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BLACK CANYON LIMITED Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2022

May 15, 2022

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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BLACK CANYON LIMITED ACN 150 714 739 NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:

TIME : 11am (Perth time) DATE : 17 June 2022 PLACE : 283 Rokeby Road Subiaco, Western Australia

The business of the Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.

This Notice of Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting.

The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 5.00pm (Perth time) on 15 June 2022.

BUSINESS OF THE MEETING

AGENDA

1. RESOLUTION 1 – RATIFICATION OF TRANCHE 1 OF PLACEMENT – LISTING RULE 7.1

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

“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 2,900,000 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

2. RESOLUTION 2 – RATIFICATION OF TRANCHE 1 OF PLACEMENT – LISTING RULE 7.1A

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

“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 4,070,000 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

3. RESOLUTION 3 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE SHARES FOR TRANCHE 2 OF PLACEMENT

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

“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 2,120,909 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

4. RESOLUTION 4 – APPROVAL FOR DIRECTOR TO PARTICIPATE IN PLACEMENT – BRENDAN CUMMINS

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 151,515 Shares to Brendan Cummins (or their nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

5. RESOLUTION 5 – APPROVAL FOR DIRECTOR TO PARTICIPATE IN PLACEMENT – GRAHAM ASCOUGH

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

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“That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 151,515 Shares to Graham Ascough (or their nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

6. RESOLUTION 6 – APPROVAL FOR DIRECTOR TO PARTICIPATE IN PLACEMENT – SIMON TAYLOR

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 151,515 Shares to Simon Taylor (or their nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

7. RESOLUTION 7 – APPROVAL FOR DIRECTOR TO PARTICIPATE IN PLACEMENT – ADRIAN HILL

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 151,515 Shares to Adrian Hill (or their nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

8. RESOLUTION 8 – AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution :

“That, for the purposes of section 136(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to amend its Constitution to include new provisions around the use of technology by the Company.”

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Dated: 12 May 2022

By order of the Board

Jay Stephenson Company Secretary

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Voting Prohibition Statements

Resolutions 4 to 7 – Issue of
Shares to Related Parties
In accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on
Resolutions 4 to 7 must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a
related party of the Company to whom the Resolution would permit a
financial benefit to be given, or an associate of such a related party
(Excluded Party). However, the above prohibition does not apply if the vote
is cast by a person as proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the
proxy is to vote on the Resolution and it is not cast on behalf of an Excluded
Party.
In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person
appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on
this Resolution if:
(a)
the proxy is either:
(i)
a member of the Key Management Personnel; or
(ii)
a Closely Related Party of such a member; and
(b)
the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on
this Resolution.
Provided the Chair is not an Excluded Party, the above prohibition does not
apply if:
(a)
the proxy is the Chair; and
(b)
the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the
proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or
indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management
Personnel.

Voting Exclusion Statements

In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the Resolution set out below by or on behalf of the following persons:

Resolution 1 – Ratification of
prior issue of Shares – Listing
Rule 7.1
A person who participated in the issue or is a counterparty to the
agreement being approved (namely the participants in Tranche 1) or an
associate of that person or those persons.
Resolution 2 – Ratification of
prior issue of Shares – Listing
Rule 7.1A
A person who participated in the issue or is a counterparty to the
agreement being approved (namely the participants in Tranche 1) or an
associate of that person or those persons.
Resolution 3 – Approval to
issue Shares for Tranche 2 of
Placement
A person who is expected to participate in, or 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 an associate of
that person (or those persons).
Resolution 4 – Issue of Shares
to Related Party – Brendan
Cummins
Brendan Cummins (or their nominee) and any other person who will obtain
a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit
solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company)
or an associate of that person or those persons.
Resolution 5 – Issue of Shares
to Related Party – Graham
Ascough
Graham Ascough (or their nominee) and any other person who will obtain
a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit
solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company)
or an associate of that person or those persons.
Resolution 6– Issue of Shares
to Related Party – Simon
Taylor
Simon Taylor (or their nominee) and any other person who will obtain a
material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit
solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company)
or an associate of that person or those persons.
Resolution 7 – Issue of Shares
to Related Party – Adrian Hill
Adrian Hill (or their nominee) and any other person who will obtain a
material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit
solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company)
or an associate of that person or those persons.

However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by:

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

  • (b) the Chair 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

  • (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.

Voting by proxy

To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy.

In accordance with section 249L of the Corporations Act, Shareholders are advised that:

  • each Shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy;

  • the proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company; and

  • a Shareholder who is 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. If the member appoints two proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the member’s votes, then in accordance with section 249X(3) of the Corporations Act, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes.

Shareholders and their proxies should be aware that:

  • if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and

  • any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.

Voting in person

To vote in person, attend the Meeting at the time, date and place set out above.

You may still attend the meeting and vote in person even if you have appointed a proxy. If you have previously submitted a Proxy, your attendance will not revoke your proxy appointment unless you actually vote at the meeting for which the proxy is proposed to be used, in which case, the proxy’s appointment is deemed to be revoked with respect to voting on that resolution.

Please bring your personalised Proxy with you as it will help you to register your attendance at the meeting. If you do not bring your Proxy with you, you can still attend the meeting but representatives from Automic will need to verify your identity. You can register from 10.30am (Perth time) on the day of the meeting.

Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 8 9426 0666.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This Explanatory Statement has been prepared to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions.

1. BACKGROUND

1.1 Placement

On 29 April 2022 the Company announced that it had received commitments for a placement to raise $3.2 million through the issue of 9,696,970 Shares at $0.33 per Shares ( Placement ).

The Placement is being undertaken as follows:

  • (a) an initial tranche of 6.960,000 Shares will or have been issued prior to the date of the General Meeting to raise $2,300,100 ( Tranche 1 ); and

  • (b) subject to receipt of Shareholder approval under Resolution 3, a further issue of 2,120,909 Shares to raise $699,899 ( Tranche 2 ); and

  • (c) subject to the receipt of Shareholder approval under Resolutions 4 to 7 respectively a total of up to 606,061 Shares will be subscribed for by the Directors (at up to $50,000 per Director) to raise a further $200,000 ( Director Participation ).

1.2

Resolutions

Resolutions 1 and 2 seek the ratification of the prior issue of Shares for Tranche 1.

Resolution 3 seeks the approval to undertake Tranche 2.

Resolutions 4 to 7 each seek approval for the Directors to subscribe for up to 151,515 Shares (up to $50,000 for each Director).

Resolution 8 seeks approval to amend the Company’s Constitution to address recent amendments to the Corporations Act relating to the distribution of electronic communications and the holding of meetings.

1.3 Use of funds

As announced on 29 April 2022 the funds raised from the Placement are intended to fund exploration and feasibility related activities over the Flanagan Bore Project where the Company recently announced 104 Mt @ 10.5% Mn Indicated Mineral Resources (ASX Announcement 13/04/2022 – Mineral Resources Estimate at Flanagan Bore Exceeds 100 Mt) which include higher grade zones of 33 Mt @ 12.8% Mn. Funds will also be used to accelerate exploration activities across the Company’s portfolio of tenements and for additional working capital.

2. RESOLUTIONS 1 AND 2 – RATIFICATION OF ISSUE OF SHARES FOR TRANCHE 1 OF PLACEMENT

2.1 General

Resolutions 1 and 2 seek approval to ratify the prior issue of Shares under Tranche 1. Resolutions 1 related to the Shares issued under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and Resolution 2 related to Shares issued under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.

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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.

Under Listing Rule 7.1A, an eligible entity can seek approval from its members, by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting, to increase this 15% limit by an extra 10% to 25%. The Company obtained approval to increase its limit to 25% at the annual general meeting held in November 2021.

The issue of the Tranche 1 does not fit within any of the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 7.2 and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, it effectively uses up part of the 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1 and 10% limit in Listing Rule 7.1A, reducing the Company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without Shareholder approval for the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Tranche 1 Shares.

Listing Rule 7.4 allows the shareholders of a listed company to approve an issue of equity securities after it has been made or agreed to be made. If they do, the issue is taken to have been approved under Listing Rule 7.1 and so does not reduce the company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without shareholder approval under that rule.

The Company wishes to retain as much flexibility as possible to issue additional equity securities in the future without having to obtain Shareholder approval for such issues under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A. Accordingly, the Company is seeking Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the Tranche 1 Shares under Resolutions 1 (Listing Rule 7.1) and 2 (Listing Rule 7.1A).

2.2 Technical information required for Resolution 1

If Resolution 1 is passed, the 2,900,000 Shares will be excluded in calculating the Company’s 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively increasing the number of equity securities the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of issue of those Shares.

If Resolution 1 is not passed, the Shares will be included in calculating the Company’s 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively decreasing the number of equity securities that the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Shares.

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 1:

  • (a) the Shares were issued to professional and sophisticated investors who are clients of Taylor Collison and Argonaut Securities Pty Ltd ( Lead Managers ). The recipients were identified through a bookbuild process, which involved the Lead Managers seeking expressions of interest to participate in the capital raising from non-related parties of the Company;

  • (b) in accordance with paragraph 7.4 of ASX Guidance Note 21, the Company confirms that none of the recipients were:

  • (i) related parties of the Company, members of the Company’s Key Management Personnel, substantial holders of the Company, advisers of the Company or an associate of any of these parties; and

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  • (ii) issued more than 1% of the issued capital of the Company;

  • (c) 2,900,000 Shares were issued and the Shares issued were all fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;

  • (d) the Shares were issued on 5 May 2022;

  • (e) the issue price was $0.33 per Shares. The Company has not and will not receive any other consideration for the issue of the Shares;

  • (f) the purpose of the issue of the Shares is set out I Section 1.3 above; and

  • (g) the Shares were not issued under an agreement.

2.3 Technical information required for Resolution 2

If Resolution 2 is passed, the 4,070,000 Shares will be excluded in calculating the Company’s 10% limit in Listing Rule 7.1A, effectively increasing the number of equity securities the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of issue of those Shares.

If Resolution 2 is not passed, the Shares will be included in calculating the Company’s 10% limit in Listing Rule 7.1A, effectively decreasing the number of equity securities that the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Shares.

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 2:

  • (a) the Shares were issued to professional and sophisticated investors who are clients of Taylor Collison and Argonaut Securities Pty Ltd ( Lead Managers ). The recipients were identified through a bookbuild process, which involved the Lead Managers seeking expressions of interest to participate in the capital raising from non-related parties of the Company;

  • (b) in accordance with paragraph 7.4 of ASX Guidance Note 21, the Company confirms that none of the recipients were:

  • (i) related parties of the Company, members of the Company’s Key Management Personnel, substantial holders of the Company, advisers of the Company or an associate of any of these parties; and

  • (ii) issued more than 1% of the issued capital of the Company;

  • (c) 4,070,000 Shares were issued and the Shares issued were all fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;

  • (d)

  • the Shares were issued on 5 May 2022;

  • (e) the issue price was $0.33 per Shares. The Company has not and will not receive any other consideration for the issue of the Shares;

  • (f) the purpose of the issue of the Shares is set out I Section 1.3 above; and

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  • (g) the Shares were not issued under an agreement.

3. RESOLUTION 3 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE SHARES UNDER TRANCHE 2

3.1 General

As outlined in Section 1 above, Resolution 3 seeks approval for the issue of Shares under Tranche 2 of the Placement.

As summarised in Section 2.1 above, 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 proposed issue of the Shares under Tranche 2 does not fall within any of the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 7.2 and exceeds the 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1. It therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1.

3.2 Technical information required for Resolution 3

If Resolution 3 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Tranche 2 Shares. In addition, the issue of the Shares will be excluded from the calculation of the number of equity securities that the Company can issue without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1.

If Resolution 3 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Tranche 2 Shares and the additional funds will not be raised for the Placement.

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 3:

  • (a) the Shares will be issued to professional and sophisticated investors who are clients of Taylor Collison and Argonaut Securities Pty Ltd ( Lead Managers ). The recipients have been identified through a bookbuild process, which involved the Lead Managers seeking expressions of interest to participate in the capital raising from non-related parties of the Company;

  • (a) in accordance with paragraph 7.2 of ASX Guidance Note 21, the Company confirms that none of the recipients will be:

  • (i) related parties of the Company, members of the Company’s Key Management Personnel, substantial holders of the Company, advisers of the Company or an associate of any of these parties; and

  • (ii) issued more than 1% of the issued capital of the Company;

  • (b) the maximum number of Shares to be issued is 2,120,909 Shares. The Shares issued will be fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;

  • (c) the Shares will be issued no later than 3 months after the date of the Meeting (or such later date to the extent permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules) and it is intended that issue of the Shares will occur on the same date;

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  • (d) the issue price of the Shares will be $0.33 per Shares. The Company will not receive any other consideration for the issue of the Shares;

  • (e) the purpose of the issue of the Shares is to raise capital which will be used as set out in Section 1.3 above;

  • (f) the Shares are not being issued under an agreement and are not being issued under, or to fund, a reverse takeover.

4. RESOLUTIONS 4 TO 7 – APPROVAL FOR DIRECTORS TO PARTICIPATE IN PLACEMENT

4.1 General

Resolutions 4 to 7 seek approval for the participation of each of the Company’s Directors in the placement.

For the purpose of this Section 4, the Directors are referred to as the Related Parties .

4.2 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

For a public company, or an entity that the public company controls, to give a financial benefit to a related party of the public company, the public company or entity must:

  • (a) obtain the approval of the public company’s members in the manner set out in sections 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 of the Corporations Act.

The issue of Shares (even for cash) to the Related Parties constitutes giving a financial benefit and each of the Related Parties is a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director.

As the Shares are proposed to be issued to all of the Directors, the Directors are unable to form a quorum to consider whether one of the exceptions set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act applies to the issue of the Shares. Accordingly, Shareholder approval for the issue of Shares to the Related Parties is sought in accordance with Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act.

4.3 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:

  • 10.11.1 a related party;

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

  • 10.11.3 a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (10%+) holder 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;

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

  • 10.11.5 a person whose relationship with the company or a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.11.1 to 10.11.4 is such that, in ASX’s opinion, the issue or agreement should be approved by its shareholders,

unless it obtains the approval of its shareholders.

The issue of Shares falls within Listing Rule 10.11.1 and does not fall within any of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12. It therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 10.11.

Resolutions 4 to 7 seek the required Shareholder approval for the issue of the Shares under and for the purposes of Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act and Listing Rule 10.11.

4.4 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

If Resolutions 4 to 7 are passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Shares to all the Related Parties within one month after the date of the Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules). As approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue of the Shares (because approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.11), the issue of the Shares will not use up any of the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity.

If Resolutions 4 to 7 (or any of them) are not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Shares under that particular Resolution meaning the amount raised by the Company under the Placement will be reduced by up to $200,000.

4.5 Technical Information required by Listing Rule 10.13 and section 219 of the Corporations Act

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.13 and section 219 of the Corporations Act, the following information is provided in relation to Resolutions 4 to 7:

  • (a) the Shares will be issued to the following persons:

(i) Brendan Cummins (or their nominee) pursuant to Resolution 4; (ii) Graham Ascough (or their nominee) pursuant to Resolution 5;

  • (iii) Simon Taylor (or their nominee) pursuant to Resolution 6; and

  • (iv) Adrian Hill (or their nominee) pursuant to Resolution 7,

each of whom falls within the category set out in Listing Rule 10.11.1 by virtue of being a Director;

(b) the maximum number of Shares to be issued to the Related Parties (being the nature of the financial benefit proposed to be given) is 606,061 comprising:

(i) 151,515 Shares to Brendan Cummins (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 4;

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  • (ii) 151,515 Shares to Graham Ascough (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 5;

  • (iii) 151,515 Shares to Simon Taylor (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 6; and

  • (iv) 151,515 Shares to Adrian Hill (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 7,

  • (c) the Shares will be issued on the same terms as the Company’s existing Shares on issue

  • (d) the Shares will be issued no later than 1 month after the date of the Meeting (or such later date to the extent permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules) and it is intended that issue of the Shares will occur on the same date;

  • (e) the issue price of the Shares will be $0.33 per Share, being the same price as all other Shares in the Placement. The Company will not receive any other consideration in respect of the issue of the Shares;

  • (f) the purpose of the issue of the Shares is to enable the Directors to participate in the Placement and to signal their support and belief in the strategic direction and development being undertaken by the Company in the development of its exploration projects;

  • (g) the Company has agreed to issue the Shares to the Related Parties subject to Shareholder on the basis that the Directors have a strong belief in the strategic development of the Company and the opportunities that may arise from the ongoing development of the Company’s exploration projects, in particular the Flanagan’s Bore Project and want to signal to Shareholders their belief in the Company’s direction;

  • (h) the total remuneration package for each of the Related Parties for the previous financial year and the proposed total remuneration package for the current financial year are set out below:

Related Party Current
Financial
Year
Previous
Financial
Year
Brendan Cummins 264,000 175,523
Graham Ascough 71,500 67,573
Simon Taylor 49,500 58,213
Adrian Hill 49,500 136,604

Notes:

  1. Comprising Directors’ fees and superannuation.

  2. (i) the value of the Shares is $50,000 for each Director, being 151,515 Shares multiplied by $0.33 per Share;

  3. (j) the Shares are not being issued under an agreement;

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(k) the relevant interests of the Related Parties in securities of the Company as at the date of this Notice are set out below:

Related Party Shares1 **Options2 ** Performance
Rights
Brendan Cummins 1,617,168 41,667 1,200,000
Graham Ascough 1,133,334 58,334 -
Simon Taylor 1,183,333 58,333 -
Adrian Hill 1,616,666 41,667 -

Notes:

  1. Fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (ASX: BCA).

  2. Unquoted Options exercisable at $0.25 each on or before 22 June 2023.

  3. (l) if the Shares are issued to the Related Parties are issued 606,060 Shares will be issued. This will increase the number of Shares on issue from 47,703,835 (being the total number of Shares on issue as at the date of this Notice) to 48,309,895 (assuming that no Shares are issued and no convertible securities vest or are exercised) with the effect that the shareholding of existing Shareholders would be diluted by an aggregate of 1.25%, or 0.3125% by each Director;

(m) the trading history of the Shares on ASX in the 12 months before the date of this Notice is set out below:

Price Date
Highest $0.485 14 April 2022
Lowest $0.205 30 July 2021 and
10 August 2021
Last $0.345 5 May 2022

(n) each Director has a material personal interest in the outcome of Resolutions 4 to 7 on the basis that all of the Directors (or their nominees) are to be issued Shares should Resolutions 4 to 7 be passed. For this reason, the Directors do not believe that it is appropriate to make a recommendation on Resolutions 4 to 7 of this Notice; and

  • (o) the Board is not aware of any other information that is reasonably required by Shareholders to allow them to decide whether it is in the best interests of the Company to pass Resolutions 4 to 7.

5. RESOLUTION 8 – AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION

A company may modify or repeal its constitution or a provision of its constitution by special resolution of Shareholders.

Resolution 5 is a special resolution which will enable the Company to amend its existing Constitution ( Amended Constitution ) to insert an additional clause 13A, which permits the use of technology at general meetings, including wholly virtual

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meetings, to the extent permitted under the Corporations Act, Listing Rules and applicable law as follows:

13A USE OF TECHNOLOGY AT GENERAL MEETINGS

13A.1 Use of technology

  • (a) To the extent permitted under the Corporations Act, Listing Rules and any other applicable law, a general meeting may be convened using virtual technology only, or at two or more venues, provided that the form of technology used provides all shareholders entitled to attend the meeting, as a whole, a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting without being physically present in the same place.

  • (b) The provisions of this Constitution relating to general meetings apply, so far as they can and with any necessary changes to ensure compliance with the Corporations Act, Listing Rules and any other applicable law, to general meetings held using that technology.

  • (c) Where a general meeting is held using virtual technology only or at two or more venues using any form of technology:

  • (i) a Shareholder participating in the meeting is taken to be present in person at the meeting;

  • (ii) any documents required or permitted to be tabled at the meeting will be taken to have been tabled at the meeting if the document is given, or made available, to the persons entitled to attend the meeting (whether physically or using technology) before or during the meeting; and

  • (iii) the meeting is taken to be held at the physical venue set out in the notice of meeting, or at the registered office of the Company if the meeting is held using virtual technology only.

13A.2 Communication of meeting documents

To the extent permitted under the Corporations Act, Listing Rules and any other applicable law, any document that is required or permitted to be given to a Shareholder that relates to a Shareholders’ meeting (including, but not limited to, the notice of meeting) may be distributed:

  • (a) by means of electronic communication; or

  • (b) by giving the Shareholder (by means of an electronic communication or otherwise) sufficient information to allow the person to access the document electronically,

in accordance with the Corporations Act.

A copy of the Amended Constitution is available for review by Shareholders at the office of the Company. A copy of the Amended Constitution can also be sent to

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Shareholders upon request to the Company Secretary. Shareholders are invited to contact the Company if they have any queries or concerns.

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GLOSSARY

$ means Australian dollars.

ASIC means the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.

ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by ASX Limited, as the context requires.

Board means the current board of directors of the Company.

Business Day means Monday to Friday inclusive, except New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any other day that ASX declares is not a business day.

Chair means the chair of the Meeting.

Company means Black Canyon Limited (ACN 150 714 739).

Constitution means the Company’s constitution.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Directors means the current directors of the Company.

Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.

General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.

Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.

Notice or Notice of Meeting means this notice of meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.

Option means an option to acquire a Share.

Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.

Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice, or any one of them, as the context requires.

Section means a section of the Explanatory Statement.

Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.

Shareholder means a registered holder of a Share.

WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.

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Phone:

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Online:

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MR SAM SAMPLE FLAT 123 123 SAMPLE STREET THE SAMPLE HILL SAMPLE ESTATE SAMPLEVILLE VIC 3030

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

For your proxy appointment to be effective it must be received by 11:00am (AWST) on Wednesday, 15 June 2022.

Proxy Form

How to Vote on Items of Business

Lodge your Proxy Form:

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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: 999999

SRN/HIN: I9999999999 PIN: 99999

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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MR SAM SAMPLE FLAT 123 123 SAMPLE STREET THE SAMPLE HILL SAMPLE ESTATE SAMPLEVILLE VIC 3030

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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.

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Proxy Form

Please mark

to indicate your directions

Step 1

Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

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I/We being a member/s of Black Canyon Limited hereby appoint

the Chairman OR of the Meeting

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 Black Canyon Limited to be held at 283 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, WA 6008 on Friday, 17 June 2022 at 11:00am (AWST) and at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting.

Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions: Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on Resolutions 4, 5, 6 and 7 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention in step 2) even though Resolutions 4, 5, 6 and 7 are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman. Important Note: If the Chairman of the Meeting is (or becomes) your proxy you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Resolutions 4, 5, 6 and 7 by marking the appropriate box in step 2.

Step 2
Items of Business
PLEASE NOTE:If you mark theAbstainbox 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
Resolution 1
Ratification of Tranche 1 of Placement – Listing Rule 7.1
Resolution 2
Ratification of Tranche 1 of Placement – Listing Rule 7.1A
Resolution 3
Approval to Issue Shares for Tranche 2 of Placement
Resolution 4
Approval for Director to Participate in Placement – Brendan Cummins
Resolution 5
Approval for Director to Participate in Placement – Graham Ascough
Resolution 6
Approval for Director to Participate in Placement – Simon Taylor
Resolution 7
Approval for Director to Participate in Placement – Adrian Hill
Resolution 8
Amendment to Constitution

For Against Abstain

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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