Dear Fellow Member,
North Melbourne Football Club – Meeting of Shareholders & Members
I am delighted to invite you to meetings of the shareholders and members of the North Melbourne Football Club to be held on Wednesday, 29 October 2008 at 6.30pm (AEST) in the Victory Room – Telstra Dome, Melbourne.
Voter registration will commence from 5.45 pm.
I have written to you on a number of occasions over the past few months outlining your Board’s proposal to change the legal structure of the Club to remove the Club’s share capital structure.
The enclosed documents set out the resolutions that you are asked to pass to simplify our structure. Further details also examine what the new structure will mean for you – our members.
As the Club currently has members, A Class Shareholders and B Class Shareholders, the restructure proposal will impact on each group differently. Accordingly, we need to obtain the approval of each of the separate groups (or classes) affected by the restructure.
We propose that the resolutions will be considered and debated concurrently, so that all shareholders and members that wish to attend and vote will meet at the same time and place.
Depending upon whether you are a member, A Class Shareholder, B Class Shareholder or proposed Patron, you will receive notices to attend the meetings relevant to your group and a proxy form. Because the proposal will treat each of these groups differently, even though you fall into one or more of these groups, you may only be entitled to vote at some of the meetings. You should refer to the notice(s) of meeting that you receive regarding your voting entitlements.
You will also note that the amendments proposed to our Club constitution (or rules) that you will also be asked to vote on remove all of the provisions relating to the Club’s share capital and propose a moratorium on Board elections until the 2010 AGM. The Board has proposed this moratorium on the basis that your current Board be given time to lead the Club through the very important development of Arden Street and the next phase of building the playing list without the instability of elections and potential changes in Board members for 2 years. After that time, the current Board members will progressively come up for election between 2010 and 2012.
The Board believes that the proposal to restructure the Club is in the best interests of the Club, its members and shareholders.
I hope that you are able to join us at the meeting and take advantage of the opportunity to vote on this very important issue. Please contact 1300 363 231 to register your intention to attend the meeting. Please note that registration is not compulsory but will assist us with the management of the meeting.
If you are not able to attend the meeting in person, please complete the enclosed proxy form and return it to us (in person or by mail or fax).
Thank you for your continued support for this great Club. Your Board looks forward to working on your behalf to make its future even brighter.
Yours sincerely,
James Brayshaw
Chairman
Download Notices for Members
Download Notices for A Class Shareholders
Download Notices for B Class Shareholders
Download Notices for A and B Class Shareholders
Download Notices for Proposed Patrons
Download proxy form
Download amendments to constitution
Due to the high volume of Proxy forms being faxed back to the Returning Officer, some members are experiencing delays faxing through their completed form.
We ask that you please be patient and continue to try or alternatively send your Proxy Form back to:
The Returning Officer
GPO
VIC 3001
