SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS POLICY
1. PURPOSE
1.1 The purpose of this policy is to promote effective communication with shareholders and encourage effective participation at General Meetings.
1.2 It is the responsibility of the Company Secretary to ensure that:
- Materials detailed in this policy are available on the Adtrans Group Ltd. (ADG) website within a reasonable timeframe
- Shareholder communications are distributed to shareholders in accordance with the Corporations Act & Listing Rules of ASX
- The Shareholder Communications Policy is updated and maintained as required
1.3 The following methods of communication will be available to shareholders:
- Telephone
- Mail
- E-mail
- Facsimile
- ADG website
2. ASX ANNOUNCEMENTS
2.1 ADG makes announcements to the ASX in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules.
2.2 All announcements made to the ASX are available to shareholders:
- In the Investor section of the ADG website
- In the Company Announcements section of the ASX website
3. SHARE REGISTRY
3.1 For all share-related enquiries, shareholders should contact Computershare Investor Service Pty Ltd as follows:
Level 5
115 Grenfell Street
Adelaide 5000
G P O Box 1903
Adelaide S A 5001
Telephone: 1300 556 161
Facsimile: (08) 8236 2305
www.computershare.com.au
E-mail -
web.queries@computershare.com.au
4. CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDER DETAILS
4.1 If shareholders wish to amend any of their details, they can either complete the appropriate form via www.computershare.com.au or telephone the Registry on 1300 556 161
5. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
5.1 ADG holds its Annual General Meeting in Adelaide in October each year.
5.2 The date, time and location of the Annual General Meeting will be detailed in the Notice of Annual General Meeting.
5.3 The Notice of Meeting will be distributed to all shareholders prior to the Annual General Meeting pursuant to the timeframe set by the Corporations Act.
5.4 The full text of the Notice of Meeting will also be available on the ADG website.
5.5 A proxy form allowing shareholders to appoint a proxy in the event they cannot attend the Annual General Meeting will accompany the Notice of Meeting distributed to all shareholders.
5.6 At the Annual General Meeting, shareholders can ask questions about or comment on the management and/or the conduct of the audit and preparation of the auditor’s report.
5.7 The external auditors will be present at the Annual General Meeting.
5.8 The Chairman’s Address will be announced to the ASX just prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting. It will be available to shareholders in the same manner as other ASX Announcements.
6. HALF-YEAR AND FULL-YEAR RESULTS
6.1 The financial results for the half-year ended 31 December are reported in February each year.
6.2 The financial results for the full-year ended 30 June are reported in August each year.
6.3 As the half-year and full-year results are announced to the ASX pursuant to the Listing Rules, they will be available to shareholders in the same manner as other ASX Announcements.
7. ANNUAL REPORT
7.1 Unless shareholders have advised the Share Registry otherwise, the Annual Report will be available on the Company website www.adtrans.com.au. Annual Reports will be sent to shareholders who
request a hard copy.