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DEVEX RESOURCES LIMITED Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2019

Jun 19, 2019

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

A General Meeting of the Company will be held at Level 2, 1292 Hay Street, West Perth, Western Australia 6005, on Monday, 22 July 2019, at 10.00am (WST)

The Notice of General Meeting 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 adviser prior to voting.

Should you wish to discuss any matter please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary by telephone on +61 (8) 9322 3990.

Shareholders are urged to attend or vote by lodging the proxy form attached to the Notice

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DEVEX RESOURCES LIMITED

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a general meeting of Shareholders of DevEx Resources Limited ( Company ) will be held at Level 2, 1292 Hay Street, West Perth, Western Australia 6005 on Monday,22 July 2019 at 10.00am (WST) ( Meeting ).

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

The Directors have determined pursuant to regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered as Shareholders on Saturday, 20 July 2019 at 10.00am (WST).

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

AGENDA

1. Resolution 1 – Ratification of issue of Placement Shares

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

“That pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 13,700,000 Shares on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.

Voting Exclusion

In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or behalf of any person (and any nominee of such a person) who participated in the issue of the Placement Shares, or any of their respective associates.

However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

  • (a) it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form; or

  • (b) it is cast by the Chair as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

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2. Resolution 2 – Ratification of issue of Consultant Shares

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

“That pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 1,000,000 Shares on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.

Voting Exclusion

In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or behalf of any person (and any nominee of such a person) who participated in the issue of the Consultant Shares, or any of their respective associates.

However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

  • (a) it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form; or

  • (b) it is cast by the Chair as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

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Rebecca Broughton Company Secretary

Dated: 20 June 2019

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. Introduction

The Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Meeting to be held at Level 2, 1292 Hay Street, West Perth, Western Australia 6005 on Monday, 22 July 2019 at 10.00am (WST).

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

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

Section 2: Action to be taken by Shareholders
Section 3: Resolution 1 – Ratification of issue of Placement Shares
Section 4: Resolution 2 – Ratification of issue of Consultant Shares
Schedule 1: Definitions

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

2. Action to be taken by Shareholders

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

Voting by Proxy

A Proxy Form is attached to the Notice. This is to be used by Shareholders if they wish to appoint a representative (a 'proxy') to vote in their place. All Shareholders are invited and encouraged to attend the Meeting or, if they are unable to attend in person, sign and return the Proxy Form to the Company in accordance with the instructions thereon. Lodgement of a Proxy Form will not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting at the Meeting in person.

Please note that:

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

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

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

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

3. Resolution 1 – Ratification of issue of Placement Shares

3.1 Background

On 4 April 2019, the Company announced that it was undertaking an equity raising comprised of:

  • (a) a placement of Shares to professional investors to raise approximately $548,000, by the issue of 13,700,000 Shares at an issue price of $0.04 per Share ( Placement Shares ); and

  • (b) a 1-for-4 pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement offer to eligible Shareholders to raise up to approximately $1,056,402 (before costs) at an issue price of $0.04 per Share.

The entitlement offer closed oversubscribed on 13 May 2019, with applications in excess of $1,190,000 received from existing Shareholders.

3.2 General

Resolution 1 seeks Shareholder approval for the ratification of the issue of the Placement Shares.

3.3 Listing Rule 7.4

Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue more Equity Securities during any 12 month period than that amount which represents 15% of the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period.

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

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

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3.4 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.5

Listing Rule 7.5 requires that the following information be provided to Shareholders in relation to the issue of the Placement Shares:

  • (a) A total of 13,700,000 Shares were issued as Placement Shares on 10 April 2019.

  • (b) The Placement Shares were issued at an issue price of $0.04 per Share.

  • (c) The Placement Shares are fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company's existing Shares.

  • (d) The Placement Shares were issued to institutional and sophisticated or professional investors who are not related parties of the Company.

  • (e) The Company intends to use the funds raised by the issue of the Placement Shares for exploration activities on the Company’s existing projects, as well as for general working capital.

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

3.5 Additional information

The Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of the Resolution.

The Resolution is an ordinary resolution.

The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of the Resolution.

4. Resolution 2 – Ratification of issue of Consultant Shares

4.1 Background

On 21 May 2019, the Company announced that it had issued 1,000,000 Shares to a consultant of the Company in consideration for the provision of corporate communication and investor relations support ( Consultant Shares ).

4.2 General

Resolution 2 seeks Shareholder approval for the ratification of the issue of the Consultant Shares.

4.3 Listing Rule 7.4

A summary of Listing Rule 7.4 is in Section 3.3 above.

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4.4 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.5

Listing Rule 7.5 requires that the following information be provided to Shareholders in relation to the issue of the Consultant Shares:

  • (a) A total of 1,000,000 Shares were issued as Consultant Shares on 21 May 2019.

  • (b) The Consultant Shares were issued at an issue price of nil, as they were issued as consideration for the provision of corporate communication and investor relations support.

  • (c) The Consultant Shares are fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company's existing Shares.

  • (d) The Consultant Shares were issued to Read Corporate or its nominees.

  • (e) No funds were raised by the issue of the Consultant Shares.

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

4.5 Additional information

The Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of the Resolution.

The Resolution is an ordinary resolution.

The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of the Resolution.

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Schedule 1 - Definitions

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

$ means Australian Dollars.

ASX means the ASX Limited ABN 98 008 624 691 and where the context permits the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX Limited.

Board means the board of Directors.

Chair means the person appointed to chair the Meeting of the Company convened by the Notice.

Company means Devex Resources Limited (ACN 009 799 553).

Consultant Shares has the meaning given in Section 4.1.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Director means a director of the Company.

Equity Security has the same meaning as in the Listing Rules and Equity Securities has the corresponding meaning.

Explanatory Memorandum means the explanatory memorandum which forms part of the Notice.

Listing Rules means the listing rules of ASX.

Meeting has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph of the Notice.

Notice means this notice of general meeting.

Placement Shares has the meaning given in Section 3.1(a).

Proxy Form means the proxy form attached to the Notice.

Resolution means a resolution referred to in the Notice.

Schedule means a schedule to the Notice.

Section means a section of the Explanatory Memorandum.

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

Shareholder means a shareholder of the Company.

WST means Western Standard Time being the time in Perth, Western Australia.

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Lodge your vote:

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Online:

www.investorvote.com.au

By Mail:

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

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Alternatively you can fax your form to (within Australia) 1800 783 447 (outside Australia) +61 3 9473 2555

For Intermediary Online subscribers only (custodians) www.intermediaryonline.com

For all enquiries call:

(within Australia) 1300 850 505 (outside Australia) +61 3 9415 4000

Proxy Form

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Vote online

  • Go to www.investorvote.com.au or scan the QR Code with your mobile device.

  • • Follow the instructions on the secure website to vote.

Your access information that you will need to vote:

Control Number: 999999 SRN/HIN: I9999999999 PIN: 99999 PLEASE NOTE: For security reasons it is important that you keep your SRN/HIN confidential.

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For your vote to be effective it must be received by 10.00am (WST) Saturday, 20 July 2019

How to Vote on Items of Business

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

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.

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.

Attending the Meeting

Bring this form to assist registration. If a representative of a corporate securityholder or proxy is to attend the meeting you will need to provide the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” prior to admission. A form of the certificate may be obtained from Computershare or online at www.investorcentre.com under the help tab, "Printable Forms".

Comments & Questions: If you have any comments or questions for the company, please write them on a separate sheet of paper and return with this form.

GO ONLINE TO VOTE,or turn over to complete the form

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

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Proxy Form

Please mark

to indicate your directions

Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

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I/We being a member/s of DevEx Resources Limited hereby appoint

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the Chairman of the Meeting

OR

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

or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the General Meeting of DevEx Resources Limited to be held at Level 2, 1292 Hay Street, West Perth, Western Australia on Monday, 22 July 2019 at 10.00am (WST) and at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting.

Items of Business

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

Resolution 1 Ratification of issue of Placement Shares Resolution 2 Ratification of issue of Consultant Shares

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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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SIGN
Signature of Securityholder(s) This section must be completed.
Individual or Securityholder 1 Securityholder 2 Securityholder 3
Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary
Contact
Contact Daytime
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