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STOCKLAND — AGM Information 2013
Oct 28, 2013
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MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS OF MEMBERS OF STOCKLAND CORPORATION LIMITED (the ”Company”) AND STOCKLAND TRUST (the “Trust”) COMMENCING AT 2.30 PM ON TUESDAY, 29th OCTOBER 2013 AT THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, 199, GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, 2000
| IN ATTENDANCE: | Present were members set out on the attached attendance |
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| register. | |
| CHAIRMAN: | Mr Graham Bradley, Chairman of Directors, acted as |
| Chairman of the meeting. | |
| NOTICE | The Chairman advised attendees that the requisite notice of |
| AND QUORUM: | meeting had been given and that a quorum was present. He |
| then declared the meeting open. | |
| **CHAIRMAN’S ** | The Chairman addressed the meeting. A copy of his address |
| ADDRESS: | was disclosed to the ASX prior to the commencement of the |
| meeting. | |
| **MANAGING DIRECTOR’S ** | The Managing Director addressed the meeting. A copy of his |
| ADDRESS: | address was disclosed to the ASX prior to the commencement |
| of the meeting. | |
| RESOLUTION 1: | The Annual Financial Report, including the Directors’ Report |
| Financial Statements and | and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2013, |
| Report for the year ended 30 | together with the Auditor’s Report, were received. |
| June 2013 | |
| RESOLUTION 2: | The meeting RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution of the |
| Approval of 2013 | Company, on a poll, that the Company’s Remuneration Report |
| Remuneration Report | for the financial year ended 30 June 2013 be approved. |
| Votes | Total number of votes castForthe 1,678,461,801 |
| resolution: | |
| Total number of votes castAgainst 18,172,706 |
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| the resolution: | |
| Total number of votesAbstaining 26,572,240 |
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| on the resolution: | |
| Proxies Held | Total number of proxies to voteFor 1,664,768,071 |
| the resolution: | |
| Total number of proxies to vote 15,283,036 |
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| Againstthe resolution: | |
| Total number of proxies toAbstain 26,518,086 |
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| on the resolution: |
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Total number of proxies where the 8,076,284 proxy may vote at the proxy’s discretion:
RESOLUTION 3: The meeting RESOLVED, as separate ordinary resolutions of Grant of Performance Rights the Company and the Trust, on a show of hands, that to Managing Director: 2013 approval is given for all purposes, including under the Remuneration Corporations Act and the Listing Rules of ASX Limited, for:
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(a) the participation in the Stockland Performance Rights Plan by Mr M Steinert, Managing Director as to 528,000 performance rights as part of his 2013 financial year remuneration; and
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(b) the issue to and acquisition by Mr M Steinert of those performance rights and, in consequence of vesting of those performance rights, of Stockland Stapled Securities,
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in accordance with the Stockland Performance Rights Plan Rules as amended from time to time and on the basis described in the Explanatory Notes on Items of Business accompanying the Notice of Meetings convening these meetings.
meetings. |
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| Proxies Held | Total number of proxies to | 1,662,910,707 |
| voteForthe resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies to | 17,403,068 | |
| voteAgainstthe resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies to | 26,452,118 | |
| Abstainon the resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies | 7,884,806 | |
| where the proxy may vote at | ||
| the proxy’s discretion: |
RESOLUTION 4: Grant of Performance Rights to Managing Director: 2014 Remuneration
The meeting RESOLVED, as separate ordinary resolutions of the Company and the Trust, on a show of hands, that approval is given for all purposes, including under the Corporations Act and the Listing Rules of ASX Limited, for:
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(a) the participation in the Stockland Performance Rights Plan by Mr M Steinert, Managing Director as to 915,000 performance rights as part of his 2014 financial year remuneration; and
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(b) the issue to and acquisition by Mr M Steinert of those performance rights and, in consequence of vesting of those performance rights, of Stockland Stapled Securities,
in accordance with the Stockland Performance Rights Plan Rules as amended from time to time and on the basis described in the Explanatory Notes on Items of Business accompanying the Notice of Meetings convening these
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| meetings.” | ||
| Proxies Held | Total number of proxies to | 1,662,198,734 |
| voteForthe resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies to | 18,049,255 | |
| voteAgainstthe resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies to | 26,499,209 | |
| Abstainon the resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies | 7,903,501 | |
| where the proxy may vote at | ||
| the proxy’s discretion: | ||
| RESOLUTION 5: | The meeting RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution of the | |
| Re-election of Director – | Company, on a show of hands, that Ms Carol Schwartz, who | |
| Ms Carol Schwartz | retires in accordance with the Company’s Constitution and, being eligible and having offered herself for re-election, is re- |
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| elected as a Director of the Company. | ||
| Proxies Held | Total number of proxies to voteForthe | 1,690,129,795 |
| resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies to voteAgainst | 4,119,679 | |
| the resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies toAbstainon the | 12,389,065 | |
| resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies where the proxy | 8,342,192 | |
| may vote at the proxy’s discretion: | ||
| RESOLUTION 6: | The meeting RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution of the | |
| Re-Election of Director – | Company, on a show of hands, that Mr Duncan Boyle, who | |
| Mr D Boyle | retires in accordance with the Company’s Constitution and, | |
| being eligible and having offered himself for re-election, is re- | ||
| elected as a Director of the Company. | ||
| Proxies Held | Total number of proxies to voteForthe | 1,682,509,636 |
| resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies to voteAgainst | 11,683,452 | |
| the resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies toAbstainon the | 12,433,743 | |
| resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies where the proxy | 8,357,516 | |
| may vote at the proxy’s discretion: |
RESOLUTION 7: Re-Election of Director – Mr B Neil
The meeting RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution of the Company, on a show of hands, that Mr Barry Neil, who retires in accordance with the Company’s Constitution and, being eligible and having offered himself for re-election, is re-elected as a Director of the Company.
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| Proxies Held | Total number of proxies to voteForthe | 1,682,299,441 |
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| resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies to voteAgainst | 11,782,386 | |
| the resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies toAbstainon the | 12,515,901 | |
| resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies where the proxy | 8,386,619 | |
| may vote at the proxy’s discretion: | ||
| RESOLUTION 8: | The meeting RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution of the | |
| Re-Election of Director – | Company, on a show of hands, that Mr Graham Bradley, who | |
| Mr G Bradley | retires in accordance with the Company’s Constitution and, | |
| being eligible and having offered himself for re-election, is re- | ||
| elected as a Director of the Company. | ||
| Proxies Held | Total number of proxies to voteFor | 1,686,052,718 |
| the resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies to vote | 8,148,737 | |
| Againstthe resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies toAbstain | 12,437,311 | |
| on the resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies where the | 8,345,581 | |
| proxy may vote at the proxy’s | ||
| discretion: |
RESOLUTION 9.1: Amendment to Company Constitution to enable capital reallocations from the Trust to the Company
The meeting RESOLVED, as a special resolution of the Company, on a poll, that the constitution of Stockland Corporation Limited is amended with effect on and from the close of this meeting by inserting the following as a new article 10A:
“ 10A Capital Reallocation
If, at any time, the responsible entity of the Stapled Trust makes a distribution of capital of the Stapled Trust to the holders of Stapled Units on terms that the amount to be distributed in respect of each Stapled Unit (“Capital Reallocation Amount”) is to be paid at the direction of the holder of the Stapled Unit to the Company as an additional capital payment in respect of the Share to which that Stapled Unit is stapled, then the holder of that Stapled Unit, as a holder of a Stapled Security (comprising the Stapled Unit and the Share to which that Stapled Unit is Stapled), is:
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(a) taken to have directed the Company to accept the Capital Reallocation Amount as an additional capital payment in respect of the Share to which that Stapled Unit is stapled; and
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(b) deemed to have appointed the Company as its attorney and agent to do all things the Company considers
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necessary to give effect to the receipt of the Capital Reallocation Amount by the Company,
and the Company shall be deemed to receive the Capital Reallocation Amount as an additional payment in respect of the Share to which that Stapled Unit is Stapled.”
| Votes | Total number of votes castForthe | 1,709,519,363 | ||
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| resolution: | ||||
| Total number of votes castAgainst | 1,636,871 | |||
| the resolution: | ||||
| Total number of votesAbstaining | 13,015,786 | |||
| on the resolution: | ||||
| Proxies Held | Total number of proxies to voteFor | 1,687,513,528 | ||
| the resolution: | ||||
| Total number of proxies to vote | 1,636,871 | |||
| Againstthe resolution: | ||||
| Total number of proxies toAbstain | 13,003,525 | |||
| on the resolution: | ||||
| Total number of proxies where the | 12,830,423 | |||
| proxy may vote at the proxy’s | ||||
| discretion: | ||||
| RESOLUTION 9.2: | The meeting RESOLVED, as a special resolution of the Trust, | |||
| Amendment toTrust | on a poll, that the constitution of Stockland | Trust be amended | ||
| Constitution to enable | to enable capital reallocations to be made from | Stockland Trust | ||
| capital reallocations from | to Stockland Corporation Limited | in accordance with the | ||
| the Trust to the Company | provisions of the Supplemental Deed in the form tabled at the | |||
| meeting and initialled by the Chairman of the | meeting for the | |||
| purpose of identification, and |
that | Stockland Trust |
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| Management Limited is authorised |
to | execute the |
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| Supplemental Deed and lodge it with the Australian Securities | ||||
| and Investments Commission to | give | effect to these | ||
| amendments to the constitution of the Stockland Trust. | ||||
| Votes | Total number of votes castForthe | $6,683,717,113 | ||
| resolution: | ||||
| Total number of votes castAgainst | $7,105,178 | |||
| the resolution: | ||||
| Total number of votesAbstaining | $50,656,728 | |||
| on the resolution: | ||||
| Proxies Held | Total number of proxies to voteFor | $6,599,604,403 | ||
| the resolution: | ||||
| Total number of proxies to vote | $7,105,178 | |||
| Againstthe resolution: |
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| Total number of proxies toAbstain $50,608,788 |
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| on the resolution: | |
| Total number of proxies where the $48,270,428 |
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| proxy may vote at the proxy’s | |
| discretion: | |
| RESOLUTION 10.1 | The meeting RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution of the |
| Capital Reallocation – | Trust, on a poll, that, subject to resolutions 9.1 and 9.2 in the |
| Distribution of Capital by | Notice of Meeting convening this Meeting each being approved |
| Stockland Trust: | and the amendments to the constitution of the Stockland Trust |
| referred to in resolution 9.2 taking effect, at any time prior to 31 | |
| December 2013, Stockland Trust Management Limited is | |
| authorised to make a distribution of capital of the Stockland | |
| Trust under clause 9A in the amount of up to $0.22 per | |
| Stockland Trust unit, being a total amount of up to $510 million, | |
| which is to be applied by Stockland Trust Management Limited | |
| as agent for and on behalf of the holders of units in Stockland | |
| Trust by paying that amount at the direction of each holder of | |
| units in Stockland Trust to Stockland Corporation Limited as an | |
| additional capital payment in respect of the Share in Stockland | |
| Corporation Limited already issued to which that unit in | |
| Stockland Trust is stapled. | |
| Votes | Total number of votes castForthe $6,686,010,895 |
| resolution: | |
| Total number of votes castAgainst $6,749,806 |
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| the resolution: | |
| Total number of votesAbstaining $48,718,318 |
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| on the resolution: | |
| Proxies Held | Total number of proxies to voteFor $6,616,604,243 |
| the resolution: | |
| Total number of proxies to vote $6,749,806 |
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| Againstthe resolution: | |
| Total number of proxies toAbstain $48,670,378 |
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| on the resolution: | |
| Total number of proxies where the $33,564,371 |
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| proxy may vote at the proxy’s | |
| discretion: |
RESOLUTION 10.2 Capital Reallocation – Acceptance of Distribution of Capital from Stockland Trust by Stockland Corporation Limited:
The meeting RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution of the Company, on a poll, that, subject to resolutions 9.1, 9.2 and 10.1 in the Notice of Meeting convening this Meeting each being approved and the amendments to the constitution of Stockland Trust referred to in the resolution 9.2 taking effect, if, at any time prior to 31 December 2013, Stockland Trust Management Limited makes a distribution of capital of the Stockland Trust in the amount of up to $0.22 per unit in the Stockland Trust (Capital Reallocation Amount), being a total
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| amount of up to $510 million, which is applied as an additional | ||
| capital payment in respect of each Share in Stockland | ||
| Corporation Limited to which a unit in | Stockland Trust is | |
| stapled, then Stockland Corporation Limited will receive and | ||
| accept the Capital Reallocation Amount | in accordance with | |
| clause 10A of the constitution of Stockland Corporation | ||
| Limited. | ||
| Votes | Total number of votes castForthe | 1,709,921,575 |
| resolution: | ||
| Total number of votes castAgainst | 1,764,051 | |
| the resolution: | ||
| Total number of votesAbstaining | 12,486,394 | |
| on the resolution: | ||
| Proxies Held | Total number of proxies to voteFor | 1,692,093,296 |
| the resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies to vote | 1,764,051 | |
| Againstthe resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies toAbstain | 12,474,133 | |
| on the resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies where the | 8,652,867 | |
| proxy may vote at the proxy’s | ||
| discretion: | ||
| RESOLUTION 11 | The meeting RESOLVED, as a special resolution of the | |
| Amendments to Company | Company, on a poll, that the constitution of Stockland | |
| Constitution: | Corporation Limited is amended with effect on and from the | |
| close of this meeting by making the amendments contained in | ||
| the amended Constitution tabled at the meeting and signed by | ||
| the Chairman of the meeting for the purpose of identification. | ||
| Votes | Total number of votes castForthe | 1,539,666,909 |
| resolution: | ||
| Total number of votes castAgainst | 171,521,648 | |
| the resolution: | ||
| Total number of votesAbstaining | 12,982,333 | |
| on the resolution: | ||
| Proxies Held | Total number of proxies to voteFor | 1,521,940,865 |
| the resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies to vote | 171,515,312 | |
| Againstthe resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies toAbstain | 12,921,779 | |
| on the resolution: |
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| Total number of proxies where the | 8,606,391 | |
| proxy may vote at the proxy’s | ||
| discretion: | ||
| RESOLUTION 12 | The meeting RESOLVED, as a special resolution of the Trust, | |
| Amendments to Trust | on a poll, that the constitution of Stockland | Trust be amended |
| Constitution: | to provide greater flexibility in the setting of the issue price of | |
| interests, allow for direct voting and certain | other amendments | |
| in accordance with the provisions of the Supplemental Deed in | ||
| the form tabled at the meeting and initialled by the Chairman of | ||
| the meeting for the purpose of identification, | and that Stockland | |
| Trust Management Limited is authorised to execute the | ||
| Supplemental Deed and lodge it with the Australian Securities | ||
| and Investments Commission to give | effect to these | |
| amendments to the constitution of the Stockland Trust. | ||
| Votes | Total number of votes castForthe | $6,020,106,091 |
| resolution: | ||
| Total number of votes castAgainst | $670,635,540 | |
| the resolution: | ||
| Total number of votesAbstaining | $50,749,345 | |
| on the resolution: | ||
| Proxies Held | Total number of proxies to voteFor | $5,950,792,888 |
| the resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies to vote | $670,610,767 | |
| Againstthe resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies toAbstain | $50,529,782 | |
| on the resolution: | ||
| Total number of proxies where the | $33,655,360 | |
| proxy may vote at the proxy’s | ||
| discretion: |
There being no further business, the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 4.00pm.
SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD
CHAIRMAN
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