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AURAVELLE METALS LIMITED Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2022

Dec 15, 2022

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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16 December 2022

Dear Shareholder

General Meeting – Notice of Meeting and Proxies

Notice is given that the General Meeting ( Meeting ) of Shareholders of Sipa Resources Limited (ACN 009 448 980) ( Company ) will be held as follows:

Time and date: 9.30am (AWST) on Friday, 20 January 2023 Virtually: Unit 5, 1st floor, 12-20 Railway Road, Subiaco WA 6008 via Microsoft Teams

Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) the Company will not be dispatching physical copies of the Notice of Meeting unless individual shareholders have made a valid election to receive documents in hard copy. Instead, the Notice of Meeting and accompanying explanatory statement ( Meeting Materials ) are being made available to shareholders electronically and can be viewed and downloaded from:

  • the Company’s website at https://sipa.com.au/investor-centre/asx-announcements/; and

  • the ASX market announcements page under the Company’s code “SRI”.

If you have nominated an email address and have elected to receive electronic communications from the Company, you will also receive an email to your nominated email address with a link to an electronic copy of the Notice of Meeting.

Participation and voting at the Meeting or by proxy

The Meeting will be virtually accessible to all Shareholders, and will allow Shareholders, as a whole, a reasonable opportunity to participate without being physically present at the Meeting.

The technology used to hold the Meeting will be reasonable and, Shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting, will be able to:

  • view the Meeting live;

  • exercise a right, orally and in writing, to ask questions and make comments; and

  • cast votes in real time on a poll during the Meeting.

Shareholders are encouraged to vote by lodging a proxy form.

The Directors instruct all Shareholders who would like to have their vote counted to either:

  • vote by lodging a Proxy Form prior to 9.30am (AWST) on Wednesday, 18 January 2023 ( Proxy CutOff Time ) (recommended). Shareholders are strongly urged to vote by lodging a Proxy Form prior to the Meeting and to appoint the Chair as their proxy; or

  • contact the Company at [email protected] or by phone at +61 8 9388 1551 prior to the Proxy Cut-Off Time if they wish to participate in the virtual Meeting and vote live on a poll at the virtual Meeting, at which point the Company will email you a personalised poll form for the purpose of voting on a poll at the virtual Meeting. The personalised poll form must be completed and returned to the Company after the poll has been called during the Meeting and prior to the close of polling. During the Meeting, the Chair will notify you when and how you are able to complete and return the personalised poll form.

Proxy forms can be lodged:

  • Online: www.investorvote.com.au using your secure access information or use your mobile device to scan the personalised QR code

  • By mail: Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box 242 Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia

  • By fax: 1800 783 447 within Australia or +61 3 9473 2555 outside Australia

In order for your proxy to be valid, your Proxy Form (and any power of attorney under which it is signed) must be received by the Proxy Cut-Off Time. Proxies received after this time will be invalid.

The Meeting Materials should be read in their entirety. If shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting.

Authorised for release by:

Ben Donovan Company Secretary Sipa Resources Limited

REGISTERED OFFICE: Unit 5 1[st] Floor 12-20 Railway Road, Subiaco Western Australia 6008 ABN 26 009 448 980 • TELEPHONE: (08) 9388 1551 • FAX: (08) 9381 5317 • E-MAIL: reception @sipa.com.au

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Sipa Resources Limited ABN 26 009 448 980

Notice of General Meeting

The General Meeting of the Company will be held as follows:

Time and date: 9.30am (AWST) on Friday, 20 January 2023 Virtually: Unit 5, 1[st] floor, 12-20 Railway Road, Subiaco WA 6008 via Microsoft Teams

The Notice of General Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how to vote, they should seek advice from their accountant, solicitor or other professional advisor prior to voting.

Should you wish to discuss any matter, please do not hesitate to contact the Company by telephone on +61 8 9388 1551

Shareholders are urged to vote by lodging the Proxy Form attached to the Notice.

Sipa Resources Limited ABN 26 009 448 980

(Company)

Notice of General Meeting

Notice is given that the general meeting of Shareholders of Sipa Resources Limited ( Company ) will be held virtually at Unit 5, 1[st] floor, 12-20 Railway Road, Subiaco WA 6008 on Friday, 20 January 2023 at 9.30am (AWST) ( Meeting ).

The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders as at 4:00pm (AWST) on Wednesday, 18 January 2023.

The Explanatory Memorandum provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Meeting. The Explanatory Memorandum and the Proxy Form, form part of the Notice.

Terms and abbreviations used in the Notice are defined in Schedule 1.

Agenda

Resolution 1 – Ratification of issue of Placement Shares

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as an ordinary resolution the following:

‘That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 21,961,110 Placement Shares issued under Listing Rule 7.1, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’

Resolution 2 – Approval of Directors’ participation in the Placement

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, each as a separate ordinary resolution the following:

‘That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11, section 195(4) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of up to 1,172,222 Director Placement Shares, as follows:

  • (a) up to 500,000 Director Placement Shares to Craig McGown (or his nominees);

  • (b) up to 450,000 Director Placement Shares to Pip Darvall (or his nominees); and

  • (c) up to 222,222 Director Placement Shares to John Forwood (or his nominees),

on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’

Voting exclusions

Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of:

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  • (a) Resolution 1: by or on behalf of a person who participated in the issue of the Placement Shares, or any of their respective associates;

  • (b) Resolution 2(a): by or on behalf of Craig McGown (or his nominees), and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of these Director Placement Shares (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates;

  • (c) Resolution 2(b): by or on behalf of Pip Darvall (or his nominees), and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of these Director Placement Shares (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates; and

  • (d) Resolution 2(c): by or on behalf of John Forwood (or his nominees), and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of these Director Placement Shares (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates.

The above voting exclusions do not apply to a vote cast in favour of the relevant Resolution by:

  • (a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way;

  • (b) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or

  • (c) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:

  • (i) the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and

  • (ii) the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

Ben Donovan Company Secretary Sipa Resources Limited Dated: 16 December 2022

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Sipa Resources Limited ABN 26 009 448 980

(Company)

Explanatory Memorandum

1. Introduction

The Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Meeting to be held virtually at Unit 5, 1st floor, 12-20 Railway Road, Subiaco WA 6008 on Friday, 20 January 2023 at 9.30am (AWST).

This Explanatory Memorandum forms part of the Notice which should be read in its entirety. The Explanatory Memorandum contains the terms and conditions on which the Resolutions will be voted.

The Explanatory Memorandum includes the following information to assist Shareholders in deciding how to vote on the Resolutions:

Section 2 Voting and attendance information
Section 3 Resolution 1 – Ratification of issue of Placement Shares
Section 4 Resolution 2 – Approval of Directors’ participation in the
Placement
Schedule 1 Definitions

A Proxy Form is located at the end of the Explanatory Memorandum.

2. Voting and attendance information

Shareholders should read the Notice including the Explanatory Memorandum carefully before deciding how to vote on the Resolutions.

2.1

No voting in person

Please refer to the information below on how Shareholders can participate in the Meeting.

As Shareholders will not be entitled to physically attend the Meeting, it will be deemed to be held at the registered office of the Company in accordance with section 249RA(1)(c) of the Corporations Act.

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2.2 Attending the Meeting virtually

The Meeting will be virtually accessible to all Shareholders, and will allow Shareholders, as a whole, a reasonable opportunity to participate without being physically present at the Meeting.

The Meeting will be held at 9.30am (AWST) on Friday, 20 January 2023, via the Microsoft Teams link below. Shareholders attending virtually should email the Company Secretary for a personalised poll form at [email protected] to vote live at the Meeting.

The technology used to hold the Meeting will be reasonable and, Shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting, will be able to:

  • (a) view the Meeting live;

  • (b) exercise a right, orally and in writing, to ask questions and make comments; and

  • (c) cast votes in real time on a poll during the Meeting.

Shareholders can attend the Meeting online by accessing Microsoft Teams through a smartphone, tablet or computer by entering the following URL in the browser:

  • https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup

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2.3

Voting at the virtual Meeting

Shareholders who wish to participate and vote at the virtual Meeting should contact the Company at [email protected] or by phone at +61 8 9388 1551 prior to 9.30am (AWST) on Wednesday,18 January 2023, at which point the Company will email you a personalised poll form for the purpose of voting on a poll at the virtual Meeting. The personalised poll form must be completed and returned to the Company after the poll has been called and prior to the close of the polling. During the Meeting, the Chair will notify you as to when and how you are able to complete and return the personalised poll form.

Shareholders who have completed a Proxy Form but have not notified the Company that you intend to participate and vote on a poll at the virtual Meeting will have an opportunity to participate in the Meeting through the videoconference facility described above. In this circumstance, the person you have appointed as proxy will cast your vote on your behalf. Shareholders are encouraged to complete a Proxy Form to provide specific instructions to the Chair on how the Shareholder's vote is to be exercised on each item of business. The Chair must follow your instructions.

If it is necessary for the Company to give further updates on the arrangements for the Meeting, we will inform you through our investor website (www.sipa.com.au) and via the ASX Market Announcements Platform.

  • 2.4

Voting by proxy

A Proxy Form is attached to the Notice. This is to be used by Shareholders if they wish to appoint a representative (a 'proxy') to vote in their place. All Shareholders are encouraged to

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vote by completing and returning the Proxy Form to the Company in accordance with the instructions thereon.

Lodgement of a Proxy Form will not preclude a Shareholder from participating and voting on a live poll at the virtual Meeting.

The Directors instruct all Shareholders who would like to have their vote counted to either:

  • (i) vote by lodging a Proxy Form prior to 9.30am (AWST) on Wednesday, 18 January 2023 ( Proxy Cut-Off Time ) (recommended). Shareholders are strongly urged to vote by lodging a Proxy Form prior to the Meeting and to appoint the Chair as their proxy; or

  • (ii) contact the Company at [email protected] or by phone at +61 8 9388 1551 prior to the Proxy Cut-Off Time if they wish to participate in the virtual Meeting and vote live on a poll at the virtual Meeting, at which point the Company will email you a personalised poll form for the purpose of voting on a poll at the virtual Meeting. The personalised poll form must be completed and returned to the Company after the poll has been called during the Meeting and prior to the close of polling. During the Meeting, the Chair will notify you when and how you are able to complete and return the personalised poll form.

In order for your proxy to be valid, your Proxy Form (and any power of attorney under which it is signed) must be received by the Proxy Cut-Off Time. Proxies received after this time will be invalid.

Please note that:

  • (i) a member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;

  • (ii) a proxy need not be a member of the Company; and

  • (iii) a member of the Company entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise, but where the proportion or number is not specified, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.

The enclosed Proxy Form provides further details on appointing proxies and lodging Proxy Forms .

Section 250BB(1) of the Corporations Act provides that an appointment of a proxy may specify the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and, if it does:

  • (i) the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed);

  • (ii) if the proxy has 2 or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on the resolution – the proxy must not vote on a show of hands;

  • (iii) if the proxy is the Chair of the meeting at which the resolution is voted on – the proxy must vote on a poll, and must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and

  • (iv) if the proxy is not the Chair – the proxy need not vote on the poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed).

Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:

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  • (i) an appointment of a proxy specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution at a meeting of the Company's members;

  • (ii) the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting;

  • (iii) at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded on the resolution; and

  • (iv) either the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting or the proxy does not vote on the resolution,

the Chair of the meeting is taken, before voting on the resolution closes, to have been appointed as the proxy for the purposes of voting on the resolution at the meeting.

2.5

Chair's voting intentions

The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of all Resolutions, unless the Shareholder has expressly indicated a different voting intention.

2.6

Submitting questions

Shareholders may submit questions in advance of the Meeting to the Company. Questions must be submitted by emailing the Company Secretary at [email protected] by 5.00pm (AWST) on Wednesday, 18 January 2023.

Shareholders will also have the opportunity to submit questions during the Meeting in respect to the formal items of business. In order to ask a question during the Meeting, please follow the instructions from the Chair.

The Chair will attempt to respond to the questions during the Meeting. The Chair will request prior to a Shareholder asking a question that they identify themselves (including the entity name of their shareholding and the number of Shares they hold).

3. Resolution 1 – Ratification of issue of Placement Shares

3.1

General

On 7 November 2022, the Company announced a capital raising of approximately $1,000,000 (before costs). The capital raising comprises the following two tranches:

  • (a) the issue of 21,961,110 Shares to unrelated parties at an issue price of $0.045 per Share ( Placement Shares ); and

  • (b) the issue of 1,172,222 Shares to Directors, Craig McGown, Pip Darvall and John Forwood ( Participating Directors ) (or their respective nominees) at an issue price of $0.045 per Share ( Director Placement Shares ),

(collectively, the Placement ).

On 16 November 2022, the Company issued the Placement Shares using the Company's placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

Resolution 1 seeks the approval of Shareholders pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 to ratify the issue of the Placement Shares.

  • 3.2 Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4

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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 of the Placement Shares does not fit within any of the exceptions to Listing Rule 7.1 and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, effectively uses up part of the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1. This reduces the Company's capacity to issue further Equity Securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 for the 12-month period following the issue of the Placement Shares.

Listing Rule 7.4 provides an exception to Listing Rule 7.1. It provides that where a company in a general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 (and provided that the previous issue did not breach Listing Rule 7.1), those securities will be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval for the purpose of Listing Rule 7.1.

The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 1 will be to allow the Company to retain the flexibility to issue Equity Securities in the future up to the 15% additional placement capacity set out in Listing Rule 7.1 without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.

If Resolution 1 is passed, 21,961,110 Placement Shares will be excluded in calculating the Company's 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively increasing the number of Equity Securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12-month period following the issue date.

If Resolution 1 is not passed, 21,961,110 Placement Shares will continue to be included in the Company's 15% limit under Listing Rule 7.1, effectively decreasing the number of Equity Securities the Company can issue or agree to issue without obtaining prior Shareholder approval, to the extent of 21,961,110 Equity Securities for the 12 month period following the issue of those Placement Shares.

3.3

Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.5

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to the ratification of the issue of the Placement Shares:

  • (a) The Placement Shares were issued to new and existing sophisticated and professional investors, none of whom is a related party or Material Investor of the Company. The Placement was Company-led and the participants in the Placement were identified through seeking expressions from parties who have participated in past capital raisings and through various broker contacts.

  • (b) 21,961,110 Placement Shares were issued within the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1, without the need for Shareholder approval.

  • (c) The Placement Shares are fully paid ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company and rank equally in all respects with the Company's existing Shares on issue.

  • (d) The Placement Shares were issued on 16 November 2022.

  • (e)

  • The Placement Shares were issued at $0.045 each.

  • (f) The proceeds from the issue of the Placement Shares have been and are intended to be used towards:

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  • (i) completion of drilling and other exploration programs targeting lithium, base metals and gold mineralisation at the following Western Australian projects of the Company:

    • Barbwire Terrace;

    • Skeleton Rocks;

    • Murchison;

    • Wolfe Basin; and

    • Warralong; and

  • (ii) general working capital.

  • (g) There are no other material terms to the agreement for the subscription of the Placement Shares.

  • (h) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

3.4

Additional information

Resolution 1 is an ordinary resolution.

The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 1.

4. Resolution 2 – Approval of Directors’ participation in the Placement

4.1

General

The background to the proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares is in Section 3.1 above.

Resolution 2(a), (b) and (c) seek Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 10.11 and section 195(4) of the Corporations Act for the issue of up to 1,172,222 Director Placement Shares to the Participating Directors (or their respective nominees).

The Participating Directors have committed a total of $52,750 under the Placement. The Director Placement Shares will be issued in the following proportions:

Participating Director Amount committed to
the Placement
Director Placement
Shares
Craig McGown (Non-
Executive Chairman)
$22,500 500,000

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Pip Darvall (Managing
Director)
$20,250 450,000
John Forwood (Non-
Executive Director)
$10,000 222,222

4.2 Listing Rule 10.11

Listing Rule 10.11 provides that unless one of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12 applies, a listed company must not issue or agree to issue Equity Securities to any of the following persons without the approval of its Shareholders:

  • (a) a related party (Listing Rule 10.11.1);

  • (b) a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial holder (30%+) in the company (Listing Rule 10.11.2);

  • (c) a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial holder (10%+) in the company and who has nominated a director to the board of the company pursuant to a relevant agreement which gives them a right or expectation to do so (Listing Rule 10.11.3);

  • (d) an associate of a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.11.1 to 10.11.3 (Listing Rule 10.11.4); or

  • (e) a person whose relationship with the company or a person referred to in Listing Rule 10.11.1 or 10.11.4 is such that, in ASX's opinion, the issue or agreement should be approved by its shareholders (Listing Rule 10.11.5).

The Participating Directors are related parties of the Company by virtue of being Directors. Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 10.11 is therefore required unless an exception applies. It is the view of the Board that the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 10.12 do not apply in the current circumstances.

Approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue of the Director Placement Shares as approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.11. Accordingly, the issue of the Director Placement Shares to the Participating Directors (or their respective nominees) will not be included in the Company's 15% annual placement capacity pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1.

The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 2(a), (b) and (c) will be to allow the Company to issue the Director Placement Shares, raising $52,750 (before costs).

If Resolution 2(a), (b) and (c) are not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Director Placement Shares, and will not receive the additional $52,750 committed by the Participating Directors.

4.3

Specific information required by Listing Rule 10.13

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided in relation to the proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares:

  • (a) The Director Placement Shares will be issued to the Participating Directors (or their respective nominees).

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  • (b) The Participating Directors fall into the category stipulated by Listing Rule 10.11.1 by virtue of each being a Director of the Company.

  • (c) A maximum of 1,172,222 Director Placement Shares will be issued to the Directors (or their respective nominees) in the manner and form set out in Section 4.1 above.

  • (d) The Director Placement Shares will be fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company and rank equally in all respects with the Company's existing Shares on issue.

  • (e) The Director Placement Shares will be issued no later than one month after the date of the Meeting.

  • (f) The Director Placement Shares are proposed to be issued at an issue price of $0.045 each, being the same price at which the Placement Shares were issued.

  • (g) A summary of the intended use of funds raised from the Placement is in Section 3.3(f) above.

  • (h) The proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares are not intended to remunerate or incentivise the Participating Directors.

  • (i) There are no other material terms to the proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares.

  • (j) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

4.4

Section 195 of the Corporations Act

Section 195(1) of the Corporations Act prohibits a director of a public company who has a material personal interest in a matter that is being considered at a meeting of directors from being present while the matter is being considered at the meeting or voting on the matter. If there is not a quorum of directors who are eligible to vote on a matter because of the operation of section 195(1) of the Corporations Act, one or more directors may call a general meeting and the general meeting may deal with the matter.

The Directors (excluding Non-Executive Director, Rick Yeates who is not participating in the Placement) have a personal interest in the outcome of each of their respective Resolutions under Resolution 2(a), (b) and (c) and have exercised their right under section 195(4) of the Corporations Act to put the issue of the Director Placement Shares to the Participating Directors to Shareholders to resolve upon.

4.5 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

In accordance with Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, in order to give a financial benefit to a related party, the Company must:

  • (a) obtain Shareholder approval in the manner set out in section 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and

  • (b) give the benefit within 15 months following such approval,

unless the giving of the financial benefit falls within an exception set out in sections 210 to 216

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of the Corporations Act.

The proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares constitutes giving a financial benefit to related parties of the Company.

The Board considers that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required in respect of the issue of the Director Placement Shares because the Director Placement Shares will be issued on the same terms as those Shares issued to nonrelated party participants in the Placement and as such the giving of the financial benefit is on arm's length terms.

4.6 Additional information

Each of the Resolutions which forms part of Resolution 2 is an ordinary resolution.

Given the interest of the Participating Directors in this Resolution 2(a), (b) and (c), the Participating Directors make no recommendation to Shareholders regarding Resolution 2(a), (b) and (c).

Non-Executive Director Rick Yeates, who is not participating in the Placement, recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2(a), (b) and (c).

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Schedule 1 Definitions

In the Notice, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.

$ means Australian Dollars.
ASX means the ASX Limited (ABN 98 008 624 691) and, where the context
permits, the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX Limited.
AWST means Australian Western Standard Time, being the time in Perth,
Western Australia.
Board means the board of Directors.
Chair means the person appointed to chair the Meeting of the Company
convened by the Notice.
Company means Sipa Resources Limited (ABN 26 009 448 980).
Corporations Act means the_Corporations Act 2001_(Cth) as amended or modified from
time to time.
Director means a director of the Company.
Director Placement means the 1,172,222 Shares to be issued to the Participating Directors
Shares (or their respective nominees), the subject of Resolution 2(a), (b) and
(c).
Equity Security has the same meaning as in the Listing Rules.
Explanatory means the explanatory memorandum which forms part of the Notice.
Memorandum
Key Management has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the
Personnel Australian Accounting Standards Board and means those persons
having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling
the activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of a
consolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly,
including any Director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company,
or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the
consolidated group.
Listing Rules means the listing rules of ASX.
Material Investor means in relation to the Company:
  • (a) a related party;

  • (b) Key Management Personnel;

  • (c) a substantial Shareholder; (d) an advisor; or

  • (e) an associate of the above,

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who received Securities in the Company which constitute more than 1%
of the Company's anticipated capital structure at the time of issue.
Meeting has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph of the Notice.
Notice means this notice of general meeting.
Option means an option to acquire a Share.
Participating Directors means, collectively, Craig McGown, Pip Darvall and John Forwood.
Placement has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.1.
Placement Shares means the 21,961,110 Shares issued under the Placement, the subject
of Resolution 1.
Proxy Form means the proxy form attached to the Notice.
Resolution means a resolution referred to in the Notice.
Schedule means a schedule to the Notice.
Section means a Section of this Notice.
Securities means any Equity Securities of the Company (including Shares, Options
and/or Performance Rights).
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means the holder of a Share.

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Phone:

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Online:

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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

For your proxy appointment to be effective it must be received by 9:30am (AWST) on Wednesday, 18 January 2023.

Proxy Form

How to Vote on Items of Business

Lodge your Proxy Form:

All your securities will be voted in accordance with your directions.

Online:

APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

Voting 100% of your holding: Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote or abstain as they choose (to the extent permitted by law). If you mark more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that item.

Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the percentage or number of securities you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or boxes. The sum of the votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement or 100%.

Appointing a second proxy: You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you appoint two proxies you must specify the percentage of votes or number of securities for each proxy, otherwise each proxy may exercise half of the votes. When appointing a second proxy write both names and the percentage of votes or number of securities for each in Step 1 overleaf.

Lodge your vote online at www.investorvote.com.au using your secure access information or use your mobile device to scan the personalised QR code.

Your secure access information is

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Control Number: 182066

For Intermediary Online subscribers (custodians) go to www.intermediaryonline.com

A proxy need not be a securityholder of the Company.

SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTAL FORMS

Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the securityholder must sign.

Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders should sign.

Power of Attorney: If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with the registry, 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 sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held. Delete titles as applicable.

By Mail:

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box 242 Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia

By Fax:

1800 783 447 within Australia or +61 3 9473 2555 outside Australia

PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING

Corporate Representative

If a representative of a corporate securityholder or proxy is to participate in the meeting you will need to provide the appropriate “Appointment of Corporate Representative”. A form may be obtained from Computershare or online at www.investorcentre.com/au and select "Printable Forms".

PLEASE NOTE: For security reasons it is important that you keep your SRN/HIN confidential.

You may elect to receive meeting-related documents, or request a particular one, in electronic or physical form and may elect not to receive annual reports. To do so, contact Computershare.

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Change of address. If incorrect, mark this box and make the correction in the space to the left. Securityholders sponsored by a broker (reference number commences with ‘ X ’) should advise your broker of any changes.

Proxy Form

Step 1

Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

I/We being a member/s of Sipa Resources Limited hereby appoint the Chairman OR of the Meeting

Please mark

to indicate your directions

PLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if you have selected the Chairman of the Meeting. Do not insert your own name(s).

or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the General Meeting of Sipa Resources Limited to be held as a virtual meeting meeting at Unit 5, 1st floor, 12-20 Railway Road, Subiaco WA 6008 via Microsoft Teams on Friday, 20 January 2023 at 9:30am (AWST) and at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting.

Step 2 Items of Business

PLEASE NOTE: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority.

For Against Abstain Against Abstain Against Abstain Against Abstain Against Abstain
Resolution 1 Ratification of issue of Placement Shares
Resolution 2a Approval of issue of up to 500,000 Director Placement Shares to Craig McGown (or his
nominees)
Resolution 2b Approval of issue of up to 450,000 Director Placement Shares to Pip Darvall (or his nominees)
Resolution 2c Approval of issue of up to 222,222 Director Placement Shares to John Forwood (or his
nominees)

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. In exceptional circumstances, the Chairman of the Meeting may change his/her voting intention on any resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.

Step 3 Signature of Securityholder(s)

This section must be completed.

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Individual or Securityholder 1 Securityholder 2 Securityholder 3
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Sole Director & Sole Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary Date
Update your communication details (Optional) By providing your email address, you consent to receive future Notice
Mobile Number Email Address of Meeting & Proxy communications electronically
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