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LIVIUM LTD — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2014
Jan 23, 2014
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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COBRE MONTANA NL
ABN 29 126 129 413
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
TIME : 9:00am WST DATE : Wednesday, 26 February 2014 PLACE : Cobre Montana NL Suite 3 23 Belgravia Street Belmont WA 6104
This Notice of Meeting and accompanying Explanatory Statement 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 (08) 6145 0288.
TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING AND HOW TO VOTE
TIME AND PLACE
The General Meeting will be held at 9:00am WST on Wednesday, 26 February 2014 at the offices of Cobre Montana NL: Suite 3, 23 Belgravia Street , Belmont WA 6104 .
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
The business of the General Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
VOTING IN PERSON
To vote in person, attend the General Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.
VOTING BY PROXY
You can appoint a proxy to attend and vote on your behalf as an alternative to attending the Meeting in person or casting a direct vote.
A proxy need not be a Shareholder and may be an individual or a company. If you are entitled to cast two or more votes at the Meeting, you may appoint up to two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If you do not specify a proportion or number, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form in accordance with the instructions set out on the form and either send the Proxy Form:
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(a) by post, to Cobre Montana NL, PO Box 588, Belmont, Western Australia 6984;
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(b) by facsimile, to the Company on facsimile number (08) 9475 0847; or
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(c) by email, to the Company at [email protected],
so that it is received not later than 9:00am WST on Monday , 24 February 2014 .
Proxy forms received later than this time will be invalid.
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NOTIC E OF GENERAL MEETI NG
Notice is given that the general meeting of shareholders of Cobre Montana NL will be held at the offices of Cobre Montana NL: Suite 3, 23 Belgravia Street, Belmont WA 6104.
The Explanatory Statement provides additional information on matters to be considered at the General Meeting. The Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form are part of this Notice.
The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the General Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 5:00pm WST on Monday, 24 February 2014.
Terms and abbreviations used in this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Statement are defined in the Glossary.
AGENDA
RESOLUTION 1 – APPROVAL FOR THE FUTURE PLACEMENT OF SHARES
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Directors to issue and allot up to 40,000,000 Shares to raise up to $2 million for project expenditure and working capital on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Voting Exclusion: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution 1 by any person who may participate in the proposed issue and a person who might obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of ordinary securities, and any associates of those persons. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote in accordance with the directions on the proxy form or it is cast by the person chairing the meeting 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.
RESOLUTION 2 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF SHARES UNDER SHARE PURCHASE PLAN
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, the Shareholders ratify the issue of 4,518,229 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Voting Exclusion: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this resolution by any person who participated in the issue and any associates of those persons. However, the company need not disregard a vote if 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 it is cast by the person chairing the meeting 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.
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RESOLUTION 3 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF SHARES TO SOPHISTICATED INVESTORS
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, the Shareholders ratify the issue of 3,635,445 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Voting Exclusion: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this resolution by any person who participated in the issue and any associates of those persons. However, the company need not disregard a vote if 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 it is cast by the person chairing the meeting 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: 24 JANUARY 2014
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
AMANDA WILTON-HEALD COMPANY SECRETARY COBRE MONTANA NL
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EXPL ANATORY STAT EMENT
This Explanatory Statement has been prepared to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding how to vote on the Resolutions. The Directors recommend that Shareholders read this Explanatory Statement in full, together with the accompanying Notice.
1. RESOLUTION 1 – APPROVAL FOR THE FUTURE PLACEMENT OF SHARES
1.1 General
Resolution 1 seeks Shareholder approval for the allotment and issue of up to 40,000,000 Shares ( Placement ) to clients of IBK Capital Corporation.
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 places certain restrictions on the extent to which a listed company may issue certain securities, including options. The effect is that shareholder approval is required before the company may issue certain securities representing more than 15% of the capital of the company within a 12 month period. However, certain issues are exempt from the restrictions of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and are effectively disregarded for the purposes of determining the number of securities which a company may issue within a 12 month period.
The effect of Resolution 1 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Shares pursuant to the Placement during the period of 3 months after the Meeting (or a longer period, if allowed by ASX), without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity.
1.2 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1
A summary of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 is outlined in Section 1.1 above.
For the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.3, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 1 to allow Shareholders to assess the proposed facility for the future issue of up to 40,000,000 Shares:
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(a) the maximum number of Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placement is 40,000,000 Shares;
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(b) the Shares the subject of Resolution 1 will be issued and allotted no later than three (3) months after the date of this Meeting or such later date as approved by ASX;
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(c) the issue price of the Shares will be not less than 80% of the volume weighted average market price of Shares calculated over the last 5 days on which sales in the Shares are recorded before the day on which the issue is made;
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(d) the allottees in respect of Resolution 1 are not, as yet, identifiable but will be subscribers to be identified by the Company and IBK Capital Corporation appointed by the Company to manage the issue of the Shares. The allottees will not be related parties of the Company;
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(e) the Shares to be issued will be fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company and shall rank pari-passu with the existing Shares of the Company;
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(f) the Shares to be issued will be allotted progressively as allottees are identified, however no Shares will be issued or allotted after the date which is three (3) months after the date of the Meeting; and
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(g) the Company intends to use the funds raised by the issue of Shares the subject of Resolution 1 for the exploration on the Mantos Grandes Project as announced on the ASX on 27 May 2013. Any surplus funds will be used for general working capital purposes, review and analysis of new projects and for the funding of the Company’s other existing activities.
2. RESOLUTION 2 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF SHARES UNDER SHARE PURCHASE PLAN
2.1 Background
Between 26 September 2013 and 21 January 2014 the Company announced the completion of its share purchase plan raising a total of $248,502.64 through the issue of 4,518,229 Shares at an issue price of $0.055 per Share ( Share Purchase Plan ).
The Company issued 4,518,229 Shares without prior Shareholder approval out of its 15% annual placement.
Resolution 2 seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes of the issue of those Shares ( Share Ratification ).
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue during any 12 month period any equity securities, or other securities with rights to conversion to equity (such as an option), if the number of those securities exceeds 15% of the number of securities in the same class on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period.
ASX Listing Rule 7.4 sets out an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1. It provides that where, pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.4, a company in general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made (and provided that the previous issue did not breach ASX Listing Rule 7.1) those securities will be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
By ratifying the issue of the Shares the subject of Resolution 2, the Company will retain the flexibility to issue equity securities in the future of up to the 15% annual placement capacity set out in ASX Listing Rule 7.1 without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.
2.2 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.4 for the Share Ratification
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to the Share Ratification:
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(a) 4,518,229 Shares were issued;
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(b) the issue price per Share was $0.055;
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(c) the Shares issued were all fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;
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(d) the Shares were issued to shareholders of the Company. None of these subscribers are related parties of the Company; and
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(e) the funds raised from this issue were used for project exploration expenditure on the Company’s current assets in Chilen and working capital.
2.3 Directors’ recommendation
None of the Directors has a material personal interest in the subject matter of Resolution 2. The Board believes that the ratification of the issue of the Shares is beneficial for the Company. The Board recommends Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2 as it provides the Company with the flexibility to issue, subject to the limits under the ASX Listing Rules, further securities during the next 12 months without shareholder approval.
3. RESOLUTION 3 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF SHARES TO SOPHISTICATED INVESTORS
3.1 Background
On 24 January 2014 the Company announced the completion of a capital raising of $199,949.50 through the issue of 3,635,445 Shares at an issue price of $0.055 per Share, ( Capital Raising ).
The Company issued 3,635,445 Shares without prior Shareholder approval out of its 15% annual placement capacity.
Resolution 3 seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes of the issue of those Shares ( Share Ratification ).
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue during any 12 month period any equity securities, or other securities with rights to conversion to equity (such as an option), if the number of those securities exceeds 15% of the number of securities in the same class on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period.
ASX Listing Rule 7.4 sets out an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1. It provides that where, pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.4, a company in general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made (and provided that the previous issue did not breach ASX Listing Rule 7.1) those securities will be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
By ratifying the issue of the Shares the subject of Resolution 4, the Company will retain the flexibility to issue equity securities in the future of up to the 15% annual placement capacity set out in ASX Listing Rule 7.1 without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.
3.2 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.4 for the Share Ratification
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to the Share Ratification:
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(a) 3,635,445 Shares were issued;
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(b) the issue price per Share was $0.055;
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(c) the Shares issued were all fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;
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(d) the Shares were issued to clients of Intuitive Australia. None of these subscribers are related parties of the Company; and
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(e) the funds raised from this issue will be used for project exploration expenditure on the Company’s current assets in Chile.
3.3 Directors’ recommendation
None of the Directors has a material personal interest in the subject matter of Resolution 3. The Board believes that the ratification of the issue of the Shares is beneficial for the Company. The Board recommends Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3 as it provides the Company with the flexibility to issue, subject to the limits under the ASX Listing Rules, further securities during the next 12 months without shareholder approval.
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GLOSSARY
In this Explanatory Statement, the following terms have the following meaning unless the context otherwise requires:
$ means Australian dollars.
General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.
ASIC means Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 724 791).
ASX Listing Rules or Listing Rules means the official Listing Rules of ASX.
Board means the Board of Directors.
Company or Cobre Montana means Cobre Montana NL (ABN 29 126 129 413).
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the current directors of the Company.
Equity Securities has the meaning given by the ASX Listing Rules and includes a Share, a right to a Share or Option, an Option, a convertible security and any security that ASX decides to classify as such.
Explanatory Statement means this explanatory statement which accompanies and forms part of the Notice.
Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards and broadly includes those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company.
Notice means the notice of meeting accompanying this Explanatory Statement.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying this Explanatory Statement.
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting, or any one of them, as the context requires.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a shareholder of the Company.
WST means Western Standard Time.
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PROXY FORM COBRE MONTANA NL ABN 29 126 129 413
GENERAL MEETING
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being a member of Cobre Montana NL entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting, hereby
appoint
Name of proxy
OR the Chair of the General Meeting as your proxy
or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair of the General Meeting, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, as the proxy sees fit, at the General Meeting to be held at the offices of Cobre Montana NL: Suite 3, 23 Belgravia Street, Belmont WA 6104 at 9:00am WST on Wednesday, 26 February 2014, and at any adjournment thereof.
The Chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions in which the Chair is entitled to vote.
Voting on Business of the General Meeting
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Resolution 1 Approval for the Future Placement of Shares Resolution 2 Ratification of Prior Issue of Shares under Share Purchase Plan Resolution 3 Ratification of Prior Issue of Shares to Sophisticated Investors
Please note : If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that Resolution on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not to be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
If two proxies are being appointed, the proportion of voting rights this proxy represents is ____%
| **Signature of Member(s): ** | Date: ____ | Date: ____ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual or Member 1 | Member 2 | Member 3 | |
| Sole Director/Company Secretary | Director | Director/Company Secretary | |
| Contact Name: ______Contact Ph (daytime): _________ | |||
| E-mail Address: _______ Consent for contact | by e-mail YES NO |
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Instruc tions for Com p letin g ‘A pp ointment of Prox y ’ Form
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A Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at a meeting is entitled to appoint not more than two proxies to attend and vote on their behalf. Where more than one proxy is appointed, such proxy must be allocated a proportion of the Shareholder’s voting rights. If the Shareholder appoints two proxies and the appointment does not specify this proportion, each proxy may exercise half the votes.
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A duly appointed proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. In the case of joint holders, all must sign.
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Corporate Shareholders should comply with the execution requirements set out on the proxy form or otherwise with the provisions of Section 127 of the Corporations Act. Section 127 of the Corporations Act provides that a company may execute a document without using its common seal if the document is signed by:
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Directors of the Company;
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a Director and a company secretary of the Company; or
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for a proprietary company that has a sole Director who is also the sole company secretary – that Director.
For the Company to rely on the assumptions set out in Section 129(5) and (6) of the Corporations Act, a document must appear to have been executed in accordance with Section 127(1) or (2). This effectively means that the status of the persons signing the document or witnessing the affixing of the seal must be set out and conform to the requirements of Section 127(1) or (2) as applicable. In particular, a person who witnesses the affixing of a common seal and who is the sole Director and sole company secretary of the company must state that next to his or her signature.
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Completion of a proxy form will not prevent individual Shareholders from attending the meeting in person if they wish. Where a Shareholder completes and lodges a valid Proxy Form and attends the meeting in person, then the proxy’s authority to speak and vote for that Shareholder is suspended while the Shareholder is present at the meeting.
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Where a Proxy Form or form of appointment of corporate representative is lodged and is executed under power of attorney, the power of attorney must be lodged in like manner as this proxy.
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To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the Proxy Form enclosed and either send the Proxy Form :
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(a) by post, to Cobre Montana NL, PO Box 588, Belmont, Western Australia 6984;
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(b) by facsimile, to the Company on facsimile number (08) 9475 0847; or
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(c) by email, to the Company at [email protected]
so that it is received not later than 9:00am WST on Monday, 24 February 2014 .
Proxy forms received later than this time will be invalid.
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