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Kenmare Resources — AGM Information 2022
May 26, 2022
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AGM Information
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KENMARE RESOURCES PLC ("the Company")
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS (SPECIAL BUSINESS) WERE PASSED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY HELD ON 26 MAY 2022 AT 2.00 P.M.
SPECIAL BUSINESS
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To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution: That the Directors be and are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to Section 1021 of the Companies Act 2014 to exercise all powers of the Company to allot relevant securities (within the meaning of Section 1021 of the Companies Act 2014) up to an aggregate nominal amount equal to €31,641. The authority hereby conferred shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company or, if earlier, 26 August 2023 (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting) provided that the Company may before such expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require relevant securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot relevant securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement notwithstanding that the authority hereby conferred has expired.
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To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as a special resolution:
That, subject to the passing of Resolution 7 above, the Directors be and are hereby empowered pursuant to Section 1023 of the Companies Act 2014 to allot equity securities (within the meaning of Section 1023 of the said Act) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 7 above as if sub‐Section (1) of Section 1022 of the said Act did not apply to any such allotment and provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities:
(a) in connection with any offer of securities open for any period fixed by the Directors by way of rights issue, open offer or other invitation to, or in favour of, holders of ordinary shares and holders of other equity securities as required by the rights of those securities or as the Directors otherwise consider necessary but subject to such exclusions or arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with fractional entitlements or legal, regulatory or practical problems under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognised body or stock exchange in, any territory; and
(b) (in addition to the power conferred by paragraph (a) of this resolution), up to a maximum aggregate nominal value equal to the nominal value of 5% of the issued ordinary share capital as at the close of business on the date of passing of this resolution.
The power hereby conferred shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company after the passing of this resolution or, if earlier, 26 August 2023 (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting) save that the Company may before such expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of such offer or
agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not expired.
- To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as a special resolution:
That the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries (as defined by Section 7 of the Companies Act 2014) be and they are hereby generally authorised to make market purchases (as defined in section 1072 of the Companies Act 2014) of ordinary shares of €0.001 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") on such terms and conditions and in such manner as the Directors may from time to time determine but subject, however, to the provisions of the Companies Act 2014 and to the following restrictions and provisions:
(a) the maximum number of Shares authorised to be purchased pursuant to the terms of this Resolution shall be such number of Shares whose aggregate nominal value shall equal 10 per cent. of the aggregate nominal value of the issued share capital of the Company as at the close of business on the date of the passing of this Resolution;
(b) the minimum price that may be paid for any Share is €0.001;
(c) the maximum price that may be paid for any Share (a "Relevant Share") shall not be more than the higher of:
(i) an amount equal to 105 per cent. of the average market value of a Share as determined in accordance with this paragraph (c); and
(ii) that stipulated by Article 3(2) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (or by any corresponding provision of legislation replacing that regulation),
where the average market value of a Share for the purpose of sub‐paragraph (i) shall be the amount equal to the average of the five amounts resulting from determining whichever of the following ((1), (2) or (3) specified below) in respect of Shares shall be appropriate for each of the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the Relevant Share is purchased as determined from the information published in the Euronext Dublin Daily Official List reporting the business done on each of those five days:
(1) if there shall be more than one dealing reported for the day, the average of the prices at which such dealings took place; or
(2) if there shall be only one dealing reported for the day, the price at which such dealing took place; or (3) if there shall not be any dealing reported for the day, the average of the closing bid and offer prices for the day;
and if there shall be only a bid (but not an offer) price or an offer (but not a bid) price reported, or if there shall not be any bid or offer price reported, for any particular day, that day shall not be treated as a business day for the purposes of this paragraph (c); provided that, if for any reason it shall be impossible or impracticable to determine an appropriate amount for any of those five days on the above basis, the Directors may, if they think fit and having taken into account the prices at which recent dealings in such shares have taken place, determine an amount for such day and the amount
so determined shall be deemed to be appropriate for that day for the purposes of calculating the maximum price; and if the means of providing the foregoing information as to dealings and prices by reference to which the maximum price is to be determined is altered or is replaced by some other means, then the maximum price shall be determined on the basis of the equivalent information published by the relevant authority in relation to dealings on the Irish Stock Exchange (trading as Euronext Dublin) or its equivalent;
(d) the authority conferred by this Resolution shall include authority to make overseas market purchases (as defined by Section 1072 of the Companies Act 2014) of Shares on the London Stock Exchange, provided that (1) any such purchase shall be subject to any requirements of the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as shall apply thereto and (2) the maximum price which may be paid for any Shares so purchased shall be the higher of:
(i) five per cent. above the average of the closing prices for the Shares as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days preceding the date of purchase; and
(ii) the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid on the London Stock Exchange at the time the purchase is carried out,
provided that, if the means of providing the foregoing information as to dealings and prices by reference to which the maximum price is to be determined is altered or is replaced by some other means, then a maximum price shall be determined on the basis of the equivalent information published by the relevant authority in relation to dealings on the London Stock Exchange or its equivalent; and
(e) the authority hereby conferred shall expire at the close of business on the date of the next annual general meeting of the Company or the date 18 months after the passing of this Resolution (whichever shall be the earlier) but the Company or any subsidiary may before such expiry enter into a contract for the purchase of Shares which would or might be wholly or partly executed after such expiry and may complete any such contract as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
- To consider and if thought fit to pass the following resolution as a special resolution:
That:
(a) subject to the passing of Resolution 9 above, for the purposes of sections 109 and 1078 of the Companies Act, 2014, the re‐allotment price range at which any treasury shares (as defined by the said Companies Act 2014) for the time being held by the Company may be re‐allotted off‐market as ordinary shares shall be as follows:
(i) the maximum price at which a treasury share may be re‐allotted off‐market shall be an amount equal to 120 per cent. of the Appropriate Price; and
(ii) the minimum price at which a treasury share may be re‐allotted off‐market shall be the nominal value of the share
where such share is re‐allotted under an employees' share scheme (as defined by Section 64 of the Companies Act 2014) operated by the Company and, in all other cases, shall be an amount equal to 95 per cent. of the Appropriate Price;
(b) for the purposes of this Resolution the expression "Appropriate Price" shall mean the average of the five amounts resulting from determining whichever of the following ((i), (ii) or (iii) specified below) in respect of ordinary shares of €0.001 each of the Company shall be appropriate for each of the five business days immediately preceding the day on which such treasury share is re‐allotted, as determined from information published in the Euronext Dublin Daily Official List reporting the business done on each of those five business days:
(i) if there shall be more than one dealing reported for the day, the average of the prices at which such dealings took place; or
(ii) if there shall be only one dealing reported for the day, the price at which such dealing took place; or (iii) if there shall not be any dealing reported for the day, the average of the closing bid and offer prices for the day:
and if there shall be only a bid (but not an offer) price or an offer (but not a bid) price reported, or if there shall not be any bid or offer price reported, for any particular day, then that day shall not be treated as a business day for the purposes of this paragraph (b); provided that if for any reason it shall be impossible or impracticable to determine an appropriate amount for any of those five days on the above basis, the Directors may, if they think fit and having taken into account the prices at which recent dealings in such shares have taken place, determine an amount for such day and the amount so determined shall be deemed to be appropriate for that day for the purposes of calculating the Appropriate Price; and
if the means of providing the foregoing information as to dealings and prices by reference to which the Appropriate Price is to be determined is altered or is replaced by some other means, then the Appropriate Price shall be determined on the basis of the equivalent information published by the relevant authority in relation to dealings on the Irish Stock Exchange (trading as Euronext Dublin) or its equivalent; and (c) the authority hereby conferred shall expire at the close of business on the date of the next annual general meeting of the Company or on the date 18 months after the passing of this Resolution (whichever shall be earlier).
- To consider and if thought fit to pass the following resolution as a special resolution
That the addition of the following as a new Article 147 to the Company's Articles of Association be and is hereby approved:
"Odd‐lot Offers
For the purposes of this article:
"Odd‐lot Offer" shall mean an offer by the Company to Odd‐lot Holders to purchase all their Ordinary Shares in the Company on the terms and conditions set out in such offer;
"Odd‐lot" shall mean a holding of fewer than 200 Ordinary Shares in the Company;
"Odd‐lot Holders" shall mean members who hold Odd‐lots.
Subject to the members of the Company passing an ordinary resolution to give a specific authority for such Odd‐lot Offer and the provisions of any applicable legislation, the Company may at any time make and implement an Odd‐lot Offer on such terms as the Directors shall determine. Upon the implementation of any Odd‐lot Offer, unless Odd‐lot Holders to whom any such offer is made have, in accordance with the terms of the Odd‐lot Offer, elected to retain their Odd‐lots or to sell their Odd‐lots, such Odd‐lot Holders shall, subject to applicable law and regulation, be deemed (i) to have agreed to sell any
Odd‐lots so held on the terms of the Odd‐lot Offer and (ii) to have appointed any Director or other person nominated by the Company as the attorney and agent of such Odd‐lot Holders with irrevocable authority to complete and execute all or any contracts and/or other documents at the attorney's discretion in relation to the Odd‐lots for the purchase of such Odd‐lots by the Company and to do all such other acts and things as may in the opinion of such attorney be necessary or expedient for the purchase of such Odd‐lots or in connection with such Odd‐lot Offer; and the Directors shall be entitled to cause such Odd‐lots to be sold (including to the Company) on such basis as the Directors may determine and the Company shall account to such Odd‐lot Holders for the proceeds attributable to them pursuant to the sale of such Odd‐lots.
All unclaimed proceeds from the sale of Odd‐lots will be retained by the Company until claimed. Each holder of such an Odd lot shall be recorded as a creditor in the Company's accounts. No trust shall be created in respect of unclaimed proceeds, no interest shall be payable in respect of the same and the Company shall not be
required to account for any money earned on the unclaimed proceeds. Any such proceeds unclaimed for a period of 6 (six) years from the date of sale of the Odd‐lots may be declared forfeited by the directors for the benefit of the Company."
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To consider and if thought fit to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution That, subject to the passing of Resolutions 11 and 13, the Directors be and are hereby authorised to make and implement an Odd‐lot Offer in accordance with the terms and conditions set out on pages 9 and 10 of the Circular of which this Notice of Annual General Meeting forms part, but so that such authority shall expire 18 months after the date on which this resolution is passed.
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To consider and if thought fit to pass the following resolution as a special resolution That, subject to the passing of Resolutions 11 and 12, the terms of the proposed contract providing for the purchase by the Company of certain of its own shares tabled at the Annual General Meeting and initialled by the Chairman for the purposes of identification be and are hereby approved and authorised for the purposes of section 1075 of the Companies Act 2014 and otherwise, but so that such approval and authority shall expire 18 months after the date on which this Resolution is passed.