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    SPY
    13/06/2012 14:15
    MEETING
    
    REL: 1415 HRS Smartpay Holdings Limited
    
    MEETING: SPY: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
    
    NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS IN RELATION TO A PROPOSED REFINANCE
    AND CAPITAL RAISING
    
    Your directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of the
    resolution to be considered at the meeting.
    
    This Notice of Meeting includes important information relating to a proposed
    refinance and capital raising to be undertaken by Smartpay. Please read this
    Notice of Meeting carefully.
    
    PURPOSE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
    
    INTRODUCTION
    
    The purpose of the Special Meeting is to seek shareholder approval, by
    ordinary resolution, to approve a Refinance and Capital Raising to be
    undertaken by the Smartpay Group.
    
    Background
    
    The acquisition by the Smartpay Group of the ProvencoCadmus business in
    August 2009 was funded entirely by debt. The acquisition resulted in a
    four-fold increase in the size of Smartpay's business and in order to provide
    working capital to fund the enlarged business Smartpay embarked on a policy
    of securitising the future cash flows under the EFTPOS equipment
    rental/subscription contracts entered into by members of the Smartpay Group.
    This policy resulted in Smartpay receiving an upfront loan/cash payment in
    exchange for assigning all or substantially all of the benefit of the regular
    monthly cash flows under the rental contracts. The securitisation has largely
    been undertaken through second tier funders at high interest rates and with
    high facility establishment fees and it has led to lumpy and unpredictable
    cash flow.
    
    While the policy of securitising future contract cash flows has worked well
    for Smartpay and has allowed it to grow the business during the New Zealand
    terminal upgrade process which took place over 2010 and 2011 it was always
    Smartpay's intention to obtain a core bank funding facility from a mainstream
    bank and to unwind the myriad of securitisation facilities in place. Due to
    economic events over the past few years Smartpay has experienced difficulty
    in securing a core bank funding facility. When Bradley Gerdis was appointed
    Chief Executive Officer of the Smartpay Group earlier this year he made it
    his primary initial objective to secure a core bank funding facility at a
    competitive interest rate to enable the Smartpay Group to repay all existing
    indebtedness (including all indebtedness resulting from the securitisation of
    future contracted cash flows). The intention to recapitalise Smartpay and to
    move to a more conventional mainstream bank funding model was announced to
    the market on 20 February 2012.
    
    Smartpay has now secured $25 million of new facilities from ASB Bank in the
    form of a $20 million facility to refinance the indebtedness incurred in
    connection with the securitisation of future rental cash flows and to
    repurchase rental books from third party funders and a $5 million facility to
    fund future EFTPOS terminal purchases to assist with the expansion of the
    business. Further information in relation to these facilities is included in
    the Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies this Notice of Meeting. The $20
    million to be advanced by ASB Bank under the refinance facility is not
    sufficient to repay all existing indebtedness of the Smartpay Group and it is
    a condition of the ASB Bank facilities that Smartpay raises at least $13
    million of new equity to repay trade creditors, meet transaction costs and
    repay the balance of the indebtedness of the Smartpay Group.
    
    To satisfy the condition under the ASB Bank facilities with respect to the
    raising of at least $13 million of new equity, Smartpay has entered into
    subscription agreements/commitment letters with selected institutions and
    high net worth individuals in both New Zealand and Australia to raise up to
    $13.5 million of new equity at 11.5 cents per share. The capital raising was
    limited to institutions and high net worth investors on account of the high
    compliance costs which would be incurred in extending the offer to the
    general public and the additional time involved in completing such an offer.
    
    At the Special Meeting of Smartpay's shareholders to be held on 28 June 2012,
    shareholders are being asked to approve:
    
    (a) the ASB Bank facilities and related security documents; and
    
    (b) the issue of new shares in Smartpay at 11.5 cents per share to raise up
    to $13,500,000.
    
    Further details in relation to both of the above matters are set out in the
    accompanying Explanatory Memorandum.
    
    The Refinance and Capital Raising for which approval is sought will reduce
    the indebtedness of the Smartpay Group, materially reduce the annual interest
    costs of the Smartpay Group, and is expected to result in the Smartpay group
    becoming cash flow positive. For these reasons (and the other reasons set out
    under the heading "Key Benefits" in the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum)
    the directors of Smartpay consider that the Refinance and the Capital Raising
    are in the best interests of Smartpay and its shareholders.
    
    NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF SMARTPAY HOLDINGS LIMITED IN
    RELATION TO A PROPOSED REFINANCE AND CAPITAL RAISING
    
    Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Shareholders of Smartpay
    Holdings Limited ("Smartpay" or "the Company") will be held at The Spencer on
    Byron Hotel, 9-17 Byron Avenue, Takapuna,, Auckland on Thursday, 28th June
    2012 commencing at 11.00am.
    
    ITEMS OF BUSINESS
    
    A. Chairman's welcome and introduction.
    
    B. Ordinary resolution.
    
    Refinance and Capital Raising
    
    To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following ordinary resolution as
    a single resolution for the purposes of NZSX Listing Rules 7.3.1 and 9.1:
    
    That:
    
    (a) The Refinance, the entry into the Facilities and the execution of the
    Facility Documents; and
    
    (b) The issue of up to NZ$13,500,000 of fully paid ordinary shares in
    Smartpay Holdings Limited at an issue price of 11.5 cents per share,
    
    in each case as described in the Notice of Meeting, including the Explanatory
    Memorandum, are approved.
    
     (See Explanatory Memorandum)
    
    By Order of the Board
    
    Wayne Noel Johnson, Chairman
    12 June 2012
    
    LISTING RULES
    
    NZSX Listing Rule 7.3.1
    
    NZSX Listing Rule 7.3.1 provides that Smartpay may not issue equity
    securities unless the precise terms and conditions of the issue have been
    approved by ordinary resolution of Smartpay's shareholders. There are various
    exceptions to this Rule however given the size of the proposed Capital
    Raising none of the exceptions apply in this instance.
    
    The Capital Raising needs to be approved by Smartpay's shareholders by
    ordinary resolution under NZSX Listing Rule 7.3.1.
    
    NZSX Listing Rule 9.1
    
    The NZSX Listing Rules contain a test for material transactions requiring
    shareholder approval. Under NZSX Listing Rule 9.1.1 a listed issuer must
    obtain shareholder approval for an acquisition, exchange or disposal of
    assets in respect of which the gross value exceeds 50% of the issuer's
    Average Market Capitalisation. As at 30 May 2012 (being the date Smartpay
    announced the proposed Refinance and Capital Raising) Smartpay's Average
    Market Capitalisation was $12.8 million. As a result, shareholder approval by
    ordinary resolution is required for each of the Refinance and the Capital
    Raising under Listing Rule 9.1.1 as each of the Refinance and Capital Raising
    exceed 50% of Smartpay's Average Market Capitalisation.
    
    NZSX Listing Rule 9.1.3(b) contains an exception from the requirement to
    obtain shareholder approval for a transaction entered into by an issuer with
    a bank as a principal on arm's length terms and in the ordinary course of its
    banking business. The proposed Refinance falls within this exception; however
    as the Refinance is conditional on the Capital Raising Smartpay has elected
    to obtain shareholder approval under NZSX Listing Rule 9.1.1 to both the
    Refinance and the Capital Raising in the one resolution.
    
    NZX Limited
    
    NZX Limited has reviewed and approved this Notice of Meeting under NZSX
    Listing Rule 6.1, however NZX Limited accepts no responsibility for any
    statement in this Notice of Meeting.
    
    ORDINARY RESOLUTION
    
    The resolution to be passed at the Special Meeting is an ordinary resolution.
    An ordinary resolution is a resolution passed by a simple majority of the
    votes of those shareholders who are entitled to vote on the resolution and
    who exercise their right to vote.
    
    SHAREHOLDERS ENTITLED TO ATTEND AND VOTE
    
    Pursuant to section 125 of the Companies Act 1993, the Board has determined
    that, for the purposes of voting at the Special Meeting, only those persons
    whose names are recorded in the share register of the Company as at 11.00am
    (New Zealand time) on 26 June 2012, being a day which is not more than 20
    working days before the Special Meeting will be entitled to exercise the
    right to vote at the meeting.
    
    VOTING RESTRICTIONS
    
    Certain persons who will or may benefit from the resolution are disqualified
    from voting by the NZSX Listing Rules. In particular, the subscribers for the
    shares the subject of the resolution, and their respective directors,
    shareholders and associated persons may not vote on the resolution. The
    subscribers for the shares are listed in the Schedule attached to this Notice
    of Meeting.
    
    PROXIES
    
    Any person who is entitled to attend and vote at the Special Meeting may
    appoint another person as his or her proxy to attend and vote instead of him
    or her. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. You may appoint the
    "Chairman of the Meeting" as your proxy if you wish. A proxy form accompanies
    this Notice of Meeting. The subscribers for shares in the Capital Raising are
    precluded from acting as a discretionary proxy for another person who is not
    disqualified from voting, but they may vote in accordance with the express
    instructions of any such person.
    
    Proxy Forms must be lodged at the offices of the Company's share registry,
    Computershare Investor Services Limited, Level 2, 159 Hurstmere Road,
    Takapuna, Auckland (Private Bag 92-119, Auckland 1142), not less than 48
    hours before the commencement of the Meeting, being no later than 11.00am
    (New Zealand time) on 26 June 2012.
    
    GLOSSARY
    
    Certain capitalised terms used in this Notice of Meeting have the meanings
    given to them in the Glossary on page 12.
    
    EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
    
    This Explanatory Memorandum relates to the Refinance and Capital Raising the
    subject of the resolution to be considered at the Special Meeting. Each of
    the Refinance and Capital Raising are conditional on the approval of
    Smartpay's shareholders by ordinary resolution in accordance with NZSX
    Listing Rules 7.3.1 and 9.1.1.
    
    DIRECTORS' RECOMMENDATION
    
    The directors of Smartpay consider that each of the Refinance and Capital
    Raising referred to in this Explanatory Memorandum are in the best interests
    of Smartpay and unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of the
    resolution for the reasons stated under the heading "Key Benefits" below.
    
    Key Benefits
    
    The key benefits of the Refinance and Capital Raising are:
    
    o It will reduce the level of indebtedness of the Smartpay Group and
    significantly de-risks the business as the majority of the funds raised under
    the Capital Raising will be applied in reduction of existing indebtedness;
    
    o It will materially reduce the annual interest costs of the Smartpay Group
    (refer to the section titled "Interest Rate Comparison" on page 9);
    
    o It provides the Smartpay Group with a substantial capital expenditure
    facility to fund EFTPOS terminal acquisitions and future growth;
    
    o It reduces the high compliance and transactional costs associated with
    dealing with a number of funders across a number of facilities; and
    
    o It will smooth cash flows and is expected to result in the Smartpay Group
    becoming cash flow positive.
    
    REFINANCE
    Existing Funding Facilities
    The Smartpay Group has a number of debt facilities currently in place. The
    facilities broadly fall into one of three categories, being Rental Book
    Funding, Corporate Debt and Convertible Notes.
    Rental Book Funding
    Rental Book Funding is the indebtedness incurred by the Smartpay Group which
    is secured against the future cash flows under EFTPOS equipment
    rental/subscription contracts.
    The Smartpay Group offers its services by way of a contracted "subscription
    agreement" which requires the merchant to pay a minimum monthly fee for the
    services provided. The subscription agreements are generally entered into for
    a fixed term of between 36 and 60 months.
    
    Historically, the Smartpay Group has largely funded its growth by
    securitising the long term contracted revenue streams of the Smartpay Group's
    EFTPOS terminal rental book. In essence, the Smartpay Group assigns the
    benefit of the future rental streams to a third party financier in exchange
    for an upfront cash loan/payment. In some instances the rental streams are
    actually on-sold on a recourse basis to a third party funder and in some
    instances they are ring-fenced within a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
    Smartpay Group and the funder is granted security over the contracts and
    future cash flows. In either case the result is the same in that Smartpay
    receives an upfront loan/cash payment in exchange for assigning all or
    substantially all of the benefit of the regular monthly cash flows under the
    rental contracts.
    
    The securitisation of the future rental revenue has led to lumpy and
    unpredictable cash flow. Due to the economic environment over the past three
    years and the difficulties the Smartpay Group has experienced in securing
    funding to meet its growth the securitisation has been undertaken through a
    number of funders, often at high interest rates or high discount rates and
    with high facility establishment fees. A significant portion of the Smartpay
    Group's margin in the rental contracts it enters into has been eroded through
    the high transactional costs, high interest costs/discount rates and
    management time and resources associated with securitising contracts through
    a number of, predominantly, second-tier funders.
    
    As at 31 March 2012 the Smartpay Group was indebted to ten funders in an
    aggregate amount of approximately $22.2 million in connection with the
    securitisation of rental contracts.
    
    As at 31 March 2012 the weighted average annual interest rate (exclusive of
    fees and transactional costs) across all Rental Book Funding debt of the
    Smartpay Group was approximately 13% per annum.
    
    Corporate Debt
    
    As at 31 March 2012 the Smartpay Group owed approximately $3.66 million in
    aggregate to three different funders in connection with funding or advances
    provided to the Smartpay Group and secured by first-ranking general security
    agreements over the assets of certain members of the Smartpay Group.  The
    majority of this debt was incurred in connection with the acquisition of the
    business and assets of ProvencoCadmus in August 2009. $225,000 of the
    Corporate Debt was repaid in April 2012, $150,000 is repayable on one months'
    notice, $1,512,183 is due for repayment on 31 July 2012, $1,061,437 is due
    for repayment on 16 August 2012 and the balance of $711,857 is due for
    repayment on 30 September 2012.
    
    Convertible Notes
    
    Smartpay has issued $4 million of convertible notes to the Trustees of the
    Pakihi Pension Scheme ("Pakihi"). $1 million of these notes are convertible
    into fully paid ordinary shares in Smartpay at 10 cents per share with the
    balance being convertible into fully paid ordinary shares at 15 cents per
    share. The amounts owed by Smartpay to Pakihi are secured over the assets of
    certain members of the Smartpay Group. The Convertible Notes can be converted
    into fully paid ordinary shares in Smartpay at any time on or before 15
    February 2013 on which date any unconverted Notes must be redeemed in full by
    Smartpay.
    
    As at 31 March 2012 the weighted average annual interest rate (exclusive of
    fees and transactional costs) across all Corporate Debt (including the
    Convertible Notes) of the Smartpay Group was approximately 9.7% per annum.
    
    Proposed ASB Bank Facilities
    
    On 30 May 2012 Smartpay New Zealand Limited (the primary New Zealand trading
    entity of the Smartpay Group) entered into facility agreements with ASB Bank
    under which ASB Bank has agreed to provide the following facilities to
    Smartpay New Zealand Limited:
    
    (a) Committed Term Loan Facility of up to $20 million (the "$20 Million
    Facility"); and
    
    (b) Committed Revolving Cash Advances Facility of up to $5 million (the "$5
    Million Facility").
    
    The $20 Million Facility is to be used to refinance the majority of the
    existing Rental Book Funding facilities referred to above and to repurchase
    rental contracts which have been assigned to third party funders. The key
    terms of the $20 Million Facility are as follows:
    
    Term: 3 years
    
    Interest Rate: BKBM (bank bill rate) plus a margin calculated by reference to
    a net leverage ratio formula.
    
    Interest Payments: Interest is payable in arrears at the end of the each
    interest period.
    
    Repayments: Principal repayments of $2 million per annum, payable at the rate
    of $500,000 per quarter.
    
    Based on the BKBM rate as at 11 June 2012, the initial un-hedged interest
    rate (inclusive of line fees) payable by Smartpay New Zealand Limited under
    the $20 Million Facility is expected to be approximately 5.9% per annum being
    less than half of the weighted average annual interest rate applicable to the
    Rental Book Debt of the Smartpay Group as at 31 March 2012. The interest rate
    payable under the $20 Million Facility is not fixed and will vary over the
    term of the facility with fluctuations in the BKBM bank bill rate. However,
    it is a requirement under the terms of the Facilities that Smartpay hedges at
    least 75% of its interest obligations and Smartpay intends to enter into
    hedging arrangements to reduce exposure to movements in the BKBM bank bill
    rate.
    
    The $5 Million Facility is to be used to finance capital expenditure
    requirements relating to the purchase of new EFTPOS terminals. The facility
    can be drawn in New Zealand dollars or Australian dollars (or a combination
    of both).  The $5 Million Facility is a three-year revolving credit facility
    with the ability to redraw amounts repaid. The interest rate under the $5
    Million Facility is the same as under the $20 Million Facility.
    
    The Facilities are subject to financial covenants, terms and conditions which
    are usual for facilities of this nature.
    
    The obligations of Smartpay New Zealand Limited to ASB Bank in connection
    with the Facilities are to be guaranteed by each material company in the
    Smartpay Group, with each of Smartpay New Zealand Limited and the Guarantors
    entering into a deed of cross-guarantee in favour of ASB Bank. In addition,
    each of Smartpay New Zealand Limited and the Guarantors is to grant ASB Bank
    a first-ranking security interest in all of its property and assets as
    security for its obligations in connection with the Facilities and under the
    guarantees. The directors of Smartpay do not consider that the guarantee
    arrangements under the ASB Bank Facilities are materially different to the
    guarantees securing the current funding arrangements of the Smartpay Group.
    
    The Facilities are subject to a number of conditions precedent/subsequent
    including:
    
    (a) all of the Smartpay Group's New Zealand transactional banking to transfer
    to ASB Bank;
    
    (b) dividends and other distributions are only permitted by Smartpay where
    the net leverage ratio (being net debt/EBITDA) of the Smartpay Group is less
    than 2. On 30 May 2012 Smartpay announced that it expects EBITDA of the
    Smartpay Group in the current financial year ending 31 March 2013 to be $7.5
    million on an annualised basis. If EBITDA is $7.5 million and the $20 Million
    Facility is fully drawn then this will result in a net debt/EBITDA ratio of
    2.66. At this level Smartpay would be precluded from declaring and paying a
    dividend by virtue of this restriction under the Facilities; and
    
    (c) the Smartpay Group undertaking a successful capital raising to raise not
    less than $13 million of new equity (details of this Capital Raising are
    referred to below).
    
    The remaining conditions precedent/subsequent are usual for facilities
    similar to the type and quantum of the Facilities.
    
    Interest Rate Comparison
    
    As referred to earlier in this section, the weighted average interest rate of
    the $22.2 million of Rental Book Debt of the Smartpay Group as at 31 March
    2012 was approximately 13% per annum and the weighted average interest rate
    across the $3.66 million of Corporate Debt and the $4 million of Convertible
    Notes was approximately 9.7% per annum.  Based on the BKBM bank bill rate as
    at 11 June 2012, the initial un-hedged interest rate (inclusive of line fees)
    payable under the ASB Bank Facilities is expected to be 5.9% per annum. This
    represents a significant reduction in interest rate and is one of the key
    reasons why the directors of Smartpay believe that the Capital Raising and
    Refinance is in the best interests of Smartpay.
    
    CAPITAL RAISING
    
    It is a condition to drawdown under the Facilities that Smartpay undertakes a
    capital raising to raise new equity of not less than NZ$13 million. Smartpay
    engaged Claymore Capital Pty Ltd (a Sydney based broking firm) to assist with
    the Capital Raising.
    
    Smartpay has entered into subscription agreements/commitment letters with a
    number of institutional and high net worth investors in both New Zealand and
    Australia to issue shares at NZ$0.115 per share. There are approximately
    seventy investors in total with the following investors subscribing for
    NZ$1,000,000 or more of shares:
    
    (a) Devon Funds Management Limited - NZ$1,500,000;
    
    (b) Harrogate Trustee Limited as Trustee for the Brandywine Trust  -
    NZ$1,000,000; and
    
    (c) Hunter Hall Investment Management Limited - AUD$3,000,000.
    
    The subscription and issue of the shares under the subscription agreements is
    conditional on the issue of the shares being approved by the Company's
    shareholders by ordinary resolution.
    
    In total Smartpay has entered into subscription agreements for AUD$7,412,500
    and NZD$3,687,500 of new shares at NZ$0.115 per share. As the subscription
    proceeds under certain of the subscription agreements is denominated in
    Australian dollars the exact number of shares to be issued under these
    subscription agreements is not known. These subscription agreements provide
    for the AUD$ subscription amount to be converted into New Zealand dollars at
    the average of the AUD/NZD exchange rates published on the Reserve Bank of
    Australia website over the three consecutive working days ending on the day
    on which the condition precedent to the issue of the shares (being approval
    by the Company's shareholders by ordinary resolution) is satisfied. The
    average of the AUD/NZD exchange rates as published on the Reserve Bank of
    Australia website over the three working days ending on 29 May 2012 (being
    the date immediately prior to the announcement of the Refinance and Capital
    Raising) was 1.2937 and if the shares were issued based on such exchange rate
    the Company would issue 115,452,619 shares in aggregate pursuant to the
    subscription agreements referred to above. This represents approximately 78%
    of the total number of shares currently on issue in Smartpay. The exact
    number of shares to be issued will, however, not be known until the day of
    the shareholders meeting.
    
    The issue price of 11.5 cents per share represents a premium of approximately
    33% to the 20 day VWAP of the Company's ordinary shares as at 29 May 2012
    (being the trading day immediately prior to the announcement of the Refinance
    and Capital Raising). Since the announcement of the Capital Raising and
    Refinance on 30 May 2012 Smartpay's share price has increased considerably
    and as at the close of trading on 8 June 2012 the share price was 12 cents.
    
    All subscription proceeds under the Capital Raising are payable in cash
    within three business days of the Capital Raising being approved by
    Smartpay's shareholders. All shares issued to subscribers in the Capital
    Raising will be issued within seven business days of the Capital Raising
    being approved by Smartpay's shareholders and the shares will rank, as from
    the date of issue, equally in all respects with the existing issued ordinary
    shares in Smartpay.
    
    APPLICATION OF FUNDS
    
    It is intended that the $20 Million Facility from ASB Bank and the funds from
    the Capital Raising will be applied in the payment of creditors, repayment of
    Corporate Debt, redemption of the Convertible Notes (to the extent they are
    not converted into shares), repayment of Rental Book Debt, repurchasing
    rental books from third party funders and meeting the costs of the Refinance
    and Capital Raising. The transaction costs of the Capital Raising and
    Refinance (which costs are estimated to be $1,000,000 plus GST) include
    brokerage fees, establishment fees payable to ASB Bank in connection with the
    facilities, advisors fees (legal, tax and accounting) and break costs payable
    in connection with the early repayment of certain of the existing Rental Book
    Funding. Approximately $550,000 (plus GST) of the estimated transaction costs
    have already been incurred or will be payable whether or not the resolution
    approving the Capital Raising and Refinance is passed. The balance of the
    estimated transaction costs will only be incurred if the Capital Raising and
    Refinance actually proceed. While the estimated transaction costs are
    significant, it should be noted that the expected reduction in Smartpay's
    annual interest costs resulting from the Capital Raising and Refinance are
    expected to significantly exceed the estimated transaction costs.
    
    IMPACT OF THE CAPITAL RAISING AND REFINANCE ON SMARTPAY'S SHAREHOLDERS
    
    While the directors of Smartpay are unanimously in favour of the Capital
    Raising and the Refinance and believe that both the Capital Raising and
    Refinance are in the best interests of Smartpay and its shareholders,
    shareholders in Smartpay should note that:
    
    (a) the Capital Raising will result in a significant dilution of their
    current shareholding in Smartpay. The Capital Raising will increase
    Smartpay's issued share capital by approximately 78% which will result in
    each existing shareholder's percentage shareholding in Smartpay reducing by
    approximately 44% (except for those existing shareholders who were offered
    the opportunity to participate, and are participating, in the Capital
    Raising);
    
    (b) the Facility Documents restrict Smartpay from declaring and paying
    dividends to its shareholders until such time as the Smartpay Group's net
    debt is less than two times the EBITDA of the Smartpay Group.  On 30 May 2012
    Smartpay announced that it expects EBITDA of the Smartpay Group in the
    current financial year ending 31 March 2012 to be $7.5 million on an
    annualised basis. If EBITDA is $7.5 million and the $20 Million Facility is
    fully drawn then this will result in a net debt/EBITDA ratio of 2.66. At this
    level Smartpay would be precluded from declaring and paying a dividend by
    virtue of this restriction under the Facilities. However, it should be noted
    that Smartpay has not paid a dividend since it listed on the NZX in May 2006
    and therefore there is no history of dividend payments and there should not
    have been any reasonable expectation of dividend payments based on past
    practice.
    
    The table below provides an example of the dilution which will occur as a
    result of the Capital Raising to the shareholding of a shareholder who
    currently holds one million Shares in Smartpay and who is not participating
    in the Capital Raising. The calculations in the table below assume that
    115,452,619 new Shares are issued in connection with the Capital Raising.
    
    Current Shareholding: 1,000,000 shares
    Percentage Shareholding prior to the Capital Raising 0.68%
    Percentage Shareholding after the Capital Raising 0.38%
    
    The directors of Smartpay believe that the Key Benefits listed on page 7
    outweigh the matters referred to at (a) and (b) above.
    
    EFFECT OF RESOLUTION NOT BEING APPROVED
    
    If this resolution is not approved by shareholders, the Company will not be
    able to complete the Refinance and the Capital Raising and will not receive
    the benefit of the significant reduced financing costs afforded by the
    Facilities and the other key benefits of the Refinance and Capital Raising as
    set out at the beginning of this Explanatory Memorandum. In addition, if the
    resolution is not approved Smartpay will need to find alternative (and most
    likely more expensive) sources of funds to pay its creditors and repay the
    approximately $3.45 million of corporate debt due for repayment on or before
    30 September 2012 and to redeem the Convertible Notes on 15 February 2013 (to
    the extent they are not converted into shares).
    
    GLOSSARY
    
    The following terms have the following meanings when used in this Notice of
    Meeting unless the context otherwise requires:
    
    $5 Million Facility means the Committed Revolving Cash Advances Facility of
    up to $5 million to be provided to Smartpay New Zealand Limited by ASB Bank
    Limited.
    
    $20 Million Facility means the Term Loan Facility of up to $20 million to be
    provided to Smartpay New Zealand Limited by ASB Bank Limited.
    
    Average Market Capitalisation has the meaning given to that term in the NZSX
    Listing Rules.
    
    Capital Raising means the proposed issue of fully paid ordinary shares in
    Smartpay at 11.5 cents per share to raise aggregate subscription proceeds of
    up to NZ$13,500,000.
    
    Facilities means the $20 Million Facility and the $5 Million Facility.
    
    Facility Documents means each document entered into by Smartpay New Zealand
    Limited and each Guarantor setting out the terms of the Facilities and the
    security provided to ASB Bank Limited including:
    
    (a) the Term Loan Facility Agreement between ASB Bank Limited (as lender),
    Smartpay New Zealand Limited (as borrower) and each Guarantor in connection
    with the $20 Million Facility;
    
    (b) the Committed Cash Advances Facility Agreement between ASB Bank Limited
    (as lender), Smartpay New Zealand Limited (as borrower) and each Guarantor in
    connection with the $5 Million Facility;
    
    (c) the Cross Guarantee and Indemnity between Smartpay New Zealand Limited
    and each Guarantor in favour of ASB Bank Limited;
    
    (d) the General Security Deeds to be executed by Smartpay New Zealand Limited
    and each Guarantor in favour of ASB Bank Limited; and
    
    (e) such other documents approved by Smartpay as Smartpay considers necessary
    or desirable in connection with the documents referred to at (a) to (d)
    above.
    
    Guarantor means each member of the Smartpay Group which has agreed to
    guarantee repayment of all amounts owing in connection with the Facilities.
    
    Notice of Meeting means this notice of special meeting, including the
    explanatory memorandum.
    
    Refinance means the drawdown under the $20 Million Facility and the
    application of the proceeds of the $20 Million Facility to:
    
    (a) repay existing rental book funding of the Smartpay Group; and/or
    
    (b) repurchase rental books from third party funders.
    
    Smartpay or the Company means Smartpay Holdings Limited.
    
    Smartpay Group means the group of companies comprising Smartpay and each of
    its subsidiaries.
    
    SCHEDULE OF SUBSCRIBERS IN THE CAPITAL RAISING
    
    Malcolm Deall & Associates Pty Ltd (EVBC Employees S/F A/C), 1 Firecracker
    Factory Pty Limited, Claymore Capital Pty Ltd, Gardos & Biro Super Fund,
    Philcat Investments Pty Limited, Winpar Holdings Limited, Avron Newstadt, MSL
    Superannuation Fund, Lead Super P/L as trustee for J.Bloch Staff Retirement
    Fund, Tracsup Pty Ltd, Stephen Charles Bentley, Jacoland Pty Ltd, Spinite Pty
    Ltd, Natal Nominees Pty Ltd, David Jeffrey Taylor & Rosemary Helen Taylor as
    trustees for Taylor Superannuation Fund, Alice Jeanette McCormick, Mildory
    Pty Ltd, Inge & George Gertler, Kassa Corporation Pty Ltd, P. Kampfner Pty
    Ltd as trustee for P.Kampfner Superannuation Fund, Charbar Holdings Pty Ltd
    as trustee for The G Charny Family Superannuation Fund, D.S.Grimley and
    D.M.Grimley as trustees for Grimley Superannuation Fund, Quotidian No2 Pty
    Ltd, Steven Duchen, Dixson Trust Pty Limited, Hunter Hall Investment
    Management Ltd, Dale Albert Monson and Dagmar Erna Monson as trustees for the
    Dale Monson Superannuation Fund no 2 account, Unaval Nominees Pty Ltd (Unaval
    Retirement Fund A/C), Mr Martin James Reed (South East Queensland Unit A/C),
    Mr Martin James Reed (East Sydney Unit A/C), Harrogate Trustee Limited as
    trustee for the Brandywine Trust, Shaun Ghaidan, FM Wolf Pty Ltd as trustee
    for Frank Wolf Super Fund, JBBM P/L (Julian Ludowici S/F A/C), Haydalex Pty
    Ltd as trustee for Haydalex Super, Suburban Holdings Pty Ltd as trustee for
    Suburban Superfund Account, Tubbin Investments Pty Ltd as trustee for Ruddock
    Family Trust, Jaspar Investments Pty Ltd as trustee for The Jaspar
    Discretionary Family Trust, Telclip Pty Ltd as trustee for The Stead Family
    Trust, Bay House Investments P/L as trustee for The Manic Super Fund,
    All4wend Super Pty Ltd as trustee for The All4wend Super Fund, Devon Capital,
    Melville Investment Holdings Limited, Tasman Pacific Investments Limited,
    Level 1 Pty Ltd (The Level One Trust), Errol and Melanie Bome as trustees for
    the Bome Superannuation Fund, Shirmic Pty Ltd as trustee for the Shirmic
    Superannuation Fund; Savannah Group Pty Ltd as trustee for Savannah Trust,
    Alan Meskin, Rivan Pty Limited as trustee for the David Gordon Superannuation
    Fund and Maxim Capital Pty Ltd.
    End CA:00223819 For:SPY    Type:MEETING    Time:2012-06-13 14:15:30
    				
 
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