Explanatory Memorandum
Explanatory Memorandum Your directors unanimously recommend Wesfarmers Limited ABN 28 008 984 049 that you vote in favour of all resolutions Please complete the enclosed proxy form and return it as soon as possible in the reply paid envelope provided before 10.00 am Wednesday, 4 April 2001. This explanatory memorandum is dated 28 February 2001 The meeting of Wesfarmers shareholders will be held on Friday, 6 April 2001 at 10.00 am, Burswood Theatre, Burswood International Resort, Great Eastern Highway, Burswood, Western Australia. a simplified ownership structure that will benefit all Wesfarmers shareholders On 13 February 2001, a proposal to simplify the complex Wesfarmers ownership structure was announced which, upon completion, will result in The Franked Income Fund unitholders and optionholders and Westralian Farmers Co-operative Limited stockholders becoming direct shareholders in Wesfarmers. The directors of Wesfarmers unanimously recommend that you support the implementation of the simplification proposal by voting in favour of all resolutions. HARRY PERKINS AO, CHAIRMAN, WESFARMERS LIMITED 28 February, 2001 Dear Wesfarmers Shareholder Simplification of Wesfarmers ownership structure On 13 February 2001, a proposal to simplify the complex Wesfarmers ownership structure was announced which, upon completion, will result in The Franked Income Fund unitholders and optionholders and Westralian Farmers Co-operative Limited stockholders becoming direct shareholders in Wesfarmers. The simplification proposal represents the completion of the transition that commenced in 1984 from a farmers’ co-operative to a more typically structured Australian publicly listed company. The proposal, if implemented, will simplify the complex Wesfarmers group ownership structure which includes Westralian Farmers Co-operative Limited and The Franked Income Fund.
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