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ALBRIGHT METALS LTD Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2019

Aug 15, 2019

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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BRYAH RESOURCES LIMITED

ACN 616 795 245

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:

TIME : 10.00am (Perth time) DATE : 16 September 2019 PLACE : Level 1 85 Havelock Street West Perth, Western Australia

The business of the Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.

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.

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 10.00am (Perth time) on 14 September 2019.

BUSINESS OF THE MEETING

AGENDA

1. RESOLUTION 1 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE – 2018 PLACEMENT SHARES (LISTING RULE 7.1A)

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 4,500,000 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the Resolution by or on behalf of a person who participated in the issue or any associates of those persons. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

2. RESOLUTION 2 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE – 2018 PLACEMENT LISTED OPTIONS (LISTING RULE 7.1)

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 2,250,000 Listed Options on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the Resolution by or on behalf of a person who participated in the issue or any associates of those persons. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

3. RESOLUTION 3 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE – EMPLOYEE SHARES

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 325,000 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the Resolution by or on behalf of a person who participated in the issue or any associates of those persons. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

4. RESOLUTION 4 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE – CONSIDERATION SHARES

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

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“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 2,615,385 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the Resolution by or on behalf of a person who participated in the issue or any associates of those persons. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

Dated: 15 August 2019

By order of the Board

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Neil Marston Director

Voting in person

To vote in person, attend the Meeting at the time, date and place set out above.

Voting by proxy

To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form 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, Shareholders are advised that:

  • each Shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy;

  • the proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company; and

  • a Shareholder 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.

Shareholders and their proxies should be aware that changes to the Corporations Act made in 2011 mean that:

  • if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and

  • any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.

Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 8 +61 8 9321 0001 .

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This Explanatory Statement has been prepared to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions.

1. RESOLUTIONS 1 AND 2 – RATIFICATION OF PREVIOUS ISSUE OF SHARES AND OPTIONS FOR 2018 PLACEMENT

1.1 General

On 28 November 2018, the Company announced to ASX its intention to undertake a placement of Shares and Listed Options. Subsequent to that announcement, on 4 December 2018 that the Company had increased the placement to issue:

  • (a) 4,500,000 Shares under the Company’s Listing Rule 7.1A placement capacity (Resolution 1); and

  • (b) 2,250,000 Listed Options under the Company’s Listing Rule 7.1 capacity (Resolution 2).

The 4 December 2018 announcement incorrectly indicated that some of the 2,250,000 Listed Options (1,135,012 Listed Options) were going to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A, however that disclosure was an error as the Company was unable to issue those Listed Options under the requirements of Listing Rule 7.1A. Importantly, the issue of these Listed Options under Listing Rule 7.1 did not and has not resulted in the Company breaching its 15% placement capacity at any time under Listing Rule 7.1.

Listing Rule 7.1

ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue more equity securities during any 12 month period than that amount which represents 15% of the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period.

Listing Rule 7.1A

ASX Listing Rule 7.1A provides that in addition to issues permitted without prior shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1, an entity that is eligible and obtains shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A may issue or agree to issue during the period for which the approval is valid a number of quoted equity securities which represents 10% of the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of that 12-month period as adjusted in accordance with the formula in ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

Where an eligible entity obtains shareholder approval to increase its placement capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A then any ordinary securities issued under that additional placement capacity:

  • (c) will not be counted in variable “A” in the formula in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A; and

  • (d) are counted in variable “E”,

until their issue has been ratified under ASX Listing Rule 7.4 (and provided that the previous issue did not breach ASX Listing Rule 7.1A) or 12 months has passed since their issue.

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Ratification

ASX Listing Rule 7.4 sets out an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1. It provides that where a company in general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 (and provided that the previous issue did not breach ASX Listing Rule 7.1) those securities will be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1. Similarly, Listing Rule 7.1A provides that where a company in general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1A, those securities will be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval.

By ratifying the issue the subject of Resolutions 1 and 2, the base figure (ie variable “A”) in which the Company’s 15% and 10% annual placement capacities are calculated will be a higher number which in turn will allow a proportionately higher number of securities to be issued without prior Shareholder approval. Also, the Company will retain the flexibility to issue equity securities in the future up to the 15% and 10% annual placement capacities set out in ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.1A without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.

1.2

Resolution 1

Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 1:

  • (a) 4,500,000 Shares were issued;

  • (b)

  • the issue price was $0.08 per Share;

  • (c) the Shares issued were all fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;

  • (d) the Shares were issued to clients of Argonaut. None of these subscribers are related parties of the Company. The recipients also received Listed Options the subject of Resolution 2; and

  • (e) the funds raised from this issue were used to undertake additional exploration at the Company’s Bryah Basin Project in Western Australia and for working capital purposes.

1.3 Resolution 2

Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 2:

  • (a) 2,250,000 Listed Options were issued;

  • (b) the Listed Options were issued for nil cash consideration on the basis of 1 Listed Option for every 2 Shares subscribed for and issued. The Shares issued are the subject of Resolution 1;

  • (c) the Listed Options issued were on the same terms as existing Listed Options on issue by the Company on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 1;

  • (d) the Listed Options were issued to participants in the placement who received Shares under Resolution 1, who were clients of Argonaut. None of these subscribers are related parties of the Company; and

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  • (e) no funds were raised directly from the issue of these Listed Options, however funds raised from the placement the subject of Resolution 1 and this Resolution 2 were used to undertake additional drilling at the Company’s Bryah Basin Project in Western Australia and for working capital purposes.

2. RESOLUTION 3 – RATIFICATION OF PREVIOUS ISSUE OF EMPLOYEE SHARES

2.1 Background

On 16 April 2019 the Company issued 325,000 Shares to employees under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 as part of an employee incentive package.

A summary of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and ASX Listing Rule 7.4 is set out above.

By ratifying this issue, the Company will retain the flexibility to issue equity securities in the future up to the 15% annual placement capacity set out in ASX Listing Rule 7.1 without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.

2.2 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.4

Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 3:

  • (a) 325,000 Shares were issued;

  • (b) the Shares were issued for nil cash consideration as part of the incentive package offered to employees of the Company;

  • (c) the Shares issued were all fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;

  • (d) the Shares were issued to employees Tania Eoannidis and Rohan Williams, who were not related parties of the Company;

  • (e) no funds were raised from the issue of the Shares.

3. RESOLUTION 4 – RATIFICATION OF PREVIOUS ISSUE OF CONSIDERATION SHARES

3.1 Background

On 29 April 2019 the Company announced that it had issued 2,615,385 Shares as part consideration for the acquisition of the Horseshoe South Manganese Mine (M52/806) and the manganese rights over other exploration licences and mining leases as announced on 29 April 2019. $170,000 was also paid in cash.

A summary of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and ASX Listing Rule 7.4 is set out above.

By ratifying this issue, the Company will retain the flexibility to issue equity securities in the future up to the 15% annual placement capacity set out in ASX Listing Rule 7.1 without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.

3.2 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.4

Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 4:

  • (a) 2,615,385 Shares were issued;

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  • (b) the Shares were issued for nil cash consideration, but were issued at a deemed issue price of $0.065 per Share as part consideration of the acquisition of tenements and mineral rights as announced on 29 April 2019;

  • (c) the Shares issued were all fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;

  • (d) the Shares were issued to the vendors of the Horseshoe South Manganese Mine (M52/806) and manganese rights on other exploration licences and mining leases, none of whom were related parties of the Company; and

  • (e) no funds were raised from the issue of the Shares as they were issued as part consideration for the acquisition.

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GLOSSARY

$ means Australian dollars.

Argonaut means Argonaut Securities Pty Limited (ACN 108 330 650).

ASIC means the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.

ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by ASX Limited, 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.

Company means Bryah Resources Limited (ACN 616 795 245).

Constitution means the Company’s constitution.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Directors means the current directors of the Company.

Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.

General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.

Listed Option means an option to acquire a Share with the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 1.

Notice or Notice of Meeting means this notice of meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.

Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.

Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice, or any one of them, as the context requires.

Section means a section of the Explanatory Statement.

Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.

Shareholder means a registered holder of a Share.

WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.

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SCHEDULE 1 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LISTED OPTIONS

The terms and conditions of the Listed Options are as follows:

(a) Entitlement

Each Listed Option entitles the holder to subscribe for one Share upon exercise of the Listed Option.

(b) Exercise Price

Subject to paragraph (i), the amount payable upon exercise of each Listed Option will be $0.30 ( Exercise Price ).

(c) Expiry Date

Each Listed Option will expire at 5:00 pm (WST) on 31 October 2020 ( Expiry Date ). A Listed Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.

(d) Exercise Period

The Listed Options are exercisable at any time on or prior to the Expiry Date ( Exercise Period ).

(e) Notice of Exercise

The Listed Options may be exercised during the Exercise Period by notice in writing to the Company in the manner specified on the Listed Option certificate ( Notice of Exercise ) and payment of the Exercise Price for each Listed Option being exercised in Australian currency by electronic funds transfer or other means of payment acceptable to the Company.

(f) Exercise Date

A Notice of Exercise is only effective on and from the later of the date of receipt of the Notice of Exercise and the date of receipt of the payment of the Exercise Price for each Listed Option being exercised in cleared funds ( Exercise Date ).

(g) Timing of issue of Shares on exercise

Within 15 Business Days after the later of the following:

  • (i) the Exercise Date; and

  • (ii) when excluded information in respect to the Company (as defined in section 708A(7) of the Corporations Act) (if any) ceases to be excluded information,

but in any case no later than 20 Business Days after the Exercise Date, the Company will:

  • (i) issue the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Listed Options specified in the Notice of Exercise and for which cleared funds have been received by the Company;

  • (ii) if required, give ASX a notice that complies with section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act, or, if the Company is unable to issue such a

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notice, lodge with ASIC a prospectus prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and do all such things necessary to satisfy section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors; and

  • (iii) if admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, apply for official quotation on ASX of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Listed Options.

If a notice delivered under 3.2(g)(ii) for any reason is not effective to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors, the Company must, no later than 20 Business Days after becoming aware of such notice being ineffective, lodge with ASIC a prospectus prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and do all such things necessary to satisfy section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors.

(h) Shares issued on exercise

Shares issued on exercise of the Listed Options rank equally with the then issued shares of the Company.

(i) Reconstruction of capital

If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all rights of a Listed Optionholder are to be changed in a manner consistent with the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules at the time of the reconstruction.

(j) Participation in new issues

There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Listed Options and holders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Listed Options without exercising the Listed Options.

(k) Change in exercise price

A Listed Option does not confer the right to a change in Exercise Price or a change in the number of underlying securities over which the Listed Option can be exercised.

(l) Quoted

The Company will apply for quotation of the Listed Options on ASX.

(m) Transferability

The Listed Options are transferable subject to any restriction or escrow arrangements imposed by ASX or under applicable Australian securities laws.

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Need assistance?

Phone:

ABN 59 616 795 245

1300 850 505 (within Australia) +61 3 9415 4000 (outside Australia)

Online:

www.investorcentre.com/contact

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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

For your proxy appointment to be effective it must be received by 10:00am (Perth time) Saturday, 14 September 2019.

Proxy Form

How to Vote on Items of Business

Lodge your Proxy Form:

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All your securities will be voted in accordance with your directions.

Online:

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 or abstain as they choose (to the extent permitted by law). 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.

Use your computer or smartphone to appoint your proxy and vote at www.investorvote.com.au or scan your personalised QR code below using your smartphone.

Your secure access information is

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Control Number: 999999 SRN/HIN: I9999999999 PIN: 99999

For Intermediary Online subscribers (custodians) go to www.intermediaryonline.com

A proxy need not be a securityholder of the Company.

SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTAL FORMS

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.

By Mail:

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box 242 Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia

By Fax:

1800 783 447 within Australia or +61 3 9473 2555 outside Australia

ATTENDING THE MEETING

If you are attending in person, please bring this form with you to assist registration.

Corporate Representative

PLEASE NOTE: For security reasons it is important that you keep your SRN/HIN confidential.

If a representative of a corporate securityholder or proxy is to attend the meeting you will need to provide the appropriate “Appointment of Corporate Representative” prior to admission. A form may be obtained from Computershare or online at www.investorcentre.com under the help tab, "Printable Forms".

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Proxy Form

Step 1

Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

Please mark

to indicate your directions

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I/We being a member/s of Bryah Resources Limited hereby appoint

the Chairman OR of the Meeting

PLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if you have selected the Chairman of the 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 General Meeting of Bryah Resources Limited to be held at Level 1, 85 Havelock Street, West Perth, Western Australia on Monday, 16 September 2019 at 10:00am (Perth time) and at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting.

Step 2 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 Against Abstain

  • 1 Ratification of prior issue - 2018 Placement Shares (Listing Rule 7.1A)

  • 2 Ratification of prior issue - 2018 Placement Listed Options (Listing Rule 7.1)

  • 3 Ratification of prior issue - Employee Shares

  • 4 Ratification of prior issue - Consideration Shares

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The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. In exceptional circumstances, the Chairman of the Meeting may change his/her voting intention on any resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.

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