Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Apr 2, 2024
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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This document gives notice of the Annual General Meeting of Ecora Resources PLC and sets out resolutions to be voted on at the meeting. If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of the proposals referred to in this document or as to the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own advice from your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant or other independent professional adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of your shares in Ecora Resources PLC, please forward this document, together with the accompanying documents, as soon as possible to the purchaser or transferee or to the person through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee. If you have sold or otherwise transferred only part of your holding of shares, you should retain these documents.
3rd Floor North Kent House 14-17 Market Place London W1W 8AJ United Kingdom
Registered in England and Wales No: 0897608
Dear Shareholders,
I am pleased to invite you, on behalf of the Board of Directors, to Ecora Resources PLC's (the 'Company' or 'Ecora') 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) which will be held at 11.00am on 2 May 2024 at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BS, United Kingdom.
This notice of meeting describes the business that will be proposed and sets out the procedures for your participation and voting. Your participation in the AGM is important to Ecora and a valuable opportunity for the Board to consider with shareholders the performance of the Group. Please note that only shareholders, proxy holders and corporate representatives in attendance at the meeting will be eligible to ask questions of the Directors.
While I am writing to you for the final time as Chairman of Ecora, I am very pleased to include the resolution to elect my successor, Andrew Webb, to our Board, whose appointment as Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate, we announced on 15 January 2024. Andrew has a wealth of experience as an advisor to the mining sector from his role as managing director of Rothschild & Sons and brings with him a proven track record of leadership. I wish him all the very best in the role and I am confident he will lead the Board well as it continues to support Marc and the rest of the team in driving the Company forward.
The Directors are unanimously of the opinion that all resolutions proposed in this notice are in the best interests of shareholders and of Ecora as a whole. Accordingly, they recommend that you vote in favour of all the resolutions, as the Directors intend to do in respect of their own beneficial holdings.
If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, please complete and submit your Form of Proxy in line with the instructions on page 10. Submitting a proxy form will ensure your vote is recorded but does not prevent you from attending and voting at the meeting itself, if you would like to do so. The overall results of the votes at the meeting will be released to the market and published on Ecora's website as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the AGM.
The Board would like to take this opportunity to thank all shareholders for their support and we look forward to your participation at the AGM.
Yours sincerely,
N.P.H. Meier Chairman
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Ecora Resources PLC (the 'Company') will be held at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BS, United Kingdom, on 2 May 2024 at 11.00am to consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolutions, of which resolutions 1–17 will be proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18–21 will be proposed as special resolutions.
provided that this authority (unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company) shall expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2025 or 30 June 2025, whichever is the earlier, save that the Company may before such expiry, revocation or variation (or the expiry, revocation or variation of any renewal of this authority) make offers or enter into agreements which would or might require relevant securities to be allotted or rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares to be granted after such expiry, revocation or variation and the Directors may allot relevant securities in pursuance of such offers or agreements as if the authority conferred had not expired, or been revoked or varied.
but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems arising in or under the laws of any territory or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange or any other matter;
and this authority shall (unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company) expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2025 or 30 June 2025, whichever is the earlier, save that the Company may before such expiry make offers or enter into agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted (and treasury shares to be sold) after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of such offers or agreements as if the authority hereby conferred had not expired.
and this authority shall (unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company) expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2025 or 30 June 2025, whichever is the earlier, save that the Company may before such expiry make offers or enter into agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted (and treasury shares to be sold) after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of such offers or agreements as if the authority hereby conferred had not expired.
3rd Floor North J. Gray 14–17 Market Place 28 March 2024 London W1W 8AJ
Kent House Company Secretary
Registered in England and Wales, Company number: 0897608
Resolutions 1 to 17 (inclusive) are proposed as ordinary resolutions, which means that for each of those resolutions to be passed, more than half the votes cast must be cast in favour of the resolution. Resolutions 18 to 21 (inclusive) are proposed as special resolutions, which means that for each of those resolutions to be passed, at least three-quarters of the votes cast must be cast in favour of the resolution.
The Directors are required to present to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting the Company's audited accounts and the Directors' and Auditor's Reports for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 (the '2023 Annual Report and Accounts').
UK-listed companies are required to put before their shareholders in a general meeting a resolution inviting shareholders to approve its Report on Remuneration (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy). The Company's Directors' Remuneration Report, which can be found on pages 104 to 123 (excluding pages 108 to 115) of the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts, details the Directors' remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2023.
This resolution is advisory and does not affect the actual remuneration paid to any individual Director. It serves to provide shareholder feedback to the Remuneration Committee.
As required by the Directors' Remuneration Report Regulations 2002, Deloitte LLP has audited those parts of the Directors' Report on Remuneration capable of being audited and their report can be found on pages 116 to 123 of the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts.
In line with the remuneration reporting regime, this resolution presents for approval our new Directors' Remuneration Policy. This policy will replace the policy previously approved by shareholders at the 2021 annual general meeting and has been updated in light of current best practice and to permit a higher level of long-term incentive grant, with the proposed changes designed to provide further alignment of Directors' remuneration with the long-term future of the Company and the interests of its shareholders. The policy can be found in the 2023 Annual Report on pages 108 to 115, and a summary of the changes proposed is included in the introductory letter from the Remuneration Committee Chair on pages 104 to 107.
Once this policy is approved, the Company will not be able to make a remuneration payment to a current or future Director or a payment for loss of office to a current or past Director unless that payment is consistent with the policy or has been approved by shareholders.
A final dividend can only be paid after it has been approved by the shareholders. A final dividend of 2.125 cents per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2023 is recommended by the Directors for payment on 5 June 2024, to shareholders who are on the register of members at the close of business on 10 May 2024.
The Company's Articles of Association require the Directors to submit themselves for election at the first opportunity after their appointment and from then on for re-election every three years. Notwithstanding this, as in previous years and in line with good governance requirements of the UK Corporate Governance Code, all of the Company's Directors wishing to continue in their role are offering themselves for re-election.
The Board has reviewed the independence of each Non-Executive member of the Board and determined that they are independent from management. The Board confirms that, following formal performance evaluations, all of the Directors continue to perform effectively and demonstrate commitment to the role. As part of this, the Board has deemed that each Director's contribution continues to be important to the Company's long-term sustainable success and recommends that all Directors standing for re-election should be re-appointed for a further year.
The Board, therefore, proposes the re-election of all Directors standing for re-election. Biographical details for each of the Directors together with an explanation of the importance of their contribution to the Company and the reasons for their re-election are provided on pages 92 and 93.
Mr. A.R.K. Webb is standing for election as a Non-Executive Director following his appointment to the Board on 15 January 2024.
The auditors of a company must be appointed at each annual general meeting at which accounts are presented. Resolution 12, on the Audit Committee's recommendation, proposes the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, until the next general meeting at which accounts are presented.
Resolution 13 is a separate resolution which gives authority to the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration.
This resolution seeks to renew the authority granted at last year's annual general meeting for the Directors to offer shareholders the option to take dividends in ordinary shares instead of cash.
While the Board does not intend to introduce a scrip dividend programme at this time, this resolution is proposed to provide flexibility in the future.
This resolution seeks authority from shareholders for the Company to amend rule 9.1 of part A the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan (the 'LTIP') approved by shareholders at the 2021 annual general meeting. The amendment seeks to increase the annual individual limit of awards from 150 per cent of base salary to 200 per cent of base salary.
As explained in the Remuneration Committee Chair's introductory letter on pages 104 to 107 of the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts, the proposed increase would ensure the Company's Remuneration Policy offers sufficient flexibility for the Remuneration Committee to reward exceptional performance. While the Committee is seeking approval to increase the overall maximum grant opportunity for the LTIP to 200%, should this be approved, the following increases to the individual opportunities for the Executive Directors would take place in 2024:
The Committee's proposal to increase the overall annual limit to 200 per cent would ensure that the remuneration policy offers sufficient flexibility should exceptional circumstances arise where the Committee could be justified in making an award in excess of 175 per cent of salary to the existing Executive Directors. In such circumstances, the Committee would consult with leading shareholders before making the award. In addition, this change would provide the Committee with additional flexibility to attract exceptional future leaders from the Group's North American royalty and streaming peers.
This resolution seeks authority from shareholders for the Company to implement a new share option plan for the Company's employees. The proposed Ecora Share Option Plan (the 'SOP') has been designed by the Remuneration Committee to further incentivise the Company's employees who do not participate in the LTIP by granting both tax-advantaged 'Company Share Option Plan' (CSOP) and non-tax advantaged 'unapproved' options.
A summary of the principal terms of the proposed SOP is set out in the appendix to this Notice of Annual General Meeting. A copy of the draft rules of the SOP will be available for inspection at the Company's registered offices during normal business hours on any weekday (English public holidays excepted) until the close of the Annual General Meeting and at the place of the Annual General Meeting for at least 15 minutes prior to and during the Annual General Meeting.
Resolution 17 deals with the Directors' authority to allot shares.
At the last AGM of the Company held on 10 May 2023, the Directors were given authority to allot shares in the capital of the Company up to a maximum nominal amount of £1,702,162 representing approximately one-third of the Company's then issued ordinary share capital. This authority expires at the end of this year's AGM.
The 2023 Investment Association (IA) guidelines on Directors' authority to allot shares state that IA members will regard as routine resolutions seeking authority to allot shares representing up to two-thirds of the Company's issued share capital, provided that any amount in excess of one-third of the Company's issued share capital is only used to allot shares pursuant to a fully pre-emptive offer.
In light of these guidelines, the Board considers it appropriate for the Directors to be granted authority to allot shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,700,875, representing approximately one-third of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares) at 27 March 2024 (the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this notice of meeting) and for the Directors to be granted authority to allot approximately a further one-third of the Company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) for a fully pre-emptive offer in favour of ordinary shareholders with an aggregate nominal amount of £1,700,875. The authority contained in this resolution will expire at the conclusion of the 2025 annual general meeting or 30 June 2025, whichever is the earlier. The Directors consider that this authority is desirable to allow the Company to retain flexibility.
4,024,152 ordinary shares are currently held in treasury by the Company.
These resolutions seek authority for the Directors, pursuant to the authority granted by resolution 17, to allot equity securities (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) or sell treasury shares for cash without first offering them to existing shareholders in proportion to their existing holdings. In certain circumstances, it may be in the best interests of the Company to allot new shares (or to grant rights over shares) for cash or to sell treasury shares for cash without first offering them to existing shareholders in proportion to their holdings.
These disapplication authorities are in line with institutional shareholder guidance, and in particular with the Pre-Emption Group's Statement of Principles (the 'Pre-Emption Principles'). The Pre-Emption Principles were revised in November 2022 to allow the authority for an issue of shares for cash otherwise than in connection with a pre-emptive offer to include: (i) an authority up to 10% of a company's issued share capital for use on an unrestricted basis; and (ii) an additional authority up to a further 10% of a company's issued share capital for use in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment announced contemporaneously with the issue, or which has taken place in the twelve month period preceding the announcement of the issue. In both cases, an additional authority of up to 2% may be sought for the purposes of making a follow-on offer, as further explained below.
Resolution 18 would authorise the Directors to do this by allowing the Directors to allot shares for cash (pursuant to the authority granted by resolution 17) or sell treasury shares for cash: (i) by way of a pre-emptive offer of securities otherwise than strictly pro-rata (and on the basis that the Directors can make exclusions or such other arrangements as may be appropriate to resolve legal or practical problems, such as fractional entitlements); or (ii) otherwise up to an aggregate nominal value of £515,417 which is equivalent to approximately 10% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares) on 27 March 2024 (the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this notice of meeting) and as a follow-on offer, allot equity securities for cash or sell treasury shares for cash up to an aggregate maximum nominal amount of 20% of any allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares allotted pursuant to sub-paragraph (b) of resolution 18.
If given, the authority will expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting in 2025 or on 30 June 2025, if earlier. The Directors intend to renew such power at successive annual general meetings in accordance with best practice.
The Directors are seeking further authority under resolution 19 to offer (or sell treasury shares) for cash otherwise than to existing shareholders pro-rata to their holdings up to an aggregate nominal value of £515,417, which is equivalent to approximately 10% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares) on 27 March 2024 (the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this notice of meeting). This is in addition to the 10% referred to in resolution 18 and can only be used for the purposes of financing or refinancing a transaction. In addition, sub-paragraph (b) of resolution 19 will permit the Directors to allot, by way of a follow-on offer, equity securities for cash and sell treasury shares up to an aggregate maximum nominal amount of 20% of any allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares allotted pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) of resolution 19. The proceeds of any follow-on offer under this authority can only, however, be used for the purposes of financing or refinancing a transaction, as is the case of the authority under sub-paragraph (a) of resolution 19. If given, the authority will expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting in 2025 or on 30 June 2025, if earlier.
Whilst embracing the flexibility conferred by the authorities sought in resolutions 18 and 19, the Board recognises that any existing shareholder may be keen to participate in a non-pre-emptive offer carried out under these authorities. The Board is therefore supportive of the follow-on offer approach set out in the Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights, which may be used to facilitate the participation of existing retail investors who were not allocated shares in the non-pre-emptive offer. The features of follow-on offers are set out in the Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights but broadly a follow-on offer should: (i) be made to all existing shareholders (other than those who participated in the non-pre-emptive offer); (ii) entitle shareholders to subscribe for shares up to a maximum of £30,000 each, at the same price (or lower than) the non-pre-emptive offer; and (iii) be open for a period which allows shareholders to become aware of and make an investment decision in relation to the offer.
These resolutions renew the present authority granted at the annual general meeting held on 10 May 2023, which is set to expire at the end of this year's Annual General Meeting. The Directors have no present intention to exercise the authority conferred by these resolutions, but the authority sought provides the Company with greater flexibility in pursuing its strategy of building a diversified and growing portfolio of royalties which should generate long-term cash flow growth for shareholders.
As at 27 March 2024 (the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this notice of meeting), the Company held 4,024,152 ordinary shares in treasury.
The Directors are of the opinion that it would be advantageous for the Company to be in a position to purchase its own shares should market conditions and price justify such action. Under the Companies Act 2006, the Company requires authorisation from its shareholders if it is to purchase its own shares.
Subsequently, this resolution seeks authority from shareholders to empower the Directors to make limited on-market purchases. The resolution limits this authority to a maximum number of ordinary shares that may be acquired of 25,770,840, being 10% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital at 27 March 2024 (the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this notice of meeting). The resolution specifies the minimum and maximum prices at which the ordinary shares may be bought under this authority. The authority conferred by this resolution will expire at the conclusion of the 2025 annual general meeting or 30 June 2025, whichever is the earlier, from the date of the passing of the resolution.
Any shares purchased under this authority will either be cancelled or held as treasury shares. As at 27 March 2024 (the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this notice of meeting), there were options outstanding over 5,268,741 ordinary shares, which represent 2.04% of the Company's issued share capital at that date and would represent 2.27% of the Company's issued share capital if the authority to purchase the Company's ordinary shares was to be exercised in full.
The Directors have no present intention of exercising this authority and intend to exercise it only if they believe that the effect of such purchases will be to increase earnings per share. They will also have regard to whether, at the time, this represents the best use of the Company's resources and is to the benefit of the shareholders generally. Other investment opportunities, appropriate gearing levels and the overall position of the Company will be taken into account in reaching such a decision.
The implementation of the Shareholder Rights Directive in August 2009 increased the notice period required for general meetings of a company from 14 clear days to 21 clear days. However, companies have the ability to reduce this notice period to not less than 14 clear days, provided that they offer facilities for shareholders to vote and appoint proxies by electronic means and that, annually, shareholder approval is obtained. Annual general meetings must continue to be held on at least 21 clear days' notice.
The Directors are, therefore, proposing this resolution to seek such shareholder approval for 14 clear days to be the minimum period of notice for all general meetings of the Company, other than annual general meetings. The approval will expire at the conclusion of the 2025 annual general meeting, when it is intended that renewal of this authority will be sought. The shorter notice period would not be used as a matter of routine for such meetings, but only where this is merited by the nature or urgency of the business of the meeting and is thought to be to the advantage of shareholders as a whole.

Summary of the Principal Terms of the Ecora Share Option Plan (the 'SOP')
It is proposed that the Company will adopt the SOP so that both tax-advantaged 'Company Share Option Plan' (CSOP) options and non-tax advantaged 'unapproved' options can be granted. All options will be granted over ordinary shares in the Company ('Shares'). A full summary of the principal terms of the SOP is set out below.
The SOP will be administered by the Remuneration Committee of the Board (the 'Committee') which consists entirely of independent Non-Executive Directors.
Employees (including Executive Directors) of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries will be eligible to participate in the SOP provided that any CSOP options may only be granted to Directors who work for the Company or any of its subsidiaries for at least 25 hours per week.
The Company may impose performance targets on an option if it sees fit.
Under the SOP the maximum number of Shares subject to options that may be awarded to a participant in any financial year of the Company cannot exceed 100 per cent of the participant's annual base salary provided that no individual may at any one time hold CSOP options over more than £60,000 of shares (in each case measured by reference to market value at the time of grant).
CSOP options must be granted with an exercise price per share equal to market value on grant.
Unapproved options can be granted with such exercise price per share as the Committee sees fit, although it is anticipated that the exercise price per share for unapproved options will also be equal to market value on grant.
Options may be satisfied by newly issued Shares, Shares purchased in the market by an employee benefit trust or by the transfer of Shares held in treasury.
The number of new Shares issued or remaining capable of being issued pursuant to options under the SOP and any awards granted on or after 1 January 2021 under any other employee share plan of the Company will not exceed 10 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company in issue from time to time.
The number of new Shares issued or remaining capable of being issued pursuant to options under the SOP and any awards granted on or after 1 January 2021 under any other discretionary share plan of the Company will not exceed 5 percent of the issued share capital of the Company in issue from time to time.
If options are to be satisfied by a transfer of existing Shares, the percentage limits stated above will not apply. Insofar as it is necessary to ensure compliance with the guidelines issued from time to time by institutional investors, the percentage limits will apply to options satisfied by the transfer of Shares held in treasury.
CSOP options will normally vest and be exercisable on the third anniversary of grant, subject to: (i) the awardholder remaining in service with the Company's group, and (ii) satisfaction of any applicable performance targets.
Unapproved options can be exercised at such time as the Committee determines, but the default position will be that they too will only be exercisable on or after the third anniversary of grant.
Once vested, options will remain exercisable until the tenth anniversary of grant.
If a participant leaves employment with the Group as a "good leaver" – i.e. the reason for leaving is death, ill-health, injury, disability, the transfer of the employing business or company, redundancy, retirement or otherwise at the discretion of the Committee – then any option they hold shall vest in full on the date on which it would have vested had the cessation not occurred (the Vesting Date) and shall remain exercisable for six months, after which time the option shall lapse to the extent not exercised (unless the option is a CSOP option and the reason for leaving is death, in which case the exercise period is twelve months from death).
In all other leaver circumstances a leaver's options will be exercisable for six months from the Vesting Date to the extent vested according to the applicable vesting schedule and to the extent unvested, will lapse when they leave.
The Committee may operate malus and clawback provisions in respect of unapproved options until two years after vesting if:
If the Committee decides to operate the malus and clawback provisions, it may:
The Committee may also reduce the number of Shares under an unapproved option granted under the SOP to give effect to any malus and/or clawback provision contained in any other incentive plan operated by the Group.
In the event of a takeover of the Company, options shall vest early and shall be exercisable within six months of the takeover, after which time the option shall lapse to the extent not exercised.
Options will not normally vest on an internal reorganisation.
If there is an internal reorganisation, options will normally be exchanged for options over shares in the acquiring company (if applicable).
If there is any variation of the Company's share capital, or in the event of any capitalisation of profits or reserves by way of any consolidation, sub-division or reduction of the Company's share capital, or in respect of any discount element in any rights issue, options may be adjusted to ensure that the aggregate value of the option shares and the aggregate exercise price, remains the same before and after the event.
Shares allotted or transferred under the SOP will rank alongside shares of the same class then in issue. The Company will apply to the Financial Conduct Authority for the listing of any newly issued Shares. Options are not transferable (except on death) and are not pensionable benefits.
The Committee may amend the SOP in any respect. However, no amendments may be made to any of the rules governing CSOP options which are necessary to meet the requirements for the CSOP options to be tax advantaged. Additionally, the provisions governing eligibility, equity dilution, individual participation limits, the basis for determining the rights of participants to acquire Shares or (in the case of unapproved options) to receive cash and the adjustments that may be made following a variation of capital cannot be altered to the advantage of existing or new participants without the prior approval of shareholders in general meeting. There is an exception for minor amendments to benefit the administration of the SOP, to take account of a change in legislation or to obtain or maintain favourable tax, exchange control or regulatory treatment for participants in the SOP or for any member of the Group.
This summary does not form part of the rules of the Ecora Share Option Plan and should not be taken as affecting the interpretation of their detailed terms and conditions. The Committee reserves the right up to the time of the Annual General Meeting to make such amendments and additions to the rules of the Ecora Share Option Plan as may be necessary to ensure the Ecora Share Option Plan complies with applicable legislation and guidance or to take account of comments of the Financial Conduct Authority acting in its capacity as the UK Listing Authority and/or as it otherwise sees fit provided that such amendments do not conflict in any material respect with this summary.
Directors' biographies
Qualifications: BA (Hons), MSc (Banking & Finance), CFA
Appointed: 1 April 2022
Mr. Bishop Lafleche joined Ecora in 2014 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2022. Prior to joining the Group, he worked at Citigroup primarily in the Metals & Mining Investment Banking team as well as in the European Leveraged Finance team, where he worked on a variety of M&A transactions as well as debt and equity financings for clients across the metals and mining and other sectors.
Mr. Bishop Lafleche, having been with the Group for the past ten years, has been instrumental in originating, negotiating, structuring and executing the acquisitions that have transformed the business. This practical experience and industry knowledge, combined with his deep understanding of Ecora's culture and values, uniquely qualifies him to continue to execute the Group's strategy and create value for all our stakeholders.
Other current appointments None
Nationality Canadian
K. Flynn (43) Chief Financial Officer
Qualifications: BA (Hons), FCA (Ireland)
Appointed: 1 January 2020
Mr. Flynn joined Ecora as Chief Financial Officer in January 2012, with 20 years of experience in corporate finance, most recently in senior roles within FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 real estate businesses.
Mr. Flynn is a member of the Executive Committee and plays a key role in the overall management and direction of the Company in partnership with the Chief Executive Officer. In his time with Ecora Resources, he has originated and negotiated all of the Group's borrowing facilities and played a leading role in raising equity. Mr. Flynn is closely involved in all investment decisions and in driving the Company's strategy.
Nationality
Irish

Appointed: 23 August 2021
Ms. Shine is a highly experienced mining non-executive director, executive mentor and mining industry adviser with a career spanning 30 years. Previously, she was CEO of De Beers Trading Company where she worked with stakeholders across the supply chain to introduce new distribution and price strategies for the business. She has worked extensively as an executive mentor focusing on leaders and business growth and transformation and has previously been a non-executive director of Lonmin PLC. In addition to her role at Ecora Resources, Ms. Shine has served on the board of Petra Diamonds plc since January 2019 and was appointed chair of the board in November 2023; she also serves as chair of the nomination and investment committees. Ms. Shine is also lead independent director and remuneration committee chair of Sarine Technologies.
Ms. Shine has a wealth of experience and business acumen gained throughout her career, with a particular focus on remuneration matters and developing senior executives, which makes her ideally suited to serve as Chair of the Company's Remuneration Committee. She brings related input from her role as the chair of the remuneration committee for Sarine Technologies Limited.
Ms. Shine currently serves as the Company's Senior Independent Director, providing a sounding board for the Chairman and acting as intermediary for other Non‑executive Directors and shareholders.
Non-executive chair of Petra Diamonds plc and non‑executive director of Sarine Technologies Limited.
British
Committee member key
A Audit Committee N Nomination Committee R Remuneration Committee
S Sustainability Committee Committee Chairman
Notice of Annual General Meeting 2024
Qualifications: MBA, Corporate Finance
Appointed: 1 January 2023
Ms. Coignard has over 30 years' experience in the finance and mining sectors. She brings to Ecora her deep experience of the natural resources sector. She is founder and managing director of Coignard & Haas GmbH, a corporate finance advisory firm specialising in emerging markets and a range of commodities including copper, iron ore, PGMs and rare earths. She has also worked as managing director of HCF International Advisers, a leading independent strategic and corporate finance adviser to the metals and mining sector. Prior to that, Ms. Coignard was head of investment, strategy and corporate finance at Norilsk Nickel PJSC following several years of serving in various risk, project finance and corporate finance roles in global banks.
Ms. Coignard is currently a non-executive director of Eramet SA where she is a member of both the strategy and sustainability, and the audit, risk and ethics committees. In addition, she is also currently an independent non-executive director of Rigel Resources Acquisition Corp.
Between 2014 and 2020, Ms. Coignard was an independent non-executive director of Polymetal International Plc, serving as a member of the audit and risk committee, the nomination committee and the remuneration committee throughout this period, chairing the remuneration committee from 2015 to 2020. She also served as senior independent director between 2014 and 2018.
Ms. Coignard has vast board and industry experience with a particular focus on sustainability which provides the Board with invaluable insight and enables her to constructively challenge matters that come before the Board and Committees on which she serves, especially the Sustainability Committee.
Non-executive director of Eramet SA and independent non-executive director of Rigel Resources Acquisition Corp.
French and Canadian

Qualifications: B Comm, CA
Appointed: 1 November 2019
Mr. Dacomb was a partner at Ernst & Young for 26 years where, for his last 12 years, he was a lead partner in the extractive industry, responsible for co-ordinating the provision of a full suite of services to multinational mining and oil and gas clients including Xstrata, Fresnillo and BP across a broad range of countries, including emerging markets. From 2011 to 2018, Mr. Dacomb was a member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel. Mr. Dacomb was a non-executive director of Ferrexpo plc from June 2019 to December 2023, where he also served as chair of the audit committee.
Mr. Dacomb has wide audit experience that makes him ideally suited to serve as Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee and act as its financial expert. He brings related input from his previous role as the chair of the audit committee for Ferrexpo plc.
Mr. Dacomb also serves on the Company's Remuneration Committee, where his understanding of employee and investor points of view provides important input.
Nationality British
A Audit Committee N Nomination Committee R Remuneration Committee
S Sustainability Committee Committee Chairman
Directors' biographies
Qualifications: BSc (Econ), MA (Econ)
Appointed: 1 November 2019
Mr. Rutherford has over 25 years' experience in investment banking and investment management in the global mining and metals sector. He currently serves as Non-Executive Chair of Centamin plc, the UK-listed gold producer, and as a Non-Executive Director of Manara Minerals Investment Co., based in Saudit Arabia. Mr Rutherford served as a nonexecutive director of Anglo American plc from 2013 to 2020 and as the lead independent director of GT Gold Corp from 2019 to 2021 when it was taken over by Newmont Corporation. From 1997 to 2013, he was Senior Vice President with Capital International Investors, a division of Capital Group, and before that was Vice President of Equity Research at the investment bank HSBC James Capel in New York and held investment analyst roles with Credit Lyonnais and with mining industry consultant CRU international.
Mr. Rutherford has extensive international experience, contributes to Ecora's considerable financial insight from the perspective of the capital markets and has a deep understanding of the mining industry. His other external appointments allow Mr. Rutherford to bring a broad range of recent and relevant skills to his chairmanship of the Company's Sustainability Committee, together with the other Committees on which he serves.
Non-executive chairman of Centamin plc and non-executive director of Manara Minerals Investment Co.
Nationality British
Qualifications: MA (Natural Sciences)
Appointed: 15 January 2024
Mr. Webb has over 25 years' experience in corporate finance and capital markets with significant financial and natural resources experience. He was previously a managing director at Rothschild & Co in the global advisory team, where he worked for 25 years until 2018. During this time, Mr. Webb advised governments, private and listed companies and joint ventures on strategy, fundraising, debt financing, mergers, on and off-market acquisitions, disposals and restructurings.
Mr. Webb brings a wealth of industry, financial and transaction experience to the Ecora Board, together with a track record of leadership which will be invaluable as he succeeds Mr. Meier as Chairman of the Board.
Non-executive chairman of Kenmare Resources plc.
British
A Audit Committee N Nomination Committee R Remuneration Committee
S Sustainability Committee Committee Chairman
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