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Mithril Silver and Gold Limited — AGM Information 2021
Oct 21, 2021
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MITHRIL RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 099 883 922 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the 2021 Annual General Meeting (“ Meeting ”) of the shareholders of Mithril Resources Limited [ACN 099 883 922] (“ the Company ”) will be held by virtual technology on Tuesday, 23 November 2021 at 11.00am (AEDT).
IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON THE MEETING
The health and safety of members and personnel, and other stakeholders, is the highest priority and the Company is acutely aware of the current circumstances resulting from COVID-19, in particular in Victoria. While the COVID-19 situation remains volatile and uncertain, based on the best information available to the Board at the time of the Notice, the Company intends to conduct the Meeting virtually via Zoom.
Shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote by lodging a directed proxy appointing the Chair as early as possible and in any event prior to the cut-off for proxy voting as set out in the Notice (being 11am on Sunday, 21 November 2021). Instructions for lodging proxies are included on your personalised proxy form. Shareholders and proxyholders will be able to vote at the Meeting online by:
visiting www.web.lumiagm.com on a smartphone, tablet or computer (using the latest version of Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer 11, Edge or Firefox); and entering the unique Meeting ID – 354-304-918 Online voting registration will commence 30 minutes prior to the start of the Meeting. For full details on how to log on and vote online, please refer to the user guide which can be accessed at www.computershare.com.au/onlinevotingguide. Arrangements for attendance by Zoom, with the ability to ask questions, can be made by contacting the Company by email at [email protected] at least two business days before the meeting.
In addition, the Company is happy to accept and answer questions submitted at least two business days prior to the Meeting by email to [email protected]. The Company reserves the right to not respond to any unreasonable and/or offensive questions at its discretion.
Because the conditions and potential restrictions and other requirements for meetings relating to COVID19 are rapidly changing, if it becomes necessary or appropriate to make alternative arrangements to those set out in this Notice of Annual General Meeting the Company will announce the alternative arrangements to ASX. Shareholders are encouraged to check for announcements of the Company at the ASX website www.asx.com.au, search code “MTH”.
Further details in respect of each of the Resolutions proposed in this Notice of Annual General Meeting ( “Notice” ) are set out in the Explanatory Memorandum (“ Memorandum ”) accompanying this Notice. The details of Resolutions contained in the Memorandum should be read together with, and form part of, this Notice.
AGENDA
2021 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
To lay before the meeting and consider the Annual Financial Statements of the Company in respect of the year ended 30 June 2021 and comprising the Annual Financial Report, the Directors’ Report and the Auditor’s Report.
RESOLUTION 1: NON-BINDING RESOLUTION TO ADOPT REMUNERATION REPORT
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as a non-binding ordinary resolution:
"That the Company approve the adoption of the Remuneration Report, included in the Directors’ Report, for the year ended 30 June 2021."
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Voting Prohibition:
A vote on Resolution 1 must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of either of the following persons:
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(a) a member of the key management personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or
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(b) a closely related party of such a member (referred to herein as Restricted Voters ).
However, a person ( voter ) may cast a vote on Resolution 1 as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a Restricted Voter and the voter is appointed as a proxy in writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on Resolution 1. The Chair may also exercise undirected proxies if the vote is cast on behalf of a person entitled to vote on Resolution 1 and the proxy appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even if Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of members of the key management personnel of the Company.
Voting Note:
Directors of the Company who are key management personnel whose remuneration details are included in the 2021 Remuneration Report, any other key management personnel whose remuneration details are included in the 2021 Remuneration Report, or any of their closely related parties, will not be able to vote on Resolution 1 or to vote undirected proxies held by them on Resolution 1.
RESOLUTION 2: RE-ELECTION OF MR GARRY THOMAS AS A DIRECTOR
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That Mr Garry Thomas, who retires by rotation in accordance with the Company’s constitution and, being eligible, offer himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company."
RESOLUTION 3: APPROVAL OF 10% PLACEMENT FACILITY
To consider, and if thought fit, pass the following resolution as a special resolution :
“That for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A, shareholders approve the Company having the capacity to issue fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company up to the maximum number permitted under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 at an issue price which is not less than 75% of the volume weighted average market (closing) price of the Company’s ordinary shares calculated over the last fifteen (15) days on which trades of the Company’s ordinary shares were recorded on ASX immediately before the date on which the issue price is agreed or the date the issue is made as described in the Memorandum which accompanied and formed part of this Notice.”
Voting Note:
If as at the time of the Meeting, the Company:
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is included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index; and
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has a market capitalisation of greater than AU$300 million,
this Resolution will be withdrawn.
Voting Exclusion Statement
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution 3 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 (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company) or any associate of that person.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of this Resolution by:
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a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with the directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
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the chair of the Meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with a
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direction given to the chair to vote on the resolution as the chair decides; or
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a holder acting solely as nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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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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the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
RESOLUTION 4: RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF SHARES
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, shareholders ratify the prior issue of 263,157,895 fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.019 (1.9 cents) per share to unrelated sophisticated and professional investors who were either clients of, or identified by, Taylor Collison Limited, as described in the Memorandum which accompanied and formed part of this Notice.”
A voting exclusion as set out below in this Notice applies to Resolution 4.
RESOLUTION 5: RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF SHARES
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, shareholders ratify the prior issue of 220,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.015 (1.5 cents) per share to unrelated sophisticated and professional investors who were either clients of, or identified by, Morgans Corporate Limited and/or Taylor Collison Limited, as described in the Memorandum which accompanied and formed part of this Notice.”
A voting exclusion as set out below in this Notice applies to Resolution 5.
Voting Exclusion Statement – Resolutions 4 and 5
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolutions 4 and/or 5 respectively by or on behalf of a person who participated in the issue or is a counterparty to the agreement being approved or any associate of that person in respect of Resolutions 4 and/or 5 respectively.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of Resolutions 4 and/or 5 respectively by:
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a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with the directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
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the chair of the Meeting 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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a holder acting solely as nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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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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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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OTHER BUSINESS
To consider any other business that may be brought before the Meeting in accordance with the constitution of the Company and the Corporations Act.
By the order of the Board
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ADRIEN WING COMPANY SECRETARY
Dated: 5 October 2021
The accompanying Proxy Instructions and Memorandum form part of this Notice.
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PROXY AND VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
Proxy Instructions
Voting Entitlement
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A member who is entitled to vote at a meeting may appoint:
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one proxy if the member is only entitled to one vote; and
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one or two proxies if the member is entitled to more than one vote.
Where more than one proxy is appointed each proxy may be appointed to represent a specific proportion of the member’s voting rights. If the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half of the votes in which case any fraction of votes will be disregarded.
The proxy form (and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which the proxy form is signed) or a copy or facsimile which appears on its face to be an authentic copy of the proxy form (and the power of attorney or other authority) must be lodged with the Company’s share registry not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the Meeting, or adjourned meeting as the case may be, at which the individual named in the proxy form proposes to vote.
The proxy form must be signed by the member or his/her attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the member is a corporation, in a manner permitted by the Corporations Act. A proxy given by a foreign corporation must be executed in accordance with the laws of that corporation’s place of incorporation.
For the purposes of the Corporations Act and Corporations Regulations shareholders entered on the Company’s Register of Members as at 7.00pm (AEDT) on Sunday, 21 November 2021 are entitled to attend and vote at the meeting.
On a poll, members have one vote for every fully paid ordinary share held. Holders of options are not entitled to vote.
How the Chair Will Vote Undirected Proxies
Subject to the restrictions as set out in the Notice, the Chair of the Meeting will vote undirected proxies in favour of all of the proposed Resolutions.
Voting Restrictions on Resolution 1 (Remuneration Report)
The Remuneration Report identifies key management personnel for the year ended 30 June 2021. Their closely related parties are defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and include specified family members, dependents and companies they control.
Directors of the Company who are key management personnel whose remuneration details are included in the 2021 Remuneration Report, any other key management personnel whose remuneration details are included in the 2021 Remuneration Report, or any of their closely related parties, will not be able to vote on Resolution 1 or to vote undirected proxies held by them on Resolution 1 provided however that the Chair may vote undirected proxies on behalf of persons eligible to vote where expressly authorised to do so on the proxy form.
The proxy may, but need not, be a member of the Company.
Special resolutions
A proxy form is attached to this Notice.
If you sign the proxy form and do not appoint a proxy, you will have appointed the Chair of the meeting as your proxy.
For a special resolution to be passed, at least 75% of the votes validly cast on the resolution by shareholders (by number of shares) must be in favour of the resolution. Resolution 3 is a special resolution.
Corporate Representatives
Any corporation which is a member of the Company may authorise (by certificate under common seal or other form of execution authorised by the laws of that corporation’s place of incorporation, or in any other manner satisfactory to the chairperson of the Meeting) a natural person to act as its representative at any general meeting.
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MITHRIL RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 099 883 922 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This Memorandum has been prepared for the information of members of Mithril Resources Limited [ACN 099 883 922] (the " Company ") in connection with the business to be conducted at the 2021 Annual General Meeting (“ Meeting ”) of Shareholders of the Company to be held by virtual technology on Tuesday, 23 November 2021 at 11.00am (AEDT).
Please refer to the note on the front cover of the Notice of Annual General Meeting regarding COVID-19 related restrictions, lodging proxies and/or attending the Meeting by Zoom.
Shareholders are strongly encouraged to lodge their directed proxy forms in accordance with the instructions set out therein to vote before the Meeting.
This Memorandum should be read in conjunction with, and forms part of, the accompanying Notice.
BUSINESS
2021 Annual Financial Statements
The Annual Financial Statements, comprising the Financial Report, Directors' Report and Auditor's Report for the year ended 30 June 2021 will be laid before the meeting. Shareholders will have the opportunity to ask questions about, or make comments on, the 2021 Annual Financial Statements and the management of the Company. A representative of the auditor will be invited to attend, to answer questions about the audit of the Company’s 2021 Annual Financial Statements.
As permitted by the Corporations Act, a printed copy of the Company’s 2021 Annual Report has been sent only to those shareholders who have elected to receive a printed copy. A copy of the 2021 Annual Report is available from the Company's website (www.mithrilresources.com.au) and the ASX announcements page of the Company (www2.asx.com.au, search code “MTH”). A copy of the 2021 Annual Report can also be obtained upon request to the Company by email to [email protected].
There is no requirement for these reports to be formally approved by shareholders. No resolution is required to be moved in respect of this item.
Resolution 1: Non-binding Resolution - Remuneration Report
The Company is required pursuant to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (“ the Corporations Act ”), to propose a non-binding resolution regarding the 2021 Remuneration Report, which forms part of the Director’s Report in the 2021 Annual Financial Statements. The vote is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
Shareholders attending the 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Company will have an opportunity to discuss and put questions in respect of the Remuneration Report.
The Board 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. Under the Corporations Act, if 25% or more of votes that are cast are voted against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at two consecutive annual general meetings ( AGM ) (treating this AGM as the first such meeting), shareholders will be required to vote at the second of those AGM's on a resolution (a spill resolution ) that another meeting be held within 90 days at which all of the Company's Directors (other than the Managing Director and CEO) must be put up for reelection. The vote on the Remuneration Report contained in the Company's 2020 Annual Financial Statements was passed with the support of more than 75% of votes thus a spill resolution will not be required in the event 25% or more of votes that are cast are against the adoption of the 2021 Remuneration Report. However, in the event that 25% or more of votes that are cast are against the adoption of the 2021 Remuneration Report, shareholders should be aware that if there is a ‘no’ vote of 25% or more for the same resolution at the 2022 AGM the consequences are that it may result in the re-election of the Board.
Note that a voting exclusion applies to Resolution 1 in the terms set out in the Notice. In particular, Directors and other members of the key management personnel details of whose remuneration are included in the
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Remuneration Report or a closely related party of those persons must not vote on Resolution 1 and must not cast a vote as proxy, unless the proxy appointment gives a direction on how to vote provided however that the Chair may vote undirected proxies on behalf of persons eligible to vote where expressly authorised to do so on the proxy form.
Resolution 2: Re-election of Mr Garry Thomas as a Director
Resolution 2 is a resolution for the re-election of Mr Garry Thomas as a Director of the Company.
Pursuant to rule 6.1 of the constitution of the Company ( Constitution ), at each AGM one-third of Directors or, if their number is not a multiple of three (3), then the number nearest to but not more than one-third of Directors must retire from office. The Company has three (3) Directors and therefore one is required to retire.
Rule 6.2 of the Constitution provides that the Directors to retire by rotation at an AGM are those Directors who have been longest in office since their last election or appointment. Directors elected or appointed on the same day may agree among themselves or determine by lot which of them must retire. All of the Directors were last elected at the 2020 AGM and accordingly have agreed among themselves that Mr Garry Thomas shall retire at the 2021 AGM.
Noting the above, Mr Garry Thomas retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.
Garry is a civil engineer with over 35 years’ experience in civil construction, mine development and operations. He has been involved in the implementation of mining operations in Australia, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Zambia, South Africa, Algeria, Mexico and Mali. He has managed the design, construction and commissioning of over 20 CIL/CIP, flotation and heap leach plants in Australasia, Russia and Africa as well as many plant upgrades including the construction of the Palmarejo plant, Mexico prior to the Coeur Mining take over.
Garry founded Intermet Engineering, an Australian design and construct consultancy focusing on non-ferrous mine development which he sold to Sedgman Metals. Garry has been a non-executive director of several mining companies in the past and is currently a director of ASX listed Oakajee Corporation Limited (ASX:OKJ).
The Board (with Mr Garry Thomas abstaining) unanimously support the re-election of Mr Garry Thomas as a Director of the Company.
Resolution 3: Approval of 10% placement facility
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A enables eligible entities to issue equity securities (as that term is defined in the ASX Listing Rules) up to 10% of their issued share capital through placements over a 12-month period after an AGM ( 10% Placement Facility ). The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to a company’s 15% placement capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1. An eligible entity for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A is an entity that is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalization of $300 million or less.
The Company is, at the date of the Notice, an eligible entity.
The Company is seeking shareholder approval by way of a special resolution to have the ability to issue equity securities under the 10% Placement Facility. The exact number of equity securities (if any) to be issued under the 10% Placement Facility will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer below). The Company may use funds raised from any issue(s) under the 10% Placement Facility for development of its existing business and any acquired business, or funding new projects or business opportunities and/or general working capital.
The Company obtained shareholder approval to make issues under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A at its 2020 AGM. This Shareholder approval will lapse on the date of this Meeting.
The Company seeks to refresh the shareholder approval so as to continue to be able to make issues under the 10% Placement Facility after the Meeting in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.
If Shareholders pass Resolution 3, the number of equity securities the Company may issue under the 10% Placement Facility will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (as set out below).
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If Resolution 3 is not passed by shareholders then the Company will not be able to issue equity securities under the 10% Placement Facility.
The Directors of the Company believe that Resolution 3 is in the best interests of the Company and unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
DESCRIPTION OF LISTING RULE 7.1A
Shareholder approval
The ability to issue equity securities under the 10% Placement Facility is subject to shareholder approval by way of a special resolution at an AGM.
- Equity securities
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 Company. The Company, as at the date of the Notice, has one class of quoted equity securities, being ordinary shares ( MTH ).
- Formula for calculating 10% Placement Facility
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that eligible entities which have obtained shareholder approval at an AGM may, during the 10% Placement Period (defined below), issue a number of equity securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:
(A x D) – E
where:
A is the number of shares on issue 12 months before the date of the issue or agreement to issue:
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(i) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months under an exception in ASX Listing Rule 7.2 other than exception 9, 16 or 17;
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(ii) plus the number of fully paid ordinary shares issued in the relevant period on the conversion of convertible securities within ASX Listing Rule 7.2 where:
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a. the convertible securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the commencement of the relevant period; or
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b. the issue of, or agreement to issue, the convertible securities was approved, or take under those rules to have been approved, under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4;
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(iii) plus the number of fully paid ordinary shares issued in the relevant period under an agreement to issue securities within ASX Listing Rule 7.2 Exception 16 where:
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a. the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the relevant period; or
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b. the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under those rules to have been approved, under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4;
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(iv) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months with approval of holders of shares under ASX Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4;
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(v) plus the number of partly paid shares that became fully paid in the 12 months;
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(vi) less the number of fully paid shares cancelled in the 12 months.
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Note: “A” has the same meaning in ASX Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating an entity’s 15% placement capacity.
D is 10%
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E is the number of equity securities issued or agreed to be issued under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months before the date of the issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with the approval of shareholders under ASX Listing Rules 7.1 or 7.4.
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
The ability of an entity to issue equity securities under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A is in addition to the entity’s 15% placement capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
As at the date of this Meeting, the Company has 2,570,233,041 ordinary shares on issue and will therefore (subject to the passage of the other resolutions at the Meeting) have capacity to issue:
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(i) 385,534,956 equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1 (15% capacity); and
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(ii) subject to shareholders approving this Resolution 3, 257,023,304 (provided such equity securities are in a class of quoted equity securities) under Listing Rule 7.1A.
The actual number of equity securities that the Company will have capacity to issue under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated at the date of issue of the equity securities in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer above).
Minimum Issue Price
The issue price of equity securities issued under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A must be not less than 75% of the VWAP of equity securities in the same class calculated over the 15 trading days immediately before:
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(i) the date on which the price at which the relevant equity securities are to be issued is agreed by the Company and the recipient of the relevant equity securities; or
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(ii) if the equity securities are not issued within 10 trading days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the equity securities are issued.
10% Placement Period
Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A is valid from the date of the AGM at which the approval is obtained and expires (and ceases to be valid) on the earlier to occur of:
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(i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the AGM at which the approval is obtained; or
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(ii) the time and date of the next AGM of the Company; or
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(iii) the date of the approval by Shareholders of a transaction under ASX 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 ).
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
The effect of Resolution 3 will be to allow the Directors of the Company to issue the equity securities under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period separate to the Company’s 15% placement capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1. 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).
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SPECIFIC INFORMATION REQUIRED BY ASX LISTING RULE 7.3A
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3A, information is provided in relation to the approval of the 10% Placement Facility as follows:
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Any equity security issued will be issued at an issue price of not less than 75% of the VWAP for the Company’s equity securities over the 15 trading days immediately before:
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(i) The date on which the price at which the relevant equity securities are to be issued is agreed by the Company and the recipient of the relevant equity securities; or
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(ii) If the equity securities are not issued within 10 trading days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the equity securities are issued.
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If Resolution 3 is approved by the Shareholders and the Company issues equity securities under the 10% Placement Facility, the existing Shareholders’ voting power in the Company would be diluted as shown in the below table. There is a risk that:
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(i) the market price for the Company’s equity securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the equity securities than on the date of the Meeting; and
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(ii) the equity securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for the Company’s equity securities on the issue date,
which may have an effect on the quantum of funds raised by the issue of the equity securities.
The table below shows the dilution of existing shareholders on the basis of the current market price of the Company’s ordinary shares and the current number of ordinary securities for variable “A” calculated in accordance with the formula in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 as at the date of the Notice. The table also shows:
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Two examples where variable “A” has increased by 50% and 100%. Variable “A” is based on the number of ordinary shares the Company has on issue. The number of ordinary shares on issue may increase as a result of issues of ordinary shares that do not require shareholder approval (for example, a pro-rata entitlements issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or future specific placements under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future shareholders’ meeting.
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Two examples of where the price of ordinary shares has decreased by 50% and increased by 50% as against the current market price (being $0.013 (1.3 cents), the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares at close of trading on 1 October 2021).
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Dilution
Variable “A” in ASX $0.0065 $0.013 $0.0195
Listing Rule 7.1A.2 50% decrease in Deemed Price 50% Increase in
Deemed Price Deemed Price
Current Variable A
10% Voting Dilution 257,023,304 shares 257,023,304 shares 257,023,304 shares
2,570,233,041 Shares
$1,670,651 $3,341,302 $5,011,954
Funds raised
50% increase in
current Variable A 10% Voting Dilution 385,534,956 shares 385,534,956 shares 385,534,956 shares
3,855,349,561 shares
$2,505,977 $5,011,954 $7,517,931
Funds raised
100% increase in
current Variable A 10% Voting Dilution 514,046,608 shares 514,046,608 shares 514,046,608 shares
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| 5,140,466,082 shares | Funds raised | $3,341,302 | $6,682,605 | $10,023,908 |
The table above has been prepared on the following assumptions:
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The Company issues the maximum securities available under the ASX Listing Rule 7.1A being 10% of the Company’s shares on issue at the date of the Meeting.
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No options are exercised into fully paid ordinary securities and no performance rights are converted to fully paid ordinary securities before the date of the issue of securities under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.
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The table does not demonstrate an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A, based on that shareholder’s holding at the date of the Meeting.
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The table only demonstrates the effect of issues of securities under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A. It does not consider placements made under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
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The deemed price in the table is indicative only and does not consider the maximum 25% discount to market that the securities may be placed at under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.
The Company may issue the equity securities for cash consideration. In such circumstances, the Company intends to use the funds raised (if any) towards developing its existing business and any acquired business, or to fund new projects or business opportunities and/or for general working capital.
The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under ASX Listing Rules 7.1A.4 upon issue of any equity securities under the 10% Placement Facility.
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 factors including but not limited to the following:
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the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, rights issue or other issue in which existing security holders can participate;
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the effect of the issue of the equity securities on the control of the Company;
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the financial situation and solvency of the Company; and
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advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
Due to the forward looking nature of the approval, the allottees under the 10% Placement Facility have not been determined as at the date of the Notice but may include existing shareholders and/or new shareholders who are not related parties or associates of a related party of the Company.
Further, if the Company were to pursue an acquisition and were it to be successful in acquiring new assets or investments, it is possible that the allottees under the 10% Placement Facility will be the vendors of the new assets or investments (provided that the shares were issued for cash consideration).
The Company has previously obtained shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A at its 2020 AGM. During the 12 month period preceding the date of the Meeting the Company issued a total of 208,707,515 equity securities (being fully paid ordinary shares) under the 10% Placement Capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A, which represented 10% of the number of shares on issue on the date 12 months prior to the Meeting.
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Details as required by ASX Listing Rule 7.3A.6 for the issue are set out in the table below:
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Date Quantity Class Recipients Issue price and Cash
discount (if any)
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Date Quantity Class Recipients Issue price and discount (if any) Cash |
Date Quantity Class Recipients Issue price and discount (if any) Cash |
Date Quantity Class Recipients Issue price and discount (if any) Cash |
Date Quantity Class Recipients Issue price and discount (if any) Cash |
Date Quantity Class Recipients Issue price and discount (if any) Cash |
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| 05/02/21 | 208,707,515 | MTH | Unrelated sophisticated and professional investors who were clients of, or identified by, Taylor Collison Limited. |
Issue price of $0.019. Price at date of issue was $0.022, 13.74% discount |
Cash: $3,965,442 Spent: $383,635 Remaining: $3,581,807 Funds raised have been, or will be, used to continue the 2021 drill programme in the Copalquin Gold Silver District in Mexico, to deliver a maiden JORC Resources and for general workingcapitalpurposes. |
A voting exclusion as set out in the Notice applies to Resolution 3. As at the date of that Notice, the Company has not approached any particular existing shareholder or security holder or an identifiable class of existing security holder to participate in the issue of the equity securities.
The directors of the Company unanimously recommend shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.
Resolution 4: Ratification of prior issue of shares
On 29 January 2021, the Company announced it had received firm commitments for a placement of 263,157,895 fully paid ordinary shares ( Placement Shares ) at an issue price of $0.019 (1.9 cents) per Placement Share to raise $5 million before costs ( Placement ). Taylor Collison Limited ( Taylor Collison ) acted as Lead Manager. The participants in the Placement were unrelated sophisticated and professional investors who were clients of, or identified by, Taylor Collison as the Lead Manager.
The Placement was undertaken to raise funds to continue the Company’s 2021 drill programme in the Copalquin Gold Silver District in Mexico, to deliver a maiden JORC Resource and for the Company’s working capital.
The Placement Shares were issued 5 February 2021 and an Appendix 2A was released to ASX on that date. Placement Shares were issued under the placement capacity available to the Company under Listing Rules 7.1 (54,450,380 Placement Shares) and 7.1A (208,708,515 Placement Shares). The Company seeks shareholder approval for the ratification of the prior issue of the Placement Shares on 5 February 2021 (Resolution 4).
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions including ASX Listing Rule 7.1A, issue or agree to issue during any twelve (12) month period any equity securities, or other securities with rights to conversion to equity, if the number of those securities exceeds 15% of the share capital of the Company at the commencement of that twelve (12) month period.
ASX Listing Rule 7.4 provides that, where a company’s shareholders ratify the prior issue of securities, or an agreement to issue securities, made pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and/or 7.1A (provided the previous issue did not breach ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and/or 7.1A) those securities will be deemed to have been issued or agreed to be issued with shareholder approval for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and/or 7.1A. The Company seeks approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.4 to refresh its capacity to make further issues without shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and/or 7.1A.
If shareholders pass Resolutions 4, the Placement Shares the subject of this Resolution 4 will no longer use the placement capacity of the Company under the ASX Listing Rules and the Company will be able to issue equity securities using the refreshed placement capacity without shareholder approval. If shareholders do not pass Resolution 4, the Placement Shares the subject of this Resolution 4 will continue to use the placement capacity available to the Company under the ASX Listing Rules.
The following information is provided in accordance with the requirements of ASX Listing Rule 7.5:
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The securities were issued to unrelated sophisticated and professional investors who were clients of, or identified by, Taylor Collison as the Lead Manager of the Placement.
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The total aggregate number of securities issued was 263,157,895 fully paid ordinary shares.
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Placement Shares have the same terms and rights as, and will rank equally with, the Company’s other fully paid ordinary shares.
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Placement Shares were issued on 5 February 2021 and an Appendix 2A was released to ASX on that date.
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The Placement Shares were issued at $0.019 (1.9 cents) per Placement Share.
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$5 million before costs was raised from the issue of the Placement Shares the subject of Resolution 4. Funds raised have been, or will be, used to continue the Company’s 2021 drill programme in the Copalquin Gold Silver District in Mexico, to deliver a maiden JORC Resource and for the Company’s working capital.
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A voting exclusion for Resolutions 4 is contained in the Notice which this Memorandum accompanies.
Director recommendations
The Directors unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolutions 4.
Background to Resolution 5: Ratification of prior issue of shares
On 1 September 2021, the Company announced it had completed a placement of 220,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares ( Placement Shares ) at an issue price of $0.015 (1.5 cents) per Placement Share to raise $3.3 million before costs ( Placement ). Morgans Corporate Limited and Taylor Collison Limited acted as Joint Lead Managers . The participants in the Placement were unrelated sophisticated and professional investors who were clients of, or identified by, the Joint Lead Managers.
The Placement was undertaken to raise funds to continue the Company’s 2021 drill programme in the Copalquin Gold Silver District in Mexico, complete a maiden JORC gold and silver resource estimate for El Refugio, preliminary engineering studies and metallurgical testing and for general working capital.
The Placement Shares were issued on 8 September 2021 and an Appendix 2A was released to ASX on that date. Placement Shares were issued under the placement capacity available to the Company under Listing Rules 7.1. The Company seeks shareholder approval for the ratification of the prior issue of the Placement Shares on 8 September 2021 (Resolution 5).
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions including ASX Listing Rule 7.1A, issue or agree to issue during any twelve (12) month period any equity securities, or other securities with rights to conversion to equity, if the number of those securities exceeds 15% of the share capital of the Company at the commencement of that twelve (12) month period.
ASX Listing Rule 7.4 provides that, where a company’s shareholders ratify the prior issue of securities, or an agreement to issue securities, made pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 (provided the previous issue did not breach ASX Listing Rule 7.1) those securities will be deemed to have been issued or agreed to be issued with shareholder approval for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1. The Company seeks approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.4 to refresh its capacity to make further issues without shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
If shareholders pass Resolutions 5, the Placement Shares the subject of this Resolution 5 will no longer use the placement capacity of the Company under the ASX Listing Rules and the Company will be able to issue equity securities using the refreshed placement capacity without shareholder approval. If shareholders do not pass Resolution 5, the Placement Shares the subject of this Resolution 5 will continue to use the placement capacity available to the Company under the ASX Listing Rules.
The following information is provided in accordance with the requirements of ASX Listing Rule 7.5:
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The securities were issued to unrelated sophisticated and professional investors who were clients of, or identified by, Morgans Corporate Limited and Taylor Collison as the Joint Lead Managers of the Placement.
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The total aggregate number of securities issued was 220,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares ( Placement Shares ).
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Placement Shares have the same terms and rights as, and will rank equally with, the Company’s other fully paid ordinary shares.
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Placement Shares were issued on 8 September 2021 and an Appendix 2A was released to ASX on that date.
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The Placement Shares were issued at $0.015 (1.5 cents) per Placement Share.
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$3.3 million before costs was raised from the issue of the Placement Shares the subject of Resolution 5. Funds raised have been, or will be, used to continue the Company’s 2021 drill programme in the Copalquin Gold Silver District in Mexico, complete a maiden JORC gold and silver resource estimate for El Refugio, preliminary engineering studies and metallurgical testing and for general working capital.
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A voting exclusion for Resolutions 5 is contained in the Notice which this Memorandum accompanies.
Director recommendations
The Directors unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolutions 5.
Note: references in the Notice and the Memorandum to “$” are to Australian currency.
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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 Mithril Resources Ltd to be held as a virtual meeting on Tuesday, 23 November 2021 at 11:00am (AEDT) and at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting.
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| Resolution | 1 | Adopt the Remuneration Report | |||
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| Resolution | 2 | Re-election of Mr Garry Thomas as a Director | |||
| Resolution | 3 | Approval of 10% placement facility | |||
| Resolution | 4 | Ratification of prior issue of shares | |||
| Resolution | 5 | Ratification of prior issue of shares |
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