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SUREFIRE RESOURCES NL — AGM Information 2010
Oct 21, 2010
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BLACK RIDGE MINING NL
ABN 48 083 274 024
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING including
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT and
PROXY FORM
DATE AND TIME OF MEETING
Monday 22nd November 2010 at 9.00am WST
The Celtic Club 48 Ord Street West Perth WA 6005
Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum
VENUE
The Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of Black Ridge Mining NL will be held at:
| The Celtic Club | |
|---|---|
| 48 Ord Street | Commencing 9.00 am (Perth Time) |
| West Perth, WA, 6005 | on Monday, 22nd November 2010 |
HOW TO VOTE
You may vote by attending the meeting in person, by proxy or authorised representative.
VOTING IN PERSON
To vote in person, attend the meeting on the date and at the place set out above. The meeting will commence at 9.00am.
VOTING BY PROXY
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the proxy form enclosed with this Notice of General Meeting as soon as possible and either:
- send the proxy by facsimile to the Company's Registered Office on facsimile number (08) 9381 6060 (International: +61 8 9381 6060); or
- deliver / post to the Company's Registered Office at Suite 10, 281 Hay Street, Subiaco, Western Australia, 6008
so that it is received not later than 9.00am (Perth Time) on Saturday, 20th November 2010.
A shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint not more than two proxies. Where more than one proxy is appointed, each proxy must be appointed to represent a specified proportion of the shareholder's voting rights. If the shareholder appoints two proxies and the appointment does not specify this proportion, each proxy may exercise half of the votes. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
Your proxy form is enclosed.
VOTING EXCLUSION
Where a voting exclusion applies, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form or it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.
SNAPSHOT DATE
In accordance with regulations 7.11.37 and 7.11.38 of the Corporations Regulations 2001, the Directors have set a snapshot date to determine the identity of those entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting. The snapshot date is 9.00am (WST) on Saturday, 20th November 2010
AGENDA
Business
Accounts and Reports
To receive the Financial Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2010 and the reports of the Directors and Auditors thereon.
Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That, for the purposes of Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, the Remuneration Report as contained in the Directors Report for the year ended 30 June 2010 be adopted."
Short Explanation: In accordance with Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act 2001, the Company is required to table the Remuneration Report, which is contained within the Directors Report in the Company's Annual Report, at the Annual General Meeting of the Company where it must be subject to a non binding shareholder vote.
Voting Exclusions: There are no voting exclusions.
Resolution 2 – Re-Election of Director (Mr Angus Middleton)
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"In accordance with the Constitution of the Company, Mr Angus Middleton retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election as a director of Black Ridge Mining NL".
Short Explanation: Under paragraph 13.2 of the Company's Constitution, one third of the directors of the Company, excluding the Managing Director, must retire by rotation, and if eligible they may offer themselves for re-election.
Voting Exclusions: There are no voting exclusions.
Resolution 3 - Ratification of an Issue of 5,000,000 Shares
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
"That in accordance with Listing Rule 7.4 of the Listing Rules of ASX Limited, shareholders ratify the allotment and issue on 24 August 2010 of 5,000,000 Shares in the capital of the Company at a deemed price of $0.012 cents each to the allottee set out in the Explanatory Statement and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement accompanying this Notice."
Short Explanation: Under the Listing Rules, the Company may seek shareholder ratification after making a placement to allow it the flexibility to make further issues of securities up to the threshold of 15% of its total equity securities in any 12 month period. Please refer to the Explanatory Statement for details.
Voting Exclusions: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this resolution by any person who participated in the issue, or any associate of those persons. However, the entity need not disregard a vote if:
- It is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
- It is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.
Resolution 4 - Ratification of an Issue of 37,000,000 Shares
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
"That in accordance with Listing Rule 7.4 of the Listing Rules of ASX Limited, shareholders ratify the allotment and issue on 16 October 2010 of 37,000,000 Shares in the capital of the Company at an issue price of $0.0074 cents each to the allottees set out in the Explanatory Statement and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement accompanying this Notice."
Short Explanation: Under the Listing Rules, the Company may seek shareholder ratification after making a placement to allow it the flexibility to make further issues of securities up to the threshold of 15% of its total equity securities in any 12 month period. Please refer to the Explanatory Statement for details.
Voting Exclusions: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this resolution by any person who participated in the issue , or any associate of those persons. However, the entity need not disregard a vote if:
- It is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
- It is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.
Resolution 5 - Placement Authority – Shares
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
"That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 of ASX Limited and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue and allot at the Directors' discretion up to a maximum of 150,000,000 fully paid ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company at not less than eighty (80%) percent of the volume weighted average market price over the last 5 days on which sales in the securities were recorded before the day on which the issue is made but in any event not later than three (3) months after the date of this Meeting and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement accompanying this Notice."
Short Explanation: Listing Rule 7.1 of ASX Limited ("ASX") provide that a listed entity may not issue securities in any twelve month period which, when aggregated with the number of fully paid Shares on issue, exceeds 15 per cent of the number of fully paid Shares on issue at the beginning of the twelve month period, except with the prior approval of shareholders of the Company in general meeting, of the precise terms and conditions of the proposed issue.
The securities proposed to be issued pursuant to Resolution 5 of the Notice exceed the 15% threshold referred to above and, accordingly, shareholder approval is sought for the issue.
Voting Exclusions: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this resolution by a person who might participate in this issue and any person who may obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a share holder if the resolution is passed, and any associate of those persons. However, the entity need not disregard a vote if:
- It is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
- It is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides
DATED THIS 22nd DAY OF OCTOBER 2010
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
DAVID SEMMENS COMPANY SECRETARY
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This Explanatory Memorandum forms part of a Notice of Meeting convening the Annual General Meeting ("the Meeting") of shareholders of Black Ridge Mining NL ("Black Ridge" or the "Company") to be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, WA, 6005, on Monday, November 22, 2010 at 9.00am (WST). This Memorandum is to be read in conjunction with the Notice of Meeting.
1. Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report
Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act requires a listed company, at its Annual General Meeting, to adopt the Remuneration Report of the Company. The Remuneration Report of Black Ridge is required by section 300A of the Corporations Act and is contained in the Directors' Report for the year ended 30 June 2010.
Amendments to the Corporations Act in June 2004 introduced, amongst other things, expanded director and executive remuneration disclosure requirements and a requirement for a listed company to submit a remuneration report to shareholders for a non-binding vote.
As stated above, this resolution is non binding on the Company. If this resolution is not approved, the directors may:
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- Accept or partially accept the vote, which may mean a review of the remuneration policies and packages of the Company; or
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- Not accept the vote and explain why it believes the remuneration policies and packages are appropriate.
It is the director's responsibility to formulate and set the Company's remuneration policies and packages. This resolution is intended to attract active shareholder consideration of the remuneration policies and packages of the Company and encourage shareholders to ask questions should they desire.
Resolution 1 is an ordinary resolution requiring it to be passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by Shareholders entitled to vote on it.
2. Resolution 2 – Re - Election of Director
Re-election of Mr Angus Middleton as a Director
Appointed 1 January 2009, Mr Middleton is a director of SA Capital Pty Ltd and the Managing Director of SA Capital Funds Management Limited, the manager of the SACFM No. 1 Fund. Prior to becoming a funds manager he was a stockbroker for 25 years and a member of the Adelaide Stock Exchange and then the Australian Stock Exchange. SA Capital provides corporate advisory services to a range of companies in raising equity in the form of venture capital, seed capital, pre-initial public offerings and initial public offerings and also acts as an underwriter for issues of equity. He is also a non-executive director of ASX listed Magna Mining NL and Rubianna Resources Limited.
Resolution 2 seeks to confirm the re-election of Mr Middleton as a Director of the Company. The Board supports the re-election of Mr Middleton
3. Resolution 3 – Ratification of an issue of 5,000,000 shares
Background
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.4, the Directors are seeking ratification from shareholders of the allotment and issue of 5,000,000 Shares on 24 August 2010 at a deemed price of $0.012 cents each.
The Shares issued rank pari passu with all existing Shares in the capital of the Company.
Listing Rule Requirements
Listing Rule 7.1 requires that a listed company obtain shareholder approval prior to the issue of securities representing more than 15% of the issued capital of that company in any 12 month period.
Listing Rule 7.4 sets out an exception to Listing Rule 7.1. This rule provides that where a company in general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made without approval under Listing Rule 7.1, but not breaching that rule, those securities shall be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval for the purpose of Listing Rule 7.1.
Shareholder ratification for the Share issue is now sought pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 to reinstate the Company's capacity to issue up to 15% of its issued capital, if required, in the next 12 months without shareholder approval.
Where one seeks to invoke the operation of Listing Rule 7.4, Listing Rule 7.5 requires certain information be provided in the notice of meeting.
For the purposes of Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to this resolution:
- (a) there were 5,000,000 Shares issued.
- (b) the deemed issue price of the Shares was $0.012 cents each.
- (c) The Shares issued rank pari passu with all existing Shares in the capital of the Company.
- (d) 5,000,000 Shares were issued to Rod Pearce as trustee of the Rod Pearce Family Fund
- (e) The shares were issued in consideration of $60,000 of drilling services to be provided to the Company at its Unaly Hill tenement.
4. Resolution 4 – Ratification of an issue of 37,000,000 shares
Background
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.4, the Directors are seeking ratification from shareholders of the allotment and issue of 37,000,000 Shares on 16 October 2010 at an issue price of $0.0074 cents each.
The Shares issued rank pari passu with all existing Shares in the capital of the Company.
Listing Rule Requirements
Listing Rule 7.1 requires that a listed company obtain shareholder approval prior to the issue of securities representing more than 15% of the issued capital of that company in any 12 month period.
Listing Rule 7.4 sets out an exception to Listing Rule 7.1. This rule provides that where a company in general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made without approval under Listing Rule 7.1,but not breaching that rule, those securities shall be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval for the purpose of Listing Rule 7.1.
Shareholder ratification for the Share issue is now sought pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 to reinstate the Company's capacity to issue up to 15% of its issued capital, if required, in the next 12 months without shareholder approval.
Where one seeks to invoke the operation of Listing Rule 7.4, Listing Rule 7.5 requires certain information be provided in the notice of meeting.
For the purposes of Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to this resolution:
- (e) there were 37,000,000 Shares issued.
- (f) the issue price of the Shares was $0.0074 cents each.
- (g) The Shares issued rank pari passu with all existing Shares in the capital of the Company.
- (h) 30,000,000 Shares were issued to Eurobond Trading Limited
7,000,000 Shares were issued to Monacan Nominees Pty Ltd
(e) The funds raised by the issue will be used to fund the ongoing working capital requirements of the Company's operations, fund the evaluation and acquisition of new opportunities, fund the corporate and administrative activities of the Company, and meet the costs of the issue.
5. Resolution 5 – Placement authority - shares
Background
It is proposed that shareholders grant approval pursuant to Listing Rules of ASX Limited, the Constitution of the Company and all other purposes to allot and issue, to sophisticated investors, up to 150,000,000 Shares in the capital of the Company.
The purpose of the issue will be to fund the Company's ongoing working capital requirements of the Company's operations, fund the evaluation and acquisition of new opportunities, fund the corporate and administrative activities of the Company, and meet the costs of the issue.
The Shares to be issued will rank equally in all respects with the Company's existing issued Shares. The Shares to be issued will have a diluting effect on the issued capital of the Company.
Listing Rule Requirements
Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.3 of ASX Limited ("ASX") provide that a listed entity may not issue securities in any twelve month period which, when aggregated with the number of fully paid Shares on issue, exceeds 15% of the number of fully paid Shares on issue at the beginning of the twelve month period, except with the prior approval of shareholders of the Company in general meeting, of the precise terms and conditions of the proposed issue.
The securities proposed to be issued pursuant to Resolution 5 of the Notice exceed the 15% threshold referred to above and, accordingly, shareholder approval is sought for the issue.
In compliance with Listing Rule 7.3 shareholders are advised as follows:
- (a) The maximum number of Securities to be allotted will be 150,000,000 Shares in the capital of the Company;
- (b) The issue will occur within three months of the date of the meeting;
- (c) The issue price of the shares will be not less than eighty (80%) per cent of the volume weighted average market price of the fully paid ordinary shares of the Company. The average will be calculated over the last five (5) days on which sales in the securities were recorded before the day on which the issue is made or if there is a prospectus relating to the issue, over the last 5 days on which sales in the securities were recorded before the date the prospectus is signed.
- (d) The identity of any proposed allottees of the securities the subject of Resolution 5 are not yet known to the Company. The allottees will be determined at the Directors discretion;
- (e) The Shares will rank pari passu on allotment and issue with the existing Shares in BRD; The funds raised by reason of the allotment will be used to fund the ongoing exploration and working capital requirements of the Company's operations, fund the evaluation and acquisition of new opportunities, fund the corporate and administrative activities of the Company, and meet the costs of the issue. The proposed allocation to these areas is tabulated below:
| Proposed Area of Application | ProposedAllocation (%) |
|---|---|
| Ongoing exploration & evaluation programmes | 40% |
| Evaluation and acquisition of new opportunities | 25% |
| Corporate and administrative activities | 15% |
| Working capital | 15% |
| Costs of the Issue | 5% |
| Total | 100% |
(g) The allotment will occur progressively.
5. Enquiries
Shareholders are invited to contact the Company Secretary on (08) 9381 6922 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.
GLOSSARY
ASX means ASX Limited.
Board means the board of directors of the Company.
Company and Black Ridge means Black Ridge Mining NL (ABN 48 083 274 024).
Constitution means the Company's constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the current directors of the Company.
Explanatory Memorandum means the explanatory memorandum accompanying the Notice.
General Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.
Listing Rule means a Listing Rule of the ASX.
Notice means the Notice of Meeting accompanying this Memorandum.
Schedule means a schedule of this Notice and Explanatory Memorandum.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
ABN 48 083 274 024
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
I/We …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
of …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
being a member/members of Black Ridge Mining NL hereby appoint:

Write the name of the person you are appointing if this person is someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting.
or failing the person named attending the meeting, or if no person is named, the Chairman of the meeting as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on Monday 22 November 2010 at 9.00 am WST and at any adjournment of that meeting.
IMPORTANT:
If no directions are given, the Chair will vote in favour of all the Resolutions.
Voting directions to your proxy – please mark "X" to indicate your directions
| Resolution | For | Against | Abstain | ||||
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| 1. | Adoption of Remuneration Report | [ | ] | [ | ] | [] | |
| 2. | Re-election of Mr Angus Middleton | [] | [ | ] | [] | ||
| 3. | Ratification of Issue of 5,000,000 shares | [] | [ | ] | [] | ||
| 4. | Ratification of Issue of 37,000,000 shares | ] | [ | ] | [] | ||
| 5. | Placement Authority – Shares | [ | ] | [ | ] | [] | |
| Individual Securityholder 1 | Signed this ………………………………………… day of …………………………………. 2010. | Securityholder 2 | Securityholder 3 | ||||
| Individual/Sole Director | Director | Director/Company Secretary |
This form must be signed by the securityholder. If a joint holding, both securityholders must sign. If signed by the securityholder's attorney, the power of attorney must have been previously noted by the registry or a certified copy attached to this form. If executed by a company, the form must be executed in accordance with the securityholder's constitution and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cwlth)
Notes:
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- Voting Entitlements: For the purposes of the Corporations Act 2001, the Directors have set a snapshot date to determine the identity of those entitled to attend and vote at the meeting. The snapshot date is 9.00 am on 20th November 2010.
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- To be effective, the proxy form must be received by the Company at its registered office, Suite 10, 281 Hay Street, Subiaco, WA 6008, or received by facsimile on (08) 9381 6060 not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time for holding the meeting.
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- A member entitled to attend and vote at a Meeting is entitled to appoint not more than two proxies to attend and vote on their behalf. Where more than one proxy is appointed, such proxy must be allocated a proportion of the member's voting rights. If the shareholder appoints two proxies and the appointment does not specify this proportion, each proxy may exercise half the votes.
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- A duly appointed proxy need not be a member of the Company. In the case of joint holders, all must sign.
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- Corporate shareholders should comply with the execution requirements set out on the Proxy Form or otherwise with the provisions of Section 127 of the Corporations Act. Section 127 of the Corporations Act provides that a company may execute a document without using its common seal if the document is signed by:
- 2 directors of the company;
- a director and a company secretary of the company; or
- for a proprietary company that has a sole director who is also the sole company secretary that director.
For the Company to rely on the assumptions set out in Section 129(5) and (6) of the Corporations Act, a document must appear to have been executed in accordance with Section 127(1) or (2). This effectively means that the status of the persons signing the document or witnessing the affixing of the seal must be set out and conform to the requirements of Section 127(1) or (2) as applicable. In particular, a person who witnesses the affixing of a common seal and who is the sole director and sole company secretary of the company must state that next to his or her signature.
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- A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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- Completion of a Proxy Form will not prevent individual shareholders from attending the meeting in person if they wish. Where a shareholder completes and lodges a valid proxy form and attends the meeting in person, then the proxy's authority to speak and vote for that shareholder is suspended while the shareholder is present at the meeting.
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- Where a Proxy Form or form of appointment of corporate representative is lodged and is executed under power of attorney, the power of attorney must be lodged in like manner as this proxy.