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RONIN RESOURCES LTD — AGM Information 2022
Oct 20, 2022
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RONIN RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 625 330 878
Notice of Annual General Meeting Explanatory Statement and Proxy Form
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Time of Meeting: 11.00am (WST)
Location: 108 Outram Street West Perth, WA 6005
Shareholders are strongly encouraged to lodge their completed proxy forms in accordance with the instructions in this Notice of General Meeting.
This Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Statement should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their accountant, solicitor or other professional advisor without delay.
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RONIN RESOURCES LIMITED
ABN 30 625 330 878
Registered office: Level 21, 459 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Ronin Resources Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 108 Outram Street, West Perth, WA 6005 at 11.00am (WST) on Tuesday, 22 November 2022 (“General Meeting” or “Meeting”).
AGENDA
The Explanatory Statement and Proxy Form which accompany and form part of this Notice, include defined terms and describe in more detail the matters to be considered. Please consider this Notice, the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form in their entirety.
ORDINARY BUSINESS
Receipt and Consideration of Accounts & Reports
To receive and consider the financial report of the Company and the related reports of the Directors and auditors for the financial year ended 30 June 2022.
Note: There is no requirement for Shareholders to approve these reports. Accordingly, no Resolution will be put to Shareholders on this item of business.
Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That for the purpose of section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 and for all other purposes, the Remuneration Report of the Company (which forms part of the Directors' report) for the financial year ended 30 June 2022 be adopted.”
Note: This resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Company or the Directors.
Voting prohibitions apply to this item – please see the voting prohibitions on page 4.
Resolution 2: Re-election of Mr Joseph van den Elsen as a Director of the Company
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That Mr Joseph van den Elsen, who retires by rotation pursuant to clause 14.2 of the Constitution of the Company, Listing Rule 14.5 and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.”
Resolution 3: Approval of 10% Placement Facility
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as a special resolution:
“That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of Equity Securities of up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company (at the time of the issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Statement accompanying this Notice.”
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Resolution 4: Amendment to Constitution
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution:
“That for the purpose of section 136(2) of the Corporations Act, the Constitution of the Company be modified by making the amendments contained in the Explanatory Memorandum, with effect from 22 November 2022.”
By order of the Board
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Justin Mouchacca Company Secretary
21 October 2022
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Notes
1. Entire Notice: The details of the Resolutions contained in the Explanatory Statement accompanying this Notice of Meeting should be read together with, and form part of, this Notice of Meeting.
2. Record Date: The Company has determined that for the purposes of the Annual General Meeting, Shares will be taken to be held by the persons who are registered as holding the shares at 7.00pm (AEDT) on Saturday, 20 November 2022. Only those persons will be entitled to vote at the General Meeting and transfers registered after that time will be disregarded in determining entitlements to attend and vote at the General Meeting.
3. Proxies
All voting will be conducted by poll.
The Directors instruct all Shareholders who would like to appoint a proxy to lodge a proxy form prior to Saturday, 20 November 2022 at 11:00am (WST) ( Proxy Cut-Off Time ). Please refer to the accompanying proxy form for further details on how to appoint a proxy.
Shareholders are strongly urged to appoint the Chairperson as their proxy. Shareholders can complete the Proxy Form to provide specific instructions on how a Shareholder’s vote is to be cast on each item of business, and the Chairperson must follow your instructions. Lodgement instructions (which include the ability to lodge proxies online) are set out in the Proxy Form attached to the Notice. If a person other than the Chair is appointed as proxy, the proxy will revert to the Chairperson in the absence of the appointed proxy holder’s attendance at the Meeting.
4. Asking questions
A discussion will be held on all items of business to be considered at the Meeting.
Shareholders will have a reasonable opportunity to ask questions during the Meeting, including an opportunity to ask questions of the Company's external auditor.
To ensure that as many Shareholders as possible have the opportunity to speak, we ask that all shareholders observe the following when asking questions:
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(a) all Shareholder questions should be stated clearly and should be relevant to the business of the Meeting, including matters arising from the Annual Report, Directors' Report (including the Remuneration Report) and Auditor's Report, and general questions about the performance, business or management of the Company;
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(b) if a Shareholder has more than one question on an item, all questions should be asked at the one time; and
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(c) Shareholders should not ask questions at the Meeting regarding personal matters or those that are commercial in confidence.
If you wish to register questions in advance of the Meeting, you are invited to do so by sending your questions at least two business days prior to the Meeting by email to [email protected].
We will attempt to address the more frequently asked questions at the Meeting.
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Corporate Representative
Any corporate shareholder who has appointed a person to act as its corporate representative at the Meeting should provide that person with a certificate or letter executed in accordance with the Corporations Act authorising him or her to act as that company’s representative. The authority must be sent to the Company and/or registry in advance of the Meeting when registering as a corporate representative.
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How the Chairperson will vote undirected proxies
Subject to the restrictions set out below, the Chairperson of the Meeting intends to vote all undirected proxies on, and in favour of, all of the proposed Resolutions.
7. Voting Prohibition Statement for Resolution 1
A vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of either of the following persons:
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(a) a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or
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(b) a Closely Related Party of such a member.
However, a person (the voter ) described above may cast a vote on this Resolution as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either:
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(a) the voter is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; or
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(b) the voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy:
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(i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; and
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(ii) expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
8. Enquiries
Shareholders are invited to contact the Company Secretary, Justin Mouchacca on (03) 8630 3321 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Receipt and Consideration of Accounts & Reports
A copy of the Annual Report for the financial year ending 30 June 2022 (which incorporates the Company's financial report, reports of the Directors (including the Remuneration Report) and the auditors) is not enclosed as there is no longer a requirement for the Company to incur the printing and distribution costs associated with doing so for all shareholders.
You may obtain a copy free of charge in hard copy form by contacting the Company by phone at (03) 8630 3321, and you may request that this occurs on a standing basis for future years.
Alternatively, you may access the annual report at the Company's website: https://roninresources.com.au/investor/ or via the Company's announcement platform on ASX. Except for as set out in Resolution 1, no Resolution is required on these reports.
Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report
Background
Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act requires that a resolution to adopt the Remuneration Report must be put to the vote at the Annual General Meeting. The vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
The Remuneration Report is set out in the Directors’ Report in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report. The Remuneration Report sets out the Company’s remuneration arrangements for the Directors of the Company.
In accordance with Section 250SA of the Corporations Act, Shareholders will be provided with a reasonable opportunity to ask questions concerning, or make comments on, the Remuneration Report at the General Meeting.
The Corporations Act requires the Company to put a resolution to Shareholders that in accordance with Division 9 of Part 2G.2 of the Corporations Act, if twenty five (25%) per cent or more of votes that are cast are voted against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at two consecutive Annual General Meetings, Shareholders will be required to vote at the second of those Annual General Meetings on a resolution (a “spill resolution”) that another meeting be held within 90 days at which all of the Company’s Directors (other than the Managing Director) must stand for re-election.
The Company converted to a public Company on 23 April 2021 and this its first Annual General Meeting since listing on ASX, therefore a spill resolutions will not under any circumstance be required for the Meeting.
The Directors will consider the outcome of the vote and comments made by Shareholders on the Remuneration Report at the Meeting when reviewing the Company’s remuneration policies.
Board Recommendation
Noting that each Director has a personal interest in their own remuneration from the Company (as described in the Remuneration Report), and that each Director (or any closely related party of a Director) is excluded from voting their shares on Resolution 1 (as described in the "Voting Exclusion Statements" section above), the Directors unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 1 to adopt the Remuneration Report.
Resolution 2: Re-election of Mr Joseph van den Elsen
Background
The Constitution of the Company requires that there be an election of Directors at each Annual General Meeting. Further, the Listing Rules require that a director must not hold office past the third annual general meeting following the director’s appointment or 3 years, whichever is longer.
Listing Rule 14.5 provides that an entity which has directors must hold an election of directors at each annual general meeting.
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Mr Joesph van den Elsen retires from office in accordance with the Constitution and, being eligible, offers themselves for re-election. The relevant professional experience and skills of each is provided below.
Mr Joseph van den Elsen
Mr Joseph van den Elsen is a dual Australian/Colombian citizen who founded Ronin Resources in 2017 and is currently the Managing Director of Ookami Ltd. Prior to founding Ronin Resources, he held executive positions with ASX Listed MHM Metals and Hampshire Mining. Previously Joseph was an Associate Director with UBS and held a similar position with Goldman Sachs JBWere. Joseph graduated from LaTrobe University with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws and later graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Graduate Diploma in Environment, Energy and Resources Law and from Curtin University with a Graduate Diploma in Mineral Exploration Geoscience. Joseph is currently studying towards a Master of Science (Mineral Economics) through Curtin University.
Board Recommendation
The Board (with Mr van den Elsen abstaining from voting), recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of the re-election of Mr van den Elsen under Resolution 2.
The Chairperson of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 2.
Resolution 3: Approval of 10% Placement Facility
Background
Listing Rule 7.1A enables eligible entities to issue Equity Securities of up to 10% of its issued share capital through placements over a 12 month period after the Annual General Meeting (" 10% Placement Facility ") at which the approval for such additional capacity is approved by special resolution of Shareholders. The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
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.
The Company is now seeking shareholder approval by way of a special resolution to have the ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility. The Company was admitted to the Official List of the ASX on 14 December 2021 and therefore has not previously obtained shareholder approval for the 10% placement facility.
If shareholders do not approve Resolution 3 then the Company will not be able to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility for which approval is sought at the Meeting.
The exact 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 (see below).
The Company continues to actively seek to enhance the value of its exploration projects. Should the Company utilise the 10% Placement Facility, it intends to use the funds for mineral exploration activities, or to meet additional working capital requirements.
Description of Listing Rule 7.1A
(a) Shareholder approval
The ability to issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility is subject to Shareholder approval by way of a special resolution at an Annual General Meeting. This means it 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).
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(b) Equity Securities
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 Company.
The Company, as at the date of the Notice, has one class of quoted securities on issue, being Fully Paid Ordinary Shares.
(c) Formula for calculating 10% Placement Facility
Listing Rule 7.1A.2 provides that eligible entities which have obtained shareholder approval at an Annual General Meeting may issue or agree to issue, during the 12 month period after the date of the Annual General Meeting, a number of Equity Securities calculated in accordance with the following formula:
(A x D)–E
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A is the number of fully paid ordinary shares on issue at the commencement of the “relevant period” (which, for the Company, is the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the issue or agreement):
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(A) plus the number of fully paid ordinary shares issued in the relevant period under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2, other than exception 9, 16 or 17;
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(B) plus the number of fully paid ordinary shares issued in the relevant period on the conversion of convertible securities within rule 7.2 exception 9 where:
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(i) the convertible securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the commencement of the relevant period; or
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(ii) the issue of, or agreement to issue, the convertible securities was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under rule 7.1 or rule 7.4;
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(C) plus the number of fully paid ordinary shares issued in the relevant period under an agreement to issue securities within rule 7.2 exception 16 where:
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(i) the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the relevant period; or (ii) the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under the Listing Rules to have been approved, under rule 7.1 or rule 7.4;
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(D) plus the number of any other fully paid ordinary shares issued in the relevant period with approval of holders of shares under Listing Rules 7.1 or 7.4.;
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(E) plus the number of partly paid ordinary shares that became fully paid in the relevant period;
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(F) less the number of fully paid ordinary shares cancelled in the relevant period.
Note that A has the same meaning in Listing Rule 7.1 when calculating an entity's 15% placement capacity.
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D is 10%
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E is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in:
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(i) if the Company has been admitted to the official list for 12 months or more, the 12 month period immediately preceding the date of the issue or agreement; or
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(ii) if the Company has been admitted to the official list for less than 12 months, the period from admission to the official list to the date immediately preceding the date of the issue or agreement,
where the issue or agreement to issue has not been subsequently approved by the Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4.
- (d) Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A
The ability of an entity to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A is in addition to the entity's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
The actual number of Equity Securities that the Company will have capacity to issue under Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated at the date of issue of the Equity Securities in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2
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- (e) Nature and Consideration for issue and Minimum Issue Price
The Equity Securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A must be issued for a cash consideration per security which must be 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:
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(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 relevant Equity Securities; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 trading days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
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(f) 10% Placement Period
Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A is valid from the date of the Annual General Meeting at which the approval is obtained and expires on the earlier to occur of:
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(i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the Annual General Meeting at which the approval is obtained;
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(ii) the time and date of the Company’s next annual general meeting after the Annual General meeting at which the approval is obtained;
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(iii) the time and date of the approval by shareholders 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).
Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.3A
Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A, information is provided in relation to the approval of the 10% Placement Facility as follows:
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(a) The period for which the Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under Listing Rule 7.1A will be valid commences on the date of the Annual General Meeting at which the approval is obtained, being 22 November 2022, and expires on the first to occur of the following:
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(i) the date that is 12 months after the date of the Annual General Meeting at which the approval is obtained, being 22 November 2022 if shareholders approve Resolution 3;
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(ii) the time and date of the Company’s next annual general meeting after the Annual General meeting at which the approval is obtained;
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(iii) the time and date of the approval by shareholders 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).
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(b) The Equity Securities will be issued at an issue price of not less than 75% of the VWAP for the Company's Equity Securities in the same class calculated over the 15 trading days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
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(i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed by the Company and the recipient of the relevant Equity Securities; or
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(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 trading days of the date in paragraph (i) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
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(c) The purposes for which the funds raised by an issue of Equity Securities under rule 7.1A.2 (for cash consideration only) may be used by the Company include:
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(i) consideration for the acquisition(s) of new assets and projects, including the expenses associated with such acquisition(s) (provided the Equity Securities are issued for cash); and
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(ii) continued expenditure on the Company’s current exploration activities and/or general working capital.
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(d) If this resolution is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility, the existing Shareholders' voting power in the Company will be diluted as shown in the below table. Shareholders may also be exposed to economic risk and voting dilution, including the following:
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(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 General Meeting; and
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- (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.
The below table shows the dilution of existing Shareholders on the basis of the market price of Shares as at 11 October 2022 (" Current Share Price ") and the current number of ordinary securities for variable "A" calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A(2) as at the date of this Notice.
The table also shows:
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two examples where variable “A” has increased, by 50% and 100%. Variable “A” is based on the number of ordinary securities the Company has on issue. The number of ordinary securities on issue may increase as a result of issues of ordinary securities that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, a pro rata entitlements issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved at a future Shareholders’ meeting; and
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two examples of where the issue price of ordinary securities has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the current market price.
| Variable 'A' in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 |
Issue Price | Issue Price | ||
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| $0.075 50% decrease in Current Share Price |
$0.15 Current Share Price |
$0.30 100% increase in Current Share Price |
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| Current Variable A 31,625,010 Shares |
10% Voting Dilution |
3,162,501 Shares | ||
| Funds raised | $237,188 | $474,375 | $948,750 | |
| 50% increase in current Variable A 47,437,515 Shares |
10% Voting **Dilution ** |
4,743,752Shares | ||
| **Funds raised ** | $355,781 | $711,563 | $1,423,125 | |
| 100% increase in current Variable A 63,250,020 Shares |
10% Voting Dilution |
6,325,002 Shares | ||
| **Funds raised ** | $474,375 | $948,750 | $1,897,501 |
The table has been prepared on the following assumptions:
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The Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Facility.
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No Options (including any Options issued under the 10% Placement Facility) are exercised into Shares or other convertible securities are converted to Shares before the date of the issue of the Equity Securities.
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The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued share capital at the time of issue. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example as 10%.
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The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 10% Placement Facility, based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of the General Meeting.
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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.
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The issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility consists only of Shares.
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The Current Share Price is $0.15 (fifteen cents), being the closing price of the Shares on ASX on 11 October 2022.
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(e) The Company will comply with the disclosure obligations under Listing Rules 7.1A(4) and 3.10.5A upon issue of any Equity Securities.
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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:
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(i) the methods of raising funds that are available to the Company, including but not limited to, rights issue or other issue in which existing security holders can participate;
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(ii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company;
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(iii) the financial situation and solvency of the Company; and
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(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 Shareholders who are not related parties or associates of a related party of the Company.
Further, if the Company is successful in acquiring new businesses, assets or investments, it is possible that the allottees under the 10% Placement Facility will be the vendors of the new businesses, assets or investments (provided that the Equity Securities are issued for cash consideration).
Equity Issues over the Last 12 Months – Listing Rule 7.3A.6
Due to the forward looking nature of the approval, the allottees under the 10% Placement Facility have not been determined as at the date of the Notice but may include existing shareholders and/or new shareholders who are not related parties or associates of a related party of the Company.
The Company has not previously obtained shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and accordingly the Company has not previously issued any Equity Securities under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.
At the date of this Notice, the Company has not approached any particular existing Shareholder or security holder or an identifiable class of existing security holder to participate in the issue of the Equity Securities. Accordingly, no existing Shareholder’s votes will therefore be excluded and there is no voting exclusion for Resolution 3 in this Notice.
Board Recommendation
The Board believes that Resolution 3 is in the best interests of the Company and unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution. The Chairperson of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of this Resolution.
Resolution 4: Amendment to Constitution
Background
Section 136(2) of the Corporations Act provides that a company may modify its constitution if the company passes a special resolution. A special resolution must be passed by at least 75% of the votes cast by members entitled to vote on the resolution.
Resolution 5 is proposed as a special resolution and will be passed if at least 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders entitled to vote are in favour of Resolution 4.
If Resolution 5 is passed by the requisite majority, the Constitution will be amended to insert rules 12.10 and 12.11 as a provisions of the existing Constitution.
Use of virtual meeting technology
Resolution 5 proposes to amend the Constitution to account for recent developments in law and general corporate practice for ASX-listed companies around the use of virtual meeting technology to host meetings of Shareholders.
The Corporations Amendment (Meetings and Documents) Act 2022 amends the Corporations Act to allow for meetings of members to be held physically, as a hybrid or, if expressly permitted by the entity’s constitution, virtually (provided that members, as a whole, are given a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting).
The Company’s current Constitution does not permit the holding of wholly virtual general meetings. The Company would like to amend its Constitution to ensure that the Company will be able to take advantage of the increased
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flexibility and accessibility the virtual meetings provisions offer in respect of general meetings, especially in light of recent unforeseeable events that have highlighted the need for companies to be able to adapt quickly.
The Directors believe the proposed amendment is an important step in ensuring the Company’s Shareholders can continue to exercise their rights to participate in and vote at meetings with minimal disruptions in the event of future movement and gathering restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise.
Virtual meetings are those which are held entirely online utilising audio or audio and visual communication technology. Meetings may also be convened where a component is held in a physical location and individuals who cannot or do not wish to attend in person can participate by virtual means, which are referred to as hybrid meetings.
Amendments to constitution proposed by Resolution 5
It is proposed that the Constitution be amended by inserting a new rule 12.10:
“ 12.10 Use of technology at general meetings
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(a) To the extent permitted under the Corporations Act, Listing Rules and any other applicable law, a general meeting may be convened using virtual technology only, or at two or more venues, provided that the form of technology used provides all shareholders entitled to attend the meeting, as a whole, a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting without being physically present in the same place.
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(b) The provisions of this Constitution relating to general meetings apply, so far as they can and with any necessary changes to ensure compliance with the Corporations Act, Listing Rules and any other applicable law, to general meetings held using that technology.
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(c)
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(d) Where a general meeting is held using virtual technology only or at two or more venues using any form of technology:
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(i) a Shareholder participating in the meeting is taken to be present in person at the meeting;
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(ii) any documents required or permitted to be tabled at the meeting will be taken to have been tabled at the meeting if the document is given, or made available, to the persons entitled to attend the meeting (whether physically or using technology) before or during the meeting; and
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(iii) the meeting is taken to be held at the physical venue set out in the notice of meeting, or at the registered office of the Company if the meeting is held using virtual technology only.
12.11 Communication of meeting documents
To the extent permitted under the Corporations Act, Listing Rules and any other applicable law, any document that is required or permitted to be given to a Shareholder that relates to a Shareholders’ meeting (including, but not limited to, the notice of meeting) may be distributed:
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(a) by means of electronic communication; or
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(b) by giving the Shareholder (by means of an electronic communication or otherwise) sufficient information to allow the person to access the document electronically,
in accordance with the Corporations Act.
Board Recommendation
The Board believes that Resolution 5 is in the best interests of the Company and unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution. The Chairperson of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of this Resolution.
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GLOSSARY
The following terms have the following meanings in this Explanatory Statement:
“ $ ” 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;
“ ASX ” means ASX Limited ABN 98 008 624 691 or the Australian Securities Exchange, as the context requires;
" ASX Settlement Operating Rules " means the rules of ASX Settlement Pty Ltd which apply while the Company is an issuer of CHESS approved securities;
- “ Auditor’s Report ” means the auditor’s report on the Financial Report;
“ WST ” means Western Standard Time.
“ Board ” means the Directors acting as the board of Directors of the Company;
“ Chairperson ” means the person appointed to chair the Meeting of the Company convened by the Notice;
" CHESS " has the meaning in Section 2 of the ASX Settlement Operating Rules ;
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“ Closely Related Party ” means:
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(a) a spouse or child of the member;
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(b) a child of the member’s spouse; or
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(c) a dependant of the member or of the member’s spouse; or
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(d) anyone else who is one of the member’s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member’s dealings with the Company; or
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(e) a company the member controls.
“ Company ” means Ronin Resources Limited ACN 625 330 878;
“ Constitution ” means the Memorandum and Articles of the Company as at the date of the Meeting;
“ Corporations Act ” means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);
“ Director ” means a Director of the Company;
“ Directors Report ” means the annual directors’ report prepared under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities;
“ Equity Security ” has the same meaning as in the Listing Rules;
“ Explanatory Memorandum ” means the explanatory memorandum which forms part of the Notice;
“ Financial Report ” means the annual financial report prepared under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities;
“ Key Management Personnel ” means persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, including any Director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company;
“ Listing Rules ” means the Listing Rules of the ASX;
“ Meeting ” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph of the Notice;
“ Notice ” means the Notice of Meeting accompanying this Explanatory Statement;
“ Option ” means an option to acquire a Share;
“ Performance Right ” means the right to acquire a Share;
“ Proxy Form ” means the proxy form attached to the Notice;
“ Remuneration Report ” means the remuneration report which forms part of the Directors’ Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2022 and which is set out in the 2022 Annual Report;
“ Resolution ” means a resolution referred to in the Notice;
“ Section ” means a section of the Explanatory Memorandum;
“ Share ” means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company;
“ Shareholder ” means shareholder of the Company;
“ Trading Day ” means a day determined by ASX to be a trading day in accordance with the Listing Rules; and
“ VWAP ” means volume weighted average price.
- “ William Buck ” means William Buck Audit (Vic) Pty Ltd.
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Ronin Resources Ltd | ACN 625 330 878
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Proxy Voting Form
If you are attending the meeting in person, please bring this with you for Securityholder registration.
Holder Number:
Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 11.00am (WST) on Sunday, 20 November 2022, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
SUBMIT YOUR PROXY
Complete the form overleaf in accordance with the instructions set out below.
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
Lodging your Proxy Voting Form:
The name and address shown above is as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information
is incorrect, and you have an Issuer Sponsored holding, you can update your address through the investor portal: https://investor.automic.com.au/#/home Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes.
STEP 1 – APPOINT A PROXY
If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that Individual or body corporate. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. Otherwise if you leave this box blank, the Chair of the Meeting will be appointed as your proxy by default. DEFAULT TO THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chair of the Meeting, who is required to vote these proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chair of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Voting Form, including where the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of KMP.
STEP 2 - VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS
You may direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid.
APPOINTMENT OF SECOND PROXY
You may appoint up to two proxies. If you appoint two proxies, you should complete two separate Proxy Voting Forms and specify the percentage or number each proxy may exercise. If you do not specify a percentage or number, each proxy may exercise half the votes. You must return both Proxy Voting Forms together. If you require an additional Proxy Voting Form, contact Automic Registry Services.
SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS
Individual : Where the holding is in one name, the Shareholder must sign.
Online:
Use your computer or smartphone to appoint a proxy at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/log
insah
or scan the QR code below using your smartphone
Login & Click on ‘Meetings’. Use the Holder Number as shown at the top of this Proxy Voting Form.
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BY MAIL:
Automic GPO Box 5193 Sydney NSW 2001
IN PERSON:
Automic
Level 5, 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000
Joint holding : Where the holding is in more than one name, all Shareholders 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 Proxy Voting Form when you return it. Companies : To be signed in accordance with your Constitution. Please sign in the appropriate box which indicates the office held by you. Email Address : Please provide your email address in the space provided.
By providing your email address, you elect to receive all communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible) such as a Notice of Meeting, Proxy Voting Form and Annual Report via email.
CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES
If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate ‘Appointment of Corporate Representative’ should be produced prior to admission. A form may be obtained from the Company’s share registry online at https://automic.com.au.
BY EMAIL:
BY FACSIMILE:
+61 2 8583 3040 All enquiries to Automic: WEBCHAT: https://automicgroup.com.au/
PHONE: 1300 288 664 (Within Australia) +61 2 9698 5414 (Overseas)
STEP 1 - How to vote
APPOINT A PROXY: I/We being a Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting of Ronin Resources Ltd, to be held at 11.00am (WST) on Tuesday, 22 November 2022 at 108 Outram Street, West Perth, WA 6005 hereby:
Appoint the Chair of the Meeting (Chair) OR if you are not appointing the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write in the box provided below the name of the person or body corporate you are appointing as your proxy or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, and subject to the relevant laws as the proxy sees fit and at any adjournment thereof.
The Chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions in which the Chair is entitled to vote. Unless indicated otherwise by ticking the “for”,” against” or “abstain” box you will be authorising the Chair to vote in accordance with the Chair’s voting intention.
AUTHORITY FOR CHAIR TO VOTE UNDIRECTED PROXIES ON REMUNERATION RELATED RESOLUTIONS Where I/we have appointed the Chair as my/our proxy (or where the Chair becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chair to exercise my/our proxy on Resolution 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel, which includes the Chair.
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STEP 2 – Your voting direction
| Resolutions | Resolutions | For | Against Abstain | Against Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Adoption of Remuneration Report | |||
| 2. 3. 4. |
Re-election of Mr Joseph van den Elsen as a Director of the Company SPECIAL RESOLUTION Approval of 10% Placement Facility SPECIAL RESOLUTION Amendment to Constitution |
STEP 3 – Signatures and contact details
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Individual or Securityholder 1 Securityholder 2 Securityholder 3
Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director / Company Secretary
Contact Name:
Email Address:
Contact Daytime Telephone Date (DD/MM/YY)
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By providing your email address, you elect to receive all of your communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible).
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