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REMSENSE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2023
Nov 21, 2023
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REMSENSE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED ACN 648 834 771
ENTITLEMENT ISSUE PROSPECTUS
For a pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement issue of one (1) Share for every one (1) Share held by those Shareholders registered at the Record Date at an issue price of $0.02 per Share together with one (1) free New Option for every two (2) Shares applied for and issued to raise up to $2,113,667 (based on the number of Shares on issue as at the date of this Prospectus) ( Offer ).
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This document is important and should be read in its entirety. If, after reading this Prospectus you have any questions about the Securities being offered under this Prospectus or any other matter, then you should consult your professional advisers without delay.
The Securities offered by this Prospectus should be considered as highly speculative.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This Prospectus is dated 22 November 2023 and was lodged with the ASIC on that date. The ASIC, ASX and their respective officers take no responsibility for the contents of this Prospectus or the merits of the investment to which this Prospectus relates.
No Securities may be issued on the basis of this Prospectus later than 13 months after the date of this Prospectus. No person is authorised to give information or to make any representation in connection with this Prospectus, which is not contained in this Prospectus. Any information or representation not so contained may not be relied on as having been authorised by the Company in connection with this Prospectus.
It is important that investors read this Prospectus in its entirety and seek professional advice where necessary. The Securities offered by this Prospectus should be considered as highly speculative.
Applications for Securities offered pursuant to this Prospectus can only be made by an original Entitlement and Acceptance Form or Shortfall Application Form.
This Prospectus is a transaction specific prospectus for an offer of continuously quoted securities (as defined in the Corporations Act) and has been prepared in accordance with section 713 of the Corporations Act. It does not contain the same level of disclosure as an initial public offering prospectus and is only required to contain information in relation to the effect of the issue of securities on a company and the rights attaching to the securities. 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.
Representations contained in this Prospectus are made taking into account that the Company is a disclosing entity for the purposes of the Corporations Act and certain matters are publicly available information or may reasonably be expected to be known to investors and professional advisers whom prospective investors may consult.
No Investment Advice
The information contained in this Prospectus is not financial product advice or investment advice and does not take into account your
financial or investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs (including financial or taxation issues). You should seek professional advice from your accountant, financial adviser, stockbroker, lawyer or other professional adviser before deciding to subscribe for Securities under this Prospectus to determine whether it meets your objectives, financial situation and needs.
Forward - looking statements
This Prospectus contains forwardlooking 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 Company’s management.
The Company cannot and does not give any assurance that the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forwardlooking statements contained in this Prospectus will actually occur and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forwardlooking 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 the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or anticipated in these statements. These risk factors are set out in Section 5.
Overseas shareholders
This Offer does not, and is not intended to, constitute an offer in any place or jurisdiction in which, or
to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer or to issue this Prospectus.
It is not practicable for the Company to comply with the securities laws of overseas jurisdictions having regard to the number of overseas Shareholders, the number and value of Shares these Shareholders would be offered and the cost of complying with regulatory requirements in each relevant jurisdiction. Accordingly, the Offer is not being extended and Securities will not be issued to Shareholders with a registered address which is outside Australia or New Zealand. For further information on overseas Shareholders please refer to Section 2.9.
Continuous disclosure obligations
The Company is a “disclosing entity” (as defined in section 111AC 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 Securities.
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 three 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.
Please refer to Section 6.2 for further details.
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Target Market Determination
In accordance with the design and distribution obligations under the Corporations Act, the Company has determined the target market for the offer of New Options issued under this Prospectus. The Company and the Lead Manager will only distribute this Prospectus to those investors who fall within the target market determination ( TMD ) as set out on the Company’s website (https://remsense.com.au/). By making an application under the Offer, you warrant that you have read and understood the TMD and that you fall within the target market set out in the TMD.
Electronic Prospectus
A copy of this Prospectus can be downloaded from the website of the Company at https://remsense.com.au/ . If you are accessing the electronic version of this Prospectus for the purpose of making an investment in the Company, you must be an Australian or New Zealand resident and must only access this Prospectus from within Australia or New Zealand.
The Corporations Act prohibits any person 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. You may obtain a hard copy of this Prospectus free of charge by contacting the Company by phone on + 61 8 6118 5610 during office hours or by emailing the Company at [email protected].
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.
Company Website
No documents or other information available on the Company’s website is incorporated into this Prospectus by reference.
Financial forecasts
The Directors have considered the matters set out in ASIC Regulatory Guide 170 and believe that they do not have a reasonable basis to forecast future earnings on the basis that the operations of the Company are inherently uncertain. Accordingly, any forecast or projection information would
contain such a broad range of potential outcomes and possibilities that it is not possible to prepare a reliable best estimate forecast or projection.
Clearing House Electronic SubRegister System (CHESS) and Issuer Sponsorship
The Company will apply to participate in CHESS, for those investors who have, or wish to have, a sponsoring stockbroker. Investors who do not wish to participate through CHESS will be issuer sponsored by the Company.
Electronic sub-registers mean that the Company will not be issuing certificates to investors. Instead, investors will be provided with statements (similar to a bank account statement) that set out the number of Securities issued to them under this Prospectus. The notice will also advise holders of their Holder Identification Number or Security Holder Reference Number and explain, for future reference, the sale and purchase procedures under CHESS and issuer sponsorship.
Electronic sub-registers also mean ownership of securities can be transferred without having to rely upon paper documentation. Further monthly statements will be provided to holders if there have been any changes in their security holding in the Company during the preceding month.
Photographs and Diagrams
Photographs used in this Prospectus which do not have descriptions are for illustration only and should not be interpreted to mean that any person shown endorses the Prospectus or its contents or that the assets shown in them are owned by the Company. Diagrams used in this Prospectus are illustrative only and may not be drawn to scale.
Definitions and Time
Unless the contrary intention appears or the context otherwise requires, words and phrases contained in this Prospectus have the same meaning and interpretation as given in the Corporations Act and capitalised terms have the meaning given in the Glossary in Section 8.
All references to time in this Prospectus are references to Australian Western Standard Time.
Privacy statement
If you complete an Application Form, you will be providing personal information to the Company. The Company collects, holds and will use that information to assess your
application, service your needs as a Shareholder and to facilitate distribution payments and corporate communications to you as a Shareholder.
The information may also be used from time to time and disclosed to persons inspecting the register, including bidders for your securities in the context of takeovers, regulatory bodies including the Australian Taxation Office, authorised securities brokers, print service providers, mail houses and the share registry.
You can access, correct and update the personal information that we hold about you. If you wish to do so, please contact the share registry at the relevant contact number set out in this Prospectus.
Collection, maintenance and disclosure of certain personal information is governed by legislation including the Privacy Act 1988 (as amended), the Corporations Act and certain rules such as the ASX Settlement Operating Rules. You should note that if you do not provide the information required on the application for Securities, the Company may not be able to accept or process your application.
Enquiries
If you are in any doubt as to how to deal with any of the matters raised in this Prospectus, you should consult with your broker or legal, financial or other professional adviser without delay. Should you have any questions about the Offers or how to accept the Offer please call the Company Secretary on + 61 8 6118 5610.
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CORPORATE DIRECTORY
Directors
Auditor*
Christopher Sutherland Non-Executive Chair
Stephen Brown Executive Director
BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd Level 9 Mia Yellagonga Tower 2 5 Spring Street PERTH WA 6000
Ross Taylor Non-Executive Director
Sue Murphy Non-Executive Director
Share Registry*
Automic Registry Services Pty Ltd Level 5 191 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000
Chief Executive Officer
Warren Cook
Company Secretary
Phone: 1300 288 654 Email: [email protected] Web: investor.automic.com.au
David McArthur
Legal Advisers
Registered Office
Suite 173 Level 3 580 Hay Street PERTH WA 6000
Steinepreis Paganin Level 4 The Read Buildings 16 Milligan Street PERTH WA 6000
Lead Manager
Telephone: + 61 8 6118 5610 Email: [email protected] Website: www.remsense.com.au
Liquidity Technology Pty Ltd Suite 7, 29 The Avenue NEDLANDS WA 6009
*These entities are included for information purposes only. They have not been involved in the preparation of this Prospectus and have not consented to being named in this Prospectus.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| 1. | KEY OFFER INFORMATION............................................................................................ 1 |
|---|---|
| 2. | DETAILS OF THE OFFER .................................................................................................. 5 |
| 3. | PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE OFFER ......................................................................... 11 |
| 4. | RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES ATTACHED TO SECURITIES ................................................... 15 |
| 5. | RISK FACTORS ............................................................................................................ 20 |
| 6. | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 27 |
| 7. | DIRECTOR’S AUTHORISATION .................................................................................... 33 |
| 8. | GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................. 34 |
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1. KEY OFFER INFORMATION
1.1 Timetable
Lodgement of Prospectus with the ASIC
Lodgement of Prospectus with the ASIC Wednesday, 22 November 2023 Lodgement of Prospectus and Appendix Wednesday, 22 November 2023 3B with ASX Ex date Friday, 24 November 2023 Record Date for determining Entitlements Monday, 27 November 2023 Offer opening date, Prospectus sent out to Shareholders and Company announces Thursday, 30 November 2023 this has been completed Last day to extend the Closing Date Wednesday, 6 December 2023 Closing Date as at 5:00pm Monday, 11 December 2023 Securities quoted on a deferred settlement Tuesday, 12 December 2023 basis ASX notified of under subscriptions Wednesday, 13 December 2023 Issue date and lodgement of Appendix 3G Monday 18 December 2023 with ASX for issue of the New Options Issue date and lodgement of Appendix 2A with ASX applying for quotation of the Monday, 18 December 2023 Shares Quotation of Shares issued under the Monday, 18 December 2023 Offer*
*The Directors may extend the Closing Date by giving at least 3 Business Days’ notice to ASX prior to the Closing Date. Accordingly, the date the Shares are expected to commence trading on ASX may vary.
1.2 Key statistics of the Offer
Shares
| Full Subscription **($2,113,667)1 ** |
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|---|---|
| Offer Price per Share | $0.02 |
| Entitlement Ratio (based on existing Shares) | 1:1 |
| Shares currently on issue | 105,683,339 |
| Shares to be issued under the Offer | 105,683,339 |
| Gross proceeds of the issue of Shares | $2,113,667 |
| Shares on issue Post-Offer | 211,366,678 |
Notes:
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Assuming the Full Subscription of $2,113,667 is achieved under the Offer.
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Refer to Section 4 for the terms of the Shares.
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Options
| Full Subscription **($2,113,667)2 ** |
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|---|---|
| Offer Price per New Option | Nil |
| Option Entitlement Ratio (based on Shares subscribed for) |
1:2 |
| Options currently on issue | 38,543,588 |
| New Options to be issued under the Offer | 52,841,670 |
| Gross proceeds of the issue of the New Options |
Nil |
| New Options to be issued to Lead Manager3 | 5,000,000 |
| Options on issue Post-Offer | 96,385,258 |
Notes:
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Assuming the Full Subscription of $2,113,667 is achieved under the Offer.
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Refer to Section 4.2 for the terms of the New Options.
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The issue of the New Options to the Lead Manager is subject to Shareholder approval.
1.3 Key Risk Factors
Prospective investors should be aware that subscribing for Securities involves a number of risks and an investment in the Company should be considered as highly speculative. The future performance of the Company and the value of the Securities may be influenced by a range of factors, many of which are largely beyond the control of the Company and the Directors. The key risks associated with the Company’s business, the industry in which it operates and general risks applicable to all investments in listed securities and financial markets generally are set out in Section 5.
1.4 Directors' Interests in Securities
The relevant interest of each of the Directors in the Securities of the Company as at the date of this Prospectus, together with their respective Entitlement, is set out in the table below:
| Director | Shares | Options | Share Entitlement |
Option Entitlement |
$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Sutherland |
1,126,929 | 3,906,733 | 1,126,929 | 563,465 | 22,538.58 |
| Stephen Brown |
13,587,639 | 1,100,000 | 13,587,639 | 6,793,820 | 271,752.78 |
| Ross Taylor | 222,394 | 3,325,599 | 222,394 | 111,197 | 4,447.88 |
| Susan Murphy |
50,000 | 3,000,000 | 50,000 | 25,000 | 1,000 |
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The Board recommends all Shareholders take up their Entitlements. The Directors reserve the right to take up their respective Entitlement in whole or in part at their discretion.
1.5 Details of Substantial Holders
As at the date of this Prospectus, those persons which (together with their associates) have a relevant interest in 5% or more of the Shares on issue are set out below:
| Shareholder | Shares | % |
|---|---|---|
| Valrich Superannuation Pty Ltd | 14,999,153 | 14.19% |
| Trench Super Pty Ltd | 13,587,639 | 12.86% |
| Adrian John Hollis | 13,408,422 | 12.69% |
| Omnivest Pty Ltd |
7,813,786 | 7.39% |
In the event all Entitlements are accepted there will be no change to the substantial holders on completion of the Offer.
1.6
Lead Manager
Liquidity has been appointed as the lead manager of the Offer. Terms of the lead manager mandate and total fees payable are set out in Section 6.4 below.
1.7 Effect on Control
As at the date of this Prospectus:
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(a) Valrich Superannuation Pty Ltd;
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(b) Adrian John Hollis; and
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(c) Trench Super Pty Ltd,
are the Company’s largest shareholders.
Trench Super Pty Ltd, is an entity associated with Director, Stephen Brown.
Neither Valrich Superannuation Pty Ltd or Adrian John Hollis are an associate of the Company nor associated with any of the Directors of the Company.
Should any one of these shareholders be the only Eligible Shareholder to apply for their Entitlement under the Offer, their total number of Shares held in the Company would increase as follows:
| Shareholder | Shares | % |
|---|---|---|
| Valrich Superannuation Pty Ltd | 29,998,306 | 24.86% |
| Trench Super Pty Ltd | 27,175,278 | 22.78% |
| Adrian John Hollis | 26,816,844 | 22.52% |
However, were this to be the case, the Company notes this assumes:
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(a) no other Eligible Shareholder applies for its Entitlement under the Offer; and
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(b) none of the Shares and New Options can be issued under the Shortfall Offer.
No other Shareholder can increase their voting power in the Company from below 20% to above 20% as a result of participating in the Offer, and the Company will not allow any party to subscribe for Shares and New Options under the Shortfall Offer if it will enable that party to increase its voting power to more than 19.9%.
As at the date of this Prospectus, none of the substantial shareholders have indicated their intentions in relation to their respective Entitlements.
1.8 Potential dilution on non-participating Shareholders
In addition to potential control impacts set out in Section 1.8, Shareholders should note that if they do not participate in the Offer, their holdings are likely to be diluted by approximately 50% (as compared to their holdings and number of Shares on issue as at the date of this Prospectus).
No immediate dilution will occur as a result of the issue of New Options under this Prospectus. However subsequent exercise of any or all of the New Options will result in dilution. Assuming all New Options offered pursuant to this Prospectus are issued and exercised into Shares, Shareholders who do not participate in the Offer, are likely to be diluted by an aggregate of approximately 60% (as compared to their holdings and number of Shares on issue as at the date of the Prospectus).
For illustrative purposes, the table below shows how the dilution may impact the holdings of Shareholders:
| Holder | Holding as at Record date |
% at Record Date |
Entitlements under the Offer |
Holdings if Offer not taken up |
% post Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder 1 | 10,000,000 | 9.46% | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 4.73% |
| Shareholder 2 | 5,000,000 | 4.73% | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 2.37% |
| Shareholder 3 | 1,500,000 | 1.42% | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 0.71% |
| Shareholder 4 | 400,000 | 0.38% | 400,000 | 400,000 | 0.19% |
| Shareholder 5 | 50,000 | 0.05% | 50,000 | 50,000 | 0.02% |
| Total | 105,683,339 | 211,366,678 |
Notes:
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This is based on a share capital of 105,683,339 Shares as at the date of the Prospectus and assumes no Options are exercised.
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The dilutionary effect shown in the table is the maximum percentage on the assumption that those Entitlements not accepted by Eligible Shareholders are placed under the Shortfall Offer. In the event all Entitlements are not accepted and some or all of the resulting Shortfall was not subsequently placed, the dilution effect for each Shareholder not accepting their Entitlement would be a lesser percentage.
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2. DETAILS OF THE OFFER
2.1 The Offer
The Offer is being made as a pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement issue of one (1) Share for every one (1) Share held by Shareholders registered at the Record Date at an issue price of $0.02 per Share.
Based on the capital structure of the Company as at the date of this Prospectus, (and assuming no Shares are issued prior to the Record Date including on exercise or conversion of securities on issue) approximately 105,683,339 Shares may be issued under the Offer to raise up to $2,113,667.
As at the date of this Prospectus the Company has 38,543,588 Options on issue all of which may be exercised prior to the Record Date in order to participate in the Offer. Please refer to Section 3.3 for information on the exercise price and expiry date of the Options on issue.
All of the Shares offered under this Prospectus will rank equally with the Shares on issue at the date of this Prospectus. Please refer to Section 4 for further information regarding the rights and liabilities attaching to the Shares.
The purpose of the Offer and the intended use of funds raised are set out in Section 3.
2.2 What Eligible Shareholders may do
The number of Securities to which Eligible Shareholders are entitled is shown on the personalised Entitlement and Acceptance Form which accompanies this Prospectus and which can be accessed at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/home. Eligible Shareholders may choose any of the options set out in the table below.
| Option | Key Considerations | For more information |
|---|---|---|
| Take up all of your Entitlement |
• Should you wish to accept all of your Entitlement, then your application for Securities under this Prospectus must be made by following the instructions on the personalised Entitlement and Acceptance Form which accompanies this Prospectus and which can be accessed at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/home . Please read the instructions carefully. • Payment can be made by the methods set out in Section 2.3. As set out in Section 2.3, if you pay by BPAY or EFT, you do not need to return the Entitlement and Acceptance Form. |
Section 2.3 and Section 2.4. |
| Take up all of your Entitlement and also apply for Shortfall Securities |
• Should you wish to accept all of your Entitlement and apply for Shortfall Securities, then your application for your Entitlement and additional Shortfall Securities under this Prospectus must be |
Sections 2.3, 2.4 and 2.6. |
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| Option | Key Considerations | For more information |
|---|---|---|
| made by following the instructions on your personalised Entitlement and Acceptance Form which accompanies this Prospectus and which can be accessed at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/home . Please read the instructions carefully. • Payment can be made by the methods set out in Section 2.3. Payment should be made for your Entitlement and the amount of the Shortfall for which you are applying. • If you apply for Shortfall Securities beyond your Entitlement you are deemed to have accepted your Entitlement in full. You should note that the allocation of Shortfall Securities is at the Company’s absolute discretion as per the allocation policy set out in Section 2.6. Accordingly, your application for additional Shortfall Securities may be scaled-back. • The Company's decision on the number of Shortfall Securities to be allocated to you will be final. |
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| Take up a proportion of your Entitlement and allow the balance to lapse |
• If you wish to take up only part of your Entitlement and allow the balance to lapse, your application must be made by completing the personalised Entitlement and Acceptance Form which accompanies this Prospectus and which can be accessed at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/home for the number of Securities you wish to take up and making payment using the methods set out in Section 2.3 below. As set out in Section 2.3, if you pay by BPAY or EFT, you do not need to return the Entitlement and Acceptance Form. |
Section 2.3 and Section 2.4 |
| Allow all or part of your Entitlement to lapse |
• If you do not wish to accept any part of your Entitlement, you are not obliged to do anything. If you do not take up your Entitlement by the Closing Date, the Offer to you will lapse. |
N/A |
The Offer is non-renounceable. Accordingly, a Shareholder may not sell or transfer all or part of their Entitlement.
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2.3 Payment options
(a) By BPAY® (recommended)
For payment by BPAY®, please follow the instructions on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form. You can only make a payment via BPAY® if you are the holder of an account with an Australian financial institution that supports BPAY® transactions. Please note that should you choose to pay by BPAY®:
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(i) you do not need to submit the Entitlement and Acceptance Form but are taken to have made the declarations on that Entitlement and Acceptance Form;
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(ii) if you do not pay for your Entitlement in full, you are deemed to have taken up your Entitlement in respect of such whole number of Shares which is covered in full by your Application monies; and
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(iii) if you pay more than is required to subscribe for your Entitlement, you will be taken to have applied for Shortfall Securities (if any) under the Shortfall Offer, to the extent of the excess.
You should be aware that your own financial institution may implement earlier cut-off times with regard to electronic payment, and you should therefore take this into consideration when making payment. It is your responsibility to ensure that funds submitted through BPAY® are received by 4.00pm (WST) on the Closing Date. The Company shall not be responsible for any delay in the receipt of the BPAY® payment.
Guidance where you have more than one CRN (Shareholding of Shares)
If you have more than one shareholding of Shares and consequently receive more than one Entitlement and Acceptance Form, when taking up your Entitlement in respect of one of those Shareholdings only use the CRN specific to that Shareholding as set out in the applicable Entitlement and Acceptance Form. Do not use the same CRN for more than one of your Shareholdings . This can result in your Application monies being applied to your Entitlement in respect of only one of your Shareholdings (with the result that any Application in respect of your remaining Shareholdings will not be valid).
(b) By Electronic Funds Transfer (overseas applicants)
For payment by Electronic Funds Transfer ( EFT ) for overseas Eligible Shareholders, please follow the instructions on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form. You can only make a payment via EFT if you are the holder of an account that supports EFT transactions to an Australian bank account. Please note that should you choose to pay by EFT:
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(i) you do not need to submit the Entitlement and Acceptance Form but are taken to have made the declarations on that Entitlement and Acceptance Form;
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(ii) if you do not pay for your Entitlement in full, you are deemed to have taken up your Entitlement in respect of such whole
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number of Shares which is covered in full by your Application monies; and
- (iii) if you pay more than is required to subscribe for your Entitlement, you will be taken to have applied for Shortfall Securities (if any) under the Shortfall Offer, to the extent of the excess.
2.4 Implications of an acceptance
Returning a completed Entitlement and Acceptance Form or paying any Application monies by BPAY® or EFT will be taken to constitute a representation by you that:
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(a) you have received a copy of this Prospectus and the accompanying Entitlement and Acceptance Form, and read them both in their entirety; and
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(b) you acknowledge that once the Entitlement and Acceptance Form is returned, or a BPAY® or EFT payment instruction is given in relation to any Application monies, the application may not be varied or withdrawn except as required by law.
2.5 Minimum subscription
There is no minimum subscription.
2.6 Shortfall Offer
Any Entitlement not taken up pursuant to the Offer will form the Shortfall Offer. ( Shortfall Securities ). The Shortfall Offer is a separate offer made pursuant to this Prospectus and will remain open for up to three months following the Closing Date. The issue price for each Share to be issued under the Shortfall Offer shall be $0.02 being the price at which Shares have been offered under the Offer.
If you do not wish to take up any part of your Entitlement you are not required to take any action. That part of your Entitlement not taken up will form part of the Shortfall Offer and potentially be allocated to other Eligible Shareholders or other third parties as part of the Shortfall Offer. The Shortfall Offer will only be available where there is a Shortfall between applications received from Eligible Shareholders and the number of Shares proposed to be issued under the Offer.
Eligible Shareholders who wish to subscribe for Securities above their Entitlement are invited to apply for Shortfall Securities under the Shortfall Offer by completing the appropriate section on their Entitlement and Acceptance Form or by making payment for such Shortfall Securities in accordance with Section 2.3.
The Board presently intends to allocate Shortfall Securities as follows:
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(a) to Eligible Shareholders who apply for an excess of their full Entitlement, so long as the issue of Shortfall Securities to that Eligible Shareholder would not take their voting power to in excess of 19.99%; and then
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(b) to other parties identified by the Directors, which may include parties who are not currently Shareholders.
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No Shares will be issued to a party under the Shortfall Offer if the effect would be to increase that party’s voting power in the Company to an amount greater than 19.99%.
The Company reserves the right to issue an Eligible Shareholder a lesser number of Shortfall Securities than applied for or no Shortfall Securities at all. However, the Directors do not intend to refuse an application for Shortfall Securities from Eligible Shareholders other than in circumstances of oversubscription or where acceptance may result in a breach of the Corporations Act. If the number of Shortfall Securities applied for by Eligible Shareholders exceeds the total Shortfall, the Shortfall Securities will be allocated among applying Eligible Shareholders proportionate to their existing holdings.
All decisions regarding the allocation of Shortfall Securities will be made by the Directors and will be final and binding on all applicants under the Shortfall Offer; as such there is no guarantee that any Shortfall Securities applied for will be issued to Eligible Shareholders.
The Company will have no liability to any Applicant who receives less than the number of Shortfall Securities they applied for under the Shortfall Offer. If the Company scales back any applications for Shortfall Securities under the Shortfall Offer any Application monies will be returned (without interest) as soon as practicable.
2.7
ASX listing
Application for Official Quotation of the Shares offered pursuant to this Prospectus will be made within 7 days after the date of this Prospectus. If ASX does not grant Official Quotation of the Shares offered pursuant to this Prospectus before the expiration of three months after the date of issue of the Prospectus, (or such period as varied by the ASIC), the Company will not issue any Shares and will repay all Application monies for the Shares within the time prescribed under the Corporations Act, without interest.
The fact that ASX may grant Official Quotation to the Shares is not to be taken in any way as an indication of the merits of the Company or the Shares now offered for subscription.
The Company will not apply for Official Quotation of the New Options issued pursuant to this Prospectus.
2.8
Issue of Securities
Securities issued pursuant to the Offer will be issued in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules and timetable set out at Section 1.
Securities issued pursuant to the Shortfall Offer will be issued on a progressive basis. Where the number of Securities issued is less than the number applied for, or where no issue is made surplus Application monies will be refunded without any interest to the Applicant as soon as practicable after the closing date of the Shortfall Offer.
Pending the issue of the Securities or payment of refunds pursuant to this Prospectus, all Application monies will be held by the Company in trust for the Applicants in a separate bank account as required by the Corporations Act. The Company, however, will be entitled to retain all interest that accrues on the bank account and each Applicant waives the right to claim interest.
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Holding statements for Securities issued under the Offer will be mailed as soon as practicable after the issue of Securities and for Shortfall Securities issued under the Shortfall Offer as soon as practicable after their issue.
2.9
Overseas shareholders
This Offer does not, and is not intended to, constitute an offer in any place or jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer or to issue this Prospectus.
It is not practicable for the Company to comply with the securities laws of overseas jurisdictions having regard to the number of overseas Shareholders, the number and value of Securities these Shareholders would be offered and the cost of complying with regulatory requirements in each relevant jurisdiction. Accordingly, the Offer is not being extended and Shares will not be issued to Shareholders with a registered address which is outside Australia or New Zealand.
(a) New Zealand
The Securities are not being offered to the public within New Zealand other than to existing shareholders of the Company with registered addresses in New Zealand to whom the offer of these securities is being made in reliance on the transitional provisions of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (New Zealand) and the Financial Markets Conduct (Incidental Offers) Exemption Notice 2021 (New Zealand).
This Prospectus has been prepared in compliance with Australian law and has not been registered, filed with or approved by any New Zealand regulatory authority. This document is not a product disclosure statement under New Zealand law and is not required to, and may not, contain all the information that a product disclosure statement under New Zealand law is required to contain.
(b)
Nominees and custodians
Nominees and custodians may not submit an Entitlement and Acceptance Form on behalf of any Shareholder resident outside Australia and New Zealand without the prior consent of the Company, taking into account relevant securities law restrictions. Return of a duly completed Entitlement and Acceptance Form will be taken by the Company to constitute a representation that there has been no breach of those regulations.
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3. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE OFFER
3.1 Purpose of the offer
The purpose of the Offer is to raise up to $2,113,667 before costs.
The funds raised from the Offer are intended to be applied in accordance with the table set out below:
| Item | Proceeds of the Offer | Full Subscription ($) |
% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Working capital1 | 2,063,667 | 98% |
| 2. | Expenses of the Offer2 | 50,000 | 2% |
| Total | $2,113,667 | 100% |
Notes:
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The Company is growing a new product and this capital is required to fund the operations of the Company until sales growth enables positive cashflow.
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Refer to Section 6.8 for further details relating to the estimated expenses of the Offer.
On completion of the Offer, the Board believes the Company will have sufficient working capital to achieve its stated objectives. In the event the Offer is not fully subscribed, operational objectives are likely to be modified, which may result in delay or substantial changes to the Company’s future plans.
In addition, it should be noted that the Company’s budgets and forecasts will be subject to modification on an ongoing basis depending on the results achieved from its business activities and operations.
The above table is a statement of current intentions as of the date of this Prospectus. As with any budget, intervening events and new circumstances have the potential to affect the manner in which the funds are ultimately applied. The Board reserves the right to alter the way funds are applied on this basis.
3.2 Effect of the Offer
The principal effect of the Offer, assuming all Entitlements are accepted and no Shares are issued including on exercise or conversion of other Securities on issue prior to the Record Date, will be to:
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(a) increase the cash reserves by $2,063,667 (after deducting the estimated expenses of the Offer) immediately after completion of the Offer;
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(b) increase the number of Shares on issue from 105,683,339 as at the date of this Prospectus to 211,366,678 Shares; and
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(c) increase the number of Options on issue from 38,543,588 as at the date of this Prospectus to 96,385,258 Options (including the 5,000,000 New Options to be issued to the Lead Manager).
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3.3 Effect on capital structure
The effect of the Offer on the capital structure of the Company, assuming all Entitlements are accepted and no Shares are issued including on exercise or conversion of other Securities on issue prior to the Record Date, is set out below.
Shares
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Shares currently on issue | 105,683,339 |
| Shares offered pursuant to the Offer | 105,683,339 |
| Total Shares on issue after completion of the Offer | 211,366,678 |
Options
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Options currently on issue: | |
| Exercisable at $0.04 on or before 09 November 2026 | 7,373,250 |
| Exercisable at $0.15 on or before 15 December 2025 | 15,990,457 |
| Exercisable at $0.15 on or before 10 December 2025 | 11,000,000 |
| Exercisable at $0.40 on or before 30 June 20251 | 1,609,881 |
| Exercisable at $0.25 on or before 30 June 20251 | 1,070,000 |
| Exercisable at $0.30 on or before 30 June 20241 | 1,500,000 |
| Total Options on issue as at the date of this Prospectus | 38,543,588 |
| New Options to be issued pursuant to the Offer | 52,841,670 |
| New Options to be issued to Lead Manager2 | 5,000,000 |
| Total Options on issue after completion of the Offer | 96,385,258 |
Notes:
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In accordance with their terms, the Offer will trigger an adjustment to the exercise price of these Options.
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The issue of the New Options to the Lead Manager is subject to Shareholder approval.
The capital structure on a fully diluted basis as at the date of this Prospectus would be 144,226,927 Shares and on completion of the Offer (assuming all Entitlements are accepted, the New Options are issued to the Lead Manager and no other Shares are issued including on exercise or conversion of other Securities on issue prior to the Record Date) would be 307,751,936 Shares.
No Shares or Options on issue are subject to escrow restrictions, either voluntary or ASX imposed.
3.4 Pro-forma balance sheet
The unaudited balance sheet as at 30 September 2023 and the unaudited proforma balance sheet as at 30 September 2023 shown below have been
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prepared on the basis of the accounting policies normally adopted by the Company and reflect the changes to its financial position.
The pro-forma balance sheet has been prepared assuming all Entitlements are accepted, no Options or convertible securities are exercised prior to the Record Date and including expenses of the Offer.The pro-forma balance sheet has been prepared to provide investors with information on the assets and liabilities of the Company and pro-forma assets and liabilities of the Company as noted below. The historical and pro-forma financial information is presented in an abbreviated form, insofar as it does not include all of the disclosures required by Australian Accounting Standards applicable to annual financial statements.
| UNAUDITED 30 September 2023 |
UNAUDITED PROFORMA FULL SUBSCRIPTION |
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|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Current Assets | ||
| Cash | 398,710 | 2,747,306 |
| Trade & other receivables | 329,935 | 329,935 |
| Contract assets | 39,227 | 39,227 |
| Prepayments | 71,423 | 71,423 |
| Other current assets | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Total current assets | 899,295 | 3,247,891 |
| Non-Current Assets | ||
| Plant and equipment | 347,752 | 347,752 |
| Right of use assets | 158,456 | 158,456 |
| Intangibles | 1,128,891 | 1,128,891 |
| Other financial assets | 47,236 | 47,236 |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 1,682,335 | 1,682,335 |
| Total Assets | 2,581,630 | 4,930,226 |
| Current Liabilities | ||
| Trade & other payables | (312,980) | (312,980) |
| Borrowings | (18,853) | (18,853) |
| Right of use leases | (93,385) | (93,385) |
| Employee benefits | (217,756) | (217,756) |
| Contract liabilities | (179,602) | (179,602) |
| Total current liabilities | (822,576) | (822,576) |
| Non-current liabilities | ||
| Borrowings | (26,486) | (26,486) |
| Right of use leases | (67,582) | (67,582) |
| Employee benefits | (86,614) | (86,614) |
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| UNAUDITED 30 September 2023 |
UNAUDITED PROFORMA FULL SUBSCRIPTION |
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|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Provisions | (12,000) | (12,000) |
| Contract liabilities | (137,635) | (137,635) |
| Total non-current liabilities | (330,316) | (330,316) |
| Total liabilities | (1,152,893) | (1,152,893) |
| Net assets (liabilities) | 1,428,737 | 3,777,333 |
| Equity | ||
| Share capital | 7,487,909 | 9,836,505 |
| Options Reserve | 123,327 | 123,327 |
| Retained loss | (6,182,499) | (6,182,499) |
| Total equity | 1,428,737 | 3,777,333 |
Notes:
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The pro-forma financial information outlined above has been prepared based on the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as at 30 September 2023.
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The 30 September 2023 balance sheet has been adjusted to show the impact of the fully subscribed Offer, and the Company’s recent placement of $294,930 in November 2023.
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Fees for both the Offer and the November 2023 placement have been deduced from the funds received.
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4. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES ATTACHED TO SECURITIES
4.1 Rights and liabilities attaching to Shares
The following is a summary of the more significant rights and liabilities attaching to the Shares being offered pursuant to this Prospectus. This summary is not exhaustive and does not constitute a definitive statement of the rights and liabilities of Shareholders. To obtain such a statement, persons should seek independent legal advice.
Full details of the rights and liabilities attaching to Shares are set out in the Constitution, a copy of which is available for inspection at the Company’s registered office during normal business hours.
(a) General meetings
Shareholders are entitled to be present in person, or by proxy, attorney or representative to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company.
Shareholders may requisition meetings in accordance with section 249D of the Corporations Act and the Constitution of the Company.
(b)
Voting rights
Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares, at general meetings of shareholders or classes of shareholders:
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(i) each Shareholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy, attorney or representative;
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(ii) on a show of hands, every person present who is a Shareholder or a proxy, attorney or representative of a Shareholder has one vote; and
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(iii) on a poll, every person present who is a Shareholder or a proxy, attorney or representative of a Shareholder shall, in respect of each fully paid Share held by him, or in respect of which he is appointed a proxy, attorney or representative, have one vote for each Share held, but in respect of partly paid shares shall have such number of votes as bears the same proportion to the total of such Shares registered in the Shareholder’s name as the amount paid (not credited) bears to the total amounts paid and payable (excluding amounts credited).
(c)
Dividend rights
Subject to the rights of any preference Shareholders and to the rights of the holders of any shares created or raised under any special arrangement as to dividend, the Directors may from time to time declare a dividend to be paid to the Shareholders entitled to the dividend which shall be payable on all Shares according to the proportion that the amount paid (not credited) is of the total amounts paid and payable (excluding amounts credited) in respect of such Shares.
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The Directors may from time to time pay to the Shareholders any interim dividends as they may determine. No dividend shall carry interest as against the Company. The Directors may set aside out of the profits of the Company any amounts that they may determine as reserves, to be applied at the discretion of the Directors, for any purpose for which the profits of the Company may be properly applied.
Subject to the ASX Listing Rules and the Corporations Act, the Company may, by resolution of the Directors, implement a dividend reinvestment plan on such terms and conditions as the Directors think fit and which provides for any dividend which the Directors may declare from time to time payable on Shares which are participating Shares in the dividend reinvestment plan, less any amount which the Company shall either pursuant to the Constitution or any law be entitled or obliged to retain, be applied by the Company to the payment of the subscription price of Shares.
(d) Winding-up
If the Company is wound up, the liquidator may, with the authority of a special resolution, divide among the Shareholders in kind the whole or any part of the property of the Company, and may for that purpose set such value as he considers fair upon any property to be so divided, and may determine how the division is to be carried out as between the Shareholders or different classes of Shareholders.
The liquidator may, with the authority of a special resolution, vest the whole or any part of any such property in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the contributories as the liquidator thinks fit, but so that no Shareholder is compelled to accept any shares or other securities in respect of which there is any liability.
(e)
Shareholder liability
As the Shares issued will be fully paid shares, they will not be subject to any calls for money by the Directors and will therefore not become liable for forfeiture.
(f)
Transfer of shares
Generally, shares in the Company are freely transferable, subject to formal requirements, the registration of the transfer not resulting in a contravention of or failure to observe the provisions of a law of Australia and the transfer not being in breach of the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules.
(g) Future increase in capital
The issue of any new Shares is under the control of the Directors of the Company. Subject to restrictions on the issue or grant of securities contained in the ASX Listing Rules, the Constitution and the Corporations Act (and without affecting any special right previously conferred on the holder of an existing share or class of shares), the Directors may issue Shares as they shall, in their absolute discretion, determine.
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(h) Variation of rights
Under section 246B of the Corporations Act, the Company may, with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a meeting of Shareholders vary or abrogate the rights attaching to Shares.
If at any time the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class), whether or not the Company is being wound up, may be varied or abrogated with the consent in writing of the holders of three quarters of the issued shares of that class, or if authorised by a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of that class.
(i) Alteration of constitution
In accordance with the Corporations Act, the Constitution can only be amended by a special resolution passed by at least three quarters of Shareholders present and voting at the general meeting. In addition, at least 28 days written notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution must be given.
4.2 Terms of New Options
(a) Entitlement
Each New Option entitles the holder to subscribe for one (1) Share upon exercise of the New Option.
(b) Exercise Price
Subject to paragraph (i), the amount payable upon exercise of each New Option will be $0.04 ( Exercise Price )
(c) Expiry Date
Each New Option will expire at 5:00pm (WST) on 9 November 2026 ( Expiry Date ). A New Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.
(d) Exercise Period
The New Options are exercisable at any time on or prior to the Expiry Date ( Exercise Period ).
(e) Notice of Exercise
The New Options may be exercised during the Exercise Period by notice in writing to the Company in the manner specified on the New Option certificate ( Notice of Exercise ) and payment of the Exercise Price for each New Option being exercised in Australian currency by electronic funds transfer or other means of payment acceptable to the Company.
(f) Exercise Date
A Notice of Exercise is only effective on and from the later of the date of receipt of the Notice of Exercise and the date of receipt of the payment
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of the Exercise Price for each New Option being exercised in cleared funds ( Exercise Date ).
(g) Timing of issue of Shares on exercise
Within 5 Business Days after the Exercise Date, the Company will:
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(i) issue the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of New Options specified in the Notice of Exercise and for which cleared funds have been received by the Company;
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(ii) if required, give ASX a notice that complies with section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act, or, if the Company is unable to issue such a notice, lodge with ASIC a prospectus prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and do all such things necessary to satisfy section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors; and
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(iii) if admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, apply for official quotation on ASX of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the New Options.
If a notice delivered under (g)(ii) for any reason is not effective to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors, the Company must, no later than 20 Business Days after becoming aware of such notice being ineffective, lodge with ASIC a prospectus prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and do all such things necessary to satisfy section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors.
(h) Shares issued on exercise
Shares issued on exercise of the New Options rank equally with the then issued shares of the Company.
(i)
Reconstruction of capital
If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all rights of an Optionholder are to be changed in a manner consistent with the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules at the time of the reconstruction.
(j) Participation in new issues
There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the New Options and holders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the New Options without exercising the New Options.
(k) Change in exercise price
A New Option does not confer the right to a change in Exercise Price or a change in the number of underlying securities over which the New Option can be exercised.
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(l) Transferability
The New Options are transferable subject to any restriction or escrow arrangements imposed by ASX or under applicable Australian securities laws.
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5. RISK FACTORS
5.1 Introduction
The Shares offered under this Prospectus should be considered as highly speculative and an investment in the Company is not risk free.
The Directors strongly recommend that prospective investors consider the risk factors set out in this Section 5, together with all other information contained in this Prospectus.
The future performance of the Company and the value of the Securities may be influenced by a range of factors, many of which are largely beyond the control of the Company and the Directors. The key risks associated with the Company’s business, the industry in which it operates and general risks applicable to all investments in listed securities and financial markets generally are described below.
The risks factors set out in this Section 5, or other risk factors not specifically referred to, may have a materially adverse impact on the performance of the Company and the value of the Shares. This Section 5 is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of the risk factors to which the Company is exposed.
Before determining whether to invest in the Company you should ensure that you have a sufficient understanding of the risks described in this Section 5 and all of the other information set out in this Prospectus and consider whether an investment in the Company is suitable for you, taking into account your objectives, financial situation and needs.
If you do not understand any matters contained in this Prospectus or have any queries about whether to invest in the Company, you should consult your accountant, financial adviser, stockbroker, lawyer or other professional adviser.
5.2 Company specific
| Risk Category | Risk |
|---|---|
| Potential for dilution |
In addition to potential control impacts set out in Section 1.8, Shareholders should note that if they do not participate in the Offer, their holdings are likely to be diluted by approximately 50% (as compared to their holdings and number of Shares on issue as at the date of this Prospectus). No immediate dilution will occur as a result of the issue of New Options under this Prospectus. However subsequent exercise of any or all of the New Options will result in dilution. Assuming all New Options offered pursuant to this Prospectus are issued and exercised into Shares, Shareholders who do not participate in the Offer, are likely to be diluted by an aggregate of approximately 60% (as compared to their holdings and number of Shares on issue as at the date of the Prospectus). It is not possible to predict what the value of the Company, a Share or an Option will be following the completion of the Offer being implemented and the Directors do not make any representation as to such |
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| Risk Category | Risk | |
|---|---|---|
| matters. The last trading price of Shares on ASX prior to the Prospectus being lodged of $0.04 is not a reliable indicator as to the potential trading price of Shares after implementation of the Offer. |
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| Control risk | Valrich Superannuation Pty Ltd, Adrian John Hollis and Trench Super Pty Ltd are currently the largest Shareholders of the Company. Their significant interest in the capital of the Company means that they are in a position to potentially influence the financial decisions of the Company, and their interests may not align with those of all other Shareholders. For further details on the potential effect on control, refer to Section 1.7. |
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| Additional requirements for capital |
The Company’s capital requirements depend on numerous factors. Given the Company’s early stage development and sales of its core products virtualplants, and its existing financial position, the Company may require further capital in addition to the Offer funds received, particular if a large component of any shortfall is not successfully placed. 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 development programmes as the case may be. There is however no guarantee that the Company will be able to secure any additional funding or be able to secure funding on terms favourable to the Company. |
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| Privacy and data collection risk |
The Company’s businesses involve the storage, transmission, and processing of data from clients in order to provide services to those clients. Personal privacy, information security, and data protection are significant issues. The regulatory framework governing the collection, processing, storage, and use of business information, particularly information that includes personal data, is rapidly evolving and any failure or perceived failure to comply with applicable privacy, security, or data protection laws, regulations or contractual obligations may adversely affect the Company’s business. |
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| Protection of intellectual property rights |
The commercial value of the Company’s intellectual property assets is dependent on any relevant legal protections. These legal mechanisms, however, do not guarantee that the intellectual property will be protected or that the Company's competitive position will be maintained. No assurance can be given that employees or third parties will not breach confidentiality agreements, infringe or misappropriate the Company's intellectual property or commercially sensitive information, or that competitors will not be able to produce non-infringing competitive products. Competition in retaining and |
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| Risk Category | Risk |
|---|---|
| sustaining protection of technologies and the complex nature of technologies can lead to expensive and lengthy disputes for which there can be no guaranteed outcome. There can be no assurance that any intellectual property which the Company (or entities it deals with) may have an interest in now or in the future will afford the Company commercially significant protection of technologies, or that any of the projects that may arise from technologies will have commercial applications. It is possible that third parties may assert intellectual property infringement, unfair competition or like claims against the Company under copyright, trade secret, patent, or other laws. While the Company is not aware of any claims of this nature in relation to any of the intellectual property rights in which it has or will acquire an interest, such claims, if made, may harm, directly or indirectly, the Company's business. If the Company is forced to defend claims of intellectual property infringement, whether they are with or without merit or are determined in the Company's favour, the costs of such litigation may be potentially significant and may divert management's attention from normal commercial operations. |
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| Critical failure | Given the nature of the products and services that the Company provides, any critical failure of any of its products has the potential to cause damage to the Company brand and reputation. In order to mitigate this risk, the Company undertakes thorough assessment of its products, including the hardware used in providing its services to ensure any such risk is minimised. |
| Rapid growth risk | The Company aims to experience rapid growth in the scope of its operating activities as set out in this Prospectus, which may expand operations in new regions and countries. This growth is anticipated to result in an increased level of responsibility which, if unable to be managed, will result in the Company not being able to take advantage of market opportunities and execute its business plan or respond to competitive pressure. |
| Competition | The industry in which the Company operates is subject to competition, in particular as a result of the nature of the contracts available. Current or future competitors may come up with new, better or cheaper products and solutions. The Company’s competitors include both small and medium enterprises and large, established corporations or multinationals. Those may decide to enter the Company’s target markets and be able to fund aggressive marketing strategies. They may also have stronger financial capabilities than the Company which may negatively affect the operating and financial performance of the business. |
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| Risk Category | Risk |
|---|---|
| Counterparty risk | The Company depends on contractual agreements with third parties, including suppliers and customers, should a third-party contract fail (such as due to third party insolvency, fraud and management failure), there is the potential for negative financial and brand damage. |
| Reliance on key personnel |
The responsibility of overseeing the day-to-day operations and the strategic management of the Company depends substantially on its senior management and its key personnel. There can be no assurance given that there will be no detrimental impact on the Company if one or more of these employees cease their employment. The Company’s future depends, in part, on its ability to attract and retain key personnel. It may not be able to hire and retain such personnel at compensation levels consistent with its existing compensation and salary structure. Its future also depends on the continued contributions of its executive management team and other key management and technical personnel, the loss of whose services would be difficult to replace. In addition, the inability to continue to attract appropriately qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business. |
| Supplier relationships |
The Company relies on a small number of key suppliers and third-party products in connection with the delivery of its products and services. Any inability of those suppliers to supply may put at risk the ability of the Company to perform its customer contracts or to expand its services in the manner than the Company expects. Further, the Company’s financial performance may be affected if third-party providers were to raise the cost of their products and/or services. The Company considers these risks when identifying its suppliers. |
| Branding | The Company branding is critical for the long-term success of the businesses. Negative commentary or complaints may have a damaging impact on its business objectives. Further, as part of the business model is based on recurring revenue arising from Virtualplant, poor user experiences may result in loss of customers, adverse publicity, litigation, regulatory enquiries, and reduction of use of its products and services. |
| Sales cycle | The Company primarily markets its products and services to large enterprise companies. The nature of doing business with these entities is that the sales cycle can be long, and it can take 12-18 months to close significant transactions. The Company seeks to mitigates these risks by expanding and diversifying its client base to ensure that it has a mix of ongoing revenue. |
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5.3 Industry specific
| Risk Category | Risk |
|---|---|
| Product liability | As with all products, there is no assurance that unforeseen adverse events or defects will not arise in the Company’s products. Adverse events could expose the Company to product liability claims or litigation, resulting in the removal of regulatory approval for the relevant products and/or monetary damages being awarded against the Company. In such event, the Company's liability may exceed the Company's insurance coverage, if any. |
| Disputes | The activities of the Company may result in disputes with third parties, including, without limitation, the Company’s investors, competitors, regulators, partners, distributors, customers, directors, officers and employees, and service providers. The Company may incur substantial costs in connection with such disputes. Further, a change in strategy may involve material and as yet unanticipated risks, as well as a high degree of risk, including a higher degree of risk than the Company’s strategy in place as of the date of this Prospectus. |
| Loss of customers | The Company has established important relationships through development of its business to date. The loss of one or more customers through termination or expiry of contracts may adversely affect the operating results of the Company. |
| Litigation | The Company is exposed to possible litigation risks including, but not limited to, intellectual property ownership disputes, contractual claims, environmental claims, occupational health and safety claims and employee claims. Further, the Company may be involved in disputes with other parties in the future which may result in litigation. Any such claim or dispute if proven, may impact adversely on the Company’s operations, financial performance and financial position. The Company is not currently engaged in any litigation. |
| Data loss, theft or corruption |
The Company will store data in its own systems and networks and also with a variety of third party service providers. Exploitation or hacking of any of the Company’s systems or networks could lead to corruption, theft or loss of the data which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results. Further, if the Company’s systems, networks or technology are subject to any type of ‘cyber’ crime, its technology may be perceived as unsecure which may lead to a decrease in the number of customers. The Company adopts security measures considered appropriate for the nature of the data that it stores and is constantly reviewing its cyber security arrangements. |
| Foreign exchange | If the Company is successful in expanding its services with |
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| Risk Category | Risk |
|---|---|
| Virtualplant to foreign jurisdictions, it may be required to accept payment, or pay local service providers or staff in foreign currencies. Consequently, movements in currency exchange rates may adversely or beneficially affect the Company’s results or operations and cash flows. For example, the appreciation or depreciation of the US dollar relative to the Australian dollar would result in a foreign currency loss or gain. Any depreciation of currencies in foreign jurisdictions in which the Company operates may result in lower than anticipated revenue, profit and earnings of the Company. |
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| Insurance coverage |
The Company faces various risks in conducting its business and may lack adequate insurance coverage or may not have the relevant insurance coverage. The Company proposes to arrange and maintain insurance coverage for its employees, as well as directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, however it does not currently propose to arrange and maintain business interruption insurance or insurance against claims for certain property damage. The Company will need to review its insurance requirements periodically. If the Company incurs substantial losses or liabilities and its insurance coverage is unavailable or inadequate to cover such losses or liabilities, the Company’s financial position and financial performance may be adversely affected. The Company considers that it has sufficient insurance policies in place in respect of its business and assets. However, the occurrence of an event that is not covered or fully covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of the Company. |
5.4 General risks
| Risk Category | Risk |
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| Economic conditions and other global or national issues |
General economic conditions, laws relating to taxation, new legislation, trade barriers, movements in interest and inflation rates, currency exchange controls and rates, national and international political circumstances (including wars, terrorist acts, sabotage, subversive activities, security operations, labour unrest, civil disorder, and states of emergency), natural disasters (including fires, earthquakes and floods), and quarantine restrictions, epidemics and pandemics, may have an adverse effect on the Company’s operations. |
| Market conditions | 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 such as: (a) general economic outlook; (b) introduction of tax reform or other new |
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| Risk Category | Risk |
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| legislation; (c) interest rates and inflation rates; (d) changes in investor sentiment toward particular market sectors; (e) the demand for, and supply of, capital; and (f) terrorism or other hostilities. (g) 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 technology or defence 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. The value of the Shares may fluctuate more sharply than that of other securities, given the low per Share pricing of the Shares under the Prospectus, and the fact that investment in the Company is highly speculative. |
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| Taxation risk | The acquisition and disposal of Shares will have tax consequences for investors, which will vary depending on the individual financial affairs of each investor. All potential investors in the Company are urged to obtain independent professional taxation and financial advice about the consequences of acquiring and disposing of Securities from a taxation viewpoint and generally. |
5.5 Speculative investment
The risk factors described above, and other risks factors not specifically referred to, may have a materially adverse impact on the performance of the Company and the value of the Shares.
Prospective investors should consider that an investment in the Company is highly speculative. The Company is growing a new product and this capital is required to fund the operations until sales growth enables positive cashflow.
There is no guarantee that the Shares offered under this Prospectus will provide a return on capital, payment of dividends or increases in the market value of those Shares.
Before deciding whether to subscribe for Shares under this Prospectus you should read this Prospectus in its entirety and consider all factors, taking into account your objectives, financial situation and needs.
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6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
6.1 Litigation
As at the date of this Prospectus, the Company is not involved in any legal proceedings and the Directors are not aware of any legal proceedings pending or threatened against the Company.
6.2
Continuous disclosure obligations
As set out in the Important Notes Section of this Prospectus, the Company is a disclosing entity for the purposes of section 713 of the Corporations Act. Accordingly, 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:
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(a) it is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations;
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(b) copies of 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
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(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:
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(i) the annual financial report most recently lodged by the Company with the ASIC;
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(ii) any half-year financial report lodged by the Company with the ASIC after the lodgement of the annual financial report referred to in (i) and before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC; and
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(iii) any continuous disclosure documents given by the Company to ASX in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules as referred to in section 674(1) of the Corporations Act after the lodgement of the annual financial report referred to in (i) and before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC.
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.
Details of documents lodged by the Company with ASX since the date of lodgement of the Company’s latest annual financial report and before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC are set out in the table below.
| Date | Description of Announcement |
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| 16/11/2023 | Results of AGM |
| 16/11/2023 | Chair's Address - 2023 AGM |
| 09/11/2023 | Notification regarding unquoted securities - REM |
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| Date | Description of Announcement |
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| 09/11/2023 | Application for quotation of securities - REM |
| 07/11/2023 | Propose issue of securities - REM |
| 06/11/2023 | Cleansing Prospectus |
| 06/11/2023 | Reinstatement to Quotation |
| 06/11/2023 | Investor Update |
| 06/11/2023 | Proposed issue of securities – REM |
| 06/11/2023 | Capital Raising |
| 31/10/2023 | September 2023 Quarterly Activities and Cash Flow Report |
| 27/10/2023 | Application for quotation of securities - REM |
| 16/10/2023 | Suspension from Quotation |
| 16/10/2023 | Pause in trading |
| 06/10/2023 | Notice of Annual General Meeting/Proxy Form |
| 04/10/2023 | Contract award |
| 04/10/2023 | Release of escrow restrictions |
| 11/09/2023 | Notification regarding unquoted securities - REM |
| 08/09/2023 | Notification of cessation of securities - REM |
| 08/09/2023 | Notification regarding unquoted securities - REM |
| 08/09/2023 | Notification of Cessation of Securities - REM |
| 30/08/2023 | Appendix 4G |
| 30/08/2023 | FY23 Results Announced |
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.
The announcements are also available through the Company’s website www.remsense.com.au/investors/asx-announcements/.
6.3 Market price of Shares
The Company is a disclosing entity for the purposes of the Corporations Act and its Shares are enhanced disclosure securities quoted on ASX.
The highest, lowest and last market sale prices of the Shares on ASX during the three months immediately preceding the date of lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC and the respective dates of those sales were:
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| ($) | Date | |
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| Highest | $0.072 | 28, 30 and 31 August 2023 |
| Lowest | $0.033 | 8 November 2023 |
| Last | $0.04 | 21 November 2023 |
The New Options offered under this Prospectus are not quoted and therefore no trading in those Options has occurred.
6.4
Lead Manager Mandate
The Company has signed a mandate letter to engage Liquidity to act as lead manager of the Offer ( Lead Manager Mandate ), the material terms and conditions of which are summarised below:
| Fees | Under the terms of the engagement, the Company has agreed to: (a) pay Liquidity: (i) a 2% lead management fee on the total funds raised under the Offer; and (ii) a fee of 4% plus the 2% lead management fee (in total, a 6% fee) for the placement of any Shortfall Securities; (b) issue Liquidity 5,000,000 New Options, subject to Shareholder approval; and (c) pay Liquidity a monthly retainer of $2,500 (exclusive of GST) to act as the Company’s corporate advisor commencing 1 December 2023 for a period of one year. |
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| Termination Events |
The Lead Manager Mandate has a term of 12 months. Either party may terminate the Lead Manager Mandate for cause (including in the event of material breach, insolvency or other similar circumstances) with immediate effect. |
| Right of First Refusal |
Liquidity has an exclusive right to provide services to the Company and an exclusive option to undertake all capital raising events, including equity placements including the Offer, to the exclusion of all other broker’s, financiers and debt providers, on standard commercial terms, for a period of 12 months. |
The Lead Manager Mandate otherwise contains provisions considered standard for an agreement of its nature.
6.5 Interests of Directors
Other than as set out in this Prospectus, no Director or proposed director holds, or has held within the 2 years preceding lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, any interest in:
(a) the formation or promotion of the Company;
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(b) any property acquired or proposed to be acquired by the Company in connection with:
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(i) its formation or promotion; or
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(c) the Offer,
and no amounts have been paid or agreed to be paid and no benefits have been given or agreed to be given to a Director or proposed director:
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(d) as an inducement to become, or to qualify as, a Director; or
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(e) for services provided in connection with:
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(i) the formation or promotion of the Company; or
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(i) the Offer.
Security holdings
The relevant interest of each of the Directors in the Securities as at the date of this Prospectus, together with their respective Entitlement, is set in Section 1.4.
Remuneration
The remuneration of an executive Director is decided by the Board, without the affected executive Director participating in that decision-making process. The total maximum remuneration of non-executive Directors is initially set by the Constitution and subsequent variation is by ordinary resolution of Shareholders in general meeting in accordance with the Constitution, the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules, as applicable. The determination of non-executive Directors’ remuneration within that maximum will be made by the Board having regard to the inputs and value to the Company of the respective contributions by each non-executive Director. The current amount has been set at an amount not to exceed $450,000 per annum.
A Director may be paid fees or other amounts (i.e. non-cash performance incentives such as Options, subject to any necessary Shareholder approval) as the other Directors determine where a Director performs special duties or otherwise performs services outside the scope of the ordinary duties of a Director. In addition, Directors are also entitled to be paid reasonable travelling, hotel and other expenses incurred by them respectively in or about the performance of their duties as Directors.
The following table shows the total (and proposed) annual remuneration paid to both executive and non-executive Directors as disclosed in the Company’s 2022 and 2023 Annual Report.
| Director | FY ending 30 **June 2024($)1 ** |
FY ending 30 June 2023 **($)2 ** |
FY ending 30 June 2022 **($)2 ** |
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| Christopher Sutherland | 45,814 | 145,121 | 108,337 |
| Stephen Brown | 181,8743 | 349,351 | 328,809 |
| Ross Taylor | 45,814 | 145,121 | 85,593 |
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| Director | FY ending 30 **June 2024($)1 ** |
FY ending 30 June 2023 **($)2 ** |
FY ending 30 June 2022 **($)2 ** |
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| Sue Murphy | 45,814 | 81,986 | NA |
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Since September 2023, with their agreement, none of the Directors have been paid fees relating to their services as Directors. In the estimate above, the Company has assumed that Director fees recommence 1 January 2024.
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For details of the breakdown of remuneration, refer to the Company’s Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2023.
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In addition to directors’ fees, Mr Brown currently also receives salary for his executive role. The proposed remuneration for the financial year ending 30 June 2024 is calculated on the basis that Mr Brown retires from his executive role as of 13 December 2023. The Company notes Mr Brown’s executive salary has continued to be paid whilst directors’ fees have been deferred.
6.6 Interests of experts and advisers
Other than as set out below or elsewhere in this Prospectus, no:
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(a) person named in this Prospectus as performing a function in a professional, advisory or other capacity in connection with the preparation or distribution of this Prospectus;
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(b) promoter of the Company; or
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(c) underwriter (but not a sub-underwriter) to the issue or a financial services licensee named in this Prospectus as a financial services licensee involved in the issue,
holds, or has held within the 2 years preceding lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, any interest in:
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(d) the formation or promotion of the Company;
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(e) any property acquired or proposed to be acquired by the Company in connection with:
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(i) its formation or promotion; or
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(ii) the Offer; or
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(f) the Offer,
and no amounts have been paid or agreed to be paid and no benefits have been given or agreed to be given to any of these persons for services provided in connection with:
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(g) the formation or promotion of the Company; or
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(h) the Offer.
Liquidity will be paid a 2% lead management fee on all equity capital raised under the Offer and a fee of 4% plus the 2% for the placement of any Shortfall Securities. During the 24 months preceding lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, Liquidity has not received any fees from the Company for any services.
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Steinepreis Paganin has acted as the solicitors to the Company in relation to the Offer. The Company estimates it will pay Steinepreis Paganin $20,000 (excluding GST and disbursements) for these services. During the 24 months preceding lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, Steinepreis Paganin has been paid fees totalling $30,751 (excluding GST and disbursements) for legal services provided to the Company.
6.7 Consents
Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act imposes a liability regime on the Company (as the offeror of the securities), the Directors, the persons named in the Prospectus with their consent as Proposed Directors, any underwriters, persons named in the Prospectus with their consent having made a statement in the Prospectus and persons involved in a contravention in relation to the Prospectus, with regard to misleading and deceptive statements made in the Prospectus. Although the Company bears primary responsibility for the Prospectus, the other parties involved in the preparation of the Prospectus can also be responsible for certain statements made in it.
Each of the parties referred to in this Section:
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(a) does not make, or purport to make, any statement in this Prospectus other than those referred to in this Section;
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(b) in light of the above, only to the maximum extent permitted by law, expressly disclaim and take no 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; and
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(c) has not withdrawn its consent prior to the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC.
Steinepreis Paganin has given its written consent to being named as the solicitors to the Company in this Prospectus.
Liquidity has given its written consent to being named as Lead Manager to the Company in this Prospectus.
6.8 Expenses of the offer
In the event that all Entitlements are accepted, the total expenses of the Offer are estimated to be approximately $50,000 (excluding GST) and are expected to be applied towards the items set out in the table below:
| $ | |
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| ASIC fees | 3,206 |
| ASX fees | 9,578 |
| Legal fees | 20,000 |
| Printing and distribution | 10,000 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,216 |
| Total | 50,000 |
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7. DIRECTOR’S AUTHORISATION
This Prospectus is issued by the Company and its issue has been authorised by a resolution of the Directors.
In accordance with section 720 of the Corporations Act, each Director has consented to the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC.
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8. GLOSSARY
$ means the lawful currency of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Application Form means an Entitlement and Acceptance Form or Shortfall Application Form as the context requires.
ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by it as the context requires.
ASX Listing Rules means the listing rules of the ASX.
ASX Settlement Operating Rules means the settlement rules of the securities clearing house which operates CHESS.
Board means the board of Directors unless the context indicates otherwise.
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.
Closing Date means the date specified in the timetable set out at Section 1 (unless extended).
Company means Remsense Technologies Limited (ACN 648 834 771).
Constitution means the constitution of the Company as at the date of this Prospectus.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
CRN means Customer Reference Number in relation to BPAY®.
Directors means the directors of the Company as at the date of this Prospectus.
Eligible Shareholder means a Shareholder as at the Record Date who is eligible to participate in the Offer.
Entitlement means the entitlement of a Shareholder who is eligible to participate in the Offer.
Entitlement and Acceptance Form means the entitlement and acceptance form either attached to or accompanying this Prospectus.
Exercise Price means the exercise price of the New Options being $0.04.
Ineligible Shareholder means a Shareholder as at the Record Date whose registered address is not situated in Australia or New Zealand.
Lead Manager means Liquidity.
Liquidity means Liquidity Technology Pty Ltd (ACN 650 875 595) (AFSL 338731).
New Option means an Option issued on the terms set out in Section 4.2.
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Offer means the non-renounceable entitlement issue the subject of this Prospectus.
Official Quotation means official quotation on ASX.
Option means an option to acquire a Share.
Optionholder means a holder of an Option.
Prospectus means this prospectus.
Record Date means the date specified in the timetable set out at Section 1.
Section means a section of this Prospectus.
Securities means Shares and/or Options as the context requires.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a holder of a Share.
Shortfall means the Securities not applied for under the Offer (if any).
Shortfall Application Form means the Shortfall Offer application form either attached to or accompanying this Prospectus.
Shortfall Offer means the offer of the Shortfall Securities on the terms and conditions set out in Section 2.6.
Shortfall Securities means those Securities not applied for under the Offer (if any) and offered pursuant to the Shortfall Offer.
WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.
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