or, 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.

DATED: 24 OCTOBER 2011

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

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MARCUS MICHAEL COMPANY SECRETARY

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

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

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

In accordance with the Constitution, the business of the Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2011 together with the declaration of the directors, the directors’ report, the remuneration report and the auditor’s report.

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

2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT

2.1 General

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

Under recent changes to the Corporations Act which came into effect on 1 July 2011, if at least 25% of the votes cast on Resolution 1 are voted against adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Annual General Meeting, and then again at the Company's 2012 annual general meeting, the Company will be required to put to Shareholders a resolution proposing the calling of an extraordinary general meeting to consider the appointment of directors of the Company ( Spill Resolution ).

If more than 50% of Shareholders vote in favour of the Spill Resolution, the Company must convene the extraordinary general meeting ( Spill Meeting ) within 90 days of the Company's 2012 annual general meeting. All of the Directors who were in office when the Company's 2012 Directors' report was approved, other than the managing director of the Company, will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting but may stand for re-election at the Spill Meeting. Following the Spill Meeting those persons whose election or re-election as Directors is approved will be the Directors of the Company.

The remuneration report sets out the Company’s remuneration arrangements for the Directors and senior management of the Company. The remuneration report is part of the Directors’ report contained in the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ending 30 June 2011.

A reasonable opportunity will be provided for discussion of the remuneration report at the Annual General Meeting.

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2.2 Proxy Restrictions

Pursuant to the Corporations Act, if you elect to appoint the Chair, or another member of Key Management Personnel or any Closely Related Party as your proxy to vote on this Resolution 1, you must direct the proxy how they are to vote. Where you do not direct the Chair, or another member of Key Management Personnel or Closely Related Party on how to vote on this Resolution 1, the proxy is prevented by the Corporations Act from exercising your vote and your vote will not be counted in relation to this Resolution 1.

3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR TIM HRONSKY

Clause 11.3 of the Constitution requires that at the Company's annual general meeting in every year, one-third of the Directors for the time being, or, if their number is not a multiple of three (3), then the number nearest one-third (rounded upwards in case of doubt), shall retire from office, provided always that no Director (except a Managing Director) shall hold office for a period in excess of three (3) years, or until the third annual general meeting following his or her appointment, whichever is the longer, without submitting himself or herself for re-election.

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

A Director who retires by rotation under clause 11.3 of the Constitution is eligible for re-election.

The Company currently has three (3) Directors and accordingly one (1) must retire.

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

4. RESOLUTION 3 - APPROVAL OF ST GEORGE MINING LIMITED EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE OPTION PLAN

4.1 General

To ensure that the Company has appropriate mechanisms to continue to attract and retain the services of directors and employees of a high calibre, the Company has established the “St George Mining Limited Employee Incentive Option Plan” ( Plan ).

Resolution 3 seeks Shareholder approval under exception 9(b) of ASX Listing Rule 7.2 to allow the grant of Options under the Plan ( Incentive Options ), and the issue of Shares on exercise of the Incentive Options, as an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

The grant of Incentive Options will only fall within exception 9(b) of ASX Listing Rule 7.2 if the Incentive Options are issued under an employee incentive option plan approved by shareholders within three years before the date of issue.

If Resolution 3 is passed, the Company will have the ability to issue Incentive Options to Eligible Participants under the Plan over a period of three years without impacting on the Company’s 15% placement capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

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The Directors and employees of the Company have been, and will continue to be, instrumental in the growth of the Company. The Directors consider that the Plan is an appropriate method to:

  • (a) reward Directors and employees for their past performance;

  • (b) provide long term incentives for participation in the Company’s future growth;

  • (c) motivate Directors and generate loyalty from senior employees; and

  • (d) assist to retain the services of valuable Directors and employees.

The Plan will be used as part of the remuneration planning for executive Directors and employees. The Corporate Governance Council Guidelines recommend that executive remuneration packages involve a balance between fixed and incentive pay reflecting short and long-term performance objectives appropriate to the company’s circumstances and goals. The Plan will also be used as part of the remuneration planning for non-executive Directors. Although this is not in accordance with the recommendations contained in the Corporate Governance Council Guidelines, the Company considers that it is appropriate for non-executive Directors to participate in the Plan given the size of the Company.

No Incentive Options have yet been issued under the Plan.

The key terms of the Plan are summarised in Schedule 1. A full copy of the Plan is available for inspection at the Company’s registered office until the date of the Meeting.

5. RESOLUTION 4 – ISSUE OF OPTIONS TO RELATED PARTY MR TIM HRONSKY

5.1 General

The Company has agreed, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to allot and issue a total of 1,000,000 Options ( Related Party Options ) to Mr Tim Hronsky on the terms and conditions set out below.

For a public company, or an entity that the public company controls, to give a financial benefit to a related party of the public company, the public company or entity must:

  • (a) obtain the approval of the public company’s members in the manner set out in Sections 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and

  • (b) give the benefit within 15 months following such approval,

unless the giving of the financial benefit falls within an exception set out in Sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act.

The grant of the Related Party Options constitutes giving a financial benefit and Mr Hronsky is a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director.

In addition, ASX Listing Rule 10.11 also requires shareholder approval to be obtained where an entity issues, or agrees to issue, securities to a related party, or a person whose relationship with the entity or a related party is, in ASX’s opinion, such that approval should be obtained unless an exception in ASX Listing Rule 10.12 applies.

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It is the view of the Directors that the exceptions set out in Sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rule 10.12 do not apply in the current circumstances. Accordingly, Shareholder approval is sought for the grant of Related Party Options to the Related Parties.

5.2 Shareholder Approval (Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act and Listing Rule 10.11)

Pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of Section 219 of the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided in relation to the proposed grant of Related Party Options:

  • (a) the related parties are Mr Hronsky who is a related party by virtue of being a Director.;

  • (b) the maximum number of Related Party Options (being the nature of the financial benefit being provided) to be granted to Mr Hronsky is 1,000,000 Related Party and Options comprising of:

  • (i) 300,000 Class A Options;

  • (ii) 300,000 Class B Options; and

  • (iii) 400,000 Class C Options,

  • (c) the Related Party Options will be granted to the Related Parties no later than 1 month after the date of the Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the ASX Listing Rules) and it is anticipated the Related Party Options will be issued on one date;

  • (d) the Related Party Options will be granted for nil cash consideration, accordingly no funds will be raised;

  • (e) the terms and conditions of the Related Party Options are set out in Schedule 2;

  • (f) the value of the Related Party Options and the pricing methodology is set out in Schedule 3;

  • (g) the relevant interests of the Related Parties in securities of the Company are set out below:

Related Party Shares Options Performance
Shares
Mr Hronsky 1,062,500
1
Nil 10
2

Notes:

1 1,062,500 shares held directly by Timothy Hronsky. 912,500 of these Shares are escrowed until 16 November 2012.

2 The terms and conditions of the Performance Shares are outlined in Note 2 of Section 5.2(n) of the Explanatory Statement.

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(h) the remuneration and emoluments from the Company to the Related Parties for the previous financial year and the proposed remuneration and emoluments for the current financial year are set out below:

Related Party Current
Financial Year
Previous
Financial Year
Mr Hronsky $30,000 $211,826

(i) if the Related Party Options granted to the Related Parties are exercised, a total of 1,000,000 Shares would be allotted and issued. This will increase the number of Shares on issue from 63,000,000 to 64,000,000 (assuming that no other Options are exercised and no other Shares are issued) with the effect that the shareholding of existing Shareholders would be diluted by an aggregate of 1.59%.

The market price for Shares during the term of the Related Party Options would normally determine whether or not the Related Party Options are exercised. If, at any time any of the Related Party Options are exercised and the Shares are trading on ASX at a price that is higher than the exercise price of the Related Party Options, there may be a perceived cost to the Company;

(j) the trading history of the Shares on ASX in the 12 months before the date of this Notice is set out below;

Highest : $0.25 on 17 November 2010 Lowest : $0.135 on 21 October 2011 Last: $0.15 on 21 October 2011

(k) the primary purpose of the grant of the Related Party Options to the Related Parties is to provide a performance linked incentive component in the remuneration package for the Related Parties to motivate and reward the performance of the Related Parties in their respective roles as Directors;

(l) Mr Hronsky declines to make a recommendation to Shareholders in relation to Resolution 6 due to his material personal interest in the outcome of the Resolution;

  • (m) Mr Prineas recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 6 for the following reasons;

  • (i) the grant of the Related Party Options to Mr Hornsky will align the interests of Mr Hronsky with those of Shareholders;

  • (ii) the grant of the Related Party Options is a reasonable and appropriate method to provide cost effective remuneration as the non-cash form of this benefit will allow the Company to spend a greater proportion of its cash reserves on its operations that it would if alternative forms of remuneration were given to the Mr Hronsky; and

  • (iii) it is not considered that there are any significant opportunity costs to the Company or benefits foregone by the Company in granting the Related Party Options upon the terms proposed.

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  • (n) Mr Michael recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 6 for the reasons set out in subparagraphs 6.2(m)(i), 6.2(m)(ii) and 6.2(m)(iii);

  • (o) in forming their recommendations, each Director considered the experience of each other Related Party, the current market price of Shares, the current market practices when determining the number of Related Party Options to be granted as well as the exercise price vesting conditions and expiry date of those Related Party Options; and

  • (p) the Board is not aware of any other information that would be reasonably required by Shareholders to allow them to make a decision whether it is in the best interests of the Company to pass Resolution 6.

Approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 is not required in order to issue the Related Party Options to the Related Parties as approval is being obtained under ASX Listing Rule 10.11. Accordingly, the issue of Related Party Options to the Related Parties will not be included in the 15% calculation of the Company’s annual placement capacity pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

6. RESOLUTION 5 – PLACEMENT – ISSUE OF OPTIONS TO MR ANDREW HAWKER

6.1 General

Resolution 7 seeks Shareholder approval for the allotment and issue of 500,000 Options in consideration for the ongoing provision of geological services provided by Mr Andrew Hawker ( Placement ).

ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue more equity securities during any 12 month period than that amount which represents 15% of the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period.

The effect of Resolution 7 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Options pursuant to the Placement during the period of 3 months after the Meeting (or a longer period, if allowed by ASX), without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity.

6.2 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1

Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3, the following information is provided in relation to the Placement:

  • (a) the maximum number of Options to be issued is 500,000 comprising of:

  • (i) 150,000 Class A Options;

(ii) 150,000 Class B Options; and

  • (iii) 200,000 Class C Options.

  • (b) the Options will be issued no later than 3 months after the date of the Meeting (or such later date to the extent permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the ASX Listing Rules) and it is intended that allotment will occur on the same date;

  • (c) the Options will be issued for nil cash consideration in satisfaction of the provision of ongoing geological services provided by Mr Hawker;

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  • (d) the Options will be allotted and issued to Mr Hawker, who is not a related party of the Company;

  • (e) the Options will be issued on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 2; and

  • (f) no funds will be raised from the Placement as the Options are being issued in consideration for the provision of ongoing geological services provided by Mr Hawker.

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GLOSSARY

$ means Australian dollars.

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

ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

Associate has the meaning given to that term in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth).

Associated Body Corporate means:

  • (a) a related body corporate (as defined in the Corporations Act) of the Company;

  • (b) a body corporate which has an entitlement to not less than 20% of the voting Shares of the Company; and

  • (c) a body corporate in which the Company has an entitlement to not less than 20% of the voting shares.

ASX means ASX Limited.

ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.

Board means the current board of directors of the Company.

Business Day means Monday to Friday inclusive, except New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any other day that ASX declares is not a business day.

Class A Options means an Option issued pursuant to Resolutions 4 and 5 on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 2.

Class B Options means an Option issued pursuant to Resolutions 4 and 5 on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 2.

Class C Options means an Option issued pursuant to Resolutions 4 and 5 on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 2.

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

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

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

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

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

  • (e) a company the member controls; or

  • (f) a person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth).

Company means St George Mining Limited (ACN 139 308 973).

Constitution means the Company’s constitution.

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Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Directors means the current directors of the Company.

Eligible Participant means a full or part time employee of the Company or an Associated Body Corporate.

Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.

Incentive Option means an Option the subject of Resolutions 4 and 5 issued under the Plan on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 2.

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.

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

Offer means an offer made to an Eligible Participant to subscribe for one or more Options under the Plan.

Option means an option to acquire a share in the Company.

Optionholder means the holder of an Option.

Participant means an Eligible Participant to whom Options have been granted under the Plan, or where applicable, an Associate of the Eligible Participant to whom Options have been granted under the Plan.

Plan means the St George Mining Limited Employee Incentive Option Plan as summarised in Schedule 1.

Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.

Related Party Option means the Options issued pursuant to Resolution 6 on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 2.

Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Director’s report section of the Company’s annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2011.

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

Shareholder means a holder of a Share.

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

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SCHEDULE 1 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ST GEORGE MINING LIMITED EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE OPTION PLAN

The Board has adopted an Employee Incentive Option Plan to allow Eligible Participants to be granted Incentive Options to acquire Shares in the Company, the principle terms of which are summarised below.

  • (a) Eligibility and Grant of Incentive Options : The Board may grant Incentive Options to any full or part time employee or Director of the Company or an associated body corporate. Incentive Options may be granted by the Board at any time.

  • (b) Consideration : Each Incentive Option issued under the Plan will be issued for nil cash consideration.

  • (c) Conversion: Each Incentive Option is exercisable into one Share in the Company ranking equally in all respect with the existing issued Shares in the Company.

  • (d) Exercise Price and Expiry Date : The exercise price and expiry date for Incentive Options granted under the Plan will be determined by the Board prior to the grant of the Incentive Options.

  • (e) Exercise Restrictions : The Incentive Options granted under the Plan may be subject to conditions on exercise as may be fixed by the Directors prior to grant of the Incentive Options ( Exercise Conditions ). Any restrictions imposed by the Directors must be set out in the offer for the Incentive Options.

  • (f) Lapsing of Incentive Options : Subject to the terms of the Offer made to a Participant, an unexercised Incentive Option will lapse:

  • (i) on its Expiry Date;

  • (ii) if any Exercise Condition is unable to be met; and

  • (iii) subject to certain exceptions, on the eligible participant ceasing employment with the Company.

  • (g) Share Restriction Period : Shares issued on the exercise of Incentive Options may be subject to a restriction that they may not be transferred or otherwise dealt with until a Restriction Period has expired, as specified in the offer for the Incentive Options.

  • (h) Disposal of Options: Incentive Options will not be transferable and will not be quoted on the ASX, unless the offer provides otherwise or the Board in its absolute discretion approves.

  • (i) Trigger Events : The Company may permit Incentive Options to be exercised in certain circumstances where there is a change in control of the Company (including by takeover) or entry into a scheme of arrangement.

  • (j) Participation in Rights Issues and Bonus Issues:

  • (i) There are no participating rights or entitlements inherent in the Incentive Options and holders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Incentive Options.

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  • (ii) The Company will ensure that for the purposes of determining entitlements to any such issue, the record date will be at least six (6) Business Days after the issue is announced. This will give Option holders the opportunity to exercise their Incentive Options prior to the date for determining entitlements to participate in any such issue.

  • (iii) If the Company makes a pro rata issue of securities (except a bonus issue) to the holders of Shares (other than an issue in lieu or in satisfaction of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment) the Option Exercise Price shall be reduced according to the formula specified in the Listing Rules.

  • (iv) In the event of a bonus issue of Shares being made pro-rata to Shareholders, (other than an issue in lieu of dividends), the number of Shares issued on exercise of each Option will include the number of bonus Shares that would have been issued if the Option had been exercised prior to the record date for the bonus issue. No adjustment will be made to the exercise price per Share of the Option.

  • (k) Reorganisation : The terms upon which Incentive Options will be granted will not prevent the Incentive Options being re-organised as required by the Listing Rules on the re-organisation of the capital of the Company.

  • (l) Limitations on Offers : The Company must take reasonable steps to ensure that the number of Shares to be received on exercise of Incentive Options offered under an offer when aggregated with:

  • (i) the number of Shares that would be issued if each outstanding offer for Shares, units of Shares or options to acquire Shares under the Plan or any other employee share scheme of the Company were to be exercised or accepted; and

  • (ii) the number of Shares issued during the previous 5 years from the exercise of Incentive Options issued under the Plan (or any other employee share plan of the Company extended only to Eligible Participants),

does not exceed 5% of the total number of Shares on issue at the time of an offer (but disregarding any offer of Shares or option to acquire Shares that can be disregarded in accordance with ASIC Class Order 03/184.

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SCHEDULE 2 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 4

The Option entitles the holder to subscribe for Shares on the following terms and conditions:

  • (a) Each Option gives the Optionholder the right to subscribe for one Share.

  • (b) Each Option will expire on the earlier of:

  • (i) the Optionholder ceasing to be retained or employed by the Company for any reason whatsoever (including without limitation resignation or termination for cause); or

  • (i) in the case of:

    • (A) Class A Options – 5:00pm (WST) on 28 November 2013; (B) Class B Options – 5:00pm (WST) on 28 November 2014; and

    • (C) Class C Options - 5:00pm (WST) on 28 November 2015,

( Expiry Date ).

  • (c) An Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.

  • (d) Subject to paragraph (m), the amount payable upon exercise of each Option is as follows:

  • (i) Class A Options – $0.20;

  • (ii) Class B Options – $0.25; and

  • (iii) Class C Options - $0.40,

( Exercise Price ).

  • (e) The Options will vest as follows:

  • (i) Class A Options – 18 months from their date of issue;

  • (ii) Class B Options – 24 months from their date of issue; and

  • (iii) Class C Options – 36 months from their date of issue.

  • (f) The Options held by each Optionholder may be exercised in whole or in part, and if exercised in part, multiples of 1,000 must be exercised on each occasion.

  • (g) An Optionholder may exercise their Options by lodging with the Company, before the Expiry Date:

  • (i) a written notice of exercise of Options specifying the number of Options being exercised; and

  • (ii) a cheque or electronic funds transfer for the Exercise Price for the number of Options being exercised;

( Exercise Notice ).

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  • (h) An Exercise Notice is only effective when the Company has received the full amount of the Exercise Price in cleared funds.

  • (i) Within 10 Business Days of receipt of the Exercise Notice accompanied by the Exercise Price, the Company will allot the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Options specified in the Exercise Notice.

  • (j) The Options are not transferable except with the prior written consent of the board of directors of the Company.

  • (k) All Shares allotted upon the exercise of the Options will upon allotment rank pari passu in all respects with other Shares.

  • (l) The Company will not apply for quotation of the Options on ASX. However, the Company will apply for quotation of all Shares allotted pursuant to the exercise of Options on ASX within 10 Business Days after the date of allotment of those Shares.

  • (m) If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all rights of an Optionholder are to be changed in a manner consistent with the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules at the time of the reconstruction.

  • (n) There are no participating rights or entitlements inherent in the Options and Optionholders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Options. However, the Company will ensure that for the purposes of determining entitlements to any such issue, the record date will be at least 6 Business Days after the issue is announced. This will give Optionholders the opportunity to exercise their Options prior to the date for determining entitlements to participate in any such issue.

  • (o) An Option does not confer the right to a change in Exercise Price or a change in the number of underlying securities over which the Option can be exercised.

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SCHEDULE 3 – VALUATION OF OPTIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 4

The Options to be issued pursuant Resolution 4 have been independently valued.

TABLE 1 - CLASS A OPTIONS

Using the Black & Scholes option model and based on the assumptions set out below, the Class A Options Options were ascribed the following value:

Assumptions:
Valuation date 11 October 2011
Market price of Shares 14.5 cents
Exercise price 20 cents
Expiry date 28 November 2013
Risk free interest rate 3.185%
Volatility (discount) 70%
Indicative
value
per
Class
A
Option
(discounted at 20%)
3.532 cents
Total Value of Class A Options $10,560

Note: The valuation noted above is not necessarily the market price that the Related Party Options could be traded at and is not automatically the market price for taxation purposes.

TABLE 2 - CLASS B OPTIONS

Using the Black & Scholes option model and based on the assumptions set out below, the Class B Options Options were ascribed the following value:

Assumptions:
Valuation date 11 October 2011
Market price of Shares 14.5 cents
Exercise price 25 cents
Expiry date 28 November 2014
Risk free interest rate 3.650%
Volatility (discount) 70%
Indicative
value
per
Class
B
Option
(discounted at 20%)
3.928 cents
Total Value of Class B Options $11,784

Note: The valuation noted above is not necessarily the market price that the Related Party Options could be traded at and is not automatically the market price for taxation purposes.

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TABLE 3 - CLASS C OPTIONS

Using the Black & Scholes option model and based on the assumptions set out below, the Class C Options Options were ascribed the following value:

Assumptions:
Valuation date 11 October 2011
Market price of Shares 14.5 cents
Exercise price 40 cents
Expiry date 28 November 2015
Risk free interest rate 3.800%
Volatility (discount) 70%
Indicative value per Class C Option 3.596 cents
Total Value of Class C Options (discounted
at 20%)
$14,384

Note: The valuation noted above is not necessarily the market price that the Related Party Options could be traded at and is not automatically the market price for taxation purposes.

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Appointment of Proxy

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Signing Instructions

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PLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if you have selected the Chairman of the Meeting. Do not insert your own name(s).

or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of St George Mining Limited to be held in the Upstairs Function Room, Subiaco Hotel, 465 Hay Street (Cnr Rokeby Road), Subiaco, Western Australia on Wednesday, 30 November 2011 at 2.00pm (WST) and at any adjournment of that meeting.

Comment:

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

Important for Item 3: If the Chairman of the Meeting is your proxy and you have not directed the Chairman how to vote on Item 3 below, please mark the box in this section. If you do not mark this box and you have not directed your proxy how to vote, the Chairman of the Meeting will not cast your votes on Item 3 and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority if a poll is called on these items. The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Item 3 of business.

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I/We acknowledge that the Chairman of the Meeting may exercise my proxy even if the Chairman has an interest in the outcome of this item and that votes cast by the Chairman, other than as proxy holder, would be disregarded because of that interest.

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

Items of Business

PLEASE NOTE: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority.

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ORDINARY BUSINESS

Item 1 Adoption of Remuneration Report
Item 2 Re-election of Director - Mr Tim Hronsky
Item 3 Approval of Incentive Option Plan
Item 4 Issue of Options to Related Party - Mr Tim Hronsky
Item 5 Placement of Options to Mr Andrew Hawker

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote all available proxies in favour of each item of business.

Signature of Securityholder(s) This section must be completed.

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