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HIGHFIELD RESOURCES LIMITED — AGM Information 2021
Apr 26, 2021
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AGM Information
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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 27 May 2021
Time of Meeting
3.30 pm (Adelaide time)
Place of Meeting
via webcast https://services.choruscall.com.au/webcast/highfield-210527.html
IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON THE MEETING
Given the ongoing uncertainty in relation to the COVID-19 situation and the travel and public gathering restrictions in Australia, that may be put in place at very short notice, that Company will be holding the AGM virtually again this year. As such, the Company intends to decide the outcome of voting on the resolutions in the Notice by proxy voting, submitted ahead of the Meeting, and via online poll voting.
The Company strongly encourages all shareholders to lodge a directed proxy vote prior to the cut-off date for proxy voting as set out in the Notice. To lodge your proxy, please follow the directions on your personalised proxy form which will be enclosed with the copy of the Notice, delivered to you by email or post (depending on your communication preferences).
The Company is happy to answer questions prior to the close of proxy voting via email, such questions should be sent to the following email address [email protected].
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 via webcast at 3.30 pm (Adelaide time) on 27 May 2021.
Ordinary Business
To consider the Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2020 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 a nonbinding ordinary resolution:
‘ That the Company adopt the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2020 as set out in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020. ’
Resolution 2: Re-election of Mr Roger Davey as Director
To consider and, if thought fit, pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
‘ That Mr Roger Davey, having voluntarily retired in accordance with clause 12.11.1 of the 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 Mr Brian Jamieson as Director
To consider and, if thought fit, pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
‘ That Mr Brian Jamieson, having voluntarily retired in accordance with clause 12.11.1 of the 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: Re-election of Mr Isaac Querub as Director
To consider and, if thought fit, pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
‘ That Mr Isaac Querub, having voluntarily retired in accordance with clause 12.11.1 of the 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. ’
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Resolution 5: 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 set out in the Explanatory Memorandum. ’
DATED 27 APRIL 2021
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD HIGHFIELD RESOURCES LIMITED
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Katelyn Adams 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
Resolution 1
A vote on Resolution 1 must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of any of the following persons:
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(i) a member of the Key Management Personnel details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or
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(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:
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(i) the person is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; or
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(ii) the person is the chair of the meeting and the appointment of the chair as proxy:
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does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; and
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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.
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:
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3.1 cast the shareholder’s vote online by visiting -
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www.advancedshare.com.au/investor login or, if using a mobile device, by scanning the QR code on the shareholder’s proxy form and entering the shareholder’s registered postcode; or
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3.2 complete and lodge a validly completed and signed paper proxy form at the share registry of the Company, Advanced Share Registry Services:
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(a) in person at the following address:
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Advanced Share Registry 110 Stirling Highway NEDLANDS WA 6009
OR
- (b) by post at the following address: Advanced Share Registry PO Box 1156 NEDLANDS WA 6909
OR
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(c) by facsimile on (08) 6370 4203 (within Australia) or +61 8 6370 4203 (outside Australia); or
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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 3.30 pm (Adelaide time) on 25 May 2021.
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 they are 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. In exceptional circumstances, the chair may change his or her voting intention on any resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.
4. ‘Snap Shot’ Time
The Company may specify a time, not more than 48 hours before the Meeting, at which a ‘snapshot’ 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 25 May 2021 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 27 May 2021. 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 5 (inclusive).
1. RESOLUTION 1: ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
The Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020 contains a Remuneration Report which sets out the remuneration policy of the Company.
An electronic copy of the Annual Report is available to download or view on the Company’s website at www.highfieldresources.com.au. The 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:
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(a) a member of the Key Management Personnel details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or
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(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:
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(a) the person is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; or
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(b) the person is the chair of the meeting and the appointment of the chair as proxy:
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(i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; and
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(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.
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Resolution 1 is an advisory resolution.
The chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 1.
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 the date the remuneration report was approved at the second annual general meeting must stand for reelection. 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 last annual general meeting.
2. RESOLUTION 2: RE-ELECTION OF MR ROGER DAVEY AS DIRECTOR
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 of the Constitution 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 Roger Davey retires as a Director and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.
A resume for Mr Davey follows:
Mr Roger Davey
Independent Non-Executive Director, ACSM, MSc., C.Eng., Eur.Ing., MIMMM
Mr Davey is currently a Non-Executive Director of a number of mining companies in the junior mining sector.
He is a Chartered Mining Engineer with over 45 years’ experience in the international mining industry. Up to December 2010, he was an Assistant Director and the Senior Mining Engineer at N M Rothschild (London) in the Mining and Metals project finance team, where for 13 years he was responsible for the assessment of the technical risk associated with all the current and prospective project loans. Prior to this his experience covered the financing, development and operation of both underground and surface mining operations in gold and base metals at senior management and Director level in South America, Africa and the United Kingdom. He is fluent in Spanish.
His previous positions include Director, Vice president and General Manager of Minorco (AngloGold) subsidiaries in Argentina (1994 - 1997), where he had responsibility for the development of the Cerro Vanguardia, open pit gold-silver mine in Patagonia; Operations Director of Greenwich Resources plc, London (1984 - 1992), with gold interests in Venezuela, Sudan, Egypt and Australia; Production Manager for Blue Circle Industries in Chile (1979 - 1984); and various production roles from graduate trainee to mine manager, in Gold Fields of South Africa (1971 - 1978).
Mr Davey is a graduate of the Camborne School of Mines, England and holds a Master of Science degree in Mineral Production Management from Imperial College, London University. He is a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.), a European Engineer (Eur. Ing.) and a Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (MIMMM).
Resolution 2 is an ordinary resolution.
The Directors (with Mr Davey abstaining) recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.
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The chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 2.
3. RESOLUTION 3: RE-ELECTION OF MR BRIAN JAMIESON AS DIRECTOR
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 of the Constitution 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 Brian Jamieson retires as a Director and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.
A resume for Mr Jamieson follows:
Mr Brian Jamieson
Non-Executive Director, FCA, FAICD
Mr Jamieson has over 40 years’ experience in the advisory, manufacturing, resources and technology industries in Australia and offshore.
Mr Jamieson was a Non-Executive Director of ASX listed Oxiana/OZ Minerals Limited from 2005 to 2015 and served as Chairman of Audit Risk and Compliance, Nomination and Remuneration, and Due Diligence Committees. He was a Non-Executive Director of Tatts Group Limited from 2005 to December 2017 and served as the Chairman of Audit and Risk Committee, Chairman of the Due Diligence Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee. Mr Jamieson is a Non-Executive Director of IODM Limited, Non-Executive Chairman of ASX listed Energy Technologies Limited., and a Director of the Bionics Institute of Australia.
Mr Jamieson was Chief Executive of Minter Ellison Melbourne from 2002-2005. Prior to joining Minter Ellison, Mr. Jamieson was Chief Executive Officer at KPMG Australia from 1998-2000, Managing Partner of KPMG Melbourne and Southern Regions from 1993-1998 and Chairman of KPMG Melbourne from 2001-2002. Prior to the merger of Touche Ross & Co and Peat Marwick Hungerfords to form KPMG, Mr Jamieson was the Managing Partner for Australia for Touche Ross & Co.
He has over 30 years’ experience in providing advisory and audit services to a diverse range of public and large private companies. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Resolution 3 is an ordinary resolution.
The Directors (with Mr Jamieson abstaining) recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.
The chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 3.
4. RESOLUTION 4: RE-ELECTION OF MR ISAAC QUERUB AS DIRECTOR
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 of the Constitution 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 Isaac Querub retires as a Director and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.
A resume for Mr Querub follows:
Mr Isaac Querub
Independent Non-Executive Director, BA (Administration) BA (Law)
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Mr Querub is one of Spain’s most senior commodities professionals and has a successful track record as a global mining executive and over 35 years’ experience in the sector. He was Chief Executive Officer of Glencore in Spain for over 14 years representing Glencore in negotiations which resulted in important transactions and acquisitions over more than 20 years. He led Glencore in transactions throughout Africa and Spain as well as representing the Company on the Board of Asturiana del Zinc, a major Spanish zinc producer. More recently he was Chief Executive Officer of EMED, now Atalaya, which operates the former Rio Tinto copper mine located in southern Spain.
Mr Querub has a degree in Business Administration and a degree in Law, both from ICADE - Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid. He is currently active on a number of not-for-profit Boards as well as having extensive experience in the international marketing of mineral, crude and oil products.
Resolution 4 is an ordinary resolution.
The Directors (with Mr Querub abstaining) recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.
The chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 4.
5. RESOLUTION 5: APPROVAL OF 10% PLACEMENT FACILITY
5.1 General
Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of Equity Securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary securities it had on issue at the start of that period.
Under Listing Rule 7.1A, however, an eligible entity can seek approval from its members, by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting, to increase this 15% limit by an extra 10% to 25% ( 10% Placement Facility ).
An ‘eligible entity’ means an entity which is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and which has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less. The Company is an eligible entity for these purposes.
Resolution 5 seeks shareholder approval by way of special resolution for the Company to have the additional 10% capacity provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A to issue Equity Securities without shareholder approval. 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 5.2(c)).
If Resolution 5 is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities up to the combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A without any further shareholder approval.
If Resolution 5 is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the 10% Placement Facility and will remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing Equity Securities without shareholder approval set out in Listing Rule 7.1.
5.2 Description of Listing Rule 7.1A
- (a) Shareholder approval
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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:
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ordinary shares quoted on ASX
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options 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, during the period of the approval, issue or agree to issue, during the 10% Placement Period (refer to section 5.2(f)), a number of Equity Securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:
(A x D) – E
Where:
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A is the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of the relevant period:
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plus the number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in the relevant period under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 other than exception 9, 16 or 17;
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plus the number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in the relevant period on the conversion of convertible securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 9 where:
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the convertible securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the commencement of the relevant period; or
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the issue of, or agreement to issue, the convertible securities was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;
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plus the number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in the relevant period under an agreement to issue securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 16 where:
- the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the relevant period; or
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o
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the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;
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plus the number of any other fully paid ordinary securities issued in the relevant period with approval under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;
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plus the number of partly paid ordinary securities that became fully paid in the relevant period;
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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.
( Note that relevant period has the same meaning in Listing Rule 7.1, namely:
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if the entity has been admitted to the official list for 12 months or more, the 12 month period immediately preceding the date of the issue or agreement; or
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if the entity has been admitted to the official list for less than 12 months, the period from the date the entity was admitted to the official list to the date immediately preceding the date of the issue or agreement. )
(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 329,600,171 quoted ordinary shares and therefore has a capacity to issue:
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(i) 49,440,025 Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1; and
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(ii) subject to shareholder approval being obtained under Resolution 5, 32,960,017 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 5.2(c)).
(e) Minimum Issue Price
The Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 must be issued for a cash consideration per security which is not less than 75% of the VWAP of Equity
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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 referred to in section 5.2(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 first to occur of:
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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;
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(ii) the time and date of the entity’s next annual general meeting; and
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(iii) the time and date of the approval by shareholders of 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),
( 10% Placement Period ).
5.3 Listing Rule 7.1A
The effect of Resolution 11 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 5 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.
5.4 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:
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(a) The Company may seek to issue the Equity Securities for cash consideration. In such circumstances, the Company intends to use the funds raised towards an acquisition of new assets or investments (including expense associated with such acquisition) and/or general working capital.
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(b) There is a risk that:
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(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
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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 in the same class on the issue date,
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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:
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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 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
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(i) 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 | |||
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| $0.34 | $0.68 issue price |
$1.36 100% increase in issue price |
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| 50% decrease in issue price |
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| Current Variable ‘A’ 329,600,017 shares |
10% voting dilution |
32,960,017 shares | 32,960,017 shares | 32,960,017 shares |
| Funds raised | $11,206,406 | $22,412,812 | $44,825,623 | |
| 50% increase in current Variable ‘A’ 494,400,026 shares |
10% voting dilution |
49,440,002 shares | 49,440,002 shares | 49,440,002 shares |
| Funds raised | $16,809,601 | $33,619,201 | $67,238,403 | |
| 100% increase in current Variable ‘A’ 659,200,034 shares |
10% voting dilution |
65,920,003 shares | 65,920,003 shares | 65,920,003 shares |
| Funds raised | $22,412,801 | $44,825,602 | $89,651,204 |
The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:
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The Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility.
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No current options are exercised into shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities.
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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%.
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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.
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The table shows only the effect of issues of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A and no other issues of Equity Securities.
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The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of shares.
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The issue price is $0.68, being the closing price of the shares on ASX on 8 April 2021.
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(c) 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-by-case basis having regard to 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 the 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 this Notice but may include existing substantial shareholders (subject to shareholder approval, if required) and/or new shareholders who are not related parties or associates of a related party of the Company.
- (d) The Company previously obtained shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A at its 2020 Annual General Meeting and has not issued or agreed to issue any Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months preceding the date of this Meeting.
(e) At the time of dispatching this Notice, the Company is not proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.2.
Resolution 5 is a special resolution .
The Directors recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 5.
The chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 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 5.1;
10% Placement Period has the meaning given in section 5.2(f);
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:
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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 dependant of the member or of 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 dealings with the entity;
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(e) a company the member controls; or
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(f) a person prescribed as such by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth);
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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 market price.
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LODGE YOUR PROXY APPOINTMENT ONLINE
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ONLINE PROXY APPOINTMENT
www.advancedshare.com.au/investor-login
MOBILE DEVICE PROXY APPOINTMENT Lodge your proxy by scanning the QR code below, and enter your registered postcode. It is a fast, convenient and a secure way to lodge your vote.
IMPORTANT NOTE: While the COVID-19 situation remains volatile and uncertain, based on the best information available to the Board at the time of this Notice, the Company intends to decide the outcome of voting on the resolutions in the Notice by proxy voting, submitted ahead of the Meeting, and via online poll voting. Please refer to the Notice of Meeting for the webcast information. The Company strongly encourages all shareholders to lodge a directed proxy vote prior to the cut-off date for proxy voting as set out in the Notice.
2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING PROXY FORM
I/We being shareholder(s) of Highfield Resources Limited and entitled to attend and vote hereby:
APPOINT A PROXY
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The Chair of the PLEASE NOTE: If you leave the section blank, OR
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Meeting the Chair of the Meeting will be your proxy.
or failing the individual(s) or body corporate(s) named, or if no individual(s) or body corporate(s) named, the Chair of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the Meeting on my/our behalf, including 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 the Company to be held virtually on 27 May 2021 at 3.30 pm (Adelaide time) and at any adjournment or postponement of that Meeting.
Chair’s voting intentions in relation to undirected proxies: The Chair intends to vote all undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions. In exceptional circumstances, the Chair may change his/her voting intentions on any Resolution. In the event this occurs, an ASX announcement will be made immediately disclosing the reasons for the change.
Chair authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions: Where I/we have appointed the Chair of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chair becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chair to exercise my/our proxy on Resolution 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though this resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member(s) of key management personnel, which includes the Chair.
VOTING DIRECTIONS
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| Resolutions For Against |
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| 1 Adoption of Remuneration Report ◼ ◼ |
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| STEP 2 | 2 Re-election of Mr Roger Davey as Director ◼ ◼ 3 Re-election of Mr Brian Jamieson as Director ◼ ◼ 4 Re-election of Mr Isaac Querub as Director ◼ ◼ |
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| 5 Approval of 10% Placement Facility ◼ ◼ |
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| * 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. |
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| SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED | |||
| Shareholder 1(Individual) Joint Shareholder 2(Individual) Joint Shareholder 3(Individual) |
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| STEP 3 | Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director/CompanySecretary (Delete one) Director This form should be signed by the shareholder. If a joint holding, all the shareholder should sign. If signed by the shareholder’s attorney, the power of attorney must have been previously noted by the registry or a certified copy attached to this form. If executed by a company, the form must be executed in accordance with the company’s constitution and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). |
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| remittance, and selected announcements. |
HIGHFIELD RESOURCES LIMITED - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
While the COVID-19 situation remains volatile and uncertain, based on the best information available to the Board at the time of this Notice, the Company intends to decide the outcome of voting on the resolutions in the Notice by proxy voting, submitted ahead of the Meeting, and via online poll voting. Please refer to the Notice of Meeting for the webcast information.
The Company strongly encourages all shareholders to lodge a directed proxy vote prior to the cut-off date for proxy voting as set out in the Notice.
The Company is happy to answer questions prior to the close of proxy voting via email, such questions should be sent to the following email address [email protected].
HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
This form shows your address as it appears on Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes.
APPOINTMENT OF A PROXY
If you wish to appoint the Chair as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair, please write that person’s name in the box in Step 1. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. A proxy may be an individual or a body corporate.
CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES
If a representative of a nominated corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” should be produced prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Meeting. A Corporate Representative Form may be obtained from Advanced Share Registry.
SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PROXY FORM
Individual:
Where the holding is in one name, the security holder must sign.
Joint Holding:
DEFAULT TO THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING
If you leave Step 1 blank, or if your appointed proxy does not attend the Meeting, then the proxy appointment will automatically default to the Chair of the Meeting.
VOTING DIRECTIONS – PROXY APPOINTMENT
You may direct your proxy on how to vote by placing a mark in one of the boxes opposite each resolution of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any resolution by inserting the percentage or number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on a given resolution, your proxy may vote as they choose to the extent they are permitted by law. If you mark more than one box on a resolution, your vote on that resolution will be invalid.
Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the security holders should sign.
Power of Attorney:
If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with Advanced Share Registry, please attach the original or a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
Companies:
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 2001) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can 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.
LODGE YOUR PROXY FORM
PROXY VOTING BY KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
If you wish to appoint a Director (other than the Chair) or other member of the Company’s key management personnel, or their closely related parties, as your proxy, you must specify how they should vote on Resolution 1, by marking the appropriate box. If you do not, your proxy will not be able to exercise your vote for Resolution 1.
PLEASE NOTE: If you appoint the Chair as your proxy (or if they are appointed by default) but do not direct them how to vote on a resolution (that is, you do not complete any of the boxes “For”, “Against” or “Abstain” opposite that resolution), the Chair may vote as they see fit on that resolution.
APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY
You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend the Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning Advanced Share Registry Limited or you may copy this form and return them both together.
To appoint a second proxy you must:
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(a) On each Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded; and
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(b) Return both forms together.
COMPLIANCE WITH LISTING RULE 14.11
In accordance to Listing Rule 14.11, if you hold shares on behalf of another person(s) or entity/entities or you are a trustee, nominee, custodian or other fiduciary holder of the shares, you are required to ensure that the person(s) or entity/entities for which you hold the shares are not excluded from voting on resolutions where there is a voting exclusion. Listing Rule 14.11 requires you to receive written confirmation from the person or entity providing the voting instruction to you and you must vote in accordance with the instruction provided.
This Proxy Form (and any power of attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 3.30 pm (Adelaide time) on 25 May 2021, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Proxy Forms received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
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ONLINE PROXY APPOINTMENT www.advancedshare.com.au/investor-login
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BY MAIL Advanced Share Registry Limited 110 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands WA 6009; or PO Box 1156, Nedlands WA 6909
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BY FAX +61 8 6370 4203 BY EMAIL [email protected]
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IN PERSON Advanced Share Registry Limited 110 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands WA 6009 ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: +61 8 9389 8033
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By lodging your proxy votes, you confirm to the company you a that you are in compliance with Listing Rule 14.11.