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ORA BANDA MINING LTD Capital/Financing Update 2017

Apr 20, 2017

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EASTERN GOLDFIELDS LIMITED ACN 100 038 266

PROSPECTUS

For the issue of up to 100 Shares to investors at an issue price of \$0.35 each to raise up to \$35.00 before costs

This is a compliance prospectus to facilitate secondary trading of Shares issued and to be issued by the Company under section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

This is an important document. Please consult your professional adviser(s) if you have any questions. Investment in the Shares offered by this Prospectus should be regarded as speculative in nature.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This is a compliance prospectus to facilitate secondary trading of Shares recently issued and to be issued by the Company under section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act.

This Prospectus is dated 21 April 2017 and was lodged with ASIC on that date.

No Shares will be issued on the basis of this Prospectus later than 13 months after the date of this Prospectus.

Neither ASIC nor ASX take any responsibility for the content of this Prospectus or the merits of the investment to which this Prospectus relates.

Application for Official Quotation by ASX of the Shares offered pursuant to this Prospectus will be made within 7 days after the date of this Prospectus.

The distribution of this Prospectus (including in electronic form) in jurisdictions outside Australia may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this document comes should seek advice on and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of those laws. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer of Shares in any jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, it would be unlawful to issue this Prospectus.

It is important that you read this Prospectus carefully, in its entirety and seek professional advice where necessary before deciding to invest in the Company. In particular, in considering the prospects for the Company, you should consider the risk factors that could affect the performance of the Company. The Offer does not take into account your investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs. Accordingly, you should carefully consider the risk factors in light of your personal circumstances and seek professional advice from your accountant, stockbroker, lawyer or other professional adviser before deciding whether to invest. The Shares the subject of this Prospectus should be considered speculative.

No person is authorised to provide any information or make any representation in connection with the Offer which is not contained in this Prospectus.

WEB SITE – ELECTRONIC PROSPECTUS

A copy of this Prospectus may be downloaded from the Company's website at www.easterngoldfields.com.au. Any person accessing the electronic version of this

Prospectus for the purpose of making an investment in the Company must be an Australian resident and must only access the Prospectus from within Australia. Persons who access the electronic version of this Prospectus should ensure that they download and read the entire Prospectus. The information on the Company's website at www.easterngoldfields.com.au does not form part of this Prospectus.

The Corporations Act prohibits any persons passing onto another person an Application Form unless it is attached to a hard copy of this Prospectus or it accompanies the complete and unaltered version of this Prospectus. Any persons may obtain a hard copy of this Prospectus free of charge by contacting the Company by telephone on +61 8 6241 1866 during normal business hours.

The Company reserves the right not to accept an Application Form from a person if it has reason to believe that when that person was given access to the electronic Application Form, it was not provided together with the electronic Prospectus and any relevant supplementary or replacement prospectus or any of those documents were incomplete or altered.

FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS

This Prospectus does not constitute an offer in any place in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer. No action has been taken to register or qualify the Shares or to otherwise permit a public offering of the Shares in any jurisdiction outside Australia. The distribution of this Prospectus outside Australia may be restricted by law and persons who come into possession of this Prospectus outside Australia should observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with such restrictions may constitute a violation of applicable securities laws. Applicants who are resident in countries other than Australia should consult their professional advisers as to whether any governmental or other consents are required or whether any other formalities need to be considered and followed.

In particular, this document may not be distributed to any person, and the Shares may not be offered or sold, in any country outside Australia.

GLOSSARY

Certain terms and abbreviations used in this Prospectus have defined meanings which are explained in the Glossary at the end of the Prospectus.

RISK FACTORS

Shareholders and potential investors should be aware that subscribing for Shares in the Company involves a number of risks. The key risk factors of which Shareholders and investors should be aware are set out in section 3 of this Prospectus. These risks together with other general risks applicable to all investments in listed securities not specifically referred to, may affect the value of the Shares in the future. Accordingly, an investment in the Company should be considered highly speculative. Shareholders and investors should consider consulting their professional advisers before deciding whether to apply for Shares pursuant to this Prospectus.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Prospectus contains forward-looking statements which are identified by words such as 'may', 'could', 'believes', 'estimates', 'targets', 'expects' or 'intends' and other similar words that involve risks and uncertainties.

These statements are based on an assessment of present economic and operating conditions, and on a number of assumptions regarding future events and actions that, as at the date of this Prospectus, are expected to take place.

Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, the Directors and the management.

The Company cannot and does not give any assurance that the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus will actually occur and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

The Company has no intention to update or revise forward-looking statements, or to publish prospective financial information in the future, regardless of whether new information, future events or any other factors affect the information contained in this Prospectus, except where required by law.

These forward-looking statements are subject to various risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or anticipated in these

statements. These risk factors are set out in section 3 of this Prospectus.

1. DETAILS OF THE OFFER2
2. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE ISSUE6
3. RISK FACTORS7
4. RIGHTS ATTACHING TO SHARES
14
5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
16
6. DIRECTORS' AUTHORISATION23
7. GLOSSARY
24

1. DETAILS OF THE OFFER

1.1 Background and purpose of the Offer

Recent and proposed Share issues

On 18 April 2017, the Company announced that it received commitments from professional and sophisticated investors to raise \$25 million, and is continuing to seek further commitments for a further \$3 million, via a placement of up to 80 million Shares at \$0.35 per Share (Placement). The Company may also take oversubscriptions above 80 million Shares (up to an additional 20 million shares) subject to final demand from offshore investors.

The Placement will be completed via two tranches, comprising:

  • 54,400,000 Shares will be issued on or around 24 April 2017 under the Company's Listing Rule 7.1 placement capacity (Tranche 1); and
  • the balance of up to 45,600,000 Shares will be issued subject to shareholder approval being obtained (Tranche 2). The meeting is expected to be held in May 2017.

The Company also issued 3,600,000 Shares upon the exercise of Options on 28 December 2016, and has received Option exercise notices in respect of which the Company will issue a further 750,000 Shares (and further Shares to the extent that additional Option exercise notices are provided to the Company).

Purpose of the Prospectus

The primary purpose of this Prospectus is to remove any trading restrictions that attach to the Shares issued by the Company prior to the Closing Date (including prior to the date of this Prospectus).

Generally, section 707(3) of the Corporations Act requires that a prospectus is issued in order for a person to whom securities were issued without disclosure under Part 6D of the Corporations Act to on-sell those securities within 12 months of the date of their issue.

Section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act provides an exemption from this general requirement where:

  • (a) the relevant securities are in a class of securities of the company that are already quoted on ASX;
  • (b) a prospectus is lodged with ASIC either:
  • (i) on or after the day on which the relevant securities were issued; or
  • (ii) before the day on which the relevant securities are issued and offers of securities that have been made under the prospectus are still open for acceptance on the day on which the relevant securities were issued; and
  • (c) the prospectus is for an offer of securities issued by the company that are in the same class of securities as the relevant securities.

The purpose of this Prospectus is to comply with section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act so that the placees under the Placement, and the Shareholders who have exercised their options, if they choose to, can sell the Shares issued to them within the next twelve months without the issue of a prospectus.

The Company is not undertaking the Placement with the purpose of the placees selling or transferring their Shares. However, the Directors consider that the placees (and the holders of Shares who have exercised their options) should be able to sell their Shares should they wish to do so, without being required to issue a prospectus.

1.2 Details of the Offer

Under this Prospectus, the Company is inviting selected investors to apply for up to 100 Shares at an issue price of \$0.35 per Share to raise \$35.00 before issue costs (Offer).

1.3 Minimum Subscription

There is no minimum subscription.

1.4 No Underwriting

The Offer is not underwritten.

1.5 Key Dates

Event Date
Lodgement of Prospectus 21 April 2017
Opening Date of Offer 21 April 2017
Closing Date of Offer 2 June 2017 (5.00pm WST)

The above dates are indicative only and may vary. The Company reserves the right to change the key dates of the Offer without prior notice which may have a consequential impact on other dates. The Company also reserves the right not to proceed with the Offer at any time before the issue of Shares to Applicants.

1.6 Application for Shares

This Offer is being extended to investors who are invited by the Company to subscribe for Shares and is not open to the general public. The Company may determine in its discretion whether to accept any or all Applications.

Applications for Shares must be made using the Application Form attached to this Prospectus. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Directors will have discretion over which Applications to accept.

Applicants will need to follow the procedures advised to them by the Company for Applications under this Offer.

There is no guarantee that the Offer will proceed or that any applications will be accepted.

1.7 Allotment and Application Money

This Prospectus has been issued primarily to remove any trading restrictions that attach to the Shares issued by the Company prior to the Closing Date (including prior to the date of this Prospectus). As such, it is not anticipated that the Company will issue any Shares under this Prospectus.

The Directors will determine the allottees of the Shares (if any). The Directors reserve the right to reject any application or to allocate any applicant fewer Shares than the number applied for.

Where the number of Shares allotted is less than the number applied for, the surplus moneys will be returned by cheque as soon as practicable after the Closing Date. Where no allotment is made, the amount tendered on application will be returned in full by cheque as soon as practicable after the Closing Date. Interest will not be paid on moneys refunded.

All Application Money received before the Shares are issued will be held in a separate bank account of the Company and held in trust until the Shares are issued or Application Monies returned. Any interest that accrues will be retained by the Company. After any Application Money is refunded (if relevant) and Shares are issued to Applicants, the balance of funds in the account plus accrued interest will be received by the Company.

In the event that the Directors decide to issue Shares under this Prospectus, and subject to the ASX granting the Official Quotation of the Shares, it is expected that the Shares will be issued as soon as practicable after the Closing Date.

The Company also reserves the right to close the Offer or any part of it early, or extend the Offer or any part of it, or accept late Application Forms either generally or in particular cases.

1.8 ASX Quotation

Application will be made within 7 days of the date of issue of this Prospectus for the Shares to be granted Official Quotation by ASX.

If the Shares are not admitted to Official Quotation within three months after the date of this Prospectus, none of the Shares offered by this Prospectus will be issued. In that circumstance, all Applications will be dealt with in accordance with the Corporations Act.

1.9 Rights attaching to Shares

From the time of issue, the Shares issued under this Prospectus will rank equally in all respects with Existing Shares. A summary of the rights attaching to Shares as set out in the Company's constitution are contained in section 4 of this Prospectus.

1.10 Market Prices of Existing Shares on ASX

The highest and lowest market sale price of Existing Shares, which are on the same terms and conditions as the Shares being offered under this Prospectus, during the three months immediately preceding the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, and the last market sale price on the date before the lodgement date of this Prospectus, are set out below.

3 months high 3 months low Last Market Sale
Price
Existing Shares \$0.42 \$0.25 \$0.38
7 February 2017 17 March 2017 20 April 2017

1.11 Tax Consequences

The acquisition and disposal of Shares will have tax consequences, which will differ depending on the individual financial affairs of each investor. All potential investors in the Company are urged to take independent financial advice about the consequences of acquiring Shares from a taxation viewpoint and generally.

The Directors do not consider that it is appropriate to give Shareholders advice regarding the taxation consequences of the Company applying for Shares under this Prospectus, as it is not possible to provide a comprehensive summary of the possible taxation positions of Shareholders.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company, its officers and each of their respective advisors accept no liability or responsibility with respect to the taxation consequences of subscribing for Shares under this Prospectus.

1.12 Distribution of Prospectus

The Prospectus has been prepared by the Company. In preparing the Prospectus, the Company has taken reasonable steps to ensure that the information in the Prospectus is not false or misleading. In doing so, the Company has had regard to the prospectus requirements of the Corporations Act.

Prospective investors should read the full text of the Prospectus as the information contained in individual sections is not intended to and does not provide a comprehensive review of the business and financial affairs of the Company nor the securities offered pursuant to the Prospectus.

No persons are authorised to give any information in relation to or to make any representation in connection with the Offer described in the Prospectus that is not contained in the Prospectus. Any such information or representation may not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company in connection with the Offer.

The Prospectus provides information to assist investors in deciding whether they wish to invest in the Company and should be read in its entirety. If you have any questions about its contents or investing in the Company you should contact your stockbroker, accountant or other financial adviser.

1.13 Applicants Outside Australia

The Prospectus does not constitute an offer in any country or place in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer. The distribution of the Prospectus in jurisdictions outside Australia may be restricted by law and therefore persons who come into possession of the Prospectus should seek advice on and observe any of these restrictions. Failure to comply with these restrictions may violate securities law. Applicants who are resident in countries other than Australia should consult their professional advisers as to whether any governmental or other consents are required or whether any other formalities need to be considered and followed to enable them to subscribe for Shares.

The Prospectus does not constitute an offer in any place in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer.

Intending investors resident outside Australia should first consult their professional advisers as to whether or not governmental or other consents are required, or whether formalities need to be observed to enable them to invest. Intending non-resident investors should also seek advice in respect of the taxation effect of an investment in the Company and dividends that the Company may distribute in the future.

The return of a duly completed Application Form will be taken to constitute a representation and warranty that there has been no breach of such laws and that all necessary approvals and consents have been obtained.

No action has been taken to register or qualify the Shares or the Offer, or otherwise to permit a public offering of the Shares in any jurisdiction outside Australia. Please refer to the front of this Prospectus under the heading "Foreign Jurisdictions" for details on the offer restrictions applicable to this Offer.

1.14 Opening and Closing Dates of Offer and Withdrawal or Early Close

The Offer will open on 21 April 2017 or such later date as may be prescribed by ASIC, and will remain open until 5.00pm (WST) on 2 June 2017, subject to the right of the Company to withdraw the Offer or either close the Offer at an earlier time and date or extend the Closing Date, in each case without prior notice. If the Offer does not proceed, Application Monies will be refunded without interest to Applicants in accordance with the Corporations Act.

2. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE ISSUE

2.1 Purpose of the Issue

The primary purpose of this Prospectus is to remove any trading restrictions that attach to Shares issued by the Company prior to the Closing Date (including prior to the date of this Prospectus). All of the funds raised from the Offer (if any) will be applied towards Issue costs.

2.2 Effect of the Issue on capital structure

The capital structure of the Company following the Offer (including Shares issued pursuant to the Placement and the Option exercise notices received by the Company as at the date of this Prospectus) is set out below:

Issued Share Capital Number of Shares
Shares on issue prior to the Placement 493,197,819
Shares issued under the Placement 100,000,0001
Shares issued upon exercise of Options 750,000
Shares issued under this Prospectus 100
Total Shares on issue after the close of the Offer 593,947,919

Notes:

  1. As at the date of this Prospectus, the Company has received firm commitments to subscribe for approximately 71.5 million Shares under the Placement. The Company is continuing to seek commitments to subscribe for further Shares under the Placement, up to a maximum aggregate placement of 100 million Shares.

The Company also has 61,625,167 Options on issue. The number of Options on issue will not change as a result of the Issue (except that the number of Options on issue will reduce as a result of the exercise of Options).

There will not be a material impact on the control of the Company as a result of the Issue.

2.3 Effect of the Issue on the Company's financial position

After the payment of Issue costs, there will be no proceeds from the Issue. The expenses of the Issue will be met from the Company's existing cash reserves and the proceeds of the proposed Share issues.

As such, the Issue will have an effect on the Company's financial position, being receipt of funds of \$35.00 less the costs of the Issue of approximately \$16,100.

3. RISK FACTORS

3.1 Introduction

  • (a) There are a number of risks and uncertainties, both specific to the Company and of a general nature, which may, either individually or in combination, affect the future operating and financial performance of the Company, its prospects, and/or the value of its securities. In particular, the Company is subject to risks relating to the exploration and development of mineral properties which are not generally associated with other businesses. Many of the circumstances giving rise to these risks are beyond the control of the Company, its Directors and management.
  • (b) This section describes key risks associated with an investment in the Company. It is not an exhaustive list of the risks and should be considered in conjunction with other information disclosed in this Prospectus. Additional risks and uncertainties that the Company is unaware of, or that it currently does not consider to be material, may also become important factors that may have an adverse effect on the Company. Investors should specifically consider the factors contained in this section and elsewhere in the Prospectus in light of their own investment objectives and financial circumstances, and should seek professional advice from their accountant, stockbroker, lawyer or other professional advisor before deciding whether to invest in Shares.

3.2 Mining and Mineral Exploration Industry Risks

(a) Exploration and Production Risk

The business of minerals exploration, project development and production involves risks by its very nature. It depends upon the successful exploration, appraisal and development of commercially viable deposits and may be affected by a range of exploration, construction and operational factors including:

  • (i) successful design and construction of efficient mining and processing facilities;
  • (ii) availability of competent operational and managerial employees, contractors and consultants and their performance;
  • (iii) availability of efficient transport and marketing services;
  • (iv) force majeure circumstances;
  • (v) other limitations to activities such as seasonal weather patterns and cyclone activity and other adverse weather conditions such as heavy rainfall, flooding and road closures;
  • (vi) engineering difficulties and unanticipated operating difficulties, mechanical failure of operating plant and equipment, industrial and environmental accidents;
  • (vii) cost overruns;
  • (viii) increases in costs, unavailability or shortages of equipment, spare parts, consumables, competition for manpower or appropriately skilled labour, availability of mill process water, industrial action, disputes or disruptions;
  • (ix) inconsistent recovery rates, actual mineralisation consistency, the accuracy of mineral reserve and resource estimates, the physical characteristics of ore including unanticipated changes in grade or tonnage of ore to be mined or processed or reclassification of resources and reserves; and
  • (x) outcomes of exploration programs will affect the future performance of the Company and its securities.

  • (b) Operational Risk

  • (i) Mineral exploration activities are subject to numerous risks, many of which are beyond the Company's control, including failure to locate or identify mineral deposits, failure to achieve predicted grades in exploration and mining, operational and technical difficulties encountered in mining, difficulties in commissioning and operating plant and equipment, mechanical failure or plant breakdown, unanticipated metallurgical problems which may affect extraction costs, extended interruptions due to inclement or hazardous adverse weather conditions, industrial and environmental accidents, industrial disputes and unexpected shortages or increases in the costs of consumables, spare parts, plant and equipment.
  • (ii) While the Company intends to maintain insurance within ranges of coverage consistent with exploration and production industry practice, no assurance can be given that the Company will be able to obtain such insurance coverage at reasonable rates (or at all), or that any coverage it obtains will be adequate and available to cover any such claims.
  • (iii) The occurrence of operating risks leading to the curtailment, delay or cancellation of the Company's operations may result in the Company incurring significant financial costs. This may have a material adverse effect on the profitability of the Company and ultimately the value of the company and its securities.
  • (c) Title Risk

The Company could lose the right to explore, or its interest in, or its title to, its tenements, if licence conditions are not met or if insufficient funds are available to meet expenditure conditions. There is no guarantee that any tenement or conversions to mining leases in which the Company has a current or potential interest in will be granted or that the tenement conditions, obligations and terms can be economically complied with.

The Company is intending to fund its future exploration costs (including minimum expenditure obligations on its tenements) through cash flow from production or through debt or equity capital to be raised in the future. Accordingly, meeting the Company's minimum expenditure obligations is contingent on such cash flow from production or future capital raisings being successful. There is no assurance that the funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If the Company cannot fund the minimum expenditure through cash flows from production or raise further capital as and when required, then the Company may continue to become subject to forfeiture applications in respect of its tenements.

The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Siberia, is a party to an Exemption Application in respect of some of its tenements. In the event that the Warden refuses to grant the Exemption Application to Siberia (and consistent with the general policy of the WA Department of Mines and Petroleum) it is likely that the Warden will commence proceedings for the forfeiture of the relevant tenements.

Siberia originally received an unfavourable decision in relation to the Exemption Application, and applied for, and was successful in, a judicial review of the decision. Accordingly, the matter will now go back to the Warden and the Company expects that, in light of the decision of the judicial review, the Warden will grant the Exemption Application to Siberia. However, if the decision of the Warden is not in favour of the Company and the tenements are forfeited, this will have an adverse effect on the Mineral Resource in respect of the Davyhurst Gold Project.

(d) Joint Venture Risk

The Company is currently, and may become in the future, a party to joint venture agreements governing the exploration and development of its projects. The Company, in some cases, may not be the manager of the joint venture.

There is a risk that one of the Company's current or future joint venture partners may suffer financial failure or may not act in the best interests of the joint venture. This may have an adverse effect on the interests and prospects of the Company.

  • (e) Forfeiture Risk
  • (i) A number of the Company's tenements are subject to forfeiture and other proceedings and should the Company be unsuccessful in defending such proceedings, it will lose its interest in those tenements and this will have an adverse effect on the value of the Company's securities.
  • (ii) The Company has not, in the past, satisfied the expenditure conditions on all of its tenements. If the Company is unable to meet its tenement expenditure in the future, the Company may forfeit its tenements and this may have an adverse effect on the value of the Company and the Company's securities.
  • (f) Commodity Price Risk

The value of the Company is highly dependent on the expected value of potential gold resources on its tenements. The price of gold fluctuates and is affected by many factors beyond the control of the Company. Such factors include international gold supply and demand fluctuations, technological advancements, forward selling activities, inflation, interest rates and other macroeconomic factors.

Future production from the Company's mining operations is dependent upon the AUD price of gold being sufficiently high for production to be economical, to the extent the Company is unable to mitigate its exposure through its hedging program. Price declines in the market price of gold could cause commercial production from the Company's operations to be rendered uneconomic and the value of the Company is also likely to fall in such event.

(g) Regulation Risk

Any material adverse changes in government policies or legislation may impact on activities and such matters as access to lands and infrastructure, compliance with environmental legislation (including relating to climate change), taxation and royalties and may affect the viability and profitability of the Company's projects.

(h) Environmental Risk

As with most exploration projects and mining operations, the Company's activities are expected to have an impact on the environment, particularly if advanced exploration or mine development proceeds. It is the Company's intention to conduct its activities to the highest environmental standard, complying with all environmental laws. However, the legal framework governing environmental laws is constantly changing and compliance may be difficult, costly and result in delays to Company's project activities.

3.3 Company Specific Risks

(a) Exemption Application

The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Siberia, is a party to an Exemption Application in respect of some of its tenements.

Siberia originally received an unfavourable decision in relation to the Exemption Application, and applied for, and was successful in a judicial review of the decision. Accordingly, the matter will now go back to the Warden and the Company expects that, in light of the decision of the judicial review, the Warden will grant the Exemption Application to Siberia. However, in the event that the Warden refuses to grant the Exemption Application to Siberia (and consistent with the general policy of the Department of Mines and Petroleum) it is likely that the Warden will commence proceedings for the forfeiture of those tenements.

However, the Directors believe that the decision of the Warden will not affect the Company's objectives, or the Company's proposed use of Placement funds.

(b) Department of Mines and Petroleum – Unconditional Performance Bonds

In January 2016, the Company received notification from the Department of Mines and Petroleum that its wholly owned subsidiary, Carnegie, would be required to lodge with the Department of Mines securities in the form of Unconditional Performance Bonds in the amount of \$8,653,930 by mid-march 2016.

On 27 April 2016, the Company received notice from the Office of the Minister for Mines and Petroleum that the decision dated 6 December 2015 regarding the reimposition of Unconditional Performance Bonds on certain of the Company's tenements has been formally rescinded. The Company is continuing to work through a process with the Department of Mines and Petroleum to ensure the Company is able to meet all of its ongoing environmental obligations and this process is expected to continue for a number of months. The Company confirms that as at the date of this Prospectus, all of its outstanding liabilities to the Department of Mines and Petroleum have been paid in full.

Whilst the Company will make best endeavours to satisfy its obligations with the Department of Mines and Petroleum, there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to meet all of its liabilities in the future.

(c) Future Funding Requirements

The Company believes its available cash, the net proceeds from its debt facilities with Investec Australia Limited (Investec) (totalling \$25 million of which \$15 million has been drawn down) and the funds raised from the Placement will be adequate to fund its exploration and production programs and other objectives in the short term as stated in this Prospectus. The cost and progress of completing the refurbishment of the Davyhurst Plant is on schedule to achieve first production in the June quarter of 2017. However, there can be no guarantee that cost and schedule may be revised in the future. There remains the risk the refurbishment is not completed economically and is delayed, which in turn could adversely impact the commencement of gold production in the second quarter of 2017 and associated ramp-up of gold production.

In addition, should additional funds be required for the Company's overall activities, there is no assurance that the funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. Any additional equity financing will dilute shareholdings, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictions on financing and operating activities. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing as needed, it may be required to reduce the scope of its operations and scale back its exploration and production programs as the case may be.

(d) Risk of default on debt facilities

The Company's financing facilities with Investec include various events which if come into fruition in the future may constitute an event of default (many of which are technical in nature), which are standard for facilities of their type. The occurrence of an event of default may entitle Investec to exercise certain rights, including the acceleration of repayment of outstanding moneys on the facilities and the enforcement of Investec's security interests over all of the Company's assets.

The exercise of such rights could have a material adverse effect on the Company's activities and financial condition.

(e) Timing of Exploration and Operating Costs

The exploration and production costs of the Company are based on certain assumptions with respect to the method and timing of exploration and production. By their nature, these estimates and assumptions are subject to significant uncertainties and, therefore, the actual costs may materially differ from these estimates and assumptions. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the cost estimates and the underlying assumptions will be realised in practice, which may materially and adversely affect the Company's viability.

(f) Community Relations and Landowners

The Company's ability to undertake exploration and production on its tenements will depend in part on its ability to maintain good relations with the relevant local communities. Any failure to adequately manage community and social expectations with respect to compensation for land access, employment opportunities, impact on local business and other expectations may lead to local dissatisfaction with the Company, which in turn may lead to disruptions in the exploration and production programs on the tenements and potential losses.

(g) Access risk

Land access is critical for exploration and mining operations. Access to land can be affected by land ownership, including private (freehold) land, pastoral lease, regulatory requirements within the jurisdiction where the Company operates and competing or underlying tenement interests.

The Company's tenements are in areas proximate to other mining tenements or applications for mining tenements. While access issues are faced by many mining companies and are not considered unusual, the ability of the Company to exploit its deposits through the access to critical infrastructure such as roads, may be affected by the grant of any third party tenements over or near the Company's tenements.

(h) Native Title

The tenements in which the Company holds an interest extend over areas which are subject to native title rights of indigenous Australians. The ability of the Company to gain access to some or all of the tenements and to conduct exploration, development and mining operations remains subject to native title rights and the terms of registered native title agreements.

(i) Reliance on Key Personnel

The Company's success depends to a significant extent upon its key management personnel, as well as other management and technical personnel including those employed on a contractual basis. The loss of the services of such personnel could have an adverse effect on the performance of the Company. In the event that there is a loss of key personnel, the Company may not be able to locate or employ executives with suitable qualifications and experience.

(j) Insurance Risk

The Company currently has in place insurance policies with respect to its operations and personnel. Notwithstanding this, there may be certain circumstances where the Company's insurance may not be of a nature or level to provide adequate cover. There are significant exploration and operating risks associated with exploring for gold, nickel and copper, including adverse weather conditions, environmental risks, fire and cyclones, all of which can result in injury to persons as well as damage to plant, equipment and other Company property. The occurrence of an event that is not covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on the Company. Insurance of all risks associated with the Company's activities may not always be available, and where available, the costs can be prohibitively high which may prevent such insurance coverage.

(k) Directors Involvement in Other Mining Interests

Certain Directors of the Company are, and may continue to be, involved in the mining and mineral exploration industry through their direct and indirect participation in corporations, partnerships or joint ventures which are potential competitors of the Company. Situations may arise in connection with potential acquisitions in investments where the other interest of these Directors and officers may conflict with the interests of the Company. Directors and officers of the Company with conflicts of interest will be subject to and will follow the procedures set out in applicable corporate and securities legislation, regulations, rules and policies.

(l) Third Party Risks

The operations of the Company will require the involvement of a number of third parties, including suppliers, contractors and customers, as well as holders of nearby tenements. Financial failure, default, contractual non-compliance or a lack of cooperation on the part of such third parties may have a material adverse impact on the Company's operations and performance. It is not possible for the Company to predict or protect itself against all such risks.

(m) Litigation Risks

The Company may become party to litigation or other adversary proceedings, with or without merit. The cost of defending such claims may take away from management time and effort and if determined adversely to the Company, may have a material and adverse effect on its cash flows, results of operation and financial condition.

The Company through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Siberia, Carnegie and Mt Ida, has lodged various objections to applications made by third parties for the grant of new tenements over the tenement areas previously held by the Group. The Company applied to the Minister for summary dismissal of the new application on the basis that those tenements previously held by the Group within the overlapping area expired due to reasons beyond the control of the holder and that certain existing miscellaneous licences currently held by the Group will be injuriously affected by the grant of the new applications. There is no guarantee that these applications will be successful.

3.4 Securities Investment and Market Risks

(a) Securities Investments

Investors should be aware that there are risks associated with any securities investment. The prices at which the Company's Shares trade may be above or below the Offer price, and may fluctuate in response to a number of factors including the risk factors identified in this section as well as securities market factors such as limited liquidity of the Shares and large share price movements due to trading by major shareholders.

(b) Issue of Additional Securities

In certain circumstances, the Directors may issue equity securities without any vote or action by Shareholders. If the Company were to issue any equity securities the percentage ownership of existing Shareholders may be reduced and diluted.

  • (c) Share Market Fluctuations and Economic Conditions
  • (i) The Company's financial performance and ability to execute its business strategy will be impacted by a variety of general market, political, social, stock market and business conditions beyond the Company's control.
  • (ii) Share market conditions may affect the value of the Company's quoted securities regardless of the Company's operating performance. Share market conditions are affected by many factors including but not limited to:
    • (A) general economic outlook;
    • (B) interest rates and inflation rates;
    • (C) currency fluctuations;
    • (D) changes in investor sentiment toward particular market sectors;
    • (E) the demand for, and supply of, capital;
    • (F) political and environmental events; and
    • (G) wars, terrorism or other hostilities.

(iii) The market price of securities can fall as well as rise and may be subject to varied and unpredictable influences on the market for equities in general, and resource exploration stocks in particular. Neither the Company nor the Directors warrant the future performance of the Company or any return on an investment in the Company.

(d) Speculative Nature of Investment

  • (i) The above list of risk factors ought not to be taken as exhaustive of the risks faced by the Company or by investors in the Company. The above factors, and others not specifically referred to above, may in the future materially and adversely affect the financial performance of the Company and the value of the securities offered under this Prospectus. Therefore, the securities to be issued pursuant to this Prospectus carry no guarantee with respect to the payment of dividends, returns of capital or the market value of those securities.
  • (ii) Potential investors should consider that the investment in the Company is speculative and should consult their professional advisers before deciding whether to apply for securities pursuant to this Prospectus.

4. RIGHTS ATTACHING TO SHARES

4.1 General

  • (a) The Shares to be issued pursuant to this Prospectus are ordinary shares and will as from their allotment rank equally in all respects with all ordinary fully paid shares in the Company.
  • (b) The rights attaching to the Shares arise from a combination of the Company's Constitution, the Corporations Act, the Listing Rules and general law. A copy of the Company's Constitution is available for inspection during business hours at its registered office.
  • (c) A summary of the more significant rights is set out below. This summary is not exhaustive nor does it constitute a definitive statement of the rights and liabilities of the Company's shareholders. To obtain such a statement, persons should seek independent legal advice.

4.2 Voting Rights

Subject to the Constitution of the Company and any rights or restrictions at the time being attached to a class of shares, at a general meeting of the Company every Shareholder present in person, or by proxy, attorney or representative has one vote on a show of hands, and upon a poll, one vote for each Share held by the Shareholder and for each partly paid share held, a fraction of one vote equal to the proportion which the amount paid up bears to the amounts paid or payable on that share. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairperson has a casting vote.

4.3 Dividends

Subject to the Corporations Act, the Listing Rules and any rights or restrictions attached to a class of shares, the Company may pay dividends as the Directors resolve, but only out of the profits of the Company. The Directors may determine the method and time for payment of the dividend.

4.4 Winding Up

Subject to the Corporations Act, the Listing Rules and the rights of holders of shares issued with any special or preferential rights, if the Company is wound up, the liquidator may, with the sanction of a special resolution, divide among the Shareholders in specie or in kind the whole or any part of the property of the Company and for that purpose may set such value as the liquidator deems fair on any property and may determine how the division is to be carried out as between shareholders or different classes of shareholders.

4.5 Transfer of Shares

Generally, shares are freely transferable, subject to satisfying the requirements of the Listing Rules, ASX Settlement Operating Rules, the ASX Clear Operating Rules and the Corporations Act. The Directors may decline to register any transfer of Shares, other than transfers in accordance with the ASX Settlement Operating Rules, but only where permitted to do so by the Corporations Act, the Listing Rules, the ASX Settlement Operating Rules, the ASX Clear Operating Rules or under the Company's Constitution.

4.6 Directors

  • (a) The Board of Directors is responsible for managing the business of the Company.
  • (b) The minimum number of Directors is three. Shareholders may vary the number by ordinary resolution. The Constitution provides that at each annual general meeting, any Director who has held office:
  • (i) without re-election for in excess of three years;

    • (A) past the third annual general meeting following that Director's last appointment or election;
  • (B) pursuant to an appointment by the Directors to fill a casual vacancy in the preceding year; or

  • (C) if none of the above apply, the Director who has served office the longest without re-election,

must retire from office. A retiring Director is eligible for re-election.

4.7 Calls on Shares

Subject to the Corporations Act and the terms of issue of a share, the Company may, at any time, make calls on the shareholders of a share for all, or any part of, the amount unpaid on the share. If a shareholder fails to pay a call or instalment of a call, the Company may, subject to the Corporations Act and Listing Rules, serve a notice requiring payment of so much of the call as is unpaid, together with any interest that has accrued. In the event of non-payment before the time appointed, the shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

4.8 Further Increases in Capital

Subject to the Corporations Act, the Listing Rules, the ASX Settlement Operating Rules and the ASX Clear Operating Rules and any rights attached to a class of shares, the Company (under the control of the Directors) may allot and issue shares and grant options over shares, on any terms, at any time and for any consideration, as the Directors resolve.

4.9 Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares

Subject to the Corporations Act, the Listing Rules, the ASX Settlement Operating Rules and the ASX Clear Operating Rules and the terms of issue of shares in a particular class, the Company may vary rights attached to shares in that class by either special resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the shares in that class, or with the written consent of the holders of at least 75% of the votes in that class.

4.10 General Meeting

Each Shareholder will be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, general meetings of the Company and to receive notices, accounts and other documents required to be furnished to Shareholders under the Company's Constitution, the Corporations Act and the Listing Rules.

5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

5.1 Continuous Disclosure Obligations

The Company is a "disclosing entity" (as defined in section 111 AC of the Corporations Act) for the purposes of section 713 of the Corporations Act and, as such, is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations. Specifically, like all listed companies, the Company is required to continuously disclose any information it has to the market which a reasonable person would expect to have a material effect on the price or the value of the Company's securities. The Shares which will be issued pursuant to this Prospectus are in the same class of Shares that have been quoted on the official list of the ASX during the 12 months prior to the issue of this Prospectus.

This Prospectus is a "transaction specific prospectus" to which specific content rules under section 713 of the Corporations Act apply. That provision allows the issue of a more concise prospectus in relation to an offer of securities in a class which has been continuously quoted by ASX in the three months prior to the date of the prospectus. In general terms "transaction specific prospectuses" are only required to contain information in relation to the effect of the issue of Shares on the Company and the rights attaching to the Shares. Provided the Company has otherwise complied with its continuous disclosure obligations under the Corporations Act and the Listing Rules, it is not necessary to include general information in relation to all of the assets and liabilities, financial position, profits and losses or prospects of the issuing company.

This Prospectus is intended to be read in conjunction with the publicly available information in relation to the Company which has been notified to ASX and does not include all of the information that would be included in a prospectus for an initial public offering of securities in an entity that is not already listed on a stock exchange. Investors should therefore have regard to the other publicly available information in relation to the Company before making a decision whether or not to invest.

Having taken such precautions and having made such enquires as are reasonable, the Company believes that it has complied with the general and specific requirements of ASX as applicable from time to time throughout the 12 months before the issue of this Prospectus which required the Company to notify ASX of information about specified events or matters as they arise for the purpose of ASX making that information available to the stock market conducted by ASX.

Information that is already in the public domain has not been reported in this Prospectus other than that which is considered necessary to make this Prospectus complete.

The Company, as a disclosing entity under the Corporations Act states that:

  • (a) it is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations;
  • (b) documents lodged with the ASIC in relation to the Company (not being documents referred to in section 1274(2)(a) of the Corporations Act) may be obtained from, or inspected at, the offices of the ASIC; and
  • (c) it will provide a copy of each of the following documents, free of charge, to any person on request between the date of issue of this Prospectus and the Closing Date:
  • (i) the financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2016;
  • (ii) the financial statements of the Company for the half-year ended 31 December 2016; and
  • (iii) any documents used to notify ASX of information relating to the Company in the period from lodgement of the annual financial statements referred to in paragraph (i) above until the issue of the Prospectus in accordance with the Listing Rules as referred to in section 674(1) of the Corporations Act.

Copies of all documents lodged with the ASIC in relation to the Company can be inspected at the registered office of the Company during normal office hours.

The Company has lodged the following announcements with ASX since the lodgement of the 2016 audited financial statements:

Date Description of Announcement
19/04/2017 Despatch of Unmarketable Parcel Documents
18/04/2017 Amended - Reinstatement to Official Quotation
18/04/2017 Reinstatement to Official Quotation
18/04/2017 Eastern Goldfields raises \$25m for development & exploration
12/04/2017 Extension to Voluntary Suspension
10/04/2017 Extension to Voluntary Suspension
06/04/2017 Presentation
06/04/2017 Suspension from Official Quotation
04/04/2017 Trading Halt
28/03/2017 Change of Director's Interest Notice
22/03/2017 Davyhurst mill refurbishment and commissioning update
16/03/2017 Half Yearly Report and Accounts
15/03/2017 Appendix 3B
10/03/2017 Draw Down from Investec Facility
10/03/2017 S&P DJ Indices Announces March Quarterly Rebalance
07/03/2017 Change of Director's Interest Notice
27/02/2017 Appendix 3B
27/02/2017 First tranche of hedging complete at near three month high
22/02/2017 Impressive results from initial drilling at Waihi Complex
20/02/2017 Significant intercepts across multiple mining centres
14/02/2017 Maiden Sand King Open Pit Reserve
9/02/2017 Great Ophir drilling confirms down plunge mineralisation
1/02/2017 Quarterly Activities and Cashflow Report
25/01/2017 Riverina Drilling Update
23/01/2017 Acquisition of new ground at Siberia
23/01/2017 EGS: Acquisition of new ground at Siberia
16/01/2017 Change of Director's Interest Notice
12/01/2017 Riverina drilling confirms significant mineralisation
10/01/2017 Callion drilling delivers strong results
3/01/2017 Sand King Deposit Mineral Resource Update
28/12/2016 Change of Director's Interest Notice
28/12/2016 Appendix 3B
15/12/2016 Sand King grades strengthen Siberia mining operations
15/12/2016 Missouri Deposit Mineral Resource and Reserve Update
14/12/2016 Commitment for \$25 million Debt Funding Secured
6/12/2016 Strong final Missouri drilling results recorded
29/11/2016 Results of Meeting
29/11/2016 AGM Presentation
24/11/2016 Callion Drilling Returns 6.7M at 11.03g/t Au
24/11/2016 Debt Financing Update
23/11/2016 Outstanding Siberia drilling results continue
15/11/2016 High grade results continue at Siberia
2/11/2016 High grade results continue at Siberia
1/11/2016 Quarterly Activities and Cashflow Report
28/10/2016 Notice of Annual General Meeting/Proxy Form
25/10/2016 Siberia Drilling Update
24/10/2016 Reinstatement to Official Quotation (25 October 2016)
24/10/2016 Corporate Governance Statement

ASX maintains files containing publicly available information for all listed companies. The Company's file is available for inspection at ASX during normal office hours.

5.2 Interests of Directors

Other than as set out below or elsewhere in this Prospectus, no Director nor any firm in which such a Director is a partner, has or had within 2 years before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, any interest in:

  • (a) the formation or promotion of the Company;
  • (b) property acquired or proposed to be acquired by the Company in connection with its formation or promotion or the issue of Shares pursuant to this Prospectus; or
  • (c) the issue of Shares pursuant to this Prospectus,

and no amounts have been paid or agreed to be paid (in cash or Shares or otherwise) to any Director or to any firm in which any such Director is a partner, either to induce him to become, or to qualify him as, a Director or otherwise for services rendered by him or by the firm in connection with the formation or promotion of the Company or issue of Shares pursuant to this Prospectus.

Interests held by Directors and their associates in the Shares as at the date of this Prospectus are:

Director
(direct & indirect holdings)
Ordinary Shares Options over ordinary
shares
Michael Fotios 192,168,719 15,000,000
Craig Readhead 9,775,134 Nil
Alan Still Nil 3,600,000

5.3 Remuneration of Directors

In accordance with the Constitution, the remuneration of Directors is to not exceed a fixed sum per annum as may be determined by the Directors prior to the first annual general meeting of the Company, to be divided amongst themselves. As at the date of this Prospectus, the Directors have determined such fixed sum to be \$500,000 per annum.

Payments of Directors' fees will be in addition to any payments to Directors in any employment capacity.

The Directors' remuneration is disclosed in the Company's annual reports. The Directors' annual remuneration (inclusive of superannuation and share-based payments) in respect of the past two financial years is as follows:

Name FY2016 FY2015
Michael Fotios \$953,730 \$60,000
Craig Readhead \$254,495 \$40,000
Alan Still \$254,495 \$10,000

The following transactions occurred during the past two financial years between the Group and Directors of their related entities, which are not included in the above table:

  • Delta Resources Management Pty Ltd, a Company which Mr Michael Fotios is a substantial shareholder in, and Chairman of, provided technical and administrative support to the Company to the value of \$112,079 (inclusive of GST) in the 2016 financial year (2015: \$518,475). Delta Resources Management Pty Ltd also advanced a working capital loan to the Company to the value of \$528,756 (2015: \$316,197).
  • Whitestone Minerals Pty Ltd, a Company which is 100% owned by Investmet Ltd, a company which Mr Michael Fotios is a substantial shareholder in, and Chairman of, provided consulting services to the Company to the value of \$3,803,409 (inclusive of GST) in the 2016 financial year (2015: \$137,893).
  • General Mining Corporation Limited, a company which Mr Michael Fotios was a substantial shareholder in, received consulting and administrative support from the Company to the value of \$67,402 (inclusive of GST) in the 2016 financial year (2015: \$0).
  • Horseshoe Metals Limited, a company which Mr Michael Fotios is a substantial shareholder in, received consulting and administrative support from the Company to the value of \$24,974 (inclusive of GST) in the 2016 financial year (2015: \$16,484).
  • Pegasus Metals Limited, a company which Mr Michael Fotios is a substantial shareholder in, received consulting and administrative support from the Company to the value of \$45,848 (inclusive of GST) in the 2016 financial year (2015: \$0).

  • Redbank Copper Limited, a company which Mr Michael Fotios is a substantial shareholder in, received consulting and administrative support from the Company to the value of \$116,324 (inclusive of GST) in the 2016 financial year (2015: \$3,715).

  • Michael Fotios Family Trust provided loans to Eastern Goldfields for working capital to the value of \$606,510 in the 2016 financial year (2015: \$99,904).
  • During the 2016 financial year, the Company settled its outstanding loan with Investmet Limited, a company which Mr Michael Fotios is a substantial shareholder in through cash repayments of \$545,720 and the conversion of \$29,845,679 of the loan balance into shares.
  • Readhead Legal, a company which Mr Craig Readhead is a substantial shareholder in, received \$84,000 in the 2016 financial year (2015: \$0) for consulting fees to the Company.

Directors, companies associated with the Directors or their associates are also reimbursed for all reasonable expenses properly incurred in the course of conducting their duties which include, but are not in any way limited to, out of pocket expenses, travelling expenses, disbursements made on behalf of the Company and other miscellaneous expenses.

To the extent permitted by law, the Company indemnifies every person who is or has been an officer of the Company and indemnifies every person who is or has been an officer of the Company against every liability incurred by that person in that capacity (except liability for legal costs) and all legal costs incurred in defending or resisting proceeding in which the person becomes involved because of that capacity.

5.4 Related Party Transactions

From time to time, the Company may be party to transactions with related parties including:

  • (a) employment, consulting and other service arrangements; and
  • (b) payment of directors' fees.

The Company considers that it has made appropriate disclosure of past related party transactions. Other than any further disclosure specifically set out above or made elsewhere in this Prospectus, the Company does not intend to make any further disclosure of such transactions which will have proceeded either on an "arms-length" basis, reasonable remuneration bases or been approved by Shareholders in general meeting.

5.5 Interests and Consents of Experts and Advisers

  • (a) Squire Patton Boggs, in its capacity as solicitors to the Company, has given (and not before the date of this document withdrawn) its consent to be named in this document in the form and context in which it is named.
  • (b) Squire Patton Boggs has not:
  • (i) authorised or caused the issue of this Prospectus;
  • (ii) made, or purported to have made, any statement in this Prospectus or on which a statement in this Prospectus is based except as set out in this section; or
  • (iii) assumed the responsibility for any part of this Prospectus except as set out in this section and to the maximum extent permitted by law, expressly disclaims responsibility for any part of this Prospectus other than a reference to its name and a statement included in this Prospectus with the consent of that party as specified in this section.
  • (c) Other than as set out below or elsewhere in this Prospectus:
  • (i) no person named in this Prospectus as performing a function in a professional, advisory or other capacity in connection with the preparation or distribution of the Prospectus, any promoter of the Company or broker to the Offer, holds, or held at any time during the 2 years before lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, any interest in:

  • (A) the formation or promotion of the Company;

  • (B) property acquired or proposed to be acquired by the Company in connection with its formation or promotion or in connection with the Offer; or
  • (C) the Offer; and
  • (ii) no amounts have been paid or agreed to be paid, and no benefits have been given or agreed to be given, to any of those persons in connection with the formation or promotion of the Company or the Offer.
  • (d) Squire Patton Boggs has acted as solicitor to the Company in relation to the Offer and is entitled to be paid approximately \$10,000 (plus GST) in respect of these services. Squire Patton Boggs has received or is entitled to receive approximately \$314,558 (plus GST) in legal fees from the Company in the two years prior to the date of this Prospectus.
  • (e) References to Ernst and Young and Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd appear for information purposes only. Neither Ernst and Young or Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd have been involved in, authorised or caused the issue of this Prospectus.

5.6 Corporate Governance

The Board is responsible for the corporate governance of the Company and to ensure that the Company is properly managed and controlled. In this regard, the Board is committed to maintaining and promoting the principles of good corporate governance.

The Directors are of the view that the Company has complied in all substantial respects with corporate governance best practice in Australia, including with the ASX Corporate Governance Council Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Where the Company's corporate governance practices depart from the ASX Corporate Governance Council Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, the Company is working towards compliance however it does not consider that all practices are appropriate for the Company due to the size and scale of the Company's operations.

The Company's corporate governance policies can be obtained from the Company's registered office and are also available on the Company's website: http://easterngoldfields.com.au/corporate-governance-2/

5.7 Estimated Expenses of Issue

The estimated expenses of the Issue are approximately \$16,100 including legal, ASIC, ASX fees and printing costs, in the following amounts:

Item Fees
Legal fees \$10,000
ASIC fees \$2,350
ASX fees \$1,750
Printing and other miscellaneous costs \$2,000

5.8 Privacy

The Application Form accompanying this Prospectus requires you to provide information that may be personal information for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (as amended). The Company (and its share registry on behalf of the Company) may collect, hold and use that personal information in order to assess your Application, service your needs as a Shareholder and provide facilities and services that you request and to administer the Company.

Access to information may also be provided to the Company's agents and service providers on the basis that they deal with such information in accordance with the Company's privacy policy.

If you do not provide the information requested of you in the Application Form, the Company's share registry may not be able to process your Application or administer your holding of Shares appropriately. Under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (as amended), you may request access to your personal information held by (or on behalf of) the Company. You can request access to your personal information by telephoning or writing to the Company to the attention of the Privacy Officer.

5.9 Litigation

Legal proceedings may arise from time to time in the course of the Company's business. As at the date of this Prospectus, so far as the Directors are aware, there are no legal proceedings pending or threatened against the Company the outcome of which will have a material adverse effect on the business or financial position of the Company.

7. GLOSSARY

The following defined terms apply throughout this Prospectus unless the context requires otherwise:

\$ Australian dollars unless otherwise specified.
Applicant person who submits an Application.
Application an application for Shares under the Offer pursuant to
this Prospectus.
Application Form the application form for Shares under the Offer attached
to this Prospectus.
Application Monies amounts received in dollars by the Company from
Applicants for Shares under this Prospectus.
ASIC the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.
ASX ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691.
ASX Clear Operating Rules the operating rules of ASX Clear Pty Ltd ACN 001 314
503.
ASX Listing Rules or Listing
Rules
the Listing Rules of ASX as amended from time to time.
ASX Settlement Operating
Rules
the settlement rules of ASX Settlement Pty Ltd ACN 008
504 532.
Auditor Ernst and Young of 11 Mounts Bay Road, Perth WA
6000.
Carnegie Carnegie Gold Pty Ltd ACN 117 116 097.
Closing Date the last date on which Application Forms may be
submitted
being
2
June
2017,
unless
otherwise
determined by the Company.
Company Eastern Goldfields Limited ACN 100 038 266.
Computershare or Share
Registrar
Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited ACN 078
279 277.
Constitution the Constitution of the Company.
Corporations Act the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Davyhurst Gold Project the Company's gold mining project located
approximately 120 kilometres northwest of Kalgoorlie,
Western Australia.
Davyhurst Plant the Company's gold processing plant at the Davyhurst
Gold Project.
Prospectus.
Exemption Application Means
the
application
for
exemption
from
the
expenditure conditions under the Mining Act 1978 (WA)
in respect of Mining Leases 16/262, 16/263, and 16/264.
Existing Shares Shares on issue as at the date of this Prospectus.
Group includes
the
following
companies
in
the
Eastern
Goldfields group:
(a) Carnegie;
(b) Siberia;
(c) Mt Ida;
(d) Pilbara Metals Pty Ltd ACN 106 609 161;
(e) Ida Gold Operations Pty Ltd ACN 106 609
116;
(f) Siberia Gold Operations Pty Ltd ACN 106 609
170; and
(g) Mt Ida Operations.
Issue the issue of new Shares pursuant to the Offer under this
Prospectus.
Mt Ida Mt Ida Gold Pty Ltd ACN 106 608 986.
Mt Ida Operations Mt Ida Gold Operations Pty Ltd ACN 124 706 627.
Offer the offer, pursuant to this Prospectus, of up to 100 new
Shares at an issue price of \$0.35 per Share to raise
\$35.00 before costs.
Official Quotation quotation of the Shares on the ASX.
Opening Date the first date on which Applications can be accepted by
the Company being, 21 April 2017.
Option an option to acquire a Share.
Placement has the meaning given in section 1.1 of this Prospectus.
Prospectus this prospectus dated 21 April 2017.
Share(s) fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder a holder of a Share(s).
Siberia Siberia Mining Corporation Pty Ltd ACN 097 650 194.
WST Perth, Western Australia time.

CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Directors Michael Fotios – Executive Chairman
Craig Readhead – Non-Executive Director
Alan Still – Non-Executive Director
Registered Office Level 1, 24 Mumford Street Balcatta WA 6021
Telephone: +61 8 6241 1866
Facsimile: +61 6241 1811
Email: [email protected]
ASX code EGS
Company Secretary Shannon Coates
Solicitors Squire Patton Boggs (AU)
Level 21, 300 Murray Street
Perth WA 6000
Auditor Ernst and Young*
The Ernst & Young Building
11 Mounts Bay Road
Perth WA 6000
Share Registry Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited*
Level 11, 172 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000

* This entity has not been involved in the preparation of this Prospectus and has not consented to being named in this Prospectus. Their name is included for information purposes only.