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EMPEROR ENERGY LIMITED — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2022
Jun 29, 2022
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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30 June 2022
ASX Market Announcements 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000
Extraordinary General Meeting of Emperor Energy Limited ACN 006 024 764 to be held on 2 August 2022 at 11:00AM (AEST)
In accordance with Listing Rule 3.17, I attach a copy of the following documents:
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Notice of Meeting; and
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Proxy form
Yours faithfully
Carl Dumbrell Company Secretary
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Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Emperor Energy Limited (Company) will be held at Level 4, 55 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 on Tuesday 2 August 2022 at 11.00am (AEST). This Notice of Meeting (Notice) should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Explanatory Statement.
AGENDA
This Explanatory Statement and proxy for which accompany and form part of this Notice, 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
Resolution 1 – Ratification of Prior Share Issue
Resolution 1 (a) – Ratification of Prior Share Issue
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, shareholders approve, ratify and approve the allotment and issue on 9 February 2022 of 37,534,117 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company at an issue price of $0.0425 (4.25 cents) per share.”
Resolution 1 (b) – Ratification of Prior Share Issue
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, shareholders approve, ratify and approve the allotment and issue on 10 February 2022 of 600,000 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company at an issue price of $0.0425 (4.25 cents) per share.”
Resolution 2 – Placement or Issue of Securities to a Related Parties
Resolution 2(a) – Placement or Issue of Securities to a Related Party
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That, for the purposes of listing Rule 10.11 and Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act 2001 and for all other purposes, approval be given to grant 2,343,750 Shares in the Company at an issue price of $0.032 to Carl Dumbrell (or his nominee), the Non-Executive director of the Company, on the terms and conditions described in the Explanatory Statement.”
Resolution 2(b) – Placement or Issue of Securities to a Related Party
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That, for the purposes of listing Rule 10.11 and Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act 2001 and for all other purposes, approval be given to grant 2,343,750 Shares in the Company at an issue price of $0.032 to Phil McNamara (or his nominee), the Non-Executive director of the Company, on the terms and conditions described in the Explanatory Statement.”
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Resolution 2(c) – Placement or Issue of Securities to a Related Party
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That, for the purposes of listing Rule 10.11 and Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act 2001 and for all other purposes, approval be given to grant 2,343,750 Shares in the Company at an issue price of $0.032 to Nigel Harvey (or his nominee), the Non-Executive director of the Company, on the terms and conditions described in the Explanatory Statement.”
Resolution 2(d) – Placement or Issue of Securities to a Related Party
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That, for the purposes of listing Rule 10.11 and Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act 2001 and for all other purposes, approval be given to grant 625,000 Shares in the Company at an issue price of $0.032 to Malcolm King (or his nominee), project and business development consultant, on the terms and conditions described in the Explanatory Statement.”
Resolution 2(e) – Placement or Issue of Securities to a Related Party
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That, for the purposes of listing Rule 10.11 and Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act 2001 and for all other purposes, approval be given to grant 625,000 Shares in the Company at an issue price of $0.032 to Geoff Geary (or his nominee), geological consultant, on the terms and conditions described in the Explanatory Statement.”
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
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Carl Dumbrell Company Secretary
30 June 2022
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NOTES
1. Entire Notice
The details of the resolutions contained in the Explanatory Notes 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 Extraordinary General Meeting, shares will be taken to be held by the persons who are registered as holding the shares at 5.00pm on the date 48 hours before the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting will be taken, for the purposes of the Meeting, to be held by the persons who held them at that time. Only those persons will be entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting and transfers registered after that time will be disregarded in determining entitlements to attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
3. Proxies
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a. Votes at the Extraordinary 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.
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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. To be effective, proxy forms must be received by the Company’s share registry (Automic) no later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Extraordinary General Meeting, this is no later than 11:00 am (AEST) Sydney time on Sunday 2 August 2022. 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 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 Resolutions or to abstain from voting.
6. Voting Exclusion Statement:
Resolution 1 (a) & 1 (b)
The Company will disregard any votes cast on this resolution by any person who participated in the issue and any associates of those persons.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the resolution by:
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a) a person as a proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
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b) 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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c) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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1) 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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2) the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolutions 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d) and 2(e)
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolutions 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d) and 2(e) respectively and separately) by or on behalf of:
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Carl Dumbrell, Nigel Harvey, Phil McNamara, Malcolm King & Geoff Geary respectively, or any person(s) who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the entity), or
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an associate of person referred to in the preceding paragraph.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the resolution by:
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d) a person as a 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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e) 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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f) 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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1) 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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2) the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
A further restriction also applies to Key Management Personnel and their closely related parties voting undirected proxies on these resolutions - see Restriction on KMPs voting undirected proxies below.
7. Restriction on KMPs voting undirected proxies:
A vote must not be cast as proxy on any of Resolutions 2 by a member of the Key Management Personnel (as defined by the Corporations Act) or a closely related party of Key Management Personnel.
However, a person described above (a" Restricted Voter") may cast a vote on any of Resolutions 2 as a proxy if:
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(a) The Restricted Voter is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution(s); and
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(b) The Chair is the Restricted Voter and the written appointment of the Chair as proxy does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution(s) or expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though the resolution(s) is or are connected with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
If you appoint the Chair as your proxy and you do not direct the Chair how to vote, you will be expressly authorising the Chair 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.
8. Enquiries
Shareholders are invited to contact Company Secretary, Carl Dumbrell on +61 0402 277 282 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Explanatory Statement (“Statement”) accompanies and forms part of the Company’s notice of Extraordinary General Meeting (“Notice”) to be held at 11:00am (AEST) on Tuesday 2 August 2022.
ORDINARY BUSINESS
Resolutions 1(a) & 1(b) – Ratification of Prior Share Issues
Background
The Company is seeking Shareholder approval to ratify the issue of fully paid ordinary shares issued on 9 & 10 February 2022. On 9 February 2022 the Company issued 37,534,117 fully paid ordinary shares. On 10 February 2022 the Company issued 600,000 fully paid ordinary shares.
Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions ASX Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of Equity Securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12-month period to 15% of fully paid ordinary securities it had on issue at the start of that period.
The Issue does not fit within any of these exceptions and, as it has not yet been approved by the Company's shareholders’ it effectively uses up part of the 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, reducing the Company's capacity to issue further equity securities without shareholders’ approval under Listing Rule 7.1 for the 12-month period following the Issue Date.
ASX Listing Rule 7.4 allows the shareholders of a listed company to approve an issue of Equity Securities after it has been made or agreed to be made. If they do, the issue is taken to have been approved and under Listing 7.1 and so does not reduce the Company’s capacity to issue further Equity Securities without shareholder approval under that rule.
The company wishes to retain as much flexibility as possible to issue additional equity securities into the future without having to obtain shareholder approval for such issues under Listing Rule 7.1.
To this end, resolutions 1(a) & 1(b) seeks the shareholder approval to the Issue under and for the purposes Listing Rule 7.4.
If resolutions 1(a) & 1(b) are passed, the Issue will be excluded in calculating the Company’s 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively increasing the number of equity securities it can issue without shareholder approval over the 12-month period following the Issue date.
If resolutions 1(a) & 1(b) are not passed, the Issue will be included in calculating the Company’s 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively decreasing the number of equity securities it can issue without shareholder approval over the 12-month period following the Issue date.
ASX Listing Rule 7.5 requires that the following information be provided to shareholders for the purpose of obtaining shareholder approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.4:
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(A) The total number of fully paid ordinary shares in the company that were issued on 9 February 2022 is 37,534,117. The total number of fully paid ordinary shares in the company that were issued on 10 February 2022 is 600,000;
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(B) The shares issued 9 & 10 February 2022 were issued to the following:
| Total Number of Shares Issued |
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| Saba Nominees Pty Ltd | 57,701 |
| Jia Hui Peng | 100,000 |
| Ho Yau Raymond Chan | 100,000 |
| Paul Anthony Evans | 117,647 |
| Jake Givoni | 125,000 |
| Ariella Grunfeld | 141,176 |
| Damien Joel Szwarc | 164,706 |
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| Stephen Tai-Chun Huang | 199,776 |
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| Absolute Zero PTY LTD | 235,294 |
| Epitihia Nominees Pty Ltd | 235,294 |
| Geoffrey Cooper | 235,294 |
| Tanaz Bhote | 235,294 |
| Ryan Eppel | 250,000 |
| Jiaping Bao & Doreen Qian | 274,525 |
| John Charles McCarter | 305,882 |
| Jathro Pty Ltd | 339,619 |
| ASIS Capital Pty Ltd | 349,664 |
| ACN 139 886 025 Pty Ltd | 352,941 |
| Lincoln Ho | 352,942 |
| Jayart Funds Management Pty Ltd | 394,333 |
| BASIL Young | 399,551 |
| Wolf Trading Pty Ltd | 399,551 |
| Munrose Investments Pty Ltd | 470,588 |
| Stephen Kovacs | 470,588 |
| Elizabeth Anne Heath | 499,439 |
| XIANGTIAN Zheng | 500,000 |
| Christopher John Richards & Linnet Richards | 588,235 |
| Tomlin Sales Pty Ltd | 588,235 |
| Cooper Holdings NSW Pty Ltd | 588,236 |
| Oon Tian Yeoh+Ellzbieta Helena Yeoh | 599,327 |
| Mayhew Capital Pty Ltd | 705,882 |
| KNRRJR Pty Ltd | 705,882 |
| Ian Thompson & Peter Randal Thompson | 750,000 |
| ORCA Capital Gmbh | 849,047 |
| Boutique Capital Pty Ltd | 941,176 |
| Mounts Bay Investments Pty Ltd | 998,879 |
| Sarisan Consultants Pty Ltd | 1,098,879 |
| Geoffrey Leigh Saffer+Rachel Saffer | 1,176,471 |
| Tomlin Sales Pty Ltd | 1,250,000 |
| Scintilla Strategic Investments Limited | 1,333,333 |
| Tangcorp Investments Pty Ltd | 1,500,000 |
| DVR Invest Pty Ltd | 1,647,058 |
| Matthew Borford Super Fund Pty Ltd | 1,764,706 |
| Craig Graeme Chapman | 2,666,667 |
| Yucaja Pty Ltd | 3,529,411 |
| 1215 Capital Pty Ltd | 4,705,888 |
| Mouch Pty Ltd | 588,235 |
| Andrew Scott | 235,294 |
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| Osmetti Pty Ltd | 1,176,471 |
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| Scintilla Strategic Investments Limited | 251,765 |
| Keven Asquith | 588,235 |
| Total | 38,134,117 |
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(C) The shares issued 9 & 10 February 2022 were at a price of $0.0425 (4.25 cents per share).
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(D) The shares allotted and issued rank equally with the existing shares on issue;
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(E) The company raised $1,500,000 from the issue on these shares.
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(F) The funds raised / debt settled were used for the company ongoing exploration activities and corporate activities.
BOARD RECOMMENDATION
The Board unanimously recommends that the Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 1(a) & 1(b).
Voting Exclusions
Refer to Note 6 and 7 for voting exclusions.
Resolutions 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d) and 2(e): Placement or Issue of Securities to a Related Parties
Background
Resolutions 2(a), 2(b), 2(c),2(d) and 2(e) of the Notice seek Shareholder approval for the purpose of Listing Rule 10.11 and all other purposes for the future issue of fully paid ordinary shares to Directors and former Director of the company Carl Dumbrell, Nigel Harvey, Phil McNamara, Geoff Geary and Malcolm King as consideration for 100% of the Director's and Consultant’s fees payable and key personnel payments.
It is the view of Directors that the proposed issue of Shares pursuant to Resolutions 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d) and 2(e) falls within the exception under section 211 of the Corporations Act (reasonable remuneration) given the circumstances of the Company and the position held by the Directors. Accordingly, the Directors are not seeking Shareholder approval under section 208 of the Corporations Act, although Shareholder approval must be obtained pursuant to Listing Rule 10.11.
Directors’ Remuneration Package and Interests
As at the date of this Notice, the details (including amount) of the current total remuneration package of each of the directors and key personnel to whom (or to whose nominee(s)) Shares would be issued if Resolutions 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d) and 2(e) are passed are:
| Name of the Director | Nature | Remuneration Package Details |
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| Carl Dumbrell | Non-Executive Director |
$75,000 per annum excluding statutory superannuation. |
| Nigel Harvey | Non-Executive Director |
$75,000 per annum excluding statutory superannuation. |
| Phil McNamara | Non-Executive Director |
$75,000 per annum excluding of statutory superannuation. |
| Malcolm King | Project & Business Development |
Bonus of $20,000 in ordinary shares. |
| Geoff Geary | Geological | Bonus of $20,000 in ordinary shares. |
At the time of writing this Notice, there is approximately $225,000 in unpaid fees owing to the Directors and key personnel. If each of the Directors & key personnel participated in the allotment of Shares via the conversion of 100% of their Directors and Consultants Fees, and taking into the account the balance above, then the following will be the effect on the holding of each of the Directors in the company:
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| Director (and key personnel) |
Current Share Holding |
% of Total Share Capital (i) |
Shares Issued (ii) | Share Holding Upon Issue of Shares via the conversion of 100% fees (ii) |
% of Total Share Capital |
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| Carl Dumbrell | 10,234,936 | 3.95% |
2,343,750 | 12,578,686 |
4.71% |
| Nigel Harvey | 5,406,645 | 2.09% |
2,343,750 | 7,750,395 |
2.90% |
| Phil McNamara | 6,190,396 | 2.39% |
2,343,750 | 8,534,146 |
3.19% |
| Malcolm King | 2,084,756 | 0.80% |
625,000 | 2,709,756 |
1.01% |
| Geoff Geary | 503,334 | 0.19% |
625,000 | 1,128,334 |
0.42% |
Assumptions and Explanations
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(i) This assumes that there are currently 224,893,728 shares issued
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(ii) This assumes the Shares will be issued at a price of $0.032 per Share, being the 5-day VWAP on 27 June 2022.
Corporations Act
The Board has formed the view that the issues of Shares to the above Directors and former Director (or their respective nominee(s)) do not require Shareholder approval under section 208 of the Corporations Act as the issues constitute "reasonable remuneration" in accordance with section 211 of the Corporations Act.
A "financial benefit" is defined in section 229 of the Corporations Act and includes granting Shares to a related party.
Section 228 of the Corporations Act defines a "related party" for the purposes of Chapter 2E to include:
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directors of the public company (section 228(2)(a)); and
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an entity controlled by directors of the public company (section 228(4)). Section 228(5) provides that an entity is a related party of a public company at a particular time if the entity was a related party of the public company of a kind referred to in subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) at any time within the previous 6 months.
In reaching this view, the Board considers the proposed grant of Securities aligns the interests of each of the above Directors with the interests of Shareholders. The grant of Share to each of the above Directors and former Director is a cost-effective form of remuneration when compared to the payment of cash consideration.
Consistent with the desire to minimise cash expenditures, the Board believes that having regard to the Company's current cash position, and the Company's objective to use available cash to fund its operations in the near future, and in order to compensate the above Directors in line with current market practices, Shares provide an appropriate and meaningful remuneration component to the above Directors that is aligned with Shareholder interests. In addition, the estimated values of the Shares are not excessive when compared to the respective Directors' other remuneration from the Company.
ASX Listing Rule 10.11
Listing Rule 10.11 requires a listed company to obtain shareholder approval by ordinary resolution prior to the issue of securities to certain persons, including
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10.11.1: a related party; or
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10.11.4: an associate of a related party
The proposed issue of the Shares falls within Listing Rules 10.11.1 above, as the proposed recipient of the Shares are directors (and former Director) of the company and are therefore related parties of the Company. The proposed issue of the Shares therefore requires the approval of the Company’s shareholders under Listing Rule 10.11.
Resolutions 2(a), 2(b), 2(c) 2(d) and 2(e) seek the required shareholder approval to the issue under and for the
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purposes of Listing Rule 10.11.
If resolutions 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d) and 2(e) are passed, the company will be able to proceed with the issue of a total of 8,281,250 Shares to Carl Dumbrell, Nigel Harvey, Phil McNamara, Malcolm King and Geoff Geary or their Nominees.
If all of or any of resolutions 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d) and 2(e) are not passed, the Company will not proceed with the issue Shares to all the applicable Director(s) and key personnel (or their nominee(s)), and directors’ and consultant’s remuneration will be settled in cash.
If approvals are given under ASX Listing Rule 10.11, approvals are not required under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
Listing Rule 10.13 sets out a number of matters which must be included in a notice of meeting proposing an approval under Listing Rule 10.11. For the purposes of Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d) and 2(e) is:
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(a) the Shares are proposed to be issued to Carl Dumbrell, Nigel Harvey, Phil McNamara, Geoff Geary and Malcolm King (or their nominee(s)) and they are related parties by virtue of being Directors Consultants of the Company;
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(b) the maximum number of securities that may be issued under Resolutions 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d) and 2(e) is 8,281,250. Shares are proposed to be issued as follows:
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Carl Dumbrell 2,343,750 fully paid ordinary shares
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Nigel Harvey 2,343,750 fully paid ordinary shares
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Phil McNamara 2,343,750 fully paid ordinary shares
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Malcolm King 625,000 fully paid ordinary shares
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Geoff Geary 625,000 fully paid ordinary shares
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(c) the issue price of the securities, in the case of ordinary shares, will be $0.032;
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(d) any fractions of Shares resulting from the calculation will be rounded down to the nearest whole number;
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(e) the Shares will be issued no later than one month after the date of the Meeting;
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(f) the Shares will be issued of nil considerations;
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(g) the Shares will be issued as remuneration and the Company will not receive cash from, the issue of the Share.
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(h) the current total remuneration packages of each of the directors are set out in the table above.
The Company's Annual Report for any period during which the shares are issued to Carl Dumbrell, Nigel Harvey, Phil McNamara, Geoff Geary and Malcolm King (or their nominees) shall disclose the details of the number of Shares that were issued to them, including the percentage of the Company's issued capital represented by those Shares.
Voting Exclusions
Refer to Note 6 and 7 for voting exclusions.
BOARD RECOMMENDATION
The Board unanimously recommends that the Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.
Voting Exclusions
Refer to Note 6 and 7 for voting exclusions.
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GLOSSARY
The following terms have the following meanings in this Explanatory Statement:
“ $ ” means Australian Dollars;
“ 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;
“ AEST ” means Australian Eastern Standard Time.
“ Board ” means the Directors acting as the board of Directors of the Company or a committee appointed by such board of Directors;
“ 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 Emperor Energy Limited ABN 56 006 024 764;
“ Constitution ” means the constitution of the Company as at the date of the Meeting;
“ Convertible Security ” means a security of the Company which is convertible into Shares;
“ 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 Memorandum ” means the explanatory memorandum 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 the Notice of Meeting accompanying this 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 Emperor Energy Limited 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;
“ Schedule ” means 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 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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Emperor Energy Limited | ACN 006 024 764
Proxy Voting Form If you are attending the meeting in person, please bring this with you for Securityholder registration.
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Holder Number:
Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 11.00am (AEST) on Sunday, 31[st] July 2022, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
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Complete the form overleaf in accordance with the instructions set out below.
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
The name and address shown above is as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, and you have an Issuer Sponsored holding, you can update your address through the investor portal: https://investor.automic.com.au/#/home Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes.
STEP 1 – APPOINT A PROXY
If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that Individual or body corporate. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. Otherwise, if you leave this box blank, the Chair of the Meeting will be appointed as your proxy by default. DEFAULT TO THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chair of the Meeting, who is required to vote these proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chair of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Voting Form, including where the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of KMP. STEP 2 - VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS
You may direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid.
APPOINTMENT OF SECOND PROXY
You may appoint up to two proxies. If you appoint two proxies, you should complete two separate Proxy Voting Forms and specify the percentage or number each proxy may exercise. If you do not specify a percentage or number, each proxy may exercise half the votes. You must return both Proxy Voting Forms together. If you require an additional Proxy Voting Form, contact Automic Registry Services.
SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS
Individual : Where the holding is in one name, the Shareholder must sign.
Joint holding : Where the holding is in more than one name, all Shareholders should sign. Power of attorney : If you have not already lodged the power of attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the power of attorney to this Proxy Voting Form when you return it. Companies : To be signed in accordance with your Constitution. Please sign in the appropriate box which indicates the office held by you. Email Address : Please provide your email address in the space provided.
By providing your email address, you elect to receive all communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible) such as a Notice of Meeting, Proxy Voting Form and Annual Report via email.
CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES
If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate ‘Appointment of Corporate Representative’ should be produced prior to admission. A form may be obtained from the Company’s share registry online at https://automic.com.au.
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Return your completed form All enquiries to Automic WEBCHAT BY MAIL IN PERSON BY EMAIL https://automic.com.au/ Automic Automic [email protected] GPO Box 5193 Level 5, 126 Phillip Street BY FACSIMILE PHONE 1300 288 664 (Within Australia) Sydney NSW 2001 Sydney NSW 2000 +61 2 8583 3040 +61 2 9698 5414 (Overseas)
Complete and return this form as instructed only if you do not vote online I/We being a Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Emperor Energy Limited, to be held at 11.00am (AEST) on Tuesday, 2[nd] August 2022, at Level 4, 55 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 hereby:
Appoint the Chairman of the Meeting (Chair) OR if you are not appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write in the box provided below the name of the person or body corporate you are appointing as your proxy or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, and subject to the relevant laws as the proxy sees fit and at any adjournment thereof.
The Chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions in which the Chair is entitled to vote. Unless indicated otherwise by ticking the “for”,” “against” or “abstain” box you will be authorising the Chair to vote in accordance with the Chair’s voting intention.
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AUTHORITY FOR CHAIR TO VOTE UNDIRECTED PROXIES ON REMUNERATION RELATED RESOLUTIONS Where I/we have appointed the Chair as my/our proxy (or where the Chair becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chair to exercise my/our proxy on Resolution 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel, which includes the Chair.
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| Resolutions For Against Abstain |
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| 1a. Ratification of Prior Share Issue |
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| 1b. Ratification of Prior Share Issue |
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| 2a. Ratification of Prior Share Issue |
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| 2b. Placement or Issue of Securities to a Related Party |
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| 2c. Placement or Issue of Securities to a Related Party |
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| 2d. Placement or Issue of Securities to a Related Party |
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| 2e. Placement or Issue of Securities to a Related Party |
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| Please note:If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that Resolution on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll. |
SIGNATURE OF SECURITYHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
Individual or Securityholder 1 Securityholder 2 Securityholder 3 Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director / Company Secretary
Contact Name:
Email Address:
Contact Daytime Telephone
Date (DD/MM/YY) / /
By providing your email address, you elect to receive all of your communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible).