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GREAT BOULDER RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2020
Aug 12, 2020
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Great Boulder Resources Limited ACN 611 695 955
Entitlement Offer Prospectus
For a non-renounceable pro rata offer of 1 (one) New Share for every 6 (six) Shares held by Eligible Shareholders registered at 5.00pm (WST) on the Record Date, at an issue price of $0.043 per New Share, to raise approximately $956,420 before costs ( Entitlement Offer ), and for the offer of the shortfall to the Entitlement Offer ( Shortfall Offer ), (together, the Offers ).
The Entitlement Offer is fully underwritten on underwriting conditions.
The Entitlement Offer opens on Monday, 24 August 2020 and closes at 5.00pm (Perth time) on Friday, 4 September 2020 (unless extended).
Lead Manager and Underwriter
Viriathus Capital Pty Ltd (AFSL 297950)
Important Notice
This document contains important information about the Offers. You should read the entire document. Please read the instructions in this document and the accompanying Entitlement and Acceptance Form regarding your Entitlement. If you have any questions about the Offers or this Prospectus, you should speak to your professional adviser.
The securities offered by this Prospectus should be considered speculative.
Important information
Prospectus
This Prospectus is dated 13 August 2020 and was lodged with ASIC on that date. Neither ASIC, ASX nor their officers take any responsibility for the contents of this Prospectus or the merits of the investment to which this Prospectus relates. This Prospectus is a transaction specific prospectus for the offer of continuously quoted securities (as defined in the Corporations Act ) and has been prepared in accordance with section 713 of the Corporations Act. It does not contain the same level of disclosure as an initial public offering prospectus. In making representations in this Prospectus regard has been had to the fact that the Company is a disclosing entity for the purposes of the Corporations Act and certain matters may reasonably be expected to be known to investors and professional advisers whom potential investors may consult.
No Securities will be issued on the basis of this Prospectus later than 13 months after the Prospectus Date. Application for quotation of the New Shares will be made to ASX within 7 days after the Prospectus Date.
Electronic prospectus
This Prospectus may be viewed in electronic form at www.greatboulder.com.au by Australian investors only. The electronic version of this Prospectus is provided for information purposes only. A paper copy of the Prospectus may be obtained free of charge on request during the Offer Period by contacting the Company. The information on www.greatboulder.com.au does not form part of this Prospectus.
Risk factors
Investors should be aware that subscribing for Securities in the Company involves a number of risks. The key risk factors are set out in Sections 1.6 and 6 of this Prospectus. These risks together with other general risks applicable to all investments in quoted securities not specifically referred to, may affect the value of the Securities in the future. An investment in the Company should be considered speculative. Investors should consider these risk factors in light of personal circumstances and should consider consulting their professional advisers before deciding whether to apply for Securities pursuant to this Prospectus.
Overseas Shareholders
This Prospectus is not, and is not intended to constitute, an offer, invitation or issue in any place in which, or to any person to whom, it would be unlawful to make such an offer, invitation or issue. By applying for New Shares, including by submitting an Entitlement and Acceptance Form, a Shortfall Application For or making a payment using BPay® you represent and warrant that there has been no breach of such laws.
The distribution of this Prospectus and accompanying Entitlement and Acceptance Form (including electronic copies) outside Australia and New Zealand may be restricted by laws and persons who come into possession of it should observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with such restrictions may contravene applicable securities laws. The Company disclaims all liability to such persons.
ASX filing by the Company are not incorporated into this Prospectus and do not constitute part of the Offers. This Prospectus is intended to be read in conjunction with the publicly available information in relation to the Company which has been notified to ASX. Investors should therefore have regard to the other publicly available information in relation to the Company before making a decision whether or not to invest in New Shares of the Company.
No person is authorised to give any information or make any representation in connection with the Offers that is not contained in this Prospectus. Any information or representation not so contained may not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company in connection with this Prospectus.
Forward-looking statements
This Prospectus may contain forward-looking statements that have been based on current expectations about future acts, events and circumstances. Any forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause those acts, events and circumstances to differ materially from the expectations described in such forward-looking statements.
Accepting the Offers
Applications for New Shares may only be made on an original application form as sent with this Prospectus. The Entitlement and Acceptance Form sets out the Entitlement of an Eligible Shareholder to participate in the Entitlement Offer. Please read the instructions in this Prospectus and on the accompanying Entitlement and Acceptance Form regarding the acceptance of your Entitlement. Applications for Securities under the Shortfall Offer must be made on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form if you are an Eligible Shareholder, or on a Shortfall Application Form if you are a new investor in the Company.
By returning an acceptance form or lodging an acceptance form with your stockbroker or otherwise arranging for payment for your New Shares in accordance with the instructions on the form, you acknowledge that you have received and read this Prospectus, you have acted in accordance with the terms of the Offers detailed in this Prospectus and you agree to all of the terms and conditions as detailed in this Prospectus.
Defined terms
Certain capitalised terms and other terms used in this Prospectus are defined in the Glossary of defined terms in Section 10.
Currency
All references in this Prospectus to “$”, “AUD” or “dollar” are references to Australian currency unless otherwise indicated.
Reference to time
All references in this document to time relate to Western Standard Time in Perth, Western Australia.
No action has been taken to register or qualify this Prospectus, the New Shares or the Offers, or otherwise to permit a public offering of the New Shares, in any jurisdiction outside Australia and New Zealand.
Please refer to Sections 2.3 and 3.10 for further details of requirements applicable to certain countries in which Shareholders may reside.
Publicly available information
Information about the Company is publicly available and can be obtained from ASIC and ASX (including ASX’s website www.asx.com.au). The contents of any website or ASIC or
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Contents
| Contents | Contents |
|---|---|
| Important information .......................................................................................................... i | |
| Contents .............................................................................................................................. ii | |
| Key | Information .................................................................................................................. iii |
| Corporate Directory ........................................................................................................... iv | |
| 1. | Investment overview ................................................................................................ 1 |
| 2. | Details of the Offers ................................................................................................. 9 |
| 3. | Accepting the Entitlement Offer ............................................................................ 13 |
| 4. | Effect of the Offers ................................................................................................. 18 |
| 5. | Rights and liabilities attaching to Shares ............................................................. 23 |
| 6. | Risk factors ............................................................................................................ 25 |
| 7. | Continuous disclosure documents ....................................................................... 32 |
| 8. | Additional information ........................................................................................... 34 |
| 9. | Directors’ responsibility statement and consent ................................................. 44 |
| 10. | Glossary of Terms .................................................................................................. 45 |
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Key Information
Indicative Timetable
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Announcement of Placement and Entitlement Offer to ASX. | Monday, 10 August 2020 |
| Lodgement of Prospectus with ASIC and ASX. | Thursday, 13 August 2020 |
| Record Date (the date for identifying Shareholders entitled to | Wednesday, 19 August 2020 |
| participate in the Entitlement Offer). | |
| Issue of Placement Shares. | Thursday, 20 August 2020 |
| Placement Shares expected to be quoted on ASX. | Friday, 21 August 2020 |
| Prospectus with Entitlement and Acceptance Forms sent to | Monday, 24 August 2020 |
| Eligible Shareholders, announcement of the same. Entitlement | |
| Offer opens. | |
| Last day to extend Entitlement Offer Closing Date. | Tuesday, 1 September 2020 |
| Entitlement Offer Closing Date (the last day for receipt of | Friday, 4 September 2020 |
| acceptances under the Entitlement Offer). | |
| Shortfall Offer Closing Date | Tuesday, 8 September 2020 |
| Announcement to ASX of the results of the Entitlement Offer and | Tuesday, 8 September 2020 |
| any shortfall to the offer. | |
| Issue date (New Shares issued under the Entitlement Offer | Wednesday, 9 September 2020 |
| entered into the Share register). | |
| New Shares issued under Entitlement Offer expected to | Thursday, 10 September 2020 |
| commence normal trading on ASX. |
The above events, dates and times are indicative only and may be subject to change. The Company reserves the right to amend any of these events, dates and times without notice, subject to the Corporations Act, the Listing Rules and other applicable laws. In particular, the Company reserves the right to extend a Closing Date and to accept late applications. The Directors may extend a Closing Date by giving at least 3 Business Days’ notice to ASX before a Closing Date. The commencement of trading of New Shares on ASX is subject to confirmation by ASX.
| Key Details of Entitlement Offer | |
|---|---|
| Ratio | 1 (one) New Share for every 6 (six) Shares |
| held at the Record Date | |
| Offer Price | $0.043 per New Share |
| Maximum number of New Shares to be issued | 22,242,332 (approximately) |
| Maximum funds to be raised (before costs) | $956,420 |
| Minimum subscription | There is no minimum subscription to the |
| Entitlement Offer |
Delivery of Prospectus and Entitlement and Acceptance Forms
The Company is aware that, due to Covid-19, there may be significant postal delivery delays with the potential to impact on Shareholders’ ability to receive their Prospectus and Entitlement and Acceptance forms in time to participate in the Entitlement Offer.
Shareholders who wish to participate in the Entitlement Offer, are encouraged to provide their email address to the Company’s share registry to permit electronic delivery of their Entitlement and Acceptance forms for participation in the Entitlement Offer. If you have not provided your email address to the share registry, Automic Group, or if you are unsure, please contact the Company’s Company Secretary via [email protected] before the Entitlement Offer Closing Date noted above to receive a copy of the Prospectus and a personalised Entitlement and Acceptance form.
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Corporate Directory
Directors
Mr Gregory Hall (Non-Executive Chairman)
Mr Andrew Paterson (Managing Director)
Mr Murray Black (Non-Executive Director)
Ms Melanie Leighton (Non-Executive Director)
Company Secretary
Ms Melanie Ross
Share Registry*
Automic Group Perth Office: Level 2, 267 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000
Sydney Office: Level 5, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Correspondence: GPO BOX 5193, Sydney NSW 2001
Telephone:
Within Australia: 1300 288 664 Outside Australia: +61 02 9698 5414
Web: www.automicgroup.com.au
Registered and Principal Office
Level 1, 51 Colin Street West Perth, Western Australia 6005 AUSTRALIA
Telephone: +61 8 9321 6037 Facsimile: +61 8 9315 5004 Email: [email protected]
Auditors*
RSM Australia Partners Level 32, Exchange Plaza 2 The Esplanade Perth, Western Australia 6000
Lead Manager and Underwriter
ASX Code: GBR
Website
www.greatboulder.com.au
Viriathus Capital Pty Ltd Level 35, Exchange Plaza 100 Barangaroo Avenue Barangaroo, NSW 2000 AFSL: 297950
Solicitors
Blackwall Legal LLP Level 26,140 St Georges Terrace Perth, Western Australia 6000
*Included for information purposes only. This entity has not been involved in the preparation of this Prospectus.
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1. Investment overview
1.1 Introduction
Under this Prospectus the Company is making a pro rata offer of Shares ( New Shares ) to Eligible Shareholders to raise approximately $956,420 before costs ( Entitlement Offer ).
Eligible Shareholders will be entitled to apply for 1 (one) New Share for every 6 (six) Shares held at 5.00pm (WST) on the Record Date, at an issue price of $0.043 per New Share. Refer to Sections 2 and 3 of this Prospectus for information about how to apply for New Shares under the Entitlement Offer.
Eligible Shareholders and other eligible investors are also offered to the opportunity to apply for the Shortfall to the Entitlement Offer ( Shortfall Offer ) under this Prospectus. Refer to Section 2.5 for further details of the Shortfall Offer.
The Company has also recently announced the placement of 30,943,043 Shares to sophisticated and professional investors, at an issue price of $0.043 per Share, to raise $1,330,551 (before costs) ( Placement ). The Shares to be issued under the Placement are expected to be issued after the Record Date on 20 August 2020.
The principal purpose of the Entitlement Offer and the Placement is to provide the Company with funds for the Company’s exploration projects and for working capital purposes.
1.2 Purpose of the Placement and the Offers and use of funds
The purpose of the Placement and the Offers is to fund exploration at the Company’s Side Well and Whiteheads gold projects, and to provide the Company with working capital and funds for administration costs.
The Placement and the Offers will raise funds of up to $2,286,971 (at full subscription to the Offers), which the Company proposes to use as set out in the table below.
As the Entitlement Offer is fully underwritten the Company anticipates full (100%) subscription to the Offers.
| Amount at 100% subscription to Offers |
Percentage of funds (%) |
Amount at 50% subscription to Offers |
Percentage of Funds (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of funds | ||||
| Existing cash reserves |
$544,152 | 19% | $544,152 | 23% |
| Funds raised from Placement |
$1,330,551 | 47% | $1,330,551 | 57% |
| Funds raised from Entitlement Offer |
$956,420 | 34% | $478,210 | 20% |
| Total | $2,831,123 | 100% | $2,352,913 | 100% |
| Allocation of funds | ||||
| RC drilling | $1,000,000 | 35% | $770,000 | 33% |
| AC drilling | $350,000 | 12% | $300,000 | 13% |
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| Amount at 100% subscription to Offers |
Percentage of funds (%) |
Amount at 50% subscription to Offers |
Percentage of Funds (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Drilling |
$250,000 | 9% | $200,000 | 9% |
| Soil sampling | $50,000 | 2% | $50,000 | 2% |
| Geophysical surveys |
$200,000 | 7% | $200,000 | 9% |
| Working capital and administration costs |
$852,726 | 30% | $685,387 | 29% |
| Costs of the Offers and the Placement |
$128,397 | 5% | $147,526 | 6% |
| Total | $2,831,123 | 100% | $2,352,913 | 100% |
Notes:
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If funds raised are less than full subscription, the Company will allocate those funds generally in the percentage proportions as outlined above.
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Working capital and administration costs include corporate administration and operating costs and may be applied to directors’ fees, ASX and share registry fees, legal, tax and audit fees, insurance and travel costs.
The information in this table is a statement of present intention as at the Prospectus Date. The exact amount of funds spent by the Company will depend on many factors that cannot be ascertained at this time.
1.3 Lead Manager Offer
This Prospectus also contains an offer of the Lead Manager Options to the Lead Manager. Only the Lead Manager is entitled to subscribe for the Lead Manager Options offered pursuant to this Prospectus. No Options are offered under the Entitlement Offer or the Shortfall Offer.
1.4 Company’s projects
Great Boulder has consolidated a portfolio of projects in the Archaean Yilgarn province of Western Australia. First-mover advantage has allowed the Company to establish a large footprint over two project areas in the Yamarna Belt east of Laverton that were identified for their potential to host significant magmatic-hosted nickel sulphide bodies. In addition to these, the Company has executed option and joint venture agreements over the highly prospective Whiteheads gold project near Kalgoorlie, and the Side Well gold project near Meekatharra.
(a) Whiteheads project
The Company holds the option to acquire a 75% interest in three tenements within the Whiteheads Project from private company Zebina Minerals Pty Ltd, as well as a farm-in agreement with Mithril Resources Ltd [ASX: MTH] to earn up to 80% of three adjacent tenements previously referred to by Mithril as the Lignum Dam project.
The Whiteheads project is located 60km north of Kalgoorlie in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia in an area considered extremely prospective for
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gold mineralisation. The project covers an area of approximately 450km[2] and a strike length in excess of 25km.
Despite being explored by a number of companies in the past, the Whiteheads area has had a history of fragmented ownership which meant the known prospects were broken up across a number of smaller tenements. Having been recently consolidated into a contiguous tenement area, Whiteheads can now be explored as a single project, meaning Great Boulder now has the ability to utilise the full potential of the extensive historic database.
Data collated from previous exploration includes over 15,000 surface geochemical samples plus over 1,400 drill holes, mainly RAB drilling but including 169 RC holes and four diamond holes. Collectively this dataset has defined surface gold-in-soil anomalism in a number of coherent anomalies up to 6.5km long, as well as high-grade drilling intersections at prospects such as Seven Leaders, Lady Betty and Anomaly H. Highlights of some of these drill results are included in the Company’s ASX announcement of 30 August 2019.
Recent work by Great Boulder includes an extensive auger sampling program on the Arsenal trend, which successfully defined a coherent gold-in-soil anomaly more than 3km long. This anomaly is now being tested with air-core drilling. The Company is also conducting field work to find and recover bottomof-hole drill chips from historic drilling for multi-element analysis, the data from which will be used to define any distal alteration footprints associated with gold mineralisation. The multi-element data will also be useful for defining lithogeochemical boundaries to refine the regional geological interpretation.
Great Boulder’s option to acquire a 75% interest in the Zebina Minerals portion of the Whiteheads Project may be exercised within the period of 12 months from 23 August 2019. During the option period, Great Boulder may conduct exploration activities on Whitehead and the Company has committed to a minimum on-ground expenditure of $200,000. The Company may also elect to extend the option period, with two three-month extensions available successively. Upon requesting each extension the Company must pay Zebina an extension fee of A$25,000.
Great Boulder may exercise its option by paying $200,000 cash and issuing $200,000 in Shares (based on a 10% discount to the 20-day VWAP at the date of exercise of the option), together with one free-attaching Option issued with every Share. The issue of Shares and Options on exercise of the option is subject to Shareholder approval.
If the Whiteheads option is exercised, Great Boulder will hold a 75% interest in the Whiteheads Project tenements, with Zebina Minerals Pty Ltd holding a 25% interest free-carried to a decision to mine.
The Company intends to continue exploring Whiteheads in a systematic manner. This will entail further air-core drilling on prospects along the Arsenal trend, as well as auger soil sampling on the recently granted tenement E27/588. Additional AC and RC drilling will be based upon the results of these initial programs.
Further information about the Whiteheads Gold Project and the terms on which the Whiteheads Project may be acquired are contained in the Company’s announcements “ Acquisition of Whiteheads Gold Project near Kalgoorlie ” released to ASX on 30 August 2019, and “ Lignum Dam acquisition grows Whiteheads potential” released to ASX on 9 September 2019. Copies of these are available on the Company’s website at www.greatboulder.com.au.
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(b) Yamarna project
In the Yamarna Belt, the Yamarna project has been the Company’s flagship nickel-copper-cobalt project since the discovery of massive sulphides at Mt Venn in 2017, and the subsequent discovery of sulphides at Eastern Mafic in 2018. The strategy of finding large-scale gravity anomalies with coincident electro-magnetic (EM) anomalies proved successful with the first drilling program at Mt Venn, and since then Great Boulder has successfully identified sulphide Cu-Ni-Co mineralisation in a number of prospects across the project area. Multiple parallel lenses of mineralisation have been identified, with highergrade copper along the footwall contact at Mt Venn. Further drilling is required to continue defining the extent of the mineralisation and home in on the highergrade sulphide bodies.
Significant results to date at Yamarna include:
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(i) Mt Venn
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48m @ 0.8% Cu, 0.2% Ni and 0.07% Co from 103m in 17MVRC015
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18m @ 0.8% Cu, 0.1% Ni and 0.02% Co from 187m in 17MVRC001[1]
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18m @ 0.7% Cu, 0.2% Ni and 0.05% Co from 92m in 17MVRC022[2]
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(ii) Eastern Mafic
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4m @ 1.3% Cu, 0.2% Ni and 0.02% Co from 134m in 18EMRC021[3]
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2.5m @ 1.0% Cu, 0.1% Ni and 0.04% Co from 119.5m in 18EMDD002[4]
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7.1m @ 0.7% Cu, 0.2% Ni and 0.04% Co from 270m in 18MRCD013.
(c)
Winchester project
North of Mt Venn and also in the Yamarna Belt, the Winchester project was acquired as a “bolt-on” acquisition through a farm-in agreement with Ausgold Limited in 2018. Drilling by Ausgold has previously intersected significant copper-nickel sulphide mineralisation within disseminated sulphide intersections, including:
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20m @ 0.7% Cu, 0.4% Ni and 0.02% Co from 39m (YMRC003)
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17m @ 0.7% Cu, 0.2% Ni, and 0.02% Co from 92m (YMRC009)
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19m @ 0.6% Cu, 0.3% Ni, and 0.02% Co from 106m (YMRC010)
Drilling by Great Boulder confirmed the tenor of mineralisation at the Winchester prospect, with better results including:[5]
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7m at 1.1% Cu, 0.2% Ni, 0.01% Co from 123m (18WNRC001)
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13m at 0.9% Cu, 0.3% Ni, 0.02% Co from 138m (18WNRC002)
Significantly, the sulphide chemistry at Winchester indicates a higher nickel tenor compared to the Mt Venn and Eastern Mafic sulphides, which is an indication of the potential nickel grade in a massive sulphide accumulation. With further drilling required on the Winchester mineralisation and a number of other
1 ASX announcement 13/11/2017: “Copper-Nickel-Cobalt discovery at Mt Venn” 2 ASX announcement 5/2/2018: “Strong assay results confirm Mt Venn discovery”
3 ASX announcement 9/11/2018: “Eastern Mafic and Winchester return higher Nickel assays”
4 ASX announcement 12/10/2018: “Eastern Mafic taking shape at Mt Venn Copper-Nickel project”
5 ASX announcement 13/3/2019: “Great Boulder signs Winchester Nickel-Copper JV”
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EM anomalies to test in the area, Winchester remains an active exploration priority for the Company.
(d)
Side Well
The Company recently announced an agreement on an option to acquire 75% in the Side Well tenement E51/1905, near Meekatharra in the Murchison province of Western Australia.[6]
Side Well is located immediately northeast of Meekatharra over the richlyendowed Wydgee-Meekatharra greenstone belt, sitting in a highly-prospective location between the Paddy’s Flat area to the south, and the Andy Well gold mine to the north.
Within the tenement area the regional stratigraphy is folded into a broad, southplunging syncline. BIF and chert horizons on the western side of the project, similar to those that host gold in Westgold’s operations to the south and west of Side Well, are repeated on the eastern side of the syncline where they strike south-southeast towards the historic Gabanintha mining area. The majority of this sequence has not been previously explored, making it an excellent target for greenfields exploration. In addition to this the known prospects of Mulga Bill, Matilda and Jones Well will be the initial focus of work by Great Boulder.
During the modern era gold was first identified by Dominion Mining Ltd during regional RAB drilling programs in the early 1990’s. The first serious deeper drilling was undertaken by Doray Minerals Ltd, who were active at Side Well from 2009 to 2016. Doray identified high-grade gold at Matilda, and also confirmed broad and high-grade gold mineralisation at the Mulga Bill prospect over a strike length of 3km.
Selected significant intersections from previous drilling at Side Well include:
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3m @ 35.5g/t Au from 76m in MNAC0463 (Matilda prospect)
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5m @ 6.69g/t Au from 110m in MNAC0454 (Mulga Bill prospect)
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14m @ 5.30g/t Au from 86m in SWRC012 (Mulga Bill prospect)
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10m @ 3.41g/t Au from 185m in SWRC006 (Mulga Bill prospect).
The Company now intends to start testing the various prospects at Side Well, beginning with an RC program at Mulga Bill which will be followed by air-core drilling and a regional soil geochemistry program. Later in 2020 the Company intends to complete a ground magnetic survey over the northern end of the project around Jones Well.
The intent of these exploration activities is to generate a pipeline of prospects, ranging from new greenfields targets through to advanced definition drilling, with Mulga Bill being the most advanced prospect to date.
Further information about the Company’s projects are contained in the Company’s announcements and reports released to ASX, which are available on the Company’s website at www.greatboulder.com.au.
The information in this Section 1.4 referring to exploration results is taken from the Company’s announcements to ASX referred to in this Section 1.4 . Each announcement contains information relating to the reporting of exploration results, data and sampling techniques in accordance with the requirements of the JORC Code. The
6 ASX announcement 14/7/2020: “GBR acquires option on high-grade gold project”
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Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the relevant announcements.
1.5 Market prices of Shares on ASX
Information about the closing market price of Shares quoted on ASX during the 3 months period before the Prospectus Date is set out in the table below.
| Price | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest | $0.062 | 24 July 2020 |
| Lowest | $0.024 | 3 June 2020 |
| Latest | $0.052 | 12 August 2020 |
1.6 Key risks
The risks set out below have been identified as being key risks specific to an investment in the Company. These risks may adversely affect the Company’s financial position and prospects and the market price of Shares.
Further details of these key risks are described in in Section 6, together with other risks associated with mining industry and general investment risks.
(a) Small, speculative company
The New Shares offered pursuant to the Offers should be considered speculative due to the size of the Company and the nature of the Company’s business. There cannot be any guarantee as to payment of dividends, return of capital or the market value of Shares in the future.
(b) Future capital requirements
The Company’s ongoing activities are likely to require further financing in the future, in addition to amounts raised pursuant to the Offers. Any additional equity financing may be dilutive to Shareholders, may be undertaken at lower prices than the Offer Price or may involve restrictive covenants which may limit the Company’s operations and business strategy.
There cannot be any assurance that in the future, capital or funding will always be available on terms suitable for the Company or at all. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing, it may be required to reduce, delay or suspend its operations, which may result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s activities, the market price of Shares and the Company’s its ability to continue as a going concern.
(c)
No profit to date
The Company has incurred operating losses since its inception. As the Company intends to conduct further exploration activities on its mining exploration projects, the Directors anticipate the Company making further losses in the foreseeable future.
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(d) Reliance on key personnel
The Company’s success depends to a significant extent upon its key management personnel, as well as other employees and technical personnel including sub-contractors.
The Company has a small management team. The loss of the services of the Company’s key personnel could have an adverse effect on the Company at this early stage of development, particularly as finding an effective replacement may be difficult.
(e) Miscellaneous licences over tenements
Some of the Company’s projects are in areas proximate to other mining and exploration projects under development.
If the Company is successful in its exploration activities, the manner in which any mineable deposit may be developed may be affected by the grant of any miscellaneous licences over Great Boulder’s tenements to enable holders of neighbouring tenements to develop and access mines and associated infrastructure, such as roads and pipelines.
1.7 The Board and management
Gregory Clifton Hall – Non-Executive Chairman
Bachelor of Applied Science (First Class Honours) from the University of New South Wales.
Greg is a geologist with over 45 years’ experience in the mining and exploration industry. Mr Hall was Chief Geologist for Placer Dome from 2000 to 2006 and managed Placer Dome’s exploration activity in China from 1993 to 2001. Prior to Placer dome, Mr Hall managed exploration for CSR Limited and contributed to the discovery of the Granny Smith gold mine in Western Australia, including Wallaby, Sunrise Dam and Keringal. Mr Hall has significant experience as a director for a number of publicly listed resources companies.
Andrew George Paterson - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Bachelor of Engineering in Mineral Exploration & Mining Geology (Honours) from Curtin University; Graduate Diploma in Mining from Curtin University.
Andrew is a geologist with over 25 years’ experience in mining and exploration in Australia and PNG. After graduating from WASM in 1993 he spent several years in surface and underground gold and nickel mining operations around the WA Goldfields before moving into a management role with Harmony Gold. Since then Andrew has managed diverse programs exploring for gold, nickel, iron ore and lithium for companies including Atlas Iron and Focus Minerals. In 2016, Andrew was part of the management team that recapitalised Kingston Resources, leading to Kingston’s successful acquisition of the 2.8Moz Misma Gold Project in PNG.
Murray Edward Black – Non-Executive Director
Murray has over 39 years’ experience in the mineral exploration and mining industry and has served as a director of several publicly listed Australian companies. Mr Black part-owns and manages a substantial Australian drilling company, Blue Spec Drilling, has interests in several commercial developments and has significant experience in capital financing.
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Melanie Jane Leighton – Non-Executive Director
Bachelor of Science (Geology) from the University of Western Australia.
Melanie is a geologist with over 17 years’ experience within the mineral exploration industry. She is currently the Corporate Projects Manager and alternate director of ASX-listed company, Hot Chili Limited. Melanie has held senior geological roles with, Harmony Gold, Hill 50 Gold, Northwest Resources and Terra Gold gaining practical and management experience within the areas of exploration, mining and resource development.
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2. Details of the Offers
2.1 The Entitlement Offer
The Entitlement Offer is a pro rata offer of New Shares to Eligible Shareholders.
Eligible Shareholders will be entitled to apply for 1 (one) New Share for every 6 (six) Shares held at 5.00pm (WST) on the Record Date, at an issue price of $0.043 per New Share ( Offer Price ). The Offer Price is payable in full on application.
As at the Prospectus Date the Company has 133,453,994 Shares and 40,879,893 unlisted Options on issue.
Based on the number of Shares expected to be on issue on the Record Date, a total of up to 22,242,332 New Shares will be offered under the Entitlement Offer, raising up to $956,420 before costs of the Entitlement Offer.
The purpose of the Entitlement Offer and the intended use of the funds raised is set out in Section 1.2.
Information about how to accept your Entitlement and apply for the New Shares is set out in Section 3.
2.2 Non-renounceable offer
The Entitlement Offer is non-renounceable which means that Eligible Shareholders cannot transfer their right to subscribe for New Shares under the Entitlement Offer to anyone else. Any New Shares that are not taken up by the Entitlement Offer Closing Date will automatically lapse and will form part of the Shortfall.
2.3 Entitlement and eligibility to the Entitlement Offer
The Entitlement Offer is made to Eligible Shareholders only.
All Shareholders with a registered address in Australia or New Zealand and who are registered as the holder of Shares at 5.00pm (WST) on Wednesday, 19 August 2020 ( Record Date ) are Eligible Shareholders. The Offers are not extended to Shareholders who do not meet this criteria.
The number of New Shares to which you are entitled is shown on your Entitlement and Acceptance Form accompanying this Prospectus.
Where the determination of the Entitlement of any Eligible Shareholder results in a fraction of a New Share, such fractions will be rounded to the nearest whole New Share, except where there is a half a Share, in which case fractions will be rounded down.
To apply for New Shares under the Entitlement Offer, you must complete your Entitlement and Acceptance Form and lodge it with payment for the New Shares, or make a payment by the BPay® facility, by no later than 5.00pm (WST) on the Entitlement Offer Closing Date. Please see Section 3 for further information about accepting the Entitlement Offer.
Your rights to participate in the Entitlement Offer will lapse if you do not accept your Entitlement by the Entitlement Offer Closing Date.
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The Company reserves the right (in its sole discretion) to:
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(a) reject any application that it believes comes from a person who is not an Eligible Shareholder; and
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(b) reduce the number of New Shares allocated to Eligible Shareholders, or persons claiming to be Eligible Shareholders, if their claim to be entitled to participate in the Entitlement Offer proves to be false, exaggerated or unsubstantiated.
The Directors reserve the right not to proceed with the whole or any part of the Entitlement Offer at any time prior to the allotment of New Shares. In that event, relevant Application Monies will be refunded without interest.
2.4 Excluded Shareholders
Shareholders who do not meet the criteria to participate in the Entitlement Offer are Excluded Shareholders. Excluded Shareholders are not entitled to participate in the Entitlement Offer to subscribe for New Shares.
Refer to Section 3.10 for further details.
2.5 Shortfall Offer
Any New Shares not subscribed for under the Entitlement Offer will form the Shortfall and will be offered under the Shortfall Offer.
The Shortfall Offer is a separate offer under this Prospectus. The issue price of the New Shares under the Shortfall Offer is $0.043 (equal to the Offer Price under the Entitlement Offer).
An individual, including an Eligible Shareholder, may apply for New Shares under the Shortfall Offer provided they are eligible under all applicable securities laws to receive an offer under the Shortfall Offer.
The Shortfall Offer will open on Monday, 24 August 2020 and unless extended will close on Tuesday, 8 September 2020.
If after the close of the Offers, any Shortfall has not been subscribed for under the Entitlement Offer or Shortfall Offer, or pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Directors reserve the right to place some or all of that Shortfall within 3 months of the close of the Offers.
The Company cannot guarantee that you will receive the number of Shortfall Shares you apply for. If you do not receive any or all of the Shortfall Shares you applied for, the excess Application Monies will be returned to you without interest.
2.6 Opening Date and Closing Dates
The Offers will open for receipt of Applications on Monday, 24 August 2020 ( Opening Date ) and:
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(a) the Entitlement Offer will close at 5.00pm (WST) on Friday, 4 September 2020 ( Entitlement Offer Closing Date ); and
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(b) the Shortfall Offer will close at 5.00pm (WST) on Tuesday, 8 September 2020 ( Shortfall Offer Closing Date ).
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Subject to compliance with the ASX Listing Rules (as relevant), the Company reserves the right to close the Offers early or to extend a Closing Date.
2.7 No minimum subscription
There is no minimum subscription to the Offers.
2.8
Lead Manager
The Company has engaged Viriathus Capital Pty Ltd as lead manager ( Lead Manager ) to the Placement and the Offers pursuant to the Lead Manager Engagement Agreement.
Refer to Section 8.1 for the services to be performed by the Lead Manager and the fees payable to the Lead Manager under the Lead Manager Engagement Agreement.
2.9 Underwriting
The Entitlement Offer is conditionally wholly underwritten by Viriathus Capital Pty Ltd ( Underwriter ).
The Underwriter has agreed to wholly underwrite all of the Shortfall to the Entitlement Offer pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement between the Company and the Underwriter.
Refer to Section 8.2 for material terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the conditions of the underwriting and the fees payable to the Underwriter.
The Placement is not underwritten.
2.10 Rights and liabilities attaching to New Shares
New Shares issued under this Prospectus will be fully paid and will rank equally in all respects with existing Shares. A summary of the rights and liabilities attaching to the New Shares is set out in Section 5.
2.11 Shortfall allocation
The Directors will have discretion as to how to allocate the Shortfall to Applicants.
In exercising their discretion to allocate the Shortfall:
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(a) the Directors propose to allocate the Shortfall to both new investors and Eligible Shareholders in a manner considered appropriate to Applicants having regard to the best interests of the Company and the Company’s desire to maximise the amount of funds raised from the Offers;
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(b) Eligible Shareholders are encouraged to apply for the Shortfall but in allocating the Shortfall, preference will not necessarily be conferred on Eligible Shareholders;
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(c) where the Directors consider it is in the best interests of the Company to allocate any portion of the Shortfall to a particular Applicant or to particular Applicants in order to maximise the total funds raised from the Offers, the Directors may do so; this may result in preference being given to an Application from a new investor who is not an Eligible Shareholder;
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(d) subject to the above, to the extent that Applications for the Shortfall are made by Eligible Shareholders, as between those Eligible Shareholders the Directors
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will generally endeavour to allocate the Shortfall in a manner which is considered fair to those Applicants, having regard to their existing shareholding interests;
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(e) the Directors will not allocate any portion of the Shortfall to an Applicant who is a Related Party of the Company in priority to, or the exclusion of, any other Applicant; and
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(f) the Directors will not allocate New Shares under the Shortfall Offer to the extent that an Applicant’s voting power in the Company would, together with the Applicant’s Associates, exceed the takeover thresholds in the Corporations Act (i.e. acquiring a controlling interest in 20% or more of the issued Shares), subject to certain exceptions permitted by law.
Any New Shares not applied for under the Entitlement Offer or the Shortfall Offer may be placed at the Directors’ discretion to sophisticated and professional investors as defined in sections 708(8), 708(10) and 708(11) of the Corporations Act, subject to the Listing Rules and any restrictions under applicable law, within 3 months of the close of the Entitlement Offer.
2.12 Lead Manager Offer
The Lead Manager Offer made by this Prospectus invites the Lead Manager (or its nominees) to subscribe for 1,000,000 Options, at an issue price per Option of nil, pursuant to the terms of the Lead Manager Engagement Agreement and this Prospectus.
The primary purpose of offering the Lead Manager Options under the Lead Manager Offer is for the Company to fulfil its obligation under the Lead Manager Engagement Agreement as part of the fee for the services provided by the Lead Manager in managing the Placement and the Offers.
By offering the Lead Manager Options under this Prospectus, the Lead Manager Options will be issued with disclosure under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act. Accordingly, the Lead Manager Options (and any Shares issued on their exercise) will not be subject to secondary trading restrictions.
The issue of the Lead Manager Options is conditional upon the Underwriter fulfilling its obligations under the Underwriting Agreement.
The terms and conditions attaching to the Lead Manager Options are set out in Section 8.3.
The Lead Manager Offer is not subject to any minimum subscription condition or requirement.
The Lead Manager Offer is not underwritten.
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3. Accepting the Entitlement Offer
3.1 Action you may take
The number of New Shares to which you are entitled is shown on the personalised Entitlement and Acceptance Form accompanying this Prospectus. If you are an Eligible Shareholder you may:
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(a) accept your Entitlement in full;
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(b) accept your Entitlement in full and apply for additional New Shares under the Shortfall;
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(c) accept part of your Entitlement and allow the balance to lapse; or
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(d) allow all of your Entitlement to lapse.
3.2 Accepting your Entitlement in full or in part
If you wish to accept your Entitlement in full or in part, make a payment through the BPay® facility for the number of New Shares you wish to apply for in accordance with the instructions on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form – see Section 3.5.
Your Entitlement and Acceptance Form or BPay® payment must be received by no later than 5.00pm (WST) on the Entitlement Offer Closing Date.
If you do not accept all of your Entitlement then the balance of your Entitlement will lapse and the New Shares that are not subscribed for will form part of the Shortfall.
If you do not take up all of your Entitlement then your percentage shareholding in the Company will reduce.
3.3 Accepting your Entitlement in full and applying for additional New Shares under the Shortfall Offer
If you wish to accept your Entitlement in full and apply for New Shares under the Shortfall Offer make a payment through the BPay® facility for all of your Entitlement and the number of additional New Shares you wish to apply for in accordance with the instructions on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form.
Your Entitlement and Acceptance Form or BPay® payment must be received by no later than 5.00pm (WST) on the Entitlement Offer Closing Date.
The allocation and issue of New Shares under the Shortfall Offer will be determined by the Directors in their discretion. The allocation policy in relation to the Shortfall Offer is set out in Section 2.11.
3.4 Allowing your Entitlement to lapse
If you do not wish to accept any of your Entitlement, you are not required to take any action. If you do nothing, then your Entitlement will lapse. The New Shares not subscribed for will form part of the Shortfall.
If you do not take up all of your Entitlement then your percentage shareholding in the Company will reduce.
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3.5 Payment by BPay®
Payment by BPay® should be made according to the instructions set out on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form using the BPay® Biller Code and Customer Reference Number shown on the form. You can only made a payment via BPay® if you are a holder of an account with an Australian financial institution that supports BPay® transactions.
The reference number shown on each Entitlement and Acceptance Form ( Reference Number ) is used to identify your holding. If you have multiple holdings you will have multiple Reference Numbers. You must use the Reference Number to pay for each holding separately. Failure to do so may result in an underpayment. If you pay by BPay® and do not pay for your full Entitlement, the remaining Entitlement will form part of the Shortfall.
If you pay by BPay®:
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(a) you do not need to return the Entitlement and Acceptance Form but are taken to have made the declarations on that form; and
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(b) if you do not pay for your Entitlement in full, you are deemed to have taken up your Entitlement in respect of such whole number of New Shares which is covered by your Application Monies.
You must ensure that your payment by BPay® is received by 5.00pm (WST) on the Entitlement Offer Closing Date. Your financial institution may implement cut-off times with regards to electronic payment and you should therefore take this into consideration when making payment. The Company is not responsible for any delay in the receipt of BPay® payment.
3.6 Lodging your Entitlement and Acceptance Form (if not paying by BPay®)
Unless you are making payment by BPay®, completed Entitlement and Acceptance Forms and accompanying electronic funds transfer for Application Monies must be emailed to [email protected] or delivered to:
By hand delivery: By post: Great Boulder Resources Limited Great Boulder Resources Limited C/- Automic Group C/- Automic Group Perth Office GPO Box 5193 Level 2, 267 St Georges Terrace Sydney NSW 2001 Perth WA 6000
Your completed Entitlement and Acceptance Form and accompanying electronic funds transfer confirmation must reach the Share Registry no later than 5.00pm (WST) on the Entitlement Offer Closing Date.
The Entitlement and Acceptance Form does not need to be signed to be a binding acceptance of New Shares. If the Entitlement and Acceptance Form is not completed correctly it may still be treated as valid. The Company’s decision as to whether to treat the acceptance as valid and how to construe, amend or complete the Entitlement and Acceptance Form is final.
3.7 ASX quotation of New Shares
New Shares under the Offers are expected to be issued and holding statements despatched as soon as practicable after the Closing Dates, in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules and the timetable set out on page iii. Securities issued under the
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Shortfall will be issued on a progressive basis. No issue of Securities will be made until ASX grants permission for quotation of the New Shares.
Application for official quotation on ASX of the Securities issued pursuant to this Prospectus will be made within 7 days after the Prospectus Date. The fact that ASX may agree to grant official quotation of the Securities is not to be taken in any way as an indication of the merits of the Company or the Securities. If permission for quotation is not granted by ASX within 3 months after the Prospectus Date, the Securities will not be allotted and Application Monies will be refunded (without interest) as soon as practicable.
It is your responsibility to determine your holdings before trading in Securities. Any person who sells Securities before receiving confirmation of their holding will do so at their own risk.
The Directors reserve the right not to proceed with the whole or any part of the Offers at any time before the allotment of New Shares. In that event, relevant Application Monies will be refunded without interest.
3.8 No brokerage
No investor will pay brokerage as a subscriber for New Shares under the Offers.
3.9 Holding of Application Monies
Application Monies will be held in a trust account until the New Shares are issued.
The trust account established by the Company for this purpose will be solely used for handling Application Monies.
Any interest earned on Application Monies will be for the benefit of, and will remain the sole property of, the Company, and will be retained by the Company whether or not the allotment and issue of New Shares takes place.
Applications and Application Monies may not be withdrawn once they have been received by the Company.
3.10 Excluded Shareholders
The Entitlement Offer is not made to Shareholders who on the Record Date have a registered address outside Australia or New Zealand ( Excluded Shareholders ). Neither the Prospectus nor the Entitlement and Acceptance Form constitutes an offer or invitation in any place in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer or invitation.
In making the decision to not extend the Entitlement Offer to Excluded Shareholders the Company has taken into account the small number Shareholders outside Australia and New Zealand, the number and value of New Shares that would be offered to Shareholders outside Australia and New Zealand and the cost of complying with the legal requirements and requirements of regulatory authorities in the overseas jurisdictions.
The Entitlement Offer made to Eligible Shareholders with an address in New Zealand is made in reliance on the Financial Markets Conduct (Incidental Offers) Exemption Notice 2016 (New Zealand). The New Shares are not being offered or sold to the public within New Zealand other than to existing Shareholders of the Company with registered addresses in New Zealand. This Prospectus has not been registered, filed with or approved by any New Zealand regulatory authority. This Prospectus is not an
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investment statement or prospectus under New Zealand law and is not required to, and may not, contain all the information that an investment statement or prospectus under New Zealand law is required to contain.
The Entitlement Offer is made to all Eligible Shareholders. The Company is not required to determine whether or not any registered Eligible Shareholder is holding Shares on behalf of persons who are resident outside Australia or New Zealand (including nominees, custodians and trustees) or the identity or residence of any beneficial owners of Shares. Any Eligible Shareholders holding Shares on behalf of persons who are resident outside Australia and New Zealand are responsible for ensuring that any dealing with New Shares issued under the Entitlement Offer do not breach the laws and regulations in the relevant overseas jurisdiction, and should seek independent professional advice and observe any applicable restrictions relating to the taking up of Entitlements or the distribution of this Prospectus or the Entitlement and Acceptance Form.
The distribution of this Prospectus and accompanying application (including electronic copies) outside Australia or New Zealand may be restricted by law and therefore persons who come into possession of this Prospectus should seek advice on and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with such restrictions may constitute a violation of applicable securities laws.
3.11 CHESS
The Company participates in the Clearing House Electronic Sub-register System ( CHESS ). ASX Settlement, a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX, operates CHESS in accordance with the Listing Rules and the ASX Settlement Rules.
Under CHESS, Applicants will not receive a certificate but will receive a statement of their holding of Securities ( CHESS Statement or Holding Statement ).
If you are broker sponsored, ASX Settlement will send you a CHESS Statement.
The CHESS Statement will set out the number of New Shares issued under this Prospectus, provide details of your holder identification number and give the participation identification number of the sponsor.
If you are registered on the issuer sponsored sub-register, your statement will be dispatched by the Company's Share Register and will contain the number of New Shares issued to you under this Prospectus and your security holder reference number.
A CHESS Statement or issuer sponsored statement will routinely be sent to Shareholders at the end of any calendar month during which the balance of their shareholding changes. Shareholders may request a statement at any other time, however, a charge may be made for additional statements.
3.12 Privacy
If you apply for New Shares you will be providing personal information to the Company and the Share Registry. The Company and the Share Registry collect, hold and use your personal information in order to assess your Application, service your needs as an investor, provide facilities and services that you request, carry out appropriate administration and to facilitate distribution payments and corporate communications to you as a Shareholder.
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,
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regulatory bodies including the Australian Taxation Office, authorised securities brokers, print service providers, mail houses and the Share Registry.
Collection, maintenance and disclosure of certain personal information are governed by legislation including the Privacy Act (as amended), the Corporations Act and certain rules of ASX. If you do not provide the information required on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form or Shortfall Application Form (as applicable), the Company may not be able to accept or process your Application.
Under the Privacy Act, you may request access to your personal information held by, or on behalf of, the Company or the Share Registry. You can request access to your personal information by writing to the Company through the Share Registry at:
Great Boulder Resources Limited C/- Automic Group Pty Ltd GPO Box 5193 Sydney NSW 2001 T: +61 8 9321 6037
Email: [email protected]
3.13 Taxation implications
The Directors do not consider that it is appropriate to give potential Applicants advice regarding the taxation consequences of applying for New Shares under this Prospectus as it is not possible to provide a comprehensive summary of the possible taxation positions of potential Applicants. The Company, its advisers and officers do not accept any responsibility or liability for any taxation consequences to potential Applicants in relation to the Offers. Potential Applicants should, therefore, consult their own tax adviser in connection with the taxation implications of the Offers.
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4. Effect of the Offers
4.1 Principal effect of the Placement and Offers on the Company
The principal effects of the Placement and the Offers, assuming the Offers are fully subscribed, will be to:
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(a) increase the number of Shares on issue from 133,453,994 Shares as at the Prospectus Date to 186,639,369 Shares; and
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(b) increase cash reserves by up to approximately $2,158,574 immediately after completion of the Offers and payment of the costs and expenses set out in Section 8.9, including the estimated expenses of the Offers.
4.2 Effect on capital structure
The capital structure of the Company following completion of the Offers (assuming the Offers are fully subscribed) is set out below:
| Shares | Full subscription |
|---|---|
| Shares on issue at the Prospectus Date | 133,453,994 |
| New Shares to be issued under the Placement | 30,943,043 |
| New Shares offered under the Offers | 22,242,332 |
| Total Shares on issue at completion of the Offers2 | 186,639,369 |
| Options | |
| Options on issue at the Prospectus Date1 | 40,879,893 |
| Options issued under the Offers | Nil |
| Options to be issued to Lead Manager2 | 1,000,000 |
| Total Options on issue at completion of the Offers3 | 41,879,893 |
Notes:
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The Options comprise 34,629,893 Options exercisable at $0.20 each on or before 18 November 2020, 250,000 Options exercisable at $0.20 each on or before 18 March 2022, 4,000,000 Options exercisable at $0.10 each on or before 30 June 2022 and 2,000,000 Options exercisable at $0.04 each on or before 30 June 2022 and granted under the Company’s Employee Incentive Plan. All Options are unquoted.
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Lead Manager Options to be issued on the terms set out in Section 8.3.
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Total numbers of Shares and Options assume no Options are exercised before completion of the Offers.
4.3 Effect of Offers on control of Company
The potential effect that the Offers could have on the control of the Company, and the consequences of that effect, will depend upon a number of factors, including investor demand and Existing Shareholdings.
If all Eligible Shareholders subscribe for their Entitlements in full, each Eligible Shareholder’s percentage shareholding should remain substantially the same as at the
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Record Date, save for adjustments as a result of Excluded Shareholders not being able to subscribe under the Entitlement Offer. In such instance, the Offers should not have a material effect on control of the Company.
The table below sets out the estimated dilutive effect of the Offers on Existing Shareholders, assuming various subscription scenarios and that other Shares are not issued (including on the exercise of Options) prior to the close of the Offers.
| Scenario | New Shares to Eligible Shareholders under Entitlement Offer |
Maximum Shortfall Shares issued |
Dilution to Existing Shareholders as a result of Placement and any Shortfall1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% subscription under Entitlement Offer |
22,242,332 | Nil | 16.6% |
| 75% subscription to Entitlement Offer |
16,681,749 | 5,560,583 | 19.6% |
| 50% subscription to Entitlement Offer |
11,121,166 | 11,121,166 | 22.5% |
Notes:
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The dilution percentages assume all Shortfall Shares are issued to Applicants other than Eligible Shareholders and represent a percentage of the total Shares on issue on completion of the Offers and the Placement assuming full subscription (i.e. 53,185,375 Shares) to the Placement and both Offers. Applicants under the Shortfall Offer may include Eligible Shareholders or other eligible investors.
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As the Entitlement Offer is fully underwritten, the Company anticipates 100% subscription under the Offers or pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.
The Company will not allocate New Shares under the Shortfall Offer to the extent that an Applicant’s voting power in the Company would, together with the Applicant’s Associates, exceed the takeover thresholds in the Corporations Act (i.e. acquiring a controlling interest in 20% or more of the issued Shares, or increasing an existing controlling interest of more than 20%), subject to certain exceptions permitted by law.
4.4 Pro forma statement of financial position
Set out below is:
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(a) the reviewed consolidated statement of financial position of the Company as at 31 December 2019; and
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(b) the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of financial position of the Company as at 31 December 2019 incorporating the effect of the Offers at 50% and 100% subscription.
The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of financial position has been derived from the financial statements of the Company and adjusted to reflect pro forma assets and liabilities of the Company as if completion of the Offers had occurred by 31 December 2019. The historical and pro-forma information is presented in an abbreviated form. It does not include all of the disclosures required by the Australian Accounting Standards applicable to annual financial statements.
The pro forma statement of financial position has been prepared on the basis that there are no material movements in the assets and liabilities of the Company. No allowance has been made for expenditure incurred from 31 December 2019 to completion of the Offers, except for the following items:
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at 100% subscription to the Offers, the issue of 22,242,332 New Shares at $0.043 each, raising $956,420 before costs and expenses of the Offers;
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at 50% subscription to the Offers, the issue of 11,121,166 New Shares at $0.043 each, raising $478,210 before costs and expenses of the Offers;
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costs of the Offers will be approximately $47,892 (assuming 100% subscription) and $67,021 (assuming 50% subscription);
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the following events and matters that occurred from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020:
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i. expenditure on exploration projects and working capital of $1.13 million;
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ii.
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reduction in other assets of $105,000;
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iii. increase in exploration expenditure capitalised of $297,000;
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iv.
- increase in plant and equipment of $10,000;
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v. recognition of right-of-use asset ($127,000) and corresponding lease liability ($119,000);
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vi. reduction in payables of $147,000;
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vii. increase in provisions of $18,000; and
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viii. decrease in equity of $800,000; and
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the issue of 30,943,043 Shares under the Placement to raise $1,330,551, with costs of the Placement being $73,765.
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Consolidated Pro Forma Statement of Financial Position
| Note Assets Current Assets Cash 1 Trade and other receivables Total Current Asses Non-Current Assets Exploration expenditure Right-of-use asset Property, plant and equipment Total Non-Current Assets Total Assets Liabilities Current Liabilities Trade and other payables Provisions Lease liability Total Current Liabilities Non-Current Liabilities Lease liability Total Non-Current Liabilities Total Liabilities Net Assets Equity Contributed equity Reserves Accumulated losses Total Equity |
31 Dec 2019 Reviewed Subsequent events, including 50% subscription of Offers 1,848,362 529,844 111,135 (105,484) |
Unaudited Pro-Forma 50% subscription Subsequent events, including 100% subscription of Offers 2,38,206 1,027,182 5,651 (105,484) |
Unaudited Pro-Forma 100% subscription |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,875,544 | |||
| 5,651 | |||
| 1,959,497 424,360 |
2,383,857 921,698 |
2,881,195 | |
| 5,184,094 297,379 - 126,695 167,343 10,302 |
5,481,473 297,379 126,695 126,695 177,645 10,302 |
||
| 5,481,473 | |||
| 126,695 | |||
| 177,645 | |||
| 5,351,437 434,376 |
5,785,813 434,376 |
5,785,813 | |
| 7,310,934 858,735 |
8,169,669 1,356,074 |
8,667,008 | |
| 367,587 (146,665) 3,991 17,866 - 4,664 |
220,922 (146,665) 21,857 17,866 4,664 4,664 |
||
| 220,922 | |||
| 21,857 | |||
| 4,664 | |||
| 371,578 (124,135) |
247,443 (124,135) |
247,443 | |
| - 114,092 |
114,092 114,092 |
||
| 114,092 | |||
| - 114,092 |
114,092 114,092 |
114,092 | |
| 371,578 (10,043) |
361,535 (10,043) |
361,535 | |
| 6,939,356 868,778 |
7,808,134 1,366,117 |
8,305,473 | |
| 11,486,579 1,661,064 323,975 45,709 (4,871,198) (837,996) |
13,147,643 2,158,404 369,684 45,709 (5,709,194) (837,996) |
||
| 13,644,983 | |||
| 369,684 | |||
| (5,709,194) | |||
| 6,939,356 868,778 |
7,808,134 1,366,117 |
8,305,473 |
Note 1 Cash Reconciliation:
| Cash 31 Dec 2019 Reviewed Subsequent events 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020, net payments Placement of 30,943,043 Shares to raise $1,330,551 Entitlement Offer Costs of the Offers and the Placement Unaudited Pro-Forma Cash |
Unaudited Pro-Forma 50% subscription Unaudited Pro-Forma 100% subscription 1,848,362 1,848,362 (1,131,392) (1,131,392) 1,330,551 1,330,551 478,210 956,420 (147,526) (128,397) |
|---|---|
| 2,378,206 2,875,544 |
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4.5 Details of substantial Shareholders
As at the Prospectus Date, the Company has one substantial Shareholder (being a person who has a relevant interest in 5% or more of the shares in the Company). Mr Chris Retzos has a relevant interest in 5.19% of the total Shares.
4.6
Effect of Offers on control of the Company
As at the Prospectus Date the Company has 133,453,994 Shares and 40,879,893 unlisted Options on issue.
As at the Prospectus Date the Company does not anticipate that Shares issued under the Offers or the Placement will have any effect on control of the Company.
If all of the Eligible Shareholders under the Entitlement Offer accept their Entitlements in full, Eligible Shareholders will maintain their percentage shareholding interest in the Company, subject only to dilution of their percentage shareholding interest as a result of the Placement.
4.7 Effects of the Offers on activities of the Company
The principal effect of the Offers on the Company will be to provide the Company with funds for the conduct of exploration activities at the Company’s exploration projects.
The Company anticipates that exploration drilling at Side Well and Whiteheads will be the Company’s principal exploration activity over the next six months.
Following the Offers, the Company intends to:
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(a) conduct a range of exploration activities at the Side Well project in the manner described in Section 1.4;
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(b) conduct ongoing drilling and auger sampling activities at the Whiteheads Project in the manner described in Section 1.4; and
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(c) complete down-hole EM surveys at the Winchester project while assessing ongoing work for Yamarna.
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5. Rights and liabilities attaching to Shares
The New Shares issued under this Prospectus will be fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company and will rank equally with the Existing Shares.
The following is a broad summary (though not necessarily an exhaustive or definitive statement) of the rights and liabilities attaching to the Shares. Full details of the rights and liabilities attaching to the Shares are contained in the Constitution and, in certain circumstances, are regulated by the Corporations Act, the Listing Rules, the ASX Settlement Rules and the common law. The Constitution is available for inspection free of charge at the Company’s registered office.
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(a) Share capital : All issued Shares rank equally in all respects.
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(b) Voting rights : At a general meeting of the Company, every holder of Shares present in person, by an attorney, representative or proxy has one vote on a show of hands and on a poll, one vote for each Share held, and for every contributing share (i.e. partly paid) held, a fraction of a vote equal to the proportion which the amount paid up bears to the total issue price of the contributing share. Where there is an equality of votes, the chairperson has a casting vote.
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(c) Dividend rights : Subject to the Corporations Act, the ASX Listing Rules and any rights of persons entitled to shares with special rights to dividends (at present there are none), all dividends as declared by the Directors are to be payable on all such shares in proportion to the amount of capital paid or credited as paid on the shares during any portion or portions of the period in respect of which the dividends is paid, unless the share is issued on terms providing to the contrary.
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(d) Payment of dividends : Dividends are payable out of the assets of the Company in accordance with section 254T of the Corporations Act and as determined by the Directors, which shall be conclusive. The Directors may direct that payment of the dividend be made wholly or in part by the distribution of specific assets or other Securities of the Company.
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(e) Rights on winding-up : Subject to the Corporations Act, the ASX Listing Rules and any rights or restrictions attached to a class of Shares, the liquidator may on winding-up of the Company, with the authority of a special resolution, divide among the Shareholders in kind the whole or any part of the property of the Company and may for that purpose set such value as the liquidator considers fair upon any property to be so divided and may determine how the division is to be carried out as between the Shareholders or different classes of Shareholders.
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(f) Transfer of Shares : Subject to the Constitution, Shares in the Company may be transferred by:
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(i) a proper ASX Settlement transfer or any other method of transferring or dealing in Shares introduced by the ASX or operated in accordance with the ASX Settlement Rules or the ASX Listing Rules as recognised under the Corporations Act; or
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(ii) an instrument in writing in any usual or common form or in any other form that the Directors, in their absolute discretion, approve from time to time.
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(g) Refusal to transfer Shares : The Directors may refuse to register a transfer of Shares (other than a proper ASX Settlement transfer) only where:
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(i) the law permits it;
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(ii) the law requires it; or
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(iii) the transfer is a transfer of restricted securities (as defined in ASX Listing Rule 19.12) which is, or might be, in breach of the ASX Listing Rules or any escrow agreement entered into by the Company in respect of those restricted securities.
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(h) Further increases in capital : Subject to the Constitution, the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules:
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(i) Shares in the Company are under the control of the Directors, who may allot or dispose of all or any of the Shares to such persons, and on such terms, as the Directors determine; and
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(ii) the Directors have the right to grant options to subscribe for Shares, to any person, for any consideration.
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(i) Variation of rights attaching to shares : The rights attaching to the shares of a class (unless otherwise provided by their terms of issue) may only be varied by a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of those shares of that class, or in certain circumstances, with the written consent of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the issued shares of that class.
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(j) General meeting : Each holder of Shares will be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, general meetings of the Company and to receive notices, accounts and other documents required to be furnished to Shareholders under the Constitution, the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules.
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6. Risk factors
6.1 Introduction
Activities in the Company, as in any business, are subject to risks which may impact on the Company’s future performance.
Prior to deciding whether to subscribe for New Shares, Applicants should read the entire Offer Document and review announcements made by the Company to ASX (www.asx.com.au under the code ‘GBR’) to gain an appreciation of the Company, its activities, operations, financial position and prospects.
An investment in New Shares should be considered speculative. New Shares do not carry any guarantee with respect to the payment of any dividends, returns of capital or the market value of those New Shares.
Applicants should also consider the risk factors set out below which the Directors believe represent some of the general and specific risks that Applicants should be aware of when evaluating the Company and deciding whether to subscribe for New Shares. The following risk factors are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all of the risk factors to which the Company is exposed.
6.2 Company specific risks
The following risks have been identified as being key risks specific to an investment in the Company. These risks have the potential to have a significant adverse impact on the Company and may affect the Company’s financial position, prospects and price of its quoted Securities.
(a) Small, speculative company
The Company is a small company in terms of its market capitalisation and number of Shareholders. The Company’s business in mineral exploration.
The New Shares offered pursuant to the Entitlement Offer should be considered speculative due to the size of the Company and the nature of the Company’s business. There cannot be any guarantee as to payment of dividends, return of capital or the market value of Shares in the future.
The prices at which an investor may be able to trade Shares may be above or below the price paid for New Shares.
Prospective investors must make their own assessment of the likely risks and determine whether an investment in the Company is appropriate to their own circumstances.
(b) Future capital requirements
The Company’s ongoing activities are likely to require further financing in the future, in addition to amounts raised pursuant to the Offers. Any additional equity financing may be dilutive to Shareholders and may be undertaken at lower prices than the Offer Price.
There cannot be any assurance that in the future capital or funding will always be available on terms suitable for the Company or at all. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing, it may be required to reduce, delay or suspend its operations, which may result in a material adverse effect on the
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Company’s activities, the market price of Shares and the Company’s its ability to continue as a going concern.
(c) No profit to date
The Company has incurred operating losses since its inception.
As the Company intends to conduct further exploration activities on its mining exploration projects, the Directors anticipate the Company making further losses in the foreseeable future.
(d) Reliance on key personnel
The Company’s success depends to a significant extent upon its key management personnel, as well as other employees and technical personnel including sub-contractors.
The Company has a small management team. The loss of the services of the Company’s key personnel could have an adverse effect on the Company at this early stage of development, particularly as finding an effective replacement may be difficult.
(e)
Miscellaneous licences over tenements
Some of the Company’s projects are in areas proximate to other mining and exploration projects under development.
If the Company is successful in its exploration activities, the manner in which any mineable deposit may be developed may be affected by the grant of any miscellaneous licences over Great Boulder’s tenements to enable holders of neighbouring tenements to develop and access mines and associated infrastructure, such as roads and pipelines.
At the Yamarna project, 3 miscellaneous licences have been granted to, and 4 miscellaneous licence applications have been applied for by, Gold Road Resources Limited ( Gold Road ) which encroach on parts of the tenements in the Yamarna project.
Gold Road’s miscellaneous licence applications are for the purpose of a water bore field and infrastructure corridor which collectively encroach upon less than 10% of the Yamarna project area. The Company’s joint venture partner, Eastern Goldfields Mining Company Pty Ltd, has filed objections to these applications as the registered tenement holder for the Yamarna project. As at the Prospectus Date, Gold Road’s miscellaneous licence applications have not been granted and are subject to a determination in the Warden’s Court of Western Australia. The grant of any additional miscellaneous licences may have some effect on manner in which the Company is able to conduct exploration on the relevant tenements.
Any additional miscellaneous licences granted over relevant tenements may affect the manner in which any future exploration, development or mining activity is undertaken at Yamarna (or any other project).
The Board considers that these types of encroachments and potential impacts on mining activities are standard access issues that many companies face when operating in prospective and active mining regions, such as the location of the Yamarna project.
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At the Prospectus Date, it is not possible to determine the extent to which the Company’s future operations may be affected by any grant of the miscellaneous licences applied for by Gold Road, particularly because the Company’s exploration activities at the Yamarna project are at an early stage.
6.3 Mining exploration industry risks
Mineral exploration, development and mining activities are high-risk undertakings and there can be no assurance that any exploration or development activity in regard to the Company’s current properties, or any properties that may be acquired in the future, will result in the discovery or exploitation of an economic resource.
Mineral exploration, development and mining may be hampered by circumstances beyond the control of the Company and are speculative operations which by their nature are subject to a number of inherent risks, including the following:
(a) Exploration and development risk
Mineral exploration and development is a speculative and high risk activity that requires large amounts of expenditure over extended periods of time and may be impeded by circumstances and factors beyond the Company’s control.
Successful exploration and mineral development depends on many factors, including:
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(i) discovery and proving-up, or acquiring, an economically recoverable mineral resource or reserve;
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(ii) access to adequate capital throughout the acquisition/discovery and project development phases of a mineral exploration project;
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(iii) maintaining title to the project area;
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(iv) obtaining required development consents and approvals necessary for the acquisition, exploration, development and production phases of the project; and
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(v) accessing the necessary experienced operational staff, the applicable financial management and recruiting skilled contractors, consultants and employees.
There can be no assurance that the application of funds on exploration will result in the realisation of objectives such as the discovery of an economic mineral resource.
Even if an apparently viable mineral resource is identified, there is no guarantee that it can be economically exploited. Conclusions drawn during mineral exploration are subject to the uncertainties associated with all sampling techniques and to the risk of incorrect interpretation of geological, geochemical, geophysical, drilling and other data.
(b)
Operational and technical risks
The exploration operations of the Company may be affected by various factors, including but not limited to:
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(i) geological and climatic conditions;
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(ii) failure to locate or identify mineral deposits;
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(iii) failure to achieve predicted grades in exploration and mining;
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(iv) operational and technical difficulties encountered in exploration and mining;
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(v) insufficient or unreliable infrastructure, such as power, water and transport;
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(vi) difficulties in commissioning and operating plant and equipment;
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(vii) mechanical failure or plant breakdown;
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(viii) unanticipated metallurgical problems which may affect extraction costs;
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(ix) adverse weather conditions;
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(x) industrial and environmental accidents;
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(xi) industrial disputes and labour shortages; and
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(xii) unexpected shortages or increases in the costs of consumables, spare parts, plant and equipment.
(c)
Ability to exploit successful discoveries
It may not always be possible for the Company to exploit successful discoveries which may be made in areas in which the Company has an interest. Such exploitation would involve obtaining the necessary licences or clearances from relevant authorities that may require conditions to be satisfied and/or the exercise of discretions by such authorities. It may or may not be possible for such conditions to be satisfied. Further, the decision to proceed to further exploitation may require participation of other companies whose interests and objectives may not be the same as those of the Company.
(d) Mining and development risks
Profitability depends on successful exploration and/or acquisition of reserves, design and construction of efficient processing facilities, competent operation and management and proficient financial management.
Mining and development operations can be hampered by force majeure circumstances, environmental considerations and cost overruns for unforeseen events.
(e) Environmental risks
The operations and proposed activities of Great Boulder are subject to State and Federal laws and regulations concerning the environment. As with most exploration projects and mining operations, Great Boulder’s proposed activities are expected to have an impact on the environment, particularly if advanced exploration or mine development proceeds. Such impact can give rise to substantial costs for environmental rehabilitation, damage, control and losses.
The potential environmental impacts of Great Boulder’s proposed activities could be expected to require statutory approvals to be obtained by Great Boulder. There is no guarantee that such approvals would be granted and failure to obtain any environmental approvals that may be required from relevant government or regulatory authorities may impede or prevent Great Boulder from undertaking its planned activities. If there are environmental
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rehabilitation conditions attaching to the mining tenements of Great Boulder, failure to meet such conditions could also lead to forfeiture of the mining tenements (or any additional mining tenements, permits or other interests held by Great Boulder in the future). Great Boulder will attempt to conduct its activities to the highest standard of environmental obligation, including compliance with all environmental laws.
Great Boulder is unable to predict the impact of any changes to environmental laws, regulations or policies that may be adopted in the future. Great Boulder cannot guarantee that any new environmental laws, regulations or stricter enforcement policies, once implemented, will not result in significant increases in Great Boulder’s expenses and could have a material adverse effect on Great Boulder and the value of its Securities.
(f)
Tenure risks
Interests in exploration and mining tenements in Australia are governed by State legislation and are evidenced by the granting of leases or licences. Each lease or licence is for a specific term, which is subject to periodic renewal, and carries with it annual expenditure and reporting conditions as well as other conditions that must be complied with.
The Company will follow the mandated processes under State legislation to ensure continuity of its mining tenure and planned activities. However, the Company could lose title to, or its interest in, the tenements (or any additional tenement interests acquired by the Company in the future) if conditions of grant are not met or if expenditure commitments are not satisfied.
(g) Native title and heritage risks
The Company’s tenements are subject to common law and native title rights of indigenous Australians. Legitimate native title rights are recognised and protected under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ( Native Title Act ). Further, certain areas containing sacred sites or sites of cultural significance to indigenous people are protected under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth). Accordingly, the Company will operate a policy of positive negotiations with indigenous Australians in respect of its use of the Tenement areas overlapping native title and heritage sites.
To the extent that native title and indigenous heritage rights exist in respect of the land covered by the tenements, and subject to the form of those rights as determined under the applicable legislation, the consent of registered native title claimants may be required prior to carrying out certain activities on land to which their claim relates. The Company’s ability to utilise the tenements and conduct its planned activities will be subject to such terms and conditions as the Company may achieve though negotiations with traditional owners or by legal determination.
(h)
Environmental risks
The operations and activities of the Company are subject to its environmental laws and regulations. As with most exploration projects and mining operations, the Company's operations and activities are expected to have an impact on the environment, particularly if advanced exploration or mine development proceeds. The Company attempts to conduct its operations and activities to the highest standard of environmental obligation, including compliance with all environmental laws.
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(i) Joint venture & contract risk
Part of the Company’s interest in the projects arises through joint venture interests held by the Company. Accordingly, the Company relies significantly on the strategic relationship with its joint venture partner, Eastern Goldfields Mining Company Pty Ltd.
The Company has also entered into, or has been assigned rights under, contract, including access arrangements, with third parties and relies on certain third parties to provide the Company with essential access to the project area and to comply with their own terms of access under those contracts. There can be no assurance that its existing relationships will continue to be maintained or that new ones will be successfully formed and the Company could be adversely affected by changes to such relationships or difficulties in forming new ones.
(j)
Joint venture parties, agents and contractors
There is a risk of financial failure or default by a participant in any joint venture to which the Company is or may become a party, or the insolvency or managerial failure by any of the contractors used by the Company in any of its activities or the insolvency or other managerial failure by any of the other service providers used by the Company for any activity.
(k)
Competition
The Company competes with other companies, including major mining companies in Australia and internationally. Many of these companies have greater financial and other resources than the Company and, as a result, may be in a better position to compete for future business opportunities. There cannot be any assurance that the Company will be able to compete effectively with these companies.
6.4 General investment risks
(a) General economic conditions
Economic conditions, both domestic and global, may affect the performance of the Company. Factors such as fluctuations in currencies, commodity prices, inflation, interest rates, supply and demand and industrial disruption may have an impact on operating costs and share market prices. The Company’s future performance and Share price can be affected by these factors, all of which are beyond the control of the Company or its Directors.
(b)
Securities market conditions
As with all securities market investments, there are risks associated with an investment in the Company. Share prices may rise or fall and the price of Shares might trade below or above the price payable for New Shares.
General factors that may affect the market price of Shares include economic conditions in both Australia and internationally, investor sentiment, local and international share market conditions, changes in interest rates and the rate of inflation, variations in commodity process, the global security situation and the possibility of terrorist disturbances, changes to government regulation, policy or legislation, changes which may occur to the taxation of companies as a result of changes in Australian and foreign taxation laws, changes to the system of dividend imputation in Australia, and changes in exchange rates.
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(c) Liquidity risk
There cannot be any guarantee that there will continue to be an active market for Shares or that the price of Shares will increase. There may be relatively few buyers or sellers of securities on ASX at any given time. This may affect the volatility of the market price of Shares. It may also affect the prevailing market price at which Shareholders are able to sell Shares held by them.
(d) Changes in government policy & legislation
Any material adverse changes in relevant government policies or legislation of Australia or internationally may affect the viability and profitability of the Company, and consequently may affect returns to investors.
(e) Other
Other risk factors include those normally found in conducting business, including litigation resulting from the breach of agreements or in relation to employees (through personal injuries, industrial matters or otherwise) or any other cause, strikes, lockouts, loss of service of key management or operational personnel, non-insurable risks, delay in resumption of activities after reinstatement following the occurrence of an insurable risk and other matters that may interfere with the business or trade of the Company.
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7. Continuous disclosure documents
7.1 Continuous disclosure obligations
This is a prospectus for the offer of continuously quoted securities (as defined in the Corporations Act) of the Company and is issued pursuant to section 713 of the Corporations Act as a transaction specific prospectus. Accordingly, this Prospectus does not contain the same level of disclosure as an initial public offering prospectus.
The Company is a “disclosing entity” for the purposes of the Corporations Act and, as such, is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations. As a listed company, the Company is subject to the Listing Rules which require it to immediately notify ASX of any information concerning the Company of which it is or becomes aware and which a reasonable person would expect to have a material effect on the price or value of Shares, subject to certain exceptions.
Having taken such precautions and having made such enquiries as are reasonable, the Company believes that it has complied with the provisions of the Listing Rules as in force from time to time which apply to disclosing entities, and which require the Company to notify ASIC of information available to the stock market conducted by ASX, throughout the 12 months before the issue of this Prospectus.
The New Shares to be issued under this Prospectus are in a class of securities that were quoted on the stock market of ASX at all times in the 12 months before the issue of this Prospectus.
7.2 Documents available for inspection
The Company has lodged the following announcements with ASX since the lodgement of the Company’s financial report for the half-year ended 31 December 2019 on 12 March 2020:
| Date | Description of ASX announcement |
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| 23 March 2020 | Change of address |
| 23 April 2020 | Mt Carlon drilling results |
| 29 April 2020 | Quarterly Activities and Cashflow Report - March 2020 |
| 29 May 2020 | Winchester drilling results |
| 3 July 2020 | Gold exploration to recommence drilling at Whiteheads |
| 14 July 2020 | GBR acquires option on high-grade gold project |
| 17 July 2020 | Side Well Presentation |
| 17 July 2020 | Change of Director's Interest Notice |
| 28 July 2020 | Quarterly Activities and Cashflow Report - June 2020 |
| 6 August 2020 | Trading Halt |
| 10 August 2020 | Placement and Rights Issue to raise $2.3m |
| 10 August 2020 | Proposed issue of Securities – GBR |
| 10 August 2020 | GBR Corporate Presentation – August 2020 |
| 10 August 2020 | Strong gold intersections in first Whiteheads air-core |
| 13 August 2020 | Further encouraging air-core results from Whiteheads |
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Copies of documents lodged with ASIC in relation to the Company may be obtained from, or inspected at, an office of ASIC.
Copies of documents lodged with ASX, in relation to the Company, including the Company’s corporate governance policies, may be obtained from the Company’s website at www.greatboulder.com.au or at ASX’s website at www.asx.com.au.
The Company will provide a copy of each of the following documents, free of charge, to any person on request from the Prospectus Date until the latest Closing Date:
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(a) the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2019, being the financial report of the Company most recently lodged with ASIC before the issue of this Prospectus; and
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(b) any documents used to notify ASX of information relating to the Company in the period from lodgement of the annual financial report referred to in paragraph (a) above until the issue of the Prospectus in accordance with the Listing Rules as referred to in section 674(1) of the Corporations Act.
Copies of all documents lodged with ASIC in relation to the Company can be inspected at the registered office of the Company during normal office hours.
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8. Additional information
8.1 Lead Manager Engagement Agreement
The Company and the Lead Manager have entered into an agreement for the engagement of the Lead Manager pursuant to which the Lead Manager has agreed to provide corporate advisory and capital raising services in respect of the capital raising under the Placement and the Offers ( Capital Raising ).
Under the Lead Manager Engagement Agreement the Lead Manager has been engaged on an exclusive basis to:
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(a) determine investor demand for the Capital Raising;
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(b) solicit bids from institutional and professional investors to the Placement
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(c) advise on the pricing for the Capital Raising; and
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(d) manage and co-ordinate the Capital Raising.
For performing these services, the Lead Manager has or will be paid the following amounts:
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(a) a licensing fee of 2% (plus GST) of the gross funds raised under the Placement and the Offers; and
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(b) a brokerage fee of 4% (plus GST) of the gross funds of the Placement up to an amount of $73,765.
The Lead Manager will also be entitled to be granted 1,000,000 Lead Manager Options.
8.2 Underwriting Agreement
The Company and the Underwriter have entered into an underwriting agreement pursuant to which the Underwriter has agreed to wholly underwrite any Shortfall to the Entitlement Offer, being up to 22,242,332 New Shares at $0.043 per New Share, for a total commitment of $956,420.
The Underwriter will be paid an underwriting fee of 4% of the total subscription amount payable for Shortfall Shares that the Underwriter is required to procure subscriptions for under the Underwriting Agreement, being a fee of up to $38,256.
In addition, the Company must pay or reimburse the Underwriter for its reasonable costs, professional fees and expenses in relation, and incidental, to the Offers.
The Company has given warranties and covenants to the Underwriter which are of the type and form that are usual in an underwriting agreement of this nature.
Under the Underwriting Agreement the Company indemnifies the Underwriter and its related bodies corporate and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisers ( Indemnified Party ) from and against any and all claims, actions, damages, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses which an Indemnified Party may incur or suffer in relation to the Offers or this Prospectus.
The Underwriter may terminate its obligations immediately by written notice to the Company in the following circumstances (where not defined in this Prospectus, capitalised terms are defined in the Underwriting Agreement):
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(a) announcement and application for quotation : the Company does not make an announcement of the Offers or lodge a completed Appendix 3B with ASX by the Prospectus Date;
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(b) no Official Quotation : Official Quotation has not been unconditionally granted by the Shortfall Notice Deadline Date or, having been granted, is subsequently withdrawn or qualified;
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(c) Offer Documentation : any of the following occurs in relation to the Offer Documentation (being this Prospectus and the Company’s announcements to ASX referring to the Offers):
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(i) the Underwriter reasonably forms the view that there is a material omission, it contains a material statement which is misleading or deceptive, or a material statement has become misleading or deceptive;
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(ii) ASIC gives notice of intention to hold a hearing under section 739(2) of the Corporations Act or makes an interim order under section 739(3) of the Corporations Act; or
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(iii) any person other than the Underwriter who consented to being named in the Offer Documentation withdraws that consent;
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(d) restriction on allotment : the Company is prevented from allotting the New Shares within the time required by the Underwriting Agreement, the Corporations Act, the Listing Rules or any other applicable law;
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(e) index change : the S&P ASX 200 Index as determined at close of trading falls to a level that is 85% or less of the level at the close of trading on 5 August 2020;
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(f) indictable offence : a director of the Company or any Related Body Corporate is charged with an indictable offence;
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(g) return of capital or financial assistance : the Company or a Related Body Corporate takes any steps to undertake a proposal contemplated under section 257A or passes or takes any steps to pass a resolution under section 260B of the Corporations Act, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter;
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(h) banking facilities : the Company's bankers terminate or issue any demand or penalty notice or amend the terms of any existing facility or claim repayment or accelerated repayment of any facility or require additional security for any existing facility;
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(i) change in laws : any of the following occurs:
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(i) the introduction of legislation into the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia or of any State or Territory of Australia; or
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(ii) the public announcement of prospective legislation or policy by the Federal Government, or the Government of any State or Territory; or
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(iii) the adoption by ASIC, its delegates, ASX, the Reserve Bank of Australia or any other regulatory authority of any regulations or policy,
which does or is reasonably likely to prohibit, restrict or regulate the principal business of the Company, the Offer or the operation of stock markets generally;
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(j) failure to comply : the Company or any Related Body Corporate fails to comply with any of the following:
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(i) a provision of its constitution;
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(ii) any statute;
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(iii) a requirement, order or request, made by or on behalf of ASIC or any Governmental Agency; or
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(iv) any material agreement entered into by it;
and that failure to comply has a Material Adverse Effect;
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(k) alteration of capital structure or constitution : except as described in the Offer Documentation, the Company alters its capital structure or its constitution without the prior written consent of the Underwriter;
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(l) extended Force Majeure : a Force Majeure, which prevents or delays an obligation under the Underwriting Agreement, lasting in excess of 2 weeks occurs; ·
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(m) default : the Company is in material default of any of the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement or breaches any warranty or covenant given or made by it under the Underwriting Agreement and has not remedied that default within 7 days after having been provided with written notice of such default;
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(n) adverse change : any adverse change occurs in respect of the Company or its assets which has a Material Adverse Effect;
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(o) investigation : any person is appointed under any legislation in respect of companies to investigate the affairs of the Company or a Related Body Corporate;
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(p) Prescribed Occurrence : a Prescribed Occurrence occurs, other than as disclosed in the Offer Documentation;
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(q) Insolvency Event : an Insolvency Event occurs in respect of a Related Body Corporate;
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(r) judgment : a judgment in an amount exceeding $150,000 is obtained against the Company or a Related Body Corporate and is not set aside or satisfied within 7 days; or
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(s) Takeovers Panel : the Takeovers Panel makes a declaration that circumstances in relation to the affairs of the Company are unacceptable circumstances under Part 6.10 of the Corporations Act, or an application for such a declaration is made to the Takeovers Panel and that such a declaration or application has a Material Adverse Effect.
8.3 Terms of Lead Manager Options
The Lead Manager Options to be issued to the Lead Manager and offered pursuant to this Prospectus are regulated by the Constitution, the Corporations Act, the Listing Rules and general law.
The Lead Manager Options will be issued on the following terms:
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(a) Entitlement : Each Option entitles the holder ( Option Holder ) to subscribe for one fully paid ordinary Share in the Company.
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(b) No payment on grant : The Option Holder is not required to pay any amount on the grant of an Option.
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(c)
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Exercise price : The exercise price of each Option is $0.10 ( Exercise Price ).
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(d) Expiry date : Each Option may be exercised at any time before 5.00pm (WST) on 30 September 2023 ( Expiry Date ). Any Option not exercised by the Expiry Date will automatically expire.
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(e) Certificate or Holding Statement : The Company must give the Option Holder a certificate or Holding Statement stating:
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(i) the number of Options issued to the Option Holder;
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(ii) the Exercise Price of the Options; and
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(iii) the date of issue of the Options.
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(f) Transfer :
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(i) The Options are transferable, subject to applicable law.
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(ii) Subject to the Listing Rules and the Corporations Act, the Option Holder may transfer some or all of the Options at any time before the Expiry Date by:
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A. a proper ASTC regulated transfer (as defined in the Corporations Act) or any other method permitted by the Corporations Act; or
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B. a prescribed instrument of transfer.
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(iii) An instrument of transfer of an Option must be:
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A. in writing;
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B. in any usual form or in any other form approved by the Directors that is otherwise permitted by law;
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C. subject to the Corporations Act, executed by or on behalf of the transferor, and if required by the Company, the transferee; and
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D. delivered to the Company, at the place where the Company's register of option holders is kept, together with the certificate (if any) of the Option to be transferred and any other evidence as the Directors require to prove the title of the transferor to that Option, the right of the transferor to transfer that Option and the proper execution of the instrument of transfer.
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(g) Quotation of Options : The Company will not apply to ASX for Official Quotation of Options.
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(h) Quotation of Shares : The Company will apply to ASX for Official Quotation of the Shares issued on exercise of Options.
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(i) New issues : The Option Holder is not entitled to participate in any new issue to Shareholders of Securities in the Company unless it has exercised its
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Options before the record date for determining entitlements to the new issue of Securities and participate as a result of holding Shares.
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(j) Bonus issues : If the Company makes a bonus issue of Shares or other Securities to Shareholders (except an issue in lieu of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment) and a Share has not been issued in respect of the Option before the record date for determining entitlements to the issue, then the number of underlying Shares over which the Option is exercisable will be increased by the number of Shares which the Option Holder would have received if the Option Holder had exercised the Option before the record date for determining entitlements to the issue.
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(k) Reorganisation : If there is a reorganisation (including consolidation, subdivision, reduction or return) of the share capital of the Company, then the rights of the Option Holder (including the number of Options to which the Option Holder is entitled to and the Exercise Price) will be changed to the extent necessary to comply with the Listing Rules applying to a reorganisation of capital at the time of the reorganisation.
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(l) Any calculations or adjustments which are required to be made will be made by the Company's Board and will, in the absence of manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on the Company and the Option Holder.
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(m) The Company must, within a reasonable period, give to the Option Holder notice of any change to the Exercise Price of any Options held by the Option Holder or the number of Shares which the Option Holder is entitled to subscribe for on exercise of an Option.
(n) Exercise of Options :
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(i) To exercise Options, the Option Holder must give the Company or its Share Registry, at the same time:
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A. a written exercise notice (in the form approved by the board of the Company from time to time) specifying the number of Options being exercised and Shares to be issued;
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B. payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares, the subject of the exercise notice, by way of bank cheque or by other means of payment, approved by the Company; and
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C. any certificate for the Options.
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(ii) The Option Holder may only exercise Options in multiples of 10,000 Options unless the Option Holder exercises all Options held by the Option Holder.
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(iii) Options will be deemed to have been exercised on the date the exercise notice and Exercise Price are received by the Company.
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(iv) If the Option Holder exercises less than the total number of Options registered in the Option Holder's name:
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A. the Option Holder must surrender their Option certificate (if any); and
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B. the Company must cancel the Option certificate (if any) and issue the Option Holder a new Option certificate or Holding
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Statement stating the remaining number of Options held by the Option Holder.
(o) Issue of Shares on exercise of Options :
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(i) Within five Business Days after receiving an application for exercise of Options and payment by the Option Holder of the Exercise Price, the Company must issue the Option Holder the number of Shares specified in the application.
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(ii) Subject to the Constitution, all Shares issued on the exercise of Options will rank in all respects (including rights relating to dividends) equally with the existing ordinary shares of the Company at the date of issue.
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(p) Governing law : These terms and the rights and obligations of the Option Holder are governed by the laws of Western Australia. The Option Holder irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Western Australia.
8.4 Litigation
As at the Prospectus Date, the Company is not involved in any material legal proceedings and the Directors are not aware of any material legal proceedings pending or threatened against the Company.
8.5 Interests of Directors
Other than as set out below or elsewhere in this Prospectus, no Director nor any entity in which a Director is a partner or director, has or has had in the two (2) years before the Prospectus Date, any interest in:
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(a) property acquired or proposed to be acquired by the Company in connection with its formation or promotion of the Offers; or
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(b) the Offers,
and no amounts have been paid or agreed to be paid (in cash or Shares or otherwise) and no other benefit has been given or agreed to be given to any Director or proposed director or to any entity in which such a Director or proposed director is a partner or director, either to induce him to become, or to qualify as, a Director or otherwise for services rendered by him or by the entity in connection with the formation or promotion of the Company or the Offers.
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8.6 Security holding interests of Directors
At the Prospectus Date the relevant interest of each of the Directors in the Shares and Options of the Company are as follows:
| Director | Shares | Shares | Options | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
| Andrew Paterson1 | 199,362 | Nil | 6,000,000 | Nil |
| Murray Black2 | Nil | 4,666,667 | Nil | 3,500,000 |
| Melanie Leighton3 | Nil | 1,450,000 | Nil | 2,000,000 |
| Gregory Hall4 | Nil | 1,400,000 | Nil | 2,000,000 |
Notes:
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199,362 Shares and 6,000,000 Options granted under the Company’ Employee Incentive Plan, comprising 4,000,000 Options exercisable at $0.10 each on or before 30 June 2022 and 2,000,000 Options exercisable at $0.04 each on or before 30 June 2022.
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4,666,667 Shares and 3,500,000 Options, exercisable at $0.20 each and expiring on 16 November 2020 are held by Black International Pty Ltd as trustee for Black International Trust. Mr Murray Black, is the sole director and shareholder of Black International Pty Ltd.
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1,450,000 Shares and 2,000,000 Options, exercisable at $0.20 each and expiring on 16 November 2020 are held by Leighton Crossing Pty Ltd as trustee for Leighton Family Trust. Ms Melanie Leighton is a director and shareholder of Leighton Crossing Pty Ltd and a beneficiary of the Leighton Family Trust.
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1,400,000 Shares and 2,000,000 Options, exercisable at $0.20 each and expiring on 16 November 2020 are held by Omaroo Pty Ltd as trustee for the Hall Family Trust. Mr Gregory Hall is a director and shareholder of Omaroo Pty Ltd and a beneficiary of the Hall Family Trust.
Directors or their associated entities who are registered as Shareholders on the Record Date may participate in the Offers, however, Shareholder approval will be required at a general meeting of the Company pursuant to Listing Rule 10.11, prior to any Director, their associated entities or other Related Party of the Company subscribing for New Shares under the Shortfall Offer.
8.7 Remuneration of Directors
The Constitution provides that the Directors may be paid for their services as Directors. Non-executive Directors may collectively be paid as remuneration for their services a fixed sum not exceeding the aggregate maximum set by the Company in a general meeting. The aggregate maximum is presently set at $300,000 per annum. The Managing Director may receive such remuneration as the Directors determine.
A Director may be reimbursed for out of pocket expenses incurred as a result of their directorship.
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Details of remuneration provided to Directors and former Directors during the past two financial years is as follows:
| Director | Financial year to 30 June 2020 | Financial year to 30 June 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Hall | $54,750 (comprises director fee of $54,750) |
$54,750 (comprises director fee of $54,750) |
| Melanie Leighton | $43,800 (comprises director fee of $40,000 and superannuation of $3,800) |
$43,800 (includes director fee of $40,000 and superannuation of $3,800) |
| Murray Black | $43,800 (comprises director fee of $40,000 and superannuation of $3,800) |
$43,800 (includes director fee of $40,000 and superannuation of $3,800) |
| Andrew Paterson (appointed 24 June 2019) |
$262,800 (comprises salary of $240,000 and superannuation of $22,800) |
$5,054 (comprises salary of $4,615 and superannuation of $439) |
8.8 Director indemnity deeds
The Company has entered into a deed of indemnity with each of the Directors.
Under the deeds the Company has undertaken, subject to the restrictions in the Corporations Act, to indemnify all Directors against all losses or liabilities incurred by each Director in their capacities as Directors.
8.9 Expenses of the Offers
The expenses of the Offers are expected to comprise the following estimated costs and are exclusive of any GST payable by the Company. The expenses assume that all New Shares offered under the Offers are issued, by reason of the Offers being fully underwritten.
| Expense | Estimated | Estimated |
|---|---|---|
| minimum (50% | maximum (100% | |
| subscription to | subscription to | |
| Offers) | Offers) | |
| ASIC fees | $3,206 | $3,206 |
| ASX listing fees | $5,558 | $5,558 |
| Lead Manager and Underwriter fees | $38,256 | $19,128 |
| Legal fees | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Printing, distribution and Share Registry | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| expenses | ||
| Total | $67,021 | $47,893 |
8.10 Interests of experts and advisers
Other than as set out below or elsewhere in this Prospectus:
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all other persons named in this Prospectus as performing a function in a professional, advisory or other capacity in connection with the preparation or distribution of this Prospectus do not have, and have not had in the 2 years before the Prospectus Date, any interest in:
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the formation or promotion of the Company;
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property acquired or proposed to be acquired by the Company in connection with its formation or promotion or the Offers; or
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the Offers; and
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amounts have not been paid or agreed to be paid (whether in cash, Securities or otherwise), and other benefit have not been given or agreed to be given, to any of those persons for services provided by those persons in connection with the formation or promotion of the Company or the Offers.
| Expert/advisor | Service or function | Amount paid or to be paid |
|---|---|---|
| Viriathus Capital Pty | Lead Manager and | Refer to Sections 8.1 and 8.2 for details |
| Ltd | Underwriter | of the fees payable to the Lead Manager |
| and Underwriter. | ||
| No amount has been paid by the | ||
| Company to the Underwriter in the period | ||
| 2 years prior to the Prospectus Date. | ||
| RSM Australia | Auditor | RSM Australia Partners has been paid |
| Partners | approximately $112,007 (excluding GST) | |
| for the provision of auditing and other | ||
| professional services to the Company in | ||
| the period 2 years prior to the Prospectus | ||
| Date. | ||
| Blackwall Legal LLP | Solicitors to the | Blackwall Legal LLP will be paid |
| Company | approximately $10,000 (plus GST) for | |
| services related to this Prospectus, | ||
| including in relation to the Offers other | ||
| general legal due diligence advisory | ||
| services. | ||
| It has been paid or is entitled to be paid | ||
| approximately $1,350 (plus GST and | ||
| disbursements) for legal services |
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| provided to the Company in the period 2 | ||
| years prior to the Prospectus Date, | ||
| including a portion of the fees above. | ||
| Automic Group Pty Ltd | Share registry services |
Automic Group Pty Ltd will be paid |
| approximately $5,000 (plus GST) for | ||
| services to be provided in relation to | ||
| receiving and managing Applications | ||
| under the Offers. | ||
| In addition, it has been paid or is entitled | ||
| to be paid approximately $28,475 |
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| (including GST) for the provision of share | ||
| registry services to the Company in the | ||
| period 2 years prior to the Prospectus | ||
| Date. |
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8.11 Consents and liability statements
The following parties have given their written consent to be named in the Prospectus in the form and context in which they are named and to the inclusion of a statement or report in this Prospectus in the form and context in which it is included:
| Party | Capacity in which | Statement or report in this |
|---|---|---|
| named | Prospectus | |
| Viriathus Capital Pty Ltd | Lead Manager and | Not applicable. |
| Underwriter | ||
| RSM Australia Partners | Auditor | Auditors of the Company |
| who reviewed the | ||
| consolidated statement of | ||
| financial position for the | ||
| Company as at 31 December | ||
| 2019 referred to in Section | ||
| 4.3. | ||
| Blackwall Legal LLP | Solicitors to the | Not applicable. |
| Company | ||
| Automic Group Pty Ltd | Share Registry | Not applicable. |
Each of the parties named above as providing their consent:
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does not make, or purport to make, any statement in this Prospectus nor is any statement in this Prospectus based on any statement by any of those parties other than as specified in the table above; and
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to the maximum extent permitted by law, expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for any part of this Prospectus other than a reference to its name and a statement contained in this Prospectus with consent of that party as specified in the table above.
Each of RSM Australia Partners, Blackwall Legal LLP and Automic Group Pty Ltd did not authorise or cause the issue of this Prospectus.
The Underwriter has authorised the issue of this Prospectus and is liable for this Prospectus to the extent provided by the Corporations Act.
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9. Directors’ responsibility statement and consent
The Directors state that they have made all reasonable enquiries and that on that basis have reasonable grounds to believe that any statements made by the Directors in this Prospectus are not misleading or deceptive and that in respect of any other statements made in the Prospectus by persons other than the Directors, the Directors have made reasonable enquiries and on that basis have reasonable grounds to believe that the persons making the statement or statements were competent to make such statements; those persons have given their consent before lodgement of this Prospectus with ASIC or, to the Directors’ knowledge, before any issue of New Shares pursuant to this Prospectus.
Each Director has consented to the lodgement of this Prospectus with ASIC and has not withdrawn that consent.
This Prospectus is signed for and on behalf of the Company pursuant to a resolution of the Board by:
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Andrew Paterson Managing Director
for and on behalf of the Company
Dated: 13 August 2020
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10. Glossary of Terms
AC Air-core drilling. AFSL Australian Financial Services Licence. Applicant A person who applies for New Shares in accordance with this Prospectus. Application A valid application for New Shares offered under this Prospectus. Application Monies The monies payable by Applicants to the Offers. ASIC The Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Associate Has the meaning set out in the Listing Rules. ASX ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691 or the Australian Securities Exchange, as the context requires. ASX Listing Rules The listing rules of ASX. ASX Settlement ASX Settlement Pty Ltd ACN 008 504 532. ASX Settlement Rules The settlement rules of ASX Settlement. Board The board of Directors. Business Day A day: (a) that is a business day as defined in the Listing Rules; and (b) which is not a Saturday, Sunday, public holiday or bank holiday in Perth, Western Australia. CHESS Clearing House Electronic Sub-register System operated by ASX Settlement. CHESS Statement or A statement of shares registered in a CHESS account. Holding Statement Closing Date The Entitlement Offer Closing Date and the Shortfall Offer Closing Date, or either one of those dates as the context requires. Company or Great Great Boulder Resources Limited ACN 611 695 955. Boulder Consolidated Entity The Company and its subsidiaries. Constitution The constitution of the Company. Corporations Act Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Director A director of the Company as at the Prospectus Date. Eligible Jurisdictions Australia and New Zealand. Eligible Shareholder A Shareholder who is:
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(a) a registered holder of Shares on the Record Date;
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(b) has a registered address in Australia or New Zealand as shown in the Share Registry;
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(c) not in the United States or a U.S. Person or acting for the account of or benefit of a U.S. Person; and
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(d) eligible under all applicable securities laws to receive an offer under the Entitlement Offer.
EM
Electro-magnetic.
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Entitlement The number of New Shares that a Eligible Shareholder is entitled to apply for under the Entitlement Offer, as determined by the number of Existing Shares held by that Shareholder as at the Record Date. Entitlement and The entitlement and acceptance form accompanying this Acceptance Form Prospectus. Entitlement Offer The offer of New Shares under this Prospectus to Eligible Shareholders as described in Section 2.1. Entitlement Offer The closing date for the Entitlement Offer as stated in Closing Date Section 2.56. Excluded Shareholder A Shareholder as at the Record Date whose registered address is not situated in an Eligible Jurisdiction. Existing Share A share issued before the Prospectus Date. Existing Shareholder A holder of an Existing Share. Gold Road Gold Road Resources Limited ACN 109 289 527. JORC Code The Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves 2012 edition published by the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC). Lead Manager The lead manager to the Offers, Viriathus Capital Pty Ltd ACN 113 959 596. Lead Manager The engagement agreement between the Company and Engagement Agreement the Lead Manager under which the Company has engaged the Lead Manager to manage the Placement and the Offers. Lead Manager Offer The offer of the Lead Manager Options to the Lead Manager under this Prospectus. Lead Manager Options 1,000,000 Options to be granted to the Lead Manager on the terms set out in Section 8.3. Listing Rules The listing rules of ASX. Lodgement Date The date of lodgement of the Prospectus with ASIC as set out on page iii. Native Title Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). New Shares The Shares that may be issued under this Prospectus on the terms set out herein. Offers The Entitlement Offer and the Shortfall Offer, or either one of those offers as the context requires. Offer Period The period commencing on the Opening Date and ending on the Closing Date. Offer Price The issue price of New Shares under the Offers, being $0.043 per New Share. Official List The official list of ASX. Official Quotation Official quotation by ASX. Opening Date The opening date of the Entitlement Offer as set out in Section 2.56.
Option An option to subscribe for a Share.
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| Option Holder | The holder of an Option. |
|---|---|
| Placement | The issue of 30,943,043 Shares to professional and |
| sophisticated investors at $0.043 per Share as outlined in | |
| Section 1.1. | |
| Privacy Act | Privacy Act 1988(Cth). |
| Prospectus | This prospectus dated 13 August 2020, including any |
| electronic or online version of this prospectus. | |
| Prospectus Date | The date of this Prospectus, being the date this |
| Prospectus was lodged with ASIC. | |
| RAB | Rotary air blast drilling. |
| RC | Reverse circulation drilling. |
| Related Body Corporate | Has the meaning given to it in section 50 of the |
| Corporations Act. | |
| Related Party | A Director or other person who is a ‘related party’ of the |
| Company within the meaning given to that in the Listing | |
| Rules. | |
| Section | A section of this Prospectus. |
| Securities | Shares and/or Options. |
| Share | A fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company. |
| Share Registry | The Company’s share registry, Computershare Investor |
| Services Pty Ltd. | |
| Shareholder | The holder of a Share. |
| Shortfall | The number of New Shares offered under this Prospectus |
| for which valid Applications have not been received from | |
| Eligible Shareholders before the Closing Date. | |
| Shortfall Application | An application form for New Shares under the Shortfall |
| Form | Offer. |
| Shortfall Offer | The offer of Shortfall Shares under this Prospectus. |
| Shortfall Offer Closing | The closing date for the Shortfall Offer as stated in |
| Date | Section 2.6. |
| Shortfall Shares | New Shares not subscribed for under the Entitlement |
| Offer. | |
| Underwriter | Viriathus Capital Pty Ltd ACN 113 959 596 |
| Underwriting Agreement | The underwriting agreement between the Company and |
| the Underwriter on the terms described in Section 8.1. | |
| U.S. Person | Any person in the United States or any person that is, or |
| is acting for the account or benefit of, a “U.S. person” (as | |
| defined in Regulation S under the United States | |
| Securities Act of 1933, as amended). | |
| VWAP | Volume weighted average price. |
| WST | Western Standard Time, being the time in Perth, Western |
| Australia. |
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