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RIEDEL RESOURCES LIMITED AGM Information 2022

Oct 20, 2022

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Riedel Resources Limited 143 042 022

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held as follows:

Time and date: 9.30am (AWST) on Wednesday, 23 November 2022

Location: Suite 4, 6 Richardson Street, West Perth, WA 6005

The Notice of Annual General Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how to vote, they should seek advice from their suitably qualified advisor prior to voting.

Should you wish to discuss any matter, please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary by telephone on (08) 9226 0866.

Shareholders are urged to vote by lodging the Proxy Form

Riedel Resources Limited 143 042 022 (Company)

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of Shareholders of Riedel Resources Limited 143 042 022 will be held at Suite 4, 6 Richardson Street, West Perth, WA 6005 on Wednesday, 23 November 2022 at 9.30am (AWST) ( Meeting ).

The Explanatory Memorandum provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Meeting. The Explanatory Memorandum and the Proxy Form form part of the Notice.

The Directors have determined pursuant to regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered as Shareholders on Monday, 21 November 2022 at 4.00pm (AWST).

Terms and abbreviations used in the Notice are defined in Schedule 1.

Agenda

1 Annual Report

To consider the Annual Report of the Company and its controlled entities for the financial year ended 30 June 2022, which includes the Financial Report, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report.

Note: there is no requirement for Shareholders to approve the Annual Report.

2 Resolutions

Resolution 1 – Remuneration Report

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

'That, the Remuneration Report be adopted by Shareholders, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'

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

Resolution 2 – Approval of change of Auditor

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

'That for the purposes of section 327B(1)(b) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, Stantons, having consented in writing to act as auditor of the Company, is appointed as auditor of the Company with effect from the conclusion of this Meeting, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’

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Resolution 3 – Re-election of Director – Michael Bohm

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

‘That, Michael Bohm, who retires in accordance with Clause 13.2 of the Constitution, Listing Rule 14.5 and for all other purposes, retires and, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, is re-elected as a Director, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'

Resolution 4 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility

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

'That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve 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 Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'

Resolution 5 – Ratification of issue of Tranche 1 Placement Shares

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

'That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of:

  • (a) 159,600,000 Tranche 1 Placement Shares issued under Listing Rule 7.1; and

  • (b) 100,400,000 Tranche 1 Placement Shares issued under Listing Rule 7.1A,

on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’

Resolution 6 – Approval of issue of Tranche 2 Placement Shares

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

'That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of up to 19,738,364 Tranche 2 Placement Shares, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’

Resolution 7 – Approval of issue of Lead Manager Options

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

'That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, Shareholders

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approve the issue of up to 13,300,000 Lead Manager Options, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’

Resolution 8 – Approval of issue of Director Placement Shares to Director Placement Participants

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass without or without amendment, each as a separate ordinary resolution the following:

'That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11, section 195(4) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of 20,261,636 Director Placement Shares to the Director Placement Participants (or their respective nominees) as follows:

  • (a) 12,261,636 Director Placement Shares to Michael Bohm;

  • (b) 2,000,000 Director Placement Shares to Grant Mooney; and

  • (c) 6,000,000 Director Placement Shares to Scott Cuomo,

on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’

Resolution 9 – Approval of New Plan

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

'That, for the purposes of Exception 13(b) of Listing Rule 7.2 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the employee incentive scheme of the Company known as the "Riedel Resources Limited Employee Securities Incentive Plan" ( Plan ) and the issue of and the issue of up to a maximum number of 140,000,000 Securities under the Plan, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'

Resolution 10 – Approval of potential termination benefits under the New Plan

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

'That, conditional on Resolution 9 being approved, for a period commencing from the date this Resolution is passed and ending upon the expiry of all Securities issued or to be issued under the "Riedel Resources Limited Employee Securities Incentive Plan", approval be given for all purposes including Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act for the giving of benefits to any current or future person holding a managerial or executive office of the Company or a related body corporate in connection with that person ceasing to hold such office, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.'

Resolution 11 – Replacement of Constitution

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

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‘That, for the purposes of section 136(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to repeal its existing Constitution and adopt a new constitution in its place in the form of the document tabled at the Meeting and signed by the Chair for the purposes of identification, with effect from the date that ASIC alters the details of the Company’s registration, on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’

Resolution 12– Approval of issue of Incentive Options to Michael Bohm

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

'That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of 5,000,000 Incentive Options to the Michael Bohm (or his nominees) on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’

Voting exclusions

Resolution 4 : Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution, if at the time of the Meeting, the Company is proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.2, by or on behalf of any persons who are expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates.

Resolution 5 : Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of any person who participated in the issue, or any of their respective associates.

Resolution 6: Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf any person who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates.

Resolution 7 : Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of the Lead Manager (or its nominees), Scott Cuomo (or his nominees) and any person who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates.

Resolution 8(a) : Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of Michael Bohm (or his nominees), and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates.

Resolution 8(b) : Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of Grant Mooney (or his nominees), and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates.

Resolution 8(c) : Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of Scott Cuomo (or his nominees), and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates.

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Resolution 9 : Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of a person who is eligible to participate in the employee incentive scheme, or any of their respective associates.

Resolution 12 : Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of Michael Bohm (or his nominees), and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates.

The above voting exclusions does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the relevant Resolution by:

  • (a) a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way;

  • (a) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or

  • (b) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:

  • (i) the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and

  • (ii) the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.

Voting prohibitions

Resolution 1 : In accordance with sections 250BD and 250R of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a member of the Key Management Personnel details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report, or a Closely Related Party of such a member.

A vote may be cast by such person if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person who is excluded from voting on this Resolution, and:

  • (a) the person is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; or

  • (b) the voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution, but expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even if this Resolution is connected with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.

Resolution 7 , Resolution 8(a), Resolution 8(b), Resolution 8(c), Resolution 9 and Resolution 12: In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if:

  • (a) the proxy is either a member of the Key Management Personnel or a Closely Related Party of such member; and

  • (a) the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the Resolution.

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However, the above prohibition does not apply if:

  • (a) the proxy is the Chair; and

  • (b) the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.

Resolution 10 : In addition to the above, in accordance with section 200E(2A) of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast by any participants or potential participants in the Plan and their associates, otherwise the benefit of this Resolution will be lost by such a person in relation to that person's future retirement.

However, a vote may be cast by such a person if:

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

  • (b) it is not cast on behalf of the person or an associate of the person.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

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Michael Bohm Chairman Riedel Resources Limited Dated: 21 October 2022

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Riedel Resources Limited 143 042 022

(Company)

Explanatory Memorandum

1. Introduction

The Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Meeting to be held at Suite 4, 6 Richardson Street, West Perth, WA 6005 on Wednesday, 23 November 2022 at 9.30am (AWST).

The Explanatory Memorandum forms part of the Notice which should be read in its entirety. The Explanatory Memorandum contains the terms and conditions on which the Resolution will be voted.

The Explanatory Memorandum includes the following information to assist Shareholders in deciding how to vote on the Resolution:

Section 2 Action to be taken by Shareholders
Section 3 Annual Report
Section 4 Resolution 1 – Remuneration Report
Section 5 Resolution 2 – Approval of change of Auditor
Section 6 Resolution 3 – Re-election of Director – Michael Bohm
Section 7 Resolution 4 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility
Section 8 Resolution 5(a) and (b) – Ratification of issue of Tranche 1
Placement Shares
Section 9 Resolution 6 – Approval of issue of Tranche 2 Placement Shares
Section 10 Resolution 7 – Approval of issue of Lead Manager Options
Section 11 Resolution 8(a), (b) and (c) – Approval of issue of Director
Placement Shares to Director Placement Participants
Section 12 Resolution 9 – Approval of New Plan
Section 13 Resolution 10 – Approval of potential termination benefits under
the New Plan
Section 14 Resolution 11 – Replacement of Constitution
Section 15 Resolution 12 – Approval of issue of Incentive Options to Michael
Bohm

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Schedule 1 Definitions
Schedule 2 Nomination of Auditor
Schedule 3 Terms and conditions of Options
Schedule 4 Summary of material terms of New Plan

A Proxy Form is located at the end of the Explanatory Memorandum.

2.

Action to be taken by Shareholders

Shareholders should read the Notice including the Explanatory Memorandum carefully before deciding how to vote on the Resolution.

  • 2.1

Voting in person

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

  • 2.2

Voting by proxy

A Proxy Form is attached to the Notice. This is to be used by Shareholders if they wish to appoint a representative (a 'proxy') to vote in their place. All Shareholders are invited and encouraged to attend the Meeting or, if they are unable to attend in person, sign and return the Proxy Form to the Company in accordance with the instructions thereon. Lodgement of a Proxy Form will not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting at the Meeting in person.

Please note that:

  • (a) a member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;

  • (b) a proxy need not be a member of the Company; and

  • (c) a member of the Company entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise, but where the proportion or number is not specified, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.

The enclosed Proxy Form provides further details on appointing proxies and lodging Proxy Forms.

Section 250BB(1) of the Corporations Act provides that an appointment of a proxy may specify the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and, if it does:

  • (a) the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed);

  • (b) 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;

  • (c) if the proxy is the Chair of the meeting at which the resolution is voted on – the proxy

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must vote on a poll, and must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and

  • (d) if the proxy is not the Chair – the proxy need not vote on the poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed).

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

  • (a) an appointment of a proxy specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution at a meeting of the Company's members;

  • (b) the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting;

  • (c) at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded, or is otherwise required under section 250JA on the resolution; and

  • (d) either the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting or the proxy does not vote on the resolution,

the Chair of the meeting is taken, before voting on the resolution closes, to have been appointed as the proxy for the purposes of voting on the resolution at the meeting.

To be valid, your proxy form (and any power of attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 9.30am (WST) on Monday, 21 November 2022. Any proxy form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled meeting.

Online: At www.investorvote.com.au By mail: Share Registry – Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited, GPO Box 242, Melbourne Victoria 3001, Australia By fax: 1800 783 447 (within Australia) +61 3 9473 2555 (outside Australia) By mobile: Scan the QR Code on your proxy form and follow the prompts Custodian For Intermediary Online subscribers only (custodians) please voting: visit www.intermediaryonline.com to submit your voting intention.

2.3 Chair's voting intentions

If the Chair is your proxy, either by appointment or by default, and you have not indicated your voting intention, you expressly authorise the Chair to exercise the proxy in respect of Resolution 1, Resolution 7, Resolution 9, Resolution 10 and Resolution 12 even though these Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of the Company's Key Management Personnel.

The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of all Resolutions, unless the Shareholder has expressly indicated a different voting intention.

2.4

Submitting questions

Shareholders may submit questions in advance of the Meeting to the Company. Questions must be submitted by emailing the Company Secretary at [email protected] by Monday, 21 November 2022.

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Shareholders will also have the opportunity to submit questions during the Meeting in respect to the formal items of business. In order to ask a question during the Meeting, please follow the instructions from the Chair.

The Chair will attempt to respond to the questions during the Meeting. The Chair will request prior to a Shareholder asking a question that they identify themselves (including the entity name of their shareholding and the number of Shares they hold).

3. Annual Report

In accordance with section 317 of the Corporations Act, Shareholders will be offered the opportunity to discuss the Annual Report, including the Financial Report, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2022.

There is no requirement for Shareholders to approve the Annual Report.

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be offered the opportunity to:

  • (a) discuss the Annual Report which is available online at https://www.riedelresources.com.au/investors/asx-announcements/ ;

  • (b) ask questions about, or comment on, the management of the Company; and

  • (c) ask the auditor questions about the conduct of the audit and the preparation and content of the Auditor's Report.

In addition to taking questions at the Meeting, written questions to the Chair about the management of the Company, or to the Company's auditor about:

  • (a) the preparation and content of the Auditor's Report;

  • (b) the conduct of the audit;

  • (c) accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of the financial statements; and

  • (d) the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit,

may be submitted no later than five business days before the Meeting to the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office.

The Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s Annual Report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so.

4.

Resolution 1 – Remuneration Report

  • 4.1

General

In accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, the Company must put the Remuneration Report to the vote of Shareholders. The Directors' Report for the year ended 30 June 2022 in the 2022 Annual Report contains the Remuneration Report which sets out the remuneration policy for the Company and the remuneration arrangements in place for the executive Directors, specified executives and non-executive Directors.

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In accordance with section 250R(3) of the Corporations Act, Resolution 1 is advisory only and does not bind the Directors. If Resolution 1 is not passed, the Directors will not be required to alter any of the arrangements in the Remuneration Report.

If the Company's Remuneration Report receives a 'no' vote of 25% or more ( Strike ) at two consecutive annual general meetings, Shareholders will have the opportunity to remove the whole Board, except the managing director (if any).

Where a resolution on the Remuneration Report receives a Strike at two consecutive annual general meetings, the Company will be required to put to Shareholders at the second annual general meeting a resolution on whether another meeting should be held (within 90 days) at which all Directors (other than the managing director, if any) who were in office at the date of approval of the applicable Directors' Report must stand for re-election.

The Company's Remuneration Report did not receive a Strike at the 2021 annual general meeting held on 24 November 2021. If the Remuneration Report receives a Strike at this Meeting, Shareholders should be aware that if a second Strike is received at the 2023 annual general meeting, this may result in the re-election of the Board.

The Chair will allow a reasonable opportunity for Shareholders as a whole to ask about, or make comments on the Remuneration Report.

4.2

Additional information

Resolution 1 is an ordinary resolution.

Given the personal interests of all Directors in the outcome of this Resolution, the Board declines to make a recommendation to Shareholders regarding this Resolution.

5.

Resolution 2 – Approval of change of Auditor

5.1

General

After a competitive tender process, the Board resolved to appoint Stantons as the Company’s auditor based on the firm’s reputation and experience. Stantons is a registered company auditor, has had previous experience in conducting audits of public companies (listed and unlisted), and is a well-known and respected firm. The change of auditor is also considered appropriate in light of Stantons’ experience with similar sized exploration companies to the Company.

As a consequence, PKF Perth applied under section 329(5) of the Corporations Act for ASIC’s consent to resign as auditor of the Company.

Following ASIC’s consent to the resignation, the appointment of Stantons as auditor of the Company became effective on 14 March 2022 pursuant to section 327C(1) of the Corporations Act.

Stantons has not yet been paid for audit services provided to the Company.

5.2 Section 327C of the Corporations Act

Under section 327C(2) of the Corporations Act, any auditor appointed under section 327C(1) holds office until the company's next annual general meeting. The Company is therefore

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required to appoint an auditor to fill the vacancy in the office of auditor at this annual general meeting pursuant to section 327B(1)(b) of the Corporations Act.

The Company does not believe that the audit quality will be diminished as a result of changing auditors.

Stantons has given its written consent to act as the Company's auditor pursuant to section 328A(1) of the Corporations Act. As at the date of this Notice, Stantons has not withdrawn that consent.

The Company has received written notice of nomination from a member of the Company for Stantons to be appointed as the Company's auditor, in accordance with section 328B of the Corporations Act. A copy of the notice of nomination is attached to this Notice at Schedule 2.

Accordingly, Resolution 2 seeks the approval of Shareholders to appoint Stantons as the Company’s auditor with effect from the date of the Meeting.

5.3 Additional information

Resolution 2 is an ordinary resolution.

The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.

6. Resolution 3 – Re-election of Director – Michael Bohm

6.1

General

Clause 13.2 of the Constitution and Listing Rule 14.5 requires that there must be an election of Directors at each annual general meeting of the Company. In accordance with Clause 13.2, the Director retiring under Clause 13.2 is the Director who has served the longest without reelection who retires. If 2 or more Directors have been a Director the longest and an equal time without re-election, then in default of agreement, the Director to retire will be determined by drawing lots unless the Directors agree otherwise.

A Director who retires under Clause 13.2 is eligible for re-election.

Directors Michael Bohm and Scott Cuomo were last elected at the annual general meeting held on 30 November 2020 and have held office the longest since being last elected.

Accordingly, Mr Bohm has elected to retire at this Meeting and, being eligible, seeks reelection pursuant to Resolution 3.

6.2

Michael Bohm

Mr Bohm is a qualified mining professional with significant corporate and operations experience. He has had extensive minerals industry experience in Australia, South East Asia, Africa, Chile, Canada and Europe. A graduate of WA School of Mines, Mr Bohm has worked as a mining engineer, mine manager, study manager, project manager, project director and managing director and has been directly involved in a number of new mine developments.

Mr Bohm currently serves as a Director of a number of ASX-listed companies and sits on an Audit & Risk Committee and Chairs a Remuneration Committee. Prior to this, he has held a number of directorships including those with Ramelius Resources Limited, Perseus Mining Limited, Argyle Diamonds Mines, Sally Malay Mining Limited and Ashton Mining of Canada.

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Mr Michael Bohm does not currently hold any other material directorships, other than as disclosed in this Notice.

The Company confirms that it took appropriate checks into Mr Bohm’s background and experience and that these checks did not identify any information of concern.

If elected, Mr Bohm is not considered by the Board (with Mr Bohm abstaining) to be an independent Director by virtue of being a director of Flagstaff Minerals Limited, a substantial Shareholder of the Company.

Mr Bohm has acknowledged to the Company that he will have sufficient time to fulfil his responsibilities as a Director.

6.3

Board recommendation

The Board (other than Mr Michael Bohm who has a personal interest in the outcome of this Resolution) supports the election of Mr Bohm for the following reasons:

Mr Bohm’s mining and resource industry skills, combined with his wide-ranging board experience across a number of listed companies, will be invaluable to the Board during the next stage of the Company’s development.

If Resolution 3 is passed, Mr Bohm will be re-elected. If Resolution 3 is not passed, Mr Bohm will not be re-elected.

6.4 Additional information

Resolution 3 is an ordinary resolution.

The Board (other than Mr Bohm who has a personal interest in the outcome of this Resolution) recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.

7. Resolution 4 – Approval of 10% Placement Facility

7.1

General

Listing Rule 7.1A enables an eligible entity to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued share capital through placements over a 12-month period after the annual general meeting ( 10% Placement Facility ). The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to the Company's 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

Resolution 4 seeks Shareholder approval to provide the Company with the ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility during the 10% Placement Period (refer to Section 7.2(f) below). The number of Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Facility will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (refer to Section 7.2(c) below).

If Resolution 4 is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities up to the combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A without any further Shareholder approval.

If Resolution 4 is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the additional 10% capacity to issue Equity Securities without Shareholder approval provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A and will remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing Equity Securities without Shareholder approval in Listing Rule 7.1.

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7.2 Listing Rule 7.1A

(a) Is the Company an eligible entity?

An eligible entity for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1A is an entity that is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300 million or less.

The Company is an eligible entity as it is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of approximately $9.3 million, based on the closing price of Shares $0.007 on 17 October 2022.

(b) What Equity Securities can be issued?

Any Equity Securities issued under the 10% Placement Facility must be in the same class as an existing quoted class of Equity Securities of the eligible entity.

As at the date of the Notice, the Company has on issue one quoted class of Equity Securities, being Shares.

(c) How many Equity Securities can be issued?

Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that under the approved 10% Placement Facility, the Company may issue or agree to issue a number of Equity Securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:

(A x D) – E

Where:

  • A = is the number of Shares on issue at the commencement of the Relevant Period:

  • (A) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the Relevant Period under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 other than exception 9, 16 or 17;

  • (B) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the Relevant Period on the conversion of convertible securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 9 where:

    • (1) the convertible securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the commencement of the Relevant Period; or

    • (2) the issue of, or agreement to issue, the convertible securities was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;

  • (C) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the Relevant Period under an agreement to issue securities within Listing Rule 7.2 exception 16 where:

    • (1) the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the Relevant Period; or

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  • (2) the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under Listing Rule 7.1 or Listing Rule 7.4;

  • (D) plus the number of partly paid Shares that became fully paid Shares in the Relevant Period;

  • (E) plus the number of fully paid Shares issued in the Relevant Period with approval under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4; and

  • (F) less the number of fully paid Shares cancelled in the Relevant Period.

Note that 'A' has the same meaning in Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating the Company's 15% annual placement capacity.

  • D = is 10%.

  • E = is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the Relevant Period where the issue or agreement has not been subsequently approved by the holders of its ordinary securities under Listing Rule 7.4.

(d) What is the interaction with Listing Rule 7.1?

The Company's ability to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A will be in addition to its 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

  • (e)

At what price can the Equity Securities be issued?

Any Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A must be issued for a cash consideration per Equity Security which is not less than 75% of the VWAP of Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 Trading Days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:

  • (i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed by the Company and the recipient of the Equity Securities; or

  • (ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 Trading Days of the date in paragraph 6.2(e)(i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued, ( Minimum Issue Price ).

(f)

When can Equity Securities be issued?

Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A will be valid from the date of the Meeting and will expire on the earlier of:

  • (i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the Meeting;

  • (ii) the time and date of the Company's next annual general meeting; or

  • (iii) the time and date of Shareholder approval of a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking),

( 10% Placement Period ).

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(g) What is the effect of Resolution 3?

The effect of Resolution 3 will be to allow the Company to issue the Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period without further Shareholder approval or using the Company's 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

7.3 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3A

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A, the following information is provided in relation to the 10% Placement Facility:

(a) Final date for issue

The Company will only issue the Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility during the 10% Placement Period (refer to Section 7.2(f) above).

(b) Minimum issue price

Where the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, it will only do so for cash consideration and the issue price will be not less than the Minimum Issue Price (refer to Section 7.2(e) above).

(c) Purposes of issues under the 10% Placement Facility

The Company may seek to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility for the purposes of raising funds for continued investment in the Company's current assets, the acquisition of new assets or investments (including expenses associated with such an acquisition), and/or for general working capital.

(d)

Risk of economic and voting dilution

Shareholders should note that there is a risk that:

  • (i) the market price for the Company's Equity Securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the Equity Securities than on the date of the Meeting; and

  • (ii) the Equity Securities may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for the Company's Equity Securities on the issue date,

which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue of the Equity Securities.

If this Resolution 4 is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, the existing Shareholders' economic and voting power in the Company may be diluted as shown in the below table (in the case of Options, only if the Options are converted into Shares).

The table below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders based on the current market price of Shares and the current number of Shares for Variable 'A' calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (see Section 7.2(c) above) as at the date of this Notice ( Variable A ), with:

  • (i) two examples where Variable A has increased, by 50% and 100%; and

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  • (ii) two examples of where the issue price of Shares has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the current market price.
Shares
(Variable A in
Listing
Rule 7.1A.2)
Dilution Dilution
Issue price
per Share
$0.0035
50% decrease
in Current
Market Price
$0.007
Current
Market Price
$0.014
100%
increase in
Current
Market Price
1,331,707,062
Shares
Variable A
10% Voting
Dilution
133,170,706
Shares
133,170,706
Shares
133,170,706
Shares
Funds raised $466,097 $932,195 $1,864,390
1,997,560,593
Shares
50% increase
in Variable A
10% Voting
Dilution
199,756,059
Shares
199,756,059
Shares
199,756,059
Shares
Funds raised $699,146 $1,398,292 $2,796,584
2,663,414,124
Shares
100% increase
in Variable A
10% Voting
Dilution
266,341,412
Shares
266,341,412
Shares
266,341,412
Shares
Funds raised $932,195 $1,864,390 $3,728,780

Notes:

  1. The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:

  2. (a) The issue price is the current market price $0.007, being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 17 October 2022, being the latest practicable date before this Notice was signed.

  3. (b) Variable A comprises of 1,331,707,062 existing Shares on issue as at the date of this Meeting, assuming the Company has not issued any Shares in the 12 months prior to the Meeting that were not issued under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 or with Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.4.

  4. (c) The Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility.

  5. (d) No convertible securities (including any issued under the 10% Placement Facility) are exercised or converted into Shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities.

  6. (e) The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares. If the issue of Equity Securities includes quoted Options, it is assumed that those quoted Options are exercised into Shares for the purpose of calculating the voting dilution effect on existing Shareholders.

  7. The number of Shares on issue (i.e. Variable A) may increase as a result of issues of Shares that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlements issue, scrip issued under a takeover offer or upon exercise of convertible securities) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future Shareholders' meeting.

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The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued Share capital at the time of issue. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example as 10%. The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 10% Placement Facility, based on that Shareholder's holding at the date of the Meeting.

The table shows only the effect of issues of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, not under the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

(e)

Allocation policy

The Company's allocation policy is dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of any proposed issue pursuant to the 10% Placement Facility. The identity of the allottees of Equity Securities will be determined on a case-by-case basis having regard to the factors including but not limited to the following:

  • (i) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, rights issues or other issues in which existing Shareholders can participate;

  • (ii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;

  • (iii) financial situation and solvency of the Company; and

  • (iv) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).

The allottees under the 10% Placement Facility have not been determined as at the date of this Notice but may include existing substantial Shareholders and/or new investors who are not related parties of or associates of a related party of the Company.

(f) Issues in the past 12 months

The Company has previously obtained Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A at its annual general meeting held on 24 November 2021.

In the 12 months preceding the date of the Meeting and as at the date of this Notice, the Company has issued or agreed to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, as follows:

Date of
issue
Recipient Type of
security
Number of
securities
Price Use of
funds
7 October
2022
professional
and
sophisticated
investors
who were
identified
through a
bookbuild
process,
which
involved the
Shares 100,400,000 $0.005
each,
representin
g a 28.57%
discount to
the closing
price as at
the date of
this Notice /
on the date
of issue
Cash
raised:
$502,000
Cash
spent: $Nil
Use of
funds:N/A

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Company
seeking
expressions
of interest to
participate in
the
placement
from non-
related
parties of the
Company via
its lead
manager
and
bookrunner
Oracle
Capital
(being
$0.007 on
17 October
2022
Intended
use of
remaining
funds:
$502,000
Towards
diamond
drilling at
the
Kingman
Project in
Arizona,
including
sampling/a
ssaying of
diamond
drill core,
initial
baseline
environmen
tal work
and general
working
capital
purposes.

At the date of this Notice, the Company is not proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A and has not approached any particular existing Shareholder or security holder or an identifiable class of existing security holder to participate in any such issue.

However, in the event that between the date of this Notice and the date of the Meeting, the Company proposes to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A to one or more existing Shareholders, those Shareholders' votes will be excluded under the voting exclusion statement in the Notice.

7.4

Additional information

Resolution 4 is a special resolution and therefore requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative).

The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 4.

8. Resolution 5 – Ratification of issue of Tranche 1 Placement Shares

8.1

General

On 29 September 2022, the Company announced that it had secured commitments for a placement to raise approximately $1,500,000 (before costs) ( Placement ). The Placement is comprised of the following three tranches:

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  • (a) the issue of up to 260,000,000 Shares to unrelated parties at an issue price of $0.005 per Share ( Tranche 1 Placement Shares );

  • (b) the issue of up to 19,738,364 Shares to unrelated parties ( Tranche 2 Placement Participants ) at an issue price of $0.005 per Share ( Tranche 2 Placement Shares ), the subject of Resolution 6; and

  • (c) the issue of up to 20,261,636 Shares to certain Directors of the Company (or their respective nominees) at an issue price of $0.005 per Share ( Director Placement Shares ) in the following portions:

  • (i) 12,261,636 Director Placement Shares to Michael Bohm;

  • (ii) 2,000,000 Director Placement Shares to Grant Mooney; and

  • (iii) 6,000,000 Director Placement Shares to Scott Cuomo,

(collectively, the Director Placement Participants ), the subject of Resolution 8.

On 7 October 2022, the Company issued the Tranche 1 Placement Shares as follows:

  • (a) 159,600,000 Tranche 1 Placement Shares were issued using the Company’s placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1; and

  • (b) 100,400,000 Tranche 1 Placement Shares were issued using the Company’s placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A.

Resolution 5(a) and (b) seeks the approval of Shareholders pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 to ratify the issue of the Tranche 1 Placement Shares.

  • 8.2

Listing Rules 7.1, 7.1A and 7.4

Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of Equity Securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary shares it had on issue at the start of that period.

Under Listing Rule 7.1A, an eligible entity can seek approval from its members, by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting, to increase this 15% limit by an extra 10% to 25%. The Company obtained this approval at its annual general meeting held on 24 November 2021.

The issue of the Tranche 1 Placement Shares does not fit within any of the exceptions to Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, effectively uses up part of the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 and 10% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A. This reduces the Company's capacity to issue further Equity Securities without Shareholder approval under those Listing Rules for the 12 month period following the issue of the Tranche 1 Placement Shares.

Listing Rule 7.4 provides an exception to Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A. It provides that where a company in a general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made pursuant to Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A (and provided that the previous issue did not breach Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A), those securities will be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval for the purpose of Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A.

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The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 5(a) and (b) will be to allow the Company to retain the flexibility to issue Equity Securities in the future up to the 15% additional placement capacity set out in Listing Rule 7.1 and the 10% additional placement capacity set out in Listing Rule 7.1A, without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.

If Resolution 5(a) is passed, 159,600,000 Tranche 1 Placement Shares will be excluded in calculating the Company's 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively increasing the number of Equity Securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the issue date.

If Resolution 5(b) is passed, 100,400,000 Tranche 1 Placement Shares will be excluded in calculating the Company's 10% limit in Listing Rule 7.1A, effectively increasing the number of Equity Securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the issue date.

If Resolution 5(a) is not passed, 159,600,000 Tranche 1 Placement Shares will continue to be included in the Company's 15% limit under Listing Rule 7.1, effectively decreasing the number of Equity Securities the Company can issue or agree to issue without obtaining prior Shareholder approval, to the extent of 159,600,000 Tranche 1 Placement Shares Equity Securities for the 12 month period following the issue of those Tranche 1 Placement Shares.

If Resolution 5(b) is not passed, 100,400,000 Tranche 1 Placement Shares will continue to be included in the Company's 10% limit under Listing Rule 7.1A, effectively decreasing the number of Equity Securities the Company can issue or agree to issue without obtaining prior Shareholder approval, to the extent of 106,400,000 Tranche 1 Placement Shares Equity Securities for the 12 month period following the issue of those Tranche 1 Placement Shares (and assuming the Company's approval under Listing Rule 7.1A remains in force for this period).

8.3 Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.5

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to the ratification of the issue of the Tranche 1 Placement Shares:

  • (a) The Tranche 1 Placement Shares were issued to sophisticated and institutional investors, none of whom is a related party or Material Investor of the Company. Oracle Capital acted as the lead manager to the Placement ( Lead Manager ). The participants in the Placement were identified through a bookbuild process, which involved the Lead Manager seeking expressions of interest to participate in the Placement from existing contacts of the Company and clients of the Lead Manager.

  • (b) A total of 260,000,000 Tranche 1 Placement Shares were issued as follows:

  • (i) 159,600,000 Tranche 1 Placement Shares were issued using the Company’s placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1; and

  • (ii) 100,400,000 Tranche 1 Placement Shares were issued using the Company’s placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A.

  • (c) The Tranche 1 Placement Shares are fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company and rank equally in all respects with the Company's existing Shares on issue.

  • (d) The Tranche 1 Placement Shares were issued on 7 October 2022.

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  • (e) The Tranche 1 Placement Shares were issued at $0.005 per Tranche 1 Placement Share.

  • (f) The proceeds from the issue of the Tranche 1 Placement Shares have been and are intended to be applied towards:

  • (i) diamond drilling at the Kingman Gold Project in Arizona, USA, including sampling/assaying of diamond drill core, initial baseline environmental work; and

  • (ii) general working capital.

  • (g) There are no other material terms to the agreement for the subscription of the Tranche 1 Placement Shares.

  • (h) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

8.4

Additional information

Resolution 5(a) and (b) are ordinary resolutions.

The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 5(a) and (b).

9. Resolution 6 – Approval of issue of Tranche 2 Placement Shares

  • 9.1

General

The background to the proposed issue of the Tranche 2 Placement Shares is in Section 8.1(b) above.

Resolution 6 seeks Shareholders approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 to issue up to 19,738,364 Tranche 2 Placement Shares to raise $96,692 (before costs).

9.2

Listing Rule 7.1

A summary of Listing Rule 7.1 is set out in Section 8.2 above.

The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 7 will be to allow the Company to retain the flexibility to issue Equity Securities in the future up to the 15% additional placement capacity set out in Listing Rule 7.1, without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.

If Resolution 6 is passed, the Company will able to proceed with the issue of the Tranche 2 Placement Shares to Tranche 2 Placement Participants (or their respective nominees).

If Resolution 6 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Tranche 2 Placement Shares and will not receive $96,692 (before costs) committed by the Tranche 2 Placement Participants.

9.3

Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3, the following information is provided in relation to the issue of the Tranche 2 Placement Shares:

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  • (a) The Tranche 2 Placement shares will be issued to the Tranche 2 Placement Participants (or their respective nominees), none of whom is a related party or Material Investor.

  • (b) A maximum of 19,738,364 Tranche 2 Placement Shares will be issued.

  • (c) The Tranche 2 Placement Shares are fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company and rank equally in all respects with the Company's existing Shares on issue.

  • (d) The Tranche 2 Placement Shares will be issued no later than 3 months after the date of the Meeting.

  • (e) The Tranche 2 Placement Shares will be issued at a price of $0.005 each.

  • (f) A summary of the intended use of funds raised under the Placement is in Section 8.3(f).

  • (g) There are no other material terms to the agreement for the subscription of the Tranche 2 Placement Shares.

  • (h) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

9.4

Additional information

Resolution 6 is an ordinary resolution.

The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 6 .

10. Resolution 7 – Approval of issue of Lead Manager Options

  • 10.1 General

The Company entered into an agreement with the Lead Manager ( Lead Manager Mandate ) for the provision of capital raising services in respect to the Placement (refer to Section 8.1 above) ( Lead Manager Services ).

Pursuant the Lead Manager Mandate, in consideration for the provision of the Lead Manager Services, the Company agreed to pay the Lead Manager:

  • (a) a fee of 6% of the gross proceeds raised through the issue of Shares under the Placement; and

  • (b) up to 13,300,000 Options to the Lead Manager (or its nominees), each with an exercise price of $0.01 and expiring three (3) years from the date of issue and on the terms in Resolution 7 ( Lead Manager Options ).

Resolution 7 seeks Shareholders approval pursuant to Listing Rule 10.11 to issue up to 13,300,000 Lead Manager Options to the Lead Manager (or its nominees).

10.2

Listing Rule 10.11

Listing Rule 10.11 provides that unless one of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12 applies, a listed company must not issue or agree to issue Equity Securities to any of the following

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persons without the approval of its Shareholders:

  • (a) a related party (Listing Rule 10.11.1);

  • (b) a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial holder (30%+) in the company (Listing Rule 10.11.2);

  • (c) a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial holder (10%+) in the company and who has nominated a director to the board of the company pursuant to a relevant agreement which gives them a right or expectation to do so (Listing Rule 10.11.3);

  • (d) an associate of a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.11.1 to 10.11.3 (Listing Rule 10.11.4); or

  • (e) a person whose relation with the company or a person referred to in Listing Rule 10.11.1 or 10.11.4 is such that, in ASX's opinion, the issue or agreement should be approved by its shareholders (Listing Rule 10.11.5).

The Company considers that the Lead Manager is a related party of the Company by virtue of Mr Scott Cuomo, a Director of the Company, also being a director and shareholder of the Lead Manager.

Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 10.11 is therefore required unless an exception applies. It is the view of the Board that the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 10.12 do not apply in the current circumstances.

Approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue of the as approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.11. Accordingly, the issue of the Lead Manager Options to the Lead Manager (or their nominees) will not be included in the Company's 15% annual placement capacity pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1.

The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 8 will be to allow the Company to issue the Lead Manager Options.

If Resolution 8 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Lead Manager Options and the Company will not be able to satisfy its payment obligations under the Lead Manager Mandate. This in turn may require the Company to negotiate alternative forms of remuneration to be paid to the Lead Manager as consideration for services under the Lead Manager Mandate, which may include the payment of cash in lieu of the Lead Manager Options.

10.3

Specific information required by Listing Rule 10.13

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided in relation to the proposed issue of the Lead Manager Options:

  • (a) The Lead Manager Options will be issued to the Lead Manager (or its nominees).

  • (b) The Lead Manager falls into the category stipulated by Listing Rule 10.11.1 due to being a related party of the Company. In the event the Shares are issued to a nominee of the Lead Manager, that person will fall into the category stipulated by Listing Rule 10.11.4.

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  • (c) A maximum of 13,300,000 Lead Manager Options will be issued to the Lead Manager (or its nominees) in the manner and form set out in Section 11.1 above.

  • (d) The Lead Manager Options are exercisable at $0.01 each and expire on the date that is three (3) years from the date of issue and are otherwise subject to the terms and conditions in Schedule 3.

  • (e) The Lead Manager Options will be issued no later than one month after the date of the Meeting.

  • (f) The Lead Manager Options were issued for nil cash consideration as they are being issued as part consideration for the Lead Manager Services.

  • (g) No funds will be raised from the issue of the Lead Manager Options. Funds raised from the exercise of the Lead Manager Options are intended to be used in the manner set out in in Section 8.3(f) above.

  • (h) The proposed issue of the Lead Manager Options is not intended to remunerate or incentivise Mr Scott Cuomo.

  • (i) There are no other material terms to the proposed issue of the Lead Manager Options.

  • (j) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

10.4 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

In accordance with Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, in order to give a financial benefit to a related party, the Company must:

  • (a) obtain Shareholder approval in the manner set out in section 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and

  • (b) give the benefit within 15 months following such approval,

unless the giving of the financial benefit falls within an exception set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act.

The proposed issue of the Lead Manager Options constitutes giving a financial benefit to related parties of the Company.

The Board (other than Mr Scott Cuomo who has a personal interest in the outcome of this Resolution) considers that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required in respect of the issue of the Lead Manager Options as partial consideration for the Lead Manager Services because the Lead Manager and the Company were dealing at arm’s length terms in accordance with section 210 of the Corporations Act.

10.5

Additional information

Resolution 7 is an ordinary resolution.

The Board (other than Mr Scott Cuomo who has a personal interest in the outcome of this Resolution) recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 7.

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11. Resolution 8 – Approval of issue of Director Placement Shares to Director Placement Participants

11.1

General

The background to the proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares is in Section 8.1(c) above.

Resolution 8 seeks Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 10.11 for the issue of up to 20,261,636 Director Placement Shares to the Director Placement Participants (or their respective nominees).

The Director Placement Participants have committed a total of $101,308 under the Placement. The Director Placement Shares will be issued in the following proportions:

Director Amount committed ($) Number of Director
Placement Shares
Michael Bohm $61,308 12,261,636
Grant Mooney $10,000 2,000,000
Scott Cuomo $30,000 6,000,000

11.2 Listing Rule 10.11

A summary of Listing Rule 10.11 is set out in Section 10.2 above.

The Director Placement Participants are related parties of the Company by virtue of each being a Director of the Company. Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 10.11 is therefore required unless an exception applies. It is the view of the Board that the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 10.12 do not apply in the current circumstances.

Approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue of the as approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.11. Accordingly, the issue of the Director Placement Shares to the Director Placement Participants (or their respective nominees) will not be included in the Company's 15% annual placement capacity pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1.

The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 8 will be to allow the Company to issue the Director Placement Shares, raising $101,308 (before costs).

If Resolution 8(a), (b) or (c) are passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Director Placement Shares, and will receive the additional $101,308 committed by the Director Placement Participants.

If Resolution 8(a), (b) or (c) are not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Director Placement Shares to the relevant Director(s), and will not receive the additional fuds associated with a Director Placement Participant, up to the amount of $101,308.

11.3

Specific information required by Listing Rule 10.13

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided in relation to the proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares:

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  • (a) The Director Placement Shares will be issued to the Director Placement Participants (or their respective nominees), as set out in the table below:
Director Amount committed ($) Number of Director
Placement Shares
Michael Bohm $61,308 12,261,636
Grant Mooney $10,000 2,000,000
Scott Cuomo $30,000 6,000,000
  • (b) The Director Placement Participants fall into the category stipulated by Listing Rule 10.11.1 by virtue of each being a Director of the Company.

  • (c) A maximum of 20,261,636 Director Placement Shares will be issued to the Director Placement Participants (or their respective nominees) in the manner and form set out in Section 11.1 above.

  • (d) The Director Placement Shares are fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company and rank equally in all respects with the Company's existing Shares on issue.

  • (e) The Director Placement Shares will be issued no later than one month after the date of the Meeting.

  • (f) The Director Placement Shares will be issued at $0.005 per Director Placement Share.

  • (g) A summary of the intended use of funds raised from the Placement is in Section 8.3(f) above.

  • (h) The proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares are not intended to remunerate or incentivise the Director Placement Participants.

  • (i) There are no other material terms to the proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares.

  • (j) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

11.4 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

In accordance with Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, in order to give a financial benefit to a related party, the Company must:

  • (a) obtain Shareholder approval in the manner set out in section 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and

  • (b) give the benefit within 15 months following such approval,

unless the giving of the financial benefit falls within an exception set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act.

The proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares constitutes giving a financial benefit to related parties of the Company.

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The Board (other than the Director Placement Participants who have a personal interest in the outcome of this Resolution) consider that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required in respect of the issue of the Director Placement Shares because the Director Placement Shares will be issued on the same terms as those Shares issued to non-related party participants in the Placement and as such the giving of the financial benefit is on arm's length terms.

11.5

Additional information

Resolution 8 is an ordinary resolution.

The Board (other than the Director Placement Participants who have a personal interest in the outcome of this Resolution) recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 8.

12. Resolution 9 Employee Securities Incentive Plan

12.1 General

On 1 October 2022, amendments to the Corporations Act came into effect, simplifying the process for incentivising participants under employee share schemes ( ESS ). Division 1A will be introduced into Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act, providing a separate regime for the making of offers in connection with an ESS ( New Regime ). This regime will replace the current relief afforded by ASIC Class Order 14/1000 ( Class Order ), which commenced on 30 October 2014.

To ensure that the Company is afforded the relief provided by the New Regime, the Company considers it necessary to adopt a new ESS that makes reference to the New Regime and includes the changes that came into effect on 1 October 2022.

Resolution 9 seeks Shareholder approval for the adoption of the new ESS titled the ‘Harvest Technology Group Ltd Employee Securities Incentive Plan’ ( Plan ) in accordance with Listing Rule 7.2 exception 13(b), for the sole purpose of ensuring that the Company is afforded the relief provided by the New Regime.

Under the Plan, the Board may offer to eligible persons the opportunity to subscribe for such number of Equity Securities in the Company as the Board may decide and on the terms set out in the rules of the Plan, a summary of the key terms and conditions is in Schedule 4. In addition, a copy of the Plan is available for review by Shareholders at the registered office of the Company until the date of the Meeting. A copy of the Plan can also be sent to Shareholders upon request to the Company Secretary. Shareholders are invited to contact the Company if they have any queries or concerns.

12.2 Key changes between the Class Order and New Regime

The following table summarises the key changes implemented by the New Regime for “Invitations” (within the meaning given in the Plan) made on or after 1 October 2022:

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Current position under the Class
Order
Position from 1 October 2022
Disclosure
obligations
The Class Order mandates certain
information that must be provided to
ESS participants.
There is no difference between the
disclosure requirements where ESS
Interests are offered for monetary
consideration or for no monetary
consideration.
If the offer of ESS Interests is for
no monetary consideration:There
are no prescribed disclosure
obligations, other than a statement
that the offer is made under Division
1A.
If the offer of ESS Interests is for
monetary consideration:

Certain prescribed disclosure
requirements apply. These
disclosure requirements are
similar (although different) to the
current disclosure requirements
under the Class Order.

The participant cannot acquire
the ESS Interests until 14 days
after receiving the above
disclosure. This mandates a
waiting period ensuring a
participant has time to consider
their decision and seek legal
financial advice.

Any associated trust, contribution
plan and loan arrangement will
need to comply with specified
requirements.
Eligible
participants

Directors;

Full-time and part-time
employees;

Casual employees and
contractors, provided they work
the number of hours that are the
pro-rata equivalent of 40% or
more of a comparable full-time
position with the entity.

Directors;

Full-time and part-time
employees;

Any service providers to the
entity (with no minimum
requirement of hours of service
provided);

Certain ‘related persons’ to the
above.

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Current position under the Class
Order
Position from 1 October 2022
5% limit The maximum number of ESS
Interests that can be issued under
the Class Order relief over a three-
year period is 5% of the issued share
capital.
If the offer of ESS Interests is for
no monetary consideration:There
is no limit on the number of such
ESS Interests that may be issued.
If the offer of ESS Interests is for
monetary consideration:The
number of ESS Interests issued over
a three-year period must not exceed
5% of the issued share capital.
Entities may specify a different issue
cap in their constitution, which the
Company seeks to do under
Resolution 11, amending this cap to
approximately 10% of its issued
share capital.
Quotation
requirement
An entity’s shares must have been
quoted for three months before the
Class Order relief is available.
Newly listed entities can offer ESS
Interests under the new regime
without any minimum quotation
period. This will make it much
simpler for newly listed entities to
offer ESS Interests.
Suspension For the Class Order relief to be
available, the entity’s shares must
not have been suspended for more
than 5 days over the previous 12
months.
The new regime permits an entity to
offer ESS Interests regardless of any
suspension to the trading of its
shares.
On-sale
relief
Relief is provided from the on-sale
provisions for securities issued under
the Class Order.
There is no equivalent relief under
the new provisions. This means
cleansing notices (or cleansing
prospectuses for entities unable to
rely on a cleansing notice) must be
issued in order to ensure shares may
be on-sold within 12 months of issue.

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Current position under the Class
Order
Position from 1 October 2022
ASIC
involvement
A ‘Notice of Reliance’ must be
submitted to ASIC to rely on the
Class Order relief.
There are no ASIC lodgement
requirements.
ASIC has the power to require the
provision of documents necessary in
order to form an opinion about
whether the regime has been
complied with.
ASIC has also been given express
enforcement powers including the
ability to issue ‘stop orders’.
Criminal
offences
N/A New ESS related criminal offences
have been introduced regarding
certain misleading or deceptive
statements or omissions.

12.3 Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.2, exception 13(b)

Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of Equity Securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary shares it had on issue at the start of that period.

Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b), provides an exception to Listing Rule 7.1 such that issues of Equity Securities under an employee incentive scheme are exempt for a period of three years from the date on which Shareholders approve the issue of Equity Securities under the scheme as an exception to Listing Rule 7.1.

Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b), ceases to be available to the Company if there is a material change to the terms of the Plan from those set out in this Notice in Schedule 4.

If Resolution 9 is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities under the Plan pursuant to Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b), to eligible participants over a period of three years up to a nominated maximum amount without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

However, any future issues of Equity Securities under the Plan to a related party or a person whose relationship with the Company or the related party is, in ASX’s opinion, such that approval should be obtained will require additional Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 10.14 at the relevant time.

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If Resolution 9 is not passed, any issue of Equity Securities pursuant to the Plan must either be undertaken using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1, or with prior Shareholder approval.

12.4 Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.2, exception 13(b)

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b), the following information is provided in relation to the Plan:

  • (a) A summary of the material terms of the Plan is in Schedule 4.

  • (b) As at the date of this Notice, no Equity Securities have been issued under the Plan.

  • (c) Shareholders have not previously approved an equity incentive plan under Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b) and therefore no Equity Securities have been issued under an existing equity incentive plan as at the date of this Notice.

  • (d) The maximum number of Equity Securities proposed to be issued under the Plan pursuant to Listing Rule 7.2, exception 13(b), following approval of Resolution 9 is 140,000,000 (subject to adjustment in the event of a reorganisation of capital and further subject to applicable laws and the Listing Rules). This number comprises approximately 10% of the Company's Equity Securities currently on issue.

  • (e) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

12.5 Additional information

Resolution 9 is an ordinary resolution.

The Board declines to make a recommendation in relation to Resolution 9 due to their personal interests in the outcome of the Resolution.

13. Resolution 10 – Approval of potential termination benefits under the New Plan

13.1 General

The Corporations Act contains certain limitations concerning the payment of 'termination benefits' to persons who hold a 'managerial or executive office'. The Listing Rules also provides certain limitations on the payment of 'termination benefits' to officers of listed entities.

As is common with employee incentive schemes, the Plan provides the Board with the discretion to, amongst other things, determine that some or all of the Equity Securities granted to a participant under the Plan ( Plan Securities ) will not lapse in the event of that participant ceasing their engagement with the Company before such Plan Securities have vested. This 'accelerated vesting' of Plan Securities may constitute a 'termination benefit' prohibited under the Corporations Act, regardless of the value of such benefit, unless Shareholder approval is obtained.

If Resolution 10 is not passed, the Company will not be able to offer ‘termination benefits’ to persons who hold a ‘managerial or executive office’ pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

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13.2 Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act

Under section 200B of the Corporations Act, a company may only give a person a benefit in connection with them ceasing to hold a 'managerial or executive office' (as defined in the Corporations Act) if an exemption applies or if the benefit is approved by Shareholders in accordance with section 200E of the Corporations Act.

Subject to Shareholder approval of Resolution 9, Shareholder approval is sought for the purposes of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act to approve the giving of benefits under the Plan to a person by the Company in connection with that person ceasing to be an officer of, or ceasing to hold a managerial or executive office in, the Company (or subsidiary of the Company) on the terms and conditions in this Explanatory Memorandum.

As noted above, under the terms of the Plan and subject to the Listing Rules, the Board possesses the discretion to vary the terms or conditions of the Plan Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of the participant in the Plan, no amendment may be made to the terms of any granted Plan Security which reduces the rights of the participant in respect of that Plan Security, other than an amendment introduced primarily to comply with legislation, to correct any manifest error or mistake or to take into consideration possible adverse tax implications.

As a result of the above discretion, the Board has the power to determine that some or all of a participant's Plan Securities will not lapse in the event of the participant ceasing employment or office before the vesting of their Plan Securities.

The exercise of this discretion by the Board may constitute a 'benefit' for the purposes of section 200B of the Corporations Act. The Company is therefore seeking Shareholder approval for the exercise of the Board's discretion in respect of any current or future participant in the Plan who holds:

  • (a) a managerial or executive office in, or is an officer of, the Company (or subsidiary of the Company) at the time of their leaving or at any time in the three years prior to their leaving; and

  • (b) Plan Securities at the time of their leaving.

13.3

Valuation of the termination benefits

Provided Shareholder approval is given, the value of the termination benefits may be disregarded when applying section 200F(2)(b) or section 200G(1)(c) of the Corporations Act (i.e. the approved benefit will not count towards the statutory cap under the legislation).

The value of the termination benefits that the Board may give under the Plan cannot be determined in advance. This is because various matters will or are likely to affect that value. In particular, the value of a particular benefit will depend on factors such as the Company's Share price at the time of vesting and the number of Plan Securities that will vest or otherwise be affected. The following additional factors may also affect the benefit's value:

  • (a) the participant's length of service and the status of the vesting conditions attaching to the relevant Plan Securities at the time the participant's employment or office ceases; and

  • (b) the number of unvested Plan Securities that the participant holds at the time they cease employment or office.

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In accordance with Listing Rule 10.19, the Company will ensure that no officer of the Company or any of its child entities will, or may be, entitled to termination benefits if the value of those benefits and the terminations benefits that are or may be payable to all officers together exceed 5% of the equity interests of the Company as set out in the latest accounts given to ASX under the Listing Rules.

13.4 Additional information

Resolution 10 is conditional on the passing of Resolution 9.

If Resolution 9 is not approved at the Meeting, Resolution 10 will not be put to the Meeting. Resolution 10 is an ordinary resolution.

The Board declines to make a recommendation in relation to Resolution 10 due to their potential personal interests in the outcome of the Resolution.

14. Resolution 11 – Replacement of Constitution

14.1 General

Under section 136(2) of the Corporations Act, a company may modify or repeal its constitution or a provision of its constitution by special resolution of Shareholders.

The Company’s previous Constitution was adopted on 9 April 2010, and accordingly the Board proposes to repeal the existing Constitution and adopt a modernised constitution ( Proposed Constitution ).

Resolution 11 seeks the approval of Shareholders to repeal the Company’s existing Constitution and adopt the Proposed Constitution.

The Proposed Constitution incorporates amendments to the Corporations Act and the Listing Rules since the current Constitution was adopted. The Proposed Constitution is broadly consistent with the provisions of the existing Constitution and many of the proposed changes are administrative or minor in nature.

The Directors believe these amendments are not material nor will they have any significant impact on Shareholders.

It is not practicable to list all of the changes to the Constitution in detail in this Explanatory Memorandum, however, a summary of the proposed material changes is set out below.

A copy of the Proposed Constitution is available for review by Shareholders at the Company’s website https://www.riedelresources.com.au/investors/asx-announcements/ and at the office of the Company. A copy of the Proposed Constitution can also be sent to Shareholders upon request to the Company Secretary at [email protected]. Shareholders are invited to contact the Company if they have any queries or concerns.

If Resolution 11 is passed, the Company will adopt the Proposed Constitution with from the date that ASIC alters the details of the Company’s registration.

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14.2 Summary of material proposed changes

(a) Minimum Shareholdings (article 2.6 and schedule 4)

Article 2.6 and schedule 4 of the Proposed Constitution outline how the Company can manage shareholdings which represent 'less than a marketable parcel' of Shares, being a shareholding that is less than $500.00 based on the closing price of the Company's Shares on ASX as at the relevant time ( Minimum Shareholding ).

The Proposed Constitution is in line with the requirements for dealing with Minimum Shareholdings outlined in the Corporations Act and Listing Rules such that where the Company elects to undertake a sale of Minimum Shareholdings, the Company is only required to give one notice to holders of Minimum Shareholdings to elect to retain their shareholding before the Minimum Shareholdings can be dealt with by the Company, saving time and administrative costs incurred by otherwise having to send out additional notices.

Schedule 4 of the Proposed Constitution continues to outline in detail the process that the Company must follow for dealing with Minimum Shareholdings.

(b) Restricted Securities (article 2.7)

ASX introduced a number of changes to the escrow regime in the Listing Rules in December 2019 to make aspects of the listing process and ongoing compliance with the Listing Rules more efficient for issuers and for ASX.

Amongst these, ASX introduced a two-tier escrow regime where ASX can and will require certain more significant holders of Restricted Securities (as defined by the Listing Rules) and their controllers to execute a formal escrow agreement in the form of Appendix 9A, as is currently the case. However, for less significant holdings, ASX will instead permit entities to rely on a provision in their constitution imposing appropriate escrow restrictions on the holder of Restricted Securities and to simply give a notice to the holder of Restricted Securities in the form of a new Appendix 9C advising them of those restrictions.

Under article 2.7 of the Proposed Constitution, holders of Restricted Securities will be taken to have agreed in writing that those Securities are to be kept on the Company's issuer sponsored subregister and are to have a holding lock applied for the dura tion of the applicable escrow period. Holders of Restricted Securities will also not be entitled to participate in any return of capital on those Securities during the applicable escrow period, except as permitted by the Listing Rules or ASX.

(c) Issue cap for offers involving monetary consideration under an employee incentive scheme (article 2.8)

See Section 12.1 for a summary of the New Regime and Class Order.

In accordance with the Class Order, the previous maximum number of ESS Interests that were able to be issued under the Class Order relief over a three-year period was 5% of the issued share capital.

Pursuant the New Regime, if the offer of ESS Interests is for no monetary consideration there is no limit on the number of such ESS Interests that may be issued.

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If the offer of ESS Interests is for monetary consideration: The number of ESS Interests issued over a three-year period must not exceed 5% of the issued share capital, however, entities may specify a different issue cap in their constitution.

Under article 2.8 of the Proposed Constitution the number of ESS Interests over a three-year period must not exceed 10% of the issued share capital.

(d) Proportional takeover bid approval provisions (article 4.9 and schedule 5)

A proportional takeover bid is a takeover bid where the offer made to each Shareholder is only for a proportion of that Shareholder's shares.

Pursuant to section 648G of the Corporations Act, the Company has included in the Proposed Constitution a provision whereby a proportional takeover bid for Shares may only proceed after the bid has been approved by a meeting of Shareholders held in accordance with the terms set out in the Corporations Act and the Proposed Constitution.

This clause of the Proposed Constitution will cease to have effect on the third anniversary of the date of the adoption of last renewal of the clause.

(e) Convening a general meeting (article 5.2)

Article 5.2 provides for the ability of the Company to hold general meetings using virtual technology only, as well as physical or hybrid meetings. This improved flexibility is necessary to ensure the Company is able to hold general meetings at times where physical meetings may not be practicable (such as during pandemics).

Pursuant article 5.2, the Directors may hold a meeting of Shareholders at a time determined by the Directors:

  • (i) at one or more physical venues;

  • (ii) at one or more physical venues and using virtual meeting technology; and

  • (iii) using virtual meeting technology only,

provided that, in each case, Members as a whole are given a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting, and otherwise in the manner determined by the Directors.

If the Directors elect to use virtual technology for a meeting of Shareholders, the Directors will determine the type of virtual meeting technology to be used, which may include any combination of telephone, video conferencing, messaging, smartphone application or any other audio and/or visual device which permits instantaneous communication.

(f) Deemed notice to uncontactable Shareholders (article 14.5)

Article 14.5 of the Proposed Constitution provides that a document will be deemed to have been served to a Shareholder if the document is exhibited in the registered office of the Company for 48 hours in the event that:

  • (i) a Shareholder does not have an address in the register of Shareholders, and has not nominated an alternative address; and

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(ii) the Company reasonably believes that a Shareholder is not known at the Shareholder's address in the register of Shareholders or any alterative address provided.

14.3 Specific information required by section 648G of the Corporations Act

(a) Effect of the proposed proportional takeover provisions

Where offers have been made under a proportional off-market bid in respect of a class of securities in a company, the registration of a transfer giving effect to a contract resulting from the acceptance of an offer made under such a proportional off-market bid is prohibited unless and until a resolution to approve the proportional off-market bid is passed.

(b) Reasons for proportional takeover provisions

A proportional takeover bid may result in control of the Company changing without Shareholders having the opportunity to dispose of all their Shares. By making a partial bid, a bidder can obtain practical control of the Company by acquiring less than a majority interest. Shareholders are exposed to the risk of being left as a minority in the Company and the risk of the bidder being able to acquire control of the Company without payment of an adequate control premium. These amended provisions allow Shareholders to decide whether a proportional takeover bid is acceptable in principle, and assist in ensuring that any partial bid is appropriately priced.

(c) Knowledge of any acquisition proposals

As at the date of this Notice, no Director is aware of any proposal by any person to acquire, or to increase the extent of, a substantial interest in the Company.

(d) Potential advantages and disadvantages of proportional takeover bid provisions

The Directors consider that the proportional takeover bid provisions have no potential advantages or disadvantages for them and that they remain free to make a recommendation on whether an offer under a proportional takeover bid should be accepted.

The potential advantages of the proportional takeover provisions for Shareholders include:

  • (i) the right to decide by majority vote whether an offer under a proportional takeover bid should proceed;

  • (ii) assisting in preventing Shareholders from being locked in as a minority;

  • (iii) increasing the bargaining power of Shareholders which may assist in ensuring that any proportional takeover bid is adequately priced;

  • (iv) each individual Shareholder may better assess the likely outcome of the proportional takeover bid by knowing the view of the majority of Shareholders which may assist in deciding whether to accept or reject an offer under the takeover bid.

The potential disadvantages of the proportional takeover provisions for Shareholders include:

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  • (i) proportional takeover bids may be discouraged;

  • (ii) lost opportunity to sell a portion of their Shares at a premium; and

  • (iii) the likelihood of a proportional takeover bid succeeding may be reduced.

(e) Recommendation of Board

The Directors do not believe the potential disadvantages outweigh the potential advantages of adopting the proportional takeover provisions and as a result consider that the proportional takeover provisions in the Proposed Constitution is in the interests of Shareholders and unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 11.

14.4 Additional information

Resolution 11 is a special resolution and therefore requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative).

The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 11.

15. Resolution 12 – Approval of issue of Incentive Options to Michael Bohm

15.1 General

The Company has agreed subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to issue up to 5,000,000 Options at an exercise price of $0.01 each and expiring thee (3) years from the date of issue to Mr Michael Bohm (or his nominees) ( Incentive Options ).

The terms and conditions of the Incentive Options are set out in Schedule 3.

The Company is in an important stage of development with significant opportunities and challenges in both the near and long-term, and the proposed issue of the Incentive Options seeks to align the efforts of Mr Bohm in seeking to achieve growth of the Share price and in the creation of Shareholder value. The Board believes that the issue of these Incentive Options will align the interests of Mr Bohm with those of the Company and its Shareholders. In addition, the Board also believes that incentivising with Options is a prudent means of conserving the Company's available cash reserves. The Board believes it is important to offer these Incentive Options to continue to attract and maintain highly experienced and qualified Board members in a competitive market.

Resolution 12 seeks Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 10.11 for the issue of the Incentive Options to Mr Bohm (or his nominees).

15.2 Listing Rule 10.11

A summary of Listing Rule 10.11 is set out in Section 10.2 above.

Mr Michael Bohm is a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director. Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 10.11 is therefore required unless an exception applies. It is the view of the Board that the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 10.12 do not apply in the current circumstances.

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Approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue of the as approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.11. Accordingly, the issue of the Incentive Options to Mr Bohm (or his nominees) will not be included in the Company's 15% annual placement capacity pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1.

The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 12 will be to allow the Company to issue the Incentive Options.

If Resolution 12 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Incentive Options, and the Company will consider other alternative commercial means to incentivise Mr Bohm, including by the payment of cash, subject to the requirements of the Constitution, Corporations Act and Listing Rules.

15.3 Specific information required by Listing Rule 10.13

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided in relation to the proposed issue of the Incentive Options:

  • (a) The Incentive Options will be issued to Mr Michael Bohm (or his nominees).

  • (b) Mr Bohm falls into the category stipulated by Listing Rule 10.11.1 by virtue of being a Director of the Company.

  • (c) A maximum of 5,000,000 Incentive Options will be issued to Mr Bohm (or his nominees) in the manner and form set out in Section 15.1 above.

  • (d) The Incentive Options are exercisable at $0.01 each and expire on the date that is three (3) years from the date of issue and are otherwise subject to the terms and conditions in Schedule 3.

  • (e) The Incentive Options will be issued no later than one month after the date of the Meeting.

  • (f) The Incentive Options were issued for nil cash consideration as they will be issued as a cost-effective incentive component in the remuneration package for Mr Bohm and to motivate and reward the performance of Mr Bohm in his role as the Non-Executive Chairman. Accordingly, no funds will be raised as a result of the issue.

  • (g) The current total remuneration package of Mr Bohm is $155,510 per annum (including superannuation).

  • (h)

  • There are no other material terms to the proposed issue of the Incentive Options.

  • (i) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

15.4

Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

In accordance with Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, in order to give a financial benefit to a related party, the Company must:

  • (a) obtain Shareholder approval in the manner set out in section 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and

  • (b) give the benefit within 15 months following such approval,

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unless the giving of the financial benefit falls within an exception set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act.

The proposed issue of the Incentive Options constitutes giving a financial benefit to related parties of the Company.

The Board (other than Mr Michael Bohm who has a personal interest in the outcome of this Resolution) considers that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required in respect of the issue of the Incentive Options because the Incentive Options are considered by the Board as reasonable remuneration and therefore falls within the exception stipulated by section 211 of the Corporations Act.

15.5 Additional information

Resolution 12 is an ordinary resolution.

The Board (other than Mr Michael Bohm who has a personal interest in the outcome of this Resolution) recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 12.

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Schedule 1 Definitions

In the Notice, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.

10% Placement Facility has the meaning in Section 7.1.
10% Placement Period has the meaning in section 7.2(f).
$ or A$ means Australian Dollars.
Annual Report means the Directors’ Report, the Financial Report, and Auditor’s Report,
in respect to the year ended 30 June 2022.
ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ASX means the ASX Limited (ABN 98 008 624 691) and, where the context
permits, the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX Limited.
Auditor’s Report means the auditor’s report contained in the Annual Report.
AWST means Australian Western Standard Time.
Board means the board of Directors.
Chair means the person appointed to chair the Meeting of the Company
convened by the Notice.
Clause means a clause of the Constitution.
Company means Riedel Resources Limited (ACN 143 042 022).
Constitution means the constitution of the Company, as amended.
Corporations Act means the_Corporations Act 2001_(Cth), as amended.
Director means a director of the Company.
Director Placement has the meaning given in Section 8.1
Participants
Director Placement means the 20,261,636 Shares proposed to be issued at $0.005 per
Shares Share to the Director Placement Participants, the subject of Resolution
8.
Directors' Report means the annual directors' report prepared under Chapter 2M of the
Corporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities.
Effective Date has the meaning in Section 5.1.
Equity Security has the same meaning as in the Listing Rules.
Explanatory means the explanatory memorandum which forms part of the Notice.
Memorandum

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Financial Report means the financial report contained in the Annual Report. Incentive Options means the 5,000,000 Options proposed to be issued to Michael Bohm (or his nominees), the subject to Resolution 12. Key Management has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the Personnel Australian Accounting Standards Board and means those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly, including any Director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the consolidated group.

Lead Manager means Oracle Capital, the lead manager to the Placement. Lead Manager Mandate has the meaning given in Section 10.1. Lead Manager Options means the 13,300,000 Options proposed to be issued to the Lead Manager (or its nominees), the subject of Resolution 7. Lead Manager Services has the meaning given in Section 10.1. Listing Rules means the listing rules of ASX. Material Investor means, in relation to the Company: (a) a related party; (b) Key Management Personnel; (c) a substantial Shareholder; (d) an advisor; or (e) an associate of the above, who received or will receive Securities in the Company which constitute more than 1% of the Company's anticipated capital structure at the time of issue.

Meeting has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph of the Notice. Minimum Issue Price has the meaning in Section 7.2(e). Plan means the proposed new Employee Securities Incentive Plan of the Company, the subject of Resolution 9. Notice means this notice of annual general meeting. Oracle Capital means Oracle Capital Pty. Ltd. (ACN 062 172 650). PKF Perth means PKF Perth Financial Services Pty Ltd (ACN 009 093 510). Placement has the meaning given in Section 8.1. Plan Limit has the meaning in Section 12.1.

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Plan Securities has the meaning in Section 13.1.
Proposed Constitution means the proposed new constitution of the Company, a copy of which
may be sent to Shareholders upon request to the Company Secretary,
which is the subject of Resolution 11.
Proxy Form means the proxy form attached to the Notice.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report contained in the Annual Report.
Resolution means a resolution referred to in the Notice.
Tranche 1 Placement has the meaning given in Section 8.1
Shares
Tranche 2 Placement has the meaning given in Section 8.1
Shares
Tranche 2 Placement has the meaning given in Section 8.1
Participants
Schedule means a schedule to the Notice.
Section means a section of the Explanatory Memorandum.
Securities means any Equity Securities of the Company (including Shares, Options
and/or Performance Rights).
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means the holder of a Share.
Spill Meeting means, subject to the Remuneration Report receiving a Strike at this
Meeting, the meeting of Shareholders to held within 90 days of this
Meeting.
Stantons means Stantons International Audit & Consulting Pty Ltd (ACN 144 581
519).
Strike has the meaning in Section 4.1.
Variable A has the meaning in Section 7.3(d).

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Schedule 2 Nomination of Auditor

12 October 2022

The Board of Directors

Riedel Resources Limited (ACN 143 042 022) 4/6 Richardson Street West Perth, WA 6006

Dear Directors

Nomination of Auditor

In accordance with the provision of Section 328B(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ( Act ), I, Rod Dog Pty Ltd , being a Shareholder of Riedel Resources Limited ( Company ), hereby nominate Stantons International Audit & Consulting Pty Ltd for appointment as auditor of the Company.

Please distribute copies of this notice of this nomination as required by section 328B(3) of the Act.

Yours sincerely

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Shaun Andrew Hardcastle Director Rod Dog Pty Ltd

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Schedule 3 Terms and conditions of Options

The terms and conditions of the Lead Manager Options and Incentive Options ( Options ) are as follows:

  • (a) ( Entitlement ): Each Option entitles the holder to subscribe for one Share upon exercise of the Option.

  • (b) ( Expiry Date ): Each Option will expire at 5:00pm (AWST) on the date that is three (3) years from the date of issue ( Expiry Date ). An Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.

  • (c) ( Exercise Period ): The Options are exercisable at any time on or prior to the Expiry Date ( Exercise Period ).

  • (d) ( Exercise Price ): Subject to paragraph (k), the amount payable upon exercise of each Option will be $0.01 ( Exercise Price ).

  • (e) ( Notice of Exercise ): The Options may be exercised by notice in writing to the Company in the manner specified on the Option certificate ( Notice of Exercise ) and payment of the Exercise Price for each Option being exercised in Australian currency by electronic funds transfer or other means of payment acceptable to the Company.

Any Notice of Exercise of an Option received by the Company will be deemed to be a notice of the exercise of that Option as at the date of receipt of the Notice of Exercise and the date of receipt of the payment of the Exercise Price for each Option being exercised in cleared funds ( Exercise Date ).

  • (f) ( Quotation of the Options ): The Company will not apply for quotation of the Options on any securities exchange.

  • (g) ( Timing of issue of Shares on exercise ): Within 5 Business Days after the Exercise Date, the company will:

  • (i) issue the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Options specified in the Notice of Exercise and for which cleared funds have been received by the Company;

  • (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 to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors; and

  • (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 Options.

If a notice delivered under paragraph (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 the sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors.

  • (h) ( Shares issued on exercise ): Shares issued on exercise of the Options rank equally with the then issued shares of the Company.

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  • (i) ( Cashless exercise of Options ): The holder of Options may elect not to be required to provide payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Options specified in a Notice of Exercise but that on exercise of those Options the Company will transfer or allot to the holder that number of Shares equal in value to the positive difference between the then Market Value of the Shares at the time of exercise and the Exercise Price that would otherwise be payable to exercise those Options (with the number of Shares rounded down to the nearest whole Share).

Market Value means, at any given date, the volume weighted average price per Share traded on the ASX over the five (5) trading days immediately preceding that given date.

  • (j) ( Takeovers prohibition ):

  • (i) the issue of Shares on exercise of the Options is subject to and conditional upon the issue of the relevant Shares not resulting in any person being in breach of section 606(1) of the Corporations Act; and

  • (ii) the Company will not be required to seek the approval of its members for the purposes of item 7 of section 611 of the Corporations Act to permit the issue of any Shares on exercise of the Options.

  • (k) ( Reconstruction of capital ): If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all rights of an Option holder are to be changed in a manner consistent with the Corporations Act and the Listing Rules at the time of the reconstruction.

  • (l) ( Participation in new issues ): There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Options and holders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Options without exercising the Options.

  • (m) ( Entitlement to dividends ): The Options do not confer any entitlement to a dividend, whether fixed or at the discretion of the directors, during the currency of the Options without exercising the Options.

  • (n) ( Entitlement to capital return ): The Options do not confer any right to a return of capital, whether in a winding up, upon a reduction of capital or otherwise, and similarly do not confer any right to participate in the surplus profit or assets of the Company upon a winding up, in each case, during the currency of the Options without exercising the Options.

  • (o) ( Adjustments for reorganisation ): If there is any reorganisation of the issued share capital of the Company, the rights of the Option holder will be varied in accordance with the Listing Rules.

  • (p) ( Adjustment for bonus issues of Shares ): If the Company makes a bonus issue of Shares or other securities to existing Shareholders (other than an issue in lieu or in satisfaction of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment):

  • (i) the number of Shares which must be issued on the exercise of an Option will be increased by the number of Shares which the Option holder would have received if the Option holder had exercised the Option before the record date for the bonus issue; and

  • (ii) no change will be made to the Exercise Price.

  • (q) ( Voting rights ): The Options do not confer any right to vote at meetings of members of the Company, except as required by law, during the currency of the Options without first exercising the Options.

  • (r) ( Constitution ): Upon the issue of Shares on exercise of the Options, the holder agrees to be bound by the Company’s constitution.

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Schedule 4 Summary of material terms of New Plan

A summary of the material terms and conditions of the New Plan ( Plan ) is set out below

  • (a) ( Eligible Participant ): Eligible Participant means a person that has been determined by the Board to be eligible to participate in the Plan from time to time and is an “ESS participant” (as that term is defined in Division 1A) in relation to the Company or an associated entity of the Company. This relevantly includes, amongst others:

  • (i) an employee or director of the Company or an individual who provides services to the Company;

  • (ii) an employee or director of an associated entity of the Company or an individual who provides services to such an associated entity;

  • (iii) a prospective person to whom paragraphs (i) or (ii) apply;

  • (iv) a person prescribed by the relevant regulations for such purposes; or

  • (v) certain related persons on behalf of the participants described in paragraphs (i) to (iv) (inclusive).

  • (b) ( Maximum allocation ): The Company must not make an offer of Securities under the Plan in respect of which monetary consideration is payable (either upfront, or on exercise of convertible securities) where:

  • (i) the total number of Plan Shares (as defined in paragraph (m) below) that may be issued or acquired upon exercise of the convertible securities offered; plus

  • (ii) the total number of Plan Shares issued or that may be issued as a result of offers made under the Plan at any time during the previous 3 year period,

would exceed 5% of the total number of Shares on issue at the date of the offer or such other limit as may be specified by the relevant regulations or the Company’s Constitution from time to time.

The maximum number of equity securities proposed to be issued under the Plan for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.2, Exception 13 will be as approved by Shareholders from time to time ( ASX Limit ). This means that, subject to the following paragraph, the Company may issue up to the ASX Limit under the Plan without seeking Shareholder approval and without reducing its placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

The Company will require prior Shareholder approval for the acquisition of equity securities under the Plan to Directors, their associates and any other person whose relationship with the Company or a Director or a Director’s associate is such that, in ASX’s opinion, the acquisition should be approved by Shareholders. The issue of Securities with Shareholder approval will not count towards the ASX Limit.

  • (c) ( Purpose ): The purpose of the Plan is to:

  • (i) assist in the reward, retention and motivation of Eligible Participants;

  • (ii) link the reward of Eligible Participants to Shareholder value creation; and

  • (iii) align the interests of Eligible Participants with shareholders of the Group (being the Company and each of its Associated Bodies Corporate), by providing an opportunity

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to Eligible Participants to receive an equity interest in the Company in the form of Securities.

  • (d) ( Plan administration ): The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board may exercise any power or discretion conferred on it by the Plan rules in its sole and absolute discretion, subject to compliance with applicable laws and the Listing Rules. The Board may delegate its powers and discretion.

  • (e) ( Eligibility, invitation and application ): The Board may from time to time determine that an Eligible Participant may participate in the Plan and make an invitation to that Eligible Participant to apply for Securities on such terms and conditions as the Board decides. An invitation issued under the Plan will comply with the disclosure obligations pursuant to Division 1A.

On receipt of an invitation, an Eligible Participant may apply for the Securities the subject of the invitation by sending a completed application form to the Company. The Board may accept an application from an Eligible Participant in whole or in part. If an Eligible Participant is permitted in the invitation, the Eligible Participant may, by notice in writing to the Board, nominate a party in whose favour the Eligible Participant wishes to renounce the invitation.

A waiting period of at least 14 days will apply to acquisitions of Securities for monetary consideration as required by the provisions of Division 1A.

  • (f) ( Grant of Securities ): The Company will, to the extent that it has accepted a duly completed application, grant the successful applicant ( Participant ) the relevant number of Securities, subject to the terms and conditions set out in the invitation, the Plan rules and any ancillary documentation required.

  • (g) ( Terms of Convertible Securities ): Each ‘Convertible Security’ represents a right to acquire one or more Shares (for example, under an option or performance right), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

Prior to a Convertible Security being exercised a Participant does not have any interest (legal, equitable or otherwise) in any Share the subject of the Convertible Security by virtue of holding the Convertible Security. A Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, grant a security interest over or otherwise deal with a Convertible Security that has been granted to them. A Participant must not enter into any arrangement for the purpose of hedging their economic exposure to a Convertible Security that has been granted to them.

  • (h) ( Vesting of Convertible Securities ): Any vesting conditions applicable to the grant of Convertible Securities will be described in the invitation. If all the vesting conditions are satisfied and/or otherwise waived by the Board, a vesting notice will be sent to the Participant by the Company informing them that the relevant Convertible Securities have vested. Unless and until the vesting notice is issued by the Company, the Convertible Securities will not be considered to have vested. For the avoidance of doubt, if the vesting conditions relevant to a Convertible Security are not satisfied and/or otherwise waived by the Board, that Convertible Security will lapse.

  • (i) ( Exercise of Convertible Securities and cashless exercise ): To exercise a Convertible Security, the Participant must deliver a signed notice of exercise and, subject to a cashless exercise of Convertible Securities (see below), pay the exercise price (if any) to or as directed by the Company, at any time prior to the earlier of any date specified in the vesting notice and the expiry date as set out in the invitation.

At the time of exercise of the Convertible Securities, and subject to Board approval, the Participant may elect not to be required to provide payment of the exercise price for the

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number of Convertible Securities specified in a notice of exercise, but that on exercise of those Convertible Securities the Company will transfer or issue to the Participant that number of Shares equal in value to the positive difference between the Market Value of the Shares at the time of exercise and the exercise price that would otherwise be payable to exercise those Convertible Securities.

Market Value means, at any given date, the volume weighted average price per Share traded on the ASX over the 5 trading days immediately preceding that given date, unless otherwise specified in an invitation.

A Convertible Security may not be exercised unless and until that Convertible Security has vested in accordance with the Plan rules, or such earlier date as set out in the Plan rules.

  • (j) ( Delivery of Shares on exercise of Convertible Securities ): As soon as practicable after the valid exercise of a Convertible Security by a Participant, the Company will issue or cause to be transferred to that Participant the number of Shares to which the Participant is entitled under the Plan rules and issue a substitute certificate for any remaining unexercised Convertible Securities held by that Participant.

  • (k) ( Forfeiture of Convertible Securities ): Where a Participant who holds Convertible Securities ceases to be an Eligible Participant or becomes insolvent, all unvested Convertible Securities will automatically be forfeited by the Participant, unless the Board otherwise determines in its discretion to permit some or all of the Convertible Securities to vest.

Where the Board determines that a Participant has acted fraudulently or dishonestly, or wilfully breached his or her duties to the Group, the Board may in its discretion deem all unvested Convertible Securities held by that Participant to have been forfeited.

Unless the Board otherwise determines, or as otherwise set out in the Plan rules:

  • (i) any Convertible Securities which have not yet vested will be forfeited immediately on the date that the Board determines (acting reasonably and in good faith) that any applicable vesting conditions have not been met or cannot be met by the relevant date; and

  • (ii) any Convertible Securities which have not yet vested will be automatically forfeited on the expiry date specified in the invitation.

  • (l) ( Change of control ): If a change of control event occurs in relation to the Company, or the Board determines that such an event is likely to occur, the Board may in its discretion determine the manner in which any or all of the Participant’s Convertible Securities will be dealt with, including, without limitation, in a manner that allows the Participant to participate in and/or benefit from any transaction arising from or in connection with the change of control event.

  • (m) ( Rights attaching to Plan Shares ): All Shares issued under the Plan, or issued or transferred to a Participant upon the valid exercise of a Convertible Security, ( Plan Shares ) will rank pari passu in all respects with the Shares of the same class. A Participant will be entitled to any dividends declared and distributed by the Company on the Plan Shares and may participate in any dividend reinvestment plan operated by the Company in respect of Plan Shares. A Participant may exercise any voting rights attaching to Plan Shares.

  • (n) ( Disposal restrictions on Securities ): If the invitation provides that any Plan Shares or Convertible Securities are subject to any restrictions as to the disposal or other dealing by a Participant for a period, the Board may implement any procedure it deems appropriate to ensure the compliance by the Participant with this restriction.

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  • (o) ( Adjustment of Convertible Securities ): If there is a reorganisation of the issued share capital of the Company (including any subdivision, consolidation, reduction, return or cancellation of such issued capital of the Company), the rights of each Participant holding Convertible Securities will be changed to the extent necessary to comply with the Listing Rules applicable to a reorganisation of capital at the time of the reorganisation.

If Shares are issued by the Company by way of bonus issue (other than an issue in lieu of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment), the holder of Convertible Securities is entitled, upon exercise of the Convertible Securities, to receive an allotment of as many additional Shares as would have been issued to the holder if the holder held Shares equal in number to the Shares in respect of which the Convertible Securities are exercised.

Unless otherwise determined by the Board, a holder of Convertible Securities does not have the right to participate in a pro rata issue of Shares made by the Company or sell renounceable rights.

  • (p) ( Participation in new issues ): There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Convertible Securities and holders are not entitled to participate in any new issue of Shares of the Company during the currency of the Convertible Securities without exercising the Convertible Securities.

  • (q) ( Amendment of Plan ): Subject to the following paragraph, the Board may at any time amend any provisions of the Plan rules, including (without limitation) the terms and conditions upon which any Securities have been granted under the Plan and determine that any amendments to the Plan rules be given retrospective effect, immediate effect or future effect.

No amendment to any provision of the Plan rules may be made if the amendment materially reduces the rights of any Participant as they existed before the date of the amendment, other than an amendment introduced primarily for the purpose of complying with legislation or to correct manifest error or mistake, amongst other things, or is agreed to in writing by all Participants.

  • (r) ( Plan duration ): The Plan continues in operation until the Board decides to end it. The Board may from time to time suspend the operation of the Plan for a fixed period or indefinitely, and may end any suspension. If the Plan is terminated or suspended for any reason, that termination or suspension must not prejudice the accrued rights of the Participants.

If a Participant and the Company (acting by the Board) agree in writing that some or all of the Securities granted to that Participant are to be cancelled on a specified date or on the occurrence of a particular event, then those Securities may be cancelled in the manner agreed between the Company and the Participant.

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Riedel Resources Limited ABN 91 143 042 022

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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

For your proxy appointment to be effective it must be received by 9:30am (AWST) on Monday, 21 November 2022.

Proxy Form

How to Vote on Items of Business

Lodge your Proxy Form:

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All your securities will be voted in accordance with your directions.

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APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

Voting 100% of your holding: Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote or abstain as they choose (to the extent permitted by law). If you mark more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that item.

Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the percentage or number of securities you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or boxes. The sum of the votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement or 100%.

Appointing a second proxy: You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you appoint two proxies you must specify the percentage of votes or number of securities for each proxy, otherwise each proxy may exercise half of the votes. When appointing a second proxy write both names and the percentage of votes or number of securities for each in Step 1 overleaf.

Lodge your vote online at www.investorvote.com.au using your secure access information or use your mobile device to scan the personalised QR code.

Your secure access information is

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A proxy need not be a securityholder of the Company.

SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTAL FORMS

Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the securityholder must sign.

Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders should sign.

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

Companies: Where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held. Delete titles as applicable.

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PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING

Corporate Representative

If a representative of a corporate securityholder or proxy is to participate in the meeting you will need to provide the appropriate “Appointment of Corporate Representative”. A form may be obtained from Computershare or online at www.investorcentre.com/au and select "Printable Forms".

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Proxy Form

Please mark to indicate your directions

Step 1 Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

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I/We being a member/s of Riedel Resources Limited hereby appoint

the Chairman OR of the Meeting

PLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if you have selected the Chairman of the Meeting. Do not insert your own name(s).

or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of Riedel Resources Limited to be held at Suite 4, 6 Richardson Street, West Perth, WA 6005 on Wednesday, 23 November 2022 at 9:30am (AWST) and at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting.

Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions: Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as my/ our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on Resolutions 1, 7, 9, 10 and 12 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention in step 2) even though Resolutions 1, 7, 9, 10 and 12 are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman. Important Note: If the Chairman of the Meeting is (or becomes) your proxy you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Resolutions 1, 7, 9, 10 and 12 by marking the appropriate box in step 2.

Step 2

Items of Business

PLEASE NOTE: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority.

For
Against Abstain
For
Against Abstain
For
Against Abstain
For
Against Abstain
For
Against Abstain
For
Against Abstain
For
Against Abstain
For
Against Abstain
1
Remuneration Report
8(a)
Approval of issue of Director
Placement Shares to
Michael Bohm
2
Approval of change of
Auditor
8(b)
Approval of issue of Director
Placement Shares to Grant
Mooney
3
Re-election of Director –
Michael Bohm
8(c)
Approval of issue of Director
Placement Shares to Scott
Cuomo
4
Approval of 10% Placement
Facility
5(a)
Ratification of issue of
159,600,000 Tranche 1
Placement Shares issued
under Listing Rule 7.1
9
Approval of Employee
Securities Incentive Plan
10
Approval of potential
termination benefits under
the Plan
5(b)
Ratification of issue of
100,400,000 Tranche 1
Placement Shares issued
under Listing Rule 7.1A
11
Replacement of Constitution
12
Approval of issue of
Incentive Options to Michael
Bohm
6
Approval of issue of Tranche
2 Placement Shares
7
Approval of issue of Lead
Manager Options

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. In exceptional circumstances, the Chairman of the Meeting may change his/her voting intention on any resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.

Step 3 Signature of Securityholder(s)

This section must be completed.

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