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ZEUS RESOURCES LIMITED — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2018
Oct 14, 2018
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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ZEUS RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 139 183 190
NOTICE OF 2018 EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT PROXY FORM
TIME: To be held only if required immediately after the conclusion of the 2018 Annual General meeting but not before 2:30pm AEST DATE: Friday 16th November 2018 PLACE: Azure Group Pty Ltd Level 10, 171 Clarence Street Sydney NSW 2000
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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) 9238 1123.
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| Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting (setting out the proposed Resolutions) | 4 |
| Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed Resolutions) | 6 |
| Glossary | 10 |
| Proxy Form | Attached |
| TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING AND HOW TO VOTE |
VENUE
The Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be held only if required immediately after the conclusion of the 2018 Annual General meeting but not before 2:30pm AEST on Friday the 16[th] November at:
Azure Group Pty Ltd Level 10, 171 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
The business of the Extraordinary General Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
VOTING IN PERSON
To vote in person, attend the Extraordinary General Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.
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VOTING BY PROXY
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and either:
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deliver the Proxy Form:
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(a) by hand to:
- LINK Market Services 1A Homebush Bay Drive, Rhodes NSW 2138; or
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(b) by post to:
Zeus Resources Limited c/LINK Market Services Ltd Locked Bag A14, Sydney South NSW 1235; or
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by facsimile to +61 2 9287 0309; or
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lodge online at www.linkmarketservices.com.au, instructions as follows:
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(a) 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 EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Zeus Resources Limited (ACN 139 183 190) will be held (only if required) immediately after the conclusion of the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) but not before 2:30pm (AEDT) on 16[th] November 2018 at Azure Group Pty Ltd Offices at , Level 10, 171 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
Shareholders should note that this Spill Meeting will only be held in the event the Spill Resolution has been passed by shareholders at the 2018 AGM. If the Spill Resolution is not passed this spill meeting will not be held. Shareholders should refer to the notice of the 2018 AGM Notice of Motion for further detail on the Spill Resolution.
The Explanatory Statement to this Notice of Meeting provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Extraordinary 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 Extraordinary General Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 7:30pm (AEDT) on 14 November 2018. Terms and abbreviations used in this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Statement are defined in the Glossary.
BUSINESS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
RESOLUTIONS
1. RESOLUTION 1 – RE-ELECTION OF MR SHOUYIN WANG AS DIRECTOR
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That, Mr Shouyin Wang being a Director the Company who will cease to hold office immediately before the end of this extraordinary general meeting in accordance with section 250V(b) of the Corporations Act and, being eligible, is re-elected as a Director of the Company”
Voting Exclusion Statement: There is no voting exclusion’s on this resolution.
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 being a Director the Company who will cease to hold office immediately before the end of this extraordinary general meeting in accordance with section 250V(b) of the Corporations Act and, being eligible, is re-elected as a Director of the Company”
Voting Exclusion Statement: There is no voting exclusion’s on this resolution.
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3. RESOLUTION 3 – RE-ELECTION OF MR GREGORY HALL AS DIRECTOR
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That, Mr Greg Hall being a Director the Company who will cease to hold office immediately before the end of this extraordinary general meeting in accordance with section 250V(b) of the Corporations Act and, being eligible, is re-elected as a Director of the Company”
Voting Exclusion Statement: There is no voting exclusion’s on this resolution.
Dated : 8[th] October 2018
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Shelley Peters
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 Extraordinary General Meeting Notice which will be held (only if required) immediately after the conclusion of the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) but not before 2:30pm (AEDT) on 16[th] November 2018 at Azure Group Pty Ltd, Level 10, 171 Clarence 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 Extraordinary General Meeting are set out below.
BACKGROUND
Under the “two strikes” legislation, if at least 25% of votes cast are cast against the adoption of the Remuneration Report for two consecutive AGMs, the Company must put to the shareholders a “Spill Resolution” at the second AGM. If the Spill Resolution is passed, the Company must hold another General Meeting of shareholders (“Spill Meeting”) within 90 days of the passing of the resolution, at which all the Company’s Directors (other than the Managing Director who may continue to hold office without re-election under the ASX Listing Rules) must stand for re-election, should they wish to continue as Directors. These requirements are as prescribed in section 250V of the Corporations Act.
At the Company’s 2017 AGM, more than 25% of the votes were cast against the adoption of the 2017 remuneration report. If at the 2018 AGM (due to be held at 2pm on 16[th] November 2018 immediately before the spill meeting), 25% or more of the votes cast are against the adoption of the 2018 Remuneration Report, shareholders will be required to vote on a resolution on whether a further General Meeting of the Company will be convened at which all of the Company’s directors must stand for re-election should they wish to continue as directors of the Company, being the Spill Resolution.
Please see the accompanying Notice of the 2018 AGM for more information regarding the Spill Resolution and Spill Meeting.
This Spill Meeting will only take place if the Spill Resolution is passed at the 2018 AGM. If the Spill Resolution is not required to be voted on, or is not passed at the 2018 AGM, the resolutions proposed to be voted on at this meeting are not required and will be withdrawn.
If the Spill Resolution (which is an ordinary resolution) is passed at the 2018 AGM, in accordance with section 250V of the Corporations Act requires the Company to hold a spill meeting within 90 days after the Spill Resolution was passed. This is intended to serve as notice for that meeting.
At the Spill Meeting, all of the Company’s Directors who were in office when the Board Resolution to approve the Directors Report was passed will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting. Those Directors elected or re-elected at the Spill Meeting
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will commence to hold office at the end of the Spill Meeting. Mr Hall, Mr Wang, Mr Zhao and Mr Yong were Directors of the Company when the Board Resolution to approve the Directors’ report was passed.
Notwithstanding the results of the Spill Meeting, the Company may retain three Directors (or two plus the Non-Executive Chairman), being the minimum number of Directors required for a Public Company under the Corporations Act. If no person receives sufficient votes to be elected as Director by way or ordinary resolution, then the Directors that are retained to maintain the statutory minimum will be those candidates for election with the most votes in favour of their appointment. If two or more persons have the same percentage of votes in favour of their appointment, the other Directors will choose one of those persons as the appointed Director.
For the purpose of determining the length of time in office for future retirements by rotation, each Director who is re-elected at a Spill Meeting is considered to have been in office from the time of their previous election (i.e. their term of office runs as if the cessation and appointment at the Spill Meeting had not happened).
RESOLUTIONS
1. RESOLUTION 1 – RE-ELECTION OF MR SHOUYIN WANG AS DIRECTOR
Mr Shouyin Wang being a Director of the Company, who will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting, and being eligible, offers himself for re-election as a Director of the Company.
Mr Shouyin Wang prior to ceasing office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting served as Chairman of the Company.
Background details for Mr Wang are set out below:
From 1987-1997, Mr Wang worked at the Shandong Office of the China Metallurgical Geological Bureau and from 1997- 2012, he worked for Xinjiang Geological Prospecting Institute as Dean and President. He also acted as a Director, Deputy Manager and as CFO of ZIMC during this period. From 2012 to current, Mr Wang is acting as the director of Mining Development Department of the China Metallurgical Geological
Bureau and has been the General Manager of ZIMC since May 2015.
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors (with Mr Wang abstaining) unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
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2. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF MR YONG ZHANG AS DIRECTOR
Mr Yong Zhang being a Director of the Company, who will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting, and being eligible, offers himself for re-election as a Director of the Company.
Mr Yong Zhang prior to ceasing office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting served as Non-Executive Director
Background details for Mr Zhang are set out below:
Mr Yong Zhang has had an extensive career in property development, real estate sales and investment. Mr Zhang has extensive property interests in China with over 1,600 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 (with Mr Zhang abstaining) unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
3. RESOLUTION 3 – RE-ELECTION OF MR GREGORY HALL AS DIRECTOR
Mr Greg Hall being a Director of the Company, who will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting, and being eligible, offers himself for re-election as a Director of the Company.
Mr Greg Hall prior to ceasing office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting served as Non-Executive Director
Background details for Mr Greg Hall are set out below:
Mr Greg Hall is a seasoned geologist with over 35 years of international experience. From 1988-2005, he was employed by the Placer Dome group of companies, serving as Chief Geologist -World Wide during the last five years he was there. Placer Dome was acquired by Barrick Gold Corporation in early 2006. Over the course of his illustrious career, Mr Hall had a senior role in the discoveries of both Barrick Gold's Granny Smith mine and Rio Tinto's Yandi iron ore mine. In addition, he took part in the discoveries of Keringal and Wallaby in Australia's Eastern Goldfields, as well as the definition of AngloGold Ashanti's Sunrise gold mine.
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors (with Mr Hall abstaining) unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
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CHAIRMAN’S UNDIRECTED PROXIES
The Chairman of the meeting will vote undirected proxies on, and in favour of all the proposed Resolutions.
ENQUIRIES
Shareholders are asked to contact Ms Shelley Peters, Company Secretary, on (+61 2) 9238 1123 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 Financial Report means the 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders for the period ended 30 June 2018 as lodged by the Company with ASX on 27 September 2018.
Annual General Meeting or AGM or Meeting means the Annual General Meeting of the Company being held on 16 November 2018.
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 or 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 auditor’s report of William Buck dated 26 September 2018 as included in the Annual Financial Report.
Board or Board of Directors 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.
Chair or Chairman means the person chairing the Meeting.
Company means Zeus Resources Limited (ACN 139 183 190) care of Level 11, 175 Castlereagh 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 Financial Report.
Dollar or “ $ ” means Australian dollars.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying this Notice of Meeting.
EGM, Extraordinary General Meeting or Meeting means the extraordinary general meeting of Shareholders convened for the purpose of considering the Resolutions
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Managing Director means the Managing Director / CEO of the Company.
Notice of Meeting or Notice of Annual General Meeting means this notice of annual general meeting dated 8 October 2018 including the Explanatory Statement.
Notice means this notice of meeting.
Option means an option to acquire a Share.
Proxy Form means the proxy form attached to this Notice of Meeting.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report as set out in the Annual Financial Report which is also available on the Company’s website at www.zeusresources.com.
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in this Notice of Meeting, or any one of them, as the context requires.
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 or Associates (such as close family members and any controlled companies of those persons).
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.
Spill Resolution means the resolution that will be put to Shareholders at the 2018 AGM on the adoption of the Remuneration Report.
VWAP means the volume weighted average price, with respects to the price of Shares.
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LODGE YOUR VOTE
ONLINE www.linkmarketservices.com.au
ACN 139 183 190
BY MAIL Zeus Resources 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 1A Homebush Bay Drive, Rhodes NSW 2138
- ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: +61 1300 554 474
X99999999999 X99999999999 SPILL PROXY FORM I/We being a member(s) of Zeus Resources Limited and entitled to attend 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 Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held after 2:30pm (AEDT)on Friday, 16 November 2018 at Azure Group Pty Ltd, Level 10, 171 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (the Meeting ) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting. 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
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 Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held after 2:30pm (AEDT)on Friday, 16 November 2018 at Azure Group Pty Ltd, Level 10, 171 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (the Meeting ) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting. 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 Re-election of Mr Shouyin Wang as Director
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2 Re-election of Mr Yong Zhang as Director
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3 Re-election of Mr Gregory Hall 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) Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary |
Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) 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).
ZEU PRX1802A
HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
LODGEMENT OF A PROXY FORM
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.
This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 2:30pm on Wednesday, 14 November 2018, 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.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:
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.
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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) as shown on the front of the Proxy Form).
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.
BY MAIL Zeus Resources 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* 1A Homebush Bay Drive Rhodes NSW 2138 * During business hours (Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm)
VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY APPOINTMENT C/- Link Market Services Limited You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in one of the Locked Bag A14 boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in Sydney South NSW 1235 accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of Australia 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 BY FAX do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy may +61 2 9287 0309 vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your BY HAND vote on that item will be invalid. APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY 1A Homebush Bay Drive You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend the Rhodes NSW 2138 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: (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 (b) return both forms together. SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS COMMUNICATION PREFERENCE 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 costs. shareholder may sign. Power of Attorney: to sign under Power of Attorney, you must lodge the ONLINE Power of Attorney with the registry. If you have not previously lodged this www.linkmarketservices.com.au document for notation, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
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We encourage you to receive all your shareholder communication via email. This communication method allows us to keep you informed without delay, is environmentally friendly and reduces print and mail costs.
www.linkmarketservices.com.au
Login to the Link website using the holding details as shown on the Proxy Form. Select ‘Communications’ and click the first button to receive all communications electronically and enter your email address. To use the online facility, securityholders will need their “Holder Identifier” (Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN) as shown on the front of the Proxy Form).
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.
CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES
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.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE.