Meinl European Land Limited Form of Proxy - KA1
Meinl European Land Limited Form of Proxy - KA1
Meinl European Land Limited Form of Proxy - KA1
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<strong>Meinl</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Limited</strong><br />
(Registered Number 70371)<br />
<strong>Form</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Proxy</strong><br />
For use by Certificate Holders only.<br />
This form is only valid if all applicable sections are completed in full and the form is signed by you, the certificate holder (“you”), your account holding<br />
bank and Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft (“OeKB”). You will not be permitted to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting (as<br />
defined below) unless your completed proxy form has been (a) signed by you and submitted for signature to your account holding bank by 10:00 a.m.<br />
(Jersey time) on 8 July 2008, (b) signed by your account holding bank, (c) submitted by facsimile transmission to, and received by, OeKB (at fax no.<br />
+43 1 53127 4475), bearing the signatures described in the foregoing (a) and (b), by 10:00 a.m. (Jersey time) on 10 July 2008 and (d) received by<br />
<strong>Meinl</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Limited</strong> (the “Company”) from OeKB by 10.00 a.m. (Jersey time) on 14 July 2008.<br />
GENERAL INFORMATION<br />
Please complete the following in BLOCK CAPITALS:<br />
Mr, Mrs, Ms or Title................ Forenames (in full) ....................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Surname ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Company.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Address (in full)............................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
City............................................................................. Country.............................................................................. Post code ...................................................<br />
(2) Jointholder ................................................................................................... (3) Jointholder .................................................................................................<br />
(3) Jointholder ................................................................................................... (4) Jointholder .................................................................................................<br />
■ I/We plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting.<br />
■ I/We do not plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting.<br />
In the case <strong>of</strong> a corporation, this form must be signed under its common seal or be signed on its behalf by an attorney or <strong>of</strong>ficer duly authorised, stating<br />
their capacity (e.g. director, secretary).<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Certificates held/to be blocked from trading:......................................................................................................................................................<br />
Signature† ........................................................................................................ Date .........................................................................................................2008<br />
If you would like a copy <strong>of</strong> your authorised proxy form to be returned to you by fax or e-mail rather than post, please enter the details here:<br />
Fax / e-mail:..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
PROXY INFORMATION<br />
Please complete the following if you do NOT plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting. If (a) you do NOT plan to attend the Extraordinary General<br />
Meeting or (b) you failed to indicate above whether you plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting, and in either case you do not fill in the name <strong>of</strong> a<br />
person below, the Chairperson <strong>of</strong> the meeting will be appointed as your proxy.<br />
I/We, the certificate holder/holders <strong>of</strong> <strong>Meinl</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Limited</strong> (the “Company”) indicated above, hereby appoint the following person:<br />
......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
or, failing him/her, the Chairperson <strong>of</strong> the meeting to act as my/our proxy and, on a poll, to vote in my/our name(s) and on my/our behalf at the<br />
Extraordinary General Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Company to be held at 10.00 a.m. (Jersey time) on 16 July 2008 (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) and at any<br />
adjournment there<strong>of</strong>.<br />
I/We would like my/our proxy to vote on the resolutions proposed at the meeting as indicated on this form with an “X” as follows.<br />
For Against Vote<br />
Withheld<br />
1. To change the name <strong>of</strong> the Company, to adopt the Amended Articles, to convert the shares <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Company to no par value shares, to adopt the Interim Memorandum, to convert the shares <strong>of</strong> the company<br />
to par value shares and adopt the New Memorandum and Articles, and to increase the authorised share<br />
capital <strong>of</strong> the Company<br />
2. To approve the repurchase <strong>of</strong> 150,000,000 ordinary shares <strong>of</strong> the Company <strong>of</strong> €5.00 each in the capital<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Company that are partly paid up as to €0.01 each and to approve the Tshela Repurchase Agreement<br />
3. To approve the repurchase <strong>of</strong> the shares <strong>of</strong> the Company represented by the 88,815,000 Certificates<br />
currently held for the benefit <strong>of</strong> the Company by Somal and to approve the Somal Repurchase<br />
Agreement<br />
4. To approve the transaction contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement and described in the<br />
Circular<br />
EGM<br />
If you wish to abstain from voting on any resolution on which a poll is taken please insert an “X” in the box marked “Vote Withheld”. It should be noted<br />
that a vote withheld is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation <strong>of</strong> the proportion <strong>of</strong> votes “For” or “Against” a resolution.<br />
Unless otherwise instructed the proxy may vote as he or she sees fit or abstain in relation to any business <strong>of</strong> the meeting (including, but not limited to, on<br />
a motion to amend a resolution, to propose a new resolution or to adjourn the meeting).<br />
FOR USE OF ACCOUNT HOLDING BANK ONLY †<br />
5. To appoint Chaim Katzman, Michael Bar Haim, Joseph Azrack, Shanti Sen, Peter Linneman, Thomas<br />
William Wernink and Rachel Lavine as directors <strong>of</strong> the Company, to accept the resignations <strong>of</strong> each <strong>of</strong><br />
Georg Kucian, Heinrich Schwägler and Karel Römer (together the “Retiring Directors”) as directors <strong>of</strong><br />
the Company and to approve the terms <strong>of</strong> resignation and continued indemnification by the Company <strong>of</strong><br />
the Retiring Directors<br />
We hereby confirm that<br />
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Certificates<br />
(please insert as number and words)<br />
standing to the credit <strong>of</strong> the account <strong>of</strong> the above named certificate holder have been blocked and will remain blocked until the conclusion <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Extraordinary General Meeting.<br />
We further confirm the accuracy <strong>of</strong> the holder’s name, address and number <strong>of</strong> certificates held.<br />
Bank: ................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Address: ................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Authorised person: ................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Signature: ........................................................................................................................................... Date:..................................................2008<br />
FOR USE OF OeKB ONLY † Reference no. _____________________________<br />
We hereby authorise the above named certificate holder or his/her proxy to vote a number <strong>of</strong> shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting equal to the<br />
number <strong>of</strong> certificates as indicated and confirmed above by the account holding bank to be blocked until the conclusion <strong>of</strong> the Extraordinary General<br />
Meeting. In giving such authorisation we are relying on the correctness <strong>of</strong> the information provided by the certificate holder and account holding bank.<br />
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft<br />
Authorised persons: ................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Signatures:................................................................................................................. Date:........................................................................... 2008<br />
† mandatory section; proxy valid only when this section is completed and signed.<br />
You will not be permitted to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting unless your completed proxy form has been signed by you, the account<br />
holding bank and OeKB.
Notes:<br />
1. Please insert the full name(s) and address(es) <strong>of</strong> the first or sole holder in BLOCK CAPITALS. In the case <strong>of</strong> joint holders, the names <strong>of</strong> all the joint<br />
holders should be stated on this <strong>Form</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Proxy</strong>.<br />
2. If you do NOT plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and you wish to appoint as a proxy a person other than the Chairperson <strong>of</strong> the meeting,<br />
please insert the name <strong>of</strong> the proxy preferred in the space provided. The person to whom this proxy is given need not be a shareholder or certificate<br />
holder <strong>of</strong> the Company but must attend the meeting in person to represent you. If (a) you do NOT plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting or<br />
(b) you failed to indicate above whether you plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and in either case no name is entered, the return <strong>of</strong> this<br />
<strong>Form</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Proxy</strong> duly signed will authorise the Chairman <strong>of</strong> the meeting to act as your proxy.<br />
3. The completion and return <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Form</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Proxy</strong> will not prevent you from attending in person and voting at the meeting should you subsequently decide<br />
to do so.<br />
4. If you do NOT plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and you wish your proxy to cast all <strong>of</strong> your votes for or against a resolution, you should<br />
insert an “X” in the appropriate box. If you do NOT plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and you wish your proxy to cast only certain votes<br />
for and certain votes against, insert the relevant number <strong>of</strong> certificates in the appropriate box. In the absence <strong>of</strong> instructions, your proxy may vote or<br />
abstain from voting as he or she thinks fit on the specified resolutions and, unless instructed otherwise, may also vote or abstain from voting as he or<br />
she thinks fit on any other business (including on a motion to amend a resolution, to propose a new resolution or to adjourn the meeting) which may<br />
properly come before the meeting. If instruction is given to abstain from voting in respect <strong>of</strong> any resolution, this instruction will be deemed to be neither<br />
a vote for or against the resolution.<br />
5. Any alteration made to this <strong>Form</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Proxy</strong> should be initialed by the person who signs it.<br />
6. In the case <strong>of</strong> joint holders <strong>of</strong> any certificate, such persons shall not have the right <strong>of</strong> voting individually in respect <strong>of</strong> such certificate but shall elect on<br />
their number to represent them and to vote whether in person or by proxy in their name. In default <strong>of</strong> such election, the person whose name appears first<br />
in order on the this form above in respect <strong>of</strong> such certificate shall be the only person entitled to vote in respect there<strong>of</strong>.<br />
7. To be valid, this <strong>Form</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Proxy</strong> (together with any power <strong>of</strong> attorney or other authority under which it is signed or a copy <strong>of</strong> such authority certified<br />
notarially) must be (a) signed by you and submitted for signature to your account holding bank by 10:00 a.m. (Jersey time) on 8 July 2008, (b) signed<br />
by your account holding bank, (c) submitted by facsimile transmission to, and received by, OeKB (at fax no. +43 1 53127 4475), bearing the<br />
signatures described in the foregoing (a) and (b), by 10:00 a.m. (Jersey time) on 10 July 2008 and (d) received by the Company from OeKB by<br />
10.00 a.m. (Jersey time) on 14 July 2008.<br />
8. When you have completed this form, sign it and take it to your account holding bank by the deadline specified in note 7 above. Instruct your account<br />
holding bank to sign it and forward it to OeKB without delay.<br />
9. A copy <strong>of</strong> your authorised proxy form will be returned to you by post unless you have requested that it be returned by fax or e-mail.<br />
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