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ALCHEMY RESOURCES LIMITED — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2023
Oct 19, 2023
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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20 October 2023
Dear Shareholder
Annual General Meeting – Notice & Proxy Form
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting ( Meeting ) of Shareholders of Alchemy Resources Limited (ACN 124 444 122) (the Company ) will be held at Nexia Australia, Level 3, 88 William Street, Perth WA 6000 on Tuesday, 21 November 2023 at 9.30am (WST).
In accordance with section 110D(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the Company will not be dispatching physical copies of the Notice of Meeting ( NOM ) (other than to shareholders who have made a valid election to receive documents in hard copy only). Instead, a copy of the NOM is available electronically on the Company’s website at https://alchemyresources.com.au/investor-centre/asx-announcements/ or alternatively on the ASX website by at https://www2.asx.com.au/ searching under the Company’s ASX code “ALY”.
You may vote by attending the Meeting in person (or by attorney), by proxy or by appointing a corporate representative. The Company strongly encourages shareholders to submit their proxy appointment and voting instructions prior to the meeting in person, by post, electronically via the internet (https://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsah) or by facsimile.
Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 9.30am (AWST) on Sunday, 19 November 2023, being not less than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any proxy voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the Meeting. Instructions for how to lodge the proxy form are set out in the NOM.
The NOM is important and should be read in its entirety. If you are in doubt as to the course of action you should follow, you should consult your financial adviser, lawyer, accountant or other professional adviser. If you have any difficulties obtaining a copy of the NOM, please contact the Company Secretary by telephone on +61 8 9481 4400.
The Company encourages shareholders to provide an email address so we can communicate with you electronically for items such as notices of meeting and annual reports. Shareholders can still elect to receive some or all of their communications in physical or electronic form, or elect not to receive certain documents such as annual reports. To review or update your communication preferences, please visit the Company’s share registry website at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/home, or call 1300 288 664 or +61 2 9698 5414.
Yours sincerely
Lindsay Dudfield
Chair
T: +61 8 9481 4400 E: [email protected] F: +61 8 9481 4404 W: www.alchemyresources.com.au
Suite 8, 8 Clive Street West Perth WA 6005
GPO Box 2815 Perth WA 6001
ALCHEMY RESOURCES LIMITED
ACN 124 444 122
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
TIME : 9.30am (WST) DATE : Tuesday, 21 November 2023 PLACE : Nexia Australia Level 3, 88 William Street Perth WA 6000
YOUR ANNUAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: www.alchemyresources.com.au
This Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Statement 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 Annual General Meeting, please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on (08) 9481 4400.
CONTENTS
Notice of Annual General Meeting (setting out the proposed Resolutions) .......................................................................... 3 Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed Resolutions) .................................................................................................. 4 Glossary ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING AND HOW TO VOTE
VENUE
The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of Alchemy Resources Limited to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be held at 9.30am (WST) on Tuesday, 21 November 2023 at Nexia Australia, Level 3, 88 William Street, Perth WA 6000.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
The business of the Annual General Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
HOW TO VOTE
Shareholders can vote by either:
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attending the meeting and voting in person or by attorney or, in the case of corporate shareholders, by appointing a corporate representative to attend and vote;
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appointing a proxy to attend and vote on their behalf using the proxy form accompanying this Notice of Meeting and by submitting their proxy appointment and voting instructions online, in person, by post, or by facsimile; or
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lodging their proxy and voting online at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsah by following the instructions set out on the attached Proxy Form.
VOTING IN PERSON
Shareholders, or their attorneys, who plan to attend the Meeting are asked to arrive at the venue 15 minutes prior to the time designated for the Meeting, if possible, so that their holding may be checked against the Company’s share register and attendance recorded. Attorneys should bring with them an original or certified copy of the power of attorney under which they have been authorised to attend and vote at the Meeting.
VOTING BY A CORPORATION
A Shareholder that is a corporation may appoint an individual to act as its representative and vote in person at the Meeting. The appointment must comply with the requirements of section 250D of the Corporations Act. The representative should bring to the Meeting evidence of his or her appointment, including any authority under which it is signed.
Shareholders can download and fill out the “Appointment of Corporate Representative” form from the website of the Company’s share registry at: https://www.automicgroup.com.au/app/uploads/2 019/08/Appointment-of-CorporateRepresentative.pdf.
VOTING BY PROXY
A Shareholder entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint not more than two proxies. Each proxy will have the right to vote on a poll and also to speak at the Meeting.
The appointment of the proxy may specify the proportion or the number of votes that the proxy may exercise. Where more than one proxy is appointed and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the Shareholder's votes each proxy may exercise, the votes will be divided equally among the proxies (i.e. where there are two proxies, each proxy may exercise half of the votes).
A proxy need not be a Shareholder.
The proxy can be either an individual or a body corporate.
If a proxy votes, they must cast all directed proxies as directed.
If a proxy does not vote on a resolution which has been directed by the Shareholder, the proxy for that resolution will automatically default to the Chair, who will vote the proxy as directed.
If a proxy is not directed how to vote on an item of business, the proxy may generally vote, or abstain from voting, as they think fit.
If you choose to appoint a proxy, you are encouraged to direct your proxy how to vote on Resolution 1.
Should any resolution, other than those specified in this Notice of Meeting, be proposed at the Meeting, a proxy may vote on that resolution as they think fit.
If a proxy is instructed to abstain from voting on an item of business, they are directed not to vote on the Shareholder's behalf on the poll and the Shares that are the subject of the proxy appointment will not be counted in calculating the required majority.
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If a proxy has two or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on a resolution then the proxy must not vote on a show of hands.
Shareholders who return their proxy forms with a direction how to vote but do not nominate the identity of their proxy will be taken to have appointed the Chair as their proxy to vote on their behalf.
If a proxy form is returned but the nominated proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chair will act in place of the nominated proxy and vote in accordance with any instructions. Proxy appointments in favour of the Chair, the Company Secretary or any Director that do not contain a direction how to vote will be used where possible to support each of the resolutions proposed in this Notice of Meeting, provided they are entitled to cast votes as a proxy under the voting exclusion rules which apply to some of the proposed resolutions.
LODGEMENT OF PROXY FORMS
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return:
Online:
Use your computer or smartphone to appoint a proxy at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsah or scan the QR code on your Proxy Form.
By Mail:
Automic GPO Box 5193 Sydney NSW 2001
In Person:
Automic Level 5, 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000
By Email:
By Fax:
+61 2 8583 3040
so that it is received not later than 9.30am (WST) on Sunday 19 November 2023.
Proxy Forms received after this time will be invalid.
SHAREHOLDERS WHO ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE
The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulations 7.11.37 and 7.11.38 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 4.00pm WST on 19 November 2023
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Alchemy Resources Limited will be held at Nexia Australia, Level 3, 88 William Street, Perth WA 6000 at 9.30am (WST) on Tuesday, 21 November 2023 ( Meeting ).
The Explanatory Statement to this Notice of Meeting provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Annual General Meeting. The Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form are part of this Notice of Meeting.
Terms and abbreviations used in this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Statement are defined in the Glossary.
AGENDA
1. ORDINARY BUSINESS
Financial Statements and Reports
To receive and consider the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2023 together with the declaration of the directors, the directors’ report, the remuneration report and the auditor’s report.
2. RESOLUTION 1: ADOPTION OF THE REMUNERATION REPORT
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a non-binding resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, the Remuneration Report as contained in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 be adopted.”
The Remuneration Report is contained in the Directors’ Report in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2023.
Note: Whilst the Corporations Act requires the Remuneration Report to be put to the vote, the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors of the Company. Shareholders are encouraged to read the Explanatory Statement for further details on the consequences of voting on this Resolution.
Voting Prohibition Statement: A vote on this resolution must not be cast on this Resolution (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report or 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:
(a) the voter is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; or (b) the voter is the Chair of the meeting and the appointment of the Chair as proxy: (i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; and (ii) expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even if this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel for the Company.
3. RESOLUTION 2: RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – LIZA CARPENE
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, Liza Carpene, being a Director of the Company who retires in accordance with clause 7.2 of the Company’s Constitution and, being eligible, offers herself for election, be re-elected a Director of the Company.”
4. RESOLUTION 3: APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL 10% PLACEMENT FACILITY
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution :
“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company (at the time of the issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2, for the purpose and on the terms set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
DATED: 20 OCTOBER 2023 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
CARLY TERZANIDIS COMPANY SECRETARY
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Explanatory Statement is intended to provide Shareholders with sufficient information to assess the merits of the Resolutions contained in the accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting of Alchemy Resources Limited ( Alchemy or the Company ).
Certain abbreviations and other defined terms are used throughout this Explanatory Statement. Defined terms are generally identifiable by the use of an upper case first letter. Details of the definitions and abbreviations are set out in the Glossary to the Explanatory Statement.
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
The Corporations Act requires the Company to lay its Financial Report, Directors’ Report and Auditor’s Report for the last financial year before the Annual General Meeting ( AGM ).
No resolution is required for this item, but Shareholders will be given a reasonable opportunity to ask questions and to make comments on the reports and the management and performance of the Company.
The Company’s Auditor will also be present at the meeting and Shareholders will be given the opportunity to ask the Auditor questions about the conduct of the audit, the preparation and content of the Auditor’s Report, the accounting policies adopted by the Company and the independence of the Auditor.
In addition to taking questions at the Meeting, written questions to the Company’s auditor about:
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(a) the content of the auditor’s report to be considered at the Meeting; and
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(b) the conduct of the audit of the annual financial report to be considered at the Meeting,
may be submitted no later than 5 Business Days before the Meeting to the Company Secretary at the Company’s registered office.
The Company’s 2023 Annual Report is available on the Company’s website at www.alchemyresources.com.au.
2. RESOLUTION 1: ADOPTION OF THE REMUNERATION REPORT
2.1 Introduction
In accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, the Company is required to put a resolution at its AGM to its Shareholders that the Remuneration Report be adopted.
The Directors’ Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 contains a Remuneration Report which explains the Board’s policies in relation to the nature and level of remuneration paid to Key Management Personnel (including Directors), and sets out remuneration details, service agreements and the details of any sharebased compensation.
Under the Corporations Act, if 25% or more of votes that are cast are voted against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at two consecutive annual general meetings, Shareholders will be required to vote at the second of those annual general meetings on a resolution (the Spill Resolution ) that a further meeting (the Spill Meeting ) be held within 90 days at which all of the Company’s Directors who were directors of the Company when the resolution to make the directors’ report considered at the second of those annual general meetings was passed (other than the Managing Director) must go up for re-election.
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 Meeting.
The vote on the Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. A reasonable opportunity will be provided for Shareholders to ask questions about, or make comments on, the Remuneration Report at the Annual General Meeting.
2.2 Voting on the Remuneration Report
Pursuant to the Corporations Act, if you elect to appoint a member of Key Management Personnel whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report (other than the Chair) or any Closely Related Party of that member as your proxy to vote on the Remuneration Report, you must direct the proxy how they are to vote. Where you do not direct a member of Key Management Personnel (other than the Chair) whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report or Closely Related Party of that member
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on how to vote on the Remuneration Report, the proxy is prevented by the Corporations Act from exercising your vote and your vote will not be counted in relation to this Resolution.
The above note on voting does not apply if the voter is the Chair of the meeting and the undirected proxy expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel for the Company.
The Chair intends to exercise all undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 1. If the Chair of the Meeting is appointed as your proxy and you have not specified the way the Chair is to vote on Resolution 1, by signing and returning the Proxy Form, the Shareholder is considered to have provided the Chair with an express authorisation for the Chair to vote the proxy in accordance with the Chair’s intention.
3. RESOLUTION 2: RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – LIZA CARPENE
3.1 General
Clause 7.2(a) of the Company’s Constitution requires that a Director must not hold office, without re-election, past the third annual general meeting following the Director’s appointment or last re-election, or for more than three years, whichever is longer. This does not apply to a Managing Director.
A Director who retires by rotation under clause 7.2(a)of the Constitution is eligible for re-election under clause 7.2(b)(iii).
Ms Liza Carpene, who has been a director of the Company since 18 March 2015 and was last elected by Shareholders on 12 November 2020, retires in accordance with clause 7.2(a) of the Constitution and being eligible, seeks re-election.
3.2 Qualifications and other material directorships
Ms Carpene has worked in the resources industry for more than 20 years and has significant experience in acquisitions, corporate administration, HR, legal, IT and stakeholder relations. Ms Carpene spent five years on the Executive Team of Northern Star Resources Limited (ASX: NST) as Company Secretary and Head of Environment and Social Responsibility, ceasing in February 2018.
Prior to NST, Ms Carpene was Company Secretary/CFO for listed explorers Venturex Resources and Newland Resources, and previously held various site and Perth based management roles with Great Central Mines, Normandy Mining, Newmont Australia, Agincourt Resources and Oxiana.
Ms Carpene is currently Non-Executive Director of Mincor Resources NL and RLF AgTech Limited (ASX: RLF).
3.3 Independence
If re-elected, the Board considers Ms Carpene will be an independent director.
3.4 Directors’ Recommendation
The Directors unanimously support the re-election of Ms Carpene as a Director of the Company (with Ms Carpene abstaining) and recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of this Resolution, unless the Shareholder has expressly indicated a different voting intention.
4. RESOLUTION 3: APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL 10% PLACEMENT FACILITY
4.1 General
Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of Equity Securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary securities it had on issue at the start of that period.
Under Listing Rule 7.1A, however, an eligible entity can seek approval from its members, by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting, to have an additional separate 10% placement capacity.
An ‘eligible entity’ means an entity which is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and which has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less. The Company is an eligible entity for these purposes as at the date of this Notice.
This Resolution seeks shareholder approval by way of special resolution for the Company to have the additional 10% capacity provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A to issue Equity Securities without shareholder approval ( 10% Placement Facility ).
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If this Resolution is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities up to the additional 10% limit in Listing Rule 7.1A without any further shareholder approval.
If this Resolution is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the additional 10% capacity to issue Equity Securities and will remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing Equity Securities without shareholder approval set out in Listing Rule 7.1.
Only securities in an existing quoted class of Equity Securities can be issued using the 10% Placement Facility. As at the date of the Notice, the only quoted class of Equity Securities that the Company has on issue is the Shares (ASX trading code: ALY).
The Board considers it is in the Company’s best interests to have the opportunity to take advantage of the flexibility to issue additional securities provided under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A. As at the date of this Notice, no decision has been made by the Board to undertake any issue of securities under the 10% Placement Facility if Shareholders approve this Resolution.
Formula for calculating 10% Placement Facility
Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that eligible entities which have obtained shareholder approval at an annual general meeting may issue or agree to issue, during the period of the approval, 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 Shares on issue 12 months immediately preceding the date of issue or agreement (“relevant period”):
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(A) plus the number of Shares issued in the 12 months under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 other than exception 9, 16 or 17;
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(B) plus the number of Shares issued in the relevant period on the conversion of convertible securities
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within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 9 where:
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(i) the convertible securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the commencement of the relevant period; or
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(ii) the issue of, or agreement to issue, the convertible securities was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;
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(C) plus the number of Shares issued in the relevant period under an agreement to issue Shares within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 16 where:
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(i) the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the relevant period; or
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(ii) the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;
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(D) plus the number of any other Shares issued in the relevant period with approval under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;
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(E) plus the number of partly paid Shares that became fully paid in the relevant period;
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(F) less the number of Shares cancelled in the relevant period.
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‘D’ is 10%
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‘E’ is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the relevant period where the issue or agreement has not been subsequently approved by Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.4.
Note that ‘A’ has the same meaning in Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating an entity's 15% placement capacity.
4.2 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.3A
- a) 10% Placement Period
Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A is valid from the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained and expires on the earlier to occur of:
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(i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained;
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(ii) the time and date of the Company’s next annual general meeting; or
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(iii) the time and date of the approval by shareholders of a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking),
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( 10% Placement Period ).
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b) Minimum Issue Price
Any Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A must be in an existing class of quoted Equity Securities and issued for a cash consideration per security that is not less than 75% of the VWAP of Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 Trading Days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
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(i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 Trading Days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
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c) Purposes of funds raised
The Company intends to use any funds raised from the issue of any Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A towards:
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(i) general working capital;
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(ii) activities on its current projects, including exploration, sampling and drilling on the Karonie and Lake Rebecca gold and lithium Projects in Western Australia, and the Overflow and Yellow Mountain Gold-Base Metal projects in New South Wales; or
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(iii) the acquisition of new assets and/or investments (including any expenses associated with such an acquisition).
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d) Statement of risk of economic and voting dilution
If this Resolution is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, there is a risk of the economic and voting dilution of existing Shareholders' including the risks that:
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(i) the market price for the Company's Equity Securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the Equity Securities than on the date of the Meeting; and
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(ii) the Equity Securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for those Equity Securities on the issue date.
The table below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders on the basis of the market price of Shares as at 6 October 2023, and the current number of ordinary securities for variable "A" calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A(2) as at the date of this Notice.
The table also shows:
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(i) two examples where variable “A” has increased, by 50% and 100%. Variable “A” is based on the number of ordinary securities the Company has on issue. The number of ordinary securities on issue may increase as a result of issues of ordinary securities that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlements issue) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future Shareholders’ meeting; and
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(ii) two examples of where the issue price of ordinary securities has decreased by 50% and increased by 50% as against the market price as at 6 October 2023 (being $0.011, the closing price on that date).
| Variable “A” in Listing Rule 7.1A |
Dilution | |||
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| $0.006 | $0.011 | $0.022 | ||
| 50% decrease in Issue Price |
Issue Price | 100% increase in Issue Price |
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| Current Variable A | 10% voting dilution | 117,807,626 Shares | 117,807,626 Shares | 117,807,626 Shares |
| 1,178,076,256 Shares | Funds raised | $706,846 | $1,295,884 | $2,591,768 |
| 50% increase in current variable A |
10% voting dilution | 176,711,438 Shares | 176,711,438 Shares | 176,711,438 Shares |
| 1,767,114,384 Shares | Funds raised | $1,060,269 | $1,943,826 | $3,887,652 |
| 100% increase in current variable A |
10% voting dilution | 235,615,251 Shares | 235,615,251 Shares | 235,615,251 Shares |
| 2,356,152,512 Shares | Funds raised | $1,413,692 | $2,591,768 | $5,183,536 |
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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 Listing Rule 7.1.
The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:
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(i) As at the date of this Notice, there are 1,178,076,256 Shares on issue.
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(ii) The Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility.
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(iii) 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.
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(iv) No Options are exercised into Shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities.
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(v) 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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(vi) 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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(vii) The table shows only the effect of issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A, not the issue of any Equity Securities under the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 or with shareholder approval under that Rule.
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(viii) The issue price is $0.011 being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 6 October 2023.
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(ix) The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares and the consideration provided for those Shares is cash.
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e) Allocation Policy for issues under Listing Rule 7.1A
The Company’s allocation policy is dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue pursuant to the 10% Placement Facility. The identity of the recipients of Equity Securities will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to the factors including but not limited to the following:
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(i) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, rights issues or other issues in which existing security holders can participate;
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(ii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;
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(iii) the financial situation and solvency of the Company; and
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(iv) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
The Company has not as at the date of this Notice formed any intentions in relation to parties who may be invited to participate in any issues that may be made under the 10% Placement Facility, but they may include existing substantial Shareholders and/or new Shareholders, provided that they are not related parties or associates of a related party of the Company.
- f) Previous issues under the 10% Placement Facility
The Company previously obtained approval from its Shareholders pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1A at its 2022 annual general meeting ( Previous Approval ).
In the 12 months preceding the date of the Meeting and as at the date of this Notice, the Company has not issued or agreed to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.
At the date of this Notice, the Company is not proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility and accordingly there is no voting exclusion statement in respect of this Resolution in the Notice.
4.3 Directors’ Recommendation
The Directors unanimously support this Resolution and recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of the Resolution.
The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of this Resolution, unless the Shareholder has expressly indicated a different voting intention.
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GLOSSARY
$ means Australian dollars.
10% Placement Facility has the meaning given in Section 4,1.
10% Placement Period has the meaning given in Section 4.2.
AGM or Annual General Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice of Meeting.
Annual Report means the Directors’ Report, the Financial Report the and Auditor’s Report, in respect to the year ended 30 June 2023.
ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
Associate has the meaning given in sections 12 and 16 of the Corporations Act. Section 12 is to be applied as if paragraph 12(1)(a) included a reference to the Listing Rules and on the basis that the Company is the “designated body” for the purposes of that section. A related party of a director or officer of the Company or of a Child Entity of the Company is to be taken to be an associate of the director or officer unless the contrary is established.
ASX means ASX Limited or the Australian Securities Exchange, as the context requires.
ASX Listing Rules or Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.
Auditor's Report means the auditor's report on the Financial Report.
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 the 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 Alchemy Resources Limited (ACN 124 444 122).
Directors means the current directors of the Company.
Directors' Report means the annual directors' report prepared under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice of Meeting.
Equity Securities has the meaning given in the ASX Listing Rules.
Financial Report means the annual financial report prepared under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act of the Company and its controlled entities.
Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board 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 (or of an entity within the consolidated group).
Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice of Meeting.
Notice, Notice of Meeting or Notice of Annual General Meeting means this notice of Annual General Meeting including the Explanatory Statement.
Placement Shares has the meaning given in Section 4.1.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying this Notice.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Directors’ Report.
Resolution means a resolution as set out in the Notice of Meeting, or any 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, unless specified to the contrary.
Shareholder means a registered holder of a Share.
Trading Day or Trading Days has the meaning given in the ASX Listing Rules.
VWAP means volume weighted average price as defined in the ASX Listing Rules.
WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
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Proxy Voting Form If you are attending the Meeting in person, please bring this with you for Securityholder registration.
Alchemy Resources Limited | ABN 17 124 444 122
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Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 09.30am (AWST) on Sunday, 19 November 2023 , being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
SUBMIT YOUR PROXY
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| Complete the form overleaf in accordance with the instructions set out below. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS The name and address shown above is as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, and you have an Issuer Sponsored holding, you can update your address through the investor portal:https//investor.automic.com.au/#/homeShareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. STEP 1 – APPOINT A PROXY If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that Individual or body corporate. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. Otherwise if you leave this box blank, the Chair of the Meeting will be appointed as your proxy by default. DEFAULT TO THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chair of the Meeting, who is required to vote these proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chair of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Voting Form , including where the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of KMP. STEP 2 - VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS You may direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid. APPOINTMENT OF SECOND PROXY You may appoint up to two proxies. If you appoint two proxies, you should complete two separate Proxy Voting Forms and specify the percentage or number each proxy may exercise. If you do not specify a percentage or number, each proxy may exercise half the votes. You must return both Proxy Voting Forms together. If you require an additional Proxy Voting Form, contact Automic Registry Services. SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS Individual:Where the holding is in one name, the Shareholder must sign. Joint holding:Where the holding is in more than one name, all Shareholders 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 Proxy Voting Form when you return it. Companies:To be signed in accordance with your Constitution. Please sign in the appropriate box which indicates the office held by you. Email Address:Please provide your email address in the space provided. By providing your email address, you elect to receive all communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible) such as a Notice of Meeting, Proxy Voting Form and Annual Report via email. CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate ‘Appointment of Corporate Representative’ should be produced prior to admission. A form may be obtained from the Company’s share registry online at https://automic.com.au. |
Lodging your Proxy Voting Form: |
| Online Use your computer or smartphone to appoint a proxy at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsahor scan the QR code below using your smartphone Login & Click on ‘Meetings’. Use the Holder Number as shown at the top of this Proxy Voting Form. BY MAIL: Automic GPO Box 5193 Sydney NSW 2001 IN PERSON: Automic Level 5, 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000 BY EMAIL: [email protected] BY FACSIMILE: +61 2 8583 3040 All enquiries to Automic: WEBSITE: https://automicgroup.com.au/ PHONE: 1300 288 664 (Within Australia) +61 2 9698 5414 (Overseas) |
STEP 1 - How to vote
APPOINT A PROXY:
I/We being a Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting of Alchemy Resources Limited, to be held at 09.30am (AWST) on Tuesday, 21 November 2023 at Nexia Australia, Level 3, 88 William Street, Perth WA 6000 hereby:
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Appoint the Chair of the Meeting (Chair) OR if you are not appointing the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write in the box provided below the name of the person or body corporate you are appointing as your proxy or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, and subject to the relevant laws as the proxy sees fit and at any adjournment thereof.
The Chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions in which the Chair is entitled to vote. Unless indicated otherwise by ticking the “for”,” against” or “abstain” box you will be authorising the Chair to vote in accordance with the Chair’s voting intention.
AUTHORITY FOR CHAIR TO VOTE UNDIRECTED PROXIES ON REMUNERATION RELATED RESOLUTIONS Where I/we have appointed the Chair as my/our proxy (or where the Chair becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chair 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 the Key Management Personnel, which includes the Chair.
STEP 2 - Your voting direction
| Resolutions | For | Against Abstain |
Against Abstain |
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| 1 Adoption of Remuneration Report |
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| 2 Re-election of Director – Liza Carpene |
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| 3 Approval of Additional 10% Placement Facility |
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| Please note:If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that Resolution on | a show of | hands or on | |
| a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll. |
STEP 3 – Signatures and contact details
| Individual or Securityholder 1 | Individual or Securityholder 1 | Individual or Securityholder 1 | Individual or Securityholder 1 | Individual or Securityholder 1 | Individual or Securityholder 1 | Securityholder 2 | Securityholder 2 | Securityholder 2 | Securityholder 2 | Securityholder 3 | Securityholder 3 | Securityholder 3 | Securityholder 3 | Securityholder 3 | Securityholder 3 | Securityholder 3 | Securityholder 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary | Director | Director / Company Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| By providing your email address, you elect to | receive all | communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible). |