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MIDAS MINERALS LTD — AGM Information 2024
Apr 18, 2024
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Midas Minerals Ltd ACN 625 128 770
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held as follows:
Time and date: 10:00am (AWST) on Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Location: Offices of Midas Minerals Ltd, at Level 2, 8 Richardson Street, West Perth WA 6005
The Notice of Annual General Meeting should be read in its entirety.
If Shareholders are in doubt as to how to vote, they should seek advice from their suitably qualified professional advisor prior to voting. Should you wish to discuss any matter, please do not hesitate to contact the Company on (08) 6383 6595.
Shareholders are urged to vote by lodging the Proxy Form
Midas Minerals Ltd ACN 625 128 770 (Company)
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of Shareholders of Midas Minerals Ltd ( Company ) will be held at the offices of the Company, at Level 2, 8 Richardson Street, West Perth WA, on Tuesday, 21 May 2024 at 10:00am (AWST) ( Meeting ).
The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 10:00am (AWST) on Sunday, 19 May 2024.
The Explanatory Memorandum provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Meeting. The Explanatory Memorandum and the Proxy Form, form part of the Notice.
Terms and abbreviations used in the Notice are defined in the Schedule.
Agenda
1 Annual Report
To consider the Annual Report of the Company and its controlled entities for the financial year ended 31 December 2023, which includes the Financial Report, the Directors’ Report and the Auditor’s Report.
Note: there is no requirement for Shareholders to approve the Annual Report.
2 Resolutions
Resolution 1 – Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as a non-binding ordinary resolution the following:
‘That, the Remuneration Report be adopted by Shareholders, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’
Note : a vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
Resolution 2 – Re-election of Director – Sara Kelly
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as an ordinary resolution the following:
‘That, Sara Kelly, who retires in accordance with Article 7.2(b)(iv) of the Constitution and Listing Rule 14.5 and for all other purposes, retires and, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, is re-elected as a Director, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’
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Resolution 3 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as a special resolution the following:
‘That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of Equity Securities totalling up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company at the time of issue, calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’
Resolution 4 – Approval to issue Director Shares to Mark Calderwood
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as an ordinary resolution the following:
'That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of up to 315,789 Director Shares to Director Mark Calderwood (or his nominees), on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’
Voting exclusions
Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of:
Resolution 3 : if at the time of the Meeting, the Company is proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.2, by or on behalf of any persons who are expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates.
Resolution 4: by or on behalf of Mark Calderwood (or his nominees), and any person referred to in Listing Rule 10.14.1, 10.14.2 or 10.14.3 who is eligible to participate in the Plan, or any of their respective associates.
The above voting exclusions do not apply to a vote cast in favour of the relevant Resolution by:
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(a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way;
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(b) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or
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(c) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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(i) the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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(ii) the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
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Voting prohibitions
Resolution 1 : In accordance with sections 250BD and 250R of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report, or a Closely Related Party of such a member.
A vote may be cast by such person if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person who is excluded from voting on this Resolution, and:
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(a) the person is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; or
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(b) the voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution, but expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even if this Resolution is connected with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
Resolution 4 : In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if:
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(a) the proxy is either a member of the Key Management Personnel or a Closely Related Party of such member; and
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(b) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution.
However, the above prohibition does not apply if:
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(a) the proxy is the Chair; and
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(b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
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Mark Calderwood Managing Director Midas Minerals Ltd Dated: 16 April 2024
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Midas Minerals Ltd ACN 625 128 770 (Company)
Explanatory Memorandum
1. Introduction
The Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Meeting to be held at the offices of the Company, at Level 2, 8 Richardson Street, West Perth, WA, on Friday, 5 May 2023 at 10:00am (AWST) ( Meeting ).
The Explanatory Memorandum forms part of the Notice which should be read in its entirety. The Explanatory Memorandum contains the terms and conditions on which the Resolutions will be voted.
The Explanatory Memorandum includes the following information to assist Shareholders in deciding how to vote on the Resolutions:
| Section 2 | Voting and attendance information |
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| Section 3 | Annual Report |
| Section 4 | Resolution 1 – Remuneration Report |
| Section 5 | Resolution 2 – Re-election of Director – Sara Kelly |
| Section 6 | Resolution 3 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility |
| Section 7 | Resolution 4 – Approval to issue Director Shares to Mark Calderwood |
| Schedule 1 | Definitions |
| Schedule 2 | Summary of material terms of the Plan |
A Proxy Form is located at the end of the Explanatory Memorandum.
2.
Voting and attendance information
Shareholders should read this Notice including the Explanatory Memorandum carefully before deciding how to vote on the Resolutions.
Voting on all proposed Resolutions at the Meeting will be conducted by poll. On a poll, each Shareholder has one vote for every fully paid ordinary Share held in the Company.
2.1
Voting in person
To vote in person, attend the Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.
2.2
Voting by a corporation
A Shareholder that is a corporation may appoint an individual to act as its representative and vote in person at the Meeting. The appointment must comply with the requirements of section
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250D of the Corporations Act. The representative should bring to the Meeting evidence of his or her appointment, including any authority under which it is signed.
2.3 Voting by proxy
A Proxy Form is attached to the Notice. This is to be used by Shareholders if they wish to appoint a representative (a ‘proxy’) to vote in their place. All Shareholders are encouraged to vote by completing and returning the Proxy Form to the Company in accordance with the instructions thereon. Lodgement of a Proxy Form will not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting at the Meeting in person.
Please note that:
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(i) a member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;
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(ii) a proxy need not be a member of the Company; and
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(iii) a member of the Company entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise, but where the proportion or number is not specified, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.
The Proxy Form provides further details on appointing proxies and lodging Proxy Forms.
Section 250BB(1) of the Corporations Act provides that an appointment of a proxy may specify the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and, if it does:
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(i) the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed);
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(ii) if the proxy has 2 or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on the resolution – the proxy must not vote on a show of hands;
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(iii) if the proxy is the Chair of the meeting at which the resolution is voted on – the proxy must vote on a poll, and must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and
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(iv) if the proxy is not the Chair – the proxy need not vote on the poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed).
Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:
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(i) an appointment of a proxy specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution at a meeting of the Company’s members;
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(ii) the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting;
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(iii) at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded on the resolution; and
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(iv) either the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting or the proxy does not vote on the resolution,
the Chair of the meeting is taken, before voting on the resolution closes, to have been appointed as the proxy for the purposes of voting on the resolution at the meeting.
Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 10:00am (AWST) on Sunday, 19 May 2024, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting.
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2.4 Chair’s voting intentions
If the Chair is your proxy, either by appointment or by default, and you have not indicated your voting intention, you expressly authorise the Chair to exercise the proxy in respect of Resolution 1, and Resolution 4 even though these Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of the Company ’ s Key Management Personnel.
The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of all Resolutions, unless the Shareholder has expressly indicated a different voting intention.
2.5
Submitting questions
Shareholders may submit questions in advance of the Meeting to the Company. Questions must be submitted by emailing the Company Secretary at [email protected] by 10:00am (AWST) on Sunday, 19 May 2024.
Shareholders will also have the opportunity to submit questions during the Meeting in respect to the formal items of business. In order to ask a question during the Meeting, please follow the instructions from the Chair.
The Chair will attempt to respond to the questions during the Meeting. The Chair will request prior to a Shareholder asking a question that they identify themselves (including the entity name of their shareholding and the number of Shares they hold).
3. Annual Report
In accordance with section 317 of the Corporations Act, Shareholders will be offered the opportunity to discuss the Annual Report, including the Financial Report, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report for the financial year ended 31 December 2023.
There is no requirement for Shareholders to approve the Annual Report.
At the Meeting, Shareholders will be offered the opportunity to:
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(a) discuss the Annual Report which is available online at: www.midasminerals.com/investors/asx-announcements ;
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(b) ask questions about, or comment on, the management of the Company; and
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(c) ask the auditor questions about the conduct of the audit and the preparation and content of the Auditor's Report.
In addition to taking questions at the Meeting, written questions to the Chair about the management of the Company, or to the Company's auditor about:
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(a) the preparation and content of the Auditor's Report;
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(b) the conduct of the audit;
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(c) accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of the financial statements; and
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(d) the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit,
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may be submitted no later than five business days before the Meeting to the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office.
The Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s Annual Report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so.
4. Resolution 1 – Remuneration Report
4.1
General
In accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, the Company must put the Remuneration Report to the vote of Shareholders. The Directors' Report for the year ended 31 December 2023 in the 2023 Annual Report contains the Remuneration Report which sets out the remuneration policy for the Company and the remuneration arrangements in place for the executive Directors, specified executives and non-executive Directors.
In accordance with section 250R(3) of the Corporations Act, Resolution 1 is advisory only and does not bind the Directors.
If Resolution 1 is not passed, the Directors will not be required to alter any of the arrangements in the Remuneration Report.
If the Company's Remuneration Report receives a 'no' vote of 25% or more ( Strike ) at two consecutive annual general meetings, Shareholders will have the opportunity to remove the whole Board, except the managing director (if any).
Where a resolution on the Remuneration Report receives a Strike at two consecutive annual general meetings, the Company will be required to put to Shareholders at the second annual general meeting a resolution on whether another meeting should be held (within 90 days) at which all Directors (other than the managing director, if any) who were in office at the date of approval of the applicable Directors' Report must stand for re-election.
The Company's Remuneration Report did not receive a Strike at the 2023 annual general meeting. If the Remuneration Report receives a Strike at this Meeting, Shareholders should be aware that if a second Strike is received at the 2025 annual general meeting, this may result in the re-election of the Board.
The Chair will allow a reasonable opportunity for Shareholders as a whole to ask about, or make comments on, the Remuneration Report.
4.2 Additional information
Resolution 1 is an ordinary resolution.
Given the personal interests of all Directors in the outcome of this Resolution, the Board declines to make a recommendation to Shareholders regarding this Resolution.
5. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Director – Sara Kelly
5.1
General
Article 7.2(b) and Listing Rule 14.5 both provide that there must be an election of directors at each annual general meeting.
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Article 7.2(b)(iv) of the Constitution provides that if no person or director is standing for election or re-election in accordance with the Constitution, any director who wishes to retire and stand for re-election may do so. Otherwise, the person who has been a director the longest without re-election must retire and stand for re-election.
Article 7.3 of the Constitution provides that a retiring director holds office until the conclusion of the meeting at which that director retires but is eligible for re-election.
Sara Kelly and Michael Wilson were last elected at the 2022 annual general meeting of the Company and are the Directors who have been longest in office since their last election. Accordingly, Ms Kelly, Non-Executive Chair, has agreed to retire at this Meeting and, being eligible, seeks re-election pursuant to this Resolution 2.
If Resolution 2 is passed, Ms Kelly will be re-elected as a Director of the Company with effect from the conclusion of the Meeting.
If Resolution 2 is not passed, Ms Kelly will not be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
5.2
Biography – Sara Kelly
Ms Kelly is a qualified lawyer and partner at Edwards Mac Scovell, a boutique litigation, insolvency and corporate firm based in Perth, Western Australia.
Ms Kelly has significant experience in advising clients on transactions within the industry and has regularly acted for ASX listed companies in relation to capital raisings, recapitalisation of ASX shells, asset acquisitions and disposals, Corporations Act and Listing Rules compliance, corporate reconstructions, insolvency, directors’ duties, meeting procedure, general corporate and commercial advice.
Ms Kelly is currently the Non-Executive Chair of Energy Transition Minerals Ltd (ASX: ETM). Ms Kelly was also previously a Non-Executive Director at Wiluna Mining Corporation Ltd, an ASX-listed gold mining company and Black Mountain Energy Ltd (ASX: BME). Ms Kelly does not currently hold any other material directorships, other than as disclosed in this Notice.
If elected, Ms Kelly is considered by the Board (with Ms Kelly abstaining) to be an independent Director. As a matter of completeness, it should be noted that Ms Kelly holds Performance Rights in the Company, however these have no individual performance-based milestones (only the Company’s general Share price performance and service conditions).
Ms Kelly has acknowledged to the Company that she will have sufficient time to fulfil her responsibilities as a Director.
5.3
Board recommendation
The Board (other than Ms Kelly) recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution for the following reasons:
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(a) Ms Kelly's corporate and legal experience will assist the Company in achieving its strategic objectives in the short and medium term;
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(b) Ms Kelly's contributions to the Board's activities to date have been invaluable and her skills, qualifications and experience will continue to enhance the Board's ability to perform its role; and
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- (c) Ms Kelly is a long-standing Board member whose in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Company and its business will be instrumental in the growth of the Company at an important stage of development.
5.4
Additional information
Resolution 2 is an ordinary resolution.
6. Resolution 3 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility
6.1
General
Listing Rule 7.1A enables an eligible entity to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued share capital through placements over a 12-month period after the annual general meeting ( 10% Placement Facility ). The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to the Company's 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
Resolution 3 seeks Shareholder approval to provide the Company with the ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility during the 10% Placement Period (refer to Section 6.2(f) below). The number of Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Facility will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer to Section 6.2(c) below).
If Resolution 3 is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities up to the combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A without any further Shareholder approval.
If Resolution 3 is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the additional 10% capacity to issue Equity Securities without Shareholder approval provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A and will remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing Equity Securities without Shareholder approval in Listing Rule 7.1.
6.2
Listing Rule 7.1A
- (a) Is the Company an eligible entity?
An eligible entity for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1A is an entity that is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less.
The Company is an eligible entity as it is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of approximately $6.1 million based on the closing price of Shares ($0.07) on 15 April 2024.
(b) What Equity Securities can be issued?
Any Equity Securities issued under the 10% Placement Facility must be in the same class as an existing quoted class of Equity Securities of the eligible entity.
As at the date of this Notice, the Company has on issue one quoted class of Equity Securities, being Shares.
(c) How many Equity Securities can be issued?
Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that under the approved 10% Placement Facility, the Company may issue or agree to issue a number of Equity Securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:
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(A x D) – E
Where:
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A = is the number of Shares on issue at the commencement of the Relevant Period:
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(A) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the Relevant Period under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 other than exception 9, 16 or 17;
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(B) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the Relevant Period on the conversion of convertible securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 9 where:
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(1) the convertible securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the commencement of the Relevant Period; or
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(2) the issue of, or agreement to issue, the convertible securities was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;
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(C) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the Relevant Period under an agreement to issue securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 16 where:
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(1) the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the Relevant Period; or
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(2) the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;
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(D) plus the number of partly paid Shares that became fully paid Shares in the Relevant Period;
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(E) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the Relevant Period with approval under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4; and
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(F) less the number of fully paid Shares cancelled in the Relevant Period.
Note that 'A' has the same meaning in Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating the Company's 15% annual placement capacity.
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D = is 10%.
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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 12 months before the date of the issue or agreement to issue, where the issue or agreement has not been subsequently approved by Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.4.
(d) What is the interaction with Listing Rule 7.1?
The Company's ability to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A will be in addition to its 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
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(e) At what price can the Equity Securities be issued?
Any Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A must be issued for a cash consideration per Equity Security which is not less than 75% of the VWAP of Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 Trading Days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
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(i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed by the Company and the recipient of the Equity Securities; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 Trading Days of the date in paragraph 6.2(e)(i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued, ( Minimum Issue Price ).
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(f) When can Equity Securities be issued?
Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A will be valid from the date of the Meeting and will expire on the earlier of:
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(i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the Meeting;
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(ii) the time and date of the Company's next annual general meeting; or
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(iii) the time and date of Shareholder approval of a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking),
( 10% Placement Period ).
(g) What is the effect of Resolution 3?
The effect of Resolution 3 will be to allow the Company to issue the Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period without further Shareholder approval or using the Company's 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
6.3 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3A
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A, the following information is provided in relation to the 10% Placement Facility:
(a) Final date for issue
The Company will only issue the Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility during the 10% Placement Period (refer to Section 6.2(f) above).
- (b) Minimum issue price
Where the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, it will only do so for cash consideration and the issue price will be not less than the Minimum Issue Price (refer to Section 6.2(e) above).
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(c) Purposes of issues under the 10% Placement Facility
The Company may seek to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility for the purposes of raising funds for continued investment in the Company's current assets, the acquisition of new assets or investments (including expenses associated with such an acquisition), and/or for general working capital.
(d) Risk of economic and voting dilution
Shareholders should note that there is a risk that the market price for the Company's Equity Securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the Equity Securities than on the date of the Meeting; and the Equity Securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for the Company's Equity Securities on the issue date, which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue of the Equity Securities.
If this Resolution 3 is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, the existing Shareholders' economic and voting power in the Company may be diluted as shown in the below table (in the case of convertible Securities, only if the convertible Securities are converted into Shares).
The table below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders based on the current market price of Shares and the current number of Shares for Variable 'A' calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (see Section 6.2(c) above) as at the date of this Notice ( Variable A ), with:
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(i) two examples where Variable A has increased, by 50% and 100%; and
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(ii) two examples of where the issue price of Shares has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the current market price.
| Shares (Variable A in Listing Rule 7.1A.2) |
Dilution | Dilution | ||
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| Issue price per Share |
$0.035 50% decrease in Current Market Price |
$0.070 Current Market Price |
$0.140 100% increase in Current Market Price |
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| 86,747,246 Shares Variable A |
10% Voting Dilution |
8,674,725 Shares |
8,674,725 Shares |
8,674,725 Shares |
| Funds raised | $303,615 | $607,231 | $1,214,462 | |
| 130,120,869 Shares 50% increase in Variable A |
10% Voting Dilution |
13,012,087 Shares |
13,012,087 Shares |
13,012,087 Shares |
| Funds raised | $455,423 | $910,846 | $1,821,692 | |
| 173,494,492 Shares 100% increase in Variable A |
10% Voting Dilution |
17,349,449 Shares |
17,349,449 Shares |
17,349,449 Shares |
| Funds raised | $607,231 | $1,214,461 | $2,428,923 |
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Notes:
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The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:
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(a) The issue price is the current market price ($0.07), being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 16 April 2024, being the latest practicable date before this Notice was signed.
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(b) Variable A comprises of 86,747,246 existing Shares on issue as at the date of this Meeting, assuming the Company has not issued any Shares in the 12 months prior to the Meeting that were not issued under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 or with Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.4.
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(c) The Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility.
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(d) No convertible Securities (including any issued under the 10% Placement Facility) are exercised or converted into Shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities.
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(e) The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares. If the issue of Equity Securities includes quoted Options, it is assumed that those quoted Options are exercised into Shares for the purpose of calculating the voting dilution effect on existing Shareholders.
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The number of Shares on issue (i.e. Variable A) may increase as a result of issues of Shares that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlements issue, scrip issued under a takeover offer or upon exercise of convertible securities) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future Shareholders' meeting.
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The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued Share capital at the time of issue. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example as 10%. The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 10% Placement Facility, based on that Shareholder's holding at the date of the Meeting.
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The table shows only the effect of issues of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, not under the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
(e)
Allocation policy
The Company's allocation policy is dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue pursuant to the 10% Placement Facility. The identity of the allottees of Equity Securities will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to the factors including but not limited to the following:
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(i) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, rights issues or other issues in which existing Shareholders can participate;
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(ii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;
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(iii) financial situation and solvency of the Company; and
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(iv) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
The allottees under the 10% Placement Facility have not been determined as at the date of this Notice but may include existing substantial Shareholders and/or new investors who are not related parties of or associates of a related party of the Company.
- (f) Issues in the past 12 months
The Company previously obtained Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A at its 2023 annual general meeting.
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In the 12 months preceding the date of the Meeting and as at the date of this Notice, the Company has issued the following Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A:
| Date of issue |
Recipient | Number and type of security |
Price | Use of funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2023 |
The Shares were issued to sophisticated and professional investors. No lead manager was appointed to manage the placement. The recipients were existing shareholders and contacts of the Company and were identified by the Company after it sought expressions of interest from non-related parties. |
6,667,077 Shares, representing ~9.99% of the total number of Shares on issue at the commencement of that 12-month period. |
A$0.17 each, representing a 5.6% discount to the last closing price prior to issue on 2 June 2023. |
Cash raised:$1,133,409.09 Cash spent:100% Use of funds:Funds raised from the placement have been applied towards: •Maiden exploration programs at Midas’ Yellowknife Lithium Project and Greenbush Lithium Project in Canada; and •general working capital. Intended use of remaining funds:N/A |
At the date of this Notice, the Company is not proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A and has not approached any particular existing Shareholder or security holder or an identifiable class of existing security holder to participate in any such issue.
However, in the event that between the date of this Notice and the date of the Meeting, the Company proposes to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A to one or more existing Shareholders, those Shareholders' votes will be excluded under the voting exclusion statement in the Notice.
6.4
Additional information
Resolution 3 is a special resolution and therefore requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative).
The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.
7. Resolution 4 – Approval to issue Director Shares to Mark Calderwood
7.1
General
The Company is proposing, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to issue up to 315,789 Shares ( Director Shares ) to the Company’s Managing Director, Mr Mark Calderwood (or his nominee/s), in lieu of a cash payment pursuant to the short-term incentive award granted for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 (being $30,000 exclusive of superannuation).
The Board has elected to award Mr Calderwood’s short-term incentive bonus of $30,000 (excluding superannuation) ( STI Bonus ) wholly in Shares issued under the Company’s Employee Securities Incentive Plan ( Plan ), subject to the receipt of Shareholder approval.
The STI Bonus is payable to Mr Calderwood as a result of the satisfaction of performance milestones during the 2023 calendar year related to a strategic business plan for the expansion of the Company’s business and operations, and the satisfaction of key safety objectives.
The maximum number of Director Shares to be granted equates to approximately 10% of Mr Calderwood’s total fixed remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2023 (being $300,000
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inclusive of superannuation) and has been calculated based on a deemed issued price of $0.095 per Share (being the 20-day VWAP of Shares up to and including 18 March 2024).
The Board believes it is important and in the best interests of Shareholders to offer incentives to continue to attract, motivate and retain highly experienced and qualified executives in a competitive market. In an effort to preserve the Company’s cash reserves, the Board recommendation is to satisfy the award of Mr Calderwood’s STI Bonus payment through the issue of the Director Shares. The Director Shares are not subject to any escrow arrangements.
Accordingly, Resolution 4 seeks Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 10.14 to issue up to a total of 315,789 Shares to Mark Calderwood (and/or his respective nominees) under the Plan.
7.2
Listing Rule 10.14
Listing Rule 10.14 provides that an entity must not permit any of the following persons to acquire Equity Securities under an employee incentive scheme without the approval of its Shareholders:
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(a) a director of the entity (Listing Rule 10.14.1);
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(b) an associate of a person referred to in Listing Rule 10.14.1 (Listing Rule 10.14.2); and
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(c) a person whose relationship with the entity 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 Shareholders.
Approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue of the Director Shares as approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.14. Accordingly, the issue of the Director Shares to the Managing Director (or his nominees) will not be included in the Company's 15% annual placement capacity in Listing Rule 7.1 or the maximum permitted number of Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b).
The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 4 will be to allow the Company to issue the Director Shares to Mark Calderwood (or his nominees).
If Resolution 4 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Director Shares to Mark Calderwood (or his nominee/s) and the STI Bonus will be paid in cash to Mr Calderwood.
7.3
Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
In accordance with Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, in order to give a financial benefit to a related party, the Company must:
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(a) obtain Shareholder approval in the manner set out in section 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and
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(b) give the benefit within 15 months following such approval,
unless the giving of the financial benefit falls within an exception set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act.
The grant of the Director Shares constitutes giving a financial benefit and Mr Calderwood is a
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related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director.
The Board (with Mr Calderwood abstaining) has resolved that the STI Bonus, and the payment of the STI Bonus in the form of the Director Shares, constitutes ‘reasonable remuneration’ in the circumstances, and therefore falls within the scope of the exception in section 211 of the Corporations Act.
7.4 Specific information required by Listing Rule 10.15
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.15, the following information is provided in relation to the proposed issue of the Director Shares:
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(a) The Director Shares will be issued under the Plan to Mark Calderwood (or his nominee/s).
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(b) Mark Calderwood falls into the category stipulated by Listing Rule 10.14.1 by virtue of being a Director of the Company. If Mr Calderwood elects for the Director Shares to be granted to a nominee, that person will fall into the category stipulated by Listing Rule 10.14.2.
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(c) A maximum of 315,789 Director Shares will be issued to Mark Calderwood (or his nominee/s).
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(d) The total annual remuneration package for Mr Calderwood as reported in the 2023 annual report for the year ended 31 December 2023 is as follows:
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(i) Salary and fees: $302,952;
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(ii) Short term incentive: $30,000 (to be paid in Director Shares subject to Shareholder approval of Resolution 4);
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(iii) Annual leave entitlements: $23,078 (as at 31 December 2023);
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(iv) Superannuation: $32,448; and
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(v) Share-based payments: $195,158.
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(e) The Company previously issued 2,000,000 Performance Rights under the Plan on 26 June 2023 to Mr Calderwood (or his nominee) following Shareholder approval. The acquisition price of these was nil.
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(f) The Director Shares will be issued as fully paid ordinary shares and will rank equally in all respects with the Company’s existing Shares on issue.
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(g) The Board considers that the issue of Shares instead of cash is a prudent means of rewarding and incentivising the Managing Director whilst conserving the Company’s available cash reserves.
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(h) The Director Shares will be issued as soon as practicable after the Meeting, and in any event, no later than three years after the date of the Meeting.
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(i) The Director Shares will be issued for nil consideration in lieu of a cash payment pursuant to the short-term incentive award granted for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 (being $30,000 exclusive of superannuation).
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(j) A summary of the material terms of the Plan is in Schedule 2.
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(k) No loan will be provided to Mr Calderwood in relation to the issue of the Director Shares.
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(l) Details of any securities issued under the Plan will be published in the annual report of the Company relating to the period in which they were issued, along with a statement that approval for the issue was obtained under Listing Rule 10.14.
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(m) Any additional persons covered by Listing Rule 10.14 who become entitled to participate in an issue of securities under the Plan after the resolution is approved and who were not named in the Notice will not participate until approval is obtained under Listing Rule 10.14.
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(n) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.
7.5 Additional information
Resolution 4 is an ordinary resolution.
The Board (excluding Mr Calderwood who has a personal interest in the outcome of this Resolution) recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.
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Schedule 1 Definitions
In the Notice, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.
| $ | means Australian Dollars. |
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| 10% Placement Facility | has the meaning in Section 6.1. |
| 10% Placement Period | has the meaning in section 6.2(f). |
| Annual Report | means the Directors’ Report, the Financial Report, and Auditor’s Report, |
| in respect to the year ended 31 December 2023. | |
| ASX | means the ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) and, where the context |
| permits, the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX Limited. | |
| AWST | means Western Standard Time, being the time in Perth, Western |
| Australia. | |
| Board | means the board of Directors. |
| Chair | means the person appointed to chair the Meeting of the Company |
| convened by the Notice. | |
| Closely Related Party | means: |
| (a) a spouse or child of the member; or |
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| (b) has the meaning given in section 9 of the Corporations Act. |
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| Company | means Midas Minerals Ltd (ACN 625 128 770). |
| Constitution | means the Constitution of the Company. |
| Corporations Act | means the_Corporations Act 2001_(Cth) as amended. |
| Director | means a director of the Company. |
| Director Shares | means the Shares the subject of Resolution 4. |
| Directors’ Report | means the annual directors’ report prepared under Chapter 2M of the |
| Corporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities. | |
| Equity Security | has the same meaning as in the Listing Rules. |
| Explanatory | means the explanatory memorandum which forms part of the Notice. |
| Memorandum | |
| Key Management | has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the |
| Personnel | Australian Accounting Standards Board and means those persons |
| having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling | |
| the activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of a | |
| consolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly, | |
| including any Director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company, |
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| or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the | |
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| consolidated group. | |
| Listing Rules | means the listing rules of ASX. |
| Meeting | has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph of the Notice. |
| Minimum Issue Price | has the meaning in Section 6.2(e). |
| Notice | means this notice of annual general meeting. |
| Option | means an option, giving the holder the right, but not an obligation, to |
| acquire a Share at a predetermined price and at a specified time in the | |
| future. | |
| Performance Right | means a right to be issued a Share, subject to the satisfaction or waiver |
| of specified vesting conditions. | |
| Plan | means the Midas Minerals Limited Employee Securities Incentive Plan, |
| last approved by Shareholders at the annual general meeting held on | |
| 5 May 2023. | |
| Proxy Form | means the proxy form attached to the Notice. |
| Remuneration Report | means the remuneration report of the Company contained in the |
| Directors’ Report. | |
| Resolution | means a resolution referred to in the Notice. |
| Schedule | means a schedule to the Notice. |
| Section | means a section of the Explanatory Memorandum. |
| Securities | means any Equity Securities of the Company (including Shares, |
| Options, and/or Performance Rights). | |
| Share | means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company. |
| Shareholder | means the holder of a Share. |
| STI Bonus | has the meaning given in Section 7.1. |
| Strike | means a 'no' vote of 25% or more on the resolution approving the |
| Remuneration Report. | |
| VWAP | means volume weighted average market price. |
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Schedule 2 Summary of material terms of the Plan
The following is a summary of the material terms and conditions of the Plan:
- ( Eligible Participant ): A person is eligible to participate in the Plan ( Eligible Participant ) if they have been determined by the Board to be eligible to participate in the Plan from time to time and are an “ESS participant” (as that term is defined in Division 1A) in relation to the Company or an associated entity of the Company.
This relevantly includes, amongst others:
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(a) an employee or director of the Company or an individual who provides services to the Company;
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(b) an employee or director of an associated entity of the Company or an individual who provides services to such an associated entity;
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(c) a prospective person to whom paragraphs (a) or (b) apply;
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(d) a person prescribed by the relevant regulations for such purposes; or
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(e) certain related persons on behalf of the participants described in paragraphs (a) to (d) (inclusive).
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( Maximum allocation ): The Company must not make an offer of Securities under the Plan in respect of which monetary consideration is payable (either upfront, or on exercise of convertible securities) where:
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(a) the total number of Plan Shares (as defined in paragraph 13 below) that may be issued or acquired upon exercise of the convertible securities offered; plus
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(b) the total number of Plan Shares issued or that may be issued as a result of offers made under the Plan at any time during the previous 3 year period,
would exceed 10% of the total number of Shares on issue at the date of the offer or such other limit as may be specified by the relevant regulations or the Company’s Constitution from time to time.
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( Purpose ): The purpose of the Plan is to:
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(a) assist in the reward, retention and motivation of Eligible Participants;
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(b) link the reward of Eligible Participants to Shareholder value creation; and
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(c) align the interests of Eligible Participants with shareholders of the Group (being the Company and each of its Associated Bodies Corporate), by providing an opportunity to Eligible Participants to receive an equity interest in the Company in the form of Securities.
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( Plan administration ): The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board may exercise any power or discretion conferred on it by the Plan rules in its sole and absolute discretion, subject to compliance with applicable laws and the Listing Rules. The Board may delegate its powers and discretion.
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( Eligibility, invitation and application ): The Board may from time to time determine that an Eligible Participant may participate in the Plan and make an invitation to that Eligible Participant to apply for Securities on such terms and conditions as the Board decides. An
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invitation issued under the Plan will comply with the disclosure obligations pursuant to Division 1A.
On receipt of an invitation, an Eligible Participant may apply for the Securities the subject of the invitation by sending a completed application form to the Company. The Board may accept an application from an Eligible Participant in whole or in part. If an Eligible Participant is permitted in the invitation, the Eligible Participant may, by notice in writing to the Board, nominate a party in whose favour the Eligible Participant wishes to renounce the invitation. A waiting period of at least 14 days will apply to acquisitions of Securities for monetary consideration as required by the provisions of Division 1A.
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( Grant of Securities ): The Company will, to the extent that it has accepted a duly completed application, grant the successful applicant ( Participant ) the relevant number of Securities, subject to the terms and conditions set out in the invitation, the Plan rules and any ancillary documentation required.
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( Terms of Convertible Securities ): Each ‘Convertible Security’ represents a right to acquire one or more Shares (for example, under an option or performance right), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
Prior to a Convertible Security being exercised a Participant does not have any interest (legal, equitable or otherwise) in any Share the subject of the Convertible Security by virtue of holding the Convertible Security A Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, grant a security interest over or otherwise deal with a Convertible Security that has been granted to them. A Participant must not enter into any arrangement for the purpose of hedging their economic exposure to a Convertible Security that has been granted to them.
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( Vesting of Convertible Securities ): Any vesting conditions applicable to the grant of Convertible Securities will be described in the invitation. If all the vesting conditions are satisfied and/or otherwise waived by the Board, a vesting notice will be sent to the Participant by the Company informing them that the relevant Convertible Securities have vested. Unless and until the vesting notice is issued by the Company, the Convertible Securities will not be considered to have vested. For the avoidance of doubt, if the vesting conditions relevant to a Convertible Security are not satisfied and/or otherwise waived by the Board, that Convertible Security will lapse.
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( Exercise of Convertible Securities and cashless exercise ): To exercise a Convertible Security, the Participant must deliver a signed notice of exercise and, subject to a cashless exercise of Convertible Securities (see below), pay the exercise price (if any) to or as directed by the Company, at any time prior to the earlier of any date specified in the vesting notice and the expiry date as set out in the invitation.
At the time of exercise of the Convertible Securities, and subject to Board approval, the Participant may elect not to be required to provide payment of the exercise price for the number of Convertible Securities specified in a notice of exercise, but that on exercise of those Convertible Securities the Company will transfer or issue to the Participant that number of Shares equal in value to the positive difference between the Market Value of the Shares at the time of exercise and the exercise price that would otherwise be payable to exercise those Convertible Securities.
Market Value means, at any given date, the volume weighted average price per Share traded on the ASX over the 5 trading days immediately preceding that given date, unless otherwise specified in an invitation.
A Convertible Security may not be exercised unless and until that Convertible Security has vested in accordance with the Plan rules, or such earlier date as set out in the Plan rules.
- ( Delivery of Shares on exercise of Convertible Securities ): As soon as practicable after the valid exercise of a Convertible Security by a Participant, the Company will issue or cause to be transferred to that Participant the number of Shares to which the Participant is entitled
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under the Plan rules and issue a substitute certificate for any remaining unexercised Convertible Securities held by that Participant.
- ( Forfeiture of Convertible Securities ): Where a Participant who holds Convertible Securities ceases to be an Eligible Participant or becomes insolvent, all unvested Convertible Securities will automatically be forfeited by the Participant, unless the Board otherwise determines in its discretion to permit some or all of the Convertible Securities to vest.
Where the Board determines that a Participant has acted fraudulently or dishonestly, or wilfully breached his or her duties to the Group, the Board may in its discretion deem all unvested Convertible Securities held by that Participant to have been forfeited.
Unless the Board otherwise determines, or as otherwise set out in the Plan rules: any Convertible Securities which have not yet vested will be forfeited immediately on the date that the Board determines (acting reasonably and in good faith) that any applicable vesting conditions have not been met or cannot be met by the relevant date; and any Convertible Securities which have not yet vested will be automatically forfeited on the expiry date specified in the invitation.
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( Change of control ): If a change of control event occurs in relation to the Company, or the Board determines that such an event is likely to occur, the Board may in its discretion determine the manner in which any or all of the Participant’s Convertible Securities will be dealt with, including, without limitation, in a manner that allows the Participant to participate in and/or benefit from any transaction arising from or in connection with the change of control event.
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( Rights attaching to Plan Shares ): All Shares issued under the Plan, or issued or transferred to a Participant upon the valid exercise of a Convertible Security, ( Plan Shares ) will rank pari passu in all respects with the Shares of the same class. A Participant will be entitled to any dividends declared and distributed by the Company on the Plan Shares and may participate in any dividend reinvestment plan operated by the Company in respect of Plan Shares. A Participant may exercise any voting rights attaching to Plan Shares.
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( Disposal restrictions on Securities ): If the invitation provides that any Plan Shares or Convertible Securities are subject to any restrictions as to the disposal or other dealing by a Participant for a period, the Board may implement any procedure it deems appropriate to ensure the compliance by the Participant with this restriction.
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( Adjustment of Convertible Securities ): If there is a reorganisation of the issued share capital of the Company (including any subdivision, consolidation, reduction, return or cancellation of such issued capital of the Company), the rights of each Participant holding Convertible Securities will be changed to the extent necessary to comply with the Listing Rules applicable to a reorganisation of capital at the time of the reorganisation.
If Shares are issued by the Company by way of bonus issue (other than an issue in lieu of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment), the holder of Convertible Securities is entitled, upon exercise of the Convertible Securities, to receive an allotment of as many additional Shares as would have been issued to the holder if the holder held Shares equal in number to the Shares in respect of which the Convertible Securities are exercised.
Unless otherwise determined by the Board, a holder of Convertible Securities does not have the right to participate in a pro rata issue of Shares made by the Company or sell renounceable rights
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( Participation in new issues ): There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Convertible Securities and holders are not entitled to participate in any new issue of Shares of the Company during the currency of the Convertible Securities without exercising the Convertible Securities.
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( Amendment of Plan ): Subject to the following paragraph, the Board may at any time amend any provisions of the Plan rules, including (without limitation) the terms and conditions upon
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which any Securities have been granted under the Plan and determine that any amendments to the Plan rules be given retrospective effect, immediate effect or future effect.
No amendment to any provision of the Plan rules may be made if the amendment materially reduces the rights of any Participant as they existed before the date of the amendment, other than an amendment introduced primarily for the purpose of complying with legislation or to correct manifest error or mistake, amongst other things, or is agreed to in writing by all Participants.
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( Plan duration ): The Plan continues in operation until the Board decides to end it. The Board may from time to time suspend the operation of the Plan for a fixed period or indefinitely, and may end any suspension. If the Plan is terminated or suspended for any reason, that termination or suspension must not prejudice the accrued rights of the Participants.
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( Employee Share Trust ): The Board may in its sole and absolute discretion use an employee share trust or other mechanism for the purposes of holding securities for holders under the Plan and delivering Shares on behalf of holders upon exercise of Options or Performance Rights.
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or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of Midas Minerals Ltd to be held at the offices of Midas Minerals Ltd, at Level 2, 8 Richardson Street, West Perth, WA 6005 on Tuesday, 21 May 2024 at 10:00am (AWST) and at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting.
Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions: Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on Resolutions 1 and 4 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention in step 2) even though Resolutions 1 and 4 are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman.
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Step 2 Items of Business
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Resolution 1 Remuneration Report Resolution 2 Re-election of Director – Sara Kelly Resolution 3 Approval of 10% Placement Facility Resolution 4 Approval to issue Director Shares to Mark Calderwood
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19 April 2024
Dear Shareholder
Annual General Meeting – Notice and Proxy Form
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting ( Meeting ) of Shareholders of Midas Minerals Limited (ACN 625 128 770) ( Company ) will be held as follows:
Time and date: 10:00am (Perth time) on Tuesday, 21 May 2024 Location: Offices of Midas Minerals Limited Level 2, 8 Richardson Street, West Perth WA 6005
Notice of Meeting
As permitted by the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the Company will not be dispatching physical copies of the Notice of Meeting unless the shareholder has made a valid election to receive documents in hard copy. Instead, the Notice of Meeting and accompanying explanatory statement ( Meeting Materials ) are being made available to shareholders electronically and can be viewed and downloaded from:
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the Company’s website at https://www.midasminerals.com/investors/asx-announcements/; and
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the ASX market announcements page under the Company’s code “ MM1 ”.
If you have nominated an email address and have elected to receive electronic communications from the Company, you will also receive an email to your nominated email address with a link to an electronic copy of the Notice of Meeting.
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Shareholders can vote by attending the Meeting in person, by proxy or by appointing an authorised representative. Shareholders are encouraged to vote by lodging a proxy form.
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Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 10:00am (Perth time) on Sunday, 19 May 2024, being not less than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any proxy voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the Meeting.
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The Meeting Materials should be read in their entirety. If shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting.
Authorised for release by: Maddison Cramer Company Secretary Midas Minerals Ltd
Midas Minerals Limited | Level 2, 8 Richardson Street, West Perth WA 6005 P: +61 8 6383 6595 | E: [email protected] www.midasminerals.com