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COMMENTS<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

(c)<br />

be in any common form or any other form which the<br />

Board may approve;<br />

be signed or executed by or on behalf <strong>of</strong> the transferor;<br />

and<br />

if registration as holder <strong>of</strong> the Share imposes a liability<br />

on the transferee, be signed or executed by or on<br />

behalf <strong>of</strong> the transferee.<br />

30.5 Delivery to Company: An instrument transferring Securities<br />

issued by the Company shall be delivered to the Company or to<br />

the agent <strong>of</strong> the Company who maintains the Share Register or<br />

applicable Security register and the transferee shall provide such<br />

evidence as the Board or the agent reasonably requires to prove<br />

the title <strong>of</strong> the transferor to, or right <strong>of</strong> the transferor to transfer,<br />

the Securities.<br />

30.6 Board may refuse to register: Subject to section 84 <strong>of</strong> the Act<br />

(which imposes certain procedural requirements on a board), the<br />

Board may refuse to register a transfer <strong>of</strong> any Share if:<br />

(a) the transfer is prohibited by clause 30.3;<br />

(b)<br />

(c)<br />

(d)<br />

(e)<br />

(f)<br />

(g)<br />

(h)<br />

(i)<br />

(j)<br />

the transfer is prohibited by law;<br />

the Company has a lien on the Share;<br />

the transferor has any liability or obligation to the<br />

Company, whether solely or jointly with any other<br />

person, and whether or not the date for payment,<br />

fulfilment or discharge there<strong>of</strong> has arrived;<br />

the instrument <strong>of</strong> transfer is not accompanied by any<br />

evidence which the Board reasonably requires to prove<br />

the title <strong>of</strong> the transferor to, or right <strong>of</strong> the transferor to<br />

transfer, the Share and any other documentation<br />

required by the Board from time to time;<br />

the Board, in its absolute discretion, believes that the<br />

proposed transferee is either not a desirable person to<br />

become a Shareholder or that registration <strong>of</strong> the<br />

transfer would not be in the best interests <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Company;<br />

the instrument <strong>of</strong> transfer and any other documentation<br />

required has not been provided or has not been duly<br />

executed;<br />

the transferee has failed to comply with any request to<br />

identify the current or intended beneficial owner <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Share subject <strong>of</strong> the transfer;<br />

in the Board's opinion the transfer does not comply with<br />

any share trading policy adopted by the Board from<br />

time to time; or<br />

the transfer would cause the transferor to be in breach<br />

<strong>of</strong> any terms set under clause 3.4 or clause 5.2 or <strong>of</strong><br />

any Terms and Conditions applicable to the transferor,<br />

provided that the Board resolves to exercise its power pursuant to<br />

this clause within 30 Working Days after receipt <strong>of</strong> the relevant<br />

transfer and written notice <strong>of</strong> the resolution is sent to the<br />

transferor and to the transferee within five Working Days <strong>of</strong> the<br />

resolution being passed by the Board.<br />

PAGE 38<br />

<strong>Constitution</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fonterra</strong> Co-operative Group Limited

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