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METRO MINING LIMITED — AGM Information 2023
Apr 27, 2023
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AGM Information
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28 April 2023
Dear Shareholders
On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to invite you to the 2023 Annual General Meeting ( Meeting ) of Metro Mining Limited ( Company or Metro ) to be held at 11.00am AEST on Tuesday, 30 May 2023 at the offices of KPMG, Level 16, Riparian Plaza, 71 Eagle Street, Brisbane.
At the Meeting, I will present your Company’s annual report for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 along with an overview of our important achievements during the year and update you on our vision, strategy and priorities for the coming year.
The enclosed Notice of Meeting includes a Shareholder voting form which has instructions on how you can lodge your vote, or appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf, should you be unable to attend the Meeting in person.
The Notice of Meeting is important and should be read in its entirety. If you are in doubt as to the course of action you should follow, you should consult your financial adviser, lawyer, accountant or other professional adviser. If you have any difficulties obtaining a copy of the Notice of Meeting, please contact the Company Secretary via email [email protected].
We look forward to your participation in the Meeting.
Yours faithfully,
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Douglas Ritchie Chairman Metro Mining Limited
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Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum
Metro Mining Limited ACN 117 763 443
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, 30 May 2023 Time of Meeting: 11.00am AEST Place of Meeting: Offices of KPMG, Level 16, Riparian Plaza, 71 Eagle Street, Brisbane
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Notice of Annual General Meeting Metro Mining Limited ACN 117 763 443
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of Metro Mining Limited ACN 117 763 443 ( Company or Metro ) will be held at:
| Location | Offices of KPMG, Level 16, Riparian Plaza, 71 Eagle Street, Brisbane |
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| Date | Tuesday, 30 May 2023 |
| Time | 11.00am AEST |
Ordinary business
Financial statements and reports
To consider and receive the financial statements, the Directors’ report and the auditor’s report for the financial year ended 31 December 2022.
Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if in favour, pass the following Resolution in accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act:
- 1 ‘That the Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 be adopted.’
Note: This Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Company or the Directors. The Directors will consider the outcome of the vote and comments made by Shareholders on the Remuneration Report at the Meeting when reviewing the Company’s remuneration policies. This Resolution is subject to voting restrictions. Please refer to the voting exclusion statement in respect of Resolution 1 below.
The Directors abstain, in the interests of corporate governance, from making a recommendation in relation to Resolution 1.
Resolution 2: Re-election of Mr Mark Sawyer as a Director
To consider and, if in favour, pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:
- 2 ‘That Mr Mark Sawyer, who retires by rotation in accordance with article 38.1(c) of Metro’s Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.5, and being eligible, be re-elected as a Director of Metro.’
Note: Information about the candidate appears in the Explanatory Memorandum.
The Directors (with Mr Sawyer abstaining) recommend that you vote in favour of Resolution 2.
Resolution 3: Grant of Performance Rights to Mr Douglas Ritchie (Chairman)
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:
- 3 ‘That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, the grant of 7,025,500 Performance Rights to Mr Douglas Ritchie (or his nominee), in lieu of his Director's fees, and otherwise on the terms and conditions described in the Explanatory Memorandum, be approved.’
Note: This Resolution is subject to voting restrictions. Please refer to the voting exclusion statement in respect of Resolution 3 below.
The Directors (with Mr Ritchie abstaining) recommend that you vote in favour of Resolution 3.
Resolution 4: Grant of Performance Rights to Mr Andrew Lloyd (Non-Executive Director)
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:
- 4 ‘That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, the grant of 197,567 Performance Rights to Mr Andrew Lloyd (or his nominee), in lieu of 50% of his Director's fees, and otherwise on the terms and conditions described in the Explanatory Memorandum, be approved.’
Note: This Resolution is subject to voting restrictions. Please refer to the voting exclusion statement in respect of Resolution 4 below.
The Directors (with Mr Lloyd abstaining) recommend that you vote in favour of Resolution 4.
Resolution 5: Grant of Performance Rights to Mr Simon Wensley (Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer) – 2022 STI, 2022-24 LTI, 2023 STI and 2023-25 LTI
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:
- 5 ‘ That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, the grant of 106,550,518 Performance Rights to Mr Simon Wensley (or his nominee) under the Company’s employee incentive scheme titled ‘2020 Employee Incentive Plan ’ , and otherwise on the terms and conditions described in the Explanatory Memorandum, be approved.’
Note: This Resolution is subject to voting restrictions. Please refer to the voting exclusion statement in respect of Resolution 5 below.
The Directors (with Mr Wensley abstaining) recommend that you vote in favour of Resolution 5.
Resolution 6: Approval of issue of Subscription Warrants to Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:
- 6 ‘That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of Subscription Warrants to Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.’
Note: This Resolution is subject to voting restrictions. Please refer to the voting exclusion statement of Resolution 6 below.
The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of Resolution 6.
Resolution 7: Approval of issue of Subscription Warrants to Ingatatus AG Pty Limited
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:
- 7 ‘That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of Subscription Warrants to Ingatatus AG Pty Limited on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.’
Note: This Resolution is subject to voting restrictions. Please refer to the voting exclusion statement of Resolution 7 below.
The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of Resolution7.
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Resolution 8: Approval of issue of Subscription Warrants to Lambhill Pty Limited
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:
- 8 ‘That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of Subscription Warrants to Lambhill Pty Limited on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.’
Note: This Resolution is subject to voting restrictions. Please refer to the voting exclusion statement in respect of Resolution 8 below.
The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of Resolution 8.
Resolution 9: Ratification of issue of Subscription Warrants
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:
- 9 ‘That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the previous issue of 421,000,000 Subscription Warrants to Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.’
Note: This Resolution is subject to voting restrictions. Please refer to the voting exclusion statement in respect of Resolution 9 below.
The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of Resolution 9.
Resolution 10: Approval of additional 10% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A
To consider and, if in favour, to pass the following Resolution as a special resolution:
- 10 ‘That for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve Metro having the additional capacity to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of the issued capital of Metro (at the time of issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.’
Note: Information about this Resolution appears in the Explanatory Memorandum.
The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of Resolution 10.
Dated: 28 April 2023
By order of the Board
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Robin Bates General Counsel & Company Secretary Metro Mining Limited
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Notes
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(a) A Shareholder who is entitled to attend and cast a vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy.
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(b) The proxy need not be a Shareholder of Metro. 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.
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(c) If you wish to appoint a proxy and are entitled to do so, then complete and return the attached proxy form.
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(d) If the proxy form specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular Resolution, the proxy need not vote on a show of hands but if the proxy does so, it must vote as specified in the proxy form.
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(e) If the proxy has two or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on the particular Resolution, the proxy must not vote on a show of hands.
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(f) If the proxy form specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular Resolution, if the proxy is the Chair of the Meeting, the proxy must vote on a poll and must vote as specified in the proxy form.
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(g) If the proxy form specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular Resolution, if the proxy is not the Chair of the Meeting, the proxy need not vote on a poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote as specified in the proxy form.
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(h) If the proxy form specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular Resolution and the proxy is not the Chair of the Meeting and a poll is demanded and either:
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(i) the proxy is not recorded as attending the Meeting; or
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(ii) the proxy does not vote on the particular Resolution,
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the Chair of the Meeting is taken to have been appointed as the proxy for the purposes of voting on that Resolution.
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(i) A corporation may elect to appoint a representative, rather than appoint a proxy, under the Corporations Act in which case Metro will require written proof of the representative’s appointment which must be lodged with or presented to Metro before the Meeting.
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(j) Metro has determined under regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that for the purpose of voting at the Meeting or any adjournment of the Meeting, securities are taken to be held by those persons recorded in Metro’s register of Shareholders as at 7.00pm AEDT on Sunday, 28 May 2023.
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(k) If you have any queries on how to cast your votes, please call Robin Bates (General Counsel & Company Secretary) on (07) 3009 8000 during business hours or email [email protected].
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Voting restrictions
Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report
In accordance with the Corporations Act, the Company will disregard any votes cast on Resolution 1 in any capacity by or on behalf of a member of the Key Management Personnel ( KMP ) of the Company, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report, or a Closely Related Party of such a member. However, the Company need not disregard a vote cast on Resolution 1 as proxy if the vote is not cast on their behalf and either:
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(a) the proxy is appointed by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on Resolution 1; and
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(b) the proxy is the Chair of the Meeting and the appointment of the Chair of the Meeting as proxy does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on Resolution 1 and expressly authorises the Chair of the Meeting to exercise the proxy even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the KMP of the Company.
If you are a member of the KMP of the Company or a Closely Related Party of such a member (or acting on behalf of such a person) and purport to cast a vote on Resolution 1 that will be disregarded by the Company, you may be liable for an offence for breach of voting restrictions that apply to you under the Corporations Act.
Resolution 3: Grant of Performance Rights to Mr Douglas Ritchie (Chairman)
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, Metro will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 3 by or on behalf of any person who is to receive the Performance Rights the subject of Resolution 3 (being Mr Douglas Ritchie or his nominee) and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the grant of the Performance Rights the subject of Resolution 3 (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of Metro Shares) or any Associate of any such person.
However, Metro need not disregard a vote cast in favour of Resolution 3 if it is cast by:
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(a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 3, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on Resolution 3 in that way; or
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(b) the Chair of the Meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 3, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on Resolution 3 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 that:
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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 Resolution 3; and
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(ii) the holder votes on Resolution 3 in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 4: Grant of Performance Rights to Mr Andrew Lloyd (Non-Executive Director)
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, Metro will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 4 by or on behalf of any person who is to receive the Performance Rights the subject of Resolution 4 (being Mr Andrew Lloyd or his nominee) and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the grant of the Performance Rights the subject of Resolution 4 (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of Metro Shares) or any Associate of any such person.
However, Metro need not disregard a vote cast in favour of Resolution 4 if it is cast by:
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(a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 4, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on Resolution 4 in that way; or
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(b) the Chair of the Meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 4, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on Resolution 4 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 that:
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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 Resolution 4; and
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(ii) the holder votes on Resolution 4 in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 5: Grant of Performance Rights to Mr Simon Wensley (Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer) – 2022 STI, 2022-24 LTI, 2023 STI and 2023-25 LTI
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, Metro will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 5 by or on behalf of any person referred to in Listing Rule 10.14.1, 10.14.2 or 10.14.3 who is eligible to participate in the employee incentive scheme the subject of the proposed grant of Performance Rights in Resolution 5 or any Associate of any such person. However, Metro need not disregard a vote cast in favour of Resolution 5 if it is cast by:
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(a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 5, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on Resolution 5 in that way; or
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(b) the Chair of the Meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 5, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on Resolution 5 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 that:
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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 Resolution 5; and
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(i) the holder votes on Resolution 5 in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 6: Approval of issue of Subscription Warrants to Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, Metro will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 6 by or on behalf of any person who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue the subject of Resolution 6 (being Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP or entities associated with them) (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of Metro Shares) or any Associate of any such person.
However, Metro need not disregard a vote cast in favour of Resolution 6 if it is cast by:
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(a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 6, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on Resolution 6 in that way; or
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(b) the Chair of the Meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 6, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on Resolution 6 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 that:
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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 Resolution 6; and
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(ii) the holder votes on Resolution 6 in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 7: Approval of issue of Subscription Warrants to Ingatatus AG Pty Ltd
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, Metro will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 7 by or on behalf of any person who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue the subject of Resolution 7 (being Ingatatus AG Pty Ltd) (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of Metro Shares) or any Associate of any such person.
However, Metro need not disregard a vote cast in favour of Resolution 7 if it is cast by:
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(a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 7, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on Resolution 7 in that way; or
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(b) the Chair of the Meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 7, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on Resolution 7 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 that:
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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 Resolution 7; and
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(ii) the holder votes on Resolution 7 in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 8: Approval of issue of Subscription Warrants to Lambhill Pty Limited
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, Metro will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 8 by or on behalf of any person who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue the subject of Resolution 8 (being Lambhill Pty Limited) (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of Metro Shares) or any Associate of any such person.
However, Metro need not disregard a vote cast in favour of Resolution 8 if it is cast by:
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(a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 8, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on Resolution 8 in that way; or
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(b) the Chair of the Meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 8, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on Resolution 8 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 that:
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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 Resolution 8; and
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(ii) the holder votes on Resolution 8 in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 9: Ratification of issue of Subscription Warrants
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, Metro will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 9 by or on behalf of any person who participated in the issue of the Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolution 9 (being Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP or entities associated with them) or any Associate of any such person.
However, Metro need not disregard a vote cast in favour of Resolution 9 if it is cast by:
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(a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 9, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on Resolution 9 in that way; or
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(b) the Chair of the Meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 9, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on Resolution 9 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 that:
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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 Resolution 9; and
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(ii) the holder votes on Resolution 9 in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Resolution 10: Approval of additional 10% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, Metro will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 10 by or on behalf of any person who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue the subject of Resolution 10 (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of Metro Shares) or any Associate of any such person.
However, Metro need not disregard a vote cast in favour of Resolution 10 if it is cast by:
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(a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 10, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on Resolution 10 in that way; or
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(b) the Chair of the Meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on Resolution 10, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on Resolution 10 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 that:
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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 Resolution 10; and
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(ii) the holder votes on Resolution 10 in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Voting intentions of the Chair
Shareholders should be aware that the Chair of the Meeting intends to vote all undirected proxies in favour of each item of business, subject to compliance with the above voting restrictions.
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Explanatory Memorandum
Metro Mining Limited ACN 117 763 443
This Explanatory Memorandum accompanies the Notice of Annual General Meeting of Metro Mining Limited ( Company or Metro ) to be held on Tuesday, 30 May 2023 at 11.00am AEST at the offices of KPMG, Level 16, Riparian Plaza, 71 Eagle Street, Brisbane.
The Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared to assist Shareholders in determining how to vote on the Resolutions proposed and ought to be read in conjunction with the Notice of Meeting.
Ordinary business
Financial statements and reports
The Corporations Act requires that the financial statements, the Directors’ report and the auditor’s report for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 be laid before the Annual General Meeting. In addition, Metro’s Constitution provides for these reports to be received and considered at the Meeting.
Apart from the matters involving remuneration which are required to be voted upon, neither the Corporations Act nor Metro’s Constitution requires a vote of Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on the financial statements and reports.
Shareholders will be given a reasonable opportunity at the Meeting to raise questions and make comments on the financial statements and reports.
In addition to asking questions at the Meeting, Shareholders may address written questions to Metro’s auditor, Ernst & Young, if the question is relevant to:
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(a) the content of the auditor’s report; or
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(b) the conduct of its audit of the annual financial report to be considered at the Meeting.
Note: Under section 250PA(1) of the Corporations Act, a Shareholder must submit the question to the Company no later than the fifth business day before the day on which the Annual General Meeting is held.
Written questions for Ernst & Young must be delivered by 5.00pm on Tuesday, 23 May 2023, addressed to the General Counsel & Company Secretary, by mail to GPO Box 10955, Brisbane, Qld, 4000, or via email to [email protected].
The financial statements, the Directors’ report and the auditor’s report for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 are contained in the Company's 2022 annual report which is available on the Company’s website at https://www.metromining.com.au.
Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report
Shareholders are asked to adopt the Remuneration Report of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2022. This report is included in the Directors’ report in the Company’s 2022 annual report which is available on the Company’s website at https://www.metromining.com.au.
The Remuneration Report:
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(a) explains the Board’s policies on the nature and level of remuneration paid to Directors and senior executives within the Metro group;
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(b) discusses the link between the Board’s policies and Metro’s performance;
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(c) sets out the remuneration details for each Director and for each member of Metro’s senior executive team; and
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(d) makes clear that the basis for remunerating non-executive Directors is distinct from the basis for remunerating senior executives.
The Chair of the Meeting will give Shareholders a reasonable opportunity to ask questions about, or to make comments on, the Remuneration Report.
Resolution 1 is advisory only and not binding on the Company or the Directors. The Board will, however, take the discussion at the Meeting into consideration when determining the Company’s remuneration policy and appropriately respond to any concerns Shareholders may raise in relation to remuneration issues.
A voting exclusion applies to Resolution 1, as set out earlier in this Notice of Meeting.
Directors’ recommendation
As Resolution 1 relates to matters including the remuneration of the Directors, the Board, as a matter of corporate governance and in accordance with the spirit of section 250R(4) of the Corporations Act, abstains from making a recommendation regarding Resolution 1.
Resolution 2: Re-election of Mr Mark Sawyer as a Director
Article 38.1(c) of Metro’s Constitution requires that, at each annual general meeting of the Company, onethird of the Directors for the time being stand for re-election, excluding the Managing Director, any Director who has served three years since last re-elected, and any Director appointed to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the Board. If that number is not a multiple of three, then the greater of one or the number nearest to one-third but not exceeding one third of the Directors are required to stand for re-election. Excluding Mr Simon Wensley, who is the Managing Director (noting that there are no Directors who have served three years standing for re-election, and no Directors appointed to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the Board standing for election), there are four remaining Directors, all of which were re-elected or elected (as the case may be) at Metro's 2022 annual general meeting. As such, one of those Directors is required to retire in accordance with article 38.1(c) of Metro’s Constitution. ASX Listing Rule 14.5 also requires that an entity which has directors hold an election of directors at each annual general meeting. As such, Mr Sawyer, being the Director who has spent the longest time in office in accordance with article 38.3 of Metro's constitution, retires, and being eligible, also offers himself for re-election as a Director.
Mr Sawyer was appointed a non-executive Director of the Company on 28 July 2016.
Mr Sawyer co-founded Greenstone Resources, a private equity fund specialising in the international mining and metals sector, in 2013. Prior to establishing Greenstone Resources, Mr Sawyer was general manager and co-head of Group Business Development at Xstrata plc where he was responsible for originating, evaluating and negotiating new business development opportunities. Prior to Xstrata plc, Mr Sawyer held senior roles at Cutfield Freeman & Co, a boutique corporate advisory firm in the mining industry, and at Rio Tinto plc.
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Mr Sawyer is a director and a joint 50% owner of Greenstone Management Limited ( GML ). GML is the indirect owner of 100% of Greenstone Management (Delaware) II LLC which holds 833,616,780 Metro Shares.
Other directorships currently held by Mr Sawyer include Kalium Lakes Limited, Serabi Gold (AIM/TSV) and Rockcliff Metals Corp.
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors (with Mr Sawyer abstaining) recommend you vote in favour of Resolution 2.
Special business
Resolutions 3 and 4: Grants of Performance Rights to Mr Douglas Ritchie (Chairman) and Mr Andrew Lloyd (Non-Executive Director)
Background
As detailed by the Company in its 2022 financial statements, Mr Douglas Ritchie, Chairman, in an effort to preserve the Company’s cash position, has agreed to his non-executive Chairman's fee for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 being settled through the grant of Performance Rights. This is subject to Shareholders approving the grant of the Performance Rights in compliance with Listing Rule 10.11. Resolution 3 therefore seeks Shareholder approval for the grant of 7,025,500 Performance Rights to Mr Ritchie.
Mr Andrew Lloyd, Non-Executive Director, in an effort to preserve the Company’s cash position, has also agreed to 50% of his non-executive Director's fee being settled through the grant of Performance Rights. At the 2022 Annual General Meeting, Shareholders approved the grant of Performance Rights representing 50% of Mr Lloyd’s non-executive Director’s fee for a period of twelve months, which was effected from 1 June 2022. Shareholder approval is therefore sought for the grant of Performance Rights for the period 1 June 2023 to 30 June 2023. This is also subject to Shareholders approving the grant of the Performance Rights in compliance with Listing Rule 10.11. Resolution 4 therefore seeks Shareholder approval for the grant of 197,567 Performance Rights to Mr Lloyd.
Listing Rule 10.11
Listing Rule 10.11 provides that unless one of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12 applies, an ASX listed company must not issue or agree to issue Equity Securities to a related party (including a director) (Listing Rule 10.11.1), a person who is or was at any time in the six months before the issue or agreement a substantial (30%+) holder in the company (Listing Rule 10.11.2), a person who is or was at any time in the six months before the issue or agreement a substantial (10%+) holder in the company and who has nominated a director to the board of the company pursuant to a relevant agreement which gives them a right or expectation to do so (Listing Rule 10.11.3), an Associate of a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.11.1 to 10.11.3 (Listing Rule 10.11.4), or a person whose relationship with the company or a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.11.1 to 10.11.4 is such that in ASX’s opinion the issue or agreement should be approved by its shareholders (Listing Rule 10.11.5), unless it obtains the approval of its shareholders.
The grants of Performance Rights contemplated by Resolutions 3 and 4 fall within Listing Rule 10.11.1 (as Mr Ritchie and Mr Lloyd are Directors and therefore related parties of Metro for the purposes of the Listing Rules) and do not fall within any of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12. Each grant of Performance Rights therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 10.11. Resolutions 3 and 4 therefore seek the required Shareholder approval for the grants of the Performance Rights under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11.
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If Resolutions 3 and 4 are passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the proposed grants of Performance Rights contemplated by Resolutions 3 and 4.
If Resolutions 3 and 4 are not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the proposed grants of Performance Rights the subject of Resolutions 3 and 4. In those circumstances, the Director mentioned in the relevant Resolution will be entitled to receive an amount equivalent to the aggregate cash component of their remuneration for the period instead of the Performance Rights proposed to be granted in the relevant Resolution.
The table below sets out the amount of the cash payments the Company would be required to make in the event that Resolutions 3 and 4 are not passed:
| Resolution | Name | Position | Cash payment required if relevant Resolution not passed* |
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| No. 3 | Douglas Ritchie | Chairman | $133,484 |
| No. 4 | Andrew Lloyd | Non-Executive Director |
$7,504 |
*This is the amount of the aggregate cash component of the remuneration which would otherwise be forgone in exchange for the grant of the relevant Performance Rights had the relevant Resolution been passed.
Resolutions 3 and 4 are not conditional on one other, and Shareholders may approve neither, one or both of these Resolutions.
If approval is given to grant the relevant Performance Rights to Mr Ritchie and Mr Lloyd or their respective nominees under Listing Rule 10.11, approval will not be separately required under Listing Rule 7.1 and that number of Performance Rights granted will not be counted towards the Company’s placement capacity.
Information required by Listing Rule 10.13
The following information in relation to the proposed grants of Performance Rights to Mr Ritchie and Mr Lloyd is provided to Shareholders for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.13:
- (a) the Performance Rights will be granted to the following related parties of the Company (or their nominees) in the following quantities:
| Resolution | Name of related party |
Position | Number of Performance Rights |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3 | Douglas Ritchie | Chairman | 7,025,500 |
| No. 4 | Andrew Lloyd | Non-Executive Director | 197,567 |
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(b) Mr Ritchie and Mr Lloyd fall within Listing Rule 10.11.1 as they are Directors and therefore related parties of Metro for the purposes of the Listing Rules;
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(c) a summary of the material terms of the Performance Rights is as follows:
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a) vest on issue;
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b) nil exercise price;
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c) one Performance Right converts into one Metro Share; and
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d) expiry date is the business day prior to the 5-year anniversary of the Grant Date;
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(d) the Performance Rights will be granted to Mr Ritchie and Mr Lloyd or their respective nominees within one month after the date of the Annual General Meeting;
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(e) the number of Performance Rights to be granted to Mr Ritchie and Mr Lloyd or their respective nominees (as outlined above) has been calculated by applying the following:
Mr Ritchie – 100% of the annual cash remuneration divided by the 30-day volume weighted average price ('VWAP') to close of trading on 30 June 2022, being $0.019 per Metro Share; and
Mr Lloyd – 50% of the annual cash remuneration divided by the 30-day volume weighted average price ('VWAP') to close of trading on 28 February 2023, being $0.019 per Metro Share;
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(f) the Performance Rights will be granted to Mr Ritchie and Mr Lloyd or their respective nominees for no consideration;
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(g) the grant of the Performance Rights, if approved by Shareholders, will reduce the amount of the cash payments that would otherwise be payable to the relevant Directors during the relevant period. Their issue will form part of the Company’s initiatives to reduce cash outflows. Consequently, no new funds will be raised from the grant of the Performance Rights but the Company will be relieved from the obligation to make cash payments to the relevant Directors on account of their fees for the relevant period. The grant of the Performance Rights will, therefore, enhance the cash flow position of the Company; and
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(h) details of the current total remuneration package of Mr Ritchie and Mr Lloyd are set out in the table below:
| Director | Remuneration | Superannuation | Total remuneration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Ritchie | $140,272 | $14,728 | $155,000 |
| Andrew Lloyd | $90,045 | $9,455 | $99,500 |
The grants of the Performance Rights the subject of Resolutions 3 and 4 are not intended to provide any additional remuneration or incentive to the relevant Directors. Rather, the Performance Rights will be granted to the relevant Directors if Resolutions 3 and 4 are approved instead of the Company paying the particular cash component of their annual remuneration with respect to the relevant period. If either of Resolutions 3 and 4 is not approved, the total remuneration for the relevant Director will remain unchanged. However, in those circumstances, that Director's remuneration will be paid entirely in cash.
Directors' recommendation
Given Mr Ritchie's potential interest in Resolution 3 and Mr Lloyd’s potential interest in Resolution 4, Mr Ritchie and Mr Lloyd make no recommendation to Shareholders with respect to Resolution 3 and Resolution 4, respectively. The remaining Directors recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolutions 3 and 4.
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Resolution 5: Grant of Performance Rights to Mr Simon Wensley (Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer) – 2022 STI, 2022-24 LTI, 2023 STI and 2023-25 LTI
Background
Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder approval for the grant of Performance Rights to the Company’s Managing Director and CEO, Mr Simon Wensley (or his nominee), under the Company’s employee incentive scheme titled ‘2020 Employee Incentive Plan’ ( EIP or Plan ).
The Plan has been established to provide eligible employees of Metro, which includes the CEO, with an opportunity to share in the growth in the value of Metro Shares and to encourage them to improve the Company’s performance and its returns to Shareholders, as well as to provide an alternate way of remunerating those employees through the acquisition of securities in the Company that are subject to certain performance criteria.
In the Company’s circumstances, the Board considers that the grant of Performance Rights provides a costeffective means of incentivising the CEO as opposed to alternative forms of incentives (e.g. cash bonuses or increased cash remuneration), which appropriately aligns the interests of participants in the Plan with those of stakeholders as well as conserving the cash reserves of the Company.
The Board considers that the CEO's remuneration package, including the proposed grant of Performance Rights under the Plan, is reasonable and appropriate having regard to the Company's circumstances, business performance and remuneration objectives, and the CEO's duties and responsibilities.
Listing Rule 10.14
Listing Rule 10.14 provides that an ASX listed company must not permit a director of the company (Listing Rule 10.14.1), an Associate of a director of the company (Listing Rule 10.14.2), or a person whose relationship with the company or a person referred to in Listing Rule 10.14.1 or 10.14.2 is such that in ASX's opinion the acquisition should be approved by its shareholders (Listing Rule 10.14.3), to acquire Equity Securities under an employee incentive scheme without the approval of its shareholders.
The grant of Performance Rights contemplated by Resolution 5 falls within Listing Rule 10.14.1 (as Mr Wensley is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company) and does not fall within any of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.16. The grant of Performance Rights therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 10.14. Resolution 5 therefore seeks the required Shareholder approval for the grant of the Performance Rights under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.14.
If Resolution 5 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the proposed grant of Performance Rights under the Plan to Mr Wensley contemplated by Resolution 5.
If Resolution 5 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the proposed grant of Performance Rights under the Plan to Mr Wensley the subject of Resolution 5. In that circumstance, the Board will consider the impact of this outcome on the remuneration arrangements for Mr Wensley and review available options to provide this type of performance-based remuneration.
If approval is given to grant the relevant Performance Rights to Mr Wensley or his nominee under Listing Rule 10.14, approval will not be separately required under Listing Rule 7.1 and that the number of Performance Rights granted will not be counted towards the Company’s placement capacity.
Information required by Listing Rule 10.15
The following information in relation to the proposed grant of Performance Rights to Mr Wensley is provided to Shareholders for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.15:
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(a) the Performance Rights will be granted to Simon Wensley or his nominee;
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(b) Mr Wensley falls within Listing Rule 10.14.1 as he is a Director;
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(c) the number of Performance Rights proposed to be granted to Mr Wensley is as follows:
| Resolution | Name of Director | *Number of Performance Rights ** |
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| No. 5 | Simon Wensley | 2022 STI – 18,994,530 2022-24 LTI – 18,994,530 2023 STI – 23,603,125 2023-25 LTI – 44,958,333 TOTAL-106,550,518 |
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This is the number of Performance Rights proposed to be offered to Mr Wensley in accordance with the Plan, not the number of Performance Rights that are capable of being converted into Metro shares. If the Performance Conditions associated with the grant of Performance rights are not satisfied by their due dates (see details below), the grant of Performance Rights will lapse and will no longer be capable of vesting or conversion into Metro shares.
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(d) Mr Wensley's current total remuneration package is as follows:
| Director | Remuneration | Superannuation | Total remuneration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Wensley | $539,500 | $27,500 | $567,000 |
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(e) 9,450,000 Performance Rights have previously been granted Mr Wensley under the Plan (being only those approved at Metro's 2022 annual general meeting); no consideration was payable on the grant of these Performance Rights;
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(f) a summary of the material terms of the Performance Rights is below, and the material terms of the Plan are summarised in Annexure “A”;
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(g) the Performance Rights are proposed to be granted as part of the remuneration for Mr Wensley and as an incentive for performance. Performance Rights have been used due to the long tenure of the rights aligning with the long-term benefits of shareholder. The value attributed to the Performance Rights is set out below and is based on a Black Scholes-Merton valuation model:
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(i) 2022 STI - $360,896
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(ii) 2022 – 2024 LTI - $201,342
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(iii) 2023 STI - $377,650
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(iv) 2023 - 25 LTI - $629,417
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(h) the Performance Rights will be granted to Mr Wensley or his nominee as soon as practicable following the Annual General Meeting, and in any event, within three years after the date of the Annual General Meeting;
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(i) the Performance Rights will be granted to Mr Wensley or his nominee for no consideration; and
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(j) no loan will be made by the Company to Mr Wensley in connection with the grant of Performance Rights contemplated by Resolution 5.
Details of the Performance Rights, if granted to Mr Wensley under the Plan pursuant to Resolution 5, will be published in the Company’s annual report relating to the period in which they are granted, which will include a statement that approval for their grant was obtained under Listing Rule 10.14.
Mr Wensley is the only Director or person covered by Listing Rule 10.14 to whom it is proposed that Performance Rights be granted under the Plan at this time. Any additional persons covered by Listing Rule 10.14 who become entitled to participate in an issue of securities under the Plan after Resolution 5 is approved and who are not named in this Notice of Meeting will not participate until Shareholder approval is obtained under Listing Rule 10.14.
Summary of material terms of Performance Rights
The rules of the Plan allow for the Board to require the satisfaction of one or more performance-based conditions ( Performance Conditions ) in order for the Performance Rights granted under the Plan to vest and, therefore, become exercisable by a participant.
The Performance Rights proposed to be granted to Mr Wensley pursuant to Resolution 5 will be divided into short-term incentives ( STIs ) and long-term incentives ( LTIs ), with each being subject to satisfaction of specific Performance Conditions and other vesting requirements.
STI
In 2022, the performance metrics for Mr Wensley were as detailed below:
| Measure | KPI | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Financial | Return to profitability | Not achieved |
| Safety and environment | Recordable injury frequency rate Anthropogenic reportable environmental incidents |
Not achieved Not achieved |
| Sales | Sales and freight executed above budget for 2022 and 2023 sales secured |
Partially achieved |
| Expansion planning | Board approval and financing secured by December 2022 |
Not achieved |
| Cost of production | Production season costs | Not achieved |
| Projects | New projects to underpin growth and sustainability |
Partially achieved |
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The 2022 STI performance metrics also included an individual KPI.
Based on the outcomes of the 2022 STI performance metrics, of the total 2022 STI Performance Rights of 18,994,530 proposed to be granted to, subject to Shareholder approval, 6,078,250 Performance Rights will vest.
The 2023 performance metrics and weightings for Mr Wensley are detailed below:
| Measure | KPI |
|---|---|
| Safety and environment | Recordable injury frequency rate Anthropogenic reportable environmental incidents |
| Expansion Project | Expansion on track for 2024 Production |
| Financial management | Manage 2023 production season volume to sales and demonstrate return to profitability |
It is proposed that Mr Wensley be granted, subject to Shareholder approval, 23,603,125 Performance Rights in relation to the STI for 2023, which will be subject to satisfaction of Performance Conditions and other vesting requirements.
LTI
The performance metrics and weightings for Mr Wensley on the LTI for 2022-24 and 2023-25 are detailed below:
| Metrics | 2022-24 LTI | 2023-25 LTI |
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| Relative total Shareholder return measured against ASX Materials Indices (XMM) |
40% | 40% |
| Return on capital employed measured against the Metro group’s weighted average cost of capital |
30% | 30% |
| Return on sales measured against budgeted return on sales |
30% | 30% |
| Expiry date | 31/12/2024 | 31/12/2025 |
| Number of Performance Rights | 18,994,530 | 44,958,333 |
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In the event that the Performance Conditions attaching to the relevant Performance Rights for the 2023 STI, the 2022-24 LTI and 2023-25 LTI are not satisfied by their due dates, the Performance Rights will lapse and no longer will be capable of vesting or conversion into Metro Shares.
Mr Wensley will not be required to pay any exercise price to receive Metro Shares on the exercise of the Performance Rights the subject of Resolution 5.
The Performance Rights the subject of Resolution 5 will only be exercisable if Mr Wensley maintains his employment with the Company at the time that they vest.
The terms of the Performance Rights the subject of Resolution 5 to be granted to Mr Wensley will include a provision to the effect that if the Company is subject to a change of control event before the vesting date for the relevant Performance Rights, the Performance Conditions will be subject to the Board discretion to determine that vesting of some or all of the performance rights be accelerated and that dealing restrictions on restricted shares be released.
Directors' recommendation
The Directors (with Mr Wensley abstaining) recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 5.
Resolutions 6, 7 and 8: Approval of issue of Subscription Warrants to Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP, Ingatatus Pty Ltd, and Lambhill Pty Limited
Background
Resolutions 6, 7 and 8 seek Shareholder approval for the issue of Subscription Warrants to Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II or entities associated with them, Ingatatus Pty Ltd, and to Lambhill Pty Limited, in each case for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1.
The Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolution 6 are proposed to be issued to Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II ( Nebari ), subject to Shareholder approval, pursuant to the terms of a Warrant Subscription Agreement dated 30 March 2023 ( Nebari Warrant Subscription Agreement ). The material terms of the Nebari Warrant Subscription Agreement are summarised in Part 2 of Annexure B. It is an express term in the Loan Agreement that the Company entered into with Nebari on 13 March 2023 ( Loan Agreement) that the Company issue the Subscription Warrants to Nebari in accordance with the Nebari Warrant Subscription Agreement. The Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolutions 7 and 8 are proposed to be issued to Ingatatus Pty Ltd and Lambhill Pty Limited, subject to Shareholder approval, in consideration for the agreement of Ingatatus Pty Ltd and Lambhill Pty Limited, Metro's existing secured senior lenders, to subordinate their security in favour of Nebari.
Listing Rule 7.1
Listing Rule 7.1 provides that (subject to certain exceptions) prior approval of Shareholders is required for an issue of Equity Securities if the Equity Securities will, when aggregated with the Equity Securities issued by Metro during the previous 12-month period, exceed 15% of the number of securities on issue at the commencement of that 12-month period ( 15% Rule ).
The issue of the Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolutions 6, 7 and 8 does not fall within any of the applicable exceptions to Listing Rule 7.1 and exceeds the 15% Rule. It therefore requires Shareholder
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approval under Listing Rule 7.1. Resolutions 6, 7 and 8 therefore seek the required Shareholder approval under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1.
If Resolutions 6, 7 and 8 are passed, Metro will be able to proceed with the issue of the Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolutions 6, 7 and 8. In addition, such issue of Subscription Warrants will be excluded from the calculation of the number of Equity Securities that Metro can issue without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1. If Resolutions 6, 7 and 8 are not passed, Metro will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolutions 6, 7 and 8. It is an express term in the Loan Agreement that the Company entered into with Nebari that it be issued Subscription Warrants if Metro submits a drawdown notice for the second tranche of funds of US$10M. It is also a term in the agreement with Ingatatus Pty Ltd and Lambhill Pty Ltd that they each be issued warrants, capable of being exercised if Nebari exercises their Subscription Warrants, in order to maintain their current shareholding percentage. If Resolutions 7 and 8 are not passed, Metro will need to re-engage with Ingatatus Pty Ltd and Lambhill Pty Ltd and agree an alternate mechanism of consideration in exchange for their agreement to subordinate their security in favour of Nebari.
Resolutions 6, 7 and 8 are not conditional on each other, and Shareholders may approve neither, one, two or all of these Resolutions.
Information required by Listing Rule 7.3
The following information in relation to the proposed issues of Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolutions 6, 7 and 8 is provided to Shareholders for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.3:
(a) the Subscription Warrants will be granted to the following persons in the following quantities:
| Resolution | Name of person | Number of Subscription Warrants |
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| No. 6 | Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II (or entities associated with them) who will have the Subscription Warrants the subject of resolution 6 split between them equally |
The number of Subscription Warrants equal to the Australian dollar equivalent of US$1,666,666 divided by a share price equal to a 30% premium to the VWAP for the 10 trading day period preceding the date on which the conditions precedent for drawdown of the second tranche of funds from Nebari of US$10M have been satisfied (that is, the Second CP Satisfaction Date as defined in the Loan Agreement) |
| No. 7 | Ingatatus Pty Ltd | 26,644,353, and a further allotment of warrants, in accordance with the calculation set out in Part 2 of Annexure B, which is subject to the Company completing the second tranche drawdown of funds from Nebari |
| No. 8 | Lambhill Pty Limited | 28,609,920, and a further allotment of warrants, in accordance with the calculation set out in Part 2 of Annexure B, which is subject to the Company completing the second tranche drawdown of funds from Nebari |
- (b) the material terms of the Subscription Warrants are summarised in Annexure B;
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(c) the Company intends to seek a waiver from ASX from the requirement in Listing Rule 7.3.4 that the Subscription Warrants are issued no later than 3 months after the date of the Annual General Meeting (the "3 months rule") so that the Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolutions 6, 7 and 8 may be issued by the Company by no later than 31 December 2023. If ASX does not grant that the Company that waiver from the 3 months rule the Subscription Warrants would need to be issued within three months after the date of the Annual General Meeting;
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(d) it is an express term in the Loan Agreement that the Company entered into with Nebari that Nebari be issued the Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolution 6 if the Company submits a drawdown notice for the second tranche of funds of US$10M. No other consideration is payable by Nebari for the issue of the Subscription Warrants. On exercise of the Subscription Warrants Metro will receive from Nebari the warrant exercise strike price for each Subscription Warrant exercised, which is an amount equal to a 30% premium to the VWAP for the 10 trading day period preceding the Second CP Satisfaction Date as defined in the Loan Agreement;
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(e) the purpose of the issue of the Subscription Warrants is set out in the 'Background' above. No funds were or will be raised by the issue of the Subscription Warrants;
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(f) the Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolution 6 are issued under the Nebari Warrant Subscription Agreement, the material terms of which are summarised in Part 1 of Annexure B, and the Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolutions 7 and 8 are summarised in Part 2 of Annexure B; and
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(g) the Subscription Warrants are not being issued under, or to fund, a reverse takeover.
Directors' recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolutions 6, 7 and 8.
Resolution 9: Ratification of issue of Subscription Warrants to Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP
Background
Resolution 9 is seeking to ratify the prior issue of 421,000,000 Subscription Warrants that were issued to Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP on 3 April 2023.
Listing Rule 7.1 provides that an ASX listed company may issue Equity Securities in any 12-month period up to 15% of the number of issued ordinary securities of the company at the beginning of the 12-month period without obtaining shareholder approval, and Listing Rule 7.1A provides for the issue by certain ASX listed companies of up to an additional 10% of their issued ordinary securities during any 12-month period without obtaining shareholder approval, in both cases subject to certain exceptions (together the Placement Capacity ). Metro is an eligible entity to which Listing Rule 7.1A applies and it obtained the required approval of its Shareholders at its 2022 annual general meeting held on 31 May 2022.
The issue of the Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolution 9 did not exceed Metro’s available Placement Capacity. However, Listing Rule 7.4 provides that where a company in a general meeting ratifies a previous issue of Equity Securities made pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 and/or Listing Rule 7.1A (and provided the issue did not breach Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule7.1A, as the case may be) those Equity Securities will be treated as having been made with shareholder approval for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 and/or Listing Rule 7.1A (as the case may be), thereby replenishing the company’s Placement Capacity and giving it the flexibility to issue further Equity Securities up to that limit during the applicable 12-month period.
If Resolution 9 is passed, the prior issue of the Subscription Warrants will be treated as having been made with approval under Listing Rule 7.1. The Company’s Placement Capacity will therefore be
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replenished, which will not limit its ability to issue additional Equity Securities during the 12-month period following issue of the Subscription Warrants.
If Resolution 9 is not passed, Metro’s Placement Capacity will not be replenished, 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 of the Subscription Warrants.
Information required by Listing Rule 7.5
The following information in relation to the proposed issues of Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolutions 9 is provided to Shareholders for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.5:
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(a) the Subscription Warrants were issued to Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP;
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(b) 210,500,000 Subscription Warrants were issued to Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and 210,500,000 Subscription Warrants were issued to Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP; a total of 421,000,000;
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(c) the material terms of the Subscription Warrants are summarised in Part 1 of Annexure B;
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(d) the Subscription Warrants were issued on 3 April 2023;
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(e) it is an express term of the Loan Agreement that the Company entered into with Nebari that Nebari be issued with the Subscription Warrants, the subject of Resolution 9, in accordance with the Nebari Warrant Subscription Agreement. No other consideration was payable by Nebari for the issue of the Subscription Warrants;
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(f) the purpose of the issue of the Subscription Warrants is to comply with the terms of the Loan Agreement and the Nebari Warrant Subscription Agreement. There were no funds raised by the issue of the Subscription Warrants;
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(g) the Subscription Warrants the subject of Resolution 9 are issued under the Nebari Warrant Subscription Agreement, the material terms of which are summarised in Part 1 of Annexure B.
Directors' recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 9.
Resolution 10: Approval of additional 10% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A
Broadly speaking and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of Equity Securities that an ASX listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12-month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary securities that it had on issue at the start of that period. Under Listing Rule 7.1A, however, an Eligible Entity (as defined below) may seek shareholder approval by special resolution passed at an annual general meeting to increase this 15% limit by an extra 10%, such that the Eligible Entity will have the capacity to issue an additional number of Equity Securities equal to 10% of its issued capital (calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2) during the 10% Placement Capacity Period (as defined below) ( 10% Placement Capacity ).
An Eligible Entity means an entity which is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less ( Eligible Entity ). Metro is an eligible entity for this purpose, as it is not, as at the date of this Notice of Meeting, in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of approximately $65 million.
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Resolution 10 seeks Shareholder approval for the Company to have the additional 10% Placement Capacity provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A to issue Equity Securities without Shareholder approval. Any Equity Securities issued under the 10% Placement Capacity must be in an existing quoted class of Equity Securities.
Resolution 10 is a special resolution. Accordingly, at least 75% of votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote at the Meeting must be in favour of Resolution 9 for it to be passed.
If Resolution 10 is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities up to the combined 25% limit in Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A without any further Shareholder approval. If Resolution 10 is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the additional 10% Placement 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 set out in Listing Rule 7.1.
The number of Equity Securities that may be issued (if Shareholder approval is obtained in respect of Resolution 10 at the Annual General Meeting) will be determined in accordance with the following formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2:
(A x D) – E
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A is the number of fully paid Metro Shares on issue at the commencement of the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of issue or agreement ( Relevant Period ):
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(A) plus the number of fully paid Metro Shares issued in the Relevant Period under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 (other than exception 9, 16 or 17);
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(B) plus the number of fully paid Metro Shares issued in the Relevant Period on the conversion of convertible securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 9 where the convertible securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the commencement of the Relevant Period, or 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;
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(C) plus the number of fully paid Metro Shares issued in the Relevant Period under an agreement to issue securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 16 where the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the Relevant Period, or 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;
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(D) plus the number of any other fully paid Metro Shares issued in the relevant period with approval under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;
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(E) plus the number of partly paid ordinary shares in Metro that became fully paid in the Relevant Period; and
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(F) less the number of fully paid Metro Shares cancelled in the Relevant Period.
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D is 10%; and
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E is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the Relevant Period where the issue or agreement has not been subsequently approved by Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.4.
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For the purposes of Listing Rule 7.3A, Metro provides the following information:
| Period for which approval will be valid |
The Equity Securities may be issued under the 10% Placement Capacity during the period commencing on the date of the Meeting and expiring on the first to occur of the following: (a) the date that is 12 months after the date of the Meeting; (b) the time and date of the Company's next annual general meeting; or (c) the time and date of the approval by Shareholders of a transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of the Company's activities) or Listing Rule 11.2 (a disposal of the Company's main undertaking), (10% Placement Capacity Period). |
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| Minimum price at which the Equity Securities may be issued |
Any Equity Securities issued under the 10% Placement Capacity must be in an existing quoted class of the Company's Equity Securities and issued for a cash consideration per Equity Security which is not less than 75% of the volume weighted average market price for Equity Securities in that class, calculated over the 15 trading days on which trades in that class where recorded immediately before: (a) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed by the Eligible Entity and the recipient of the Equity Securities; or (b) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 trading days of the date in paragraph (a), the date on which the Equity Securities are issued. |
| Purpose for which the funds raised by an issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity may be used |
Equity Securities issued under the 10% Placement Capacity can only be issued for cash consideration. It is the current intention of the Board that any funds raised under an issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity will be applied towards strategic investments by the Company to further expand its portfolio of assets as and when reviewed and approved by the Board, and/or general working capital requirements (including salaries, office administration costs, corporate advisory service costs, and compliance fees). The Company will comply with its disclosure obligations under Listing Rules 2.7, 3.10.3 and 7.1A(4) upon issue of any Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity. |
| Risk of economic and voting dilution |
Any issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity involves the risk of economic and voting dilution for existing Shareholders. The risks include that: (a) the market price for Equity Securities in that class may be significantly lower on the issue date than on the date of the approval under Listing Rule 7.1A; and (b) the Equity Securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for those Equity Securities on the issue date. In accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A.4, a table describing the notional possible dilution, based upon various assumptions as stated, is set out below. |
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| Allocation policy under the 10% Placement Capacity |
The Company’s allocation policy will depend on the prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A. The identity of the allottees will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to factors including but not limited to: (a) the purpose of the issue; (b) alternative methods for raising funds available to the Company at that time, including but not limited to a rights issue or other offer in which existing Shareholders may participate; (c) the effect of the issue of Equity Securities on the control of the Company; (d) the circumstances of the Company, including but not limited to the financial position and solvency of the Company; and (e) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable). The allottees under the 10% Placement Capacity have not been determined as at the date of this Notice of Meeting but may include existing substantial Shareholders and/or new investors, in each case who are not related parties or Associates of related parties of the Company. |
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| Issues of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12- month period preceding the date of the Meeting |
The Company has not issued Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12-month period preceding the date of the Meeting. |
Information required by Listing Rule 7.3A.4
The table below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders calculated in accordance with the formula outlined in Listing Rule 7.1A(2) as at 18 April 2023 and the market price of Metro Shares on that date. The table below also shows two examples where Variable 'A' increases, by 50% and 100%, and two examples where the issue price of Metro Shares issued under the 10% Placement Capacity decreases by 50% and increases by 50%, as against the current market price of Metro Shares.
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| Dilution | ||||
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| Variable ‘A’ in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 |
$0.007550% decrease in issue price |
$0.015 Issue price |
$0.03100% increase in issue price |
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| Current Variable 'A'* 4,363,829,639 Metro Shares |
10% voting dilution |
436,382,963 | 436,382,963 |
436,382,963 |
| Funds raised |
$3,272,872.22 | $6,545,744.45 | $13,091,488.89 | |
| 50% increase in current Variable 'A'* 6,545,744,458 Metro Shares |
10% voting dilution |
654,574,445 | 654,574,445 | 654,574,445 |
| Funds raised |
$4,909,308.34 | $9,818,616.68 | $19,637,233.35 | |
| 100% increase in current Variable 'A'* 8,727,659,278 Metro Shares |
10% voting dilution |
872,765,927 | 872,765,927 | 872,765,927 |
| Funds raised |
$6,545,744.45 | $13,091,488.91 | $26,182,977.81 | |
| *Note: Current Variable A refers to the calculation required by Listing Rule 7.1A.2 which, in Metro’s case, equates to the current number of Metro Shares on issue. The number of Metro Shares on issue could increase as a result of issues of Metro Shares that do not require Shareholder approval (such as under a pro-rata rights issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or that are issued with Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1. |
The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:
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a) Metro issues the maximum possible number of Metro Shares under the 10% Placement Capacity. b) No options are exercised to convert into Metro Shares before the date of issue of the Metro Shares under the 10% Placement Capacity.
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c) Other than as indicated in the above table, the Company does not issue any additional Equity Securities during the 10% Placement Capacity Period.
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d) The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued Metro Share capital at the time of issue. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example as 10%.
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e) The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of Metro Share issues under the 10% Placement Capacity, based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of this Notice of Meeting.
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f) The above table only shows only the effect of issues of Metro Shares under the 10% Placement Capacity, and not under the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
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g) The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity consists only of Metro Shares.
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h) The issue price is $0.015, being the closing price of Metro Shares on ASX on 18 April 2023.
Directors’ recommendation
The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of Resolution 10.
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Glossary
Capitalised terms in this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum have the meaning set out below:
| 10% Placement Capacity | has the meaning given to that term in the Explanatory Memorandum. |
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| 10% Placement Capacity Period |
has the meaning given to that term in the Explanatory Memorandum. |
| 15% Rule | has the meaning given to that term in the Explanatory Memorandum. |
| Annual General Meeting or Meeting |
means Metro’s 2023 annual general meeting the subject of this Notice of Meeting. |
| ASX | means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691 or the securities exchange operated by it (as the case requires). |
| Associate | has the meaning given to that term in Chapter 19 of the Listing Rules. |
| Board | means the board of Directors of Metro. |
| Closely Related Party | has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act. |
| Company or Metro | means Metro Mining Limited ACN 117 763 443. |
| Constitution | means the constitution of Metro. |
| Corporations Act | means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). |
| Directors | means the Directors of the Company. |
| EIP or Plan | has the meaning given to that term in the Explanatory Memorandum. |
| Eligible Entity | has the meaning given to that term in the Explanatory Memorandum. |
| Eligible Participants | has the meaning given to that term in Annexure A. |
| Equity Securities | has the meaning given to that term in Chapter 19 of the Listing Rules. |
| Explanatory Memorandum | means the explanatory statement accompanying the Resolutions contained in this Notice of Meeting. |
| KMP or Key Management Personnel |
has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act. |
| Listing Rules | means the listing rules of ASX. |
| Loan Agreement | means the Loan Agreement entered into between Metro and Nebari dated 13 March 2023. |
| LTI | has the meaning given to that term in the Explanatory Memorandum. |
| Metro Shares | means fully paid ordinary shares in Metro. |
| Nebari | Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund I, LP, Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund II, LP or entities associated with them. |
| Notice of Meeting | means this notice of Annual General Meeting and includes the Explanatory Memorandum. |
| Participant | has the meaning given to that term in Annexure A. |
| Performance Conditions | has the meaning given to that term in the Explanatory Memorandum. |
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| Performance Rights | means performance rights in the Company, being rights to acquire Metro Shares. |
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| Placement Capacity | has the meaning given to that term in the Explanatory Memorandum. |
| Relevant Period | has the meaning given to that term in the Explanatory Memorandum. |
| Remuneration Report | means the section of the Directors’ report for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 that is included under section 300A(1) of the Corporations Act. |
| Resolution | means a resolution proposed in this Notice of Meeting. |
| Securities | has the meaning given to that term in Annexure A. |
| Shareholder | means a person who is a registered holder of Metro Shares. |
| Specified Persons | has the meaning given to that term in Annexure A. |
| STI | has the meaning given to that term in the Explanatory Memorandum. |
| Subscription Warrants | means an option to subscribe for one ordinary share in the Company, the material terms of which are summarised in Annexure B. |
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Annexure "A"
The EIP was approved by the Board in June 2020.
Eligibility
The EIP is open to participation by Directors, full-time or part-time employees of Metro, and casual employees and contractors of Metro ( Specified Persons ), as well as prospective Specified Persons who can also be made offers under the EIP (acceptance of which is subject to them becoming Specified Persons), in each case who are declared by the Board to be eligible to receive grants of options and/or performance rights in respect of Metro Shares ( Securities ) under the EIP ( Eligible Participants ).
Offers of Securities
The Board may, in its absolute discretion, issue or cause to be issued a written offer in respect of a number of Securities to an Eligible Participant, subject to the terms and conditions of the EIP and upon such additional terms and conditions as the Board determines. An offer of Securities may specify, amongst other things, applicable performance hurdles as determined by the Board.
No quotation of Securities
Securities granted under the EIP will not be quoted on ASX (unless noted otherwise in the relevant Eligible Participant's offer).
Nomination of eligible nominees
Upon receipt of an offer of Securities under the EIP, an Eligible Participant may, by notice in writing to the Board, nominate an eligible nominee to be granted the Securities the subject of the Eligible Participant's offer and/or the resulting Metro Shares in relation to such Securities. The Board may accept or reject such a nomination without giving any reason for that decision.
Employee share trust
The Board may elect to use on such terms and conditions as determined by the Board in its absolute discretion an employee share trust for the purposes of holding Metro Shares before or after the exercise of a Security or delivering any resulting Metro Shares under the EIP. The Board may do all things necessary for the establishment, administration, operation and funding of an employee share trust.
Acceptance of offer
An Eligible Participant may accept an offer of Securities under the EIP by delivering to Metro a completed acceptance form by the relevant acceptance date set out in the Eligible Participant's offer, and providing to Metro any other documents in a form required by Metro to give effect to the offer. The Board may accept or reject any acceptance form in its absolute discretion. By submitting an acceptance form, an Eligible Participant agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of their offer, the acceptance form, the EIP and the Constitution, as amended from time to time. An offer which is not accepted by the Eligible Participant by the Acceptance Date shall lapse. An Eligible Participant who accepts an offer of Securities under the EIP is referred to in this Annexure "A" as a Participant .
Vesting and exercise of Securities and delivery of Metro Shares
Provided any applicable performance hurdles attaching to a Security have been satisfied and the Board has notified the Participant in writing of that fact, the relevant Security will vest and become immediately exercisable. For a Participant whose offer makes provision for manual exercise of Securities, vested Securities may be exercised by the Participant (subject to compliance with Metro's Securities Trading Policy) providing Metro with a written notice of exercise specifying the number of vested Securities being exercised and payment for the exercise price (if any) for the Securities being exercised. For a Participant whose offer makes provision for automatic exercise of Securities, vested Securities will be deemed exercised on the date of provision of the notice provided to the Participant by the Board regarding satisfaction of any applicable performance hurdles (subject to compliance with Metro's Securities Trading Policy).
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Metro will then, as soon as practicable following the valid exercise (or deemed exercise) of a Security, issue, allocate or cause to be transferred (whether on-market or off-market) to the Participant the number of resulting Metro Shares in respect of which the Participant is entitled under the EIP, and/or where permitted by the relevant offer, pay a cash amount to the Participant. All resulting Metro Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the Metro Shares then on issue, with the exception of any rights attached to other Metro Shares by virtue of entitlements arising from a record date prior to the date of the allotment of the resulting Metro Shares, and any disposal restrictions applying to the resulting Metro Shares under the EIP.
Lapse, forfeiture or other adjustment
Where a Participant or its eligible nominee ceases to be an Eligible Participant, they will retain all of their vested Securities but all of their unvested Securities will lapse on a date determined by the Board, unless the Board provides express written consent that the Participant may retain any or all of their unvested Securities. An unvested Security will generally lapse immediately on the date that the Board determines (acting reasonably and in good faith) that any applicable performance hurdles have not been met or cannot be met by the relevant date. Securities (whether vested Securities or unvested Securities) may also be forfeited in certain circumstances, including where Metro notifies a Participant of a material breach by that Participant of the EIP or the Participant's offer and the Participant is unable to remedy the breach to the satisfaction of the Board within 20 business days of receiving notice from Metro.
The Board may also determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, that the vesting (in the case of unvested Securities) or continued ability to exercise (in the case of vested Securities) of a Participant's Securities is not justified in particular circumstances, including where there is gross misconduct of or by the Participant, an error is found in any published financial statements of Metro or any business division of Metro, or an exceptional event occurs which has a material impact on the value or reputation of any Metro group company as determined by the Board in its sole and absolute discretion, and may in such circumstances take actions including reducing the level of vesting of the Participant's unvested Securities or determining that they do not vest, or requiring forfeiture of vested Securities. The EIP contains similar provisions in respect of resulting Metro Shares issued in respect of Securities, where the Board can, in those same circumstances, direct that the resulting Metro Shares issued in respect of Securities be transferred by the Participant for nil consideration as it directs, or otherwise direct the payment of an equivalent cash amount to Metro.
Change of control event
If a change of control event occurs in respect of Metro (or the Board determines for the purposes of the EIP that such event is likely to occur) the Board may, in its absolute discretion, determine the manner in which any or all of the Participant's Securities will be dealt with.
Disposal restrictions
Metro Shares issued, allocated or transferred to a Participant upon the valid exercise of a Security under the EIP may be subject to disposal restrictions. In those circumstances, the Board may implement any procedure it deems appropriate to ensure that such disposal restrictions are complied with.
Disposal restrictions in respect of Metro Shares do not affect the Participant's entitlement to receive a notice of, or to vote or attend at, a meeting of Shareholders, and to receive any dividends declared by the Metro during the relevant disposal restriction period in respect of that Metro Share.
Restriction on dealings and hedging of Securities
A Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, grant a security interest over or otherwise deal with a Security that has been granted to them, unless the Board in its absolute discretion so approves, or the relevant dealing is effected by force of law on death or legal incapacity to the Participant's legal personal representative. Metro may require that a Security be forfeited if a sale, assignment, transfer, dealing or grant of a security interest occurs other than in accordance with the EIP.
A Participant must not enter into any arrangement for the purpose of hedging their economic exposure to an unvested Security that has been granted to them.
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Assignment
An offer of Securities to an Eligible Participant is personal to them and is not assignable.
Costs
No brokerage, commission, stamp duty or other transaction costs will be payable by Eligible Participants in respect of any grant of Securities under the EIP.
Miscellaneous
The EIP otherwise contains various other customary provisions for an employee incentive scheme of its - nature. A full copy of the EIP plan rules are available at: https://www.metromining.com.au/about us/corporate-governance/corporate-policies/.
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Annexure "B"
Part 1 – Nebari Subscription Warrants and material terms of the Nebari Warrant Subscription Agreement
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(a) The Company agree to issue Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP 210,500 Subscription Warrants each on drawdown of the US$20M under the Loan Agreement. These Subscription Warrants were issued by the Company on 3 April 2023. These Subscription Warrants have an exercise price of A$0.01197 per Subscription Warrant.
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(b) Subject to the Company’s shareholders approving the issue for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1, Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP have agreed to subscribe for, and the Company has agreed to issue to those parties if the US$10M second tranche is drawn, in aggregate an additional number of Subscription Warrants equal to the Australian dollar equivalent of US$1,666,666 divided by a share price equal to a 30% premium to the VWAP for the 10 trading day period preceding the date on which the conditions precent for the drawdown of the second tranche of funds from Nebari have been satisfied ( Second CP Satisfaction Date ).
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(c) This second tranche of Subscription Warrants will have a strike price equal to a 30% premium to the VWAP for the 10 trading day period preceding the Second CP Satisfaction Date.
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(d) Each Subscription Warrant is an option to subscribe for one ordinary share in the Company at the applicable warrant exercise price.
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(e) No monies are payable by Nebari Natural Resources AIV I, LP and Nebari Natural resources AIV II, LP for the issue of the Subscription Warrants.
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(f) The Subscription Warrants expire at 5:00pm on the third anniversary after the date of issue.
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(g) The Subscription Warrants are only transferable with the prior written consent of the Company.
Part 2 – Material terms of the Ingatatus Pty Ltd and Lambhill Pty Ltd Subscription Agreements
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(a) In respect of the drawdown from Nebari of US$20M, subject to the Company’s shareholders approving the issue for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1, Ingatatus Pty Ltd, will receive 26,644,353 Subscription Warrants.
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(b) In respect of the drawdown from Nebari of US$20M, subject to the Company’s shareholders approving the issue for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1, Lambhill Pty Ltd will receive 28,609,920 Subscription Warrants.
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(c) If the second tranche of the Loan Agreement is drawn, and subject to the Company’s shareholders approving the issue for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1, Ingatatus Pty Ltd and Lambhill Pty Ltd will each be entitled to receive a further allotment of Subscription Warrants, calculated with reference to the number of Subscription Warrants to be issued to Nebari and such that the number of Subscription Warrants that they are each issued with is sufficient to retain their respective percentage holdings in the Company as at 31 January 2023.
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(d) Subscription Warrants issued pursuant to Part 2 (a), (b), (c) are only exercisable upon Nebari exercising some or all of its warrants pursuant to the Nebari Warrant Subscription Agreement and expire at 5:00pm on the third anniversary after the date of issue.
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(e) There is no consideration payable by Ingatatus Pty Ltd and Lambhill Pty Ltd for the issue of Subscription Warrants.
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