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OLDFIELDS HOLDINGS LIMITED — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2022
Dec 21, 2022
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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OLDFIELDS HOLDINGS LIMITED ABN 92 000 307 988
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
DATE AND TIME OF MEETING
FRIDAY 20[TH ] JANUARY 2023 10.00AM (AEDT)
PLACE OF MEETING
8 FARROW ROAD, CAMPBELLTOWN NSW 2560
CONTENTS
Section 1 Notice of General Meeting Section 2 Explanatory Memorandum Section 3 Glossary
THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND SHOULD BE CAREFULLY READ. IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT AS TO THE ACTION YOU SHOULD TAKE IN RELATION TO THIS DOCUMENT OR THERE IS ANY MATTER YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOU SHOULD CONTACT YOUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISER FOR ADVICE.
SECTION 1
OLDFIELDS HOLDINGS LIMITED
ABN 92 000 307 988
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of Oldfields Holdings Limited (" Company ") will be held at the office of the Company located at 8 Farrow Road, Campbelltown NSW 2560 on Friday 20[th] January 2023 at 10.00am (AEDT).
The Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies and forms part of this Notice describes in more detail the matters to be considered.
Agenda
Resolution 1 Approval of Placement
To consider and if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, the following resolution as ordinary resolution of the Company:
- " That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval be given for the issue of 22,338,461 fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.065 per share ( Placement Shares ) to EQM Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 635 693 668) as trustee for DCI Trust or its nominee ( Applicant ) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum which forms part of the Notice of Meeting ."
Voting Exclusion
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of EQM Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 635 693 668) as trustee for DCI Trust and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company) or any associates of that person or those persons.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of a 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; or
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(b) the Chairman 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 Chairman to vote on the resolution as the Chairman decides;
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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:
(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
the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Other Business
To transact any other business which may be lawfully brought forward at the Meeting.
DETERMINATION OF SHAREHOLDERS' RIGHT TO VOTE
For the purposes of Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001, the Directors have determined that the voting entitlements for the purposes of the Meeting will be based on the registered holdings as at 7.00pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 18[th] January 2023. Accordingly, those persons will be entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting.
HOW TO VOTE
You may vote by attending the Meeting in person, by proxy, attorney or authorised representative.
PROXY FORM
A proxy form is enclosed with the Notice. If an additional proxy form is required, the Company's Share Registry will supply it on request.
PROXIES
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Each Shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy.
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A Shareholder who is entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If no proportion or number is specified, then each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded.
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A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company.
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To be effective, the Company must receive the completed proxy form and, if the form is signed by the Shareholder's attorney, the authority under which the proxy form is signed (or a certified copy of such) by no later than 10.00am (AEDT) on Wednesday 18[th] January 2023.
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(1) by mail to its share registry, Boardroom Pty Limited, GPO Box 3993 Sydney NSW 2000; or
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(2) by facsimile to its share registry on fax number +61 2 9290 9655.
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Proxies given by corporate shareholders must be executed in accordance with their constitutions, or under the hand of a duly authorised officer or attorney.
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A person appointed as proxy may vote or abstain from voting as he or she thinks fit except in the following circumstances:
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(a) the proxy holds a Directed Proxy; or
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(b) the proxy is required by law or the Company’s Constitution to vote in a certain manner or abstain from voting.
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If you appoint the Chairman as your proxy and have not directed him how to vote, you are expressly authorising the Chairman to cast your Undirected Proxy in favour of the resolution.
OTHER
Words that are defined in the Explanatory Memorandum and Glossary have the same meaning when used in this Notice unless the context requires, or the definitions in the Glossary provide, otherwise.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Alan Lee Company Secretary 22 December 2022
SECTION 2
OLDFIELDS HOLDINGS LIMITED ABN 92 000 307 988
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the General Meeting to be held at 10.00 am (AEST) on Friday 20[th] January 2023.
The purpose of this Explanatory Memorandum is to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions. It is part of, and should be read in conjunction with the Notice.
The Directors, other than Mr Jie Ma due to his association with the Applicant, unanimously recommend Shareholders vote in favour of the Resolution. The Chairman of Meeting intends to vote all available Undirected Proxies in favour of the resolution.
A proxy form is located at the end of the Explanatory Memorandum.
Resolution
Background to the Resolution
On 28 November 2022, following the completion of its Entitlement Offer announced on 1 November 2022 ( Entitlement Offer ), the Company announced that it had secured a commitment from the Applicant for a $1.45 million placement ( Placement Amount ) of 22,338,461 new fully paid ordinary shares in the Company ( Placement Shares ) subject to Shareholder approval and at the same offer price of $0.065 per new share offered under the Entitlement Offer ( Placement ).
ASX Listing Rule requirements
ASX Listing Rule 10.11.4 provides that the Company must not issue or agree to issue Equity Securities to an associate of a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial holder (30%+) in the Company (ASX Listing Rule 10.11.2).
As the Applicant is an associate of the Company's largest shareholder, EQM Holdings Pty Ltd as trustee for the EQM Holdings Unit Trust ( Major Shareholder ) who as at the date of this notice of meeting holds voting power of 48.21% in the Company, the Placement requires shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 10.11.4. If approval is given under ASX Listing Rule 10.11, the Company will be able to issue the Placement Shares to the Applicant and approval will not be required under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
The purpose of this Meeting is to seek the Shareholder approval required under the ASX Listing Rules in order to undertake the Placement.
Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act
Shareholder approval under Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act (related party benefits) is not required because the issue of the Placement Shares is on reasonable arm's length terms (the Placement Shares are being issued at the same price at which shareholders were offered shares in the Entitlement Offer) which is an exception to the requirement for shareholder approval under section 210 of the Corporations Act.
ASX Listing Rule 10.13
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 10.13, the Company advises as follows:
| The name of the Applicant | EQM Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 635 693 668) as trustee for DCI Trust. |
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| Which category in rules 10.11.1 – | The Applicant falls within ASX Listing Rule 10.11.4 as they are a person |
| 10.11.5 the Applicant falls in and | who is an associate of a person referred to in ASX Listing Rules 10.11.1 |
| why | to 10.11.3, namely, the Major Shareholder who is a substantial (30%+) |
| holder in the Company. | |
| The number and class of securities | 22,338,461 fully paid ordinary shares |
| to be issued to the Applicant | |
| The date or dates on or by which | Expected to be issued within 2 business days of receipt of the |
| the entity will issue the securities, | Placement Amount but in any event no later than 1 month after the |
| which must not be more than 1 | date of the meeting. |
| month after the date of the | |
| meeting | |
| The price or other consideration | $0.065 per new shares to raise a total of $1.45 million. |
| the entity will receive for the issue | |
| The purpose of the issue including | Funds raised will be used to support growth initiatives and execute |
| the intended use of funds raised by | strategic goals, including, business transformation, increasing |
| the issue | scaffolding and paint stock and for other working capital purposes. |
| If the securities are issued under an | • Subject to Shareholder approval, the Company will issue |
| agreement, a summary of any other | 22,338,461 fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.065 |
| material terms of the agreement | per share to the Applicant. |
| • The Company will issue the Placement Shares to the Applicant two |
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| business days after the Placement Amount is paid. | |
| • The net proceeds of the Placement Amount will be applied to |
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| funding the Company’s business plan and objectives listed in its | |
| Entitlement Offer Booklet dated 7 November 2022. | |
| • The Placement Letter contains representations and warranties |
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| given by the Company and the Applicant which are customary for | |
| an agreement of this nature, including in relation to: | |
| • the authority of each party to enter into the |
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| Placement Letter; | |
| • the Placement Shares being validly issued and |
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| fully paid; and | |
| • compliance with relevant laws. |
Voting exclusion statement
A voting exclusion applies to this resolution, please see the voting exclusion note in relation to this resolution in the notice of meeting.
Other
Mr Wen Ding controls the DCI Trust and currently holds 48.21% of the voting power in the Company. If the Placement is approved and proceeds, Mr Ding will increase his voting power to 54%. The acquisition is permitted under section 611 item 9 of the Corporations Act 2001 as his voting power 6 months before the proposed acquisition date was 51%.
If the resolution is not passed, the Company will not be able to issue the shares to the Applicant and the Company will not raise the $1.45 million subscription price. If this occurs, the Company may not be able to fully implement its business plan and may need to seek alternative funding sources in order to meet its objectives set out in paragraph 1.2 of the Entitlement Offer booklet dated 7 November 2022.
The Directors, other than Mr Jie Ma due to his association with the Applicant, consider that the Placement is in the best interests of Shareholders and unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this resolution.
SECTION 3
OLDFIELDS HOLDINGS LIMITED ABN 92 000 307 988
GLOSSARY
Applicant Means EQM Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 635 693 668) as trustee for DCI Trust ASX Means ASX Limited (ABN 98 008 624 691), or as the context requires, the financial market operated by it ASX Listing Rules Means the ASX Listing Rules of ASX Board Means the Board of Directors of the Company Company or Oldfields Means Oldfields Holdings Limited (ABN 92 000 307 988) Constitution Means the Company’s constitution Corporations Act Means the Corporations Act 2001 Directed Proxy Means a proxy form which specifies how the proxy is to vote. Director Means a Director of the Company Equity Securities Has the same meaning as in the ASX Listing Rules Explanatory Memorandum Means the Explanatory Memorandum attached to the Notice of Meeting General Meeting & Meeting Means the General Meeting of the members of the Company convened by this Notice Non-Executive Director Means a non-executive Director of Oldfields Holdings Limited Notice or Notice of Meeting Means the Notice of Meeting and the Explanatory Memorandum Placement Means the issue of Placement Shares to the Applicant by the Company in accordance with the Placement Letter Placement Letter Means the letter dated 25 November 2022 between the Company and the Applicant in relation to the Placement Placement Shares Means the number of Shares to be issued for the Placement Shareholder Means a person, corporation or body holding a share on the Oldfields Holdings Limited Share Means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company Undirected Proxy Means a proxy form which does not specify how the proxy is to vote
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All Correspondence to:
By Mail Boardroom Pty Limited GPO Box 3993 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia
By Fax: +61 2 9290 9655
Online: www.boardroomlimited.com.au
By Phone: (within Australia) 1300 737 760 (outside Australia) +61 2 9290 9600
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
For your vote to be effective it must be recorded before 10:00am (AEDT) on Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
TO VOTE ONLINE BY SMARTPHONE STEP 1: VISIT https://www.votingonline.com.au/olhegm2023 STEP 2: Enter your Postcode OR Country of Residence (if outside Australia) STEP 3: Enter your Voting Access Code (VAC):
Scan QR Code using smartphone QR Reader App
TO VOTE BY COMPLETING THE PROXY FORM
STEP 1 APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
Indicate who you want to appoint as your Proxy.
If you wish to appoint the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy please write the full name of that individual or body corporate. If you leave this section blank, or your named proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chair of the Meeting will be your proxy. A proxy need not be a securityholder of the company. Do not write the name of the issuer company or the registered securityholder in the space.
Appointment of a Second Proxy
You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by contacting the company’s securities registry or you may copy this form.
STEP 3 SIGN THE FORM
The form must be signed as follows:
Individual: This form is to be signed by the securityholder.
Joint Holding : where the holding is in more than one name, all the securityholders should sign.
Power of Attorney: to sign under a Power of Attorney, you must have already lodged it with the registry. Alternatively, attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
Companies: this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form should be signed by that person. Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place.
STEP 4 LODGEMENT
To appoint a second proxy you must:
(a) complete two Proxy Forms. On each Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or the number of securities applicable to that form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded.
(b) return both forms together in the same envelope.
STEP 2 VOTING DIRECTIONS TO YOUR PROXY
To direct your proxy how to vote, mark one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your securities will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of securities are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or number that you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on a given item, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item for all your securities your vote on that item will be invalid.
Proxy which is a Body Corporate
Where a body corporate is appointed as your proxy, the representative of that body corporate attending the meeting must have provided an “Appointment of Corporate Representative” prior to admission. An Appointment of Corporate Representative form can be obtained from the company’s securities registry.
Proxy forms (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received no later than 48 hours before the commencement of the meeting, therefore by 10:00am (AEDT) on Wednesday, 18 January 2023. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled meeting.
Proxy forms may be lodged using the enclosed Reply Paid Envelope or:
Online https://www.votingonline.com.au/olhegm2023 By Fax + 61 2 9290 9655 By Mail Boardroom Pty Limited GPO Box 3993, Sydney NSW 2001 Australia In Person Boardroom Pty Limited Level 8, 210 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
Attending the Meeting
If you wish to attend the meeting please bring this form with you to assist registration .
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Oldfields Holdings Limited ABN 92 000 307 988
Your Address
This is your address as it appears on the company’s share register. If this is incorrect, please mark the box with an “X” and make the correction in the space to the left. Securityholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. Please note, you cannot change ownership of your securities using this form.
PROXY FORM
STEP 1 APPOINT A PROXY
I/We being a member/s of Oldfields Holdings Limited (Company) and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint:
the Chair of the Meeting (mark box)
OR if you are NOT appointing the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or body corporate (excluding the registered securityholder) you are appointing as your proxy below
or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chair of the Meeting as my/our proxy at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held at the 8 Farrow Road, Campbelltown NSW 2560 on Friday, 20 January 2023 at 10:00am (AEDT) and at any adjournment of that meeting, to act on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions or if no directions have been given, as the proxy sees fit.
The Chair of the Meeting will vote all undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 1. If you wish to appoint the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy with a direction to vote against, or to abstain from voting on Resolution 1, you must provide a direction by marking the ‘Against’ or ‘Abstain’ box opposite that resolution.
STEP 2 VOTING DIRECTIONS
- If you mark the Abstain box for Resolution 1, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or on a poll and your vote will not be counted in calculating the required majority if a poll is called.
For Against Abstain*
Resolution 1 Approval of Placement
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STEP 3 SIGNATURE OF SECURITYHOLDERS
This form must be signed to enable your directions to be implemented.
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Individual or Securityholder 1 Securityholder 2 Securityholder 3
Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director / Company Secretary
Contact Name…………………………………………….... Contact Daytime Telephone………………………................................ Date / / 2023
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