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RAGNAR METALS LIMITED Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2011

Oct 23, 2011

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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DRAKE RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 108 560 069

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TIME : 9:00am (WST) DATE : 24 November 2011 PLACE : The Celtic Club 48 Ord Street WEST PERTH WA 6005

An electronic copy of the Drake Resources Limited 2011 Annual Report can be found at www.drakeresources.com.au.

This Notice of Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting.

Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on (08) 6141 3500.

C O N TE N T S P A GE

Notice of Annual General Meeting (setting out the proposed resolutions) 3 Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed resolutions) 5 Proxy Form 8

T I M E A N D P L AC E OF M E ET I N G A N D HO W T O V OT E

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The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of Drake Resources Limited to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be held at 9:00am (WST) on 24 November 2011 at:

The Celtic Club 48 Ord Street WEST PERTH WA 6005

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

The business of the Annual General Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.

VOTING IN PERSON

To vote in person, attend the Annual General Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.

VOTING BY PROXY

To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the proxy form enclosed and send the proxy form:

(a) by post to Drake Resources Limited, PO Box 52, West Perth, Western Australia 6872; or (b) by facsimile to the Company on facsimile number +61 9 6141 3599,

so that it is received not later than 9:00am (WST) on 22 November 2011.

Proxy forms received later than this time will be invalid.

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N O T IC E OF A N N U A L G E N E R AL ME E T I NG

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Drake Resources Limited will be held at 9:00am (WST) on 24 November 2011 at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth WA 6005.

The Explanatory Statement to this Notice of Meeting provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Annual General Meeting. The Explanatory Statement and the proxy form are part of this Notice of Meeting.

The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the General Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders of the Company at the close of business on 22 November 2011.

Terms and abbreviations used in this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Statement are defined in the Glossary.

AGENDA

ORDINARY BUSINESS

Reports and Accounts

To receive and consider the financial statements of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2011 together with the declaration of the directors, the directors’ report, the remuneration report and auditor’s report.

1. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF THE REMUNERATION REPORT

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as a non-binding resolution :

  • “That, for the purpose of Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the Remuneration Report as contained in the Company’s annual financial report for the financial year ended 30 June 2011.”

Note: the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.

Voting Prohibition Statement:

A vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of any of the following persons:

  • (a) a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or

  • (b) a Closely Related Party of such a member.

However, a person described above may vote on this Resolution if:

  • (c) the person does so as a proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution; and

  • (d) the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) above.

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2. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR BRETT FRASER

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That for the purpose of clause 11.3 of the Constitution, and for all purposes, Mr Brett Fraser, a Director, retires and, being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”

Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by Mr Fraser (or his nominee) or any of his associates. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form or it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

3. RESOLUTION 3 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR JAY STEPHENSON

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That for the purpose of clause 11.3 of the Constitution, and for all purposes, Mr Jay Stephenson, a Director, retires and, being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”

Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by Mr Stephenson (or his nominee) or any of his associates. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form or it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.

DATED: 24 October 2011

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

JAY STEPHENSON COMPANY SECRETARY

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E X P L A N A T O R Y S T A TE M E N T

This Explanatory Statement has been prepared for the information of the Shareholders of the Company in connection with the business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting to be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth WA 6005, at 9:00am (WST) on 24 November 2011.

This purpose of this Explanatory Statement is to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions in the Notice of Meeting.

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DIRECTORS’ REPORTS

In accordance with the Company’s Constitution, the business of the meeting will include receipt and consideration of the Company’s Financial Report and reports of directors and auditors for the year ended 30 June 2011.

The Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s annual financial report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so. The Company’s annual financial report is available on its website at www.drakeresources.com.au.

2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT

2.1 General

The Corporations Act requires that at a listed company’s annual general meeting, a resolution that the remuneration report be adopted must be put to the shareholders. However, such a resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.

Under recent changes to the Corporations Act which came into effect on 1 July 2011, if at least 25% of the votes cast on Resolution 1 are voted against adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Annual General Meeting, and then again at the Company's 2012 annual general meeting, the Company will be required to put to Shareholders a resolution proposing the calling of an [extraordinary] general meeting to consider the appointment of directors of the Company ( Spill Resolution ).

If more than 50% of Shareholders vote in favour of the Spill Resolution, the Company must convene the [extraordinary] general meeting ( Spill Meeting ) within 90 days of the Company's 2012 annual general meeting. All of the Directors who were in office when the Company's 2012 Directors' report was approved, other than the managing director of the Company, will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting but may stand for re-election at the Spill Meeting. Following the Spill Meeting those persons whose election or re-election as Directors is approved will be the Directors of the Company.

The remuneration report sets out the Company’s remuneration arrangements for the Directors and senior management of the Company. The remuneration report is part of the Directors’ report contained in the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ending 30 June 2011.

A reasonable opportunity will be provided for discussion of the remuneration report at the Annual General Meeting.

2.2 Proxy Restrictions

Pursuant to the Corporations Act, if you elect to appoint the Chair, or another member of Key Management Personnel or any Closely Related Party as your proxy to

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vote on this Resolution 1, you must direct the proxy how they are to vote. Where you do not direct the Chair, or another member of Key Management Personnel or Closely Related Party on how to vote on this Resolution 1, the proxy is prevented by the Corporations Act from exercising your vote and your vote will not be counted in relation to this Resolution 1.

2.3 Definitions

Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards and broadly includes those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company.

Closely Related Party of a member of the Key Management Personnel means:

  • (a) a spouse or child of the member;

  • (b) a child of the member’s spouse;

  • (c) a dependent of the member or the member’s spouse;

  • (d) anyone else who is one of the member’s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member’s dealing with the entity;

  • (e) a company the member controls; or

  • (f) a person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth ).

Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Director’s report section of the Company’s annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2011.

3. RESOLUTION 2-3 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR

Clause 11.3 of the Constitution requires that one-third of the Directors must retire from office by rotation at each annual general meeting.

Directors who retire under clause 11.3 of the Constitution are eligible for re-election.

Mr Brett Fraser and Mr Jay Stephenson, retire in accordance with clause 11.3 of the Constitution and seek re-election.

4. ENQUIRIES

Shareholders are requested to contact Jay Stephenson on (+61 8) 6141 3500 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.

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GLOSSARY

$ means Australian dollars.

Annual General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.

ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

ASX means ASX Limited.

ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.

Board means the current board of directors of the Company.

Business Day means Monday to Friday inclusive, except New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any other day that ASX declares is not a business day.

Company means Drake Resources Limited (ACN 108 560 069).

Constitution means the Company’s constitution.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Directors means the current directors of the Company.

Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.

Notice or Notice of Meeting or Notice of Annual General Meeting means this notice of annual general meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.

Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.

Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting, or any one of them, as the context requires.

Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.

Shareholder means a holder of a Share.

WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.

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PROXY FORM

APPOINTMENT OF PROXY DRAKE RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 108 560 069

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

I/We

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being a Member of Drake Resources Limited entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, hereby Appoint OR The Chair of the Annual General Meeting as your proxy Name of proxy

or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of Drake Resources Limited to be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia on 24 November 2011 at 9:00am (WST) and at any adjournment of that meeting. The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business other than in respect of Item 1 , where the company has determined that the Chairman is unable to do so.

If the Chair of the Annual General Meeting is appointed as your proxy, or may be appointed by default, and you do not wish to direct your proxy how to vote as your proxy in respect of Resolution 2 to 3 please place a mark in this box.

By marking this box, you acknowledge that the Chair of the Annual General Meeting may exercise your proxy even if he has an interest in the outcome of Resolution 2 to 3 and that votes cast by the Chair of the Annual General Meeting for Resolution 2 to 3 other than as proxy holder will be disregarded because of that interest. If you do not mark this box, and you have not directed your proxy how to vote, the Chair will not cast your votes on Resolution 2 to 3 and your votes will not be counted in calculating the required majority if a poll is called on Resolution 2 to 3.

OR

Voting on Business of the Annual General Meeting

Resolution 1 – Adoption of the Remuneration Report Resolution 2 – Re-election of Mr Brett Fraser Resolution 3 – Re-election of Mr Jay Stephenson

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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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Please note : If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that Resolution on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not to be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.

If two proxies are being appointed, the proportion of voting rights this proxy represents is

Signature of Member(s): Date: ____ Individual or Member 1 Member 2 Member 3 Sole Director/Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary

Contact Name: _____ Contact Ph (daytime): _________

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DRAKE RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 108 560 069

Instructions for Completing ‘Appointment of Proxy’ Form

New sections 250BB and 250BC of the Corporations Act came into effect on 1 August 2011 and apply to voting by proxy on or after that date. Shareholders and their proxies should be aware of these changes to the Corporations Act, as they will apply to this Annual General Meeting. Broadly, the changes mean that:

  • if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and

  • any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.

Further details on these changes is set out below.

Proxy vote if appointment specifies way to vote

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 :

  • 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); and

  • if the proxy has 2 or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on the resolution – the proxy must not vote on a show of hands; and

  • 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

  • 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).

Transfer of non-chair proxy to chair in certain circumstances

Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:

  • 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; and

  • the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting; and

  • at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded on the resolution; and

  • either of the following applies:

  • the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting;

  • 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.

  1. ( Appointing a Proxy ): A member entitled to attend and vote at an Annual General Meeting is entitled to appoint not more than two proxies to attend and vote on a poll on their behalf. The appointment of a second proxy must be done on a separate copy of the Proxy Form. Where more than one proxy is appointed, such proxy must be

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allocated a proportion of the member’s voting rights. If a member appoints two proxies and the appointment does not specify this proportion, each proxy may exercise half the votes. A duly appointed proxy need not be a member of the Company.

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( Direction to Vote ): A member may direct a proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. Where a box is not marked the proxy may vote as they choose. Where more than one box is marked on an item the vote will be invalid on that item.

3. ( Signing Instructions ):

  • ( Individual ): Where the holding is in one name, the member must sign.

  • ( Joint Holding ): Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the members should sign.

  • ( Power of Attorney ): If you have not already provided the Power of Attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.

  • ( Companies ): Where the company has a sole director who is also the sole company secretary, that person must sign. Where the company (pursuant to Section 204A of the Corporations Act) does not have a company secretary, a sole director can also sign alone. Otherwise, a director jointly with either another director or a company secretary must sign. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held.

  • ( Attending the Meeting ): Completion of a Proxy Form will not prevent individual members from attending the Annual General Meeting in person if they wish. Where a member completes and lodges a valid Proxy Form and attends the Annual General Meeting in person, then the proxy’s authority to speak and vote for that member is suspended while the member is present at the Annual General Meeting.

  • ( Return of Proxy Form ): To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by:

  • (a) post to Drake Resources Limited, PO Box 52, West Perth WA 6872; or

  • (b) facsimile to the Company on facsimile number +61 8 6141 3599;

so that it is received not later than 9:00am (WST) on 22 November 2011.

Proxy forms received later than this time will be invalid.

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