PALADIN ENERGY PALADIN ENERGY LTD
ACN 061 681 098
Ref: 371525
25 November 2014
ASX Market Announcements
Australian Securities Exchange
20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
By Electronic Lodgement
Dear Sir/Madam
Appointment of Director - Mr Wendong Zhang
Following completion of the HOPU placement, the Board is pleased to advise that it has now appointed
Mr Wendong Zhang as a non-executive director of Paladin.
Mr Zhang joined HOPU in 2012 and is a Senior Managing Director, Head of International primarily focused on international cooperation and outbound investments. With 23 years of experience in financial services and international capital markets, Mr Zhang was among the first generation Chinese bankers on Wall Street working with Morgan Stanley, UBS and Citi across New York, Hong Kong and Beijing. He also co-founded two boutique investment advisory firms focusing on China opportunities. Mr Zhang has completed advisory, financing and investment transactions for local clients, and established relationships with leading players in various sectors including conventional energy, nuclear utilities and natural resources.
Between 1991 and 2000, Mr Zhang worked at Morgan Stanley and in 1992 he was transferred from New York to Hong Kong and became one of the first members of the firm's China investment banking team, with a primary focus and responsibility on international bond issuance by China's Ministry of Finance and major financial institutions, as well as advising global clients in China. In 1994, his focus expanded to include IPO and financing transactions for many large Chinese state owned enterprises. Between 2004 and 2006, he was co-Head of China investment banking for UBS and led the development and execution of more than $3bn of financing and advisory transactions in energy, natural resources and financial services. Between 2007 and 2008, Mr Zhang was responsible for deal origination and execution of China investment banking business at Citi, primarily focused on the private sector and completing more than $1bn of financing and advisory transactions in natural resources, energy, chemical and media.
Mr Zhang graduated from Dartmouth College in 1991 with a B.A. in Engineering and Economics. He is
45 years old.
Please find attached an Appendix 3X in relation to Mr Zhang's appointment.
Yours faithfully
Paladin Energy Ltd
Level 4, 502 Hay Street, Subiaco, Western Australia 6008 Postal: PO Box 201, Subiaco, Western Australia 6904
Tel: +61 (8) 9381 4366 Fax: +61 (8) 9381 4978 Email: paladin@paladinenergy.com.au Website: www.paladinenergy.com.au
Appendix 3X
Initial Director's Interest Notice
Appendix 3X Initial Director's Interest NoticeRule 3.19A.1
Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and
documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.
Introduced 30/9/2001.
Name of entity PALADIN ENERGY LTD ABN 47 061 681 098We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.
Name of Director | WENDONG ZHANG |
Date of appointment | 25 November 2014 |
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust
Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.
Number & class of securities120,000 fully paid shares
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.
11/3/2002 Appendix 3X Page 1
Appendix 3X
Initial Director's Interest Notice
Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holderIn the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust
Name of holder & nature of interest Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest.
Registered Holder
HSBC Bank Australia Limited, Sydney
Interest held Wendong Zhang 50% and
Ying Xia 50%
120,000 fully paid shares
Part 3 - Director's interests in contractsNote: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should
be disclosed in this part.
Detail of contract | Nil |
Nature of interest | Nil |
Name of registered holder (if issued securities) | Nil |
No. and class of securities to which interest relates | Nil |
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.
Ref: 371464
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