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TOUCH VENTURES LIMITED — AGM Information 2022
Mar 24, 2022
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Notice of Annual General Meeting and explanatory memorandum
Touch Ventures Limited ACN 612 559 958
Date: Thursday 28 April 2022 Time: 11.00 am (Sydney time) Place: Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, 61/101 Phillip St, Sydney NSW 2000
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Webcast information
A live webcast of the Touch Ventures 2022 Annual General Meeting ( Meeting ) will be broadcast at 11.00am (Sydney time) on Thursday 28 April 2022.
To view the webcast, please follow this link: https://meetings.linkgroup.com/TVL22
Shareholders viewing the Meeting via webcast will not be able to vote or ask questions in real time during the Meeting. For this reason, shareholders are encouraged to vote by proxy (instructions below), and send any questions to the Company, prior to the Meeting.
Questions from Shareholders
In order to provide an equal opportunity for all shareholders to ask questions of the Board, we ask you to submit in writing any questions to the Company or to the Company’s auditor, KPMG, in relation to the conduct of the external audit for the year ended 31 December 2021 or the content of its audit report. Please send your questions via email to:
The Company Secretary Touch Ventures Limited [email protected]
Written questions must be received by no later than 5.00pm (Sydney time) on Thursday 21 April 2022 .
Your questions should relate to matters that are relevant to the business of the Annual General Meeting, as outlined in this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum.
In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Company’s policy, a reasonable opportunity will also be provided to shareholders attending the Meeting to ask questions about, or make comments upon, matters in relation to the Company, including the Company’s Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2021.
During the course of the Meeting, the Chairman will seek to address as many shareholder questions as reasonably practicable, and where appropriate, will give a representative of the auditor the opportunity to answer written questions addressed to them. However, there may not be sufficient time to answer all questions at the Meeting. Please note that individual responses may not be sent to shareholders.
VOTING INFORMATION
Voting by proxy
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(a) A shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting may appoint one proxy or, if the shareholder is entitled to cast 2 or more votes at the Meeting, 2 proxies, to attend and vote instead of the shareholder.
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(b) Where 2 proxies are appointed to attend and vote at the Meeting, each proxy may be appointed to represent a specified proportion or number of the shareholder’s voting rights at the Meeting.
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(c) A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
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(d) A proxy may be an individual or a body corporate. If a body corporate is appointed, the proxy form must indicate the full name of the body corporate and the full name or title of the individual representative of the body corporate for the Meeting.
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(e) A proxy form accompanies this Notice. If a shareholder wishes to appoint more than 1 proxy, they may make a copy of the proxy form attached to this Notice. For the proxy form to be valid it must be received together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which the form is signed, or a (notarially) certified copy of that power or authority by 11.00 am
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(Sydney time) on Tuesday 26 April 2022 at the share registry, Link Market Services Limited, as follows:
Online https://investorcentre.linkmarketservices.com.au/ By post Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia By personal delivery Link Market Services Limited Parramatta Square, Level 22, Tower 6, 10 Darcy Street, Parramatta NSW 2150; or Level 12, 680 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 By facsimile +61 2 9287 0309
Entitlement to vote at the Annual General Meeting
A determination has been made by the Board under regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 that that the persons eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting are those who are registered shareholders of the Company as at 7.00pm (Sydney time) on Tuesday 26 April 2022 , subject to any applicable voting exclusion.
Proxy voting by the Chairman
The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011 (Cth), imposes prohibitions on Key Management Personnel and their Closely Related Parties from voting their shares (or voting undirected proxies) on, amongst other things, remuneration matters.
However, the chair of a meeting may vote an undirected proxy (i.e. a proxy that does not specify how it is to be voted), provided the shareholder who has lodged the proxy has given an express voting direction to the chair to exercise the undirected proxy, even if the resolution is connected with the remuneration of a member of Key Management Personnel.
The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote all available undirected proxies in favour of each item of business.
If you complete a Proxy Form that authorises the Chairman of the Meeting to vote on your behalf as proxy, and you do not mark any of the boxes so as to give him directions about how your vote should be cast, then you will be taken to have expressly authorised the Chairman to exercise your proxy on Resolution 1.
In accordance with this express authority provided by you, the Chairman will vote in favour of Resolution 1. If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, and you wish to direct him how to vote, please tick the appropriate boxes on the Proxy Form.
If you appoint as your proxy any Director of the Company, except the Chairman, or any other Key Management Personnel or any of their Closely Related Parties and you do not direct your proxy how to vote on Resolution 1, he or she will not vote your proxy on those resolutions.
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NOTICE OF 202 2 ANNU AL G EN ER AL M EETING
Notice is given that the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Touch Ventures Limited ACN 612 559 958 (the Company ) will be held at Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, 61/101 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000 on Thursday 28 April 2022 at 11.00 am (Sydney time)
BUSINESS OF THE MEETING
Shareholders are invited to consider the following items of business at the Annual General Meeting.
Financial and related reports
| Item 1 | Financial and related reports |
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| Description | To receive and consider the Financial Report of the Company and its controlled entities and the related Directors’ and Auditor’s Reports in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2021. |
Adoption of Remuneration Report (non-binding resolution)
| Resolution 1 | Adoption of Remuneration Report (non-binding resolution) |
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| Description | Shareholders are asked to adopt the Company’s Remuneration Report. The Remuneration Report is set out in the 2021 Annual Report and is available from the Company's website (https://investors.touchventures.com/Investors/). In accordance with section 250R of the Corporations Act, the vote on this resolution will be advisory only and will not bind the Directors or the Company. |
| Resolution (Ordinary) |
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as anordinary resolution: “THATthe Remuneration Report of the Company and its controlled entities for the year ended 31 December 2021 be adopted.” |
| Voting Exclusion |
The Company will disregard any votes cast on this resolution: (a) by or on behalf of a member of Key Management Personnel (KMP) named in the remuneration report for the year ended 31 December 2021, or that KMP’s Closely Related Party, regardless of the capacity in which the vote is cast; and (b) as a proxy by a member of the KMP at the date of the meeting, or that KMP’s Closely Related Party. However, the Company will not disregard a vote if it is cast as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote on this resolution: (c) in accordance with the directions of how to vote on the Proxy Form; or (d) by the Chairman of the Meeting pursuant to an express authorisation on the Proxy Form. |
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Re-election of Director
| Resolution 2 | Re-election of Mr Michael Jefferies as Director |
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| Description | Mr Michael Jefferies, who was appointed as a Director on 29 July 2019, retires as a Director in accordance with rule 47(a) of the Company’s Constitution and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election. |
| Resolution (Ordinary) |
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as anordinary resolution: “THATMr Michael Jefferies, who retires as a Director in accordance with rule_47(a)_of the Company’s Constitution and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election, be re- elected as a Director of the Company.” |
Dated: 25 March 2022
By order of the Board of Touch Ventures Limited
Alyn Tai Company Secretary
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TO NOTICE OF 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Financial and related reports
| Item 1 | Financial and related reports |
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| Explanation | Section 317 of the Corporations Act requires the Company’s financial report, Directors’ report and auditor’s report for the financial year ended 31 December 2021 to be laid before the Company’s Annual General Meeting. There is no requirement for a formal resolution on this item. The financial report contains the financial statements of the consolidated entity consisting of Touch Ventures Limited and its controlled entities. As permitted by the Corporations Act, a printed copy of the Company’s 2021 Annual Report has been sent only to those shareholders who have elected to receive a printed copy. A copy of the 2021 Annual Report is available from the Company's website (https://investors.touchventures.com/Investors/). The Chairman of the Meeting will allow a reasonable opportunity at the Meeting for shareholders to ask questions. Shareholders will also be given a reasonable opportunity at the Meeting to ask the Company’s auditor questions about its audit report, the conduct of its audit of the Company’s financial report for the year ended 31 December 2021, the preparation and content of its audit report, the accounting policies adopted by the Company in its preparation of the financial statements and the independence of KPMG in relation to the conduct of the audit. |
Adoption of Remuneration Report (non-binding resolution)
| Resolution 1 | Adoption of Remuneration Report (non-binding resolution) |
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| Explanation | Shareholders are asked to adopt the Company’s Remuneration Report. The Remuneration Report is set out in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report and is available from the Company's website (https://investors.touchventures.com/Investors/). The Remuneration Report: describes the policies behind, and the structure of, the remuneration arrangements of the Company and the link between the remuneration of executives and the Company’s performance; sets out the remuneration arrangements in place for each Director and for certain members of the senior management team; and explains the differences between the basis for remunerating Non-Executive Directors and senior executives. The vote on this item is advisory only and does not bind the Directors. However, the Board will take into account any discussion on this item and the outcome of the vote when considering the future remuneration policies and practices of the Company. |
| Voting Exclusion | A voting exclusion statement applies to this resolution, as set out in the Notice. |
| Board Recommendation |
The Directors unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of adopting the Remuneration Report. |
| Chairman’s available proxies |
The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote all available proxies in favour of this resolution. |
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Re-election of Director
| Resolution 2 | Re-election of Mr Michael Jefferies as Director |
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| Explanation | Rule 47(a) of the Company’s constitution states that a Director must retire from office no later than the longer of: (a) the third annual general meeting of the Company; or (b) 3 years, following that Director's last election or appointment. Mr Michael Jefferies was appointed as Director of the Company on 29 July 2019, and was re-elected by shareholders at the Company’s annual general meeting on 3 December 2019. Mr Jefferies has not since been re-elected by shareholders. Accordingly, Mr Jefferies is required to retire and stand for re-election under Rule 47(a), this Meeting being the third annual general meeting since his last election. Mr Michael Jefferies therefore retires as Director in accordance with rule 47(a) of the Constitution, and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election as a Director. |
| About Mr Michael Jefferies |
Michael was appointed as Non-Executive Director on 29 July 2019. He serves as Chairman of the Board and the Audit and Risk Committee, and is considered by the Board to be an independent Director. Michael has 30+ years of public company experience, including that he was previously the Chairman of Touchcorp Limited and a non-executive director of Afterpay Limited. Michael has extensive experience in finance and investment, including more than 20 years as an executive of Guinness Peat Group plc, an international investment group which listed on the major stock exchanges in London, Australia and New Zealand. He is currently a non-executive director of Ozgrowth Limited. In addition, he was previously a non-executive director of Resimac Limited, ClearView Wealth Limited, Tower Australia Limited and Metals X Limited. |
| Board Recommendation |
The Board, with Mr Jefferies abstaining on making a recommendation, recommends that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2. |
| Chairman’s available proxies |
The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote all available proxies in favour of Resolution 2. |
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DEFINITIONS
| ASX | Means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the securities exchange operated by ASX Limited (as the context requires). |
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| Board | Means the board of Directors of the Company. |
| Corporations Act | Means the_Corporations Act 2001_(Cth). |
| Company | Means Touch Ventures Limited ACN 612 559 958 |
| Constitution | Means the constitution of the Company. |
| Closely Related Party (of a member of KMP of an entity) |
Has the definition given to it by section 9 of the Corporations Act, and means: a) a spouse or child of the member; or b) a child of the member's spouse; or c) a dependant of the member or of the member's spouse; or 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 dealings with the entity; or e) a company the member controls; or f) a person prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition. |
| Director | means a director of the Company. |
| Key Management PersonnelorKMP |
Means 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. |
| Meeting | Means the annual general meeting convened by the Company the subject of this Notice. |
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ACN 612 559 958
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LODGE YOUR VOTE
ONLINE www.linkmarketservices.com.au
BY MAIL Touch Ventures Limited C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
BY FAX +61 2 9287 0309
BY HAND Link Market Services Limited Parramatta Square, Level 22, Tower 6, 10 Darcy Street, Parramatta NSW 2150; or Level 12, 680 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
ALL ENQUIRIES TO
Telephone: 1300 554 474 Overseas: +61 1300 554 474
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PROXY FORM
I/We being a member(s) of Touch Ventures Limited and entitled to participate in and vote hereby appoint:
APPOINT A PROXY
the Chairman of the OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or Meeting (mark box) body corporate you are appointing as your proxy
or failing the person or body corporate named, or if no person or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act on my/our behalf (including to vote in accordance with the following directions or, if no directions have been given and to the extent permitted by the law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at 11:00am (AEST) on Thursday, 28 April 2022 at Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, 61/101 Phillip St, Sydney NSW 2000 (the Meeting ) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting.
Important for Resolution 1: If the Chairman of the Meeting is your proxy, either by appointment or by default, and you have not indicated your voting intention below, you expressly authorise the Chairman of the Meeting to exercise the proxy in respect of Resolution 1, even though the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel ( KMP ). The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business.
VOTING DIRECTIONS
Proxies will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are signed and received no later than 48 hours before the Meeting. Please read the voting instructions overleaf before marking any boxes with an T
Resolutions
For Against Abstain * 1 Adoption of Remuneration Report (non-binding resolution)
- 2 Re-election of Mr Michael Jefferies as Director
* 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 votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
| Shareholder 1 (Individual) Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director/Company Secretary (Delete one) |
Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual) Director |
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This form should be signed by the shareholder. If a joint holding, either shareholder may sign. If signed by the shareholder’s attorney, the power of attorney must have been previously noted by the registry or a certified copy attached to this form. If executed by a company, the form must be executed in accordance with the company’s constitution and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
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HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
This is your name and address as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. Please note: you cannot change ownership of your shares using this form.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that individual or body corporate in Step 1. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
DEFAULT TO CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING
Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chairman of the Meeting, who is required to vote those proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chairman of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Form, including where the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of KMP.
VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY APPOINTMENT
You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid.
APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY
You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to participate in the Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the Company’s share registry or you may copy this form and return them both together.
To appoint a second proxy you must:
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(a) on each of the first Proxy Form and the second Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or number of shares 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; and
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(b) return both forms together.
SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS
You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided:
Individual: where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign. Joint Holding: where the holding is in more than one name, either shareholder may sign.
Power of Attorney: to sign under Power of Attorney, you must lodge the Power of Attorney with the registry. If you have not previously lodged this document for notation, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
Companies: where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001 ) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place.
LODGEMENT OF A PROXY FORM
This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 11:00am (AEST) on Tuesday, 26 April 2022, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:
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ONLINE
www.linkmarketservices.com.au
Login to the Link website using the holding details as shown on the Proxy Form. Select ‘Voting’ and follow the prompts to lodge your vote. To use the online lodgement facility, shareholders will need their “Holder Identifier” - Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN).
BY MOBILE DEVICE
QR Code
Our voting website is designed specifically for voting online. You can now lodge your proxy by scanning the QR code adjacent or enter the voting link www.linkmarketservices.com.au into your mobile device. Log in using the Holder Identifier and postcode for your shareholding.
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To scan the code you will need a QR code reader application which can be downloaded for free on your mobile device.
BY MAIL
Touch Ventures Limited
C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
BY FAX
+61 2 9287 0309
BY HAND
delivering it to Link Market Services Limited* Parramatta Square Level 22, Tower 6 10 Darcy Street Parramatta NSW 2150
or
Level 12 680 George Street Sydney NSW 2000
*During business hours Monday to Friday (9:00am - 5:00pm)
CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES
If a representative of the corporation is to participate in the Meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” must be produced prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Meeting. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company’s share registry or online at www.linkmarketservices.com.au.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN AND VOTE AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE.