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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
AND PROXY FORM
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF ADX ENERGY LTD
TO BE HELD IN THE SUTHERLAND ROOM AT CITY WEST RECEPTION CENTRE 45 PLAISTOWE MEWS WEST PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
THURSDAY 8 MAY 2014 COMMENCING AT 11.00AM (WST)
This Notice of Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting. Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on (+61 8) [6]. Company Secretary on (+61 8) 9226 2822.*
ADX Energy Ltd ABN 50 009 058 646 Suite 1, 45 Ord Street, West Perth WA 6005 Phone: 08 9226 2822 Fax: 08 9226 5333 Email: [email protected]
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of ADX Energy Ltd will be held in the Sutherland Room at City West Reception Centre 45 Plaistowe Mews West Perth, Western Australia on Thursday 8 May 2014 at 11.00 am (WST)
CONTENTS PAGE
Business of the Meeting (setting out the proposed resolutions) 4 Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed resolutions) 6 Glossary 13 Proxy Form attached
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Your Vote is Important
The business of the Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
How to Vote
You may vote by attending the meeting in person, by proxy or authorised representative.
Voting eligibility
The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 4.00pm (WST) on 6 May 2014.
Voting in Person
To vote in person, attend the Annual General Meeting at the time, date and place set out above.
Voting by Proxy
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the Proxy Form enclosed and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy Form.
In accordance with section 249L of the Corporations Act, members are advised that:
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each member has a right to appoint a proxy;
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the proxy need not be a member of the Company; and
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a member who is entitled to cast 2 or more votes may appoint 2 proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If the member appoints 2 proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the member’s votes, then in accordance with section 249X(3) of the Corporations Act, each proxy may exercise one‐half of the votes.
Your proxy form is enclosed.
New sections 250BB and 250BC of the Corporations Act came into effect on 1 August 2011 and apply to voting by proxy on or after that date. Shareholders and their proxies should be aware of these changes to the Corporations Act, as they apply to this Annual General Meeting. Broadly, the sections mean that:
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if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and
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any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.
Further details are set out below.
Proxy vote if appointment specifies way to vote
Section 250BB(1) of the Corporations Act provides that an appointment of a proxy may specify the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and, if it does :
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the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and
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if the proxy has 2 or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on the resolution – the proxy must not vote on a show of hands; and
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if the proxy is the chair of the meeting at which the resolution is voted on – the proxy must vote on a poll, and must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and
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if the proxy is not the chair – the proxy need not vote on the poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed).
Transfer of non‐chair proxy to chair in certain circumstances
Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:
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an appointment of a proxy specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution at a meeting of the Company's members; and
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the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting; and
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at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded on the resolution; and
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either of the following applies:
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the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting;
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the proxy does not vote on the resolution,
the chair of the meeting is taken, before voting on the resolution closes, to have been appointed as the proxy for the purposes of voting on the resolution at the meeting.
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BUSINESS OF THE MEETING AGENDA
ORDINARY BUSINESS
1. Financial Statements and Reports – Agenda Item
To receive and consider the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2013 together with the declaration of the directors, the directors’ report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor’s report.
2. Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as a non‐ binding resolution :
“That, for the purpose of section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the Remuneration Report as contained in the Company’s annual financial report for the financial year ended 31 December 2013.”
Note: In accordance with section 250R(3) of the Corporations Act, this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors of the Company.
Voting Prohibition Statement:
A vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of any of the following persons:
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(a) a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or
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(b) a Closely Related Party of such a member.
However, a person (the voter ) described above may cast a vote on this Resolution as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either:
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(a) the voter is appointed as a proxy in writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; and
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(b) the voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy:
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(i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; and
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(ii) expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of Key Management Personnel.
3. Resolution 2 – Re‐election of Mr Andrew Childs as a Director
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
That, for the purposes of clause 13.2 of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Mr Andrew Childs, a director, retires, and being eligible, is re‐elected as a Director.”
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4. Resolution 3 – Approval of 10% Placement Capacity ‐ Shares
To consider and, if thought fit, pass, the following resolution with or without amendment, as a special resolution :
“That, pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.1A, and for all other purposes, the Shareholders approve the issue of Equity Securities of up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company (at the time of issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2, and on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum”.
Voting Exclusion Statement:
The Company will disregard any votes cast on this special resolution by a person and any associates of the person who:
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may participate in the issue of Equity Securities under this Resolution; and
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might obtain a benefit if this special resolution is passed, and any associates of those persons, except a benefit solely in their capacity as a holder of Shares if the Resolution is passed.
However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
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it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form; or
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it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.
5. General
To transact any other business as may be brought before the meeting in accordance with the Constitution of the Company, the Corporations Act, or otherwise.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
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IAN TCHACOS CHAIRMAN 3 April 2014
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ADX Energy Ltd ABN 50 009 058 646 Suite 1, 45 Ord Street, West Perth WA 6005 Phone: 08 9226 2822 Fax: 08 9226 5333 Email: [email protected]
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Explanatory Statement and all attachments are important documents. They should be read carefully.
If you have any questions regarding the matters set out in this Explanatory Statement or the preceding Notice, please contact the Company, your stockbroker or other professional adviser.
1. Financial Statement and Reports – Agenda Item
In accordance with the Constitution, the business of the Annual General Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2013 together with the declaration of the directors, the directors’ report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor’s report.
The Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s financial report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so. The Company’s financial report is available on its website at http://adxenergy.com.au/.
2. Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
2.1 General
The Corporations Act requires that at a listed company’s annual general meeting, a resolution to shareholders that the remuneration report be adopted must be put to shareholders. However such a resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors of the Company.
A reasonable opportunity will be provided for discussion of the Remuneration Report at the meeting.
The remuneration report sets out the company’s remuneration arrangements for the directors and senior management of the company. The remuneration report is part of the directors’ report contained in the December financial report of the company. The chair of the meeting must allow a reasonable opportunity for its shareholders to ask questions about or make comments on the remuneration report at the annual general meeting.
The Remuneration Report is set out in the Company’s Annual Report which:
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outlines the Board’s policy for determining the nature and amount of remuneration of Directors, the company secretary and other key management personnel of the Company;
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discusses the relationship between the Board’s remuneration policy and the Company’s performance;
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details and explains any performance condition applicable to the remuneration of a Director, secretary or other key management personnel;
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details the remuneration (including options) of each Director and other key management personnel of the Company for the period; and
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summarises the terms of any contract under which any Director, the company secretary or other key management personnel is engaged, including the period of notice required to terminate the contract and any termination payments provided for under the contract.
2.2 Voting consequences
Under changes to the Corporations Act which came into effect on 1 July 2011, a company is required to put to its shareholders a resolution proposing the calling of another meeting of shareholders to consider the appointment of directors of the company ( Spill Resolution ) if, at consecutive annual general meetings, at least 25% of the votes cast on a remuneration report resolution are voted against adoption of the remuneration report and at the first of those annual general meetings a Spill Resolution was not put to vote. If required, the Spill Resolution must be put to vote at the second of those annual general meetings.
If more than 50% of votes cast are in favour of the Spill Resolution, the company must convene a shareholder meeting ( Spill Meeting ) within 90 days of the second annual general meeting.
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All of the directors of the company who were in office when the directors' report (as included in the company’s annual financial report for the previous financial year was approved, other than the managing director of the company, will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting but may stand for re‐election at the Spill Meeting.
Following the Spill Meeting those persons whose election or re‐election as directors of the company is approved will be the directors of the company.
2.3 Previous voting results
At the Company’s previous annual general meeting the votes cast against the remuneration report considered at that annual general meeting were less than 25%. Accordingly, the Spill Resolution is not relevant for this Annual General Meeting.
2.4 Proxy voting restrictions
A vote must not be cast (in any capacity) on this resolution by or on behalf of a member of the Company’s KMP whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report, or a KMP’s closely related party. A “closely related party” includes a spouse, dependant and certain other close family members of a KMP, as well as any companies controlled by a KMP.
However, a vote may be cast by a KMP or a KMP’s closely related party if they do so as a proxy and:
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the vote is not cast on behalf of a KMP or a KMP’s closely related party; and
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the appointment of the proxy is in writing and specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this resolution; or
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the proxy is the Chairman of the meeting and the appointment of the Chairman of the meeting as proxy:
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does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this resolution; and
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expressly authorises the Chairman of the meeting to exercise the proxy even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of the KMP.
If you appoint the Chairman of the meeting as your proxy, and you do not direct your proxy how to vote on this resolution on the proxy form, you will be expressly authorising the Chairman of the meeting to exercise your proxy on this resolution. The Chairman of the meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of this resolution.
3. Resolution 2 – Re‐election of Mr Andrew Childs as a Director
Under the Company's existing Constitution, one third of the Directors must retire from office at each annual general meeting of the Company. Directors who retire in accordance with this requirement are eligible for re‐election. The Directors to retire are those who have been in office for three years since their appointment or last re‐appointment or who have been longest in office since their appointment or last re‐appointment. For the purposes of Listing Rule 14.4 and rule 13.2 of the existing Constitution, shareholder approval is being sought to re‐elect Mr Andrew Childs as a Director. Information on Mr Childs is contained in the December 2013 Annual Report of the Company.
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4. Resolution 3 – Approval of 10% Placement Capacity – Shares
4.1 Introduction
The Company is seeking shareholder approval to issue an additional 10% of issued capital over a 12 month period pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1A. ASX Listing Rule 7.1A provides that an Eligible Entity may seek Shareholder approval at its annual general meeting to allow it to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued capital ( 10% Placement Capacity ).
The Company is an Eligible Entity, see section 4.2 below for further details.
If Shareholders approve Resolution 3, the number of Equity Securities the Eligible Entity may issue under the 10% Placement Capacity will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (as set out in section 4.2 below).
The effect of Resolution 3 will be to allow the Company to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of the Company’s fully paid ordinary securities on issue under the 10% Placement Capacity during the period up to 12 months after the Meeting, without subsequent Shareholder approval and without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity granted under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A requires this Resolution 3 to be passed as a special resolution, which means that it must be passed by at least 75% of the votes cast by members entitled to vote on the Resolution. Pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1A, no Equity Securities will be issued until and unless this special resolution is passed at the Meeting.
The Directors of the Company unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.
4.2 ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A came into effect on 1 August 2012 and enables an Eligible Entity to seek shareholder approval at its annual general meeting to issue Equity Securities in addition to those under the Eligible Entity’s 15% annual placement capacity.
An Eligible Entity is one that, as at the date of the relevant annual general meeting:
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(1) is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index; and
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(2) has a maximum market capitalisation (excluding restricted securities and securities quoted on a deferred settlement basis) of $300,000,000.
The Company is an Eligible Entity as it is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a current market capitalisation of $6.3 million.
Any Equity Securities issued must be in the same class as an existing class of quoted Equity Securities. The Company currently has one class of Equity Securities on issue, being the Shares (ASX Code: ADX).
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that an Eligible Entity which has obtained shareholder approval at an annual general meeting may issue or agree to issue during the 12 month period after which the date of the annual general meeting, a number of Equity Securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:
(A x D) ‐ E
Where:
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A is the number of ordinary securities on issue 12 months before the date of issue or agreement:
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(1) plus the number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in the 12 months under an exception in ASX Listing Rule 7.2;
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(2) plus the number of partly paid ordinary securities that became fully paid in the 12 months;
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(3) plus the number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in the previous 12 months with approval of holders of ordinary securities under ASX Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4. [Note: this does not include an issue
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of fully paid ordinary securities under the entity’s 15% placement capacity without Shareholder approval]; and
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(4) less the number of fully paid ordinary securities cancelled in the previous 12 months.
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D is 10 percent (10%).
E is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months before the date of the issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with the approval of shareholders under ASX Listing Rules 7.1 or 7.4.
4.3 Technical Information required by ASX listing Rule 7.1A.
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3A, the information below is provided in relation to this Resolution 3:
(a) Minimum Issue Price
The minimum issue price for the Equity Securities issued under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A must be not less than 75% of the volume weighted average price of Equity Securities in that class calculated over the 15 ASX trading days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
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(1) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed; or
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(2) If the Equity Securities are not issued within 5 ASX trading days of the date in Section 4.3(a)(1) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
(b) Date of Issue
Assuming Resolution 3 is passed, the Equity Securities may be issued under the 10% Placement Capacity commencing on the date of the Meeting and expiring on the first to occur of the following:
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(1) 12 months after the date of this Meeting; and
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(2) the date of the approval by Shareholders of a transaction under ASX Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of the Company’s main undertaking) (after which date, an approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A ceases to be valid),
( 10% Placement Capacity Period ).
If approval is given for the issue of the Equity Securities then the approval will expire on 8 May 2015, unless Shareholder approval is granted pursuant to ASX Listing Rules 11.1.2 or 11.2 prior to that date.
(c) Risk of economic and voting dilution
Any issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity will have a dilutive effect on the interests of existing Shareholders who do not receive any Shares under the issue.
If Resolution 3 is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Capacity, the economic and voting dilution of existing Shares would be as shown in the table below.
The table below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders calculated in accordance with the formula outlined in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A(2), on the basis of the current market price of Shares and the current number of Equity Securities on issue as at the date of this Notice.
The table also shows the voting dilution impact where the number of Shares on issue (variable A in the formula) changes and the economic dilution where there are changes in the issue price of Shares issued under the 10% Placement Capacity.
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Table
| Issued Share Capital (Number of Shares) |
50% decrease in current Market Price $ 0.0065 |
50% decrease in current Market Price $ 0.0065 |
Current Market Price $ 0.013 |
Current Market Price $ 0.013 |
100% increase in current Market Price $ 0.026 |
100% increase in current Market Price $ 0.026 |
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| 10% Voting Dilution |
Capital Raised $ |
10% Voting Dilution |
Capital Raised $ |
10% Voting Dilution |
Capital Raised $ |
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| Present Share Capital 545,367,175 |
54,536,718 | 354,489 | 54,536,718 | 708,977 | 54,536,718 | 1,417,955 |
| 50% Increase in Share Capital 818,050,763 |
81,805,076 | 531,733 | 81,805,076 | 1,063,466 | 81,805,076 | 2,126,932 |
| 100% Increase in share capital 1,090,734,350 |
109,073,435 | 708,977 | 109,073,435 | 1,417,955 | 109,073,435 | 2,835,909 |
*The number of Shares on issue (variable A in the formula) could increase as a result of the issue of Shares that do not require Shareholder approval (such as under a pro‐rata rights issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or that are issued with Shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
Assumptions and explanations
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The current shares on issue are the Shares on issue as at the date of this Notice of Meeting.
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The issue price set out above is the closing price of the Shares on the ASX on 26 March 2014.
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The Company has not issued any Equity Securities in the 12 months prior to the Meeting that were not issued under an exception in ASX Listing Rule 7.2 or with approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1. The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares. If the issue of Equity Securities includes quoted Options, it is assumed that those quoted Options are exercised into Shares for the purpose of calculating the voting dilution effect on existing Shareholders.
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The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued share capital at the time of issue. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example as 10%.
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The Company issues the maximum possible number of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity.
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The calculations above do not show the dilution that any one particular Shareholder will be subject to. All Shareholders should consider the dilution caused to their own shareholding depending on their specific circumstances.
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This table does not set out any dilution pursuant to approvals under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
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The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 10% Placement Capacity, based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of the Meeting.
Shareholders should note that there is a specific risk that:
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(1) the market price for the Company’s Shares may be significantly lower on the date of the issue than it is on the date of the Meeting; and
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(2) the Shares may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for those Shares on the issue date.
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(d) Purpose of issue of 10% Placement Capacity
The Company may issue Equity Securities for non‐cash consideration, such as for the acquisition of new assets or investments. If the Company issues Equity Securities for non‐cash consideration, the Company will release to the market a valuation of the non‐cash consideration that demonstrates that the issue price of the Equity Securities complies with ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.3.
Funds raised from the issue of Equity Securities, if undertaken, would be applied towards funding expenditure associated with the exploration and development of oil and gas permits, acquisitions of new assets or investments and/or general working capital.
The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under ASX Listing Rules 7.1A(4) and 3.10.5A upon issue of any Equity Securities.
(e) Allocation under the 10% Placement Capacity
The Company’s allocation policy is dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue of the Equity Securities. The allottees of the Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Capacity have not yet been determined. However, the allottees of Equity Securities could consist of current Shareholders or new investors (or both), none of whom will be related parties of the Company.
The identity of the allottees of Equity Securities will be determined on a case‐by‐case basis having regard to a number of factors including but not limited to the following:
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(1) the purpose of the issue;
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(2) the alternative methods for raising funds available to the Company at that time, including but not limited to, rights issue or other offer where existing Shareholders may participate;
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(3) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;
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(4) the circumstances of the Company, including but not limited to, the financial situation and solvency of the Company;
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(5) prevailing market conditions; and
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(6) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
Further, if the Company is successful in acquiring new assets or investments for which placement securities are issued as consideration, it is possible that the allottees of some of the placement securities will be the vendors of the new assets or investments.
(f) Previous approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.
The Company has previously obtained Shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A at its Annual General Meeting held on 30 May 2013. The Company has not issued any Equity Securities pursuant to the Listing Rule 7.1A approval.
During the 12 month period preceding the date of the Meeting, being on and from 30 May 2013, the Company otherwise issued a total of 60,000,000 Shares and 20,500,000 Options which represents approximately 16.5% of the total diluted number of Equity Securities on issue in the Company on 30 May 2013, which was 488,367,175.
Further details of the issues of Equity Securities by the Company during the 12 month period preceding the date of the Meeting are set out in the table below:.
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Date of Issue Number of Equity Class of Names of recipients or basis Issue price of If issued for cash
Securities Equity on which recipients Equity – the total
Securities determined Securities consideration, what it was
and and discount spent on and the intended
summary of to Market use of any remaining funds
terms Price on the If issued for non‐cash
trading day consideration
prior to the – a description of the
issue consideration and the
current value of the
consideration
21 October 2013 60,000,000 Ordinary Issued to M&G Investment 1.7 cents. No Cash consideration of
shares Management Limited, an discount to $1,020,000. All funds
institutional investor market price. raised have been used to
pursuant to a placement fund the Company’s
general exploration
expenditures and for
working capital purposes.
24 February 2014 20,500,000 Unlisted Director Options: n/a Nil consideration. Granted
options Wolfgang Zimmer 6,000,000l as Incentives.
exercisable Paul Fink 5,000,000
at 4 cents Ian Tchacos 2,000,000 Director options approved
and expiry Andrew Childs 2,000,000 by Shareholders at a
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Options: February 2014.
Issued under ADX’s Employee
Incentive Option Plan
2,500,00, as follows:
Tim Stoll 1,000,000
Clare Stanley 500,000
Sandra Clarke 500,000
Susanne Brugeyroux 500,000
Issued outside of the
Employee Incentive Option
Plan to consultants
3,000,000, as follows:
Peter Ironside 2,000,000
Amanda Sparks 1,000,000
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(g) Compliance with ASX Listing Rules 7.1A.4 and 3.10.5A
When the Company issues Equity Securities pursuant to the 10% Placement Capacity, it will give to ASX:
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(1) a list of the allottees of the Equity Securities and the number of Equity Securities allotted to each (not for release to the market), in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.4; and
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(2) the information required by ASX Listing Rule 3.10.5A for release to the market.
4.4 Voting Exclusion Statement
A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice of Meeting. At the date of this Notice, the proposed allottees of any Equity Securities are not as yet known or identified and the Company has not invited any existing Shareholder to participate in an issue of Equity Securities under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A. In these circumstances (and in accordance with the note set out in ASX Listing Rule 14.11.1 relating to ASX Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A), for a person’s vote to be excluded, it must be known that that person will participate in the proposed issue. Therefore, no existing Shareholders will be excluded from voting on Resolution 3.
Recommendations
The Board believes that the Resolutions to be proposed at the Company’s Annual General Meeting are in the best interests of the Company and (except where otherwise stated) unanimously recommends that shareholders vote in favour of each resolution.
Enquiries
Shareholders are invited to contact the Chairman, Mr Ian Tchacos, on (08) 9226 2822 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.
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GLOSSARY
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$ means Australian dollars.
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10% Placement Capacity has the meaning given in section 4 of this Notice.
Annual General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.
ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the Australian Securities Exchange, as the context requires.
ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.
Board means the current board of directors of the Company.
Business Day means Monday to Friday inclusive, except New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any other day that ASX declares is not a business day.
Chair means the chair of the Meeting.
Closely Related Party of a member of the Key Management Personnel means:
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(a) a spouse or child of the member;
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(b) a child of the member’s spouse;
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(c) a dependent of the member or the member’s spouse;
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(d) anyone else who is one of the member’s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member’s dealing with the entity;
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(e) a company the member controls; or
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(f) a person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth ).
Company means ADX Energy Ltd (ABN 50 009 058 646).
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the current directors of the Company.
Eligible Entity means an entity that, at the date of the relevant general meeting is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index; and has a maximum market capitalisation (excluding restricted securities and securities quoted on a deferred settlement basis) of $300,000,000.
Equity Securities includes a Share, a right to a Share or Option, an Option, a convertible security and any security that ASX decides to classify as an Equity Security.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.
Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards and broadly includes those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company.
Notice or Notice of Meeting means this notice of meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.
Option means an option which enables the holder to subscribe for one Share.
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Ordinary Securities has the meaning set out in the ASX Listing Rules.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Director’s report section of the Company’s annual financial report for the period ended 31 December 2013.
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice, or any one of them, as the context requires.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a holder of a Share.
Variable A means “A” as set out in the calculation in section 4.2 of this Notice.
WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.
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ADX Energy Ltd ABN 50 009 058 646
Lodge your vote:
By Mail:
Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box 242 Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia
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Alternatively you can fax your form to (within Australia) 1800 783 447 (outside Australia) +61 3 9473 2555
For Intermediary Online subscribers only (custodians) www.intermediaryonline.com
For all enquiries call:
(within Australia) 1300 798 297 (outside Australia) +61 3 9415 4828
Proxy Form
For your vote to be effective it must be received by 11:00am (WST) Tuesday, 6 May 2014
How to Vote on Items of Business
All your securities will be voted in accordance with your directions.
Appointment of Proxy
Voting 100% of your holding: Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote as they choose. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that item.
Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the percentage or number of securities you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or boxes. The sum of the votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement or 100%.
Appointing a second proxy: You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you appoint two proxies you must specify the percentage of votes or number of securities for each proxy, otherwise each proxy may exercise half of the votes. When appointing a second proxy write both names and the percentage of votes or number of securities for each in Step 1 overleaf.
A proxy need not be a securityholder of the Company.
Signing Instructions
Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the securityholder must sign.
Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders should sign.
Power of Attorney: If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
Companies: Where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held. Delete titles as applicable.
Attending the Meeting
Bring this form to assist registration. If a representative of a corporate securityholder or proxy is to attend the meeting you will need to provide the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” prior to admission. A form of the certificate may be obtained from Computershare or online at www.investorcentre.com under the information tab, "Downloadable Forms".
Comments & Questions: If you have any comments or questions for the company, please write them on a separate sheet of paper and return with this form.
Turn over to complete the form
View the annual report, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: www.adxenergy.com.au
To view and update your securityholding:
Your secure access information is:
SRN/HIN: I9999999999
www.investorcentre.com
PLEASE NOTE: For security reasons it is important that you keep your SRN/HIN confidential.
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Change of address. If incorrect, mark this box and make the correction in the space to the left. Securityholders sponsored by a broker (reference number commences with ’ X ’) should advise your broker of any changes.
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Proxy Form
Please mark to indicate your directions
Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf
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I/We being a member/s of ADX Energy Ltd hereby appoint the Chairman PLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if OR you have selected the Chairman of the of the Meeting Meeting. Do not insert your own name(s).
or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the Meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of ADX Energy Ltd to be held in the Sutherland Room at City West Reception Centre, 45 Plaistowe Mews, West Perth, Western Australia on Thursday, 8 May 2014 at 11:00am (WST) and at any adjournment or postponement of that Meeting.
Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolution : Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on Resolution 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman.
Important Note: If the Chairman of the Meeting is (or becomes) your proxy you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Resolution 1 by marking the appropriate box in step 2 below.
Items of Business PLEASE NOTE: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority.
| For | Again | st Abstain |
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| Resolution | 1 | Adoption of Remuneration Report | |||
| Resolution | 2 | Re-election of Mr Andrew Childs as a Director | |||
| Resolution | 3 | Approval of 10% Placement Capacity - Shares |
The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote all available proxies in favour of each item of business.
SIGN
Signature of Securityholder(s) This section must be completed.
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