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MEEKA METALS LIMITED — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024
Nov 17, 2024
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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Notice of General Meeting
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18 November 2024
Dear Shareholder
Meeka Metals Limited (‘ Meeka ’ or ‘ the Company ’) advises that a General Meeting (‘Meeting’) will be held in person at the offices of Steinepreis Paganin, level 14, 250 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA 6000 on Monday, 16 December 2024, at 2:00pm (AWST).
As permitted by 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 can be viewed and downloaded from the website https://meekametals.com.au/. Alternatively, a complete copy of the important meeting documents has been posted to the Company’s ASX market announcements page. https://www2.asx.com.au/markets/company/mek
Each resolution will be decided by poll based on proxy votes and by votes from Shareholders in attendance at the Meeting. Shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote by lodging the proxy form attached to this letter, in accordance with the instructions set out in the proxy form, by no later than 2:00pm (AWST) on Saturday, 14 December 2024 (being at least 48 hours prior to the start of the Meeting).
This announcement was authorised by the Board of Meeka Metals Limited.
Yours faithfully
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Tony Brazier Company Secretary
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MEEKA METALS LIMITED ACN 080 939 135 NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:
TIME : 2:00pm (WST) DATE : Monday, 16 December 2024 PLACE : Steinepreis Paganin Level 14, 250 St Georges Terrace Perth, Western Australia
The business of the Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
This Notice 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.
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 Shareholders at 2:00pm (WST) on Saturday, 14 December 2024.
BUSINESS OF THE MEETING
AGENDA
1. RESOLUTION 1 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF TRANCHE 1 PLACEMENT SHARES UNDER LISTING RULE 7.1
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 229,113,257 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
2. RESOLUTION 2 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF TRANCHE 1 PLACEMENT SHARES UNDER LISTING RULE 7.1A
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 118,970,892 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
3. RESOLUTION 3 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE TRANCHE 2 PLACEMENT 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 Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 81,915,851 Shares to the Placement Participants on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Dated: 18 November 2024
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Voting Exclusion Statements
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the Resolution set out below by or on behalf of the following persons:
| Resolution 1 and Resolution2– Ratification of Prior Issue of Tranche 1 Placement Shares |
Tranche 1 Placement Participants or any other person who participated in the issue or an associate of that person or those persons. |
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| Resolution 3 – Approval to Issue Tranche 2 Placement Shares |
Tranche 2 Placement Participants or any other 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 an associate of that person (or those persons). |
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by:
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(a) a person as a proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with the directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way; or
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(b) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or
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(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:
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(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.
Voting by proxy
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy Form.
In accordance with section 249L of the Corporations Act, Shareholders are advised that:
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each Shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy;
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the proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company; and
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a Shareholder who is 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. If the Shareholder appoints two proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the member’s votes, then in accordance with section 249X(3) of the Corporations Act, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes.
Shareholders and their proxies should be aware that:
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if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and
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any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.
Voting in person
To vote in person, attend the Meeting at the time, date and place set out above.
You may still attend the Meeting and vote in person even if you have appointed a proxy. If you have previously submitted a Proxy Form, your attendance will not revoke your proxy appointment unless you actually vote at the Meeting for which the proxy is proposed to be used, in which case, the proxy’s appointment is deemed to be revoked with respect to voting on that Resolution.
Please bring your personalised Proxy Form with you as it will help you to register your attendance at the Meeting. If you do not bring your Proxy Form with you, you can still attend the Meeting but the Company will need to verify your identity.
Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 8 6388 2700.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Explanatory Statement has been prepared to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions.
1. BACKGROUND TO THE PLACEMENT AND RESOLUTIONS 1 TO 3
1.1 General
On 4 November 2024, the Company announced that it had received firm commitments to raise $35,000,000 (before costs) through a placement of 500,000,000 Shares at an issue price of $0.07 per Share ( Placement ).
The Placement comprises the issue of Shares through two tranches as follows:
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(a) Tranche 1: 418,084,149 Shares to professional and sophisticated investors unrelated to the Company ( Tranche 1 Placement Participants ) to raise $29,265,890, pursuant to the Company’s Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.1A. The Company is seeking Shareholder approval to ratify the issue of the Tranche 1 Placement Shares pursuant to Resolution 1 and Resolution 2; and
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(b) Tranche 2: 81,915,851 Shares to professional and sophisticated investors unrelated to the Company ( Tranche 2 Placement Participants ) to raise $5,734,110, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval sought pursuant to Resolution 3.
1.2 Lead Manager
Petra Capital Pty Ltd (ACN 110 952 782) (AFSL 317 944) ( Petra Capital ) was appointed by the Company to act as lead manager to the Placement pursuant to a mandate dated 29 October 2024. Under that mandate, the Company agreed to pay Petra Capital a 2% offer management fee and a 4% placement fee of the total funds raised under the Placement.
1.3 Use of Funds
The Company intends to use the funds raised from the Placement to fund remaining development costs at the Company’s Murchison Gold Project as announced on 4 November 2024, including towards:
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(a) remaining expansion and re-start works on the carbon-in-leach (CIL) gold processing plant (in progress);
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(b) accelerated access to high-grade underground production in support of expanded processing capacity, bringing forward high-grade underground ore into year 1 of the production plan (commencing November 2024); and
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(c) open pit development and ramp-up (commencing March 2025).
2. RESOLUTIONS 1 AND 2 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF PLACEMENT SHARES
2.1 General
These Resolutions seek Shareholder ratification for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of an aggregate of 418,084,149 Tranche 1 Placement Shares at an issue price of $0.07 per Share to raise $29,265,890.
The Tranche 1 Placement Shares were issued on 11 November 2024, comprising:
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(a) 229,113,257 Shares pursuant to the Company’s capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 (being, the subject of Resolution 1); and
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(b) 188,970,892 Shares pursuant to the Company’s placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A (being, the subject of Resolution 2).
2.2 Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A
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
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shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary securities it had on issue at the start of that 12 month period.
Under Listing Rule 7.1A however, an Eligible Entity can seek approval from its members, by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting, to increase this 15% limit by an extra 10% to 25%. The Company obtained this approval at its annual general meeting held on 28 November 2023.
The issue does not fit within any of the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 7.2 and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, it effectively uses up part of the 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, reducing the Company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.1A for the 12 month period following the date of the issue.
2.3
Listing Rule 7.4
Listing Rule 7.4 allows the shareholders of a listed company to approve an issue of equity securities after it has been made or agreed to be made. If they do, the issue is taken to have been approved under Listing Rule 7.1 and so does not reduce the company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without shareholder approval under that rule.
The Company wishes to retain as much flexibility as possible to issue additional equity securities in the future without having to obtain Shareholder approval for such issues under Listing Rule 7.1. Accordingly, the Company is seeking Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue.
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Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If these Resolutions are passed, the issue will be excluded in calculating the Company’s combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, effectively increasing the number of equity securities the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of the issue.
If these Resolutions are not passed, the issue will be included in calculating the Company’s combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, effectively decreasing the number of equity securities the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of the issue.
2.5 Technical information required by Listing Rules 7.4 and 7.5
| REQUIRED INFORMATION | DETAILS |
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| Names of persons to whom Securities were issued or the basis on which those persons were identified/selected |
Professional and sophisticated investors who were identified through a bookbuild process, which involved Petra seeking expressions of interest to participate in the capital raising from non-related parties of the Company. The Company confirms that no Material Persons were issued more than 1% of the issued capital of the Company. |
| Number and class of Securities issued |
418,084,149 Shares were issued on the following basis: (a) 229,113,257 Shares were issued under Listing Rule 7.1 (ratification of which is sought under Resolution 1); and (b) 188,970,892 Shares issued pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A (ratification of which is sought under Resolution 2). |
| Terms of Securities | The Shares were fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares. |
| Date(s) on or by which the Securities were issued |
11 November 2024. |
| Price or other consideration the Company received for the Securities |
$0.07 per Share for Shares issued pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A. |
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| REQUIRED INFORMATION Purpose of the issue, including the intended use of any funds raised by the issue Summary of material terms of agreement to issue Voting Exclus1ion Statement Compliance |
DETAILS |
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| Refer to Section 1.3 for details of the proposed use of funds. | |
| The Shares were issued pursuant to customary placement agreements between the Company and the Tranche 1 Placement Participants. |
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| A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. | |
| The issue did not breach Listing Rule 7.1. |
3. RESOLUTION 3 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE PLACEMENT SHARES
3.1 General
This Resolution seeks Shareholder approval for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 for the issue of up to 81,915,851 Tranche 2 Placement Shares at an issue price of $0.07 per Share pursuant to the Placement, which is summarised in Section 1.3 above.
3.2 Listing Rule 7.1
A summary of Listing Rule 7.1 is set out in Section 2.2 above.
The proposed issue falls within exception 17 of Listing Rule 7.2. It therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1.
3.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If this Resolution is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue. In addition, the issue will be excluded from the calculation of the number of equity securities that the Company can issue without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1.
If this Resolution is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Shares to the Tranche 2 Placement Participants and will not raise the further $5,734,110.
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| REQUIRED INFORMATION | DETAILS |
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| Names of persons to whom Securities will be issued or the basis on which those persons were or will be identified/selected |
Professional and sophisticated investors identified through a bookbuild process, which will involve Petra seeking expressions of interest to participate in the capital raising from non-related parties of the Company. The Company confirms that no Material Persons will be issued more than 1% of the issued capital of the Company. |
| Number of Securities and class to be issued |
Up to 81,915,851 Shares will be issued. |
| Terms of Securities | The Shares will be fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares. |
| Date(s) on or by which the Securities will be issued |
The Company expects to issue the Shares within 5 Business Days of the Meeting. In any event, the Company will not issue any Shares later than three months after the date of the Meeting (or such later date to the extent permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules). |
| Price or other consideration the Company will receive for the Securities |
$0.07 per Share. |
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| REQUIRED INFORMATION | DETAILS |
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| Purpose of the issue, including the intended use of any funds raised by the issue |
The purpose of the issue is to raise capital, which the Company intends to apply as outlined in Section 1.3. |
| Summary of material terms of agreement to issue |
The Shares are being issued pursuant to customary placement agreements between the Company and the Tranche 2 Placement Participants. |
| Voting exclusion statement | A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. |
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GLOSSARY
$ means Australian dollars.
ASIC means the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.
ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by ASX Limited, as the context requires.
Board means the current board of directors of the Company.
Business Day means Monday to Friday inclusive, except New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any other day that ASX declares is not a business day.
Chair means the chair of the Meeting.
Company means Meeka Metals Limited (ACN 080 939 135).
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the current directors of the Company.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.
Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the 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 Person means a related party of the Company, member of the Key Management Personnel, substantial holder of the Company, adviser of the Company or associate of any of these parties.
Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.
Notice means this notice of meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.
Option means an option to acquire a Share.
Petra means Petra Capital Pty Ltd (AFSL 317 944) (ACN 110 952 782).
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice, or any one of them, as the context requires.
Section means a section of the Explanatory Statement.
Security means a Share, Option, Performance Right or Performance Share (as applicable).
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a registered holder of a Share.
Tranche 1 Placement Participants has the meaning given in Section 1.1.
Tranche 2 Placement Participants has the meaning given in Section 1.1.
WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.
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Proxy Voting Form If you are attending the Meeting in person, please bring this with you for Securityholder registration.
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Meeka Metals Limited | ABN 23 080 939 135
Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 02.00pm (AWST) on Saturday, 14 December 2024 , being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
SUBMIT YOUR PROXY
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| Complete the form overleaf in accordance with the instructions set out below. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS The name and address shown above is as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, and you have an Issuer Sponsored holding, you can update your address through the investor portal:https://investor.automic.com.au/#/homeShareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. STEP 1 – APPOINT A PROXY If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that Individual or body corporate. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. Otherwise if you leave this box blank, the Chair of the Meeting will be appointed as your proxy by default. DEFAULT TO THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chair of the Meeting, who is required to vote these proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chair of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Voting Form, including where the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of Key Management Personnel. STEP 2 - VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS You may direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or 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 vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid. APPOINTMENT OF SECOND PROXY You may appoint up to two proxies. If you appoint two proxies, you should complete two separate Proxy Voting Forms and specify the percentage or number each proxy may exercise. If you do not specify a percentage or number, each proxy may exercise half the votes. You must return both Proxy Voting Forms together. If you require an additional Proxy Voting Form, contact Automic Registry Services. SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS Individual:Where the holding is in one name, the Shareholder must sign. Joint holding:Where the holding is in more than one name, all Shareholders should sign. Power of attorney:If you have not already lodged the power of attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the power of attorney to this Proxy Voting Form when you return it. Companies:To be signed in accordance with your Constitution. Please sign in the appropriate box which indicates the office held by you. Email Address:Please provide your email address in the space provided. By providing your email address, you elect to receive all communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible) such as a Notice of Meeting, Proxy Voting Form and Annual Report via email. CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate ‘Appointment of Corporate Representative’ should be produced prior to admission. A form may be obtained from the Company’s share registry online at https://automicgroup.com.au. |
Lodging your Proxy Voting Form: |
| Online Use your computer or smartphone to appoint a proxy at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsahor scan the QR code below using your smartphone Login & Click on ‘Meetings’. Use the Holder Number as shown at the top of this Proxy Voting Form. 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 FACSIMILE: +61 2 8583 3040 All enquiries to Automic: WEBSITE: https://automicgroup.com.au PHONE: 1300 288 664 (Within Australia) +61 2 9698 5414 (Overseas) |
STEP 1 - How to vote
APPOINT A PROXY:
I/We being a Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting of Meeka Metals Limited, to be held at 02.00pm (AWST) on Monday, 16 December 2024 at Steinepreis Paganin, Level 14, 250 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 hereby:
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Appoint the Chair of the Meeting (Chair) OR if you are not appointing the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write in the box provided below the name of the person or body corporate you are appointing as your proxy or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, and subject to the relevant laws as the proxy sees fit 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. Unless indicated otherwise by ticking the “for”, “against” or “abstain” box you will be authorising the Chair to vote in accordance with the Chair’s voting intention.
STEP 2 - Your voting direction
| Resolutions | For | Against Abstain |
Against Abstain |
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| 1 RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF TRANCHE 1 PLACEMENT SHARES UNDER LISTING RULE 7.1 |
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| 2 RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF TRANCHE 1 PLACEMENT SHARES UNDER LISTING RULE 7.1A |
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| 3 APPROVAL TO ISSUE TRANCHE 2 PLACEMENT SHARES |
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| 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 be counted in computing the required majority on a poll. |
STEP 3 – Signatures and contact details
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| By providing your email address, you elect to | receive all | communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible). |