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HYTERRA LTD — AGM Information 2017
Jul 27, 2017
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TRIPLE ENERGY LIMITED
ACN 116 829 675
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
TIME : 2.00 pm (WST)
DATE : 30 August 2017
PLACE : 38 Station Street, Subiaco WA
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 8 6153 1861.
CONTENTS
| Business of the Meeting (setting out the proposed Resolutions) | 4 |
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| Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed Resolutions) | 7 |
| Glossary | 20 |
| Schedule 1 – Issues of Equity Securities since 30 August 2016 | 22 |
| Proxy Form | 23 |
IM PORTANT INFORM ATIO N
Time and place of Meeting
Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at 2.00 pm on 30 August 2017 at:
38 Station Street, Subiaco, Western Australia
Your vote is important
The business of the Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
Voting eligibility
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 2.00 pm on 28 August 2017.
Voting in person
To vote in person, attend the Meeting at the time, date and place set out above.
Voting by proxy
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy Form.
In accordance with section 249L of the Corporations Act, Shareholders are advised that:
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each Shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy;
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the proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company; and
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a Shareholder who is entitled to cast 2 or more votes may appoint 2 proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If the member appoints 2 proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the member’s votes, then in accordance with section 249X(3) of the Corporations Act, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes.
Shareholders and their proxies should be aware that changes to the Corporations Act made in 2011 mean that:
if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and
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- any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.
Further details on these changes are set out below.
Proxy vote if appointment specifies way to vote
Section 250BB(1) of the Corporations Act provides that an appointment of a proxy may specify the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and, if it does :
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the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (ie as directed); and
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if the proxy has 2 or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on the resolution, the proxy must not vote on a show of hands; and
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if the proxy is the chair of the meeting at which the resolution is voted on, the proxy must vote on a poll, and must vote that way (ie as directed); and
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if the proxy is not the chair, the proxy need not vote on the poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (ie as directed).
Transfer of non-chair proxy to chair in certain circumstances
Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:
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an appointment of a proxy specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution at a meeting of the Company's members; and
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the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting; and
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at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded on the resolution; and
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either of the following applies:
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Ø the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting; or
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Ø the proxy does not vote on the resolution,
the chair of the meeting is taken, before voting on the resolution closes, to have been appointed as the proxy for the purposes of voting on the resolution at the meeting.
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BUSINESS OF THE M EETING
AGENDA
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
To receive and consider the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2017 together with the declaration of the directors, the director’s report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor’s report.
2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as a non-binding resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the Remuneration Report as contained in the Company’s annual financial report for the financial year ended 31 March 2017.”
Note: the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
Voting Prohibition Statement:
A vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of either of the following persons:
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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, a person (the voter ) described above may cast a vote on this Resolution as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either:
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(a) the voter is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; or
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(b) 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 though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
3. RESOLUTION 2 – RATIFICATION OF SHARE ISSUE
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve and ratify the prior issue of 80,000,000 Shares at $0.006 per Share on 5 April 2017 and on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement”
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Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by any person, or their associate, who participated in the issue of Equity Securities under this Resolution. However, the Company will not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, 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.
4. RESOLUTION 3 – APPROVAL OF 10% PLACEMENT CAPACITY
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, approval is given for the issue of Equity Securities totalling up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company at the time of issue, calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by any person who may participate in the issue of Equity Securities under this Resolution and a person who might obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of ordinary securities, if the Resolution is passed and any associates of those persons. However, the Company will not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, 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.
5. RESOLUTION 4 – RE-ELECTION OF MR TOMMY CHENG AS A DIRECTOR
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purpose of clause 13.2 of the Constitution, ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and for all other purposes, Mr Ming Kit (Tommy), a Director, retires by rotation, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”
6. RESOLUTION 5 – ELECTION OF MR MURRAY D’ALMEIDA AS A DIRECTOR
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purpose of clause 13.4 of the Constitution, ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and for all other purposes, Mr Murray d’Almeida, who was appointed to the Board since the previous annual general meeting of the Company, retires as a Director, and being eligible having offered himself for reelection, is re-elected as a Director.”
7. RESOLUTION 6 – ELECTION OF MR CHRIS BERKEFELD AS A DIRECTOR
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purpose of clause 13.4 of the Constitution, ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and for all other purposes, Mr Chris Berkefeld, who was appointed to the Board since the previous annual general meeting of the Company, retires as a Director, and being eligible having offered himself for reelection, is re-elected as a Director.”
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8. RESOLUTION 7 – CONSOLIDATION OF CAPITAL
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 254H of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval be given for the consolidation of every forty (40) Shares on issue, to take effect in accordance with the timetable, terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum."
9. RESOLUTION 8 – APPROVAL FOR PLACEMENT OF SHARES
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, shareholders approve the proposed issue of up to 5,000,000 ordinary shares (on a post-consolidation basis) at $0.16 per share on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement”
Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by any person, or their associate, who may participate in the issue of Equity Securities under this Resolution or any person who may obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of ordinary securities if the Resolution is passed. However, the Company will not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, 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.
DATED: 27 JULY 2017
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
ALEX NEULING COMPANY SECRETARY
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EXPLANATORY STATEM ENT
This Explanatory Statement has been prepared to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions.
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
In accordance with the Constitution, the business of the Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2017 together with the declaration of the directors, the directors’ report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor’s report.
The Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s annual financial report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so. The Company’s annual financial report is available on its website at http://www.tripleenergy.net.
2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
The Corporations Act requires that at a listed company’s annual general meeting, a resolution that the remuneration report be adopted must be put to the shareholders. However, such a resolution is advisory only and does not bind the company or the directors of the company.
The remuneration report sets out the company’s remuneration arrangements for the directors and senior management of the company. The remuneration report is part of the directors’ report contained in the annual financial report of the company for a financial year.
The chair of the meeting must allow a reasonable opportunity for its shareholders to ask questions about or make comments on the remuneration report at the annual general meeting.
The Director’s consider that the Company’s remuneration remains low relative to comparable companies and is appropriate for the amount of effort required to operate the drilling of two wells and identify possible new acquisitions.
3. RESOLUTION 2 – RATIFICATION OF SHARE ISSUE
3.1 Background
On 5 April 2017 the Company announced a placement of shares to a high net worth PRC investor and issued 80,000,000 Shares ( Placement Shares ) to raise $480,000 ( Placement ) for general working capital purposes.
3.2 General
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue during any 12 month period any equity securities, or other securities with rights to conversion into equity (such as an option), if the number of those securities exceeds 15% of the number of securities in the same class on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period.
ASX Listing Rule 7.4 sets out an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1. It provides that where a company in general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 (and provided that the previous issue did
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not breach ASX Listing Rule 7.1) those securities will be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
The Placement Shares were issued within the limit of 15% of issued capital that the Company may issue in any 12 month period without shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7 and represented 34% of the available 15% capacity at the time of issue.
Resolution 2 seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of those Shares ( Ratification ).
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 ASX Listing Rule 7.1 without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.
3.3 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.4
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to the Ratification:
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(a) 80,000,000 Shares were issued under the 15% capacity available to the Company under ASX Listing Rule 7.1;
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(b) the issue price was 0.6 cents per Share;
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(c) the Shares have been issued to a high net worth PRC investor and were issued at the discretion of the Board and brokers to the Placement. The subscriber is not a related party of the Company;
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(d) the Shares issued were all ordinary fully paid shares in the capital of the Company on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares; and
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(e) the funds raised from the issue are being applied towards general working capital purposes (including issue costs).
3.4 Director’s Recommendation
The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2 as it allows the Company to retain the flexibility to issue the maximum number of equity securities permitted under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 without Shareholder approval.
4. RESOLUTION 3 – APPROVAL OF 10% PLACEMENT CAPACITY
4.1 General
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A provides that an Eligible Entity may seek Shareholder approval at its annual general meeting to allow it to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued capital ( 10% Placement Capacity ).
The Company is an Eligible Entity.
If Shareholders approve Resolution 3, the number of Equity Securities the Eligible Entity may issue under the 10% Placement Capacity will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (as set out in section 4.2 below).
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The effect of Resolution 3 will be to allow the Company to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of the Company’s fully paid ordinary securities on issue under the 10% Placement Capacity during the period up to 12 months after the Meeting, without subsequent Shareholder approval and without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity granted under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
Resolution 3 is a special resolution. Accordingly, at least 75% of votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote at the Meeting must be in favour of Resolution 3 for it to be passed.
4.2 ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A came into effect on 1 August 2012 and enables an Eligible Entity to seek shareholder approval at its annual general meeting to issue Equity Securities in addition to those under the Eligible Entity’s 15% annual placement capacity.
An Eligible Entity is one that, as at the date of the relevant annual general meeting:
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(a) is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index; and
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(b) has a maximum market capitalisation (excluding restricted securities and securities quoted on a deferred settlement basis) of $300,000,000.
The Company is an Eligible Entity as it is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a current market capitalisation of $6,591,604 based on a Share price of 0.4 cents.
Any Equity Securities issued must be in the same class as an existing class of quoted Equity Securities. The Company currently has 2 classes of Equity Securities on issue, being the Shares (ASX Code: TNP) and Options.
The exact number of Equity Securities that the Company may issue under an approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated according to the following formula:
(A x D) – E
Where:
| A | is the | number of Shares on issue 12 months before the date of issue or |
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| agreement: | ||
| (i) | plus the number of Shares issued in the previous 12 months | |
| under an exception in ASX Listing Rule 7.2; | ||
| (ii) | plus the number of partly paid shares that became fully paid in | |
| the previous 12 months; | ||
| (iii) | plus the number of Shares issued in the previous 12 months with | |
| approval of holders of Shares under ASX Listing Rules 7.1 and | ||
| 7.4. This does not include an issue of fully paid ordinary shares | ||
| under the entity’s 15% placement capacity without shareholder | ||
| approval; and | ||
| (iv) | less the number of Shares cancelled in the previous 12 months. |
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D
is 10%.
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- is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months before the date of issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with the approval of holders of Ordinary Securities under ASX Listing Rules 7.1 or 7.4.
4.3 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3A, the information below is provided in relation to this Resolution 3:
(a) Minimum Price
The minimum price at which the Equity Securities may be issued is 75% of the volume weighted average price of Equity Securities in that class, calculated over the 15 ASX 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; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 5 ASX trading days of the date in section 4.3(a)(i), the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
(b) Date of Issue
The Equity Securities may be issued under the 10% Placement Capacity commencing on the date of the Meeting and expiring on the first to occur of the following:
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(i) 12 months after the date of this Meeting; and
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(ii) the date of approval by Shareholders of any transaction under ASX Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of the Company’s activities) or 11.2 (disposal of the Company’s main undertaking) (after which date, an approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A ceases to be valid),
( 10% Placement Capacity Period ).
(c) Risk of voting dilution
Any issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity will dilute the interests of Shareholders who do not receive any Shares under the issue.
If Resolution 3 is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Capacity, the economic and voting dilution of existing Shares would be as shown in the table below.
The table below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders calculated in accordance with the formula outlined in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A(2), on the basis of the current market price of Shares and the current number of Equity Securities on issue as at the date of this Notice.
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The table also shows the voting dilution impact where the number of Shares on issue (Variable A in the formula) changes and the economic dilution where there are changes in the issue price of Shares issued under the 10% Placement Capacity.
| Number of Shares on Issue |
Dilution | Dilution | ||
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| Issue Price (per Share) |
$0.002 | $0.004 | $0.006 | |
| (50% decrease in current issue price) |
(Current issue price) |
(50% increase in current issue price) |
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| 1,647,900,913 | Shares issued |
164,790,091 | 164,790,091 | 164,790,091 |
| (Current) | Funds Raised |
$329,580 | $659,160 | $988,741 |
| 2,471,851,370 | Shares issued |
247,185,137 | 247,185,137 | 247,185,137 |
| (50% increase)* |
Funds Raised |
$494,370 | $988,741 | $1,483,111 |
| 3,295,801,826 | Shares issued |
329,580,183 | 329,580,183 | 329,580,183 |
| (100% increase)* |
Funds Raised |
$659,160 | $1,318,321 | $1,977,481 |
The table above uses the following assumptions:
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There are currently 1,647,900,913 Shares on issue.
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The current issue price set out above is the closing price of the Shares on the ASX on 21 July 2017.
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The Company issues the maximum possible number of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity.
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The Company has not issued any Equity Securities in the 12 months prior to the Meeting that were not issued under an exception in ASX Listing Rule 7.2 or with approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
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The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity consists only of Shares. It is assumed that no Options are exercised into Shares before the date of issue of the Equity Securities.
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The calculations above do not show the dilution that any one particular Shareholder will be subject to. All Shareholders should consider the dilution caused to their own shareholding depending on their specific circumstances.
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This table does not set out any dilution pursuant to approvals under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
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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 under the 10% Placement Capacity, based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of the Meeting.
Shareholders should note that there is a risk that:
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(i) the market price for the Company’s Shares may be significantly lower on the issue date than on the date of the Meeting; and
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(ii) the Shares may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for those Shares on the date of issue.
(d) Purpose of Issue under 10% Placement Capacity
The Company may issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity for the following purposes:
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(i) as cash consideration in which case the Company intends to use funds raised for the acquisition of new resources, assets and investments (including expenses associated with such an acquisition), continued exploration expenditure on the Company’s current projects (funds would then be used for project, feasibility studies and ongoing project administration), and general working capital etc); or
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(ii) as non-cash consideration for the potential acquisition of new resources assets and investments. in such circumstances the Company will provide a valuation of the non-cash consideration as required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.3.
The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under ASX Listing Rules 7.1A(4) and 3.10.5A upon issue of any Equity Securities.
(e) Allocation policy under the 10% Placement Capacity
The Company’s allocation policy for the issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity will be dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of the proposed placement(s).
The recipients of the Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Capacity have not yet been determined. However, the recipients of Equity Securities could consist of current Shareholders or new investors (or both), none of whom will be related parties of the Company.
The Company will determine the recipients at the time of the issue under the 10% Placement Capacity, having regard to the following factors:
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(i) the purpose of the issue;
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(ii) alternative methods for raising funds available to the Company at that time, including, but not limited to, an entitlement issue or other offer where existing Shareholders may participate;
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(iii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;
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(iv) the circumstances of the Company, including, but not limited to, the financial position and solvency of the Company;
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(v) prevailing market conditions; and
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(vi) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
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Further, if the Company is successful in acquiring new resources, assets or investments, it is likely that the recipients under the 10% Placement Capacity will be vendors of the new resources, assets or investments.
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Previous approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
The Company previously obtained approval from its Shareholders pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1A at its annual general meeting held on 30 August 2016 ( Previous Approval ).
The Company issued no Shares pursuant to the Previous Approval.
During the 12 month period preceding the date of the Meeting, being on and from 30 August 2016, the Company also issued a further 80,000,000 Shares representing approximately 5.1 % of the total diluted number of Equity Securities on issue in the Company on 30 August 2016, which was 1,567,900,913.
Further details of the issues of Equity Securities by the Company during the 12 month period preceding the date of the Meeting are set out in Schedule 1.
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Compliance with ASX Listing Rules 7.1A.4 and 3.10.5A
When the Company issues Equity Securities pursuant to the 10% Placement Capacity, it must give to ASX:
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(i) a list of the recipients of the Equity Securities and the number of Equity Securities issued to each (not for release to the market), in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.4; and
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(ii) the information required by ASX Listing Rule 3.10.5A for release to the market.
4.4 Voting Exclusion
A voting exclusion statement is included in this Notice. As at the date of this Notice, the Company has not invited any existing Shareholder to participate in an issue of Equity Securities under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A. Therefore, no existing Shareholders will be excluded from voting on Resolution 3.
4.5 Director’s Recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend the approval of Resolution 3 and encourage Shareholders to vote in favour of Resolution 3.
5. RESOLUTION 4 – RE-ELECTION OF MR TOMMY CHENG AS A DIRECTOR
ASX Listing Rule 14.4 provides that a director of an entity must not hold office (without re-election) past the third annual general meeting following the director’s appointment or 3 year, whichever is the longer.
Clause 13.2 of the Constitution provides that:
- (a) at the Company's annual general meeting in every year, one-third of the Directors for the time being, or, if their number is not a multiple of 3, then the number nearest one-third (rounded upwards in case of doubt), shall retire from office, provided always that no Director (except a
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Managing Director) shall hold office for a period in excess of 3 years, or until the third annual general meeting following his or her appointment, whichever is the longer, without submitting himself or herself for reelection;
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(b) The Directors to retire at an annual general meeting are those who have been longest in office since their last election, but, as between persons who became Directors on the same day, those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by drawing lots;
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(c) A Director who retires by rotation under clause 13.2 of the Constitution is eligible for re-election; and
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(d) In determining the number of Directors to retire, no account is to be taken of:
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(i) a Director who only holds office until the next annual general meeting pursuant to clause 13.4 of the Constitution; and/ or
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(ii) a Managing Director,
each of whom are exempt from retirement by rotation. However, if more than one Managing Director has been appointed by the Directors, only one of them (nominated by the Directors) is entitled to be excluded from any determination of the number of Directors to retire and/or retirement by rotation.
The Company currently has 3 Directors (not including the Managing Director) and accordingly 1 must retire.
Mr Tommy Cheng, the Director jointly longest in office since his last election, retires by rotation and seeks re-election.
Mr Cheng is an executive director and chairman of Beijing Gas Blue Sky Power Holdings Ltd (HKEx Stock Code 6828 “BGBSP”). He holds a Bachelor degree in Commerce from the University of Alberta, Canada. From 1995 to 2003, Mr Cheng held various positions which were responsible for corporate finance and property development activities in the PRC. From 2003 to 2008, Mr Cheng was involved in the investment and operations in the gold mining industry in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and had held senior positions in a mining company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Venture Board with mining and exploration operations in the PRC. Mr Cheng is currently an executive director and chief executive officer of New Times Energy Corporation Limited (HKEx stock code: 0166) and was an executive director of Grand T G Gold Holdings Limited (HKEx stock code: 08299) from November 2008 to June 2009, which shares are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
During the 3 years to balance date, Mr Cheng has served as a Director of New Times Energy Corporation Limited (2009- present) and BGBSP (2014-Present).
The Board considers that Mr Cheng is not an independent Director in accordance with the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (3[rd] edition).
The Board supports the election of Mr Cheng and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.
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6. RESOLUTION 5 – ELECTION OF MR MURRAY D’ALMEIDA AS A DIRECTOR
Clause 13.4 of the Constitution allows the Directors to appoint at any time a person to be a Director either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors, but only where the total number of Directors does not at any time exceed the maximum number specified by the Constitution.
Pursuant to clause 13.4 of the Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4, any Director so appointed holds office only until the next following next annual general meeting and is then eligible for election by Shareholders but shall not be taken into account in determining the Directors who are to retire by rotation (if any) at that meeting.
Mr Murray d’Almeida was appointed to the position of non-executive Director on 18 July 2017 and will retire in accordance with clause 13.4 of the Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and being eligible, seeks election from Shareholders.
Mr d’Almeida has over 35 years of diverse national and international business experience. He commenced his career in Perth with a firm of Chartered Accountants before moving into a broad range of commercial and financial reporting positions with two major USA based mining companies. He founded the Australian and international retailer Retail Food Group, and developed their presence in seven overseas countries. He has maintained operating and board positions within a range of financial services, mining, commercial academic, government, sporting businesses and organisations.
Mr d’Almeida is currently chairman of BPS Technology Limited, chairman of Barrack Street Investments Limited and a director of Global Masters Limited.
The Board considers that Mr d’Almeida is an independent Director in accordance with the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (3[rd] edition).
The Board supports the election of Mr d’Almeida and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 5.
7. RESOLUTION 6 – ELECTION OF MR CHRIS BERKEFELD AS A DIRECTOR
Clause 13.4 of the Constitution allows the Directors to appoint at any time a person to be a Director either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors, but only where the total number of Directors does not at any time exceed the maximum number specified by the Constitution.
Pursuant to clause 13.4 of the Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4, any Director so appointed holds office only until the next following next annual general meeting and is then eligible for election by Shareholders but shall not be taken into account in determining the Directors who are to retire by rotation (if any) at that meeting.
Mr Chris Berkefeld was appointed to the position of non-executive Director on 18 July 2017 and will retire in accordance with clause 13.4 of the Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and being eligible, seeks election from Shareholders.
Mr Berkefeld has over 20 years’ experience on public and private company boards in New Zealand and Australia. His background is in industrial, waste and mining services in Australia along with engineering and heavy transportation services in Europe and Asia. He was with services company Brambles for 25 years
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and ran the waste management and industrial services businesses upon their sale to a private equity group in 2006.
Mr Berkefeld is currently a non-executive director of Tellus Holdings Ltd and Hiway Group Limited
The Board considers that Mr Berkefeld is an independent Director in accordance with the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (3[rd] edition).
The Board supports the election of Mr Berkefeld and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 6.
8. RESOLUTION 7 – SHARE CONSOLIDATION
- (a) Summary
The Company proposes to consolidate its share capital through the conversion of every forty (40) ordinary shares in the Company into one (1) ordinary share in the Company.
(b) Overview of regulatory approval requirements
Under section 254H of the Corporations Act, a company may consolidate its shares if the consolidation is approved by an ordinary resolution of shareholders at a general meeting.
- (c) Reasons for the Consolidation
The Company currently has 1,647,900,913 Shares on issue.
For a company of this size, this is a large number of securities to have on issue and it subjects the Company to a number of disadvantages, including:
(i) that the Company has a far greater number of Shares on issue than comparable companies, meaning that its share price is lower for reasons other than valuation;
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(ii) negative perceptions associated with a low share price; and
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(iii) administrative inconvenience.
The Directors believe that the Consolidation will assist in eliminating or mitigating these disadvantages and would establish a share price more appropriate for a listed entity of its size. The Consolidation of Shares will also result in the number of shares on issue and trading price of Triple shares being broadly at a level which aids comparison with Triple’s current and anticipated peer companies.
The Consolidation will not result in any change to the substantive rights and obligations of Shareholders. The Company’s balance sheet and tax position will also remain unaltered as a result of the Consolidation.
- (d) Effect of the Consolidation
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If approved, the Consolidation will take effect in accordance with the timetable set out in (g) below.
The Consolidation will result in the issued capital of the Company being consolidated on the basis of one Share for every forty Shares on issue. Any fractional entitlements as a result of holdings not being evenly divisible by four will be rounded up to the nearest whole number.
For example, if you currently hold 40,000 Shares, following the Consolidation you will hold 1,000 Shares.
The pro-forma capital structure of the Company on completion of the Consolidation (based on the number of Shares on issue at the date of this Explanatory Statement) is as follows:
| Shares | Options | |
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| Pre-Consolidation | 1,647,900,913 |
167,000,000 |
| Post-Consolidation | 41,197,523* |
4,175,000 |
*Subject to rounding differences and excluding the 5,000,000 new fully paid ordinary shares (on a post-consolidation basis) proposed to be issued under Resolution 8.
Shareholders should note that the Consolidation, if approved, will have an effect on the Company’s share price.
(e) Holding Statements
From the date of Consolidation, all existing holding statements for Shares will cease to have any effect, except as evidence of entitlement to a certain number of Shares, on a post-Consolidation basis.
After the Consolidation becomes effective, the Company will arrange for new holding statements to be issued to Shareholders. It is the responsibility of each Shareholder to check the number of Shares held prior to Consolidation and post-Consolidation.
(f) Taxation implications
Shareholders are advised to seek their own tax advice on the effect of the Consolidation and neither the Company nor the Directors (or the Company’s advisers) accept any responsibility for the individual taxation implications arising from the Consolidation.
The Consolidation will be undertaken in accordance with section 254H of the Corporations Act. Subject only to rounding, there will be no change to the proportionate interests held by each Shareholder as a result of the Consolidation.
A capital gains tax (CGT) event will not occur as a result of the Consolidation and therefore there will be no taxation implications arising for Shareholders.
(g) Timetable for Consolidation
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If this Resolution is passed, the Consolidation will take effect in accordance with the following timetable
| Date | |
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| Dispatch of Notice of Meeting | 31 July 2017 |
| Meeting held to approve the Consolidation ASX notified whether Shareholders’ approval has been granted for the Resolutions |
30 August 2017 |
| Last day for trading in pre-Consolidation securities | 31 August 2017(+1) |
| Commencement of trading on a deferred settlement (post- Consolidation) basis |
1 September 2017 (+2) |
| Last day to register transfers on a pre-Consolidation basis | 4 September 2017 (+3) |
| First day for the Company to send notice to each security holder of the change in their details of holdings First day for the Company to register securities on a post-Consolidation basis |
5 September (+4) |
| Issue date – deferred settlement market ends Last day for the Company to send notice to each security holder of the change in their details of holdings |
11 September 2017(+8) |
9. RESOLUTION 8 – PROPOSED PLACEMENT OF SHARES
9.1 General
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue during any 12 month period any equity securities, or other securities with rights to conversion into equity (such as an option), if the number of those securities exceeds 15% of the number of securities in the same class on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period.
Resolution 8 seeks Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 for the issue of up to 5,000,000 Shares (on a post-consolidation basis) at a price of not less than $0.16 per Share (also on a post-consolidation basis).
9.2 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1
ASX Listing Rule 7.3 requires the following information to be given to Shareholders:
a) Up to 5,000,000 Shares will be issued under the Tranche 2 Placement
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b) The Placement Shares will be issued no later than three months after the date of the Meeting
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c) the issue price of the Placement Shares will be 16 cents per Share (on a postconsolidation basis)
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d) Placement Shares will be issued to professional and sophisticated investors at the discretion of the Board. None of these subscribers are related parties to the Company;
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e) the Placement Shares will be ordinary fully paid shares in the capital of the Company, and will be issued on the same terms as pre-existing fully paid ordinary shares and rank equally with those Shares; and
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f) the funds raised from the issue will be applied towards the furtherance of the Company’s existing PRC projects, new project evaluation and general working capital (including issue costs).
The Board believes that the approval of the Placement issue is beneficial for the Company.
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GLOSSARY
10% Placement Capacity has the meaning given in section 4.2 of the Explanatory Statement.
$ means Australian dollars.
Annual General Meeting or Meeting means the Meeting convened by the Notice.
ASIC means the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.
ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by ASX Limited, as the context requires.
ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.
Bid Period, in relation to an off-market bid or a market bid (as defined in the Corporations Act) in respect of Shares, means the period referred to in the definition of that expression in section 9 of the Corporations Act, provided that where a bid is publicly announced prior to the service of a bidder’s statement on the Company, the bid period is deemed to have commenced at the time of that announcement.
Board means the current board of directors of the Company.
Business Day means Monday to Friday inclusive, except New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any other day that ASX declares is not a business day.
Chair means the chair of the Meeting.
Chairman means the chairman of the Company.
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; or
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(f) a person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) for the purposes of the definition of ‘closely related party’ in the Corporations Act.
Company means Triple Energy Limited (ACN 116 829 675).
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the current directors of the Company.
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Eligible Entity means an entity that, at the date of the relevant general meeting:
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(a) is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index; and
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(b) has a maximum market capitalisation (excluding restricted securities and securities quoted on a deferred settlement basis) of $300,000,000.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.
Equity Securities includes a Share, a right to a Share or Option, an Option, a convertible security and any security that ASX decides to classify as an Equity Security.
Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and means those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the consolidated group.
Notice or Notice of Meeting means this notice of meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.
Option means an option to acquire a Share.
Optionholder means a holder of an Option.
Ordinary Securities has the meaning set out in the ASX Listing Rules.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Director’s report section of the Company’s annual financial report for the year ended 31 March 2017.
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice, or any one of them, as the context requires.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a registered holder of a Share.
Variable A means “A” as set out in the calculation in section 4.2 of the Explanatory Statement.
WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.
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SCHEDULE 1 – ISSUES OF EQUITY SECURITIES SINCE 30 AUGUST 2016
| Date | Quantity | Class | Recipients | Issue price and discount to Market Price (if applicable)1 |
Form of consideration |
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| Issue – 30 August 2016 |
90,000,000 | Options3 | Board and Management (Pursuant to Shareholder Approval at 2016 AGM). |
N/A | Incentive Options Current value5= $89,460 |
| Issue – 5 April 2017 |
80,000,000 | Shares2 | Sophisticated and Professional investors determined by the Board |
$0.006 (no discount) |
Amount Raised = $480,000 Amount spent = $Nil Amount remaining = $480,000 Proposed use of remaining funds4administrative expenses, project evaluation expenses, and exploration expenditure at existing PRC projects |
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Market Price means the closing price on ASX (excluding special crossings, overnight sales and exchange traded option exercises). For the purposes of this table the discount is calculated on the Market Price on the last trading day on which a sale was recorded prior to the date of issue of the relevant Equity Securities.
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Fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company, ASX Code: TNP (terms are set out in the Constitution).
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Unquoted Options, exercisable at $0.015 each, on or before 31 August 2019.
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This is a statement of current intentions as at the date of this Notice. As with any budget, intervening events and new circumstances have the potential to affect the manner in which the funds are ultimately applied. The Board reserves the right to alter the way the funds are applied on this basis.
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In respect of quoted Equity Securities the value is based on the closing price of the Shares ($0.004) on the ASX on the trading day prior to the date of this Notice. In respect of unquoted Equity Securities the value of Options is assessed measured using the Black & Scholes option pricing model. Measurement inputs include the Share price on the measurement date, the exercise price, the term of the Option, the impact of dilution, the expected volatility of the underlying Share (based on weighted average historic volatility adjusted for changes expected due to publicly available information), the expected dividend yield and the risk free interest rate for the term of the Option. No account is taken of any performance conditions included in the terms of the Option other than market based performance conditions (i.e. conditions linked to the price of Shares).
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TRIPLE ENERGY LIMITED
ACN: 116 829 675
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SHARE REGISTRY: Security Transfer Australia Pty Ltd All Correspondence to: PO BOX 52 Collins Street West VIC 8007 Suite 913, Exchange Tower 530 Little Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 T: 1300 992 916 F: +61 8 9315 2233 E: [email protected] W: www.securitytransfer.com.au
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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT. IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT AS TO HOW TO DEAL WITH IT, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR STOCK BROKER OR LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR.
VOTE Lodge your proxy vote securely at www.securitytransfer.com.au «ONLINE 1. Log into the Investor Centre using your holding details.
ONLINE 2. Click on "Proxy Voting" and provide your Online Proxy ID to access the voting area.
SECTION A: Appointment of Proxy
I/We, the above named, being registered holders of the Company and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint:
The meeting chairperson OR
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or failing the person named, or if no person is named, the Chairperson 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, as the Proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 30 August 2017 at 38 Station Street, Subiaco WA and at any adjournment of that meeting.
Where I/we have appointed the Chairperson as my/our Proxy (or where the Chairperson becomes my/our proxy by default) I/we expressly authorise the Chairperson to exercise my/our proxy on Resolution 1(except where I have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel, which includes the Chairperson.
SECTION B: Voting Directions
Please mark "X" in the box to indicate your voting directions to your Proxy. The Chairperson of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in FAVOUR of all the resolutions. In exceptional circumstances, the Chairperson of the Meeting may change his/her voting intention on any resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.
| RESOLUTION | RESOLUTION | For | Against Abstain* |
Against Abstain* |
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| 1. | ADOPTION OF | REMUNERATION REPORT | 5. | ELECTION OF MR MURRAY D'ALMEIDA AS A DIRECTOR |
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| 2. | RATIFICATION OF SHARE ISSUE | 6. | ELECTION OF MR CHRIS BERKEFELD AS A DIRECTOR |
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| 3. | APPROVAL OF 10% PLACEMENT CAPACITY | 7. | CONSOLIDATION OF CAPITAL | ||||
| 4. | RE-ELECTION A DIRECTOR |
OF MR TOMMY CHENG AS | 8. | APPROVAL FOR PLACEMENT OF SHARES |
For Against Abstain*
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If no directions are given my proxy may vote as the proxy thinks fit or may abstain. * If you mark the Abstain box for a particular item, 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.
SECTION C: Signature of Security Holder(s)
This section must be signed in accordance with the instructions overleaf to enable your directions to be implemented.
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Proxies must be received by Security Transfer Australia Pty Ltd no later than 2:00pm WST on Monday 28 August 2017.
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1. NAME AND ADDRESS
This is the name and address on the Share Register of the Company. If this information is incorrect, please make corrections on this form. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. Please note that you cannot change ownership of your shares using this form.
2. APPOINTMENT OF A PROXY
If the person you wish to appoint as your Proxy is someone other than the Chairperson of the Meeting please write the name of that person in Section A. If you leave this section blank, or your named Proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chairperson of the Meeting will be your Proxy. A Proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
3. DIRECTING YOUR PROXY HOW TO VOTE
To direct the Proxy how to vote place an "X" in the appropriate box against each item in Section B. Where more than one Proxy is to be appointed and the proxies are to vote differently, then two separate forms must be used to indicate voting intentions.
4. APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY
You are entitled to appoint up to two (2) 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 contacting the Company's share registry or you may photocopy this form.
5. SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS
Individual: where the holding is in one name, the Shareholder must sign. Joint Holding: where the holding is in more than one name, all of the Shareholders must sign.
Power of Attorney: to sign under Power of Attorney you must have already lodged this document with the Company's share registry. If you have not previously lodged this document for notation, please attach 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 may sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or Company Secretary. Please indicate the office held in the appropriate place.
If a representative of the corporation is to attend the meeting the appropriate "Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative" should be lodged with the Company before the meeting or at the registration desk on the day of the meeting. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company's share registry.
6. LODGEMENT OF PROXY
Proxy forms (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received by Security Transfer Australia Pty Ltd no later than the date and time stated on the form overleaf. Any Proxy form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled meeting.
To appoint a second Proxy you must:
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a) On each of the Proxy forms, state the percentage of your voting rights or number of securities 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 of your votes; and
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b) Return both forms in the same envelope.
The proxy form does not need to be returned to the share registry if the votes have been lodged online.
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