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RESOURCES & ENERGY GROUP LIMITED — AGM Information 2017
Sep 28, 2017
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RESOURCES & ENERGY GROUP LIMITED NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
TIME : 11.00am (EDT) DATE : Friday, 10 November 2017 PLACE : The offices of Arthur Phillip Pty Ltd Level 33 52 Martin Place Sydney, New South Wales
This Notice of Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting.
Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary, Warren Kember, on (+61 2) 9227 8900 or [email protected].
CONTENTS PAGE
Business of the Meeting (setting out the proposed resolutions) 3 Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed resolutions) 5 Glossary 14 Proxy Form
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of Resources & Energy Group Limited (the Company) to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be held at 11.00am (EDT) on Friday, 10 November 2017 at:
Arthur Phillip Pty Ltd Level 33 52 Martin Place Sydney, New South Wales
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
The business of the Annual General Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
VOTING ELIGIBILITY
The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 7.00pm (EDT) on Wednesday, 8 November 2017.
VOTING IN PERSON
To vote in person, attend the Annual General Meeting at the time, date and place set out above.
VOTING BY PROXY
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy Form.
In accordance with section 249L of the Corporations Act, members are advised that:
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each member has a right to appoint a proxy;
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the proxy need not be a member of the Company; and
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a member who is entitled to cast 2 or more votes may appoint 2 proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If the member appoints 2 proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the member’s votes, then in accordance with section 249X(3) of the Corporations Act, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes.
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Shareholders and their proxies should be aware that changes to the Corporations Act made in 2011 mean that:
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if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and
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any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.
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Further details on these changes are set out below.
Proxy vote if appointment specifies way to vote
Section 250BB(1) of the Corporations Act provides that an appointment of a proxy may specify the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and, if it does :
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the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and
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if the proxy has 2 or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on the resolution, the proxy must not vote on a show of hands; and
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if the proxy is the chair of the meeting at which the resolution is voted on, the proxy must vote on a poll, and must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and
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if the proxy is not the chair, the proxy need not vote on the poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed).
Transfer of non-chair proxy to chair in certain circumstances
Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:
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an appointment of a proxy specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution at a meeting of the Company's members; and
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the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting; and
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at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded on the resolution; and
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either of the following applies:
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the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting; or
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the proxy does not vote on the resolution,
the chair of the meeting is taken, before voting on the resolution closes, to have been appointed as the proxy for the purposes of voting on the resolution at the meeting.
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BUSINESS OF THE MEETING
AGENDA
ORDINARY BUSINESS
Financial Statements and Reports
To receive and consider the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2017 together with the declaration of the directors, the directors’ report, the remuneration report and the auditor’s report.
1. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as a non-binding resolution :
“That, for the purpose of Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the Remuneration Report as contained in the Company’s annual financial report for the financial year ended 30 June 2017.”
Note: the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
Voting Prohibition Statement:
A vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of any of the following persons:
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(a) a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or
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(b) a Closely Related Party of such a member.
However, a person (the voter ) described above may cast a vote on this Resolution as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either:
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(a) the voter is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on the Resolution; or
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(b) the voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy:
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(i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; and
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(ii) expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even if the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel for the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, for the entity.
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2. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – GAVIN REZOS
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purpose of clauses 11.3 and 11.4 of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Gavin Rezos, a Director, retires by rotation, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”
3. RESOLUTION 3 – RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS EQUITY SECURITIES ISSUED
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, shareholders ratify and approve the previous allotment and issue of free attaching 11,000,000 share options at a nil issue price to a sophisticated shareholder as detailed in the explanatory statement.”
ASX Voting Exclusion : The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by a person who participated in the issue and any associates of those persons. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.
4. RESOLUTION 4 – APPROVAL OF 10% PLACEMENT CAPACITY
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, approval is given for the issue of Equity Securities totalling up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company at the time of issue, calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
ASX Voting Exclusion: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by any person who may participate in the issue of Equity Securities under this Resolution and a person who might obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of ordinary securities, if the Resolution is passed and any associates of those persons. However, the Company will not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.
DATED: 28 SEPTEMBER 2017
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
WARREN KEMBER COMPANY SECRETARY
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Explanatory Statement has been prepared to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions which are the subject of the business of the Meeting.
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
In accordance with the Constitution, the business of the Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2017 together with the declaration of the directors, the directors’ report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor’s report.
The Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s annual financial report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so. The Company’s annual financial report is available on the ASX platform for “REZ” at www.asx.com.au.
2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
2.1 General
The Corporations Act requires that at a listed company’s annual general meeting, a resolution that the Remuneration Report be adopted must be put to the Shareholders. However, such a Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
The Remuneration Report sets out the Company’s remuneration arrangements for the Directors and senior management of the Company. The Remuneration Report is part of the Directors’ report contained in the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ending 30 June 2017.
A reasonable opportunity will be provided for discussion of the Remuneration Report at the Annual General Meeting.
2.2 Voting consequences
Under Corporations Act 2001, if at least 25% of the votes cast on a remuneration report resolution are voted against adoption of the remuneration report in two consecutive annual general meetings, the Company will be required to put to Shareholders a resolution proposing the calling of an extraordinary general meeting to consider the appointment of directors of the Company ( Spill Resolution ) at the second annual general meeting.
If more than 50% of shareholders vote in favour of the Spill Resolution, the company must convene the extraordinary general meeting ( Spill Meeting ) within 90 days of the second annual general meeting.
All of the directors of the company who were in office when the directors' report (as included in the Company’s annual financial report for the financial year ended immediately before the second annual general meeting) was approved, other than the managing director of the company, will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting but may stand for re-election at the Spill Meeting.
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At the Company’s previous annual general meeting no votes were cast against the remuneration report considered at that annual general meeting. Accordingly, the Spill resolution is not relevant for this Annual General Meeting.
3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR GAVIN REZOS
Clause 11.3 of the Constitution requires that at the Company's annual general meeting in every year, one-third of the Directors for the time being, or, if their number is not a multiple of 3, then the number nearest one-third, shall retire from office, provided always that no Director (except a Managing Director) shall hold office for a period in excess of 3 years, or until the third annual general meeting following his or her appointment, whichever is the longer, without submitting himself or herself for re-election.
A Director who retires by rotation under clause 11.3 of the Constitution is eligible for re-election pursuant to clause 11.4 of the Constitution.
The Company currently has four Directors and accordingly one must retire.
Mr Gavin Rezos will retire in accordance with clause 11.3 of the Constitution and being eligible, seeks re-election.
Mr Rezos has been a Director of the Company since 22 April 2016 and has extensive Australian and international investment banking experience. Mr Rezos is a former investment banking Director of HSBC Group with regional roles during his career in London, Sydney and Dubai. Mr Rezos has also held chief executive officer positions and executive directorships of companies in the technology sector in Australia, the United Kingdom, the US and Singapore and was a nonexecutive director of Rowing Australia, the peak Olympics sports body for rowing in Australia from 2009 to 2014. He is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of Alexium International Group Limited and a principal of Viaticus Capital LLC. Nonexecutive director positions held during the past 3 years include Iluka Resources Limited and Department 13 International Limited
The Board unanimously supports the re-election of Mr Rezos as a Director.
4. RESOLUTION 3 – RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS EQUITY SECURITIES ISSUED
4.1 General
To continue the development of the Company’s various mining projects the Directors raised $1,540,000 in December 2016 by the placement of a tranche of Project Development Notes ( PDN ) and free attaching share options ( PDN Options ) to a sophisticated investor ( Investor ). The placement of the 11,000,000 PDN Options was made utilising the Company’s 15% placement capacity.
Resolution 3 seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the PDN Options ( Ratification ).
ASX Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue more equity securities during any 12 month period than that amount which represents 15% of the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period.
ASX Listing Rule 7.4 sets out an exception to ASX Listing Rule 7.1. It provides that where a company in general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 (and provided that the previous issue did not
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breach ASX Listing Rule 7.1) those securities will be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval for the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
By ratifying this issue, the Company will retain the flexibility to issue equity securities in the future up to the 15% annual placement capacity set out in ASX Listing Rule 7.1 without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.
The effect of Resolution 5 will be to refresh the Company’s ability to issue up to 15% of its issued capital.
4.2 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.5
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to the Ratification:
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(a) 11,000,000 PDN Options were issued for nil consideration;
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(b) the exercise price of each of the PDN Options is $0.14;
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(c) the Investor is Gaffwick Pty Limited;
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(d) the Investor has the right to subscribe for one fully paid ordinary share of the Company ( Shares ) for PDN Option held at anytime from 30 November 2017 and until the expiry of the PDN Options on 30 November 2021;
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(e) at the election of the Investor any amounts owed under the PDNs may be applied either in part or whole to the exercise price owed on the issue of Shares;
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(f) the maximum number of Shares to be issued if all of the PDN Options are exercised is 11,000,000;
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(g) the PDN Options were issued to the Investor who provided the funds for the Project Development Notes as attaching options. The Investor is not a related party of the Company; and
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(h) the funds raised from the issue of the PDNs were used for working capital.
Directors recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 3 as they intend to do with regard to their own shareholdings in the Company.
5. RESOLUTION 4 – APPROVAL OF 10% PLACEMENT CAPACITY
5.1 General
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A provides that an Eligible Entity (as defined in the ASX listing rules) may seek Shareholder approval at its annual general meeting to allow it to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued capital ( 10% Placement Capacity ).
The Company is an Eligible Entity.
If Shareholders approve Resolution 4, the number of Equity Securities the Eligible Entity may issue under the 10% Placement Capacity will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (as set out in section 6.2 below).
The effect of Resolution 4 will be to allow the Company to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of the Company’s fully paid ordinary securities on issue under the 10%
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Placement Capacity during the period up to 12 months after the Meeting, without subsequent Shareholder approval and without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity granted under Listing Rule 7.1.
Shareholders passed a similar resolution at the 2015 annual general meeting, however that approval has now lapsed due to the 12 month time frame for such approvals allowed under the Listing Rules.
Resolution 4 is a special resolution . Accordingly, at least 75% of votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote at the Meeting must be in favour of Resolution 4 for it to be passed.
5.2 ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A enables an Eligible Entity to seek shareholder approval at its annual general meeting to issue Equity Securities in addition to those under the Eligible Entity’s 15% annual placement capacity.
An Eligible Entity is one that, as at the date of the relevant annual general meeting:
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(a) is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index; and
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(b) has a maximum market capitalisation of $300,000,000.
The Company is an Eligible Entity as it is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a current market capitalisation of $11,481,876 as at 20 September 2017.
Any Equity Securities issued must be in the same class as an existing class of quoted Equity Securities. The Company currently has one class of quoted Equity Security on issue, being the Shares (ASX Code: REZ).
The exact number of Equity Securities that the Company may issue under an approval under Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated according to the following formula:
(A x D) – E
Where:
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A is the number of Shares on issue 12 months before the date of issue or agreement:
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(i) plus the number of Shares issued in the previous 12 months under an exception in ASX Listing Rule 7.2;
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(ii) plus the number of partly paid shares that became fully paid in the previous 12 months;
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(iii) plus the number of Shares issued in the previous 12 months with approval of holders of Shares under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4. This does not include an issue of fully paid ordinary shares under the entity’s 15% placement capacity without shareholder approval; and
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(iv) less the number of Shares cancelled in the previous 12 months.
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D is 10%.
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E
- is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months before the date of issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with the approval of holders of Ordinary Securities under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4.
5.3 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3A, the information below is provided in relation to this Resolution 6:
(a) Minimum Price
The minimum price at which the Equity Securities may be issued is 75% of the volume weighted average price of Equity Securities in that class, calculated over the 15 ASX trading days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
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(i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 5 ASX trading days of the date in section 6.3(a)(i), the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
(b) Date of Issue
The Equity Securities may be issued under the 10% Placement Capacity commencing on the date of the Meeting and expiring on the first to occur of the following:
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(i) 12 months after the date of this Meeting; and
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(ii) the date of approval by Shareholders of any transaction under ASX Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of the Company’s activities) or 11.2 (disposal of the Company’s main undertaking) (after which date, an approval under Listing Rule 7.1A ceases to be valid),
( 10% Placement Capacity Period ).
(c) Risk of voting dilution
Any issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity will dilute the interests of Shareholders who do not receive any Shares under the issue.
If Resolution 4 is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Capacity, the economic and voting dilution of existing Shares would be as shown in the table below.
The table below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders calculated in accordance with the formula outlined in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2, on the basis of the current market price of Shares and the current number of Equity Securities on issue as at the date of this Notice.
The table also shows the voting dilution impact where the number of Shares on issue (Variable A in the formula) changes and the economic
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dilution where there are changes in the issue price of Shares issued under the 10% Placement Capacity.
| Dilution | ||||
| Issue Price (per Share) |
$0.06 50% decrease in Issue Price |
$0.12 Issue Price |
$0.24 100% increase in Issue Price |
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| Number of Shares on Issue |
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| Shares issued - 10% voting dilution |
9,568,231 Shares |
9,568,231 Shares |
9,568,231 Shares |
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| 95,682,306 (Current Variable A) |
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| Funds raised |
$574,094 | $1,148,188 | $2,296,375 | |
| Shares issued - 10% voting dilution |
14,352,346 Shares |
14,352,346 Shares |
14,352,346 Shares |
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| 143,523,459 (Variable A with 50% increase in Variable A) |
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| Funds raised |
$861,141 | $1,722,282 | $3,444,563 | |
| Shares issued - 10% voting dilution |
19,136461 Shares |
19,136,461 Shares |
19,136,461 Shares |
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| 191,364,612 (Variable A with 100% increase in Variable A) |
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| Funds raised |
$1,148,188 | $2,296,375 | $4,592,751 | |
*The number of Shares on issue (Variable A in the formula) could increase as a result of the issue of Shares that do not require Shareholder approval (such as under a prorata rights issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or that are issued with Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1.
The table above uses the following assumptions:
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There are 95,682,306 Shares on issue as at the date of this Notice of Meeting. Share options on issue are assumed not to convert into Shares.
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The issue price set out above is the closing price of the Shares on the ASX on 20 September 2017.
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The Company issues the maximum possible number of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity.
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The Company has not issued any Equity Securities in the 12 months prior to the Meeting that were not issued under an exception in ASX Listing Rule 7.2 or with approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
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The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity consists only of Shares. It is assumed that no Options are exercised into Shares before the date of issue of the Equity Securities.
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The calculations above do not show the dilution that any one particular Shareholder will be subject to. All Shareholders should consider the dilution caused to their own shareholding depending on their specific circumstances.
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This table does not set out any dilution pursuant to approvals under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
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The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued share capital at the time of issue. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example as 10%.
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The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 10% Placement Capacity, based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of the Meeting.
Shareholders should note that there is a risk that:
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(i) the market price for the Company’s Shares may be significantly lower on the issue date than on the date of the Meeting; and
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(ii) the Shares may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for those Shares on the date of issue.
(d) Purpose of Issue under 10% Placement Capacity
The Company may issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity for the following purposes:
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(i) as cash consideration in which case the Company intends to use funds raised for the potential acquisition of assets and investments (including expenses associated with such an acquisition) and continued exploration or operating expenditure on the Company’s current assets; or
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(ii) as non-cash consideration for the acquisition of potential new assets and investments, in such circumstances the Company will provide a valuation of the non-cash consideration as required by listing Rule 7.1A.3.
The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under Listing Rules 7.1A(4) and 3.10.5A upon issue of any Equity Securities.
(e) Allocation policy under the 10% Placement Capacity
The Company’s allocation policy for the issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity will be dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of the proposed placement(s).
The recipients of the Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Capacity have not yet been determined. However, the recipients of Equity Securities could consist of current Shareholders or new investors (or both), none of whom will be related parties of the Company. The Company will determine the recipients at the time of the issue under the 10% Placement Capacity, having regard to the following factors:
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(i) the purpose of the issue;
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(ii) alternative methods for raising funds available to the Company at that time, including, but not limited to, an entitlement issue or other offer where existing Shareholders may participate;
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(iii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;
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(iv) the circumstances of the Company, including, but not limited to, the financial position and solvency of the Company;
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(v) prevailing market conditions; and
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(vi) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
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Further, if the Company is successful in acquiring new resources, assets or investments, it is likely that the recipients under the 10% Placement Capacity will be vendors of the new resources, assets or investments.
(f) Previous approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
The Company previously obtained approval from its Shareholders pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1A at its annual general meeting held on 16 November 2016 ( Previous Approval ).
The Company has not issued any Equity Securities pursuant to the Previous Approval.
During the 12 month from the date of the Previous Approval, the Company has issued 12,000,000 Options which represents approximately 11% of the total diluted number of Equity Securities on issue in the Company on 16 November 2016, which was 95,682,306 orindary shares and 32,066,667 share options, a total of 106,682,306 Equity Securities.
(g) Details of the Equity Securities issued by the Company during the 12 months preceding the date of the Meeting are set out in the table below.
| Date of issue |
Quantity | Class | Recipients | Issue price and discount to Market Price (if applicable)1 |
Form of consideration |
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| 27 November 2016 |
11,000,000 | Unquoted Options3 |
Gaffwick Pty Limited |
Nil | Consideration: Providing finance under Project Development Notes Value at date of issue6= $518,778 |
| 27 November 2016 |
500,000 | Unquoted Options4 |
Employee incentive |
Nil | Consideration: services provided, issued pursuant to the Plan. Value at date of issue7= $12,682 |
| 27 November 2016 |
500,000 | Unquoted Options5 |
Employee incentive |
Nil | Consideration: services provided issued pursuant to the Plan. Value at date of issue7= $11,286 |
Notes:
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Market Price means the closing price on ASX (excluding special crossings, overnight sales and exchange traded option exercises). For the purposes of this table the discount is calculated on the Market Price on the last trading day on which a sale was recorded prior to the date of issue of the relevant Equity Securities.
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Fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company.
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Unquoted Options exercisable at $0.14 each on and from 30 November 2017 until on or before 30 November 2021. The full terms and conditions were disclosed in the Appendix 3B released 9 December 2016.
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Unquoted Options exercisable at $0.12 each, vesting 1 year from date of issue and expiry 31 March 2021. The full terms and conditions were disclosed in the Appendix 3B released 9 December 2016.
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Unquoted Options exercisable at $0.14 each vesting 2 year from date of issue and expiry 31 March 2021. The full terms and conditions were disclosed in the Appendix 3B released 9 December 2016.
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The value of Options is measured using the effective interest rate ( EIR ) method. The face value of the liability arising under the associated Project Development Notes ( PDN ) issued is discounted by a market rate of interest and the difference between the discounted value and the face value is recongised as an expense over the period of the PDNs (3-years). A market rate of interest is determined by reviewing likely borrowing costs of debt only instruments that could be issued by the Company.
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The value of Options is measured using the Black & Scholes option pricing model or a binomial option pricing model. Measurement inputs include the Share price on the measurement day, the exercise price, the term of the Option, the impact of dilution, the expected volatility of the underlying Share (based on weighted average historic volatility adjusted for change expected due to publically available information), the expected dividend yield and the risk free interest rate for the term of the Option. No account is taken of any performance conditions included in the terms of the Option other than market based performance conditions (i.e. conditions linked to the price of Shares).
(h) Compliance with ASX Listing Rules 7.1A.4 and 3.10.5A
When the Company issues Equity Securities pursuant to the 10% Placement Capacity, it must give to ASX:
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(i) a list of the recipients of the Equity Securities and the number of Equity Securities issued to each (not for release to the market), in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1A.4; and
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(ii) the information required by Listing Rule 3.10.5A for release to the market.
5.4 Voting Exclusion
A voting exclusion statement is included in this Notice. As at the date of this Notice, the Company has not invited any existing Shareholder to participate in an issue of Equity Securities under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A. Therefore, no existing Shareholders will be excluded from voting on Resolution 4.
Directors recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4 as they intend to do with regard to their own shareholdings in the Company.
6. ENQUIRIES
Shareholders are requested to contact Mr Warren Kember on (+ 61 2) 9227 8900 or [email protected] if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.
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GLOSSARY
$ means Australian dollars.
10% Placement Capacity has the meaning given in section 6.1 of the Explanatory Statement.
Annual General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.
ASX means ASX Limited.
ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.
Board means the current board of directors of the Company.
Closely Related Party of a member of the Key Management Personnel means:
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(a) a spouse or child of the member;
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(a) a child of the member’s spouse;
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(b) a dependent of the member or the member’s spouse;
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(c) anyone else who is one of the member’s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member’s dealing with the entity;
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(d) a company the member controls; or
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(e) a person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth ).
Company means Resources & Energy Group Limited (ACN 110 005 822).
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the current directors of the Company.
EDT means Eastern Daylight Time as observed in Sydney, New South Wales.
Eligible Entity means an entity that, at the date of the relevant general meeting:
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(a) is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index; and
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(b) has a maximum market capitalisation (excluding restricted securities and securities quoted on a deferred settlement basis) of $300,000,000.
Eligible Participant means an eligible employee or contractor of the Group.
Equity Securities includes a Share, a right to a Share or Option, an Option, a convertible security and any security that ASX decides to classify as an Equity Security.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.
Group means the Company and its subsidiary companies.
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Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards and broadly includes those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company.
Notice or Notice of Meeting or Notice of Annual General Meeting means this notice of annual general meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.
Ordinary Securities has the meaning set out in the ASX Listing Rules.
Plan means an Employee Share Option Plan which was adopted by the Board on 5 August 2016.
Plan Option means a share option of the Company issued in accordance with the rules of the Plan.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Director’s report section of the Company’s annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2017.
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting, or any one of them, as the context requires.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a holder of a Share.
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Proxy Form Annual General Meeting – 10 November 2017
I/We
of: being a Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting, hereby appoint:
Name:
OR: the Chair of the Meeting as my/our proxy.
or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, and subject to the relevant laws as the proxy sees fit, at the Meeting to be held at Level 33, 52 Martin Place Sydney, on 10 November 2017 at 11am, and at any adjournment thereof.
AUTHORITY FOR CHAIR TO VOTE UNDIRECTED PROXIES ON REMUNERATION RELATED RESOLUTIONS
Where I/we have appointed the Chair as my/our proxy (or where the Chair becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chair to exercise my/our proxy on Resolution 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel, which includes the Chair.
CHAIR’S VOTING INTENTION IN RELATION TO UNDIRECTED PROXIES
The Chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions. In exceptional circumstances the Chair may change his/her voting intention on any Resolution. In the event this occurs an ASX announcement will be made immediately disclosing the reasons for the change.
| Voting on business of the Meeting | Voting on business of the Meeting | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN |
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| Resolution 1 | Adoption of Remuneration Report | |||
| Resolution 2 | Re-election of director – Mr Gavin Rezos | |||
| Resolution 3 | Ratification and approval of previous equity securities issued | |||
| Resolution 4 | Approval of 10% placement capacity |
Please note : If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that Resolution on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
If two proxies are being appointed, the proportion of voting rights this proxy represents is:
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Signature of Shareholder(s): Individual or Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 Shareholder 3 Sole Director/Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary Date: Contact name: Contact ph (daytime):
E-mail address:
Consent for contact by e-mail in relation to this Proxy Form: YES NO
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Proxy Form Annual General Meeting – 10 November 2017
Instructions for completing Proxy Form
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( Appointing a proxy ): A Shareholder entitled to attend and cast a vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on their behalf at the Meeting. If a Shareholder is entitled to cast 2 or more votes at the Meeting, the Shareholder may appoint a second proxy to attend and vote on their behalf at the Meeting. However, where both proxies attend the Meeting, voting may only be exercised on a poll. The appointment of a second proxy must be done on a separate copy of the Proxy Form. A Shareholder who appoints 2 proxies may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If a Shareholder appoints 2 proxies and the appointments do not specify the proportion or number of the Shareholder’s votes each proxy is appointed to exercise, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes. Any fractions of votes resulting from the application of these principles will be disregarded. A duly appointed proxy need not be a Shareholder.
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( Direction to vote ): A Shareholder may direct a proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. The direction may specify the proportion or number of votes that the proxy may exercise by writing the percentage or number of Shares next to the box marked for the relevant item of business. Where a box is not marked the proxy may vote as they choose subject to the relevant laws. Where more than one box is marked on an item the vote will be invalid on that item.
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( Signing instructions ):
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( Individual ): Where the holding is in one name, the Shareholder must sign.
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( Joint holding ): Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the Shareholders should sign.
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( Power of attorney ): If you have not already provided the power of attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the power of attorney to this Proxy Form when you return it.
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( Companies ): Where the company has a sole director who is also the sole company secretary, that person must sign. Where the company (pursuant to Section 204A of the Corporations Act) does not have a company secretary, a sole director can also sign alone. Otherwise, a director jointly with either another director or a company secretary must sign. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held. In addition, if a representative of a company is appointed pursuant to Section 250D of the Corporations Act to attend the Meeting, the documentation evidencing such appointment should be produced prior to admission to the Meeting. A form of a certificate evidencing the appointment may be obtained from the Company.
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( Attending the Meeting ): Completion of a Proxy Form will not prevent individual Shareholders from attending the Meeting in person if they wish. Where a Shareholder completes and lodges a valid Proxy Form and attends the Meeting in person, then the proxy’s authority to speak and vote for that Shareholder is suspended while the Shareholder is present at the Meeting.
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( Return of Proxy Form ): To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by:
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(a) post to Resources & Energy Group Limited, GPO Box 2537 Sydney NSW 2000; or (b) emailed to [email protected] ; or (c) facsimile to +61 2 9227 8901,
so that it is received not less than 48 hours prior to commencement of the Meeting.
Proxy Forms received later than this time will be invalid.
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