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KONTIKI
GROWTH FUND
Notice of Annual General Meeting
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Notice is hereby given that the 10 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Kontiki Growth
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Fund will be held at Tower 11, Reserve Bank of Fiji on the 27 of May, 2015 commencing at 10am for
the purpose of transacting the following business;
Explanatory Notes containing information in relation to each of the following resolutions accompanies
the Notice of Meeting.
Agenda
General Business:
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Minutes of the Previous Meetings held on 20 May, 2014.
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To receive, consider and adopt the Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting held on 20 May
2014 as correct record of the Meeting.
Ordinary Business:
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Item 1 Adoption of Financial Statements for year ended 31 December 2014.
To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Financial Position and Comprehensive Income Statement
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and the reports of the Directors and Auditors, for the year ended 31 December 2014.
Item 2 Election of Directors
To consider and if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:
(a) Hari Pujna retires by rotation in accordance with Article 107 of Articles of Association of the
Company’s Constitution, and being eligible offers himself for re -appointment as a Director of
the Company
(b) Erik Larson retires by rotation in accordance with Article 107 of Articles of Association of the
Company’s Constitution, and being eligible offers himself for re -appointment as a Director of
the Company
Item 3 Appointment of Auditors
The Board proposes that Messrs Ernst & Young be appointed auditors of the company for 2015 and
that the Board be authorized to fix their remuneration.
Other Business:
Any other business brought up in conformity with the Articles of Association of the company.
By order of the Board of Directors.
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Siale Yee
Company Secretary
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6 May 2015
Explanatory Notes
This Explanatory Note is intended to provide shareholders with sufficient information to assess the
merits of the resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting.
The Directors recommend Shareholders read this Explanatory Memorandum in full before making any
decision in relation to the Resolutions.
The following information should be noted in respect of the various matters contained in the Notice of
Meeting.
Item 1 Adoption of Financial Statements
The Audited Financial Position and Comprehensive Income Statement and the reports of the
Directors and Auditors included in the 2014 Annual Report is for the shareholders to read prior to the
meeting.
As stipulated in the Articles of Association of the company, it is a requirement that the shareholders
present at the AGM receive and adopt the Audited Financial Position and Comprehensive Income
Statement and the reports of the Directors and Auditors of the company.
The Chairman of the meeting will allow a reasonable opportunity for shareholders to ask relevant
questions about, or make comments on these reports. Shareholders will be given a reasonable
opportunity to ask the company/auditor questions about the conduct of the audit and the content of
the Directors’/Auditor’s Report. Questions that cannot be answered at the AGM needs to be
addressed through a market announcement by the company within a reasonable timeframe.
Item 2 Election of Directors
The Board proposes that Mr. Hari Punja and Mr. Erik Larson be appointed as directors of the
Company. The Board considers that each nominee possesses attributes necessary for the
development of the Company.
(a) Mr. Hari Punja
Mr. Punja is a very well-known and highly-respected business leader and is the founder and
Chairman of the FMF Group Limited. He has been a director of Kontiki Growth Fund since its
inception and listing on the SPSE. Mr. Punja holds a 5.49% interest in KGF.
(b) Mr. Erik Larson
Mr. Larson joined Kontiki Growth Fund as an Independent Director in 2012. He is an
associate professor of Sociology and co-director of Macalester’s Legal Studies Program at
the University of Minnesota, USA. He is an active investor in Fiji and brings extensive
knowledge and experience to the board.
Item 3 Appointment of Auditors
The Board proposes that Messrs Ernst & Young be appointed auditors of the Company for 2015 and
that the Board be authorized to fix their remuneration.
Pursuant to Section 162 of the Companies Act, every company shall, at each annual general meeting,
appoint auditor or auditors to hold office from the conclusion of that, until the conclusion of the next,
annual general meeting. The section also stipulates that the remuneration of the auditors may be
fixed by the directors of the company upon approval from shareholders in a general meeting.
Proxies
If you are unable to attend and vote at the meeting and wish to appoint a person who is attending as
your proxy, please complete the enclosed form of proxy. This form must be received by the company
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by 25 May 2015 (48 hours prior to AGM). Proxy forms received later than this time will be invalid. A
member entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint a proxy. A proxy need not be a member of
the company.
The completed form of proxy may be:
1. Mailed to G.P.O Box 17904, Suva, or
2. Faxed to +679 330 7241
Form of Proxy
Kontiki Growth Fund
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
I/we________________________________________________________________________
of__________________________________________________________________________
being a member/members of Kontiki Growth Fund Limited hereby appoint
___________________________________________________________________________
of_________________________________________________________________________;
or failing this, ________________________________________________________________
of__________________________________________________________________________
or failing this the Chairman of the meeting has my/our proxy to vote on my/our behalf at the 10
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Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at Tower 11, Reserve Bank of Fiji, Suva, on
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the 27 day of May 2015 at 10am and at any adjournment thereof.
As witness to my/our hand(s) this ____________________day of___________________2015
at_________________________________________________________________________.
Signature of member(s)
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Name of member(s)
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Common
Seal)
Signed in my (Affix
presence
by the
said person who is known to me,
Signature of witness
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Voting on Business at the General Meeting
Resolution
For
Against
Abstain
To adopt the Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting held on
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20 May 2014 as correct record of the Meeting.
To adopt the Audited Financial Position and Comprehensive Income
Statement and the reports of the Directors and Auditors, for the year
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ended 31 December 2014.
Re-election of Mr. Hari Punja
Re-election of Mr. Erik Larson
Appointment of auditors of the company for 2015 and that the Board
be authorized to fix their remuneration.
Any other business in conformity with Articles of Association
Please note: If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not
to vote on that Resolution on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not to be counted in
computing the required majority on a poll. A member may direct a proxy how to vote by marking one
of the boxes opposite each item of business. Where a box is not marked the proxy may vote as they
choose. Where more than one box is marked on an item the vote will be invalid on that item.