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TLOU ENERGY LIMITED
A.B.N 79 136 739 967
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
AND EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TO SHAREHOLDERS
Date of Meeting
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Time of Meeting
12.00 Midday (Brisbane Time)
Place of Meeting
BDO
Level 10, 12 Creek Street
Brisbane Qld 4000
A Proxy Form is enclosed
Please read this Notice and Explanatory Memorandum carefully.
If you are unable to attend the Annual General Meeting, please complete and return the enclosed Proxy Form in accordance with the specified directions.
TLOU ENERGY LIMITED
A.B.N 79 136 739 967
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Tlou Energy Limited A.B.N 79 136 739 967 ("the Company") will be held at the offices of BDO, Level 10, 12 Creek Street, Brisbane Qld 4000 on Tuesday 26 November 2024 at 12.00 Midday (Brisbane time) for the purpose of transacting the following business referred to in this Notice of Annual General Meeting.
AGENDA
ITEMS OF BUSINESS
Financial Statements and Reports
To receive and consider the financial statements of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2024 together with the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report as set out in the Annual Report.
Resolution 1 - Non-Binding Resolution to Adopt Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That the Remuneration Report as set out in the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 be adopted."
Note: The vote on this resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
For the purposes of Resolution 1:
Voting Exclusion Statement: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this resolution by or on behalf of:
- a member of the Key Management Personnel (KMP) of the Company; or
- a Closely Related Party of a KMP,
whether the votes are cast as a shareholder, proxy or in any other capacity.
However, the Company will not disregard a vote if it is cast as a proxy by a KMP, details of whose remuneration are included in the remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2024, or a Closely Related Party of such a KMP:
- for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
- if it is cast by a person who is chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with an express authority on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides, even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a KMP; and
- the vote is not cast on behalf of a KMP details of whose remuneration are included in the remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2024, or a Closely Related Party of a KMP.
Further, the Company will not disregard a vote if it is cast by a KMP, details of whose remuneration are not included in the remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2024, or a Closely Related Party of such a KMP:
- as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
- if it is cast by a person who is chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with an express authority on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides, even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a KMP.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
You may be liable for breach of the voting restrictions in the Corporations Act if you cast a vote that the Company disregards. Shareholders should be aware that any undirected proxies given to the Chair will be cast by the Chair and counted in favour of the resolutions the subject of this Meeting (even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel for the Company), subject to compliance with the Corporations Act.
Resolution 2 - Re-election of Mr Gabaake Gabaake as a Director
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
"That, Gabaake Gabaake, who retires in accordance with Article 46(c) of the Constitution and, being eligible for re-election, be re-elected as a Director with effect from the close of this Annual General Meeting."
Resolution 3 - Approval of 10% Placement Capacity
To consider, and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a Special Resolution:
"That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, approval be given for the issue of Equity Securities of up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company (at the time of the issue or the agreement to issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms
and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum."
For the Purposes of Special Resolution 3:
Voting Exclusion Statement: The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this special resolution by or on behalf of any person who may participate in the issue of Equity Securities the subject of this Resolution 3 and a person who might obtain a benefit except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of ordinary securities if the resolution is passed (Participating Party), and any associate of the Participating Party.
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of a resolution by:
- a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or
- the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the resolution as the chair decides; or
- a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
- the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and
- the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
IMPORATANT NOTE:
At the date of this Notice, it is not known who will participate in the proposed issue of Equity Securities the subject of this special resolution and 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. Therefore, no existing Shareholder votes will be excluded under the voting exclusion in this Notice. You may be liable for breach of the voting restrictions in the Corporations Act if you cast a vote that the Company disregards.
Resolution 4 - Approval for the cancellation of the Company's admission to AIM
To consider, and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a Special Resolution:
"That, for the purposes of AIM Rule 41 and for all other purposes, the Company's admission to AIM be cancelled with effect from 07.00 (UK time) on 31 December 2024 and that the Directors be authorised to do all things reasonably necessary for the cancellation of the Company's admission to AIM".
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The Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies, and forms part of this Notice of Meeting describes in more detail the matters to be considered. Shareholders should read the Explanatory Memorandum in full.
The proxy form must be signed by the Shareholder or the Shareholder's attorney. Proxies given by corporations must be executed in accordance with the Corporations Act. Where the appointment of a proxy is signed by the appointer's attorney, a certified copy of the Power of Attorney, or the Power itself, must be received by the Company at the above address, or by facsimile and by 12:00 Midday (Brisbane time) on Sunday, 24 November 2024. If facsimile transmission is used, the Power of Attorney must be certified.
How undirected proxies held by the Chairman of the meeting will be voted:
If you appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy and you do not specify in the Proxy Form the manner in which you wish the Chairman to vote on the Resolutions to be considered at the Meeting, the Chairman intends to vote in favour of all Resolutions 1 through to 4. If you do not direct the Chairman how to vote on Resolution 1, you expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise your proxy on this Resolution even though it is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of members of Key Management Personnel, which includes the Chairman.
If you appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy and wish to direct the Chairman how to vote on some or all of the Resolutions to be considered at the Meeting, you must complete the directed proxy part of the Proxy Form (Step 2 on the Proxy Form). The Chairman encourages all Shareholders who submit proxies to direct their proxy how to vote on each resolution.
IMPORTANT VOTING RESTRICTIONS
If you are entitled to vote, and you wish to appoint a proxy, you should be aware that if your proxy is a person who is not entitled to vote in their own right, the person may (subject to the Listing Rules) still vote as your proxy but your proxy's vote on your behalf will only be valid if, subject to the comments above in respect of undirected proxies held by the Chairman, you direct your proxy on the Proxy Form how to vote and the proxy does vote as directed.
OTHER BUSINESS
To deal with any other business which may be brought forward in accordance with the Constitution and the Corporations Act.
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Notice (including each of the Resolutions), the following definitions apply:
"AIM" means AIM, the market of that name operated by the London Stock Exchange plc;
"Annual Report" means the annual report of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2024;
"Associate" has the meaning given in the Listing Rules;
"ASX" means the ASX Limited ABN 98 008 624 691 and, where the context permits, the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX Limited;
"AUD" or "A$" means Australian dollars;
"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company;
"BPOPF" means the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund;
"BSE" means Botswana Stock Exchange;
"BWP" means Botswana Pula;
"Chair" or "Chairman" means the person appointed to chair the Meeting of the Company convened by this Notice.
"Closely Related Party", in relation to a member of the KMP, means the member's spouse, child or dependant (or a child or dependant of the member's spouse), anyone else in the member's family who may be expected to influence or be influenced by the member in the member's dealings with the Company (or its controlled entities), any company the member controls and any person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth);
"Company" or "Tlou Energy" means Tlou Energy Limited A.B.N. 79 136 739 967;
"Constitution" means the Company's Constitution, as amended from time to time;
"Corporations Act" means Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);
"Directors" means the Directors of the Company;
"Equity Securities" has the meaning given to that term in the Listing Rules;
"Explanatory Memorandum" means the explanatory memorandum accompanying this Notice;
"Key Management Personnel" or "KMP" has the same meaning as in the accounting standards and broadly includes those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company or its controlled entities, whether directly or indirectly. Members of the KMP include directors (both executive and non-executive)and certain senior executives;
"Listing Rules" means the Listing Rules of the ASX;
"Meeting" means the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held Tuesday 26 November 2024 at 12:00 Midday (Brisbane time).
"Notice" means this Notice of Annual General Meeting;
"Resolution" means a resolution contained in this Notice;
"Share" means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company;
"Shareholder" means a holder of Shares in the Company; and
By order of the Board
SOLOMON ROWLAND
Company Secretary
Dated: 28 October 2024
How to vote
Shareholders can vote by either:
- attending the meeting and voting in person or by attorney or, in the case of corporate Shareholders, by appointing a corporate representative to attend and vote; or
- appointing a proxy to attend and vote on their behalf using the proxy form accompanying this Notice or by submitting their proxy appointment and voting instructions by facsimile.
Voting in person (or by attorney)
- Shareholders, or their attorneys, who plan to attend the Meeting are asked to arrive at the venue 15 minutes prior to the time designated for the meeting, if possible, so that their holding may be checked against the Company's Share Register and attendance recorded. Attorneys should bring with them an original or certified copy of the Power of Attorney under which they have been authorised to attend and vote at the meeting.
Voting by a Corporation
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A Shareholder that is a corporation may appoint an individual to act as its representative and vote in person at the meeting. The appointment must comply with the requirements of Section 250D of the Corporations Act. The representative should bring to the meeting evidence of his or her appointment, including any authority under which it is signed unless previously given to the
Company's Share Registry.
Voting by Proxy
- A Shareholder entitled to attend and vote is permitted to appoint not more than two (2) proxies. Each proxy will have the right to vote on a poll and also to speak at the meeting.
- The appointment of the proxy may specify the proportion or the number of votes that the proxy may exercise. Where more than one proxy is appointed and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the Shareholder's votes each proxy may exercise, the votes will be divided equally among the proxies (i.e. where there are two proxies, each proxy may exercise half of the votes).
- A proxy need not be a Shareholder.
- The proxy can be either an individual or a body corporate.
- If a proxy is not directed how to vote on an item of business, the proxy may vote, or abstain from voting, as they think fit.
- Should any resolution, other than those specified in this Notice, be proposed at the meeting, a proxy may vote on that resolution as they think fit.
- If a proxy is instructed to abstain from voting on an item of business, they are directed not to vote on the Shareholder's behalf on the poll and the shares that are the subject of the proxy appointment will not be counted in calculating the required majority.
- Shareholders who return their proxy forms with a direction how to vote but do not nominate the identity of their proxy will be taken to have appointed the Chairman of the meeting as their proxy to vote on their behalf. If a proxy form is returned but the nominated proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chairman of the meeting will act in place of the nominated proxy and vote in accordance with any instructions. Proxy appointments in favour of the Chairman of the meeting, the secretary or any Director that do not contain a direction how to vote will be used where possible (and subject to the Corporations Act) to support each of the resolutions proposed in this Notice (even though the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel).
- To be effective, proxies must be lodged by 12:00 Midday (Brisbane time) on Sunday, 24 November 2024. Proxies lodged after this time will be invalid.
- Proxies may be lodged using any of the following methods:
1. by returning a completed proxy form in person or by post using the pre-addressed envelope provided with this Notice to:
Tlou Energy Limited | |
c/- Link Market Services Limited | |
Locked Bag A14 | |
Sydney South | |
NSW 1235 | |
Australia | |
Or | Level 12, |
680 George Street, | |
Sydney NSW 2000 |
2. by faxing a completed proxy form to:-
Tlou Energy Limited, on
02 9287 0309 (within Australia); or
+61 2 9287 0309 (outside Australia)
Or
3. by visiting:
www.linkmarketservices.com.auand logging in using your SRN or HIN Number.
- The proxy form must be signed by the Shareholder or the Shareholder's attorney. Proxies given by corporations must be executed in accordance with the Corporations Act. Where the appointment of a proxy is signed by the appointer's attorney, a certified copy of the Power of Attorney, or the Power itself, must be received by the Company at the above address, or by facsimile and by 12:00 Midday (Brisbane Time), Sunday, 24 November 2024. If facsimile transmission is used, the Power of Attorney must be certified.
Shareholders who are entitled to vote
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In accordance with Regulations 7.11.37 and 7.11.38 of the Corporations Regulations 2001
(Cth), the Board has determined that a person's entitlement to vote at the Annual General Meeting will be the entitlement of that person set out in the Register of Shareholders as at 7.00pm (Sydney time) on Friday, 22 November 2024.
TLOU ENERGY LIMITED
A.B.N 79 136 739 967
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This Explanatory Memorandum is intended to provide Shareholders with sufficient information to assess the merits of the Resolutions contained in the accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting of Tlou Energy Limited ("Tlou Energy" or the "Company").
This Explanatory Memorandum should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in any doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their accountant, solicitor or other professional advisor prior to voting.
Terms used in this Explanatory Memorandum are defined in the Notice.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
The first item of the Notice of Annual General Meeting deals with the presentation of the consolidated annual financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2024 together with the Directors' Declaration and Report in relation to that financial year and the Auditor's Report on those financial statements. Shareholders should consider these documents and raise any matters of interest with the Directors when this item is being considered.
No resolution is required to be moved in respect of this item.
Shareholders will be given a reasonable opportunity at the Annual General Meeting to ask questions and make comments on the accounts and on the business, operations and management of the Company.
The Chairman will also provide Shareholders a reasonable opportunity to ask the Auditor questions relevant to:
- the conduct of the audit;
- the preparation and content of the Independent Audit Report;
- the accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of accounts; and
- the independence of the Auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit.
RESOLUTION 1 - ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
In accordance with Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act the Company is required to present to its Shareholders the Remuneration Report as disclosed in the Company's 2024 Annual Report. The Remuneration
Report is contained in the Annual Report and is also available on the Company's website: www.tlouenergy.com
This Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. However, if at least 25% of the votes cast on the resolution at the Annual General Meeting are against adoption of the report, then:
If comments are made on the report at the Annual General Meeting, the Company's remuneration report for the financial year ending 30 June 2024 will be required to include an explanation of the board's proposed action in response or, if no action is proposed, the board's reasons for this; and
If, at the Company's 2025 Annual General Meeting, at least 25% of the votes cast on the resolution for adoption of the remuneration report for the relevant financial year are against its adoption, the Company will be required to put to shareholders at that Annual General Meeting a resolution proposing that a general meeting (Spill Meeting) be called to consider the election of directors of the Company (Spill Resolution). For any Spill Resolution to be passed, more than 50% of the votes cast on the resolution must be in favour of it. If a Spill Resolution is passed, all of the directors (other than any managing director) will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting unless re-elected at that meeting.
Recommendation
The Remuneration Report forms part of the Directors' Report, made in accordance with a unanimous resolution of the Directors. Each of the Directors recommends the report to Shareholders for adoption.
RESOLUTION 2 - RE- ELECTION OF MR GABAAKE GABAAKE AS A DIRECTOR
The Company's Constitution provides that a director must retire from office no later than the longer of the third annual general meeting of the Company or 3 years, following that director's last election or appointment. Mr Gabaake, therefore, retires from office in accordance with this requirement and submits himself for re-election.
Mr Gabaake was appointed an Executive Director of the Board on 10 March 2015 and was elected to the Board by shareholders at the Company's 2015 Annual General Meeting and re-elected as a director at the 2018 and again at the 2021 Annual General Meetings.
Mr Gabaake possesses invaluable experience gained from being a Botswana Government Senior Public Servant for a number of years. This included more than two years of his public service career heading the key Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources in Botswana.
He is a professional geologist with knowledge and experience in policy formulation, analysis and implementation in the minerals, energy and water sectors. He also oversaw the successful development and implementation of a strategy to overcome Botswana's worst power crisis between 2008 and 2010 as well as the implementation of a comprehensive review of the water sector institutional framework in Botswana. Mr Gabaake has served in various private company boards such as De Beers, Debswana and DTC, in various capacities and is a public speaker and writer.
Mr Gabaake graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Botswana in 1986 and with a Master's Degree in groundwater hydrology from the University College of London in 1989.
In September 2024 Mr Gabaake was awarded the prestigious Naledi Ya Botswana, an honour given for outstanding service to the Republic of Botswana, recognizing individuals who have gone above and beyond in their contributions to the nation.
Recommendation
The Directors (with Mr Gabaake Gabaake abstaining) unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of the resolution. The Chair of the Meeting intends to vote available proxies in favour of this resolution.
RESOLUTION 3 - APPROVAL OF 10% PLACEMENT CAPACITY
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A enables eligible entities to, subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting by special resolution, issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued share capital through placements over a 12-month period after the Annual General Meeting (10% Placement Facility). The 10% Placement Facility is in addition to the Company's 15% placement capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1. An eligible entity for the purposes of ASX 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 exact number of Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Facility will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2, which is detailed below.
Description of ASX 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.
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 on issue only one type of Equity Securities quoted on ASX being fully paid Ordinary Shares.
Formula for calculating 10% Placement Facility
ASX 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
A = has the same meaning as in rule 7.1;
D = 10%;
E = the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under rule 7.1A.2 in the relevant period where the issue or agreement has not been subsequently approved by the holders of its ordinary securities under rule 7.4 ; and
"relevant period" has the same meaning as in rule 7.1.
"A" is the number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the commencement of the relevant period,
- plus, the number of fully paid +ordinary securities issued in the relevant period under an exception in rule 7.2 other than exception 9, 16 or 17,
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plus, the number of fully paid +ordinary securities issued in the relevant period on the +conversion of +convertible securities within rule 7.2 exception 9 where:
o the convertible securities were issued or agreed to be issued before the commencement of the relevant period; or
o the issue of, or agreement to issue, the convertible securities was approved, or taken under these rules to have been approved, under rule 7.1 or rule 7.4, - plus, the number of fully paid +ordinary securities issued in the relevant period under an agreement to issue +securities within rule 7.2 exception 16 where: o the agreement was entered into before the commencement of the relevant period; or
o the agreement or issue was approved, or taken under these rules to have been approved, under rule 7.1 or rule 7.4,
- plus, the number of any other fully paid +ordinary securities issued in the relevant period with approval under rule 7.1 or rule 7.4,
Note: This may include fully paid ordinary securities issued in the relevant period under an agreement to issue securities within rule 7.2 exception 17 where the issue is subsequently approved under rule 7.1. - plus, the number of partly paid +ordinary securities that became fully paid in the relevant period,
- less the number of fully paid +ordinary securities cancelled in the relevant period;
D is 10%.
E is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months before the date of the issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with the approval of shareholders under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4.
ASX Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A
Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of Equity Securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12-month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary securities it had on issue at the start of that period.
Under Listing Rule 7.1A, however, an eligible entity can seek in addition to its 15% Placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 approval from its members, by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting, to increase this 15% limit by an extra 10% to 25%.
At the date of this Notice, the Company has on issue 1,298,584,319 ordinary shares and at the date of this Notice has the remaining capacity to issue:
- 194,787,647 Equity Securities under ASX Listing Rule7.1; and
- 129,858,332 Equity Securities under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.
The actual number of Equity Securities that the Company will have capacity to issue under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated at the date of issue of the Equity Securities in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2, which is detailed above.
10% Placement Period
Shareholder approval of the 10% Placement Facility under ASX 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:
- the date that is 12 months after the date of the meeting at which the approval is obtained;
- the time and date of the Company's next AGM ;or
- the date of the approval by shareholders of a transaction under ASX Listing Rules 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking), the time and date of that approval,
("10% Placement Period").
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
The effect of Resolution 3 will be to allow the Directors to issue the Equity Securities in any existing quoted class, under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period without using the Company's 15% placement capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
Resolution 3 is a Special Resolution and therefore requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by the Shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative) are cast in favour of the resolution.
If Resolution 3 is passed the Company will be permitted to issue Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A during the 10% Placement Period without using the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule
7.1. Accordingly, the Company will be able to issue equity securities to the combined 25% limit in Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.1A without any further shareholder approval.
If Resolution 3 is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the additional 10% capacity to issue Equity Securities without Shareholder approval provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A and will remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing Equity Securities without Shareholder approval set out in Listing Rule 7.1.
Specific information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.3A
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3A, the following information is provided in relation to the approval of the 10% Placement Facility:
a) Minimum Issue Price:
Any equity securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 must be an existing quoted class of the Company's equity securities and issued for cash consideration.
The issue price per equity security must not be less than 75% of the volume weighted average market price of the equity securities in that class, calculated over 15 trading days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
- the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed by the
Company and the recipient of the Equity Securities; or
- if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 Trading Days of the date in paragraph (1) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
Economic and Voting Dilution Risks
If Resolution 3 is passed by Shareholders as a Special Resolution 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.
The table below shows the risk of voting dilution of existing shareholders on the basis of the current market price of Equity Securities and the current number of Equity Securities for Variable "A"
calculated in accordance with the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2. The Table also shows two examples of where Variable "A" has decreased by 50% and increased by 100%.
There is a risk that:
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the market price for the Company's Equity
Securities may be significantly lower on the date of the issue of the Equity Securities than on the date of the Meeting; and - 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.
ASX Listing Rule 7.3A.2 - Dilution Table**
Variable "A" in ASX Listing | $0.015 | Issue Price | $0.03 Issue Price | $0.06 | Issue Price | |||||||||||||
(50% | decrease in | (Deemed Price)* | (100% | increase in | ||||||||||||||
Rule 7.1A.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deemed Price) | Deemed Price) | |||||||||||||||||
1,298,584,319 | Shares being | 10% | Voting | |||||||||||||||
Dilution | 129,858,431 Shares | 129,858,431 Shares | 129,858,431 Shares | |||||||||||||||
the current | number of | |||||||||||||||||
Shares on issue at the date of | Funds | $1,947,876 | $3,895,752 | $7,791,505 | ||||||||||||||
this Notice | ||||||||||||||||||
Raised | ||||||||||||||||||
1,947,876,478 Shares being | 10% | Voting | ||||||||||||||||
Dilution | 194,787,647 Shares | 194,787,647 Shares | 194,787,647 Shares | |||||||||||||||
a 50% increase in the | ||||||||||||||||||
number of Shares on issue at | Funds | $2,921,814 | $5,843,629 | $11,687,258 | ||||||||||||||
the date of this Notice | ||||||||||||||||||
Raised | ||||||||||||||||||
2,597,168,638 Shares being | 10% | Voting | ||||||||||||||||
Dilution | 259,716,863 Shares | 259,716,863 Shares | 259,716,863 Shares | |||||||||||||||
a 100% increase in the | ||||||||||||||||||
number of Shares on issue at | Funds | $3,895,752 | $7,791,505 | $15,583,011 | ||||||||||||||
the date of this Notice | ||||||||||||||||||
Raised | ||||||||||||||||||
*The Deemed Price was the closing price of the Shares on the ASX on 8 November 2024.
**All Voting Dilution and Funds Raised numbers in the table have been rounded down to nearest whole number.
- | a 10% discount to the weighted | |||
The table above has been prepared on the following | average traded price of the Company's | |||
assumptions: | Shares on the ASX over the 90 (ninety) | |||
trading days on the ASX prior to the | ||||
i) | There are 1,298,584,319 Shares on issue. | conversion date; and | ||
ii) | The Company issues the maximum number | - | AUD 0.06 | |
of Equity Securities available under the 10% | ||||
Placement Facility. | and 16,350,000 Performance Rights on issue | |||
under the Company's Performance Rights | ||||
iii) | No unlisted Options or Performance Rights | Plan as at the date of this Notice of Meeting. | ||
are exercised into Shares before the date of | ||||
the issue of the Equity Securities under ASX | i) | The | 10% voting dilution reflects the | |
Listing Rule 7.1A. The Company currently has | aggregate percentage dilution against the | |||
on issue 115,772,900 unlisted Convertible | issued share capital at the time of issue. This | |||
Notes convertible at the higher of: | is why the voting dilution is shown in each | |||
example as 10%. |
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