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CUE ENERGY RESOURCES LIMITED — AGM Information 2021
Sep 26, 2021
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CUE ENERGY RESOURCES LIMITED ABN 45 066 383 971
Notice of Annual General Meeting Explanatory Statement and Proxy Form
Date of Meeting: Thursday, 28 October 2021
Time of Meeting: 10.00am (AEDT)
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be held virtually via a webinar conferencing facility. If you are a shareholder who wishes to attend and participate in the virtual meeting, please register in advance as per the instructions outlined in this Notice of Meeting. Shareholders are strongly encouraged to lodge their completed proxy forms in accordance with the instructions in this Notice of Meeting.
Following recent modifications brought to the Corporations Act 2001 which renewed the temporary relief for companies to use electronic communications to send meeting materials, no hard copy of the Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Statement will be circulated. The Notice of Meeting has been given to those entitled to receive by use of one or more technologies. The Notice of Meeting is also available on the Australian Stock Exchange Announcement platform and on the Company’s website http://www.cuenrg.com.au/.
This Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Statement should be read in its entirety. If shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their accountant, solicitor or other professional advisor without delay
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CUE ENERGY RESOURCES LIMITED
ABN 45 066 383 971
Registered office: Level 3, 10-16 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Cue Energy Resources Limited (the “Company”) will be held via a webinar conference facility at 10.00am (AEDT) on Thursday, 28 October 2021 (“Annual General Meeting” or “Meeting”).
The health and safety of members and personnel, and other stakeholders, is the highest priority and the Company is acutely aware of the current circumstances resulting from COVID-19. While the COVID-19 situation remains volatile and uncertain, based on the best information available to the Board at the time of the Notice, the Company intends to conduct a poll on the resolutions set out in the Notice using the proxies filed prior to the Meeting.
Shareholders are strongly encouraged to submit their proxies as early as possible and in any event prior to the cutoff for proxy voting as set out in the Notice. To lodge your proxy, please follow the directions on your personalised proxy form which will be enclosed with a copy of the Notice, delivered to you by email or post (depending on your communication preferences).
Shareholders attending the AGM virtually will be able to ask questions and the Company has made provision for Shareholders who register their attendance before the start of the meeting to also cast their votes on the proposed resolutions. The virtual meeting can be attended using the following details:
The live webcast can be attended using the following details:
When : Thursday, 28 October 2021 at 10:00am (AEDT) Topic : CUE Annual General Meeting
Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R7yzYP1zTN2erUOfdjKwGg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The Company strongly recommends its shareholders to lodge a directed proxy as soon as possible in advance of the meeting even if they are planning to attend the meeting online.
The Company is happy to accept and answer questions submitted prior to the meeting by email to [email protected]. Where a written question is raised in respect of the key management personnel of the Company or the resolutions to be considered at the meeting, the Company will address the relevant question during the course of the meeting or by written response after the Meeting (subject to the discretion of the Company not to respond to unreasonable and/or offensive questions). If the situation in relation to COVID-19 were to change in a way that affected the position above, the Company will provide a further update ahead of the Meeting by releasing an announcement to ASX.
Any shareholders who wish to attend the AGM online should therefore monitor the Company’s website and its ASX announcements for any updates about the AGM. If it becomes necessary or appropriate to make alternative arrangements for the holding or conducting of the meeting, the Company will make further information available through the ASX website at asx.com.au (ASX: CUE) and on its website at http://www.cuenrg.com.au/.
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AGENDA
The Explanatory Statement and proxy form which accompany and form part of this Notice, include defined terms and describe in more detail the matters to be considered. Please consider this Notice, the Explanatory Statement and the proxy form in their entirety.
ORDINARY BUSINESS
Receipt and consideration of Accounts & Reports
To receive and consider the financial report of the Company and the related reports of the Directors (including the Remuneration Report) and auditors for the year ended 30 June 2021.
Note: Except for as set out in Resolution 1, there is no requirement for shareholders to approve these reports. Accordingly, no resolution will be put to shareholders on this item of business.
Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That for the purpose of Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, the Remuneration Report (included in the Directors' Report) for the financial year ended 30 June 2021 be adopted as described in the Explanatory Statement which accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting.”
A voting exclusion statement as set out below in this Notice applies to this Resolution.
Resolution 2: Re-election of Mr Richard Malcolm as a Director of the Company
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That Mr Richard Malcolm, who retires by rotation pursuant to the Constitution of the Company and being eligible offers himself for re-election, be re-elected as Director of the Company.”
Resolution 3: Re-election of Mr Samuel Kellner as a Director of the Company
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That Mr Samuel Kellner, who retires by rotation pursuant to the Constitution of the Company and being eligible offers himself for re-election, be re-elected as Director of the Company.”
SPECIAL BUSINESS
Resolution 4: Approval of 10% Placement Facility
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as a special resolution:
“ That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of Equity Securities up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company (at the time of the issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 at an issue price of not less than 75% of the volume weighted average market (closing) price of the Company’s ordinary shares calculated over the last fifteen (15) days on which trades of the Company’s ordinary shares were recorded on ASX immediately before the date on which the issue price is agreed or the date on which the issue is made and otherwise on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Statement which accompanied and formed part of the Notice of the Meeting. ”
By order of the Board
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Melanie Leydin Company Secretary Dated: 21 September 2021
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Notes
1. Entire Notice: The details of the resolutions contained in the Explanatory Statement accompanying this Notice of Meeting should be read together with, and form part of, this Notice of Meeting.
2. Record Date: The Company has determined that for the purposes of the Annual General Meeting, shares will be taken to be held by the persons who are registered as holding the shares at 7.00pm on the date 48 hours before the date of the Annual General Meeting. Only those persons will be entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting and transfers registered after that time will be disregarded in determining entitlements to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting. On a poll, members have one vote for every fully paid ordinary share held.
3. Proxies
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a. Votes at the Annual General Meeting may be given personally or by proxy, attorney or representative.
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b. Each shareholder has a right to appoint one or two proxies.
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c. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
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d. If a shareholder is a company it must execute under its common seal or otherwise in accordance with its constitution or the Corporations Act.
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e. Where a shareholder is entitled to cast two or more votes, the shareholder may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion of number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise.
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f. If a shareholder appoints two proxies, and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the shareholder’s votes, each proxy may exercise half of the votes. If a shareholder appoints two proxies, neither proxy may vote on a show of hands.
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g. A proxy must be signed by the shareholder or his or her attorney who has not received any notice of revocation of the authority. Proxies given by corporations must be signed in accordance with corporation’s constitution and Corporations Act.
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h. If you sign the proxy form and do not appoint a proxy, you will have appointed the Chair of the meeting as your proxy.
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i. To be effective, proxy forms must be received by the Company’s share registry (Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd) no later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Annual General Meeting, this is no later than 10:00am (AEDT) on Tuesday, 26 October 2021. Any proxy received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled meeting.
4. Corporate Representative
Any corporate shareholder who has appointed a person to act as its corporate representative at the Meeting should provide that person with a certificate or letter executed in accordance with the Corporations Act authorising him or her to act as that company’s representative. The authority may be sent to the Company and/or registry in advance of the Meeting or handed in at the Meeting when registering as a corporate representative.
5. How the Chair will vote Undirected Proxies
Subject to the restrictions set out in Note 6 below, the Chair of the meeting will vote undirected proxies in favour of all of the proposed resolutions. In exceptional circumstances, the Chair may change his or her voting intention on the Resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made. Shareholders may also choose to direct the Chair to vote against the Resolution or to abstain from voting.
6. Voting Exclusion Statement:
Resolution 1
In accordance with sections 250R(4) and 250BD(1) of the Corporations Act, a vote must not be cast (in any capacity, including as a proxy), and the Company will disregard any votes purported to be cast, on this resolution by, or on behalf of, a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the remuneration report, or a Closely Related Party of such a member ( KMP voter ), unless the KMP voter is casting a vote on this resolution on behalf of a person who is not a KMP voter (including as a proxy) and either:
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(a) the KMP voter is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; or
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(b) the KMP voter is by the Chair of the meeting and the appointment of the Chair as proxy:
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(i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; and
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(ii) expressly authorises the chair to exercise the proxy even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the key management personnel for the Company or the consolidated entity.
If you appoint the Chairman as your proxy and you do not direct the Chairman how to vote, you will be expressly authorising the Chairman to exercise the proxy even if the relevant resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel for the Company
If the Chair of the Meeting is appointed as a proxy for a person who is permitted to vote on this Resolution, the Chair will vote any proxies which do not indicate on their Proxy Form the way the Chair must vote, in favour of this Resolution. In exceptional circumstances, the Chair may change his or her voting intention on the Resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made. Shareholders may also choose to direct the Chair to vote against the Resolution or to abstain from voting.
If you purport to cast a vote other than as permitted above, that vote will be disregarded by the Company (as indicated above) and you may be liable for breaching the voting restrictions that apply to you under the Corporations Act.
Resolutions 2 and 3
There are no voting exclusions on these resolutions.
Resolution 4
As at the date of dispatch of this Notice, the Company is not proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and, therefore, a voting exclusion statement on this Resolution is not currently required by Listing Rule 7.3A.7.
7. Special Resolutions
Resolution 4 is proposed as a special resolution. For a special resolution to be passed, at least 75% of the votes validly cast on the resolution by shareholders (by number of shares) must be in favour of the resolution.
8. Enquiries
Shareholders are invited to contact the Company Secretary on (03) 9692 7222 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Purpose of Information
This Explanatory Statement (" Statement ") accompanies and forms part of the Company’s Notice of Annual General Meeting (“ Notice ”) for the 2021 Annual General Meeting (“ Meeting ”).
The Notice incorporates, and should be read together, with this Statement.
Receipt and consideration of Accounts & Reports
A copy of the Annual Report for the financial year ending 30 June 2021 which incorporates the Company's financial report, reports of the Directors (including the Remuneration Report and the auditors) is not enclosed as there is no longer a requirement for the Company to incur the printing and distribution cost associated with doing so for all shareholders. You may obtain a copy free of charge in hard copy form by contacting the Company by phone at (03) 9692 7222, and you may request that this occurs on a standing basis for future years.
Alternatively, you may access the Annual Report at the Company's website: http://www.cuenrg.com.au/ or via the Company’s announcement platform on ASX. Except for as set out in Resolution 1, no resolution is required on these reports.
Shareholders will have the opportunity to ask questions about, or make comments on, the 2021 Annual Report and the management of the company. The auditor will be invited to attend and to answer questions about the audit of the Company’s 2021 Annual Financial Statements.
Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report
Background
Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act requires that a resolution to adopt the Remuneration Report must be put to the vote at the Annual General Meeting. The vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
The Remuneration Report is set out in the Directors’ Report in the Company’s June 2021 Annual Report. The Remuneration Report sets out the Company’s remuneration arrangements for the Directors and senior management of the Company.
In accordance with Section 250SA of the Corporations Act, Shareholders will be provided with a reasonable opportunity to ask questions concerning, or make comments on, the Remuneration Report at the Annual General Meeting.
In accordance with Division 9 of Part 2G.2 of the Corporations Act, if twenty five (25%) per cent or more of votes that are cast are voted against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at two consecutive Annual General Meetings, Shareholders will be required to vote at the second of those Annual General Meetings on a resolution (a “spill resolution”) that another meeting be held within 90 days at which all of the Company’s Directors (other than the Managing Director) must go up for re-election.
It is noted that at the Company’s last Annual General Meeting, the votes cast against the Remuneration Report represented less than twenty-five (25%) per cent of the total votes cast on that resolution and accordingly, a spill resolution will not under any circumstances be required for the Meeting.
The Directors will consider the outcome of the vote and comments made by Shareholders on the Remuneration Report at the Meeting when reviewing the Company’s remuneration policies.
Board Recommendation
Noting that each Director has a personal interest in their own remuneration from the Company (as such interests are described in the Remuneration Report) and, as described in the voting exclusions on this resolution (set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting), that each Director (or any Closely Related Party of a Director) is excluded from voting their shares on this resolution, the Directors unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution to adopt the Remuneration Report.
Voting Exclusions
Refer to Note 6 for voting exclusions.
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Resolution 2: Re-election of Mr Richard Malcolm as a Director of the Company
Background
The Constitution of the Company requires that at every Annual General Meeting, one-third or the next highest number nearest one-third of the Directors (excluding the Managing Director), shall retire from office and provides that such Directors are eligible for re-election at the meeting.
Mr Malcolm was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 23 February 2018.
Mr Malcolm is a professional geoscientist with over 40 years of varied oil and gas experience within seven international markets including Australia/NZ/PNG, UK North Sea/West of Shetlands, Gulf of Mexico and the Middle East/ North Africa. His latter roles from 2006 to 2013 included Managing Director of OMV UK and Managing Director of Gulfsands Petroleum, an AIM listed exploration and production company with operations in Syria, Tunisia, Morocco, USA and Colombia. He is currently a director of Larus Energy.
Board Recommendation
The Board (with Mr Malcolm abstaining) recommends that shareholders vote in favour of the re-election of Mr Malcolm. The Chairman of the meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Mr Malcolm’s re-election.
Voting Exclusions
There are no voting exclusions on this resolution.
Resolution 3: Re-election of Mr Samuel Kellner as a Director of the Company
Background
The Constitution of the Company requires that at every Annual General Meeting, one-third or the next highest number nearest one-third of the Directors (excluding the Managing Director), shall retire from office and provides that such Directors are eligible for re-election at the meeting. Mr Samuel Kellner, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.
Mr Kellner was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 23 February 2018.
Mr Kellner has held a variety of senior executive positions with the Ofer Global Group since joining the Group in 1980. He has been deeply involved in various Ofer Global Group’s business lines, with a particular emphasis on offshore oil and gas, shipping and real estate, and has advised the Ofer Global Group companies on investments in a variety of investment managers, hedge funds and private equity funds. Most recently, Mr Kellner served as president of Global Holdings Management Group (US) Inc. where he led North American real estate acquisition, development and financing activities. Mr. Kellner serves as a director of O.G. Energy, O.G. Oil & Gas and is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of New Zealand Oil & Gas. He is also an executive director of the main holding companies for the Zodiac shipping group and Omni Offshore Terminals, a leading provider of floating production, storage and offloading (FSO and FPSO) solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry. As a member of the O.G. Energy Senior Management Committee, he helps drive the strategy for the Ofer Global Group’s energy activities. Mr. Kellner graduated with a BA degree from Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He has an MBA from the University of Toronto, and taught at the University of Toronto while working toward a PhD in Applied Economics.
Board Recommendation
The Board (with Mr Kellner abstaining) recommends that shareholders vote in favour of the re-election of Mr Kellner. The Chairman of the meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Mr Kellner’s re-election.
Voting Exclusions
There are no voting exclusions on this resolution.
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Resolution 4: Approval of 10% Placement Facility
Listing Rule 7.1A enables eligible entities to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued share capital through placements over a 12-month period after the Annual General Meeting (" 10% Placement Facility "). The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
An eligible entity for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1A is an entity that is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less. The Company is, at the date of this Notice, an eligible entity.
The Company is seeking shareholder approval by way of a special resolution to have the ability, if required, to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility. The effect of this Resolution will be to allow the Directors to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period (as described below) without using the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
If Shareholders approve this Resolution, the number of Equity Securities permitted to be issued under the 10% Placement Facility will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (see below).
Description of Listing Rule 7.1A
(a) Shareholder approval
The ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility is subject to shareholder approval by way of a special resolution at an annual general meeting. This means it requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate shareholder, by a corporate representative).
(b) Equity Securities
Any Equity Securities issued under the 10% Placement Facility must be in the same class as an existing quoted class of Equity Securities of the Company.
The Company, as at the date of the Notice, has Fully Paid Ordinary Shares on issue.
(c) Formula for calculating 10% Placement Facility
Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that eligible entities which have obtained shareholder approval at an Annual General Meeting may issue or agree to issue, during the 12-month period after the date of the Annual General Meeting, a number of Equity Securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:
(A x D) – E
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A is the number of shares on issue at the commencement of the “relevant period” (which, for the Company, is the 12 month period immediately preceding the date of the issue or agreement):
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(A) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the relevant period under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2, other than exception 9, 16 or 17;
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(B) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the relevant period on the conversion of convertible securities within rule 7.2 exception 9 where:
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(i) the convertible securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the commencement of the relevant period; or
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(ii) the issue of, or agreement to issue, the convertible securities was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under rule 7.1 or rule 7.4;
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(C) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the relevant period under an agreement to issue securities within rule 7.2 exception 16 where:
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(i) the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the relevant period; or
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(ii) the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under rule 7.1 or rule 7.4;
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(D) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the relevant period with approval of holders of shares under Listing Rules 7.1 or 7.4;
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(E) plus the number of partly paid shares that became fully paid in the relevant period;
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(F) less the number of fully paid shares cancelled in the relevant period.
Note that A has the same meaning in Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating an entity's 15% placement capacity.
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D is 10%
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E is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the relevant period where the issue or agreement has not been subsequently approved by shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4.
(d) Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A
The ability of an entity to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A is in addition to the entity's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
The actual number of Equity Securities that the Company will have capacity to issue under Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated at the date of issue of the Equity Securities in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer above).
(e) Nature of consideration for issue and Minimum Issue Price
The Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A must be issued for a cash consideration per security which must be not less than 75% of the VWAP of Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 trading days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
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(i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed by the Company and the recipient of the securities; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 trading days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
(f) 10% Placement Period
Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A is valid from the date of the Annual General Meeting at which the approval is obtained and expires on the first to occur of the following:
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(i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the Annual General Meeting at which the approval is obtained;
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(ii) the time and date of the Company’s next annual general meeting;
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(iii) the time and date of the approval by shareholders of a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking).
( 10% Placement Period ).
Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3A
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A, information is provided in relation to the approval of the 10% Placement Facility as follows:
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(a) If this Resolution is approved by Shareholders, the period for which the Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A commences on the date of the Annual General Meeting at which the approval is obtained, being 28 October 2021, and expires on the first to occur of the following:
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(i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the Annual General Meeting at which the approval is obtained, being 28 October 2022;
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(ii) the time and date of the Company’s next annual general meeting; (iii) the time and date of the approval by shareholders of a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking).
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(b) The Equity Securities will be issued at an issue price of not less than 75% of the VWAP for the Company's Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 trading days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
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(i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed by the Company and the recipient of the securities; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 trading days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
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(c) The purposes for which the funds raised by an issue of Equity Securities under rule 7.1A.2 may be used by the Company include:
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(i) consideration for the acquisition(s) of the new assets and investments, including the expenses associated with such acquisition(s); and
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(ii) continued expenditure on the Company’s current business and/or general working capital.
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(d) If this Resolution is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, the existing Shareholders' voting power in the Company will be diluted as shown in the table below (in the case of Listed Options, only if the Listed Options are exercised). Shareholders may also be exposed to economic risk and voting dilution, including the following:
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(i) the market price for the Company's Equity Securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the Equity Securities than on the date of the Annual General Meeting; and
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(ii) the Equity Securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for the Company's Equity Securities on the issue date,
which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue of the Equity Securities.
The below table shows the dilution of existing Shareholders on the basis of the market price of Shares as at 17 September 2021 ( Current Share Price ) and the current number of ordinary securities for variable "A" calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A(2) as at the date of this Notice.
The table also shows:
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two examples where variable “A” has increased, by 50% and 100%. Variable “A” is based on the number of ordinary securities the Company has on issue. The number of ordinary securities on issue may increase as a result of issues of ordinary securities that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlements issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future Shareholders’ meeting; and
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two examples of where the issue price of ordinary securities has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the current market price.
| Variable 'A' in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 |
Issue Price | Issue Price | Issue Price | |
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| $0.0315 50% decrease in Current Share Price |
$0.063 Current Share Price |
$0.126 100% increase in Current Share Price |
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| Current Variable A 698,119,720 Shares |
10% Voting Dilution |
69,811,972 Shares | ||
| Funds raised | $2,199,077 | $4,398,154 | $8,796,308 | |
| 50% increase in current Variable A 1,047,179,580 Shares |
10% Voting Dilution |
104,717,958 Shares | ||
| Funds raised | $3,298,615 | $6,597,231 | $13,194,462 | |
| 100% increase in current Variable A 1,396,239,440 Shares |
10% Voting Dilution |
139,623,944 Shares | ||
| Funds raised | $4,398,154 | $8,796,308 | $17,592,616 |
The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:
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The Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility.
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No Options are exercised into Shares or other convertible securities are converted to Shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities;
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The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued share capital at the time of issue. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example as 10%.
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The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 10% Placement Facility, based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of the Annual General Meeting.
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The table shows only the effect of issues of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, not under the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
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The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares. If the issue of Equity Securities includes Listed Options, it is assumed that those Listed Options are exercised into Shares for the purpose of calculating the voting dilution effect on existing Shareholders.
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The Current Share Price is $0.063 being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 17 September 2021.
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(e) The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under Listing Rule 7.1A(4) upon issue of any Equity Securities.
The Company’s allocation policy is dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue pursuant to the 10% Placement Facility. The identity of the allottees of Equity Securities will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to relevant factors including, but not limited to, the following:
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(i) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, rights issues or other issues in which existing security holders can participate;
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(ii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;
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(iii) the financial situation and solvency of the Company; and
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(iv) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
The allottees under the 10% Placement Facility have not been determined as at the date of this Notice but may include existing substantial Shareholders, subject to compliance with Listing Rule 10.11, and/or new Shareholders who are not related parties or associates of a related party of the Company.
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(f) The Company:
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(i) has not issued, nor agreed to issue, any Equity Securities under Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 month period preceding the date of the Meeting; and
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(ii) had not agreed, before the 12 month period referred to in the preceding paragraph, to issue any Equity Securities under rule 7.1A.2 where such securities remain unissued as at the date of the Meeting.
Directors Recommendations
The Directors of the Company believe that this Resolution is in the best interests of the Company and unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
Voting Exclusions
As at the date of dispatch of this Notice, the Company is not proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and, therefore, a voting exclusion statement is not required by Listing Rule 7.3A.7.
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GLOSSARY
The following terms have the following meanings in this Explanatory Statement:
“ $ ” means Australian Dollars;
“ 10% Placement Facility ” has the meaning as defined in the Explanatory Statement for Resolution 4;
“ 10% Placement Period ” has the meaning as defined in the Explanatory Statement for Resolution 4;
“ Annual Report ” means the Directors’ Report, the Financial Report, and Auditor’s Report, in respect to the year ended 30 June 2021;
“ ASX ” means ASX Limited ABN 98 008 624 691 or the Australian Securities Exchange, as the context requires;
" ASX Settlement Operating Rules " means the rules of ASX Settlement Pty Ltd which apply while the Company is an issuer of CHESS approved securities;
“ Auditor’s Report ” means the auditor’s report on the Financial Report;
“ AEDT ” means Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
“ Board ” means the Directors acting as the board of Directors of the Company;
“ Chairman ” means the person appointed to chair the Meeting of the Company convened by the Notice;
" CHESS " has the meaning in Section 2 of the ASX Settlement Operating Rules ;
“ Closely Related Party ” means:
- (a) a spouse or child of the member; or
(b) has the meaning given in section 9 of the Corporations Act;
“ Company ” means Cue Energy Resources Limited ABN 45 066 383 971;
“ Constitution ” means the constitution of the Company as at the date of the Meeting;
“ Corporations Act ” means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);
“ Director ” means a Director of the Company;
“ Directors Report ” means the annual directors’ report prepared under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities;
“ Equity Security ” has the same meaning as in the Listing Rules;
“ Explanatory Statement ” means the explanatory statement which forms part of the Notice;
“ Financial Report ” means the annual financial report prepared under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities;
“ Key Management Personnel ” means 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;
“ Listing Rules ” means the Listing Rules of the ASX;
“ Meeting ” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph of the Notice;
“ Notice ” means this Notice of Meeting including the Explanatory Statement;
“ Proxy Form ” means the proxy form attached to the Notice;
“ Remuneration Report ” means the remuneration report which forms part of the Directors’ Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2021 and which is set out in the 2021 Annual Report.
“ Resolution ” means a resolution referred to in the Notice;
“ Section ” means a section of the Explanatory Statement;
“ Share ” means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company;
“ Shareholder ” means shareholder of the Company;
“ Trading Day ” means a day determined by ASX to be a trading day in accordance with the Listing Rules;
“ VWAP ” means volume weighted average price.
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CUE
MR SAM SAMPLE FLAT 123 123 SAMPLE STREET THE SAMPLE HILL SAMPLE ESTATE SAMPLEVILLE VIC 3030
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
For your proxy appointment to be effective it must be received by 10:00am (AEDT) on Tuesday, 26 October 2021.
Proxy Form
How to Vote on Items of Business
Lodge your Proxy Form:
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All your securities will be voted in accordance with your directions.
Online:
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
Voting 100% of your holding: Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote or abstain as they choose (to the extent permitted by law). If you mark more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that item.
Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the percentage or number of securities you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or boxes. The sum of the votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement or 100%.
Appointing a second proxy: You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you appoint two proxies you must specify the percentage of votes or number of securities for each proxy, otherwise each proxy may exercise half of the votes. When appointing a second proxy write both names and the percentage of votes or number of securities for each in Step 1 overleaf.
Lodge your vote online at www.investorvote.com.au using your secure access information or use your mobile device to scan the personalised QR code.
Your secure access information is
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Control Number: 999999
SRN/HIN: I9999999999 PIN: 99999
For Intermediary Online subscribers (custodians) go to www.intermediaryonline.com
A proxy need not be a securityholder of the Company.
SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTAL FORMS
Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the securityholder must sign.
Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders should sign.
Power of Attorney: If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
Companies: Where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held. Delete titles as applicable.
By Mail:
Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box 242 Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia
By Fax:
1800 783 447 within Australia or +61 3 9473 2555 outside Australia
PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING
Corporate Representative
If a representative of a corporate securityholder or proxy is to participate in the meeting you will need to provide the appropriate “Appointment of Corporate Representative”. A form may be obtained from Computershare or online at www.investorcentre.com/au and select "Printable Forms".
PLEASE NOTE: For security reasons it is important that you keep your SRN/HIN confidential.
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MR SAM SAMPLE FLAT 123 123 SAMPLE STREET THE SAMPLE HILL SAMPLE ESTATE SAMPLEVILLE VIC 3030
Change of address. If incorrect, mark this box and make the correction in the space to the left. Securityholders sponsored by a broker (reference number commences with ‘ X ’) should advise your broker of any changes.
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Proxy Form
Please mark
to indicate your directions
Step 1
Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf
I/We being a member/s of Cue Energy Resources Limited hereby appoint the Chairman OR of the Meeting
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PLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if you have selected the Chairman of the Meeting. Do not insert your own name(s).
or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of Cue Energy Resources Limited to be held as a virtual meeting on Thursday, 28 October 2021 at 10:00am (AEDT) and at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting.
Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions: Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on Resolution 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention in step 2) even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman.
Important Note: If the Chairman of the Meeting is (or becomes) your proxy you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Resolution 1 by marking the appropriate box in step 2.
| Step 2 Items of Business PLEASE NOTE:If you mark theAbstainbox for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority. For Against Abstain |
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| Resolution 1 Adoption of Remuneration Report |
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| Resolution 2 Re-election of Mr Richard Malcolm as a Director of the Company |
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| Resolution 3 Re-election of Mr Samuel Kellner as a Director of the Company |
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| Resolution 4 Approval of 10% Placement Facility |
For Against Abstain
The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. In exceptional circumstances, the Chairman of the Meeting may change his/her voting intention on any resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.
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Individual or Securityholder 1 Securityholder 2 Securityholder 3
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Sole Director & Sole Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary Date
Update your communication details (Optional) By providing your email address, you consent to receive future Notice
Mobile Number Email Address of Meeting & Proxy communications electronically
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