Update on Merger with Polymetals - Notice of Meeting
Update on Merger with Polymetals - Notice of Meeting
Update on Merger with Polymetals - Notice of Meeting
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<strong>Notice</strong> <strong>of</strong> General <strong>Meeting</strong><br />
<strong>Notice</strong> is hereby given that a General <strong>Meeting</strong> <strong>of</strong> Southern Cross Goldfields Ltd ACN<br />
124 374 321 (SXG or Company) will be held at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth<br />
WA at 10.00am WST <strong>on</strong> Tuesday, 30 July 2013.<br />
The Explanatory Memorandum, which accompanies and forms part <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Notice</strong>, and the<br />
accompanying Annexures describe the various matters to be c<strong>on</strong>sidered.<br />
Terms used in this <strong>Notice</strong> will, unless the c<strong>on</strong>text otherwise requires, have the same<br />
meaning given to them in the Glossary set out in the Explanatory Memorandum.<br />
Business<br />
Resoluti<strong>on</strong> 1 – Approval, as a result <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Merger</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Polymetals</strong>, <strong>of</strong> the issue<br />
<strong>of</strong> New SXG Shares to the Sproule Interests<br />
To c<strong>on</strong>sider and, if thought fit, to pass, <strong>with</strong> or <strong>with</strong>out amendment, the following resoluti<strong>on</strong><br />
as an ordinary resoluti<strong>on</strong>:<br />
“That for the purposes <strong>of</strong> item 7 <strong>of</strong> secti<strong>on</strong> 611 <strong>of</strong> the Corporati<strong>on</strong>s Act and for all other<br />
purposes, approval, as a result <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Merger</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Polymetals</strong>, is given for the issue <strong>of</strong><br />
227,031,189 New SXG Shares to the Sproule Interests, pursuant to which the Sproule<br />
Interests will obtain a relevant interest in SXG Shares in the Company in excess <strong>of</strong> the<br />
threshold set out in secti<strong>on</strong> 606(1) <strong>of</strong> the Corporati<strong>on</strong>s Act.”<br />
Independent Expert’s Report: SXG Shareholders should carefully c<strong>on</strong>sider the Independent Expert’s Report<br />
prepared by BDO Corporate Finance for the purposes <strong>of</strong> the SXG Shareholder approval required for this<br />
Resoluti<strong>on</strong> 1 in accordance <strong>with</strong> item 7 <strong>of</strong> secti<strong>on</strong> 611 <strong>of</strong> the Corporati<strong>on</strong>s Act and which comments <strong>on</strong> the<br />
fairness and reas<strong>on</strong>ableness <strong>of</strong> the proposed issue <strong>of</strong> New SXG Shares by the Sproule Interests. The<br />
Independent Expert c<strong>on</strong>cludes that the proposal the subject <strong>of</strong> Resoluti<strong>on</strong> 1 is fair and reas<strong>on</strong>able to<br />
N<strong>on</strong>-associated Shareholders.<br />
Voting exclusi<strong>on</strong>: In accordance <strong>with</strong> item 7 <strong>of</strong> secti<strong>on</strong> 611 <strong>of</strong> the Corporati<strong>on</strong>s Act, the Company will disregard<br />
any votes cast <strong>on</strong> Resoluti<strong>on</strong> 1 by the Sproule Interests and their Associates. However, the Company need not<br />
disregard a vote if it is cast by a pers<strong>on</strong> as a proxy for a pers<strong>on</strong> who is entitled to vote, in accordance <strong>with</strong> the<br />
directi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> the proxy form, or it is cast by the pers<strong>on</strong> chairing the General <strong>Meeting</strong> as proxy for a pers<strong>on</strong> who is<br />
entitled to vote, in accordance <strong>with</strong> the directi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.<br />
Resoluti<strong>on</strong> 2 – Ratificati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> issue <strong>of</strong> Placement Shares<br />
To c<strong>on</strong>sider and, if thought fit, to pass, <strong>with</strong> or <strong>with</strong>out amendment, the following resoluti<strong>on</strong><br />
as an ordinary resoluti<strong>on</strong>:<br />
“That, for the purposes <strong>of</strong> ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, SXG Shareholders<br />
approve and ratify the previous issue <strong>of</strong> 1,323,769 Placement Shares at an issue price <strong>of</strong><br />
$0.045 per Placement Share by the Company in October 2012, <strong>on</strong> the terms and c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
referred to in the Explanatory Memorandum.<br />
Voting exclusi<strong>on</strong>: In accordance <strong>with</strong> Listing Rule 14.11, the Company will disregard any votes cast <strong>on</strong><br />
Resoluti<strong>on</strong> 2 by those pers<strong>on</strong>s who were issued SXG Shares and any Associates <strong>of</strong> those pers<strong>on</strong>s. However, the<br />
Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a pers<strong>on</strong> as a proxy for a pers<strong>on</strong> who is entitled to vote, in<br />
accordance <strong>with</strong> the directi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> the proxy form, or it is cast by the pers<strong>on</strong> chairing the <strong>Meeting</strong> as proxy for a<br />
pers<strong>on</strong> who is entitled to vote, in accordance <strong>with</strong> the directi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.