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INFINITY METALS LIMITED — AGM Information 2022
Oct 25, 2022
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Infinity Lithium Corporation Limited ACN 147 413 956
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Unit 32, Level 3, 22 Railway Road, Subiaco, WA on 30 November 2022 at 3.00pm (WST).
The Notice of Annual General Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how to vote, they should seek advice from their accountant, solicitor or other professional advisor prior to voting.
Should you wish to discuss any matter, please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary by telephone on (08) 6146 5325.
Shareholders are urged to attend or vote by lodging the proxy form attached to the Notice.
Infinity Lithium Corporation Limited ACN 147 413 956
(Company)
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Infinity Lithium Corporation Limited will be held at Unit 32, Level 3, 22 Railway Road, Subiaco, WA on 30 November 2022 at 3:00pm (WST) ( Meeting ).
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 as Shareholders on 28 November 2022 at 3:00pm (WST).
The Explanatory Memorandum provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Meeting. The Explanatory Memorandum and the Proxy Form forms part of the Notice.
Terms and abbreviations used in the Notice are defined in Schedule 1.
Agenda
1 Annual Report
To consider the Annual Report of the Company and its controlled entities for the financial year ended 30 June 2022, which includes the Financial Report, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report.
Note: There is no requirement for Shareholders to approve the Annual Report.
2 Resolutions
Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as a non-binding ordinary resolution the following:
'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 30 June 2022.'
Resolution 2 – Re-election of Director – Mr Remy Welschinger
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as an ordinary resolution the following:
‘That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 14.4, Article 14.2 of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Mr Remy Welschinger retires and, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, is re-elected as a Director, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum '
Resolution 3 – Election of Director – Mr Ramón Jiménez Serrano
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as an ordinary resolution the following:
‘That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 14.5, Article 14.4 of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Mr Ramón Jiménez Serrano, a Director who was appointed as a Director by the Board of Directors on 6 September 2022, retires and, being eligible, is elected as a Director of the Company, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'
Resolution 4 Approval of 10% Placement Capacity
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as a special resolution the following:
'That pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve 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 Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'
Resolution 5 – Approval of New Plan
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as an ordinary resolution the following:
'That, pursuant to and in accordance with exception 13(b) of Listing Rule 7.2 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the new employee incentive scheme of the Company known as the "Infinity Lithium Corporation Limited Employee Securities Incentive Plan” ( New Plan ) and the issue of up to 41,601,307 Securities under the New Plan, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'
Resolution 6 – Approval of potential termination benefits under the New Plan
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass without or without amendment, as an ordinary resolution the following:
‘That, conditional on Resolution 5 being approved, for a period commencing from the date this Resolution is passed and ending upon the expiry of all Securities issued or to be issued under the New Plan, approval be given for all purposes including Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act for the giving of benefits to any current or future person holding a managerial or executive office of the Company or a related body corporate in connection with that person ceasing to hold such office, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’
Resolution 7 – Approval to issue Director Options
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, each as a separate ordinary resolution, the following:
'That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11, section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue:
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(a) up to 3,000,000 Options to Mr Ryan Parkin (or his nominee/s);
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(b) up to 2,000,000 Options to Mr Adrian Byass (or his nominee/s);
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(c) up to 2,000,000 Options to Mr Jon Starink (or his nominee/s);
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(d) up to 2,000,000 Options to Mr Remy Welschinger (or his nominee/s); and
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(e) up to 3,000,000 Options to Mr Ramón Jiménez Serrano (or his nominee/s),
on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.'
Resolution 8 – Modification to existing Constitution
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment as a special resolution the following:
‘That, for the purposes of section 136(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, the Constitution of the Company be modified by making the amendments contained in the document tabled at this Meeting and signed by the Chair for the purposes of identification, with effect from the date this resolution is passed.’
Voting exclusions
Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of:
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(a) Resolution 4 if at the time of the Meeting, the Company is proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity, by or on behalf of any persons who are expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any associate of those persons;
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(b) Resolution 5 by or on behalf of a person who is eligible to participate in the New Plan, or any of their respective associates;
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(c) Resolution 7(a) by or on behalf of Mr Ryan Parkin (or his nominee/s) or any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates;
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(d) Resolution 7(b) by or on behalf of Mr Adrian Byass (or his nominee/s) or any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates;
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(e) Resolution 7(c) by or on behalf of Mr Jon Starink (or his nominee/s) or any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates;
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(f) Resolution 7(d) by or behalf of Mr Remy Welschinger (or his nominee/s) or any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates; and
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(g) Resolution 7(e) by or behalf of Mr Ramón Jiménez Serrano (or his nominee/s) or any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates.
The above voting exclusions do not apply to a vote cast in favour of the relevant Resolution by:
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(a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way;
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(b) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or
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(c) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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(i) the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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(ii) the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Voting Prohibitions
Resolution 1: in accordance with sections 250BD and 250R of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a member of the Key Management Personnel details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report, or a Closely Related Party of such a member.
A vote may be cast by such person if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person who is excluded from voting on this Resolution, and:
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(a) the person 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 does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution, but expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even if this Resolution is connected with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
Resolution 5 and Resolution 6: In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on the relevant Resolution if:
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(c) the proxy is either a member of the Key Management Personnel or a Closely Related Party of such member; and
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(a) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the Resolution.
However, the above prohibition does not apply if:
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(a) the proxy is the Chair; and
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(b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
Resolution 7(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e): in accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if:
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(a) the proxy is either a member of the Key Management Personnel or a Closely Related Party of such member; and
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(b) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution.
However, the above prohibition does not apply if:
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(a) the proxy is the Chair; and
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(b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
Resolution 7(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e): In accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a related party of the Company to whom the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given, or an associate of such a related party.
However, the above prohibition does not apply if:
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(a) it is cast by a person as a proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution; and
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(b) it is not cast on behalf of a related party of the Company to whom the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given, or an associate of such a related party.
Please note: If the Chair is a person referred to in the section 224 Corporations Act voting prohibition statement above, the Chair will only be able to cast a vote as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote if the Chair is appointed as proxy in writing and the Proxy Form specifies how the proxy is to vote on the relevant Resolution.
If you purport to cast a vote other than as permitted above, that vote will be disregarded by the Company (as indicated above) and you may be liable for breaching the voting restrictions that apply to you under the Corporations Act.
Further, in accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a related party of the Company to whom
the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given, or an associate of such a related party.
However, the above prohibition does not apply if:
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(c) it is cast by a person as a proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution; and
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(d) it is not cast on behalf of a related party of the Company to whom the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given, or an associate of such a related party.
Please note: If the Chair is a person referred to in the section 224 Corporations Act voting prohibition statement above, the Chair will only be able to cast a vote as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote if the Chair is appointed as proxy in writing and the Proxy Form specifies how the proxy is to vote on the relevant Resolution.
If you purport to cast a vote other than as permitted above, that vote will be disregarded by the Company (as indicated above) and you may be liable for breaching the voting restrictions that apply to you under the Corporations Act
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Jonathan Whyte Company Secretary Infinity Lithium Corporation Limited Dated: 11 October 2022
Infinity Lithium Corporation Limited ACN 147 413 956
(Company)
Explanatory Memorandum
1. Introduction
The Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Meeting to be held at Unit 32, Level 3, 22 Railway Road, Subiaco, WA on 30 November 2022 at 3:00pm (WST).
The Explanatory Memorandum forms part of the Notice which should be read in its entirety. The Explanatory Memorandum contains the terms and conditions on which the Resolutions will be voted.
The Explanatory Memorandum includes the following information to assist Shareholders in deciding how to vote on the Resolutions:
| Section 2 | Action to be taken by Shareholders |
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| Section 3 | Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report |
| Section 4 | Resolution 2 – Re-election of Director – Mr Remy Welschinger |
| Section 5 | Resolution 3 – Election of Director – Mr Ramón Jiménez |
| Section 6 | Resolution 4 Approval of 10% Placement Capacity |
| Section 7 | Resolution 5 – Approval of New Plan |
| Section 8 | Resolution 6 – Approval of potential termination benefits under the New Plan |
| Section 9 | Resolution 7(a), (b), (c) and (d) – Approval to issue Director Options |
| Section 10 | Resolution 8 – Modification to existing Constitution |
| Schedule 1 | Definitions |
| Schedule 2 | Summary of Material Terms of New Plan |
| Schedule 3 | Terms and Conditions of Director Options |
| Schedule 4 | Director OptionsHoadleyValuation |
A Proxy Form is located at the end of the Explanatory Memorandum.
2. Action to be taken by Shareholders
Shareholders should read the Notice including the Explanatory Memorandum carefully before deciding how to vote on the Resolutions.
2.1
Voting in person
To vote in person, attend the Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.
2.2
Voting by proxy
A Proxy Form is attached to the Notice. This is to be used by Shareholders if they wish to appoint a representative (a 'proxy') to vote in their place. All Shareholders are invited and encouraged to attend the Meeting or, if they are unable to attend in person, sign and return the Proxy Form to the Company in accordance with the instructions thereon. Lodgement of a Proxy Form will not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting at the Meeting in person.
Please note that:
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(a) a member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;
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(b) a proxy need not be a member of the Company; and
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(c) a member of the Company entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise, but where the proportion or number is not specified, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.
The enclosed Proxy Form provides further details on appointing proxies and lodging Proxy Forms .
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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(i) the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed);
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(ii) 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;
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(iii) 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 (i.e. as directed); and
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(iv) 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 (i.e. as directed).
Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:
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(i) 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;
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(v) the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting;
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(vi) at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded on the resolution; and
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- (vii) either the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting or 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.
Proxy appointments will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are made and received no later than 48 hours before the Meeting.
2.3
Chair's voting intentions
Subject to the below paragraph, the Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of all Resolutions, unless the Shareholder has expressly indicated a different voting intention.
If the Chair is your proxy, either by appointment or by default, and you have not indicated your voting intention, you expressly authorise the Chair to exercise the proxy in respect of Resolution 1, Resolution 5, Resolution 6, Resolution 7(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) even though these Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of the Company's Key Management Personnel.
2.4
Submitting questions
Shareholders may submit questions in advance of the Meeting to the Company. Questions must be submitted by emailing the Company Secretary at [email protected] by 28 November 2021.
Shareholders will also have the opportunity to submit questions during the Meeting in respect to the formal items of business. In order to ask a question during the Meeting, please follow the instructions from the Chair.
The Chair will attempt to respond to the questions during the Meeting. The Chair will request prior to a Shareholder asking a question that they identify themselves (including the entity name of their shareholding and the number of Shares they hold).
3. Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
3.1
General
In accordance with subsection 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, the Company must put the Remuneration Report to the vote of Shareholders. The Directors' Report contains the Remuneration Report which sets out the remuneration policy for the Company and the remuneration arrangements in place for the executive Directors, specified executives and nonexecutive Directors.
In accordance with subsection 250R(3) of the Corporations Act, Resolution 1 is advisory only and does not bind the Directors. If Resolution 1 is not passed, the Directors will not be required to alter any of the arrangements in the Remuneration Report.
If the Company's Remuneration Report receives a 'no' vote of 25% or more (Strike) at two consecutive annual general meetings, Shareholders will have the opportunity to remove the whole Board, except the managing director (if any).
Where a resolution on the Remuneration Report receives a Strike at two consecutive annual general meetings, the Company will be required to put to Shareholders at the second annual
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general meeting a resolution on whether another meeting should be held (within 90 days) at which all Directors (other than the managing director, if any) who were in office at the date of approval of the applicable Directors' Report must stand for re-election.
The Company's Remuneration Report did not receive a Strike at the 2021 annual general meeting. If the Remuneration Report receives a Strike at this Meeting, Shareholders should be aware that if a second Strike is received at the 2022 annual general meeting, this may result in the re-election of the Board.
The Chair will allow a reasonable opportunity for Shareholders as a whole to ask about, or make comments on the Remuneration Report.
4. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Director – Mr Remy Welschinger
4.1
General
Article 14.2 of the Constitution and Listing Rule 14.4 both provide that a Director must not hold office without re-election past the third annual general meeting following that Director's appointment or three years, whichever is longer.
Article 14.2 of the Constitution and Listing Rule 14.4 provide that a Director who retires in accordance with article 14.2 and Listing Rule 14.4 (as applicable) is eligible for re-election.
Mr Welschinger was last elected at the annual general meeting held on 27 October 2020. Accordingly, Mr Welschinger retires at this Meeting and, being eligible, seeks re-election pursuant to Resolution 2.
4.2
Mr Remy Welschinger
Mr Welschinger is an executive Director and the Head of Corporate Development of the Company. Mr Welschinger has over 13 years’ experience with major London based institutions, including the position of Head of Commodities Sales in Europe for Deutsche Bank and Executive Director in the Fixed Income and Commodities division of Morgan Stanley. Mr Welschinger is the Founder and Managing Director of Limehouse Capital, an investment holding company specialising in natural resources projects and also currently serves as the Finance Director and Board member on AIM-listed Arc Minerals Limited as well as Director of Scandinavian platinum group metals company Element-46 Limited.
Mr Welschinger currently serves as the Finance Director and Board member on AIM-listed Arc Minerals Limited. Mr Welschinger does not hold any other material directorships, other than as disclosed in this Notice.
The Company confirms that it took appropriate checks into Mr Welschinger’s background and experience and that these checks did not identify any information of concern.
Mr Welschinger has acknowledged to the Company that he will have sufficient time to fulfil his responsibilities as a Director.
4.3
Board Recommendation
The Board (other than Mr Welschinger who has a personal interest in the outcome of this Resolution) supports the election of Mr Welschinger for the following reasons:
- (a) Mr Welschinger is an executive Director and the Head of Corporate of the Company.
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- (b) Mr Welschinger has extensive experience in natural resources projects which the Board considers are complimentary to its existing experience and skillset.
4.4 Additional information
Resolution 2 is an ordinary resolution.
5. Resolution 3 – Election of Director – Mr Ramón Jiménez
5.1 General
Article 14.4 of the Constitution provides that the Directors may at any time appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors.
Article 14.4 of the Constitution and Listing Rule 14.4 both provide that a Director appointed under Article 14.4 must not hold office without re-election past the next annual general meeting of the Company following the Director's appointment.
A Director who retires in accordance with Article 14.4 holds office until the conclusion of the Meeting but is eligible for election at the Meeting. Accordingly, Mr Ramón Jiménez, a Director appointed on 6 September 2022, retires at this Meeting and, being eligible and offering himself for election, seeks election pursuant to Resolution 3.
5.2
Ramón Jiménez Serrano
Mr Jiménez brings a wealth of experience in leadership and management in the industrial and services sectors, with CEO and Managing Director roles leading major Spanish companies. Mr Jiménez oversaw 7 years of significant growth as CEO of world leading development infrastructure and construction company Acciona Industrial. This included the growth into new business lines such as waste to energy, biomass, biofuels, photovoltaic and hydrogen projects globally. Furthermore, Mr Jiménez was CEO of Acciona Service in parallel for 5 years, leading 18,000 employees globally in facility management, energy services, waste and environmental management. Mr Jiménez previously held the Managing Director and CEO roles for Tedagua and Cobra (ACS Group), where he oversaw the permitting and construction of numerous water and energy infrastructure projects under EPC and O&M contracts both in Extremadura, Spain and internationally. Local stakeholder engagement and progress of large investments with community alignment and support were critical in the success of these businesses.
Mr Jiménez is the CEO of the Company’s wholly owned Spanish subsidiary Extremadura New Energies.
Mr Jiménez does not hold any other material directorships, other than as disclosed in this Notice.
The Company confirms that it took appropriate checks into Mr Jiménez’ background and experience and that these checks did not identify any information of concern.
If elected, Mr Jiménez is not considered by the Board (with Mr Jiménez abstaining) to be an independent Director because he is employed by the Company in an executive capacity.
Mr Jiménez has acknowledged to the Company that he will have sufficient time to fulfil his responsibilities as a Director
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5.1 Board recommendation
The Board (other than Mr Jiménez who has a personal interest in the outcome of this Resolution) supports the election of Mr Jiménez for the following reasons:
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(a) Mr Jiménez is the CEO of the Company’s wholly owned Spanish subsidiary Extremadura New Energies.
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(b) Mr Jiménez brings a wealth of experience in leadership and management in the industrial and services sectors in Spain and oversees the Company’s Spanish operations.
5.2
Additional information
Resolution 3 is an ordinary resolution.
6. Resolution 4 Approval of 10% Placement Capacity
- 6.1
General
Listing Rule 7.1A enables an eligible entity to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued share capital through placements over a 12-month period after the annual general meeting ( 10% Placement Facility ). The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to the Company's 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
Resolution 4 seeks Shareholder approval by way of a special resolution to provide the Company the ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility during the 10% Placement Period (refer to Section 6.2(f) below). The number of Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Facility will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer to Section 6.2(c) below).
If Resolution 4 is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities up to the combined 25% limit in the Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period without any further Shareholder approval.
If Resolution 4 is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the 10% Placement Facility to issue Equity Securities without Shareholder approval provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A. The Company will therefore remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing Equity Securities without Shareholder approval set out in Listing Rule 7.1.
6.2
Listing Rule 7.1A
- (a) Is the Company an eligible entity?
An eligible entity for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1A is an entity that is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less.
The Company is an eligible entity as it is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of approximately $76.96 million, based on the closing price of Shares $0.185 on 11 October 2022.
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(b) What Equity Securities can be issued?
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 eligible entity.
As at the date of the Notice, the Company has on issue one quoted classes of Equity Securities, being Shares.
(c) How many Equity Securities can be issued?
Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that under the approved 10% Placement Facility, the Company may issue or agree to issue 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 Shares on issue at the commencement of the relevant period:
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(A) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the relevant period under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 other than exception 9, 16 or 17;
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(B) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the relevant period on the conversion of convertible securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 9 where:
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(1) the convertible securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the commencement of the relevant period; or
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(2) the issue of, or agreement to issue, the convertible securities was approved, or taken under these rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;
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(C) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the relevant period under an agreement to issue securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 16 where:
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(1) the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the relevant period; or
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(2) the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under these rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;
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(D) plus the number of partly paid Shares that became fully paid in the relevant period;
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(E) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the relevant period with approval under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4; and
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(F) less the number of fully paid Shares cancelled in the relevant period.
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Note that 'A' has the same meaning in Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating the Company's 15% annual placement capacity.
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D is 10%.
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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 of agreement has not been subsequently approved by the holders of its ordinary securities under Listing Rule 7.4.
(d) What is the interaction with Listing Rule 7.1?
The Company's ability to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A will be in addition to its 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
(e) At what price can the Equity Securities be issued?
Any Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A must be issued for a cash consideration per security which is not less than 75% of the VWAP of Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 Trading Days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
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(i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed by the Company and the recipient of the Equity Securities; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 Trading Days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued,
( Minimum Issue Price ).
(f) When can Equity Securities be issued?
Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A will be valid from the date of Meeting and will expire on the earlier to occur of:
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(i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the Meeting;
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(ii) the time and date of the Company's next annual general meeting; or
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(iii) the time and date of Shareholder approval of a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking),
( 10% Placement Period ).
(g) What is the effect of Resolution 4?
The effect of Resolution 4 will be to allow the Directors of the Company to issue the Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period without further Shareholder approval or using the Company's 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
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6.3 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3A
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A, the following information is provided in relation to the 10% Placement Facility:
(a) Final date for issue
The Company will only issue the Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility during the 10% Placement Period (refer to Section 6.2(f) above).
(b) Minimum issue price
Where the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, it will only do so for cash consideration and the issue price will be not less than the Minimum Issue Price (refer to Section 6.2(e) above).
(c) Purposes of issues under 10% Placement Facility
The Company may seek to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility for cash consideration in order to raise funds for continued investment in the Company's current assets, the acquisition of new assets or investments (including expenses associated with such an acquisition), and/or for general working capital.
(d) Risk of economic and voting dilution
Shareholders should note that there is a risk that:
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(i) the market price for the Company's Equity Securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the Equity Securities than 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 on the issue date,
which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue of the Equity Securities.
If this Resolution is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, the existing Shareholders' economic and voting power in the Company may be diluted as shown in the below table (in the case of Options, only if the Options are converted into Shares).
The below table shows the dilution of existing Shareholders based on the current market price of Shares and the current number of Shares for 'A' calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (see Section 7.2(c) above) as at the date of the Notice ( Variable A ), with:
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(iii) two examples where Variable A has increased, by 50% and 100%; and
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(iv) two examples of where the issue price of Shares has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the current market price.
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| Share on issue (Variable A in Listing Rule 7.1A.2) |
Dilution | Dilution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issue price per Share |
$0.0925 50% decrease in Current Market Price |
$0.185 Current Market Price |
$0.37 100% increase in Current Market Price |
|
| 416,013,066 Shares Variable A |
10% Voting Dilution |
41,601,307 Shares |
41,601,307 Shares |
41,601,307 Shares |
| Funds raised | $3,848,121 | $7,696,242 | $15,392,484 | |
| 624,019,599 Shares 50% increase in Variable A |
10% Voting Dilution |
62,401,960 Shares |
62,401,960 Shares |
62,401,960 Shares |
| Funds raised | $5,772,181 | $11,544,363 | $23,088,725 | |
| 832,026,132 Shares 100% increase in Variable A |
10% Voting Dilution |
83,202,613 Shares |
83,202,613 Shares |
83,202,613 Shares |
| Funds raised | $7,696,242 | $15,392,483 | $30,784,967 |
Notes:
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The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:
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(a) the issue price is the current market price $0.185, being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 11 October 2022, being the latest practicable date before finalising this Notice;
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(b) Variable A comprises of 416,013,066 existing Shares on issue as at the date of this Meeting, assuming the Company has not issued any Shares in the 12 months prior to the Meeting that were not issued under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 or with Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.4;
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(c) the Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility;
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(d) no convertible securities (including any issued under the 10% Placement Facility) are exercised or converted into Shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities; and
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(e) the issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares. If the issue of Equity Securities includes quoted Options, it is assumed that those quoted Options are exercised into Shares for the purpose of calculating the voting dilution effect on existing Shareholders.
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The number of Shares on issue (ie Variable A) may increase as a result of issues of Shares that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlements issue, scrip issued under a takeover offer or upon exercise of convertible securities) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future Shareholders' meeting.
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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 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, not under the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
(e)
Allocation policy
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 will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to the following factors including but not limited to:
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(i) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, rights issue or other issue in which existing security holders can participate;
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(ii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;
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(iii) 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 the Notice but may include existing substantial Shareholders and/or new investors who are not related parties of or associates of a related party of the Company.
(f) Issue of Equity Securities in the past 12 months
The Company obtained Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A at its previous annual general meeting, held on 30 November 2021.
As at 30 November 2021, the Company had approximately 402,914,556 Shares on issue.
In the 12 months preceding the date of the Meeting and as at the date of this Notice, the Company has not issued or agreed to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.
At the date of this Notice, the Company is not proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A and has not approached any particular existing Shareholder or security holder or an identifiable class of existing security holder to participate in any such issue.
However, in the event that between the date of this Notice and the date of the Meeting, the Company proposes to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A to one or more existing Shareholders, those Shareholders' votes will be excluded under the voting exclusion statement in the Notice:
(g)
Voting exclusion statement
At the date of the Notice, the Company is not proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A and has not approached any particular existing
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Shareholder or security holder or an identifiable class of existing security holder to participate in any such issue.
6.4 Additional information
Resolution 4 is a special resolution and therefore requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative).
The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.
7. Resolution 5 – Approval of New Plan
7.1 General
On 1 October 2022, amendments to the Corporations Act will commence, simplifying the process for incentivising participants under employee share schemes ( ESS ). Division 1A will be introduced into Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act, providing a new regime for the making of offers in connection with an ESS ( New Regime ). This regime will replace the current relief afforded by ASIC Class Order 14/1000 ( Class Order ), which has been in force since 30 October 2014.
To ensure that the Company’s ESS complies with the New Regime, the Company will adopt, subject to Shareholder approval, a new ESS called the ‘Infinity Lithium Corporate Limited Employee Securities Incentive Plan’ (the New Plan ).
Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder approval of the New Plan in accordance with Listing Rule 7.2 exception 13(b).
Under the New Plan, the Board may offer to eligible persons the opportunity to subscribe for such number of Equity Securities in the Company as the Board may decide and on the terms set out in the rules of the New Plan. A summary of the key terms of the New Plan is in Schedule 2. In addition, a copy of the New Plan is available for review by Shareholders at the registered office of the Company until the date of the Meeting. Shareholders are invited to contact the Company if they have any queries.
7.2 Key changes between the Class Order and New Regime
The following table summarises the key changes that will be implemented by the New Regime for “Invitations” (within the meaning given in the New Plan) made on or after 1 October 2022. These changes are reflected in the New Plan.
| Current position under the Class Order |
Position from 1 October 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure obligations |
The Class Order mandates certain information that must be provided to ESS participants. There is no difference between the disclosure requirements where ESS interests are offeredfor monetary |
If the offer of ESS interests is for no monetary consideration:There are no prescribed disclosure obligations, other than a statement that the offer is made under Division 1A. |
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| Current position under the Class Order |
Position from 1 October 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| consideration or for no monetary consideration. |
If the offer of ESS interests is for monetary consideration: • Certain prescribed disclosure requirements apply. These disclosure requirements are similar (although different) to the current disclosure requirements under the Class Order. • The participant cannot acquire the ESS interests until 14 days after receiving the above disclosure. This mandates a waiting period ensuring a participant has time to consider their decision and seek legal financial advice. • Any associated trust, contribution plan and loan arrangement will need to comply with specified requirements. |
|
| Eligible participants |
• Directors; • Full-time and part-time employees; • Casual employees and contractors, provided they work the number of hours that are the pro-rata equivalent of 40% or more of a comparable full-time position with the entity. |
• Directors; • Full-time and part-time employees; • Any service providers to the entity (with no minimum requirement of hours of service provided); • Certain ‘related persons’ to the above. |
| 5% limit | The maximum number of ESS interests that can be issued under the Class Order relief over a three- year period is 5% of the issued share capital. |
If the offer of ESS interests is for no monetary consideration:There is no limit on the number of such ESS interests that may be issued. If the offer of ESS interests is for monetary consideration:The number of ESS interests issued over a three-year period must not exceed 5% of the issued share capital. Entities may specify a different issue cap in their constitution, which the Company seeks to do underResolution8, amending this |
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| Current position under the Class Order |
Position from 1 October 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| cap to 10% of its issued share capital. |
||
| Quotation requirement |
An entity’s shares must have been quoted for three months before the Class Order relief is available. |
Newly listed entities can offer ESS interests under the new regime without any minimum quotation period. This will make it much simpler for newly listed entities to offer ESS interests. |
| Suspension | For the Class Order relief to be available, the entity’s shares must not have been suspended for more than 5 days over the previous 12 months. |
The new regime permits an entity to offer ESS interests regardless of any suspension to the trading of its shares. |
| On-sale relief |
Relief is provided from the on-sale provisions for securities issued under the Class Order. |
There is no equivalent relief under the new provisions. This means cleansing notices (or cleansing prospectuses for entities unable to rely on a cleansing notice) must be issued in order to ensure shares may be on-sold within 12 months of issue. |
| ASIC involvement |
A ‘Notice of Reliance’ must be submitted to ASIC to rely on the Class Order relief. |
There are no ASIC lodgement requirements. ASIC has the power to require the provision of documents necessary in order to form an opinion about whether the regime has been complied with. ASIC has also been given express enforcement powers including the ability to issue ‘stop orders’. |
| Criminal offences |
N/A | New ESS related criminal offences have been introduced regarding certain misleading or deceptive statements or omissions. |
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7.3
Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.2, exception 13(b)
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 shares it had on issue at the start of that period.
Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b), provides an exception to Listing Rule 7.1 such that issues of Equity Securities under an employee incentive scheme are exempt for a period of three years from the date on which Shareholders approve the issue of Equity Securities under the scheme as an exception to Listing Rule 7.1.
Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b), ceases to be available to the Company if there is a material change to the terms of the Plan from those set out in this Notice in Schedule 2.
If Resolution 5 is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities under the New Plan pursuant to Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b), to eligible participants over a period of three years up to a nominated maximum amount without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
However, any future issues of Equity Securities under the New Plan to a related party or a person whose relationship with the Company or the related party is, in ASX’s opinion, such that approval should be obtained will require additional Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 10.14 at the relevant time.
If Resolution 5 is not passed, any issue of Equity Securities pursuant to the New Plan must either be undertaken using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1, or with prior Shareholder approval.
7.4 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b)
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b), the following information is provided in relation to the New Plan:
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(a) A summary of the material terms of the New Plan is in Schedule 2.
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(b) As at the date of this Notice, no Equity Securities have been issued under the New Plan.
The Company obtained Shareholder approval for the Existing Plan under Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b) at its annual general meeting held on 27 November 2019. Since that date, the Company has issued the following Equity Securities under the Existing Plan:
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(i) 22,200,000 Share Appreciation Rights
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(ii) 9,780,624 Performance Rights
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(c) The maximum number of Equity Securities proposed to be issued under the New Plan pursuant to Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b), following approval of Resolution 5 is 41,601,307 (subject to adjustment in the event of a reorganisation of capital and further subject to applicable laws and the Listing Rules). This number comprises approximately 10% of the Company's Equity Securities currently on issue.
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(d) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.
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7.5 Additional information
Resolution 5 is an ordinary resolution.
The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 5.
8. Resolution 6 – Approval of potential termination benefits under the New Plan
8.1 General
The Corporations Act contains certain limitations concerning the payment of 'termination benefits' to persons who hold a 'managerial or executive office'. The Listing Rules also provides certain limitations on the payment of 'termination benefits' to officers of listed entities.
As is common with employee incentive schemes, the New Plan provides the Board with the discretion to, amongst other things, determine that some or all of the Equity Securities granted to a participant under the New Plan ( Plan Securities ) will not lapse in the event of that participant ceasing their engagement with the Company before such Plan Securities have vested. This 'accelerated vesting' of Plan Securities may constitute a 'termination benefit' prohibited under the Corporations Act, regardless of the value of such benefit, unless Shareholder approval is obtained.
The Company has not previously sought and obtained Shareholder approval at an annual general meeting for the granting of such termination benefits. However, as the Company is seeking a fresh approval under Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b) at this Meeting (the subject of Resolution 5) to adopt the New Plan, the Board has resolved to seek Shareholder approval for the granting of such termination benefits in accordance with this Resolution.
If Resolution 6 is not passed, the Company will not be able to offer ‘termination benefits’ to persons who hold a ‘managerial or executive office’ pursuant to the terms of the New Plan unless Shareholder approval is obtained each and every time such termination benefit is proposed, in accordance with section 200E of the Corporations Act.
8.2
Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act
Under section 200B of the Corporations Act, a company may only give a person a benefit in connection with them ceasing to hold a 'managerial or executive office' (as defined in the Corporations Act) if an exemption applies or if the benefit is approved by Shareholders in accordance with section 200E of the Corporations Act.
Subject to Shareholder approval of Resolution 5, Shareholder approval is sought for the purposes of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act to approve the giving of benefits under the New Plan to a person by the Company in connection with that person ceasing to be an officer of, or ceasing to hold a managerial or executive office in, the Company (or subsidiary of the Company) on the terms and conditions in this Explanatory Memorandum.
Under the terms of the New Plan and subject to the Listing Rules and the Corporations Act, the Board possesses the discretion to vary the terms or conditions of the New Plan Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of the participant in the New Plan, no amendment may be made to the terms of any granted Plan Security which reduces the rights of the participant in respect of that Plan Security, other than an amendment introduced primarily to comply with legislation, to correct any manifest error or mistake or to take into consideration possible adverse tax implications.
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As a result of the above discretion, the Board has the power to determine that some or all of a participant's Plan Securities will not lapse in the event of the participant ceasing employment or office before the vesting of their Plan Securities.
The exercise of this discretion by the Board may constitute a 'benefit' for the purposes of section 200B of the Corporations Act. The Company is therefore seeking Shareholder approval for the exercise of the Board's discretion in respect of any current or future participant in the New Plan who holds:
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(a) a managerial or executive office in, or is an officer of, the Company (or subsidiary of the Company) at the time of their leaving or at any time in the three years prior to their leaving; and
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(b) Plan Securities at the time of their leaving.
8.3
Valuation of the termination benefits
Provided Shareholder approval is given, the value of the termination benefits may be disregarded when applying section 200F(2)(b) or section 200G(1)(c) of the Corporations Act (i.e. the approved benefit will not count towards the statutory cap under the legislation).
The value of the termination benefits that the Board may give under the New Plan cannot be determined in advance. This is because various matters will or are likely to affect that value. In particular, the value of a particular benefit will depend on factors such as the Company's Share price at the time of vesting and the number of Plan Securities that will vest or otherwise be affected. The following additional factors may also affect the benefit's value:
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(a) the participant's length of service and the status of the vesting conditions attaching to the relevant Plan Securities at the time the participant's employment or office ceases; and
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(b) the number of unvested Plan Securities that the participant holds at the time they cease employment or office.
In accordance with Listing Rule 10.19, the Company will ensure that no officer of the Company or any of its child entities will, or may be, entitled to termination benefits if the value of those benefits and the terminations benefits that are or may be payable to all officers together exceed 5% of the equity interests of the Company as set out in the latest accounts given to ASX under the Listing Rules.
8.4 Additional information
Resolution 6 is conditional on the passing of Resolution 5.
If Resolution 5 is not approved at the Meeting, Resolution 6 will not be put to the Meeting.
Resolution 6 is an ordinary resolution.
The Board declines to make a recommendation in relation to Resolution 6 due to their potential personal interests in the outcome of the Resolution.
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9. Resolution 7 – Approval to issue Director Options
- 9.1
General
The Company is proposing, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to issue Options as part of each of the Directors' remuneration by the issue of up to 12,000,000 ( Director Options ) to:
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(a) Mr Ryan Parkin (or his nominee/s);
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(b) Mr Adrian Byass (or his nominee/s);
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(c) Mr Jon Starink (or his nominee/s);
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(d) Mr Remy Welschinger (or his nominee/s); and
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(e) Mr Ramón Jiménez Serrano (or his nominee/s).
The Board considers that Options are an appropriate form of incentive for the Directors because they reward the respective Directors for the achievement of business objectives over a period of up to two years from their date of issue. The Board considers that the number of Director Options to be granted to the Directors is commensurate with their value to the Company and is an appropriate method to provide a cost effective incentive component to their remuneration.
The Director Options will be issued for nil cash consideration, exercisable at the higher of:
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(a) $0.25; or
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(b) a 30% premium to the 10 Day VWAP,
expiring three (3) years from the date of issue. The full terms and conditions of the Director Options are set out in Schedule 3.
Resolution 7 seeks the approval of Shareholders for the issue of the Director Options to each Director or their nominees under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11.
9.2
Listing Rule 10.11
Listing Rule 10.11 provides that unless one of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12 applies, a listed company must not issue or agree to issue Equity Securities to any of the following persons without the approval of its Shareholders:
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(a) a related party (Listing Rule 10.11.1);
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(b) a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial holder (30%+) in the company (Listing Rule 10.11.2);
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(c) a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial holder (10%+) in the company and who has nominated a director to the board of the company pursuant to a relevant agreement which gives them a right or expectation to do so (Listing Rule 10.11.3);
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(d) an associate of a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.11.1 to 10.11.3 (Listing Rule 10.11.4); or
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- (e) a person whose relation with the company or a person referred to in Listing Rule 10.11.1 or 10.11.4 is such that, in ASX's opinion, the issue or agreement should be approved by its shareholders (Listing Rule 10.11.5).
The Directors are related parties of the Company by virtue of being Directors. Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 10.11 is therefore required unless an exception applies. It is the view of the Directors that the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 10.12 do not apply in the current circumstances.
Approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue of the Director Options as approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.11. Accordingly, the issue of the Director Options to the Directors (or their respective nominees), will not be included in the Company's 15% annual placement capacity pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1.
The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 7(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) will be to allow the Company to issue the Director Options.
If Resolution 7(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) are not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Director Options.
9.3 Specific information required by Listing Rule 10.13
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided in relation to the proposed issue of the Director Options:
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(a) The Director Options will be issued to the Directors (or their respective nominees).
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(b) The Directors falls into the category stipulated by Listing Rule 10.11.1 by virtue of being Directors of the Company.
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(c) A maximum of 12,000,000 Director Options will be issued as follows:
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(i) up to 3,000,000 Director Options to Ryan Parkin (or his nominee/s);
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(ii) up to 2,000,000 Director Options to Adrian Byass (or his nominee/s);
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(iii) up to 2,000,000 Director Options to Jon Starink (or his nominee/s);
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(iv) up to 2,000,000 Director Options to Remy Welschinger (or his nominee/s); and
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(v) up to 3,000,000 Director Options to Ramón Jiménez Serrano (or his nominee/s).
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(c) The Director Options are to be issued on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 3.
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(d) The Director Options will be issued no later than one month after the date of the Meeting.
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(e) The Director Options will be issued for nil consideration;
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(f) Refer to Section 9.1 above for the purpose of the issue of Director Options.
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- (g) The proposed issue of the Director Options is intended to remunerate and/or incentivise the Directors, accordingly the remuneration of the Directors is as follows:
| Director | Position | Cash salary and fees ($) |
Super- annuation ($) |
Equity settled Shares ($) |
Equity settled Options ($) |
Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ryan Parkin | CEO and Managing Director |
320,000 | 33,600 | 0 | 267,000 | 620,600 |
| Mr Adrian Byass |
Non- Executive Chairman |
75,000 | 7,875 | 0 | 178,000 | 260,875 |
| Mr Remy Welschinger |
Executive Director |
105,263¹ | 0 | 0 | 178,000 | 283,263 |
| Mr Jon Starink | Executive Director |
96,000 | 10,080 | 0 | 178,000 | 284,080 |
| Mr Ramón Jiménez Serrano |
Executive Director |
307,692 | 14,462 | 0 | 267,000 | 589,154 |
- ¹ Mr Welschinger is paid GBP 5,000 per month. This has been converted to AUD using an assumed AUD/GBP exchange rate of 0.57.
² Mr Jiménez is paid a salary of EUR 200,000 per annum. This has been converted to AUD using an assumed AUD/EUR exchange rate of 0.65.
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(h) Other than those stated, there are no other material terms to the proposed issue of the Director Options.
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(i) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.
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9.4 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
In accordance with Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, in order to give a financial benefit to a related party, the Company must:
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(a) obtain Shareholder approval in the manner set out in section 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and
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(b) give the benefit within 15 months following such approval,
unless the giving of the financial benefit falls within an exception set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act.
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The grant of the Director Options constitutes giving a financial benefit and Mr Parkin, Mr Byass, Mr Starink, Mr Welschinger and Mr Jiménez are each related parties of the Company by virtue of being Directors.
It is the view of the Board that the exceptions set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act do not apply in the current circumstances. Accordingly, the Company is seeking approval for the purposes of Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act in respect of the Director Options proposed to be issued to the Directors pursuant to Resolution 7(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e).
9.5 Information requirements for Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
Pursuant to and in accordance with section 219 of the Corporations Act, the following information is provided in relation to the proposed issue of the Performance Rights:
(a) Identity of the related parties to whom Resolution 7(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) permit financial benefits to be given
The Director Options will be issued to Messrs Parkin, Byass, Starink, Welschinger and Jiménez or their respective nominee/s.
(b) Nature of the financial benefit
Resolution 7(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) seek approval from Shareholders to allow the Company to issue the Director Options in the amounts specified in Section 9.1 above to the Directors or their nominee/s.
The Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Director Options will be fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company on the same terms and conditions as the Company's existing Shares and will rank equally in all respects with the Company's existing Shares. The Company will apply for official quotation of the Shares on ASX.
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(c) Valuation of financial benefit
Using a Black & Scholes valuation model, the Company's valuation of the Director Options is in Schedule 4, with a summary for each Director below:
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Director Total Value of
Director Options
Mr Ryan Parkin $267,000
Mr Adrian Byass $178,000
Mr Jon Starink $178,000
Mr Remy Welschinger $178,000
Mr Ramón Jiménez Serrano $267,000
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(d) Remuneration of Directors
The total annual remuneration arrangements for the Directors are described in Section 9.3(g).
(e) Existing relevant interests
At the date of this Notice, the Directors hold the following relevant interests in Equity Securities of the Company.
| Director | Shares | Options | Performance | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights | Appreciation | |||
Rights |
||||
| Mr Ryan Parkin | 3,791,219 | 4,571,430 | Nil | 7,400,000 |
| Mr Adrian Byass | 10,283,805 | 2,182,744 | Nil | 1,000,000 |
| Mr Jon Starink | Nil | 4,500,000 | Nil | 2,400,000 |
| Mr Remy Welschinger |
1,168,425 | 4,500,000 | Nil | 2,400,000 |
| Mr Ramón Jiménez | Nil |
Nil | 3,500,000 | Nil |
| TOTAL | 15,243,449 | 15,754,174 | 3,500,000 | 13,200,000 |
Assuming that Resolution 7(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) are approved by Shareholders and, all of the Director Options applicable to these Resolutions are issued, vested and exercised into Shares, and no other Equity Securities are issued or exercised, the
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respective interests of the Directors in the Company would represent approximately the following:
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(i) Mr Ryan Parkin: 1.59% of the Company’s expanded capital;
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(ii) Mr Adrian Byass: 2.87% of the Company’s expanded capital;
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(iii) Mr Jon Starink: 0.47% of the Company's expanded capital;
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(iv) Mr Remy Welschinger: 0.74% of the Company’s expanded capital; and
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(v) Mr Ramón Jiménez: 0.70% of the Company’s expanded capital.
(f)
Trading history
The highest and lowest closing market sale prices of the Shares on ASX during the 12 months prior to the date of this Notice were:
Highest: $0.235 per Share on 12 November 2021 Lowest: $0.105 per Share on 7 July 2022
The latest available closing market sale price of the Shares on ASX prior to the date of this Notice was $0.185 per Share on 11 October 2022.
(g) Dilution
The issue of the Director Options will have a diluting effect on the percentage interest of existing Shareholders' holdings if the Director Options vest and are exercised. The potential dilution effect is summarised below:
| Director Options | Proposed Maximum Issue | Dilutionary effect |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Ryan Parkin | 3,000,000 | 0.72% |
| Mr Adrian Byass | 2,000,000 | 0.48% |
| Mr Jon Starink | 2,000,000 | 0.48% |
| Mr Remy Welschinger |
2,000,000 | 0.48% |
| Mr Ramón Jiménez Serrano | 3,000,000 | 0.72% |
| Total | 12,000,000 | 2.88% |
The above table assumes the current Share capital structure as at the date of this Notice (being 416,013,066 Shares on 11 October 2022) and that no Shares are issued other than the Shares issued on exercise of the Director Options. The exercise of all of the Director Options will result in a total dilution of all other Shareholders' holdings of 2.88% (assuming that all of the Performance Rights are vested and exercised). The actual dilution will depend on the extent that additional Shares are issued by the Company.
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(h) Corporate governance
The Board acknowledges the grant of the Director Options to Non-Executive Chairman Adrian Byass is contrary to Recommendation 8.2 of the 4th edition of the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations.
The Board considers the grant of Director Options to the Directors is reasonable in the circumstances for the reasons set out in Section 9.1.
(i) Taxation consequences
There are no taxation consequences for the Company arising from the issue of the Director Options (including fringe benefits tax).
(j) Director recommendations
The Directors decline to make a recommendation to Shareholders in relation to Resolution 7(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) due to their personal interest in the outcome of the Resolutions.
9.6 Additional information
Each of the resolutions which form part of Resolution 7 are ordinary resolutions.
The Board is not aware of any other information that would be reasonably required by Shareholders to allow them to make a decision whether it is in the best interests of the Company to pass Resolution 7(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e).
10. Resolution 8 – Modification to existing Constitution
10.1 General
Under section 136(2) of the Corporations Act, a company may modify or repeal its constitution or a provision of its constitution by special resolution of Shareholders.
Resolution 8 seeks the approval of Shareholders to modify the Company’s existing Constitution.
The proposed modifications to the existing Constitution will incorporate recent amendments to the Corporations Act regarding the holding of meetings of Shareholders using virtual meeting technology.
The Directors believe that it is preferable in the circumstances to simply modify one provision of the existing Constitution rather than repealing the entire existing Constitution and replacing it with a new constitution.
The Directors believe these amendments are not material nor will they have any significant impact on Shareholders.
A copy of the modified Constitution is available for review by Shareholders at the Company’s website https://www.infinitylithium.com/investor/ and at the office of the Company. A copy of the modified Constitution can also be sent to Shareholders upon request to the Company
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Secretary at [email protected]. Shareholders are invited to contact the Company if they have any queries or concerns.
10.2 Summary of material proposed changes
- (a) Convening of General Meetings of Shareholders by a Director or requisition (Clause 12.3)
The modifications provide for the ability of the Company to hold general meetings using virtual technology only, as well as physical or hybrid meetings. This improved flexibility is necessary to ensure the Company is able to hold general meetings at times where physical meetings may not be practicable (such as during pandemics).
Set out below is the proposed modifications to Clause 12.3 of the existing Constitution:
Prior to modification:
- 12.3 Convening of General Meetings of Shareholders by a Director or requisition
Any Director may, whenever he or she thinks fit, convene a general meeting of Shareholders, and a general meeting shall also be convened on requisition as is provided for by the Corporations Act, or in default, may be convened by such requisitions as empowered to do so by the Corporations Act. If there are no Directors for the time being, a Secretary may convene a general meeting of Shareholders for the purpose of enabling the election of Directors but for no other purpose. A general meeting may be held at two or more venues simultaneously using any technology that gives the Shareholders as a whole a reasonable opportunity to participate.
After modification:
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12.3 Convening of General Meetings of Shareholders by a Director
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(a) The Directors may convene and arrange to hold a general meeting of Shareholders whenever they think fit and must do so if required to do so under the Corporations Act.
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(b) The Company may hold a meeting of Shareholders at a time determined by the Directors:
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(i) at one or more physical venues;
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(ii) at one or more physical venues and using virtual meeting technology; and
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(iii) using virtual meeting technology only,
- provided that, in each case, the Company’s Shareholders as a whole are given a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting, and otherwise in the manner determined by the Directors.
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(c) If the Directors elects to use virtual meeting technology for a general meeting of Shareholders, the Directors will determine the type of
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virtual meeting technology to be used, which may include any combination of telephone, video conferencing, messaging, smartphone application or any other audio and/or visual device which permits instantaneous communication.
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(d) Notice of a general meeting must be given in accordance with clauses 12.5 and 26, the Corporations Act and the Listing Rules.
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(e) In computing the period of notice under clause 26, the day of the meeting is to be disregarded.
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(f) A Director is entitled to receive notice of and to attend all general meetings and all separate meetings of the holders of any class of shares in the capital of the Company and is entitled to speak at those meetings.
(b) Issue cap for offers involving monetary consideration under an employee incentive scheme
The proposed amendment provides the ability for the Company to increase the 5% issue cap under the Corporations Act in respect of offers for monetary consideration under the New Plan to 10% (see Section 7.2 above).
Set out below is the proposed modification to the existing Constitution:
- (i) Insert as a new definition in Clause 1.1:
ESS Interests has the meaning under section 1100M(1) of the Corporations Act.
- (ii) Insert as a new Clause 2.16:
2.16 Issue cap for offers involving monetary consideration under an employee incentive scheme
For the purposes of section 1100V(2)(a) of the Corporations Act, the Company may only make an offer of ESS Interests if, at the time the offer is made, the Company reasonably believes:
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(a) the total number of Shares that are, or are covered by, the ESS Interests of the Company that may be issued under the offer; and
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(b) the total number of Shares that are, or are covered by, the ESS Interests that have been issued, or could have been issued, under offers made under the Company’s employee share scheme at any time during the 3 year period ending on the day the offer is made,
does not exceed 10% of the number of Shares actually on issue as at the start of the day the offer is made.
10.3 Additional information
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Resolution 8 is a special resolution and therefore requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative).
The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 8.
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Schedule 1 Definitions
In the Notice, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.
| $ or A$ | means Australian Dollars. |
|---|---|
| 10 Day VWAP | means the volume weighted average price of the Shares calculated over |
| 10 consecutive trading days in which the Shares have actually traded | |
| immediately prior to the date the Options are issued. | |
| ASX | means the ASX Limited (ABN 98 008 624 691) and, where the context |
| permits, the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX Limited. | |
| Board | means the board of Directors. |
| Chair | means the person appointed to chair the Meeting of the Company |
| convened by the Notice. | |
| Class Order | means ASIC Class Order 14/1000. |
| Clause | means a clause of the Constitution. |
| Company | means Infinity Lithium Corporation Limited ACN 147 413 956. |
| Constitution | means the Constitution of the Company, as amended. |
| Corporations Act | means the_Corporations Act 2001_(Cth), as amended. |
| Director | means a director of the Company. |
| Director Options | means the Options to be issued to Directors with an exercise price |
| being the higher of $0.25 or a 30% premium to the Share Price, expiring | |
| three years from the date of issue and issued on the terms set out in | |
| Schedule 3, the subject of Resolution 7. | |
| Equity Security | has the same meaning as in the Listing Rules. |
| ESS | means employee schemes. |
| Exercise Price | means the higher of: |
| (a) $0.25; or |
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| (b) a 30% premium to the 10 Day VWAP. |
|
| Existing Plan | means the Company’s existing employee securities incentive plan, |
| adopted on or about 27 November 2019. | |
| Explanatory | means the explanatory memorandum which forms part of the Notice. |
| Memorandum | |
| Listing Rules | means the listing rules of ASX. |
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| Material Investor | means, in relation to the Company: |
|---|---|
| (a) a related party; |
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| (b) Key Management Personnel; |
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| (c) a substantial Shareholder; |
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| (d) an advisor; or |
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| (e) an associate of the above, |
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| who received Shares which constituted more than 1% of the Company's | |
| capital structure at the time of issue. | |
| Meeting | has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph of the Notice. |
| New Plan | means the proposed new Employee Securities Incentive Plan of the |
| Company, the subject of Resolution 5. | |
| New Regime | has the meaning given in Section. |
| Notice | means this notice of General Meeting. |
| Option | means an option, giving the holder the right, but not an obligation, to |
| acquire a Share at a predetermined price and within a specified time in | |
| the future. | |
| Proxy Form | means the proxy form attached to the Notice. |
| Relevant Period | has the same meaning as in the Listing Rules. |
| Resolution | means a resolution referred to in the Notice. |
| Schedule | means a schedule to the Notice. |
| Section | means a section of the Explanatory Memorandum. |
| Securities | means any Equity Securities of the Company (including Shares, Options |
| and/or Performance Rights). | |
| Share | means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company. |
| Shareholder | means the holder of a Share. |
| Trading Day | has the meaning given in the Listing Rules. |
| WST | means Western Standard Time being the time in Perth, Western |
| Australia. |
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Schedule 2 Summary of Material Terms of New Plan
A summary of the material terms and conditions of the New Plan is set out below:
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(a) ( Eligible Participant ): Eligible Participant means a person that has been determined by the Board to be eligible to participate in the New Plan from time to time and is an “ESS participant” (as that term is defined in Division 1A) in relation to the Company or an associated entity of the Company. This relevantly includes, amongst others:
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(i) an employee or director of the Company or an individual who provides services to the Company;
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(ii) an employee or director of an associated entity of the Company or an individual who provides services to such an associated entity;
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(iii) a prospective person to whom paragraphs (i) or (ii) apply;
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(iv) a person prescribed by the relevant regulations for such purposes; or
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(v) certain related persons on behalf of the participants described in paragraphs (i) to (iv) (inclusive).
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(b) ( Maximum allocation ): The Company must not make an offer of Securities under the New Plan in respect of which monetary consideration is payable (either upfront, or on exercise of convertible securities) where:
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(i) the total number of Plan Shares (as defined in paragraph (m) below) that may be issued or acquired upon exercise of the convertible securities offered; plus
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(ii) the total number of Plan Shares issued or that may be issued as a result of offers made under the New Plan at any time during the previous 3 year period,
would exceed 5% of the total number of Shares on issue at the date of the offer or such other limit as may be specified by the relevant regulations or the Company’s Constitution from time to time.
The maximum number of equity securities proposed to be issued under the New Plan for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.2, Exception 13 will be as approved by Shareholders from time to time ( ASX Limit ). This means that, subject to the following paragraph, the Company may issue up to the ASX Limit under the New Plan without seeking Shareholder approval and without reducing its placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
The Company will require prior Shareholder approval for the acquisition of equity securities under the New Plan to Directors, their associates and any other person whose relationship with the Company or a Director or a Director’s associate is such that, in ASX’s opinion, the acquisition should be approved by Shareholders. The issue of Securities with Shareholder approval will not count towards the ASX Limit.
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(c) ( Purpose ): The purpose of the New Plan is to:
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(i) assist in the reward, retention and motivation of Eligible Participants;
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(ii) link the reward of Eligible Participants to Shareholder value creation; and
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(iii) align the interests of Eligible Participants with shareholders of the Group (being the Company and each of its Associated Bodies Corporate), by providing an opportunity to Eligible Participants to receive an equity interest in the Company in the form of Securities.
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(d) ( Plan administration ): The New Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board may exercise any power or discretion conferred on it by the New Plan rules in its sole and absolute discretion, subject to compliance with applicable laws and the Listing Rules. The Board may delegate its powers and discretion.
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(e) ( Eligibility, invitation and application ): The Board may from time to time determine that an Eligible Participant may participate in the New Plan and make an invitation to that Eligible Participant to apply for Securities on such terms and conditions as the Board decides. An invitation issued under the New Plan will comply with the disclosure obligations pursuant to Division 1A.
On receipt of an invitation, an Eligible Participant may apply for the Securities the subject of the invitation by sending a completed application form to the Company. The Board may accept an application from an Eligible Participant in whole or in part. If an Eligible Participant is permitted in the invitation, the Eligible Participant may, by notice in writing to the Board, nominate a party in whose favour the Eligible Participant wishes to renounce the invitation.
A waiting period of at least 14 days will apply to acquisitions of Securities for monetary consideration as required by the provisions of Division 1A.
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(f) ( Grant of Securities ): The Company will, to the extent that it has accepted a duly completed application, grant the successful applicant ( Participant ) the relevant number of Securities, subject to the terms and conditions set out in the invitation, the New Plan rules and any ancillary documentation required.
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(g) ( Terms of Convertible Securities ): Each ‘Convertible Security’ represents a right to acquire one or more Shares (for example, under an option or performance right), subject to the terms and conditions of the New Plan.
Prior to a Convertible Security being exercised a Participant does not have any interest (legal, equitable or otherwise) in any Share the subject of the Convertible Security by virtue of holding the Convertible Security. A Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, grant a security interest over or otherwise deal with a Convertible Security that has been granted to them. A Participant must not enter into any arrangement for the purpose of hedging their economic exposure to a Convertible Security that has been granted to them.
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(h) ( Vesting of Convertible Securities ): Any vesting conditions applicable to the grant of Convertible Securities will be described in the invitation. If all the vesting conditions are satisfied and/or otherwise waived by the Board, a vesting notice will be sent to the Participant by the Company informing them that the relevant Convertible Securities have vested. Unless and until the vesting notice is issued by the Company, the Convertible Securities will not be considered to have vested. For the avoidance of doubt, if the vesting conditions relevant to a Convertible Security are not satisfied and/or otherwise waived by the Board, that Convertible Security will lapse.
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(i) ( Exercise of Convertible Securities and cashless exercise ): To exercise a Convertible Security, the Participant must deliver a signed notice of exercise and, subject to a cashless exercise of Convertible Securities (see below), pay the exercise price (if any) to or as directed by the Company, at any time prior to the earlier of any date specified in the vesting notice and the expiry date as set out in the invitation.
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At the time of exercise of the Convertible Securities, and subject to Board approval, the Participant may elect not to be required to provide payment of the exercise price for the number of Convertible Securities specified in a notice of exercise, but that on exercise of those Convertible Securities the Company will transfer or issue to the Participant that number of Shares equal in value to the positive difference between the Market Value of the Shares at the time of exercise and the exercise price that would otherwise be payable to exercise those Convertible Securities.
Market Value means, at any given date, the volume weighted average price per Share traded on the ASX over the 5 trading days immediately preceding that given date, unless otherwise specified in an invitation.
A Convertible Security may not be exercised unless and until that Convertible Security has vested in accordance with the New Plan rules, or such earlier date as set out in the New Plan rules.
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(j) ( Delivery of Shares on exercise of Convertible Securities ): As soon as practicable after the valid exercise of a Convertible Security by a Participant, the Company will issue or cause to be transferred to that Participant the number of Shares to which the Participant is entitled under the New Plan rules and issue a substitute certificate for any remaining unexercised Convertible Securities held by that Participant.
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(k) ( Forfeiture of Convertible Securities ): Where a Participant who holds Convertible Securities ceases to be an Eligible Participant or becomes insolvent, all unvested Convertible Securities will automatically be forfeited by the Participant, unless the Board otherwise determines in its discretion to permit some or all of the Convertible Securities to vest.
Where the Board determines that a Participant has acted fraudulently or dishonestly, or wilfully breached his or her duties to the Group, the Board may in its discretion deem all unvested Convertible Securities held by that Participant to have been forfeited.
Unless the Board otherwise determines, or as otherwise set out in the New Plan rules:
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(i) any Convertible Securities which have not yet vested will be forfeited immediately on the date that the Board determines (acting reasonably and in good faith) that any applicable vesting conditions have not been met or cannot be met by the relevant date; and
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(ii) any Convertible Securities which have not yet vested will be automatically forfeited on the expiry date specified in the invitation.
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(l) ( Change of control ): If a change of control event occurs in relation to the Company, or the Board determines that such an event is likely to occur, the Board may in its discretion determine the manner in which any or all of the Participant’s Convertible Securities will be dealt with, including, without limitation, in a manner that allows the Participant to participate in and/or benefit from any transaction arising from or in connection with the change of control event.
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(m) ( Rights attaching to Plan Shares ): All Shares issued under the New Plan, or issued or transferred to a Participant upon the valid exercise of a Convertible Security, ( Plan Shares ) will rank pari passu in all respects with the Shares of the same class. A Participant will be entitled to any dividends declared and distributed by the Company on the Plan Shares and may participate in any dividend reinvestment plan operated by the Company in respect of Plan Shares. A Participant may exercise any voting rights attaching to Plan Shares.
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(n) ( Disposal restrictions on Securities ): If the invitation provides that any Plan Shares or Convertible Securities are subject to any restrictions as to the disposal or other dealing by a Participant for a period, the Board may implement any procedure it deems appropriate to ensure the compliance by the Participant with this restriction.
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(o) ( Adjustment of Convertible Securities ): If there is a reorganisation of the issued share capital of the Company (including any subdivision, consolidation, reduction, return or cancellation of such issued capital of the Company), the rights of each Participant holding Convertible Securities will be changed to the extent necessary to comply with the Listing Rules applicable to a reorganisation of capital at the time of the reorganisation.
If Shares are issued by the Company by way of bonus issue (other than an issue in lieu of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment), the holder of Convertible Securities is entitled, upon exercise of the Convertible Securities, to receive an allotment of as many additional Shares as would have been issued to the holder if the holder held Shares equal in number to the Shares in respect of which the Convertible Securities are exercised.
Unless otherwise determined by the Board, a holder of Convertible Securities does not have the right to participate in a pro rata issue of Shares made by the Company or sell renounceable rights.
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(p) ( Participation in new issues ): There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Convertible Securities and holders are not entitled to participate in any new issue of Shares of the Company during the currency of the Convertible Securities without exercising the Convertible Securities.
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(q) ( Amendment of Plan ): Subject to the following paragraph, the Board may at any time amend any provisions of the New Plan rules, including (without limitation) the terms and conditions upon which any Securities have been granted under the New Plan and determine that any amendments to the New Plan rules be given retrospective effect, immediate effect or future effect.
No amendment to any provision of the New Plan rules may be made if the amendment materially reduces the rights of any Participant as they existed before the date of the amendment, other than an amendment introduced primarily for the purpose of complying with legislation or to correct manifest error or mistake, amongst other things, or is agreed to in writing by all Participants.
- (r) ( Plan duration ): The New Plan continues in operation until the Board decides to end it. The Board may from time to time suspend the operation of the New Plan for a fixed period or indefinitely, and may end any suspension. If the New Plan is terminated or suspended for any reason, that termination or suspension must not prejudice the accrued rights of the Participants.
If a Participant and the Company (acting by the Board) agree in writing that some or all of the Securities granted to that Participant are to be cancelled on a specified date or on the occurrence of a particular event, then those Securities may be cancelled in the manner agreed between the Company and the Participant.
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Schedule 3 Terms and Conditions of Director Options
The terms of the Director Options are as follows:
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( Entitlement ): Each Option entitles the holder to subscribe for one Share upon exercise of the Option.
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( Issue Price ): No cash consideration is payable for the issue of the Director Options.
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( Exercise Price ): The Director Options have an exercise price of the higher of:
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(a) $0.25; or
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(b) a 30% premium on the 10 Day VWAP.
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( Expiry Date ): The Options expire at 5.00 pm (WST) on the date that is three (3) years after the date of issue ( Expiry Date ). An Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.
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( Exercise Period ): The Options are exercisable at any time and from time to time on or prior to the Expiry Date.
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( Quotation of the Options ): The Company will not apply for quotation of the Options on ASX.
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( Transferability of the Options ): The Options are not transferable, except with the prior written approval of the Company.
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( Notice of Exercise ): The Options may be exercised by notice in writing to the Company in the manner specified on the Option certificate ( Notice of Exercise ) and payment of the Exercise Price for each Option being exercised in Australian currency by electronic funds transfer or other means of payment acceptable to the Company.
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Any Notice of Exercise of an Option received by the Company will be deemed to be a notice of the exercise of that Option as at the date of receipt of the Notice of Exercise and the date of receipt of the payment of the Exercise Price for each Option being exercised in cleared funds ( Exercise Date ).
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( Timing of issue of Shares on exercise ): Within 5 Business Days after the Exercise Date the Company will:
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(e) allot and issue the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Options specified in the Notice of Exercise and for which cleared funds have been received by the Company;
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(f) if required, give ASX a notice that complies with section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act; and
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(g) if admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, apply for official quotation on ASX of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Options.
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( Restrictions on transfer of Shares ): If the Company is required but unable to give ASX a notice under paragraph 9(b), or such a notice for any reason is not effective to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors, Shares issued on exercise
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of Options may not be traded and will be subject to a holding lock until 12 months after their issue unless the Company, at its sole discretion, elects to issue a prospectus pursuant to section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act.
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( Shares issued on exercise ): Shares issued on exercise of the Options will rank equally with the then Shares of the Company.
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( Quotation of Shares on exercise ): If admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, application will be made by the Company to ASX for quotation of the Shares issued upon the exercise of the Options in accordance with the Listing Rules.
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( Reconstruction of capital ): If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all rights of an Option holder are to be changed in a manner consistent with the Corporations Act and the Listing Rules at the time of the reconstruction.
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( Participation in new issues ): There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Options and holders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Options without exercising the Options.
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( Adjustment for bonus issues of Shares ): If the Company makes a bonus issue of Shares or other securities to existing Shareholders (other than an issue in lieu or in satisfaction of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment):
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(h) the number of Shares which must be issued on the exercise of an Option will be increased by the number of Shares which the Option holder would have received if the Option holder had exercised the Option before the record date for the bonus issue; and
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(i) no change will be made to the Exercise Price.
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Schedule 4 Director Options Black-Scholes Valuation
The Director Options to be issued pursuant to Resolution 7(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) have been independently valued by RSM Australia Pty Ltd using the Hoadley Trading and Investment Tools ESO2 valuation model on the following assumptions:
| Number of Director Options | 12,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Valuation date | 5 October 2022 |
| Assumed Share price at grant date | $0.185 |
| Exercise price | The higher of $0.25 or a 30% premium to the Share Price |
| Market value on ASX of underlying Shares at the time of setting the exercise price |
$0.185 |
| Exercise price premium to market value | 35.13% |
| Expiry date | 3 years from the date of issue |
| Expected volatility | 100% |
| Risk free interest rate | 3.22% |
| Annualised dividend yield | nil |
| Value of each Director Option | $0.089 |
| Aggregate value of Director Options | $1,068,000 |
Notes:
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At the Valuation Date, the volatility of the Share price of the Company was calculated using data extracted from Bloomberg.
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The Australian Government 3-year bond rate as at the Valuation Date was used.
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A nil dividend yield was assumed on the basis that the Company is unlikely to pay a dividend during the life of the Employee Options.
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The assumed Share price at the grant date of $0.185 is based on the underlying Share price on the valuation date. The assumed exercise price is therefore $0.25
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Under the accounting standard AASB 2 Share Based Payments, the Company will recognise a non-cash expense in the income statement based on the fair value of the Options over the period from the date of issue to the vesting date. The total of the fair value of the Options will be allocated over the applicable vesting periods.
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING PROXY FORM
I/We being shareholder(s) of Infinity Lithium Corporation Limited and entitled to attend and vote hereby:
APPOINT A PROXY
The Chair of PLEASE NOTE: If you leave the section blank, the Chair OR the Meeting 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 at Unit 32, Level 3, 22 Railway Road, Subiaco, WA on 30 November 2022 at 3:00pm (WST) 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 Resolutions 1, 5, 6, 7(a), 7(b), 7(c), 7(d) & 7(e) (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though these resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member(s) of key management personnel, which includes the Chair .
VOTING DIRECTIONS
| ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING PROXY FORM I/We being shareholder(s) of Infinity Lithium Corporation Limited and entitled to attend and vote hereby: |
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|---|---|
| STEP 1 | APPOINT A PROXY The Chair of the Meeting OR PLEASE NOTE:If you leave the section blank, 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 heldat Unit 32, Level 3, 22 Railway Road, Subiaco, WA on 30 November 2022 at 3:00pm (WST)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 Resolutions 1, 5, 6, 7(a), 7(b), 7(c), 7(d) & 7(e) (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though these resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member(s) of key management personnel, which includes the Chair . |
| VOTING DIRECTIONS | |
| Resolutions For Against Abstain* |
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| 1 Adoption of Remuneration Report ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 2 Re-election of Director – Mr Remy Welschinger ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 3 Election of Director – Mr Ramón Jiménez Serrano ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 4 Approval of 10% Placement Capacity ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 2 | 5 Approval of New Plan ◼ ◼ ◼ |
| P | 6 Approval of potential termination benefits under the New Plan ◼ ◼ ◼ |
| TE | 7(a) Approval to issue Director Options - Mr Ryan Parkin ◼ ◼ ◼ |
| S | 7(b) Approval to issue Director Options - Mr Adrian Byass ◼ ◼ ◼ |
| 7(c) Approval to issue Director Options - Mr Jon Starink ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 7(d) Approval to issue Director Options - Mr Remy Welschinger ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 7(e) Approval to issue Director Options - Mr Ramón Jiménez Serrano ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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| 8 Modification to existing Constitution ◼ ◼ ◼ |
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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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| 3 | Sole Director and Sole CompanySecretary Director/CompanySecretary (Delete one) Director |
| STEP | This form should be signed by the shareholder. If a joint holding, all the shareholders 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). | |
| Email Address | |
| Please tick here to agree to receive communications sent by the Company via email. This may include meeting notifications, dividend remittance, and selected announcements. |
HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE.
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.
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.
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:
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 Resolutions 1, 5, 6, 7(a), 7(b), 7(c), 7(d) & 7(e), by marking the appropriate box. If you do not, your proxy will not be able to exercise your vote for Resolutions 1, 5, 6, 7(a), 7(b), 7(c), 7(d) & 7(e).
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 3:00pm (WST) on 28 November 2022, 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 that you are in compliance with Listing Rule 14.11.