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LAKE RESOURCES N.L. — AGM Information 2018
Oct 11, 2018
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LAKE RESOURCES N.L.
ACN 079 471 980
Notice of 2018 Annual General Meeting
Explanatory Statement
Proxy Form
Time : 10.00am Sydney time Date : Tuesday, 13 November 2018 Place : Level 5, 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000
This Notice of Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting. Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on (+61 2) 9299 9690.
Contents
| Notice of Annual General Meeting (setting out the proposed Resolutions) | 4 |
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| Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed Resolutions) | 6 |
| Glossary | 15 |
| Proxy Form | Attached |
Venue
The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be held at 10.00am (Sydney time) on 13 November 2018 at:
Level 5, 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000
Your vote is important
The business of the Annual General Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
Voting in person
To vote in person, attend the Annual General Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.
Voting by proxy
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and either:
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deliver the Proxy Form:
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(a) by post to:
Lake Resources Limited
C/ - Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14, Sydney South, NSW 1235, Australia;
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lodge the Proxy Form online at www.linkmarketservices.com.au using the holding details as shown on your Proxy form; or
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By fax to Link Market Services on facsimile number +61 (02) 9287 0309
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All enquiries to +61 1300 554 474
Your Proxy Form must be received not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting.
Proxy Forms received later than this time will be invalid.
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Power of Attorney
If the proxy form is signed under a power of attorney on behalf of a shareholder, then the attorney must make sure that either the original power of attorney or a certified copy is sent with the proxy form, unless the power of attorney has already provided to the Share Registry.
Corporate Representatives
If a representative of a corporate shareholder or a corporate proxy will be attending the Meeting, the representative should bring to the Meeting adequate evidence of their appointment, unless this has previously been provided to the Share Registry.
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that an Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Lake Resources N.L. (ACN 079 471 980) will be held at 10.00am (Sydney time) on 13 November 2018 at Level 5, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 (“ Meeting ”).
The Explanatory Statement to this Notice of Meeting provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Annual General Meeting. The Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form forms part of this Notice of 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 Annual General Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 7:00pm (Sydney time) on Sunday 11 November 2018. Terms and abbreviations used in this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Statement are defined in the Glossary.
Agenda
Ordinary business
Financial statements and reports
“To receive and to consider the Annual Financial Report of the Company for the financial year ended 2018 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Directors’ Report, the Remuneration Report and the Auditor’s Report for that financial year.”
Note : This item of ordinary business is for discussion only and is not a resolution . However, pursuant to the Corporations Act, Shareholders will be given a reasonable opportunity at the Meeting to ask questions about, or make comments in relation to, each of the aforementioned reports during consideration of these items.
Resolutions
Part A: Remuneration Report
1. Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purpose 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 2018.”
Note : The vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
Voting Exclusion Statement : In accordance with the Corporations Act, the Company will disregard any votes cast on Resolution 1 by or on behalf of a member of the Company’s key management personnel (including the Directors), whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report ( KMP ), or any of that person’s Closely Related Parties (such as close family members and any controlled companies of those persons) (collectively referred to as Restricted Voter ). However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:
(a) it is cast by a person as a proxy appointed in writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on Resolution 1; and
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- (b) it is not cast on behalf of a Restricted Voter.
If you appoint the person chairing the Meeting ( Chair ) and you are not a Restricted Voter, by submitting the Proxy Form you authorise the person chairing the Meeting to exercise the proxy even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a KMP, and you will be taken to have directed the Chair to vote in accordance with his or her stated intention to vote in favour of Resolution 1. If you do not want your vote exercised in favour of Resolution 1, you should direct the person chairing the Meeting to vote “against”, or to abstain from voting on, this Resolution.
Part B: Re-election of Directors
2. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Stuart Crow as Director
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That Stuart Crow, a Director who retires by rotation in accordance with the Company’s Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and being eligible offers himself for re-election as a Director of the Company, effective immediately.”
Part C: ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
3. Resolution 3 – ASX Listing Rule 7.1A Approval of Future Issue of Securities
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, the following resolution as a special resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, the Shareholders approve the issue of equity securities up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company (at the time of issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and otherwise on the terms out in the Explanatory Statement which accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting.”
Voting exclusion statement : The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 3 by or on behalf of:
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(a) a person who is 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 holder of ordinary securities in the Company); or
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(b) an Associate of those persons.
However, the Company will not disregard a vote if:
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(i) it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
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(ii) it is cast by the Chair as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.
Dated : 12 October 2018
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
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Andrew Bursill Company Secretary
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Explanatory Statement
This Explanatory Statement has been prepared for the information of the Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting to be held at 10.00am (Sydney time) on 13 November 2018 at Level 5, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
The purpose of this Explanatory Statement is to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions in the Notice of Meeting.
If you are in any doubt about what to do in relation to the Resolutions contemplated in the Notice of Meeting and this Explanatory Statement, it is recommended that you seek advice from an accountant, solicitor or other professional advisor.
Full details of the business to be considered at the Annual General Meeting are set out below.
Agenda
Ordinary business
Financial statements and reports
In accordance with the Constitution, the business of the Annual General Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the Annual Financial Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2018 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Director’s Report, the Remuneration Report and the Auditor’s Report.
In accordance with the amendments to the Corporations Act, the Company is no longer required to provide a hard copy of the Company’s Annual Financial Report to Shareholders unless a Shareholder has specifically elected to receive a printed copy. These amendments may result in reducing the Company’s printing costs.
Whilst the Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s Annual Financial Report unless specifically requested to do so, Shareholders may view the Company Annual Financial Report on its website at www.lakeresources.com.au..
No resolution is required for this item, but Shareholders will be given the opportunity to ask questions and to make comments on the management and performance of the Company.
The Company’s auditor will be present at the Meeting. During the discussion of this item, the auditor will be available to answer questions on the:
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Conduct of the audit;
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Preparation and content of the auditor’s report;
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Accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of the financial statements; and
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Independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit.
Written questions of the auditor
If you would like to submit a written question about the content of the Auditor’s Report or the conduct of the audit of the Annual Financial Report of the Company’s auditor, please send your question to the Company Secretary. A list of qualifying questions will be made available at the Meeting.
Please note that all written questions must be received at least five business days before the Meeting, which is by Tuesday 6 November 2018.
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Resolutions
Part A: Remuneration Report
Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
In accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, the Company is required to present to its Shareholders the Remuneration Report as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Financial Report.
The vote on the Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. The Remuneration Report is set out in the Company’s Annual Financial Report and is also available on the Company’s website at www.lakeresources.com.au.
However, if at least 25% of the votes cast are against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Meeting (subject of this Notice of Meeting), and then again at the 2019 Annual General Meeting ( 2019 AGM ), the Company will be required to put to the vote a resolution ( Spill Resolution ) at the 2019 AGM to approve the calling of a further meeting ( Spill Meeting ). If more than 50% of Shareholders vote in favour of the Spill Resolution, the Company must convene the Spill Meeting within 90 days of the 2019 AGM. All of the Directors who were in office when the 2019 Directors’ Report was approved, other than the Managing Director, will (if desired) need to stand for re-election at the Spill Meeting.
The Remuneration Report explains the Board’s policies in relation to the nature and level of remuneration paid to KMPs (including Directors) and sets out remuneration details, service agreements and the details of any share-based compensation.
Voting
Note that a voting exclusion applies to Resolution 1 in the terms set out in the Notice of Meeting. In particular, the Directors and other Restricted Voters must not vote on this Resolution and must not cast a vote as proxy, unless the appointment gives a direction on how to vote, or the proxy is given to the Chair and you submit the Proxy Form, authorising the Chair to exercise the proxy even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a KMP and that in doing so you will be taken to have directed him to vote in accordance with his stated intention to vote in favour of Resolution 1.
Shareholders are urged to read carefully the Proxy Form and to provide a direction to the proxy on how to vote on this Resolution.
Part B: Re-election of Director
Resolution 2 – Re-election of Mr Stuart Crow as Director
Rule 75.1(a) of the Constitution requires that a Director must retire at the third annual general meeting following their appointment or last re-election by Shareholders.
Rule 75.1(b) provides that if the Company has three or more Directors, one third of the Directors (rounded down to the nearest whole number) must retire at each annual general meeting.
Directors who retire under Rules 75.1(a) and 75.1(b) are eligible for re-election.
Mr Crow was appointed a Director of the Company on 14 November 2016, and has since served as a Director of the Company.
Under this Resolution, Mr Crow seeks re-election at this AGM.
Brief Curriculum Vitae of Mr Stuart Crow
Non-Executive Director and Chairman
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Experience and expertise
Mr Crow joined the Board of Lake Resources on 14 November 2016. Mr Crow has more than 30 years’ experience in all aspects of corporate finance, stockbroking and investor relations in Australia and international markets, and has owned and operated his own businesses in these areas for the last sixteen years. He brings extensive working knowledge of capital markets to the Board. Mr Crow has a passion for assisting companies to gain and maintain recognition in the market.
Current directorships of other listed companies
Todd River Resources Limited (ASX: TRT) and Ironridge Resources Limited (AIM: IRR)
Former directorships of other listed companies in the last three years
TNG Limited (ASX: TNG) – resigned 31 May 2018
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors (with Mr Crow abstaining) recommend that Shareholders vote for this Resolution 2.
Part C: ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
Resolution 3 – ASX Listing Rule 7.1A Approval of Future Issue of Securities
Listing Rule 7.1A enables eligible entities to seek Shareholder approval by special resolution passed at an annual general meeting to issue equity securities (which must be in the same class as an existing quoted class of equity securities of the Company) which do not exceed 10% of the existing ordinary share capital without further Shareholder approval. The ability of the Company to make an issue under Listing Rule 7.1A is in addition to its 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
An eligible entity for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A is an entity that is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation less than the amount prescribed by ASX (currently $300 million). The Company is an eligible entity. If at the time of the Meeting the Company is no longer an eligible entity this Resolution will be withdrawn.
Approval under this Resolution is sought for the Company to issue equity securities under
Listing Rule 7.1A.
If this Resolution is approved the Company may make an issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A at any time (either on a single date or progressively) up until the earlier of:
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(a) the date which is 12 months after the date of the 2018 Annual General Meeting; or
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(b) the date on which Shareholders approve a transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking),
or such longer period if allowed by the ASX.
Accordingly, the approval given if this Resolution is passed will cease to be valid on the earlier of 13 November 2019 or the date on which holders of the Company’s ordinary securities approve a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 or 11.2.
The maximum number of equity securities which may be issued in the capital of the Company under the approval sought by this Resolution will be determined in accordance with the following formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2:
(A x D) – E
where:
A is the number of shares on issue 12 months before the date of issue or agreement to issue:
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(i) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2;
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(ii) plus the number of partly paid shares that became fully paid in the 12 months;
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(iii) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months with approval of the holders of shares under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4 (this does not include an issue of fully paid ordinary shares under the entity’s 15% placement capacity without Shareholder approval); and
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(iv) less the number of fully paid shares cancelled in the 12 months.
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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 12 months before the date of the issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rules 7.1 or 7.4.
The ability of the Company to make an issue under Listing Rule 7.1A is in addition to its 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1. The effect of Resolution will be to allow the Company to issue equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A without using the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
As at 2 October 2018, the Company has on issue 357,723,781 ordinary shares and therefore has a theoretical capacity to issue:
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(a) 49,889,948 equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1.Of this amount, the Company has issued 25,124,131 equity securities that do not fall within an exemption under Listing Rule 7.2 resulting in the Company having a current capacity to issue 24,765,817 equity securities; and
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(b) subject to Shareholder approval being sought under this Resolution, 33,259,965 equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.
The issue price of the equity securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A will be determined at the time of issue. The minimum price at which the equity securities the subject of this Resolution will be issued is 75% of the volume weighted average market (closing) price ( VWAP ) of the Company’s equity securities over the 15 days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before either:
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(a) the date on which the price at which the equity securities are to be issued is agreed; or
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(b) if the equity securities are not issued within 5 ASX trading days of the date in paragraph (a) the date on which the securities are issued.
If this Resolution is approved, and the Company issues equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, the existing Shareholders’ voting power in the Company will be diluted. There is a risk that:
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(a) the market price for the Company’s equity securities may be significantly lower on the issue date than on the date of the approval of this Resolution; and
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(b) the equity securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A may be issued at a price that is at a discount (as described above) 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.
The table set out below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders on the basis of:
- The market price of the Company’s ordinary shares and the number of ordinary shares as at 2 October 2018.
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Two examples where the number of ordinary shares on issue (“A”) has increased, by 50% and 100%. The number of ordinary shares on issue may increase as a result of issues of ordinary shares that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, prorata entitlements issues) or as a result of future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved by Shareholders.
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Two examples of where the issue price of ordinary shares has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the market price as at 3 October 2018.
| Variable “A” ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 |
Variable “A” ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 |
Dilution | ||
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| $0.045 50% decrease in issue price |
$0.089 issue price ** |
$0.178 100% increase in issue price |
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| “A” is the number of shares on issue, being 332,599,650 shares |
10% voting dilution |
33,259,965 Shares |
33,259,965 Shares |
33,259,965 Shares |
| Funds raised | $1,496,698 | $2,960,137 | $5,920,274 | |
| “A” is a 50% increase in shares on issue, being 498,899,475 shares |
10% voting dilution |
49,889,948 Shares |
49,889,948 Shares |
49,889,948 Shares |
| Funds raised | $2,245,048 | $4,440,205 | $8,880,411 | |
| “A” is a 100% increase in shares on issue, being 665,199,300 shares* |
10% voting dilution |
66,519,930 Shares |
66,519,930 Shares |
66,519,930 Shares |
| Funds raised | $2,993,397 | $5,920,274 | $11,840,548 |
Notes:
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(i) The table assumes that the Company issues the maximum number of equity securities available under Listing Rule 7.1A.
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(ii) The table assumes that no options are exercised in ordinary shares before the date of the issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.
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(iii) The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of issues of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of this Explanatory Statement.
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(iv) The table shows the effect of an issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, not under the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
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(v) The issue of equity securities under the Listing Rule 7.1A consists only of ordinary shares. If the issue of equity securities includes options, it is assumed that those options are exercised into ordinary shares for the purposes of calculating the voting dilution effect on existing Shareholders.
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Any issue of equity securities is required to be made in accordance with the Listing Rules. Any issue made other than under the Company’s 15% capacity (Listing Rule 7.1) or the Company’s additional 10% capacity (Listing Rule 7.1A) and not otherwise made under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 (for example, a pro-rata rights issue) would require Shareholder approval.
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** Based on the closing price of the Company’s Shares on ASX on 1 October 2018.
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*** Based on the Company’s Share structure as at 1 October 2018.
If this Resolution is approved the Company will have the ability to issue up to 10% of its issued capital without further Shareholder approval and therefore allow it to take advantage of opportunities to obtain further funds if required and available in the future.
As at the date of this Explanatory Statement, the Company has not formed an intention to offer
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any equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A to any particular person or at any particular time. The total amount that may be raised by the issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A will depend on the issue price of the equity securities which will be determined at the time of issue. In some circumstances, the Company may issue equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A for non-cash consideration (for example, in lieu of cash payments to consultants, suppliers or vendors). While the Company has not formed an intention to offer any equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, some of the purposes for which the Company may issue equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A include (but are not limited to):
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(a) raising funds to further develop the Company’s business;
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(b) raising funds to be applied to the Company’s working capital requirements;
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(c) acquiring assets. In these circumstances, the issue of the ordinary shares may be made in substitution for the Company making a cash payment for the assets; and
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(d) paying service providers or consultants of the Company.
Details regarding the purposes for which any particular issue under Listing Rule 7.1A is made will be more fully detailed in an announcement to the ASX made pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A.4 and Listing Rule 3.10.5A at the time the issue is made. The identity of the allottees of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A will be determined at the time the Company decides to make an issue having regard to a number of factors including:
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(a) the capital raising and acquisition opportunities available to the Company and any alternative methods for raising funds or acquiring assets that are available to the Company;
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(b) the potential effect on the control of the Company;
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(c) the Company’s financial situation and the likely future capital requirements; and
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(d) advice from the Company’s corporate or financial advisors.
Offers made under Listing Rule 7.1A may be made to parties including professional and sophisticated investors, existing Shareholders of the Company, clients of Australian Financial Service Licence holders and/or their nominees, or any other person to whom the Company is able to make an offer of equity securities.
The allocation policy the Company may adopt for a particular issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A and the terms on which those equity securities may be offered will depend upon the circumstances existing at the time of the proposed capital raising under Listing Rule 7.1A. Subject to the requirements of the Listing Rules and the Corporations Act, the Directors reserve the right to determine at the time of any issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, the allocation policy that the Company will adopt for that issue.
As the Company has previously obtained Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A, it is required by Listing Rule 7.3A.6 to provide details of all issues of equity securities in the 12 months preceding the date of the Meeting. The details of all issues of equity securities by the Company during the 12 months preceding the date of the Meeting are detailed below:
| Number/Class of equity securities issued |
Terms of the securities issued |
Price and discount to closing market price on the date of issue (if any) |
Consideration details |
Allottees of the Securities |
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| Securities issued on 1 December 2017 | ||||
| 9,500,000 unlisted options |
Unlisted options with exercise price $0.28 and expiry date 31 December 2020 |
N/A – Issued for nil cash consideration |
N/A | Steve Promnitz Stuart Crow Nicholas Lindsay |
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| Securities issued on 7 December 2017 | ||||
| 150,000 Ordinary Shares |
Ordinary Shares | $0.10 per share | $15,000 | LKEO Option Holder |
| Securities issued on 8 December 2017 | ||||
| 6,000,000 Ordinary Shares |
Ordinary Shares (issued to directors upon conversion of performance rights having reached performance milestone) |
N/A – Issued for nil cash consideration |
N/A | Steve Promnitz Stuart Crow |
| Securities issued on 27 March 2018 | ||||
| 33,333,335 Ordinary Shares |
Ordinary Shares (issued as part of Share Placement) |
$0.135 per share | $4,500,000 | Sophisticated and professional investors participating in the Share Placement |
| Securities issued on 9 April 2018 | ||||
| 25,000,000 Ordinary Shares |
Ordinary Shares (issued upon conversion of Class A Options) |
$0.05 per share representing a discount of $0.049 to the closing price on date of issue (closing price $0.099 on date of issue) |
$1,250,000 | Issued to holders of Class A Options as approved at the 2016 AGM |
| Securities issued on 26 April 2018 | ||||
| 12,500,000 Ordinary Shares |
Ordinary Shares (issued on conversion of Tranche 2 performance shares) |
N/A – Issued for nil cash consideration |
N/A – Issued for nil cash consideration |
Holders of Tranche 2 performance rights as approved at the 2016 AGM |
| Securities issued on 26 April 2018 | ||||
| 1,207,506 Ordinary Shares |
Ordinary shares (issued upon the conversion of Class C Options) |
$0.05 representing a discount of $0.065 per share (closing market price date of issue $0.115) |
$60,375 | Holders of Class C Options as approved at the 2016 AGM |
| Securities issued on 9 May 2018 | ||||
| 9,500,000 Options | Unlisted Options exercise price $0.20 and expiry date 15 December 2018 |
N/A – Issued for nil cash consideration |
N/A – Issued for nil cash consideration |
Advisors to Capital Raise (Hunter Capital and Patersons Securities) |
| Securities issued on 18 June 2018 |
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| 33,316,667 Options | LKEO Options exercise price $0.20 and expiry date 15 December 2018 |
N/A – Issued for nil cash consideration |
N/A – Issued for nil cash consideration |
Sophisticated and professional investors taking part in the Share Placement |
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| Securities issued on 2 August 2018 | ||||
| 15,000,000 Ordinary Shares |
Ordinary Shares issued in consideration for entry into a Controlled Placement Agreement with Acuity Capital |
N/A – Issued for nil cash consideration |
N/A – Issued for nil cash consideration |
Aquity Capital |
| Securities issued on 20 – 27 August 2018 | ||||
| 7,915,783 Ordinary Shares |
Ordinary Shares (issued upon conversion of LKEO options) |
$0.10 per share | $791,578 | LKEO Option Holders |
| Securities issued on 13 September 2018 | ||||
| 19,000,000 Ordinary Shares |
Shares issued pursuant to an Option Agreement with Petra Energy SA as approved by Shareholders at the EGM held on 15 June 2018 |
N/A – Issued for nil cash consideration |
N/A – Issued for nil cash consideration |
Petra Energy SA |
| Securities issued on 28 September 2018 | ||||
| 10,124,131 Ordinary Shares |
Ordinary Shares (issued upon conversion of LKEO options) |
$0.10 per share | $1,012,413 | Holders of LKEO Options |
This Resolution is a special resolution. For a special resolution to be passed, at least 75% of the votes validly cast on the resolution by Shareholders (by number of ordinary shares) must be in favour of this Resolution.
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Enquiries
Shareholders are asked to contact Andrew Bursill, Company Secretary, on (+61 2) 9299 9690 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.
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Glossary
AEDT means Australian Eastern Daylight Time as observed in Sydney, New South Wales.
Annual Financial Report means the 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders for the period ended 30 June 2018 as lodged by the Company with ASX on 28 September 2018.
Annual General Meeting or AGM or Meeting means an Annual General Meeting of the Company and, unless otherwise indicated, means the meeting of the Company’s members convened by this Notice of Meeting.
ASIC means Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
Associate has the meaning given to it by the ASX Listing Rules.
ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691 or the financial market operated by it, as the context requires, of 20 Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW 2000.
ASX Listing Rules or Listing Rules means the official ASX Listing Rules of the ASX and any other rules of the ASX which are applicable while the Company is admitted to the official list of the ASX, as amended or replaced from time to time, except to the extent of any express written waiver by the ASX.
Auditor’s Report means the auditor’s report of 30 June 2018 dated 28 September 2018 as included in the Annual Financial Report.
Board means the current board of Directors of the Company.
Business Day means a day on which trading takes place on the stock market of ASX.
Chair means the person chairing the Meeting.
Closely Related Party of a member of the KMP means:
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(a) a spouse or child of the member;
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(b) a child of the member’s spouse;
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(c) a dependant of the member or of the member’s spouse;
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(d) anyone else who is one of the member’s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member’s dealings with the Company;
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(e) a company the member controls; or
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(f) a person prescribed by the Corporation Regulations 2001 (Cth).
Company means Lake Resources N.L. ACN 079 471 980.
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) as amended or replaced from time to time.
Director means a current director of the Company.
Directors’ Report means the report of Directors as included in the Annual Financial Report.
Dollar or “ $ ” means Australian dollars.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying this Notice of Meeting.
KMP means key management personnel (including the Directors) who remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report.
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Notice of Meeting or Notice of Annual General Meeting means this notice of annual general meeting dated 12 October 2018 including the Explanatory Statement.
Option means an option to acquire a Share.
Ordinary Resolution means a resolution passed by more than 50 per cent of the votes at a general meeting of shareholders.
Proxy Form means the proxy form attached to this Notice of Meeting.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report as set out in the Annual Financial Report.
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in this Notice of Meeting, or any one of them, as the context requires.
Restricted Voter means a member of the Company’s KMP and any Closely Related Parties of those members.
Securities mean Shares and/or Options (as the context requires).
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a holder of a Share.
Share Registry means Link Market Services.
Special Resolution means a resolution passed by at least 75 per cent of the votes at a general meeting of shareholders.
Spill Meeting means the meeting that will be convened within 90 days of the 2019 AGM if a threshold of votes is cast against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Meeting and the 2019 AGM.
Spill Resolution means the resolution required to be put to Shareholders at the 2019 AGM if a threshold of votes is cast against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Meeting and the 2019 AGM.
Trading Day has the meaning given to that term in ASX Listing Rule 19.12
VWAP means the volume weighted average price, with respects to the price of Shares.
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Interpretation
In these Documents, unless the context requires otherwise:
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(a) a reference to a word includes the singular and the plural of the word and vice versa;
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(b) a reference to a gender includes any gender;
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(c) if a word or phrase is defined, then other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or phrase have a corresponding meaning;
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(d) a term which refers to a natural person includes a company, a partnership, an association, a corporation, a body corporate, a joint venture or a governmental agency;
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(e) headings are included for convenience only and do not affect interpretation;
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(f) a reference to a document includes a reference to that document as amended, novated, supplemented, varied or replaced;
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(g) a reference to a thing includes a part of that thing and includes but is not limited to a right;
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(i) a reference to a statute or statutory provision includes but is not limited to:
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(i) a statute or statutory provision which amends, extends, consolidates or replaces the statute or statutory provision;
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(ii) a statute or statutory provision which has been amended, extended, consolidated or replaced by the statute or statutory provision; and
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(iii) subordinate legislation made under the statute or statutory provision including but not limited to an order, regulation, or instrument;
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(j) reference to “$”, “A$”, “Australian Dollars” or “dollars” is a reference to the lawful tender for the time being and from time to time of the Commonwealth of Australia; and
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ACN 079 471 980
LODGE YOUR VOTE
ONLINE www.linkmarketservices.com.au
BY MAIL Lake Resources N.L C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
BY FAX
+61 2 9287 0309
BY HAND Link Market Services Limited 1A Homebush Bay Drive, Rhodes NSW 2138; or Level 12, 680 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
- ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: +61 1300 554 474
X99999999999 X99999999999 PROXY FORM I/We being a member(s) of Lake Resources N.L and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint: APPOINT A PROXY the Chairman of the OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or Meeting (mark box) body corporate you are appointing as your proxy or failing the person or body corporate named, or if no person or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act 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 the law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at 10:00am (AEDT) on Tuesday, 13 November 2018 at Automic Group, Level 5, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (the Meeting ) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting. Important for Resolution 1: If the Chairman of the Meeting is your proxy, either by appointment or by default, and you have not indicated your voting intention below, you expressly authorise the Chairman of the Meeting to exercise the proxy in respect of Resolution 1, even though the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel ( KMP ). The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. VOTING DIRECTIONS Proxies will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are signed and received no later than 48 hours before the Meeting. Please read the voting instructions overleaf before marking any boxes with an T Resolutions For Against Abstain * 1 Adoption of the Remuneration Report
2 Re-election of Stuart Crow as Director
- 3 ASX Listing Rule 7.1A Approval of Future Issue of Securities
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* If you mark the Abstain box for a particular Item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
| Shareholder 1 (Individual) Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary |
Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) Director/Company Secretary (Delete one) |
Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual) Director |
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This form should be signed by the shareholder. If a joint holding, either shareholder may 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).
LKE PRX1802C
HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
LODGEMENT OF A PROXY FORM
This is your name and address as it appears on the 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. Please note: you cannot change ownership of your Shares using this form.
This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 10:00am (AEDT) on Sunday, 11 November 2018, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:
If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that individual or body corporate in Step 1. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
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ONLINE
www.linkmarketservices.com.au
Login to the Link website using the holding details as shown on the Proxy Form. Select ‘Voting’ and follow the prompts to lodge your vote. To use the online lodgement facility, shareholders will need their “Holder Identifier” (Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN) as shown on the front of the Proxy Form)..
DEFAULT TO CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING
Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN) to the Chairman of the Meeting, who is required to vote those proxies as as shown on the front of the Proxy Form).. directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chairman of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy BY MOBILE DEVICE QR Code Form, including where the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly Our voting website is designed specifically with the remuneration of KMP. for voting online. You can now lodge VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY APPOINTMENT your proxy by scanning the QR code adjacent or enter the voting link You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in one of the www.linkmarketservices.com.au into boxes opposite each item of business. All your Shares will be voted in your mobile device. Log in using the accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of Holder Identifier and postcode for your voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or shareholding. number of Shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy may To scan the code you will need a QR code reader application vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your which can be downloaded for free on your mobile device. vote on that item will be invalid. BY MAIL APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY Lake Resources N.L You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend the C/- Link Market Services Limited Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an Locked Bag A14 additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the Company’s share registry or you may copy this form and return them both together. Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia To appoint a second proxy you must: (a) on each of the first Proxy Form and the second Proxy Form state the BY FAX percentage of your voting rights or number of Shares applicable to +61 2 9287 0309 that form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half BY HAND your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded; and delivering it to Link Market Services Limited (b) return both forms together. 1A Homebush Bay Drive Rhodes NSW 2138 SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS or You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided: Level 12 Individual: where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign. 680 George Street Joint Holding:* where the holding is in more than one name, either Sydney NSW 2000 shareholder may sign.
Power of Attorney: to sign under Power of Attorney, you must lodge the Power of Attorney with the registry. If you have not previously lodged this document for notation, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
- During business hours (Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm)
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 also sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place.
CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES
If a representative of the 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 form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company’s share registry or online at www.linkmarketservices.com.au.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE.