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ARTEMIS RESOURCES LIMITED
ACN 107 051 749
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:
TIME : 4 pm (WST) DATE : 22 November 2022
PLACE : The AGM will be held in the Boardroom of HLB Mann Judd Level 4, 130 Stirling Street Perth WA 6000
Register to attend online at
https://artemisresources.com.au/agm/
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 20 November 2022.
Shareholders will be able to attend the meeting online, however there will be no online voting .
Shareholders are also strongly encouraged to lodge their completed proxy form in accordance with the instructions in this Notice of Meeting.
This Notice of Meeting can be accessed on the Company’s website at www.artemisresources.com.au
Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on + 61 407 983 270.
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 2022 together with the declaration of the directors, the directors’ report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor’s report.
2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary 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 2022.”
Note: the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
Voting Prohibition Statement:
A vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of either of the following persons:
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(a) a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or
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(b) a Closely Related Party of such a member.
However, a person (the voter ) described above may cast a vote on this Resolution as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either:
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(a) the voter is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; or
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(b) the voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy:
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(i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; and
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(ii) expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR MARK POTTER
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 14.4, clause 14.2 of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Mr Mark Potter, a Director, retires by rotation, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”
4. RESOLUTION 3 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR EDWARD MEAD
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 14.4, clause 14.2 of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Mr Edward Mead, a Director, retires by rotation, and being eligible, is reelected as a Director.”
5. RESOLUTION 4 – ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MS VIVIENNE POWE
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 14.4, clause 14.4 of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Ms Vivienne Powe, a Director appointed on 4 July 2022 retires in accordance with the constitution, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”
6. RESOLUTION 5 – ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR GUY ROBERTSON
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 14.4, clause 14.4 of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Mr Guy Robertson, a Director appointed on 17 January 2022 retires in accordance with the constitution, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”
7. RESOLUTION 6 – ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR ALASTAIR CLAYTON
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 14.4, clause 14.2 of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Mr Alastair Clayton, a Director, retires by rotation, and being eligible, is reelected as a Director.”
8. RESOLUTION 7 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE – SHARES
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 133,333,333 Shares under Listing Rule 7.1 on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Voting Exclusion :
Listing Rule 14.11
Under Listing Rule 14.11, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the resolution by or on behalf of:
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(a) any person who participated in this share issue; or
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(b) an associate of that person or those persons:
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of a resolution by:
• a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
• the chair of the meeting 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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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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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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the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
9. RESOLUTION 8 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE – SHARES
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 3,087,387 Shares under Listing Rule 7.1 on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Voting Exclusion :
Listing Rule 14.11
Under Listing Rule 14.11, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the resolution by or on behalf of:
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(a) the below named person or class of persons excluded from voting; or
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(b) an associate of that person or those persons:
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the resolution by Bennelong Corporate Advisors Limited, or its nominee, to whom these shares were issued, or an associate of that person.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of a resolution by:
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a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
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the chair of the meeting 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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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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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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the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
10. RESOLUTION 9 – APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL 10% ISSUANCE CAPACITY
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution :
“That subject to and conditional upon the Company being an Eligible Entity for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A on the date of this Meeting, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue Equity Securities totalling up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company at the time of issue, calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Dated 21 October 2022 By order of the Board
Guy Robertson Company Secretary
Voting in person
To vote in person, attend the meeting at the time and date set out above.
Venue – Boardroom of HLB Mann Judd Level 4, 130 Stirling Street Perth WA 6000
There will be no voting online. To attend the meeting online please register at https://artemisresources.com/agm/
The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders to which this Notice if Meeting relates will be held at 4pm WST on 22 November 2022 at the address outlined above.
Shareholders are encouraged to submit questions in advance of the Meeting to the Company.
Questions must be submitted in writing to Guy Robertson, Company Secretary at
[email protected] at least 48 hours before the AGM.
The Company will also provide Shareholders with the opportunity to ask questions during the Meeting in respect of resolutions to be put before the meeting.
Voting by proxy
To vote by proxy
Vote by going to https://investor.automic.com.au/#loginsah.
or
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; and
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a Shareholder who is entitled to cast 2 or more votes may appoint 2 proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If the member appoints 2 proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the member’s votes, then in accordance with section 249X(3) of the Corporations Act, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes.
Shareholders and their proxies should be aware that changes to the Corporations Act made in 2011 mean that:
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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.
Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 407 983 270.
Proxy Form
To be returned to:
Automic Pty Ltd Address: Level 2, 267 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Email: [email protected]
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 Constitution, 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 2022 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.artemisresources.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.
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 MARK POTTER
3.1 General
The Constitution (at clause 14.2) and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 provides that no Director shall hold office past the third annual general meeting following their appointment or 3 years, whichever is longer.
Mr Mark Potter, who has served as a director since 24 February 2020 and was last elected by Shareholders on 30 November 2020, retires by rotation and seeks re-election.
3.2 Qualifications and other material directorships
Mr Mark Potter’s biography is set out in the 2022 Annual Report.
Mr Mark Potter is the Non-Executive Chairman and is considered to be independent.
3.3 Board recommendation
The Board (with Mr Potter abstaining) supports the re-election of Mr Mark Potter and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
4. RESOLUTION 3 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR EDWARD MEAD
4.1 General
The Constitution (at clause 14.2) and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 provides that no Director shall hold office past the third annual general meeting following their appointment or 3 years, whichever is longer.
Mr Edward Mead, who has served as a director since 31 December 2014 and was last elected by Shareholders on 30 November 2020, retires by rotation and seeks re-election.
4.2 Qualifications and other material directorships
Mr Edward Mead’s biography is set out in the 2022 Annual Report.
Mr Edward Mead is a Non-Executive Director and is considered to be independent.
4.3 Board recommendation
The Board (with Mr Mead abstaining) supports the re-election of Mr Edward Mead and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
5. RESOLUTION 4 – ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MS VIVIENNE POWE
5.1 General
The Constitution allows the Directors to appoint at any time a person to be a Director either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors, but only where the total number of Directors does not at any time exceed the maximum number specified by the Constitution.
Pursuant to the Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4, any Director so appointed holds office only until the next following annual general meeting and is then eligible for election by Shareholders.
Ms Vivienne Powe who was appointed a director on 4 July 2022 pursuant to clause 14.4 of the Constitution retires in accordance with the constitution and seeks re-election.
5.2 Qualifications and other material directorships
Ms Vivienne Powe’s biography is set out in the 2022 Annual Report.
Ms Vivienne Powe is a non-executive director and is considered to be independent.
5.3 Other material information
The Company conducted appropriate checks into Ms Powe’s background and experience prior to her appointment and satisfied itself that she is an appropriate candidate to put forward for election as a Director.
5.4 Board recommendation
The Board (with Ms Powe abstaining) supports the re-election of Ms Powe and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
6. RESOLUTION 5 – ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR GUY ROBERTSON
6.1 General
The Constitution allows the Directors to appoint at any time a person to be a Director either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors, but only where the total number of Directors does not at any time exceed the maximum number specified by the Constitution.
Pursuant to the Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4, any Director so appointed holds office only until the next following annual general meeting and is then eligible for election by Shareholders.
Mr Guy Robertson who was appointed a director on 17 January 2022 pursuant to clause 14.4 of the Constitution retires in accordance with the constitution and seeks re-election.
6.2 Qualifications and other material directorships
Mr Guy Robertson’s biography is set out in the 2022 Annual Report.
Mr Guy Robertson is an executive director and is not considered to be independent.
6.3 Other material information
Mr Robertson has been the Company’s Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer since 2009. The Board satisfied itself that he is an appropriate candidate to put forward for election as a Director.
6.4 Board recommendation
The Board (with Mr Robertson abstaining) supports the re-election of Mr Robertson and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
7. RESOLUTION 6 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR ALASTAIR CLAYTON
7.1 General
The Constitution (at clause 14.2) and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 provides that no Director shall hold office past the third annual general meeting following their appointment or 3 years, whichever is longer.
Mr Alastair Clayton, who has served as a director since 29 January 2020 and was last re-elected by Shareholders on 30 November 2020, retires by rotation and seeks re-election.
7.2 Qualifications and other material directorships
Mr Alastair Clayton’s biography is set out in the 2022 Annual Report.
Mr Alastair Clayton is an Executive Director and is not considered to be independent.
7.3 Board recommendation
The Board (with Mr Clayton abstaining) supports the re-election of Mr Alastair Clayton and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
8. RESOLUTION 7 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE – SHARES
8.1 General
On 27 January 2022 the Company announced it would dual list on the London AIM and undertake a capital raising of £5 million to continue with drilling campaigns at its two major projects Paterson Central and Carlow Castle ( AIM Listing ).
As part of the AIM Listing 133,333,333 new Shares at $0.071 (3.75 pence) each, were issued on 7 February 2022 within the Company’s 15% placement capacity permitted by Listing Rule 7.1 without the need for prior Shareholder approval.
This Resolution seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of those Shares.
- 8.2 Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.4.
Listing Rule 7.1 provides, in summary, that a listed company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue equity securities in any 12 month period which, when aggregated with the equity securities issued by a company during the previous 12 months, will exceed 15% of the total number of fully paid ordinary shares on issue in the company at the beginning of the 12 month period, except with the prior approval of Shareholders.
Listing Rule 7.4 provides that an issue by a company of equity securities made without approval under Listing Rule 7.1 is treated as having been made with approval for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 if the issue did not breach Listing Rule 7.1 and the company's members subsequently approve it.
While the outcome of Resolution 7 will have no effect on the issue of the shares in question, Shareholder approval will restore the Company's ability to issue further equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1 in the next 12 months from the date of issue, to the extent of the 133,333,333 securities issued under LR 7.1.
8.3 Effect of this Resolution
If Resolution 7 is passed, the issue will no longer use up a portion of the Company’s Placement Capacity, effectively increasing the number of securities it can issue without Shareholder approval.
If Resolution 7 is not passed, the issue of the Shares will continue to use up a portion of the Company’s Placement Capacity until that date that is 12 months from their date of issue, effectively decreasing the number of equity securities it can issue without shareholder approval until that time.
8.4 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.4
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 7:
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(a) the Shares were issued to institutional and sophisticated investors introduced by W H Ireland, broker to the placement, and as approved by the Board;
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(b)
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a total of 133,333,333 Shares were issued on 7 February 2022;
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(c) the Shares issued were all fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;
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(d) the Shares were issued for cash at an issue price of $0.071 per Share (or pence 3.75 per share);
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(e) The amount raised from the issue was £5 million. These funds have been and are to be used in the further drilling programs at the Company’s two main projects being Paterson Central and Carlow Castle; and
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(f) There are no other material terms of the agreement under which the securities were issued.
8.5 Directors’ Recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 7 as it will allow the Company to retain the flexibility to issue equity securities in the future up to the 15% annual placement capacity set out in ASX Listing Rule 7.1 without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.
9. RESOLUTION 8 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE – SHARES
9.1 General
On 10 October 2022, the Company issued 3,087,387 Shares at a deemed price of $0.027 per Share to Bennelong Corporate Advisors Ltd (Bennelong) or its nominee, in relation to the sale of the Munni Munni project (see ASX announcement dated 22 March 2022).
These Shares were issued within the Company’s 15% placement capacity permitted by Listing Rule 7.1 without the need for prior Shareholder approval.
This Resolution seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of those Shares.
- 9.2 Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.4
Listing Rule 7.1 provides, in summary, that a listed company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue equity securities in any 12 month period which, when aggregated with the equity securities issued by a company during the previous 12 months, will exceed 15% of the total number of fully paid ordinary shares on issue in the company at the beginning of the 12 month period, except with the prior approval of Shareholders.
Listing Rule 7.4 provides that an issue by a company of equity securities made without approval under Listing Rule 7.1 is treated as having been made with approval for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 if the issue did not breach Listing Rule 7.1 and the company's members subsequently approve it.
While the outcome of Resolution 8 will have no effect on the issue of the shares in question, Shareholder approval will restore the Company's ability to issue further equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1 in the next 12 months from the date of issue, to the extent of the 3,087,087 securities issued under LR 7.1.
9.3 Effect of this Resolution
If Resolution 8 is passed, the issue will no longer use up a portion of the Company’s Placement Capacity, effectively increasing the number of securities it can issue without Shareholder approval.
If Resolution 8 is not passed, the issue of the Shares will continue to use up a portion of the Company’s Placement Capacity until that date that is 12 months from their date of issue, effectively decreasing the number of equity securities it can issue without shareholder approval until that time.
9.4 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.4
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 8:
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(a) the Shares were issued to Bennelong; and
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(b) a total of 3,087,387 Shares were issued on 10 October 2022;
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(c) the Shares issued were all fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;
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(d) the Shares were issued in lieu of a cash payment for a corporate advisory fee at a deemed issue price of $0.027 per Share;
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(e) no funds were raised from the issue; and
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(f) the Shares were issued pursuant to an agreement between the Company and Bennelong. There were no other material terms than outlined above.
9.5 Directors’ Recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 8 as it will allow the Company to retain the flexibility to issue equity securities in the future up to the 15% annual placement capacity set out in ASX Listing Rule 7.1 without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.
10. RESOLUTION 9 – APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL 10% PLACEMENT CAPACITY
10.1 General
Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of equity securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary securities it had on issue at the start of that period.
Under Listing Rule 7.1A, however, an eligible entity can seek approval from its members, by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting, to increase this 15% limit by an extra 10% to 25%.
An "eligible entity" means an entity which is not included in the S&P/ASX300 Index and which has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less at the date of the Meeting. The Company is an eligible entity for these purposes as at the date of this Notice.
Resolution 9 seeks Shareholder approval by way of special resolution for the Company to have the additional 10% capacity provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A to issue equity securities without Shareholder approval ( Additional Issuance Capacity ).
If Resolution 9 is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the Additional Issuance Capacity and will remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing equity securities without Shareholder approval set out in Listing Rule 7.1.
The Board considers it is in the Company’s best interests to have the opportunity to take advantage of the flexibility to issue additional securities provided under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A. As at the date of this Notice, no decision has been made by the Board to undertake any issue of securities under the Additional Issuance Capacity if Shareholders approve Resolution 9. The Board unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 9.
The information below provides more background on ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and the disclosure required by ASX Listing Rule 7.3A.
10.2 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3A, the information below is provided in relation to this Resolution:
- (a) Securities that may be issued under the Additional Issuance Capacity
Under the Additional Issuance Capacity, the Company must issue Equity Securities belonging to an existing quoted class of the Company's Equity Securities. As at the date of this Notice, the Company has on issue one class of quoted Equity Securities, being fully paid ordinary shares (ASX Code: ARV).
- (b) Minimum Price
Equity Securities issued under the Additional Issuance Capacity must be issued for cash consideration per security which is not less than 75% of the volume weighted average price of Equity Securities in that class, calculated over the 15 ASX trading days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
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(i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed by the Company and the recipient of the securities; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 ASX trading days of the date in section (i), the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
The Company will disclose this information when Equity Securities are issued under the Additional Issuance Capacity.
(c) Period for which approval will be valid
Shareholder approval of the Additional Issuance Capacity will be valid for the period commencing on the date of the Meeting and expiring on the first to occur of the following:
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(i) 12 months after the date of this Meeting; or
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(ii) the time and date of the Company’s next annual general meeting; or
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(iii) if the Company receives Shareholder approval for a proposed transaction under ASX Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of the Company’s activities) or 11.2 (disposal of the Company’s main undertaking) the time and date of that approval,
( Additional Issuance Period ).
(d) Risk of voting dilution
If Equity Securities are issued under the Additional Issuance Capacity, there is a risk of economic and voting dilution of existing Shareholders, including the following risks:
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(i) the market price for Equity Securities in the class of securities issued under the Additional Issuance Capacity may be significantly lower on the issue date than on the date of the approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A (that is, the date of the Meeting, if Resolution 9 is approved); and
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(ii) the Equity Securities may be issued under the Additional Issuance Capacity at a discount to the market price for those Equity Securities on the issue date,
which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue of the Equity Securities.
The below table shows the potential dilution of existing Shareholders on the basis of the market price of Shares and the number of ordinary securities for variable "A" calculated in accordance with the formula in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2, both as at 7 October 2022.
The table also shows:
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(i) two examples where variable "A" has increased, by 50% and 100%. Variable "A" is based on the number of ordinary securities the Company has on issue as at 7 October 2022. The number of ordinary securities on issue may increase as a result of issues of ordinary securities that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlement offer or securities issued under a takeover offer) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future general meeting; and
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(ii) two examples of where the issue price of ordinary securities has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the market price as at 7 October 2022.
| Number of Shares on Issue |
Dilution | Dilution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issue Price (per Share) |
$0.031 (50% decrease in current issue price) |
$0.062 (Current issue price) |
$0.124 (100% increase in current issue price) |
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| 1,388,330,984 (Current) |
Shares issued |
138,833,098 | 138,833,098 | 138,833,098 |
| Funds Raised | $4,303,826 | $8,607,652 | $17,215,304 | |
| 2,082,496,476 (50% increase)* |
Shares issued |
208,249,648 | 208,249,648 | 208,249,648 |
| Funds Raised | $6,455,739 | $12,911,478 | $25,822,956 | |
| 2,776,661,968 (100% increase)* |
Shares issued |
277,666,197 | 277,666,197 | 277,666,197 |
| Funds Raised | $8,607,652 | $17,215,304 | $34,430,608 |
*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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On 7 October 2022 there are 1,388,330,984 Shares on issue.
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The issue price set out above is the closing price of the Shares on the ASX on 7 October 2022.
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The Company issues the maximum possible number of Equity Securities under the Additional Issuance Capacity.
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The Company has not issued any Equity Securities in the 12 months prior to the Meeting that were not issued under an exception in ASX Listing Rule 7.2 or with approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
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The issue of Equity Securities under the Additional Issuance Capacity consists only of Shares. It is assumed that no Options are exercised into Shares before the date of issue of the Equity Securities.
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The calculations above do not show the dilution that any one particular Shareholder will be subject to. All Shareholders should consider the dilution caused to their own shareholding depending on their specific circumstances.
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This table does not set out any dilution pursuant to approvals under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
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The 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%.
(a) Purpose of issues under Additional Issuance Capacity
The Company may issue Equity Securities under the Additional Issuance Capacity to raise cash to fund the following:
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(i) drilling campaigns for Paterson Central and Carlow Castle projects
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(ii) general working capital expenses; and
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(iii) activities associated with its current business;
The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under Listing Rules 7.1A(4) upon issue of any Equity Securities pursuant to the approval sought by Resolution 9.
(b) Allocation policy under the Additional Issuance Capacity
The Company's allocation policy and the identity of the recipients of Equity Securities issued under the Additional Issuance Capacity will be determined on a case-by-case basis at the time of issue and in the Company's discretion.
No decision has been made in relation to an issue of Equity Securities under the Additional Issuance Capacity, including whether the Company will engage with new investors or existing Shareholders, and if so the identities of any such persons.
However, when determining the allocation policy and the identity of the recipients, the Company will have regard to the following considerations:
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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 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).
Recipients may include existing Shareholders or new investors, but not persons who are related parties or associates of related parties of the Company.
(c) Previous issues under the Additional Issuance Capacity
The Company previously obtained Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A at its Annual General Meeting held on 25 November 2021.
The Company has not issued any Equity Securities pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months preceding the date of the Meeting.
10.3 Voting Exclusion
At the time of dispatching this Notice, the Company is not proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under the Additional Issuance Capacity, and a voting exclusion statement is therefore not included in this Notice.
SCHEDULE 1 DEFINITIONS
In this Notice and Explanatory Statement:
$ means Australian dollars.
Additional Issuance Capacity has the meaning given in Section 9.1.
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.
ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.
Board means the current board of directors of the Company.
Business Day means Monday to Friday inclusive, except New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any other day that ASX declares is not a business day.
Chair means the chair of the Meeting.
Closely Related Party of a member of the Key Management Personnel means:
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(a) a spouse or child of the member;
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(b) a child of the member’s spouse;
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(c) a dependent of the member or the member’s spouse;
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(d) anyone else who is one of the member’s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member’s dealing with the entity;
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(e) a company the member controls; or
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(f) a person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) for the purposes of the definition of closely related party’ in the Corporations Act.
Company means Artemis Resources Limited (ACN 107 051 749).
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the current directors of the Company.
Eligible Entity means an entity that, at the date of the relevant general meeting:
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(a) is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index; and
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(b) has a maximum market capitalisation (excluding restricted securities and securities quoted on a deferred settlement basis) of $300,000,000.
Equity Securities includes a Share, a right to a Share or Option, an Option, a convertible security and any security that ASX decides to classify as an Equity Security.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.
Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards 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 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.
Listing Rule or ASX Listing Rule means the listing rules of the 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.
Optionholder means a holder of an Option or Related Party Option as the context requires.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Directors’ report section of the Company’s annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2022.
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.
Securities has the meaning given in the Listing Rules.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a registered holder of a Share.
Trading days means a day determined by ASX to be a trading day in accordance with the Listing Rules.
Variable A means “A” as set out in the formula in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A(2).
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