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GBM RESOURCES LIMITED. — Capital/Financing Update 2009
Jun 1, 2009
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Capital/Financing Update
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2 June 2009
The Manager Company Announcements Australian Securities Exchange Ltd Level 5, 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000
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ABN 91 124 752 745 www.gbmr.com.au
Dear Sir,
OFFER DOCUMENT DISPATCHED
Please be advised that the Offer Document for a Non-renounceable Entitlement issue of two (2) Shares for every three (3) Shares held by Shareholders registered at 5pm (WST) on 26 May 2009 at an issue price of 2 cents per Share has been dispatched to shareholders on 1[st] June.
Yours sincerely
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Stuart Usher Company Secretary
About GBM Resources
GBM Resources Ltd listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in October 2007 as an exploration company with the strategy of targeting large gold and copper - gold systems in Australia. The company’s projects include the Malmsbury gold project and the Willaura copper-gold project both located in Victoria, the Mount Isa Region copper-gold projects, and the Dee Range copper-gold project near Mt Morgan’s in Queensland. ASX code is “GBZ “and web page link is www.gbmr.com.au.
Registered Office:
Level 1, 335 Churchill Ave Exploration Office: 10 Parker Street, Subiaco WA 6008 P O Box 658 PO Box 608 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Subiaco WA 6904
Tel / Fax
03 5470 5033
T 08 9388 6899 F 08 9388 6977
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GBM RESOURCES LIMITED ABN 91 124 752 745
OFFER DOCUMENT
For a non-renounceable Entitlement issue of two (2) Shares for every three (3) Shares held by Shareholders registered at 5:00pm (WST) on 26 May 2009 at an issue price of 2 cents per Share to raise up to approximately $876,788 ( Offer ).
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This document is not a prospectus . It does not contain all of the information that an investor would find in a prospectus or which may be required in order to make an informed investment decision regarding, or about the rights attaching to, the New Shares offered by this document.
This document is important and requires your immediate attention. It should be read in its entirety. If you do not understand its content or are in doubt as to the course you should follow, you should consult your stockbroker or professional adviser without delay.
This Offer opens on 1 June 2009 and closes at 5:00pm WST on 22 June 2009.
Valid acceptances must be received before that time.
Please read the instructions in this document and on the accompanying Entitlement and Acceptance Form regarding the acceptance of your Entitlement.
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IMPORTANT NOTES
No person is authorised to give any information or to make any representation in connection with the Offer which is not contained in this Offer Document. Any information or representation not so contained may not be relied on as having been authorised by the Company in connection with the Offer.
Eligibility
Applications for New Shares by Eligible Shareholders can only be made on an original Entitlement and Acceptance Form, as sent with this Offer Document. The Entitlement and Acceptance Form sets out an Eligible Shareholder's Entitlement to participate in the Offer.
Overseas shareholders
This Offer does not, and is not intended to, constitute an offer in any place or jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer or to issue this Offer Document.
It is not practicable for the Company to comply with the securities laws of overseas jurisdictions having regard to the number of overseas Shareholders, the number and value of the Shares these Shareholders would be offered and the cost of complying with regulatory requirements in each relevant jurisdiction. Accordingly, the Offer is not being extended and Shares will not be issued to Shareholders with a registered address which is outside Australia or New Zealand.
Shareholders resident in New Zealand should consult their professional advisors as to whether any government or other consents are required, or other formalities need to be observed, to enable them to take up their Entitlements under the Offer.
Privacy Act
If you complete an application for Shares, you will be providing personal information to the Company (directly or by the Company’s share registry). The Company collects, holds and uses that information to assess your application, service your needs as a Shareholder, facilitate distribution payments and corporate communications to you as a Shareholder and carry out administration.
The information may also be used from time to time and disclosed to persons inspecting the register, bidders for your securities in the context of takeovers, regulatory bodies, including the Australian Taxation Office, authorised securities brokers, print service providers, mail houses and the Company’s share registry.
You can access, correct and update the personal information that we hold about you. Please contact the Company or its share registry if you wish to do so at the relevant contact numbers set out in this Offer Document.
Collection, maintenance and disclosure of certain personal information is governed by legislation including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (as amended), the Corporations Act and certain rules such as the ASTC Settlement Rules. You should note that if you do not provide the information required on the application for Shares, the Company may not be able to accept or process your application.
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| TABLE | OF CONTENTS |
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| 1. | DETAILS OF THE OFFER .................................................................................................. 4 |
| 2. | ACTION REQUIRED BY SHAREHOLDERS ....................................................................... 8 |
| 3. | RISK FACTORS .............................................................................................................. 9 |
| 4. | DEFINED TERMS ........................................................................................................... 13 |
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1. DETAILS OF THE OFFER
1.1 The Offer
The Company is making a non-renounceable pro rata offer of New Shares at an issue price of 2 cents each on the basis of two (2) New Shares for every three (3) Shares held on the Record Date ( the Offer ) .
The Company proposes to apply the funds raised from the Offer towards a drilling program at its Brightlands Gold and Copper Project near Mt. Isa in Queensland, continue its exploration program at is Malmsbury Gold Project in Victoria and continue to enhance its other projects.
The Brightlands project was acquired last year and represents a strategic holding with potential for the discovery of gold, copper and uranium. It is located within one of the most structurally and geochemically prospective areas in the Mt. Isa Inlier and is considered highly prospective for the discovery of an Iron Oxide Copper Gold deposit.
As at the date of this Offer Document, the Company had approximately $870,000 in cash. The funds raised from the Offer are intended be applied as follows:
| Item of Expenditure | Amount ($) |
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| Brightlands Copper Gold Project | (300,000) |
| Malmsbury Gold Project | (100,000) |
| Working Capital | (411,788) |
| Expenses of offer(includes legal , ASX and Registry) | (65,000) |
| TOTAL | $876,788 |
The above table is a statement of current intentions only. Various factors (including the outcome of exploration) may result in the funds being applied in a different manner to the table.
As at the Record Date, the Company has on issue 65,759,103 Shares, 40,379,552 listed options and 23,000,000 unlisted options. The Company expects that up to approximately 43,839,401 New Shares will be issued under the Offer.
Where the determination of the Entitlement of any Eligible Shareholder results in a fraction of a New Share, such fraction will be rounded up to the nearest whole New Share.
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1.2 Timetable
| Event | Date |
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| Lodgement of Offer Document with the ASIC & ASX and First cleansing notice |
18 May 2009 |
| Lodgement of Appendix 3B – Application for quotation of new shares |
18 May 2009 |
| Despatch Letter to shareholders | 19 May 2009 |
| Ex date [4 business days before record date] | 20 May 2009 |
| Record date for determining shareholder entitlements | 26 May 2009 |
| Opening date and dispatch of Offer Document to shareholders |
1 June 20009 |
| Closing date of offer | 22 June 2009 |
| Shares quoted on a deferred settlement basis | 23 June 2009 |
| Notification to ASX of under subscriptions | 25 June 2009 |
| Allotment and dispatch of holding statements | 30 June 2009 |
Note: Subject to the Listing Rules, the Directors reserve the right to extend the Closing Date for the Offer at their discretion. Should this occur, the extension will have a consequential effect on the anticipated date of issue for the New Shares. These dates are indicative only.
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Entitlements and acceptance
The Entitlement of Eligible Shareholders to participate in the Offer will be determined on the Record Date. Your Entitlement is shown on the Entitlement and Acceptance form accompanying this Offer Document.
Acceptances must not exceed your maximum Entitlement (as shown on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form), although you may accept for a lesser number of New Shares should you wish to take up only part of your Entitlement. If your acceptance exceeds your Entitlement, acceptance will be deemed to be for your maximum Entitlement and any surplus application monies will be returned to you.
1.4 No rights trading
The rights to New Shares under the Offer are non-renounceable. Accordingly, there will be no trading of rights on the ASX and you may not dispose of your rights to subscribe for New Shares under the Offer to any other party. If you do not take up your Entitlement to New Shares under the Offer by the Closing Date, the Offer to you will lapse.
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1.5 Underwriting
The Offer is not underwritten.
1.6 Shortfall
If you do not wish to take up any part of your Entitlement you are not required to take any action. That part of your Entitlement not taken up will form part of the Shortfall.
The offer of the Shortfall is a separate offer pursuant to this Offer Document. The issue price of any Shares offered pursuant to the Shortfall Offer shall be 2 cents, being the price at which the Entitlement has been offered to Shareholders pursuant to this Offer Document. The Shortfall shall be placed at the direction of the Directors’, and the Directors’ reserves the right to allot to an Applicant a lesser number of Shares than the number for which the Applicant applies, or to reject an application, or to not proceed with placing the Shortfall.
1.7 Opening and Closing Dates
The Offer opens on the Opening Date, being 1 June 2009. The Company will accept Entitlement and Acceptance Forms until 5:00 pm WST on the Closing Date or such other date as the Directors in their absolute discretion shall determine, subject to the Listing Rules.
1.8 Issue and despatch
The expected dates for issue of New Shares offered by this Offer Document and despatch of holding statements is expected to occur on the dates specified in the Timetable set out in Section 1.2.
It is the responsibility of applicants to determine the allocation prior to trading in the New Shares. Applicants who sell New Shares before they receive their holding statements will do so at their own risk.
1.9 ASX listing
Application for official quotation by ASX of the New Shares offered pursuant to this Offer Document will be made within 7 days after the date of this Offer Document. If approval is not obtained from ASX before the expiration of 3 months after the date of this Offer Document (or such period as varied by the ASIC) the Company will not issue any New Shares and will repay all application monies for the New Shares within the time prescribed under the Corporations Act, without interest.
The fact that ASX may grant official quotation to the New Shares is not to be taken in any way as an indication of the merits of the Company or the New Shares now offered for subscription.
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CHESS
The Company will apply to ASX to participate in CHESS, for those investors who have, or wish to have, a sponsoring stockbroker. Investors who do not wish to participate through CHESS will be issuer sponsored by the Company. Because the sub-registers are electronic, ownership of securities can be transferred without having to rely upon paper documentation.
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Electronic registers mean that the Company will not be issuing certificates to investors. Instead, investors will be provided with a statement (similar to a bank account statement) that sets out the number of New Shares allotted to them under this Offer Document. The notice will also advise holders of their Holder Identification Number ( HIN ) and explain, for future reference, the sale and purchase procedures under CHESS and issuer sponsorship.
Further monthly statements will be provided to holders if there have been any changes in their security holding in the Company during the preceding month.
1.11 Overseas Eligible Shareholders
No Offer will be made to Eligible Shareholders resident outside Australia and New Zealand.
New Shares to which any Eligible Shareholders who are not resident in Australia or New Zealand would otherwise be entitled will form part of the Shortfall which may be placed at the discretion of the Directors .
This Offer Document and accompanying Entitlement and Acceptance Form do not, nor are they intended to, constitute an offer in any place in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer.
1.12 Taxation implications
The Directors do not consider it appropriate to give Shareholders advice regarding the taxation consequences of subscribing for New Shares under this Offer Document. The Company, its advisers and its officers do not accept any responsibility or liability for any such taxation consequences to Shareholders.
Shareholders should consult their professional tax adviser in connection with subscribing for New Shares under this Offer Document.
1.13 Risk factors
An investment in New Shares should be regarded as speculative. In addition to the general risks applicable to all investments in listed securities, there are specific risks associated with an investment in the Company which are described in Section 3.
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Enquiries concerning Offer Document
Enquiries concerning the Entitlement and Acceptance Form can be obtained by contacting Advanced Share Registry Services by telephone on (08) 9389 8033. Enquiries relating to this Offer Document should be directed to the Company Secretary Mr. Stuart Usher by telephone on (08)9388 6899.
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2. ACTION REQUIRED BY SHAREHOLDERS
2.1 How to Accept the Offer
Your acceptance of the Offer must be made on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form accompanying this Offer Document. Your acceptance must not exceed your Entitlement as shown on that form. If it does, your acceptance will be deemed to be for the maximum Entitlement.
You may participate in the Offer as follows:
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(a) if you wish to accept your Entitlement in full:
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(i) complete the Entitlement and Acceptance Form, filling in the details in the spaces provided; and
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(ii) attach your cheque for the amount indicated on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form; or
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(b) if you only wish to accept part of your Entitlement:
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(i) fill in the number of Shares you wish to accept in the space provided on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form; and
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(ii) attach your cheque for the appropriate application monies (at 2 cents per Share); or
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(c) if you do not wish to accept all or part of your Entitlement, you are not obliged to do anything.
All cheques must be drawn on an Australian bank or bank draft made payable in Australian currency to “GBM Resources Limited– Share Account” and crossed “Not Negotiable” .
Your completed Entitlement and Acceptance Form and cheque must reach the Company no later than 5:00pm (WST) on the Closing Date.
The Offer is non-renounceable. Accordingly, a holder of Shares may not sell or transfer all or part of their Entitlement.
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3. RISK FACTORS
3.1 Introduction
An investment in the Company is not risk free and prospective new investors should consider the risk factors described below, together with information contained elsewhere in this Offer Document, before deciding whether to apply for Shares.
The following is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the risk factors to which the Company is exposed.
3.2 Economic Risks
General economic conditions, movements in interest and inflation rates and currency exchange rates may have an adverse effect on the Company’s exploration, development and production activities, as well as on its ability to fund those activities.
Further, share market conditions may affect the value of the Company’s quoted securities regardless of the Company’s operating performance. Share market conditions are affected by many factors such as:
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(a) general economic outlook;
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(b) interest rates and inflation rates;
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(c) currency fluctuations;
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(d) changes in investor sentiment toward particular market sectors;
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(e) the demand for, and supply of, capital; and
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(f) terrorism or other hostilities.
3.3 Share Market Conditions
There are general risks associated with any investment in the share market. The market price of the Shares can fall as well as rise and may be subject to varied and unpredictable influences on the market for equities in general and resource exploration stocks in particular. Neither the Company nor the Directors warrant the future performance of the Company or any return on an investment in the Company.
3.4 Exploration Success
The future profitability of the Company and the value of its securities is directly related to the results of exploration. The mineral tenements held by the Company are at various stages of exploration, and potential investors should understand that mineral exploration and development are high-risk undertakings.
There can be no assurance that exploration of the Company’s tenements, or any other tenements that may be acquired in the future, will result in the discovery of an economic mineral deposit. Even if an apparently viable deposit is identified, there is no guarantee that it can be economically exploited. In addition, reserves may become depleted, resulting in a reduction of the value of
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those tenements.
The exploration costs of the Company are based on certain assumptions with respect to the method and timing of exploration. By their nature, these estimates and assumptions are subject to significant uncertainties and, accordingly, the actual costs may materially differ from these estimates and assumptions. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the cost estimates and the underlying assumptions will be realised in practice, which may materially and adversely affect the Company’s viability.
3.5 Operating Risks
The operations of the Company may be affected by various factors, including failure to locate or identify mineral deposits; failure to achieve predicted grades in exploration and mining; operational and technical difficulties encountered in mining; difficulties in commissioning and operating plant and equipment; mechanical failure or plant breakdown; unanticipated metallurgical problems which may affect extraction costs; adverse weather conditions; industrial and environmental accidents; industrial disputes; and unexpected shortages or increases in the costs of consumables, spare parts, plant and equipment.
3.6 Resource and Reserve Estimates
Resource and reserve estimates are expressions of judgement based on knowledge, experience and industry practice. Estimates which were valid when originally calculated may alter significantly when new information or techniques become available. In addition, by their very nature, resource and reserve estimates are imprecise and depend to some extent on interpretations, which may prove to be inaccurate. As further information becomes available through additional fieldwork and analysis, the estimates are likely to change. This may result in alterations to development and mining plans which may, in turn, adversely affect the Company’s operations.
3.7 Commodity Price Volatility and Exchange Rate Risks
If the Company achieves success leading to mineral production, the revenue it will derive through the sale of commodities exposes the potential income of the Company to commodity price and exchange rate risks. Commodity prices fluctuate and are affected by many factors beyond the control of the Company. Such factors include supply and demand fluctuations for precious and base metals, technological advancements, forward selling activities and other macro-economic factors.
Furthermore, international prices of various commodities, including gold, are denominated in United States dollars, whereas the income and expenditure of the Company are and will be taken into account in Australian currency, exposing the Company to the fluctuations and volatility of the rate of exchange between the United States dollar and the Australian dollar as determined in international markets.
3.8 Environmental Risks
The operations and proposed activities of the Company are subject to State and Federal laws and regulation concerning the environment. As with most exploration projects and mining operations, the Company’s activities are expected to have an impact on the environment, particularly if advanced exploration or mine development proceeds. It is the Company’s intention to
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conduct its activities to the highest standard of environmental obligation, including compliance with all environmental laws.
3.9
Title Risks and Native Title
Interests in tenements in Australia are governed by the respective State legislation and are evidenced by the granting of licences or leases. Each licence or lease is for a specific term and carries with it annual expenditure and reporting commitments, as well as other conditions requiring compliance. Consequently, the Company could lose title to or its interest in tenements if licence conditions are not met or if insufficient funds are available to meet expenditure commitments.
It is also possible that, in relation to tenements which the Company has an interest in or will in the future acquire such an interest, there may be areas over which legitimate common law native title rights of Aboriginal Australians exist. If native title rights do exist, the ability of the Company to gain access to tenements (through obtaining consent of any relevant landowner), or to progress from the exploration phase to the development and mining phases of operations may be adversely affected. The Directors will closely monitor the potential effect of native title claims involving tenements in which the Company has or may have an interest.
3.10 Additional Requirements for Capital
The Company’s capital requirements depend on numerous factors. Depending on the Company’s ability to generate income from its operations, the Company may require further financing in addition to amounts raised under the capital raising. Any additional equity financing will dilute shareholdings, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictions on financing and operating activities. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing as needed, it may be required to reduce the scope of its operations and scale back its exploration programmes as the case may be.
3.11 Reliance on Key Management
The responsibility of overseeing the day-to-day operations and the strategic management of the Company depends substantially on its senior management and its key personnel. There can be no assurance given that there will be no detrimental impact on the Company if one or more of these employees cease their employment.
3.12 Further risks specific to the Company
The current and future operations of the Company, including exploration, appraisal and production activities, may be affected by a range of factors, including:
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(a) geological conditions;
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(b) alteration to exploration and production programmes and budgets;
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(c) unanticipated operational and technical difficulties;
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(d) mechanical failure of operating plant and equipment, adverse weather conditions, industrial and environmental accidents, industrial disputes and other force majeure events;
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(e) unexpected shortages or increases in the costs of consumables, spare parts, plant and equipment;
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(f) prevention or restriction of access by reason of political unrest, outbreak of hostilities or inability to obtain consents or approvals (including access agreements entered into with Native Title claimants); and
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(g) uninsured losses or liabilities.
3.13 Investment Speculative
The above list of risk factors ought not to be taken as exhaustive of the risks faced by the Company or by investors in the Company. The above factors, and others not specifically referred to above, may in the future materially affect the financial performance of the Company and the value of the securities offered under this Offer Document. Therefore, the securities to be issued pursuant to this Offer Document carry no guarantee with respect to the payment of dividends, returns of capital or the market value of those securities.
Potential investors should consider that the investment in the Company is speculative and should consult their professional advisers before deciding whether to apply for securities pursuant to this Offer Document.
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4. DEFINED TERMS
Applicant refers to a person who submits an Entitlement and Acceptance Form.
Application refers to the submission of an Entitlement and Acceptance Form.
ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or, where the context permits, the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX Limited.
Closing Date means 5.00pm WST 22 June 2009.
Company means GBM Resources Limited (ABN 91 124 752 745).
Directors means the directors of the Company.
Eligible Shareholder means a Shareholder whose details appear on the Company's register of Shareholders as at the Record Date.
Entitlement means the entitlement to subscribe for two (2) New Shares for every three (3) Shares held by an Eligible Shareholder on the Record Date and Entitlements has a corresponding meaning.
Entitlement and Acceptance Form means the Entitlement and Acceptance Form accompanying this Offer Document.
Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of the ASX.
New Share means a new Share proposed to be issued pursuant to this Offer.
Offer means the non-renounceable pro rata offer of New Shares at an issue price of 2 cents each on the basis of two (2) New Shares for every three (3) Shares held on the Record Date pursuant to this Offer Document.
Offer Document means this Offer Document dated 18 May 2009.
Opening Date means 1 June 2009.
Record Date means 26 May 2009.
Section means a section of this Offer Document.
Share means an ordinary fully paid share in the capital of the Company.
Shortfall means those Shares under the Offer not applied for by Shareholders under their Entitlement .
Shortfall Offer means the offer for the Shortfall pursuant to this Offer Document.
Shareholder means a holder of Shares.
WST means Australian Western Standard Time.
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