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GREENTECH METALS LIMITED — AGM Information 2023
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GREENTECH METALS LIMITED ACN 648 958 561
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TIME : 2:00pm (WST) DATE : Wednesday, 29 November 2023 PLACE : 1202 Hay Street, West Perth, WA, 6005
The Annual Report is available online at www.greentechmetals.com.au
This Notice of Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting. Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 407 983 270.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Greentech Metals Limited will be held at 1202 Hay Street, West Perth, WA 6005, on Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at 2:00pm (WST).
The Explanatory Memorandum to this Notice provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Meeting. The Explanatory Memorandum and the Proxy Form form part of this Notice.
The Directors have determined pursuant to regulations 7.11.37 and 7.11.38 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered as Shareholders on 27 November 2023 at 4:00pm (WST).
Terms and abbreviations used in this Notice and Explanatory Memorandum can be found in the Definitions section at page 17.
AGENDA
Annual Report
To receive and consider the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2023, which includes the Financial Report, the Directors’ Report and the Auditor’s Report.
Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following as an ordinary resolution :
“That the Remuneration Report included in the Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2023 be adopted by the Shareholders on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.”
The vote on this resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
Voting Exclusion
A vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of any of the following persons:
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(a) a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report or their Closely Related Parties regardless of the capacity in which the vote is cast; or
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(b) as a proxy by a person who is a member of the KMP at the date of the Meeting or their Closely Related Parties.
However, a person (the “voter”) described above may vote on this Resolution if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either:
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(c) the voter does so as a proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution; or
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(d) the voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy:
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(i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; and
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- (ii) expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even if this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel for the Company.
Resolution 2 – Re-election of Director – Guy Robertson
To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following as an ordinary resolution :
"That Mr Robertson, who retires by rotation in accordance with clause 14.2 of the Constitution and, being eligible, is hereby re-elected as a Director."
Resolution 3 – Ratification of Prior Issue – Bertram Project
To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, the Shareholders ratify the prior issue of 133,333 Shares to Mining Equities Pty Ltd (or their nominees) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.”
Voting Exclusion :
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 3 by or on behalf of Mining Equities Pty Ltd (or their nominees) and any other person who participated in the issue of the Shares or any of their respective associates. However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of this Resolution by:
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(a) a person as a proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with the directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way; or
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(b) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or
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(c) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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(i) the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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(ii) the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 4 – Ratification of Prior Issue – Ruth Well North
To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, the Shareholders ratify the prior issue of 100,000 Shares to Mark Lockett West (or his nominees) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.”
Voting Exclusion :
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 4 by or on behalf of Mark Lockett West (or his nominees) and any other person who participated in the issue of the Shares or any of their respective associates. However, this does not apply to a vote cast in
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favour of this Resolution by:
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(d) a person as a proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with the directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way; or
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(e) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or
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(f) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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(i) the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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(ii) the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance
Resolution 5 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility
To consider and if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, the following as a special resolution :
“That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of Equity Securities up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company (at the time of issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.”
Dated 27 October 2023
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
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Thomas Reddicliffe
Executive Director
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Introduction
This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of members of GreenTech Metals Limited (“GreenTech”) in connection with the business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting to be held at 1202 Hay Street, West Perth, WA, 6005 on Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at 2:00pm (WST).
This Explanatory Memorandum forms part of and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting.
Shareholders should note that all the Directors approved the proposal to put the resolutions to Shareholders as outlined in the Notice of Annual General Meeting and to prepare this Explanatory Memorandum.
The purpose of this Explanatory Memorandum is to provide information for Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions in the Notice of Annual General Meeting.
Action to be taken by Shareholders
Shareholders should read the Notice and this Explanatory Memorandum carefully before deciding how to vote on the Resolutions.
Voting in person
All Shareholders are invited and encouraged to attend the Meeting. To vote in person, attend the Meeting at the time, date and place set out above.
Voting by proxies
A Proxy Form is attached to the Notice. This is to be used by Shareholders if they wish to appoint a representative (a proxy ) to vote in their place. All Shareholders are invited and encouraged to attend the Meeting or, if they are unable to attend in person, sign and return the Proxy Form to the Company in accordance with the instructions thereon. Lodgement of a Proxy Form will not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting at the Meeting in person.
Please note that:
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(a) a member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;
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(b)
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a proxy need not be a member of the Company; and
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(c) a member of the Company entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise, but where the proportion or number is not specified, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.
The enclosed Proxy Form provides further details on appointing proxies and lodging Proxy Forms.
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Corporate representatives
Shareholders who are body corporates may appoint a person to act as their corporate representative at the Meeting by providing that person with a certificate or letter executed in accordance with the Corporations Act authorising him or her to act as the body corporate’s representative. The authority may be sent to the Company and/or registry in advance of the Meeting or handed in at the Meeting when registering as a corporate representative.
An appointment of corporate representative form is available from the website of the Company’s share registry (www.computershare.com.au).
Eligibility to vote
The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 4:00pm (WST) on 27 November 2023.
This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions.
Voting via poll
All Resolutions under this Notice will be determined by poll.
Submitting questions
Shareholders may submit questions in advance of the Meeting to the Company. Questions must be submitted by emailing the Company Secretary at [email protected] by 5:00 pm (WST) on Monday, 27 November 2023.
Shareholders will also have the opportunity to submit questions during the Meeting in respect to the formal items of business. In order to ask a question during the Meeting, please follow the instructions from the Chair.
The Chair will attempt to respond to the questions during the Meeting. Shareholders are limited to a maximum of two questions each (including any submitted in advance of the Meeting). The Chair will request prior to a Shareholder asking a question that they identify themselves (including the entity name of their shareholding and the number of Shares they hold).
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1. Annual Report
In accordance with the requirements of the Company’s Constitution and the Corporations Act, the 2023 Annual Report will be tabled at the Annual General Meeting. There is no requirement for Shareholders to approve the Annual Report, however Shareholders will have the opportunity of discussing the Annual Report and making comments and raising queries in relation to the Report.
The Annual Report is available online at www.greentechmetals.com.au
Representatives from the Company’s auditors, BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd, will be present to take Shareholders’ questions and comments about the conduct of the audit and the preparation and content of the Auditor’s Report.
In addition to taking questions at the Meeting, written questions to the Chairman about the management of the Company, or to the Company’s auditor about:
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(a) the preparation and the content of the Auditor’s Report; and
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(b) the conduct of the audit;
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(c) accounting policies by the Company in relation to the preparation of the financial statements; and
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(d) the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit,
may be submitted no later than 5 Business Days before the Meeting to the Company Secretary at the Company’s registered office.
2. Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
2.1 General
The Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2023 contains a Remuneration Report, which forms part of the Directors’ Report and sets out the remuneration policy for the Company and its controlled entities, and reports the remuneration arrangements in place for executive directors, senior management and non-executive directors.
The Corporations Act requires listed companies to put an annual non-binding resolution to shareholders to adopt the Remuneration Report. In line with the legislation, this vote will be advisory only, and does not bind the Directors or the Company. However, the Board will take the outcome of the vote into consideration when considering the Company’s remuneration policy.
2.2 Voting consequences
Under the Corporations Act, if at least 25% of the votes cast on Resolution 1 are voted against adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Annual General Meeting, and then again at the Company’s 2024 annual general meeting, the Company will be required to put to Shareholders a resolution proposing the calling of a general meeting to consider the appointment of Directors of the Company ( Spill Resolution ).
If more than 50% of Shareholders vote in favour of the Spill Resolution, the Company must convene the general meeting ( Spill Meeting ) within 90 days of the Company’s 2024 annual
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general meeting. All the Directors who were in office when the Company’s 2023 Director’s report was approved, other than the managing director of the Company, will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting but may stand for re-election at the Spill Meeting. Following the Spill Meeting those persons whose election or re-election as Directors is approved will be the Directors of the Company.
The Chairman will allow a reasonable opportunity for Shareholders as a whole to ask about, or make comments on the Remuneration Report.
The Chairman intends to exercise all undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 1. If the Chairman of the Meeting is appointed as your proxy and you have not specified the way the Chairman is to vote on Resolution 1, by signing and returning the Proxy Form, the Shareholder is considered to have provided the Chairman with an express authorisation for the Chairman to vote the proxy in accordance with the Chairman’s intention.
3. Resolution 2 – Re-Election of Director
3.1 Resolution 2
In accordance with the requirements of the Company’s Constitution and the Corporations Act, one-third of the Directors of the Company retire from office at this Annual General Meeting, and, being eligible, may offer themselves for re-election. Mr Robertson retires by rotation and offers himself for re-election.
Details of Mr Robertson’s background and experience are set out in the Company’s Annual Report.
If re-elected, the Board considers Mr Robertson will be an independent Director of the Company.
Board Recommendations
The Directors (excluding Mr Robertson) recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.
Voting Intention
The Chairman of the meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 2.
4. Resolution 3 – Ratification of Prior Issue of Shares – Bertram
4.1 Background
The Company announced on 2 February 2023 that it had entered into a tenement sale and purchase agreement with Mining Equities Pty Ltd ( Mining Equities ) which gave the exclusive right to acquire 100% of the Bertram Ni-Cu project ( Bertram ) located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia ( Agreement ). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company could acquire Bertram through the issue of 133,333 Shares to Mining Equities (or its nominees) and the payment of $15,000 (plus GST).
On 19 October 2023 the Company announced that it had completed the acquisition of Bertram, having issued 133,333 ordinary shares to Mining Equities pursuant to the Company’s Listing Rule 7.1 capacity ( Bertram Shares ).
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4.2 Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4
Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue more equity securities during any 12-month period than that amount which represents 15% of the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of that 12-month period. The issue of the Bertram Shares does not fit within any of these exceptions as it has not yet been approved by shareholders.
Listing Rule 7.4 sets out an exception to Listing Rule 7.1. It provides that where a company in a general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 (and provided that the previous issue did not breach Listing Rule 7.1) those securities will be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval for the purpose of Listing Rule 7.1.
By ratifying this issue, the Company will retain the flexibility to issue equity securities in the future up to the 15% annual placement capacity set out in Listing Rule 7.1 without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.
4.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.5
In compliance with the information requirements of Listing Rule 7.5, Shareholders are advised of the following in relation to Resolution 3:
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(a) 133,333 Bertram Shares were issued to Mining Equities (or its nominees), under Listing Rule 7.1, a party to whom Listing Rule 10.11 does not apply.
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(b) the Bertram Shares are ordinary fully paid shares in the capital of the Company and rank equally in all respects with the existing Shares on issue;
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(c) the Bertram Shares were issued on 19 October 2023;
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(d) the Bertram Shares were issued at a nil cash issue price as they were issued in consideration for the acquisition of Bertram;
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(e) based on the trading price of Shares at the time of the agreement to issue the deemed value per Bertram Share was $0.15;
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(f) a summary of the material terms of the agreement under which the Bertram Shares were issued is set out above; and
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(g) a voting exclusion statement has been included in this Notice for the Resolution 3.
If Resolution 3 is passed, the Issue will be excluded in calculating GreenTech’s 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively increasing the number of Equity Securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12-month period following the issue date.
If Resolution 3 is not passed, the issue will be included in calculating GreenTech’s 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively decreasing the number of Equity Securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12-month period following the issue date.
The Board unanimously recommend Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.
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5. Resolution 4 – Ratification of Prior Issue of Shares – Ruth Well North
5.1 Background
The Company announced on 19 October 2023 that it had entered into a tenement sale and purchase agreement with Mark Lee West which gave the exclusive right to acquire 100% of P47/1998 (Ruth Well North) located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia ( Agreement ). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company could acquire Ruth Well North through the issue of 100,000 Shares to Mark Lockett West (or his nominees) and the payment of $25,000 (plus GST).
On 16 October 2023 the Company announced that it had completed the acquisition of the Ruth Well North tenement, having issued 100,000 ordinary shares to Mark Lockett West pursuant to the Company’s Listing Rule 7.1 capacity ( Ruth Well North Shares ).
5.2 Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4
Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue more equity securities during any 12-month period than that amount which represents 15% of the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of that 12-month period. The issue of the Ruth Well North Shares does not fit within any of these exceptions as it has not yet been approved by shareholders.
Listing Rule 7.4 sets out an exception to Listing Rule 7.1. It provides that where a company in a general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 (and provided that the previous issue did not breach Listing Rule 7.1) those securities will be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval for the purpose of Listing Rule 7.1.
By ratifying this issue, the Company will retain the flexibility to issue equity securities in the future up to the 15% annual placement capacity set out in Listing Rule 7.1 without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.
5.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.5
In compliance with the information requirements of Listing Rule 7.5, Shareholders are advised of the following in relation to Resolution 4:
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(a) 100,000 Ruth Well North Shares were issued to Mark Lockett West (or his nominees), under Listing Rule 7.1, a party to whom Listing Rule 10.11 does not apply.
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(b) the Shares are ordinary fully paid shares in the capital of the Company and rank equally in all respects with the existing Shares on issue;
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the Shares were issued on 19 October 2023;
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(d) the Shares were issued at a nil cash issue price as they were issued in consideration for the acquisition of Ruth Well North;
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(e) based on the trading price of Shares at the time of the agreement to issue the deemed value per Share was $0.28;
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(f) a summary of the material terms of the agreement under which the Ruth Well North Shares were issued is set out above; and
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(g) a voting exclusion statement has been included in this Notice for the Resolution 4.
If Resolution 4 is passed, the Issue will be excluded in calculating GreenTech’s 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively increasing the number of Equity Securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12-month period following the issue date.
If Resolution 4 is not passed, the issue will be included in calculating GreenTech’s 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively decreasing the number of Equity Securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12-month period following the issue date.
The Board unanimously recommend Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.
6. Resolution 5 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility
6.1 General
Listing Rule 7.1A enables eligible entities to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued share capital through placements in the 12-month period after an annual general meeting ( 10% Placement Facility ). The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
An eligible entity for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1A is an entity that is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less. The Company is an eligible entity.
The Company is now seeking Shareholder approval by way of a special resolution to have the ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility.
Resolution 5 is a special resolution and therefore requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative).
The exact number of Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Facility will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer to Section 5.2(c) below).
The Company may use the 10% Placement Facility to fund ongoing exploration and project development of its project areas in Western Australia.
The Directors of the Company believe Resolution 5 is in the best interest of the Company and its Shareholders and unanimously recommend that the Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
6.2 Description of Listing Rule 7.1A
(a) Shareholder approval
The ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility is subject to shareholder approval by way of a special resolution at an annual general meeting.
- (b) Equity Securities
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Any Equity Securities issued under the 10% Placement Facility must be in the same class as an existing quoted class of Equity Securities of the Company.
The Company, as at the date of the Notice, has on issue one class of quoted Equity Securities, being fully paid ordinary shares (ASX: GRE).
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Formula for calculating 10% Placement Facility
Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that eligible entities which have obtained shareholder approval at an annual general meeting may issue or agree to issue, during the 12month period after the date of that annual general meeting, a number of Equity Securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:
(A x D) – E
A is the number of fully paid ordinary shares on issue at the commencement of the relevant period,
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a. plus, the number of fully paid ordinary shares issued in the relevant period under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 other than exception 9, 16 and 17;
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b. plus the number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in the relevant period on the conversion of convertible securities within rule 7.2 exception 9 where:
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i. the convertible securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the commencement of the relevant period; or
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ii. the issue of or agreement to issue, the convertible securities was approved, or taken under these rules to have been approved, under rule 7.1 or rule 7.4,
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c. plus, the number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in the relevant period under an agreement to issue securities within rule 7.2 exception 16 where:
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i. the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the relevant period; or
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ii. the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under these rules to have been approved, under rule 7.1 or rule 7.4,
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d. plus, the number of partly paid ordinary securities that became fully paid in the relevant period; and
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e. less the number of fully paid ordinary securities cancelled in the relevant period.
Note that A has the same meaning in Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating an entity’s 15% placement capacity.
D is 10%.
E is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the relevant period where the issue or agreement has not been subsequently approved by the holders of its ordinary securities under Listing Rule 7.4; and
“relevant period” means the 12 month period immediately preceding the date of the issue or agreement.
(d) Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.4
The ability of an entity to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A is in addition to the entity’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
At the date of this Notice, the Company has on issue 70,038,888 Shares and therefore has a capacity to issue:
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(i) 10,505,833 Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1; and
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(ii) subject to Shareholder approval being sought under Resolution 5, 7,003,888 Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.
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The actual number of Equity Securities that the Company will have capacity to issue under Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated at the date of issue of the Equity Securities in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2.
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Minimum Issue Price
Any Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 must be in an existing quoted class of the Company’s Equity Securities and issued for a cash consideration per security which is not less than 75% of the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 Trading Days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
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(i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed by the entity and the recipient of the Equity Securities; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 Trading Days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
(f) 10% Placement Period
If approved, approval under this Listing Rule 7.1A commences on the date of the Company’s Annual General Meeting and expires on the first to occur of the following:
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(i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the annual general meeting at which the approval is obtained; or
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(ii) the time and date of the Company’s next Annual General Meeting; or
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(iii) the time and date of the approval by the Company’s Shareholders of a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking).
( 10% Placement Period ).
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Listing Rule 7.1A
The effect of Resolution 5 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period without using the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
Resolution 5 is a special resolution and therefore requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative).
6.4 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3A
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A, information is provided in relation to the approval of the 10% Placement Facility as follows:
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(a) The Equity Securities will be issued not less than 75% of the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 Trading Days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
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(i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed by the entity and the recipient of the Equity Securities; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 Trading Days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
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(b) If Resolution 5 is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, the existing Shareholders’ voting power in the Company will be diluted as shown in the below table (in the case of listed Options, only if the listed Options are exercised). There is a risk that:
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(i) the market price for the Company’s Equity Securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the Equity Securities than of the date of the approval under Listing Rule 7.1a; and
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(ii) the Equity Securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for the Company’s Equity Securities on the issue date,
which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue of the Equity Securities.
The below table shows the dilution of existing Shareholders on the basis of the current market price of Shares and the current number of ordinary securities for variable “A” calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 as at the date of this Notice. The table shows:
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(i) two examples where variable “A” has increased, by 50% and 100%. Variable “A” is based on the number of ordinary securities the Company has on issue. The number of ordinary securities on issue may increase as a result of issues of ordinary securities that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlements issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future Shareholders’ meeting; and
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(ii) two examples of where the issue price or ordinary securities has decreased by 50% (rounded up) and increased by 100% as against the current market price.
Dilution example:
| Number of Shares on Issue |
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| Dilution | ||||
| Issue Price (per Share) | $0.140 | $0.280 | $0.56 | |
| 50% decrease in Issue Price |
Current Issue Price |
100% increase in Issue Price |
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| 70,038,888 (Current) |
10% voting dilution | 7,003,888 Shares |
7,003,888 Shares |
7,003,888 Shares |
| Funds raised | $980,544 | $1,961,089 | $3,922,177 | |
| 105,058,332 (50% increase) |
10% voting dilution | 10,505,833 Shares |
10,505,833 Shares |
10,505,833 Shares |
| Funds raised | $1,470,817 | $2,941,633 | $5,883,266 | |
| 140,077,776 (100% increase) |
10% voting dilution | 14,007,777 Shares |
14,007,777 Shares |
14,007,777 Shares |
| Funds raised | $1,961,089 | $3,922,178 | $7,844,355 |
The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:
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(i) The Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility.
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(ii) No listing Options (including any listed Options issued under the 10% Placement Facility) are exercised into Shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities;
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(iii) The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued share capital at the time of issue. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example at 10%.
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(iv) The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 10% Placement Facility, based on the Shareholder’s holding at the date of the Meeting.
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(v) The table shows only the effect of issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, not under the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
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(vi) The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares. If the issue of Equity Securities includes listed Options, it is assumed that those listed Options are exercised into Shares for the purpose of calculating the voting dilution effect on existing Shareholders.
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(vii) The issue price is $0.28, being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 13 October 2023.
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(c) The Company will only issue the Equity Securities during the 10% Placement Period. The approval under Resolution 5 for the issue of the Equity Securities will cease to be valid in the event that Shareholders approve a transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking).
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(d) The Company may seek to issue the Equity Securities for the following purposes:
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(i) acquisition of new assets or investments (including expense associated with such acquisition);
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(ii) continued exploration expenditure on the Company’s current assets; and
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(iii) general working capital.
The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under the Listing Rules 7.1A.4 and 3.10.3 upon issue of any Equity Securities.
The Company’s allocation policy is dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue pursuant to the 10% Placement Facility. The identity of the allottees of the Equity Securities will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to the factors including but not limited to the following:
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(i) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, rights issue or other issue in which existing security holders can participate;
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(ii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;
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(iii) the financial situation and solvency of the Company; and
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(iv) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
The allottees under the 10% Placement Facility have not been determined as at the date of Notice but may include existing substantial Shareholders and/or new Shareholders who are not related parties or associates of a related party of the Company.
6.5 Previous approval under Listing Rule 7.1A
The Company previously obtained approval from its Shareholders pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A at its annual general meeting held on 23 November 2022 ( Previous Approval ).
During the 12-month period preceding the date of the Meeting, being on and from 29 November 2022, the Company did not issue any shares pursuant to the Previous Approval.
At the date of the Notice, the Company has not approached any particular existing Shareholder or security holder or an identifiable class of existing security holder to
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participate in the issue of the Equity Securities. No existing Shareholder’s votes will therefore be excluded under the voting exclusion in the Notice.
A total of 4,550,000 Shares were issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 month period preceding the date of the Meeting and they represent 10% of the total number of Equity Securities on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period preceding the date of the Meeting. Details of the issue of Shares under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months preceding the date of the Meeting is set out below:
| Date of issue: | 23 May 2022 |
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| Date of Appendix 2A | 22 May 2023 |
| Class/Type of equity security: | 4,550,000 fully paid ordinary shares |
| Names of persons who received securities or basis on which those |
Professional and sophisticated investors as part of a placement announced on 15 May 2023. The Company engaged the services |
| persons was determined: | of CPS Capital Group Pty Ltd to act as lead |
| manager to the Placement by way of a lead | |
| manager mandate. | |
| Price: | $0.144 per Share |
| Discount to market price (if any): | 24.2% discount to the 5 day VWAP of the Company Shares of $0.19 per Share |
| immediately before the issue | |
| Cash received | $655,200 |
| Use of proceeds | The net proceeds of the Placement were utilised as follows: |
| (a) Ongoing exploration activities at the |
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| Whundo Cu-Zn project; | |
| (b) Exploration activities across the |
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| Company’s project portfolio; and | |
| (c) General working capital |
There is no circumstance that the Company has agreed before the 12 month period to issue Shares under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 but as at the date of the Meeting not yet issued those Shares.
If Resolution 5 is not passed, the Company will be limited to the 15% placement capacity under the ASX Listing Rules.
The Board unanimously recommend Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 5
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Definitions
In this Notice and the Explanatory Memorandum:
10% Placement Facility has the meaning given in Section 6.2.
- $ means Australian Dollars.
Annual Report means the Directors’ Report, the Financial Report and the Auditor’s Report in respect to the financial year ending 30 June 2023.
ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) and, where the context permits, the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX.
Auditor’s Report means the auditor’s report on the Financial Report.
Board means the board of Directors.
Business Day has the meaning contained in the Listing Rules.
Chair or Chairman means the person appointed to chair the Meeting conveyed by this Notice.
Closely Related Party of a member of the Key Management Personnel means:
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(a) a spouse or child of the member;
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(b) a child of the member’s spouse;
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(c) a dependent of the member or the member’s spouse;
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(d) anyone else who is one of the member’s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member’s dealing with the entity;
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(e) a company the member controls; and
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(f) a person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth).
Company means GreenTech Metals Limited.
Constitution means the constitution of the Company as at the commencement of the Meeting.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Director means a director of the Company.
Directors’ Report means the annual directors’ report prepared under chapter 2M of the Corporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities.
Equity Security has the meaning given in the Listing Rules.
Explanatory Memorandum means the explanatory memorandum attached to the Notice.
Financial Report means the annual financial report prepared under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act of the Company and its controlled entities.
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Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards and broadly includes those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, including any Director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company.
Listing Rules means the listing rules of ASX.
Meeting or Annual General Meeting means the meeting convened by this Notice (as adjourned from time to time).
Mining Equities Pty Ltd or Mining Equities means Mining Equities Pty Ltd (ACN 627 501 491).
Notice or Notice of Annual General Meeting means this notice of annual general meeting.
Proxy Form means the proxy form attached to the Notice.
Related Party has the meaning given in the Listing Rules.7.2
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Director’s Report section of the Company’s annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2023
Resolution means a resolution contained in the Notice.
Section means a section contained in this Explanatory Memorandum.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a shareholder of the Company.
Trading Day means a day determined by ASX to be a trading day in accordance with the Listing Rules.
Variable A means “A” as set out in the calculation in section 6.4 of the Explanatory Statement.
WST means Western Standard Time, being the time in Perth, Western Australia.
In this Notice and the Explanatory Memorandum words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.
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or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of GreenTech Metals Limited to be held at 1202 Hay Street, West Perth, WA 6005 on Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at 2:00pm (AWST) and at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting. Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions: Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on Resolution 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention in step 2) even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman.
Important Note: If the Chairman of the Meeting is (or becomes) your proxy you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Resolution 1 by marking the appropriate box in step 2.
| Step 2 Items of Business PLEASE NOTE:If you mark theAbstainbox for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority. For Against Abstain |
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| Resolution 1 Adoption of Remuneration Report |
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| Resolution 2 Re-election of Director – Guy Robertson |
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| Resolution 3 Ratification of Prior Issue – Bertram Project |
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| Resolution 4 Ratification of Prior Issue – Ruth Well North |
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| Resolution 5 Approval of 10% Placement Facility |
For Against Abstain
The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. In exceptional circumstances, the Chairman of the Meeting may change his/her voting intention on any resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.
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