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ARIKA RESOURCES LIMITED — AGM Information 2020
Oct 26, 2020
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METALICITY LIMITED ACN 086 839 992 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:
TIME : 2pm WST DATE : 26 November 2020 PLACE : Epworth Room Trinity 230 Hampden Road Crawley WA 6009
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 4pm WST on 24 November 2020.
BUSINESS OF THE MEETING
AGENDA
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
To receive and consider the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2020 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Director’s 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 purposes 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 30 June 2020.”
Note: the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
A voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR ANDREW DALEY
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purpose of clause 13.2 of the Constitution, Listing Rule 14.5 and for all other purposes, Mr Andrew Daley, a Director, retires by rotation, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”
4. RESOLUTION 3 – APPROVAL OF 7.1A MANDATE
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 up to that number of Equity Securities equal to 10% of the issued capital of the Company at the time of issue, calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
5. RESOLUTION 4 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF PLACEMENT SHARES – 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 Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 106,531,627 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
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6. RESOLUTION 5 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF 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 Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 101,801,706 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
7. RESOLUTION 6 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF LEAD MANAGER OPTIONS
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 35,000,000 Options on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
8. RESOLUTION 7 – ISSUE OF RELATED PARTY PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO RELATED PARTY - MR MATTHEW LONGWORTH
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 4,010,695 Tranche A Performance Rights and 4,966,887 Tranche B Performance Rights to Mr Matthew Longworth (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting prohibition statement and a voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
9. RESOLUTION 8 – ISSUE OF RELATED PARTY PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO RELATED PARTY - MR ANDREW DALEY
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 2,673,797 Tranche A Performance Rights and 3,311,258 Tranche B Performance Rights to Mr Andrew Daley (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting prohibition statement and a voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
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10. RESOLUTION 9 – ISSUE OF RELATED PARTY PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO RELATED PARTY - MR JASON LIVINGSTONE
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 12,299,465 Tranche A Performance Rights and 15,231,788 Tranche B Performance Rights to Mr Jason Livingstone (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting prohibition statement and a voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
11. RESOLUTION 10 – ISSUE OF RELATED PARTY PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO RELATED PARTY - MR JUSTIN BARTON
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 10,695,187 Tranche A Performance Rights and 13,245,033 Tranche B Performance Rights to Mr Justin Barton (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting prohibition statement and a voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
12. RESOLUTION 11 – REPLACEMENT OF CONSTITUTION
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 136(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to repeal its existing Constitution and adopt a new constitution in its place in the form as signed by the chairman of the Meeting for identification purposes.”
13. RESOLUTION 12 – APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 327B of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to appoint Pitcher Partners BA&A Pty Ltd as the Company’s auditor, having been nominated for appointment and having consented to act, with effect from the close of the Meeting to replace Stantons International who resigns at the Meeting.”
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Dated: 27 October 2020
By order of the Board
Nick Day Company Secretary
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Voting Prohibition Statements
| Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report |
A vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of either of the following persons: (a) a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or (b) a Closely Related Party of such a member. However, a person (thevoter) 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 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 though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel. |
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| Resolution 7 – Issue of Related Party Performance Rights to Related Party - Mr Matthew Longworth Resolution 8 – Issue of Related Party Performance Rights to Related Party - Mr Andrew Daley Resolution 9 – Issue of Related Party Performance Rights to Related Party - Mr Jason Livingstone Resolution 10 – Issue of Related Party Performance Rights to Related Party - Mr Justin Barton |
In accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a related party of the Company to whom this Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given, or an associate of such a related party (Resolution Excluded Party). However, the above prohibition does not apply if the vote is cast by a person as proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution and it is not cast on behalf of a Resolution Excluded Party. In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if: (a) the proxy is either: (i) a member of the Key Management Personnel; or (ii) a Closely Related Party of such a member; and (b) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution. Provided the Chair is not a Resolution Excluded Party, the above prohibition does not apply if: (a) the proxy is the Chair; and (b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel. |
Voting Exclusion Statements
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the Resolution set out below by or on behalf of the following persons:
| Resolutions 4 and 5 – Ratification of prior issue of Placement Shares |
A person who participated in the issue or is a counterparty to the agreement being approved (namely the participants in Placement) or an associate of thatperson or thosepersons. |
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| Resolution 6 – Ratification of prior issue of Lead Manager Options |
A person who participated in the issue or is a counterparty to the agreement being approved (namely Canaccord (and its nominee)) or an associate of thatperson or thosepersons. |
| Resolution 7 – Issue of Related Party Performance Rights to Related Party - Mr Matthew Longworth |
Mr Matthew Longworth (or his nominee) and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company)or an associate of thatperson or thosepersons. |
| Resolution 8 – Issue of Related Party Performance Rights to Related Party - Mr Andrew Daley |
Mr Andrew Daley (or his nominee) and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company) or an associate of thatperson or thosepersons. |
| Resolution 9 – Issue of Related Party Performance |
Mr Jason Livingstone (or his nominee) and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit |
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| Rights to Related Party - Mr Jason Livingstone |
solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company) or an associate of thatperson or thosepersons. |
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| Resolution 10 – Issue of Related Party Performance Rights to Related Party - Mr Justin Barton |
Mr Justin Barton (or his nominee) and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company) or an associate of thatperson or thosepersons. |
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by:
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(a) a person as a proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with the directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way; or
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(b) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or
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(c) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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(i) the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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(ii) the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
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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:
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each Shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy;
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the proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company; and
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a Shareholder who is entitled to cast two (2) or more votes may appoint two (2) proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If the member appoints two (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:
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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.
Voting in person
To vote in person, attend the Meeting at the time, date and place set out above.
You may still attend the Meeting and vote in person even if you have appointed a proxy. If you have previously submitted a Proxy Form, your attendance will not revoke your proxy appointment unless you actually vote at the Meeting for which the proxy is proposed to be used, in which case, the proxy’s appointment is deemed to be revoked with respect to voting on that resolution.
Please bring your personalised Proxy Form with you as it will help you to register your attendance at the Meeting. If you do not bring your Proxy Form with you, you can still attend the Meeting but the Company will need to verify your identity. You can register from 1:30pm WST on the day of the Meeting.
Due to the COVID-19 situation in Australia, the Company will also be holding the meeting virtually and strongly encourages all Shareholders to vote by directed proxy rather than at the Meeting.
Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 8 6500 0202.
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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. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
In accordance with the Corporations Act, the business of the Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2020 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 annual financial report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so. The Company’s annual financial report is available on its website at www.metalicity.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 that the remuneration report be adopted must be put to the shareholders. However, such a resolution is advisory only and does not bind the company or the directors of the company.
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 annual financial report of the company for a financial year.
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.
2.2
Voting consequences
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.
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 most recent 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.
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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.
3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR ANDREW DALEY
3.1 General
Listing Rule 14.5 provides that an entity which has directors must hold an election of directors at each annual general meeting.
The Constitution sets out the requirements for determining which Directors are to retire by rotation at an annual general meeting.
Mr Andrew Daley, who has served as a Director since 19 August 2013 and was last re-elected on 23 November 2018, retires by rotation and seeks re-election.
3.2 Qualifications and other material directorships
Andrew Daley is a Mining Engineer and Investment Banker. He has a Bachelor of Science (Honours), is a Chartered Engineer (UK), a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Member of IOM3 (UK). He has over 40 years’ experience in resources having worked with Anglo American, Rio Tinto, Conoco Minerals and Fluor Australia in mining operations, project evaluation and mining development. Mr Daley then moved into resource project finance with National Australia Bank, Chase Manhattan and from 1999 was a Director of the Mining Team at Barclays Capital in London. Subsequently, Mr Daley was a Director of Investor Resources Finance Pty Limited, a company based in Melbourne which provided financial advisory services to the resources industry globally.
Other Current Directorships
None.
Former Directorships in the Last Three Years
None.
3.3 Independence
If re-elected the Board considers Mr Daley will be an independent Director.
3.4 Board recommendation
The Board has reviewed Mr Daley’s performance since his appointment to the Board and considers that Mr Daley’s skills and experience will continue to enhance the Board’s ability to perform its role. Accordingly, the Board supports the re-election of Mr Daley and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.
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4. RESOLUTION 3 – APPROVAL OF 7.1A MANDATE
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.
However, under Listing Rule 7.1A, an eligible entity may seek shareholder approval by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting to increase this 15% limit by an extra 10% to 25% ( 7.1A Mandate ).
An ‘eligible entity’ means an entity which is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300,000,000 or less. The Company is an eligible entity for these purposes.
Resolution 3 seeks Shareholder approval by way of special resolution for the Company to have the additional 10% placement capacity provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A to issue Equity Securities without Shareholder approval.
If Resolution 3 is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities up to the combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A without any further Shareholder approval.
If Resolution 3 is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the additional 10% capacity to issue Equity Securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A, and will remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing Equity Securities without Shareholder approval set out in Listing Rule 7.1.
4.2 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.1A
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A, the information below is provided in relation to Resolution 3:
- (a) Period for which the 7.1A Mandate is valid
The 7.1A Mandate will commence on the date of the Meeting and expire on the first to occur of the following:
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(i) the date that is 12 months after the date of this Meeting;
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(ii) the time and date of the Company’s next annual general meeting; and
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(iii) the time and date of approval by Shareholders of any transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change in the nature or scale of activities) or Listing Rule 11.2 (disposal of the main undertaking).
(b) Minimum Price
Any Equity Securities issued under the 7.1A Mandate must be in an existing quoted class of Equity Securities and be issued at a minimum price of 75% of the volume weighted average price of Equity Securities in that 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 by the entity and the recipient of the Equity Securities; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 trading days of the date in Section 4.2(b)(i), the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
(c) Use of funds raised under the 7.1A Mandate
The Company intends to use funds raised from issues of Equity Securities under the 7.1A Mandate for exploration, drilling and development of the Kookynie Gold Project and the Yundamindra Gold Project and the overall development of the Company’s current business, the acquisition of new assets and investments and general working capital.
(d) Risk of Economic and Voting Dilution
Any issue of Equity Securities under the 7.1A Mandate will dilute the interests of 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 7.1A Mandate, 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 Listing Rule 7.1A.2, on the basis of the closing market price of Shares and the number of Equity Securities on issue as at 14 October 2020.
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 7.1A Mandate.
| Dilution | Dilution | Dilution | |||
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| Number of Shares on Issue (Variable A in Listing Rule 7.1A.2) |
Shares issued – 10% voting dilution |
Issue Price | |||
| $0.012 | $0.023 | $0.035 | |||
| 50% decrease |
Issue Price | 50% increase | |||
| Funds Raised | |||||
| Current | 1,733,306,064 | 173,330,606 | $1,993,301 | $3,986,603 | $5,979,905 |
| 50% increase |
2,599,959,096 | 259,995,909 | $2,989,952 | $5,979,905 | $8,969,858 |
| 100% increase |
3,466,612,128 | 346,661,212 | $3,986,603 | $7,973,207 | $11,959,811 |
*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 above uses the following assumptions:
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There are currently 1,733,306,064 Shares on issue.
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The issue price set out above is the closing market price of the Shares on the ASX on 14 October 2020.
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The Company issues the maximum possible number of Equity Securities under the 7.1A Mandate.
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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 Listing Rule 7.2 or with approval under Listing Rule 7.1.
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The issue of Equity Securities under the 7.1A Mandate consists only of Shares. It is assumed that no Options are exercised into Shares before the date of issue of the Equity Securities. 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 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 Listing Rule 7.1 unless otherwise disclosed.
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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 table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 7.1A Mandate, based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of the Meeting.
Shareholders should note that there is a risk that:
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(i) the market price for the Shares may be significantly lower on the issue date than on the date of the Meeting; and
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(ii) the Shares may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for those Shares on the date of issue.
(e) Allocation policy under the 7.1A Mandate
The recipients of the Equity Securities to be issued under the 7.1A Mandate have not yet been determined. However, the recipients of Equity Securities could consist of current Shareholders or new investors (or both), none of whom will be related parties of the Company.
The Company will determine the recipients at the time of the issue under the 7.1A Mandate, having regard to the following factors:
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(i) the purpose of the issue;
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(ii) alternative methods for raising funds available to the Company at that time, including, but not limited to, an entitlement issue, share purchase plan, placement or other offer where existing Shareholders may participate;
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(iii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;
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(iv) the circumstances of the Company, including, but not limited to, the financial position and solvency of the Company;
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(v) prevailing market conditions; and
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(vi) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
(f) Previous approval under Listing Rule 7.1A
The Company previously obtained approval from its Shareholders pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A at its annual general meeting held on 25 November 2019 ( Previous Approval ).
During the 12-month period preceding the date of the Meeting, the Company issued 101,801,706 Shares pursuant to the Previous Approval ( Previous Issue ), which represent approximately 10.75% of the total diluted number of Equity Securities on issue in the Company on 25 November 2019, which was 947,002,140.
Further details of the issues of Equity Securities by the Company pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A.2 during the 12 month period preceding the date of the Meeting are set out below.
The following information is provided in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A.6(b) in relation to the Previous Issue:
| Date of Issue and Appendix 3B |
Date of Issue: 11 September 2020 Date of Appendix 3B: 7 September 2020 |
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| Recipients | Existing and new professional and sophisticated investors pursuant to a placement completed on 7 September 2020 to raise $5 million (refer to the Company’s ASX announcement released on 7 September 2020). Canaccord acted as lead manager to the placement. These recipients were identified by the Directors, in consultation with Canaccord, of investor groups who support the Company’s strategy. |
| Number and Class of Equity Securities Issued |
101,801,706 Shares1 |
| Issue Price and discount to Market Price2 (if any) |
$0.024 per Share (Nil discount to Market Price). |
| Total Cash Consideration and Use of Funds |
Amount raised: Total raise $5,000,000 ($2,443,241 was raised pursuant to Shares issued under the Company’s Listing Rule 7.1A placement capacity) Amount spent: $450,000 Use of funds: acceleration of exploration efforts at Kookynie Gold Project including plans to add a second drill rig to the programme and ongoing working capital Amount remaining: $4,550,000 Proposed use of remaining funds3: acceleration of exploration efforts at Kookynie Gold Project including plans to add a second drill rig to the programme, the possible acquisition of new |
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assets and investments and ongoing working capital
Notes:
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Fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company, ASX Code: MCT (terms are set out in the Constitution).
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Market Price means the closing price of Shares on ASX (excluding special crossings, overnight sales and exchange traded option exercises). For the purposes of this table the discount is calculated on the Market Price on the last trading day on which a sale was recorded prior to the date of issue of the relevant Equity Securities.
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This is a statement of current intentions as at the date of this Notice. As with any budget, intervening events and new circumstances have the potential to affect the manner in which the funds are ultimately applied. The Board reserves the right to alter the way the funds are applied on this basis.
4.3 Voting Exclusion Statement
As at the date of this Notice, the Company is not proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A. Accordingly, a voting exclusion statement is not included in this Notice.
5. RESOLUTIONS 4 AND 5 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF PLACEMENT SHARES – LISTING RULES 7.1 AND 7.1A
5.1 General
As announced on 7 September 2020, the Company completed a placement of 208,333,333 Shares ( Placement Shares ) at an issue price of $0.024 per Placement Share to raise $5,000,000 (before associated costs) ( Placement ).
106,531,627 Placement Shares were issued pursuant to the Company’s placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 and 101,801,706 Placement Shares were issued pursuant to the Company’s 7.1A mandate which was approved by Shareholders at the annual general meeting held on 25 November 2019.
Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited acted as lead manager, broker and sole bookrunner to the Placement. The Company:
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(a) paid Canaccord a capital raising fee of 4% plus GST and a management fee of 2% plus GST on the total funds raised under the Placement; and
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(b) agreed to issue Canaccord the Lead Manager Options (ratification of which is sought pursuant to Resolution 6),
in consideration for lead manager services provided in relation to the Placement pursuant to a lead manager mandate entered into between the Company and Canaccord on 2 September 2020.
In addition, the Company has agreed to pay Canaccord a monthly retainer of $5,000 plus GST pursuant to the lead manager mandate, for a minimum period of 6 months from the execution date of the lead manager mandate.
Canaccord was required to pay a nominal option fee of $25 in consideration for the grant of the Lead Manager Options.
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5.2 Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A
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 12 month 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 increase this 15% limit by an extra 10% to 25%.
The Company obtained approval to increase its limit to 25% at the annual general meeting held on 25 November 2019. The Company’s ability to utilise the additional 10% capacity provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A for issues of equity securities following this Meeting remains conditional on Resolution 3 being passed by the requisite majority at this Meeting.
The issue of the Placement Shares does not fit within any of the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 7.2 and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, it effectively uses up part of the 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, reducing the Company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.1A for the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Placement Shares.
5.3
Listing Rule 7.4
Listing Rule 7.4 allows the shareholders of a listed company to approve an issue of equity securities after it has been made or agreed to be made. If they do, the issue is taken to have been approved under Listing Rule 7.1 and so does not reduce the company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without shareholder approval under that rule.
The Company wishes to retain as much flexibility as possible to issue additional equity securities in the future without having to obtain Shareholder approval for such issues under Listing Rule 7.1. Accordingly, the Company is seeking Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the Placement Shares.
Resolutions 4 and 5 seek Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the Placement Shares.
5.4
Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If Resolutions 4 and 5 are passed, the Placement Shares will be excluded in calculating the Company’s combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, effectively increasing the number of equity securities the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Placement Shares.
If Resolutions 4 and 5 are not passed, the Placement Shares will be included in calculating the Company’s combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, effectively decreasing the number of equity securities the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Placement Shares.
It is noted that the Company’s ability to utilise the additional 10% capacity provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A for issues of equity securities following this Meeting remains conditional on Resolution 3 being passed at this Meeting.
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5.5 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.5
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to Resolutions 4 and 5:
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(a) the Placement Shares were issued to professional and sophisticated investors who are clients of Canaccord. The recipients were identified through a bookbuild process, which involved Canaccord seeking expressions of interest to participate in the capital raising from nonrelated parties of the Company;
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(b) in accordance with paragraph 7.4 of ASX Guidance Note 21, the Company confirms that none of the recipients were:
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(i) related parties of the Company, members of the Company’s Key Management Personnel, substantial holders of the Company, advisers of the Company or an associate of any of these parties; and
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(ii) issued more than 1% of the issued capital of the Company;
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(c) 208,333,333 Placement Shares were issued on the following basis:
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(i) 106,531,627 Shares issued pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 (ratification of which is sought under Resolution 4); and
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(ii) 101,801,706 Shares issued pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A (ratification of which is sought under Resolution 5);
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(d) the Placement 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;
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(e) the Placement Shares were issued on 11 September 2020;
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(f) the issue price was $0.024 per Placement Share under both the issue of Shares pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A. The Company has not and will not receive any other consideration for the issue of the Placement Shares;
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(g) the purpose of the issue of the Placement Shares was to raise $5,000,000 (before associated costs), which funds will be applied towards significant acceleration of exploration efforts at Kookynie Gold Project including plans to add a second drill rig to the programme and ongoing working capital; and
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(h) the Placement Shares were not issued under an agreement.
6. RESOLUTION 6 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF LEAD MANAGER OPTIONS
6.1 General
As set out in Section 5.1, on 7 September 2020 the Company announced that it had completed the Placement to raise $5,000,000 (before associated costs).
Canaccord acted as lead manager, broker and sole bookrunner to the Placement. As set out in Section 5.1, the Company agreed to issue Canaccord the Lead Manager Options as part consideration for lead manager services
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provided in relation to the Placement in addition to the other fees detailed in Section 5.1 above.
6.2 Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A
Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A are summarised in Section 5.2.
The issue of the Lead Manager Options does not fit within any of the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 7.2 and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, it effectively uses up part of the 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, reducing the Company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 for the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Lead Manager Options.
Listing Rule 7.4 allows the shareholders of a listed company to approve an issue of equity securities after it has been made or agreed to be made. If they do, the issue is taken to have been approved under Listing Rule 7.1 and so does not reduce the company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without shareholder approval under that rule.
The Company wishes to retain as much flexibility as possible to issue additional equity securities in the future without having to obtain Shareholder approval for such issues under Listing Rule 7.1. Accordingly, the Company is seeking Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the Lead Manager Options.
Resolution 6 seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the Lead Manager Options.
6.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If Resolution 6 is passed, the Lead Manager Options will be excluded in calculating the Company’s combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, effectively increasing the number of equity securities the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Lead Manager Options.
If Resolution 6 is not passed, the Lead Manager Options will be included in calculating the Company’s combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, effectively decreasing the number of equity securities that the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Lead Manager Options.
It is noted that the Company’s ability to utilise the additional 10% capacity provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A for issues of equity securities following this Meeting remains conditional on Resolution 3 being passed at this Meeting.
6.4
Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.5
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 6:
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(a) the Lead Manager Options were issued to Canaccord’s nominee;
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(b) 35,000,000 Lead Manager Options were issued and the Lead Manager Options were issued on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 1;
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(c) the Lead Manager Options were issued on 13 October 2020;
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(d) the Lead Manager Options were issued at a nil issue price, in consideration for lead manager services provided in connection with the Placement. The Company has not and will not receive any other consideration for the issue of the Lead Manager Options (other than in respect of funds received on exercise of the Lead Manager Options) apart from a nominal option fee of $25;
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(e) the purpose of the issue of the Lead Manager Options was to satisfy the agreed consideration to be issued to Canaccord for lead manager services provided in connection with the Placement; and
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(f) the Lead Manager Options were issued to Canaccord’s nominee in accordance with the lead manager mandate entered into between the Company and Canaccord dated 2 September 2020 in relation to the Placement as detailed in Section 5.1, which contains other customary terms for an agreement of its nature.
7. RESOLUTIONS 7 TO 10 – ISSUE OF RELATED PARTY PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO RELATED PARTIES
7.1 General
The Company has agreed, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to issue an aggregate of 66,434,110 Performance Rights ( Related Party Performance Rights ) to Mr Matthew Longworth, Mr Andrew Daley, Mr Jason Livingstone and Mr Justin Barton (or their respective nominees) ( Related Parties ) on the terms and conditions set out below. The allocation of the Related Party Performance Rights to be issued is as follows:
| Tranche A (20-day VWAP of at least$0.04) |
Tranche B (20-day VWAP of at least$0.06) |
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| Jason Livingstone | 12,299,465 | 15,231,788 |
| Justin Barton | 10,695,187 | 13,245,033 |
| Matthew Longworth | 4,010,695 | 4,966,887 |
| Andrew Daley | 2,673,797 | 3,311,258 |
| Total | 29,679,144 | 36,754,966 |
Resolutions 7 to 10 seek Shareholder approval for the issue of the Related Party Performance Rights to the Related Parties.
7.2 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
For a public company, or an entity that the public company controls, to give a financial benefit to a related party of the public company, the public company or entity must:
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(a) obtain the approval of the public company’s members in the manner set out in sections 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and
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(b) give the benefit within 15 months following such approval,
unless the giving of the financial benefit falls within an exception set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act.
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The issue of the Related Party Performance Rights to the Related Parties constitutes giving a financial benefit and each of the Related Parties is a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director.
As the Related Party Performance Rights are proposed to be issued to all of the Directors, the Directors are unable to form a quorum to consider whether one of the exceptions set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act applies to the issue of the Related Party Performance Rights. Accordingly, Shareholder approval for the issue of the Related Party Performance Rights to the Related Parties is sought in accordance with Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act.
7.3 Listing Rule 10.11
Listing Rule 10.11 provides that unless one of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12 applies, a listed company must not issue or agree to issue equity securities to:
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10.11.1 a related party;
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10.11.2 a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (30%+) holder in the company;
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10.11.3 a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (10%+) holder in the company and who has nominated a director to the board of the company pursuant to a relevant agreement which gives them a right or expectation to do so;
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10.11.4 an associate of a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.11.1 to 10.11.3; or
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10.11.5 a person whose relationship with the company or a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.11.1 to 10.11.4 is such that, in ASX’s opinion, the issue or agreement should be approved by its shareholders,
unless it obtains the approval of its shareholders.
The issue of the Related Party Performance Rights falls within Listing Rule 10.11.1 and does not fall within any of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12. It therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 10.11.
Resolutions 7 to 10 seek the required Shareholder approval for the issue of the Related Party Performance Rights under and for the purposes of Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act and Listing Rule 10.11.
7.4
Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If Resolutions 7 to 10 are passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Related Party Performance Rights to the Related Parties within one month after the date of the Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules). As approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue of the Related Party Performance Rights (because approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.11), the issue of the Related Party Performance Rights will not use up any of the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity.
If Resolutions 7 to 10 are not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Related Party Performance Rights. As a result, the Board will need to evaluate other forms of performance linked incentive components to the remuneration package of the Related Parties.
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7.5 Technical Information required by Listing Rule 10.13 and section 219 of the Corporations Act
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.13 and section 219 of the Corporations Act, the following information is provided in relation to Resolutions 7 to 10:
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(a) the Related Party Performance Rights will be issued to the following persons:
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(i) Mr Matthew Longworth (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 7;
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(ii) Mr Andrew Daley (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 8;
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(iii) Mr Jason Livingstone (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 9; and
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(iv) Mr Justin Barton (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 10,
each of whom falls within the category set out in Listing Rule 10.11.1 by virtue of being a Director;
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(b) the maximum number of Related Party Performance Rights to be issued to the Related Parties (being the nature of the financial benefit proposed to be given) is 66,434,110 comprising:
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(i) 4,010,695 Tranche A Performance Rights and 4,966,887 Tranche B Performance Rights to Mr Matthew Longworth (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 7;
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(ii) 2,673,797 Tranche A Performance Rights and 3,311,258 Tranche B Performance Rights to Mr Andrew Daley (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 8;
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(iii) 12,299,465 Tranche A Performance Rights and 15,231,788 Tranche B Performance Rights to Mr Jason Livingstone (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 9; and
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(iv) 10,695,187 Tranche A Performance Rights and 13,245,033 Tranche B Performance Rights to Mr Justin Barton (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 10,
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(c) the terms and conditions of the Related Party Performance Rights are set out in Schedule 2;
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(d) the Related Party Performance Rights will be issued no later than 1 month after the date of the Meeting (or such later date to the extent permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules) and it is intended that issue of the Related Party Performance Rights will occur on the same date;
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(e) the issue price of the Related Party Performance Rights will be nil. The Company will not receive any other consideration in respect of the issue of the Related Party Performance Rights;
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(f) the purpose of the issue of the Related Party Performance Rights is to provide a performance linked incentive component in the remuneration package for the Related Parties to align the interests of the Related
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Parties with those of Shareholders, to motivate and reward the performance of the Related Parties in their roles as Directors and to provide a cost effective way for the Company to remunerate the Related Parties, which will allow the Company to spend a greater proportion of its cash reserves on its operations than it would if alternative cash forms of remuneration were given to the Related Parties;
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(g) the Related Party Performance Rights will not be quoted. The Company has agreed to issue the Related Party Performance Rights to the Related Parties subject to Shareholder approval for the following reasons:
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(i) the issue of the Related Party Performance Rights has no immediate dilutionary impact on Shareholders;
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(ii) the deferred taxation benefit which is available to the Related Parties in respect of an issue of Performance Rights is also beneficial to the Company as it means the Related Parties are not required to immediately sell the Related Party Performance Rights to fund a tax liability (as would be the case in an issue of Shares where the tax liability arises upon issue of the Shares) and will instead, continue to hold an interest in the Company; and
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(iii) it is not considered that there are any significant opportunity costs to the Company or benefits foregone by the Company in issuing the Related Party Performance Rights on the terms proposed;
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(h) the number of Related Party Performance Rights to be issued to each of the Related Parties has been determined based upon a consideration of:
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(i) current market standards and/or practices of other ASX listed companies of a similar size and stage of development to the Company;
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(ii) the remuneration of the Related Parties; and
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(iii) incentives to attract and retain the service of the Related Parties who have appropriate knowledge and expertise, while maintaining the Company’s cash reserves.
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(i) the total remuneration package for each of the Related Parties for the previous financial year and the proposed total remuneration package for the current financial year are set out below:
| Director | FY20201,2,3 | FY20211,4 |
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| Mathew Longworth | $97,812 | $225,000 |
| Jason Livingstone | $281,183 | $690,000 |
| Justin Barton | $230,514 | $600,000 |
| Andrew Daley | $50,000 | $150,000 |
Notes:
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Includes salaries and fees and statutory superannuation.
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The figures for FY2020 in relation to Mr Livingstone and Mr Barton include the value of equity based remuneration issued to these Directors (being, the issue of Performance Rights). The Performance Rights were valued based on the hurdle
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price of the performance rights, discounted (as determined by the Board) by a probability factor of achieving the relevant hurdle.
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On 13 August 2020 the Company held a general meeting at which Shareholders approved the issue of 23,882,240 Shares in aggregate to the Directors in lieu of $64,482.05 in accrued Directors’ fees and salaries. Please refer to resolutions 6 to 9 set out in the Notice of General Meeting dated 10 July 2020. The Company issued the 23,882,240 Shares respectively to the Directors on 14 August 2020.
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Comprising Directors’ fees and salaries in addition to an amount equivalent to the value of the Related Party Performance Rights being allocated to each of the Related Parties as set out in Schedule 3).
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(j) the value of the Related Party Performance Rights and the pricing methodology is set out in Schedule 3;
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(k) the Related Party Performance Rights are not being issued under an agreement;
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(l) the relevant interests of the Related Parties in securities of the Company as at the date of this Notice are set out below:
| Related Party | Shares | Options | Performance Rights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Longworth1 | 4,909,148 | 4,495,947 | - |
| Andrew Daley2 | 13,992,982 | 5,250,000 | - |
| Jason Livingstone3 | 23,574,348 | 4,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
| Justin Barton4 | 15,439,284 | - | 5,625,000 |
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Mr Longworth’s relevant interest in securities comprises an indirect interest (held by Matt Mining Pty Ltd , an entity associated with Mr Longworth) in 4,909,148 Shares and 4,495,947 Options, comprising of:
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(a) 31,709 Options exercisable at $0.015 each on or before 18 October 2020;
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(b) 1,400,000 Options exercisable at $0.03 each on or before 10 December 2020;
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(c) 1,400,000 Options exercisable at $0.04 each on or before 10 December 2020;
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(d) 1,400,000 Options exercisable at $0.05 each on or before 10 December 2020; and
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(e) 264,238 Listed Options exercisable at $0.004 each on or before 22 May 2022.
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Mr Daley’s relevant interest in securities comprises an indirect interest (held by Mr Andrew Daley and Mrs Ineke Daley , an entity associated with Mr Daley) in 13,992,982 Shares and 5,250,000 Options, comprising of:
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(a) 1,750,000 Options exercisable at $0.03 each on or before 10 December 2020;
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(b) 1,750,000 Options exercisable at $0.04 each on or before 10 December 2020; and
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(c) 1,750,000 Options exercisable at $0.05 each on or before 10 December 2020.
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Mr Livingstone’s relevant interest in securities comprises a direct interest in 23,574,348 Shares, 10,000,000 Performance Rights vesting at $0.05 expiring on 30 January 2023, 2,000,000 Options exercisable at $0.025 each on or before 14
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January 2022 and 2,000,000 Options exercisable at $0.035 each on or before 14 January 2022.
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Mr Barton’s relevant interest in securities comprises an indirect interest (held by Coventina Holdings Pty Ltd ATF , an entity associated with Mr Barton) in 15,439,284 Shares and 5,625,000 Performance Rights vesting at $0.05 expiring on 30 January 2023.
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(m) if the Related Party Performance Rights issued to the Related Parties vest, a total of 66,434,110 Shares would be issued. This will increase the number of Shares on issue from 1,733,306,064 (being the total number of Shares on issue as at 14 October 2020) to 1,799,740,174 (assuming that no other Shares are issued and no other convertible securities vest or are exercised) with the effect that the shareholding of existing Shareholders would be diluted by an aggregate of 3.69%, comprising 0.50% by Matthew Longworth, 0.33% by Andrew Daley, 1.53% by Jason Livingstone and 1.33% by Justin Barton;
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(n) the trading history of the Shares on ASX in the 12 months before the date of this Notice is set out below:
| Price | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest | $0.045 | 30 June 2020 |
| Lowest | $0.002 | 11 May 2020 |
| Last | $0.023 | 29 September 2020 |
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(o) each Director has a material personal interest in the outcome of Resolutions 7 to 10 on the basis that all of the Directors (or their respective nominees) are to be issued Related Party Performance Rights should Resolutions 7 to 10 be passed. For this reason, the Directors do not believe that it is appropriate to make a recommendation on Resolutions 7 to 10; and
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(p) the Board is not aware of any other information that is reasonably required by Shareholders to allow them to decide whether it is in the best interests of the Company to pass Resolutions 7 to 10.
8. RESOLUTION 11 – REPLACEMENT OF CONSTITUTION
8.1 General
A company may modify or repeal its constitution or a provision of its constitution by special resolution of shareholders.
Resolution 11 is a special resolution which will enable the Company to repeal its existing Constitution and adopt a new constitution ( Proposed Constitution ) which is of the type required for a listed public company limited by shares updated to ensure it reflects the current provisions of the Corporations Act and Listing Rules.
This will incorporate amendments to the Corporations Act and Listing Rules since the current Constitution was adopted on 23 November 2011.
The Directors believe that it is preferable in the circumstances to replace the existing Constitution with the Proposed Constitution rather than to amend a multitude of specific provisions.
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The Proposed Constitution is broadly consistent with the provisions of the existing Constitution. Many of the proposed changes are administrative or minor in nature including but not limited to:
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updating the name of the Company to that adopted in 2015;
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updating references to bodies or legislation which have been renamed (e.g. references to the Australian Settlement and Transfer Corporation Pty Ltd, ASTC Settlement Rules and ASTC Transfer); and
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expressly providing for statutory rights by mirroring these rights in provisions of the Proposed Constitution.
The Directors believe these amendments are not material nor will they have any significant impact on Shareholders. It is not practicable to list all of the changes to the Constitution in detail in this Explanatory Statement, however, a summary of the proposed material changes is set out below.
A copy of the Proposed Constitution is available for review by Shareholders at the Company’s website www.metalicity.com.au and at the office of the Company. A copy of the Proposed Constitution can also be sent to Shareholders upon request to the Company Secretary (+61 8 6500 0202). Shareholders are invited to contact the Company if they have any queries or concerns.
8.2 Summary of material proposed changes
Restricted Securities (clause 2.12)
The Proposed Constitution complies with the recent changes to Listing Rule 15.12 which took effect from 1 December 2019. As a result of these changes, ASX will require certain more significant holders of restricted securities and their controllers (such as related parties, promoters, substantial holders, service providers and their associates) to execute a formal escrow agreement in the form Appendix 9A, as is currently the case. However, for less significant holdings (such as non-related parties and non-promoters), ASX will permit the Company to issue restriction notices to holders of restricted securities in the form of the new Appendix 9C advising them of the restriction rather than requiring signed restriction agreements.
Minimum Shareholding (clause 3)
Clause 3 of the Constitution outlines how the Company can manage shareholdings which represent an “unmarketable parcel” of shares, being a shareholding that is less than $500 based on the closing price of the Company’s Shares on ASX as at the relevant time.
The Proposed Constitution is in line with the requirements for dealing with “unmarketable parcels” outlined in the Corporations Act such that where the Company elects to undertake a sale of unmarketable parcels, the Company is only required to give one notice to holders of an unmarketable parcel to elect to retain their shareholding before the unmarketable parcel can be dealt with by the Company, saving time and administrative costs incurred by otherwise having to send out additional notices.
Clause 3 of the Proposed Constitution continues to outline in detail the process that the Company must follow for dealing with unmarketable parcels.
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Fee for registration of off market transfers (clause 8.4(c))
On 24 January 2011, ASX amended Listing Rule 8.14 with the effect that the Company may now charge a “reasonable fee” for registering paper-based transfers, sometimes referred to “off-market transfers”.
Clause 8.4 of the Proposed Constitution is being made to enable the Company to charge a reasonable fee when it is required to register off-market transfers from Shareholders. The fee is intended to represent the cost incurred by the Company in upgrading its fraud detection practices specific to off-market transfers.
Before charging any fee, the Company is required to notify ASX of the fee to be charged and provide sufficient information to enable ASX to assess the reasonableness of the proposed amount.
Direct Voting (clause 13, specifically clauses 13.35 – 13.40)
The Proposed Constitution includes a new provision which allows Shareholders to exercise their voting rights through direct voting (in addition to exercising their existing rights to appoint a proxy). Direct voting is a mechanism by which Shareholders can vote directly on resolutions which are to be determined by poll. Votes cast by direct vote by a Shareholder are taken to have been cast on the poll as if the Shareholder had cast the votes on the poll at the meeting. In order for direct voting to be available, Directors must elect that votes can be cast via direct vote for all or any resolutions and determine the manner appropriate for the casting of direct votes. If such a determination is made by the Directors, the notice of meeting will include information on the application of direct voting.
Closing date for Director nominations (clause 14.3)
On 19 December 2019, ASX amended Listing Rule 3.13.1 to provide that companies must release an announcement setting out the date of its meeting and the closing date for nominations at least 5 business days before the closing date for the receipt of such nominations. The closing date period under clause 14.3 of the Proposed Constitution has been reduced to at least 30 days (previously it was 30 Business Days) to allow the Company to issue the notification just prior to the notice of meeting which will reduce the risk of having to delay Shareholder meetings to comply with the Listing Rule requirement.
Dividends (clause 22)
Section 254T of the Corporations Act was amended effective 28 June 2010.
There is now a three-tiered test that a company will need to satisfy before paying a dividend replacing the previous test that dividends may only be paid out of profits.
The amended requirements provide that a company must not a pay a dividend unless:
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(a) the company’s assets exceed its liabilities immediately before the dividend is declared and the excess is sufficient for the payment of the dividend;
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(b) the payment of the dividend is fair and reasonable to the company’s shareholders as a whole; and
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(c) the payment of the dividend does not materially prejudice the company’s ability to pay its creditors.
The existing Constitution reflects the former profits test and restricts the dividends to be paid only out of the profits of the Company. The Proposed Constitution is updated to reflect the new requirements of the Corporations Act. The Directors consider it appropriate to update the Constitution for this amendment to allow more flexibility in the payment of dividends in the future should the Company be in a position to pay dividends.
Partial (proportional) takeover provisions (new clause 36)
A proportional takeover bid is a takeover bid where the offer made to each shareholder is only for a proportion of that shareholder’s shares.
Pursuant to section 648G of the Corporations Act, the Company has included in the Proposed Constitution a provision whereby a proportional takeover bid for Shares may only proceed after the bid has been approved by a meeting of Shareholders held in accordance with the terms set out in the Corporations Act.
This clause of the Proposed Constitution will cease to have effect on the third anniversary of the date of the adoption of last renewal of the clause.
Information required by section 648G of the Corporations Act
Effect of proposed proportional takeover provisions
Where offers have been made under a proportional off-market bid in respect of a class of securities in a company, the registration of a transfer giving effect to a contract resulting from the acceptance of an offer made under such a proportional off-market bid is prohibited unless and until a resolution to approve the proportional off-market bid is passed.
Reasons for proportional takeover provisions
A proportional takeover bid may result in control of the Company changing without Shareholders having the opportunity to dispose of all their Shares. By making a partial bid, a bidder can obtain practical control of the Company by acquiring less than a majority interest. Shareholders are exposed to the risk of being left as a minority in the Company and the risk of the bidder being able to acquire control of the Company without payment of an adequate control premium. These amended provisions allow Shareholders to decide whether a proportional takeover bid is acceptable in principle, and assist in ensuring that any partial bid is appropriately priced.
Knowledge of any acquisition proposals
As at the date of this Notice of Meeting, no Director is aware of any proposal by any person to acquire, or to increase the extent of, a substantial interest in the Company.
Potential advantages and disadvantages of proportional takeover provisions
The Directors consider that the proportional takeover provisions have no potential advantages or disadvantages for them and that they remain free to make a recommendation on whether an offer under a proportional takeover bid should be accepted.
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The potential advantages of the proportional takeover provisions for Shareholders include:
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(a) the right to decide by majority vote whether an offer under a proportional takeover bid should proceed;
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(b) assisting in preventing Shareholders from being locked in as a minority;
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(d) increasing the bargaining power of Shareholders which may assist in ensuring that any proportional takeover bid is adequately priced; and
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(e) each individual Shareholder may better assess the likely outcome of the proportional takeover bid by knowing the view of the majority of Shareholders which may assist in deciding whether to accept or reject an offer under the takeover bid.
The potential disadvantages of the proportional takeover provisions for Shareholders include:
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(a) proportional takeover bids may be discouraged;
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(b) lost opportunity to sell a portion of their Shares at a premium; and
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(c) the likelihood of a proportional takeover bid succeeding may be reduced.
Recommendation of the Board
The Directors do not believe the potential disadvantages outweigh the potential advantages of adopting the proportional takeover provisions and as a result consider that the proportional takeover provision in the Proposed Constitution is in the interest of Shareholders and unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 11.
9. RESOLUTION 12 – APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR
9.1 General
Stantons International is the current auditor of the Company. The Board is satisfied with the services provided by the current auditor and thanks them for these services rendered to the Company. Nevertheless, due to the Company’s size, scope and nature of operations, the Company has requested, and the current auditor has tendered, a notice of resignation to ASIC under section 329(5) of the Corporations Act.
The Company has received a notice from Jason Livingstone, being a Director and Shareholder, nominating Pitcher Partners BA&A Pty Ltd ( Pitcher Partners ) as the new auditor of the Company. In accordance with section 328B of the Corporations Act, a copy of this notice of nomination of Pitcher Partners is attached to this Notice of Meeting at Schedule 4.
In accordance with section 328A of the Corporations Act, the Company has received Pitcher Partners’ consent in writing to act as auditor of the Company (subject to Shareholder approval and the resignation of Stantons International). Pitcher Partners confirms that it does not provide any services to the Company and the Company confirms that it is not aware of any matter or circumstances that would give rise to a conflict of interest situation, as defined in section 324CD of the Corporations Act, in relation to the Company.
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The Board has also noted that Pitcher Partners is an auditor under section 1280 of the Corporations Act and is a well-established firm with the expertise and skills necessary to meet the Company’s requirements. Consequently, subject to the Company receiving all necessary approvals from ASIC and Shareholder approval at the Meeting, Pitcher Partners has been nominated and selected to become the new auditor of the Company.
If ASIC consents to the resignation of Stantons International before the date of the Meeting, the change of auditor will take effect from the close of the Meeting.
9.2 Board recommendation
The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 12 to appoint Pitcher Partners as the Company’s new auditor, subject to ASIC’s consent to the current auditor’s resignation.
If ASIC does not consent to the current auditor’s resignation, the current auditor will continue to be the Company’s auditor and this Resolution will not be put to the Meeting.
The Chairman will vote all undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 12.
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GLOSSARY
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$ means Australian dollars.
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7.1A Mandate has the meaning given in Section 4.1.
Annual General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.
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.
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.
Canaccord means Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited (ABN 19 075 071 466).
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) for the purposes of the definition of ‘closely related party’ in the Corporations Act.
Company means Metalicity Limited (ACN 086 839 992).
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the current directors of the Company.
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 issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and means those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or
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indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the consolidated group.
Lead Manager Option means an Option issued on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 1.
Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.
Notice or Notice of Meeting means this notice of meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.
Option means an option to acquire a Share, including a Lead Manager Option.
Optionholder means a holder of an Option.
Performance Right means a right to a Share, including a Related Party Performance Right.
Placement has the meaning given to it in Section 5.1.
Placement Shares has the meaning given to it in Section 5.1, being the Shares issued pursuant to the Placement.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.
Related Party Performance Right means a right to a Share on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 2, including Tranche A Performance Rights and Tranche B Performance Rights as the context requires.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Director’s report section of the Company’s annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2020.
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.
Variable A means “A” as set out in the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2.
WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.
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SCHEDULE 1 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEAD MANAGER OPTIONS
(a) Entitlement
Each Option entitles the holder to subscribe for one Share upon exercise of the Option.
(b) Exercise Price
Subject to paragraph (i), the amount payable upon exercise of each Option will be $0.03 ( Exercise Price ).
(c) Expiry Date
Each Option will expire at 5:00 pm (WST) on the date that is three (3) years from the date of issue ( Expiry Date ). An Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.
(d) Exercise Period
The Options are exercisable at any time on or prior to the Expiry Date ( Exercise Period ).
(e) Notice of Exercise
The Options may be exercised during the Exercise Period by notice in writing to the Company in the manner specified on the Option certificate ( Notice of Exercise ) and payment of the Exercise Price for each 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 Option being exercised in cleared funds ( Exercise Date ).
(g) Timing of issue of Shares on exercise
Within five (5) Business Days after the Exercise Date, the Company will:
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(i) issue the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Options specified in the Notice of Exercise and for which cleared funds have been received by the Company;
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(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 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
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(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 Options.
If a notice delivered under paragraph (g)(ii) for any reason is not effective to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors,
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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 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 an Optionholder are to be changed in a manner consistent with the Corporations Act and the Listing Rules at the time of the reconstruction.
(j) Participation in new issues
There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Options and Optionholders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Options without exercising the Options.
(k) Change in exercise price
An Option does not confer the right to a change in Exercise Price or a change in the number of underlying securities over which the Option can be exercised.
(l) Transferability
The Options are transferable subject to any restriction or escrow arrangements imposed by ASX or under applicable Australian securities laws.
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SCHEDULE 2 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RELATED PARTY PERFORMANCE RIGHTS
The following is a summary of the key terms and conditions of the Related Party Performance Rights:
(a) Vesting Conditions
The Performance Rights shall vest as follows:
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(i) Tranche A Performance Rights : subject to the Company achieving a 20day volume weighted average price ( VWAP ) of Shares of at least $0.04; and
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(ii) Tranche B Performance Rights : subject to the Company achieving a 20day VWAP of Shares of at least $0.06,
(each a Vesting Condition ).
(b)
Notification to holder
The Company shall notify the holder in writing when the relevant Vesting Condition has been satisfied.
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Conversion
Subject to paragraph (o), upon vesting, each Performance Right will, at the election of the holder, convert into one Share.
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Lapse of a Performance Right
A Performance Right will automatically lapse upon the earlier to occur of:
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(i) the date that is two (2) years from the date of issue of the Performance Right; and
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(ii) the holder ceasing to be an officer (and employee, if applicable) of the Company, unless otherwise determined by the Board at its absolute discretion.
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(e) Consideration
The Performance Rights will be issued for nil consideration and no consideration will be payable upon the conversion of the Performance Rights into Shares.
- (f) Share ranking
All Shares issued upon the vesting of Performance Rights will upon issue rank pari passu in all respects with other existing Shares.
(g) Application to ASX
The Performance Rights will not be quoted on ASX. The Company must apply for official quotation of a Share issued on conversion of a Performance Right on ASX within the time period required by the Listing Rules.
(h) Timing of issue of Shares on Conversion
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Within five (5) Business Days after the date that the Performance Rights are converted, the Company will:
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(i) issue the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Performance Rights converted;
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(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 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
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(iii) if admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, apply for official quotation on ASX of Shares issued pursuant to the conversion of the Performance Rights.
If a notice delivered under paragraph (h)(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.
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Transfer of Performance Rights
The Performance Rights are not transferable.
(j) Participation in new issues
A Performance Right does not entitle a holder (in their capacity as a holder of a Performance Right) to participate in new issues of capital offered to holders of Shares such as bonus issues and entitlement issues.
(k)
Reorganisation of capital
If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all rights of a holder will be changed in a manner consistent with the applicable Listing Rules and the Corporations Act at the time of reorganisation.
(l)
Adjustment for bonus issue
If the Company makes a bonus issue of Shares or other securities to existing Shareholders (other than an issue in lieu or in satisfaction of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment) the number of Shares or other securities which must be issued on the conversion of a Performance Right will be increased by the number of Shares or other securities which the holder would have received if the holder had converted the Performance Right before the record date for the bonus issue.
(m) Dividend and voting rights
The Performance Rights do not confer on the holder an entitlement to vote (except as otherwise required by law) or receive dividends.
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(n) Change in control
Subject to paragraph (o), upon:
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(i) a bona fide takeover bid under Chapter 6 of the Corporations Act having been made in respect of the Company and:
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(A) having received acceptances for not less than 50.1% of the Company’s Shares on issue; and
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(B) having been declared unconditional by the bidder; or
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(ii) a Court granting orders approving a compromise or arrangement for the purposes of or in connection with a scheme for the reconstruction of the Company or its amalgamation with any other company or companies; or
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(iii) in any other case, a person obtains Voting Power (as defined in the Corporations Act) in the Company that the Board (which for the avoidance of doubt will comprise those Directors immediately prior to the person acquiring that Voting Power) determines, acting in good faith and in accordance with their fiduciary duties, is sufficient to control the composition of the Board,
then, to the extent Performance Rights have not converted into Shares due to satisfaction of the relevant Vesting Conditions, Performance Rights will accelerate vesting conditions and will automatically convert into Shares on a one-for-one basis.
(o)
Deferral of conversion if resulting in a prohibited acquisition of Shares
If the conversion of a Performance Right under paragraphs (c) or (n) would result in any person being in contravention of section 606(1) of the Corporations Act ( General Prohibition ) then the conversion of that Performance Right shall be deferred until such later time or times that the conversion would not result in a contravention of the General Prohibition. In assessing whether a conversion of a Performance Right would result in a contravention of the General Prohibition:
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(i) holders may give written notification to the Company if they consider that the conversion of a Performance Right may result in the contravention of the General Prohibition. The absence of such written notification from the holder will entitle the Company to assume the conversion of a Performance Right will not result in any person being in contravention of the General Prohibition;
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(ii) the Company may (but is not obliged to) by written notice to a holder request a holder to provide the written notice referred to in paragraph (o)(i) within 7 days if the Company considers that the conversion of a Performance Right may result in a contravention of the General Prohibition. The absence of such written notification from the holder will entitle the Company to assume the conversion of a Performance Right will not result in any person being in contravention of the General Prohibition.
(p) No rights to return of capital
A Performance Right does not entitle the holder to a return of capital, whether in a winding up, upon a reduction of capital or otherwise.
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(q) Rights on winding up
A Performance Right does not entitle the holder to participate in the surplus profits or assets of the Company upon winding up.
(r) No other rights
A Performance Right gives the holder no rights other than those expressly provided by these terms and conditions and those provided at law where such rights at law cannot be excluded by these terms.
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SCHEDULE 3 – VALUATION OF RELATED PARTY PERFORMANCE RIGHTS
The Related Party Performance Rights to be issued to the Related Parties pursuant to Resolutions 7 to 10 have been independently valued.
The valuation has been prepared in accordance with AASB 2: Share Based Payments and a Monte Carlo simulation was used to incorporate a probability-based value impact of the market condition to determine the fair value of the Related Party Performance Rights. The value of a Related Party Performance Right in each iteration is the simulated share price at the expiry date, discounted to present value (at the risk-free rate) if the relevant vesting condition is met, or zero otherwise.
Based on the assumptions set out below, the Related Party Performance Rights were ascribed the following value:
| Assumptions: | Tranche A | Tranche B |
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| Deemed grant date | 23 September 2020 | 23 September 2020 |
| Deemed expiry date | 23 September 2022 | 23 September 2022 |
| Share price at deemed grant date | $0.023 | $0.023 |
| Exercise price | Nil | Nil |
| Risk-free rate | 0.1601% | 0.1601% |
| Volatility | 100% | 100% |
| VWAP hurdle | $0.04 | $0.06 |
| Fair value per Performance Right | $0.0187 | $0.0151 |
| Total fair value of Performance Rights | $555,000 | $555,000 |
| Allocation | ||
| Matthew Longworth (Resolution 7) | $75,000 | $75,000 |
| Andrew Daley (Resolution 8) | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| Jason Livingstone (Resolution 9) | $230,000 | $230,000 |
| Justin Barton (Resolution 10) | $200,000 | $200,000 |
Note : The valuations noted above are not necessarily the market prices that the Related Party Performance Rights could be traded at and are not necessarily the appropriate values for taxation purposes.
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SCHEDULE 4 – NOTICE OF NOMINATION
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LODGE YOUR VOTE
Metalicity Limited ACN 086 839 992
ONLINE www.linkmarketservices.com.au BY MAIL Metalicity Limited C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia BY FAX +61 2 9287 0309 BY HAND Link Market Services Limited 1A Homebush Bay Drive, Rhodes NSW 2138 ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: 1300 554 474 Overseas: +61 1300 554 474
LODGEMENT OF A PROXY FORM
This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given above by 2:00pm (WST) on Tuesday, 24 November 2020, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting. Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:
ONLINE BY MOBILE DEVICE QR Code www.linkmarketservices.com.au Our voting website is designed specifically for voting online. You can now lodge your proxy by scanning the QR code adjacent or Login to the Link website using the holding details as shown enter the voting link www.linkmarketservices.com.au into on the Proxy Form. Select ‘Voting’ and follow the prompts to your mobile device. Log in using the Holder Identifier and lodge your vote. To use the online lodgement facility, shareholders will need their “Holder Identifier” - Securityholder postcode for your shareholding. Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN). To scan the code you will need a QR code reader application which can be downloaded for free on your mobile device.
HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
This is your name and address as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. Please note: you cannot change ownership of your shares using this form.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that individual or body corporate in Step 1. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
DEFAULT TO CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING
Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chairman of the Meeting, who is required to vote those proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chairman of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Form, including where the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of KMP.
VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY APPOINTMENT
You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in 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 A SECOND PROXY
You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend the Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the Company’s share registry or you may copy this form and return them both together.
To appoint a second proxy you must:
(a) on each of the first Proxy Form and the second Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded; and
(b) return both forms together.
SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS
You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided:
Individual: where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign.
Joint Holding: where the holding is in more than one name, either shareholder may sign.
Power of Attorney: to sign under Power of Attorney, you must lodge the Power of Attorney with the registry. If you have not previously lodged this document for notation, 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 indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place.
CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES
If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” must be produced prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Meeting. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company’s share registry or online at www.linkmarketservices.com.au.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE.
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PROXY FORM
I/We being a member(s) of Metalicity Limited and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint:
APPOINT A PROXY
the Chairman of the Meeting (mark box)
OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or body corporate you are appointing as your proxy
or failing the person or body corporate named, or if no person or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act on my/our behalf (including to vote in accordance with the following directions or, if no directions have been given and to the extent permitted by the law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at 2:00pm (WST) on Thursday, 26 November 2020 at Epworth Room, Trinity, 230 Hampden Road, Crawley WA 6009 (the Meeting ) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting.
Important for Resolutions 1, 7, 8, 9 & 10: If the Chairman of the Meeting is your proxy, either by appointment or by default, and you have not indicated your voting intention below, you expressly authorise the Chairman of the Meeting to exercise the proxy in respect of Resolutions 1, 7, 8, 9 & 10, even though the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel ( KMP ).
The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business.
VOTING DIRECTIONS
Proxies will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are signed and received no later than 48 hours before the Meeting. Please read the voting instructions overleaf before marking any boxes with an T
Resolutions
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For Against Abstain * For Against Abstain *
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1 Adoption of Remuneration Report 9 Issue of Related Party Performance Rights to Related Party - Mr Jason Livingstone
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2 Re-election of Director – 10 Issue of Related Party Mr Andrew Daley Performance Rights to Related Party - Mr Justin Barton
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3 Approval of 7.1A Mandate 11 Replacement of Constitution
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4 Ratification of Prior Issue of Placement Shares – Listing Rule 7.1
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5 Ratification of Prior Issue of Placement Shares – Listing Rule 7.1A
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6 Ratification of Prior Issue of Lead Manager Options
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7 Issue of Related Party Performance Rights to Related Party - Mr Matthew Longworth
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8 Issue of Related Party Performance Rights to Related Party - Mr Andrew Daley
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- 12 Appointment of Auditor
* If you mark the Abstain box for a particular Item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
| Shareholder 1 (Individual) Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary |
Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) Director/Company Secretary (Delete one) |
Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual) Director |
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This form should be signed by the shareholder. If a joint holding, either shareholder may sign. If signed by the shareholder’s attorney, the power of attorney must have been previously noted by the registry or a certified copy attached to this form. If executed by a company, the form must be executed in accordance with the company’s constitution and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
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