Alinta Limited (ABN 11 119 985 590), in the matter of Alinta Limited (ABN 11 119 985 590) No 2 [2007] FCA 1378

Alinta Limited (ABN 11 119 985 590), in the matter of Alinta Limited (ABN 11 119 985 590) No 2 [2007] FCA 1378

It is appropriate for the Company to notify those members who have elected to receive electronic notification of meetings convened by the Court in that manner, as permitted by the company constitution and enabled by legislative provisions.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 July 2007
Procedural Posture
Corporate Scheme of Arrangement / Interlocutory Orders Regarding Notice and Proxy Procedures
Outcome
Orders granted varying previous directions on notification and proxy procedures for shareholders who elected electronic notice.
Legal Topics
['schemes of Arrangement' 'electronic Communications' 'shareholder Meetings']
['corporations Law'] ['schemes of Arrangement' 'electronic Communications' 'shareholder Meetings']

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Procedural Posture

Corporate Scheme of Arrangement / Interlocutory Orders Regarding Notice and Proxy Procedures

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether notification of court convened meetings to shareholders can be validly made electronically rather than by physical mail' 'Whether Court can vary previous orders regarding dispatch of documents to shareholders who have elected electronic notice']

Ratio Decidendi

It is appropriate for the Company to notify those members who have elected to receive electronic notification of meetings convened by the Court in that manner, as permitted by the company constitution and enabled by legislative provisions.

Court Disposition

Orders granted varying previous directions on notification and proxy procedures for shareholders who elected electronic notice.

Orders

  • ['A document in the form of Exhibit 1 may be despatched via email to shareholders who nominated an electronic address by 16 July 2007.' 'It is not necessary to send the Booklet by post or airmail to those shareholders who received it electronically as above.' 'The document referred to in paragraph 5(c) of the orders...