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HIGHFIELD RESOURCES LIMITED AGM Information 2014

Oct 9, 2014

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HIGHFIELD RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 153 918 257

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

PROXY FORM

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Date of Meeting 14 November 2014

Time of Meeting 11.00 am (Adelaide time)

Place of Meeting Hilton Adelaide Suite 3 Level 1 233 Victoria Square Adelaide SA 5000

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

HIGHFIELD RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 153 918 257

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Highfield Resources Limited ( Company ) will be held at Hilton Adelaide, Suite 3 Level 1, 233 Victoria Square, Adelaide, South Australia at 11.00 am (Adelaide time) on 14 November 2014.

Ordinary Business

To consider the Financial Statements for the financial year ended 30 June 2014 and accompanying reports of the Directors and Auditor.

Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report

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

That the Company adopt the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2014 as set out in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2014.

Resolution 2: Re-election of Derek Carter as Director

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

That Mr Derek Carter, having voluntarily retired in accordance with Listing Rule 14.4 and clause 12.11.1 of the Company’s Constitution and being eligible, and offering himself, for re-election, is re-elected as a Director with effect immediately following the conclusion of the meeting.

Resolution 3: Re-election of Pedro Rodriguez as Director

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

That Mr Pedro Rodriguez, having voluntarily retired in accordance with Listing Rule 14.4 and clause 12.11.1 of the Company’s Constitution and being eligible, and offering himself, for re-election, is re-elected as a Director with effect immediately following the conclusion of the meeting.

Resolution 4: Approval of 10% Placement Facility

To consider and, if thought fit, pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution 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 the issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.

DATED 10 OCTOBER 2014

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

HIGHFIELD RESOURCES LIMITED

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DONALD STEPHENS COMPANY SECRETARY

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NOTES :

1. Explanatory Memorandum

The Explanatory Memorandum accompanying this Notice of Annual General Meeting is incorporated in and comprises part of this Notice of Annual General Meeting and should be read in conjunction with this Notice of Annual General Meeting.

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

2. Voting Exclusion Statements

  • (a) Resolution 1

A vote on Resolution 1 must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of any of the following persons:

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

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

However, a person described above may cast a vote on Resolution 1 as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either:

  • (i) the person is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; or

  • (ii) the person is the chair of the meeting and the appointment of the chair as proxy:

  • does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; and

  • expressly authorises the chair to exercise the proxy even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel for the Company or, if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, for the entity.

(b) Resolution 4

The Company will disregard any votes cast on Resolution 4 by a person (and any associates of such a person) who may participate in the 10% Placement Facility and a person (and any associates of such a person) who might obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of ordinary shares, if Resolution 4 is passed.

However, the Company will not disregard a vote if:

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

(ii) it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.

3. Proxies

A shareholder entitled to attend this Meeting and vote is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote for the shareholder at the Meeting. A proxy need not be a shareholder. If the shareholder is entitled to cast two or more votes at the Meeting the shareholder may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes which each proxy is appointed to exercise. A form of proxy accompanies this Notice.

To record a valid vote, a shareholder will need to take the following steps:

  • 3.1 cast the shareholder’s vote online by visiting www.advancedshare.com.au/investors.aspx and entering the shareholder’s Control Number, SRN/HIN and postcode, which are shown on the first page of the proxy form; or

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3.2 complete and lodge the manual proxy form at the share registry of the Company, Advanced Share Registry Services:

(a) in person at the following address: Advanced Share Registry Services 110 Stirling Highway NEDLANDS WA 6009

OR

(b) by post at the following address: Advanced Share Registry Services PO Box 1156 NEDLANDS WA 6909

OR

  • (c) by facsimile on (08) 9262 3723 (within Australia) or +61 8 9262 3723 (outside Australia); or

  • 3.3 for Intermediary Online subscribers only (custodians), cast the shareholder’s vote online by visiting www.advancedshare.com.au/investors.aspx,

so that it is received no later than 11.00 am (Adelaide time) on 12 November 2014.

Please note that if the chair of the meeting is your proxy (or becomes your proxy by default), you expressly authorise the chair to exercise your proxy on Resolution 1 even though it is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel for the Company, which includes the chair. If you appoint the chair as your proxy you can direct the chair to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Resolution 1 by marking the appropriate box on the proxy form.

The chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business.

4. ‘Snap Shot’ Time

The Company may specify a time, not more than 48 hours before the Meeting, at which a ‘snap-shot’ of shareholders will be taken for the purposes of determining shareholder entitlements to vote at the Meeting. The Directors have determined that all shares of the Company that are quoted on ASX as at 7.00 pm (Adelaide time) on 12 November 2014 shall, for the purposes of determining voting entitlements at the Meeting, be taken to be held by the persons registered as holding the shares at that time.

5. Corporate Representative

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

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

This Explanatory Memorandum forms part of a Notice convening the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Highfield Resources Limited to be held on 14 November 2014. This Explanatory Memorandum is to assist shareholders in understanding the background to and the legal and other implications of the Notice and the reasons for the resolutions proposed. Both documents should be read in their entirety and in conjunction with each other.

Other than the information set out in this Explanatory Memorandum, the Directors believe that there is no other information that could reasonably be required by shareholders to consider Resolutions 1 to 4 (inclusive).

1. RESOLUTION 1: ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT

The Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2014 contains a Remuneration Report which sets out the remuneration policy of the Company.

An electronic copy of the 2014 Annual Report is available to download or view on the Company’s website at www.highfieldresources.com.au The 2014 Annual Report has also been sent by post to those shareholders who have previously elected to receive a hard copy. In addition, the Company has also enabled online voting, details of which are explained on the proxy form.

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

Section 250R(4) of the Corporations Act prohibits a vote on this resolution being cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of any of the following persons:

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

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

However, under section 250R(5) of the Corporations Act a person described above may cast a vote on Resolution 1 as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either:

  • (a) the person is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; or

  • (b) the person is the chair of the meeting and the appointment of the chair as proxy:

  • (i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; and

  • (ii) expressly authorises the chair to exercise the proxy even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel for the Company or, if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, for the entity.

Please note that if the chair of the meeting is your proxy (or becomes your proxy by default), you expressly authorise the chair to exercise your proxy on Resolution 1 even though it is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel for the Company, which includes the chair. If you appoint the chair as your proxy you can direct the chair to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Resolution 1 by marking the appropriate box on the proxy form.

The chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 1.

Resolution 1 is an ordinary resolution.

Please also note that under sections 250U and 250V of the Corporations Act, if at two consecutive annual general meetings of a listed company at least 25% of votes cast on a resolution that the remuneration report be adopted are against adoption of the report, at the second of these annual general meetings there must be put to the vote a resolution that another meeting be held within 90 days at which all directors (except the managing director) who were directors at

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the date the remuneration report was approved at the second annual general meeting must stand for re-election. So, in summary, shareholders will be entitled to vote in favour of holding a general meeting to re-elect the Board if the Remuneration Report receives ‘two strikes’. The Remuneration Report did not receive a ‘first strike’ at the Company’s 2013 annual general meeting.

2. RESOLUTION 2: RE-ELECTION OF DEREK CARTER AS DIRECTOR

Listing Rule 14.4 and clause 12.11.1 of the Constitution requires that at each annual general meeting one-third of the Directors for the time being or, if their number is not three or a multiple of three, then the number nearest one-third must retire from office. Clause 12.13 provides that a Director retiring at an annual general meeting who is not disqualified by law from being reappointed is eligible for re-election. Accordingly, Mr Derek Carter retires as a Director and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.

A resume for Mr Carter follows:

Mr Derek Carter

Non-Executive Chairman, BSc, MSc, FAusIMM(CP)

Mr Carter has over 40 years’ experience in exploration and mining geology and management. He held senior positions in the Shell Group of Companies and Burmine Ltd before founding Minotaur Gold Ltd in 1993. He is currently Chairman of Minotaur Exploration Ltd and a former Chairman of Petratherm Limited (resigned 31 March 2014). He is a board member of Mithril Resources Ltd and Blackthorn Resources Ltd and a former board member of Toro Energy Ltd (resigned 20 November 2012), all ASX listed companies.

Mr Carter is a former President and Vice President of the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy, former board member of the Australian Gold Council, is a member of the South Australian Resources Development Board and the South Australian Minerals and Petroleum Experts Group, and a former Chairman of the Minerals Exploration Advisory Group. He was awarded AMEC’s Prospector of the Year Award (jointly) in 2003 and is a Centenary Medalist. As Chairman of Highfield Resources Limited, he is responsible for the management of the board as well as the general strategic direction of the Company.

Resolution 2 is an ordinary resolution.

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

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

3. RESOLUTION 3: RE-ELECTION OF PEDRO RODRIGUEZ AS DIRECTOR

Listing Rule 14.4 and clause 12.11.1 of the Constitution requires that at each annual general meeting one-third of the Directors for the time being or, if their number is not three or a multiple of three, then the number nearest one-third must retire from office. Clause 12.13 provides that a Director retiring at an annual general meeting who is not disqualified by law from being reappointed is eligible for re-election. Accordingly, Mr Pedro Rodriguez retires as a Director and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.

A resume for Mr Rodriguez follows:

Mr Pedro Rodriguez

Executive Director, BSc, MSc

Mr Rodriguez has over 30 years’ experience in mining services in Spain. Over his career Mr Rodriguez has worked with six international mining companies in Spain (Peñarrolla Spain-SMMPE, Billiton International, Navan-Almagrera, Newmont Spain, Ormonde Mining, Heemskirk Consolidated Limited). His roles ranged from exploration supervision to high administrative posts.

Most recently he had direct responsibility to the Board of Directors of Almagrera SA for delivering a mining chemical complex with more than 460 direct employees and sales greater than US$50 million per annum. The complex presently produces more than 1.4 million tonnes per annum of polimetallic minerals of copper, zinc and lead, and 300,000 tonnes per annum of sulphuric acid.

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Resolution 3 is an ordinary resolution.

The Directors (other than Mr Rodriguez) recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.

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

4. RESOLUTION 4: APPROVAL OF 10% PLACEMENT FACILITY

4.1 General

Listing Rule 7.1A enables an eligible entity to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued ordinary share capital through placements over a 12 month period after the annual general meeting ( 10% Placement Facility ). The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to the eligible entity’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

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

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

The exact number of Equity Securities which may 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 4.2(c)).

4.2 Description of Listing Rule 7.1A

(a) Shareholder approval

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

(b) Equity Securities

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

The Company, as at the date of the Notice, has on issue the following classes of Equity Securities:

  • ordinary shares quoted on ASX

  • options not quoted on ASX

  • performance shares not quoted on ASX

(c) Formula for calculating 10% Placement Facility

Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that eligible entities which have obtained shareholder approval at an annual general meeting may issue or agree to issue, during the 10% Placement Period (refer to section 4.2(f)), a number of Equity Securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:

(A x D) – E

Where:

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

  • plus the number of fully paid ordinary shares issued in the 12 months under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2;

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  • plus the number of partly paid ordinary shares that became fully paid in the 12 months;

  • plus the number of fully paid ordinary shares issued in the 12 months with approval of holders of ordinary shares under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4;

  • less the number of fully paid ordinary shares cancelled in the 12 months.

( 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 12 months before the date of the issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with the approval of shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4.

(d) Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A

The ability of an entity to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A is in addition to the entity’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.l.

At the date of this Notice, the Company has on issue 200,500,003 ordinary shares and therefore has a capacity to issue:

  • (i) 29,875,000 Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1; and

  • (ii) subject to shareholder approval being obtained under Resolution 4, 20,050,000 Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.

The actual number of Equity Securities that the Company will have capacity to issue under Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated at the date of issue of the Equity Securities in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer to section 4.2(c)).

(e) Minimum Issue Price

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

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

  • (ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within five Trading Days of the date referred to in section 4.2(e)(i), the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.

(f) 10% Placement Period

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

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

  • (ii) the date of the approval by shareholders of a transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.1 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking),

( 10% Placement Period ).

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4.3 Listing Rule 7.1A

The effect of Resolution 4 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period in addition to using the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

Resolution 4 is a special resolution and therefore requires approval of at least 75% of the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate shareholder, by a corporate representative) on the Resolution.

4.4 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 to the extent that such information is not disclosed elsewhere in this Explanatory Memorandum:

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

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

  • (ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within five Trading Days of the date in section 4.4(a)(i), the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.

  • (b) There is a risk that:

  • (i) the market price for the Company’s Equity Securities in the same class may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the Equity Securities than on the date of the Meeting; and

  • (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 in the same class on the issue date,

which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue of the Equity Securities.

The table below shows the risk of voting dilution of existing shareholders on the basis of the current market price of shares and the current number of ordinary shares for variable ‘A’ calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 as at the date of this Notice.

The table also shows:

  • (i) two examples where variable ‘A’ has increased, by 50% and 100%. Variable ‘A’ is based on the number of ordinary shares the Company has on issue. The number of ordinary shares on issue may increase as a result of issues of ordinary shares that do not require shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlements issue) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future shareholders’ meeting; and

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

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Variable ‘A’
in formula in
Listing Rule
7.1A.2
Issue Price
$0.305
50% decrease in
issue price
$0.61
issue price
$1.22
100% increase in
issue price
Current
Variable ‘A’
200,500,003
shares
10% voting dilution 20,050,000 shares 20,050,000 shares 20,050,000 shares
Funds raised $6,115,250 $12,230,500 $24,461,000
50%
increase in
current
Variable ‘A’
300,750,004
shares
10% voting dilution 30,075,000 shares 30,075,000 shares 30,075,000 shares
Funds raised $9,172,875 $18,345,750 $36,691,500
100%
increase in
current
Variable ‘A’
401,000,006
shares
10% voting dilution 40,100,000 shares 40,100,000 shares 40,100,000 shares
Funds raised $12,230,500 $24,461,000 $48,922,000

The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:

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

  • No current options are exercised into shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities.

  • No current performance shares are converted into shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities.

  • 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 as 10%.

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

  • The table shows only the effect of issues of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A and no other issues of Equity Securities.

  • The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of shares.

  • The issue price is $0.61, being the closing price of the shares on ASX on 2 October 2014.

  • (c) The Company will only issue and allot the Equity Securities during the 10% Placement Period. The approval under Resolution 4 for the issue of the Equity Securities will cease to be valid in the event that shareholders approve a transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or Listing Rule 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking).

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

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

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  • (ii) cash consideration. In such circumstances, the Company intends to use the funds raised towards development activities at the Company’s advanced Spanish Potash Projects and/or general working capital.

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

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

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

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

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

  • (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 this 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.

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

  • (g) The Company did not obtain shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A at its 2013 Annual General Meeting.

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

Resolution 4 is a special resolution .

The Directors recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.

The chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 4.

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5. GLOSSARY

In this Explanatory Memorandum and Notice of Annual General Meeting the following expressions have the following meanings unless stated otherwise or unless the context otherwise requires:

10% Placement Facility has the meaning given in section 4.1;

10% Placement Period has the meaning given in section 4.2(f);

ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission;

ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691;

Board means the board of directors of the Company;

Closely Related Party of a member of the Key Management Personnel for an entity means:

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

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

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

  • (d) anyone else who is one of the member’s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member’s dealings with the entity;

  • (e) a company the member controls; or

  • (f) a person prescribed as such by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth);

Company means Highfield Resources Limited ACN 153 918 257;

Constitution means the existing constitution of the Company;

Corporations Act means Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);

Director means a director of the Company;

Equity Securities has the same meaning as in the Listing Rules;

Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards as defined in section 9 of the Corporations Act (so the term 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 means the meeting of shareholders convened by the Notice;

Notice means the notice of meeting to which this Explanatory Memorandum is attached;

Trading Day means a day determined by ASX to be a trading day in accordance with the Listing Rules; and

VWAP means volume weighted average price.

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HIGHFIELD RESOURCES LIMITED

Appointment of proxy

If you propose to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, please bring this form with you. This will assist in registering your attendance.

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All Registry communication to: Advanced Share Registry Ltd 110 Stirling Highway Nedlands WA 6009 PO Box 1156 Nedlands WA 6909 Telephone: (08) 9389 8033 Facsimile: (08) 9262 3723 Website: www.advancedshare.com.au www.highfieldresources.com.au

You can now vote online at www.advancedshare.com.au/investors.aspx

I/We being a member(s) of HIGHFIELD RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 153 918 257 and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint.

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A the Chairman of the Meeting OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the (mark box) Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or body corporate (excluding the registered securityholder) you are appointing as your proxy

Or failing the person/body corporate named, or if no person/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 instructions (or if no directions have been given, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at 11:00am, 14 November 2014 and at any adjournment of that meeting. Where more than one proxy is to be appointed or where voting intentions cannot be adequately expressed using this form an additional form of proxy is available on request from the share registry. Proxies will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are signed and received at the Company’s registered office no later than 48 hours before the meeting.

– Important for Resolution 1 If the Chairman of the Meeting is your proxy or is appointed as your proxy by default

By marking this box, you are directing the Chairman of the Meeting to vote in accordance with the Chairman’s voting intentions on Resolution 1 as set out below and in the Notice of Meeting. If you do not mark this box, and you have not directed your proxy how to vote on Resolution 1, the Chairman of the Meeting will not cast your votes on Resolution 1 and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority if a poll is called on this resolution. If you appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy you can direct the Chairman how to vote by either marking the boxes in Step 2 below (for example if you wish to vote against or abstain from voting) or by marking this box (in which case the Chairman of the Meeting will vote in favour of Resolution 1). The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote all available proxies in favour of Resolution 1 of business.

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I/We direct the Chairman of the Meeting to vote in accordance with the Chairman’s voting intentions on Resolution 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) and acknowledge that the Chairman of the Meeting may exercise my proxy even though resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel.

If you appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy you acknowledge that in acting as your proxy the Chairman may exercise your undirected proxy votes (if you do not specify below how your proxy is to vote) even if he or she has an interest in the outcome of the resolution which carries a voting exclusion providing that votes cast by him or her other than as a proxyholder will be disregarded because of that interest. The Chairman intends to vote undirected proxies IN FAVOUR of each resolution.

Should you desire to direct your proxy how to vote on any resolution please insert � in the appropriate box below.

For Against Abstain*
Resolution 1 Adoption of Remuneration Report
Resolution 2 Re-Election of Derek Carter as Director
Resolution 3 Re-Election of Pedro Rodriguez as Director
Resolution 4 Approval of 10% Placement Facility

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

B PLEASE SIGN HERE This section must be signed in accordance with the instructions overleaf to enable your directions to be implemented

Securityholder 1(individual)
Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary
Joint Securityholder 2(individual)
Director/Company Secretary (Delete one)
Joint Securityholder 3(individual)
Director
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Proxy Instructions

Generally

A shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting convened by the Notice is entitled to appoint not more than 2 proxies to vote on the shareholder’s behalf. A proxy need not be a shareholder. The proxy appointment may be a standing appointment for all annual general meetings until it is revoked. Additional proxy forms are available from the Company.

If a representative of a shareholder or proxy is to attend the meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” must be produced prior to admission. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company’s share registry by calling +61 8 9389 8033.

Appointing Two Proxies

A shareholder entitled to cast 2 or more votes may appoint 2 proxies. Where 2 proxies are appointed, if the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise one half of your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded.

Signing Instructions

Individuals: The shareholder must sign personally. Joint Holding: If the holding is in more than 1 name, all of the shareholders must sign.

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

Power of Attorney: The attorney must sign and the power of attorney must be deposited at the Company’s registered office for inspection and return, when the proxy is lodged.

Lodgement of a Proxy

Proxy forms (and the power of attorney, if any, under which the proxy form is signed) must be lodged at, or sent by facsimile transmission to, the offices of the Company so that it is received no later than 11:00am, 12 November 2014.

Documents may be lodged:

IN PERSON Share Registry – Advanced Share Registry, 110 Stirling Highway Nedlands WA 6009, Australia Registered Office BY MAIL Share Registry – Advanced Share Registry, PO Box 1156, Nedlands WA 6909, Australia BY FAX +61 8 9262 3723

Your Address

This is your address as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form and sign it. Security holders sponsored by a broker (in which case your reference number overleaf will commence with an “X”) should advise your broker of any changes. You cannot change ownership of your shares using this form.