ORDINARY BUSINESS
Resolution 1
Financial Report
This item of business relates to the
receipt and adoption of the Company’s Financial Report for the year ended
30 June 2007.
Resolution 2
Election of Director - Mr R J Soper
Mr Raymond J Soper was originally
appointed a Director of the Company in 1987. The qualifications and
experience of Directors are set out in the Directors’ Report in the Annual
Report. Under the Company’s Constitution, Mr Soper retires by rotation, and
being eligible, wishes to stand for re-election.
Resolution 3
Adoption of the Remuneration Report
The Remuneration Report is required to
be considered for adoption in accordance with the Corporations Act. The
Remuneration Report is contained in the Directors’ Report (page 15 of the
Annual Report). The vote on this resolution is advisory only and
non-binding. The resolution gives the members the opportunity to ask
questions or make comments concerning the Remuneration Report during the
meeting.
Resolution 4
Non-executive Directors’ Remuneration
In accordance with Australian
Securities Exchange Listing Rule 10.17 and Clause 72 of the Company’s
Constitution any proposed increase in the maximum aggregate amount of
cash-based remuneration payable to Non-executive Directors of the Company
must be approved by Ordinary Resolution of the Company in general meeting.
The current maximum aggregate amount
of $35,000 per annum was set in 1987, the year the Company was incorporated.
This amount includes base fees and Superannuation Guarantee Contributions
made by the Company in relation to the Non-executive Directors.
The purpose of the resolution is to
approve an increase in the maximum aggregate amount of remuneration which
may be paid to the Non-executive Directors by $65,000 from $35,000 per annum
to a maximum aggregate of $100,000 per annum.
The proposed increase in the maximum
aggregate amount of remuneration for the Non-executive Directors will allow
the Company to pay Non-executive Directors base fees, Board Committee fees
and Superannuation Guarantee Contributions if applicable (currently 9% per
annum) to the Non-executive Directors and will allow for an expansion in the
number of Directors. The current level of Non-executive Directors' fees is
$11,000 per annum.
In addition to these fees, the
Non-executive Directors are eligible to participate in the Employee Share
Option Plan. The maximum aggregate amount of remuneration does not include
the value of any options which may be granted to Non-executive Directors
under the Employee Share Option Plan.