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Directors’ Report<br />
CHARGE OF SHARES BY CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER<br />
On 9 June 2011, MCS Mining Group Limited, the controlling shareholder of the Company, entered into a share<br />
charge over the Shares with Standard Bank Plc (“SB Charged Shares”) in respect of 334,483,750 Shares of<br />
the Company and on 27 November 2012, 15 March 2013, 5 April 2013, 10 April 2013 and on 3 December 2013<br />
entered into further share charge of 465,516,250, 83,337,955, 100,000,000, 83,000,000 and 45,172,994 Shares,<br />
respectively, in respect of the SB Charged Shares, whereby MCS Mining Group Limited granted security over<br />
the SB Charged Shares in favour of Standard Bank Plc. On 18 December 2013, Standard Bank Plc resigned<br />
as security agent and BNP Paribas Hong Kong Branch was appointed as replacement security agent. On 17<br />
December 2014, MCS Mining Group Limited entered into a share charge over the Shares with BNP Paribas Hong<br />
Kong Branch in respect of 1,667,266,423 Shares of the Company.<br />
On 18 November 2011, MCS Mining Group Limited entered into a share charge over the Shares with IFC in<br />
respect of 36,679,681 Shares of the Company and on 28 December 2011, IFC exercised its conversion right to<br />
convert loan into 19,706,308 Shares, whereby MCS Mining Group Limited granted shares in favour of IFC.<br />
ISSUE OF EQUITY SECURITIES<br />
No additional shares were issued during the year ended 31 December 2015.<br />
PURCHASE, SALE OR REDEMPTION OF THE COMPANY’S LISTED<br />
SECURITIES<br />
For the year ended 31 December 2015, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries purchased, sold or<br />
redeemed any of the listed securities of the Company.<br />
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS<br />
Details of the related party transactions undertaken in the normal course of business are set out in note 32 to the<br />
consolidated financial statements. In respect of those related party transactions that constitute CCTs under the<br />
Listing Rules, they have complied with applicable requirements in accordance with the Listing Rules.<br />
SUFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC FLOAT<br />
Rules 8.08(1) (a) and (b) of the Listing Rules require there to be an open market in the securities for which listing<br />
is sought and for a sufficient public float of an issuer’s listed securities to be maintained. This normally means<br />
that (i) at least 25% of the issuer’s total issued share capital must at all times be held by the public; and (ii) where<br />
an issuer has more than one class of securities apart from the class of securities for which listing is sought, the<br />
total securities of the issuer held by the public (on all regulated market(s) including the SEHK) at the time of listing<br />
must be at least 25% of the issuer’s total issued share capital. However, the class of securities for which listing is<br />
sought must not be less than 15% of the issuer’s total issued share capital, and must have an expected market<br />
capitalisation at the time of listing of not less than HKD50 million.<br />
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