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LIVIUM LTD Capital/Financing Update 2019

Jun 10, 2019

65239_rns_2019-06-10_b206e107-8739-4185-92b5-4416193a5b9c.pdf

Capital/Financing Update

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11 June 2019

Dear Shareholder

RENOUNCEABLE RIGHTS ISSUE

On 11 June 2019 Lithium Australia NL ( Company ) announced a renounceable pro rata offer of approximately 110 million fully paid ordinary shares ( New Shares ) at an issue price of $0.06 per New Share, with 1 attaching option (exercise price $0.12 expiring 2 years from issue) ( New Options ) for every 2 New Share issued ( Rights Issue ).

The Rights Issue is offered to holders of the Company’s fully and, by reason of their terms, partly paid shares held as at 7:00pm (EST) on 14 June 2019 ( Record Date ) with a registered address in Australia or New Zealand, on the basis of 1 New Share for every 6 fully or partly paid shares held, and will raise up to approximately $6.5 million (before costs).

The Rights Issue is partially underwritten by CPS Capital Group Pty Limited for $1.5 million.

The Directors intend to apply the proceeds from the Rights Issue as follows:

**Use of funds ($’000) (approx.)1 ** Underwritten Full
Amount Subscription
Lithium Raw Materials including exploration on Youanmi (drilling) & 250,000 1,000,000
Medcalf(soil sampling)
Lithium chemicals including development of SiLeach® LieNA® and L- 250,000 1,000,000
Max® options
Lithium Batteries includingVSPCpilotplant operations and DLG alliance 400,000 2,500,000
Lithium BatteryRe-cyclingincludingEnvirostream transaction 200,000 1,000,000
WorkingCapital 177,663 457,161
Costs of the offer 222,337 533,318
Total use of funds 1,500,000 6,490,479
  • 1 This table is a statement of the proposed application of the funds raised as at the date of the Prospectus. As with any budget, intervening events and new circumstances have the potential to affect the Company’s decisions. The Company reserves the right to vary the way funds are applied.

  • 2 Funds raised will, in the event less than Fully Subscription is received, be allocated firstly towards the costs of the Rights Issue and then proportionally as set out above.

The Company expects the Rights Issue to be conducted in accordance with the following timetable:

Ex date – Shares trade ex Entitlement (Ex Date) 13 June 2019
Rights tradingcommences on deferred settlement basis
Record date to determine Entitlement(Record Date) 14 June 2019
Prospectus with Entitlement and Acceptance Form dispatched 17 June 2019
Offer opens for receipt of Applications
Rights tradingends 21 June 2019
Closingdate for acceptances 28 June 2019
NotifyASX of under-subscriptions 2 July2019
Issue of New Shares 4 July 2019
Dispatch of shareholding statements
Normal tradingof New Shares expected to commence 5 July2019

The Directors may extend the Closing Date subject to the Corporations Act and Listing Rules.

The New Shares issued pursuant to the Rights Issue will rank equally with existing fully paid ordinary shares in the Company. Application has been made for the quotation of the New Shares and New Options.

The Rights Issue will be offered under a prospectus which was lodged with ASIC on 11 June 2019 ( Prospectus ), and which will be sent to Eligible Shareholders shortly after the Record Date. Shareholders should consider the Prospectus carefully in deciding whether to acquire securities offered under the Rights Issue.

The Company’s capital structure before and after completion of the Rights Issue is set out below:

Underwritten Full
Amount Subscription
Shares currentlyon issue(both fullyandpartly paid shares)1 649,047,859 649,047,859
Total options andperformance rights currentlyon issue 81,009,117 81,009,117
New Shares offered,on a 1 for 6 basis 25,000,000 108,174,643
New Options offered, on the basis of 1 Option for every 2 new Shares 12,500,000 54,087,322
issued2
Total fully paid ordinary shares on issue following the Offer (excluding 504,130,941 587,305,584
partly paid shares)

1 This assumes no further Shares are issued prior to the Record Date. 2 The Company has also agreed to issue the Underwriter 9 million New Options

The Company reserves the right to issue further securities in conjunction with the Offer using its existing 15% capacity.

Should you have any questions regarding the Rights Issue you may contact the Company on +61 8 6145 0288, or consult your stockbroker or professional adviser.

We look forward to your participation in the Rights Issue.

Yours faithfully Adrian Griffin Managing Director LITHIUM AUSTRALIA NL