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GORILLA GOLD MINES LTD AGM Information 2017

Nov 19, 2017

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MINTAILS LIMITED

ACN 008 740 672

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Year Ended: 30 June 2015

Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:

TIME : 9.20am DATE : 20 December 2017 PLACE : Viridian Group, 353 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, Western Australia

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 9.20am (WST) on 18 December 2017.

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 2015 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 :

“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 2015.”

Note: the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.

Voting Prohibition Statement:

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 (the voter ) 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.

3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR STEPHEN BROCKHURST

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and for all other purposes, Mr Stephen Brockhurst, a Director who was appointed casually on 19 June 2017, retires, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”

4. RESOLUTION 3 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR STEVEN FORMICA

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and for all other purposes, Mr Steven Formica, a Director who was appointed casually on 19 June 2017, retires, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”

5. RESOLUTION 4 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR DARYL HENTHORN

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and for all other purposes, Mr Daryl Henthorn, a Director who was appointed casually on 19 June 2017, retires, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”

Dated: 20 November 2017

By order of the Board

Mr David Palumbo Company Secretary

Voting in person

To vote in person, attend the Meeting at the time, date and place set out above.

Voting by proxy

To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the 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:

  • each Shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy;

  • the proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company; and

  • 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 onehalf of the votes.

Shareholders and their proxies should be aware that changes to the Corporations Act made in 2011 mean that:

  • if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and

  • any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.

Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 8 9481 0389.

EXPLANATORY STATEMEN T

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 Resolution.

1. BACKGROUND

The Company has been suspended from trading on ASX since 17 March 2015 and has not prepared annual financial reports since the financial year ending 30 June 2014.

On 9 December 2016, the Company announced that at a meeting of creditors held on 6 December 2016, the creditors resolved that the Company execute a deed of company arrangement ( DOCA ) and that Mr James Thackray be appointed as administrator of the DOCA. The DOCA embodied a proposal by CPS Capital Group Pty Ltd for the recapitalisation of the Company ( Recapitalisation Proposal ).

A recapitalisation proposal typically involves an injection of new cash into a company that is either in financial distress, or has been placed into voluntary administration. In the ordinary course, the entity will retain some or all of its assets and seek reinstatement to trading following completion of the recapitalisation.

The Company is in the process of being recapitalised, which will involve an acquisition, capital raising, share consolidation, re-compliance with Chapters 1 and 2 of the ASX Listing Rules, and subsequently an ASX relisting.

The Company intends to table the financial reports, directors’ report, Remuneration Report, and auditor’s report for the financial years ending 30 June 2015, 30 June 2016, and 30 June 2017 before its Shareholders at consecutive annual general meetings.

2. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

In accordance with the Constitution, 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 2015 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.mintails.com.au .

3. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT

3.1 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.

3.2 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.

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.

3.3 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.

4. RESOLUTIONS 2 – 4 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

4.1 General

Clause 20.5 of 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 ASX Listing Rule 14.4, any Director appointed casually only holds office until the next following annual general meeting and is then eligible for re-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 Brockhurst, Mr Formica and Mr Henthorn, having been appointed by other Directors on 19 June 2017 in accordance with the Constitution, will retire in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and, being eligible, seek re-election from Shareholders.

4.2 Resolution 2 – Re-election of Stephen Brockhurst

Qualifications and other material directorships

Mr Stephen Brockhurst is a director of Mining Corporate Pty Ltd and has 16 years of experience in the finance and corporate advisory industry and has been responsible for the preparation of the due diligence process and prospectuses on a number of initial public offers. His experience includes corporate and capital structuring, corporate advisory and company secretarial services, capital raising, ASX and ASIC compliance requirements. Mr Brockhurst has served on various boards and has acted as company secretary for numerous ASX listed and unlisted companies.

Independence

Mr Brockhurst has no interests, position, association or relationship that might influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, in a material respect his capacity to bring an independent judgement to bear on issues before the board and to act in the best interest of the entity and its security holders generally.

If re-elected, the Board considers Mr Brockhurst will be an independent director.

Board recommendation

The other Directors support the re-election of Mr Brockhurst and recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.

4.3 Resolution 3 – Re-election of Steven Formica

Qualifications and other material directorships

Mr Steven Formica brings the Company practical management and business development experience. He has been a successful businessman and operations manager for over 30 years in a number of privately held business ventures including manufacturing, construction, landscape contracting, property development, and integrated wholesale and retail businesses. More recently, he has been a successful investor and non-executive director in mineral exploration companies. Mr Formica is currently a non-executive director of ASX listed companies Bowen Coking Coal Limited and Lindian Resources Limited, and non-executive chairman of Quest Minerals Limited.

Independence

Mr Formica, via his associated entity Stevsand Investments Pty Ltd <Steven Formica Family A/C>, has lent $150,000 to the Company. Shareholder approval to issue 150,000 convertible notes (on a post consolidation basis) in consideration for this loan is being sought at the Company’s 2017 AGM. For this reason, if elected, the Board does not consider Mr Formica will be an independent director.

Board recommendation

The other Directors support the re-election of Mr Formica and recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.

4.4 Resolution 3 – Re-election of Daryl Henthorn

Qualifications and other material directorships

Mr Daryl Henthorn has over 30 years’ experience in financial services, advisory and operational management across a number of industry sectors and has broad commercial skills. He has experience in operational management, equity raising, debt, private equity and the structuring of financial instruments for private and ASX listed companies. He has experience in due diligence of mining projects especially in the gold sector in which he holds interests privately. His company Viridian Equity Group Pty Ltd holds an Australian Financial Services Licence and is authorised to issue and deal in financial products and has acted for a number of public and private companies in mining and property. He has served on the board of public companies previously and acts as trustee for unlisted investment vehicles.

Independence

Mr Henthorn, via his associated entity Lantech Developments Pty Ltd <DAC Family A/C>, has lent $150,387 to the Company. Shareholder approval to issue 150,387 convertible notes (on a post consolidation basis) in consideration for this loan is being

sought at the Company’s 2017 AGM. For this reason, if elected, the Board does not consider Mr Henthorn will be an independent director.

Board recommendation

The other Directors support the re-election of Mr Henthorn and recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.

GLOSSARY

Annual General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.

ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by ASX Limited, as the context requires.

ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.

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.

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 dependent of the member or 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 dealing with the entity;

  • (e) a company the member controls; or

  • (f) 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 Mintails Limited (ACN 008 740 672).

Constitution means the Company’s constitution.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Directors means the current directors of the Company.

Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying 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.

Notice or Notice of Meeting means this notice of meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.

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 2015.

Resolution means the resolution set out in the Notice.

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

Shareholder means a registered holder of a Share.

WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.

PROXY FORM

MINTAILS LIMITED ACN 008 740 672

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

I/We

of: being a Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting, hereby appoint: Name:

OR: the Chair of the Meeting as my/our proxy.

or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, and subject to the relevant laws as the proxy sees fit, at the Meeting to be held at Viridian Group, 353 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, Western Australia on 20 December 2017 at 9.20am, and at any adjournment thereof.

AUTHORITY FOR CHAIR TO VOTE UNDIRECTED PROXIES ON REMUNERATION RELATED RESOLUTIONS

Where I/we have appointed the Chair as my/our proxy (or where the Chair becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chair to exercise my/our proxy on Resolution 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel, which includes the Chair.

CHAIR’S VOTING INTENTION IN RELATION TO UNDIRECTED PROXIES

The Chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions. In exceptional circumstances the Chair may change his/her voting intention on any Resolution. In the event this occurs an ASX announcement will be made immediately disclosing the reasons for the change.

Voting on business of the Meeting Voting on business of the Meeting FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Resolution 1 Adoption of Remuneration Report
Resolution 2 Re-election of Director – Mr Stephen Brockhurst
Resolution 3 Re-election of Director – Mr Steven Formica
Resolution 4 Re-election of Director – Mr Daryl Henthorn

Please note : If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that Resolution on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.

If two proxies are being appointed, the proportion of voting rights this proxy represents is: If two proxies are being appointed, the proportion of voting rights this proxy represents is: If two proxies are being appointed, the proportion of voting rights this proxy represents is: %
Signature of Shareholder(s):
Individual or Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 Shareholder 3
Sole Director/Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary
Date:
Contact name: Contact ph (daytime):
Consent for contact by e-mail
E-mail address: in relation to this Proxy Form: YES NO

Instructions for completing Proxy Form

  1. ( Appointing a proxy ): A Shareholder entitled to attend and cast a vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on their behalf at the Meeting. If a Shareholder is entitled to cast 2 or more votes at the Meeting, the Shareholder may appoint a second proxy to attend and vote on their behalf at the Meeting. However, where both proxies attend the Meeting, voting may only be exercised on a poll. The appointment of a second proxy must be done on a separate copy of the Proxy Form. A Shareholder who appoints 2 proxies may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If a Shareholder appoints 2 proxies and the appointments do not specify the proportion or number of the Shareholder’s votes each proxy is appointed to exercise, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes. Any fractions of votes resulting from the application of these principles will be disregarded. A duly appointed proxy need not be a Shareholder.

  2. ( Direction to vote ): A Shareholder may direct a proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. The direction may specify the proportion or number of votes that the proxy may exercise by writing the percentage or number of Shares next to the box marked for the relevant item of business. Where a box is not marked the proxy may vote as they choose subject to the relevant laws. Where more than one box is marked on an item the vote will be invalid on that item.

( Signing instructions ):

  • ( Individual ): Where the holding is in one name, the Shareholder must sign.

  • ( Joint holding ): Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the Shareholders should sign.

  • ( Power of attorney ): If you have not already provided the power of attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the power of attorney to this Proxy Form when you return it.

  • ( Companies ): Where the company has a sole director who is also the sole company secretary, that person must sign. Where the company (pursuant to Section 204A of the Corporations Act) does not have a company secretary, a sole director can also sign alone. Otherwise, a director jointly with either another director or a company secretary must sign. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held. In addition, if a representative of a company is appointed pursuant to Section 250D of the Corporations Act to attend the Meeting, the documentation evidencing such appointment should be produced prior to admission to the Meeting. A form of a certificate evidencing the appointment may be obtained from the Company.

  1. ( Attending the Meeting ): Completion of a Proxy Form will not prevent individual Shareholders from attending the Meeting in person if they wish. Where a Shareholder completes and lodges a valid Proxy Form and attends the Meeting in person, then the proxy’s authority to speak and vote for that Shareholder is suspended while the Shareholder is present at the Meeting.

  2. ( Return of Proxy Form ): To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by:

    • (a) post to Mintails Limited, Level 11, 216 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000; or

    • (b) facsimile to the Company on facsimile number +61 8 9463 6103,

so that it is received not less than 48 hours prior to commencement of the Meeting.

Proxy Forms received later than this time will be invalid.