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ZEUS RESOURCES LIMITED — AGM Information 2014
Sep 30, 2014
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AGM Information
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ZEUS RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 139 183 190
NOTICE OF 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
PROXY FORM
TIME: 10am (AEDT) DATE: 30 October 2014 PLACE: Henry Lawson Room 1 Sydney Harbour Marriott 30 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
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 2) 8072 1400.
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CONTENTS PAGE
| Notice of Annual General Meeting (setting out the proposed Resolutions) | 4 |
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| Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed Resolutions) | 5 |
| Glossary | 10 |
| Proxy Form | 12 |
| TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING AND HOW TO VOTE |
VENUE
The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be at 10am (AEDT) on 30 October 2014 at:
Henry Lawson Room 1 Sydney Harbour Marriott 30 Pitt Street Sydney NSW 2000
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
The business of the Annual General Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
VOTING IN PERSON
To vote in person, attend the Annual General Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.
VOTING BY PROXY
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and either:
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(a) deliver the proxy form:
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(i) by hand to:
Link Market Services 1A Homebush Bay Drive, Rhodes NSW 2138; or
- (ii) by post to:
Zeus Resources Limited c/- LINK Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14, Sydney South NSW 1235; or
- (b) by facsimile to (+61 2) 9287 0309; or
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(c) lodge online at www.linkmarketservices.com.au, instructions as follows:
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(i) Select ‘Investor & Employee Login’ and enter Zeus Resources Limited or the ASX code ZEU in the Issuer name field, your Security Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN) (which is shown on the front of your proxy form), postcode and security code which is shown on the screen and click ‘Login’. Select the ‘Voting’ tab and then follow the prompts. You will be taken to have signed your Proxy Form if you lodge it in accordance with the instructions given on the website.
so that it is received not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting.
Proxy Forms received later than this time will be invalid.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that an Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Zeus Resources Limited (ACN 139 183 190) will be held at 10am (AEDT) on 30 October 2014 at Henry Lawson Room 1, Sydney Harbour Marriott, 30 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
The Explanatory Statement to this Notice of Meeting provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Annual General Meeting. The Explanatory Statement forms part of this Notice of Meeting.
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 7pm (AEDT) on 28 October 2014. Terms and abbreviations used in this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Statement are defined in the Glossary.
AGENDA
ORDINARY BUSINESS
Financial Statements and Reports
“To receive and to consider the Annual Financial Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2014 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Directors’ Report, the Remuneration Report and the Auditor’s Report for that financial year.”
Note: This item of ordinary business is for discussion only and is not a resolution .
However, pursuant to the Corporations Act, Shareholders will be given a reasonable opportunity at the Meeting to ask questions about, or make comments in relation to, each of the aforementioned reports during consideration of these items.
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RESOLUTIONS
Part A: Remuneration Report
1. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary 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 2014.”
Note: The vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
Voting exclusion statement: In accordance with the Corporations Act, the Company will disregard any votes cast on Resolution 1 by or on behalf of a member of the Company’s key management personnel (including the Directors), whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report ( KMP ), or any of that person’s Closely Related Parties (such as close family members and any controlled companies of those persons) (collectively referred to as Restricted Voter ). However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
(a) It is cast by a person as a proxy appointed in writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on Resolution 1; and
- (b) It is not cast on behalf of a Restricted Voter.
If you appoint the person chairing the meeting and you are not a Restricted Voter, by submitting the Proxy Form you authorise the person chairing the meeting ( the Chair ) to exercise the proxy even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a KMP, and you will be taken to have directed the Chair to vote in accordance with his or her stated intention to vote in favour of Resolution 1. If you do not want your vote exercised in favour of Resolution 1, you should direct the person chairing the meeting to vote “against”, or to abstain from voting on, this Resolution.
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Part B: Election of Directors
2. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF MR YONG ZHANG AS DIRECTOR
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“ That Mr Yong Zhang, a Director who retires by rotation in accordance with the Company’s Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4, and being eligible offers himself for re-election, is re-elected as a Director of the Company.”
Dated : 30 September 2014
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD Andrew Whitten Company Secretary
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Explanatory Statement has been prepared for the information of the Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting to be held at 10am (AEDT) on 30 October 2014 at Henry Lawson Room 1, Sydney Harbour Marriott, 30 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
The purpose of this Explanatory Statement is to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions in the Notice of Meeting.
If you are in any doubt about what to do in relation to the Resolutions contemplated in the Notice of Meeting and this Explanatory Statement, it is recommended that you seek advice from an accountant, solicitor or other professional advisor.
Full details of the business to be considered at the Annual General Meeting are set out below.
AGENDA
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
In accordance with the Constitution, the business of the Annual General Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the Annual Financial Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2014 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Director’s Report, the Remuneration Report and the Auditor’s Report.
In accordance with the amendments to the Corporations Act, the Company is no longer required to provide a hard copy of the Company’s Annual Financial Report to Shareholders unless a Shareholder has specifically elected to receive a printed copy. These amendments may result in reducing the Company’s printing costs.
Whilst the Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s Annual Financial Report unless specifically requested to do so, Shareholders may view the Company Annual Financial Report on its website at http://www.zeusresources.com.
No resolution is required for this item, but Shareholders will be given the opportunity to ask questions and to make comments on the management and performance of the Company.
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RESOLUTIONS
Part A: Remuneration Report
RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
In accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, the Company is required to present to its Shareholders the Remuneration Report as disclosed in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report.
The vote on the Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. The Remuneration Report is set out in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report and is also available on the Company’s website at http://www.zeusresources.com.
However, if at least 25% of the votes cast are against adoption of the Remuneration Report at the 2014 AGM, and then again at the 2015 AGM, the Company will be required to put a resolution to the 2015 AGM to approve the calling of an Extraordinary General Meeting ( spill resolution ). If more than 50% of Shareholders vote in favour of the spill resolution, the Company must convene an Annual General Meeting ( spill meeting ) within 90 days of the 2015 AGM. All of the Directors who were in office when the 2015 Directors’ Report was approved, other than the Managing Director, will (if desired) need to stand for re-election at the spill meeting.
The Remuneration Report explains the Board’s policies in relation to the nature and level of remuneration paid to KMPs (including Directors) and sets out remuneration details, service agreements and the details of any share-based compensation.
Voting
Note that a voting exclusion applies to Resolution 1 in the terms set out in the Notice of Meeting. In particular, the Directors and other Restricted Voters must not vote on this Resolution and must not cast a vote as proxy, unless the appointment gives a direction on how to vote, or the proxy is given to the Chair and you submit the Proxy Form, authorising the Chair to exercise the proxy even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a KMP and that in doing so you will be taken to have directed him to vote in accordance with his stated intention to vote in favour of Resolution 1.
Shareholders are urged to read carefully the Proxy Form and to provide a direction to the proxy on how to vote on this Resolution.
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Part B: Election of Directors
RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF MR YONG ZHANG AS DIRECTOR
The Company’s Constitution requires that if the Company has 3 or more Directors, a third (or the number of Directors nearest to one third) of those Directors must retire at each AGM, provided always that no Director (except a Managing Director) shall hold office for a period in excess of 3 years or until the third AGM following his or her appointment, whichever is the longer, without submitting himself or herself for re-election.
A Director who retires by rotation under clause 13.2 of the Company’s Constitution is eligible for re-election. Mr Zhang retired by rotation and seeks re-election.
Background details for Mr Zhang are set out below:
Mr Zhang holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Shandong Construction College and has had an extensive career in property development, real estate sales and investment. Mr Zhang has extensive property interests in China with over 1600 employees. Mr Zhang was instrumental in securing the cornerstone investment in Zeus by China Metallurgical Geological Bureau, via its subsidiary Zhengyuan International Mining Company Limited.
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors (excluding Mr Zhang) recommend that Shareholders vote for Resolution 2.
ENQUIRIES
Shareholders are asked to contact Mr Andrew Whitten, Company Secretary, on (+61 2) 8072 1400 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.
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GLOSSARY
AEDT means Australian Eastern Daylight Time as observed in Sydney, New South Wales.
Annual General Meeting or AGM means an Annual General Meeting of the Company and, unless otherwise indicated, means the meeting of the Company’s members convened by this Notice of Meeting.
ASIC means Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
Associate has the meaning given to it by the ASX Listing Rules.
ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by it, as the context requires, of 20 Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW 2000.
ASX Listing Rules means the official ASX Listing Rules of the ASX and any other rules of the ASX which are applicable while the Company is admitted to the official list of the ASX, as amended or replaced from time to time, except to the extent of any express written waiver by the ASX.
Auditor’s Report means the Auditors report of William Buck as included in the Annual Report of the Company for the period ended 30 June 2014.
Board means the current board of Directors of the Company.
Business Day means a day on which trading takes place on the stock market of ASX.
Closely Related Party has the meaning given to it by section 9 of the Corporations Act.
Company means Zeus Resources Limited (ACN 139 183 190) of Level 5, 137-139 Bathurst Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) as amended or replaced from time to time.
Director means a current director of the Company.
Directors’ Report means the report of Directors as included in the Annual Report of the Company for the period ended 30 June 2014.
Dollar or “ $ ” means Australian dollars.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying this Notice of Meeting.
General Meeting means a general meeting of the Company and, unless context otherwise requires, means the meeting of the Company’s members convened by this Notice of Meeting.
Meeting means the meeting of the Company’s members convened by this Notice of Meeting.
Notice of Meeting or Notice of Annual General Meeting means this notice of annual general meeting dated 25 September 2014 including the Explanatory Statement.
Option means an option to acquire a Share.
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Proxy Form means the proxy forma attached to this Notice of Meeting.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report as set out in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report and is also available on the Company’s website at http://www.zeusresources.com.
Restricted Voter means a member of the Company’s key management personnel (including the Directors) details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report and any of that person’s Closely Related Parties (such as close family members and any controlled companies of those persons).
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in this Notice of Meeting, or any one of them, as the context requires.
Securities mean Shares and/or Options (as the context requires).
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a holder of a Share.
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LODGE YOUR VOTE
ABN 70 139 183 190
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www.linkmarketservices.com.au
ONLINE
By mail: Zeus Resources Ltd C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
[By fax:][ +61 2 9287 0309]
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All enquiries to: Telephone: +61 1300 554 474
PROXY FORM APPOINT A PROXY OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or body corporate (excluding the registered shareholder) you are appointing as your proxy. X VOTING DIRECTIONS For Against Abstain*
I/We being a member(s) of Zeus Resources Ltd and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint:
STEP 1 APPOINT A PROXY the Chairman OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your of the Meeting proxy, please write the name of the person or body corporate (excluding (mark box) the registered shareholder) you are appointing as your proxy. 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 vote on my/our behalf (including in accordance with the directions set out below or, if no directions have been given, to vote as the proxy sees fit, to the extent permitted by the law) at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at 10:00am (AEDT) on Thursday, 30 October 2014 at Henry Lawson Room 1, Sydney Harbour Marriott, 30 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (the Meeting) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting. I/we expressly authorise the Chairman of the Meeting to exercise my/our proxy even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the key management personnel. The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of all items of business. 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 X
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STEP 2 VOTING DIRECTIONS
For Against Abstain
Resolution 1
Adoption of Remuneration Report
Resolution 2
Re-election of Mr Yong Zhang as Director
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* 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.
STEP 3
SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
Shareholder 1 (Individual) Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual) Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director/Company Secretary (Delete one) Director 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 PROXY FORM
Your Name and Address
To appoint a second proxy you must:
- (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
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 a Proxy
- (b) return both forms together.
If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If the person you wish to appoint as your proxy is someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting please write the name of that person in Step 1. If you appoint someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, you will also be appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your alternate proxy to act as your proxy in the event the named proxy does not attend the Meeting.
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.
Votes on Items of Business – Proxy Appointment
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.
you return it. Companies: Corporations Act 2001 in the appropriate place. Corporate Representatives
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.
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.
Appointment of a Second Proxy
You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend 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.
If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” should 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.
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 10:00am (AEDT) on Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 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:
www.linkmarketservices.com.au
ONLINE
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) as shown on the front of the Proxy Form).
by mail:
Zeus Resources Ltd 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, 1A Homebush Bay Drive, Rhodes NSW 2138.
If you would like to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, please bring this form with you. This will assist in registering your attendance.