INDUSTREA LIMITED
Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory MemorandumTO BE HELD AT: Edinburgh Room Level 4
The Brisbane Club
241 Adelaide Street Brisbane Queensland 4000 at 11:30am (Brisbane Time)
on Monday 12 November 2012
NOTICE OF MEETING CONTENTS:
Chairman's Letter | 1 |
Notice of General Meeting | 2 |
Notes Regarding Proxies and Voting | 4 |
Explanatory Memorandum | 5 |
Glossary | 6 |
A proxy form is enclosed separately
The proxy form enclosed for use at the meeting must be completed and returned or, proxy instructions provided electronically, no later than 11:30am on Saturday 10 November 2012
Important
This document is important and requires your immediate attention. It should be read in its entirety. If you are in doubt as to the course you should follow, you should consult your legal, financial or other professional adviser immediately.
10 October 2012
Dear Shareholder,
I have pleasure in enclosing the Notice of Meeting for this year's Annual General Meeting of Industrea Limited, which is to be held on Monday, 12 November 2012 at the Brisbane Club, Edinburgh Room, Level 4, 241 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland. The time for the meeting is the later of 11:30am and conclusion of the meeting of shareholders to vote on the scheme of arrangement to effect the acquisition of Industrea by General Electric Company (GE). The Scheme Meeting will be held immediately prior to the AGM, and is scheduled to commence at
10am on the same day.
If you are able to attend, I would ask that you bring the notice of meeting and copy of your proxy form with you to the meeting. This will help with identification and ensure fast registration when you arrive.
If you are unable to attend the meeting but wish to vote on the resolutions to be considered at the meeting, you may appoint a proxy to act on your behalf.
You may register your proxy electronically at Industrea's share registry website www.investorvote.com.au. Alternatively, you may complete and return the Appointment of Proxy form included with the Notice of Meeting. The Proxy Form must be received, or proxy instructions provided electronically, by not later than 11.30am (Brisbane time) on Saturday, 10 November 2012.
You should note that if you appoint me as your proxy and do not direct me how to vote on the resolutions to be considered at the Meeting, you expressly authorise me to exercise your proxy in favour of all of the resolutions, including the resolution approving the remuneration report. If you appoint me as your proxy and want to direct me how to vote on one or more of the resolutions before the meeting, you should follow the instructions on the proxy form.
Annual Report
Shareholders are advised that the Annual Report is now available on the Company's website at www.industrea.com.au
For shareholders who have elected to receive a hard copy of the Annual Report a copy will be have already been provided prior to despatch of the notice of meeting.
We look forward to seeing you at the Annual General Meeting. Yours sincerely
Hon David P. Beddall
Chairman
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2012
Industrea Limited ACN 010 720 117
The Annual General Meeting of Industrea Limited will be held
at the Brisbane Club Edinburgh Room, Level 4, 241
Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000 on Monday 12
November 2012. The meeting will commence at the later of
11:30am Brisbane time and conclusion of the meeting of
shareholders to vote on the scheme of arrangement to effect
the acquisition of Industrea by General Electric Company
(GE). The business of the meeting is to consider
and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions.
Resolutions in Item 2 to Item 3 inclusive are proposed as
ordinary resolutions.
Ordinary business
Item 1 Accounts and Reports
Industrea financial statements and reports and shareholder
questions.
The shareholders of Industrea to receive and consider the
financial report, directors' report and auditors' report
for
Industrea and its controlled entities for the year ended 30
June 2012.
Industrea will take shareholders' questions and comments
about the management of the Company.
Item 2 Election of Director - Timothy Carl Netscher
Timothy Carl Netscher retires from office in accordance with
rule 65.2 of the Constitution of Industrea.
In accordance with the Constitution of Industrea, Timothy
Carl Netscher is eligible for re-election as a director
of
Industrea and has consented to continue to act as a director
if re-elected.
For the shareholders of Industrea to consider and, if thought
fit, pass the following resolution: "That Timothy Carl
Netscher be re-elected as a director of the Company."
Item 3 Adoption of Remuneration Report
To approve the Remuneration Report.
For the shareholders of Industrea to consider and, if thought
fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary
resolution:
"That the Remuneration Report of the Company (as included in
the Directors' Report) for the year ended
30 June 2012 be adopted by the Company."
This resolution is, in accordance with section 250R of the
Corporations Act, advisory only and will not bind the
directors or the Company. The Remuneration Report can be
found on pages 38-50 of the Company's Annual Report.
Industrea will take shareholders' questions and comments
about the remuneration report.
Voting Exclusion Statement
In accordance with the Corporations Act, the Company will
disregard any votes cast on Item 3 by Key Management
Personnel and any closely related party of any Key Management
Personnel as those terms are defined in section 9 of the
Corporations Act 2001. However, the Company need not
disregard a vote if:
(a) it is cast by a person who is appointed as a proxy by
writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on the
resolution; or
(b) it is cast by the Chair of the meeting and the
appointment of the Chair as proxy: (i) does not specify the
way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; and
(ii) expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy
even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly
with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management
Personnel of the company.
Other Business
To deal with any other business that may be brought forward
in accordance with the Constitution and the
Corporations Act.
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Explanatory Memorandum
The accompanying Explanatory Memorandum forms part of this
Notice of Annual General Meeting and should be read in
conjunction with it. A Glossary of terms used in this Notice
of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum is in
the Explanatory Memorandum.
By order of the Board
Phillip Hourigan
Company Secretary
NOTES REGARDING PROXIES AND VOTING
Appointing a proxy
A shareholder who is entitled to attend and vote can appoint
a proxy to attend and vote at the Meeting on their behalf. A
proxy need not be a shareholder of Industrea.
A shareholder entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint
two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes
each proxy is appointed to exercise. If proportions or
numbers are not specified, each proxy may exercise half the
available votes.
You may register your proxy electronically at Industrea's
share registry website www.investorvote.com.au or online by
visiting www.intermediaryonline.com and logging in using the
control number found on the front of your accompanying Proxy
Form. Intermediary Online subscribers
(Institutions/Custodians) may lodge their proxy instruction
online by visiting www.issueronline.com. Alternatively you
may complete and return the Proxy Form. If you require a
second Proxy Form, please contact Industrea's Share Registry
or you may copy the Proxy Form.
If you do not provide proxy instructions electronically,
Proxy Forms may be lodged by hand or by facsimile to the
following addresses:
By Mail:
Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited
GPO Box 242 Melbourne
Victoria 3001 Australia
By Fax:
Alternatively you can fax your form to: (within Australia)
1800 783 447 (outside Australia) +61 3 9473 2555
For an appointment of a proxy to be effective, the Proxy Form
must be received or proxy instructions provided
electronically, by not later than 11:30am, Brisbane time, on
Saturday, 10 November 2012.
Corporate Shareholders
Corporate shareholders wishing to appoint a representative to attend the meeting on their behalf must provide that person with a properly executed letter confirming that they are authorised to act as the company's representative. The authorisation may be effective either for this meeting only or for all meetings of Industrea.
Eligibility to vote at the meeting
For the purpose of regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001, Industrea has determined, for the purposes of voting entitlements at the meeting, that Industrea shares are taken to be held by those shareholders registered at 7:00pm Sydney time on Saturday, 10 November 2012. Accordingly, only those persons will be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting.
Registration
If you are attending the meeting, please bring your personalised Proxy Form with you. If you do not bring your form with you, you will still be able to attend the meeting, but on registration, representatives from the Company's Share Registry will need to verify your identity.
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How undirected proxies held by the Chairman of the meeting will be voted
If you appoint the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy and you do not specify in the proxy form the manner in which you wish the Chair to vote on the resolutions to be considered at the meeting, you will be deemed to have expressly authorised the Chair to vote in accordance with the voting intentions of the Chair to vote in favour of all resolutions. In particular, if you do not direct the Chair how to vote on the resolution in Item 3, you expressly authorise
the Chair to vote in favour of the resolution in Item 3 for the adoption of the remuneration report even though it is connected with the remuneration of a member of Key Management Personnel.
If you appoint the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy and
wish to direct the Chair how to vote on some or all of the
resolutions to be considered at the Meeting, you must
complete the directed proxy part of the Proxy Form (Step 2 on
the proxy form).
Industrea encourages all shareholders who submit proxies to
direct their proxy how to vote on each resolution.
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This Explanatory Memorandum (which is included in, and forms
part of, the Notice of Annual General Meeting) is provided to
Shareholders to explain the Resolutions to be put to
Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting and to assist
Shareholders to determine how they wish to vote on each
Resolution. The Annual General Meeting will be held at the
Brisbane Club Edinburgh Room, Level 4, 241 Adelaide Street,
Brisbane, Queensland 4000 on Monday
12 November 2012 at the later of 11:30am, Brisbane time and
conclusion of the meeting of shareholders to vote on the
scheme of arrangement proposed to effect the acquisition of
Industrea by General Electric Company (GE).
Item 1 Accounts and Reports
The Company will take shareholders' questions and comments about the management of Industrea. The auditor of Industrea will be available to take shareholders' questions and comments about the conduct of the audit and the preparation and content of the auditor's report. The financial report and other items referred to in Item 1 will be laid before the meeting in accordance with the Corporations Act.
Item 2 Election of Director - Timothy Carl Netscher
This resolution deals with the election of directors under
Industrea's Constitution and the ASX Listing Rules.
Timothy Carl Netscher is due to retire under the terms of the
Constitution and has been nominated for re-election to the
Board.
Industrea selects board members for their individual
qualities, relevant background in business and experience,
both local and global, experience with relevant stakeholder
groups and for the contribution they make to Industrea's
overall board composition. In considering overall board
composition, Industrea seeks to balance a variety of skills,
professional backgrounds, stakeholder experience and personal
attributes. It is important for Industrea to have committed
and appropriately selected directors for the successful
operation of its business and the creation of shareholder
value.
Recommendation
The Board, other than the candidate himself, unanimously recommends that shareholders vote in favour of Item 2.
Item 3 Adoption of Remuneration Report
Item 3 deals with the non-binding shareholders vote on the
Company's "Remuneration Report".
This resolution is a requirement of the Corporations Act,
with section 250R requiring that at each AGM a listed company
proposes a resolution that its Remuneration Report be
adopted.
The Remuneration Report is contained on pages 38 - 50 of the
Company's 2012 Annual Report and contains the
remuneration and other information disclosures required by
section 300A of the Corporations Act. Section 300A of the
Corporations Act requires specific information to be
disclosed in the Annual Report which includes but is not
limited to: discussion of board policy, financial statements
and summary of performance conditions. The disclosure
requirements stipulated in s 300A of the Corporations Act
have been complied with.
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GLOSSARY
In this Notice and Explanatory Memorandum:
ASX means the financial market operated by the Australian Securities Exchange;
ASX Listing Rules means the listing rules of the ASX;
Board means the board of Directors;
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);
Company or Industrea means Industrea Limited ACN 010 720 117
Constitution means the constitution of the Company'
Directors means the directors of the Company from time to time;
Explanatory Memorandum means the explanatory memorandum which accompanies, and is incorporated as part of, the Notice;
Key Management Personnel has the meaning as set out in the accounting standards and in the case of the
Company comprises the key management personnel as outlined in
the Remuneration Report contained on pages 38
- 50 of the Company's 2012 Annual Report;
Meeting means the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at the Brisbane Club Edinburgh Room, Level
4, 241 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000 on Monday 12 November 2012 at the later of 11:30am, Brisbane time and conclusion of the meeting of shareholders to vote on the scheme of arrangement to effect the acquisition of Industrea by General Electric Company (GE);
Proxy Form means the proxy form included with this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum;
Shareholders means holders of Shares; and
Shares means fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company.
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industrea
lndustrea Limited
ABN 22 01O 720 117
Lodge your vote:
Online:
www.inves torvo te.com.au
By Mail:
Computershare lnvestor Services Pty Limited
GPO Box 242 Melbourne
Victoria 3001 Australia
Alternatively you can fax your form to (within Australia) 1800 783 447 (outside Australia) +61 3 9473 2555
For lntermediary Online subscribers only
(custodians) www intermediaryonline com
Forali enquiries cali: (within Australia) 1300 552 270 (outside Australia) +61 3 9415 4000
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u For your vote to be effective it must be received by 11.30am (Brisbane time) Saturday 1O November 2012
How to Vote on ltems of Business
Ali your securities will be voted in accordance with your directions.
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. lf you do not mark a box your proxy may vote as they choose. lf 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 too proxies to attenei the
meeting and vote on a poli.lf 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.
Signing lnstructions for Postal Forms Individuai: Where the holding is in one name, the securityholder must sign.
Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, ali of
the securityholders should sign.
Power of Attomey: lf 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. lf the company (pursuant to section 204A
of the Corporations Acl2001) 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 piace to indicate the office held. Delete
titles
as applicable.
Attending the Meeting
Bring this form to assist registration. lf a representative of a corporale securityholder or proxy is to attenei the meeting you will need to provide the appropriate "Certificate of Appointment of Corporale Representative·prior to admission. A form of the certificate may be obtained from Computershare oronline at www.investorcentre.com under the information tab, "Downloadable Forms".
Comments & Questions: lf you have any comments or questions for the company, please write them on a separate sheet of paper and return with this form.
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1/We being a member/s of lndustrea Limited hereby appoint
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UPLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if you have selected the Chairman of the Meeting. Do noiinsert your own name(s).
or failing the individuai or body corporate named, or if no individuai 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 Generai Meeting of lndustrea Limited to be held at the Brisbane Club, Edinburgh Room, Level 4, 241 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland on Monday 12 November 2012 at the later of 11.30am (Brisbane time) and the conclusion of the Scheme Meeting and a t any adjournment or postponement of that Meeting
Chainnan authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions Where 1/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), 1/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on ltem 3 (Adoption of Remuneration Report) (except where 1/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though ltem 3 (Adoption of Remuneration Report) is connected direcijy or indirecijy with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman.
lmportant Note: lf 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 ltem 3 (Adoption of Remuneration Report) by marking the appropriate box in step 2 below.
u PLEASE NOTE: lf you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy noito vote on your behalf on a show of hands or a poli and your votes will noibe counted in computing the required majority.
ltem 2 Election ofDirector-Timothy Cari Netscher DDD
ltem 3 Adoption of Remuneration Report
The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote ali available proxies in favour of each item of business.
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