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RAGNAR METALS LIMITED — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2011
Aug 7, 2011
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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DRAKE RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 108 560 069
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
TIME: 11:00am (WST)
DATE: 5 September 2011
PLACE: The Celtic Club 48 Ord Street WEST PERTH WA 6005
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 (+61 8) 9228 0703.
CONTEN TS PAGE
| Notice of General Meeting (setting out the proposed resolutions) | 3 |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Statement(explaining the proposed resolutions) | 4 |
| Glossary | 6 |
| Proxy Form | 7 |
TIME AND PLACE OF ME ETING A ND HOW TO V OT E
VENUE
The general meeting of the Shareholders to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be held at 11:00am (WST) on 5 September 2011 at:
The Celtic Club 48 Ord Street WEST PERTH WA 6005
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
The business of the General Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
VOTING IN PERSON
To vote in person, attend the General Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.
VOTING BY PROXY
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy Form.
NOTICE O F GENERAL MEETI NG
Notice is given that the general meeting of Shareholders will be held at 11:00am (WST) on 5 September 2011 at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth WA 6005.
The Explanatory Statement provides additional information on matters to be considered at the 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 7.00pm (Sydney time) on 3 September 2011.
Terms and abbreviations used in this Notice of Meeting are defined in the Glossary.
AGENDA
1. RESOLUTION 1 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE – SHARES
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the allotment and issue of 9,155,000 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement."
Voting Exclusion: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by a person who participated in the issue and any of their 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.
2. RESOLUTION 2 – PLACEMENT – SHARES
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Directors to allot and issue up to 8,805,769 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement."
Voting Exclusion: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by any person who may participate in the proposed issue and a person who might obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of ordinary securities, and any associates of those persons. 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: 3 AUGUST 2011
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
JAY STEPHENSON COMPANY SECRETARY
EX PLANATO RY STATEMEN T
This Explanatory Statement has been prepared for the information of the Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the General Meeting to be held at 11:00am (WST) on 5 September 2011 at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth WA 6005.
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. RESOLUTION 1 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE – SHARES
1.1 General
On 8 August 2011, the Company issued 9,155,000 Shares at an issue price of $0.39 per Share as consideration for A$3,570,450.
The subscribers pursuant to this issue are was not a related party of the Company.
Resolution 1 seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of those Shares (Share Ratification).
ASX 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.
ASX Listing Rule 7.4 sets out an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1. It provides that where a company in general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 (and provided that the previous issue did not breach ASX Listing Rule 7.1) those securities will be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
By ratifying this issue, the Company will retain the flexibility to issue equity securities in the future up to the 15% annual placement capacity set out in ASX Listing Rule 7.1 without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.
1.2 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.4
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to the Share Ratification:
- (a) 9,155,000 Shares were allotted;
- (b) the issue price was $0.39 per Share;
- (c) the Shares issued were all fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company's existing Shares;
- (d) the Shares were allotted and issued to various institutional and high net worth investors; and
- (e) the funds raised from this issue will be used by the Company to further drilling the Company's prospective projects in Mauritania, Senegal and Scandinavia.
2. RESOLUTION 2 – PLACEMENT - SHARES
2.1 General
Resolution 2 seeks Shareholder approval for the allotment and issue of up to 8,805,769 Shares at an issue price of $0.39 per Share to raise up to $3,434,250 (Share Placement).
None of the subscribers pursuant to this issue will be related parties of the Company.
A summary of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 is set out in Section 1.1 above.
The effect of Resolution 2 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Shares pursuant to the Share Placement during the period of 3 months after the Meeting (or a longer period, if allowed by ASX), without using the Company's 15% annual placement capacity.
2.2 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3, the following information is provided in relation to the Share Placement:
- (a) the maximum number of Shares to be issued is 8,805,769;
- (b) the Shares will be issued no later than 3 months after the date of the Meeting (or such later date to the extent permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the ASX Listing Rules) and it is intended that allotment will occur on the same date;
- (c) the issue price will be $0.39 per Share;
- (d) the Directors will determine to whom the Shares will be issued but these persons will not be related parties of the Company;
- (e) the Shares issued will be fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company's existing Shares; and
- (f) the Company intends to use the funds raised from the Share Placement to further drilling the Company's prospective projects in Mauritania, Senegal and Scandinavia.
3. ENQUIRIES
Shareholders are requested to contact Jay Stephenson on (+ 61 8) 9288 0703 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.
GLOSSARY
$ means Australian dollars.
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 of Meeting.
General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.
Notice or Notice of Meeting or Notice of General Meeting means this notice of 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.
PROXY FORM
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY DRAKE RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 108 560 069
GENERAL MEETING
| I/We | |||||||
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| being a member of Drake Resources Limited entitled to attend and vote at the GeneralMeeting, hereby | |||||||
| Appoint | |||||||
| OR | Name of proxythe Chair of the General Meeting as your proxy | ||||||
| or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair of the General Meeting, or the Chair'snominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, as theproxy sees fit, at the General Meeting to be held at 11:00am (WST), on 5 September 2011 at The Celtic Club,48 Ord Street, West Perth WA 6005, and at any adjournment thereof. | |||||||
| If no directions are given, the Chair will vote in favour of all the Resolutions. | |||||||
| Voting on Business of the General Meeting | |||||||
| Resolution 1 – Ratification of Prior Issue – SharesResolution 2 – Placement – Shares | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||
| 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 | |||
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| 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
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- (Appointing a Proxy): A member entitled to attend and vote at the 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 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.
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- (Attending the Meeting): Completion of a Proxy Form will not prevent individual members from attending the General Meeting in person if they wish. Where a member completes and lodges a valid Proxy Form and attends the 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 General Meeting.
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- (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 35 North Perth, Western Australia 6906; or
- (b) facsimile to the Company on facsimile number +61 8 9228 0704 ; or
- (c) email to the Company at [email protected],
so that it is received not less than 48 hours prior to commencement of the Meeting.