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BLUE STAR HELIUM LIMITED — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024
Sep 19, 2024
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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BLUE STAR HELIUM LIMITED ACN 009 230 835 NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:
TIME : 11:00 am (AWST) DATE : 24 October 2024 PLACE : Level 8, London House 216 St Georges Terrace Perth Western Australia
The business of the Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
This Notice 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 5:00 pm (AWST) on 22 October 2024.
BUSINESS OF THE MEET ING
AGENDA
1. RESOLUTION 1 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF SHARES UNDER 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 291,732,794 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
2. RESOLUTION 2 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF SHARES UNDER 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 194,488,529 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
3. RESOLUTION 3 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE TRANCHE 2 SHARES
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 260,278,677 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
4. RESOLUTION 4 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE FREE ATTACHING OPTIONS
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 373,250,000 free attaching Options, being 1 free attaching Option for every 2 Shares issued under the Placement, on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
5. RESOLUTION 5 – APRPOVAL FOR DIRECTOR TO PARTICIPATE IN PLACEMENT – TRENT SPRY
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 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 3,500,000 Shares and 1 ,750,000 free attaching Options, being 1 free attaching Option for every 2 Shares issued , to Trent Spry (or his nominee(s)) 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 TO ISSUE OPTIONS
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 93,914,401 Options to Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited (or its nominee(s)) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
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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 | Any person who participated in the issue or an associate of that person or those persons. |
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| Resolution 2 | Any person who participated in the issue or an associate of that person or those persons. |
| Resolution 3 | Any 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 ordinarysecurities in the Company)or an associate of thatperson(or thosepersons). |
| Resolution 4 | Any 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 ordinarysecurities in the Company)or an associate of thatperson(or thosepersons). |
| Resolution 5 | Trent Spry (or his nominee(s)) 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 ordinarysecurities in the Company)or an associate of thatperson or thosepersons. |
| Resolution 6 | Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited or any other 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 thatperson(or thosepersons). |
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
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(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
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(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:
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(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
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(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 Form and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy Form.
In accordance with section 249L of the Corporations Act, Shareholders are advised that:
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each Shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy;
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the proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company; and
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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 Shareholder 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.
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 Form, 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.
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Please bring your personalised Proxy Form with you as it will help you to register your attendance at the Meeting. If you do not bring your Proxy Form with you, you can still attend the Meeting but representatives from the Company will need to verify your identity. You can register from 10:45 am on the day of the Meeting.
Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 8 9481 0389.
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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 TO RESOLUTIONS 1 TO 6
1.1 Details of Placement
As announced on 5 September 2024, Blue Star Helium Limited (ASX:BNL, OTCQB:BSNLF) ( Company ) advised that it received firm commitments to raise $3,000,000 via an institutional placement of 750,000,000 new ordinary shares ( New Shares ) to institutional and sophisticated investors at an issue price of $0.004 per Share ( Placement ). Participants in the Placement are to receive, subject to Shareholder approval, one free option for every two New Shares subscribed for and issued, exercisable at $0.01 and expiring two years from the date of issue ( New Options ). The New Options will be unlisted. The Placement was strongly supported by existing sophisticated, professional and institutional shareholders.
The Placement comprises of two tranches:
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(a) Tranche 1 : pursuant to the Company’s existing issuance capacity, 291,732,794 New Shares were issued under Listing Rule 7.1 and 194,488,529 New Shares were issued under Listing Rule 7.1A. Ratification for the issue of 486,221,323 New Shares is being sought under Resolutions 1 and 2; and
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(b) Tranche 2 : 263,778,677 New Shares and the 375,000,000 New Options to be issued subject to shareholder approval.
New Shares issued under the Placement rank equally in all respects with the existing fully paid ordinary shares in the Company.
Trent Spry, or his nominee, intends to participate in the Placement up to 3,500,000 New Shares and 1,750,000 New Options, subject to the receipt of shareholder approval at the General Meeting.
Funds raised from the Placement will enable the Company to advance helium development and exploration evaluation activities across its world-class Las Animas County acreage in Colorado, including the Galactica/Pegasus and Serenity Projects as well as the Company’s continued exploration and acquisition strategy.
The Company appointed Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited (AFS Licence 234666) ( Canaccord ) to act as lead manager and bookrunner to the Placement.
Pursuant to a lead manager mandate ( Lead Manager Mandate ), the Company agreed to pay / issue Canaccord:
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(a) 6% placement fee on the total funds raised under the Placement; and
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(b) 93,914,401 Options on the same terms as the New Options (the subject of Resolution 6).
2. RESOLUTIONS 1 AND 2 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF SHARES - LISTING RULES 7.1 AND 7.1A
2.1 General
These Resolutions seek Shareholder ratification for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of an aggregate of 486,221,323 Shares at an issue price of $0.004 per Share to raise $1,944,885.
On or about 16 September 2024, 291,732,794 Shares were issued pursuant to the Company’s capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 (being, the subject of Resolution 1) and 194,488,529 Shares were issued pursuant to the Company’s placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A (being, the subject of Resolution 2) (together the Tranche 1 Shares ).
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2.2 Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A
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 securities it had on issue at the start of that 12 month period.
Under Listing Rule 7.1A however, 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 this approval at its annual general meeting held on 17 May 2024.
The issue 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 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, reducing the Company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.1A for the 12 month period following the date of the issue.
2.3 Listing Rule 7.4
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 Rule 7.1. Accordingly, the Company is seeking Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue.
2.4 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If these Resolutions are passed, the issue will be excluded in calculating the Company’s combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 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 the issue.
If these Resolutions are not passed, the issue will be included in calculating the Company’s combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, effectively decreasing the number of equity securities the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of the issue.
2.5 Technical information required by Listing Rules 7.4 and 7.5
| REQUIRED INFORMATION | DETAILS |
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| Names of persons to whom Securities were issued or the basis on which those persons were identified/selected |
Professional and sophisticated investors who were identified through a bookbuild process, which involved Canaccord acting as sole lead manager and seeking expressions of interest to participate in the capital raising from non-related parties of the Company. |
| Number and class of Securities issued |
486,221,323 Tranche 1 Shares were issued on the following basis: (a) 291,732,794 Tranche 1 Shares were issued under Listing Rule 7.1 (ratification of which is sought under Resolution 1); and (b) 194,488,529 Tranche 1 Shares issued pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A (ratification of which is sought under Resolution 2). |
| Terms of Securities | The Tranche 1 Shares were fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares. |
| Date(s) on or by which the Securities were issued |
16 September 2024 |
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| REQUIRED INFORMATION | DETAILS |
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| Price or other consideration the Company received for the Securities |
$0.004 per Tranche 1 Share issued pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A. |
| Purpose of the issue, including the intended use of any funds raised by the issue |
The purpose of the issue was to raise capital, which the Company intends to apply towards to advance helium development and exploration evaluation activities across its world-class Las Animas County acreage in Colorado, including the Galactica/Pegasus and Serenity Projects as well as the Company’s continued exploration and acquisition strategy. |
| Agreement to issue | Tranche 1 Shares were not issued under an agreement. |
| Voting Exclusion Statement | A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. |
| Compliance | The issue did not breach Listing Rule 7.1. |
3. RESOLUTION 3 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE TRANCHE 2 SHARES
3.1 General
This Resolution seeks Shareholder approval for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 for the issue of up to 260,278,677 Shares to professional and sophisticated investors at an issue price of $0.004 per Share to raise up to $1,041,114 ( Tranche 2 Shares ).
A summary of Listing Rule 7.1 is set out in Section 2.2 above.
The proposed issue falls within exception 17 of Listing Rule 7.2. It therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1.
3.2 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If this Resolution is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue. In addition, the issue 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 this Resolution is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue and consequently, will not receive the $1,041,114 in capital that would have been raised had the Resolution been approved.
3.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.3
| REQUIRED INFORMATION | DETAILS |
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| Names of persons to whom Securities will be issued or the basis on which those persons were or will be identified/selected |
Professional and sophisticated investors who were identified through a bookbuild process, which involved Canaccord acting as sole lead manager and seeking expressions of interest to participate in the capital raising from non-related parties of the Company. |
| Number of Securities and class to be issued |
Up to 260,278,677 Tranche 2 Shares will be issued. |
| Terms of Securities | The Tranche 2 Shares 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. |
| Date(s) on or by which the Securities will be issued |
The Company expects to issue the Tranche 2 Shares within 5 Business Days of the Meeting. In any event, the Company will not issue any Tranche 2 Shares later than three 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). |
| Price or other consideration the Company will receive |
$0.004 per Tranche 2 Share |
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| REQUIRED INFORMATION | DETAILS |
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| for the Securities | |
| Purpose of the issue, including the intended use of any funds raised by the issue |
Refer to Section 1.1 for details of the proposed use of funds. |
| Summary of material terms of agreement to issue |
Tranche 2 Shares were not issued under an agreement. |
| Voting exclusion statement | A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. |
4. RESOLUTION 4 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE FREE ATTACHING OPTIONS
4.1 General
This Resolution seeks Shareholder approval for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 for the issue of up to 373,250,000 unlisted free attaching Options, being 1 free attaching Option for every 2 Shares issued under the Placement as detailed under Resolutions 1 to 3.
A summary of Listing Rule 7.1 is set out in Section 2.2 above.
The proposed issue falls within exception 17 of Listing Rule 7.2. It therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1.
4.2 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If this Resolution is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue. In addition, the issue 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 this Resolution is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue and, consequently, will not be able to receive the $1,041,114 in capital that would have been raised had the Resolution been approved.
4.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.3
| REQUIRED INFORMATION | DETAILS |
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| Names of persons to whom Securities will be issued or the basis on which those persons were or will be identified/selected |
Options to be issued to Professional and sophisticated investors who were identified through a bookbuild process, which involved Canaccord acting as sole lead manager and seeking expressions of interest to participate in the capital raising from non-related parties of the Company. |
| Number of Securities and class to be issued |
Up to 373,250,000 Options will be issued. |
| Terms of Securities | The Options will be issued on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 1. |
| Date(s) on or by which the Securities will be issued |
The Company expects to issue the Options as soon as practicable after the date of the Meeting. In any event, the Company will not issue any Securities later than three 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). |
| Price or other consideration the Company will receive for the Securities |
The Securities will be issued at a nil issue price, being free attaching Options as further described in section 1.1. |
| Purpose of the issue, including the intended use of any funds raised by the issue |
Refer to Section 1.1 for details of the proposed use of funds |
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| REQUIRED INFORMATION | DETAILS |
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| Summary of material terms of agreement to issue |
The Options were not issued under an agreement. |
| Voting exclusion statement | A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. |
5. RESOLUTION 5 – APPROVAL FOR DIRECTOR TO PARTICIPATE IN PLACEMENT – TRENT SPRY
This Resolution seeks Shareholder approval for purposes of Listing Rule 10.11 for the issue of up to 3,500,000 Shares and 1,750,000 free attaching Options ( Director Securities ) to Trent Spry (or his nominee(s)), to enable their participation in the Company’s capital raising activities on the same terms as unrelated participants under the Placement.
5.1 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act requires that 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:
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(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
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(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 constitutes giving a financial benefit and Trent Spry is a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director.
The Directors (other than Trent Spry who has a material personal interest in the Resolution) consider that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required in respect of the issue because the Director Securities will be issued to Trent Spry (or his nominee(s)) on the same terms as Securities issued to non-related party participants in the Placement and as such the giving of the financial benefit is on arm’s length terms.
5.2 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:
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10.11.1 a related party;
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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;
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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
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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 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.
- 5.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If this Resolution is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue within one month after the date of the Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver
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or modification of the Listing Rules) and will raise additional funds which will be used in the manner set out in Section 1.1. As approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue (because approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.11), the issue will not use up any of the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity.
If this Resolution is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue and consequently, will not receive the $14,000 in capital that would have been raised had the Resolution been approved.
5.4 Technical Information required by Listing Rule 10.13
| REQUIRED INFORMATION | DETAILS |
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| Name of the person to whom Securities will be issued |
Trent Spry (or his nominee) |
| Categorisation under Listing Rule 10.11 |
Trent Spry falls within the category set out in Listing Rule 10.11.1 as they are a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director. Any nominee(s) of Trent Spry who receive Director Securities may constitute ‘associates’ for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11.4. |
| Number of Securities and class to be issued |
Up to 3,500,000 Shares will be issued. The maximum number of Options to be issued is equal to 50% of the number of Shares to be issued (being 1,750,000 Options) as the Options will be issued free attaching with the Shares on a 1 for 2 basis. |
| Terms of Securities | The Shares 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. The Options will be issued on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 1. |
| Date(s) on or by which the Securities will be issued |
The Company expects to issue the Director Securities within 5 Business Days of the Meeting. In any event, the Company will not issue any Director Securities later than one 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). |
| Price or other consideration the Company will receive for the Securities |
$0.004 per Share and nil per Option as the Options will be issued free attaching with the Shares on a 1 for 2 basis. |
| Purpose of the issue, including the intended use of any funds raised by the issue |
Refer to Section 1.1 for details of the proposed use of funds. |
| Voting exclusion statement | A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. |
6. RESOLUTION 6 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE OPTIONS
6.1 General
This Resolution seeks Shareholder approval for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 for the issue of 93,914,401 Options in consideration for lead manager and bookrunner services provided to the Placement Canaccord (or its nominee(s)) in accordance with the Lead Manager Mandate.
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A summary of Listing Rule 7.1 is set out in Section 2.2 above. The proposed issue 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.
6.2 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If this Resolution is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue. In addition, the issue 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 this Resolution is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue and will seek to negotiate an alternative method of consideration with Canaccord or make a cash payment to Canaccord by way of consideration for Canaccord’s services.
6.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.3
| REQUIRED INFORMATION | DETAILS |
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| Names of persons to whom Securities will be issued or the basis on which those persons were or will be identified/selected |
Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited The Company confirms that no Material Persons will be issued more than 1% of the issued capital of the Company. |
| Number of Securities and class to be issued |
93,914,401 unlisted Options will be issued. |
| Terms of Securities | The Options will be issued on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 1. |
| Date(s) on or by which the Securities will be issued |
The Company expects to issue the Options as soon as practicable after the Meeting. In any event, the Company will not issue any Options later than three 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). |
| Price or other consideration the Company will receive for the Securities |
The Options will be issued at a nil issue price, in consideration for lead manager and bookrunner services provided under the Placement. |
| Purpose of the issue, including the intended use of any funds raised by the issue |
The purpose of the issue is to satisfy the Company’s obligations under the Lead Manager Mandate. |
| Voting exclusion statement | A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. |
| Lead Manager Mandate | In consideration for acting as sole lead manager and bookrunner to the Placement, the Company shall pay Canaccord a fee equal to 6% of the gross funds raised under the Placement and 93,914,401 Options. The mandate is otherwise on terms consistent with other small/mid cap placement mandates. |
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G L O S S A R Y
$ 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.
Canaccord has the meaning set out in Section 1.1.
Chair means the chair of the Meeting.
Company means Blue Star Helium Limited (ACN 009 230 835).
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the current directors of the Company.
Director Securities has the meaning set out in section 5.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.
Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the 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.
Lead Manager Mandate has the meaning set out in section 1.1.
Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.
Material Person means a related party of the Company, member of the Key Management Personnel, substantial holder of the Company, adviser of the Company or associate of any of these parties.
Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.
New Shares has the meaning set out in section 1.1.
New Options has the meaning set out in section 1.1
Notice means this notice of meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.
Option means an option to acquire a Share.
Placement has the meaning set out in section 1.1
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.
Security means a Share or Option (as applicable).
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a registered holder of a Share.
Tranche 1 Shares has the meaning set out in section 2.1.
Tranche 2 Shares has the meaning set out in section 3.1.
WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.
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SCHEDULE 1 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
(a) Entitlement
Each Option entitles the holder to subscribe for one Share upon exercise of the Option.
(b)
Exercise Price
Subject to paragraph (k), the amount payable upon exercise of each Option will be $0.01 ( Exercise Price ).
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Expiry Date
Each Option will expire at 5:00 pm (WST) two (2) years from the date of issue ( Expiry Date ). An Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.
- (d) Exercise Period
The Options are exercisable at any time on or prior to the Expiry Date ( Exercise Period ).
- (e) Unlisted Options
The Options are unlisted Options.
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Notice of Exercise
The Options may be exercised during the Exercise Period by notice in writing to the Company in the manner specified on the Option certificate ( Notice of Exercise ) and payment of the Exercise Price for each Option being exercised in Australian currency by electronic funds transfer or other means of payment acceptable to the Company.
(g) Exercise Date
A Notice of Exercise is only effective on and from the later of the date of receipt of the Notice of Exercise and the date of receipt of the payment of the Exercise Price for each Option being exercised in cleared funds ( Exercise Date ).
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Timing of issue of Shares on exercise
Within five Business Days after the Exercise Date, the Company will:
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(i) issue the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Options specified in the Notice of Exercise and for which cleared funds have been received by the Company;
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(ii) if required, give ASX a notice that complies with section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act, or, if the Company is unable to issue such a notice, lodge with ASIC a prospectus prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and do all such things necessary to satisfy section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors; and
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(iii) 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.
If a notice delivered under (h)(ii) for any reason is not effective to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors, the Company must, no later than 20 Business Days after becoming aware of such notice being ineffective, lodge with ASIC a prospectus prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and do all such things necessary to satisfy section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors.
(i)
Shares issued on exercise
Shares issued on exercise of the Options rank equally with the then issued shares of the Company.
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(j) Quotation of Shares issued on exercise
Application will be made by the Company to ASX for quotation of the Shares issued upon exercise of the Options.
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Reconstruction of capital
If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all rights of Option holders are to be changed in a manner consistent with the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules at the time of the reconstruction.
(l) Participation in new issues
There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Options and holders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Options without exercising the Options.
(m) Change in exercise price
An Option does not confer the right to a change in Exercise Price or a change in the number of underlying securities over which the Option can be exercised.
(n) Transferability
The Options are transferable subject to any restriction or escrow arrangements imposed by ASX or under applicable Australian securities laws.
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Proxy Voting Form If you are attending the Meeting in person, please bring this with you for Securityholder registration.
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Blue Star Helium Limited | ABN 75 009 230 835
Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 11.00am (AWST) on Tuesday, 22 October 2024 , being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
SUBMIT YOUR PROXY
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| Complete the form overleaf in accordance with the instructions set out below. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS The name and address shown above is as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, and you have an Issuer Sponsored holding, you can update your address through the investor portal:https://investor.automic.com.au/#/homeShareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. STEP 1 – APPOINT A PROXY If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that Individual or body corporate. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. Otherwise if you leave this box blank, the Chair of the Meeting will be appointed as your proxy by default. DEFAULT TO THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chair of the Meeting, who is required to vote these proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chair of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Voting Form, including where the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of Key Management Personnel. STEP 2 - VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS You may direct your proxy how to vote by marking 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 SECOND PROXY You may appoint up to two proxies. If you appoint two proxies, you should complete two separate Proxy Voting Forms and specify the percentage or number each proxy may exercise. If you do not specify a percentage or number, each proxy may exercise half the votes. You must return both Proxy Voting Forms together. If you require an additional Proxy Voting Form, contact Automic Registry Services. SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS Individual:Where the holding is in one name, the Shareholder must sign. Joint holding:Where the holding is in more than one name, all Shareholders 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 Proxy Voting Form when you return it. Companies:To be signed in accordance with your Constitution. Please sign in the appropriate box which indicates the office held by you. Email Address:Please provide your email address in the space provided. By providing your email address, you elect to receive all communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible) such as a Notice of Meeting, Proxy Voting Form and Annual Report via email. CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate ‘Appointment of Corporate Representative’ should be produced prior to admission. A form may be obtained from the Company’s share registry online at https://automic.com.au. |
Lodging your Proxy Voting Form: |
| Online Use your computer or smartphone to appoint a proxy at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsahor scan the QR code below using your smartphone Login & Click on ‘Meetings’. Use the Holder Number as shown at the top of this Proxy Voting Form. BY MAIL: Automic GPO Box 5193 Sydney NSW 2001 IN PERSON: Automic Level 5, 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000 BY EMAIL: [email protected] BY FACSIMILE: +61 2 8583 3040 All enquiries to Automic: WEBSITE: https://automicgroup.com.au/ PHONE: 1300 288 664 (Within Australia) +61 2 9698 5414 (Overseas) |
STEP 1 - How to vote
APPOINT A PROXY:
I/We being a Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting of Blue Star Helium Limited, to be held at 11.00am (AWST) on Thursday, 24 October 2024 at Level 8, London House, 216 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 hereby:
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Appoint the Chair of the Meeting (Chair) OR if you are not appointing the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write in the box provided below the name of the person or body corporate you are appointing as your proxy or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, and subject to the relevant laws as the proxy sees fit and at any adjournment thereof. The Chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions in which the Chair is entitled to vote. Unless indicated otherwise by ticking the “for”, “against” or “abstain” box you will be authorising the Chair to vote in accordance with the Chair’s voting intention.
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| 1 | Ratification of Prior Issue of Shares Under Listing Rule 7.1 | |||
| 2 | Ratification of Prior Issue of Shares Under Listing Rule 7.1A | |||
| 3 | Approval to Issue Tranche 2 Shares | |||
| 4 | Approval to Issue Free Attaching Options | |||
| 5 | Approval for Director to Participate in Placement – Trent Spry | |||
| 6 | Approval to Issue Options | |||
| Please note:If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that Resolution on | a show of | hands or on | ||
| a | poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll. |
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