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FLAGSHIP MINERALS LIMITED Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2023

Jun 4, 2023

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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PAN ASIA METALS LIMITED

(INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) COMPANY REGISTRATION NO. 201729187E

ARBN 639 599 554

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

Notice is given that the Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at:

TIME : 4.30pm (AEST) DATE : Wednesday, 28 June 2023 AT : Sir Warwick Fairfax Room Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel 27 O’Connell Street Sydney NSW 2000

PAN ASIA METALS LIMITED

(Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore)

Company Registration No. 201729187E

ARBN 639 599 554

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders ( EGM ) of Pan Asia Metals Limited ( Company or PAM ) will be held at 4.30pm (AEST) on Wednesday, 28 June 2023 at the Sir Warwick Fairfax Room, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, 27 O’Connell Street, Sydney NSW 2000.

The Explanatory Statement that accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting describes in more detail the matters to be considered at the EGM. Please ensure you read the Explanatory Statement in full.

1. RESOLUTION 1 – MANDATE TO PURCHASE OWN SHARES

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

That:

  • (a) for the purposes of the Companies Act 1967 of Singapore (2020 Revised Edition) ( Act ), the exercise by the Directors of all the powers of the Company to purchase or otherwise acquire issued ordinary shares of the Company not exceeding in aggregate the Maximum Percentage (as hereafter defined), at such price or prices as may be determined by the Directors from time to time up to the Maximum Price (as hereafter defined), whether by way of:

  • (i) market purchase(s) on ASX and/or any other securities exchange on which the Shares may for the time being be listed and quoted ( Other Exchange ); and/or

  • (ii) off-market purchase(s) (if effected otherwise than on the SGX-ST or, as the case may be, Other Exchange) in accordance with any equal access scheme(s) as may be determined or formulated by the Directors as they consider fit, which scheme(s) shall satisfy all the conditions prescribed by the Companies Act,

and otherwise in accordance with all other laws and regulations and rules of ASX or, as the case may be, Other Exchange, as may for the time being be applicable, be and is hereby authorised and approved generally and unconditionally ( Share Purchase Mandate ).

  • (b) unless varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting, the authority conferred on the Directors pursuant to the Share Purchase Mandate may be exercised by the Directors at any time and from time to time during the period commencing from the date of the passing of this Resolution and expiring on the earliest of:

  • (i) the date on which the next Annual General Meeting of the Company is held;

  • (ii) the date by which the next Annual General Meeting of the Company is required by law to be held; and

  • (iii) the date on which purchases and acquisitions of Shares pursuant to the Share Purchase Mandate are carried out to the full extent mandated;

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  • (c) in this Resolution:

“Average Closing Price” means the average of the closing market prices of a Share over the five consecutive trading days on which the Shares are transacted on ASX or, as the case may be, Other Exchange, immediately preceding the date of the market purchase by the Company or, as the case may be, the date of the making of the offer pursuant to the off-market purchase, and deemed to be adjusted, in accordance with the listing rules of ASX, for any corporate action that occurs during the relevant five-day period and the date of the market purchase by the Company or, as the case may be, the date of the making of the offer pursuant to the off-market purchase;

“date of the making of the offer” means the date on which the Company makes an offer for the purchase or acquisition of Shares from holders of Shares stating therein the relevant terms of the equal access scheme for effecting the off-market purchase;

“Maximum Percentage” means that number of issued Shares representing 10 per cent of the total number of issued Shares as at the date of the passing of this Resolution; and

“Maximum Price” in relation to a Share to be purchased or acquired, means the purchase price (excluding brokerage, commission, applicable goods and services tax and other related expenses) which shall not exceed, whether pursuant to a market purchase or an off-market purchase, 105 per cent of the Average Closing Price of the Shares; and

  • (d) the Directors and/or any of them be and are hereby authorised to complete and do all such acts and things (including executing such documents as may be required) as they and/or he/she may consider expedient or necessary or in the interests of the Company to give effect to the transactions contemplated and/or authorised by this Resolution.

The Board recommends the Shareholders vote in favour of this resolution.

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FURTHER INFORMATION

All Resolutions will be via a Poll

Each Resolution considered at the Meeting will be conducted by a Poll. The Board considers voting by a poll to be in the interests of the Shareholders as a whole and ensures the views of as many Shareholders as possible are represented at the Meeting. Shareholders who are unable to attend the Meeting are encouraged to vote in advance of the Meeting.

Your vote is important

The business of the Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.

Voting eligibility

The Directors have determined in accordance with the Company’s Constitution that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 4.30pm (AEST) on 25[th] June 2023.

HOW TO VOTE

Shareholders can vote on the Resolutions by:

  • Submitting their vote before the meeting either online or using the proxy form; or

  • during the live meeting.

Shareholders are encouraged to lodge their vote prior to the meeting by visiting www.advancedshare.com.au/investor-login and follow the instructions no later than 72 hours before the commencement of the meeting which is 4.30pm (AEST) on Wednesday, 28th June 2023 . Proxies received after this time will not be effective for the scheduled meeting.

You may also lodge completed Proxy Forms:

Online at: www.advancedshare.com.au/investor-login
By mail to: Advance Share Registry
PO Box 1156
Nedlands WA 6909 Australia
In Person* at: Advance Share Registry
110 Stirling Highway
Nedlands WA 6009 Australia
*during business hours Monday to Friday (9.00am – 5.00pm) and subject to
public health orders and restrictions.

In accordance with the Company’s Constitution:

  • (a) a Member who is not a Relevant Intermediary may appoint not more than two (2) proxies to attend, speak and vote at the same general meeting. Where such Member’s form of proxy appoints more than one (1) proxy, the proportion of the shareholding concerned to be represented by each proxy shall be specified in the form of proxy; and

  • (b) a member who is a Relevant Intermediary may appoint more than two (2) proxies to attend, speak and vote at the same general meeting, but each proxy must be appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by such Member. Where such Member’s form of proxy appoints more than two (2) proxies, the number and class of shares in relation to which each proxy has been appointed shall be specified in the form of proxy.

A proxy or representative need not be a Member, and shall be entitled to vote on any matter at any general meeting on a show of hands.

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Voting intentions of the Chairman of the Meeting

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote all available proxies in favour of all resolutions.

If you complete a proxy form that authorises the Chair of the meeting to vote on your behalf as proxy, and you do not mark any of the boxes as to give the Chair directions on how your vote should be cast, then you will have been taken to have expressly authorised the Chairman to exercise your proxy on resolutions 1 to 6 inclusive. In accordance with this express authority provided by you, the Chairman intends to vote in favour of resolutions 1 to 6 inclusive. If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the meeting as your proxy, and you wish to direct them on how to vote, please tick the appropriate boxes on the form.

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM SHAREHOLDERS

Pan Asia Metals welcomes questions from Shareholders and proxyholders in the lead up to and during the AGM. In the interests of all participants, please confine your questions to matters being considered at the AGM that are relevant to Shareholders as a whole. It may not be possible to respond to all questions during the AGM and a number of similar questions may be grouped together and answered by the Chairman or management.

Before the meeting

Shareholders may submit written questions to the Company or the auditor in advance of the AGM by email to the Company Secretary at [email protected] or by post to the Company’s share registry (see address details above). Questions must be received by the Company no later than five (5) business days before the AGM.

During the meeting

All Shareholders will have a reasonable opportunity to ask questions during the AGM, including the opportunity to ask questions of the Company’s auditor.

COMMUNICATION WITH SHAREHOLDERS

By signing up to receive e-communications you will be helping to reduce print, paper and postage costs and the associated environmental impact. To sign up for e-communications visit https://www.advancedshare.com.au/Investor-Login . In line with our commitment to the environment and sustainability, unless you elect otherwise, we will provide our Annual Reports to you - by making them available on our website at https://panasiametals.com/investors/asx announcements/ .

Dated:5 June 2023

By order of the Board

Elissa Hansen

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EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This Extraordinary General Meeting ( EGM ) Explanatory Statement has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the EGM.

The purpose of this Explanatory Statement is to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the General Meeting Resolutions.

1. RESOLUTION 1 – MANDATE TO PURCHASE OWN SHARES

This Resolution is to allow the Company to purchase or otherwise acquire Shares, on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Resolution.

The Company may use internal or external sources of funds or a combination of both to finance its purchase or acquisition of its Shares. The amount of financing required for the Company to purchase or acquire its Shares, and the impact on the Company’s financial position, cannot be ascertained as at the date of this Notice as these will depend on whether the Shares are purchased or acquired out of capital and/or retained profits of the Company, the number of Shares purchased or acquired, the consideration paid for such Shares and whether the Shares purchased or acquired are held as treasury shares or cancelled.

Based on the Company’s issued capital as at 1 June 2023 ( Latest Practicable Date ), and assuming that on or prior to the Annual General Meeting no further Shares are issued by the Company, the purchase by the Company of up to the maximum limit of 20 per cent of its issued Shares will result in the purchase or acquisition of 31,053,261 Shares.

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GLOSSARY

$ means Australian dollars.

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.

Companies Act means Singapore Companies Act 1967

Company means Pan Asia Metals Ltd ( Company Registration No. 201729187E; ARBN 639 599 554).

Constitution means the Company’s constitution.

Directors means the current directors of the Company.

Extraordinary General Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting.

Extraordinary General Meeting Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting.

Extraordinary General Meeting Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting.

Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting means this notice of meeting including the Annual General Meeting Explanatory Statement and the Annual General Meeting Proxy Form.

Resolution means a resolution set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting.

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

Shareholder means a registered holder of a Share in the Company.

US$ means United States dollars.

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LODGE YOUR PROXY APPOINTMENT 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.

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING PROXY FORM

I/We being shareholder(s) of Pan Asia Metals Limited and entitled to attend and vote hereby:

APPOINT A PROXY

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 Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held at Sir Warwick Fairfax Room, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, 27 O’Connell Street, Sydney NSW 2000 on Wednesday, 28 June 2023 at 4.30 pm (AEST) 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.

VOTING DIRECTIONS

Resolutions For Against Abstain*

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1 Mandate to Purchase Own Shares
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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.
SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
Shareholder 1 (Individual) Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual)
Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director/Company Secretary (Delete one) Director
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).
Email Address
Please tick here to agree to receive communications sent by the Company via email. This may include meeting notifications, dividend
remittance, and selected announcements.
STEP 2
STEP 3
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HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE.

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.

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.

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.

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 4.30 pm (AEST) on 26 June 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

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

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BY MAIL Advanced Share Registry Limited 110 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands WA 6009; or PO Box 1156, Nedlands WA 6909

  • (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.

By lodging your proxy votes, you confirm to the company that you are in compliance with Listing Rule 14.11.

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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