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AUKING MINING LIMITED — AGM Information 2023
Apr 16, 2023
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AGM Information
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given that the Company will hold its Annual General Meeting ( AGM or Meeting ) at Level 7 Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle St, Brisbane, on Tuesday, 30 May 2023 at 9.30am (Brisbane time).
In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ( Corporations Act ), the Company will not be sending hard copies of the Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum to Shareholders (except for any Shareholder who has provided an election to the Company to receive a hard copy document only pursuant to section 253RB of the Corporations Act). Instead, Shareholders can view and download the Notice of Annual General Meeting and accompanying Explanatory Memorandum at https://investorcentre.linkgroup.com using your secure access information or from the Australian Securities Exchange Limited (ASX) Market Announcement Platform under the Company’s code: AKN.
Each Resolution will be decided by poll, based on proxy votes and by votes from Shareholders in attendance at the Meeting. The outcome of the resolutions, including details of votes received by poll, will be released to the Company’s ASX announcements platform following conclusion of the meeting.
Proxy Forms
Based on Shareholders’ registered election for communications (mail or electronically by email) each Shareholder will receive, a copy of their personalised proxy form. Shareholders are encouraged to complete and lodge their proxies online or otherwise in accordance with the instructions set out in the proxy form and the Notice. Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 9:30am (Brisbane time) on 28 May 2023, being not less than 48 hours before the commencement of the AGM. Any proxy voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the AGM.
The Notice is important and should be read in its entirety. If you are in doubt as to the course of action you should follow, you should consult your financial adviser or other professional adviser. If you have any difficulties obtaining a copy of the Notice of Meeting please contact the Company’s share registry, Link Market Services Limited on +61 1300 554 474.
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AGENDA ORDINARY BUSINESS
Financial Reports
To receive and consider the Company’s Annual Report comprising the Directors’ Report and Auditors’ Report, Directors’ Declaration, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and notes to and forming part of the financial statements for the Company and its controlled entities for the financial year ended 31 December 2022.
Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following Advisory Resolution:
“That, the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 (as set out in the Directors’ Report) is adopted.”
The vote on this Resolution 1 is advisory only and does not bind the Directors of the Company.
Terms used in this Notice of Meeting are defined in the “Definitions” section of the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum. Voting Restriction pursuant to Section 250R(4) of the Corporations Act
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A vote on Resolution 1 must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of either of the following persons: • a member of the Key Management Personnel details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or
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• a Closely Related Party of such a member.
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However, the above persons may cast a vote on Resolution 1 if: • the person does so as a proxy; and • the vote is not cast on behalf of a member of the Key Management Personnel details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report or a Closely Related Party of such a member; and
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• either: (i) the voter is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; or
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(ii) the voter is the chair of the meeting and the appointment of the chair as proxy: - does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; and - expressly authorises the chair to exercise the proxy even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the key management personnel for the Company or, if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, for the entity.
Voting Intention of the Chair.
Shareholders should be aware that any undirected proxies given to the Chair will be cast by the Chair and counted in favour of the Resolutions subject to this Meeting, including Resolution 1, subject to compliance with the Corporations Act. In exceptional circumstances, the Chair may change his voting intention on any Resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made. Further details, in relation to the ability of the Chair to vote on undirected proxies are set out in the accompanying proxy form.
Resolution 2 – Re-Election of Shizhou Yin as a Director
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution, as an Ordinary Resolution of the Company:
“That in accordance with the Company’s Constitution, Shizhou Yin, who retires by rotation in accordance with Rule 39.1(c) of the Company’s Constitution and, being eligible for re-election offers himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.”
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Resolution 3 - Election of Asimwe Kabunga as a Director
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution, as an Ordinary Resolution of the Company:
“That Asimwe Kabunga, having been appointed as a Director by the Board on 19 October 2022 under Rule 37.1 of the Company’s Constitution and having offered himself for election as required under Rule 37.2 of the Company’s Constitution, be elected as a Director of the Company.”
Resolution 4 – Approval of the Employee Share and Option Plan
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following Resolution, with or without amendment, as an Ordinary Resolution of the Company:
“ That the Employee Share and Option Plan ( ESOP ), which is summarised in the attached Explanatory Memorandum and at Schedule 1, be approved and that for the purposes of Exception 13(b) of Listing Rule 7.2 and for all other purposes, the issue of securities under the ESOP within three (3) years from the date of this Resolution be an exception to Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A.”
Voting exclusion statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution 4 by or on behalf of:
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any person who is eligible to participate in the Employee Share and Option Plan; or
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an associate of that person.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of this Resolution 4 by:
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a person as a 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;
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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.
Voting restriction pursuant to section 250BD of the Corporations Act
As Resolution 4 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the KMP for the Company (or, if the Company is a consolidated entity, for the entity), pursuant to section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a vote on Resolution 4 must not be cast by:
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any member of the KMP for the Company (or, if the Company is a consolidated entity, for the entity); or
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a Closely Related Party of such KMP,
who is appointed as a Shareholder’s proxy, on the basis of that appointment, where the Shareholder does not specify in writing the way the proxy is to vote on Resolution 4.
However, the Company need not disregard a vote on this Resolution 4 if it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote and the Shareholder expressly authorises the person chairing the meeting to exercise the proxy even if Resolution 4 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the KMP for the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, for the entity.
Voting Intention of the Chair.
Shareholders should be aware that any undirected proxies given to the Chair will be cast by the Chair and counted in favour of the Resolutions subject to this Meeting, including Resolution 4, subject to compliance with the Corporations Act. In exceptional circumstances, the Chair may change his voting intention on any Resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made. Further details, in relation to the ability of the Chair to vote on undirected proxies are set out in the accompanying proxy form.
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SPECIAL BUSINESS
Resolution 5 – Approval to issue an additional 10% of the fully paid ordinary issued capital
of the Company
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution, with or without amendment, as a Special Resolution of the Company:
“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of the fully paid ordinary issued capital of the Company (at the time of issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2, over a 12 month period from the date of the Meeting, at a price not less than that determined pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A.3 and otherwise on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum (Placement Securities).”
Voting exclusion statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution 5 by or on behalf of :
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any person who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the proposed issue of Equity Securities under this Resolution 5 (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of Shares if this Resolution 5 is passed); and
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an associate of that person.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of this Resolution 5 by:
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a person as a 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;
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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.
Voting Intention of the Chair.
Shareholders should be aware that any undirected proxies given to the Chair will be cast by the Chair and counted in favour of the Resolutions subject to this Meeting, including Resolution 5, subject to compliance with the Corporations Act. In exceptional circumstances, the Chair may change his voting intention on any Resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made. Further details, in relation to the ability of the Chair to vote on undirected proxies are set out in the accompanying proxy form.
GENERAL BUSINESS
To consider any other business as may be lawfully put forward in accordance with the Constitution of the Company.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Paul Marshall
Company Secretary 17 April 2023
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
INTRODUCTION
This Explanatory Memorandum is provided to Shareholders of AUKING MINING LIMITED ACN 070 859 522 ( Company ) to explain the resolutions to be put to Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting to be held at Level 7 Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle St, Brisbane, on Tuesday, 30 May 2023, at 9.30am (Brisbane time).
The Directors recommend Shareholders read the accompanying Notice of Meeting and this Explanatory Memorandum in full before making any decision in relation to the Resolutions.
This Explanatory Memorandum provides Shareholders with all information known to the Company that is material to the decision on how to vote on the Resolutions to be put to the Meeting, other than such information that has been previously disclosed by the Company to its Shareholders.
CONSIDER THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT
The Company’s Annual Report comprising the Directors’ Report and Auditors’ Report, Directors’ Declaration, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and notes to and forming part of the financial statements for the Company and its controlled entities for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 was released to the ASX Limited on 8 February 2023 and subsequently dispatched to shareholders as required.
Shareholders can access a copy of the Company’s Annual Report at www.aukingmining.com. The Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s Annual Report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so.
The Company’s Annual Report is placed before the Shareholders for discussion. No voting is required for this item.
RESOLUTION 1 - REMUNERATION REPORT
Remuneration Report
In accordance with section 250R of the Corporations Act, the Board has submitted its Remuneration Report to Shareholders for consideration and adoption by way of a non-binding advisory resolution.
The Remuneration Report is set out in the Directors’ Report section of the Annual Report for the period ending 31 December 2022. The Report:
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explains the Board’s policy for determining the nature and amount of remuneration of executive Directors and senior executives of the Company;
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explains the relationship between the Board’s remuneration policy and the Company’s performance;
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sets out remuneration details for each Director and the most highly remunerated senior executives of the Company; and
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details and explains any performance conditions applicable to the remuneration of executive Directors and senior executives of the Company.
The Board believes the Company’s remuneration policies and structures as outlined in the Remuneration Report are appropriate relative to the size of the Company, its business and strategic objectives and current and emerging market practices.
A reasonable opportunity will be provided for discussion of the Remuneration Report at the meeting.
The report can be viewed on the Company website at www.aukingmining.com
The “Two Strikes Rule”
The Corporations Act requires that listed companies must put their remuneration report to a non-binding advisory shareholder vote at the AGM ( Remuneration Report Resolution ). The “Two Strikes Rule” was
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introduced by the Corporations Legislation (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011 and commenced on 1 July 2011. Under the “Two Strikes Rule” if the Remuneration Report Resolution receives a “no” vote of 25% or more (a Strike ) at two consecutive AGMs, a resolution to spill the board and hold Director re-elections, in accordance with Part 2G.2, Division 9 of the Corporations Act ( Spill Resolution ) must be put to Shareholders.
Recommendation
The Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of adopting the Remuneration Report.
A vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors of the Company, except in relation to the “Two Strikes Rule”.
Voting restrictions on Key Management Personnel and their Closely Related Parties and their proxies
Members of the Key Management Personnel ( KMP ) and their Closely Related Parties ( CRP ) ( Restricted Voters ) and proxies of Restricted Voters are restricted from voting on a resolution which is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel ( Voting Restriction ).
Key Management Personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the entity, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of that entity.
The Voting Restriction applies to Resolution 1. However, it does not apply where:
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(a) the member of the Key Management Personnel is appointed in writing (by a Shareholder who is not a Restricted Voter) as a proxy where the appointment specifies the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; or
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(b) the Chairperson is appointed in writing (by a Shareholder who is not a Restricted Voter) as a proxy where the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution and expressly authorises the Chairperson to exercise the proxy even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
Shareholders should be aware that any undirected proxies given to the Chairperson will be cast by the Chairperson and counted in favour of the resolutions the subject of this Meeting (including Resolution 1) subject to compliance with the Corporations Act.
The Proxy Form attached to this Notice has been prepared on this basis.
RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF SHIZHOU YIN AS A DIRECTOR
The Company’s Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 requires that at each AGM, one-third of the Directors in office (excluding directors appointed to fill casual vacancies or a Managing Director) must stand for reelection, with Directors required to retire based upon length of tenure. As such Mr Yin is required to stand for re-election at the 2023 AGM and set out below is a summary of his CV:
Mr Shizhou Yin, non-executive Director - Appointed 9 June 2021
Mr. Yin is a Chinese national without any foreign permanent residence, holds a Master of Professional Accounting degree and is a Chinese Certified Public Accountant and a Senior Accountant. From September 1994 to September 2010, Mr. Yin served successively as Accountant of Beijing No. 2 Water Pipe Factory, Audit Manager and Audit Partner of Yuehua Certified Public Accountants Firm, and Senior Partner of Zhongrui Yuehua Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd. From October 2010 to May 2011, Mr Yin served as Chief Financial Officer of JCHX Mining Management Co., Ltd. From May 2011 to April 2017, Mr Yin served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Board of Directors of JCHX Mining Management Co., LTD (Shanghai Stock Exchange Code: 603979).
From April 2017 to the date of this Notice of Meeting, Mr Yin has been Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Board of JCHX Group Co., Ltd. Mr. Yin has been the chairman of the Board of Supervisors of JCHX Mining Management Co., Ltd (Shanghai Stock Exchange Code: 603979) since May 2017.
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Mr Yin has been an Independent Director of:
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Beijing Century Real Technology Co.,Ltd. (Shenzhen Stock Exchange Code: 300150) since September 2018;
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Beijing Yiqiao Shenzhou Technology Co., LTD. (which is to be listed on Growth Enterprise Market (“GEM”) of Shenzhen Stock Exchange) since March 2020; and
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previously, from October 2009 to March 2015, Dalian East New Energy Development Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Stock Exchange Code: 300125).
The Directors consider Mr Yin to be an independent Director of the Company. The Directors (with Mr Yin abstaining) supports the re-election of Mr Yin in accordance with this Ordinary Resolution for the following reasons:
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Mr Yin is a very experienced financial executive who holds senior roles with a number of large Chinese organisations; and
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(as representative of JCHX Group) on the Board of the Company, Mr Yin provides a direct link to the significant commercial relations of JCHX Group both in China and Africa – with such relations potentially being of importance to the Company as it seeks to develop its projects in Australia and Tanzania.
RESOLUTION 3 - ELECTION OF ASIMWE KABUNGA AS A DIRECTOR
The Company’s Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 provide that any Director appointed in addition to the existing Directors will hold office until the next following annual general meeting and is then eligible for election.
Mr Asimwe Kabunga was appointed as an additional Director of the Company on 19 October 2022 and has since served as a Director of the Company.
Mr Asimwe Kabunga, executive Co-Chairman - Appointed 19 October 2022
Mr Kabunga is a Tanzanian born Australian entrepreneur with multiple interests in mining and IT businesses around the world.
Mr Kabunga holds a BSc (Mathematics and Physics) and has extensive experience in the mining industry, logistics, land access, tenure negotiation and acquisition, as well as a developer of technology businesses. Mr Kabunga has been instrumental in establishing the Tanzania Community of Western Australia Inc. and served as its first President. Mr Kabunga was also a founding member of Rafiki Surgical Missions and Safina Foundation, both NGOs dedicated to helping children in Tanzania.
Mr Kabunga has been a director of the following ASX listed companies in the prior 3 years:
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Lindian Resources Limited (appointed June 2017)
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Resource Mining Corporation (appointed May 2022)
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Volt Resources Limited (appointed August 2017)
Prior to Mr Kabunga’s appointment to the Board in October 2022, the Company conducted appropriate checks as to his background and experience. Those checks did not reveal any information of concern. In addition, Mr Kabunga is the Chairman of three other ASX-listed companies, thereby providing the Board with further confidence that Mr Kabunga is of good standing in the Australian corporate community.
Mr Kabunga (through a related entity) holds a 17.64% interest in the issued share capital of the Company and, as a result, is not considered to be an independent director. The Directors (with Mr Kabunga abstaining) supports Mr Kabunga’s election in accordance with this Ordinary Resolution.
RESOLUTION 4 – APPROVAL OF EMPLOYEE SHARE AND OPTION PLAN
Introduction
The Company’s existing Employee and Executive Share and Option Plan ( ESOP ) was previously approved by shareholders at the Company’s 2022 AGM.
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Since that time, amendments were made to the Corporations Act bought through the Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Support and Other Measures) Act 2022 (Cth) which introduced a new Division 1A into Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act and replaced previous ASIC Class Orders. Division 1A of Part 7.12 provides relief from certain obligations under the Corporations Act, including disclosure obligations in respect of issues of securities, in respect of compliant offers under an employee share scheme pursuant to that Division. The Company has reviewed its existing ESOP and made certain changes to reflect the amendments to the Corporations Act.
Pursuant to Resolution 4 the Company is seeking Shareholder approval for the continued issue of securities under the Company’s amended ESOP as an exception under Listing Rule 7.2, Exception 13(b) which would enable securities issued under the ESOP over the next three years to be excluded from the calculation of the number of securities issued for the purposes of Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A. The Company does not propose to issue any further securities under the ESOP in the near future.
A summary of the terms of the Company’s ESOP are set out in Schedule 1 to this Explanatory Memorandum.
Listing Rules
Subject to certain exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 restricts a listed company from issuing or agreeing to issue Equity Securities equivalent in number to more than 15% of its ordinary securities on issue in the 12 month period immediately preceding the date of the issue or agreement (if the entity has been admitted to the official list for 12 months or more) or the period from the date the entity was admitted to the official list to the date immediately preceding the date of the issue or agreement (if the entity has been admitted to the official list for less than 12 months) without the approval of its shareholders.
As a result, any issue of securities by the Company to eligible employees under the ESOP would reduce the Company’s 15% capacity to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1.
Exception 13 of Listing Rule 7.2 however, allows the Company to issue securities under the ESOP without the issue of such securities being counted towards the Company’s 15% issue capacity under Listing Rule 7.1, where Shareholders have approved the issue of securities under the ESOP as an exception to Listing Rule 7.1, within three years prior to the issue of the securities. Resolution 4 is being put to Shareholders for this purpose and will allow the Company to utilise Exception 13 of Listing Rule 7.2 for three years from the date of the Resolution being passed.
Information for Shareholders
In accordance with Exception 13 of Listing Rule 7.2, the Company advises as follows:
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(a) there have been 6,200,000 securities issued under the Company’s current ESOP since the ESOP was adopted on 31 May 2022;
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(b) a summary of the key terms of the ESOP are set out in Schedule 1;
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(c) the maximum number of equity securities proposed to be issued under the ESOP in the three years following the approval is 10,205,185; and
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(d) a voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice of Meeting.
RESOLUTION 5 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE AN ADDITIONAL 10% OF THE FULLY PAID ORDINARY ISSUED CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY
Introduction
Under Resolution 5, the Company is seeking Shareholder approval to have the capacity to issue an additional 10% of its issued ordinary Share capital over a 12 month period pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A ( 10% Placement Capacity ). If passed, this Resolution will allow the Company to allot and issue up to the number of new Equity Securities calculated in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1A.2 ( Placement Securities ), as long as certain requirements are met. If this Resolution is not passed, the Company will not be permitted to allot and issue the Placement Securities without obtaining Shareholder approval for that issue of securities. Further, if this Resolution is not passed, the Company will only be permitted to issue securities
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without Shareholder approval if that issue of securities complies with Listing Rule 7.1. Under Listing Rule 7.1A, small and mid-cap listed entities that meet the eligibility threshold and have obtained the approval of their shareholders by Special Resolution at the annual general meeting are entitled to the additional 10% Placement Capacity, which is in addition to the ability of the Company to issue 15% of its fully paid ordinary issued capital without Shareholder approval over a 12 month period pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1.
The Company may issue the Placement Securities to raise funds for the Company. Funds raised from the issue of Placement Securities, if undertaken, would be applied towards acceleration of exploration, drilling and development of the Company’s Koongie Park project in Western Australia and its uranium projects in Tanzania. The funds will also be used towards general working capital requirements and corporate costs. An Equity Security is a Share, a unit in a trust, a right to a share or unit in a trust or option, an option over an issued or unissued security, a convertible security, or, any security that ASX decides to classify as an equity security. Any Equity Securities issued under the 10% Placement Capacity must be in the same class as an existing class of quoted Equity Securities. This Resolution 5 is a Special Resolution. Accordingly, at least 75% of votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote at the Meeting must be in favour of this Resolution for it to be passed.
Listing Rule 7.1A
(a) General
(1) Eligibility
An entity is eligible to undertake the additional 10% Placement Capacity if, at the time of its annual general meeting, it has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less and it is not included in the S&P/ASX300 Index. As at the date of this Notice of Meeting, the Company has a market capitalisation of less than $300 million and is not included in the S&P/ASX300 Index and is therefore an “Eligible Entity” and able to undertake the additional 10% Placement Capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A. In the event that the Company for any reason ceases to be an Eligible Entity after the Company has already obtained Shareholders’ approval pursuant to this Resolution 5, the approval obtained will not lapse and the Company will still be entitled to issue the Placement Securities.
- (2) Special Resolution
This Resolution 5 is a Special Resolution. Accordingly, at least 75% of votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote at the Meeting must be in favour of this Resolution for it to be passed.
(3) Shareholder approval
The ability to issue the Placement Securities is conditional upon the Company obtaining Shareholder approval by way of a Special Resolution at the Meeting.
- (b) 10% Placement Capacity period Listing Rule 7.1A.1
Assuming Resolution 5 is passed, Shareholder approval of the additional 10% Placement Capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A is valid from the date of the Meeting and expires on the earlier to occur of:
(1) the date that is 12 months after the date of the Meeting;
(2) the time and date of the Company’s next annual general meeting; or
(3) the time and date of the approval by Shareholders of a transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or Listing Rule 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking),
or such longer period if allowed by ASX.
If approval is given for the issue of the Placement Securities then the approval will expire on 30 May 2024, unless the Company holds its next annual general meeting or Shareholder approval is granted pursuant to Listing Rule 11.1.2 or Listing Rule 11.2 prior to that date.
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(c) Calculation for additional 10% Placement Capacity Listing Rule 7.1A.2
Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that Eligible Entities which have obtained shareholder approval at an annual general meeting may issue or agree to issue, during the period of the approval, a number of Equity Securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:
(A x D) – E
where: A is the number of ordinary securities on issue 12 months before the date of issue or agreement to issue ( Relevant Period ):
(1) plus the number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in the Relevant Period under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 other than exception 9, 16 or 17;
(2) plus the number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in the Relevant Period on the conversion of Convertible Securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 9 where:
(a) the Convertible Securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the commencement of the Relevant Period; or
(b) the issue of, or agreement to issue, the Convertible Securities was approved, or taken under these rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4,
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(3) plus the number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in the Relevant Period under an agreement to issue securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 16 where:
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(a) the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the Relevant Period; or
(b) the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under these rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4,
(4) plus the number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in the Relevant Period with approval of holders of ordinary securities under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4 (but note that this does not include an issue of fully paid ordinary securities under the entity’s 15% placement capacity without shareholder approval);
(5) plus the number of partly paid ordinary securities that became fully paid in the Relevant Period; and
(6) less the number of fully paid ordinary securities cancelled in the Relevant Period.
D is 10%.
E is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the Relevant Period where the issue or agreement has not been subsequently approved by the shareholders under Listing Rule 7.4.
(d) Listing Rule 7.1A.3
- (1) Equity Securities
Any Equity Securities issued under the additional 10% Placement Capacity must be in the same class as an existing quoted class of Equity Securities of the Company and issued for cash consideration. As at the date of this notice of meeting, the classes of Equity Securities in the Company quoted on the ASX are Shares (ASX Code: AKN), and Options (ASX Code: AKNO). As at the date of this Notice of Meeting, the Company presently has 204,103,707 Shares and 106,571,380 Options on issue.
- (2) Minimum issue price
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The issue price for the Placement Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A must be not less than 75% of the volume weight average market price (VWAP) of Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 trading days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
(A) the date on which the price at which the relevant Placement Securities are to be issued is agreed by the Company and the recipient of the Placement Securities; or
(B) if the relevant Placement Securities are not issued within ten trading days of the date in paragraph 7.2(d)(2)(A) above, the date on which the relevant Placement Securities are issued.
- (e) Information to be given to ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.4
If Resolution 5 is passed and the Company issues any Placement Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, the Company must:
(1) state in its announcement of the issue or in its application for quotation of the Placement Securities that they are being issued under Listing Rule 7.1A; and
(2) give to the ASX immediately after the issue a list of allottees of the Placement Securities and the number of Placement Securities allotted to each (this list will not be released to the market).
(f) Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A
The ability of an entity to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A under the additional 10% Placement Capacity is in addition to the entity’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1. At the date of this Notice of Meeting, the Company has 204,103,707 Shares on issue. The Company will have the capacity to issue the following Shares on the date of the Meeting:
(1) 30,615,556 Shares under Listing Rule 7.1; and
(2) subject to Shareholder approval being obtained under Resolution 5, 20,410,370 Shares under Listing Rule 7.1A.
The actual number of Equity Securities that the Company will have the capacity to issue under Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated at the date of issue of the Equity Securities in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (as described above).
Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3A
- (a) The period for which the approval will be valid Listing Rule 7.3A.1
The Company will only issue and allot the Placement Securities during the approval period, being 12 months after the date of this Meeting, presuming Shareholder approval is obtained. The approval under Resolution 5 for the issue of the Placement Securities will cease to be valid in the event that Shareholders approve a transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities of the Company) or Listing Rule 11.2 (the disposal of the main undertaking of the Company), or the Company holds its next annual general meeting before the 12 month anniversary of the Meeting.
- (b) Minimum price of securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A Listing Rule 7.3A.2
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1A.3, the Placement Securities issued pursuant to approval under Listing Rule 7.1A must be issued for cash consideration and have an issue price of not less than 75% of the VWAP for the Equity Securities over the 15 trading days on which trades in that class were recoded immediately before:
(1) the date on which the price at which the Placement Securities are to be issued is agreed; or
(2) if the Placement Securities are not issued within five trading days of the date in paragraph (b)(1) above, the date on which the Placement Securities are issued.
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The Company will disclose to the ASX the issue price on the date of issue of the Placement Securities.
- (c) Purpose Listing Rule 7.3A.3
As noted above, the purpose for which the Placement Securities may be issued include to raise funds for the Company. Funds raised from the issue of Placement Securities, if undertaken, would be applied towards acceleration of exploration, drilling and development of the Company’s Koongie Park project in Western Australia and its uranium projects in Tanzania. The funds will also be used towards general working capital requirements and corporate costs.
- (d) Risk of economic and voting dilution Listing Rule 7.3A.4
If Resolution 5 is passed and the Company issues the Placement Securities, there is a risk of economic and voting dilution to the existing Shareholders. The Company currently has on issue 204,103,707 Shares. The Company could issue 51,025,926 Shares on the date of the Meeting if Resolution 5 is passed (however, it is important to note that the exact number of Equity Securities which may be issued will be calculated in accordance with the formula contained in Listing Rule 7.1A.2, details of which are set out above). Any issue of Placement Securities will have a dilutive effect on existing shareholders. There is a specific risk that:
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(1) the Market Price for the Company’s Equity Securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of any Placement Securities than it is on the date of the meeting; and
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(2) the Placement Securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the Market Price for the Company’s Equity Securities on the issue date,
which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue or the value of the Placement Securities.
As required by Listing Rule 7.3A.4, Table 1 below shows the potential economic and voting dilution effect, in circumstances where the issued Share capital has doubled and the Market Price of the shares has halved. Table 1 also shows additional scenarios in which the issued share capital has increased (by both 50% and 100%) and the Market Price of the shares has:
(1) decreased by 50%; and
(2) increased by 100%.
Table 1 – Different potential dilution scenarios
| Variable “A” in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 |
Voting Dilution | Dilution | ||
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| $0.032 50% decrease in Issue Price |
$0.064 Issue Price |
$0.128 100% increase in Issue Price |
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| Current Variable A 204,103,707 Shares |
10% voting dilution | 20,410,371 | ||
| Funds raised | $653,132 | $1,306,264 | $2,612,527 | |
| 50% increase in current Variable A 306,155,561 Shares |
10% voting dilution | 30,615,556 | ||
| Funds raised | $979,698 | $1,959,396 | $3,918,791 | |
| 100% increase in current Variable A 408,207,414 Shares |
10% voting dilution | 40,820,741 | ||
| Funds raised | $1,306,264 | $2,612,527 | $5,225,055 |
Assumptions and explanations
- The Market Price is $0.064, based on the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 14 April 2023.
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The above table only shows the dilutionary effect based on the issue of the Placement Securities (assuming only Shares are issued), and not any Shares issued under the 15% placement capacity under 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.
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The Company issues the maximum number of Placement Securities.
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The issued share capital has been calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 as at 14 April 2023.
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The issue price of the Placement Securities used in the table is the same as the Market Price and does not take into account the discount to the Market Price (if any).
’ - (e) Company s allocation policy Listing Rule 7.3A.5
The Company’s allocation policy is dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue of the Placement Securities. The identity of the allottees of Placement Securities will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to a number of factors including but not limited to the following:
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(1) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company including, but not limited to, rights issue or other issue in which existing Shareholders can participate;
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(2) the effect of the issue of the Placement Securities on the control of the Company;
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(3) the financial situation and solvency of the Company; and
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(4) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
The allottees of the Placement Securities have not been determined as at the date of this Notice of Meeting but may include existing substantial Shareholders and new Shareholders who are not related parties or associates of a related party of the Company.
- (f) Previous issues under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 Listing Rule 7.3A.6
The Company has not issued or agreed to issue any equity securities under rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months preceding the date of the meeting.
– (g) Voting exclusion statement Listing Rule 7.3A.7
A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice of Meeting. At the date of the Notice of Meeting, the proposed allottees of any Placement Securities are not as yet known or identified. In these circumstances (and in accordance with the note set out in Listing Rule 14.11.1 relating to Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A), for a person’s vote to be excluded, it must be known that that person will participate in the proposed issue. Where it is not known who will participate in the proposed issue (as is the case in respect of the Placement Securities), Shareholders must consider the proposal on the basis that they may or may not get a benefit and that it is possible that their holding will be diluted and there is no reason to exclude their votes.
Directors’ Recommendation
The Directors of the Company unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 5.
DEFINITIONS
$ means Australian dollars.
ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691.
Closely Related Party (as defined in the Corporations Act) of a member of the Key Management Personnel for an entity means:
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(a) a spouse or child of the member; or
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(b) a child of the member’s spouse; or
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(c) a dependant of the member or the member’s spouse; or
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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 dealings with the entity; or
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(e) a company the member controls; or
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(f) a person prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
Company or AKN means AuKing Mining Ltd ACN 070 859 522.
Convertible Securities has the meaning given to that term in the Listing Rules.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) as amended from time to time.
Equity Securities has the meaning given to that term in the Listing Rules.
ESOP means the AuKing Mining Limited Employee Share and Option Plan.
Key Management Personnel or KMP has the definition given in the accounting standards as those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the entity, directly and indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of that entity.
Listing Rules means the listing rules of the ASX.
Meeting means this meeting.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.
Shareholder means shareholder of the Company.
Shares means ordinary shares in the capital of the Company.
VWAP means the volume weighted average closing price on the ASX.
Any inquiries in relation to the Resolutions or the Explanatory Memorandum should be directed to Paul Marshall (Company Secretary):
Telephone: 0433 019 836 or by email to [email protected]
Proxy, representative and voting entitlement instructions
Shareholders are entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on their behalf. Where a Shareholder is entitled to cast two or more votes at the meeting, they may appoint two proxies. Where more than one proxy is appointed, each proxy may be appointed to represent a specific proportion or number of votes the shareholder may exercise. If the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half of the votes. The proxy may, but need not, be a shareholder of the Company.
Shareholders who are a body corporate are able to appoint representatives to attend and vote at the meeting under Section 250D of the Corporations Act 2001 ( Cth ).
The proxy form must be signed by the Shareholder or his/her attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, in a manner permitted by the Corporations Act.
The proxy form (and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which the proxy form is signed) or a copy or facsimile which appears on its face to be an authentic copy of the proxy form (and the power of attorney or other authority) must be deposited at, posted to, or sent by facsimile transmission to the address listed below not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting, or adjourned meeting as the case may be, at which the individual named in the proxy form proposes to vote.
AuKing Mining Limited C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
Facsimile No: +61 2 9287 0309
Telephone Phone : 1300 554 474
Alternative online voting can be accessed at: www.linkmarketservices.com.au. Login to the Link website using the holding details as shown on the Proxy Form. Select ‘Voting’ and follow the prompts to lodge your vote. To use the online
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lodgement facility, shareholders will need their “Holder Identifier” - Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN).
If a representative of the corporation is to attend the meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” should be produced prior to admission. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company’s share registry.
A proxy form is attached to this Notice.
Voting entitlement
For the purposes of determining voting entitlements at the Meeting, shares will be taken to be held by the persons who are registered as holding the shares at 7.00pm on 28 May 2023. Accordingly, transactions registered after that time will be disregarded in determining entitlements to attend and vote at the Meeting.
Signing instructions
| Signing instructions | Signing instructions |
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| You must sign the proxy form as follows in the spaces provided: | |
| Individual: | Where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign. |
| Joint Holding: | Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the security holders should sign. |
| Power of Attorney: | To sign under Power of Attorney, you must have already lodged this document with the |
| registry. If you have not previously lodged this document for notation, please attach a | |
| certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it. | |
| Companies: | Where the company has a Sole Director, who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form |
| must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the | |
| Corporations Act 2001) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign | |
| alone. | |
| Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a | |
| Company Secretary. Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place. |
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Schedule 1 - Summary of terms and conditions of the Plan
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The Plan is to extend to Eligible Persons or Eligible Associate (as the case may be) of AuKing Mining Limited ACN 070 859 522 ( Company ) or an Associated Entity of the Company as the Board may in its discretion determine.
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The total number of Securities which may be offered by the Company under this Plan shall not at any time exceed the limit prescribed by the Company’s Constitution or Division 1A of Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act.
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The Shares are to be issued at a price determined by the Board.
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The Options are to be issued for no consideration.
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The exercise price of an Option is to be determined by the Board at its sole discretion.
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The Option Commencement Date will be any such date or dates with respect to the Options or tranches of Options (as the case may be) as may be determined by the Board prior to the issuance of the relevant Options.
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The Option Period commences on the Option Commencement Date and ends on the earlier of:
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(a) the expiration of such period nominated by the Board at its sole discretion at the time of the grant of the Option but being not less than two years;
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(b) if an Eligible Person’s employment or engagement with the Company or an Associated Entity ceases because of an Uncontrollable Event, the earlier of:
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(1) the expiry of the Option Period; or
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(2) six months (or such other period as the Board shall, in its absolute discretion, determine) from the date on which the Eligible Person ceased that employment or engagement;
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(c) if an Eligible Person’s employment or engagement with the Company or an Associated Entity ceases because of a Controllable Event:
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(1) the expiry of the Option Period; or
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(2) three months (or such other period as the Board shall, in its absolute discretion, determine) from the date on which the Eligible Person ceased that employment or engagement; or
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(d) the Eligible Person ceasing to be employed or engaged by the Company or an Associated Entity of the Company due to fraud, dishonesty or being in material breach of their obligations to the Company or an Associated Entity.
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Eligibility to participate is determined by the Board. Eligibility is restricted to Eligible Persons (or their Eligible Associates where applicable) of the Company or an Associated Entity of the Company. The Board is entitled to determine:
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(a) subject to paragraph 2, the total number of Shares and Options to be offered in any one year to Eligible Persons or Eligible Associates;
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(b) the Eligible Persons to whom offers will be made; and
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(c) the terms and conditions of any Shares and Options granted, subject to the Plan.
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In respect of Options, Option holders do not participate in dividends or in bonus issues unless the Options are exercised.
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Option holders do not have any right to participate in new issues of securities in the Company made to shareholders generally. The Company will, where required pursuant to the ASX Listing Rules, provide Option holders with notice prior to the books record date (to determine entitlements to any new issue of securities made to shareholders generally) to exercise the Options, in accordance with the requirements of the ASX Listing Rules.
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In the event of a pro rata issue (except a bonus issue) made by the Company during the term of the Options the Company may adjust the exercise price for the Options in accordance with the formula in the terms of the Plan.
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The Board has the right to vary the entitlements of Participants to take account of the effect of capital reorganisations, bonus issues or rights issues.
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The terms of the Options shall only be changed if holders (whose votes are not to be disregarded) of Shares in the Company approve of such a change. However, the terms of the Options shall not be changed to reduce the Exercise Price, increase the number of Options or change any period for exercise of the Options.
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The Board may impose as a condition of any offer of Shares and Options under the Plan any restrictions on the transfer or encumbrance of such Shares and Options as it determines.
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The Board may vary the Plan.
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The Plan is separate to and does not in any way form part of, vary or otherwise affect the rights and obligations of an Eligible Person under the terms of his or her employment or arrangement.
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At any time from the date of an Offer until the Acceptance Date of that Offer, the Board undertakes that it shall provide information as to:
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(a) the Current Market Price of the Shares; and
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(b) the acquisition price of the Shares or Options offered where this is calculated by reference to a formula, as at the date of the Offer,
to any Participant within three Business Days of a written request to the Company from that Participant to do so.
- Any Offer made pursuant to this Plan will specify whether subdivision 83A-C of the applicable Tax Laws applies to that Offer such that any tax payable by a Participant under the Offer will be deferred to the applicable deferred taxing point described in that subdivision.
In this Plan:
Controllable Event means cessation of employment or engagement other than by an Uncontrollable Event.
Uncontrollable Event means:
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(a) death, serious injury, disability or illness which renders the Eligible Person incapable of continuing their employment or engagement (or providing the services the subject of the engagement) with the Company or Associated Entity;
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(b) forced early retirement, retrenchment or redundancy; or
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(c) such other circumstances which results in an Eligible Person leaving the employment of or ceasing their engagement with the Company or Associated Entity and which the Board determines is an Uncontrollable Event.
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ACN 070 859 522
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LODGE YOUR VOTE
ONLINE https://investorcentre.linkgroup.com BY MAIL AuKing Mining Limited C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia BY HAND Link Market Services Limited Level 21, 10 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000
BY FAX +61 2 9287 0309 ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: +61 1300 554 474
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PROXY FORM
I/We being a member(s) of AuKing Mining Limited and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint:
APPOINT A PROXY
the Chairman of the OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or Meeting (mark box) body corporate you are appointing as your proxy
or failing the person or body corporate named, or if no person or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act on my/our behalf (including to vote in accordance with the following directions or, if no directions have been given and to the extent permitted by the law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at 9:30am (Brisbane time) on Tuesday, 30 May 2023 at Level 7 Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle St, Brisbane (the Meeting ) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting. Important for Resolutions 1 and 4: If the Chairman of the Meeting is your proxy, either by appointment or by default, and you have not indicated your voting intention below, you expressly authorise the Chairman of the Meeting to exercise the proxy in respect of Resolutions 1 and 4, even though the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel ( KMP ).
The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business.
VOTING DIRECTIONS
Proxies will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are signed and received no later than 48 hours before the Meeting. Please read the voting instructions overleaf before marking any boxes with an T
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Resolutions For Against Abstain * For Against Abstain
1 Adoption of Remuneration Report 5 Approval to issue an additional 10%
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Company
2 Re-Election of Shizhou Yin as a
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3 Election of Asimwe Kabunga as a Director
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4 Approval of the Employee Share and Option Plan
* If you mark the Abstain box for a particular Item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
Shareholder 1 (Individual) Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual) Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director/Company Secretary (Delete one) Director
This form should be signed by the shareholder. If a joint holding, all shareholders must sign. If signed by the shareholder’s attorney, the power of attorney must have been previously noted by the registry or a certified copy attached to this form. If executed by a company, the form must be executed in accordance with the company’s constitution and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
AKN PRX2301C
HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
This is your name and address as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. Please note: you cannot change ownership of your shares using this form.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that individual or body corporate in Step 1. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
DEFAULT TO CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING
Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chairman of the Meeting, who is required to vote those proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chairman of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Form, including where the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of KMP.
VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY APPOINTMENT
You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid.
APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY
You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend the Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the Company’s share registry or you may copy this form and return them both together.
To appoint a second proxy you must:
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(a) on each of the first Proxy Form and the second Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded; and
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(b) return both forms together.
LODGEMENT OF A PROXY FORM
This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 9:30am (Brisbane time) on Sunday, 28 May 2023, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:
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ONLINE
https://investorcentre.linkgroup.com
Login to the Link website using the holding details as shown on the Proxy Form. Select ‘Voting’ and follow the prompts to lodge your vote. To use the online lodgement facility, shareholders will need their “Holder Identifier” - Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN).
BY MOBILE DEVICE
QR Code
Our voting website is designed specifically for voting online. You can now lodge your proxy by scanning the QR code adjacent or enter the voting link https://investorcentre.linkgroup.com into your mobile device. Log in using the Holder Identifier and postcode for your shareholding.
To scan the code you will need a QR code reader application which can be downloaded for free on your mobile device.
BY MAIL
AuKing Mining Limited C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
BY FAX
+61 2 9287 0309
BY HAND
delivering it to Link Market Services Limited* Level 21, 10 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000
SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS
You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided:
*During business hours Monday to Friday (9:00am - 5:00pm)
Individual: where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign.
Joint Holding: where the holding is in more than one name, either shareholder may sign.
Power of Attorney: to sign under Power of Attorney, you must lodge the Power of Attorney with the registry. If you have not previously lodged this document for notation, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
Companies: where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001 ) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place.
CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES
If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” must be produced prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Meeting. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company’s share registry or online at www.linkmarketservices.com.au.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE.