HAVILAH RESOURCES NL ABN 39 077 435 520 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM PROXY FORM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Meeting Tuesday, 16 December 2014 Time of Meeting 10.00 am (CDST) Place of Meeting The Science Exchange, 55 Exchange Place, Adelaide, South Australia 1 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HAVILAH RESOURCES NL ABN 39 077 435 520 Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of members of Havilah Resources NL will be held at The Science Exchange, 55 Exchange Place, Adelaide, South Australia at 10:00 am (CDST) on Tuesday, 16 December 2014 for the purpose of transacting the following business. ORDINARY BUSINESS 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS To receive and consider the Financial Report of the Company and its controlled entities and the Reports of the Directors and the Auditor in respect of the year ended 31 July 2014. The Havilah Resources NL 2014 Annual Report is available at: http://www.havilah-resources.com.au/pdf/Havilah_Resources_NL-Annual_Report_2014.pdf Note: Except for as set out in Resolution One there is no requirement for shareholders to approve these reports. Accordingly no resolution will be put to shareholders on this item of business. 2. RESOLUTION ONE: REMUNERATION REPORT To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution: “That, for the purposes of Section 250 of the Corporations Act, the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 July 2014, as set out in the Directors Report in the 2014 Annual Report, be adopted.” Voting exclusion statement The Company will disregard any votes cast (in any capacity) on Resolution One by any Key Management Personnel, the details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report, and any Closely Related Party of such Key Management Personnel. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form, or it is cast by the person chairing the Meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, and the proxy form expressly authorises the Chairman to exercise the proxy even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel. 3. RESOLUTION TWO: ELECTION OF MR KEN WILLIAMS AS A DIRECTOR To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution: “That Mr Ken Williams being a director of the Company who retires in accordance with Article 80(1) of the Constitution of the Company and being eligible, offers himself for re-election, be elected as a director with immediate effect.” 4. RESOLUTION THREE: CONVERSION TO A PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES, ADOPTION OF A NEW CONSTITUTION AND CHANGE OF NAME To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as a special resolution: 2 "That: (a) For the purposes of sections 162, 163 and 164 of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, the Company be converted from a public no liability company to a company limited by shares; (b) Subject to and on and from obtaining the approval of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission of the Company’s application to change its status to a public company limited by shares: (i) For the purpose of section 136 of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, Havilah adopt as the constitution of the Company the constitution tabled at the Annual General Meeting and initialled by the Chairman at the Meeting for the purposes of identification, in substitution for and to the exclusion of the existing constitution of the Company which is repealed; and (ii) For the purpose of section 157 of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, the name of the Company be changed to Havilah Resources Limited.” DATED this 14 November 2014 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD Walter Richards Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary 3 NOTES: Definitions: Terms used in this Notice which are defined in the Explanatory Memorandum which is attached to and forms part of this Notice, have the meanings ascribed to them therein. Proxies: A member entitled to attend this Meeting and vote is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote for the member at the Meeting. A proxy need not be a member. If the member is entitled to cast 2 or more votes at the Meeting the member may appoint 2 proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If a member appoints 2 proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the member’s votes each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half of the votes. A form of proxy accompanies this Notice. The instrument appointing a proxy must be lodged, and any power of attorney or an office copy of a notarial certified copy thereof under which an attorney for a member appoints a proxy must be lodged, at the Share Registry of the Company, Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited, GPO Box 242, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 or received by Facsimile on 1800 783 447 (within Australia), or +61 3 9473 2555 (outside Australia), or at the Company’s registered office 31 Flemington Street, Glenside, South Australia, 5065, not less than forty eight (48) hours before the time appointed for the Meeting or adjourned Meeting. Corporate Representative Any corporate member of the Company who has appointed a person to act as its corporate representative at the Meeting should provide that person with a certificate or letter executed in accordance with the Corporations Act authorising him or her to act as that company’s representative. The authority may be sent to the Company and/or registry in advance of the Meeting or handed in at the Meeting when registering as a corporate representative. Voting Entitlement The Directors have determined pursuant to regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered as shareholders at 7 pm (CDST) as of 12 December 2014. 4 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM This Explanatory Memorandum forms part of a Notice convening the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held on 16 December 2014. This Explanatory Memorandum is to assist Shareholders in understanding the background to and the legal and other implications of the Notice and the reasons for the resolutions proposed. Both documents should be read in their entirety and in conjunction with each other. Certain terms used herein are defined in the Glossary at the end of this document. ITEM 1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS The Corporations Act requires the Financial Report (which includes the Financial Statements and Directors Declaration), the Directors Report and the Auditor’s Report to be put before the Annual General Meeting. There is no requirement either in the Corporations Act or in the Company’s Constitution for members to approve the Financial Report, the Directors Report or the Auditor’s Report. Members will have a reasonable opportunity at the meeting to ask questions and make comments on these Reports and on the business and operations of the Company. Members will also be given a reasonable opportunity to ask the auditor questions about the Auditor’s Report and the conduct of the audit of the Financial Report. RESOLUTION ONE: REMUNERATION REPORT The Remuneration Report, which details the Company’s policy on the remuneration of Non-Executive Directors, Executive Directors, and other Key Management Personnel, is set out within the Directors Report of the Company’s 2014 Annual Report. A reasonable opportunity will be provided for discussion of the Remuneration Report at the Meeting. Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act requires that a resolution to adopt the Remuneration Report be put to the vote of the Company. Shareholders should note that the vote on Resolution One is advisory only and, subject to the matters outlined below, will not bind the Company or the Directors. However, the Board will take the outcome of the vote into consideration when reviewing the Company’s remuneration policy. With effect from 1 August 2011 the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011 (Cth) amended the Corporations Act to prohibit a vote on this resolution being cast (in any capacity) by any Key Management Personnel, and any Closely Related Party of such Key Management Personnel, the details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report. However, a person described above may cast a vote on Resolution One if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either: (i) The person does so as a proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the proposed resolution; or (ii) The Chairman of the Meeting is appointed as proxy and the proxy form expressly authorises the Chairman to exercise the proxy even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel. Please note, in accordance with sections 250R(4) and 250R(5) of the Corporations Act, the Chairman will not vote any undirected proxies in relation to Resolution One unless the shareholder expressly authorises the Chairman to vote in accordance with the Chairman’s stated voting intentions. If the Chairman of the Meeting is your proxy (or becomes your proxy by default), by completing the attached proxy form, you will expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise your proxy on Resolution One even though it is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of Key Management Personnel for the Company, which includes the Chairman. Alternatively, if you appoint the Chairman as your proxy, you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Resolution One by marking the appropriate box on the proxy form. As a further alternative, Shareholders can nominate as their proxy for the purpose of Resolution One, a proxy who is not a member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel or any of their Closely Related Parties. That person would be permitted to vote undirected proxies. The Chairman intends to vote all available undirected proxies held by him in favour of Resolution One. 5 RESOLUTION TWO: ELECTION OF MR KEN WILLIAMS AS A DIRECTOR In accordance with the Listing Rules and Article 80(1) of the Company’s Constitution, Mr Ken Williams retires as a director of the Company. He is eligible for re-election. Mr Ken Williams offers himself for reelection as a director of the Company. Mr Ken Williams has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors since 11 November 2013. Mr Ken Williams has extensive experience in mining finance and has previously held roles in the treasury operations at Qantas Airways Limited and Normandy Mining Limited, before becoming Chief Financial Officer of Normandy, then Group Executive Finance and Business Manager at Newmont Australia Limited. Mr Ken Williams’ re-election and his role as Chairman will see Havilah continue to benefit from his broad corporate experience, especially in the mining industry. Directors Recommendation: Dr Chris Giles and Mr Paul Mertin recommend shareholders vote in favour of Resolution Two. RESOLUTION THREE: CONVERSION TO A PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES, ADOPTION OF A NEW CONSTITUTION AND CHANGE OF NAME Special Resolution: A special resolution must be passed by at least 75% of the votes cast on the resolution by shareholders entitled to vote on it. Change of status - conversion to a public company limited by shares Recommendation for change of status Your Directors recommend that Havilah change its status from a public no liability company to a public company limited by shares. Section 162 of the Corporations Act provides that, where all of the issued shares of a company are fully paid up, that company may change from a public no liability company to a public company limited by shares by passing a special resolution resolving to so change its status, subject to approval by ASIC. Conversion to a public company limited by shares will simplify the Company’s capital structure. Public companies limited by shares are the most common type of company listed on ASX. Your Directors believe that, in changing to a public company limited by shares, Havilah’s ability to raise capital and pursue its business development objectives will be enhanced as a result of having a capital structure that is more readily understood by potential investors and their advisers. Formerly the main advantage for a no liability company was the ability to issue shares at below par value. The concept of par value no longer exists and this advantage is no longer material. The proposed new constitution will also modernise the Company’s constitution, incorporating changes made to the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules since the existing constitution (formerly called the ‘Memorandum and Articles of Association’) was adopted in 1997. Differences between a no liability company and a company limited by shares The principal difference between a no liability company and a company limited by shares is that a shareholder of a no liability company has no obligation to pay calls on their shares, although their shares are liable to be forfeited if they do not do so. In contrast, a shareholder of a company limited by shares has a contractual obligation to pay any amount unpaid on their shares in the event of a call of the unpaid amount, and may be sued if they fail to pay such a call. Havilah does not have any partly paid shares on issue, and the matter of payment for partly paid shares would be of practical importance only if you accepted an offer by the Company of partly paid shares in the future. Current shareholders, all of whom hold fully paid shares, have no obligation to contribute further funds to the Company. If Havilah did offer partly paid shares for subscription the maximum liability of the holders of such shares would be the amount unpaid on the shares. The change from a no liability company to a company limited by shares will not affect the Company’s existing property, rights or obligations. 6 Procedure for changing company type The procedure for conversion of Havilah to a company limited by shares is set out in sections 162, 163 and 164 of the Corporations Act. The proposed conversion must be approved by shareholders by special resolution. A copy of the special resolution must be lodged with ASIC within 14 days after its passage. Notice of ASIC’s intention to alter the details of the Company’s registration must be included in ASIC’s database and published in the ASIC Gazette. Subject to an order of the Court or the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, ASIC must alter the details of the Company’s registration to reflect the change in the Company’s status to a public company limited by shares, one month after the gazette notice has been published. The change will not take effect until four weeks after notice of the change has been published in the ASIC Gazette. Change of Name The change of Havilah’s company type from a no liability company to a company limited by shares requires that Havilah change its name from Havilah Resources NL to Havilah Resources Limited. Pursuant to section 157 of the Corporations Act a company may change its name by a special resolution of shareholders. The Proposed New Constitution The proposed change of Havilah’s company type from a public no liability company to a public company limited by shares also requires the adoption of a new constitution suited to the altered status. A summary of the material differences between Havilah’s existing constitution and the proposed new constitution is set out below. As required by ASX Listing Rule 15.3, the proposed new constitution has been approved by ASX. A full copy of the proposed new constitution is available to shareholders free of charge, on request. You can obtain a copy of the new constitution: x At Havilah’s office at 31 Flemington Street, Glenside SA; x On the Company's website www.havilah-resources.com.au; x By calling the Company Secretary on (08) 8338 9292; or x By requesting a copy by email to [email protected]. Shareholders should review the terms of the proposed new constitution carefully and, if you have any doubts, seek the advice of your legal or financial adviser. Why a New Constitution? The proposed change of the status of Havilah from a no liability company to a company limited by shares is best served by a modern constitution best suited to a company limited by shares. In addition, the current constitution of the Company is over 17 years old and consequently is outdated in many respects, resulting in some constraints in and costs to the company that are unnecessary in today’s contemporary operating environment. Principal Aspects of the Proposed New Constitution The proposed new constitution is in a usual and standard form for a constitution of a modern public company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. It reflects changes to the Corporations Act and the Listing Rules of ASX Limited. Apart from ensuring the Company's constitution is up-to-date and complies with all statutory and regulatory requirements, the proposed new constitution has been drafted to provide optimal flexibility by ensuring so far as possible that it does not impose restrictions beyond those required by the Corporations Act or Listing Rules, including any future changes to the Corporations Act or ASX Listing Rules. Material Changes to the Current Constitution Most importantly, the proposed new constitution incorporates provisions reflecting Havilah’s proposed new status as a public company limited by shares. The proposed new constitution does not: x Grant any additional benefits to Directors or any other related parties without the approval of shareholders; x Affect the rights of any class of shareholders; or x Reduce any material rights or entitlements of shareholders. 7 The principal changes the new constitution will make to the current constitution are set out in the following table: Subject Difference Table of contents The proposed new constitution includes clause headings, and has a table of contents, to make provisions easier to find. Updated for changes in the law and listing rules The proposed new constitution reflects current provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 and the Listing Rules. It has also been drafted to accommodate any future amendments to the Corporations Act and Listing Rules. Objects of the Company The Corporations Act requires the constitution of a no liability company to state that the company’s sole objects are mining purposes. The proposed new constitution will not so limit Havilah’s activities. Par value The concept of par value no longer exists and so is not included in the proposed new constitution. Removal of Directors Under the existing constitution a Director is automatically removed if the Director becomes insolvent, of unsound mind or is absent without the consent of the Directors from Board meetings for a 6 month period. Under the proposed new constitution, a Director may be removed only by the shareholders in a General Meeting. The Corporations Act also provides details of when a Director is disqualified from being a Director. Declaration of dividends The proposed new constitution allows the Directors to declare dividends without confirmation by the Company in a General Meeting. Declaration of Directors’ Interests and Voting The proposed new constitution specifies more clearly circumstances in which a Director must declare their personal interests and vote on such matters consistent with the Corporations Act. Small holdings The provisions of the proposed new constitution do not specify a requirement for a minimum price for a sale of less than marketable share parcels where shareholders do not object to the sale, or require annual renewal of the relevant clause (clause 12). Officers indemnity Under the proposed new constitution, the Company will be required to indemnify officers for liabilities incurred as an officer of the Company only to the extent permitted by the Corporations Act (clause 63). Directors Recommendation: The Directors unanimously recommend Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution Three. 8 GLOSSARY ASIC means Australian Securities and Investments Commission. ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691). Board means the board of directors of the Company. Closely Related Party of a member of the Key Management Personnel means: (a) A spouse or child of the member; (b) A child of the member’s spouse; (c) A dependant of the member or of the member’s spouse; (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 Company; or (e) A company the member controls. Company or Havilah means Havilah Resources NL. Constitution means the constitution of the Company. Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Director means a director of the Company. Key Management Personnel 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). Listing Rules means the official listing rules of ASX. Meeting means the meeting of Shareholders convened by the Notice. Notice means the Notice of Annual General Meeting to which this Explanatory Memorandum is attached. Share means a fully paid ordinary share in Havilah. Shareholder means a holder of a Share. 9 This page has intentionally been left blank This page has intentionally been left blank Lodge your vote: By Mail: *S000001Q01* Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box 242 Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia T 000001 Alternatively you can fax your form to (within Australia) 1800 783 447 (outside Australia) +61 3 9473 2555 000 HAV MR SAM SAMPLE FLAT 123 123 SAMPLE STREET THE SAMPLE HILL SAMPLE ESTATE SAMPLEVILLE VIC 3030 For Intermediary Online subscribers only (custodians) www.intermediaryonline.com For all enquiries call: (within Australia) 1300 556 161 (outside Australia) +61 3 9415 4000 Proxy Form For your vote to be effective it must be received by 10:00am (CDST) on Sunday, 14 December 2014 How to Vote on Items of Business Signing Instructions All your securities will be voted in accordance with your directions. Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the securityholder must sign. Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders should sign. Power of Attorney: If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with the registry, 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 sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held. Delete titles as applicable. Appointment of Proxy Voting 100% of your holding: Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote or abstain as they choose (to the extent permitted by law). If you mark more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that item. Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the percentage or number of securities you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or boxes. The sum of the votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement or 100%. Appointing a second proxy: You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you appoint two proxies you must specify the percentage of votes or number of securities for each proxy, otherwise each proxy may exercise half of the votes. When appointing a second proxy write both names and the percentage of votes or number of securities for each in Step 1 overleaf. A proxy need not be a securityholder of the Company. Attending the Meeting Bring this form to assist registration. If a representative of a corporate securityholder or proxy is to attend the meeting you will need to provide the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” prior to admission. A form of the certificate may be obtained from Computershare or online at www.investorcentre.com under the help tab, "Printable Forms". Comments & Questions: If you have any comments or questions for the company, please write them on a separate sheet of paper and return with this form. Turn over to complete the form View your securityholder information, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: www.investorcentre.com Review your securityholding Update your securityholding Your secure access information is: SRN/HIN: I9999999999 PLEASE NOTE: For security reasons it is important that you keep your SRN/HIN confidential. Samples/000001/000001/i MR SAM SAMPLE FLAT 123 123 SAMPLE STREET THE SAMPLE HILL SAMPLE ESTATE SAMPLEVILLE VIC 3030 Change of address. If incorrect, mark this box and make the correction in the space to the left. Securityholders sponsored by a broker (reference number commences with ’X’) should advise your broker of any changes. Proxy Form STEP 1 I 9999999999 Please mark I ND to indicate your directions Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf XX I/We being a member/s of Havilah Resources NL hereby appoint PLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if the Chairman OR of the Meeting you have selected the Chairman of the Meeting. Do not insert your own name(s). or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the Meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of Havilah Resources NL to be held at The Science Exchange, 55 Exchange Place, Adelaide, South Australia on Tuesday, 16 December 2014 at 10:00am (CDST) and at any adjournment or postponement of that Meeting. Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions: Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on Item 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Item 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman. Important Note: If the Chairman of the Meeting is (or becomes) your proxy you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Item 1 by marking the appropriate box in step 2 below. NOTE: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your Items of Business PLEASE behalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority. STEP 2 r Fo ORDINARY BUSINESS 1. Remuneration Report 2. Election of Mr Ken Williams as a Director 3. Conversion to a public company limited by shares, adoption of a new constitution and change of name st in a Ag n ai st b A The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. In exceptional circumstances, the Chairman of the Meeting may change his/her voting intention on any resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made. SIGN Signature of Securityholder(s) Individual or Securityholder 1 Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary This section must be completed. Securityholder 2 Director Director/Company Secretary Contact Daytime Telephone Contact Name HAV Securityholder 3 999999A / Date /
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