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AUKING MINING LIMITED — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024
Jun 13, 2024
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum
AuKin Minin Limited ACN 070 859 522 g g
Date of Meeting: 16 July 2024 Time of Meeting: 9.30am, Brisbane time Place of Meeting: Level 7, Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle Street Brisbane, Queensland
Important Information
Notice is given that the Company will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting ( EGM or Meeting ) at Level 7 Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle St, Brisbane, on Tuesday, 16 July 2024 at 9:30am (Brisbane time).
In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the Company will not be sending hard copies of the Notice of Extraordinary 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 the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)). Instead, Shareholders can view and download the Notice of 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 14 July 2024, being not less than 48 hours before the commencement of the EGM. Any proxy voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the EGM.
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.
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 7pm (Sydney time) on 14 July 2024. Accordingly, transactions registered after that time will be disregarded in determining entitlements to attend and vote at the Meeting.
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
Notice is given that the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of AuKing Mining Limited ACN 070 859 522 ( Company ) will be held on Tuesday, 16 July 2024 at 9:30am (Brisbane time) at HopgoodGanim Lawyers, Level 7, Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane Qld 4000.
The Explanatory Memorandum to this Notice of Meeting provides additional information on matters to be considered at the General Meeting. The Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form forms part of this Notice of Meeting.
Terms used in this Notice of Meeting are defined in Section 9 of the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum.
Agenda
Ordinary business
1. Resolution 1 - Ratification of previous issue of Placement Shares under the Placement
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution, with or without amendment:
“That, in accordance with Listing Rule 7.4, and for all other purposes, the Shareholders ratify the allotment and prior issue, under Listing Rule 7.1 of 6,464,630 Shares in the Company at an issue price of $0.015 per Share ( Placement Shares ) to unrelated professional, sophisticated or other investors that fall within one or more of the classes of exemptions specified in section 708 of the Corporations Act ( Placement Recipients ) and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.”
Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution 1 by or on behalf of:
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the Placement Recipients; or
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an Associate of those persons.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of this Resolution 1 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; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the Resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
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2. Resolution 2 – Ratification of previous issue of Placement Shares under the Placement
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following Resolution, with or without amendment, as an Ordinary Resolution of the Company:
“That, in accordance with Listing Rule 7.4, and for all other purposes, the Shareholders ratify the allotment and prior issue, under Listing Rule 7.1A of 23,535,370 Shares in the Company at an issue price of $0.015 per Share ( Placement Shares ) to unrelated professional, sophisticated or other investors that fall within one or more of the classes of exemptions specified in section 708 of the Corporations Act ( Placement Recipients ) and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.”
Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution 2 by or on behalf of:
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the Placement Recipients; or
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an Associate of those persons.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of this Resolution 2 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; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the Resolution as the chair decides; or
• 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.
3. Resolution 3 - Issue of Placement Options under the Placement
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution, with or without amendment:
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, the Company be authorised to issue 7,500,000 Options (that are free-attaching to the Placement Shares) to the Placement Recipients with an exercise price of $0.03 per Option expiring on 30 April 2027 ( Placement Options ) and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting.”
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Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution 3 by or on behalf of:
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the Placement Recipients and any other person who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue of the Placement Options (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of Shares in the Company); or
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an Associate of those persons.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of this Resolution 3 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; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the Resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
4. Resolution 4 - Issue of Lead Manager Options
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution, with or without amendment:
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, the Company be authorised to issue 10,000,000 Options to Vert Capital Pty Ltd ACN 635 566 424 (or their nominees) ( Vert Capital ) with an exercise price of $0.03 per Option expiring on 30 April 2027 ( Lead Manager Options ) and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting.”
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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Vert Capital and any other person who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue of the Lead Manager Options (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of Shares in the Company); or
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an Associate of those persons.
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; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the Resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
5. Resolution 5 - Issue of Shares to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd under the Placement
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution, as an Ordinary Resolution, with or without amendment:
“That, in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, the Company be authorised to issue 6,666,667 Shares to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd ACN 166 309 039 (an entity associated with Mr Asimwe Kabunga) at a price of $0.015 per Share ( Kabunga Shares ) and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting.”
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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Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd ACN 166 309 039 and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company); or
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any Associate of those persons.
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; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the Resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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- the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
6. Resolution 6 - Issue of Options to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd under the Placement
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution, as an Ordinary Resolution, with or without amendment:
“That, in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, the Company be authorised to issue 1,666,667 Options (that are free-attaching to the Kabunga Shares) to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd ACN 166 309 039 (an entity associated with Mr Asimwe Kabunga) with an exercise price of $0.03 per Option expiring on 30 April 2027 ( Kabunga Options ) and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting.”
Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution 6 by or on behalf of:
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Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd ACN 166 309 039 and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company); or
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any Associate of those persons.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of this Resolution 6 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; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the Resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
7. Resolution 7 - Issue of Shares to the Peter Tighe Super Fund under the Placement
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution, as an Ordinary Resolution, with or without amendment:
“That, in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, the Company be authorised to issue 3,333,333 Shares to Peter Tighe and Patricia Tighe as trustees for The Peter Tighe Super Fund (an entity associated with Mr Peter Tighe) at a price of $0.015 per
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Share ( Tighe Shares ) and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting.”
Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution 7 by or on behalf of:
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Peter Tighe and Patricia Tighe as trustees for the Peter Tighe Super Fund and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company); or
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any Associate of those persons.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of this Resolution 7 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; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the Resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
8. Resolution 8 - Issue of Options to the Peter Tighe Super Fund under the Placement
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution, as an Ordinary Resolution, with or without amendment:
“That, in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, the Company be authorised to issue 833,333 Options (that are free-attaching to the Tighe Shares) to Peter Tighe and Patricia Tighe as Trustees for The Peter Tighe Super Fund (an entity associated with Mr Peter Tighe) with an exercise price of $0.03 per Option expiring on 30 April 2027 ( Tighe Options ) and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting.”
Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution 8 by or on behalf of:
- Peter Tighe and Patricia Tighe as trustees for the Peter Tighe Super Fund and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company); or
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- any Associate of those persons.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of this Resolution 8 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; or
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the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the Resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
9. Other 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
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Paul Marshall Company Secretary 14 June 2024
Explanatory Memorandum
1. Introduction
The following information is provided to Shareholders of the Company in connection with the business to be considered at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held at the offices of HopgoodGanim Lawyers, Level 7, Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane on Tuesday, 16 July 2024 commencing 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.
Unless otherwise defined, terms used in this Explanatory Memorandum are defined in Section 9.
2. Resolutions 1 and 2 - Ratification of previous issue of Placement Shares under the Placement
2.1 Introduction
As announced on 23 May 2024, the Company completed a placement to unrelated professional and sophisticated investors ( Placement Recipients ) of 30,000,000 Shares at an issue price of $0.015 to raise $450,000 ( Placement Shares ). The Placement Shares were issued to the Placement Recipients on 28 May 2024. It is noted that Mr Asimwe Kabunga, the Company’s former Board Chairman, and Mr Peter Tighe, the current Non-Executive Chairman, have agreed, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval pursuant to Resolutions 5, 6,7 and 8, to also participate in the Placement through their respective entities (Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd to the extent of a further $100,000 and The Peter Tighe Super Fund to the extent of a further $50,000), taking the total funds raised (excluding costs) to $600,000.
Funds raised from the Placement Shares are to be used towards:
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(a) further exploration activities at the Company’s uranium and copper projects in Tanzania;
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(b) working capital; and
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(c) payment of Placement costs.
This issue was undertaken within the Company’s capacity under both Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A.
The Company has issued:
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(a) 6,464,630 Placement Shares (the subject of Resolution 1) under the operation of Listing Rule 7.1; and
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(b) 23,535,370 of the Placement Shares (the subject of Resolution 2) under Listing Rule 7.1A, pursuant to the approval obtained at the Company’s last annual general meeting before the Placement held on 30 May 2023.
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2.2
Listing Rule 7.4
In accordance with Listing Rule 7.4, Shareholder approval is sought to ratify the issue and allotment of the Placement Shares, being issues of securities made by the Company on 28 May 2024 for which shareholder approval has not already been obtained.
Listing Rule 7.1 prohibits a company, except in certain cases, from issuing new equity securities equivalent in number to more than 15% of its fully paid ordinary issued capital 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
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agreement (if the entity has been admitted to the official list for less than 12 months) without the prior approval of its shareholders.
Under Listing Rule 7.1A, shareholders can give prior approval (by special resolution at an annual general meeting) to the issue of securities equivalent to an additional 10% of its fully paid ordinary issued capital over a 12 month period. Shareholders gave their approval for the issue of additional shares under Listing Rule 7.1A at the last annual general meeting of the Company before the Placement held on 30 May 2023.
Equity securities issued with shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.4 do not count towards the 15% limit under Listing Rule 7.1 or the 10% limit under Listing Rule 7.1A.
Listing Rule 7.4 provides that an issue of securities made without prior approval under Listing Rule 7.1 can be treated as having been made with that approval if shareholders subsequently approve it.
As the issue of the Placement Shares has been split between the capacity available under each of Listing Rule 7.1 and the approval obtained under Listing Rule 7.1A, the approval (by way of ratification) sought under Listing Rule 7.4 is separated between Resolution 1 (for those Placement Shares issued under Listing Rule 7.1) and Resolution 2 (for those Placement Shares issued under the approval given under Listing Rule 7.1A).
If Resolutions 1 and 2 are approved it will have the effect of refreshing the Company’s ability, to the extent of the Placement Shares, to issue further capital during the next 12 months pursuant to both Listing Rule 7.1 and the approval given pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A without the need to obtain further Shareholder approval (subject to the Listing Rules and the Corporations Act). If Resolutions 1 and 2 are not passed, the Placement Shares will be counted, as applicable, toward the respective 15% limit pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 and the 10% limit pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A for a period of 12 months from the date of issue.
2.3 Information for Listing Rule 7.5
For the purposes of Listing Rule 7.5, the Company provides the following information:
| Listing Rule | Information | |
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| 7.5.1 | The names of the persons to whom the Securities are issued or agreed to be issued or the basis on which those persons were identified or selected |
The Placement Shares were issued to the Placement Recipients, none of whom is a related party of the Company. The participants of the Placement were introduced to the Company by Vert Capital Pty Ltd. Vert Capital Pty Ltd was appointed as lead manager to the Placement and is entitled to a cash fee of 2% of the funds raised from the Placement and a cash fee of 4% of the funds raised by them. In addition, a total of 10,000,000 options exercisable at $0.03 on or before 30 April 2027 will be issued to Vert Capital Pty Ltd subject to obtaining Shareholder approval pursuant to Resolution 4. No Placement Recipient is a related party of the Company. NoPlacementRecipientis: |
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| • a member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel; • a substantial holder of the Company; • an adviser to the Company; or • an associate of any of the above. None of the Placement Recipients are considered to be "material investors" for the purposes of ASX Guidance Note 21, paragraph 7.4. |
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| 7.5.2 | The number and class of Securities issued or agreed to be issued |
Listing Rule 7.1 – 6,464,630 Placement Shares (the subject of Resolution 1). Approval under Listing Rule 7.1A – 23,535,370 Placement Shares (the subject of Resolution 2). |
| 7.5.3 | Summary of the material terms of the Securities |
The Placement Shares were fully paid on issue and ranked equally in all aspects with all existing Shares previously issued by the Company. |
| 7.5.4 | Date or dates on which the Securities were or will be issued |
The Placement Shares were issued on 28 May 2024. |
| 7.5.5 | The price or other consideration the entity has received or will receive for the issue |
The issue price of the Placement Shares was $0.015 per Placement Share. |
| 7.5.6 | The purpose of the issue, including the use or intended use of any funds raised by the issue |
Proceeds from the issue of the Placement Shares will be used for: • further exploration work at the Company’s uranium and copper projects in Tanzania; • working capital; and • payment of Placement costs. |
| 7.5.7 | Summary of the material terms of the agreement |
The Placement Shares were issued under a placement acceptance letter that contained standard terms for the issue of shares. |
| 7.5.8 | A voting exclusion statement. | A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice of Meeting for each of Resolutions 1 and 2. |
2.4 Director’s recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of Resolutions 1 and 2.
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3. Resolution 3 – Issue of Placement Options under the Placement
3.1 Introduction
As part of the Placement, the Company offered free-attaching Options in the Company exercisable at $0.03 per share, exercisable on or before 30 April 2027 ( Placement Options ). A total of 7,500,000 Placement Options are proposed to be issued to the Placement Recipients. Subject to the approval of this Resolution 3, the Placement Options will be issued on the basis of one (1) Option for each four (4) shares issued under the Placement.
Resolution 3 is an Ordinary Resolution and seeks Shareholder approval for the issue of the Placement Options, in connection with the Placement Shares and for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1.
3.2 Placement Options terms
A summary of the terms of the Placement Options is set out in Schedule 1 to this Explanatory Memorandum.
3.3 Listing Rule 7.1 - Issues exceeding 15% of capital
Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of Equity Securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary shares it had on issue at the start of that period.
The issue does not fall within any of these exceptions and exceeds the 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1. It therefore requires the approval of the Company’s Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1.
Equity Securities issued with shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 do not count towards the 15% Capacity.
The Placement Options are Equity Securities under the Listing Rules.
Further under Exception 9 in Listing Rule 7.2, an issue of Equity Securities on the conversion of Convertible Securities (including Options) does not count towards the 15% Capacity provided that the Company issued the Convertible Securities:
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(a) before it was listed and disclosed the existence and material terms of the Convertible Securities in the prospectus, PDS or information memorandum lodged with ASX under the Listing Rule 1.1 condition 3; or
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(b) after it was listed and complied with the Listing Rules when it did so.
Therefore, the Company is seeking Shareholder approval in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1 to issue the Placement Options so that the Placement Options and Equity Securities issued upon the exercise of the Placement Options do not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity.
3.4
Information for Listing Rule 7.3
For the purposes of Listing Rule 7.3, the Company provides the following information:
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| 7.3.1 | Allottees of Equity Securities | The Placement Options are to be issued to the Placement Recipients, none of whom are a related party of the Company. The participants of |
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| the Placement were introduced to the Company by Vert Capital Pty Ltd. Vert Capital Pty Ltd was appointed as lead manager to the Placement and is entitled to a cash fee of 2% of the funds raised from the Placement and a cash fee of 4% of the funds raised by them. In addition, a total of 10,000,000 options exercisable at $0.03 on or before 30 April 2027 will be issued to Vert Capital Pty Ltd subject to obtaining Shareholder approval pursuant to Resolution 4. No Placement Recipient is a related party of the Company. No Placement Recipient is: • a member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel; • a substantial holder of the Company; • an adviser to the Company; or • an associate of any of the above. None of the Placement Recipients are considered to be "material investors" for the purposes of ASX Guidance Note 21, paragraph 7.4. |
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| 7.3.2 | Number and class of Securities that will be issued |
The Company will issue 7,500,000 Placement Options to the Placement Recipients. Each Placement Option will have an exercise price of $0.03 and on exercise the Option holder will be issued one Share for each Option exercised. As such, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued on the exercise of the Placement Options is 7,500,000. The Company currently has on issue 265,353,707 Shares. Upon the exercise of the Placement Options the Company will have 272,853,707 Shares on issue meaning that the Placement Options would represent 2.75% of the diluted issued capital (based on the number of Shares presently on issue and without regard to the |
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| Listing Rule | Information | |
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| issue of any future Shares other than the Placement Options). |
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| 7.3.3 | Terms of the Equity Securities | A summary of the terms of the Placement Options is set out in Schedule 1 to this Explanatory Memorandum. Any Shares issued upon the exercise of the Placement Options shall rank pari passu with all other existing Shares on issue in the Company. |
| 7.3.4 | Date or dates on or by which the Company will issue the Securities |
The Placement Options will be issued shortly after the Meeting, and, in any event, within three months of the date of the Meeting or such later date as is permitted by an ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules. |
| 7.3.5 | Price of Equity Securities | The Placement Options are being issued as free-attaching options to the Placement Shares under the Placement. The exercise price of each Placement Option is $0.03. |
| 7.3.6 | Purpose of issuing the Securities | The Placement Options will be issued as free-attaching options to the Placement Shares under the Placement and accordingly, the Company will receive no funds from their issue. |
| 7.3.7 | Summary of the material terms of the agreement |
The Placement Options will be issued under a placement acceptance letter that contains standard terms for a placement attaching options. |
| 7.3.8 | Information on reverse takeover | The Placement Options are not being issued under, or to fund, a reverse takeover. |
| 7.3.9 | A voting exclusion statement | A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice of Meeting for Resolution 3. |
3.5 Outcome of voting for and against the Resolution
If Resolution 3 is passed, the Company will be able to issue the Placement Options to the Placement Recipients. In addition, the Placement Options will be excluded from the calculation of the Company’s 15% limit in ASX Listing Rule 7.1, maintaining the number of equity securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the issue of the Placement Options.
If Resolution 3 is not passed, the Company will not be able to issue the Placement Options in relation to the Placement.
3.6 Director’s recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of Resolution 3.
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4. Resolution 4 - Issue of Lead Manager Options
4.1 Background
On 28 May 2024, the Company announced the completion of the Placement, with the assistance of its Lead Manager to the Placement, Vert Capital Pty Ltd ACN 635 566 424 ( Vert Capital ).
Under the terms of engagement of Vert Capital as Lead Manager, the Company has agreed, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to allot and issue to Vert Capital, 10,000,000 options to subscribe for fully paid ordinary shares in the Company exercisable at $0.03 each, expiring on 30 April 2027 on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 2 ( Lead Manager Options ).
The Company proposes to issue the Lead Manager Options to Vert Capital as partial consideration for the lead manager services provided in connection with the Placement, more details of which are set out in this Section 4.
4.2 Introduction
Resolution 4 seeks Shareholder authorisation to issue 10,000,000 Options to subscribe for fully paid ordinary Shares in the Company, exercisable at $0.03 each and expiring on 30 April 2027 ( Lead Manager Options ) to Vert Capital.
4.3
Lead Manager Options terms
A summary of the terms of the Lead Manager Options is set out in Schedule 2 to this Explanatory Memorandum.
4.4 Listing Rule 7.1 - Issues exceeding 15% of capital
Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of Equity Securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary shares it had on issue at the start of that period.
The issue does not fall within any of these exceptions and exceeds the 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1. It therefore requires the approval of the Company’s Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1.
Equity Securities issued with shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 do not count towards the 15% Capacity.
The Lead Manager Options are Equity Securities under the Listing Rules.
Further under Exception 9 in Listing Rule 7.2, an issue of Equity Securities on the conversion of Convertible Securities (including Options) does not count towards the 15% Capacity provided that the Company issued the Convertible Securities:
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(a) before it was listed and disclosed the existence and material terms of the Convertible Securities in the prospectus, PDS or information memorandum lodged with ASX under the Listing Rule 1.1 condition 3; or
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(b) after it was listed and complied with the Listing Rules when it did so.
Therefore, the Company is seeking Shareholder approval in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1 to issue the Lead Manager Options so that the Lead Manager Options and Equity Securities issued upon the exercise of the Lead Manager Options do not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity.
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4.5 Information for Listing Rule 7.3
For the purposes of Listing Rule 7.3, the Company provides the following information:
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| 7.3.1 | Allottees of Equity Securities | The Lead Manager Options will be issued and allotted to Vert Capital or its nominees. |
| 7.3.2 | Number and class of Securities that will be issued |
The Company will issue a total of 10,000,000 Lead Manager Options to Vert Capital or its nominees. Each Lead Manager Option will have an exercise price of $0.03 and on exercise the Option holder will be issued one Share for each Option exercised. As such, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued on the exercise of the Lead Manager Options is 10,000,000. The Company currently has on issue 265,353,707 Shares. Upon the exercise of the Lead Manager Options the Company will have 275,353,707 Shares on issue meaning that the Lead Manager Options would represent 3.63% of the diluted issued capital (based on the number of Shares presently on issue and without regard to the issue of any future Shares other than the Lead Manager Options). |
| 7.3.3 | Terms of the Equity Securities | A summary of the terms of the Lead Manager Options is set out in Schedule 2 to this Explanatory Memorandum. Any Shares issued upon the exercise of the Lead Manager Options shall rank pari passu with all other existing Shares on issue in the Company. |
| 7.3.4 | Date or dates on or by which the Company will issue the Securities |
The Lead Manager Options will be issued shortly after the Meeting, and, in any event, within three months of the date of the Meeting or such later date as is permitted by an ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules. |
| 7.3.5 | Price of Equity Securities | The Lead Manager Options are being issued as partial consideration for the services provided by Vert Capital Pty Ltd in relation to the Placement. |
| 7.3.6 | Purpose of issuing the Securities | The Lead Manager Options are being issued as partial |
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| Listing Rule | Information | |
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| consideration for the services provided by Vert Capital Pty Ltd in relation to Placement. Accordingly, the Company will receive no funds from their issue. If all the Lead Manager Options are exercised, the Company will receive $300,000, being 10,000,000 multiplied by the exercise price of the Lead Manager Options. |
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| 7.3.7 | Summary of the material terms of the agreement |
The Lead Manager Options are being issued in accordance with the Lead Manager Mandate. The material terms of the Lead Manager Mandate are summarised at section 4.6. |
| 7.3.8 | Information on reverse takeover | The Lead Manager Options are not being issued under, or to fund, a reverse takeover. |
| 7.3.9 | A voting exclusion statement | A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice of Meeting for Resolution 4. |
4.6 Summary of Lead Manager Mandate
The Company entered into a mandate with Vert Capital Pty Ltd ( Vert ) pursuant to which Vert was appointed as lead manager to the Company’s Placement ( Lead Manager Mandate ).
Under the Lead Manager Mandate, the Company agreed to pay Vert:
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(a) a management fee of 2% of total funds raised under the Placement (plus GST);
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(b) a lead manager fee totalling 4% plus GST, of the amount raised under the Placement by Vert; and
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(c) subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, the issue to Vert (and/or their nominee/s) 10,000,000 Options, each with an exercise price of $0.03 expiring 30 April 2027 ( Lead Manager Options ). The Lead Manager Options will be issued at $0.00001 and on the terms are set out in Schedule 2.
Vert may terminate the Lead Manager Mandate by seven days’ notice in writing to that effect if the Company commits or allows to be committed a material breach of the agreement or if any warranty or representation given or made by the Company is not complied with. Vert may terminate the Lead Manager Mandate immediately by notice in writing to that effect if the Company becomes insolvent or if a court makes an administration order with respect to the Company or any composition in satisfaction of its debts of or a scheme of arrangement of the affairs of the Company.
The Company may terminate the Lead Manager Mandate by seven days’ notice in writing to Vert. In this event, any outstanding expenses will be immediately payable.
The Lead Manager Mandate also contains additional provisions, including warranties and indemnities in respect of the Company, which are considered standard for agreements of this nature.
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4.7 Outcome of voting for and against the Resolution
If Resolution 4 is passed, the issue of the Lead Manager Options will be able to take place and will also be excluded from the calculation of the Company’s 15% limit in ASX Listing Rule 7.1, maintaining the number of equity securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the issue of the Lead Manager Options.
If Resolution 4 is not passed, the Company will not be able to issue the Lead Manager Options in consideration for the services provided by Vert Capital Pty Ltd in respect of the Placement.
4.8
Director’s recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of Resolution 4.
5. Resolution 5 – Issue of Shares to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd
5.1 Background
Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd, an entity associated with Mr Asimwe Kabunga, the former Board Chairman, has agreed, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to participate in the Placement to the extent of a further $100,000, taking the total funds raised (excluding costs) to $600,000.
5.2
Introduction
Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder authorisation to issue up to 6,666,667 fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.015 to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd ( Kabunga Shares ) in connection with the Placement.
Approval for the issue of the Kabunga Shares is sought in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11. As approval is being sought under Listing Rule 10.11, approval will not be required under Listing Rule 7.1.
5.3 Listing Rule 10.11
Listing Rule 10.11 requires that an entity must obtain the approval of Shareholders to issue securities to any of the following persons:
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(a) a Related Party;
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(b) a person who is, or was at any time in the six months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (30%) holder in the entity;
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(c) a person who is, or was at any time in the six months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (10%+) holder in the entity and who has nominated a director to the board of the entity (in the case of a trust, to the board of the responsible entity of the trust) pursuant to a relevant agreement which gives them a right or the expectation to do so;
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(d) an associate of a person referred to in items 5.3(a) to 5.3(c); or
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(e) a person whose relationship with the entity or a person referred to in items 5.3(a) to 5.3(d) is such that, in ASX’s opinion, the issue or agreement should be approved by security holders,
(individually referred to as an Allottee and jointly as Allottees ), and in doing so must provide the information specified in Listing Rule 10.13, unless an exception applies.
Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd is an Allotee as it is an associate of a Related Party of the Company by virtue of it being controlled by Asimwe Kabunga, who was a Director of the Company within
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the previous six months. It is noted that Mr Kabunga resigned as a Director and the Executive Chairman of the Company on 3 June 2024.
If Resolution 5 is passed, the Kabunga Shares must be issued within one month of that approval or the approval will lapse.
5.4 Listing Rule 7.1 - Issues exceeding 15% of capital
Listing Rule 7.1 prohibits a listed company, except in certain cases, from issuing in the Relevant period new Equity Securities equivalent in number to more than 15% of the total number of ordinary securities on issue at the beginning of the Relevant period ( 15% Capacity without either the prior approval of a majority of disinterested shareholders, or the issue otherwise falls within one of the prescribed exceptions to Listing Rule 7.1 ( 15% Rule ).
However, under Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 14), if approval is being sought under Listing Rule 10.11, approval will not be required under Listing Rule 7.1. Therefore the Kabunga Shares will not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
Relevant period, in terms of Listing Rule 7.1, means:
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(a) if the entity has been admitted to the official list for 12 months or more, the 12 month period immediately preceding the date of the issue or agreement; or
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(b) if the entity has been admitted to the official list for less than 12 months, 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.
5.5 Shareholder approval requirement
Listing Rule 10.11 prohibits a listed company from issuing, or agreeing to issue, Equity Securities to an Allottee without shareholder approval (unless one of the exceptions specified in Listing Rule 10.12 is satisfied).
As approval is being sought under Listing Rule 10.11, in accordance with Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 14) approval will not be required under Listing Rule 7.1. Therefore the Kabunga Shares will not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
Therefore, the Company is seeking Shareholder approval in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 to enable the Company to issue the Kabunga Shares to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd, an Allottee for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11.4. If such approval is obtained, in addition to the Company being able to issue the Kabunga Shares, the Kabunga Shares will not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity.
5.6 Information for Shareholders
For the purposes of Listing Rule 10.13 and for all other purposes the following information is provided to Shareholders:
(a) 10.13.1 and 10.13.2: Name and categorisation of the Allottee
The Allottee is Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd. Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd is an Allottee for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11.4 because it is an entity controlled by Asimwe Kabunga, a former Director of the Company within the previous six months and therefore is a Related Party.
As at the date of this Notice, Asimwe Kabunga and parties associated with them hold 41,000,000 Shares.
- (b) 10.13.3: Number and class of Securities to be issued (if known) or the maximum number or the formula for calculating the number of Securities to be issued
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The number of Equity Securities to be issued is 6,666,667.
(c)
10.13.4: Summary of the material terms of the Securities
Not applicable as the Kabunga Shares are fully paid ordinary shares and will rank pari passu with all of the other fully paid ordinary shares on issue in the Company.
(d) 10.13.5: Date or dates on or by which the Securities will be issued
The Company will issue the Kabunga Shares as soon as possible but in any event within one month following this Meeting.
(e) 10.13.6: Price or other consideration the Company will receive for the issue
The Kabunga Shares are being issued at an issue price of $0.015 per Share.
(f) 10.13.7: The purpose of the issue, including the intended use of funds raised
The Kabunga Shares will be issued to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd in connection with the Placement undertaken by the Company. The funds raised by the issue of the Kabunga Shares will be used together with the other funds raised from the Placement for:
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(1) further exploration activities on the Company’s uranium and copper projects in Tanzania;
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(2) working capital; and
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(3) payment of Placement costs.
(g)
10.13.8: Details of the Director’s remuneration package
Not applicable as the Allottee is not an associate of (or connected to) a current Director of the Company as Asimwe Kabunga resigned as a Director of the Company on 3 June 2024.
(h) 10.13.9: Summary of the material terms of the agreement
The Kabunga Shares will be issued under a placement acceptance letter that contains standard terms for the issue of shares.
(i) 10.13.10: Voting exclusion statement
A voting exclusion statement is set out in Resolution 5.
5.7 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
A public company is also prohibited under Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act from giving a Financial Benefit to a Related Party of the company unless shareholder approval is obtained or unless the benefit falls within one of various exceptions to the general prohibition. The process for and requirements that need to be met for the convening of the shareholder’s meeting are set out in Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act.
The issue of the Kabunga Shares to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd will confer a Financial Benefit on a Related Party of the Company.
Under Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, the Company is not required to obtain the approval of Shareholders if the Financial Benefit is given on terms that would be reasonable in the circumstances if the Company and the Related Party were dealing at arm’s length (or are less favourable than those terms). The terms of the Placement were reached in consultation with the Company’s advisory team and Lead Manager for offer by the Lead Manager to unrelated professional, sophisticated and other investors that fall within one or more of the classes of
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exemptions specified in section 708 of the Corporations Act. The Directors consider that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required as the Kabunga Shares will be issued to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd on the same terms as the Placement Shares issued to non-related parties participating in the Placement. Accordingly, the Board are of the view that the “arm’s length” exception in section 210 of the Corporations Act is available to the Company.
5.8 Outcome of voting for and against the Resolution
If this Resolution 5 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Kabunga Shares to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd.
If this Resolution 5 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Kabunga Shares to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd and not raise the additional $100,000 under the Placement.
5.9 Director recommendation
The Directors recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Ordinary Resolution.
6. Resolution 6 – Issue of Options to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd
6.1 Introduction
Resolution 6 seeks Shareholder authorisation to issue up to 1,666,667 Options to subscribe for fully paid ordinary Shares in the Company, exercisable at $0.03 each and expiring on 30 April 2027 to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd ( Kabunga Options ).
Approval for the issue of the Kabunga Options is sought in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11. As approval is being sought under Listing Rule 10.11, approval will not be required under Listing Rule 7.1.
6.2
Kabunga Options
A summary of the terms of the Kabunga Options is set out in Schedule 1 to this Explanatory Memorandum.
6.3 Listing Rule 10.11
Listing Rule 10.11 requires that an entity must obtain the approval of Shareholders to issue securities to any of the following persons:
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(a) a Related Party;
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(b) a person who is, or was at any time in the six months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (30%) holder in the entity;
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(c) a person who is, or was at any time in the six months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (10%+) holder in the entity and who has nominated a director to the board of the entity (in the case of a trust, to the board of the responsible entity of the trust) pursuant to a relevant agreement which gives them a right or the expectation to do so;
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(d) an associate of a person referred to in items 6.3(a) to 6.3(c); or
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(e) a person whose relationship with the entity or a person referred to in items 6.3(a) to 6.3(d) is such that, in ASX’s opinion, the issue or agreement should be approved by security holders,
(individually referred to as an Allottee and jointly as Allottees ), and in doing so must provide the information specified in Listing Rule 10.13, unless an exception applies.
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Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd is an Allotee as it is an associate of a Related Party of the Company by virtue of it being controlled by Asimwe Kabunga, who was a Director of the Company within the previous six months. It is noted that Mr Kabunga resigned as a Director and Executive Chairman of the Company on 3 June 2024.
If the Resolution is passed, the Kabunga Options must be issued within one month of that approval or the approval will lapse.
6.4 Listing Rule 7.1 – Issues exceeding 15% of capital
An explanation of the operation of Listing Rule 7.1 is set out under section 5.4 of this Explanatory Memorandum.
However, under Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 14), if approval is being sought under Listing Rule 10.11, approval will not be required under Listing Rule 7.1. Therefore the Kabunga Options will not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
6.5
Shareholder approval requirement
Listing Rule 10.11 prohibits a listed company from issuing, or agreeing to issue, Equity Securities to an Allottee without shareholder approval (unless one of the exceptions specified in Listing Rule 10.12 is satisfied).
As approval is being sought under Listing Rule 10.11, in accordance with Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 14) approval will not be required under Listing Rule 7.1. Therefore the Kabunga Options will not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
Further, the issue of Shares upon conversion of the Kabunga Options ( Conversion Shares ) will involve a further issue of Securities (namely, the Conversion Shares) to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd who may be an Allottee depending on the time of conversion. However, Exception 7 of Listing Rule 10.12 provides that shareholder approval is not required for the issue of Equity Securities upon conversion of convertible securities where the Company complied with the Listing Rules when it issued the convertible securities (ie, the Kabunga Options).
Similarly, under Exception 9 in Listing Rule 7.2, an issue of Equity Securities on the conversion of Convertible Securities does not count towards the 15% Capacity provided that the Company complied with the Listing Rules when it issued the convertible securities.
Therefore, the Company is seeking Shareholder approval in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 to enable the Company to issue the Kabunga Options to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd, an Allottee for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11.4. If such approval is obtained, in addition to the Company being able to issue the Kabunga Options, the Kabunga Options (and Conversion Shares) will not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity.
6.6
Information for Shareholders
For the purposes of Listing Rule 10.13 and for all other purposes the following information is provided to Shareholders:
(a) 10.13.1 and 10.13.2: Name and categorisation of the Allottee
The Allottee is Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd. Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd is an Allottee for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11.4 because it is controlled by Asimwe Kabunga, who was a Director of the Company within the previous six months and therefore is a Related Party.
As at the date of this Notice, Asimwe Kabunga and parties associated with them hold 41,000,000 Shares.
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(b) 10.13.3: Number and class of Securities to be issued (if known) or the maximum number or the formula for calculating the number of Securities to be issued
The number of Equity Securities to be issued is 1,666,667.
(c) 10.13.4: Summary of the material terms of the Securities
A summary of the terms of the Kabunga Options is set out in Schedule 1 to this Explanatory Memorandum.
(d) 10.13.5: Date or dates on or by which the Securities will be issued
The Company will issue the Kabunga Options as soon as possible but in any event within one month following this Meeting.
(e) 10.13.6: Price or other consideration and terms of the Securities the issue
The issue price for the Kabunga Options is nil.
The Kabunga Options have an exercise price of $0.03 and an expiration date of 30 April 2027 and are otherwise issued on the terms contained in Schedule 1.
Conversion Shares will rank pari passu with all of the other fully paid ordinary Shares on issue in the Company.
(f) 10.13.7: The purpose of the issue. including the intended use of funds raised
The Kabunga Options will be issued as free attaching Options to the Kabunga Shares under the Placement and accordingly, the company will receive no funds from their issue.
(g) 10.13.8: Details of the Director’s remuneration package
Not applicable as the Allottee is not an associate of (or connected to) a current Director of the Company as Asimwe Kabunga resigned as a Director of the Company on 3 June 2024.
(h) 10.13.9: Summary of the material terms of the agreement
The Kabunga Options will be issued under a placement acceptance letter that contains standard terms for the issue of options.
(i) 10.13.10: Voting exclusion statement
A voting exclusion statement is set out in Resolution 6.
6.7 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
A public company is also prohibited under Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act from giving a Financial Benefit to a Related Party of the company unless shareholder approval is obtained or unless the benefit falls within one of various exceptions to the general prohibition. The process for and requirements that need to be met for the convening of the shareholder’s meeting are set out in Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act.
The issue of the Kabunga Options to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd will confer a Financial Benefit on a Related Party of the Company.
Under Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, the Company is not required to obtain the approval of Shareholders if the Financial Benefit is given on terms that would be reasonable in the circumstances if the Company and the Related Party were dealing at arm’s length (or are less
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favourable than those terms). The terms of the Placement were reached in consultation with the Company’s advisory team and Lead Manager for offer by the Lead Manager to unrelated professional, sophisticated and other investors that fall within one or more of the classes of exemptions specified in section 708 of the Corporations Act. The Directors consider that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required as the Kabunga Options will be issued to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd on the same terms as the Placement Options issued to non-related parties participating in the Placement. Accordingly, the Board are of the view that the “arm’s length” exception in section 210 of the Corporations Act is available to the Company.
6.8 Outcome of voting for and against the Resolution
If this Resolution 6 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Kabunga Options to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd.
If the Resolution 6 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Kabunga Options to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd.
6.9
Director recommendation
The Directors recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Ordinary Resolution.
7. Resolution 7 – Issue of Shares to The Peter Tighe Super Fund
7.1 Background
Peter Tighe and Patricia Tighe as trustees of the Peter Tighe Super Fund ( TSF ), an entity associated with Mr Peter Tighe, a Board member, has agreed, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to participate in the Placement to the extent of a further $50,000, taking the total funds raised (excluding costs) to $600,000.
7.2
Introduction
Resolution 7 seeks Shareholder authorisation to issue up to 3,333,333 fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.015 to TSF ( Tighe Shares ) in connection with the Placement.
Approval for the issue of the Tighe Shares is sought in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11. As approval is being sought under Listing Rule 10.11, approval will not be required under Listing Rule 7.1.
7.3 Listing Rule 10.11
Listing Rule 10.11 requires that an entity must obtain the approval of Shareholders to issue securities to any of the following persons:
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(a) a Related Party;
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(b) a person who is, or was at any time in the six months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (30%) holder in the entity;
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(c) a person who is, or was at any time in the six months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (10%+) holder in the entity and who has nominated a director to the board of the entity (in the case of a trust, to the board of the responsible entity of the trust) pursuant to a relevant agreement which gives them a right or the expectation to do so;
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(d)
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an associate of a person referred to in items 5.3(a) to 5.3(c); or
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(e) a person whose relationship with the entity or a person referred to in items 5.3(a) to 5.3(d) is such that, in ASX’s opinion, the issue or agreement should be approved by security holders,
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(individually referred to as an Allottee and jointly as Allottees ), and in doing so must provide the information specified in Listing Rule 10.13, unless an exception applies.
TSF is an Allotee as it is a Related Party of the Company by virtue of it being controlled by Peter Tighe, who is a Director of the Company.
If Resolution 7 is passed, the Tighe Shares must be issued within one month of that approval or the approval will lapse.
7.4 Listing Rule 7.1 - Issues exceeding 15% of capital
An explanation of the operation of Listing Rule 7.1 is set out under section 5.4 of this Explanatory Memorandum.
However, under Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 14), if approval is being sought under Listing Rule 10.11, approval will not be required under Listing Rule 7.1. Therefore the Tighe Shares will not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
7.5 Shareholder approval requirement
Listing Rule 10.11 prohibits a listed company from issuing, or agreeing to issue, Equity Securities to an Allottee without shareholder approval (unless one of the exceptions specified in Listing Rule 10.12 is satisfied).
As approval is being sought under Listing Rule 10.11, in accordance with Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 14) approval will not be required under Listing Rule 7.1. Therefore the Tighe Shares will not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
Therefore, the Company is seeking Shareholder approval in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 to enable the Company to issue the Tighe Shares to TSF an Allottee for the purposes of Lising Rule 10.11.1. If such approval is obtained, in addition to the Company being able to issue the Tighe Shares, the Tighe Shares will not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity.
7.6 Information for Shareholders
For the purposes of Listing Rule 10.13 and for all other purposes the following information is provided to Shareholders:
(a) 10.13.1 and 10.13.2: Name and categorisation of the Allottee
The Allottee is Peter Tighe and Patricia Tighe as trustees of the Tighe Super Fund ( TSF ). TSF is an Allottee for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11.1 because it is an entity controlled by Peter Tighe, a Director of the Company and therefore is a Related Party.
As at the date of this Notice, Peter Tighe and parties associated with him hold 2,816,889 Shares.
(b) 10.13.3: Number and class of Securities to be issued (if known) or the maximum number or the formula for calculating the number of Securities to be issued
The number of Equity Securities to be issued is 3,333,333.
(c) 10.13.4: Summary of the material terms of the Securities
Not applicable as the Tighe Shares are fully paid ordinary shares and will rank pari passu with all of the other fully paid ordinary shares on issue in the Company.
- (d) 10.13.5: Date or dates on or by which the Securities will be issued
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The Company will issue the Tighe Shares as soon as possible but in any event within one month following this Meeting.
- (e) 10.13.6: Price or other consideration the Company will receive for the issue
The Tighe Shares are being issued at an issue price of $0.015 per Share.
(f) 10.13.7: The purpose of the issue, including the intended use of funds raised
The Tighe Shares will be issued to TSF in connection with the Placement undertaken by the Company. The funds raised by the issue of the Tighe Shares will be used together with the other funds raised from the Placement for:
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(1) further exploration activities on the Company’s uranium and copper projects in Tanzania;
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(2) working capital; and
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(3) payment of Placement costs.
(g) 10.13.8: Details of the Director’s remuneration package
As a Director of the Company, the current remuneration package for Peter Tighe is $50,000 per annum.
- (h) 10.13.9: Summary of the material terms of the agreement
The Tighe Shares will be issued under a placement acceptance letter that contains standard terms for the issue of shares.
- (i) 10.13.10: Voting exclusion statement
A voting exclusion statement is set out in Resolution 7.
7.7 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
A public company is also prohibited under Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act from giving a Financial Benefit to a Related Party of the company unless shareholder approval is obtained or unless the benefit falls within one of various exceptions to the general prohibition. The process for and requirements that need to be met for the convening of the shareholder’s meeting are set out in Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act.
The issue of the Tighe Shares to TSF will confer a Financial Benefit on a Related Party of the Company.
Under Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, the Company is not required to obtain the approval of Shareholders if the Financial Benefit is given on terms that would be reasonable in the circumstances if the Company and the Related Party were dealing at arm’s length (or are less favourable than those terms). The terms of the Placement were reached in consultation with the Company’s advisory team and Lead Manager for offer by the Lead Manager to unrelated professional, sophisticated and other investors that fall within one or more of the classes of exemptions specified in section 708 of the Corporations Act. The Directors (other than Peter Tighe) consider that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required as the Tighe Shares will be issued to TSF on the same terms as the Placement Shares issued to non-related parties participating in the Placement. Accordingly, the Board (other than Peter Tighe) are of the view that the “arm’s length” exception in section 210 of the Corporations Act is available to the Company.
Explanatory Memorandum
7.8 Outcome of voting for and against the Resolution
If this Resolution 7 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Tighe Shares to TSF.
If this Resolution 7 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Tighe Shares to TSF and not raise the additional $50,000 under the Placement.
7.9 Director recommendation
The non-participating members of the Board, comprising Mr Shizhou Yin and Mr Paul Williams, recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Ordinary Resolution.
8. Resolution 8 – Issue of Options to Peter Tighe Super Fund
8.1 Introduction
Resolution 8 seeks Shareholder authorisation to issue up to 833,333 Options to subscribe for fully paid ordinary Shares in the Company, exercisable at $0.03 each and expiring on 30 April 2027 to Peter Tighe and Patricia Tighe as Trustees of the Tighe Super Fund ( Tighe Options ).
Approval for the issue of the Tighe Options is sought in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11. As approval is being sought under Listing Rule 10.11, approval will not be required under Listing Rule 7.1.
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Tighe Options
A summary of the terms of the Tighe Options is set out in Schedule 1 to this Explanatory Memorandum.
8.3 Listing Rule 10.11
Listing Rule 10.11 requires that an entity must obtain the approval of Shareholders to issue securities to any of the following persons:
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(a) a Related Party;
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(b) a person who is, or was at any time in the six months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (30%) holder in the entity;
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(c) a person who is, or was at any time in the six months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (10%+) holder in the entity and who has nominated a director to the board of the entity (in the case of a trust, to the board of the responsible entity of the trust) pursuant to a relevant agreement which gives them a right or the expectation to do so;
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(d) an associate of a person referred to in items 8.3(a) to 8.3(c); or
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(e) a person whose relationship with the entity or a person referred to in items 8.3(a) to 8.3(d) is such that, in ASX’s opinion, the issue or agreement should be approved by security holders,
(individually referred to as an Allottee and jointly as Allottees ), and in doing so must provide the information specified in Listing Rule 10.13, unless an exception applies.
The Peter Tighe Super Fund ( TSF ) is an Allotee as it is a Related Party of the Company by virtue of it being controlled by Peter Tighe, who is a Director of the Company.
If Resolution 8 is passed, the Tighe Options must be issued within one month of that approval or the approval will lapse.
Explanatory Memorandum
8.4 Listing Rule 7.1 - Issues exceeding 15% of capital
An explanation of the operation of Listing Rule 7.1 is set out under section 5.4of this Explanatory Memorandum.
However, under Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 14), if approval is being sought under Listing Rule 10.11, approval will not be required under Listing Rule 7.1. Therefore, the Tighe Options will not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
8.5 Shareholder approval requirement
Listing Rule 10.11 prohibits a listed company from issuing, or agreeing to issue, Equity Securities to an Allottee without shareholder approval (unless one of the exceptions specified in Listing Rule 10.12 is satisfied).
As approval is being sought under Listing Rule 10.11, in accordance with Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 14) approval will not be required under Listing Rule 7.1. Therefore the Tighe Options will not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
Further, the issue of Shares upon conversion of the Tighe Options ( Conversion Shares ) will involve a further issue of Securities (namely, the Conversion Shares) to Peter Tighe, an Allottee. However, Exception 7 of Listing Rule 10.12 provides that shareholder approval is not required for the issue of Equity Securities upon conversion of convertible securities where the Company complied with the Listing Rules when it issued the convertible securities (ie, the Tighe Options).
Similarly, under Exception 9 in Listing Rule 7.2, an issue of Equity Securities on the conversion of Convertible Securities does not count towards the 15% Capacity provided that the Company complied with the Listing Rules when it issued the convertible securities.
Therefore, the Company is seeking Shareholder approval in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 to enable the Company to issue the Tighe Options to TSF an Allottee for the purposes of Lising Rule 10.11.1. If such approval is obtained, in addition to the Company being able to issue the Tighe Options, the Tighe Options (and Conversion Shares) will not count towards the Company’s 15% Capacity.
8.6 Information for Shareholders
For the purposes of Listing Rule 10.13 and for all other purposes the following information is provided to Shareholders:
(a) 10.13.1 and 10.13.2: Name and categorisation of the Allottee
The Allottee is Peter Tighe and Patricia Tighe as trustees of The Peter Tighe Super Fund ( TSF ). TSF is an Allottee for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11.1 because it is controlled by Peter Tighe, a Director of the Company and therefore is a Related Party.
As at the date of this Notice, Peter Tighe and parties associated with them hold 2,816,889 Shares.
(b) 10.13.3: Number and class of Securities to be issued (if known) or the maximum number or the formula for calculating the number of Securities to be issued
The number of Equity Securities to be issued is 833,333.
(c) 10.13.4: Summary of the material terms of the Securities
A summary of the terms of the Tighe Options is set out in Schedule 1 to this Explanatory Memorandum.
Explanatory Memorandum
(d) 10.13.5: Date or dates on or by which the Securities will be issued
The Company will issue the Tighe Options as soon as possible but in any event within one month following this Meeting.
(e) 10.13.6: Price or other consideration and terms of the Securities the issue
The issue price for the Tighe Options is nil.
The Tighe Options have an exercise price of $0.03 and an expiration date of 30 April 2027 and are otherwise issued on the terms contained in Schedule 1.
Conversion Shares will rank pari passu with all of the other fully paid ordinary Shares on issue in the Company.
(f) 10.13.7: The purpose of the issue. including the intended use of funds raised
The Tighe Options will be issued as free attaching Options to the Tighe Shares under the Placement and accordingly, the company will receive no funds from their issue.
(g) 10.13.8: Details of the Director’s remuneration package
As a Director of the Company, the current remuneration package for Peter Tighe is $50,000 per annum.
(h) 10.13.9: Summary of the material terms of the agreement
The Tighe Options will be issued under a placement acceptance letter that contains standard terms for the issue of options.
(i) 10.13.10: Voting exclusion statement
A voting exclusion statement is set out in Resolution 8.
8.7 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
A public company is also prohibited under Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act from giving a Financial Benefit to a Related Party of the company unless shareholder approval is obtained or unless the benefit falls within one of various exceptions to the general prohibition. The process for and requirements that need to be met for the convening of the shareholder’s meeting are set out in Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act.
The issue of the Tighe Options to TSF will confer a Financial Benefit on a Related Party of the Company.
Under Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, the Company is not required to obtain the approval of Shareholders if the Financial Benefit is given on terms that would be reasonable in the circumstances if the Company and the Related Party were dealing at arm’s length (or are less favourable than those terms). The terms of the Placement were reached in consultation with the Company’s advisory team and Lead Manager for offer by the Lead Manager to unrelated professional, sophisticated and other investors that fall within one or more of the classes of exemptions specified in section 708 of the Corporations Act. The Directors (other than Peter Tighe) consider that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required as the Tighe Options will be issued to TSF on the same terms as the Placement Options issued to non-related parties participating in the Placement. Accordingly, the Board (other than Peter Tighe) are of the view that the “arm’s length” exception in section 210 of the Corporations Act is available to the Company.
Explanatory Memorandum
8.8 Outcome of voting for and against the Resolution
If this Resolution 8 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Tighe Options to TSF.
If the Resolution 8 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Tighe Options to TSF.
8.9 Director recommendation
The non-participating members of the Board, comprising Mr Shizhou Yin and Mr Paul Williams recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Ordinary Resolution.
9. Interpretation
The following terms used in the Notice of Meeting and the Explanatory Memorandum are defined as follows:
15% Capacity has the meaning given to that term in section 5.4.
AKN or the Company means AuKing Mining Limited ACN 070 859 522.
Associate has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
ASX means the ASX Limited.
Board means the board of Directors of the Company from time to time.
Company means AuKing Mining Limited ACN 070 859 522.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) as amended from time to time.
Directors means the directors of the Company from time to time.
Equity Securities has the meaning given to that term in the Listing Rules.
Explanatory Memorandum means the explanatory memorandum accompanying this Notice.
Financial Benefit has the meaning given to that term in section 229 of the Corporations Act.
Kabunga Options means a maximum of 1,666,667 options attaching to the Kabunga Shares exercisable at $0.03 each on or before 30 April 2027, to be issued to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd.
Kabunga Shares means a maximum of 6,666,667 Shares to be issued to Kabunga Holdings Pty Ltd at an issue price of $0.015 each.
Key Management Personnel 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.
Lead Manager means Vert Capital Pty Ltd.
Lead Manager Options means 10,000,000 options to subscribe for Shares exercisable at $0.03 each on or before 30 April 2027 to be issued to Vert Capital Pty Ltd (or its nominees).
Listing Rules means the official listing rules of the ASX as amended from time to time.
Market Price means the closing market price as that term is defined in the Listing Rules.
Explanatory Memorandum
Meeting means the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Tuesday, 16 July 2024 at 9:30am (Brisbane time) as convened by the accompanying Notice of Meeting.
Notice of Meeting or Notice means the notice of meeting giving notice to shareholders of the Meeting, accompanying this Explanatory Memorandum.
Official List means the official list of ASX.
Ordinary Resolution means a resolution passed by more than 50% of the votes at a general meeting of Shareholders.
Placement means the placement of the Placement Shares, Placement Options, Kabunga Shares, Kabunga Options, Tighe Shares and Tighe Options to raise up to a maximum of $600,000.
Placement Options means a maximum of 7,500,000 options attaching to the Placement Shares exercisable at $0.03 each on or before 30 April 2027 to be issued to sophisticated and professional investors who received the Placement Shares.
Placement Recipients means the recipients of the Placement Shares and the Placement Options, being sophisticated and professional investors.
Placement Shares means a maximum of 30,000,000 Shares issued to sophisticated and professional investors on 28 May 2024 at an issue price of $0.015 each.
Related Party has the meaning given to that term in section 228 of the Corporations Act.
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting.
Securities has the meaning in section 92(1) of the Corporations Act.
Shares means fully paid ordinary shares in the Company from time to time.
Shareholder means a shareholder of the Company.
Tighe Options means a maximum of 833,333 options attaching to the Tighe Shares exercisable at $0.03 each on or before 30 April 2027, to be issued to The Tighe Super Fund.
Tighe Shares means a maximum of 3,333,333 Shares to be issued to The Tighe Super Fund at an issue price of $0.015 each.
TSF means The Peter Tighe Super Fund.
Vert Capital Pty Ltd or Vert Capital or Vert means Vert Capital Pty Ltd ACN 635 566 424.
Explanatory Memorandum
Schedule 1 – Terms of the Placement Options, Kabunga Options and Tighe Options
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The Options shall be issued for nil subscription.
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The exercise price of each Option is $0.03 ( Exercise Price ).
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The Options will expire on 30 April 2027 ( Expiry Date ) unless earlier exercised.
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The Options are transferrable.
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The Options may be exercised at any time wholly or in part by delivering a duly completed form of notice of exercise ( Exercise Notice ) together with payment for the Exercise Price per Option to the Company at any time on or after the date of issue of the Options and on or before the Expiry Date. Payment may be made as directed by the Company from time to time, which may include by cheque, electronic funds transfer or other methods.
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The number of Options that may be exercised at one time must be not less than 25,000, unless the holder of the Option ( Option Holder ) holds less than 25,000 Options in which case all Options must be exercised at one time.
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The Company will, within timeframes that comply with the Listing Rules (and in any event within 20 Business Days after the valid exercise of the Options):
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(a) allot and issue the number of fully paid ordinary Shares ranking pari passu with the then issued Shares as required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Options specified in the Exercise Notice and for which cleared funds have been received by the Company; and
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(b) if admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, apply for Official Quotation on ASX of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Options.
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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 and only to the extent required pursuant to the 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 Listing Rules.
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Option Holders do not participate in any dividends unless the Options are exercised and the resultant Shares of the Company are issued prior to the record date to determine entitlements to the dividend.
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In the event of any reorganisation (including consolidation, subdivision, reduction or return) of the issued capital of the Company:
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(a) the number of Options, the Exercise Price of the Options, or both will be reorganised (as appropriate) in a manner consistent with the Listing Rules as applicable at the time of reorganisation, but with the intention that such reorganisation will not result in any benefits being conferred on the Option Holders are not conferred on Shareholders; and
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(b) subject to the provisions with respect to rounding of entitlements as sanctioned by a meeting of shareholders approving a reorganisation of capital, in all other respects the terms for the exercise of the Options will remain unchanged.
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If there is a pro rata issue (except a bonus issue), the Exercise Price of Options may be reduced according to the following formula:
Explanatory Memorandum
O[n] = O - E [P-(S + D)] N + 1
Where:
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O[n ] = the new exercise price of the Option;
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O = the old exercise price of the Option;
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E = the number of underlying securities into which one Option is exercisable;
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P = the volume weighted average market price per security of the underlying securities during the 5 trading days ending on the day before the ex-right date or the ex-entitlements date;
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S = the subscription price for a security under the pro rata issue;
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D = dividend due but not yet paid on the existing underlying securities (except those to be issued under the pro rata issue);
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N = the number of securities with rights or entitlements that must be held to receive a right to one new security.
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If there is a bonus issue to the Shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares over which the Option is exercisable may be increased by the number of Shares which the Option Holder would have received if the Option had been exercised before the record date for the bonus issue.
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The terms of the Options shall only be changed if Shareholders (whose votes are not to be disregarded) of in the Company approve of such a change. However, unless all necessary waivers of the Listing Rules are obtained, the terms of the new 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 Company does not intend to apply for listing of the Options on the ASX.
Explanatory Memorandum
Schedule 2 – Terms of the Lead Manager Options
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The Options shall be issued at a subscription price of $0.00001 per Option.
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The exercise price of each Option is $0.03 ( Exercise Price ).
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The Options will expire on 30 April 2027 ( Expiry Date ) unless earlier exercised.
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The Options are transferrable.
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The Options may be exercised at any time wholly or in part by delivering a duly completed form of notice of exercise ( Exercise Notice ) together with payment for the Exercise Price per Option to the Company at any time on or after the date of issue of the Options and on or before the Expiry Date. Payment may be made as directed by the Company from time to time, which may include by cheque, electronic funds transfer or other methods.
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The number of Options that may be exercised at one time must be not less than 1,000,000, unless the holder of the Option ( Option Holder ) holds less than 1,000,000 Options in which case all Options must be exercised at one time.
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The Company will, within timeframes that comply with the Listing Rules (and in any event within 20 Business Days after the valid exercise of the Options):
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(a) allot and issue the number of fully paid ordinary Shares ranking pari passu with the then issued Shares as required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Options specified in the Exercise Notice and for which cleared funds have been received by the Company; and
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(b) if admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, apply for Official Quotation on ASX of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Options.
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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 and only to the extent required pursuant to the 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 Advisor Options, in accordance with the requirements of the Listing Rules.
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Option Holders do not participate in any dividends unless the Options are exercised and the resultant Shares of the Company are issued prior to the record date to determine entitlements to the dividend.
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In the event of any reorganisation (including consolidation, subdivision, reduction or return) of the issued capital of the Company:
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(a) the number of Options, the Exercise Price of the Options, or both will be reorganised (as appropriate) in a manner consistent with the Listing Rules as applicable at the time of reorganisation, but with the intention that such reorganisation will not result in any benefits being conferred on the Option Holders are not conferred on Shareholders; and
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(b) subject to the provisions with respect to rounding of entitlements as sanctioned by a meeting of shareholders approving a reorganisation of capital, in all other respects the terms for the exercise of the Options will remain unchanged.
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If there is a pro rata issue (except a bonus issue), the Exercise Price of Options may be reduced according to the following formula:
O[n] = O - E [P-(S + D)] N + 1
Where:
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O[n ] = the new exercise price of the Option;
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O = the old exercise price of the Option;
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E = the number of underlying securities into which one Option is exercisable;
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P = the volume weighted average market price per security of the underlying securities during the 5 trading days ending on the day before the ex-right date or the ex-entitlements date;
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S = the subscription price for a security under the pro rata issue;
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D = dividend due but not yet paid on the existing underlying securities (except those to be issued under the pro rata issue);
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N = the number of securities with rights or entitlements that must be held to receive a right to one new security.
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If there is a bonus issue to the Shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares over which the Option is exercisable may be increased by the number of Shares which the Option Holder would have received if the Option had been exercised before the record date for the bonus issue.
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The terms of the Options shall only be changed if Shareholders (whose votes are not to be disregarded) of in the Company approve of such a change. However, unless all necessary waivers of the Listing Rules are obtained, the terms of the new 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 Company does not intend to apply for listing of the Options on the ASX.
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ACN 070 859 522
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 FAX +61 2 9287 0309
BY HAND
Link Market Services Limited Parramatta Square, Level 22, Tower 6, 10 Darcy Street, Parramatta NSW 2150
ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: 1300 554 474 Overseas: +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 Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held at 9:30am on Tuesday, 16 July 2024 at Level 7, Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland (the Meeting ) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting.
The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business.
VOTING DIRECTIONS
Proxies will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are signed and received no later than 48 hours before the Meeting. Please read the voting instructions overleaf before marking any boxes with an T
Resolutions
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For Against Abstain * For Against Abstain *
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1 Ratification of previous issue of 5 Issue of Shares to Kabunga 6,464,630 Placement Shares Holdings Pty Ltd under the under the Placement Placement
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2 Ratification of previous issue of 6 Issue of Options to Kabunga 23,535,370 Placement Shares Holdings Pty Ltd under the under the Placement Placement
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3 Issue of Placement Options under 7 Issue of Shares to The Peter Tighe the Placement Super Fund under the Placement
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4 Issue of Lead Manager Options 8 Issue of Options to the Peter Tighe Super Fund under the Placement
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- 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, either shareholder may sign. If signed by the shareholder’s attorney, the power of attorney must have been previously noted by the registry or a certified copy attached to this form. If executed by a company, the form must be executed in accordance with the company’s constitution and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
AKN PRX2403A
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.
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.
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 on Sunday, 14 July 2024, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:
ONLINE
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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).
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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.
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BY MAIL
AuKing Mining Limited C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
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.
SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS
You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided:
BY FAX
+61 2 9287 0309
BY HAND
delivering it to Link Market Services Limited* Parramatta Square Level 22, Tower 6 10 Darcy Street Parramatta NSW 2150
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.
*During business hours Monday to Friday (9:00am - 5:00pm)
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 EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE.