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EV RESOURCES LTD — AGM Information 2023
Oct 26, 2023
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EV RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 009 144 503 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:
TIME : 2.00 pm (WST) DATE : Wednesday, 29 November 2023 PLACE : Virtual Meeting
The business of the Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
This Notice of Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting.
The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 4.00pm (WST) on Tuesday 27 November 2023.
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BUSINESS OF THE MEETING
AGENDA
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
To receive and consider the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2023 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Director’s report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor’s report.
2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as a non-binding resolution :
- (a) “That, for the purposes of section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the Remuneration Report as contained in the Company’s annual financial report for the financial year ended 30 June 2023.”
Note: the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
A voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MS LYNETTE SUPPIAH
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
- (a) “That, for the purpose of clause 15.2 of the Constitution, Listing Rule 14.5, and for all other purposes, Lynette Suppiah, a Director, retires by rotation, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”
4. RESOLUTION 3 – ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR HUGH CALLAGHAN
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
- (a) “That, for the purpose of clause 15.4 of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Hugh Callaghan, a Director who was appointed casually on 5 July 2023, retires, and being eligible, is elected as a Director.”
5. RESOLUTION 4 – APPROVAL OF 7.1A MANDATE
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution :
- (a) “That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to that number of Equity Securities equal to 10% of the issued capital of the Company at the time of issue, calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
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6. RESOLUTION 5 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF FEE SHARES TO SAPPHIRE GLOBAL ENERGY FUND
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 7,000,000 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
7. RESOLUTION 6 – PROPORTIONAL TAKEOVER PROVISIONS
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution :
“That, for the purpose of section 136 (2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to modify its existing constitution by renewing clause 37 of the Company’s Constitution for a period of three years from the date of the adoption of the last renewal of this clause 37. “
8. RESOLUTION 7 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE SHARES TO DIRECTOR - MR LUKE MARTINO
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 10,000,000 Performance Shares to Luke Martino (or their nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
9. RESOLUTION 8 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE SHARES TO DIRECTOR – MR HUGH CALLAGHAN
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
(a) “That, subject to the passing of Resolution 3, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 10,000,000 Performance Shares to Hugh Callaghan (or their nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
10. RESOLUTION 9 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE SHARES TO DIRECTOR – MR ADRIAN PAUL
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
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- (a) “That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 10,000,000 Performance Shares to Adrian Paul (or their nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
11. RESOLUTION 10 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE SHARES TO DIRECTOR – MR NAVIN SIDHU
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
(a) “That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 10,000,000 Performance Shares to Navin Sidhu (or their nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
12. RESOLUTION 11 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE SHARES TO DIRECTOR – MS LYNETTE SUPPIAH
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
(a) “That, subject to the passing of Resolution 2, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 2,500,000 Performance Shares to Lynette Suppiah (or their nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.
13. RESOLUTION 12 – ADOPTION OF EMPLOYEE SECURITIES INCENTIVE PLAN
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 13(b)) and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to adopt an employee incentive scheme titled Employee Securities Incentive Plan and for the issue of a maximum of 93,598,407 securities under that Plan, on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement apply to this Resolution. Please see below.
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13. RESOLUTION 13 – AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 136(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to amend its Constitution to increase the issue cap in its conditions to allow for more than 5% of Securities to be issued under the Employee Securities Incentive Plan.”
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Voting Prohibition Statements
| Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report |
A vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of either of the following persons: (a) a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or (b) a Closely Related Party of such a member. However, a person (thevoter) described above may cast a vote on this Resolution as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either: (a) the voter is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; or (b) the voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy: (i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; and (ii) expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel. |
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| Resolution 7 – Issue of Performance Shares to Director – Mr Luke Martino |
In accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a related party of the Company to whom the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given, or an associate of such a related party (Resolution 7 Excluded Party). However, the above prohibition does not apply if the vote is cast by a person as proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution and it is not cast on behalf of a Resolution 7 Excluded Party. In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if: (a) the proxy is either: (i) a member of the Key Management Personnel; or (ii) a Closely Related Party of such a member; and (b) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution. Provided the Chair is not a Resolution 7 Excluded Party, the above prohibition does not apply if: (a) the proxy is the Chair; and (b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercisethe proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel. |
| Resolution 8 – Issue of Performance Shares to Director – Mr Hugh Callaghan |
In accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a related party of the Company to whom the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given, or an associate of such a related party (Resolution 8 Excluded Party). However, the above prohibition does not apply if the vote is cast by a person as proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution and it is not cast on behalf of a Resolution 8 Excluded Party. In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if: (a) the proxy is either: (i) a member of the Key Management Personnel; or (ii) a Closely Related Party of such a member; and (b) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution. |
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| Provided the Chair is not a Resolution 8 Excluded Party, the above prohibition does not apply if: (a) the proxy is the Chair; and (b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel. |
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| Resolution 9 – Issue of Performance Shares to Director – Mr Adrian Paul |
In accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a related party of the Company to whom the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given, or an associate of such a related party (Resolution 9 Excluded Party). However, the above prohibition does not apply if the vote is cast by a person as proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution and it is not cast on behalf of a Resolution 9 Excluded Party. In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if: (a) the proxy is either: (i) a member of the Key Management Personnel; or (ii) a Closely Related Party of such a member; and (b) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution. Provided the Chair is not a Resolution 9 Excluded Party, the above prohibition does not apply if: (a) the proxy is the Chair; and (b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel. |
| Resolution 10 – Issue of Performance Shares to Director – Mr Navin Sidhu |
In accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a related party of the Company to whom the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given, or an associate of such a related party (Resolution 10 Excluded Party). However, the above prohibition does not apply if the vote is cast by a person as proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution and it is not cast on behalf of a Resolution 10 Excluded Party. In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if: (a) the proxy is either: (i) a member of the Key Management Personnel; or (ii) a Closely Related Party of such a member; and (b) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution. Provided the Chair is not a Resolution 10 Excluded Party, the above prohibition does not apply if: (a) the proxy is the Chair; and (b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel. |
| Resolution 11 – Issue of Performance Shares to Director – Ms Lynette Suppiah |
In accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a related party of the Company to whom the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given, or an associate of such a related party (Resolution 11 Excluded Party). However, the above prohibition does not apply if the vote is cast by a person as proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution and it is not cast on behalf of a Resolution 11 Excluded Party. |
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| In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if: (a) the proxy is either: (i) a member of the Key Management Personnel; or (ii) a Closely Related Party of such a member; and (b) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution. Provided the Chair is not a Resolution 11 Excluded Party, the above prohibition does not apply if: (a) the proxy is the Chair; and (b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel. |
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| Resolution 12 – Adoption of Securities Incentive Plan |
A person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if: (a) the proxy is either: (i) a member of the Key Management Personnel; or (ii) a Closely Related Party of such a member; and (b) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution. However, the above prohibition does not apply if: (a) the proxy is the Chair; and (b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel. |
Voting Exclusion Statements
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the Resolution set out below by or on behalf of the following persons:
| Resolution 5– Ratification of Agreement to issue 7m shares to Sapphire Global Energy Fund |
A person who participated in the issue or is a counterparty to the agreement being approved (namely Sapphire Global Energy Fund, LLC) or an associate of that person or those persons. |
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| Resolutions 7 - 11 – Issue of Incentive Performance Shares to Directors |
Luke Martino, Hugh Callaghan, Adrian Paul, Navin Sidhu and Lynette Suppiah (or their nominee) and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company) or an associate of that person or those persons. |
| Resolution 12 – Adoption of Securities Incentive Plan |
A person who is eligible to participate in the employee incentive scheme or an associate of thatperson or thosepersons. |
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by:
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(a) a person as a proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with the directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way; or
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(b) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or
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(c) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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(i) the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and
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- (ii) the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING
Notice is given that the Meeting will be held virtually at 2.00pm (WST) on Wednesday, 29 November 2023.
Access to the meeting is via www.advancedshare.com.au/virtual-meeting using the Meeting ID and Shareholder ID on the proxy form to login to the website.
The Explanatory Statement provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Meeting. The Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form each form part of the Notice.
Terms and abbreviations used in the Notice are defined in the Glossary.
2. PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING ONLINE
Voting can occur during the meeting via www.advancedshare.com.au/virtualmeeting using the Meeting ID and Shareholder ID on the proxy form to login to the website.
Attending the Meeting online enables Shareholders to listen to the Meeting live and to view presentation slides and proxy results whilst the Meeting is in progress. All shareholders will have a reasonable opportunity to ask questions during the Meeting via the online platform.
3. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
The business of the Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
3.1 Proxy Appointment and Voting Instructions
3.2 Proxy Form
Shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote by proxy. To vote by proxy, please complete the relevant enclosed Proxy Form and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy Form.
In accordance with section 249L of the Corporations Act, Shareholders are advised that:
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(a) each Shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy;
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(b) the proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company; and
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(c) a Shareholder who is entitled to cast 2 or more votes may appoint 2 proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If the member appoints 2 proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the member’s votes, then in accordance with section 249X(3) of the Corporations Act, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes.
If you wish to appoint the Chair as your proxy, mark the appropriate box on the Proxy Form. If you appoint the Chair as your proxy, he or she can only cast your votes on Resolution 1 (Adoption of the Remuneration Report) if you expressly authorise him or her to do so. If the person you wish to appoint as your proxy is someone other than the Chair, please write the full name of that person on the Proxy Form. If you leave this section blank, or your named proxy does not attend
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the Meeting, the Chair will be your proxy. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company.
All resolutions at the Meeting will be decided on a poll. Shareholders are therefore strongly encouraged to lodge directed proxies in advance of the Meeting.
3.3 Corporate Shareholders
Corporate Shareholders should comply with the execution requirements set out on the Proxy Form or otherwise with the provisions of section 127 of the Corporations Act. Section 127 of the Corporations Act provides that a company may execute a document without using its common seal if the document is signed by:
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(a) two directors of the Company;
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(b) a director and a company secretary of the Company; or
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(c) for a proprietary company that has a sole director who is also the sole company secretary, that director.
3.4 Corporate Representatives
A corporation may elect to appoint an individual to act as its representative in accordance with section 250D of the Corporations Act, in which case the Company will require a certificate of appointment of the corporate representative executed in accordance with the Corporations Act. The certificate of appointment must be lodged with the Company and/or the Company’s share registry before the Meeting.
3.5
Votes on Resolutions
You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in the ‘FOR’, ‘AGAINST’ or ‘ABSTAIN’ box opposite the Resolution. All your votes will be cast in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on the Resolutions 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 Resolutions, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on a Resolution your vote on that Resolution will be invalid.
As proxies will not be able to physically attend the Meeting, Shareholders are encouraged to consider appointing the Chair as their directed proxy for this Meeting, or otherwise complete the directions for each resolution on the Proxy Form. You can direct your proxy to vote “For”, “Against” or “Abstain” from voting on, a resolution by marking the appropriate box in the enclosed Proxy Form.
3.6 Voting Restrictions that May Affect Your Proxy Appointment
Due to the voting exclusions that may apply to certain items of business, the Key Management Personnel and their Closely Related Parties will not be able to vote your proxy on Resolution 1 (Adoption of the Remuneration Report) unless you have directed them how to vote or, in the case of the Chair, if you expressly authorise him or her.
3.7 Chair Voting Undirected Proxies
If the Chair is your proxy, the Chair will cast your votes in accordance with your directions on the Proxy Form. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the
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Resolutions, then you expressly authorise the Chair to vote your undirected proxies at his/her discretion.
As at the date of this Notice, the Chair intends to vote undirected proxies FOR each of the Resolutions. In exceptional cases the Chair’s intentions may subsequently change and in this event, the Company will make an announcement to the market.
3.8 Voting Eligibility – Snapshot Date
The Company may specify a time, not more than 48 hours before the Meeting, at which a “snapshot” of Shareholders will be taken for the purposes of determining Shareholder entitlements to vote at the Meeting.
The Directors have determined that all Shares of the Company that are quoted on ASX at 4.00pm (WST) on Monday, 27 November 2023 shall, for the purpose of determining voting entitlements at the Meeting, be taken to be held by the persons registered as holding the Shares at that time. Accordingly, transactions registered after that time will be disregarded in determining entitlements to attend and vote at the Meeting.
3.9 Defined terms
Capitalised terms used in the Notice and the Explanatory Statement are defined in the Glossary.
3.10 Questions from Shareholders
As required under section 250PA of the Corporations Act, the Company will make available at the Meeting those questions directed to the Auditor received in writing at least 5 business days prior to the Meeting, being questions which the Auditor considers relevant to the content of the Auditor’s report or the conduct of the audit of the annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2023. The Chair will allow a reasonable opportunity for the Auditor to respond to the questions set out on this list.
Questions Regarding the Notice of Meeting
Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 2 8823 3179.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Explanatory Statement has been prepared to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions.
The ASX and its officers take no responsibility for the contents of this Notice and the Explanatory Statement.
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
In accordance with the Corporations Act, the business of the Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2023 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Directors’ report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor’s report.
The Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s annual financial report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so. The Company’s annual financial report is available on its website at www.evresources.com.au.
2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
2.1 General
The Corporations Act requires that at a listed company’s annual general meeting, a resolution that the remuneration report be adopted must be put to the shareholders. However, such a resolution is advisory only and does not bind the company or the directors of the company.
The remuneration report sets out the company’s remuneration arrangements for the directors and senior management of the company. The remuneration report is part of the directors’ report contained in the annual financial report of the company for a financial year.
The chair of the meeting must allow a reasonable opportunity for its shareholders to ask questions about or make comments on the remuneration report at the annual general meeting.
2.2 Voting consequences
A company is required to put to its shareholders a resolution proposing the calling of another meeting of shareholders to consider the appointment of directors of the company ( Spill Resolution ) if, at consecutive annual general meetings, at least 25% of the votes cast on a remuneration report resolution are voted against adoption of the remuneration report and at the first of those annual general meetings a Spill Resolution was not put to vote. If required, the Spill Resolution must be put to vote at the second of those annual general meetings.
If more than 50% of votes cast are in favour of the Spill Resolution, the company must convene a shareholder meeting ( Spill Meeting ) within 90 days of the second annual general meeting.
All of the directors of the company who were in office when the directors' report (as included in the company’s annual financial report for the most recent financial year) was approved, other than the managing director of the company, will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting but may stand for re-election at the Spill Meeting.
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Following the Spill Meeting those persons whose election or re-election as directors of the company is approved will be the directors of the company.
2.3 Previous voting results
At the Company’s previous annual general meeting the votes cast against the remuneration report considered at that annual general meeting were less than 25%. Accordingly, the Spill Resolution is not relevant for this Annual General Meeting.
3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MS LYNETTE SUPPIAH
3.1 General
Listing Rule 14.5 provides that an entity which has directors must hold an election of directors at each annual general meeting.
The Constitution sets out the requirements for determining which Directors are to retire by rotation at an annual general meeting.
MS Lynette Suppiah, who has served as a Director since 28 May 2021 and was last elected on 24 November 2021, retires by rotation and seeks re-election.
3.2 Qualifications and other material directorships
Ms Lynette Suppiah
Ms Suppiah has been involved in the base metals and commodities trading industry for over 10 years and holds significant experience in trading of metals traded on the London Metals Exchange (LME). Ms Suppiah understands the whole spectrum of commodities trading including negotiating and hedging contracts and trading of the physical commodities. Ms Suppiah had been elected to the board to oversee the interests of the streaming company.
Current External Directorships: Nil
Past Directorships in last 3 years: Nil
3.3 Independence
Ms Suppiah has no interests, positions or relationships that might influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, in a material respect her capacity to bring an independent judgement to bear on issues before the Board and to act in the best interest of the Company as a whole rather than in the interests of an individual security holder or other party.
As such, if re-elected, the Board considers Ms Suppiah will be an independent Director.
3.4 Board recommendation
The Board has reviewed Ms Suppiah’s performance since her appointment to the Board and considers that Ms Suppiah’s skills and experience will continue to enhance the Board’s ability to perform its role. Accordingly, the Board supports the re-election of Ms Suppiah and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.
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4. RESOLUTION 3 – ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR HUGH CALLAGHAN
4.1 General
The Constitution allows the Directors to appoint at any time a person to be a Director either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors, but only where the total number of Directors does not at any time exceed the maximum number specified by the Constitution.
Pursuant to the Constitution, any Director so appointed holds office only until the next annual general meeting and is then eligible for election by Shareholders but shall not be taken into account in determining the Directors who are to retire by rotation (if any) at that meeting.
Mr Hugh Callaghan, having been appointed by other Directors on 5 July 2023 in accordance with the Constitution, will retire in accordance with the Constitution and being eligible, seeks election from Shareholders.
4.2 Qualifications and other material directorships
Mr Callaghan worked in corporate roles in Rio Tinto plc and Xstrata in base metals before founding/managing a number of public and private junior mining companies.
Mr Callaghan brings extensive experience and expertise of operating in Latin America, that includes a management role at Escondida in Chile and then as CEO of an ASX listed company, building a 3000tpd operating mine in Chile.
More recently, he built a silver zinc and lead mine in Mexico and generated several projects in Mexico held within TSX and private portfolios.
4.3
Independence
Mr Callaghan has been appointed to the executive position of Managing Director and as such, if elected the Board does not consider Mr Callaghan will be an independent Director.
4.4 Other material information
The Company conducts appropriate checks on the background and experience of candidates before their appointment to the Board. These include checks as to a person’s experience, educational qualifications, character, criminal record and bankruptcy history. The Company undertook such checks prior to the appointment of Mr Callaghan.
Mr Callaghan has confirmed that he considers he will have sufficient time to fulfil his responsibilities as a Director of the Company and does not consider that any other commitment will interfere with his availability to perform his duties as a Director of the Company.
4.5 Board recommendation
The Board has reviewed Mr Callaghan’s performance since his appointment to the Board and considers that their skills and experience will continue to enhance the Board’s ability to perform its role. Accordingly, the Board supports the election of Mr Callaghan and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.
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5. RESOLUTION 4 – APPROVAL OF 7.1A MANDATE
5.1 General
Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of Equity Securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary securities it had on issue at the start of that period.
However, under Listing Rule 7.1A, an eligible entity may seek shareholder approval by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting to increase this 15% limit by an extra 10% to 25% ( 7.1A Mandate ).
An ‘eligible entity’ means an entity which is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300,000,000 or less. The Company is an eligible entity for these purposes.
As at the date of this Notice, the Company is an eligible entity as it is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a current market capitalisation of $13,103,777 (based on the number of Shares on issue and the closing price of Shares on the ASX on 3 October 2023).
Resolution 4 seeks Shareholder approval by way of special resolution for the Company to have the additional 10% placement capacity provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A to issue Equity Securities without Shareholder approval.
For note, a special resolution is a resolution requiring at least 75% of votes cast by shareholders present and eligible to vote at the meeting in favour of the resolution.
If Resolution 4 is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities up to the combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A without any further Shareholder approval.
If Resolution 4 is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the additional 10% capacity to issue Equity Securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A and will remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing Equity Securities without Shareholder approval set out in Listing Rule 7.1.
5.2 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.1A
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A, the information below is provided in relation to Resolution 4:
(a) Period for which the 7.1A Mandate is valid
The 7.1A Mandate will commence on the date of the Meeting and expire on the first to occur of the following:
(i) the date that is 12 months after the date of this Meeting;
(ii) the time and date of the Company’s next annual general meeting; and
(iii) the time and date of approval by Shareholders of any transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change in the nature or scale of activities) or Listing Rule 11.2 (disposal of the main undertaking).
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(b) Minimum Price
Any Equity Securities issued under the 7.1A Mandate must be in an existing quoted class of Equity Securities and be issued at a minimum price of 75% of the volume weighted average price of Equity Securities in that 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 entity and the recipient of the Equity Securities; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 trading days of the date in Section 5.2(b)(i), the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
(c)
Use of funds raised under the 7.1A Mandate
The Company intends to use funds raised from issues of Equity Securities under the 7.1A Mandate for:
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(i) the acquisition of new resources, assets and investments (including expenses associated with such an acquisition);
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(ii) continued exploration expenditure on the Company’s current assets/or projects (funds would then be used for project, feasibility studies and ongoing project administration);
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(iii) further exploration and development of projects;
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(iv) the development of the Company’s current business; and
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(v) general working capital.
(d) Risk of Economic and Voting Dilution
Any issue of Equity Securities under the 7.1A Mandate will dilute the interests of Shareholders who do not receive any Shares under the issue.
If Resolution 4 is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 7.1A Mandate, the economic and voting dilution of existing Shares would be as shown in the table below.
The table below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders calculated in accordance with the formula outlined in Listing Rule 7.1A.2, on the basis of the closing market price of Shares and the number of Equity Securities on issue as at 3 October 2023.
The table also shows the voting dilution impact where the number of Shares on issue (Variable A in the formula) changes and the economic dilution where there are changes in the issue price of Shares issued under the 7.1A Mandate.
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| Dilution | Dilution | ||||
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| Number of Shares on Issue (Variable A in Listing Rule 7.1A.2) |
Shares issued – 10% voting dilution |
Issue Price | |||
| $0.007 | $0.014 | $0.02 | |||
| 50% decrease |
Issue Price | 50% increase |
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| Funds Raised | |||||
| Current | 935,984,071 Shares |
93,598,407 Shares |
$655,188 | $1,310,377 | $1,965,566 |
| 50% increase |
1,403,976,107 Shares |
140,397,610 Shares |
$982,783 | $1,965,566 | $2,948,349 |
| 100% increase |
1,871,968,142 Shares |
187,196,814 Shares |
$1,310,377 | $2,620,755 | $3,931,133 |
*The number of Shares on issue (Variable A in the formula) could increase as a result of the issue of Shares that do not require Shareholder approval (such as under a prorata rights issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or that are issued with Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1.
The table above uses the following assumptions:
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There are currently 935,984,071 Shares on issue comprising:
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(a) 935,984,071 existing Shares as at the date of this Notice of Meeting; and
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The issue price set out above is the closing market price of the Shares on the ASX on 3 October 2023.
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The Company issues the maximum possible number of Equity Securities under the 7.1A Mandate.
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The Company has not issued any Equity Securities in the 12 months prior to the Meeting that were not issued under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 or with approval under Listing Rule 7.1.
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The issue of Equity Securities under the 7.1A Mandate consists only of Shares. It is assumed that no Options are exercised into Shares before the date of issue of the Equity Securities.
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The calculations above do not show the dilution that any one particular Shareholder will be subject to. All Shareholders should consider the dilution caused to their own shareholding depending on their specific circumstances.
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This table does not set out any dilution pursuant to approvals under Listing Rule 7.1 unless otherwise disclosed.
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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 7.1A mandate, based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of the Meeting.
Shareholders should note that there is a risk that:
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(i) the market price for the Company’s Shares may be significantly lower on the issue date than on the date of the Meeting; and
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(ii) the Shares may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for those Shares on the date of issue.
(e) Allocation policy under the 7.1A Mandate
The recipients of the Equity Securities to be issued under the 7.1A Mandate have not yet been determined. However, the recipients of
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Equity Securities could consist of current Shareholders or new investors (or both), none of whom will be related parties of the Company.
The Company will determine the recipients at the time of the issue under the 7.1A Mandate, having regard to the following factors:
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(i) the purpose of the issue;
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(ii) alternative methods for raising funds available to the Company at that time, including, but not limited to, an entitlement issue, share purchase plan, placement or other offer where existing Shareholders may participate;
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(iii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;
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(iv) the circumstances of the Company, including, but not limited to, the financial position and solvency of the Company;
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(v) prevailing market conditions; and
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(vi) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
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(f) Previous approval under Listing Rule 7.1A
The Company previously obtained approval from its Shareholders pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A at its annual general meeting held on 24 November 2021 ( Previous Approval ).
During the 12-month period preceding the date of the Meeting, being on and from 24 November 2022, the Company has not issued any Equity Securities pursuant to the Previous Approval.
5.3 Voting Exclusion Statement
As at the date of this Notice, the Company is not proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A. Accordingly, a voting exclusion statement is not included in this Notice.
6. RESOLUTION 5 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF FEE SHARES TO SAPPHIRE GLOBAL ENERGY FUND
6.1 General
As announced on 2 February 2023, the Company entered into an agreement ( Agreement ) with Sapphire Global Energy Fund, LLC ( Sapphire ) in respect of an equity facility of up to $25 million over a 60 month term ( Facility ).
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Sapphire a fee of 3% of the total funding limited of the Facility (i.e.$750,000). A portion of the fee, being 0.75% of the fee, is to be satisfied by the issue of 7,000,000 Shares at a deemed issue price of $0.027 per Share upon execution of the definitive agreement with Sapphire in respect of the Facility ( Fee Shares ) and the remaining half to be issued prior to the first drawdown under the Facility.
The key terms of the Agreement are available in the 7 February 2023 announcement and are set out in Schedule 1 of this Notice.
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Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder approval for the ratification of the issue of the Fee Shares in accordance with Listing Rule 7.4.
6.2 Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A
Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of equity securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary shares it had on issue at the start of that period.
Under Listing Rule 7.1A, an eligible entity can seek approval from its members, by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting, to increase this 15% limit by an extra 10% to 25%.
The Company obtained approval to increase its limit to 25% at the annual general meeting held on 24 November 2022.
The Company’s ability to utilise the additional 10% capacity provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A for issues of equity securities following this Meeting remains conditional on Resolution 4 being passed at this Meeting.
At the time of the entry into the agreement, the Company had capacity to issue the Shares for the purpose of Listing Rule 7.1. Accordingly, the agreement to issue the Fee Shares did not fit within any of the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 7.2 and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, it effectively uses up part of the 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, reducing the Company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 for the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Fee Shares.
The Company wishes to retain as much flexibility as possible to issue additional equity securities in the future without having to obtain Shareholder approval for such issues under Listing Rule 7.1. Accordingly, the Company is seeking Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the Fee Shares.
Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the Fee Shares.
6.3
Listing Rule 7.4
Listing Rule 7.4 allows the shareholders of a listed company to approve an issue of equity securities after it has been made or agreed to be made. If they do, the issue is taken to have been approved under Listing Rule 7.1 and so does not reduce the company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without shareholder approval under that rule.
The Company wishes to retain as much flexibility as possible to issue additional equity securities in the future without having to obtain Shareholder approval for such issues under Listing Rule 7.1. Accordingly, the Company is seeking Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the Fee Shares.
Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the Fee Shares.
6.4 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If Resolution 5 is passed, the Fee Shares will be excluded in calculating the Company’s combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, effectively increasing
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the number of equity securities the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Fee Shares.
If Resolution 5 is not passed, the Fee Shares will be included in calculating the Company’s combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, effectively decreasing the number of equity securities that the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Fee Shares.
It is noted that the Company’s ability to utilise the additional 10% capacity provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A for issues of equity securities following this Meeting remains conditional on Resolution 5 being passed at this Meeting.
6.5 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.5
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 5:
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(a) 7,000,000 Fee Shares have been issued to Sapphire Global Energy Fund, LLC and/or its nominee/s;
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(b) in accordance with paragraph 5.4 of ASX Guidance Note 21, the Company confirms that:
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(i) the recipient is not a related party of the Company, member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel, substantial holder of the Company, adviser of the Company or an associate of any of these parties; and
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(ii) the recipient will not be issued more that 1% of the issued capital of the Company.
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(c) the Fee Shares were issued on 8 February 2023;
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(d) the Fee Shares issued were fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;
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(e) the deemed issue price of the Fee Shares is $0.027 per Fee Share, however no cash consideration was received by the Company as the Fee Shares were issued in consideration for Sapphire providing the Facility to the Company. The Company has not and will not receive any other consideration for the issue of the Fee Shares;
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(f) the purpose of the issue of the Fee Shares is to satisfy the Company’s obligations under the agreement with Sapphire as set out in Section 5.1 above;
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(g) the Fee Shares were issued to Sapphire under the Agreement. A summary of the material terms of the Agreement is set out above and in Schedule 1; and
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(h) the Fee Shares are not being issued under, or to fund, a reverse takeover.
6.6 Board recommendation
Each of the resolution which forms part of Resolution 5 is an ordinary resolution.
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The Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of each of the resolutions which forms a part of Resolution 5 and intend to vote any Shares in which they or their associates hold an interest in favour of each of the resolutions which forms a part of Resolution 5.
7. RESOLUTION 6 – PROPORTIONAL TAKEOVER PROVISIONS
7.1 General
Section 648G(1) of the Corporations Act provides that a company’s proportional takeover approval provisions, unless sooner omitted from its constitution, cease to apply at the end of 3 years from adoption or renewal as appropriate unless otherwise specified.
When the provisions cease to apply, a company’s constitution is modified by omitting the provisions.
A company may renew its proportional takeover approval provisions in the same manner in which a company can modify its constitution (i.e. by special resolution of shareholders).
Under the Corporations Act, a company is empowered to include in its constitution a provision to enable the company to refuse to register shares acquired under a proportional takeover bid unless a resolution is passed by shareholders in a general meeting approving the offer.
Under the Corporations Act and clause 37 of the Company’s Constitution, the provisions must be renewed every three years, or they will cease to have effect. The Directors consider that it is appropriate to renew approval for clause 37 of the Company’s Constitution for a period of three years from the date of the Annual General Meeting (after which it will have to be renewed by a further special resolution of Shareholders each 3 years).
The Company’s constitution was adopted on 26 November 2020. Accordingly, the proportional takeover provisions included in the Constitution apply until 26 November 2023 unless sooner omitted or renewed.
Resolution 6 is a special resolution which will enable the Company to modify its Constitution by renewing clause 37 for a period of 3 years from the date of Shareholder approval. It is noted that Shareholder approval will not result in a change to the wording of clause 37.
The Company is permitted to seek further Shareholder approval to renew this clause for further periods of up to 3 years on each occasion.
A copy of the Constitution released to ASX on 24 November 2022 is available for download from the Company’s ASX announcements platform.
7.2 Proportional Takeover Bids
A proportional takeover bid is an off market takeover offer sent to all Shareholders buy only in respect of a specified portion of each Shareholder’s Shares in the Company (i.e. less than 100%). Accordingly, if a Shareholder accepts in full the offer under a proportional takeover bid, the Shareholder will dispose of the specified portion of the Shareholder’s Shares and retain the balance of the Shares.
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7.3 Effect of Proportional Takeover Provision
The effect of clause 37 of the Company’s Constitution is that if a proportional takeover bid is made to Shareholders, the Directors are obligated to conduct a postal ballot or convene a meeting of Shareholders to be held at least 15 days before the offer closes. The purpose of the ballot or meeting is to vote on a resolution (Approving Resolution) to approve the proportional takeover bid. The Approving Resolution is passed if more than 50% of the votes cast on the resolution by Members (excluding the Bidder and their associates) are in favour of the resolution.
If no such resolution is vote on within the required timeframe, the resolution is deemed to have been approved. This, in effect, means that Shareholders as a body may only prohibit a proportional takeover bid by rejecting such a resolution.
If the resolution is approved or deemed to have been approved, transfer of Shares under the proportional takeover bid (provided they are in all other respects in order for registration) must be registered.
If the resolution is rejected, registration of any transfer of Shares resulting from that proportional takeover bid is prohibited and the offer is deemed by the Corporations Act to be withdrawn.
The proportional takeover provisions do not apply to a full takeover bid.
7.4 Reasons for Proposing this Resolution
The Directors consider that Shareholders should have the opportunity to vote on a proposed proportional takeover bid. A proportional takeover bid may result in effective control of the Company changing hands without Shareholders having the opportunity of disposing of all of their Shares. Shareholders could be at risk of passing control to the offeror without payment of an adequate control premium for all their Shares whilst leaving themselves as part of a minority interest in the Company.
If Resolution 6 is passed, clause 37 of the Constitution can prevent this occurring by giving Shareholders the opportunity to decide whether a proportional takeover bid is acceptable and should be permitted to proceed. The benefit of the provisions is that Shareholders are able to decide collectively whether the proportional offer is acceptable in principle and it may ensure that any partial offer is appropriately priced.
7.5 Presently Proposed Acquisitions
As at the date of this Notice, no Director is aware of any proposal by any person by any person to acquire or increase the extent of a substantial interest in the Company.
7.6 Potential Advantages and Disadvantages of Proportional Takeover Provisions during the Period in which they have been in Effect
The Directors consider that the proportional takeover provisions had no advantages or disadvantages for them during the period in which they were in effect.
The Directors consider that clause 37 of the Company’s Constitution has no potential advantages or potential disadvantages for the Directors as they remain
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free to make whatever recommendations they consider appropriate on any proportional takeover bid that may be made.
The potential advantages of the proportional takeover provisions for Shareholders include:
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(a) the right to decide by majority vote whether an offer under a proportional takeover bid should proceed;
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(b) assisting in preventing Shareholders from being locked in as a minority;
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(c) increasing the bargaining power of Shareholders which may assist in ensuring that any proportional takeover bid is adequately priced; and
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(d) each individual Shareholder may better assess the likely outcome of the proportional takeover bid by knowing the view of the majority of Shareholders which may assist in deciding whether to accept or reject an offer under the takeover bid.
The potential disadvantages of the proportional takeover provisions for Shareholders include:
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(a) proportional takeover bids may be discouraged;
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(b) lost opportunity to sell a portion of their Shares at a premium;
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(c) the likelihood of a proportional takeover bid succeeding may be reduced; and
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(d) the provisions may be considered an additional restriction on the ability of individual Shareholders to deal freely in their Shares.
The Directors of the Company do not believe that the disadvantages mentioned above, nor any other possible disadvantages, as justification for not renewing the proportional takeover provisions for three years. In particular, Shareholders as a whole are able to decide whether or not a proportional takeover bid is successful.
7.7
Board Recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 6. Each Director intends to vote all the Company’s Shares controlled by him or her in favour of the Resolution.
8. RESOLUTIONS 7 TO 11 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO DIRECTORS
8.1 General
The Company has agreed, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to issue:
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(a) Subject to Resolution 7, 10,000,000 performance shares to Luke Martino (or his nominee);
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(b) Subject to Resolution 8, 10,000,000 performance shares to Hugh Callaghan (or his nominee);
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(c) Subject to Resolution 9, 10,000,000 performance shares to Adrian Paul (or his nominee);
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(d) Subject to Resolution 10, 10,000,000 performance shares to Navin Sidhu (or his nominee);
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(e) Subject to Resolution 11, 2,500,000 performance shares to Lynette Suppiah (or her nominee);
(together the Related Parties ) on the terms and conditions set out below (together, the Performance Shares ).
8.2 Director Recommendation
Each Director has a material personal interest in the outcome of Resolutions 7 to 11 on the basis that all of the Directors (or their nominees) are to be issued Performance Shares should Resolutions 7 to 11 be passed. For this reason, the Directors do not believe that it is appropriate to make a recommendation on Resolutions 7 to 11 of this Notice.
8.3 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act requires that for a public company, or an entity that the public company controls, to give a financial benefit to a related party of the public company, the public company or entity must:
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(a) obtain the approval of the public company’s members in the manner set out in sections 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and
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(b) give the benefit within 15 months following such approval,
unless the giving of the financial benefit falls within an exception set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act.
The issue of the Performance Shares to the Related Parties constitutes giving a financial benefit and each of the Related Parties is a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director.
As the Performance Shares are proposed to be issued to all of the Directors, the Directors are unable to form a quorum to consider whether one of the exceptions set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act applies to the issue of the Performance Shares. Accordingly, Shareholder approval for the issue of Performance Shares to the Related Parties is sought in accordance with Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act.
8.4 Listing Rule 10.11
Listing Rule 10.11 provides that unless one of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12 applies, a listed company must not issue or agree to issue equity securities to:
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10.11.1 a related party;
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10.11.2 a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (30%+) holder in the company;
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10.11.3 a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (10%+) holder in the company and who has nominated a director to the board of the company pursuant to a relevant agreement which gives them a right or expectation to do so;
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10.11.4 an associate of a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.11.1 to 10.11.3; or
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10.11.5 a person whose relationship with the company or a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.11.1 to 10.11.4 is such that, in ASX’s opinion, the issue or agreement should be approved by its shareholders, unless it obtains the approval of its shareholders.
The issue of Performance Shares falls within Listing Rule 10.11.1 and does not fall within any of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12. It therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 10.11.
Resolutions 7 to 11 seek the required Shareholder approval for the issue of the Performance Shares under and for the purposes of Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act and Listing Rule 10.11.
8.5 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If Resolutions 7 to 11 are passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Performance Shares to Mr Martino, Mr Callaghan, Mr Paul, Mr Sidhu and Ms Suppiah within one month after the date of the Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules). As approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue of the Performance Shares (because approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.11), the issue of the Performance Shares will not use up any of the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity.
If Resolutions 7 to 11 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Performance Shares and will need to negotiate an alternative remuneration structure including, but not limited to, other non-monetary benefits to preserve the Company’s cash.
8.6 Technical information required by Listing Rule 10.13 and section 219 of the Corporations Act
Pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule 10.13 and section 219 of the Corporations Act, the following information is provided in relation to Resolutions 7 to 11:
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(a) the Performance Shares will be issued to the following persons:
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(i) Luke Martino (or their nominee) pursuant to Resolution 7;
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(ii) Hugh Callaghan (or their nominee) pursuant to Resolution 8;
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(iii) Adrian Pau (or their nominee) pursuant to Resolution 9;
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(iv) Navin Sidhu (or their nominee) pursuant to Resolution 10; and
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(v) Lynette Suppiah (or their nominee) pursuant to Resolution 11,
each of whom falls within the category set out in Listing Rule 10.11.1 by virtue of being a Director;
- (b) the maximum number of Performance Shares to be issued to the Related Parties (being the nature of the financial benefit proposed to be given) is 42,500,000 in the propositions set out in Section 8.1:
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(c) the issue price of the Performance Shares will be nil. The Company will not receive any other consideration in respect of the issue of the Performance Shares;
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(d) a summary of the material terms and conditions of the Performance Shares is set out in Schedule 2;
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(e) the Performance Shares will be issued no later than 1 month after the date of the Meeting (or such later date to the extent permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules) and it is intended that issue of the Performance Shares will occur on the same date;
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(f) the purpose of the issue of the Performance Shares is to provide a performance linked incentive component in the remuneration package for the Related Parties to align the interests of the Related Parties with those of Shareholders, to motivate and reward the performance of the Related Parties in their roles as Directors and to provide a cost effective way from the Company to remunerate the Related Parties, which will allow the Company to spend a greater proportion of its cash reserves on its operations than it would if alternative cash forms of remuneration were given to the Related Parties;
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(g) the value of the Performance Shares and the pricing methodology is set out in Schedule 3;
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(h) the total remuneration package for each of the Related Parties for the previous financial year and the proposed total remuneration package for the current financial year are set out below:
| Related Party | Current Financial Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
Previous Financial Year Ended 30 June 2023 |
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| Luke Martino | $188,0001 | $48,0006 |
| Hugh Callaghan | $380,0002 | $240,0007 |
| Adrian Paul | $260,0003 | ($159,616)8 |
| Navin Sidhu | $260,0004 | ($159,616)9 |
| Lynette Suppiah | $83,0005 | $48,00010 |
Notes:
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Comprising Directors’ fees of $48,000 and share-based payments of $140,000 (including an increase of $$140,000, being the value of the Incentive Performance Rights).
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Comprising Directors’ fees of $240,000 and share-based payments of $140,000 (including an increase of $140,000, being the value of the Incentive Performance Rights).
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Comprising Directors’ fees of $120,000 and share-based payments of $140,000 (including an increase of $140,000, being the value of the Incentive Performance Rights).
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Comprising Directors’ fees of $120,000 and share-based payments of $140,000 (including an increase of $140,000, being the value of the Incentive Performance Rights).
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Comprising Directors’ fees of $48,000 and share-based payments of $35,000 (including an increase of $35,000, being the value of the Incentive Performance Rights).
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Comprising Directors’ fees of $48,000.
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Hugh Callaghan was appointed a director on 5 July 2023. This amount is comprised of consultant fees of $230,000.
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Comprising Directors’ fees of $120,000 and share based payments of ($279,616), being the write-back of the share based payment expense recognised in previous years in respect of performance rights that lapsed.
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Comprising Directors’ fees of $120,000 and share based payments of ($279,616), being the write-back of the share based payment expense recognised in previous years in respect of performance rights that lapsed.
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Comprising Directors’ fees of $48,000.
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Under the Australian equivalent of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the Company is required to expense the value of the Performance Shares in its statement of financial Performance for the relevant financials years corresponding to the expected vesting period for the Performance Shares. It is assumed that vesting occurs within the 7 months of issue with 10% of the expense recorded in the 30 June 2024 financial year
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the Performance Shares are not being issued under an agreement; and
(j) the Performance Shares are not being issued under, or to fund, a reverse takeover.
14. RESOLUTION 12 – ADOPTION OF EMPLOYEE SECURITIES INCENTIVE PLAN
14.1 General
Resolution 12 seeks Shareholder approval for the adoption of the employee incentive scheme titled “Employee Securities Incentive Plan” ( Plan ) and for the issue of up to a maximum of 93,598,407 securities, excluding issues approved by Shareholders under Listing Rule 10.14 or Listing Rule 10.11, under the Incentive Plan in accordance with Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 13(b)).
The objective of the Plan is to attract, motivate and retain key employees and the Company considers that the adoption of the Plan and the future issue of securities under the Plan will provide selected employees with the opportunity to participate in the future growth of the Company.
14.2 Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.2 Exception 13(b)
As summarised in Section 6.2 above, and subject to a number of exceptions set out in Listing Rule 7.2, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of equity securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary shares it had on issue at the start of that period.]
Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 13(b)) provides that Listing Rule 7.1 does not apply to an issue of securities under an employee incentive scheme if, within three years before the date of issue of the securities, the holders of the entity’s ordinary securities have approved the issue of equity securities under the scheme as exception to Listing Rule 7.1.
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Exception 13(b) is only available if and to the extent that the number of equity securities issued under the scheme does not exceed the maximum number set out in the entity’s notice of meeting dispatched to shareholders in respect of the meeting at which shareholder approval was obtained pursuant to Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 13(b)). Exception 13(b) also ceases to be available if there is a material change to the terms of the scheme from those set out in the notice of meeting.
If Resolution 12 is passed, the Company will be able to issue securities under the Plan to eligible participants over a period of 3 years from the date of the Meeting. The issue of any securities to eligible participants under the Plan (up to the maximum number of securities stated in Section 14.3(b) below) will be excluded from the calculation of the number of equity securities that the Company can issue without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Company must seek Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 10.14 in respect of any future issues of securities under the Plan to a related party or a person whose relationship with the Company or the related party is, in ASX’s opinion, such that approval should be obtained.
If Resolution 12 is not passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of securities under the Plan to eligible participants, but any issues of securities will reduce, to that extent, the Company’s capacity to issue equity securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 for the 12 month period following the issue of those securities.
14.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 13)
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 13), the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 12:
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(a) a summary of the key terms and conditions of the Plan is set out in Schedule 4;
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(b) the Company has not issued any securities under the Plan as this is the first time that Shareholder approval is being sought for the adoption of the Incentive Plan;
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(c) The Company is seeking Shareholder approval to adopt the Plan to:
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(i) allow the Company to have the option to issue securities under the Plan; and
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(ii) include the new terms and conditions required by Division 1A of Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act, which replaced the previous relief provided by ASIC Class Order 14/1000 (Employee Incentive Scheme); and
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(d) the maximum number of securities proposed to be issued under the Plan in reliance on Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 13(b)), is 93,598,407 securities. It is not envisaged that the maximum number of securities for which approval is sought will be issued immediately.
9. RESOLUTION 13 – AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION
A company may modify or repeal its constitution or a provision of its constitution by special resolution of Shareholders.
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Resolution 13 is a special resolution which will enable the Company to amend its existing Constitution ( Amended Constitution ) to increase the issue cap in its conditions to allow for more than 5% of Securities to be issued under the Plan.
Under the new Division 1A of Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act, which came into effect on 1 October 2022, offers under an employee incentive plan that do not require a monetary payment (e.g., zero exercise price options or performance rights) can be issued without an issue cap. However, offers requiring a monetary payment (whether upon grant or upon exercise/vesting of the awards and issue of the underlying shares) must be accompanied by an ‘ESS offer document’ and must comply with an issue cap. The cap is set at 5% under the Corporations Act unless raised by a company’s constitution. A company may include a higher issue cap in its constitution to allow for more than 5% of securities to be issued under the plan.
The Amended Constitution has set the issue cap at 10%.
A copy of the Amended Constitution is available for review by Shareholders at the office of the Company. A copy of the Amended Constitution can also be sent to Shareholders upon request to the Company Secretary. Shareholders are invited to contact the Company if they have any queries or concerns.
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GLOSSARY
$ means Australian dollars.
- 7.1A Mandate has the meaning given in Section 5.1.
Annual General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.
ASIC means the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.
Associate has the meaning given to that term in the Listing Rules.
ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by ASX Limited, as the context requires.
Board means the current board of directors of the Company.
Business Day means Monday to Friday inclusive, except New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any other day that ASX declares is not a business day.
Chair means the chair of the Meeting.
Change of Control means:
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(a) a bona fide Takeover Bid is declared unconditional and the bidder has acquired a Relevant Interest in at least 50.1% of the Company’s issued Shares;
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(b) a court approves, under Section 411(4)(b) of the Corporations Act, a proposed compromise or arrangement for the purposes of, or in connection with, a scheme for the reconstruction of the Company or its amalgamation with any other company or companies; or
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(c) in any other case, a person obtains Voting Power in the Company that the Board (which for the avoidance of doubt will comprise those Directors immediately prior to the person acquiring that Voting Power) determines, acting in good faith and in accordance with their fiduciary duties, is sufficient to control the composition of the Board.
Class Order means ASIC Class Order 14/1000 as amended or replaced.
Closely Related Party of a member of the Key Management Personnel means:
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(d) a spouse or child of the member;
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(e) a child of the member’s spouse;
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(f) a dependent of the member or the member’s spouse;
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(g) anyone else who is one of the member’s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member’s dealing with the entity;
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(h) a company the member controls; or
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(i) a person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) for the purposes of the definition of ‘closely related party’ in the Corporations Act.
Company means EV Resources Limited (ACN 009 144 503).
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the current directors of the Company.
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Equity Securities includes a Share, a right to a Share or Option, an Option, a convertible security and any security that ASX decides to classify as an Equity Security.
Expiry Date has the meaning given in Schedule 2.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.
Fee Shares means 7,000,000 Shares issued in accordance with the Agreement with Sapphire Global Energy Fund, LLC (refer Section 6.1).
General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.
Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and means those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the consolidated group.
Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.
Notice or Notice of Meeting means this notice of meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.
Option means an option to acquire a Share.
Optionholder means a holder of an Option.
Performance Rights means a right to acquire a Share.
Performance Shares has the meaning given in Section 8.1.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Director’s report section of the Company’s annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2023.
Reorganisation of Capital has the meaning given in Schedule 2.
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice, or any one of them, as the context requires.
Section means a section of the Explanatory Statement.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a registered holder of a Share.
Variable A means “A” as set out in the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2.
Vesting Condition has the meaning given in Schedule 2.
Vesting Notice has the meaning given in Schedule 2.
WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.
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SCHEDULE 1 – MATERIAL TERMS OF THE EQUITY PLACEMENT AGREEMENT WITH SAPPHIRE
| Total Funding Amount: | AU$25,000,000 |
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| Investor: | Sapphire Global Energy Fund, LLC (theInvestor) |
| Term: | 60 months |
| Security Shares: | The security provided to the Investor is 35 million shares to be issued prior to the first drawdown (Security Shares) which may be utilised to offset any drawdown. |
| Placement Request: | On drawdown of the facility, the Company is to send a Placement Request requiring either: (a) an amount of securities for the Investor to purchase at the Placement Price. The number of securities to be purchased will be equal to the lower of: (i) The number of securities requested; (ii) 30% of the total volume traded in the 10 trading days prior to each Placement Request; (iii) $2m divided by the Placement Price; (iv) The Available Facility Limited (being $25M less drawdowns completed) divided by the Placement Price; (v) The Company’s available placement capacity under LR 7.1; and (vi) The number of Security Shares less the aggregate amounts of any reductions; or (b) a placement amount (the “Requested Placement Amount”). The Requested Placement Amount will be the lesser of: (i) the Requested Placement Amount; (ii) $250,000, which may be increased to $500,000 by mutual agreement; (iii) the Available Facility Limit (being $25M less drawdowns completed); (iv) the Placement Price multiplied by the total of Security Shares less the aggregate amount of any reductions to the Security Share number; and (v) the Placement Price multiplied by the Company’s available capacity under Listing Rules 7.1. |
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| Placement Price: | The price of the drawdown will be 95% of the average of the lowest 3 daily VWAPs during the 11 trading days following the Placement Request being sent to the Investor (“Calculation Period”). |
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| Trading Restriction: | The Investor agrees to not trade more than $25,000 worth of EVR shares or more than 20% of the relevant days’ volume (whichever is higher), in a single day. Where the number of shares has been specified in the Placement Request, then the Investor agrees not to sell in excess of 3m shares or 20% of the daily trading volume (whichever is greater) during the Calculation Period. |
| Placement Conditions: | (a) The following conditions must be met prior to a Placement: (i) The Shares are not suspended from trading on the ASX or subject to a trading halt. (ii) It has been at least 12 Trading Days since the immediately prior Placement Request Date, provided that this may be reduced to a lesser number of days by mutual agreement between the Investor and the Company. (iii) The Shares have not traded below A$0.008 per Share during any of the 10 prior Trading Days; (iv) The immediately prior Placement Request has Completed. (v) No Event of Default has occurred. |
| Facility Fee: | (a) 3% of the equity facility amount to be paid in cash or shares (at the Company’s election): (i) 0.75% within 3 days of executing the Equity Placement Agreement. At the Company’s election this fee is payable by the issue of 7 million shares at an issue price of approximately $0.027 being an 80% premium to the Company’s current trading price; (ii) 0.75% upon first drawdown; (iii) 1.5% upon drawdown of 50% of the facility. |
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SCHEDULE 2 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE SHARES
1. Entitlement
Subject to the terms and conditions set out below, each Performance Share, once vested entitles the holder of the Performance Share ( Holder ) to the issue of one (1) fully paid ordinary share ( Share ).
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Vesting Conditions
The Performance Shares are subject to the Announcement by the Company on the ASX market announcements platform of the declaration by an independent consultant of a Maiden Resource Estimate (in accordance with JORC) for the Parag project in Peru ( Milestone ) within 2 years from the date of Shareholder approval ( Expiry Date ).
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Vesting
The Company will notify the Holder in writing ( Vesting Notice ) within 3 business days of becoming aware that the Milestone has been satisfied. For the avoidance of doubt, the Milestone can only be satisfied once and may only be satisfied on or before the Expiry Date.
4. Milestone Date and Expiry Date
If the Milestone is not satisfied by 5.00pm (WST) on the Expiry Date, the Performance Shares will expire and lapse. If the Milestone has been satisfied by 5.00pm (WST) on the Expiry Date, but an Exercise Notice has not been provided by the Holder to the Company in accordance with condition 4 on or before 5.00pm (WST) on the Expiry Date, the Performance Share will expire and lapse.
5. Consideration
Each Performance Shares will be issued for nil cash consideration.
6. Transfer
Unless determined otherwise by the Board in its absolute discretion the Performance Shares are not transferable.
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Entitlements and Bonus Issues
Subject always to the rights under condition 8 ( Reorganisation of Capital ), Holders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders such as bonus issues and entitlement issues.
8. Reorganisation of Capital
In the event that the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all the Holder's rights will be changed to the extent necessary to comply with the Listing Rules at the time of reorganisation provided that, subject to compliance with the Listing Rules, following such reorganisation the Holder's economic and other rights are not diminished or terminated.
9. Right to Receive Notices and Attend General Meetings
Each Performance Share confers on the Holder the right to receive notices of general meetings and financial reports and accounts of the Company that are
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circulated to shareholders. A Holder has the right to attend general meetings of the Company.
10. Voting Rights
A Performance Share does not entitle the Holder to vote on any resolutions proposed at a general meeting of the Company, subject to any voting rights provided under the Corporations Act or the Listing Rules where such rights cannot be excluded by these terms.
11. Dividend Rights
A Performance Share does not entitle the Holder to any dividends.
12. Return of Capital Rights
The Performance Shares do not confer any right to a return of capital, whether in a winding up, upon a reduction of capital or otherwise.
13. Rights on Winding Up
The Performance Shares s have no right to participate in the surplus profits or assets of the Company upon a winding up of the Company.
14. Change in Control
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Rules, if a "Change of Control Event" occurs, or the Board determines that such an event is likely to occur, the Board may in its discretion determine the manner in which any or all of the Performance Shares will be dealt with, including, without limitation, in a manner that allows the Holder to participate in and/or benefit from any transaction arising from or in connection with the Change of Control Event.
15. Takeovers Limitation
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of these terms, if the exercise of any Performance Share would result in any person being in breach of section 606(1) of the Corporations Act, the exercise of each Performance Share that would cause the contravention will be deferred until such time or times thereafter that the exercise would not result in a contravention of section 606(1).
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(b) The Company will not be required to seek the approval of its shareholders for the purposes of item 7 of section 611 of the Corporations Act to permit the issue of any Share on the achievement of the Milestone.
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(c) If the exercise of any Performance Share is restricted by condition 15(a) and the resultant Shares are not issued before the Expiry Date, the Performance Shares are to expire on the Expiry Date and the Holder will have no further rights and the Company will have no further obligations in respect to the expired Performance Shares.
16. Issue of Shares
Within 5 business days after the date on which the Milestone is achieved, the Company will:
(a) issue the Shares.
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(b) give ASX a notice that complies with section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act (to the extent required); and
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(c) apply for official quotation on ASX of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Incentive Options.
If the Company is unable to deliver a notice under condition 16(b), the Shares issued may not be traded and will be subject to a holding lock until 12 months after their issue unless the Company, at its sole discretion, elects to issue a prospectus pursuant to section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act. All Shares issued will upon issue rank pari passu in all respects with other Shares.
17. Quotation
Performance Shares will not be quoted on the ASX. On vesting of the Performance Shares the Company will apply for quotation in accordance with condition 16(c).
18. No Other Rights
A Performance Share does not give a Holder any rights other than those expressly provided by these terms and those provided at law where such rights at law cannot be excluded by these terms.
19. Amendments Required by ASX
The terms of the Performance Shares may be amended as considered necessary by the Board in order to comply with the Listing Rules, or any directions of ASX regarding the terms provided that, subject to compliance with the Listing Rules, following such amendment, the economic and other rights of the Holder are not diminished or terminated.
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SCHEDULE 3 – VALUATION OF PERFORMANCE SHARES
The Performance Shares to be issued to the Related Parties pursuant to Resolutions 7 to 11 have been valued by internal management .
Using the Black & Scholes model and based on the assumptions set out below, the Performance Shares were ascribed the following value:
| Item | |
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| Value of the underlying Shares | $0.014 |
| Valuation date | 20 September 2023 |
| Commencement of performance/vesting period | 23 November 2023 |
| Expiry date | 23 November 2025 |
| Term of the Performance Share | 2 years |
| Volatility (discount) | 75% |
| Risk-free interest rate | 3.98% |
| Probability of achievement of non-market based vesting condition |
100% |
| Total Value of Performance Rights | $595,000 |
| - Luke Martino (Resolution 7) | $140,000 |
| - Hugh Callaghan (Resolution 8) | $140,000 |
| - Adrian Paul (Resolution 9) | $140,000 |
| - Navin Sidhu (Resolution 10) | $140,000 |
| - Lynette Suppiah (Resolution 11) | $35,000 |
Note: The valuation noted above is not necessarily the market price that the Performance Shares could be traded at and is not automatically the market price for taxation purposes.
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SCHEDULE 4 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYEE SECURITIES INCENTIVE PLAN
A summary of the material terms of the Company’s Employee Securities Incentive Plan ( Plan ) is set out below.
| Eligible Participant | Eligible Participantmeans a person that is a ‘primary participant’ (as that term is defined in Division 1A of Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act) in relation to the Company or an Associated Body Corporate (as defined in the Corporations Act) and has been determined by the Board to be eligible to participate in the Plan from time to time. |
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| Purpose | The purpose of the Plan is to: (j) assist in the reward, retention and motivation of Eligible Participants; (k) link the reward of Eligible Participants to Shareholder value creation; and (l) align the interests of Eligible Participants with shareholders of the Group (being the Company and each of its Associated Bodies Corporate), by providing an opportunity to Eligible Participants to receive an equity interest in the Company in the form of Shares, Options and Performance Rights (Securities). |
| Maximum number of Convertible Securities |
The Company will not make an invitation under the Plan which involves monetary consideration if the number of Shares that may be issued, or acquired upon exercise of Convertible Securities offered under an invitation, when aggregated with the number of Shares issued or that may be issued as a result of all invitations under the Plan during the 3 year period ending on the day of the invitation, will exceed 5% of the total number of issued Shares at the date of the invitation (unless the Constitution specifies a different percentage and subject to any limits approved by Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.2 Exception 13(b) – refer to Resolution 12. Subject to Resolution 13, the Constitution specifies a threshold of 10% of the issue cap. |
| Plan administration | The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board may exercise any power or discretion conferred on it by the Plan rules in its sole and absolute discretion (except to the extent that it prevents the Participant relying on the deferred tax concessions under Subdivision 83A-C of the_Income Tax Assessment Act 1997_(Cth)). The Board may delegate its powers and discretion. |
| Eligibility, invitation and application |
The Board may from time to time determine that an Eligible Participant may participate in the Plan and make an invitation to that Eligible Participant to apply for any (or any combination of) the Securities provided under the Plan on such terms and conditions as the Board decides. On receipt of an invitation, an Eligible Participant may apply for the Securities the subject of the invitation by sending a completed application form to the Company. The Board may accept an application from an Eligible Participant in whole or in part. |
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| If an Eligible Participant is permitted in the invitation, the Eligible Participant may, by notice in writing to the Board, nominate a party in whose favour the Eligible Participant wishes to renounce the invitation. |
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| Grant of Securities | The Company will, to the extent that it has accepted a duly completed application, grant the Participant the relevant number and type of Securities, subject to the terms and conditions set out in the invitation, the Plan rules and any ancillary documentation required. |
| Rights attaching to Convertible Securities |
AConvertible Securityrepresents a right to acquire one or more Plan Shares in accordance with the Plan (for example, an Option or a Performance Right). Prior to a Convertible Security being exercised, the holder: (a) does not have any interest (legal, equitable or otherwise) in any Share the subject of the Convertible Security other than as expressly set out in the Plan; (a) is not entitled to receive notice of, vote at or attend a meeting of the shareholders of the Company; (b) is not entitled to receive any dividends declared by the Company; and (c) is not entitled to participate in any new issue of Shares (see Adjustment of Convertible Securities section below). |
| Restrictions on dealing with Convertible Securities |
Convertible Securities issued under the Plan cannot be sold, assigned, transferred, have a security interest granted over or otherwise dealt with unless in Special Circumstances as defined under the Plan (including in the case of death or total or permanent disability of the holder) with the consent of the Board in which case the Convertible Securities may be exercisable on terms determined by the Board. A holder must not enter into any arrangement for the purpose of hedging their economic exposure to a Convertible Security that has been granted to them. |
| Vesting of Convertible Securities |
Any vesting conditions applicable to the Convertible Securities will be described in the invitation. If all the vesting conditions are satisfied and/or otherwise waived by the Board, a vesting notice will be sent to the Participant by the Company informing them that the relevant Convertible Securities have vested. Unless and until the vesting notice is issued by the Company, the Convertible Securities will not be considered to have vested. For the avoidance of doubt, if the vesting conditions relevant to a Convertible Security are not satisfied and/or otherwise waived by the Board, that security will lapse. |
| Forfeiture of Convertible Securities |
Convertible Securities will be forfeited in the following circumstances: (a) in the case of unvested Convertible only, where a Participant acts fraudulently, dishonestly, negligently, in contravention of any Group policy or wilfully breaches their duties to the Group; |
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| (b) where there is a failure to satisfy the vesting conditions in accordance with the Plan; (c) on the date the Participant becomes insolvent; or (d) on the Expiry Date. |
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| Listing of Convertible Securities |
Convertible Securities granted under the Plan will not be quoted on the ASX or any other recognised exchange. The Board reserves the right in its absolute discretion to apply for quotation of Convertible Securities granted under the Plan on the ASX or any other recognised exchange. |
| Exercise of Convertible Securities and cashless exercise |
To exercise a security, the Participant must deliver a signed notice of exercise and, subject to a cashless exercise (see next paragraph below), pay the exercise price (if any) to or as directed by the Company, at any time following vesting of the Convertible Securities (if subject to vesting conditions) and prior to the expiry date as set out in the invitation or vesting notice. An invitation to apply for Convertible Securities may specify that at the time of exercise of the Convertible Securities, the Participant may elect not to be required to provide payment of the exercise price for the number of Convertible Securities specified in a notice of exercise, but that on exercise of those Convertible Securities the Company will transfer or issue to the Participant that number of Shares equal in value to the positive difference between the Market Value of the Shares at the time of exercise and the exercise price that would otherwise be payable to exercise those Convertible Securities. Market Valuemeans, at any given date, the volume weighted average price per Share traded on the ASX over the 5 trading days immediately preceding that given date, unless otherwise specified in an invitation. Convertible Securities may not be exercised unless and until that security has vested in accordance with the Plan rules, or such earlier date as set out in the Plan rules. |
| Timing of issue of Shares and quotation of Shares on exercise |
Within five business days after the issue of a valid notice of exercise by a Participant, the Company will issue or cause to be transferred to that Participant the number of Shares to which the Participant is entitled under the Plan rules and issue a substitute certificate for any remaining unexercised Convertible Securities held by that Participant. |
| Restriction periods and restrictions on transfer of Shares on exercise |
If the invitation provides that any Shares issued upon the valid exercise of a Convertible Security are subject to any restrictions as to the disposal or other dealing by a Participant for a period, the Board may implement any procedure it deems appropriate to ensure the compliance by the Participant with this restriction. Additionally, Shares issued on exercise of the Convertible Securities are subject to the following restrictions: |
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| (a) if the Company is required but is unable to give ASX a notice that complies with section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act, Shares issued on exercise of the Convertible Securities may not be traded until 12 months after their issue unless the Company, at its sole discretion, elects to issue a prospectus pursuant to section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act; (b) all Shares issued on exercise of the Convertible Securities are subject to restrictions imposed by applicable law on dealing in Shares by persons who possess material information likely to affect the value of the Shares and which is not generally available; and (c) all Shares issued on exercise of the Convertible Securities are subject to the terms of the Company’s Securities Trading Policy. |
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| Rights attaching to Shares on exercise |
All Shares issued upon exercise of Convertible Securities will rank equally in all respects with the then Shares of the Company. |
| Change of control | If a change of control event occurs (being an event which results in any person (either alone or together with associates) owning more than 50% of the Company’s issued capital), unvested Convertible Securities will vest unless the Board determines in its discretion otherwise. The Board’s discretion in determining the treatment of any unvested Convertible Securities on a change of control event is limited to vesting or varying any vesting conditions in respect to the Convertible Securities and does not include a discretion to lapse or forfeit unvested Convertible Securities for less than fair value. |
| Participation in entitlements and bonus issues |
Subject always to the rights under the following two paragraphs, Participants will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to holders of Shares such as bonus issues and entitlement issues. |
| Adjustment for bonus issue |
If Shares are issued by the Company by way of bonus issue (other than an issue in lieu of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment), the Participant is entitled, upon exercise of the Convertible Securities, to receive an issue of as many additional Shares as would have been issued to the holder if the holder held Shares equal in number to the Shares in respect of which the Convertible Securities are exercised. |
| Reorganisation | If there is a reorganisation of the issued share capital of the Company (including any subdivision, consolidation, reduction, return or cancellation of such issued capital of the Company), the rights of each Participant holding Convertible Securities will be changed to the extent necessary to comply with the ASX Listing Rules applicable to a reorganisation of capital at the time of the reorganisation. |
| Buy-Back | Subject to applicable law, the Company may at any time buy- back Securities in accordance with the terms of the Plan. |
| Employee Share Trust |
The Board may in its sole and absolute discretion use an employee share trust or other mechanism for the purposes of holding Convertible Securities for holders under the Plan and delivering Shares on behalf of holders upon exercise of Convertible Securities. |
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| Amendment of Plan | Subject to the following paragraph, the Board may at any time amend any provisions of the Plan rules, including (without limitation) the terms and conditions upon which any Securities have been granted under the Plan and determine that any amendments to the Plan rules be given retrospective effect, immediate effect or future effect. No amendment to any provision of the Plan rules may be made if the amendment materially reduces the rights of any Participant as they existed before the date of the amendment, other than an amendment introduced primarily for the purpose of complying with legislation or to correct manifest error or mistake, amongst other things, or is agreed to in writing by all Participants. |
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| Plan duration | The Plan continues in operation until the Board decides to end it. The Board may from time to time suspend the operation of the Plan for a fixed period or indefinitely and may end any suspension. If the Plan is terminated or suspended for any reason, that termination or suspension must not prejudice the accrued rights of the Participants. If a Participant and the Company (acting by the Board) agree in writing that some or all of the Securities granted to that Participant are to be cancelled on a specified date or on the occurrence of a particular event, then those Securities may be cancelled in the manner agreed between the Company and the Participant. |
| Income Tax Assessment Act |
The Plan is a plan to which Subdivision 83A-C of the_Income Tax_ Assessment Act 1997(Cth) applies (subject to the conditions in that Act) except to the extent an invitation provides otherwise. |
| Withholding | If a member of the Group, a trustee or the Plan administrator is obliged, or reasonably believes that it may have an obligation to account for any Tax, or any superannuation amounts in respect of a Participant (Withholding Amount), then that Group company, trustee or Plan administrator (as applicable) is entitled to withhold or be reimbursed by the Participant for the Withholding Amount payable or paid. |
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The Chair of PLEASE NOTE: If you leave the section blank, the OR the Meeting Chair of the Meeting will be your proxy.
or failing the individual(s) or body corporate(s) named, or if no individual(s) or body corporate(s) named, the Chair of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the Meeting on my/our behalf, including to vote in accordance with the following directions (or, if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit), at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held virtually on Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at 2:00 pm (WST) and at any adjournment or postponement of that Meeting.
Chair’s voting intentions in relation to undirected proxies: The Chair intends to vote all undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions. In exceptional circumstances, the Chair may change his/her voting intentions on any Resolution. In the event this occurs, an ASX announcement will be made immediately disclosing the reasons for the change.
Chair authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions: Where I/we have appointed the Chair of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chair becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chair to exercise my/our proxy on Resolutions 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though these resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member(s) of key management personnel, which includes the Chair.
VOTING DIRECTIONS
| ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING PROXY FORM I/We being shareholder(s) of EV Resources Ltd and entitled to attend and vote hereby: |
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| STEP 1 | APPOINT A PROXY The Chair of the Meeting OR PLEASE NOTE:If you leave the section blank, the Chair of the Meeting will be your proxy. or failing the individual(s) or body corporate(s) named, or if no individual(s) or body corporate(s) named, the Chair of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the Meeting on my/our behalf, including to vote in accordance with the following directions (or, if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit), at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be heldvirtually on Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at 2:00 pm (WST)and at any adjournment or postponement of that Meeting. Chair’s voting intentions in relation to undirected proxies:The Chair intends to vote all undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions. In exceptional circumstances, the Chair may change his/her voting intentions on any Resolution. In the event this occurs, an ASX announcement will be made immediately disclosing the reasons for the change. Chair authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions:Where I/we have appointed the Chair of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chair becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chair to exercise my/our proxy on Resolutions 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though these resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member(s) of key management personnel, which includes the Chair. |
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| Resolutions For Against Abstain* |
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| 1 Adoption of Remuneration Report ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 2 Re-election of Director – Ms Lynette Suppiah ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 3 Election of Director – Mr Hugh Callaghan ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 4 Approval of 7.1A Mandate ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 5 Ratification of prior issue of Fee Shares to Sapphire Global Energy Fund ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 2 | 6 Proportional Takeover Provisions ◼ ◼ ◼ |
| EP | 7 Issue of Incentive Performance Shares to Director - Mr Luke Martino ◼ ◼ ◼ |
| T | 8 Issue of Incentive Performance Shares to Director – Mr Hugh Callaghan ◼ ◼ ◼ |
| S | 9 Issue of Incentive Performance Shares to Director – Mr Adrian Paul ◼ ◼ ◼ |
| 10 Issue of Incentive Performance Shares to Director – Mr Navin Sidhu ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 11 Issue of Incentive Performance Shares to Director – Ms Lynette Suppiah ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 12 Adoption of Employee Securities Incentive Plan ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 13 Amendment to Constitution ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| * If you mark the Abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll. |
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| STEP 3 | SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED |
| Shareholder 1(Individual) Joint Shareholder 2(Individual) Joint Shareholder 3(Individual) |
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| Sole Director and Sole CompanySecretary Director/CompanySecretary (Delete one) Director |
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| This form should be signed by the shareholder. If a joint holding, all the shareholders should sign. If signed by the shareholder’s attorney, the | |
| power of attorney must have been previously noted by the registry or a certified copy attached to this form. If executed by a company, the form | |
| must be executed in accordance with the company’s constitution and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). | |
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| Please tick here to agree to receive communications sent by the Company via email. This may include meeting notifications, dividend remittance, and selected announcements. |
EV RESOURCES LTD - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Company has determined that Shareholders will be able to attend and participate in the Meeting through an online platform provided by Advanced Share Registry. To facilitate such participation, voting on each Resolution will occur by a poll rather than a show of hands.
A live webcast and electronic voting via www.advancedshare.com.au/virtual-meeting will be offered to allow Shareholders to attend the Meeting and vote online. Please refer to the Meeting ID and Shareholder ID on the proxy form to login to the website.
Shareholders may submit questions ahead of the Meeting via the portal.
HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
This form shows your address as it appears on Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes.
APPOINTMENT OF A PROXY
If you wish to appoint the Chair as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair, please write that person’s name in the box in Step 1. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. A proxy may be an individual or a body corporate.
DEFAULT TO THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING
If you leave Step 1 blank, or if your appointed proxy does not attend the Meeting, then the proxy appointment will automatically default to the Chair of the Meeting.
VOTING DIRECTIONS – PROXY APPOINTMENT
You may direct your proxy on how to vote by placing a mark in one of the boxes opposite each resolution 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 resolution 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 a given resolution, your proxy may vote as they choose to the extent they are permitted by law. If you mark more than one box on a resolution, your vote on that resolution will be invalid.
CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES
If a representative of a nominated corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” should be produced prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Meeting. A Corporate Representative Form may be obtained from Advanced Share Registry.
SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PROXY FORM
Individual:
Where the holding is in one name, the security holder must sign.
Joint Holding:
Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the security holders should sign.
Power of Attorney:
If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with Advanced Share Registry, please attach the original or 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 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.
PROXY VOTING BY KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
If you wish to appoint a Director (other than the Chair) or other member of the Company’s key management personnel, or their closely related parties, as your proxy, you must specify how they should vote on Resolutions 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12, by marking the appropriate box. If you do not, your proxy will not be able to exercise your vote for Resolutions 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12.
PLEASE NOTE: If you appoint the Chair as your proxy (or if they are appointed by default) but do not direct them how to vote on a resolution (that is, you do not complete any of the boxes “For”, “Against” or “Abstain” opposite that resolution), the Chair may vote as they see fit on that resolution.
APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY
You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend the Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning Advanced Share Registry Limited or you may copy this form and return them both together.
To appoint a second proxy you must:
(a) on each Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded; and
- (b) return both forms together.
COMPLIANCE WITH LISTING RULE 14.11
In accordance to Listing Rule 14.11, if you hold shares on behalf of another person(s) or entity/entities or you are a trustee, nominee, custodian or other fiduciary holder of the shares, you are required to ensure that the person(s) or entity/entities for which you hold the shares are not excluded from voting on resolutions where there is a voting exclusion. Listing Rule 14.11 requires you to receive written confirmation from the person or entity providing the voting instruction to you and you must vote in accordance with the instruction provided.
LODGE YOUR PROXY FORM
This Proxy Form (and any power of attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 2:00 pm (WST) on 27 November 2023, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Proxy Forms received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
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ONLINE PROXY APPOINTMENT www.advancedshare.com.au/investor-login BY MAIL Advanced Share Registry Limited 110 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands WA 6009; or PO Box 1156, Nedlands WA 6909
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BY FAX +61 8 6370 4203 BY EMAIL [email protected] IN PERSON Advanced Share Registry Limited 110 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands WA 6009 ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: +61 8 9389 8033
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By lodging your proxy votes, you confirm to the company that you are in compliance with Listing Rule 14.11.
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ACCESS THE MEETING DOCUMENTS AND LODGE YOUR PROXY ONLINE:
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ONLINE PROXY APPOINTMENT www.advancedshare.com.au/investor-login MOBILE DEVICE PROXY APPOINTMENT Lodge your proxy by scanning the QR code below, and enter your registered postcode. It is a fast, convenient and a secure way to lodge your vote.
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ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: +61 8 9389 8033
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
For your proxy appointment to be effective it must be received by 2.00 pm (WST) 27 November 2023.
EV Resources Limited 2023 Annual General Meeting Notice and Access Letter
The Annual General Meeting of EV Resources Limited (ASX: EVR) ( EVR or the Company ) will be held virtually on Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at 2.00pm (WST) (the Meeting ).
The Company will not be dispatching physical copies of the Notice of General Meeting ( Notice ) to Shareholders, unless a Shareholder has made a valid election to receive documents in hard copy.
The Notice of Meeting, and other information regarding a meeting are to be provided online where it can be viewed and downloaded. Details of where you can access the notice of meeting, lodge a proxy and participate in the meeting are contained in this letter.
Meeting date and location
The Meeting will be held virtually at 2.00pm (WST) on Wednesday, 29 November 2023.
Access to the meeting is via www.advancedshare.com.au/virtual-meeting using the Meeting ID and Shareholder ID on the proxy form to login to the website.
Access the Meeting documents online
The Notice is available online on the Company's website at www.evresources.com.au. Alternatively, a complete copy of the Notice has been posted on the Company’s ASX market announcements page.
If you have nominated an email address and have elected to receive electronic communications from the Company, you will also receive an email to your nominated email address with a link to an electronic copy of the Notice.
In order to receive electronic communications from the Company in the future, please update your Shareholder details online at www.advancedshare.com.au with your unique shareholder identification number and postcode (or country for overseas residents).
Shareholders can also request a paper copy of the Notice by contacting Advanced Share Registry on 1300 113 258 (within Australia) or +61 8 9389 8033 (outside Australia).
Lodge your proxy and voting instructions before the meeting online, by mail or by fax
Shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote by proxy. Enclosed with this notice is a paper copy Proxy Form which you can either use to lodge your voting instructions online, or complete and return by mail, fax, email or in person, following the instructions on the Proxy Form.
For your voting instructions to be effective, Advance Share Registry must receive them not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the AGM (that is, by 2.00pm (WST) on Monday, 27 November 2023). Any proxy voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the Meeting