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ASPIRE MINING LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2009
Apr 2, 2009
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WINDY KNOB RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 122 417 243
ENTITLEMENT ISSUE PROSPECTUS
For a pro rata non-renounceable entitlement issue of one (1) new Share for every one (1) Share held by Shareholders at an issue price of 1 cent per Share to raise approximately $630,000 (before costs of the issue) ( Entitlement Issue ).
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This document is important and should be read in its entirety. If after reading this Prospectus you have any questions about the securities being offered under this Prospectus or any other matter, then you should consult your stockbroker, accountant or other professional adviser.
The Shares offered by this Prospectus should be considered as speculative.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| 1. | SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT DATES AND IMPORTANT NOTES ....................................... 1 |
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| 2. | CORPORATE DIRECTORY .............................................................................................. 3 |
| 3. | DETAILS OF THE OFFER .................................................................................................. 4 |
| 4. | PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE OFFER ........................................................................... 8 |
| 5. | RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES ATTACHING TO SHARES ...................................................... 11 |
| 6. | RISK FACTORS ............................................................................................................ 13 |
| 7. | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 17 |
| 8. | AUTHORITY OF DIRECTORS ......................................................................................... 23 |
| 9. | DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................... 24 |
1. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT DATES AND IMPORTANT NOTES
TIMETABLE AND IMPORTANT DATES
| TIMETABLE AND IMPORTANT DATES | |
|---|---|
| Lodgement of Prospectus with ASIC | 3 April 2009 |
| Notice sent to Shareholders | 7 April 2009 |
| Ex Date | 8 April 2009 |
| Record Date for determining Shareholder entitlements | 16 April 2009 |
| Prospectus despatched to Shareholders | 17 April 2009 |
| Closing Date of Offer | 1 May 2009 |
| Securities quoted on a deferred settlement basis | 4 May 2009 |
| Despatch date/Shares entered into Shareholders’ security holdings | 5 May 2009 |
- These dates are determined based upon the current expectations of the Directors and may be changed with 6 Business Days prior notice.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Shareholders should read this document in its entirety and, if in doubt, should consult their professional advisors.
This Prospectus is dated 3 April 2009 and a copy of this Prospectus was lodged with the ASIC on that date. The ASIC and ASX take no responsibility for the content of this Prospectus.
The expiry date of the Prospectus is 13 months after the date the Prospectus was lodged with ASIC ( Expiry Date ). No Shares will be allotted or issued on the basis of this Prospectus after the Expiry Date.
Applications for Shares offered pursuant to this Prospectus can only be submitted on an original Entitlement and Acceptance Form which accompanies this Prospectus.
This Offer does not constitute an offer in any place in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer.
This Offer does not, and is not intended to, constitute an offer in any place or jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer or to issue this Prospectus.
No person is authorised to give information or to make any representation in connection with this Prospectus which is not contained in the Prospectus. Any information or representation not so contained may not be relied on as having been authorised by the Company in connection with this Prospectus.
In making representations in this Prospectus regard has been had to the fact that the Company is a disclosing entity for the purposes of the Corporations Act and certain matters may reasonably be expected to be known to investors and professional advisers whom potential investors may consult.
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ELECTRONIC PROSPECTUS
A copy of this Prospectus can be downloaded from the website of the Company at www.windyknobresources.com.au. Any person accessing the electronic version of this Prospectus for the purpose of making an investment in the Company must be an Australian resident and must only access the Prospectus from within Australia.
The Corporations Act prohibits any person passing onto another person an Application Form unless it is attached to a hard copy of this Prospectus or it accompanies the complete and unaltered version of this Prospectus. Any person may obtain a hard copy of this Prospectus free of charge by contacting the Company.
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2. CORPORATE DIRECTORY
Directors
Share Registry*
Klaus Eckhof Non-Executive Chairman
Mathew Walker Executive Director
Security Transfer Registrars Pty Ltd 770 Canning Highway APPLECROSS WA 6153
Telephone: (08) 9315 2333 Facsimile: (08) 9315 2233
Russell Lynton-Brown Non-Executive Director
Andrew McIlwain Non-Executive Director
Company Secretary
James Robinson
Solicitors to the Company
Steinepreis Paganin Lawyers and Consultants Level 4, Next Building 16 Milligan Street PERTH WA 6000
Registered Office
Suite 9, 1200 Hay Street WEST PERTH WA 6005
Telephone: (08) 9324 3044 Facsimile: (08) 9324 3045
Email: [email protected] Website: www.windyknobresources.com.au
*These parties have been included for information purposes only. They have not been involved in the preparation of this Prospectus.
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3. DETAILS OF THE OFFER
3.1 Offer
By this Prospectus, the Company offers for subscription approximately 63,000,000 new Shares pursuant to a pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement issue to Shareholders of one (1) new Share for every one (1) Share held on the Record Date at an issue price of 1 cent per Share.
Based on the capital structure of the Company (and assuming no existing Options are exercised prior to the Record Date), the maximum number of Shares to be issued pursuant to the Offer is approximately 63,000,000 Shares. The Offer will raise approximately $630,000. The purpose of the Offer and the use of funds raised are set out in Section 4 of this Prospectus.
Holders of Options will not be entitled to participate in the Offer. The Company currently has 45,499,995 Options on issue which may be exercised by the Option holder prior to the Record Date in order to participate in the Offer.
3.2 How to Accept the Offer
Your acceptance of the Offer must be made on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form accompanying this Prospectus. Your acceptance must not exceed your Entitlement as shown on that form. If it does, your acceptance will be deemed to be for the maximum Entitlement.
You may participate in the Offer as follows:
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(a) if you wish to accept your Entitlement in full:
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(i) complete the Entitlement and Acceptance Form, filling in the details in the spaces provided; and
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(ii) attach your cheque for the amount indicated on that relevant Entitlement and Acceptance Form; or
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(b) if you only wish to accept part of your Entitlement:
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(i) fill in the number of Shares you wish to accept in the space provided on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form; and
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(ii) attach your cheque for the appropriate application monies (at 1 cent per Share); or
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(c) if you do not wish to accept all or part of your Entitlement, you are not obliged to do anything.
All cheques must be drawn on an Australian bank or bank draft made payable in Australian currency to “Windy Knob Resources Limited – Entitlement Offer Account” and crossed “Not Negotiable”.
Your completed Entitlement and Acceptance Form and cheque must reach the Company’s share registry no later than 5pm WST on the Closing Date.
The Offer is non-renounceable. Accordingly, a Shareholder may not sell or transfer all or part of their Entitlement.
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3.3 Minimum Subscription
There is no minimum subscription.
3.4 No rights trading
The rights to Shares under the Offer are non-renounceable. Accordingly, there will be no trading of rights on the ASX and you may not dispose of your rights to subscribe for Shares under the Offer to any other party. If you do not take up your Entitlement under the Offer by the Closing Date, the Offer to you will lapse.
3.5 Not Underwritten
The Offer is not underwritten.
3.6 Shortfall
Any Shares not taken up pursuant to the Offer will form the Shortfall Offer. The Directors reserve the right to issue Shortfall Shares at their absolute discretion. Shareholders who wish to subscribe for the Shortfall are invited to complete the Shortfall Application Form accompanying this Prospectus and return it to the Company together with a cheque for the value of the Shortfall.
The Directors reserve the right to allot to an Applicant a lesser number of the Shortfall than the number for which the Applicant applies for on their Shortfall Application Form, or to reject an application, or to not proceed with placing the Shortfall. Accordingly, Shareholders who subscribe for Shortfall Shares are not guaranteed to receive any or all of the Shares for which they have subscribed under the Shortfall Offer.
The Shortfall Offer is a separate offer made pursuant to this Prospectus and will remain open for three (3) months following the Closing Date or such other date as the Directors may determine in their absolute discretion. The issue price of any Shortfall Shares shall be 1 cent being the price and terms at which the Entitlement has been offered to Shareholders pursuant to this Prospectus. The allotment of the Shortfall will occur on a progressive basis at the discretion of the Board.
3.7 Commissions Payable – Shortfall
The Company reserves the right to pay a commission of 5% (plus GST) of amounts subscribed to any licensed securities dealers or Australian financial services licensees in respect of any valid Shortfall Application Forms lodged and accepted by the Company and bearing the stamp of the licensed securities dealer or Australian financial services licensee. Payments will be subject to the receipt of a proper tax invoice from the licensed securities dealer or Australian financial services licensee.
3.8 Australian Securities Exchange Listing
Application for Official Quotation by ASX of the Shares offered pursuant to this Prospectus will be made within 7 days after the date of this Prospectus. If approval is not obtained from ASX before the expiration of 3 months after the date of issue of the Prospectus, (or such period as modified by the ASIC), the Company will not issue any Shares and will repay all application monies for the Shares within the time prescribed under the Corporations Act, without interest.
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The fact that ASX may grant Official Quotation to the Shares is not to be taken in any way as an indication of the merits of the Company or the Shares now offered for subscription.
3.9 Allotment of Shares
Shares issued pursuant to the Offer will be allotted as soon as practicable after the Closing Date. The Company will allot the Shares on the basis of a Shareholder’s Entitlement. Where the number of Shares issued is less than the number applied for, or where no allotment is made, surplus application monies will be refunded without any interest to the applicant as soon as practicable after the Closing Date.
Pending the allotment and issue of the Shares or payment of refunds pursuant to this Prospectus, all application monies will be held by the Company in trust for the Applicants in a separate bank account as required by the Corporations Act. The Company, however, will be entitled to retain all interest that accrues on the bank account and each Applicant waives the right to claim interest.
3.10 Overseas Shareholders
This Offer does not, and is not intended to, constitute an offer in any place or jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer or to issue this Prospectus.
It is not practicable for the Company to comply with the securities laws of overseas jurisdictions having regard to the number of overseas Shareholders, the number and value of Shares these Shareholders would be offered and the cost of complying with regulatory requirements in each relevant jurisdiction. Accordingly, the Offer is not being extended and Shares will not be issued to Shareholders with a registered address which is outside Australia or New Zealand.
Shareholders resident in New Zealand should consult their professional advisors as to whether any government or other consents are required, or other formalities need to be observed, to enable them to exercise their Entitlements under the Offer.
3.11 Taxation Implications
The Directors do not consider that it is appropriate to give Applicants advice regarding the taxation consequences of applying for Shares under this Prospectus, as it is not possible to provide a comprehensive summary of the possible taxation consequences. The Company, its advisers and officers, do not accept any responsibility or liability for any taxation consequences to Applicants. Potential Applicants should, therefore, consult their own professional tax adviser in connection with the taxation implications of the Securities offered pursuant to this Prospectus.
3.12 Clearing House Electronic Sub-Register System (CHESS) and Issuer Sponsorship
The Company will not be issuing share certificates. The Company will apply to ASX to participate in CHESS, for those investors who have, or wish to have, a sponsoring stockbroker. Investors who do not wish to participate through CHESS will be issuer sponsored by the Company. Because the sub-registers are electronic, ownership of securities can be transferred without having to rely upon paper documentation.
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Electronic registers mean that the Company will not be issuing certificates to investors. Instead, investors will be provided with a statement (similar to a bank account statement) that sets out the number of Shares allotted to them under this Prospectus. The notice will also advise holders of their Holder Identification Number or Security Holder Reference Number and explain, for future reference, the sale and purchase procedures under CHESS and issuer sponsorship.
Further monthly statements will be provided to holders if there have been any changes in their security holding in the Company during the preceding month.
3.13 Privacy Act
If you complete an application for Shares, you will be providing personal information to the Company (directly or by the Company’s share registry). The Company collects, holds and will use that information to assess your application, service your needs as a Shareholder, facilitate distribution payments and corporate communications to you as a Shareholder and carry out administration.
The information may also be used from time to time and disclosed to persons inspecting the register, bidders for your securities in the context of takeovers, regulatory bodies, including the Australian Taxation Office, authorised securities brokers, print service providers, mail houses and the Company’s share registry.
You can access, correct and update the personal information that we hold about you. Please contact the Company or its share registry if you wish to do so at the relevant contact numbers set out in this Prospectus.
Collection, maintenance and disclosure of certain personal information is governed by legislation including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (as amended), the Corporations Act and certain rules such as the ASTC Settlement Rules. You should note that if you do not provide the information required on the application for Shares, the Company may not be able to accept or process your application.
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4. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE OFFER
4.1 Purpose of the Offer
The purpose of the Offer is to raise approximately $630,000 (before expenses). The proceeds of the Offer are planned to be used in accordance with the table set out below:
set out below: |
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|---|---|
| Proceeds of the Offer | Full Subscription |
| Exploration activities on the Company’s Western Australian tenements |
$445,000 |
| Working Capital | $127,942 |
| Expenses of the Offer1 | $57,058 |
| Total | $630,000 |
Notes:
1 Refer to Section 7.5 of this Prospectus for further details relating to the estimated expenses of the Offer.
In the event that the Company does not receives the full subscription of $630,000, the funds raised pursuant to the Offer will be first applied towards the Expenses of the Offer and then the above amounts will be scaled back pro rata.
4.2 Effect of the Offer and Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet
The principal effect of the Offer will be to:
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(a) increase the cash reserves by approximately $572,942 immediately after completion of the Offer after deducting the estimated expenses of the Offer; and
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(b) increase the number of Shares on issue from 63,000,000 Shares prior to the Offer to approximately 126,000,000 Shares following completion of the Offer.
4.3 Consolidated Balance Sheet
The unaudited Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2008 and the unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2008 shown on the following page have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies normally adopted by the Company and reflect the changes to its financial position. They have been prepared on the assumption that all Shares offered pursuant to the Offer in this Prospectus are issued.
The Balance Sheets have been prepared to provide Shareholders with information on the assets and liabilities of the Company and pro-forma assets and liabilities of the Company as noted below. The historical and pro-forma financial information is presented in an abbreviated form, insofar as it does not include all of the disclosures required by Australian Accounting Standards applicable to annual financial statements.
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| Assets Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables Total Current Assets Non-Current Assets Deferred exploration and evaluation expenditure Total Non-Current Assets Total Assets Liabilities Current Liabilities Trade and other payables Total Current Liabilities Non-Current Liabilities Total Liabilities Net Assets Equity Issued capital Reserves Retained earnings Total Equity |
31 Dec 2008 $ 31 Dec 2008 Pro Forma $ 710,441 1,283,383 60,943 60,943 |
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| 771,384 1,344,326 |
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| 5,980,394 1,106,537 |
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| 5,980,394 1,106,537 |
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| 6,751,778 2,450,863 |
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| 63,290 63,290 |
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| 63,290 63,290 |
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| - - |
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| 63,290 63,290 |
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| 6,688,488 2,387,573 |
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| 6,757,685 7,330,626 609,233 609,233 (678,430) (5,552,286) |
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| 6,688,488 2,387,573 |
The Pro Forma Balance Sheet is based on the following assumptions:
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the Titiribi Project is written down to $0;
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the expenses of the Offer are $58,790; and
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the Offer is fully subscribed.
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4.4 Effect on Capital Structure
A comparative table of changes in the capital structure of the Company as a consequence of the Offer is set out below, assuming that the Offer is fully subscribed.
Shares
| Shares | |
|---|---|
| Number | |
| Shares currently on issue | 63,000,000 |
| Shares offered pursuant to the Offer | 63,000,000 |
| Total Shares on issue after completion of the Offer | 126,000,000 |
Options
| Options | |
|---|---|
| Number | |
| Options currently on issue | 45,499,995 |
| Options offered pursuant to the Offer | Nil |
| Total Options on issue after completion of the Offer | 45,499,995 |
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5. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES ATTACHING TO SHARES
5.1 Terms of Shares
The following is a summary of the more significant rights and liabilities attaching to Shares to be issued pursuant to this Prospectus. This summary is not exhaustive and does not constitute a definitive statement of the rights and liabilities of Shareholders. To obtain such a statement, persons should seek independent legal advice.
Full details of the rights and liabilities attaching to Shares are set out in the Company’s Constitution, a copy of which is available for inspection at the Company’s registered office during normal business hours.
5.1.1 General Meetings
Shareholders are entitled to be present in person, or by proxy, attorney or representative to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company.
Shareholders may requisition meetings in accordance with Section 249D of the Corporations Act and the Constitution of the Company.
5.1.2 Voting Rights
Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class or classes of Shares, at general meetings of Shareholders or classes of Shareholders:
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(a) each Shareholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy, attorney or representative;
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(b) on a show of hands, every person present who is a Shareholder or a proxy, attorney or representative of a Shareholder has one vote; and
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(c) on a poll, every person present who is a Shareholder or a proxy, attorney or representative of a Shareholder shall, in respect of each Share held by him, or in respect of which he is appointed a proxy, attorney or representative, have one vote for each Share held, but in respect of partly paid shares shall have a fraction of a vote equivalent to the proportion which the amount paid up bears to the total issue price for the share.
5.1.3 Dividend Rights
The Directors may from time to time declare and pay or credit a dividend in accordance with the Corporations Act. Subject to any special right as to dividends attaching to a share, all dividends will be declared and paid according to the proportion which the amount paid on the Share is to the total amount payable in respect of the Shares (but any amount paid during the period in respect of which a dividend is declared only entitles the Shareholder to an apportioned amount of that dividend as from the date of payment). The Directors may from time to time pay or credit to the Shareholders such interim dividends as they may determine. No dividends shall be payable except out of profits. A determination by the Directors as to the profits of the Company shall be conclusive. No dividend shall carry interest as against the Company.
The Directors may from time to time grant to Shareholders or any class of shareholders the right to elect to reinvest cash dividends paid by the Company by subscribing for Shares in the Company on such terms and conditions as the Directors think fit. The Directors may, at their discretion, resolve in respect of any dividend which it is proposed to pay or to declare on any Shares of the
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Company, that holders of such Shares may elect to forgo their right to the whole or part of the proposed dividend and to receive instead an issue of Shares credited as fully paid to the extent and on the terms and conditions of the Constitution. The Directors may set aside out of the profits of the Company such amounts as they may determine as reserves, to be applied at the discretion of the Directors, for any purpose for which the profits of the Company may be properly applied.
5.1.4
Winding-Up
If the Company is wound up, the liquidator may, with the authority of a special resolution, divide among the Shareholders in kind the whole or any part of the property of the Company, and may for that purpose set such value as he considers fair upon any property to be so divided, and may determine how the division is to be carried out as between the Shareholders or different classes of Shareholders. The liquidator may, with the authority of a special resolution, vest the whole or any part of any such property in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the contributories as the liquidator thinks fit, but so that no Shareholder is compelled to accept any Shares or other securities in respect of which there is any liability.
5.1.5 Transfer of Shares
Generally, Shares in the Company are freely transferable, subject to formal requirements, the registration of the transfer not resulting in a contravention of or failure to observe the provisions of a law of Australia and the transfer not being in breach of the Corporations Act and the Listing Rules.
5.1.6 Future Increase In Capital
The allotment and issue of any new Shares is under the control of the Directors of the Company. Subject to restrictions on the issue or grant of securities contained in the Listing Rules, the Constitution and the Corporations Act (and without affecting any special right previously conferred on the holder of an existing share or class of shares), the Directors may issue Shares as they shall, in their absolute discretion, determine.
5.1.7 Variation of Rights
Under Section 246B of the Corporations Act, the Company may, with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a meeting of Shareholders vary or abrogate the rights attaching to Shares.
If at any time the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class), whether or not the Company is being wound up, may be varied or abrogated with the consent in writing of the holders of three quarters of the issued shares of that class, or if authorised by a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of that class.
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6. RISK FACTORS
6.1 Introduction
The Shares offered under this Prospectus are considered speculative, and involve investors being exposed to risk. The Directors strongly recommend potential applicants examine the contents of this Prospectus and consult their professional advisers before deciding whether to apply for Shares pursuant to this Prospectus.
There are specific risks which relate directly to the Company’s business. In addition, there are other general risks, many of which are largely beyond the control of the Company and the Directors.
The risks identified in this section, or other risk factors, may have a material impact on the financial performance of the Company and the market price of Shares.
The following is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the risk factors to which the Company is exposed.
Risks Specific to the Company
6.2 Going Concern
The Company’s ability to operate as a going concern is dependent on maintaining a positive cash position and positive working capital position while reducing ongoing costs. The Company’s existing estimates of future cashflows show that the Company will need to generate further funds, either by capital raisings, sales of assets or other initiatives, to enable the Company to fund its activities for at least the next 12 months. An inability to obtain these additional funds may have an adverse effect on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
6.3 Additional Requirements for Capital
The Company’s capital requirements depend on numerous factors. Depending on the Company’s ability to generate income from its operations, the Company may require further financing in addition to amounts raised under the capital raising. Any additional equity financing will dilute shareholdings, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictions on financing and operating activities. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing as needed, it may be required to reduce the scope of its operations and scale back its exploration programs as the case may be.
6.4 Litigation Risks
All industries, including the mining industry, are subject to legal claims, with and without merit. While the Company is not aware of any litigation or claim against it impacting on its business as at the date of this Prospectus, as with any business, there is the possibility of future litigation that could adversely impact on the Company’s financial position. Defence and settlement costs of legal claims can be substantial, even with respect to claims that have no merit. Due to the inherent uncertainty of the litigation process, the resolution of any particular legal proceeding to which the Company is or may become subject could have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or the Company’s mining and project development operations.
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6.5 Exploration Success
The Company’s tenements are at various stages of exploration, and potential investors should understand that mineral exploration and development are highrisk undertakings.
There can be no assurance that exploration of the Company’s tenements, or any other tenements that may be acquired in the future, will result in the discovery of an economic ore deposit. Even if an apparently viable deposit is identified, there is no guarantee that it can be economically exploited.
6.6 Resource Estimates
Resource estimates are expressions of judgement based on knowledge, experience and industry practice. Estimates which were valid when originally calculated may alter significantly when new information or techniques become available. In addition, by their very nature, resource estimates are imprecise and depend to some extent on interpretations, which may prove to be inaccurate. As further information becomes available through additional fieldwork and analysis, the estimates are likely to change. This may result in alterations to development and mining plans which may, in turn, adversely affect the Company’s operations.
6.7 Commodity Price Volatility and Exchange Rate Risks
If the Company achieves success leading to mineral production, the revenue it will derive through the sale of commodities exposes the potential income of the Company to commodity price and exchange rate risks. Commodity prices fluctuate and are affected by many factors beyond the control of the Company. Such factors include supply and demand fluctuations for precious and base metals, technological advancements, forward selling activities and other macro-economic factors.
Furthermore, international prices of various commodities are denominated in United States dollars, whereas the income and expenditure of the Company are and will be taken into account in Australian currency, exposing the Company to the fluctuations and volatility of the rate of exchange between the United States dollar and the Australian dollar as determined in international markets.
6.8
Environmental Risks
The operations and proposed activities of the Company in respect of its Australian assets are subject to State and Federal laws and regulation concerning the environment. In this regard, the Department of Mines & Petroleum in Western Australia from time to time reviews the environmental bonds that are placed on tenements. The Directors are not in a position to state whether a review is imminent or whether the outcome of such a review would be detrimental to the funding needs of the Company.
As with most exploration projects and mining operations, the Company’s activities are expected to have an impact on the environment, particularly if advanced exploration or mine development proceeds. It is the Company’s intention to conduct its activities to the highest standard of environmental obligation, including compliance with all applicable environmental laws.
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6.9 Title Risks and Native Title
Interests in tenements in Australia are governed by the respective State legislation and are evidenced by the granting of licences or leases. Each licence or lease is for a specific term and carries with it annual expenditure and reporting commitments, as well as other conditions requiring compliance. Consequently, the Company could lose title to or its interest in tenements if licence conditions are not met or if insufficient funds are available to meet expenditure commitments.
It is also possible that, in relation to Australian tenements which the Company has an interest in or will in the future acquire such an interest, there may be areas over which legitimate common law native title rights of Aboriginal Australians exist. If native title rights do exist, the ability of the Company to gain access to tenements (through obtaining consent of any relevant landowner), or to progress from the exploration phase to the development and mining phases of operations may be adversely affected.
No assurance can be given that the Company will be able to explore or conduct mining activities within acceptable timeframes or on terms acceptable to it. The Directors will closely monitor the potential effect of native title claims involving tenements in which the Company has or may have an interest.
General Risks
6.10 Economic Risks
General economic conditions, movements in interest and inflation rates and currency exchange rates may have an adverse effect on the Company’s exploration, development and production activities, as well as on its ability to fund those activities.
Further, share market conditions may affect the value of the Company’s quoted securities regardless of the Company’s operating performance. Share market conditions are affected by many factors such as:
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(a) general economic outlook;
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(b) interest rates and inflation rates;
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(c) currency fluctuations;
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(d) changes in investor sentiment toward particular market sectors;
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(e) the demand for, and supply of, capital; and
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(f) terrorism or other hostilities.
6.11 Market Conditions
The market price of the Company’s securities can fall as well as rise and may be subject to varied and unpredictable influences on the market for equities in general and resource exploration stocks in particular. Neither the Company nor the Directors warrant the future performance of the Company or any return on an investment in the Company.
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6.12 Operating Risks
The operations of the Company may be affected by various factors, including failure to locate or identify mineral deposits, failure to achieve predicted grades in exploration and mining, operational and technical difficulties encountered in mining, difficulties in commissioning and operating plant and equipment, mechanical failure or plant breakdown, unanticipated metallurgical problems which may affect extraction costs, adverse weather conditions, industrial and environmental accidents, industrial disputes and unexpected shortages or increases in the costs of consumables, spare parts, plant and equipment.
Having been incorporated on 30 October 2006, the Company has limited operating history. No assurances can be given that the Company will achieve commercial viability through the successful exploration and/or mining of its tenement interests. Until the Company is able to realise value from its projects, it is likely to incur ongoing operating losses.
6.13 Reliance on Key Management
The responsibility of overseeing the day-to-day operations and the strategic management of the Company depends substantially on its senior management and its key personnel. There can be no assurance given that there will be no detrimental impact on the Company if one or more of these employees cease their employment.
6.14 Investment Speculative
The above list of risk factors ought not to be taken as exhaustive of the risks faced by the Company or by investors in the Company. The above factors, and others not specifically referred to above, may in the future materially affect the financial performance of the Company and the value of the Shares offered under this Prospectus. Therefore, the Shares to be issued pursuant to this Prospectus carry no guarantee with respect to the payment of dividends, returns of capital or the market value of those securities.
Potential investors should consider that the investment in the Company is speculative and should consult their professional advisers before deciding whether to apply for Shares pursuant to this Prospectus.
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7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
7.1 Continuous Disclosure Obligations
The Company is a “disclosing entity” (as defined in Section 111AC of the Corporations Act) for the purposes of Section 713 of the Corporations Act and, as such, is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations. Specifically, like all listed companies, the Company is required to continuously disclose any information it has to the market which a reasonable person would expect to have a material effect on the price or the value of the Company’s securities.
This Prospectus is a “transaction specific prospectus”. In general terms “transaction specific prospectuses” are only required to contain information in relation to the effect of the issue of securities on the Company and the rights attaching to the securities. It is not necessary to include general information in relation to all of the assets and liabilities, financial position, profits and losses or prospects of the issuing company.
This Prospectus is intended to be read in conjunction with the publicly available information in relation to the Company which has been notified to ASX and does not include all of the information that would be included in a prospectus for an initial public offering of securities in an entity that is not already listed on a stock exchange. Investors should therefore have regard to the other publicly available information in relation to the Company before making a decision whether or not to invest.
Having taken such precautions and having made such enquires as are reasonable, the Company believes that it has complied with the general and specific requirements of ASX as applicable from time to time throughout the 12 months before the issue of this Prospectus which required the Company to notify ASX of information about specified events or matters as they arise for the purpose of ASX making that information available to the stock market conducted by ASX.
Information that is already in the public domain has not been reported in this Prospectus other than that which is considered necessary to make this Prospectus complete.
The Company, as a disclosing entity under the Corporations Act states that:
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(a) it is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations;
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(b) copies of documents lodged with the ASIC in relation to the Company (not being documents referred to in Section 1274(2)(a) of the Corporations Act) may be obtained from, or inspected at, the offices of the ASIC; and
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(c) it will provide a copy of each of the following documents, free of charge, to any person on request between the date of issue of this Prospectus and the Closing Date:
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(i) the financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2008 being the last financial statements for a financial year, of the Company lodged with the ASIC before the issue of this Prospectus;
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(ii) any half year financial statements of the Company lodged with ASIC since the lodgement of the last financial statements for the
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year ended 30 June 2008 lodged with ASIC before the issue of this Prospectus; and
- (iii) any documents used to notify ASX of information relating to the Company in the period from lodgement of the financial statements referred to in paragraph (i) above until the issue of the Prospectus in accordance with the Listing Rules as referred to in Section 674(1) of the Corporations Act.
Copies of all documents lodged with the ASIC in relation to the Company can be inspected at the registered office of the Company during normal office hours.
The Company has lodged the following announcements with ASX since the lodgement of the 2008 audited financial statements:
Date Description of Announcement
| Date | Description of Announcement |
|---|---|
| 03/04/2009 | Termination of Titiribi Project Agreement |
| 23/03/2009 | Change in Director`s Interest Notice |
| 12/03/2009 | Windy Knob Bore - Joint Venture Agreement |
| 12/03/2009 | EMU: New Copper-Zinc-Gold Joint Venture |
| 11/03/2009 | Half Yearly Accounts |
| 09/02/2009 | Appendix 3B |
| 20/01/2009 | Release from Escrow |
| 16/01/2009 | Quarterly Activities Report |
| 16/01/2009 | Quarterly Cashflow Report |
| 15/12/2008 | Maiden Resources Statement for the Cerro Vetas Prospect |
| 03/12/2008 | Company Secretary Appointment/Resignation |
| 20/11/2008 | Results of Meeting |
| 30/10/2008 | Quarterly Cashflow Report |
| 30/10/2008 | Quarterly Activities Report |
| 16/10/2008 | Notice of Annual General Meeting/Proxy Form |
| 01/10/2008 | Annual Report to shareholders |
ASX maintains files containing publicly available information for all listed companies. The Company’s file is available for inspection at ASX during normal office hours.
The announcements are also available through the Company’s website www.windyknobresources.com.au.
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7.2 Directors’ interests
Other than as set out below or elsewhere in this Prospectus, no Director nor any firm in which such a Director is a partner, has or had within 2 years before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, any interest in:
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(a) the formation or promotion of the Company;
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(b) property acquired or proposed to be acquired by the Company in connection with its formation or promotion or the Offer pursuant to this Prospectus; or
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(c) the Offer pursuant to this Prospectus,
and no amounts have been paid or agreed to be paid (in cash or Shares or otherwise) to any Director or to any firm in which any such Director is a partner, either to induce him to become, or to qualify him as, a Director or otherwise for services rendered by him or by the firm in connection with the formation or promotion of the Company or Offer pursuant to this Prospectus.
Directors’ expected remuneration for the year ending 30 June 2009 (exclusive of superannuation) and their respective relevant interests in the Company’s Securities at the date of this Prospectus are:
| Name | Shares | Options | Entitlement5 | Remuneration ($) |
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| Mr Klaus Eckhof | Nil | 1,000,000 | Nil | $50,000 |
| Mr Mathew Walker | 500,0001 | 3,000,000 | 500,000 | $100,000 |
| Mr Russell Lynton- Brown |
2,120,0012 | 4,060,0003 | 2,120,001 | $30,000 |
| Mr Andrew McIlwain |
120,0004 | 1,120,0004 | 120,000 | $30,000 |
Notes:
1 All of these Shares are directly held by Mathew Walker.
2 40,001 Share are held by Russell Lynton-Brown in his own right, 2,040,000 Shares are held by Husif Nominees Pty Ltd, a company controlled by Russell Lynton-Brown, 20,000 Shares are held by Joanna Lynton-Brown, the spouse of Russell Lynton-Brown and 20,000 Shares are held by Russell Lynton-Brown and Rosemary Beeck as trustees for the R Lynton-Brown Super A/C of which Russell Lynton-Brown is a beneficiary.
3 20,000 Options are held by Russell Lynton-Brown in his own right, 4,020,000 Options are held by Husif Nominees Pty Ltd which is controlled by Russell Lynton-Brown, 10,000 Options are held by Joanna Lynton-Brown, the spouse of Russell Lynton-Brown and 10,000 Options are held by Russell Lynton-Brown and Rosemary Beeck as trustees for the R Lynton-Brown Super A/C of which Russell Lynton-Brown is a beneficiary.
4 These Shares and Options are held in the name of Macfac Pty Ltd as trustee for the McIlwain Super Fund. Mr McIlwain is a director of Macfac Pty Ltd and a beneficiary of the McIlwain Super Fund.
5 The current relevant interests of each Director (save for Mr Eckhof) may change if he elects to subscribe for their Entitlement under the Offer.
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The Constitution of the Company provides that the non-executive Directors may be paid for their services as Directors, a sum not exceeding such fixed sum per annum as may be determined by the Company in general meeting, to be divided among the Directors and in default of agreement then in equal shares. The Company paid to the Directors a total of $112,846 the year ended 30 June 2007 and $312,253 for the year ended 30 June 2008. In addition to the above, the Directors have been paid fees totalling $177,674.80 from the end of the previous financial year until the date of this Prospectus. Directors, companies associated with the directors or their associates are also reimbursed for all reasonable expenses properly incurred in the course of conducting their duties which include, but are not in any way limited to, out of pocket expenses, travelling expenses, disbursements made on behalf of the Company and other miscellaneous expenses.
Up until January 2009, Mr Andrew McIlwain was paid on a daily basis for services provided as a technical consultant to the Company. The Company paid Mr McIlwain approximately $2,000 (plus GST) per day for his consulting services in addition to his remuneration as a non-executive director and was paid a total of $41,840.80 (plus GST) from the end of the previous financial year until the date of this Prospectus.
Mr Walker is also a director of, and the holder of a 50% interest in, Cicero Corporate Services Pty Ltd ( Cicero Corporate ). Cicero Corporate currently receives a monthly fee of approximately $4,500 plus GST from the Company in respect of rental payments and administration services it provides to the Company.
7.3 Interests and Consents of Experts and Advisers
Other than as set out below or elsewhere in this Prospectus, no expert, underwriter, promoter or any other person named in this Prospectus as performing a function in a professional advisory or other capacity in connection with the preparation or distribution of the Prospectus, nor any firm in which any of those persons is or was a partner, nor any company with which any of those persons is or was associated, has or had within 2 years before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, any interest in:
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(a) the formation or promotion of the Company; or
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(b) property acquired or proposed to be acquired by the Company in connection with its formation or promotion or the Offer of securities pursuant to this Prospectus; or
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(c) the Offer of securities pursuant to this Prospectus,
and no amounts have been paid or agreed to be paid (in cash or Shares or otherwise) to any expert, underwriter, promoter or any other person named in this Prospectus as performing a function in a professional advisory or other capacity in connection with the preparation or distribution of this Prospectus, or to any firm in which any of those persons is or was a partner, or to any company with which any of those persons is or was associated, for services rendered by that person, or by the firm or the company, in connection with the formation or promotion of the Company or the Offer pursuant to this Prospectus.
Pursuant to Section 716 of the Corporations Act, Steinepreis Paganin has given, and has not withdrawn its consent to being named as Solicitors to the Company in the Corporate Directory of this Prospectus in the form and context in which it is named. Steinepreis Paganin has not caused or authorised the issue of this
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Prospectus, does not make or purport to make any statement in this Prospectus and takes no responsibility for any part of this Prospectus.
Steinepreis Paganin has acted as solicitors to the Offer providing general advice to the Company and assisting in the preparation of the Prospectus. The Company estimates it will pay Steinepreis Paganin a fee of $10,000 for these services. In the past two years, Steinepreis Paganin has been paid $76,019.89 (excl GST and disbursements) by the Company.
Pursuant to Section 716 of the Corporations Act, Security Transfer Registrars Pty Ltd has given, and has not withdrawn its consent to being named as share registry to the Company in the Corporate Directory of this Prospectus in the form and context in which it is named. Security Transfer Registrars Pty Ltd has not caused or authorised the issue of this Prospectus, does not make or purport to make any statement in this Prospectus and takes no responsibility for any part of this Prospectus.
7.4 Legal Proceedings
There is no litigation, arbitration or proceedings pending against or involving the Company as at the date of this Prospectus.
7.5 Estimated Expenses of Offer
In the event that the Offer is fully subscribed, the estimated expenses of the Offer are as follows:
| ASIC fees ASX fees Commissions Legal expenses Printing and other expenses Total |
$ 2,010 3,548 31,500 10,000 10,000 |
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| 57,058 |
7.6 Market Price of Securities
The Company is a disclosing entity for the purposes of the Corporations Act and its Shares are enhanced disclosure securities quoted on ASX.
The highest, lowest and most recent market sale prices of the Company’s Shares on ASX during the three months immediately preceding the date of lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC and the respective dates of those sales were:
| Shares | |
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| Highest | 3.3 cents on 9 January 2009 |
| Lowest | 1 cent on 15 December 2008 |
| Last | 2 cents on 2 April 2009 |
The market sale price of the Company’s Options on ASX during the three months immediately preceding the date of lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC was $0.001.
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7.7 Electronic Prospectus
Pursuant to Class Order 00/044, the ASIC has exempted compliance with certain provisions of the Corporations Act to allow distribution of an electronic prospectus and electronic application form on the basis of a paper prospectus lodged with the ASIC, and the publication of notices referring to an electronic prospectus or electronic application form, subject to compliance with certain conditions.
If you have received this Prospectus as an electronic Prospectus, please ensure that you have received the entire Prospectus accompanied by the application form. If you have not, please phone the Company and the Company will send you, for free, either a hard copy or a further electronic copy of the Prospectus, or both.
The Company reserves the right not to accept an application form from a person if it has reason to believe that when that person was given access to the electronic application form, it was not provided together with the electronic Prospectus and any relevant supplementary or replacement prospectus or any of those documents were incomplete or altered.
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8. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTORS
8.1 Directors’ Consent
Each of the Directors of Windy Knob Resources Limited has consented to the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC in accordance with Section 720 of the Corporations Act.
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Mr Mathew Donald Walker
Director For and on behalf of WINDY KNOB RESOURCES LIMITED
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9. DEFINITIONS
Applicant means a Shareholder or other party who applies for Shares pursuant to the Offer or the Shortfall Offer.
ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ASTC Settlement Rules means the settlement rules of the securities clearing house which operates CHESS.
ASX means the ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691).
Board means the board of Directors unless the context indicates otherwise.
Business Day means a day on which trading takes place on the stock market of ASX.
Closing Date means the closing date of the Offer, being 5pm (WST) on 1 May 2009 (unless extended).
Company or Windy Knob means Windy Knob Resources Limited (ACN 122 417 243).
Constitution means the Company’s Constitution as at the date of this Prospectus.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the directors of the Company at the date of this Prospectus.
Dollar or “ $ ” means Australian dollars.
Entitlement means the entitlement of a Shareholder who is eligible to participate in the Offer.
Entitlement and Acceptance Form means the entitlement and acceptance form either attached to or accompanying this Prospectus.
Issue means the issue of Shares offered by this Prospectus.
Listing Rules or ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of the ASX.
Offer means the offer pursuant to the Prospectus of one (1) new Share for every one (1) Share held by a Shareholder on the Record Date.
Offer Period means the period commencing on the Opening Date and ending on the Closing Date.
Official List means the official list of ASX.
Official Quotation means official quotation on ASX.
Option means an option to acquire a Share.
Prospectus means this prospectus.
Record Date means 5pm (WST) on 16 April 2009.
Related Corporation has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
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Securities means Shares and Options.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a shareholder of the Company.
Shortfall means those Shares under the Offer not applied for by Shareholders under their Entitlement .
Shortfall Application Form means the shortfall application form attached to or accompanying this Prospectus.
Shortfall Offer means the offer of the Shortfall pursuant to this Prospectus.
Titiribi Deed means the deed dated 11 January 2009 between the Company, De Beira Goldfields Inc, Goldplata Resources Inc, Goldplata Resources SucursalColombia and Goldplata Mining International Corporation.
Titiribi Project means the Titiribi Project in Colombia, the subject of the Titiribi Deed.
WST means Western Standard Time.
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