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Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Statement
The Annual General Meeting of
ARGO EXPLORATION LIMITED
ACN 120 917 535
Will be held at
9.00am (AEDT) on Friday 27th November 2015 At
Level 4, 100 Albert Road South Melbourne, Victoria 3205
This Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Statement should be read in its entirety. If shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their accountant, solicitor or other professional advisor without delay
ARGO EXPLORATION LIMITED
ACN 120 917 535
Registered office: Level 4, 100 Albert Road, South Melbourne, Victoria 3205
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of Members of Argo Exploration ('Argo' or the 'Company') will be held at the offices of Leydin Freyer, Level 4, 100 Albert Road, South Melbourne, Victoria, 3205 at 9.00am (AEDT) on Friday 27 November 2015.
AGENDA
The Explanatory Statement and proxy form which accompany and form part of this Notice, describe in more detail the matters to be considered. Please consider this Notice, the Explanatory Statement and the proxy form in their entirety.
ORDINARY BUSINESS
Receipt and Consideration of Accounts & Reports
To receive and consider the financial report of the Company and the related reports of the Directors (including the Remuneration Report) and auditors for the year ended 30 June 2015.
Note: Except for as set out in Resolution 1, there is no requirement for shareholders to approve these reports. Accordingly no resolution will be put to shareholders on this item of business.
Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
'That for the purpose of section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 and for all other purposes, the Remuneration Report (included in the Directors' report) for the financial year ended 30 June 2015 be adopted.'
Resolution 2: Re-election of Mr Justin Hondris as a Director of the Company
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
'That Mr Justin Hondris, who retires by rotation as a Director in accordance with the Constitution of the Company and being eligible for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.'
Resolution 3: Ratification of Prior Issue of Shares
To consider, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
'That for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4, and for all other purposes, shareholders approve and confirm the issue and allotment on or about 24 April 2015 of 6,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company to sophisticated and professional investors to fund working capital and ongoing projects on the basis set out in the Explanatory Statement.'
By order of the Board
Melanie Leydin Company Secretary Melbourne
13 October 2015
Notes
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Entire Notice: The details of the resolution contained in the Explanatory Notes accompanying this Notice of Meeting should be read together with, and form part of, this Notice of Meeting.
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Voting: The Company has determined that for the purposes of the Annual General Meeting, shares will be taken to be held by the persons who are registered as holding the shares at 7pm on the day 48 hours before the date of the Annual General Meeting will be taken, for the purposes of the Meeting, to be held by the persons who held them at that time. Only those persons will be entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting and transfers registered after that time will be disregarded in determining entitlements to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting.
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Voting Exclusion Statement: Resolution 1
The Company will disregard any votes cast on this resolution (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a member of the Key Management Personnel (being those persons described as such in the Remuneration Report) or a closely related party of such a member unless the vote cast as proxy for a person entitled to vote in accordance with a direction on the proxy form.
Any undirected proxies held by Directors or other Key Management Personnel or their closely related parties for the purposes of Resolution 1 (excluding the Chairman) will not be voted on Resolution 1. Accordingly, if you intend to appoint a member of Key Management Personnel as your proxy, please ensure that you direct them how to vote. The Chairman will vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 1.
Resolution 3
The Company will disregard any votes cast on this resolution by any person who participated in the issue and any associates of those persons.
However the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a 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, in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Receipt and consideration of Accounts & Reports
A copy of the Annual Report for the financial year ending 30 June 2015 (which incorporates the Company's financial report, reports of the Directors (including the Remuneration Report) and the auditor's report) is not enclosed as there is no longer a requirement for the Company to incur the printing and distribution cost associated with doing so for all shareholders. You may obtain a copy free of charge in hard copy form by contacting the Company by phone at (03) 9692 7222, and you may request that this occurs on a standing basis for future years. Alternatively you may access the annual report at the Company's website: www.argoexploration.com.au or via the Companies announcement platform on ASX. Except for as set out in Resolution 1, no resolution is required on these reports.
Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report
Section 250R(3) of the Corporations Act requires that a resolution to adopt the remuneration report must be put to the vote at the Annual General Meeting. The vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
The Remuneration Report is set out in the Directors' Report in the Company's 2015 Annual Report. The Remuneration Report sets out the Company's remuneration arrangements for the Directors and senior management of the Company.
In accordance with Section 250SA of the Corporations Act 2001, Shareholders will be provided with a reasonable opportunity to ask questions concerning, or make comments on, the remuneration report at the Annual General Meeting.
The Corporations Act requires the Company to put a resolution to Shareholders that the In accordance with Division 9 of Part 2G.2 of the Corporations Act, if twenty five (25%) per cent or more of votes that are cast are voted against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at two consecutive Annual General Meetings, Shareholders will be required to vote at the second of those Annual General Meetings on a resolution (a 'spill resolution') that another meeting be held within 90 days at which all of the Company's Directors (other than the Managing Director) must go up for re-election.
It is noted that at the Company's last Annual General Meeting, the votes cast against the remuneration report represented less than twenty five (25%) per cent of the total votes cast and accordingly, a spill resolution will not under any circumstances be required for the Annual General Meeting.
The Directors will consider the outcome of the vote and comments made by Shareholders on the Remuneration Report at the Meeting when reviewing the Company's remuneration policies.
Directors Recommendation
The Directors encourages all eligible Shareholders to cast their votes in favour of Resolution 1 (Remuneration Report).
Voting Exclusions
The Company will disregard any votes cast on this resolution (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a member of the Key Management Personnel (being those persons described as such in the Remuneration Report) or a closely related party of such a member unless the vote cast as proxy for a person entitled to vote in accordance with a direction on the proxy form.
Any undirected proxies held by Directors or other Key Management Personnel or their closely related parties for the purposes of Resolution 1 (excluding the Chairman) will not be voted on Resolution 1. Accordingly, if you intend to appoint a member of Key Management Personnel as your proxy, please ensure that you direct them how to vote. The Chairman will vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution