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G11 RESOURCES LIMITED AGM Information 2012

Oct 29, 2012

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ACN 141 804 104


NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

PROXY FORM


Date of Meeting 30 November 2012

Time of Meeting

10.00 am (Adelaide time)

Place of Meeting

Boardroom, Ground Floor 60 Hindmarsh Square Adelaide SA 5000

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30 October 2012

Dear Shareholder

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

I am pleased to invite you to attend the Annual General Meeting of Lawson Gold Ltd (“Company”) to be held in the Boardroom at Ground Floor, 60 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide, South Australia on Friday 30 November 2012 at 10.00 am (Adelaide time).

An electronic copy of the 2012 Annual Report is available to download or view on the Company’s website at www.lawsongold.com. The 2012 Annual Report has also been sent by post to those shareholders who have previously elected to receive a hard copy.

If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, I encourage you to return the enclosed Proxy Form by 10.00am on Wednesday 28 November 2012. Yours sincerely,

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DAVID HILLIER CHAIRMAN Encl.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Lawson Gold Limited (“Company”) will be held in the Boardroom at Ground Floor, 60 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide, South Australia on Friday 30 November 2012 at 10.00 am (Adelaide time).

Ordinary Business

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:-

1] Adoption of the remuneration report

  • “That the Company adopt the Remuneration Report for the period ended 30 June 2012 as set out in the Company’s Annual Report.”

  • 2] Re-election of Mr David Turvey as a Director of the Company

“That David Turvey, having voluntarily retired by rotation in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and clause 2.5 of the Constitution of the Company, being eligible, and having offered himself for re-election, is re-elected as a Director with effect immediately following the conclusion of the meeting.”

Special Business

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as a special resolution:-

3] Approval of 10% Placement Facility

  • "That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, Shareholders authorise the Company to have the additional capacity to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2, and on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Notes."

Voting Exclusion Statement – Resolution 1

In accordance with the Corporations Act, a vote on Resolution 1 must not be cast (in any capacity) and the Company will disregard any votes cast on Resolution 1 by or on behalf of any 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 described above may cast a vote on Resolution 1 if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either:

(c) the person does so as a proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the proposed resolution; or

(d) the Chair of the meeting is appointed as proxy and the appointment of the Chair does not specify the way in which the Chair is to vote and expressly authorises the chair to exercise the proxy even though the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel for the Company or, if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, for the entity.

Voting Exclusion Statement – Resolution 3

The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by a person who may participate in the 10% Placement Facility and a person who might obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of Shares, if this Resolution is passed (and any associates of such a person).

However, the Company will not disregard a vote if:

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

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

Explanatory Notes

The Explanatory Notes accompanying this Notice of Annual General Meeting are incorporated in and comprise part of this Notice of Annual General Meeting, and should be read in conjunction with this Notice of Annual General Meeting.

Shareholders are specifically referred to the Glossary in this Notice of Annual General Meeting which contains definitions of capitalised terms used both in this Notice of Annual General Meeting and the Explanatory Notes.

Proxies

Please note that:

(a) a shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;

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

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

Please carefully read the instructions on the enclosed Proxy Form and consider how you wish to direct the proxy to vote on your behalf. You may direct the proxy to vote “for” or “against” or to “abstain” from voting or you may leave the decision to the appointed proxy after discussion at the meeting.

To record a valid vote Shareholders will need to complete and lodge the Proxy Form (and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a certified copy of it) at the share register of the Company, Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd. Please complete and forward the Proxy Form to Computershare Investor Services:

by post at the following address: Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box 242 MELBOURNE VIC 3001

OR

by facsimile on 1800 783 447 (within Australia) or +61 3 9473 2555 (outside Australia); or for Intermediary Online subscribers only (custodians), cast the shareholder’s vote online by visiting www.intermediaryonline.com,

so that it is received by 10.00 am (Adelaide time) on Wednesday 28 November 2012.

“Snap-shot” Time

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 Company’s Directors have determined that all Shares of the Company that are quoted on ASX as at 7.00pm (Adelaide time) on 28 November 2012 shall, for the purposes of determining voting entitlements at the Annual General Meeting, be taken to be held by the persons registered as holding the Shares at that time.

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Corporate Representative

Any corporate Shareholder who has appointed a person to act as its corporate representative at the meeting should provide that person with a certificate or letter executed in accordance with the Corporations Act authorising him or her to act as that company’s representative. The authority may be sent to the Company and/or registry in advance of the meeting or handed in at the meeting when registering as a corporate representative.

Dated 30 October 2012

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD LAWSON GOLD LTD

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DONALD STEPHENS COMPANY SECRETARY

Voting

A Proxy Form is enclosed with this Notice.

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Glossary

“10% Placement Facility” has the meaning given in the Explanatory Notes to this Notice of Meeting.

“ASIC” means Australian Securities and Investments Commission;

  • “ASX” means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691;

“ASX Listing Rules” means the official listing rules of ASX;

  • Board” means the board of Directors;

  • Closely Related Party ” of a member of the Key Management Personnel means:

  • (a) a spouse or child of the member;

  • (b) a child of the member’s spouse;

  • (c) a dependant of the member or of the member’s spouse;

  • (d) 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 dealings with the Company; or

  • (e) a company the member controls;

“Company” means Lawson Gold Limited ACN 141 804 104

“Constitution” means the constitution of the Company;

“Corporations Act” means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);

“Director” means a director of the Company;

“Equity Securities” has the same meaning as in the ASX Listing Rules;

“Key Management Personnel” means those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company directly or indirectly, including any Director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company;

“Share” means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company;

“Shareholder” means a holder of a Share.

“Related Party” has the same meaning as in the ASX Listing Rules;

“Trading Day” means a day determined by ASX to be a trading day in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules.

“VWAP” means volume weight average price.

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Introduction

These Explanatory Notes set out information in connection with the business to be considered at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Lawson Gold Limited (“Company”) which will be held in the Boardroom at Ground Floor, 60 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide, South Australia on Friday 30[th] November at 10.00 am (Adelaide time).

The Directors believe that there is no information (other than the information in these Explanatory Notes) that could reasonably be required by Shareholders to consider Resolutions 1, 2 and 3. Both resolutions 1 and 2 are ordinary resolutions, resolution 3 in a special resolution. They are all separate resolutions and in no way dependent on each other.

Terms defined in the Notice of Annual General Meeting have the same meaning in these Explanatory Notes.

Resolution 1 : Adoption of Remuneration Report

The Annual Report for the period ended 30 June 2012 contains a Remuneration Report which sets out the remuneration policy of the Company which either accompanies this Notice or is available on the Company’s website: www.lawsongold.com.

Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act requires that a resolution to adopt the Remuneration Report be put to the vote of the Company. Shareholders should note that the vote on Resolution 1 is advisory only and, subject to the matters outlined below, will not bind the Company or the Directors. However, the Board will take the outcome of the vote into consideration when reviewing the Company’s remuneration policy.

With effect from 1 August 2011 the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011 (Cth) amended the Corporations Act to:

  • (a) Prohibit a vote on this resolution being cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of any of the following persons:

(i) a member of the Key Management Personnel details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or

  • (ii) a Closely Related Party of such a member.

However, a person described above may cast a vote on Resolution 1 if:

(iii) the person does so as a proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the proposed resolution; and

  • (iv) the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described in paragraphs (i) or (ii) above

Please Note: In accordance with sections 250R(4) and 250R(5) of the Corporations Act, the Chair will not vote any undirected proxies in relation to Resolution 1 unless the shareholder specifically authorises the Chair to vote in accordance with the Chair’s stated voting intentions. Please note that if the Chair of the meeting is your proxy (or becomes your proxy by default), you expressly authorise the chair to exercise your proxy on Resolution 1 even though it is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel for the Company, which includes the Chair. If you appoint the Chair as your proxy you can direct the chair to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Resolution 1 by marking the appropriate box on the proxy form.

Alternatively, shareholders can nominate as their proxy for the purpose of Resolution 1 a proxy who is not a member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel or Closely Related Party. That person would be permitted to vote undirected proxies.

The Chair intends to vote all available proxies in favour of Resolution 1.

  • (b) Introduce a ‘two-strike’ process in relation to the advisory and non-binding vote on the remuneration report, whereby if at two consecutive AGMs of a listed company at least 25% of votes cast on a resolution that the remuneration report be adopted are against adoption of the report, at the second of these AGMs there must be put to the vote a resolution that another meeting be held within 90 days at which all directors (except the managing director) who were directors at the date the remuneration report was approved at the second AGM must stand for re-election. So, in summary, shareholders will be entitled to vote in favour of holding a general meeting to re-elect the Board if the Remuneration Report receives ‘two strikes’.

Resolution 2: Re-election of Mr David Turvey as a Director of the Company

In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and clause 2.5(1) of the Constitution, at every Annual General Meeting one third of the Directors for the time must retire from office and are eligible for reelection. However, no Director may retain office for a period longer than three years and must stand for re-election even though this results in more than one third of Directors retiring from office. Accordingly Mr David Turvey retires as a director of the Company and being eligible, offers himself for, re-election.

A resume of Mr Turvey follows:-

Mr David Turvey , BSc(Hons) (Executive Director)

Mr Turvey is a geologist and founding Director of Equant Resources Pty Limited, a resource consulting company that provides technical evaluation and business development studies of global mineral projects. Mr Turvey is also a Director of Sterling Mining Partners Pty Ltd, a consulting company that provides corporate advisory services. Mr Turvey was Managing Director of FerrAus Limited from 7 December 2005 to 31 May 2009 and Non-Executive Director thereafter until he retired from the FerrAus Board on 15 December 2009. Prior to 1998, Mr Turvey worked with companies including Normandy Mining, Chevron Corporation and CSR Limited managing successful mineral exploration programs and business development teams. His 29 years’ experience in the mineral industry has included seven years in expatriate management roles in South East Asia.

Mr Turvey is a Non-Executive Director of Southern Gold Limited.

The Directors (other than Mr Turvey) recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.

The Chairman intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 2.

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Resolution 3: Approval of 10% Placement Facility

1.1 General

Listing Rule 7.1A enables eligible entities to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued share capital in accordance with the terms set out below ( 10% Placement Facility ). The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

An eligible entity for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1A is an entity that is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less. The Company is an eligible entity.

The Company is now seeking shareholder approval by way of a special resolution to have the ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility.

The exact number of Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Facility will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer to Section 1.2(c) below).

The Directors of the Company believe that Resolution 3 is in the best interests of the Company and unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.

1.2 Description of Listing Rule 7.1A

  • (a) Shareholder approval

The ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility is subject to shareholder approval by way of a special resolution at an annual general meeting.

(b) Equity Securities

Any Equity Securities issued under the 10% Placement Facility must be in the same class as an existing quoted class of Equity Securities of the Company.

The Company, as at the date of the Notice, has on issue two classes of Equity Securities, Shares and Unlisted Options.

(c) Formula for calculating 10% Placement Facility

  • Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that eligible entities which have obtained shareholder approval at an annual general meeting may issue or agree to issue, during the 12 month period after the date of the annual general meeting, a number of Equity Securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:

(A x D) – E

A is the number of fully paid shares on issue 12 months before the date of issue or agreement:

(i) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2;

(ii) plus the number of partly paid shares that became fully paid in the 12 months;

(iii) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months with approval of holders of shares under Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.4. This does not include an issue of fully paid shares under the entity's 15% placement capacity without shareholder approval;

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  • (iv) less the number of fully paid shares cancelled in the 12 months.

Note that A is has the same meaning in Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating an entity's 15% placement capacity.

D is 10%

E is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months before the date of the issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with the approval of shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4.

  • (d) Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A

The ability of an entity to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A is in addition to the entity's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

At the date of this Notice, the Company has on issue 24,893,001 Shares and therefore has a capacity to issue:

  • (i) 3,733,950 Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1; and

  • (ii) subject to Shareholder approval being sought under Resolution 3, 2,489,300 Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.

The actual number of Equity Securities that the Company will have capacity to issue under Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated at the date of issue of the Equity Securities in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer to Section 1.2(c) above).

  • (e)

Minimum Issue Price

The issue price of Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A must be not less than 75% of the VWAP of Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 Trading Days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:

  • (i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed; or

  • (ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 5 Trading Days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.

The company may also issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility as consideration for the acquisition of a new asset, in which case the company will release to the market a valuation of those Equity Securities that demonstrates that the issue price of the securities complies with the rule above.

(f) 10% Placement Period

Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A is valid from the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained and expires on the earlier to occur of:

  • (i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained; or

  • (ii) the date of the approval by shareholders of a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking)

( 10% Placement Period ).

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1.3 Listing Rule 7.1A

The effect of Resolution 3 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Equity Securities in accordance with the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period without using the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1, and without obtaining further shareholder approval.

Resolution 3 is a special resolution and therefore requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative).

No Director or Related Party will participate in any issue under the 10% Placement Facility unless specific approval is obtained for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11.

1.4 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3A

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A, information is provided in relation to the approval of the 10% Placement Facility as follows:

  • (a) The Equity Securities will be issued at an issue price of not less than 75% of the VWAP for the Company's Equity Securities over the 15 Trading Days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:

  • (i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed; or

  • (iii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 5 Trading Days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.

  • (b) If Resolution 3 is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, existing Shareholders may be subject to both economic and voting power dilution. There is a risk that:

  • (i) the market price for the Company's Equity Securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the Equity Securities than on the date of this General Meeting;

  • (ii) the Equity Securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for the Company's Equity Securities on the issue date or the Equity Securities; and

  • (iii) the Equity Securities may be issued as part of consideration for the acquisition of a new asset, in which case, no funds will be raised by the issue of the Equity Securities.

The below table shows the dilution of existing Shareholders on the basis of the current market price of Shares and the current number of ordinary securities for variable "A" calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A(2) as at the date of this Notice.

The table also shows:

  • (i) two examples where variable “A” has increased, by 50% and 100%. The number of ordinary securities on issue may increase as a result of issues of ordinary securities that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlements issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future Shareholders’ meeting; and

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(ii) two examples of where the issue price of ordinary securities has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the current market price.

Variable 'A' in
Listing Rule 7.1A.2
Dilution Dilution Dilution
$0.055
50% decrease in
Issue Price
$0.11
Issue Price
$0.22
100% increase in
Issue Price
Current Variable A
24,893,001 Shares
10%
Voting
Dilution
2,489,300 Shares 2,489,300 Shares 2,489,300 Shares
Funds
Raised
$136,912 $273,823 $547,646
50% increase in
current Variable A
37,339,502 Shares
10%
Voting
Dilution
3,733,950 Shares 3,733,950 Shares 3,733,950 Shares
Funds
Raised
$235,488 $410,735 $821,465
100% increase in
current Variable A
49,786,002 Shares
10%
Voting
Dilution
4,978,600 Shares 4,978,600 Shares 4,978,600 Shares
Funds
Raised
$273,823 $547,646 $1,095,292

The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:

  • (i) The Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility.

  • (ii) The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued share capital at the time of issue, assuming variable A is equal to the total issued share capital. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example as 10%.

  • (iii) The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 10% Placement Facility, based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of the Meeting.

  • (iv) The table shows only the effect of issues of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, not under the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.Dilution experienced by Shareholders may be greater if issues have been made utilising the capacity in Listing Rule 7.1 as well.

  • (iv) The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares. (v) No options (including unlisted options currently on issue) are exercised into Shares before the date of issue of the Equity Securities.

  • (vi) The current market price of $0.11, being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 5 October 2012.

  • (c) The Company will only issue and allot the Equity Securities during the 10% Placement Period. The approval under Resolution 3 for the issue of the Equity Securities will cease to be valid in the event that Shareholders approve a transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities or Listing Rule 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking).

  • (d) The Company may seek to issue the Equity Securities for the following purposes:

  • (i) non-cash consideration for the acquisition of the new assets and investments. In such circumstances the Company will provide a valuation of the non-cash consideration as required by Listing Rule 7.1A.3; or

  • (ii) cash consideration. In such circumstances, the Company intends to use the funds raised towards an acquisition of new assets or investments (including expense associated with such acquisition), including the further implementation of the Company’s announced agreement to invest in a

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Saudi Arabian Joint Venture, continued exploration and expenditure on further business development and general working capital.

The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under Listing Rules 7.1A(4) and 3.10.5A upon issue of any Equity Securities.

  • (e) The Company’s allocation policy is dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue pursuant to the 10% Placement Facility. The identity of the allottees of Equity Securities will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to the factors including but not limited to the following:

  • (iii) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, rights issue or other issue in which existing security holders can participate;

  • (iv) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;

  • (v) the financial situation and solvency of the Company; and

  • (vi) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).

The allottees under the 10% Placement Facility have not been determined as at the date of this Notice but may include existing Shareholders and/or new investors who are not Related Parties of the Company or their associates.

Further, if the Company is successful in acquiring new assets or investments, it is likely that the allottees under the 10% Placement Facility will be the vendors of the new resources assets or investments.

If Resolution 3 is approved by Shareholders, the Company will issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility during the Placement Period, as and when the circumstances of the Company require.

  • (f) The Company has not previously obtained Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A.

  • (g) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice. At the date of the Notice, the Company has not approached any particular existing Shareholder or security holder or an identifiable class of existing security holder to participate in the issue of the Equity Securities. No existing Shareholder's votes will therefore be excluded under the voting exclusion in the Notice.

The Directors recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.

The Chairman intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 3.

Interpretation

Terms defined in the Notice of Meeting have the same meaning in these Explanatory Notes.

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ACN 141 804 104

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Proxy Form

For your vote to be effective it must be received by 10:00am (Adelaide time) Wednesday 28 November 2012

How to Vote on Items of Business

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

Appointment of Proxy

Voting 100% of your holding: Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote as they choose. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that item.

Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the percentage or number of securities you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or boxes. The sum of the votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement or 100%.

Appointing a second proxy: You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you appoint two proxies you must specify the percentage of votes or number of securities for each proxy, otherwise each proxy may exercise half of the votes. When appointing a second proxy write both names and the percentage of votes or number of securities for each in Step 1 overleaf.

A proxy need not be a securityholder of the Company.

Signing Instructions

Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the securityholder must sign.

Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders should sign.

Power of Attorney: If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.

Companies: Where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held. Delete titles as applicable.

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Proxy Form

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Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf XX I/We being a member/s of Lawson Gold Limited hereby appoint the ChairmanPLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if OR you have selected the Chairman of the of the Meeting Meeting. Do not insert your own name(s).

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or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the Meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of Lawson Gold Limited to be held at the Boardroom at Ground Floor, 60 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide, South Australia on Friday, 30 November 2012 at 10:00am (Adelaide time) and at any adjournment or postponement of that Meeting.

Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions : Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on Item 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Item 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman.

Important Note: If the Chairman of the Meeting is (or becomes) your proxy you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Item 1 by marking the appropriate box in step 2 below.

Items of Business

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

ORDINARY BUSINESS

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  • 1 Adoption of the remuneration report

  • 2 Re-election of Mr David Turvey as a Director of the Company

SPECIAL BUSINESS

  • 3 Approval of 10% Placement Facility

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote all available proxies in favour of each item of business.

SIGN

Signature of Securityholder(s) This section must be completed.

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60 Hindmarsh Square ADELAIDE SA 5000 Australia

ACN 141 804 104

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Dear Securityholder,

We have been trying to contact you in connection with your securityholding in Lawson Gold Limited. Unfortunately, our correspondence has been returned to us marked “Unknown at the current address”. For security reasons we have flagged this against your securityholding which will exclude you from future mailings, other than notices of meeting.

Please note if you have previously elected to receive a hard copy Annual Report (including the financial report, directors’ report and auditor’s report) the dispatch of that report to you has been suspended but will be resumed on receipt of instructions from you to do so.

We value you as a securityholder and request that you supply your current address so that we can keep you informed about our Company. Where the correspondence has been returned to us in error we request that you advise us of this so that we may correct our records.

You are requested to include the following;

Securityholder Reference Number (SRN);

ASX trading code;

Name of company in which security is held;

Old address; and

New address.

Please ensure that the notification is signed by all holders and forwarded to our Share Registry at:

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box 2975 Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia

Note: If your holding is sponsored within the CHESS environment you need to advise your sponsoring participant (in most cases this would be your broker) of your change of address so that your records with CHESS are also updated.

Yours sincerely

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DONALD STEPHENS COMPANY SECRETARY

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