111.asx iaw dec 16 2010 15.00 share trading policy
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Issued By: Company Secretary Issue Date: 16 December 2010
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SHARETRADINGPOLICY
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CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
SHARETRADING
POLICY
Issued By: Company Secretary Issue Date: 16 December 2010
Scheduled
Review:
16 December 2012 Policy Owner: ILH Board
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Contents
1 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 2
2 Definitions................................................................................................................................ 4
3 LawofInsiderTrading.............................................................................................................. 5
4
Misuseof
Position
and/or
Information
...................................................................................
7
5 ConfidentialityofInformation................................................................................................. 8
6 RestrictionsonILHDirectors,Officers,DesignatedOfficers,DesignatedExecutivesand
NominatedEmployeesDealinginILHShares.......................................................................... 9
7 ClosedPeriods........................................................................................................................ 12
8 BreachesofthePolicy............................................................................................................ 13
APPENDIX1ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
AND
UNDERTAKING
BY
ILH
DIRECTOR,
OFFICER,
DESIGNATEDEXECUTIVESANDDESIGNATEDEMPLOYEES.....................................14
APPENDIX2 INSIDERTRADINGDEFINED..................................................................................... 15
APPENDIX3 CHANGEINDIRECTORSINTERESTNOTICE............................................................. 18
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CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
SHARETRADING
POLICY
Issued By: Company Secretary Issue Date: 16 December 2010
Scheduled
Review:
16 December 2012 Policy Owner: ILH Board
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1 Introduction
1.1 IntegratedLegalHoldingsLimited(ILH),consistingofILHandallofitssubsidiaries,strivestobeagoodcorporatecitizen.Onemeasureofthehighstandardofethicalbusinessbehaviourexpectedofagoodcorporatecitizenisongoingcompliancewithallapplicablelaws,rulesandindustryprotocolsofpractice.
1.2 Byvirtueof the fact that ILHhasbeenadmitted to theofficial listof theAustralianStockExchangeLimited(ASX)andhasitssharesquotedontheASX,itisalegalobligationtoensurethat all regulatory requirements are compliedwith relating to the prevention of insider
trading.
1.3 ThisPolicyisrequiredtobeobservedandcompliedwithbyalldirectors,officersandotherspecificallydesignatedexecutivesandnominatedemployeesofILH.
1.4 TheaimofthisPolicyistoensurethattherearesufficientandappropriateguidelinesandcomplianceprocedures inplacewithin ILH toassistall ILHdirectors,officers, designatedexecutivesandnominatedemployees:
a) tobeawareof,andunderstand theirongoing legalobligationswith respectto the
preventionofinsidertrading;and
b)
tohelpensurethatILHactsresponsiblyatalltimestoavoidtheriskofinsidertrading
bydirectorsandemployeestherebyprotectingthegoodnameandreputationofILH
inthebusinessandwidergeneralcommunity.
1.5 ThePolicyisbasedonthefollowingfundamentalprinciples:
a) alldirectors,officers,designatedexecutivesandnominatedemployeesofILHshould
beinnodoubtastotheirobligationsunderthelaw;
b) alldirectors,officers,designatedexecutivesandnominatedemployeesofILHshouldensure thatany transactions involving sharesareundertaken inaccordancewith
thelaw
and
in
particular,
do
not
breach
the
insider
trading
provisions
of
the
CorporationsAct2001;
c) theconfidentialityofinformationrelatingtoILHmustbemaintainedandprotectedbydirectors,officers,designatedexecutivesandnominatedemployeesofILH;and
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d) ILH supports and seeks to conform to the principles and standards of corporategovernance consistent with those of significant and respected listed public
companiesin
Australia.
1.6 TheILHCompanySecretaryhasbeenappointedbytheILHBoardasthecomplianceofficerforthepurposesofmonitoringcompliancebyILHdirectors,officers,designatedexecutivesandnominatedemployeeswiththisPolicy.
1.7 TheILHBoardrequiresthat:
a) alldirectors,officers,designatedexecutivesandnominatedemployeesofILHbegivenacopyofthisPolicy,and
b) within14daysthereof,eachprovidesawrittenstatementofacknowledgmentandundertaking to the Company Secretary of ILH (such statement being contained inAppendix1)confirmingthattheyhavereadthePolicyandthattheyunderstandandagreetocomplywiththestricttermsofthePolicy.
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2 Definitions
2.1 InthisPolicy,thefollowingdefinitionsapply:
Closed Periods are a fixed periods in which ILH Directors, Officers, Designated Officers,
DesignatedExecutivesandNominatedEmployeesareprohibitedfromtradinginILHshares.
DirectormeansadirectorofILHbeingapersonwho:
isappointedtothepositionofadirectorofILH,or
isappointedtothepositionofanalternatedirectorofILHandisactinginthatcapacity.
OfficerofILHmeans:
the
Company
Secretary
of
ILH,
ChiefFinancialOfficerofILH;and
OtherofficersasdesignatedbytheBoardfromtimetotime.
DesignatedexecutivesofILHmeans:
directorsofitssubsidiarycompanies,
ManagingPrincipals;
KeyManagementPersonnel (KMP)asdefined inAustralianAccountingStandardAASB124
RelatedPartyDisclosures;and
otherexecutivesofILHasdesignatedfromtimetotimebytheILHBoard.
Nominated
employee
means:
Principals(otherthanManagingPrincipals);
Practice/GeneralManagers;and
AllotheremployeesofILHandILHsubsidiaries.
Policymeans:
theILHShareTradingPolicy
Relatedentitiesmeans:
the spouses, partner and dependent children of directors, officers, designated executives
andnominatedemployees;and
anyentity
under
the
joint
or
several
control
or
significant
influence
of
such
directors,
officers, designated executives and nominated employees, or their spouses, partners,dependent children, includingnominee companies, family trusts, family companiesandsuperannuationfunds.
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3 LawofInsiderTrading
3.1 All ILHdirectors,officersandemployeesmustatalltimescomplywiththeCorporations
Act2001prohibitionagainstinsidertrading.
ILHdirectors,officersandemployeesmustnot,atanytime,directlyorindirectly,buyorsellthe shares or other securities of any company, including ILH, when in possession ofunpublishedpricesensitive informationwhichcouldmateriallyaffect thepriceorvalueofthosesecurities.
3.2
OutlineandObjectoftheCorporationsAct2001
TheCorporations
Act
2001
contains
provisions
which
impose
substantial
civil
and
criminal
penalties in respectof thepersonswhoareguiltyofoffences involving insider trading. Inparticular, section1002Gof theCorporationsAct2001prohibits theuseofpricesensitivenonpublic information in relation to "securities" (which term is defined tomean shares,debentures,interestsinamanagedinvestmentscheme,unitsofsharesandoptioncontractsunderwhichanoptionisacquiredoveranyoftheforegoingtypesofsecurities).
3.3 WhoisresponsibleforCompliance?
ILHhasa legaldutytocomplywiththeCorporationsAct2001andmaybe liableforanybreachesofthe law. ILHdirectors,officersandemployeesareeachundera legaldutytopersonallycomplywith,andnotbreach,theCorporationsAct2001.
Anydirector,officeroremployeeofILHmaypersonallyincurcriminaland/orcivilliabilityiftheyareguiltyofacontraventionoftheprohibitionagainstinsidertrading.Suchpenaltiesmayalsobeincurredbypersonswhoaid,abet,counselorprocureacontravention,orbybeinginanywayknowinglyconcernedin,orapartyto,orconspiringwithotherstoeffect,acontraventionoftheprohibitionagainstinsidertrading.
3.4 WhatisInsiderTrading?
The insidertradingprovisionsoftheCorporationsAct2001prohibitanypersonbuyingorsellingacompany'sshares(includingILH)atatimewhenthatpersonpossessesinformation
whichis
not
generally
available,
and,
ifdisclosed
publicly,
would
be
likely
to
materially
affect
themarketpriceorvalueofthecompany'sshares.
AmoredetailedexplanationofinsidertradingissetoutatAppendix2.
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3.5 ConsequencesofNonCompliancewiththeCorporationsAct2001
Insidertrading
is
illegal,
constitutes
acriminal
offence
and
the
penalties
(fines
and
imprisonment)aresubstantial.Violationofthe insidertrading lawsmayalsosubjectsuchpersonstocivilliabilitytoaccountforanylossordamagessufferedbythirdparties(whichmaybeunlimited).
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission ("ASIC") canmake an applicationpursuant to the ProceedsofCrimeAct 1987 forordersdesigned todeprive the insidertraderofanybenefitsreceivedasaresultofhavingengagedinanyinsidertradingactivity.
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4 MisuseofPositionand/orInformation
4.1 ILHPolicy
It is ILHpolicythatno ILHdirector,officer,designatedexecutiveornominatedemployeeshallderiveanypersonaladvantagefrominformationwhichisnotgenerallyavailableandwhich has been obtained by reason of, or in the course of, his or her directorship oremployment(asthecasemaybe).
4.2 CorporationsAct2001Prohibition
Section184(2)oftheCorporationsAct2001providesthatdirectors,officersandemployees
of
a
corporation
commit
an
offence
if
they
use
their
position
dishonestly:
a) with the intention of directly or indirectly gaining an advantage for themselves orsomeoneelse,orcausingdetrimenttothecorporation;or
b) recklesslyastowhethertheusemayresult inthemselvesorsomeoneelsedirectlyorindirectlygaininganadvantage,orincausingdetrimenttothecorporation.
Section184(3)of theCorporationsAct2001 in similar termsprovides thatapersonwhoobtains informationbecause theyare,orhavebeen,adirector,officeroremployeeofacorporationcommitsanoffenceiftheyuseinformationdishonestly:
a)
withthe
intention
of
directly
or
indirectly
gaining
an
advantage
for
themselves,
or
someoneelse,orcausingdetrimenttothecorporation;or
b) recklesslyastowhethertheusemayresultinthemselvesorsomeoneelsedirectlyorindirectlygaininganadvantage,orincausingdetrimenttothecorporation.
4.3 Penalty
Penaltiesoffinesand imprisonmentonconvictionforanoffenceundersection184ofthe
CorporationsAct2001canapply.
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5 ConfidentialityofInformation
5.1 InformationaboutILHwhichisspecificallydesignedandauthorisedforpublicationcanbe
used by directors, officers, designated executives or nominated employees in the
ordinarycourseofcarryingontheirjobduties.However,allotherinformationaboutILHand
itscustomersmustbekeptconfidentialinaccordancewiththeGroupCodeofConductand
anyother employment conditions.All contactwith themedia in relation to strategic and
corporatemattersshouldbereferredtotheauthorisedspokesmanassetoutintheGroup's
CommunicationStrategy.
5.2 Whenhandlingconfidential information ILHdirectors,officers,designatedexecutivesor
nominated employees must ensure that any documents, records and files are stored
properlyand
securely.
Similarly,
confidential
information
should
not
be
left
on
computer
screens.
5.3 ILHdirectors,officers,designatedexecutivesandnominatedemployeesmustkeepany
pricesensitiveinformationstrictlyconfidentialandnottodiscloseittootheremployees
orotherpersonsexceptonaneedtoknowbasiseg.tofacilitateacontinuousdisclosure
releaseofinformationtotheASXorASIC(asthecasemaybe).Inordertofacilitatethis,
the following compliance procedures should be implemented whenever there is any
likelihoodofpricesensitiveinformationbeingmadeavailable:
a)
inparticularly
sensitive
cases
or
prospective
major/significant
transactions
code
words shouldbe considered inplaceof the companynameboth inwrittenandoralsituationswhereappropriate;
b) Boardpapers should carryawarning if they containprice sensitive informationandshouldonlybecirculatedtoauthorisedpersonsonaneedto knowbasis;
c)
a clear desk policy should be adopted by all employees involved in the proposedconfidential transaction in order to ensure that all documents, including computerrecords,containingpricesensitiveinformationarekeptundersecurityandnotcopiedexcepttotheextentabsolutelynecessaryforthepurposesofthetransaction;
d)
whenother
employees
or
external
parties,
such
as
professional
advisers,
who
need
to
haveaccesstothepricesensitiveinformationforthepurposesofatransactionaregiventheinformationtheyshouldbespecificallyadvisedinwritingbytheauthorisedproviderthat they are "insider" and that the information isprice sensitive information.Whendealingwithexternalparties,ILHlegaladvisorsshouldberequestedtodraftappropriateConfidentialInformationDeedstoprotecttheconfidentialityofsuchinformation.Suchdocumentswillneedtobenegotiatedwith,andexecutedby,externalpartiespriortoreleaseofsuchinformation.
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6 Restrictions on ILH Directors, Officers, Designated Officers,
Designated
Executives
and
Nominated
Employees
Dealing
in
ILHShares
6.1 ILHdirectors,officers,designatedexecutives andnominatedemployees, in addition to
complyingwiththisPolicyatalltimes,shallalsocomplywiththerestrictionsondealingin
ILHsharesassetoutbelow.
6.2 ILH directors, officers, designated executives and nominated employees should not
engageinshorttermtradingofILHshares.
6.3
ILHdirectors,
officers,
designated
executives
and
nominated
employees
are
prohibited
from using derivatives or hedge instruments or otherwise entering into transactions
(includingmargin loans) thatoperateorare intended tooperate to limit theeconomic
risk of security holdings over vested or unvested ILH shares without the written
permissionoftheBoard.
6.4 The Board requires that any director, officer, designated executives or nominated
employeeseekingtotakeoutamarginloanorsimilararrangementinrelationtoshares
inILHmust:
a) disclosetheexistenceoftheproposedmarginloantotheBoardbeforeitsinception,and
b) disclosethetermsofthemarginloanforreviewandapprovalbytheBoard.
6.5 TheBoardwill review the termsof thedirectors,officers,designatedexecutives andnominatedemployeesmarginloanarrangementstodeterminewhetheritconsidersthemarginloanarrangementtobeacceptabletotheBoardwithinthetermsofthispolicyandwithinthescopeof ILHCorporateGovernanceprinciples(includinganassessmentofmaterialitywhere the riskof forceddisposalof the relevantdirectors shareholdingcouldbeexpectedtohaveamaterialimpactonthepriceorvalueoftheILHshares).ThedecisionbytheBoardisnotopentoappealorsubsequentreview.
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6.6 Indeterminingwhetherthemargin loanarrangement istobeapprovedand/ormaybe
material for the purposes of the companys continuous disclosure obligations, the
Boardwill
take
into
account
all
factors
that
the
Board
considers
relevant,
including
the
following:
a) Quantityofsharesthesubjectofthefinancearrangements bearinginmind:
i. thenumberofsharesheldbythedirectors,officers,designatedexecutivesandemployees;
ii. thetotalnumberofsharesonissue;and
iii. the illiquidityof ILHshares suchthatatrade is likelytobeconsideredbythe
marketto
be
material.
b) Termsoftheloansuchasthetriggerpoints,andinparticularwhencanasaleofILHsharesbeforcedbythefinancier.
6.7 WheretheBoarddeterminesthatanapprovedmarginloanarrangement ismaterial,
itwillmakeadisclosuretothemarket inrelationtotheexistenceofthemargin loan,
andwhere itconsidersappropriate,settingoutanyrelevanttermsofthemargin loan,
such as the triggerpoints, the right of the financier to sellunilaterally,or any other
materialterms.
6.8
Wherethe
Board
reviews
an
approved
margin
loan
arrangement
and
considers
it
to
be
immaterial,andthereforenotrequiringdisclosuretothemarketunderILHsASXlisting
ruleobligations,theCompanySecretarywillrecordtheBoardsfindingsontheissuein
theConflictofInterestRegisterinlinewiththeCompanyspolicy.
6.9 Theaboverestrictions relating todealing in ILHsharesapply to ILHdirectors,officers,
designatedexecutivesandnominatedemployeesincludingtheirrelatedentities.
6.10 Any dealing in ILH shares by ILH directors, officers, designated executives and
nominated employees shall be promptly reported to the ILH Company Secretary for
record
purposes.
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6.11 ILHdirectorsmust,inaccordancewiths.205GoftheCorporationsAct,notifytheASXof
detailsofrelevantinterestsILHsecuritiesandcontractstowhichthedirectorisaparty
orunder
which
the
director
is
entitled
to
abenefit
and
that
confer
aright
to
call
for
or
makedeliveryofsharesin,debenturesoforinterestsinacollectiveinvestmentscheme
madeavailablebyILH.
InaccordancewithASXListingRules3.19A&B, ILHmustadvisetheASXoftheabove
directors interest (upon appointment, any change of interest or retirement)within 5
business days. ILH is obliged to enforce the reporting of such information with its
directors.TheILHBoardhasagreedthatasaconditionofholdingoffice,Directorsmust
disclosetherequiredinformationinwritingtotheCompanySecretarywithin4business
daysofappointment,anychangeofinterestorretirement.
AformtonotifyachangeininterestisattachedasAppendix3.
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7 ClosedPeriods
7.1 In addition to the general trading restrictions set out in clause 6 above, additional
restrictionsontradingintheCompanyssharesapplytotheCompanysdirectors,officers,
designatedexecutivesandnominatedemployees.
7.2 Companys directors, officers, designated executives and nominated employees are
restrictedfromtradingintheCompanyssharesduringthefollowingclosedperiods:
a) Between1JulyandonetradingdayfollowingtheannouncementoftheCompanysfullyearresults(preliminaryfinalreport);and
b)
Between1January
and
one
trading
day
following
the
announcement
of
the
Companys
halfyearresults.
7.3 Directors,officers,designatedexecutives andnominatedemployees arepermitted to
tradeinILHsharesduringtheclosedperiodsinthefollowingcircumstances:
a)
Tradinginarightsissueduringarightstradingperiod,
b)
Sharesareofferedpursuant toanapprovedexecutiveoremployeeshareoroptionplan,
c)
Shares
are
offered
pursuant
to
a
dividend
reinvestment
plan,
d) Sharesaretransferredbetweenrelatedentitiespursuanttoaninternalreorganisationofadirector,officerordesignatedemployee,or
e) WiththepriorwrittenclearanceoftheChairman.
7.4 Arequestforclearancetotradeduringaclosedperiodundersubsection7.3(e)mustbe
madeinwriting(includingbyemail)anddeliveredtotheCompanySecretaryatleast48
hourspriortotheproposedtrade.
7.5 AtthediscretionoftheChairman,director,officer,designatedexecutiveandnominated
employees,tradingoutsidetheclosedperiodsmaybealsosuspendedpendingamarket
announcement.
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8 BreachesofthePolicy
8.1 Any deliberate or reckless breach of this Policy by an ILH employeewill have serious
disciplinaryconsequences,whichmay include immediatedismissal,dependinguponthe
circumstances.AnybreachbyanILHdirectorwillbedealtwithintermsoftheDirectors'
CodeofConduct.
8.2 Allbreachesof thisPolicy shouldbe immediately reported to ILHChairmanand to the
CompanySecretary.
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APPENDIX1
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
AND
UNDERTAKING
BY
ILH
DIRECTOR,
OFFICER,
DESIGNATED
EXECUTIVES
AND
DESIGNATED
EMPLOYEES
TheCompanySecretaryIntegratedLegalHoldingsLimited
Level8,WesfarmersHouse
40TheEsplanadePERTH WA 6000
CompliancewithShareTradingPolicy
This is to confirm that I, the undersigned, have read and understood the terms of the
Company's Policy for trading in Integrated Legal Holdings Limited shares and I hereby
undertakethatIwillabidebyitsstrictterms.IunderstandthatabreachofthisPolicycanresult
indisciplinaryaction,includinginstantdismissal,dependinguponthecircumstances.
Namein
Print:
Signature:
Position:
Date:
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Appendix2(continued)
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When
is
information
"generally
available"?
Informationisgenerallyavailableif:
a) itconsistsofreadilyobservablematter;or
b) ithasbeenmadeknowninamannerlikelytobringittotheattentionofpeoplewhocommonlyinvestinsecuritieswhosepriceorvaluemightbeaffectedbytheinformation;andsinceitwasmadeknown,areasonableperiodforittobedisseminatedamongsuchpeoplehaselapsed.
Whendoesinformationhaveamaterialeffectonpriceorvalue?
Generally,informationwillhaveamaterialeffectonthepriceorvalueofacompany'ssharesiftheinformationwould,orcouldbelikelyto,influencepeoplewhocommonlyinvestinacompany'ssharesindecidingwhetherornottosubscribefor,buyorsellthoseshares.Examplesofthistypeofinformationmayincludethefollowing:
a) aproposaloragreementforamerger,acquisitionorasaleorforthepurchaseorsaleofassets
orbusinessesorthestartofanewbusiness;
b) aproposaloragreementconcerningafinancialrestructuringorasubstantialborrowing;
c)
a
proposal
to
issue
or
buyback
of
shares
or
a
development
with
respect
to
a
pending
issue
orbuybackofshares;
d) anincreaseordecreaseindividends;
e) informationorestimatesaboutearningsorsales;
f) anexpansionorcontractionofbusinessoperations;
g) increasesordeclinesinordersorinformationaboutmajorcontractsorsignificantinsuranceor
reinsurancelossesorexposures;
h)
thedevelopment
of
anew
product
or
service;
i) theinstitutionof,oradevelopmentinmajorlitigationoraregulatorymatter;
j) liquidity or solvency problems actions by creditors, customers or suppliers relating to the
company'screditstanding;or
k) seniormanagementchangesordevelopments.
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The
above
list
is
merely
indicative
only
of
the
type
of
information
that
may
have
a
material
effect
onthepriceorvalueofasecurityandmightinfluenceaninvestor.Anygivenitemofinformationmustbeconsideredinthelightofalltheapplicablecircumstancesinordertomakeadeterminationastothematerialityoftheinformation.
Except in obvious cases of trivial information, information not generally available should bepresumedtohaveamaterialeffectonthepriceorvalueoftherelevantsecurities.
Defences
Thereare certain limitedexceptionsanddefencesavailableunder theCorporationsAct2001
covering:
a) underwritingagreements;
b) thesocalled"Chinesewall"defencewhereacompanyhasstrictpoliciesandprocedurestoensure employees in one department have no access to information held in anotherdepartment;and
c) adefencefor"diligent" investorswhoactquicklyon informationwhichhasbeenobtainedlegitimately (ie.afterdisclosure to themarket),butwhichhasnotyetbecome "generallyavailable".
Types
of
Insider
Trading
TheASXhasidentifiedthefollowingtypesofinsidertrading:
a) "Frontrunning" when a broker/dealer knowing a client has a large ormarket sensitiveorder,putsthroughatransactiononhisorherclient'sbehalf,thusbenefitingfromtheprewarning;
b) "Scalping" tradingpriortothereleaseofananalyst'sresearchreport;
c) "Piggybacking" whenabrokerafterobservingaseriesoftransactionsofaclientwhohasa
high
degree
of
success
repeats
that
client's
investments
for
him/herself
or
other
clients.
This
issimilartofrontrunningbutoccursafterthetransactionoftheclienthasbeencompleted;
d)
"Insidermarket information" whenabroker/dealerdisseminates informationthatcertaintradingactivityisoccurringorabouttooccurwhichwillcauseapricechange.Thisissimilartofrontrunning;and
e) "Classic insider trading" whenadirectororassociateofa companybuysor sells sharesbeforethereleaseofapricesensitiveannouncementtotheASX.
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APPENDIX3
CHANGE IN DIRECTOR'S INTEREST NOTICE
Name of Director
Date of last notice
Part 1 - Change of directors relevant interests in securitiesIn the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust
Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of notifiable interest of a director shouldbe disclosed in this part.
Direct or indirect interest
Nature of indirect interest
(including registered holder)Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevantinterest.
Date of change
No. of securities held prior to change
Class
Number acquired
Number disposed
Value/ConsiderationNote: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and estimated valuation
No. of securities held after change
Nature of changeExample: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue ofsecurities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back
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INTEGRATED
LEGAL
HOLDINGS
LIMITED
SHARE
TRADING
POLICY
Appendix
3
(continued)
Issued By: Company Secretary Issue Date: 16 December 2010
Scheduled
Review:
16 December 2012 Policy Owner: ILH Board
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Part 2 Change of directors interests in contracts
Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of notifiable interest of a director should
be disclosed in this part.
Detail of contract
Nature of interest
Name of registered holder
(if issued securities)
Date of change
No. and class of securities to which
interest related prior to changeNote: Details are only required for a contract in relationto which the interest has changed
Interest acquired
Interest disposed
Value/Consideration
Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and anestimated valuation
Interest after change
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