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IGO LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2010
Nov 3, 2010
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Capital/Financing Update
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4 November 2010
Australian Stock Exchange Limited Company Announcements Level 10, 20 Bond Street SYDNEY NSW 2000
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RE: ACCELERATED NON-RENOUNCEABLE ENTITLEMENT OFFER
Please find attached a letter sent to Independence Group NL optionholders today.
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CHRISTOPHER BONWICK Managing Director
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4 November 2010
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Dear O ptionholder
Participation in accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer
Overview
Indep e ndence Gr o up NL ( Independence ) wishes to advise tha t it intends to proceed with an accele r ated non-re n ounceable e ntitlement o ffer of one ordinary sh a re in Indep e ndence ( New Share ) for ev e ry 15 ordin a ry shares ( Share ) at an offer price o f $6.65 per New Share ( Entitlement Offer ) to rais e a maximu m of $50,568,169.40 bef o re costs.
In con j unction wit h the Entitle m ent Offer, I ndependen c e also anno u nced a pla c ement to in s titutional invest o rs of 17,10 9 ,530 New S h ares ( Placement ).
The E n titlement O f fer will co m prise:
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an entitle m ent offer to e ligible inst i tutional sha r eholders ( Institutional Entitlement Offer ); and
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an entitle m ent offer to e ligible reta i l sharehold e rs ( Retail Entitlement Offer ).
Furthe r informatio n in relation to the Entitl e ment Offer has been di s closed to th e ASX.
The E ntitlement O ffer is be i ng made w ithout pro s pectus or p roduct dis c losure doc u ment in accordance with s e ction 708 A A of the C o rporations Act 2001 ( C th) as mo d ified by A S IC Class Order 0 8/35.
The E n titlement O f fer is fully u nderwritten by Bell Pot t er Securitie s Limited ( Underwriter ) .
In rela t ion to the Retail Entitle m ent Offer, o nly shareholders who:
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are registe r ed as a holder of Shares in Independence as at 5.00 pm (Pert h time) on T u esday, 9 November 2010 (Reco r d Date);
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have a reg i stered address in Austra l ia or New Z ealand;
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are not in t h e United S t ates;
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were not i n vited to p a rticipate (ot h er than as nominee) u n der the Ins t itutional E n titlement Offer, an d were not treated as i neligible i n stitutional i nvestors u n der the In s titutional Entitleme n t Offer; and
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are eligibl e under all a p plicable sec u rities laws t o receive a n offer unde r the Retail Entitleme n t Offer,
will b e eligible to p articipate ( Eligible Shareholders ).
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There i s no inhere n t right in y o ur options t o participat e in the Reta i l Entitleme n t Offer. Th e purpose of this letter is to g ive you notice prior to t he Record D ate in whi c h you may e xercise yo u r options should you wish to participate i n the Retail Entitlement Offer.
Accor d ingly, if yo u wish to p a rticipate in the Retail E ntitlement O ffer (to the extent of a n y Shares which would be i s sued upon e xercise of y our options ) you must e xercise yo u r options i n time for Shares to be allott e d to you b e fore the Re c ord Date. T o ensure t h at the Shar e s to be issu e d to you upon e xercise of y o ur options a re allotted a nd issued b e fore the Re c ord Date, y o ur notice o f exercise of option ( Notice of Exercise ) together wi t h your cheq u e for the re l evant appli c ation mone y must be receiv e d by Indep e ndence by no later than 5 .00 pm (Pe r th time) on M onday, 8 N ovember 2 0 10. Any Shares to be issue d in relation to a Notice of Exercise received af t er this date cannot be assured of being a llotted and i ssued befor e the Record Date.
If you do not wis h to particip a te in the Re t ail Entitle m ent Offer (i n respect of your option s ) you do not ne e d to take any action.
Befor e deciding w h ether to ex e rcise all or a ny of your options, yo u should con s ider the ter m s of the Entitle m ent Offer c arefully an d consult wit h your professional advi s or if necess a ry.
Key Dates
The N e w Shares will be offere d via the En t itlement Of f er without disclosure to E ligible Shareholders under P art 6D.2 of the Corpor a tions Act 2 0 01 (Cth) ( Corporations Act ) as mo d ified by C O 08/35 in accordance with the following t imetable:
| Indepe ndence obtai n Trading H alt on ASX |
4Novemb er 2010 |
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| Annou ncement ofE ntitlement O fferandlod gement ofA ppendix3B |
4Novemb er 2010 |
| Notice to Optionho lders |
4Novemb er 2010 |
| Institut ional Entitle ment Offera ndPlaceme nt opens and closes |
4-5 Novemb er 2010 |
| Result market of Instituti viaASX onal Entitle ment Offer and Place ment annou nced to |
8 Novemb er 2010 |
| Record Date |
9 Novemb er 2010 |
| Lodgem ent of Offe r Booklet |
11 Novemb er 2010 |
| Despat chofOfferB ooklet and Entitlement andAccepta nceForms |
12Novemb er 2010 |
| RetailE ntitlement Offeropens |
12Novemb er 2010 |
| RetailE ntitlement Offercloses at 5.00 pm( Perthtime) |
26 Novemb er 2010 |
| Notific ationofshor tfall |
1 Decemb er 2010 |
| Allotm ent ofNew Shares & de spatchof hol ding statem ents |
6Decemb er 2010 |
| Norma ltrading ofN ew Shares to commenc e on ASX |
7Decemb er 2010 |
The ti m etable outl i ned above i s indicative o nly and su b ject to chan g e. The Dir e ctors, in co n junction with t h e Underwri t er, reserve t he right to v ary these d a tes, includi n g the Closi n g Date of t he Retail Entitle m ent Offer, without pri o r notice but subject to t h e Corporations Act 20 0 1 (Cth) and the ASX Listin g Rules. T h e Directors also reserv e the right n ot to proce e d with the whole or p a rt of the Entitle m ent Offer a t any time p rior to allot m ent.
In that event, the r e levant appl i cation mon e y (being th e amount paid for New S hares applied for in a duly c o mpleted Entitlement an d Acceptanc e Form) wil l be returned without int e rest.
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Further Details
Full d e tails of the E ntitlement Offer are c o ntained in I n dependenc e 's announce m ent lodge d with the ASX t o day, whic h is availabl e at their w e bsite: www . asx.com.au. The anno u ncement ca n also be found o n Independence's webs i te: www.ig o .com.au.
If you have any q u estions, pl e ase contact Security Tr a nsfer Registrars on +6 1 8 9315 23 3 3 at any time f r om 9.00 am to 5.00 pm P erth time fr o m Monday to Friday.
Yours sincerely
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Christ o pher Bonw i ck Mana g ing Directo r