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PATERSON RESOURCES LTD — AGM Information 2021
Oct 27, 2021
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Paterson Resources Limited ACN 115 593 005
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the offices of the Company, at Suite 2, Level 1, 1 Altona Street, West Perth, Western Australia on Monday, 29 November 2021 at 2:00pm (WST).
THE COMPANY IS TAKING PRECAUTIONS TO FACILITATE AN IN PERSON MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS. IF THE SITUATION IN RELATION TO COVID-19 CHANGES IN A WAY AFFECTING THE ABILITY TO FACILITATE AN IN PERSON MEETING, THE COMPANY WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE AHEAD OF THE MEETING BY WAY OF AN ASX ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Notice of Annual General Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how to vote, they should seek advice from their suitably qualified advisor prior to voting.
Should you wish to discuss any matter, please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary by telephone on (08) 6559 1792.
Shareholders are urged to attend or vote by lodging the proxy form attached to the Notice
Paterson Resources Limited ACN 115 593 005 (Company)
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of Shareholders of Paterson Resources Limited (Company) will be held at Suite 2, Level 1, 1 Altona Street, West Perth, WA on Monday, 29 November 2021 at 2:00pm (WST) (Meeting).
The Explanatory Memorandum provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Meeting. The Explanatory Memorandum and the Proxy Form, form part of the Notice.
The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 4:00pm WST on 27 November 2021.
Terms and abbreviations used in the Notice are defined in Schedule 1.
Agenda
1 Annual Report
To consider the Annual Report of the Company and its controlled entities for the financial year ended 30 June 2021, which includes the Financial Report, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report.
2 Resolutions
Resolution 1 – Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as a non-binding ordinary resolution the following:
'That the Remuneration Report be adopted by Shareholders on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'
Resolution 2 - Election of Director - Kenneth Banks
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as an ordinary resolution the following:
'That, in accordance with Article 7.6(c) of the Constitution, Listing Rule 14.4 and for all other purposes, Mr Kenneth Banks, a Director who was appointed on 11 December 2020, retires and, being eligible, is elected as a Director on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'
Resolution 3 – Ratification of prior issue of Placement Shares
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as an ordinary resolution the following:
'That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of 22,222,222 Shares on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'
Resolution 4 – Approval to issue Placement Options
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as an ordinary resolution the following:
'That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of 22,222,222 free-attaching Options on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'
Resolution 5 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, as a special resolution the following:
'That the Company have the additional capacity to issue Equity Securities provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'
Voting exclusions
Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of:
- (a) Resolution 3 by or on behalf of any person who participated in the issue of the Placement Shares, or any of their respective associates;
- (b) Resolution 4 by or on behalf of any person who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder) or any of their respective associates;
- (c) Resolution 5, if at the time of the Meeting, the Company is proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, by or on behalf of any persons who are expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any associate of those persons; and
The above voting exclusions do not apply to a vote cast in favour of the relevant Resolution by:
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(a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way;
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(b) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or
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(c) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
- (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
- (ii) the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
Voting prohibition
Resolution 1: In accordance with sections 250BD and 250R of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a member of the Key Management Personnel details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report, or a Closely Related Party of such a member.
A vote may be cast by such person if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person who is excluded from voting on this Resolution, and:
- (a) the person is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; or
- (b) the voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution, but expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even if this Resolution is connected with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Sarah Smith Company Secretary Paterson Resources Limited Dated: 27 October 2021
Paterson Resources Limited ACN 115 593 005 (Company)
Explanatory Memorandum
1. Introduction
The Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Meeting to be held at Suite 2, Level 1, 1 Altona Street, West Perth, WA on Monday, 29 November 2021 at 2:00 pm (WST) (Meeting).
The Explanatory Memorandum forms part of the Notice which should be read in its entirety. The Explanatory Memorandum contains the terms and conditions on which the Resolutions will be voted.
The Explanatory Memorandum includes the following information to assist Shareholders in deciding how to vote on the Resolutions:
| Section 2 | Voting and attendance information |
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| Section 3 | Annual Report |
| Section 4 | Resolution 1 – Remuneration Report |
| Section 5 | Resolution 2 - Election of Director - Kenneth Banks |
| Section 6 | Resolution 3 – Ratification of prior issue of Placement Shares |
| Section 7 | Resolution 4 – Approval to issue Placement Options |
| Section 8 | Resolution 5 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility |
| Schedule 1 | Definitions |
| Schedule 2 | Terms and Conditions of the Placement Options |
A Proxy Form is located at the end of the Explanatory Memorandum.
2. Voting and attendance information
Shareholders should read the Notice including the Explanatory Memorandum carefully before deciding how to vote on the Resolutions.
2.1 Impact of COVID-19 on the Meeting
The health and safety of members and personnel, and other stakeholders, is the highest priority and the Company is acutely aware of the current circumstances resulting from COVID-19.
Based on the best information available to the Board at the time of the Notice, the Board considers it will be in a position to hold an 'in-person' meeting to provide Shareholders with a reasonable opportunity to participate in and vote at the Meeting, while complying with the COVID-19 restrictions regarding gatherings. The Company, however, strongly encourages Shareholders to submit proxies prior to the Meeting.
If the situation in relation to COVID-19 were to change in a way that affected the position above, the Company will provide a further update ahead of the Meeting by releasing an ASX announcement.
2.2 Voting in person
Given the current COVID-19 circumstances and in the interests of public health and safety of our Shareholders, the Company will implement arrangements to allow Shareholders to physically attend the Meeting in accordance with COVID-19 protocols and government advice.
The Company will strictly comply with applicable limitations on indoor gatherings in force at the time of the Meeting. If you attend the Meeting in person, you will be required to adhere to COVID-19 protocols in place at the time of the Meeting.
2.3 Proxies
Shareholders are encouraged to vote by voting online or by completing a Proxy Form.
Lodgement of a Proxy Form will not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting at the Meeting in person.
Proxy Forms can be lodged:
| Online: | At www.investorvote.com.au |
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| By mail: | Computershare Investor Services Pty LtdGPO Box 242Melbourne VIC 3001 |
| By fax: | 1800 783 447 (within Australia)+61 3 9473 2555 (outside Australia) |
| By mobile: | scan the QR Code available on the proxy form andfollow the prompts |
| Custodian Voting: | For Intermediary Online subscribers only(custodians) please visit www.intermediaryonline.com to submit your voting intentions. |
In order for your proxy to be valid, your Proxy Form (and any power of attorney under which it is signed) must be received by 2:00pm (WST) on Saturday, 27 November 2021. Proxies received after this time will be invalid.
Please note that:
(a) a member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;
- (b) a proxy need not be a member of the Company; and
- (c) a member of the Company entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise, but where the proportion or number is not specified, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.
The enclosed Proxy Form provides further details on appointing proxies and lodging Proxy Forms.
Section 250BB(1) of the Corporations Act provides that an appointment of a proxy may specify the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and, if it does:
- (a) the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed);
- (a) if the proxy has 2 or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on the resolution – the proxy must only vote on a poll;
- (b) if the proxy is the Chair of the meeting at which the resolution is voted on the proxy must vote on a poll, and must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and
- (c) if the proxy is not the Chair the proxy need not vote on the poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed).
Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:
- (a) an appointment of a proxy specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution at a meeting of the Company's members;
- (b) the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting;
- (c) at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded on the resolution; and
- (d) either the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting or the proxy does not vote on the resolution,
the Chair of the meeting is taken, before voting on the resolution closes, to have been appointed as the proxy for the purposes of voting on the resolution at the meeting.
2.4 Voting by a Corporation
A Shareholder that is a corporation may appoint an individual to act as its representative and vote in person at the Meeting. The appointment must comply with the requirements of section 250D of the Corporations Act. The representative should bring to the Meeting evidence of his or her appointment, including any authority under which it is signed.
2.5 Chair's voting intentions
The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of all Resolutions, unless the Shareholder has expressly indicated a different voting intention.
If the Chair is appointed as your proxy and you have not specified the way the Chair is to vote on any of the Resolutions by signing and returning the Proxy Form, you are considered to have provided the Chair with an express authorisation for the Chair to vote the proxy in
accordance with the Chair's intention, even if the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel of the Company.
3. Annual Report
In accordance with section 317 of the Corporations Act, Shareholders will be offered the opportunity to discuss the Annual Report, including the Financial Report, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2020.
There is no requirement for Shareholders to approve the Annual Report.
At the Meeting, Shareholders will be offered the opportunity to:
- (a) discuss the Annual Report which is available online at https://patersonresources.com.au/;
- (b) ask questions about, or comment on, the management of the Company; and
- (c) ask the auditor questions about the conduct of the audit and the preparation and content of the Auditor's Report.
In addition to taking questions at the Meeting, written questions to the Chair about the management of the Company, or to the Company's auditor about:
- (a) the preparation and content of the Auditor's Report;
- (b) the conduct of the audit;
- (c) accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of the financial statements; and
- (d) the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit,
may be submitted no later than five business days before the Meeting to the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office.
4. Resolution 1 – Remuneration Report
4.1 General
In accordance with subsection 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, the Company must put the Remuneration Report to the vote of Shareholders. The Directors' Report contains the Remuneration Report which sets out the remuneration policy for the Company and the remuneration arrangements in place for the executive Directors, specified executives and nonexecutive Directors.
In accordance with subsection 250R(3) of the Corporations Act, Resolution 1 is advisory only and does not bind the Directors. If Resolution 1 is not passed, the Directors will not be required to alter any of the arrangements in the Remuneration Report.
If the Company's Remuneration Report receives a 'no' vote of 25% or more (Strike) at two consecutive annual general meetings, Shareholders will have the opportunity to remove the whole Board, except the managing director (if any).
Where a resolution on the Remuneration Report receives a Strike at two consecutive annual general meetings, the Company will be required to put to Shareholders at the second annual general meeting a resolution on whether another meeting should be held (within 90 days) at which all Directors (other than the managing director, if any) who were in office at the date of approval of the applicable Directors' Report must stand for re-election.
The Company's Remuneration Report did not receive a Strike at the 2020 annual general meeting. If the Remuneration Report receives a Strike at this Meeting, Shareholders should be aware that if a second Strike is received at the 2022 annual general meeting, this may result in the re-election of the Board.
The Chair will allow a reasonable opportunity for Shareholders as a whole to ask about, or make comments on the Remuneration Report.
4.2 Additional Information
Resolution 1 is an ordinary resolution.
Given the personal interests of all Directors in this Resolution, the Board makes no recommendation to Shareholders regarding this Resolution.
5. Resolution 2 - Election of Director - Kenneth Banks
5.1 General
Article 7.6(a) of the Constitution allows the Board to appoint at any time a person to be a Director either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors, but only where the total number of Directors does not at any time exceed the maximum number specified by the Constitution.
Pursuant to Article 7.6(c) of the Constitution, any Director so appointed holds office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company but is eligible for election by Shareholders at that meeting.
In addition, Listing Rule 14.4 provides that a Director appointed as an addition to the Board must not hold office (without re-election) past the next annual general meeting.
On 11 December 2020, Mr Kenneth Banks was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company.
Accordingly, Mr Banks resigns as a Director at the Meeting and, being eligible, seeks approval to be elected as a Director pursuant to Resolution 2.
If elected, the Board considers Mr Banks to be an independent Director.
5.2 Kenneth Banks
Mr Banks is a qualified Chartered Secretary and a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute. He has held a number of senior management positions notably Chief Financial Officer for two previously ASX-listed mining companies, and Director of an Australian subsidiary company (TWP Australia) which belonged to an internationally listed multi-discipline mining engineering consultancy. He has gained experience in Australia, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, and Brazil by actively participating in the establishment of businesses in all four countries. His
most recent position was as General Manager – Corporate, for one of Western Australia's leading mining services businesses, MLG Oz.
During the past three years, Mr Banks has not held any directorships in other ASX-listed companies.
5.3 Additional Information
Resolution 2 is an ordinary resolution.
The Board considers that Mr Banks has made and continues to make a significant and valuable contribution to the Company. The Board believes that the qualifications, skill set and experience of Mr Banks will continue to enhance the Board's ability to perform its role. For these reasons, the Board (with Mr Banks abstaining) recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.
If Resolution 2 is passed, Mr Banks will be appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company.
If Resolution 2 is not passed, Mr Banks will not be appointed as an Non-Executive Director of the Company and the Company will be required to appoint a new Director in order to have a Board comprised of at least three Directors as required by section 201A(2) of the Corporations Act.
6. Resolution 3 – Ratification of prior issue of Placement Shares
6.1 General
On 18 August 2021, the Company announced that it had received firm commitments for a placement to raise approximately $1,200,000 (before costs) (Placement) by the issue of Shares at $0.054 each (Placement Shares) to sophisticated and professional investors (Placement Participants), together with one free-attaching option for every one Placement Share subscribed for (subject to Shareholder approval under Resolution 4) (Placement Options).
On 14 September 2021, the Company issued 22,222,222 Placement Shares to sophisticated and professional investors using the Company's placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
Resolution 3 seeks the approval of Shareholders pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 to ratify the issue of the Placement Shares.
6.2 Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4
Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue more Equity Securities during any 12 month period than that amount which represents 15% of the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period.
The issue of the Placement Shares does not fit within any of the exceptions to Listing Rule 7.1 and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, effectively uses up part of the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1. This reduces the Company's capacity to issue further Equity Securities without Shareholder approval under that Listing Rule for the 12 month period following the issue of the Placement Shares.
Listing Rule 7.4 provides an exception to Listing Rules 7.1. It provides that where a company in general meeting ratifies previous issues of securities made pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 (and provided that the previous issue did not breach Listing Rule 7.1), those securities will be deemed to have been made with Shareholder approval for the purpose of Listing Rule 7.1.
The Company wishes to retain as much flexibility as possible to issue additional Equity Securities into the future without having to obtain Shareholder approval for such issues under Listing Rule 7.1.
The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 3 will be to restore the Company's ability to issue further Equity Securities, to the extent of 22,222,222 Equity Securities, during the next 12 months without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.
If Resolution 3 is passed, the Placement Shares will be excluded in calculating the Company's 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively increasing the number of Equity Securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the issue of the Placement Shares.
If Resolution 3 is not passed, the Placement Shares will continue to be included in calculating the Company's 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively decreasing the number of Equity Securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the issue of the Placement Shares.
6.3 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.5
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to the ratification of the issue of the Placement Shares:
- (a) The Placement Shares were issued to sophisticated and professional investors, none of whom is a related party of the Company or a Material Investor. The Company did not appoint a lead manager to lead manage the Placement. The Placement Participants were identified through a bookbuild process, which involved the Board seeking expressions of interest to participate in the capital raising from non-related parties of the Company.
- (b) 22,222,222 Placement Shares were issued within the 15% annual limit permitted under Listing Rule 7.1, without the need for Shareholder approval.
- (c) The Placement Shares are fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company and rank equally in all respects with the Company's existing Shares on issue.
- (d) The Placement Shares were issued on 14 September 2021.
- (e) The Placement Shares were issued at $0.054 per Share.
- (f) The proceeds from the issue of the Placement Shares are intended to be used towards:
- (i) increasing the drilling program at the Grace Project from 3,500m to 6,000m allowing for additional high priority targets to be tested; and
- (ii) costs of the capital raising and to provide ongoing working capital.
- (g) There are no additional material terms to the agreement for the subscription of the Placement Shares.
(h) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.
6.4 Additional Information
Resolution 3 is an ordinary resolution.
The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3.
7. Resolution 4 – Approval to issue Placement Options
7.1 General
A summary of the Placement is in Section 6.1 above.
Resolution 4 seeks Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 for the issue of up to 22,222,222 free-attaching Options in connection with the Placement.
7.2 Listing Rule 7.1
A summary of Listing Rule 7.1 is contained in Section 6.2 above.
The proposed issue of Placement Options does not fit within any of the exceptions to Listing Rule 7.1. While the proposed issue does not exceed the Company's 15% limit under Listing Rule 7.1, the proposed issue is conditional on Shareholder approval. It therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1.
To this end, Resolution 4 seeks the required Shareholder approval to the issue of the Placement Options under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1.
If Resolution 4 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Placement Options to sophisticated and professional investors in accordance with the terms of the Placement. In addition, the issue will be excluded from the calculation of the number of Equity Securities that the Company can issue without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1, effectively increasing the number of Equity Securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the issue date.
If Resolution 4 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Placement Options as they are conditional on Shareholder approval and, in this event, Shareholders who participated in the Placement may view their investment in the Company unfavourably and may be less inclined to support the Company in its future endeavours.
7.3 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3, the following information is provided in relation to the proposed issue of the Placement Options:
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(a) The Placement Options will be issued to sophisticated and professional investors, none of whom will be a related party of the Company or a Material Investor.
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(b) Up to 22,222,222 Options are to be issued as Placement Options, on the basis of one free-attaching Placement Option for every one Placement Share subscribed for.
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(c) The Placement Options will have an exercise price of $0.105 each and expire on 30 September 2023 and otherwise on the terms and conditions in Schedule 2.
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(d) The Placement Options will be issued no later than three months after the date of this Meeting.
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(e) The Placement Options will be issued for nil consideration as they are free-attaching to the Placement Shares.
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(f) No funds will be raised from the issue of the Placement Options.
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(g) There are no other material terms to the agreement for the subscription of the Placement Shares.
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(h) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.
7.4 Additional Information
Resolution 4 is an ordinary resolution.
The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.
8. Resolution 5 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility
8.1 General
Listing Rule 7.1A enables an eligible entity to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued share capital through placements over a 12 month period after the annual general meeting (10% Placement Facility). The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to the Company's 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder approval by way of a special resolution to provide the Company the ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility during the 10% Placement Period (refer to Section 8.2(e) below). The number of Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Facility will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer to Section 8.2(c) below).
If Resolution 5 is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities up to the combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A without any further shareholder approval.
If Resolution 5 is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the additional 10% capacity to issue Equity Securities without Shareholder approval provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A and will remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing Equity Securities without Shareholder approval set out in Listing Rule 7.1.
8.2 Listing Rule 7.1A
(a) Is the Company an eligible entity?
An 'eligible entity' means an entity which is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and which has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less.
The Company is an eligible entity for these purposes as it is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of approximately $14.92 million, based on the closing price of Shares ($0.044) on 27 October 2021.
(b) What Equity Securities can be issued?
Any Equity Securities issued under the 10% Placement Facility must be in the same class as an existing quoted class of Equity Securities of the eligible entity.
As at the date of the Notice, the Company has on issue two quoted class of Equity Securities; Shares and Quoted Options.
(c) How many Equity Securities can be issued?
Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that under the approved 10% Placement Facility, the Company may issue or agree to issue a number of Equity Securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:
$$ (A \times D) - E $$
Where:
- A is the number of Shares on issue 12 months before the date of issue or agreement:
- (A) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the 12 months:
- (1) under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 (other than exception 9, 16 or 17);
- (2) on the conversion of convertible securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 9 where:
- the convertible securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the 12 month period; or
- the issue of, or agreement to issue, the convertible securities was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4;
- (3) under an agreement to issue securities within Rule 7.2 exception 16 where:
- the agreement was entered into before the 12 month period; or
- the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to be approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4; and
- (4) with Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4. This does not include any issue of Shares under the Company's 15% annual placement capacity without Shareholder approval;
- (B) plus the number of partly paid shares that became fully paid in the 12 months; and
- (C) less the number of fully paid Shares cancelled in the 12 months.
- (A) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the 12 months:
Note that 'A' has the same meaning in Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating the Company's 15% annual placement capacity.
- D is 10%.
- E is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months before the date of the issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.4.
(d) At what price can the Equity Securities be issued?
Any Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A must be issued for a cash consideration per security which is not less than 75% of the VWAP of Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 Trading Days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
- (i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed by the Company and the recipient of the Equity Securities; or
- (ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 Trading Days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued,
(Minimum Issue Price).
(e) When can Equity Securities be issued?
Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A will be valid from the date of Meeting and will expire on the earlier to occur of:
- (i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the Meeting;
- (ii) the time and date of the Company's next annual general meeting; or
- (iii) the date of Shareholder approval of a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking),
(10% Placement Period).
(f) What is the effect of Resolution 5?
The effect of Resolution 5 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period without further Shareholder approval or using the Company's 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
8.3 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3A
Under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.3A, the following information is provided in relation to the 10% Placement Facility:
(a) Final date for issue
The Company will only issue the Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility during the 10% Placement Period (refer to Section 8.2(e) above).
Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility will cease to be valid if Shareholders approve a transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 or 11.2.
(b) Minimum issue price
Where the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, it will only do so for cash consideration and the issue price will be not less than the Minimum Issue Price (refer to Section 8.2(d) above).
(c) Purposes of issues under 10% Placement Facility
The Company may seek to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility for the purposes of raising funds for continued investment in the Company's current assets including drilling and exploration at the Company's Grace Project, the acquisition of new assets or investments (including expenses associated with such an acquisition), and/or for general working capital.
The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under Listing Rules 7.1A.4 and 3.10.3 upon issue of any Equity Securities.
(d) Risk of economic and voting dilution
Shareholders should note that there is a risk that:
- (i) the market price for the Company's Equity Securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the Equity Securities than on the date of the Meeting; and
- (ii) the Equity Securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for the Company's Equity Securities on the issue date,
which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue of the Equity Securities.
If this Resolution is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, the existing Shareholders' economic and voting power in the Company may be diluted as shown in the below table (in the case of Options, only if the Options are converted into Shares).
The below table shows the dilution of existing Shareholders based on the current market price of Shares and the current number of Shares for 'A' calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (see Section 8.2(c)) as at the date of the Notice (Variable A), with:
- (i) two examples where Variable A has increased, by 50% and 100%; and
- (ii) two examples of where the issue price of Shares has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the current market price.
| Share on issue | Dilution | |||||
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| (Variable A inListingRule 7.1A.2) | Issue priceper Share | $0.02250% decreasein CurrentMarket Price | $0.044CurrentMarket Price | $0.088100%increase inCurrentMarket Price | ||
| 339,258,603Shares | 10% VotingDilution | 33,925,860Shares | 33,925,860Shares | 33,925,860Shares | ||
| Variable A | Funds raised | $746,369 | $1,492,738 | $2,985,476 | ||
| 508,887,905Shares 50% | 10% VotingDilution | 50,888,790 | 50,888,790 | 50,888,790 | ||
| increase inVariable A | Funds raised | $1,119,553 | $2,239,107 | $4,478,214 | ||
| 678,517,206Shares 100% | 10% VotingDilution | 67,851,721 | 67,851,721 | 67,851,721 | ||
| increase inVariable A | Funds raised | $1,492,738 | $2,985,476 | $5,970,951 |
Notes:
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- The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:
- (a) The issue price is the current market price ($0.044), being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 27 October 2021, being the latest practicable date before this Notice was signed.
- (b) Variable A is 339,258,603 comprising the number of Shares currently on issue. This assumes that the Company has not issued any Shares in the 12 months prior to the Meeting that were not issued under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 or with Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.4.
- (c) the Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility;
- (d) no convertible securities (including any issued under the 10% Placement Facility) are exercised or converted into Shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities; and
- (e) the issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares. If the issue of Equity Securities includes Quoted Options, it is assumed that those Quoted Options are exercised into Shares for the purpose of calculating the voting dilution effect on existing Shareholders.
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- The number of Shares on issue (ie Variable A) may increase as a result of issues of Shares that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlements issue, scrip issued under a takeover offer or upon exercise of convertible securities) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future Shareholders' meeting.
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- The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued share capital at the time of issue. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example as 10%.
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- The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 10% Placement Facility, based on that Shareholder's holding at the date of the Meeting.
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- The table shows only the effect of issues of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, not under the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
(e) Allocation policy
The Company's allocation policy is dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue pursuant to the 10% Placement Facility. The identity of the allottees of Equity Securities will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to the factors including but not limited to the following:
- (i) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, rights issue or other issue in which existing security holders can participate;
- (ii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;
- (iii) financial situation and solvency of the Company; and
- (iv) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
The allottees under the 10% Placement Facility have not been determined as at the date of the Notice but may include existing substantial Shareholders and/or new investors who are not related parties of or associates of a related party of the Company.
(f) Issues in the past 12 months
The Company has previously obtained Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A at its annual general meeting held on 9 December 2019.
In the 12 months preceding the date of the Meeting and as at the date of this Notice, the Company has not issued or agreed to issue any Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.
Voting exclusion statement
At the date of the Notice, the Company is not proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A and has not approached any particular existing Shareholder or security holder or an identifiable class of existing security holder to participate in any such issue.
However, in the event that between the date of the Notice and the date of the Meeting, the Company proposes to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A to one or more existing Shareholders, those Shareholders' votes will be excluded under the voting exclusion statement in the Notice.
8.4 Board recommendation
Resolution 5 is a special resolution and therefore requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative).
The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 5.
Schedule 1 Definitions
In the Notice, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.
| 10% Placement Facility | has the meaning given in Section 8.1. | |||||
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| 10% Placement Period | has the meaning given in Section 8.2(e). | |||||
| $ or A$ | means Australian Dollars. | |||||
| Annual Report | means the Directors' Report, the Financial Report, and Auditor's Report,in respect to the year ended 30 June 2020. | |||||
| ASX | means the ASX Limited (ABN 98 008 624 691) and, where the contextpermits, the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX Limited. | |||||
| Auditor's Report | means the auditor's report on the Financial Report. | |||||
| Board | means the board of Directors. | |||||
| Chair | means the person appointed to chair the Meeting of the Companyconvened by the Notice. | |||||
| Closely Related Party | means: | |||||
| (a) | a spouse or child of the member; or | |||||
| (b) | has the meaning given in section 9 of the Corporations Act. | |||||
| Company | means Paterson Resources Limited (ACN 115 593 005). | |||||
| Constitution | means the constitution of the Company as at the date of the Meeting. | |||||
| Corporations Act | time to time. | means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) as amended or modified from | ||||
| Director | means a director of the Company. | |||||
| Directors' Report | means the annual directors' report prepared under Chapter 2M of theCorporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities. | |||||
| Equity Security | has the same meaning as in the Listing Rules. | |||||
| ExplanatoryMemorandum | means the explanatory memorandum which forms part of the Notice. | |||||
| Financial Report | means the annual financial report prepared under Chapter 2M of theCorporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities. | |||||
| Key ManagementPersonnel | has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by theAustralian Accounting Standards Board and means those personshaving authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controllingthe activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of aconsolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly, |
| including any Director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company,or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within theconsolidated group. | ||||
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| Listing Rules | means the listing rules of ASX. | |||
| Material Investor | means, in relation to the Company: | |||
| (a) | a related party; | |||
| (b) | Key Management Personnel; | |||
| (c) | a substantial Shareholder; | |||
| (d) | an adviser; or | |||
| (e) | an associate of the above, | |||
| who received or will receive (as applicable) Securities in the Companywhich constitute or constituted (as applicable) more than 1% of theCompany's anticipated capital structure at the time of issue. | ||||
| Meeting | has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph of the Notice. | |||
| Notice | means this notice of annual general meeting. | |||
| Option | means an option to acquire a Share. | |||
| Performance Rights | means a right to be issued a Share, subject to the satisfaction or waiverof specified vesting conditions. | |||
| Placement | has the meaning given in Section 6.1. | |||
| Placement Options | means up to 22,222,222 Options the subject of Resolution 4. | |||
| Placement Shares | means the 22,222,222 Shares the subject of Resolution 3. | |||
| Proxy Form | means the proxy form attached to the Notice. | |||
| Remuneration Report | means the remuneration report of the Company contained in theDirectors' Report. | |||
| Resolution | means a resolution referred to in the Notice. | |||
| Schedule | means a schedule to the Notice. | |||
| Section | means a section of the Explanatory Memorandum. | |||
| Securities | means any Equity Securities of the Company (including Shares, Optionsand/or Performance Rights). | |||
| Share | means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company. | |||
| Shareholder | means the holder of a Share. | |||
| Strike | means a 'no' vote of 25% or more on the resolution approving theRemuneration Report. |
| VWAP | means volume weighted average market price. |
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| WST | means Western Standard Time, being the time in Perth, WesternAustralia. |
Schedule 2 Terms and Conditions of the Placement Options
The terms of the Placement Options are as follows:
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- (Entitlement): Each Option entitles the holder to subscribe for one fully paid ordinary Share.
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- (Exercise Price and Expiry Date): The Options are exercisable at $0.105 each at any time up to 5.00pm (WST) on 30 September 2023 (Expiry Date). Any Option not exercised by the Expiry Date will automatically expire.
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- (Exercise): To exercise Options, the Option holder must give the Company:
- (i) a written exercise notice (in the form approved by the Board from time to time) specifying the number of Options being exercised and Shares to be issued; and
- (ii) payment of the exercise price for the Shares, the subject of the exercise notice, by way of bank cheque or by other means of payment approved by the Company.
The Option holder may only exercise Options in multiples of 250,000 unless the Option holder exercises all Options held by the Option holder or as otherwise may be agreed by the Board.
Options will be deemed to have been exercised on the date the exercise notice is lodged with the Company and cleared funds for the exercise price has been received.
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- (Timing of issue of Shares upon exercise): Within 5 Business Days (as defined in the Listing Rules) after the exercise of the Options in accordance with paragraph 3 above, the Company must issue the Option holder the resultant Shares.
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- (Ranking of Shares): Subject to the Constitution, all Shares issued on the exercise of Options will rank in all respects (including rights relating to dividends) equally with the existing ordinary shares of the Company at the date of issue.
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- (Transferability): The Options are transferable.
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- (Quotation of Options): The Company will apply to ASX for quotation of the Options.
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- (Quotation of Shares on exercise): The Company will apply to ASX for Official Quotation of the Shares issued on exercise of Options.
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- (Participation rights): The Option holder is not entitled to participate in any issue to existing Shareholders of Securities unless they have exercised their Options before the "record date" for determining entitlements to the issue of Securities and participate as a result of holding Shares.
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- (Reorganisation): If there is a reorganisation (including consolidation, subdivision, reduction or return) of the share capital of the Company, then the rights of the Option holder (including the number of Options to which the Option holder is entitled to and the exercise price) is
changed to the extent necessary to comply with the Listing Rules applying to a reorganisation of capital at the time of the reorganisation.
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- (Amendments): The number and exercise price of the Options remains the same regardless if the Company makes a bonus issue of Shares or other Securities to Shareholders.
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- (Adjustments): Any calculations or adjustments which are required to be made will be made by the Board and will, in the absence of manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on the Company and the Option holder.
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- (Governing law): The terms and the rights and obligations of the Option holder are governed by the laws of Western Australia. The Option holder irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Western Australia.

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| Step 2 | Items of Business | PLEASE NOTE: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on yourbehalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority. | |||||
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| For | Against | Abstain | |||||
| Resolution 1 | Remuneration Report | ||||||
| Resolution 2 | Election of Director - Kenneth Banks | ||||||
| Resolution 3 | Ratification of prior issue of Placement Shares | ||||||
| Resolution 4 | Approval to issue Placement Options | ||||||
| Resolution 5 | Approval of 10% Placement Facility |
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