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M3 MINING LIMITED AGM Information 2023

Sep 6, 2023

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7 September 2023

Dear Shareholder

Annual General Meeting – Notice of Meeting and Proxies

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting ( Meeting ) of Shareholders of M3 Mining Limited (ACN 644 548 434) ( Company ) will be held as follows:

Time and date:

10am (AWST) on Tuesday, 10 October 2023

In-person: the Boardroom of Argus Corporate Partners, Level 13, 191 St Georges Terrace, Perth Western Australia

Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) the Company will not be dispatching physical copies of the Notice of Meeting unless the shareholder has made a valid election to receive documents in hard copy. Instead, the Notice of Meeting and accompanying explanatory statement ( Meeting Materials ) are being made available to shareholders electronically and can be viewed and downloaded from:

  • the Company’s website at www.m3mining.com.au; and

  • the ASX market announcements page under the Company’s code “M3M”.

If you have nominated an email address and have elected to receive electronic communications from the Company, you will also receive an email to your nominated email address with a link to an electronic copy of the Notice of Meeting.

Voting at the Meeting or by proxy

Shareholders are encouraged to vote by lodging a proxy form.

The Directors instruct all Shareholders who would like to have their vote counted to vote by lodging a Proxy Form prior to 10am (AWST) on Sunday, 8 October 2023 ( Proxy Cut-Off Time ) (recommended). Shareholders are strongly urged to vote by lodging a Proxy Form prior to the Meeting and to appoint the Chair as their proxy.

  • Online: https://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsah

  • By mail: Automic, GPO Box 5193, Sydney NSW 2001 • In-person: Automic, Level 5, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000

  • By email: [email protected]

  • By fax: +61 2 8583 3040

  • By mobile: Scan the QR Code on your Proxy Form and follow the prompts

In order for your proxy to be valid, your proxy form (and any power of attorney under which it is signed) must be received by the Proxy Cut-Off Time. Proxies received after this time will be invalid .

The Meeting Materials should be read in their entirety. If shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting.

Authorised for release by:

Ben Donovan Company Secretary M3 Mining Limited

M3 Mining Limited A C N 644 548 434 Level 13, 191 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000

[email protected] www.m3mining.com.au

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M3 Mining Limited ACN 644 548 434

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held as follows:

Time and date: 10am (AWST) on Tuesday, 10 October 2023

In-person: the Boardroom of Argus Corporate Partners, Level 13, 191 St Georges Terrace, Perth Western Australia

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 suitably qualified advisor prior to voting.

Should you wish to discuss any matter, please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary by telephone on (08) 6243 6581.

Shareholders are urged to vote by lodging the Proxy Form

M3 Mining Limited ACN 644 548 434 (Company)

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of Shareholders of M3 Mining Limited ACN 644 548 434 will be held at the Boardroom of Argus Corporate Partners, Level 13, 191 St Georges Terrace. Perth Western Australia on Tuesday, 10 October 2023 at 10am (AWST) ( Meeting ).

The Explanatory Memorandum provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Meeting. The Explanatory Memorandum and the Proxy Form, form part of the 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 Meeting are those who are registered as Shareholders at 10am (AWST) on Sunday, 8 October 2023.

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 2023, 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 – Remuneration Report

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as a non-binding ordinary resolution the following:

'That, the Remuneration Report be adopted by Shareholders, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'

Note : a vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.

Resolution 2 – Re-election of Director – Eddie King

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as an ordinary resolution the following:

‘That, Eddie King, who retires in accordance with Article 6.3(b) of the Constitution, Listing Rule 14.4 and for all other purposes, 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.'

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Resolution 3 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility

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 4 – Ratification of issue of Consultant Options

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 Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 3,000,000 Consultant Options, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’

Voting exclusions

Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of:

Resolution 3 : if at the time of the Meeting, the Company is proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.2, 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 of their respective associates.

Resolution 4 : by or on behalf of the Consultants (or their respective nominees), or any of their respective associates or nominees.

The above voting exclusions do not apply to a vote cast in favour of the relevant Resolution by:

  • (a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way;

  • (b) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or

  • (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:

  • (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

  • (ii) the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.

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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:

  • (a) the person is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; or

  • (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.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

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Ben Donovan Company Secretary M3 Mining Limited Dated: 7 September 2023

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M3 Mining Limited ACN 644 548 434 (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 the Boardroom of Argus Corporate Partners, Level 13, 191 St Georges Terrace, Perth Western Australia at 10am (AWST) on Tuesday, 10 October 2023.

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 Resolution will be voted.

The Explanatory Memorandum includes the following information to assist Shareholders in deciding how to vote on the Resolution:

Section 2 Action to be taken by Shareholders
Section 3 Annual Report
Section 4 Resolution 1 – Remuneration Report
Section 5 Resolution 2 – Re-election of Director – Eddie King
Section 6 Resolution 3 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility
Section 7 Resolution 4 – Ratification of issue of Consultant Options
Schedule 1 Definitions
Schedule 2 Terms and conditions of Consultant Options

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 Resolution.

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

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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:

  • (a) a member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;

  • (b) a proxy need not be a member of the Company; and

  • (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:

  • (a) 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);

  • (b) 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;

  • (c) 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

  • (d) 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:

  • (a) 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;

  • (b) the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting;

  • (c) at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded, or is otherwise required under section 250JA on the resolution; and

  • (d) 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.

  • 2.3 Chair's voting intentions

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

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Resolution 1 even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of the Company's Key Management Personnel.

The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of all Resolutions, unless the Shareholder has expressly indicated a different voting intention.

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 5.00pm (WST) Sunday, 8 October 2023.

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.

Annual Report

In accordance with section 317 of the Corporations Act, Shareholders will be offered the opportunity to discuss the Annual Report, including the Financial Report, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2023.

There is no requirement for Shareholders to approve the Annual Report.

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be offered the opportunity to:

  • (a) discuss the Annual Report which is available online at https://m3mining.com.au/;

  • (b) ask questions about, or comment on, the management of the Company; and

  • (c) ask the auditor questions about the conduct of the audit and the preparation and content of the Auditor's Report.

In addition to taking questions at the Meeting, written questions to the Chair about the management of the Company, or to the Company's auditor about:

  • (a) the preparation and content of the Auditor's Report;

  • (b) the conduct of the audit;

  • (c) accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of the financial statements; and

  • (d) the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit,

may be submitted no later than five business days before the Meeting to the Company

Secretary at the Company's registered office.

The Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s Annual Report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so.

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4. Resolution 1 – Remuneration Report

4.1

General

In accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, the Company must put the Remuneration Report to the vote of Shareholders. The Directors' Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 in the 2023 Annual 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 non-executive Directors.

In accordance with section 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 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 2022 annual general meeting held on 23 November 2022. If the Remuneration Report receives a Strike at this Meeting, Shareholders should be aware that if a second Strike is received at the 2024 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.

4.2 Additional information

Resolution 1 is an ordinary resolution.

Given the personal interests of all Directors in the outcome of this Resolution, the Board declines to make a recommendation to Shareholders regarding this Resolution.

5. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Director – Eddie King

5.1

General

Article 6.3(b) of the Constitution and Listing Rule 14.4 both provide that a Director (excluding the Managing 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 6.3(f) of the Constitution provide that a Director who retires in accordance with Article 6.3(b) is eligible for re-election and that re-election takes effect at the conclusion of the Meeting.

Mr Eddie King, a Non-Executive Director, was appointed on 27 November 2020 and has yet to stand for re-election. Accordingly, Mr King retires at this Meeting and, being eligible, seeks reelection pursuant to this Resolution 2.

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5.2 Eddie King

Mr King holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Systems) from The University of Western Australia. Mr King’s experience includes being a manager for an investment banking firm, where he specialised in the technical and financial analysis of bulk commodity and other resource projects for investment and acquisition.

Mr King is also a director of CPS Capital Group, one of Australia’s most active stockbroking and corporate advisory firms specialising in small to medium high growth companies.

Mr King acts as the Executive Chairman of Rubix Resources Ltd (ASX: RB6), Non-Executive Chairman of Great Northern Minerals Ltd (ASX:GNM), the Executive Director of Ragnar Metals Ltd (ASX: RAG), the Non-Executive Chairman of Bindi Metals Ltd (ASX: BIM) and Eastern Resources Ltd (ASX: EFE) plus a Non-Executive Director of Queensland Pacific Metals Ltd (ASX: QPM) and Noble Helium Ltd (ASX: NHE).

The Company confirms that it took appropriate checks into Mr King’s background and experience and that these checks did not identify any information of concern.

If elected, Mr King is considered by the Board (with Mr King abstaining) to be an independent Director. Mr King is not considered by the Board to hold any interest, position or relationship that might influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, in a material respect his capacity to bring an independent judgement to bear on issues before the Board and to act in the best interests of the entity as a whole rather than in the interests of an individual security holder or other party.

Mr King has acknowledged to the Company that he will have sufficient time to fulfil his responsibilities as a Director.

5.3 Board recommendation

The Board (other than Mr Eddie King who has a personal interest in the outcome of this Resolution) supports the election of Mr King as Mr King’s corporate, project and transaction skills, combined with his wide-ranging board experience across a number of listed companies, will be invaluable to the Board during the next stage of the Company’s development.

5.4

Additional information

Resolution 2 is an ordinary resolution.

The Board (other than Mr Eddie King who has a personal interest in the outcome of this Resolution) recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.

6.

Resolution 3 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility

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 3 seeks Shareholder approval to provide the Company with the ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility during the 10% Placement Period (refer to

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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 3 is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities up to the combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A without any further Shareholder approval.

If Resolution 3 is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the additional 10% capacity to issue Equity Securities without Shareholder approval provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A and will remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing Equity Securities without Shareholder approval 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 $5.8 million, based on the closing price of Shares ($0.125) on 4 September 2023.

(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 class 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:

  • A = is the number of Shares on issue at the commencement of the Relevant Period:

  • (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;

  • (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:

    • (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 the Listing Rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;

  • (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:

  • (1) the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the Relevant Period; or

  • (2) the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;

  • (D) plus the number of partly paid Shares that became fully paid Shares in the Relevant Period;

  • (E) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the Relevant Period with approval under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4; and

  • (F) less the number of fully paid Shares cancelled in the Relevant Period.

Note that 'A' has the same meaning in Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating the Company's 15% annual placement capacity.

  • D = is 10%.

  • 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, where the issue or agreement has not been subsequently approved by Shareholders 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 Equity 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:

  • (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

  • (ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 Trading Days of the date in paragraph 6.2(e)(i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued, ( Minimum Issue Price ).

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(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 the Meeting and will expire on the earlier of:

  • (i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the Meeting;

  • (ii) the time and date of the Company's next annual general meeting; or

  • (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 3?

The effect of Resolution 3 will be to allow 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.

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 the 10% Placement Facility

The Company may seek to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility for the purposes of raising 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:

  • (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

  • (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,

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which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue of the Equity Securities.

If this Resolution 3 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 table below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders based on the current market price of Shares and the current number of Shares for Variable 'A' calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (see Section 6.2(c) above) as at the date of this Notice ( Variable A ), with:

  • (i) two examples where Variable A has increased, by 50% and 100%; and

  • (ii) two examples of where the issue price of Shares has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the current market price.

Shares
(Variable A in
Listing
Rule 7.1A.2)
Dilution Dilution
Issue price
per Share
$0.06
50% decrease
in Current
Market Price
$0.125
Current
Market Price
$0.25
100%
increase in
Current
Market Price
46,513,303
Shares
Variable A
10% Voting
Dilution
4,651,331
Shares
4,651,331
Shares
4,651,331
Shares
Funds raised $279,080 $581,416 $1,162,833
69,769,955
Shares
50% increase
in Variable A
10% Voting
Dilution
6,976,996
Shares
6,976,996
Shares
6,976,996
Shares
Funds raised $418,620 $872,125 $1,744,249
93,026,606
Shares
100% increase
in Variable A
10% Voting
Dilution
9,302,661
Shares
9,302,661
Shares
9,302,661
Shares
Funds raised $558,160 $1,162,833 $2,325,665

Notes:

  1. The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:

  2. (a) The issue price is the current market price ($0.125), being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 4 September 2023, being the latest practicable date before this Notice was signed.

  3. (b) Variable A comprises of 46,513,303 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.

  • (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.

  • (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.

  • The number of Shares on issue (i.e. 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.

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%. 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.

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 factors including but not limited to the following:

  • (i) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, rights issues or other issues in which existing Shareholders can participate;

  • (ii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;

  • (iii) financial situation and solvency of the Company; and

  • (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 this 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)

Issues in the past 12 months

The Company has previously obtained Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A at its annual general meeting held on 23 November 2022.

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.

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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.

6.4 Additional information

Resolution 3 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 3.

7. Resolution 4 – Ratification of issue of Consultant Options

7.1

General

On 19 December 2022, the Company issued 3,000,000 Options to Kelly Migro (accountant), Ben Donovan (Company Secretary), Zbigniew Waldemar Lubieniecki (geologist) and Christopher Newman (geologist) (collectively, the Consultants ) (or their respective nominees) ( Consultant Options ) as follows:

Consultant Consultant Options Consultant Options Consultant Options
Tranche A Tranche B Tranche C TOTAL
Kelly Migro 200,000 100,000 100,000 400,000
Ben Donovan 300,000 150,000 150,000 600,000
Zbigniew Waldemar
Lubieniecki
500,000 250,000 250,000 1,000,000
Christopher
Newman
500,000 250,000 250,000 1,000,000
TOTAL 1,500,000 750,000 750,000 3,000,000

Subject to the terms and conditions in Schedule 2, the Consultant Options will vest as follows:

Consultant Options Consultant Options Vesting Conditions Exercise
Price per
Consultant
Option
Expiry Date
Tranche Number
A 1,500,000 30 day VWAP being equal to
or greater than a 50%
premium to the Company’s
15 day VWAP at the date of
issue
$0.189 19 December
2025

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Consultant Options Consultant Options Vesting Conditions Exercise
Price per
Consultant
Option
Expiry Date
Tranche Number
B 750,000 Continuous engagement by
the Company at all times for
a period of 12 months from
the date of issue
$0.189 19 December
2025
C 750,000 Continuous engagement by
the Company at all times for
a period of 24 months from
the date of issue
$0.189 19 December
2025

Resolution 4 seeks Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 to ratify the issue of the Consultant Options.

7.2

Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4

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.

The issue of the Consultant Options does not fit within any of the exceptions to Listing Rules 7.1 and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, effectively uses up part of the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1. This reduces the Company's capacity to issue further Equity Securities without Shareholder approval under those Listing Rules for the 12 month period following the issue of the Consultant Options.

Listing Rule 7.4 provides an exception to Listing Rules 7.1. It provides that where a company in a general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made pursuant to Listing Rules 7.1 (and provided that the previous issue did not breach Listing Rules 7.1), those securities will be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval for the purpose of Listing Rules 7.1.

The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 4 will be to allow the Company to retain the flexibility to issue Equity Securities in the future up to the 15% additional placement capacity set out in Listing Rule 7.1, without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.

If Resolution 4 is passed, 3,000,000 Consultant Options will be excluded in calculating the Company's 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively increasing the number of Equity Securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the issue date.

If Resolution 4 is not passed, 3,000,000 Consultant Options will continue to be included in the Company's 15% limit under Listing Rule 7.1, effectively decreasing the number of Equity Securities the Company can issue or agree to issue without obtaining prior Shareholder approval, to the extent of 3,000,000 Equity Securities for the 12 month period following the issue of the Consultant Options.

7.3

Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.5

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to the ratification of the issue of the Consultant Options:

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  • (a) The Consultant Options were issued to the Consultants (or their respective nominees), none of whom are a related party of the Company, in the manner and form set out in Section 7.1 above.

  • (b) A total of 3,000,000 Consultant Options were issued on 19 December 2022, within the Company’s placement capacity permitted under Listing Rule 7.1.

  • (c) The Consultant Options are exercisable at $0.189 each on or before 19 December 2025 and were otherwise issued on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 2.

  • (d) The Consultant Options were issued at $0.0001 each. Accordingly, a nominal cash amount of $300 was raised and applied towards general working capital.

  • (e) The Consultant Options were issued to the Consultants (or their respective nominees) to incentivise the Consultants and align their interests with those of Shareholders.

  • (f) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

7.4 Additional information

Resolution 4 is an ordinary resolution.

The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.

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Schedule 1 Definitions

In the Notice, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.

10% Placement Facility has the meaning in Section 6.1.
10% Placement Period has the meaning in Section 6.2(f).
$ or A$ means Australian Dollars.
Annual Report or 2023 means the Directors’ Report, the Financial Report, and Auditor’s Report,
Annual Report in respect to the year ended 30 June 2023.
ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ASX means the ASX Limited (ABN 98 008 624 691) and, where the context
permits, the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX Limited.
Auditor’s Report means the auditor’s report contained in the Annual Report.
Board means the board of Directors.
Chair means the person appointed to chair the Meeting of the Company
convened by the Notice.
Closely Related Party means:
(a)
a spouse or child of the member; or
(b)
has the meaning given in section 9 of the Corporations Act.
Company means M3 Mining Limited (ACN 644 548 434).
Consultant Options means the unquoted Options issued to the Consultants (or their
respective nominees) on the terms and conditions set out in the
Schedule 2, the subject of Resolution 4.
Consultants means, collectively, Kelly Migro, Ben Donovan, Zbigniew Waldemar
Lubieniecki and Christopher Newman.
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.
Directors' Report means the annual directors' report prepared under Chapter 2M of the
Corporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities.
Equity Security has the same meaning as in the Listing Rules.
Explanatory means the explanatory memorandum which forms part of the Notice.
Memorandum
Financial Report means the financial report contained in the Annual Report.

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Key Management has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the
Personnel Australian Accounting Standards Board and means those persons
having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling
the activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of a
consolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly,
including any Director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company,
or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the
consolidated group.
Listing Rules means the listing rules of ASX.
Material Investor means, in relation to the Company:
(a)
a related party;
(b)
Key Management Personnel;
(c)
a substantial Shareholder;
(d)
an advisor; or
(e)
an associate of the above,
who received or will receive Securities in the Company which constitute
more than 1% of the Company's anticipated capital structure at the time
of issue.
Meeting has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph of the Notice.
Minimum Issue Price has the meaning in Section 6.2(e).
Notice means this notice of annual general meeting.
Option means an option to acquire a Share.
Proxy Form means the proxy form attached to the Notice.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report contained in the Annual Report.
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.
Strike has the meaning in Section 4.1.
Variable A has the meaning in Section 6.3(d).

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VWAP

has the meaning given to the term ‘volume weighted average market price’ in the Listing Rules.

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Schedule 2 Terms and conditions of Consultant Options

The Consultant Options ( Options ) were issued on the following terms and conditions:

  1. ( Entitlement ): Each Option entitles the holder to subscribe for one fully paid ordinary share ( Share ) upon exercise of the Option.

  2. ( Exercise Price and Expiry Date ): The Options have the following Exercise Price and Expiry Date (subject to paragraph 3 below):

Options Options Vesting Conditions Exercise
Price per
Option
Expiry Date
Tranche Number
A 1,500,000 30 day VWAP being equal to
or greater than a 50%
premium to the Company’s
15 day VWAP at the date of
issue
$0.189 19 December
2025
B 750,000 Continuous engagement by
the Company at all times for
a period of 12 months from
the date of issue
$0.189 19 December
2025
C 750,000 Continuous engagement by
the Company at all times for
a period of 24 months from
the date of issue
$0.189 19 December
2025
  • VWAP ” has the meaning given to the term ‘volume weighted average market price’ in the ASX Listing Rules.

The Options will expire at 5:00pm (AWST) on 19 December 2025 ( Expiry Date ). An Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.

  1. ( Vesting Conditions ): The vesting conditions attaching to the Options are subject to these terms and conditions.

  2. (a) Tranche A will vest upon the Company attaining a Share price of 50% premium to 15 day VWAP on date of issue for a minimum of 30 days;

  3. (b) Tranche B will vest on the date that is 12 months from the date of issue ( Phase 1 ) subject to the relevant person remaining engaged by the Company at all times during Phase 1; and

  4. (c) Tranche C will vest on the date that is 24 months from the date of issue ( Phase 2 ) subject to the relevant person remaining engaged by the Company at all times during Phase 2,

(together, the Vesting Conditions ).

  1. ( Quotation of the Options ): The Company will not apply for quotation of the Options on any securities exchange.

  2. ( Transferability ): The Options are not transferable, without Company permission.

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  1. ( 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.

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 ).

  1. ( Timing of issue of Shares on exercise ): Within 5 Business Days after the Exercise Date the Company will, subject to paragraphs 8 and 12:

  2. (a) 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; and

  3. (b) if required, give ASX a notice that complies with section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act.

  4. ( Restrictions on transfer of Shares ): If the Company is unable to give ASX a notice that complies with section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act, Shares issued on exercise of the 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.

  5. ( Timing of application for quotation ) If admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, the Company must apply for official quotation on ASX of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Options within 5 Business Days of the issue of the Shares, or within such other time period required by the Listing Rules.

  6. ( Cashless exercise of Options ): The holder of Options may elect not to be required to provide payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Options specified in a Notice of Exercise but that on exercise of those Options the Company will transfer or allot to the holder that number of Shares equal in value to the positive difference between the then Market Value of the Shares at the time of exercise and the Exercise Price that would otherwise be payable to exercise those Options (with the number of Shares rounded down to the nearest whole Share).

Market Value means, at any given date, the volume weighted average price per Share traded on the ASX over the five (5) trading days immediately preceding that given date.

  1. ( Shares issued on exercise ): Shares issued on exercise of the Options will rank equally with the then Shares of the Company.

  2. ( Takeovers prohibition ):

  3. (a) the issue of Shares on exercise of the Options is subject to and conditional upon the issue of the relevant Shares not resulting in any person being in breach of section 606(1) of the Corporations Act; and

  4. (b) the Company will not be required to seek the approval of its members for the purposes of item 7 of section 611 of the Corporations Act to permit the issue of any Shares on exercise of the Options.

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  1. ( 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.

  2. ( 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.

  3. ( Entitlement to dividends ): The Options do not confer any entitlement to a dividend, whether fixed or at the discretion of the directors, during the currency of the Options without exercising the Options.

  4. ( Entitlement to capital return ): The Options do not confer any right to a return of capital, whether in a winding up, upon a reduction of capital or otherwise, and similarly do not confer any right to participate in the surplus profit or assets of the Company upon a winding up, in each case, during the currency of the Options without exercising the Options.

  5. ( Adjustments for reorganisation ): If there is any reorganisation of the issued share capital of the Company, the rights of the Option holder will be varied in accordance with the Listing Rules.

  6. ( 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):

  7. (a) 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

  8. (b) no change will be made to the Exercise Price.

  9. ( Voting rights ): The Options do not confer any right to vote at meetings of members of the Company, except as required by law, during the currency of the Options without first exercising the Options.

  10. ( Constitution ): Upon the issue of Shares on exercise of the Options, the holder agrees to be bound by the Company's Constitution.

  11. ( Change of Control ): If prior to the earlier of the conversion or the Expiry Date, a Change of Control Event occurs, then each Option will automatically and immediately vest.

A Change of Control Event occurs when:

  • (a) takeover bid : the occurrence of the offeror under a takeover offer in respect of all shares announcing that it has achieved acceptances in respect of more than 50.1% of shares and that takeover bid has become unconditional (except any condition in relation to the cancellation or conversion of the Options); or

  • (b) scheme of arrangement : the announcement by the Company that the Shareholders have at a Court-convened meeting of Shareholders voted in favour, by the necessary majority, of a proposed scheme of arrangement under which all Company securities are to be either cancelled transferred to a third party, and the Court, by order, approves the proposed scheme of arrangement.

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