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STREAMPLAY STUDIO LIMITED Share Issue/Capital Change 2019

Apr 1, 2019

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EMERGE GAMING LIMITED ACN 004 766 376

PROSPECTUS

For the offer of up to 3,333 Shares in the capital of the Company at an issue price of $0.03 per Share and 1,000 Options to acquire a Share (exercisable at $0.02 each on or before 18 April 2021) ( Listed Options ) at an issue price of $0.001 per Listed Option, together to raise up to $101 (before expenses).

This Prospectus has been prepared primarily for the purpose of section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to remove any trading restrictions on the sale of Securities issued by the Company prior to the Closing Date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This document is important and should be read in its entirety. If after reading this Prospectus you have any questions about the Securities being offered under this Prospectus or any other matter, then you should consult your stockbroker, accountant or other professional adviser.

The Securities offered under this Prospectus should be considered speculative.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. CORPORATE DIRECTORY .............................................................................................. 1
2. TIMETABLE AND IMPORTANT NOTES ............................................................................ 2
3. DETAILS OF THE OFFER .................................................................................................. 5
4. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE OFFER ........................................................................... 8
5. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES ATTACHING TO SECURITIES ................................................. 10
6. RISK FACTORS ............................................................................................................ 14
7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 17
8. DIRECTORS’ AUTHORISATION .................................................................................... 24
9. DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................... 25

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1. CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Directors

Registered Office

Gregory Stevens Suite 1, 437 Roberts Road Executive Director SUBIACO WA 6904 Bert Mondello Telephone: + 61 8 6380 2555 Non-Executive Chairman Facsimile: +61 8 9381 1122 Jonathan Hart Email: [email protected] Non-Executive Director Website: www.emergegaming.com.au

Phil Re Non-Executive Director

ASX Code

Firdhose Coovadia Non-Executive Director EM1, EM1O

Lawyers

Company Secretary

Derek Hall

Share Registry*

Automic Registry Services Level 1, 7 Ventnor Avenue West Perth, WA 6005

Telephone: +61 8 9324 2099 Facsimile: +61 8 9321 2337

Steinepreis Paganin Lawyers and Consultants Level 4, The Read Buildings 16 Milligan Street Perth, WA 6000

Auditors*

Criterion Audit Pty Ltd PO Box 2138 Subiaco, WA 6904

  • These entities have not been involved in the preparation of this Prospectus and have not consented to being named in this Prospectus. Their names are included for information purposes only.

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2. TIMETABLE AND IMPORTANT NOTES

2.1 Timetable

Action Date
Lodgement of Prospectus with the ASIC and ASX 2 April 2019
Opening Date 2 April 2019
Closing Date* 5:00pm WST on 2 April 2019
Expected date of Official Quotation of the Shares
and Listed Options
2 April 2019
  • The Directors reserve the right to vary the Closing Date at any time after the Opening Date without notice. As such, the date the Securities are expected to commence trading on ASX may vary with any change in the Closing Date.

2.2 Important Notes

This Prospectus is dated 2 April 2019 and was lodged with the ASIC on that date. The ASIC and its officers take no responsibility for the contents of this Prospectus or the merits of the investment to which this Prospectus relates.

No Securities may be issued on the basis of this Prospectus later than 13 months after the date of this Prospectus.

The Offer is only available to those who are personally invited to accept the Offer. Applications for Securities offered pursuant to this Prospectus can only be submitted on an original Application Form which accompanies this Prospectus.

This Prospectus is a transaction specific prospectus for an offer of continuously quoted securities (as defined in the Corporations Act) and has been prepared in accordance with section 713 of the Corporations Act. It does not contain the same level of disclosure as an initial public offering prospectus. In making representations in this Prospectus regard has been had to the fact that the Company is a disclosing entity for the purposes of the Corporations Act and certain matters may reasonably be expected to be known to investors and professional advisers whom potential investors may consult.

2.3

Web Site – Electronic Prospectus

A copy of this Prospectus can be downloaded from the website of the Company at www.emergegaming.com.au. If you are accessing the electronic version of this Prospectus for the purpose of making an investment in the Company, you must be an Australian resident and must only access this Prospectus from within Australia.

The Corporations Act prohibits any person passing onto another person an Application Form unless it is attached to a hard copy of this Prospectus or it accompanies the complete and unaltered version of this Prospectus. Any person may obtain a hard copy of this Prospectus free of charge by contacting the Company.

The Company reserves the right not to accept an Application Form from a person if it has reason to believe that when that person was given access to the electronic Application Form, it was not provided together with the electronic Prospectus and any relevant supplementary or replacement prospectus or any of those documents were incomplete or altered.

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2.4 Website

No document or information included on our website is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.

2.5

Risk Factors

Potential investors should be aware that subscribing for Securities in the Company involves a number of risks. The key risk factors of which investors should be aware are set out in Section 6 of this Prospectus. These risks together with other general risks applicable to all investments in listed securities not specifically referred to, may affect the value of the Securities in the future. Accordingly, an investment in the Company should be considered highly speculative. Investors should consider consulting their professional advisers before deciding whether to apply for Securities pursuant to this Prospectus.

2.6

Overseas Investors

The distribution of this Prospectus in jurisdictions outside Australia may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this document comes should seek advice on and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions constitutes a violation of those laws. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer of Securities in any jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, it would be unlawful to issue in this Prospectus.

2.7

Forward-looking statements

This Prospectus contains forward-looking statements which are identified by words such as ‘may’, ‘could’, ‘believes’, ‘estimates’, ‘targets’, ‘expects’, or ‘intends’ and other similar words that involve risks and uncertainties.

These statements are based on an assessment of present economic and operating conditions, and on a number of assumptions regarding future events and actions that, as at the date of this Prospectus, are expected to take place.

Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are beyond the control of our Company, the Directors and our management.

We cannot and do not give any assurance that the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus will actually occur and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

We have no intention to update or revise forward-looking statements, or to publish prospective financial information in the future, regardless of whether new information, future events or any other factors affect the information contained in this prospectus, except where required by law.

These forward looking statements are subject to various risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or anticipated in these statements. These risk factors are set out in Section 6 of this Prospectus.

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2.8 Disclaimer

No person is authorised to give any information or to make any representation in connection with the Offer described in this Prospectus which is not contained in this Prospectus. Any information not so contained may not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company or any other person in connection with the Offer. You should rely only on information in this Prospectus.

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3. DETAILS OF THE OFFER

3.1 Offer

Under this Prospectus, the Company invites the investors identified by the Directors to apply for up to 3,333 Shares at an issue price of $0.03 per Share and 1,000 Listed Options (exercisable at $0.02 each on or before 18 April 2021) at an issue price of $0.001 per Listed Option, together payable in full on application, to raise up to $101 (before expenses).

The Offer will only be extended to specific parties on invitation from the Directors. Application Forms will only be provided by the Company to these parties.

The Securities offered under this Prospectus will rank equally with the existing Shares and Listed Options on issue at the date of this Prospectus. A summary of the material rights and liabilities attaching to Securities offered is set out in Section 5.

3.2

Objective

The Company is seeking to raise only a nominal amount under this Prospectus and, accordingly, the purpose of this Prospectus is not to raise capital.

The primary purpose of this Prospectus is to remove any trading restrictions that may have attached to Securities issued by the Company prior to the Closing Date (including prior to the date of this Prospectus).

Relevantly, section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act provides that a sale offer does not need disclosure to investors if:

  • (a) the relevant securities are in a class of securities that are quoted securities of the body; and

  • (b) either:

  • (i) a prospectus is lodged with the ASIC on or after the day on which the relevant securities were issued but before the day on which the sale offer is made; or

  • (ii) a prospectus is lodged with ASIC before the day on which the relevant securities are issued and offers of securities that have been made under the prospectus are still open for acceptance on the day on which the relevant securities were issued; and

  • (c) the prospectus is for an offer of securities issued by the body that are in the same class of securities as the relevant securities.

3.3 Application for Securities

Applications for Securities must be made by investors at the direction of the Company and must be made using the Application Form accompanying this Prospectus.

Payment for the Shares must be made in full at the issue price of $0.03 per Share. Payment for the Listed Options must be made in full at the issue price of $0.001 per Listed Option.

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Completed Application Forms and accompanying cheques must be mailed or delivered to the Company as follows:

Delivery by hand Delivery by post
Suite 1
437 Roberts Road
SUBIACO WA 6008
PO BOX 2138
SUBIACO WA 6904

Cheques should be made payable to “ Emerge Gaming Limited – Securities Offer Account ” and crossed “ Not Negotiable ”. Completed Application Forms and accompanying cheques must be mailed or delivered to the address set out above by no later than the Closing Date.

3.4 Minimum subscription

There is no minimum subscription in respect of the Offer.

3.5 Issue of Securities

Issue of Securities under the Offer will take place as soon as practicable after the Closing Date. Application moneys will be held in a separate subscription account until the Securities are issued. This account will be established and kept by the Company in trust for each Applicant. Any interest earned on the application moneys will be for the benefit of the Company and will be retained by the Company irrespective of whether any Securities are issued and each Applicant waives the right to claim any interest.

The Directors will determine the recipients of all the Securities. The Directors reserve the right to reject any application or to allocate any Applicant fewer Securities than the number applied for.

Where the number of Securities issued is less than the number applied for, the surplus moneys will be returned by cheque as soon as practicable after the Closing Date. Where no issue of Securities is made, the amount tendered on application will be returned in full by cheque as soon as practicable after the Closing Date. Interest will not be paid on moneys refunded.

3.6

ASX listing

Application for Official Quotation of the Securities offered pursuant to this Prospectus will be made within 7 days of the date of this Prospectus. If ASX does not grant Official Quotation of the Securities offered pursuant to this Prospectus before the expiration of 3 months after the date of issue of the Prospectus, (or such period as varied by the ASIC), the Company will not issue any Securities and will repay all application monies for the Securities within the time prescribed under the Corporations Act, without interest.

The fact that ASX may grant Official Quotation to the Securities is not to be taken in any way as an indication of the merits of the Company or the Securities now offered for subscription.

3.7

Restrictions on the distribution of the Prospectus

The distribution of this Prospectus outside the Commonwealth of Australia may be restricted by law.

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This Offer does not, and is not intended to, constitute an offer in any place or jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer or to issue this Prospectus.

Residents of countries outside Australia should consult their professional advisers as to whether any government or other consents are required, or whether any formalities need to be observed should they wish to make an application to take up Securities on the basis of this Prospectus. The return of a duly completed Application Form will be taken to constitute a representation and warranty that there has been no breach of such laws and that all approvals and consents have been obtained.

3.8 Enquiries

Any questions concerning the Offer should be directed to the Company Secretary, on +61 6380 2555.

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4. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE OFFER

4.1 Purpose of the Offer

As announced on 27 March 2019, the Company has received firm acceptances for the placement of 60,000,000 Shares at an issue price of $0.03 per Share and one free attaching Listed Option (exercisable at $0.02 expiring 18 April 2021) for every two Shares subscribed for, to raise $1,800,000 before costs ( Placement ).

The Placement was conducted pursuant to the Company’s existing placement capacity.

The purpose of the Placement is to ensure the Company is fully funded for multiple initiatives, specifically:

  • (a) accelerated roll out of the GameCloud game streaming technology;

  • (b) roll out of the ArcadeX VAS model across Africa; and

  • (c) the launch of ArcadeX across Australia and other tier 1 markets.

The primary purpose of this Prospectus is to remove any trading restrictions that may have attached to Securities issued by the Company without disclosure under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act, which include the Securities issued under the Placement, prior to the Closing Date (including prior to the date of this Prospectus).

All of the funds raised from the Offer will be applied towards the expenses of the Offer. Refer to Section 7.8 of this Prospectus for further details relating to the estimated expenses of the Offer.

4.2 Effect of the Offer on capital structure

The effect of the Offer on the Company’s capital structure is set out below.

Shares1 Number
Shares currently on issue1 655,594,532
Shares offered under this Prospectus 3,333
Total Shares on issue on completion of the Offer2 655,597,865

Notes:

  1. This includes the 60,000,000 Shares issued under the Placement.

  2. The rights and liabilities attaching to the Shares are summarised in Section 5 of this Prospectus.

  3. This assumes the Offer is fully subscribed and no Listed Options are exercised.

Listed Options Number
Listed Options exercisable at $0.02 each on or before 18 April
20211
444,070,240
Listed Options offered under this Prospectus 1,000
Total Listed Options on issue on completion of the Offer 444,071,240

Notes:

  1. This includes the 30,000,000 Listed Options issued under the Placement.

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Performance Shares Number
Performance Shares currently on issue 100,000,000
Performance Shares offered under this Prospectus Nil
Total Performance Shares on issue on completion of the Offer 100,000,000

4.3 Financial effect of the Offer

After expenses of the Offer of approximately $5,206, there will be no proceeds from the Offer. The expenses of the Offer (exceeding $101) will be met from the Company’s existing cash reserves.

As such, the Offer will have an effect on the Company’s financial position, being receipt of funds of $101 less costs of preparing the Prospectus of approximately $5,206.

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5. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES ATTACHING TO SECURITIES

5.1 Rights attaching to Shares

The following is a summary of the more significant rights and liabilities attaching to Shares being offered pursuant to this Prospectus. This summary is not exhaustive and does not constitute a definitive statement of the rights and liabilities of Shareholders. To obtain such a statement, persons should seek independent legal advice.

Full details of the rights and liabilities attaching to Shares are set out in the Constitution, a copy of which is available for inspection at the Company’s registered office during normal business hours.

(a) General meetings

Shareholders are entitled to be present in person, or by proxy, attorney or representative to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company. Shareholders may requisition meetings in accordance with section 249D of the Corporations Act and the Constitution of the Company.

(b) Voting rights

Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares, at general meetings of shareholders or classes of shareholders:

  • (i) each Shareholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy, attorney or representative;

  • (ii) on a show of hands, every person present who is a Shareholder or a proxy, attorney or representative of a Shareholder has one vote; and

  • (iii) on a poll, every person present who is a Shareholder or a proxy, attorney or representative of a Shareholder shall, in respect of each fully paid Share held by him, or in respect of which he is appointed a proxy, attorney or representative, have one vote for each Share held, but in respect of partly paid shares shall have such number of votes as bears the same proportion to the total of such Shares registered in the Shareholder’s name as the amount paid (not credited) bears to the total amounts paid and payable (excluding amounts credited).

(c) Dividend rights

Subject to the rights of any preference Shareholders and to the rights of the holders of any shares created or raised under any special arrangement as to dividend, the Directors may from time to time declare a dividend to be paid to the Shareholders entitled to the dividend which shall be payable on all Shares according to the proportion that the amount paid (not credited) in proportion to the total amounts paid and payable (excluding amounts credited) in respect of such Shares.

Subject to the ASX Listing Rules and the Corporations Act, the Company may, by resolution of the Directors, implement a dividend reinvestment plan on such terms and conditions as the Directors think fit and which

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provides for any dividend which the Directors may declare from time to time payable on Shares which are participating Shares in the dividend reinvestment plan, less any amount which the Company shall either pursuant to the Constitution or any law be entitled or obliged to retain, be applied by the Company to the payment of the subscription price of Shares.

(d) Winding-up

If the Company is wound up, the liquidator may, with the authority of a special resolution, divide among the Shareholders in kind the whole or any part of the property of the Company, and may for that purpose set such value as he considers fair upon any property to be so divided, and may determine how the division is to be carried out as between the Shareholders or different classes of Shareholders.

(e)

Shareholder liability

As the Shares issued will be fully paid shares, they will not be subject to any calls for money by the Directors and will therefore not become liable for forfeiture.

(f)

Transfer of shares

Generally, shares in the Company are freely transferable, subject to formal requirements, the registration of the transfer not resulting in a contravention of or failure to observe the provisions of a law of Australia and the transfer not being in breach of the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules.

(g)

Future increase in capital

The issue of any new Shares is under the control of the Directors of the Company. Subject to restrictions on the issue or grant of Securities contained in the ASX Listing Rules, the Constitution and the Corporations Act (and without affecting any special right previously conferred on the holder of an existing share or class of shares), the Directors may issue Shares as they shall, in their absolute discretion, determine.

(h)

Variation of rights

Under section 246B of the Corporations Act, the Company may, with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a meeting of Shareholders vary or abrogate the rights attaching to shares.

If at any time the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class), whether or not the Company is being wound up, may be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of three quarters of the issued shares of that class, or if authorised by a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of that class.

(i) Alteration of constitution

In accordance with the Corporations Act, the Constitution can only be amended by a special resolution passed by at least three quarters of Shareholders present and voting at the general meeting. In addition, at

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least 28 days written notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution must be given.

5.2 Terms and Conditions of Listed Options

(a) Entitlement

Each Option entitles the holder to subscribe for one Share upon exercise of the Option.

(b) Exercise Price

Subject to paragraph (j), the amount payable upon exercise of each Option will be $0.02 ( Exercise Price ).

(c) Expiry Date

Each Option will expire at 5:00 pm (WST) on or before 18 April 2021 ( Expiry Date ). An Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.

(d) Exercise Period

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

(e) Notice of Exercise

The Options may be exercised during the Exercise Period by notice inwriting 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 by electronic funds transfer or other means of payment acceptable to the Company.

(f) Exercise Date

A Notice of Exercise is only effective on and from the later of the date of receipt of the Notice of Exercise and the date of receipt of the payment of the Exercise Price for each Option being exercised in cleared funds ( Exercise Date ).

(g) Timing of issue of Shares on exercise

Within 15 Business Days after the Exercise Date, the Company will:

  • (i) allot and 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 and do all such things necessary to satisfy section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors; and

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  • (iii) if admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, apply for official quotation on ASX of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the 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 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.

  • (i) Quotation of Shares issued on exercise If admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, application will be made by the Company to ASX for quotation of the Shares issued upon the exercise of the Options.

(i)

Reconstruction of capital

Subject to the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules at the time of reconstruction, upon any sub-division or consolidation of the Shares or reduction of share capital, the number of Shares to be subscribed on any subsequent exercise of the Options will be increased or reduced in due proportion so as to maintain the same relative subscription rights for the Options and the Exercise Price will be adjusted accordingly.

(j)

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.

(k)

Change in exercise price

An Option does not confer the right to a change in Exercise Price or a change in the number of underlying securities over which the Option can be exercised.

(l)

Quoted

The Company will apply for quotation of the Options on ASX.

(m)

Transferability

The Options are transferable subject to any restriction or escrow arrangements imposed by ASX or under applicable Australian securities laws.

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6. RISK FACTORS

6.1 Introduction

The Securities offered under this Prospectus are considered highly speculative. An investment in the Company is not risk free and the Directors strongly recommend potential investors to consider the risk factors described below, together with information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus and to consult their professional advisers before deciding whether to apply for Securities pursuant to this Prospectus.

There are specific risks which relate directly to the Company’s business. In addition, there are other general risks, many of which are largely beyond the control of the Company and the Directors. The risks identified in this Section, or other risk factors, may have a material impact on the financial performance of the Company and the market price of the Securities.

The following is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the risk factors to which the Company is exposed.

6.2 Company specific

The business, assets and operations of the Company are subject to certain risk factors that have the potential to influence the operating and financial performance of the Company in the future. These risks can impact on the value of an investment in the securities of the Company.

The Board aims to manage these risks by carefully planning its activities and implementing risk control measures. Some of the risks are, however, highly unpredictable and the extent to which they can effectively manage them is limited.

Set out below are specific risks that the Company is exposed to.

(a) Key employee risks

Competition for qualified technical, sales and marketing, and backoffice support staff can be intense and no assurance can be provided that the Company will be able to attract or retain key personnel in the future. The loss of key managers could have an impact on operations.

(b)

Competition and new technology

The industry in which the Company is involved is subject to increasing domestic and global competition which is fast changing. While the Company will undertake all reasonable due diligence in its business decisions and operations, the Company will have no influence or control over the activities or actions of its competitors, whose activities or actions may positively or negatively affect the operating and financial performance of the Company's projects and business. In that case, the Company's revenues and profitability could be adversely affected.

The Company's competition may include businesses with much higher capitalisation and substantially greater resources. These competitors may succeed in developing products and services which are either superior or additional to the Company's, resulting in the migration of existing clients and potential clients to a competitor's business. Competitors with

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increased access to capital could lead to the Company's business becoming uncompetitive.

If a person or entity successfully develops and commercialises a competing product, this may have a materially adverse effect on the value and prospects of the Company and consequently on the value of any investment made in the Company.

(c)

Failure to attract, retain and engage clients

The potential revenue streams for the Company depend on its ability to attract, retain and engage external audiences. There is a risk that the Company may be unable to attract, retain and engage sufficient external audiences for the potential revenue streams to materialise or be sufficient for the continued operation of these divisions.

(d)

Technology Rights and Protection of Rights

Securing rights to technologies, and in particular patents, is an integral part of securing potential product value in the outcomes of technology research and development. Competition in retaining and sustaining protection of technologies and the complex nature of technologies can lead to expensive and lengthy patent disputes for which there can be no guaranteed outcome.

Although the Company will implement all reasonable endeavours to protect its technologies, there can be no assurance that these measures have been, or will be sufficient

(e) Foreign Currency Risk

Foreign currency exchange risk involves exchange rate movements amongst currencies that may adversely impact the value of foreign currency-denominated assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet arrangements.

Unfavourable movements in the movement of other currencies may have an adverse effect on the Company's operations and the market price of its Shares. The Company does not hedge against these risks.

6.3 General risks

(a) Share Market Risk

The price of the Company’s securities on the ASX may rise and fall depending on a range of factors beyond the Company’s control and which are unrelated to the Company’s financial performance including domestic and international economic conditions, investor perceptions, global hostilities and acts of terrorism.

(b) Government policies and legislation

Any change in fiscal or other policies (including taxation) that are adopted by governments both in Australia and in the other jurisdictions in which the Company operates may adversely affect the performance or financial position of the Company.

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(c) Market risk and interest rate volatility

From time to time, the Company may borrow money and accordingly will be subject to interest rates which may be fixed or floating. A change in interest rates may change the interest cost to the Company and, hence, may affect its financial performance.

(d) Insurance

The Company, wherever practicable and economically advisable, will utilise insurance to mitigate business risks. Such insurance may not always be available or particular risks may fall outside the scope of insurance cover. In addition, there remains the risk that an insurer defaults in the payment of a legitimate claim by the Company.

(e) Litigation

Litigation brought by third parties including but not limited to customers, partners, suppliers, business partners or employees could negatively impact the business in the case where the impact of such litigation is greater than or outside the scope of the Company's insurance.

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7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

7.1 Litigation

As at the date of this Prospectus the Company is not involved in any legal proceedings and the Directors are not aware of any legal proceedings pending or threatened against the Company.

7.2

Continuous disclosure obligations

The Company is a “disclosing entity” (as defined in section 111AC of the Corporations Act) for the purposes of section 713 of the Corporations Act and, as such, is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations. Specifically, like all listed companies, the Company is required to continuously disclose any information it has to the market which a reasonable person would expect to have a material effect on the price or the value of the Company’s securities.

This Prospectus is a “transaction specific prospectus”. In general terms a “transaction specific prospectus” is only required to contain information in relation to the effect of the issue of securities on the Company and the rights attaching to the securities. It is not necessary to include general information in relation to all of the assets and liabilities, financial position, profits and losses or prospects of the issuing company.

This Prospectus is intended to be read in conjunction with the publicly available information in relation to the Company which has been notified to ASX and does not include all of the information that would be included in a prospectus for an initial public offering of securities in an entity that is not already listed on a stock exchange. Investors should therefore have regard to the other publicly available information in relation to the Company before making a decision whether or not to invest.

Having taken such precautions and having made such enquires as are reasonable, the Company believes that it has complied with the general and specific requirements of ASX as applicable from time to time throughout the 3 months before the issue of this Prospectus which required the Company to notify ASX of information about specified events or matters as they arise for the purpose of ASX making that information available to the stock market conducted by ASX.

Information that is already in the public domain has not been reported in this Prospectus other than that which is considered necessary to make this Prospectus complete.

The Company, as a disclosing entity under the Corporations Act states that:

  • (a) it is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations;

  • (b) copies of documents lodged with the ASIC in relation to the Company (not being documents referred to in section 1274(2)(a) of the Corporations Act) may be obtained from, or inspected at, the offices of the ASIC; and

  • (c) it will provide a copy of each of the following documents, free of charge, to any person on request between the date of issue of this Prospectus and the Closing Date:

  • (i) the annual financial report most recently lodged by the Company with the ASIC;

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  • (ii) any half-year financial report lodged by the Company with the ASIC after the lodgement of the annual financial report referred to in (i) and before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC; and

  • (iii) any continuous disclosure documents given by the Company to ASX in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules as referred to in section 674(1) of the Corporations Act after the lodgement of the annual financial report referred to in (i) and before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC.

Copies of all documents lodged with the ASIC in relation to the Company can be inspected at the registered office of the Company or an ASIC office during normal office hours.

Details of documents lodged with ASX since the date of lodgement of the Company’s latest annual financial report and before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC are set out in the table below :

Date Description of Announcement
2 April 2019 Appendix 3B
1 April 2019 Emerge appoints Middle East and African Distribution Agent
29 March 2019 Response to ASX Aware Query Letter
28 March 2019 Release from Escrow Notification
27 March 2019 Emerge Completes Placement to underpin ArcadeX
Launch
26 March 2019 Trading Halt
25 March 2019 Response to ASX Aware Query
25 March 2019 Emerge Prepares to Launch GameCloud ahead of Google
Stadia
21 March 2019 ICI: Global Collaboration & Distribution Agreement - Add
21 March 2019 ArcadeX iLeague Agreement - Additional information
21 March 2019 FFG:
Icandy
Signs
Global
Collaboration
and
Distrib.Agreement
21 March 2019 ArcadeX Gains Access to 350M Subscribers with Partnership
21 March 2019 ICI:Global Collaboration and Distribution Agreement Signed
20 March 2019 Trading Halt
20 March 2019 Pause in Trading
15 March 2019 Response to ASX Price and Volume Query
12 March 2019 Australian Commercial Rollout moves into full gear
28 February 2019 Half Yearly Report and Accounts

ASX maintains files containing publicly available information for all listed companies. The Company’s file is available for inspection at ASX during normal office hours.

The announcements are also available through the Company’s website www.emergegaming.com.au.

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7.3 Market price of Shares

The Company is a disclosing entity for the purposes of the Corporations Act and its Securities are enhanced disclosure securities quoted on ASX.

The highest, lowest and last market sale prices of the Shares on ASX during the three months immediately preceding the date of lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC and the most recent dates of those sales were:

Price Date
Highest $0.45 21 March 2019
Lowest $0.06 24 January 2019 – 1 February 2019; 3-4 January 2019;
24-27 December 2018; 19 December 2018;
30 November 2018; 28 November 2018
Last $0.030 29 March 2019

7.4 Details of substantial holders

Based on publicly available information as at 2 March 2019 those persons which (together with their associates) have a relevant interest in 5% or more of the Shares on issue are set out below:

Shareholder Shares %
Luka Ciganek 32,835,101 5.59%

There will be no change to the substantial holders on completion of the Offer.

7.5 Directors’ Interests

Other than as set out below or elsewhere in this Prospectus, no Director nor any firm in which such a Director is a partner, has or had within 2 years before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, any interest in:

  • (a) the formation or promotion of the Company;

  • (b) property acquired or proposed to be acquired by the Company in connection with its formation or promotion or the Offer pursuant to this Prospectus; or

  • (c) the Offer,

and no amounts have been paid or agreed to be paid (in cash or Shares or otherwise) to any Director or to any firm in which any such Director is a partner or director, either to induce them to become, or to qualify them as, a Director or otherwise for services rendered by them or by the firm in connection with the formation or promotion of the Company or the Offer.

Security holdings

The relevant interest of each of the Directors in the securities of the Company as at the date of this Prospectus is set out in the table below.

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Director Shares Listed Options Performance
Shares
Gregory Stevens 17,852,765 17,852,765 12,720,096
Bert Mondello1 10,893,751 10,893,750 5,353,872
Jonathan Hart2 13,350,000 13,625,000 6,500,000
Philip Re Nil Nil Nil
Firdhose Coovadia Nil Nil Nil

Notes:

  1. Indomain Enterprises Pty Ltd (a company controlled by Bert Mondello) holds these Shares, Listed Options and Performance Shares.

  2. Jonathan Hart holds these Shares, Listed Options and Performance Shares.

Remuneration

The remuneration of an executive Director is decided by the Board, without the affected executive Director participating in that decision-making process. The total maximum remuneration of non-executive Directors is initially set by the Constitution and subsequent variation is by ordinary resolution of Shareholders in general meeting in accordance with the Constitution, the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules, as applicable. The determination of non-executive Directors’ remuneration within that maximum will be made by the Board having regard to the inputs and value to the Company of the respective contributions by each non-executive Director. The current amount has been set at an amount not to exceed $500,000 per annum.

A Director may be paid fees or other amounts (ie non-cash performance incentives such as Options, subject to any necessary Shareholder approval) as the other Directors determine where a Director performs special duties or otherwise performs services outside the scope of the ordinary duties of a Director. In addition, Directors are also entitled to be paid reasonable travelling, hotel and other expenses incurred by them respectively in or about the performance of their duties as Directors.

The remuneration paid or payable to Directors for the 2 financial years prior to the date of this Prospectus is as follows:

Director Year end 30 June 2018 Year end 30 June 2017
Gregory Stevens 30,000 -
Bert Mondello 15,000 -
Jonathan Hart 12,000 -
Philip Re 39,000 -
Firdhose Coovadia - -

7.6 Interests of experts and advisers

Other than as set out below or elsewhere in this Prospectus, no:

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  • (a) person named in this Prospectus as performing a function in a professional, advisory or other capacity in connection with the preparation or distribution of this Prospectus;

  • (b) promoter of the Company; or

  • (c) underwriter (but not a sub-underwriter) to the issue or a financial services licensee named in this Prospectus as a financial services licensee involved in the issue,

holds, or has held within the 2 years preceding lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, any interest in:

  • (d) the formation or promotion of the Company;

  • (e) any property acquired or proposed to be acquired by the Company in connection with:

  • (i) its formation or promotion; or

  • (ii) the Offer; or

  • (f) the Offer,

and no amounts have been paid or agreed to be paid and no benefits have been given or agreed to be given to any of these persons for services provided in connection with:

  • (g) the formation or promotion of the Company; or

  • (h) the Offer.

Steinepreis Paganin has acted as the solicitors to the Company in relation to the Offer. The Company estimates it will pay Steinepreis Paganin $2,000 (excluding GST and disbursements) for these services. During the 24 months preceding lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, Steinepreis Paganin has been paid fees totalling $21,930 (excluding GST and disbursements) for legal services provided to the Company.

7.7 Consents

Each of the parties referred to in this Section:

  • (a) does not make, or purport to make, any statement in this Prospectus other than those referred to in this Section; and

  • (b) to the maximum extent permitted by law, expressly disclaims and takes no responsibility for any part of this Prospectus other than a reference to its name and a statement included in this Prospectus with the consent of that party as specified in this Section.

Steinepreis Paganin has given its written consent to being named as the solicitors to the Company in this Prospectus. Steinepreis Paganin has not withdrawn its consent prior to the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC.

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7.8 Estimated expenses of Offer

The total expenses of the Offer are estimated to be approximately $5,206 as follows:

Expense ($)
ASIC Fees $3,206
Legal Fees $2,000
Total $5,206

7.9 Electronic Prospectus

ASIC has exempted compliance with certain provisions of the Corporations Act to allow distribution of an electronic prospectus and electronic application form on the basis of a paper prospectus lodged with the ASIC, and the publication of notices referring to an electronic prospectus or electronic application form, subject to compliance with certain conditions.

If you have received this Prospectus as an electronic Prospectus, please ensure that you have received the entire Prospectus accompanied by the Application Form. If you have not, please phone the Company on + 61 6380 2555 and the Company will send you, for free, either a hard copy or a further electronic copy of the Prospectus, or both.

The Company reserves the right not to accept an Application Form from a person if it has reason to believe that when that person was given access to the electronic Application Form, it was not provided together with the electronic Prospectus and any relevant supplementary or Prospectus or any of those documents were incomplete or altered.

7.10 Clearing House Electronic Sub-Register System (CHESS) and Issuer Sponsorship

The Company will not be issuing Share certificates. The Company is a participant in CHESS, for those investors who have, or wish to have, a sponsoring stockbroker. Investors who do not wish to participate through CHESS will be issuer sponsored by the Company. Because the sub-registers are electronic, ownership of securities can be transferred without having to rely upon paper documentation.

Electronic registers mean that the Company will not be issuing certificates to investors. Instead, investors will be provided with a statement (similar to a bank account statement) that sets out the number of Shares issued to them under this Prospectus. The notice will also advise holders of their Holder Identification Number or Security Holder Reference Number and explain, for future reference, the sale and purchase procedures under CHESS and issuer sponsorship.

Further monthly statements will be provided to holders if there have been any changes in their security holding in the Company during the preceding month.

7.11

Privacy Act

If you complete an application for Shares, you will be providing personal information to the Company. The Company collects, holds and will use that information to assess your application, service your needs as a Shareholder, facilitate distribution payments and corporate communications to you as a Shareholder and carry out administration.

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The information may also be used from time to time and disclosed to persons inspecting the register, bidders for your securities in the context of takeovers, regulatory bodies, including the Australian Taxation Office, authorised securities brokers, print service providers, mail houses and the Company’s Share Registry.

You can access, correct and update the personal information that we hold about you. Please contact the Company if you wish to do so at the relevant contact numbers set out in this Prospectus.

Collection, maintenance and disclosure of certain personal information is governed by legislation including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (as amended), the Corporations Act and certain rules such as the ASX Settlement Operating Rules. You should note that if you do not provide the information required on the application for Shares, the Company may not be able to accept or process your application.

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8. DIRECTORS’ AUTHORISATION

This Prospectus is issued by the Company and its issue has been authorised by a resolution of the Directors.

In accordance with section 720 of the Corporations Act, each Director has consented to the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC.


Bert Mondello Non-Executive Chairman Emerge Gaming Limited

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9. DEFINITIONS

$ means Australian dollars.

Applicant means an investor who applies for Securities pursuant to the Offer.

Application Form means an application form either attached to or accompanying this Prospectus.

ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by it, as the context requires.

ASX Listing Rules means the listing rules of the ASX.

ASX Settlement Operating Rules means the settlement rules of the securities clearing house which operates CHESS.

Board means the board of Directors unless the context indicates otherwise.

Business Day means Monday to Friday inclusive, except New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and any other day that ASX declares is not a business day.

Closing Date means the date specified in the timetable in Section 2.1 of this Prospectus (unless extended or brought forward).

Company means Emerge Gaming Limited (ACN 004 766 376).

Constitution means the constitution of the Company as at the date of this Prospectus.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Directors means the directors of the Company as at the date of this Prospectus.

Listed Option means an Option to acquire a Share with an exercise price of $0.02 and an expiry date of 18 April 2021 (EM1O).

Offer means the offer of Securities referred to in the “Details of the Offer” Section of this Prospectus.

Official Quotation means official quotation on ASX.

Opening Date means the opening date of the Offer as specified in the timetable set out in Section 2.1 of this Prospectus (unless varied).

Option means an option to acquire a Share.

Performance Share means performance shares in the capital of the Company on the terms as set out in the ASX Announcement dated 16 April 2018.

Prospectus means this prospectus.

Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.

Shareholder means a shareholder of the Company.

Share Registry means Automic Registry Services (ABN 27 152 260 814).

WST means western standard time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.

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