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CAMBIUM BIO LIMITED — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025
Jan 29, 2025
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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Notice of General Meeting and Explanatory Statement to be held on 4 March 2025
The General Meeting of Cambium Bio Limited will be held in person. If you are unable to attend the General Meeting, please complete and return the enclosed proxy form in accordance with the specified directions.
Independent Expert’s Report : Shareholders should carefully consider the Independent Expert’s Report prepared for the purposes of section 611 (Item 7) of the Corporations Act for the control transaction referred to in this Notice as Resolution 1. The Independent Expert’s Report comments on whether the advantages of the acquisition of securities the subject of Resolution 1 outweigh the disadvantages of the acquisition of securities to the non-associated Shareholders. The Independent Expert has determined that the control transaction referred to in this Notice as Resolution 1 is not fair but reasonable to the nonassociated Shareholders of Cambium Bio Limited.
The business of the General Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important. This 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 professional advisers.
16 Goodhope Street, Paddington, NSW 2021 Ph: 1300 995 098 • www.cambium.bio • ABN 13 127 035 358
NOTICE is given that a General Meeting of Shareholders of Cambium Bio Limited ( Cambium Bio or the Company ) will be held in person at the Company’s Registered Office located at 16 Goodhope Street, Paddington NSW 2021 on Tuesday, 4 March 2025 at 11.00am (Sydney time).
BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION 1: Approval to issue Shares – Part 3 Placement –Sebastian Tseng and Zheng Yang Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd (ZYBT)
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 611 (item 7) of the Corporations Act, and all other purposes, Shareholder approval is given for:
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(a) the Company to issue a total of 3,989,650 Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT (or their nominees; and)
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(b) the increase in the relevant interests and voting power of Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT from 24.53% to up to 37.71% (in total)], as a result of the issue of Shares in the Company under paragraph (a) of this Resolution,
on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Independent Expert’s Report : Shareholders should carefully consider the report prepared by the Independent Expert for the purposes of the Shareholder approval required under section 611 Item 7 of the Corporations Act. The Independent Expert’s Report comments on the fairness and reasonableness of the transaction the subject of Resolution 1 to the non-associated Shareholders in the Company .
The opinion of the Independent Expert is that the transaction the subject of Resolution 1 is not fair but reasonable to the non-associated Shareholders of the Company.
Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 1 by or on behalf of:
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the person who is to receive the securities in question and any other person who will obtain material benefit as a result of the issue of the Shares (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of Shares) (namely each of Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT); and/or
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any associate of any such person.
However, the Company need not disregard a vote cast in favour of Resolution 1 by:
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a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way; or
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the Chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary, provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting on the Resolution; and
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the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
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Voting exclusion statement – Corporations Act
No votes may be cast in favour of this Resolution by:
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the person proposing to make the acquisition and their associates; or
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the person (if any) from whom the acquisition is to be made and their associates.
Accordingly, the Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT, and any of their associates.
Independent Expert’s Report
Shareholders should carefully consider the Independent Expert’s Report prepared by RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd for the purposes of the Shareholder approval. The Independent Expert’s Report comments on the fairness and reasonableness of the transaction the subject of Resolution 1 to the nonassociated shareholders of the Company.
The Independent Expert considers the transaction the subject of Resolution 1 to be not fair but reasonable to the non-associated shareholders of the Company.
RESOLUTION 2: Approval of issue of Options and Shares under Part 3 Placement to Director – Dr Chandra Bala
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 10.11, and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue (1) 120,000 Options and (2) 50,000 Shares pursuant to the Part 3 Placement to Dr Chandra Bala (or his nominee), on such terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Notes accompanying the Notice of General Meeting”.
Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the above resolution by or on behalf of any person who is to receive the securities in question 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 any associates of that person or those persons.
However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
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it is cast by a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
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it is cast by the Chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote as the Chair decides; or
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it is cast by a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and
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the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
The Company will also disregard any votes cast in favour of the above resolution as a proxy by Key Management Personnel or a closely related party of any key management personnel.
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RESOLUTION 3: Approval of issue Shares under Part 3 Placement to Director – Edmund Waller
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 10.11, and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 50,000 Shares pursuant to the Part 3 Placement to Edmund Waller, on such terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Notes accompanying the Notice of General Meeting”.
Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the above resolution by or on behalf of any person who is to receive the securities in question 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 any associates of that person or those persons.
However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
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it is cast by a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
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it is cast by the Chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote as the Chair decides; or
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it is cast by a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and
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the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
The Company will also disregard any votes cast in favour of the above resolution as a proxy by Key Management Personnel or a closely related party of any key management personnel.
RESOLUTION 4: Approval of issue Shares under Part 3 Placement to Director – Terence Walts
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 10.11, and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 50,000 Shares pursuant to the Part 3 Placement to Terence Walts, on such terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Notes accompanying the Notice of General Meeting”.
Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the above resolution by or on behalf of any person who is to receive the securities in question 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 any associates of that person or those persons.
However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
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it is cast by a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
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it is cast by the Chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote as the Chair decides; or
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it is cast by a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and
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the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
The Company will also disregard any votes cast in favour of the above resolution as a proxy by Key Management Personnel or a closely related party of any key management personnel.
By order of the Board
30 January 2025
Hang Ling (Helen) Leung
Company Secretary
Determination of Entitlement to Attend and Vote
The Company has determined that the holders of the Company’s ordinary shares for the purpose of the General Meeting will be the registered holders of ordinary shares at 7.00pm (Sydney time) on the date that is 48 hours before the date of the General Meeting (i.e. 2 March 2025). Accordingly, transactions registered after that time will be disregarded in determining a Shareholder’s entitlement to attend and vote at the General Meeting.
Attendance at the General Meeting
The General Meeting will be held in person.
In person: You may attend the General Meeting in person at the date, time and place specified in the Notice of General Meeting. Prior registration is not required.
By proxy: A member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. 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 the votes.
If you would like to appoint a proxy to attend the meeting on your behalf, this can be done by completing and signing the attached Proxy Form and sending it by post to Cambium Bio Limited, c/o MUFG Corporate Markets (AU) Limited (previously Link Market Services) at Locked Bag A14, Sydney South NSW 1235 or by facsimile to MUFG on +61 2 9287 0309 by no later than 11.00 am (Sydney time) on 2 March 2025, being not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting.
Alternatively, Proxy Forms may also be lodged online at MUFG Corporate Markets’ website https://au.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com in accordance with the instructions given there. You will be taken to have signed the Proxy Form if you lodge it in accordance with the instructions provided on the website.
The proposed Chair of the meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each of the four resolutions.
By power of attorney: If an ordinary shareholder has appointed an attorney to attend and vote at the meeting, or if a Proxy Form is signed by an attorney, the power of attorney must likewise be received by MUFG Corporate Markets (AU) Limited by post to Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235, or by facsimile
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to MUFG Corporate Markets on +61 2 9287 0309 by no later than 11.00 am (Sydney time) on 2 March 2025 , being not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting.
By corporate representative: A member who is a body corporate may appoint an individual as a representative to exercise the member’s voting rights at the General Meeting pursuant to section 250D of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Representatives will be required to present documentary evidence of their appointment to the Company before the meeting.
Questions from Members
Members who are unable to attend the General Meeting and would like to ask questions of the Board concerning matters to be considered at the General Meeting, are invited to do so by completing the form included with this Notice of General Meeting.
Your questions are important to us and although we may not be able to reply to each question individually, we will respond to as many of the frequently asked questions as possible at the General Meeting, or otherwise after the meeting.
Enquiries
For further information relating to the General Meeting, please contact the Company Secretary at [email protected] or call 1300 995 098.
16 Goodhope Street, Paddington, NSW 2021 Ph: 1300 995 098 • www.cambium.bio • ABN 13 127 035 358
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Explanatory Statement has been prepared to assist shareholders with their consideration of the resolutions detailed in the Notice of General Meeting dated 4 March 2025. This Explanatory Statement should be read with, and forms part of, the accompanying Notice of General Meeting.
1. RESOLUTION 1 - APPROVAL TO ISSUE SHARES – PART 3 PLACEMENT – SEBASTIAN TSENG AND ZYBT
1.1 Background to the Placement
As announced on 5 December 2024, the Company secured firm commitments from sophisticated institutional and private investors to raise approximately A$2.97 million through the issue of a total of 6,411,875 Shares at an issue price of A$0.4637 per Share ( Placement ).
The Placement is being carried out in three parts, with the third part subject to Shareholder approval, comprising:
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(a) the issue of 1,349,383 Shares ( Part 1 Placement Shares ) under the first part of the Placement to raise A$0.63 million ( Part 1 Placement );
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(b) the issue of 922,842 Shares ( Part 2 Placement Shares ) under the second part of the Placement to raise A$0.43 million ( Part 2 Placement ); and
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(c) subject to Shareholder approval being obtained, the issue of 4,139,650 Shares ( Part 3 Placement Shares ) under the third part of the Placement ( Part 3 Placement ) to raise A$1.92 million.
Details of the Part 1 Placement, Part 2 Placement and Part 3 Placement are as follows:
| Part | Price per Share | Number of Shares | Total Amount |
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| Part 1 Placement | A$0.4637 | 1,349,383 | $625,708.90 |
| Part 2 Placement | A$0.4637 | 922,842 | $427,921.84 |
| Part 3 Placement | A$0.4637 | 4,139,650 | $1,919,555.71 |
| Totals | 6,411,875 | A$2,973,186.44 |
The Part 1 Placement Shares were issued on 12 December 2024 and Part 2 Placement Shares were issued in January 2025 pursuant to the approval from shareholders given at the Company’s Annual General Meeting, held on 26 November 2024.
Issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares is conditional on the Shareholder approval being sought, as set out in Resolution 1.
The Placement was undertaken with sophisticated institutional and private investors as follows:
| Investor | Price per Share | Total number of Placement Shares |
Total Amount |
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| Zheng Yang Biomedical TechnologyCo., Ltd.(ZYBT*) |
A$0.4637 | 3,773,993 | $1,750,000.55 |
| Yu-Hung (Sebastian)Tseng** | A$0.4637 | 215,657 | 100,000.15 |
| Li-Chien Chiu*** | A$0.4637 | 323,485 | 149,999.99 |
| Karolis Rosickas | A$0.4637 | 60,215 | 27,921.70 |
| Other investors | A$0.4637 | 2,038,525 | 945,264 |
| Total | 6,411,875 | A$2,973,186.44 |
Notes:
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- Zheng Yang Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd. ( ZYBT ) is a diversified healthcare holding company registered in Taiwan and based in Taiwan. ZYBT’s businesses include Aventacell Biomedical Corp and Dr Wells.
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** Yu-Hung Tseng (Sebastian) is the Chairman and principal shareholder of ZYBT.
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*** Li-Chien Chiu is the Chairman of the Taiwan-listed Hocheng Corporation (TWO:1810), and is a Director and a shareholder in ZYBT.
1.2 Use of funds
The funds raised from all three Placements will primarily support the advancement of the development of the Company’s lead product candidate, Elate Ocular through its registrationenabling Phase 3 clinical trials for dry eye disease, which are planned to commence in calendar Q2 2025. The funds will also provide working capital for the Company’s ongoing operations.
1.3 Indicative Capital Structure
As at the date of this Notice of General Meeting the Company’s issued capital is as follows:
| Current Shares outstanding* | 14,203,231 |
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| Current Options over Shares** | 263,629 |
| * This includes 2,272,225 Part 1 and 2 Placement Shares issued in December 2024 and | |
| January 2025. |
** All Options are exercisable to ordinary Shares.
The capital structure of the Company, assuming that all the Part 3 Shares are issued, is as follows:
| Current Shares outstanding | 14,203,231 |
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| Part 3 Placement Shares to be issued* | 4,139,650 |
| Total Shares outstanding after issue of Part 3 | 18,342,881 |
| Placement Shares | |
| Options over Shares** *** | 383,629 |
Notes:
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The issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares are the subject of Resolution 1.
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** The number of Options includes those options proposed to be issued as contemplated by Resolution 0.
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*** All Options are exercisable to ordinary Shares.
1.4 Background to the proposed issue of Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT
Resolution 1 seeks Shareholder approval for the issue of Shares as part of the Part 3 Placement to each of Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT. Subject to Shareholder approval, the Part 3 Placement Shares will be issued to Sebastian Tseng (director of the Company) and ZYBT as follows:
| Investor | Price per Share |
Number of Part 3 Placement Shares |
Total Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zheng Yang Biomedical TechnologyCo., Ltd |
A$0.4637 | 3,773,993 | $1,750,000.55 |
| Yu-Hung (Sebastian)Tseng | A$0.4637 | 215,657 | $100,000.15 |
| Total | 3,989,650 | 1,850,000 |
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As at the date of this Notice of General Meeting Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT hold the following Shares:
| Investor | Total number of Shares held as at the date of this Notice of General Meeting |
% voting power |
|---|---|---|
| Zheng Yang Biomedical TechnologyCo., Ltd |
2,688,506 | 22.53% |
| Yu-Hung (Sebastian)Tseng | 238,436 | 2.00% |
| Total | 2,926,942 | 24.53% |
The Company has been informed that ZYBT is ultimately controlled by Sebastian Tseng as a controlling director and shareholder.
The Company further understands that due to this controlling relationship, Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT will therefore exercise their rights as shareholders of the Company collectively and are therefore “associates” of each other for the purposes of the Corporations Act.
Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT do not have any other associates which hold or will hold Shares.
Shareholders are urged to carefully read the Independent Expert’s Report to understand the scope of the report, the methodology of the valuation and the sources of information and assumptions made.
The Independent Expert’s Report is also available on the Company’s website https://www.cambium.bio/Investors-and-Media. If requested by a Shareholder, the Company will send a hard copy of the Independent Expert’s Report to the Shareholder at no cost.
1.5 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
Sebastian Tseng is a director of the Company and is therefore a ‘related party’ of the Company. Because ZYBT is ultimately controlled by Sebastian Tseng, it is also a ‘related party’ of the Company.
Pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, for a public company to give a financial benefit to a ‘ related party ’ of the public company, the public company must:
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(a) obtain the approval of the public company’s shareholders 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.
Relevantly, section 210 provides that:
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(a) where any benefit would be reasonable in the circumstances if the public company and the director/related party were dealing at ‘arm’s length’ and/or on commercial terms; or
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(b) the terms are less favourable to the director/related party than the terms referred to in paragraph (a),
then shareholder approval is not required.
The issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares to each of Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT constitutes giving a financial benefit to a ‘related party’ of the Company.
The Directors (other than Sebastian Tseng 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 proposed issue of Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT, because the Placement was negotiated on an ‘arm’s length’ basis, and the terms of the issue of the Part 3
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Placement Shares to each of Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT are on the same terms as the issue of Placement Shares to other investors participating in the Placement.
The issue of Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT and therefore falls within the exception contained in section 210 of the Corporations Act.
1.6 ASX Listing Rule 10.11 approval is not required
ASX Listing Rule 10.11 also requires shareholder approval to be obtained where an entity issues, or agrees to issue, securities to a related party, or a person whose relationship with the entity or a related party is, in ASX’s opinion, such that approval should be obtained, unless an exception in ASX Listing Rule 10.12 applies.
As set out above, each of Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT is a related party of the Company. As such, Shareholder approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 10.11 is required unless an exception applies.
Exception 6 set out in ASX Listing Rule 10.12 provides an exception to Listing Rule 10.11 for an issue of securities that is approved for the purposes of section 611 (item 7) of the Corporations Act.
The purpose of Resolution 1 is to seek approval for the purposes of section 611 (item 7) of the Corporations Act and the Company will rely on Exception 6 set out in ASX Listing Rule 10.12 therefore a separate approval is not required under Listing Rule 10.11.
1.7 ASX Listing Rule 7.1 approval is not required
As set out above, broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions set out in ASX Listing Rule 7.2, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of equity securities that a listed company can issue, or agree to issue, without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid shares it had on issue at the start of that period.
Exception 8, set out in ASX Listing Rule 7.2 provides an exception to Listing Rule 7.1 where an issue of securities is approved for the purposes of section 611 (item 7) of the Corporations Act. The purpose of Resolution 1 is to seek approval for the purposes of section 611 (item 7) of the Corporations Act and therefore a separate approval is not required under Listing Rule 7.1.
If approval is given by shareholders to Resolution 1, the issue of Shares will not come out of the Company’s capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
1.8 Section 611 (item 7) of the Corporations Act
Section 606 of the Corporations Act prohibits a person acquiring a relevant interest in issued voting shares in a company if, as a result of the acquisition, that person or someone else’s voting power in the company increases from less than 20% to more than 20%, or from a starting point that is above 20% and below 90% ( Section 606 Prohibition ).
Voting Power
The voting power of a person in a body corporate is determined under section 610 of the Corporations Act. The calculation of a person’s voting power in a company involves determining the voting shares in the company in which the person and the person’s associates have a relevant interest.
Associates
For the purposes of determining voting power under the Corporations Act, a person ( second person ) is an “associate” of the other person ( first person ) if:
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(i) (pursuant to section 12(2) of the Corporations Act) the first person is a body corporate and the second person is:
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(A) a body corporate the first-person controls;
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(B) a body corporate that controls the first person; or
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(C) a body corporate that is controlled by an entity that controls the person’
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(ii) the second person has entered or proposes to enter into a relevant agreement with the first person for the purpose of controlling or influencing the composition of the company’s board or the conduct of the company’s affairs; or
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(iii) the second person is a person with whom the first person is acting or proposes to act, in concert in relation to the company’s affairs.
Associates are, therefore, determined as a matter of fact. For example, where a person controls or influences the board or the conduct of a company’s business affairs or acts in concert with a person in relation to the entity’s business affairs.
Relevant interest
Section 608(1) of the Corporations Act states that a person has a relevant interest in securities if they:
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(a) are the holder of the securities;
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(b) have power to exercise, or control the exercise of, a right to vote attached to securities; or
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(c) have power to dispose of, or control the exercise of power to dispose of, the securities.
It does not matter how remote the relevant interest is or how it arises. If two or more people can jointly exercise one of these powers, each of them is taken to have that power.
In addition, section 608(3) of the Corporations Act provides that a person has a relevant interest in securities that any of the following has:
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(a) a body corporate in which the person’s voting power is above 20%;
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(b) a body corporate that the person controls.
There are various exceptions to the Section 606 Prohibition, including under section 611 (item 7) of the Corporations Act.
Section 611 (item 7) of the Corporations Act provides an exception to the Section 606 Prohibition, in circumstances where the shareholders of the company approve an acquisition of a relevant interest in the company at a meeting at which no votes are cast by the acquirer of the relevant interest and the person from whom the acquisition is to be made, including their respective associates.
1.9
Reason section 611 (item 7) approval is required
As a result of the proposed issue of Part 3 Placement Shares to each of Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT, they will each hold Shares in the Company as set out below:
| Investor | Total number of Shares held as at the date of this Notice of General Meeting |
Proposed number of Part 3 Placement Shares to be issued |
Total number of Shares held if Part 3 Placement Shares are issued |
% voting power if the Part 3 Placement Shares are issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zheng Yang Biomedical TechnologyCo., Ltd |
2,688,506 | 3,773,993.00 | 6,462,499 | 35.23% |
| Yu-Hung (Sebastian) Tseng |
238,436 | 215,657 | 454,093 | 2.48% |
| Totals | 2,926,942 | 3,989,649 | 6,916,591 | 37.71% |
Yu-Hung (Sebastian) Tseng is a non-executive director of the Company having been appointed on 11 April 2024.
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ZYBT is ultimately controlled by Sebastian Tseng as a controlling director and shareholder.
The Corporations Act defines “control”, and “relevant agreement” very broadly as follows:
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(a) Under section 50AA of the Corporations Act control means the capacity to determine the outcome of decisions about the financial and operating policies of the Company.
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(b) Under section 9 of the Corporations Act, a relevant agreement includes an agreement, arrangement or understanding whether written or oral, formal or informal and whether or not having legal or equitable force.
Because Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT are associates they will each have a relevant interest in the Shares held by the other.
As at the date of this Notice of General Meeting, Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT both have a relevant interest in 2,926,9452 Shares in the Company, representing voting power in the Company of 24.53%.
If Shareholder approval is given to the issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT, then upon the issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares, Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT will each have a relevant interest in 6,916,592 Shares in aggregate, which will therefore represent 37.7%of the voting power in the Company.
This increase in voting power from a point that is less than 20% to more than 20% would breach the Section 606 Prohibition. However, the increase is permitted if prior Shareholder approval is granted for the issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT in accordance with Resolution 1.
For this reason, the Company is seeking Shareholder approval for the purposes of section 611 (item 7) of the Corporations Act to permit the Company to issue the Part 3 Placement Shares to each of Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT.
Pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 16), ASX Listing Rule 7.1 does not apply to an issue of securities approved for the purpose of section 611 (item 7) of the Corporations Act. Accordingly, if Shareholders approve the issue of securities pursuant to Resolution 1, the Company will retain the flexibility to issue equity securities in the future up to 15% annual placement capacity set out in ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
1.10 Specific information required by Section 611 (item 7) of the Corporations Act and ASIC Regulatory Guide 74
The following information is provided in accordance with section 611 (item 7) of the Corporations Act and ASIC Regulatory Guide 74: Acquisitions approved by members ( RG 74 ). Shareholders are also referred to the Independent Expert’s Report prepared by the Independent Expert annexed to this Explanatory Statement
(a) Explanation of the reasons for the proposed acquisition
Please refer to sections 1.1, 1.2 and 1.4 of this Explanatory Statement.
(b) When the proposed acquisition is to occur
The proposed acquisition will occur on the issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares to each of Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT, which is expected to occur shortly following the General Meeting if the Resolution is approved by Shareholders but no later than one month after the General Meeting.
(c) The material terms of the proposed acquisition
Please refer to sections 1.1 and 1.4 of this Explanatory Statement.
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(d) Identity of the person proposing to make the acquisition and their associates
The acquisitions of Shares will be made by:
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(i) ZYBT, a company registered in Taiwan, a diversified healthcare holding company based in Taiwan. ZYBT’s businesses include Aventacell Biomedical Corp and Dr Wells;
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(ii) Yu-Hung (Sebastian) Tseng, who is a non-executive director of the Company and is also the Chairman and principal shareholder of ZYBT; and
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(iii) No associates of ZYBT and Yu-Hung (Sebastian) Tseng currently have or will have a relevant interest in the Company and there is no present intention to issue any Shares or other securities to any associate of ZYBT and Yu-Hung (Sebastian) Tseng.
(e) Maximum extent of increase in the voting power in the Company
If Shareholder approval is given to the issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT, then upon the issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares, Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT will each have a relevant interest in 6,916,592 Shares in aggregate, which will therefore represent 37.71%of the voting power in the Company.
(f) Relevant interest and Voting Power
Please refer to sections 1.9 of this Explanatory Statement.
(g) Details of the terms of any other relevant agreement between the acquirer and the Company (or any of their associates) that is conditional on (or directly or indirectly depends on) Shareholder approval of the proposed acquisition
There is no other agreement or proposed agreement between Sebastian Tseng or ZYBT (or any of their associates) and the Company which is conditional on, or directly or indirectly dependant on Shareholder approval to, the issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT.
(h) The identity, associations and qualifications of any person who it is intended will become a director if Shareholders approve this Resolution
Sebastian Tseng is already a Director of the Company. Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT will not seek to appoint any additional director(s) to the Board if the issue of Shares is approved.
(i) A statement of Sebastian Tseng’s and ZYBT’s intentions regarding the future of the Company if members approve the acquisition
Each of Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT does not currently have:
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(i) any present intention to change the business of the entity;
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(ii) any present intention to inject further capital into the entity;
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(iii) any present intention regarding the future employment of present employees of the entity;
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(iv) any proposal where assets will be transferred between the entity and either he or any of his associates; or
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(v) any intention to otherwise redeploy the fixed assets of the entity.
Sebastian Tseng’s and ZYBT’s intends that Mr Tseng will continue to act as a Director of the Company.
These intentions are based on information concerning the Company, its business and the business environment which is known to ZYBT at the date of this document. These present intentions may change as new information becomes available, as circumstances change or in the light of all material information, facts, and circumstances necessary to assess the operational, commercial, taxation and financial implications of those decisions at the relevant time.
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(j) Any intention of Sebastian Tseng or ZYBT to significantly change the financial or dividend distribution policies of the Company
Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT have no intention in this respect and the Board advises that a dividend is not presently paid by the Company and there is no foreseeable change to this policy.
(k) The interest that any Director has in the acquisition or any relevant agreement
The Directors (other than Sebastian Tseng) do not have an interest in this Resolution or the agreement to issue Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT.
Sebastian Tseng has an interest in the agreements to issue the Part 3 Placement Shares to him and to ZYBT. The terms of the agreement to issue the Part 3 Placement Shares are summarised in sections 1.1 and 1.4 above.
(l) Recommendation of each Director as to whether Shareholders should approve the Resolution
The Directors (other than Sebastian Tseng who has a material personal interest in the Resolution) recommend each Shareholder approve the Resolution.
1.11 Advantages of the issue of Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT
The Directors (other than Sebastian Tseng) are of the view that the following non-exhaustive list of advantages may be relevant to a Shareholder’s decision as to how to vote on Resolution 1:
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(a) the issue of Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT would provide the Company with additional funds of A$1,850,000.71 for the non-clinical and comparability studies along with the working capital required for the Phase 3 clinical trial program (as part of the proposed research & development, commercialisation and marketing strategy) for Elate Ocular, the primary clinical asset of the Company;
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(b) the issue of Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT via the Placement has introduced to the register of the Company sophisticated investors in the healthcare and pharmaceutical biotechnology sector whose funding support via the Placement demonstrate a commitment to the Company with a core objective to increase Shareholder value; and
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(c) though the Independent Expert has concluded that the issue of Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT is not fair to Shareholders not associated with Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT, it is reasonable.
1.12 Disadvantages of the issue of Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT
The Directors (other than Sebastian Tseng) are of the view that the following non-exhaustive list of disadvantages may be relevant to a Shareholder’s decision as to how to vote on Resolution 1:
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(a) the Independent Expert has concluded that the issue of Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT is not fair to non-associated Shareholders, and that the issue price of the Shares is below the fair market value prior to the issue of Part 3 Placement Shares;
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(b) the proposed issue of Part 3 Placement Shares to, Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT will increase their aggregate voting power from 24.53% to up to 37.7% reducing the voting power of Shareholders not associated with them to 62.3%; and
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(c) following completion of the issue of Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT, Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT will hold a relevant interest in 37.7% of the Shares in the Company – this will give Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT significant influence in relation to the Company, including the ability to block proposed special resolutions of the Company and significant influent on the election of directors.
1.13 Independent Expert’s Report
In accordance with the requirements of ASIC Regulatory Guide 74 (Acquisitions approved by members) , the Directors engaged the Independent Expert to prepare and provide the Independent Expert’s Report.
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The Independent Expert’s Report (a copy of which is attached as Annexure A to this Explanatory Statement) includes an independent examination of the proposed issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT, to assist non-associated Shareholders to assess the merits of, and decide whether to approve, the proposed issue of Shares.
The Independent Expert’s Report comments on the fairness and reasonableness of the proposed issue of Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT to the non-associated shareholders of the Company. The opinion of the Independent Expert is that the Proposed Transaction is not fair but reasonable to the non-associated Shareholders of the Company .
The Independent Expert notes certain key advantages and disadvantages of the proposal raised in Resolution 1 to the Company and to Shareholders not associated with Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT. Those advantages and disadvantages are set out at page 9 of the Independent Expert’s Report.
Shareholders should carefully consider the full Independent Expert’s Report prepared by the Independent Expert for the purposes of the Shareholder approval pursuant to Resolution 1 to understand the scope of the report, the methodology of the valuation and the sources of information and assumptions made.
Shareholders should read the Independent Expert’s Report in its entirety before deciding how to vote on Resolution 1.
1.14 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If Resolution 1 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares to each of Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT.
If Resolution 1 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares, as the issue of the Shares is subject to Shareholder approval, and the Company will not be able to complete the Part 3 Placement.
1.15 Recommendation of the Directors
The Directors, other than Sebastian Tseng, do not have any material interest in the issue of the Part 3 Placement Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT, other than as a result of any interests arising solely in the capacity as Shareholder.
The Directors of the Company (with Sebastian Tseng abstaining) believe that Resolution 1 is in the best interests of the Company and unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of this resolution. The Director’s recommendations are based on the reasons outlined in section 1.11 above. Sebastian Tseng has a material personal interest in Resolution 1, and so he makes no recommendation in relation to this Resolution 1.
The Directors are not aware of any other information, other than as set out in this Explanatory Statement and the accompanying Independent Expert’s Report that would reasonably be required by Shareholders to allow them to make a decision as to whether it is in the best interests of the Company to pass this Resolution 1.
Where the Chair is appointed as a proxy, the Chair will vote all undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 1.
If you appoint the Chair as your proxy, and you check the box consenting to the Chair voting undirected proxies, then unless you include an express voting direction on your Proxy Form, you will be directing, and expressly consenting to the Chair voting in favour of Resolution 1.
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2. RESOLUTION 2 - APPROVAL TO ISSUE OPTIONS AND SHARES UNDER PART 3 PLACEMENT TO DIRECTOR - DR CHANDRA BALA
2.1 Background
Resolution 0 seeks shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 10.11 to issue (1) 120,000 Options and (2) 50,000 Shares pursuant to Part 3 Placement to Dr Chandra Bala (or his nominee).
Options
The Options were agreed to be issued to Dr Chandra Bala in connection with his appointment as a director of Cambium Bio.
Given the stage and position of Cambium Bio, the Board has determined that the remuneration of Dr Chandra Bala should be part comprised by Options. The Options are intended to compensate Dr Chandra Bala given his current cash remuneration (of A$55,000 per annum) is lower than what would ordinarily be an appropriate remuneration – having regard to comparisons with similar Australian and global companies. The issue of Options also aligns Dr Chandra Bala’s remuneration with the medium to long-term performance of Cambium Bio and the delivery of long-term value creation for shareholders.
The Board considers that the grant of Options constitutes a cash effective remuneration to Dr Chandra Bala for his ongoing commitment and contribution to Cambium Bio. The Board considers the grant of Options constitutes reasonable remuneration to Dr Chandra Bala in the circumstances of Cambium Bio and Dr Chandra Bala (including having regard to his responsibilities as a Director of the Company).
The number of Options to be granted to Dr Chandra Bala has been determined by having regard to appropriate remuneration – including having regard to comparisons with similar Australian and global companies.
The Options will be granted on terms as set out in Schedule 1 to this Explanatory Statement.
The Options to be granted will vest upon Dr Chandra Bala remaining as a director of Cambium Bio over the period as set out below.
Shares
The Shares were agreed to be issued to Dr Chandra Bala to enable his participation in the Company’s capital raising activities on the same terms as investors under the Part 3 Placement.
2.2
Description of Listing Rule 10.11
ASX Listing Rule 10.11 requires a listed company to obtain shareholder approval by ordinary resolution prior to the issue of securities (including options) to a related party or a person whose relationship with the company is, in the ASX’s opinion, such that approval should be obtained, unless an exception in Listing Rule 10.12 applies.
The issue of Options and Shares under Part 3 Placement to Dr Chandra Bala falls within ASX Listing Rule 10.11.1 and does not fall within any of the exceptions in ASX Listing Rule 10.12. Accordingly, shareholder approval is sought under ASX Listing Rule 10.11.
2.3
Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
Pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, for a public company to give a financial benefit to a ‘related party’ of the public company, the public company must:
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(a) obtain the approval of the public company’s shareholders 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.
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Dr Chandra Bala is a director of the Company and is therefore a ‘related party’ of the Company. The grant of Options and issue of Shares under Part 3 Placement to Dr Chandra Bala constitutes giving a financial benefit to a ‘related party’ of the Company.
The Directors (other than Dr Chandra Bala 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 proposed issue of Options and issue of Shares under the Part 3 Placement because:
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(a) the agreement to grant the Options, reached as part of the remuneration package for Dr Chandra Bala, is considered reasonable remuneration in the circumstances and was negotiated on an arm’s length basis as part of Dr Bala’s remuneration package; and
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(b) the Shares pursuant to Part 3 Placement will be issued to Dr Bala (or his nominee) on the same terms as Shares issued to the investors under Part 3 Placement and as such the giving of the financial benefit is on arm’s length terms.
2.4 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 issue of the Options and Shares under Part 3 Placement to Dr Chandra Bala:
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(a) The Options and Shares under Part 3 Placement will be issued to Dr Chandra Bala, or his nominee.
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(b) Approval is being sought for the grant of Options and issue of Shares under Part 3 Placement to Dr Chandra Bala because he is a director of the Company.
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(c) The maximum number of:
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a. Options to be issued to Dr Chandra Bala under the approval sought by Resolution 0 is 120,000; and
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b. Shares under Part 3 Placement to be issued to Dr Chandra Bala under the approval sought by Resolution 0 is 50,000. 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.
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(d) The material terms of the Options are as follows:
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a. the Options are to be granted in four tranches and will vest as follows:
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(i) 30,000 options will vest 12 months after his appointment as a director, providing he remains as a director at that date – ie on 22 November 2025;
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(ii) 30,000 options will vest 24 months after his appointment as a director, providing he remains as a director at that date – ie on 22 November 2026;
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(iii) 30,000 options will vest 36 months after his appointment as a director, providing he remains as a director at that date – ie on 22 November 2027;
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(iv) 30,000 options will vest 48 months after his appointment as a director, providing he remains as a director at that date – ie on 22 November 2028;
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b. the Options will expire five years after the date of grant of the Options;
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c. the Options are proposed to be issued for nil consideration and with an exercise price per options of A$0.45.
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A summary of the other material terms of the Options is set out in Schedule 1 to this Explanatory Statement.
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(e) The Options and Shares pursuant to Part 3 Placement will be issued immediately following approval by shareholders at the General Meeting and, in any event, no later than 1 month after the date of the General Meeting.
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(f) The Options will be issued for nil consideration, accordingly no funds will be raised. The Shares under Part 3 Placement will be issued for $0.4637 per Share with the total consideration being $23,185.00.
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(g) Dr Chandra Bala’s total current remuneration package comprises fixed remuneration of A$55,000 per annum.
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(h) A summary of the material terms of the Options is set out in Schedule 1 to this Explanatory Statement. The Shares will be issued pursuant to customary placement offer letter between the Company and Dr Bala.
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(i) A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution, as set out in the Notice of General Meeting.
2.5 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If Resolution 0 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of proposed issue of Options and Shares under the Part 3 Placement to Dr Chandra Bala within one month of the date of this General Meeting. The Company will rely on the shareholder approval obtained at the Annual General Meeting on 26 November 2024 (Resolution 7) for the issuance capacity for the issue of Shares.
If Resolution 0 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the proposed issue of Options and Shares under Part 3 Placement to Dr Chandra Bala.
2.6 Valuation of options
The Company has used the Black-Scholes option price calculation method has been used as a valuation model in the current circumstances where the Options cannot be readily valued by some other means.
The key assumptions used in this calculation are:
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(a) the terms of the Options as set out above in section 2.4 and also in Schedule 1;
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(b) the price volatility of the shares in the Company – in this case being 100%; and
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(c) the average current risk free interest rate - being 4.1%.
On this basis the implied value of the120,000 Options proposed to be granted to Dr Chandra Bala is as follows:
| Option strike price | Implied value per Option |
Number of Options |
Total implied value of Options to be issued |
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| A$0.45 | $0.308 | 120,000 | A$36,954 |
The valuation noted above is not necessarily the market price that the Options could be traded and is not automatically the market price for taxation purposes.
2.7 Directors’ recommendations
The Directors of the Company believe that Resolution 0 is in the best interests of the Company and (other than Dr Chandra Bala) unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of this resolution.
Where the Chair is appointed as a proxy, the Chair will vote all undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 0.
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If you appoint the Chair as your proxy, and you check the box consenting to the Chair voting undirected proxies, then unless you include an express voting direction on your Proxy Form, you will be directing, and expressly consenting to the Chair voting in favour of Resolution 0.
3. RESOLUTION 3 - APPROVAL TO ISSUE SHARES UNDER PART 3 PLACEMENT TO DIRECTOR – EDMUND WALLER
3.1
Background
Resolution 3 seeks shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 10.11 to issue 50,000 Shares pursuant to Part 3 Placement to Edmund Waller (or his nominee).
The Shares were agreed to be issued to Edmund Waller to enable his participation in the Company’s capital raising activities on the same terms as investors under the Part 3 Placement.
3.2
Description of Listing Rule 10.11
ASX Listing Rule 10.11 requires a listed company to obtain shareholder approval by ordinary resolution prior to the issue of securities (including options) to a related party or a person whose relationship with the company is, in the ASX’s opinion, such that approval should be obtained, unless an exception in Listing Rule 10.12 applies.
The issue of Shares under Part 3Placement to Edmund Waller falls within ASX Listing Rule 10.11.1 and does not fall within any of the exceptions in ASX Listing Rule 10.12. Accordingly, shareholder approval is sought under ASX Listing Rule 10.11.
3.3
Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
Pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, for a public company to give a financial benefit to a ‘related party’ of the public company, the public company must:
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(a) obtain the approval of the public company’s shareholders 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.
Edmund Waller is a director of the Company and is therefore a ‘related party’ of the Company. The issue of Shares under Part 3 Placement to Edmund Waller constitutes giving a financial benefit to a ‘related party’ of the Company.
The Directors (other than Edmund Waller 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 proposed issue of Shares under the Part 3 Placement because the Shares pursuant to Part 3 Placement will be issued to Edmund Waller on the same terms as Shares issued to the investors under Part 3 Placement and as such the giving of the financial benefit is on arm’s length terms.
3.4
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 issue of the Shares under Part 3 Placement to Edmund Waller:
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(a) The Shares under Part 3 Placement will be issued to Edmund Waller, or his nominee.
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(b) Approval is being sought for the issue of Shares under Part 3 Placement to Edmund Waller because he is a director of the Company.
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(c) The maximum number of Shares under Part 3 Placement to be issued to Edmund Waller under the approval sought by Resolution 3 is 50,000. 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.
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(d) The Shares pursuant to Part 3 Placement will be issued immediately following approval by shareholders at the General Meeting and, in any event, no later than 1 month after the date of the General Meeting.
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(e) The Shares under Part 3 Placement will be issued for $0.4637 per Share with the total consideration being $23,185.00.
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(f) The Shares will be issued pursuant to customary placement offer letter between the Company and Edmund Waller.
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(g) A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution, as set out in the Notice of General Meeting.
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(h) The funds raised by the Company would be used for R&D related expenses and day to day administration and consultant costs.
3.5 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If Resolution 3 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of proposed issue of Shares under the Part 3 Placement to Edmund Waller within one month of the date of this General Meeting.
If Resolution 3 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the proposed issue of Shares under Part 3 Placement to Edmund Waller.
3.6 Directors’ recommendations
The Directors of the Company believe that Resolution 3 is in the best interests of the Company and (other than Edmund Waller) unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of this resolution.
Where the Chair is appointed as a proxy, the Chair will vote all undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 3.
If you appoint the Chair as your proxy, and you check the box consenting to the Chair voting undirected proxies, then unless you include an express voting direction on your Proxy Form, you will be directing, and expressly consenting to the Chair voting in favour of Resolution 3.
4. RESOLUTION 4 - APPROVAL TO ISSUE SHARES UNDER PART 3 PLACEMENT TO DIRECTOR – TERENCE WALTS
4.1 Background
Resolution 4 seeks shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 10.11 to issue 50,000 Shares pursuant to Part 3 Placement to Terence Walts (or his nominee).
The Shares were agreed to be issued to Terence Walts to enable his participation in the Company’s capital raising activities on the same terms as investors under the Part 3 Placement.
4.2
Description of Listing Rule 10.11
ASX Listing Rule 10.11 requires a listed company to obtain shareholder approval by ordinary resolution prior to the issue of securities (including options) to a related party or a person whose relationship with the company is, in the ASX’s opinion, such that approval should be obtained, unless an exception in Listing Rule 10.12 applies.
The issue of Shares under Part 3 Placement to Terence Walts falls within ASX Listing Rule 10.11.1 and does not fall within any of the exceptions in ASX Listing Rule 10.12. Accordingly, shareholder approval is sought under ASX Listing Rule 10.11.
4.3 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
Pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, for a public company to give a financial benefit to a ‘related party’ of the public company, the public company must:
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(a) obtain the approval of the public company’s shareholders 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.
Terence Walts is a director of the Company and is therefore a ‘related party’ of the Company. The issue of Shares under Part 3 Placement to Terence Walts constitutes giving a financial benefit to a ‘related party’ of the Company.
The Directors (other than Terence Walts 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 proposed issue of Shares under the Part 3 Placement because the Shares pursuant to Part 3 Placement will be issued to Terence Walts on the same terms as Shares issued to the investors under Part Placement and as such the giving of the financial benefit is on arm’s length terms.
4.4 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 issue of the Shares under Part 3 Placement to Terence Walts:
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(a) The Shares under Part 3 Placement will be issued to Terence Walts, or his nominee.
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(b) Approval is being sought for the issue of Shares under Part 3 Placement to Terence Walts because he is a director of the Company.
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(c) The maximum number of Shares under Part 3 Placement to be issued to Terence Walts under the approval sought by Resolution 4 is 50,000. 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.
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(d) The Shares pursuant to Part 3 Placement will be issued immediately following approval by shareholders at the General Meeting and, in any event, no later than 1 month after the date of the General Meeting.
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(e) The Shares under Part 3 Placement will be issued for $0.4637 per Share with the total consideration being $23,185.00.
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(f) The Shares will be issued pursuant to customary placement offer letter between the Company and Terence Walts.
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(g) A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution, as set out in the Notice of General Meeting.
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(h) The funds raised by the Company would be used for R&D related expenses and day to day administration and consultant costs.
4.5 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If Resolution 4 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the proposed issue of Shares under the Part 3 Placement to Terence Walts within one month of the date of this General Meeting.
If Resolution 4 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the proposed issue of Shares under Part 3 Placement to Terence Walts.
4.6 Directors’ recommendations
The Directors of the Company believe that Resolution 4 is in the best interests of the Company and (other than Terence Walts) unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of this resolution.
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Where the Chair is appointed as a proxy, the Chair will vote all undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 4.
If you appoint the Chair as your proxy, and you check the box consenting to the Chair voting undirected proxies, then unless you include an express voting direction on your Proxy Form, you will be directing, and expressly consenting to the Chair voting in favour of Resolution 4.
5. GLOSSARY
The following terms used in the Notice of General Meeting and the Explanatory Statement are defined as follows:
$ or A$ means Australian dollars.
ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691.
ASX Listing Rules means the listing rules of the ASX.
Board means the current board of directors of the Company.
closely related party means: (a) a spouse or child of the KMP; (b) a child of the KMP’s spouse; (c) a dependent of the KMP or the KMP spouse; (d) anyone else who is one of the KMP’s family and may be expected to influence the KMP, or be influenced by the KMP, in the KMP’s dealing with the Company; (e) a company the KMP controls; or (f) a person otherwise prescribed by the regulations.
Chair means the chair of the General Meeting.
Company or Cambium Bio means Cambium Bio Limited ACN 127 035 358.
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 of General Meeting.
General Meeting means the general meeting of Shareholders convened by this Notice of General Meeting.
Independent Expert means RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd ACN 050 508 024.
Independent Expert’s Report means the independent expert’s report prepared by the Independent Expert which is attached to this Notice as Annexure A and is available on the Company’s website (cambium.bio).
Key Management Personnel (KMP) means those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, including any Director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company.
Notice of General Meeting means this notice of general meeting.
Option means an option to acquire a Share.
Part 3 Placement has the meaning given to this term in paragraph 1.1 of the Explanatory Statement.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying this Notice of General Meeting.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a holder of Shares.
ZYBT means Zheng Yang Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, a company registered in Taiwan.
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– Other material terms of Options
1. Entitlement
Each Option entitles the holder to subscribe for one Share upon exercise of the Option.
2. Exercise Price
Subject to paragraph 9 below, the amount payable upon exercise of each Option will be as specified in the Explanatory Statement ( Exercise Price ).
3. Expiry Date
Each Option will expire at 5:00 pm (Sydney time) five years from date of issue.
An Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.
4. Exercise Period
The Options are exercisable at any time on or prior to the Expiry Date ( Exercise Period ).
5. 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.
6. 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 ).
7. Timing of issue of Shares on exercise
Within 10 business days after the Exercise Date, the Company will:
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(a) 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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(b) 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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(c) 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 7(b) 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 40 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.
8. Shares issued on exercise
Shares issued on exercise of the Options rank equally with the then issued ordinary shares of the Company.
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9. Reconstruction of capital
If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all rights of an Optionholder are to be changed in a manner consistent with the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules at the time of the reconstruction.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Transferability
The Options are not transferable.
13. Application for listing
The Options will not be listed and the Company will not make application to the ASX for listing.
14. Amendment
Subject to compliance with the Corporations Act and the Listing Rules and any other applicable law, the Board may, at any time, by resolution amend or add to all or any of the terms and conditions of the Options.
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Cambium Bio Limited
Financial Services Guide and Independent Expert’s Report
20 January 2025
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Contents
| Contents .................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 | Contents .................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 |
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| Financial Services Guide ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 | |
| Independent Expert’s Report ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 | |
| 1. | Summary of the Proposed Transaction ........................................................................................................................ 12 |
| 2. | Scope of the Report ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 |
| 3. | Profile of Cambium Bio Limited .................................................................................................................................... 16 |
| 4. | Valuation Approach ...................................................................................................................................................... 24 |
| 5. | Valuation of a Cambium Share Prior to the Proposed Transaction .............................................................................. 27 |
| 6. | Valuation of a Cambium Share Post the Proposed Transaction .................................................................................. 30 |
| 7. | Is the Proposed Transaction Fair to the Non-Associated Shareholders? ..................................................................... 31 |
| 8. | Is the Proposed Transaction Reasonable to the Non-Associated Shareholders? ........................................................ 32 |
| A. | Declarations and Disclaimers ....................................................................................................................................... 35 |
| B. | Sources of Information ................................................................................................................................................. 36 |
| C. | Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................... 37 |
| D. | Industry Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 40 |
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Financial Services Guide
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RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd
20 January 2025
The Non-Associated Shareholders Cambium Bio Limited 16 Goodhope Street Paddington NSW 2021
Level 13, 60 Castlereagh Street Sydney, NSW 2000 GPO Box 5138 Sydney, NSW 2001 T +61 (0) 2 8226 4500 F +61 (0) 2 8226 4501
www.rsm.com.au
Dear Shareholders,
Independent Expert’s Report
Introduction
This Independent Expert’s Report (the “ Report ” or “ IER ”) has been prepared to accompany the Notice of General Meeting and Explanatory Statement (“ Notice ”) to be provided to shareholders for a General Meeting of Cambium Bio Limited, formerly known as Regeneus Limited (“ Cambium ” or “ the Company ”) to be held on or around 28 February 2025, at which shareholder approval will be sought for a number of resolutions (“ the Resolutions ”) including the Proposed Transaction (as defined below).
On 5 December 2024, Cambium announced the successful completion of a $3.0m capital raising through the placement of 6,411,875 ordinary or fully paid shares in Cambium (“ Shares ” or “ Cambium Share ”) at a price of $0.4637 per Share (the “ Placement ”). The Placement is being conducted in three parts, comprising:
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a) The placement of 1,349,383 Shares (“ Part 1 Placement Shares ”) under the first part of the Placement to raise $0.6m at an offer price of $0.4637 per Share (“ Part 1 Placement ”) issued on 12 December 2024.
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b) The placement of 922,842 Shares (“ Part 2 Placement Shares ”) under the second part of the Placement to raise $0.4m at an offer price of $0.4637 per Share (“ Part 2 Placement ”) to be issued in January and February 2025, pursuant to the approval from shareholders given at the Company’s Annual General Meeting, held on 26 November 2024; and
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c) The placement of 4,139,650 Shares (“ Part 3 Placement Shares ”) under the third part of the Placement to raise $1.9m at an offer price of $0.4637 per Share, subject to shareholder approval being obtained for the Proposed Transaction (“ Part 3 Placement ”).
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Table 1. Placement summary
| Investor | Total number of Placement Shares |
Total Amount ($) | |
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| Part 1 Placement | |||
| Other investors | 1,349,383 | $625,709 | |
| Total Part 1 Placement | 1,349,383 |
$625,709 | |
| Part 2 Placement | |||
| Chiu, Li-Chien (Ken) | 323,485 | $150,000 | |
| Karolis Rosickas | 60,215 | $27,922 | |
| Other investors | 539,142 | $250,000 | |
| Total Part 2 Placement | 922,842 | $427,922 | |
| Part 3 Placement | |||
| Zheng Yang Biomedical Technology | 3,773,993 |
$1,750,001 | |
| Yu-Hung (Sebastian) Tseng | 215,657 |
$100,000 | |
| Edmund K Waller | 50,000 |
$23,185 | |
| Terence A Walts | 50,000 |
$23,185 | |
| Chandra Bala | 50,000 |
$23,185 | |
| Total Part 3 Placement | 4,139,650 | $1,919,556 | |
| Total Placement | 6,411,875 | $2,973,186 | |
| Source: NoM, Management |
As a result of the issuance of 3,989,650 Shares to Dr. Sebastian Tseng and Zheng Yang Biomedical Technology (“ ZYBT ”) as part of the Part 3 Placement, Dr. Sebastian Tseng’s effective shareholding in Cambium will increase from 24.5% to 37.7% through his direct shareholding and indirect shareholding in ZYBT (“ the Proposed Transaction ”).
The Company is seeking shareholder approval for the purposes of item 7 of section 611 of the Corporations Act (the “ Act ”) on the basis that, following the Proposed Transaction, Dr. Sebastian Tseng will increase his effective shareholding and voting power in Cambium from a starting point that is above 20% and below 90%. The Directors of the Company have requested that RSM, being independent and qualified for the purpose, to express an opinion as to whether the Proposed Transaction is fair and reasonable to shareholders not associated with the Proposed Transaction (“ Non-Associated Shareholders ”).
The request for approval of the Proposed Transaction is included as Resolution 1 in the Notice. Resolution 1 as extracted from the Notice is included below for reference:
Resolution 1 - Approval to issue Shares - Part 3 Placement - Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
““That, for the purposes of section 611 (item 7) of the Corporations Act, and all other purposes, Shareholder approval is given for:
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(a) the Company to issue a total of 3,989,650 Shares to Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT (or their nominees; and)
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(b) the increase in the relevant interests and voting power of each of Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT from 24.5% to up to 37.7%, as a result of the issue of Shares in the Company under paragraph (a) of this Resolution,
on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
The Company is separately seeking shareholder approval for the issuance of both Shares and share options to Dr. Chandra Bala (Director), and Shares to Terence Walts (Director) and Edmund Waller (Director), under Resolutions 2, 3 and 4 in the Notice, respectively.
When assessing the Proposed Transaction, we have included any impact that Resolution 1 will have on fairness and reasonableness, noting it is not subject to the approval of any other resolution. In assessing the Proposed Transaction, we have assumed that Resolutions 2, 3 and 4 will be passed, and have therefore included the impacts of these Resolutions on the financial position and capital structure of the Company in performing our valuation.
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The ultimate decision whether to approve the Proposed Transaction should be based on each Non-Associated Shareholder’s assessment of their circumstances, including their risk profile, liquidity preference, tax position and expectations as to value and future market conditions. If in doubt as to the action they should take with regard to the Proposed Transaction, or the matters dealt with in this Report, Non-Associated Shareholders should seek independent professional advice.
Summary and conclusion
In our opinion, and for the reasons set out in Sections 7 and 8 of this Report, the Proposed Transaction is not fair but reasonable to the Non-Associated Shareholders of Cambium.
Approach
In assessing whether the Proposed Transaction is fair and reasonable to the Non-Associated Shareholders, we have considered Australian Securities and Investment Commission (“ ASIC ”) Regulatory Guide 111 – Content of Expert Reports (“ RG 111 ”), which provides specific guidance as to how an expert is to appraise transactions.
Where an issue of shares by a company otherwise prohibited under section 606 of the Act is approved under item 7 of section 611, and the effect on the company shareholding is comparable to a takeover bid, such as the Proposed Transaction, RG 111 states that the transaction should be analysed as if it was a takeover bid.
Therefore, we have considered whether or not the Proposed Transaction is “fair” to the Non-Associated Shareholders by assessing and comparing:
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the Fair Market Value of a Share in Cambium on a controlling basis prior to the Proposed Transaction; with
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the Fair Market Value of a Share in Cambium on a non-controlling basis immediately post completion of the Proposed Transaction,
and considered whether the Proposed Transaction is “reasonable” to the Non-Associated Shareholders by undertaking an analysis of the other factors relating to the Proposed Transaction which are likely to be relevant to the Non-Associated Shareholders in their decision of whether or not to approve the Proposed Transaction.
Further information on the approach we have employed in assessing whether the Proposed Transaction is “fair” and “reasonable” is set out at Section 7 and 8 of this Report.
Fairness opinion
Our assessed Fair Market Values of a Cambium Share prior to and immediately after the Proposed Transaction are summarised in the table and figure below.
Table 2. Assessed Fair Market Values of a Cambium Share pre and post the Proposed Transaction
| Low | High | Preferred | |
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| Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share prior to the Proposed Transaction on a controlling basis |
$0.6207 | $0.7296 | $0.6744 |
| Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share immediately following the | $0.4358 | $0.4815 | $0.4586 |
| ProposedTransactiononanon-controlling basis | |||
| Source: RSM analysis |
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We have summarised the Fair Market Values included in the table above in the chart below.
Figure 1. Cambium Share valuation graphical representation
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Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share prior to the Proposed
$0.6207 $0.7296
Transaction on a controlling basis
Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share post the Proposed
$0.4358 $0.4815
Transaction on a non-controlling basis
$0.20 $0.30 $0.40 $0.50 $0.60 $0.70 $0.80
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Source: RSM analysis
The chart above indicates that the range of values post the Proposed Transaction on a non-controlling basis are less than the values prior to the Proposed Transaction on a controlling basis.
In accordance with the guidance set out in ASIC RG 111, and in the absence of any other relevant information, for the purposes of section 611, item 7 of the Act, we consider the Proposed Transaction to be not fair to the Non-Associated Shareholders of Cambium.
Reasonableness opinion
RG 111 establishes that an offer is reasonable if it is fair. It might also be reasonable if, despite not being fair, there are sufficient reasons for security holders to accept the offer in the absence of any higher bid before the offer closes. As such, we have also considered the following factors in relation to the reasonableness aspects of the Proposed Transaction:
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the future prospects of the Company if the Proposed Transaction does not proceed;
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any other commercial advantages and disadvantages to the Non-Associated Shareholders as a consequence of the Proposed Transaction proceeding;
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the existence of alternative proposals;
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the price per Cambium Share to be paid in the Proposed Transaction relative to the price per Cambium Share paid by NonAssociated Shareholders in the Placement; and
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the price per Cambium Share after the announcement of the Proposed Transaction.
Future prospects of Cambium if the Proposed Transaction does not proceed
If the Proposed Transaction does not proceed, the Company’s board will continue to seek alternative sources of funding with no guarantee of successful fund raising with superior terms.
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Advantages and disadvantages of the Proposed Transaction proceeding
The key advantage of the Proposed Transaction is:
| Advantage | Details |
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| Secure funding for the research & | The proceeds of the Proposed Transaction, along with the proceeds of the rest |
| development and marketing of Elate Ocular | of the Placement, will provide the Company with additional funds for the non- |
| (“Elate Ocular or EO”) | clinical and comparability studies along with the working capital required for |
| the Phase 3 clinical trial program (as part of the proposed research & | |
| development, commercialisation and marketing strategy) for Elate Ocular, the | |
| primary clinical asset of Cambium. |
The key disadvantages of the Proposed Transaction are:
| Disadvantage | Details |
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| The Proposed Transaction is not fair | The Proposed Transaction is not fair to the Non-Associated Shareholders. |
| Dilutionary impact | The Non-Associated Shareholders’ fully diluted interest in the Company will |
| decrease from 75.5% prior to the Proposed Transaction to 62.3% following the completion of the Proposed Transaction. |
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| Significant influence / ability to block special | Following the completion of the Proposed Transaction, Dr. Sebastian Tseng |
| resolutions by Dr. Sebastian Tseng and | and ZYBT will have an effective 37.7% shareholding in Cambium. |
| ZYBT | This will give Dr. Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT significant influence in relation |
| to the Company, including the ability to block proposed special resolutions of | |
| the Company and the power to elect directors. |
Alternative proposals to the Proposed Transaction
We have been advised that the Proposed Transaction is the only transaction that is sufficiently developed to be put to Shareholders and no alternative or more compelling transactions are close to completion. We are not aware of any alternative proposal at the current time which might offer the Non-Associated Shareholders of Cambium a greater benefit than the Proposed Transaction.
The price per Cambium Share to be paid in the Proposed Transaction
The Proposed Transaction is priced at the same value of $0.4637 per Cambium Share as the Placement Shares to Non-Associated Shareholders.
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The price of Cambium’s shares after the announcement of the Proposed Transaction
Figure 2. Cambium daily closing share price and traded volumes
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Source: Capital IQ/ASX
The Cambium share price decreased from $1.30 per Share on 5 April 2024 (the earliest available trading date prior to the announcement of the Proposed Transaction and post the consolidation of Cambium shares) to $0.65 per Share on 1 December 2024 (the last trading day before Cambium was placed on a trading halt and the announcement of the Proposed Transaction).
Trading in Cambium shares following the announcement of the Proposed Transaction saw a marked increase of volume. This is largely attributable to the United States of America (“ U.S. ”) Food and Drug Administration granting fast track designation to Elate Ocular (as announced to the ASX on 9 December 2024) and the successful issuance of 1,349,383 fully paid ordinary Shares as part of the Part 1 Placement (as announced on 12 December 2024). Given the low liquidity of Cambium shares it is difficult to draw any firm conclusions on the market reaction to the Proposed Transaction.
Conclusion on Reasonableness
Cambium needs a cash injection in the near term and the Proposed Transaction provides an opportunity for this to occur. In our opinion, the position of the Non-Associated Shareholders of Cambium if the Proposed Transaction is approved is more advantageous than if the Proposed Transaction is not approved. Therefore, in the absence of any other relevant information and/or a superior offer, we consider that the Proposed Transaction is reasonable to the Non-Associated Shareholders of Cambium.
Non-Associated Shareholders should have particular regard to the potential advantages and disadvantages set out above in the context of their own risk profile and investment strategy.
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General
This Report represents general financial product advice only and has been prepared without taking into consideration the individual circumstances of Non-Associated Shareholders.
The ultimate decision whether to accept the Proposed Transaction should be based on Non-Associated Shareholders’ assessment of their circumstances, including their risk profile, liquidity preference, tax position and expectations as to value and future market conditions.
Non-Associated Shareholders should read and have regard to the contents of the Notice which has been prepared by the Directors and Management of Cambium. Non-Associated Shareholders who are in doubt as to the action they should take with regard to the Proposed Transaction and/or the matters dealt with in this Report, should seek independent professional advice.
This summary should be considered in conjunction with the detail contained in the following sections of this Report.
Yours faithfully
RSM CORPORATE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
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Andrew Clifford Director – Corporate Finance
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Nadine Marke Director – Corporate Finance
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1. Summary of the Proposed Transaction
1.1 Overview
On 5 December 2024, Cambium announced the successful completion of a $3.0m capital raising through the placement of 6,411,875 ordinary Shares at a price of $0.4637 per Share (the “ Placement ”). The Placement is being conducted in three parts, comprising:
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The placement of 1,349,383 Part 1 Placement Shares to raise $0.6m at an offer price of $0.4637 per Share issued on 12 December 2024.
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The placement of 922,842 Part 2 Placement Shares to raise $0.4m at an offer price of $0.4637 per Share to be issued in January and February 2025, pursuant to the approval from shareholders given at the Company’s Annual General Meeting, held on 26 November 2024; and
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The placement of 4,139,650 Part 3 Placement Shares to raise $1.9m at an offer price of $0.4637 per Share, subject to shareholder approval being obtained for the Proposed Transaction.
As a result of the Proposed Transaction, Dr. Sebastian Tseng’s effective shareholding in Cambium will increase from 24.5% to 37.7%.
The Company is seeking shareholder approval for the purposes of item 7 of section 611 of the Corporations Act (the “ Act ”) on the basis that, following the Proposed Transaction, Dr. Sebastian Tseng will increase his effective shareholding and voting power in Cambium from a starting point that is above 20% and below 90%. The Directors of the Company have requested that RSM, being independent and qualified for the purpose, to express an opinion as to whether the Proposed Transaction is fair and reasonable to the Non-Associated Shareholders.
The Placement
The table below summarises the investors participating in the two parts of the Placement.
Table 3. Summary of the issuance of Cambium Shares
| Investor | Total number of Placement Shares |
Total Amount ($) | |
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| Part 1 Placement | |||
| Other investors | 1,349,383 | $625,709 | |
| Total Part 1 Placement | 1,349,383 |
$625,709 | |
| Part 2 Placement | |||
| Chiu, Li-Chien (Ken) | 323,485 |
$150,000 | |
| Karolis Rosickas | 60,215 | $27,922 | |
| Other investors | 539,142 | $250,000 | |
| Total Part 2 Placement | 922,842 |
$427,922 | |
| Part 3 Placement | |||
| Zheng Yang Biomedical Technology | 3,773,993 |
$1,750,001 | |
| Yu-Hung (Sebastian) Tseng | 215,657 |
$100,000 | |
| Edmund K Waller | 50,000 |
$23,185 | |
| Terence A Walts | 50,000 |
$23,185 | |
| Chandra Bala | 50,000 |
$23,185 | |
| Total Part 3 Placement | 4,139,650 | $1,919,556 | |
| Total Placement | 6,411,875 | $2,973,186 | |
| Source: NoM, Management |
- Note 1: ZYBT is a diversified healthcare holding company based in Taiwan. Dr. Sebastian Tseng is the Chairman and principal shareholder of ZYBT.
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1.2 Key conditions of Proposed Transaction
The Proposed Transaction is subject to Cambium obtaining shareholder approval under section 611, item 7 of the Corporations Act.
1.3 Rationale for the Proposed Transaction
The Directors of Cambium have been seeking opportunities to raise capital to fund the Company’s growth plan. The Placement was announced to the ASX on 5 December 2024, which includes the Proposed Transaction.
The proceeds of the Proposed Transaction along with the proceeds of the rest of the Placement will be used to fund:
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the non-clinical studies for Elate Ocular, including the development of a potency assay and completion of a comparability study which are requirements to prepare Elate Ocular for the Phase 3 clinical trial program; and
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the additional working capital required to support Cambium’s ongoing operations and pipeline development efforts
1.4 Impact of the Placement on Cambium’s Capital Structure
The table below sets out a summary of the capital structure of Cambium prior to and post the Proposed Transaction.
Table 4. Share structure of Cambium pre and post the Placement
| Shareholder | Number of Shares prior to the Placement |
% holding |
Number of Shares prior to the Proposed Transaction1 |
% holding |
Number of Shares post Proposed Transaction |
% holding |
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| Shares on issue | ||||||
| ZYBT | 2,688,506 | 22.53% | 2,688,506 | 18.73% | 6,462,499 | 35.23% |
| Yu-Hung (Sebastian) Tseng | 238,436 | 2.00% | 238,436 | 1.66% | 454,093 | 2.48% |
| Non-Associated Shareholders | 9,004,064 | 75.47% | 11,426,289 | 79.61% | 11,426,289 | 62.29% |
| Total undiluted Shares | 11,931,006 | 100.00% | 14,353,231 | 100.00% | 18,342,881 | 100.00% |
| Options on issue | ||||||
| Non-Associated Shareholders | 263,628 | 100.00% | 383,628 | 100.00% | 383,628 | 100.00% |
| Total options on issue | 263,628 | 100.00% | 263,628 | 100.00% | 263,628 | 100.00% |
| Fully Diluted position | ||||||
| ZYBT | 2,688,506 | 22.05% | 2,688,506 | 18.24% | 6,462,499 | 34.51% |
| Yu-Hung (Sebastian) Tseng | 238,436 | 1.96% | 238,436 | 1.62% | 454,093 | 2.42% |
| Non-Associated Shareholders | 9,267,692 | 76.00% | 11,689,917 | 80.14% | 11,689,917 | 63.07% |
| Fully diluted Shares | 12,194,634 | 100.00% | 14,616,859 | 100.00% | 18,606,509 | 100.00% |
| Source: Cambium Share Register as at 1 December 2024 and Management |
Note 1: The number of options and fully diluted shares on issue prior to the Proposed Transaction includes the issuance of the Placement 1 Shares and Placement 2 Shares, and assumes the approval of Resolutions 2, 3 and 4 per the NoM, therefore including the issuance of the Placement 3 Shares not related to the Proposed Transaction and the options being granted under Resolution 2.
Note 2: Successful completion of the Proposed Transaction will result in Dr. Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT’s combined interest in Cambium increasing from 24.5% to 37.7%. As a result, shareholder approval is required under section 611, item 7 of the Corporations Act. The maximum aggregate shareholding which Dr. Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT could hold on a combined basis, if all Resolutions are approved, is 37.7% on an undiluted basis and 36.9% on a fully diluted basis.
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2. Scope of the Report
2.1 Purpose of this Report
The Directors of Cambium have requested RSM, being independent and qualified for the purpose, to express an opinion as to whether the Proposed Transaction is fair and reasonable to Non-Associated Shareholders.
2.2 Corporations Act
Section 606 of the Act prohibits a person from acquiring a relevant interest in the issued voting shares of a public company if the transaction results in that person’s voting interest increasing from a starting point that is above 20% and below 90%.
Under item 7 of section 611 of the Act, the prohibition contained in section 606 does not apply if the acquisition has been approved by the non-associated shareholders of the company. Accordingly, the Company is seeking approval from the Non-Associated Shareholders for the Proposed Transaction under item 7 of section 611 of the Act.
Item 7 of section 611 of the Act states that shareholders must be given all information that is material to the decision on how to vote at the meeting. ASIC RG 111 advises the requirement to commission an Independent Expert’s Report in such circumstances and provides guidance on the content.
2.3 Adopted basis of evaluation
In determining whether providing the Proposed Transaction is “fair” and “reasonable” we have given regard to the views expressed by the ASIC in RG 111.
RG 111 provides ASIC’s views on how an expert can help security holders make informed decisions about transactions. Specifically, it gives guidance to experts on how to evaluate whether or not a proposed transaction is fair and reasonable.
RG 111 states that the expert’s report should focus on:
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the issues facing the security holders for whom the report is being prepared; and
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the substance of the transaction rather than the legal mechanism used to achieve it.
Where an issue of shares by a company otherwise prohibited under section 606 is approved under item 7 of section 611 and the effect on the company’s shareholding is comparable to a takeover bid, RG 111 states that the transaction should be analysed as if it was a takeover bid.
RG 111 applied the fair and reasonable test as two distinct criteria in the circumstance of a takeover offer, stating:
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the takeover offer is considered “fair” if the value of the offer price or consideration is equal to or greater than the value of the securities that are the subject of the offer; and
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the takeover is considered “reasonable” if it is fair, or where the offer is “not fair” it may still be reasonable if the expert believes that there are sufficient reasons for security holders to accept the offer.
Consistent with the guidelines in RG 111 as summarised above, we have considered whether the Proposed Transaction is “fair” to the Non-Associated Shareholders by assessing and comparing:
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the Fair Market Value of an ordinary Share in Cambium (on a control basis) prior to the Proposed Transaction; with
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the Fair Market Value of an ordinary Share in Cambium (on a non-controlling basis) immediately following the Proposed Transaction.
Our assessment of the Fair Market Value of a Share in Cambium has been prepared on the following basis:
“the value that should be agreed in a hypothetical transaction between a knowledgeable, willing but not anxious buyer and a knowledgeable, willing but not anxious seller, acting at arm’s length”.
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In accordance with RG 111, we have considered whether the Proposed Transaction is "reasonable" to the Associated Shareholders by undertaking an analysis of the other factors relating to the Proposed Transaction which are likely to be relevant to the Non-Associated Shareholders, in their decision as to whether or not to accept the Proposed Transaction. These factors include:
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the future prospects of the Company if the Proposed Transaction does not proceed;
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any other commercial advantages and disadvantages to the Non-Associated Shareholders as a consequence of the Proposed Transaction proceeding;
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the existence of alternative proposals;
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the price per Cambium Share per the Proposed Transaction relative to the price per Cambium Share paid by Non-Associated Shareholders in the Placement; and
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the price per Cambium Share after the announcement of the Proposed Transaction.
Our assessment of the Proposed Transaction is based on economic, market and other conditions prevailing at the date of this Report.
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3. Profile of Cambium Bio Limited
3.1 Background
Cambium
Founded in 2007, Cambium is an Australian biotechnology company which specialised in the development of regenerative medicine. The Company developed two stem cell technologies, namely:
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Progenza[TM] (“ Progenza ”) which is a Phase 2 clinical stage therapeutic; and
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Sygenus, which is a preclinical-stage therapeutic.
These technologies target the therapeutic areas of osteoarthritis, neuropathic pain, and skin wound healing.
To commercialise Progenza in Japan, the Company entered into a Collaboration and Licence Agreement (“ CLA ”) for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with AGC Inc. (“ AGC ”) in December 2016. The CLA with AGC was terminated under a mutual agreement in December 2019.
Cambium entered into a CLA with Kyocera Corporation (“ Kyocera ”) in August 2020 to exclusively develop and commercialise the treatment in Japan. In January 2023, Cambium received a Notice of Termination from Kyocera (“ Notice of Termination ”) due to Kyocera’s inability to meet a development target relating to the establishment of first standard operating procedures established for the manufacture of Progenza by 30 September 2022.
Following the termination of the CLA with Kyocera, Cambium continued to explore licencing opportunities for Progenza, however has not entered into any new collaborations thus far.
On 5 April 2024, the Company announced to the ASX the completion of its merger with Cambium Medical Technologies LLC (“ CMT ”) by way of the issue of new ordinary Cambium Shares to CMT shareholders.
Following the merger with CMT in April 2024, Cambium has strengthened its position in the regenerative medicine field, combining complementary technologies and expertise. Cambium remains committed to advancing its pipeline through clinical development and commercialisation, with the ultimate goal of providing transformative treatments to improve patient outcomes across multiple indications.
Cambium Medical Technologies LLC
Based in the United States and founded in 2013, CMT is a clinical-stage regenerative company, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cambium following the merger in April 2024.
Through its license Agreement with Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (“ Emory ”) and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (“ CHA ”), CMT develops and commercialises certain inventions and technology (“ Aurarix ”) used in medical treatments. Aurarix is a novel enriched allogenic, fibrinogen-depleted human platelet lysate (“ FD-HPL ”) which is a fluid from blood platelets sourced from healthy donors.
To date, Aurarix has not been approved for any therapeutic use however has been used extensively as a supplement in cell culture processes. CMT has sub-licensed Aurarix to AventaCell BioMedical Corp (“ AventaCell ”) to manufacture and commercialise stem cell growth supplements.
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Aurarix can be applied in various therapeutics markets including orthopaedics (wound healing) and multiple indications in ophthalmology and represents significant growth opportunities for CMT and Cambium. Cambium’s lead indication for Aurarix is the treatment of chronic Dry Eye Disease (“ DED ”) through the introduction of Elate Ocular which is a clinical-stage biologic therapeutic FD-HPL-based product.
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Cambium has also obtained two Investigational New Drug Application (“ INDA ”) approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“ FDA ”) to initiate Phase 3 trials in the chronic DED and ocular Graft versus Host Disease (“ GvHD ”) after finalising the additional Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (“ CMC ”) studies. Phase 3 trial studies are expected to commence in 2025, with top line study results available within 24 months.
Following this, Cambium is expected to submit a Biologics Licence Application (“ BLA ”) for marketing approval in FY27-28, subject to the success of the Phase 3 clinical trial and ability to raise funding.
Cambium requires an estimated US$29.0m of total funding through 2028 to conduct the two registration-enabling studies, of which US$24.5m is required to finalise two Phase 3 trials with the remainder required for the comparability and BLA phase and to fund for pre-launch sales costs. Once the Placement is completed, Cambium expects to raise the remaining amount from institutional and high net worth individuals.
3.2 Legal structure
The legal structure of Cambium is shown in the figure below.
Figure 3. Legal structure
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Cambium Bio Limited
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Regeneus Animal Health Cambium Medical
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*Previously known as Regeneus Limited
Source: Cambium incorporation documents and Merger Agreement with CMT
3.3 Directors and management
The directors and key management of Cambium are summarised in the table below.
Table 5. Cambium Directors and Key Management Personnel
| Name | Title | Experience | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karolis Rosickas | Chief Executive Officer | Mr Rosickas is the co-founder of cell therapy CDMO SingCell in Singapore, and | |
| of digital therapeutics company OME Health in London. He has held positions | |||
| including Vice President of Healthcare Investment Banking at HSBC, London, | |||
| Finance Director of Danone Early Life & Clinical Nutrition and Regional | |||
| Treasurer for Asia at the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy. | |||
| Mr Rosickas holds a Master of Science degree in Biotechnology at | |||
| Northeastern University and a Master of Business Administration degree at | |||
| IESE Business School. | |||
| Dr. Neera Jagirdar, | Director of Clinical | Dr Jagirdar joined Cambium Medical Technologies in 2017 and is the Manager | |
| MD, MPH | Development | of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs. She has over 14 years of experience in the | |
| design and conduct of experimental research studies and clinical trials in the | |||
| support of new product development and quality assurance. | |||
| Dr Jagirdar holds a Doctor of Medicine degree at American University of | |||
| Antigua, Osbourne, a Master of Public Health degree at American Public | |||
| University, Charles Town, and a Bachelor of Arts degree at Boston University, | |||
| Boston. | |||
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| Name | Title | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Edmund Waller, | Executive Director | Dr Waller is the co-founder of Cambium Medical Technologies and is a |
| MD, PhD | Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Hematology / Oncology at Emory | |
| University, Atalanta, for over 20 years. | ||
| Dr Waller holds a PhD at The Rockefeller University, New York City, a Doctor | ||
| of Medicine degree at Cornell University Medical College, Ithaca, and a | ||
| Bachelor of Arts degree at Harvard University, Cambridge. | ||
| Dr Sebastian Tseng | Non-Executive Director |
Dr Tseng is the founder and Chairman of Zheng Yang Biomedical Technology |
| Co., Ltd. He is also the Assistant Professor at Taipei Medical University and the | ||
| Chairman of the Asia Pacific Academy of Implant Surgery. | ||
| Dr Tseng holds a Doctor of Dental Surgery at the College of Dentistry of New | ||
| York University, and a Bachelor of Dental Surgery at the College of Chung Shan | ||
| Medical University. | ||
| Terence Walts | Executive Director | Mr Walts is the co-founder of Cambium Medical Technologies and the current |
| CEO of 3Ti. He has previously held the positions of CEO of Refocus Group and | ||
| the Chief Marketing Officer of Autonomous Technologies, both of which are | ||
| start-ups in the medical industry. He was also the Vice President, Sales, | ||
| Marketing and Business Development at Novartis (CIBA Vision). | ||
| Mr Walts holds a Master of Business Administration degree at The University | ||
| of Notre Dame, Indiana, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing at | ||
| Indiana University, Indiana. | ||
| Barry Sechos | Non-Executive | Mr Sechos has over 20 years of experience as a director, business executive |
| Chairman | and corporate lawyer. He is the Executive Director of Sherman Group and | |
| Paddington St Finance, as well as a Director of Fulcrum Media Finance. | ||
| Mr Sechos holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws degree at the | ||
| University of New South Wales, Sydney. |
Source: Management and Company website
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3.4 Financial performance – Cambium
The table below sets out a summary of the financial performance of Cambium for the years ended 30 June 2021 (“ FY21 ”), 30 June 2022 (“ FY22 ”), 30 June 2023 (“ FY23 ”), 30 June 2024 ( “FY24” ) and the three-month period ended 30 September 2024 (“ YTD24 ”), extracted from the historical audited financial statements and unaudited management accounts.
Table 6. Cambium historical financial performance
| Year ended |
Year ended |
Year ended Year ended 3 months ended |
Year ended Year ended 3 months ended |
Year ended Year ended 3 months ended |
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| 30-Jun-21 | 30-Jun-22 | 30-Jun-23 | 30-Jun-24 30-Sep-24 |
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| $'000 | Audited | Audited |
Audited | Audited | Mgmt. |
| Revenue 7,067 - - 129 87 Other income 889 638 1,045 48 14 |
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| Total revenue 7,956 638 1,045 177 101 Operating expenses Research and development expenses (1,444) (1,716) (473) (211) (379) Occupancy expenses (134) (145) - - (1) Corporate expenses (3,853) (2,789) (1,776) (1,624) (646) Finance costs (405) (73) (350) (271) (6) Royalty expense - - (49) (32) Gain on disposal of Regeneus Japan Inc - 8 15 - - Merger expenses - - (76) (538) (16) Fair value increase / (decrease) in institutional placement 137 (17) - - - Fair value increase / (decrease) on investments 525 - - - - Foreign exchange translation revenue - - 12 - Profit/(Loss) on extinguishment of financial liability - (62) - 245 - Loss/impairment on shareholders loan - (132) (69) - - Realised foreign exchange loss (140) (18) (2) (1) 8 Foreign exchangegain /(loss) 117 (4) - 4 5 |
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| Profit / (loss) before income tax 2,759 (4,310) (1,687) (2,256) (966) Income tax(expense)/ benefit - - - - - |
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| Profit / (loss) for the year 2,759 (4,310) (1,687) (2,256) (966) Other comprehensive income /(expense) - - - - - |
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| Total comprehensiveprofit /(loss) for theyear 2,759 (4,310) (1,687) (2,256) (966) |
Source: Audited Financial Statements and management accounts
We note the following in relation to Cambium’s financial performance:
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Revenue of $7.1m in FY21 relates to licence fee income generated from the CLA with Kyocera. As a result of the Notice of Termination, no further milestone or other payments have been made under the CLA with Kyocera. Revenue of $129k in FY24 and $87k for the three months ended 30 September 2024 relates to royalty payments received in accordance with the sub-licensing of Aurarix to AventaCell to manufacture and commercialise stem cell growth supplements;
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Other income primarily relates to R&D incentives and Federal Government grants and initiatives income, interest income and COVID-19 cash flow boost. On average, Cambium claimed $857k in R&D tax incentive refunds annually in FY21 to FY23. In FY24, other income decreased below FY21 to FY23 average to $48k. YTD24 follows a similar trend, totalling $14k for the period;
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Research and development expenses relate to clinical trial costs, depreciation, good manufacturing process, product research, regulatory consultants, and staff costs;
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Occupancy expenses remained at nil in FY24. This was in line with FY23, which decreased from $145k in FY22 as a result of the pause in ongoing business activities;
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Corporate expenses relate to salaries and wages to corporate employees, business development costs, compliance, directors’ remuneration, depreciation, intellectual property costs and withholding tax; and
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- Merger expenses relate to costs associated with the merger with CMT.
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3.5 Financial position – Cambium
The following table sets out a summary of the financial position of Cambium as at 30 June 2021, 30 June 2022, 30 June 2023, 30 June 2024 and 30 September 2024, extracted from the historical audited financial statements and the unaudited management accounts.
Table 7. Cambium historical financial position
| 30-Jun-21 | 30-Jun-22 | 30-Jun-23 30-Jun-24 30-Sep-24 |
30-Jun-23 30-Jun-24 30-Sep-24 |
30-Jun-23 30-Jun-24 30-Sep-24 |
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| $'000 | Audited | Audited | Audited | Audited | Management |
| Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables R&D incentive receivable Related party loan receivables Other current assets Assets held for sale Other financial assets - current |
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| 3,793 95 303 2,865 1,315 |
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| - 111 - 257 84 |
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| 751 447 383 - (56) |
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| - - - - 30 |
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| 112 65 28 78 72 |
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| - - 1,750 - - |
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| 2,070 69 - - - |
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| Total current assets | 6,727 787 2,464 3,200 1,445 |
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| Non-current assets Other financial assets - non-current Related party loan receivables Property, plant and equipment Right of use assets under lease Other non-current assets Intangible assets |
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| 1,750 1,750 - - 1,532 |
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| - - - - 0 |
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| 21 10 1 - 4 |
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| 13 8 - - - |
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| - - - 0 2 |
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| - - - 2,449 - |
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| Total non-current assets | 1,784 1,767 1 2,449 1,539 |
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| Total assets | 8,510 2,555 2,464 5,649 **2,984 ** |
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| Current liabilities Trade and other payables Provisions - current Borrowings Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as held for sale Lease liabilities - current |
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| 1,108 310 347 2,323 1,494 |
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| 183 161 81 81 81 |
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| - 1,000 347 - 451 |
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| - - 1,814 - - |
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| 5 6 - - - |
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| Total current liabilities | 1,297 1,477 2,589 2,405 2,026 |
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| Non-current liabilities Lease liabilities - non-current Provisions - non-current Derivative financial instrument Financial liabilities Relatedparty payables |
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| 9 3 - - - |
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| 17 1 - - - |
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| 3,043 - - - - |
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| - - - 468 - |
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| - - - - 28 |
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| Total non-current liabilities | 3,068 3 - 468 28 |
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| Total liabilities | 4,365 1,480 2,589 2,873 **2,054 ** |
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| Net assets | 4,145 1,075 (125) 2,776 929 |
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| Equity Issued capital Other contributed equity Accumulated losses Reserves |
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| 38,259 38,619 38,619 43,632 55,218 |
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| - - - - (2,177) |
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| (34,649) (38,951) (40,587) (42,747) (54,033) |
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| 535 1,407 1,843 1,891 1,891 |
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| Total equity | 4,145 1,075 (125) 2,776 929 |
Source: Audited financial statements and management accounts
We note the following in relation to Cambium’s statement of financial position:
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As at 30 September 2024, Cambium had $1.3m in cash and cash equivalents, which is operational in nature, and as such has not been considered in our assessment of the net debt of the company;
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Intercompany receivable from CMT of $30k is offset against the related party payables balance of $28k, with the small variance resulting from exchange rate differences. These balances have not been netted off as the management accounts have been prepared on an aggregated basis and has not been consolidated;
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R&D incentive receivable / payable relates to the outstanding rebate receivable / payable from / to the Australian Taxation Office (“ ATO ”);
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Other current assets of $72k as at 30 September 2024 represent prepaid expenses;
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Other financial assets – non-current of $1.5m as at 30 September 2024 relates to Cambium’s investment in CMT ($1.5m), whilst the intangible assets balance of $2.5m as at 30 June 2024 relates to the intangibles assets recognised as a result of Cambium’s merger with CMT. These balances have not been netted off against the share capital of CMT and other assets/liabilities acquired as part of the merger as at 30 September 2024, as the management accounts have been prepared on an aggregated basis and have not been consolidated;
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Property, plant and equipment of $4k as at 30 September 2024 relates to office equipment ($39k), which is offset by the related accumulated depreciation ($35k);
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Other non-current assets of $2k as at 30 September 2024 relates entirely to deposits held;
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Trade & other payables of $1.5m as at 30 September 2024 relate to unpaid invoices due to third parties – as accounts payable ($1.2m) – accrued expenses ($329k), and ANZ credit card ($2k);
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Current provisions throughout the historical period relate to provision for annual leave and long service leave;
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Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd (“ Grant Thornton ”), the previous auditor of Cambium, issued an unqualified audit opinion on the FY21 financial statements and a qualified audit opinion on the FY22 financial statements. In addition, the current auditor, Stantons International Audit and Consulting Pty Ltd (“ Stantons ”) issued a qualified audit opinion on the FY23 financial statements and an unqualified opinion on the FY24 financial statements;
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The basis for the qualified audit opinion on the FY22 financial statements relates to Cambium’s equity interest in Sangui Bio. The investment’s fair value as at 30 June 2021 was estimated at $1.75m (i.e. $2.50 per share for 700,000 shares issued) based on the issue price for Sangui Bio shares under the capital raise conducted in July 2021. This investment was included as a non-current financial asset. As this investment is related to shares in an unlisted company, Management was unable to reliably estimate the fair value of the investment at 30 June 2022. As a result, the previous auditor was unable to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence to state that the investment was stated at fair value, which constituted a departure from the Australian Accounting Standards;
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In FY23, Management was able to obtain a fair value valuation of the investment based on the recent funding round obtained by Sangui Bio. The qualified audit opinion expressed on the FY23 financial statements is due to the presentation of the FY22 results in the FY23 financial statements; and
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For the FY24 accounts, Stantons expressed material uncertainty relating to Cambium’s ability to continue as a going concern and to meet its planned research, administration and other commitments, as this would be dependent on Cambium raising further working capital and/or successfully developing its assets.
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3.6 Capital structure
Prior to the Placement, Cambium had 11,931,006 ordinary shares on issue. Following the issuance of the Placement Shares, assuming the Resolutions pertaining to the Part 3 Placement Shares (including the Proposed Transaction) are passed, Cambium will have 18,342,881 ordinary Shares in issue. We have set out the top shareholders of Cambium as at 1 December 2025 and following the Placement in the table below.
Table 8. Cambium top shareholders
| Shareholder | Number of ordinary Shares prior to the Placement |
% holding |
New Shares issued under the Placement |
Number of ordinary Shares following the Placement |
% holding |
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| Zheng Yang Biomedical Technology 2,688,506 22.53% 3,773,993 6,462,499 35.23% Orient Euro Pharma (Cyntec) 2,384,359 19.98% - 2,384,359 13.00% Treasury Century 999,002 8.37% - 999,002 5.45% Apex Metro 691,580 5.80% - 691,580 3.77% Chiu, Li-Chien (Ken) 476,872 4.00% 323,485 800,357 4.36% Chiu, Mu-Ni 317,915 2.66% - 317,915 1.73% Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited 316,241 2.65% - 316,241 1.72% BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd 302,252 2.53% - 302,252 1.65% Tseng, Yu-Hung (Sebastian) 238,436 2.00% 215,657 454,093 2.48% Edmund K. Waller 228,932 1.92% 50,000 278,932 1.52% HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited 216,981 1.82% - 216,981 1.18% John Donald Roback 192,100 1.61% - 192,100 1.05% Jennifer Heather Copland 185,472 1.55% - 185,472 1.01% Jacques Galipeau 183,636 1.54% - 183,636 1.00% Terence A. Walts 172,905 1.45% 50,000 222,905 1.22% Mrs Julia Caroline Hughes 161,068 1.35% - 161,068 0.88% I'Rom Group Co Ltd 91,441 0.77% - 91,441 0.50% Sunreef Pty Ltd 89,079 0.75% - 89,079 0.49% Super Dino Pty Ltd 88,058 0.74% - 88,058 0.48% The Quist GroupPtyLtd 74,268 0.62% - 74,268 0.40% |
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| Total 10,099,103 84.65% 4,413,135 14,512,238 79.12% Other shareholders 1,831,903 15.35% 1,998,740 3,830,643 20.88% |
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| Total 11,931,006 100.00% 6,411,875 18,342,881 100.00% |
Source: Cambium Share Register as at 1 December 2024 and RSM analysis
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3.7 Share Price Performance
The figure below sets out a summary of Cambium share prices and traded volumes between 5 April 2024 and 1 December 2024.
Figure 4. Daily closing share prices and traded volumes from 5 April 2024 to 1 December 2024
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Between the period 5 April 2024 and 1 December 2024, Cambium shares traded at a low of $0.300 and at a high of $1.400.
The table below sets out a summary of recent announcements of Cambium which impacted its share price performance, and the share price at the announcement dates.
Table 9. Cambium’s selected announcements
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| No. | Date |
$ | Comment |
| (closing) | |||
| The merger with CMT was completed, and Cambium subsequently changed its | |||
| name from Regeneus Limited to Cambium Bio Limited. | |||
| 1 | 5 April 2024 | $1.300 | Cambium announced the potential capital raise of $3.48m in a strategic placement |
| (in two tranches) at $0.0060 per share, representing a 20% premium to the closing | |||
| price on 4 April 2024 (pre-consolidation of share capital). | |||
| 1 | 5 April 2024 | $1.300 | Cambium completed a consolidation of capital at a ratio of 100:1. |
| 2 | 8 April 2024 | $0.900 | Proposed issue of 580,193,928 share securities. |
| 3 | 10 April 2024 | $1.400 | Announced settlement on Tranche 1 of 153,218,456 share securities. |
| 4 | 14 May 2024 | $0.600 | Announced change in substantial shareholding with ZYBT and Cyntec becoming substantial shareholders. |
| 5 | 30 October 2024 | $0.415 | Announced quarterly cashflow updated for the quarter ended 30 September 2024, reporting net cash outflows of $1.5m. |
| 6 | 22 November 2024 | $0.430 | Cambium announced board changes including the retirement of Prof. Graham Vesey and the appointment of A/Prof. Chandra Bala. |
Source: S&P Capital IQ and Cambium ASX announcements
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4. Valuation Approach
4.1 Basis of evaluation
The valuation of Cambium prior to and post the Proposed Transaction has been prepared on the basis of Fair Market Value being the value that should be agreed in a hypothetical transaction between a knowledgeable, willing but not anxious buyer and a knowledgeable, willing but not anxious seller, acting at arm’s length.
4.2 Valuation methodologies
RG 111 proposes that it is generally appropriate for an expert to consider using the following methodologies:
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the discounted cash flow (“ DCF ”) method and the estimated realisable value of any surplus assets;
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the application of earnings multiples to the estimated future maintainable earnings or cash flows added to the estimated realisable value of any surplus assets;
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the amount which would be available for distribution on an orderly realisation of assets;
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the quoted market price for listed securities (“ QMP ”); and
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any recent genuine offers received.
We consider that the valuation methodologies proposed by RG 111 can be split into three valuation methodology categories, as follows.
Market based methods
Market based methods estimate the fair market value by considering the market value of a company’s securities or the market value of comparable companies. Market based methods include:
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the QMP; and
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industry specific methods.
The QMP method provides evidence of the fair market value of a company’s securities where they are publicly traded in an informed and liquid market.
Industry specific methods usually involve the use of industry rules of thumb to estimate the fair market value of a company and its securities. Generally, rules of thumb provide less persuasive evidence of the fair market value of a company than other marketbased valuation methods because they may not account for company specific risks and factors.
Income based methods
Income based methods estimate value by calculating the present value of a company’s estimated future stream of earnings or cash flows. Income based methods include:
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discounted cash flow; and
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capitalisation of future maintainable earnings.
The DCF technique has a strong theoretical basis, valuing a business on the net present value of its future cash flows. It requires an analysis of future cash flows, the capital structure and costs of capital and an assessment of the residual value or the terminal value of the company’s cash flows at the end of the forecast period. This method of valuation is appropriate when valuing companies where future cash flow projections can be made with a reasonable degree of confidence. The capitalisation of future maintainable earnings is generally considered a short form DCF, where an estimation of the Future Maintainable Earnings (“ FME ”) of the business, rather than a stream of cash flows is capitalised based on an appropriate capitalisation multiple. Multiples are derived from the analysis of transactions involving comparable companies and the trading multiples of comparable companies.
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Asset based methods
Asset based methodologies estimate the fair market value of a company’s securities based on the realisable value of its identifiable net assets. Asset based methods include:
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orderly realisation of assets method;
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liquidation of assets method; and
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net assets on a going concern basis.
The value achievable in an orderly realisation of assets is estimated by determining the net realisable value of the assets of a company which would be distributed to security holders after payment of all liabilities, including realisation costs and taxation charges that arise, assuming the company is wound up in an orderly manner. This technique is particularly appropriate for businesses with relatively high asset values compared to earnings and cash flows.
The liquidation of assets method is similar to the orderly realisation of assets method except the liquidation method assumes that the assets are sold in a shorter time frame. The liquidation of assets method will result in a value that is lower than the orderly realisation of assets method and is appropriate for companies in financial distress or where a company is not valued on a going concern basis.
The net assets on a going concern method estimates the market values of the net assets of a company but unlike the orderly realisation of assets method it does not take into account realisation costs. Asset based methods are appropriate when companies are not profitable, a significant proportion of the company’s assets are liquid, or for asset holding companies.
4.3 Selection of valuation methodologies
Valuation of a Cambium Share
The valuation methodology we have adopted in assessing the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share prior to and immediately following the Proposed Transaction has been selected having regard to the following:
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The CFME methodology allows the use of historical and forecast multiples based on various income streams, allowing for the use of historical and/or forecast maintainable earnings in performing the valuation. However, several of the observed comparable trading companies (refer to Appendix E for details) are at an early stage of development with substantial investment in R&D and customer acquisition costs resulting in no or limited history of profitability, rendering their implied EBITDA multiples non meaningful. Similarly, where comparable companies have reported historical profits, their implied EBITDA multiples tend to be high due to the significant operating leverage, expected growth and low margins due to the investment in R&D and customer acquisition, limiting the ability to select an appropriate EBITDA multiple. In addition, Cambium is yet to commercialise its primary clinical asset, and is currently loss-making, and we are therefore unable to assess a reasonable maintainable revenue or earnings of the Company for the application of the CFME;
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Due to the nature of its operations Cambium is not an asset intensive business. Accordingly, an asset-based approach will not capture the future earnings potential of the business and will likely understate its value;
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RG 111 states that an expert should not include prospective financial information (including forecasts and projections) or any other statements or assumptions about future matters (together, “ forward-looking information ”) in its report unless there are reasonable grounds for the forward-looking information. In this regard, we have considered:
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The long-term financial forecasts prepared by Management and the key assumptions adopted, most notably the future funding required for Cambium to complete its Phase III trials and to fund the pre-launch sales costs for Elate Ocular;
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The small number of key shareholders representing the largest participants in the Company’s recent funding rounds and the requirement for Cambium to successfully raise external capital to complete its Phase III trials and fund the pre-launch sales costs for Elate Ocular, and consequently its ability to deliver the forecast cash flows; and
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The material uncertainty expressed by Stantons in Cambium’s FY24 financial statements relating to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to meet its planned research, administration and other commitments, as this would be dependent on Cambium raising further working capital and/or successfully developing its assets.
Based on the above, we do not consider reasonable grounds exist for the inclusion of forward-looking information in this Report. Accordingly, we are unable to apply the DCF methodology in our assessment of the Fair Market Value of Cambium; and
- Cambium’s securities are listed on the ASX, which provides an indication of value using the QMP methodology.
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Primary (and only) methodology – QMP methodology
Cambium’s securities are listed on the ASX. We have therefore utilised the quoted market price methodology of the Company on the ASX as our primary (and only) valuation methodology to assess the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share prior to and immediately following the Proposed Transaction. In applying the QMP, we have also had regard to:
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The proceeds of the Placement, exclusive of the Proposed Transaction, and the Placement Shares (excluding the Shares to be issued as part of the Proposed Transaction) in assessing the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share prior to and immediately following the Proposed Transaction; and
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The proceeds of the Proposed Transaction, including the issue of 3,989,650 Shares to ZYBT and Dr. Sebastian Tseng, in assessing the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share immediately following the Proposed Transaction.
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5. Valuation of a Cambium Share Prior to the Proposed Transaction
We have assessed the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share prior to the Proposed Transaction using the QMP methodology, adjusted for control.
5.1 Quoted Market Price of Listed Securities Methodology
The assessment only reflects trading prior to the announcement of the Proposed Transaction in order to avoid the influence of any movement in price that may occur as a result of the announcement.
The chart below sets out a summary of Cambium’s closing share prices and traded volumes over the period 5 April 2024 to 1 December 2024, being the last day Cambium Shares traded prior to Cambium being placed on a trading halt and the announcement of the Proposed Transaction.
Figure 5. Cambium’s share price and volumes traded prior to the announcement of the Proposed Transaction
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Source: S&P Capital IQ
RG 111.62 indicates that in order for the quoted market share price methodology to represent a reliable indicator of Fair Market Value, there needs to be an active and liquid market for the securities. The following characteristics may be considered to be representative of a liquid and active market:
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regular trading in the company’s securities;
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approximately 1% of a company’s securities traded on a weekly basis;
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the bid/ask spread of a company’s shares must not be so great that a single majority trade can significantly affect the market capitalisation of the company; and
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there are no significant but unexplained movements in share price.
To provide further analysis of the quoted market prices for Cambium’s shares, we have considered the Volume Weighted Average Price (“ VWAP ”) for the 5, 10, 30, 60, 90, 120, and 180 calendar days prior to the announcement of the Placement on 5 December 2024, as summarised in the following table.
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Table 10. VWAP of Cambium Shares
| Calendar days | Share price Low |
Share price High |
No of days traded |
No of days traded |
Volume traded (‘000) |
Value traded ($’000) |
VWAP | Percentage of issued capital % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 days | $0.610 | $0.650 | 3 | 19 | 12 | $0.623 | 0.2% | |
| 10 days | $0.520 | $0.650 | 6 | 26 | 16 | $0.582 | 0.2% | |
| 30 days | $0.410 | $0.650 | 20 | 39 | 22 | $0.491 | 0.3% | |
| 60 days | $0.360 | $0.650 | 42 | 60 | 31 | $0.458 | 0.5% | |
| 90 days | $0.300 | $0.650 | 64 | 118 | 52 | $0.421 | 1.0% | |
| 120 days | $0.300 | $0.650 | 85 | 125 | 55 | $0.406 | 1.0% | |
| 180 days | $0.300 | $0.700 | 127 | 190 | 86 | $0.428 | 1.7% |
Source: S&P Capital IQ and RSM analysis
As set out in the table above, Cambium’s Shares traded at between $0.30 and $0.70 per Share over the 180-day period before the announcement of the Proposed Transaction.
We note the following:
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during the 180 days leading up to 1 December 2024, 1.7% of the issued capital of Cambium was traded, in the 120 and 90 days leading up to 1 December 2024, 1.0% of the issued outstanding share capital of Cambium was traded;
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the bid/ask spread is often used to measure efficiency. For the 120-day period, the closing bid/ask spread of Cambium did not produce meaningful results given the illiquid nature of this stock. Over a comparable period, all stocks trading on the ASX had an effective average bid-ask spread of 0.17%[1] ; and
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notwithstanding the low levels of liquidity, Cambium complies with the full disclosure regime required by the ASX. As a result, the market is fully informed about the performance of Cambium.
Based on the above, we have assessed the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share using the QMP method to be in the range of $0.4208 to $0.4910 (on a non-controlling basis), having specific regard to the 30-day VWAP and 90-day VWAP prior to the announcement of the Placement.
Proceeds from the Placement
Because the Cambium share price prior to the announcement does not include the impact of the Placement, we have considered the proceeds of the Placement, exclusive of the Proposed Transaction, and the Placement Shares (excluding the Shares to be issued as part of the Proposed Transaction) in assessing the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share prior to and immediately following the Proposed Transaction.
Dilutionary impact of the Cambium Options
We have not considered the dilutionary impact of the Cambium Options in our application of the QMP methodology, on the premise that the price of a Cambium Share will already include the market’s assessment thereof.
Under Resolutions 2 of the Notice, the Company is seeking shareholder approval for the grant of share options to Dr Chandra Bala (Director). As these options will be subject to service vesting conditions, and are yet to be issued, they are representative of future services that Cambium will receive and, therefore, should not be reflected within our valuation of Cambium prior the Proposed Transaction.
Control Premium
In the absence of a takeover premium, multiples of listed companies generally reflect the buying and selling of small parcels of shares, which, therefore, do not attract a control premium. In order to assess the value of a 100% of the equity interest in Cambium, we are required to adjust the multiple to reflect a premium for control.
1 Equity market data for the quarter ended 30 September 2024 - ASIC
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RSM conducted a study on Control Premium relating to takeovers and schemes of arrangement and involving companies listed on the ASX over the 10 years ended 30 June 2021. In determining the control premium, we compared the offer price to the closing trading price of the target company 20, 5 and 2 trading days pre the date of the announcement of the offer. Where the consideration included shares in the acquiring company, we used the closing share price of the acquiring company on the date prior to the date of the offer. Our study concluded that, on average, control premiums were paid in the range of 43% to 50% for companies in the healthcare industry.
In assessing the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share on a controlling basis, we have adjusted Cambium’s quoted market price (non-controlling basis) with a control premium ranging between 45.0% and 50.0% based on our study on average control premiums involving companies in the Healthcare sector, to determine a controlling value per share.
Valuation of a Cambium Share prior to the Proposed Transaction
The table below sets out our assessment of the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share on a controlling basis prior to the Proposed Transaction, utilising the QMP methodology.
Table 11. Valuation of a Cambium Share prior to the Proposed Transaction (QMP methodology)
| Low | High | Preferred | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quoted market price (non-controlling basis) | $ | $0.4208 | $0.4910 | $0.4559 |
| Cambium shares on issueprior to the Placement | '000 | 11,931 | 11,931 | 11,931 |
| Equity Value prior to the Placement (non-controlling basis) |
$'000 | $5,021 | $5,858 | $5,439 |
| Proceeds from the Placement (excluding the Proposed Transaction) |
$'000 | $1,123 | $1,123 | $1,123 |
| Equity Value prior to the Proposed Transaction (non- controlling basis) |
$'000 | $6,144 | $6,981 | $6,562 |
| Cambium shares on issueprior to the Proposed Transaction | '000 | 14,353 | 14,353 | 14,353 |
| Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share prior to the Proposed Transaction (non-controlling basis) |
$ | $0.4280 | $0.4864 | $0.4572 |
| Controlpremium | % | 45% | 50% | 48% |
| Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share prior to the Proposed Transaction (controlling basis) |
$ | $0.6207 | $0.7296 | $0.6744 |
Source: RSM analysis
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6. Valuation of a Cambium Share Post the Proposed Transaction
We have assessed the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share post the Proposed Transaction on a non-controlling basis using the QMP methodology.
6.1 Quoted Market Price of Listed Securities Methodology
In assessing the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share immediately following the Proposed Transaction on a non-controlling basis, we have utilised our assessment of the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share prior to the Proposed Transaction on a noncontrolling basis as set out in Section 5, adjusted for the proceeds of the Proposed Transaction, including the issue of 3,989,650 Shares to ZYBT and Dr. Sebastian Tseng
Valuation of a Cambium Share post the Proposed Transaction
The table below sets out our assessment of the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share on a non-controlling basis immediately following the Proposed Transaction, utilising the QMP methodology.
Table 12. Valuation of a Cambium Share post the Proposed Transaction (QMP methodology)
| Low | High | Preferred |
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| Quoted market price (non-controlling basis) | $ | $0.4208 | $0.4910 | $0.4559 |
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| Cambium shares on issueprior to the Placement | '000 | 11,931 | 11,931 | 11,931 |
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| Equity Value prior to the Placement (non-controlling basis) | $'000 | $5,021 | $5,858 | $5,439 |
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| Proceeds from the Placement (excluding the Proposed Transaction) | $'000 | $1,123 | $1,123 | $1,123 |
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| Proceeds from the Proposed Transaction | $'000 | $1,850 | $1,850 | $1,850 |
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| Equity Value post the Proposed Transaction (non-controlling basis) |
$'000 | $7,994 | $8,831 | $8,412 |
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| Cambium shares on issuepost the Proposed Transaction | '000 | 18,343 | 18,343 | 18,343 |
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| Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share post the Proposed Transaction (non-controlling basis) |
$ | $0.4358 | $0.4815 | $0.4586 |
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| Source: RSM analysis |
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7. Is the Proposed Transaction Fair to the Non-Associated Shareholders?
Our assessed values of a Cambium Share prior to and immediately after the Proposed Transaction, are summarised in the table and figure below.
Table 13. Assessed values of a Cambium Share pre and post the Proposed Transaction
| Low | High | Preferred | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share prior to the Proposed Transaction on a controlling basis |
$0.6207 | $0.7296 | $0.6744 |
| Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share post the Proposed | $0.4358 | $0.4815 | $0.4586 |
| Transactiononanon-controlling basis | |||
| Source: RSM analysis |
Figure 6. Cambium Share valuation graphical representation
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Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share prior to the Proposed
$0.6207 $0.7296
Transaction on a controlling basis
Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share post the Proposed
$0.4358 $0.4815
Transaction on a non-controlling basis
$0.20 $0.30 $0.40 $0.50 $0.60 $0.70 $0.80
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Source: RSM analysis
In accordance with the guidance set out in RG 111, and in the absence of any other relevant information, for the purposes of complying with section 611 of the Act, we consider the Proposed Transaction to be not fair to the Non-Associated Shareholders of Cambium as the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share post the Proposed Transaction is less than the Fair Market Value of a Cambium Share pre the Proposed Transaction.
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8. Is the Proposed Transaction Reasonable to the Non-Associated Shareholders?
RG 111 establishes that an offer is reasonable if it is fair. It might also be reasonable if, despite not being fair, there are sufficient reasons for security holders to accept the offer in the absence of any higher bid before the offer closes. As such, we have also considered the following factors in relation to the reasonableness aspects of the Proposed Transaction:
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the future prospects of the Company if the Proposed Transaction does not proceed;
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any other commercial advantages and disadvantages to the Non-Associated Shareholders as a consequence of the Proposed Transaction proceeding;
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the existence of alternative proposals;
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the price per Cambium Share to be paid in the Proposed Transaction relative to the price per Cambium Share paid by NonAssociated Shareholders in the Placement; and
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the price per Cambium Share after the announcement of the Proposed Transaction.
8.1 Future prospects of Cambium if the Proposed Transaction does not proceed
If the Proposed Transaction does not proceed, the Company’s board will continue to seek alternative sources of funding with no guarantee of successful fund raising with superior terms.
8.2 Advantages and disadvantages
In assessing whether the Non-Associated Shareholders are likely to be better off if the Proposed Transaction proceeds, than if it does not, we have also considered various advantages and disadvantages that are likely to accrue to the Non-Associated Shareholders.
Advantage of approving the Proposed Transaction
| Advantage | Details |
|---|---|
| Secure funding for the research & | The proceeds of the Proposed Transaction, along with the proceeds of the rest |
| development and marketing of Elate Ocular | of the Placement, will provide the Company with additional funds for the non- |
| clinical and comparability studies along with the working capital required for | |
| the Phase 3 clinical trial program (as part of the proposed research & | |
| development, commercialisation and marketing strategy) for Elate Ocular, the | |
| primary clinical asset of Cambium. |
Disadvantages of approving the Proposed Transaction
| Disadvantage | Details |
|---|---|
| The Proposed Transaction is not fair | The Proposed Transaction is not fair to the Non-Associated Shareholders. |
| Dilutionary impact | The Non-Associated Shareholders’ interest in the Company will decrease from |
| 75.5% prior to the Proposed Transaction to 62.3% following the completion of the Proposed Transaction. |
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| Significant influence / ability to block special | Following the completion of the Proposed Transaction, Dr. Sebastian Tseng |
| resolutions by Dr. Sebastian Tseng and | and ZYBT will have an effective 37.7% shareholding in Cambium. |
| ZYBT | This will give Dr. Sebastian Tseng and ZYBT significant influence in relation |
| to the Company, including the ability to block proposed special resolutions of | |
| the Company and the power to elect directors. |
8.3 Alternative proposals
We have been advised that the Proposed Transaction is the only transaction that is sufficiently developed to be put to Shareholders and no alternative or more compelling transactions are close to completion. We are not aware of any alternative proposal at the current time which might offer the Non-Associated Shareholders of Cambium a greater benefit than the Proposed Transaction.
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8.4 The price per Cambium Share to be paid in the Proposed Transaction
The Proposed Transaction is priced at the same value of $0.4637 per Cambium Share as the Placement Shares issued to NonAssociated Shareholders.
8.5 Trading in Cambium Shares following the announcement of the Proposed Transaction
The Cambium share price decreased from $1.30 per Share on 5 April 2024 (the earliest available trading date prior to the announcement of the Proposed Transaction and post the consolidation of Cambium shares) to $0.65 per Share on 1 December 2024 (the last trading day before Cambium was placed on a trading halt and the announcement of the Proposed Transaction).
Figure 7. Share trading post announcement of the Proposed Transaction
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Trading in Cambium shares following the announcement of the Proposed Transaction saw a marked increase of volume. This is largely attributable to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granting fast track designation to Elate Ocular (as announced to the ASX on 9 December 2024) and the successful issuance of 1,349,383 fully paid ordinary Shares as part of the Part 1 Placement (as announced on 12 December 2024). Given the low liquidity of Cambium shares it is difficult to draw any firm conclusions on the market reaction to the Proposed Transaction.
8.6 Conclusion on Reasonableness
Cambium needs a cash injection in the near term and the Proposed Transaction provides an opportunity for this to occur. In our opinion, the position of the Non-Associated Shareholders of Cambium if the Proposed Transaction is approved is more advantageous than if the Proposed Transaction is not approved. Therefore, in the absence of any other relevant information and/or a superior offer, we consider that the Proposed Transaction is reasonable to the Non-Associated Shareholders of Cambium.
Non-Associated Shareholders should have particular regard to the potential advantages and disadvantages set out above in the context of their own risk profile and investment strategy.
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APPENDICES
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A. Declarations and Disclaimers
Declarations and Disclosures
RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd holds Australian Financial Services Licence 255847 issued by ASIC pursuant to which they are licensed to prepare reports for the purpose of advising clients in relation to proposed or actual mergers, acquisitions, takeovers, corporate reconstructions or share issues.
Qualifications
Our report has been prepared in accordance with professional standard APES 225 “Valuation Services” issued by the Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board.
RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd is beneficially owned by the partners of RSM Australia Pty Ltd (RSM) a large national firm of chartered accountants and business advisors.
Andrew Clifford and Nadine Marke are directors of RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd. Both Andrew Clifford and Nadine Marke are Chartered Accountants with extensive experience in the field of corporate valuations and the provision of independent expert’s reports for transactions involving publicly listed and unlisted companies in Australia.
Reliance on this Report
This report has been prepared solely for the purpose of assisting Shareholders of the Company in considering the Proposed Transaction. We do not assume any responsibility or liability to any party as a result of reliance on this report for any other purpose.
Reliance on Information
Statements and opinions contained in this report are given in good faith. In the preparation of this report, we have relied upon information provided by the Directors and management of Cambium and we have no reason to believe that this information was inaccurate, misleading or incomplete. RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd does not imply, nor should it be construed that it has carried out any form of audit or verification on the information and records supplied to us.
The opinion of RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd is based on economic, market and other conditions prevailing at the date of this report. Such conditions can change significantly over relatively short periods of time.
In addition, we have considered publicly available information which we believe to be reliable. We have not, however, sought to independently verify any of the publicly available information which we have utilised for the purposes of this report.
We assume no responsibility or liability for any loss suffered by any party as a result of our reliance on information supplied to us.
Disclosure of Interest
At the date of this report, none of RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd, RSM, Andrew Clifford, Nadine Marke, nor any other member, director, partner or employee of RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd and RSM has any interest in the outcome of the Proposed Transaction, except that RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd are expected to receive a fee of approximately $25,000 (excluding goods and services tax (“ GST ”) based on time occupied at normal professional rates for the preparation of this report. The fees are payable regardless of Cambium receives Shareholder approval for the Proposed Transaction, or otherwise.
Consents
RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd consents to the inclusion of this report in the form and context in which it is included with the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum to be issued to Shareholders. Other than this report, none of RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd or RSM Australia Pty Ltd or has been involved in the preparation of the Notice of General Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum. Accordingly, we take no responsibility for the content of the Notice of General Meeting and Explanatory Statement.
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B. Sources of Information
In preparing this Report we have relied upon the following principal sources of information:
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Drafts and final copies of the Notice of Meeting;
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Audited financial statements for Cambium for the years ended 30 June 2021, 30 June 2022, 30 June 2023 and 30 June 2024
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Unaudited financial statements for Cambium for three months ended 30 September 2024;
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ASX announcements of Cambium;
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Regeneus (Cambium Bio) Incorporation Documents;
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Regeneus (Cambium Bio) Corporate Presentation and Investment Memo;
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Regeneus (Cambium Bio) post-merger financial model and pro-forma cap table;
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Regeneus Annual Reports;
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Regeneus board minutes and BDO Safe Harbour Report;
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Regeneus financing transaction documentation;
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Cambium Bio – Top Holders document;
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Elate Ocular – Market Due Diligence Report by Bruder Consulting;
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Elate Ocular – Clinical and Regulatory reports and documents;
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Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls documents;
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Emory License Agreement;
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American Optometric Association – Dry eye causes & risk factors;
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Market Diligence Report – Dry Eye Disease;
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Dry eye broker reports;
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Ferrand et al. (2017) from American Journal of Ophthalmology – Prevalence of Diagnosed Dry Eye Disease in the United States Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Older
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IMARC – Biopharmaceutical Market Report 2024-2032;
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Prescient & Strategic Intelligence – Biopharmaceuticals Market 2024-2030;
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Fortune Business Insights – Dry Eye Syndrome Market 2024-2032;
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Grand View Research – Dry Eye Syndrome Treatment Market 2023-2030;
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Global Market Insights – Dry Eye Disease Market 2023-2032;
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Statista – Daily time spent on social networking by internet users worldwide from 2012 to 2024;
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S&P Capital IQ database; and
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Discussions with Directors, Management and staff of Cambium.
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C. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
| Term or Abbreviation | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | Australian dollar | |
| US$ | United States dollar | |
| AGC | AGC Inc. | |
| Act | Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) | |
| AFCA | Australian Financial Complaints Authority | |
| AFSL | Australian Financial Services Licence | |
| APES | Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board | |
| ASIC | Australian Securities & Investments Commission | |
| ASX | Australian Securities Exchange | |
| ASX Listing Rules | The listing rules of ASX as amended from time to time | |
| Aurarix or Technology | Cambium’s novel processed human platelet lysate technology | |
| AventaCell | AventaCell BioMedical Corp | |
| BLA | Biologics License Application | |
| bn | Billion | |
| CAGR | Compound annual growth rate | |
| Cambium or the Company | Cambium Bio Limited (formerly Regeneus Ltd) | |
| CAPM | Capital Asset Pricing Model | |
| CHA | Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta | |
| CLA | Collaboration and Licence Agreement | |
| CMC | Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls | |
| CMT | Cambium Medical Technologies, LLC. | |
| Consolidation | The consolidation of Cambium’s issued capital on a hundred for one basis, such that every hundred Shares be consolidated into one Share, on 5 April 2024. |
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| Control basis | As assessment of the Fair Market Value on an equity interest, which assumes the holder or holders have control of the entity in which the equity is held |
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| DCF | Discounted cash flow method | |
| DED | Dry eye disease | |
| Directors | Directors of the Company | |
| Dr Sebastian Tseng | Dr Yu-Hung (Sebastian) Tseng | |
| Elate Ocular or EO | Elate Ocular / Elate Ocular® is a biologic topical eye drop pooled from donor (allogenic) versus patient (autologous) sourced platelets |
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| Emory | Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Explanatory Statement | The explanatory statement accompanying the Notice | |
| The amount at which an asset could be exchanged between a knowledgeable | ||
| Fair Market Value | and willing but not anxious seller and a knowledgeable and willing but not anxious | |
| buyer, both acting at arm’s length | ||
| FDA | The United States Food and Drug Administration | |
| FD-HPL | Fibrinogen-depleted human platelet lysate | |
| FME | Future Maintainable Earnings | |
| Cambium Bio Limited | Independent Expert Report |
| FSG | Financial Services Guide |
|---|---|
| FY21 | Financial year ended 30 June 2021 |
| FY22 | Financial year ended 30 June 2022 |
| FY23 | Financial year ended 30 June 2023 |
| FY24 | Financial year ended 30 June 2024 |
| Grant Thornton | Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd |
| GST | Goods and services tax |
| GvHD | Graft versus Host Disease |
| IER or Report | This Independent Expert Report prepared by RSM, dated 20 January 2025 |
| INDA | Investigational New Drug Application |
| k | Thousand |
| Kyocera | Kyocera Corporation |
| Licence agreement between Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (“Emory”) and | |
| Licence Agreement | Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (“CHA”) to exclusively develop and commercialise certain inventions and technology (“Aurarix” or the “Technology”) |
| used in medical treatments | |
| m | Million |
| Management | Management of Cambium Bio Limited |
| Non-Associated Shareholders | Shareholders who are not a party, or associated to a party, to the Proposed Transaction |
| Notice, NoM | The notice of meeting to vote on, inter alia, the Proposed Transaction |
| Notice of Termination | The Notice of Termination received by Cambium from Kyocera in January 2023, in regards to the CLA that Cambium entered into with Kyocera in August 2020 |
| Options / Cambium Options | The 263,628 unlisted options to acquire Shares in Cambium with varying vesting conditions |
| The issue of 1,349,383 shares under the first part of the Placement to raise $0.6m | |
| Part 1 Placement | at an offer price of $0.4637 per share. The Part 1 Placement Shares were issued on 12 December 2024 pursuant to the approval from shareholders given at the |
| Company’s Annual General Meeting, held on 26 November 2024 | |
| Part 1 Placement Shares | The issue of 1,349,383 shares under the first part of the Placement |
| The placement of 922,842 Shares under the second part of the Placement to | |
| Part 2 Placement | raise $0.4m at an offer price of $0.4637 per Share to be issued in January and February 2025, pursuant to the approval from shareholders given at the |
| Company’s Annual General Meeting, held on 26 November 2024 | |
| Part 2 Placement Shares | The proposed issue of 922,842 Shares under the second part of the Placement |
| The placement of 4,139,650 Shares under the third part of the Placement to raise | |
| Part 3 Placement | $1.9m at an offer price of $0.4637 per Share, subject to shareholder approval |
| being obtained for the Proposed Transaction. | |
| Part 3 Placement Shares | The proposed issue of 4,139,650 shares under the third part of the Placement |
| The three-tranche placement to raise capital of $3.0m through the issue of a total | |
| Placement | of 6,411,875 new ordinary shares in Cambium at an offer price of $0.4637 per |
| share | |
| Potency assay | A test to measure product attributes associated with product quality and manufacturing controls during all phases of clinical study |
| Progenza | ProgenzaTM |
| The issuance of 3,989,650 Shares to Dr. Sebastian Tseng and Zheng Yang | |
| Proposed Transaction | Biomedical Technology (“ZYBT”) as part of the Part 3 Placement, resulting in Dr. Sebastian Tseng’s effective shareholding in Cambium increasing from 24.5% to 37.7% through his direct shareholding and indirect shareholding in ZYBT |
| QMP | Quoted market price for listed securities methodology |
| Cambium Bio Limited |
| R&D | Research & Development |
|---|---|
| Regeneus | Regeneus Ltd (now Cambium Bio Limited) |
| Resolutions | The resolutions set out in the Notice |
| RG 111 | ASIC Regulatory Guide 111 Content of Expert Reports |
| RSM, we, us, or ours | RSM Corporate Australia Pty Ltd |
| S&P Capital IQ | An entity of Standard and Poors which is a third-party provider of company and other financial information |
| SG&A | Selling, general and administration expenses |
| Shares or Cambium Shares | Ordinary fully paid shares in the capital of the Company |
| Shareholder | A holder of Share |
| SOTP | Sum of the parts |
| Stantons | Stantons International Audit and Consulting Pty Ltd |
| The Act | Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) |
| U.S. | United States of America |
| VWAP | Volume weighted average share price |
| WACC | Weighted average cost of capital |
| YTD24 | Three-month period ended 30 September 2024 |
| ZYBT | Zheng Yang Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd. |
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D. Industry Overview
Global Biopharmaceuticals Industry
The global biopharmaceutical industry focuses on the development, production and marketing of pharmaceutical drugs derived from biological sources, recognised as biologics.
The global market size for the biopharmaceuticals industry is approximately US$326.2bn in 2024 and is forecasted to grow to US$664.8bn by 2033[2] . The United States accounts for the highest share of global revenue of 45.0%[3] . The following trends are the drivers of industry growth:
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increasing demand for personalised medicine;
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growing prevalence of chronic and life-style illnesses; and
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access to advancements in biotechnology.
As such, the growing significance of biopharmaceuticals results in market growth of 8.6% from 2024 to 2032. However, there are several challenges that may inhibit industry expansion including[4] :
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high cost of related equipment;
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competition amongst the development of pharmaceutical drugs; and
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long lead times for drug development due to high regulatory standards in countries including the United States.
Dry Eye Disease Industry
DED is a multifactorial disorder of the tear film and ocular surface of the eye which can be due to aqueous deficiency, resulting in discomfort and visual disturbance. The DED industry has an estimated US$6.61bn market size in 2022 and is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (“ CAGR ”) of 7.1% from 2024 to 2032[5] . Noting the United States accounted for the largest share of over 46.9%. The treatment market consists of several diseases related to the eye, most commonly, evaporative dry eye syndrome followed by aqueous dry eye syndrome, and mixed dry eye. Treatments for these conditions include eye drops, pharmaceutical tablets and ointments. Based on dosage form, the eye drops / solutions segment dominated the market with the largest share of 65% in 2024[6] .
Key industry drivers[7]
Rising prevalence of DED
The primary driver for industry growth is the increasing number of individuals diagnosed with dry eye syndrome, particularly amongst the elderly population as a result of age related and hormonal changes. This is expedited by the global ageing population and the increasing awareness of eye health which increases diagnoses and the demand for treatments. In fact, up to 50% of individuals over the age of 50 experience eye-related diseases[8] .
Chronic and life-style illnesses
The growth in DED is also due to the rising prevalence of other illnesses such as autoimmune diseases (Sjogren’s, GvHD, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus), and diabetes, which increase the prospect of eye conditions. Medications including antihistamines, beta blockers and antidepressants are also contributors to DED[9] . Certain systemic conditions are a result of the shift towards sedentary lifestyle resulting in inactivity and poor diet. Other causes of DED are attributed to the long hours of screen-time where the average internet user has increased screen time on social networking by 37.5% between 2014 to 2024[10] . Therefore, these life-style habits raise the number of diagnoses for DED and subsequently increased the demand for treatments.
2 IMARC – Biopharmaceutical Market Report 2025-2033
3 Prescient & Strategic Intelligence – Biopharmaceuticals Market 2024-2030
4 Ibid.
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5 Fortune Business Insights – Dry Eye Syndrome Market 2024-2032
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6 Grand View Research – Dry Eye Syndrome Treatment Market 2025-2030
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7 Global Market Insights – Dry Eye Disease Market 2023-2032
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8 The Ocular Surface - TFOS DEWS II Epidemiology Report 2017
9 Market Diligence Report – Dry Eye Disease
10 Statista – Daily time spent on social networking by internet users worldwide from 2012 to 2024
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Environmental factors
The change in the global environment also plays a role in the growing prevalence of DED. With high populations living in dry climates and experiencing smoke exposure, such environments increase the likelihood of tear evaporation which may cause symptoms of dry eyes[11] .
Technological advancements
Improvements in technology has enabled researchers to develop more advanced DED treatments and create new products that will be competitive in the treatment industry. Technological advancements have driven the interest in new research and novel solutions, particularly through the use of biologics. As such, research and development will contribute to future industry growth.
Industry challenges and barriers to entry
The DED treatment market has several challenges which may impede its revenue growth as follows:
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high expenses associated with the research and development of advanced treatment options, as well as the high cost for patients purchasing such products;
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stringent regulatory standards which may delay the development process for new treatments; and
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the lack of treatment options in some populations may limit their reach to the market and access the necessary products.
Industry outlook
Overall, the US DED market is projected to experience industry growth, increasing from a market size of $6.61bn in 2022 to approximately $11.26bn in 2030[12] .
11 American Optometric Association –err Dry eye causes & risk factors
12 Fortune Business Insights – Dry Eye Syndrome Market 2023-2030
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ABN 13 127 035 358
LODGE YOUR VOTE
ONLINE https://au.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com
BY MAIL Cambium Bio Limited C/- MUFG Corporate Markets (AU) Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
BY FAX
+61 2 9287 0309
- BY HAND
MUFG Corporate Markets (AU) Limited Parramatta Square, Level 22, Tower 6, 10 Darcy Street, Parramatta NSW 2150
- ALL ENQUIRIES TO
Telephone: 1300 554 474 Overseas: +61 1300 554 474
X99999999999 X99999999999 PROXY FORM I/We being a member(s) of Cambium Bio Limited ( Company ) and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint: APPOINT A PROXY OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting the Chairman of the as your proxy, please write the name of the person or Meeting (mark box) body corporate you are appointing as your proxy or failing the person or body corporate named, or if no person or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act on my/our behalf (including to vote in accordance with the following directions or, if no directions have been given and to the extent permitted by the law, as the proxy sees fit) at the General Meeting of the Company to be held at 11:00am (Sydney Time) on Tuesday, 4 March 2025 at the Company’s Registered Office located at 16 Goodhope Street Paddington NSW 2021 (the Meeting ) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting. Important for Resolutions 1 to 4: If the Chairman of the Meeting is your proxy, either by appointment or by default, and you have not indicated your voting intention below, you expressly authorise the Chairman of the Meeting to exercise the proxy in respect of Resolutions 1 to 4, even though the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel ( KMP ). The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. VOTING DIRECTIONS Proxies will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are signed and received no later than 48 hours before the Meeting. Please read the voting instructions overleaf before marking any boxes with an T Resolutions For Against Abstain * 1 Approval to issue Shares – Part 3 Placement – Sebastian Tseng and Zheng Yang Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd 2 Approval of issue of Options and Shares under Part 3 Placement to Director – Dr Chandra Bala 3 Approval to issue Shares under Part 3 Placement to Director – Edmund Waller 4 Approval to issue Shares under Part 3 Placement to Director – Terence Walts * If you mark the Abstain box for a particular Item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
| Shareholder 1 (Individual) Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary |
Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) Director/Company Secretary (Delete one) |
Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual) Director |
|---|---|---|
This form should be signed by the shareholder. If a joint holding, either shareholder may sign. If signed by the shareholder’s attorney, the power of attorney must have been previously noted by the registry or a certified copy attached to this form. If executed by a company, the form must be executed in accordance with the company’s constitution and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
CMB PRX2401C
HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
LODGEMENT OF A PROXY FORM
This is your name and address as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. Please note: you cannot change ownership of your shares using this form.
This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 11:00am (Sydney Time) on Sunday, 2 March 2025, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:
If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that individual or body corporate in Step 1. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
ONLINE
https://au.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com
Login to the Investor Centre using the holding details as shown on the Voting/Proxy Form. Select ‘Voting’ and follow the prompts to lodge your vote. To use the online lodgement facility, shareholders will need their “Holder Identifier” - Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN)..
DEFAULT TO CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING
Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chairman of the Meeting, who is required to vote those proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chairman of the BY MOBILE DEVICE Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Our voting website is designed specifically Form, including where the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly for voting online. You can now lodge your with the remuneration of KMP. vote by scanning the QR code adjacent or VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY APPOINTMENT enter the voting link You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in one of the https://au.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in into your mobile device. Log in using the accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of Holder Identifier and postcode for your voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or shareholding. 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. BY MAIL APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY Cambium Bio Limited C/- MUFG Corporate Markets (AU) Limited You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend the Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an Locked Bag A14 additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the Company’s Sydney South NSW 1235 share registry or you may copy this form and return them both together. Australia To appoint a second proxy you must: BY FAX (a) on each of the first Proxy Form and the second Proxy Form state the +61 2 9287 0309 percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of BY HAND votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded; and Parramatta Square (b) return both forms together. Level 22, Tower 6 10 Darcy Street SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS Parramatta NSW 2150 You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided: Individual: where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign. Joint Holding: where the holding is in more than one name, either shareholder may sign.
QR Code
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delivering it to MUFG Corporate Markets (AU) Limited* Parramatta Square Level 22, Tower 6 10 Darcy Street Parramatta NSW 2150
*during business hours Monday to Friday (9:00am - 5:00pm)
Power of Attorney: to sign under Power of Attorney, you must lodge the Power of Attorney with the registry. If you have not previously lodged this document for notation, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
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If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” must be received at [email protected] prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Annual General Meeting. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company’s share registry or online at www.mpms.mufg.com/en/mufg-corporate-markets.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE GENERAL MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE.
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Thursday 30[th] January 2025
Dear Shareholder
On behalf of the Board of Cambium Bio Limited (ASX: CMB), I am pleased to invite you to the General Meeting of Cambium Bio Limited . This meeting will be held in person at the offices of the Company located at 16 Goodhope St Paddington NSW 2021 on Tuesday 4[th] March 2025 at 11:00am (Sydney time).
The Company’s General Meeting will be held in person.
A copy of the Notice of Meeting was released to the ASX today.
In accordance with Part 1.2AA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the Company will not be dispatching physical copies of the Notice of Meeting and instead a copy of the Notice of Meeting will be available to view online and download from the Company’s website https://www.cambium.bio/Investors-and-Media
The items of business to be conducted at the General Meeting are set out in the Notice of Meeting as the following Resolutions:
Resolution 1: Approval to issue Shares – Part 3 Placement –Sebastian Tseng and Zheng Yang Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd
Resolution 2: Approval of issue of Options and Shares under Part 3 Placement to Director – Dr Chandra Bala
Resolution 3: Approval of issue Shares under Part 3 Placement to Director – Edmund Waller
Resolution 4: Approval of issue Shares under Part 3 Placement to Director – Terence Walts
The Notice of Meeting contains explanatory information regarding all items of business, the Independent Expert’s Report in Annexure A for Resolution 1, and a Proxy Form.
The Board recommends that shareholders vote in favour of all items of business.
A Proxy Form in relation to the General Meeting is included with this letter. Voting on the resolutions at the General Meeting is important and Shareholders who are unable to attend the General Meeting in person are encouraged to exercise their voting rights by completing and returning the enclosed Proxy Form. Please refer to the full Notice of Meeting for further important information.
16 Goodhope, Paddington, NSW 2021 Ph: 1300 995 098 • www.cambium.bio • ABN 13 127 035 358
Should any shareholder have any queries regarding their shareholding, or in respect of the Company’s GM, please contact Cambium Bio’s share registry, MUFG Corporate Markets by phoning 1300 554 474 (within Australia) or +61 1300 554 474 (for shareholders located overseas).
You can also update your communication preferences to ensure you receive all future communication from the Company electronically, by updating your details online via https://au.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com
The Board of Cambium Bio looks forward to welcoming you to the Company’s General Meeting.
Yours faithfully
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Barry Sechos Chairman
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16 Goodhope Street, Paddington, NSW 2021
Ph: 1 300 995 098 • www.cambium.bio • ABN 13 127 035 358