re: offer of in the money options rubbish
" 1free option for every 2 shares. options are in the money,"
Where did you read such rubbish?
Sometimes I wonder about the illusion some people experience!!
ACN 107 118 678 ENTITLEMENT PROSPECTUS For a non-renounceable entitlement issue of one (1) Option for every two (2) Shares held by Shareholders registered at 5.00pm (WST) on 2 January 2007 at an issue price of 1 cent per Option (Entitlement Issue). The Entitlement Issue is fully underwritten. See Section 8.2 for further details. 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 by this Prospectus should be considered as speculative. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT DATES AND IMPORTANT NOTES ......................................... 1 2. CORPORATE DIRECTORY.................................................................................................. 3 3. CHAIRMAN’S LETTER ......................................................................................................... 4 4. DETAILS OF THE OFFER...................................................................................................... 5 5. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE OFFER .............................................................................. 9 6. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES ATTACHING TO THE OPTIONS ............................................... 12 7. RISK FACTORS ................................................................................................................. 15 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.......................................................................................... 18 9. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTORS............................................................................................. 24 10. DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................... 25 1 1. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT DATES AND IMPORTANT NOTES TIMETABLE AND IMPORTANT DATES Lodgement of Prospectus with ASIC 19 December 2006 Ex Date 22 December 2006 Record Date for determining Shareholder entitlements 2 January 2007 Prospectus despatched to Shareholders 4 January 2007 Closing Date of Offer 18 January 2007 Despatch date/Options entered into shareholders security holdings 29 January 2007 * These dates are determined based upon the current expectations of the Directors and may be changed without notice. IMPORTANT NOTES Shareholders should read this document in its entirety and, if in doubt, should consult their professional advisors. This Prospectus is dated 19 December 2006 and a copy of this Prospectus was lodged with the ASIC on that date. The ASIC and ASX take no responsibility for the content of this Prospectus. The expiry date of the Prospectus is 18 January 2008 (Expiry Date). No securities will be allotted or issued on the basis of this Prospectus after the Expiry Date. Applications for Options offered pursuant to this Prospectus can only be submitted on an original Entitlement and Acceptance Form which accompanies this Prospectus. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer in any place in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer. The distribution of this Prospectus in jurisdictions outside Australia may be restricted by law and persons who come into possession of this Prospectus should seek advice on and observe any of these restrictions. Failure to comply with these restrictions may violate securities laws. Applicants who are resident in countries other than Australia should consult their professional advisers as to whether any governmental or other consents are required or whether any other formalities need to be considered and followed. No person is authorised to give information or to make any representation in connection with this Prospectus which is not contained in the Prospectus. Any information or representation not so contained may not be relied on as having been authorised by the Company in connection with this 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 ELECTRONIC PROSPECTUS Any person accessing the electronic version of this Prospectus for the purpose of making an investment in the Company must be an Australian resident and must only access the 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. 3 2. CORPORATE DIRECTORY * These parties are included for information purposes only. They have not been involved in the preparation of this Prospectus. Directors Malcolm James (Chairman) Craig Bromley Tom Kelly Chief Executive Officer John Canaris Company Secretary Jonathan Whyte Registered Office 278 Barker Road Subiaco WA 6008 Telephone (08) 9382 8711 Facsimile (08) 9382 8722 Auditor* Somes & Cooke 1304 Hay Street West Perth WA 6005 Share Registry* Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd Level 2, Reserve Bank Building 45 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Telephone 1300 557 010 Facsimile (08) 9323 2033 Solicitors Steinepreis Paganin Lawyers and Consultants Level 4 16 Milligan Street PERTH WA 6000 Underwriter Corporate & Resource Consultants Pty Ltd Ground Floor 30 Ledgar Road BALCATTA WA 6021 4 3. CHAIRMAN’S LETTER Dear Shareholder On behalf of the Board of Directors, I have pleasure in offering you the opportunity to participate in this non-renounceable entitlement issue of one Option for every two Shares held by Shareholders in Lefroy Resources Limited (Lefroy) at 5.00pm (WST) on 2 January 2007. The Directors view the Entitlement Issue as an opportunity to reward loyal Shareholders for their support of Lefroy over the previous 12 months. Principally, these funds will be used to carry out specific project evaluation and due diligence of potential opportunities within the resources sector. The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to thank all Shareholders for your support since the listing of Lefroy in 2004 and looks forward to your continued support in the future. Yours faithfully Malcolm James Chairman 5 4. DETAILS OF THE OFFER 4.1 Offer of Options The Offer is being made as a non-renounceable entitlement issue of one (1) Option for every two (2) Shares held by Shareholders registered at 5.00pm (WST) on 2 January 2007 at an issue price of 1 cent per Option. Fractional Entitlements will be rounded up to the nearest whole number. Based on the capital structure of the Company (and assuming no existing Options are exercised prior to the Record Date), the maximum number of Options to be issued pursuant to this Offer is approximately 31,056,251. The Offer will raise up to approximately $310,563. The purpose of the Offer and the use of funds raised are set out in Section 5 of this Prospectus. The Company currently has 5,746,000 Options on issue. The terms and conditions of these Options do not allow for the participation by those Option holders in new issues of securities. Those Option holders will, however, be entitled to exercise their Options during the time period set out in the ASX Listing Rules in order to participate in the Offer. The Offer is fully underwritten by Corporate and Resource Consultants Pty Ltd (CRC). Please refer to Section 8.2 for further details. 4.2 How to Accept the Offer Your acceptance of the Offer must be made on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form accompanying this Prospectus. Your acceptance must not exceed your Entitlement as shown on that form. If it does, your acceptance will be deemed to be for the maximum Entitlement. You may participate in the Offer as follows: (a) if you wish to accept your Entitlement in full: (i) complete the Entitlement and Acceptance Form, filling in the details in the spaces provided; and (ii) attach your cheque for the amount indicated on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form; or (b) if you only wish to accept part of your Entitlement: (i) fill in the number of Options you wish to accept in the space provided on the Entitlement and Acceptance Form; and (ii) attach your cheque for the appropriate application monies (at $0.01 per Option); or (c) if you do not wish to accept all or part of your Entitlement, you are not obliged to do anything. All cheques must be drawn on an Australian bank or bank draft made payable in Australian currency to “Lefroy Resources Limited – Entitlement Issue Account” and crossed “Not Negotiable”. 6 Your completed Entitlement and Acceptance Form and cheque must reach the Company’s share registry no later than 5pm WST on the Closing Date. The Offer is non-renounceable. Accordingly, a holder of Shares may not sell or transfer all or part of their Entitlement. 4.3 Australian Stock Exchange Listing Application for official quotation by ASX of the Options offered pursuant to this Prospectus will be made within 7 days after the date of this Prospectus. If approval is not obtained from ASX 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 Options and will repay all application monies for the Options within the time prescribed under the Corporations Act, without interest. The fact that ASX may grant official quotation to the Options is not to be taken in any way as an indication of the merits of the Company or the Options now offered for subscription. 4.4 Shortfall Offer Any Entitlement not taken up pursuant to the Offer will form the Shortfall and will be dealt with in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement. The Directors and the Underwriter reserve the right to issue Shortfall Options at their absolute discretion. You should only complete a Shortfall Application Form if directed to do so by the Underwriter. The offer of any Shortfall Options is a separate offer made pursuant to this Prospectus and will remain open for up to 3 months following the Closing Date. The issue price of any Shortfall Options shall be 1 cent being the price at which the Entitlement has been offered to Shareholders pursuant to this Prospectus. 4.5 Allotment of Options Options issued pursuant to the Offer will be allotted as soon as practicable after the Closing Date. Where the number of Options issued is less than the number applied for, or where no allotment is made, surplus application monies will be refunded without any interest to the applicant as soon as practicable after the Closing Date. Pending the allotment and issue of the Options or payment of refunds pursuant to this Prospectus, all application monies will be held by the Company in trust for the Applicants in a separate bank account as required by the Corporations Act. The Company, however, will be entitled to retain all interest that accrues on the bank account and each Applicant waives the right to claim interest. Statements of holding for the New Options will be mailed as soon as possible after the Closing Date. 7 4.6 Overseas Shareholders 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. It is not practicable for the Company to comply with the securities laws of overseas jurisdictions having regard to the number of overseas Shareholders, the number and value of Options these Shareholders would be offered and the cost of complying with regulatory requirements in each relevant jurisdiction. Accordingly, the Offer is not being extended and Options will not be issued to Shareholders with a registered address which is outside Australia or New Zealand. Shareholders resident in New Zealand should consult their professional advisors as to whether any government or other consents are required, or other formalities need to be observed, to enable them to exercise their Entitlements under the Offer. 4.7 Taxation Implications The Directors do not consider that it is appropriate to give Applicants advice regarding the taxation consequences of applying for Options under this Prospectus, as it is not possible to provide a comprehensive summary of the possible taxation consequences. The Company, its advisers and officers, do not accept any responsibility or liability for any taxation consequences to Applicants. Potential Applicants should, therefore, consult their own professional tax adviser in connection with the taxation implications of the Options offered pursuant to this Prospectus. 4.8 Minimum Subscription There is no minimum subscription. 4.9 Privacy Act If you complete an application for Options, you will be providing personal information to the Company (directly or by the Company’s share registry). The Company collects, holds and will use that information to assess your application, service your needs as an Option holder, facilitate distribution payments and corporate communications to you as an Option holder and carry out administration. 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 or its share registry 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 ASTC 8 Settlement Rules. You should note that if you do not provide the information required on the application for Options, the Company may not be able to accept or process your application. 4.10 Enquiries Any questions concerning the Offer should be directed to the Company Secretary, Jonathan Whyte, on (08) 9420 9333. 9 5. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE OFFER 5.1 Purpose of the Offer The purpose of the Offer is to raise approximately $310,563. As announced to ASX on 22 November 2006, the funds raised from the Offer (after expenses) will be used together with the $600,000 raised under the recent placement (Placement) announced on the same date to undertake project evaluation and due diligence enquiries for potential opportunities within the resource sector, and for general working capital as set out in the table below: $ Project evaluation and due diligence 455,282 Working capital 430,861 Expenses of the Offer* 24,420 Total raised pursuant to Offer and placement 910,563 * Refer to Section 8.6 of this Prospectus for further details relating to the expenses of the Offer. 5.2 Effect of the Offer and Pro Forma Statement of Financial Position The principal effect of the Offer will be to: (a) increase the cash reserves by approximately $286,143 immediately after completion of the Offer after deducting the estimated expenses of the Offer; and (b) increase the number of Options on issue from 5,746,000 Options as at the date of this Prospectus, to approximately 36,802,251 Options, on the basis that the Offer is fully subscribed. 5.3 Statement of Financial Position The unaudited Statement of Financial Position as at 31 October 2006 and the unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Financial Position as at 31 October 2006 shown on the following page have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies normally adopted by the Company and reflect the changes to its financial position. They have been prepared on the assumption that all Options pursuant to this Prospectus are issued and that the placement to CRC announced on 22 November 2006 has taken place to raise a further $600,000. 10 Pro Forma Statement of Financial Position Unaudited Pro forma Unaudited 31 October 2006 31 October 2006 CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 7,897,569 8,183,712 Trade and other receivables 80,391 80,391 Total Current Assets 7,977,960 8,264,103 NON-CURRENT ASSETS Trade and other receivables 69,851 69,851 Property, plant and equipment 33,551 33,551 Exploration and evaluation expenditure 4,016,948 4,016,948 Total Non-current Assets 4,120,350 4,120,350 TOTAL ASSETS 12,098,310 12,384,453 CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables 223,052 223,052 Total Current Liabilities 223,052 223,052 TOTAL LIABILITIES 223,052 223,052 NET ASSETS 11,875,258 12,161,401 EQUITY Issued Capital 11,861,881 11,861,881 Reserves 45,701 331,844 Retained Earnings/(Losses) (32,324) (32,324) TOTAL EQUITY 11,875,258 12,161,401 11 5.4 Effect on Capital Structure A comparative table of changes in the capital structure of the Company as a consequence of the Offer is set out below, assuming that the Offer is fully subscribed. Shares The Company currently has 62,112,501 Shares on issue. No Shares will be issued under the Offer. Options 500,000 Exercisable at $0.25 on or before 31/12/2007 1,500,000 Exercisable at various exercise prices on or before 30/06/2008 246,000 Exercisable at various exercise prices on or before 31/06/2008 3,000,000 Exercisable at $0.25 on or before 30/06/2009 500,000 Exercisable at $0.25 on or before 28/11/2009 31,056,250* Options offered pursuant to the Prospectus. 36,802,250 Total options on issue Notes: * The Company intends to apply to ASX for these Options issued under this Prospectus to be listed as a separate class of securities on ASX. Refer to Section 6.1 for the terms of these options. 12 6. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES ATTACHING TO THE OPTIONS 6.1 Terms and Conditions of Options The material terms and conditions of the Options are as follows: (a) the Options will be exercisable at any time prior to 5.00pm WST on 30 June 2009 (Option Expiry Date). Options not exercised on or before the Option Expiry Date will automatically lapse; (b) the Options may be exercised wholly or in part by completing an application form for Shares (Notice of Exercise) delivered to the Company's share registry and received by it any time prior to the Expiry Date; (c) each Option will entitle the holder to subscribe (in respect of each Option held) for a Share with an exercise price of 25 cents; (d) upon the exercise of an Option and receipt of all relevant documents and payment, the holder will be allotted and issued a Share ranking pari passu with the then issued Shares. The Company will apply to ASX to have the Shares granted Official Quotation; (e) a summary of the terms and conditions of the Options, including the Notice of Exercise, will be sent to all holders of Options when the initial holding statement is sent; (f) any Notice of Exercise received by the Company’s share registry on or prior to the Expiry Date will be deemed to be a Notice of Exercise as at the last Business Day of the month in which such notice is received; (g) there will be no participating entitlements inherent in the Options to participate in new issues of capital which may be offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Options. Prior to any new pro rata issue of securities to Shareholders, holders of Options will be notified by the Company and will be afforded 7 Business Days before the record date (to determine entitlements to the issue), to exercise Options; (h) in the event of any reconstruction (including consolidation, subdivision, reduction or return) of the issued capital of the Company prior to the Expiry Date, all rights of an Option Holder are to be changed in a manner consistent with the ASX Listing Rules. Subject to the Corporations Act, the ASX Listing Rules and the Constitution, the Options may be transferred at any time prior to the Expiry Date; and (i) Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option will be issued not more than 14 days after the date of the Notice of Exercise. 6.2 Rights Attaching to Shares upon Conversion of Options The rights attaching to Shares in the Company are set out in the Constitution of the Company, a copy of which is available for inspection 13 during normal business hours at the registered business office of the Company. The following is a summary of the more significant rights and liabilities attaching to Shares upon conversion of Options to be issued 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. 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. 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: (a) each Shareholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy, attorney or representative; (b) 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 (c) on a poll, every person present who is a Shareholder or a proxy, attorney or representative of a Shareholder shall, in respect of each 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 a fraction of a vote equivalent to the proportion which the amount paid up bears to the total issue price for the share. Dividend Rights The Directors may from time to time declare and pay or credit a dividend in accordance with the Corporations Act. Subject to any special right as to dividends attaching to a Share, all dividends will be declared and paid according to the proportion which the amount paid on the Shares is the total amount payable in respect of the Shares (but any amount paid during the period in respect of which a dividend is declared only entitles the Shareholder to an apportioned amount of that dividend as from the date of payment). The Directors may from time to time pay or credit to the Shareholders such interim dividends as they may determine. No dividends shall be payable except out of profits. A determination by the Directors as to the profits of the Company shall be conclusive. No dividend shall carry interest as against the Company. The Directors may from time to time grant to Shareholders or any class of shareholders the right to elect to reinvest cash dividends paid by the Company by subscribing for Shares in the Company on such terms and conditions as the Directors think fit. The Directors may, at their discretion, 14 resolve in respect of any dividend which it is proposed to pay or to declare on any Shares of the Company, that holders of such Shares may elect to forgo their right to the whole or part of the proposed dividend and to receive instead an issue of Shares credited as fully paid to the extent and on the terms and conditions of the Constitution. The Directors may set aside out of the profits of the Company such amounts as they may determine as reserves, to be applied at the discretion of the Directors, for any purpose for which the profits of the Company may be properly applied. 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. The liquidator may, with the authority of a special resolution, vest the whole or any part of any such property in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the contributories as the liquidator thinks fit, but so that no Shareholder is compelled to accept any Shares or other securities in respect of which there is any liability. 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 Listing Rules. Future Increase In Capital The allotment and 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 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. 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 or abrogated 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. 15 7. RISK FACTORS 7.1 Introduction Set out below is a list of some of the risk factors which should be considered before subscribing for Options under this Prospectus. Some of these risk factors can be mitigated by the use of safeguards and appropriate systems and actions, but many are outside the control of the Company and cannot be mitigated. The Directors are of the view that the Options offered under this Prospectus should be considered speculative because of the nature of the Company’s business. This list is not exhaustive and potential Applicants should examine the contents of this Prospectus and consult their professional advisers before deciding whether to apply for Options. 7.2 Exploration Success The mineral tenements of the Company as described in this Prospectus are at various stages of exploration, and potential investors should understand that mineral exploration and development are high-risk undertakings. There can be no assurance that exploration of the Company’s projects or any other tenements that may be acquired in the future, will result in the discovery of an economic ore deposit. Even if an apparently viable deposit is identified, there is no guarantee that it can be economically exploited. 7.3 Economic Risks General economic conditions, movements in interest and inflation rates and currency exchange rates may have an adverse effect on the Company’s exploration, development and production activities, as well as on its ability to fund those activities. 7.4 Market Conditions The market price of the Shares and Options can fall as well as rise and may be subject to varied and unpredictable influences on the market for equities in general and offshore resource exploration stocks in particular. Neither the Company nor the Directors warrant the future performance of the Company or any return on an investment in the Company. 7.5 Operating Risks The operations of the Company may be affected by various factors, including failure to locate or identify mineral deposits; failure to achieve predicted grades in exploration and mining; operational and technical difficulties encountered in mining; difficulties in commissioning and operating plant and equipment; mechanical failure or plant breakdown; unanticipated metallurgical problems which may affect extraction costs; adverse weather conditions; industrial and environmental accidents; industrial disputes; and unexpected shortages or increases in the costs of consumables, spare parts, plant and equipment. 16 7.6 Environmental Risks The operations and proposed activities of the Company are subject to State and Federal laws and regulation concerning the environment. As with most exploration projects and mining operations, the Company’s activities are expected to have an impact on the environment, particularly if advanced exploration or mine development proceeds. The Company conducts its activities to the highest standard of environmental obligation, including compliance with all environmental laws. 7.7 Commodity Price Volatility and Exchange Rate Risks If the Company achieves success leading to mineral production, the revenue it will derive through the sale of commodities exposes the potential income of the Company to commodity price and exchange rate risks. Commodity prices fluctuate and are affected by many factors beyond the control of the Company. Such factors include supply and demand fluctuations for precious and base metals, technological advancements, forward selling activities and other macro-economic factors. Furthermore, international prices of various commodities are denominated in United States dollars, whereas the income and expenditure of the Company are and will be taken into account in Australian currency, exposing the Company to the fluctuations and volatility of the rate of exchange between the United States dollar and the Australian dollar as determined in international markets. 7.8 Title Risks and Native Title Interests in tenements in Australia are governed by the respective State legislation and are evidenced by the granting of licences or leases. Each licence or lease is for a specific term and carries with it annual expenditure and reporting commitments, as well as other conditions requiring compliance. Consequently, the Company could lose title to or its interest in tenements if licence conditions are not met or if insufficient funds are available to meet expenditure commitments. It is also possible that, in relation to tenements which the Company has an interest in or will in the future acquire such an interest, there may be areas over which legitimate common law native title rights of Aboriginal Australians exist. If native title rights do exist, the ability of the Company to gain access to tenements (through obtaining consent of any relevant landowner), or to progress from the exploration phase to the development and mining phases of operations may be adversely affected. Presently all of the Company’s tenements are situated in the state of Tasmania and there are currently no Native Title claimants in regards to the Tenements. 17 7.9 Investment Speculative The list of risk factors ought not to be taken as exhaustive of the risks faced by the Company or by investors in the Company. The risk factors, and others not specifically referred to above, may in the future materially affect the financial performance of the Company and the value of the securities offered under this Prospectus. Therefore, the Options to be issued pursuant to this Prospectus carry no guarantee with respect to the payment of dividends, returns of capital or the market value of those Options. Potential investors should consider that the investment in the Company is speculative and should consult their professional advisers before deciding whether to apply for Options. 18 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 8.1 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. The Options which will be issued pursuant to this Prospectus are in the same class of Options that have been quoted on the official list of the ASX during the 12 months prior to the issue of this Prospectus. This Prospectus is a “transaction specific prospectus”. In general terms “transaction specific prospectuses” are 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 12 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 19 (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 financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2006 being the last financial statements for a financial year, of the Company lodged with the ASIC before the issue of this Prospectus; and (ii) any documents used to notify ASX of information relating to the Company in the period from lodgement of the financial statements referred to in paragraph (i) above until the issue of the Prospectus in accordance with the Listing Rules as referred to in Section 674(1) of the Corporations Act. Copies of all documents lodged with the ASIC in relation to the Company can be inspected at the registered office of the Company during normal office hours. The Company has lodged the following announcements with ASX since the lodgement of the 2006 audited financial statements: Date Description of Announcement 13/12/2006 Share Placement and Option Issue 13/12/2006 Appendix 3B 8/12/2006 Appendix 3B 28/11/2006 Results of Meeting 28/11/2006 AGM Presentation – Exploration Summary 2006 22/11/2006 Appointment of Technical Consultant & Placement 22/11/2006 Trading Halt 17/11/2006 Joint Company Secretary Resignation 25/10/2006 First Quarter Cashflow Report 25/10/2006 First Quarter Activities Report 24/10/2006 Notice of Annual General Meeting 24/10/2006 Notice of Annual General Meeting 10/10/2006 New Gold Reef Discovered During Deep Drilling – Lefroy NE Tasmania 04/10/2006 Resource Upgrade for Pinafore Inferred Resource 28/09/2006 Annual Report 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. 20 8.2 Material Contracts The following are summaries of the significant terms of the material agreements which relate to the business of the Company. Underwriting Agreement CRC has provided a written undertaking to unconditionally underwrite the Offer. CRC will not be paid any fees for acting as Underwriter of the Offer. 8.3 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 of securities pursuant to this Prospectus; or (c) the Offer of securities pursuant to this Prospectus, 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, either to induce him to become, or to qualify him as, a Director or otherwise for services rendered by him or by the firm in connection with the formation or promotion of the Company or Offer of securities pursuant to this Prospectus. Directors’ interests in securities of the Company at the date of this Prospectus are: Name Shares Existing options Entitlement to Options Malcolm James 409,280 - 204,640 Craig Bromley 4,000,000 - 2,000,000 Tom Kelly 3,062,501 - 1,531,251 Notes: 1. Each of the directors has indicated that it is their present intention to take up their full Entitlement under the Offer. The Constitution of the Company provides that the non-executive Directors may be paid for their services as Directors a sum not exceeding such fixed sum per annum as may be determined by the Company in general meeting, to be divided among the non-executive Directors as 21 determined by the Directors and in default of agreement, then in equal shares. In the last two (2) years the Company paid $78,480 for the year ended 30 June 2005 and $78,480 for the year ended 30 June 2006 to all Directors. For the period from 1 July 2006 to the date of this Prospectus $32,700 has been paid or is payable by the Company by way of remuneration for services provided by all Directors (executive, non-executive and alternate), companies associated with those Directors or their associates in their capacity as directors, employees, consultants or advisers (and including superannuation payments). Directors, companies associated with the Directors or their associates are also reimbursed for all reasonable expenses properly incurred in the course of conducting their duties which include, but are not in any way limited to, out of pocket expenses, travelling expenses, disbursements made on behalf of the Company and other miscellaneous expenses. 8.4 Interests and Consents of Experts and Advisers Other than as set out below or elsewhere in this Prospectus, no expert, underwriter, promoter or any other person named in this Prospectus as performing a function in a professional advisory or other capacity in connection with the preparation or distribution of the Prospectus, nor any firm in which any of those persons is or was a partner, nor any company with which any of those persons is or was associated, 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; or (b) property acquired or proposed to be acquired by the Company in connection with its formation or promotion or the Offer of securities pursuant to this Prospectus; or (c) the Offer of securities pursuant to this Prospectus, and no amounts have been paid or agreed to be paid (in cash or Shares or otherwise) to any expert, underwriter, promoter or any other 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, or to any firm in which any of those persons is or was a partner, or to any company with which any of those persons is or was associated, for services rendered by that person, or by the firm or the company, in connection with the formation or promotion of the Company or the Offer of securities pursuant to this Prospectus. Pursuant to Section 716 of the Corporations Act, Steinepreis Paganin has given, and has not withdrawn its consent to being named as Solicitors to the Company in the Corporate Directory of this Prospectus in the form and context in which it is named. Steinepreis Paganin has not caused or authorised the issue of this Prospectus, does not make or purport to make any statement in this Prospectus and takes no responsibility for any part of this Prospectus. 22 Steinepreis Paganin act as solicitors to the Company. Steinepreis Paganin will be paid approximately $5,000 for services in relation to this Prospectus. Pursuant to Section 716 of the Corporations Act, Corporate & Resources Consultants Pty Ltd has given, and has not withdrawn its consent to being named as the Underwriter of the Offer in this Prospectus. Corporate & Resources Consultants Pty Ltd has not caused or authorised the issue of this Prospectus, does not make or purport to make any statement in this Prospectus and takes no responsibility for any part of this Prospectus. Corporate & Resources Consultants Pty Ltd act as a Technical Consultant to the Company and are paid fees for the services provided to the Company. Corporate & Resources Consultants Pty Ltd will not be paid any fees for acting as Underwriter of the Offer. 8.5 Legal Proceedings There is no litigation, arbitration or proceedings pending against or involving the Company as at the date of this Prospectus. 8.6 Estimated Expenses of Offer In the event that the Offer is fully subscribed, the estimated expenses of the Offer are as follows: $ ASIC fees 2,010 Listing fees 14,112 Legal expenses 5,000 Printing and other expenses 3,298 Total 24,420 8.7 Market Price of Shares The Company is a disclosing entity for the purposes of the Corporations Act and its Shares are enhanced disclosure securities quoted on ASX. The highest and lowest market sale prices of the Company’s Shares on ASX during the three months immediately preceding the date of lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC and the respective dates of those sales were: Highest: 33 cents on 5 December 2006; and Lowest: 17 cents on 29 September 2006, 9 October 2006, 20 October 2006, 31 October 2006, 1 November 2006 and 6-10 November 2006. The latest available closing sale price of the Company’s Shares on ASX prior to the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC was 27 cents on 18 December 2006. 23 8.8 Electronic Prospectus Pursuant to Class Order 00/044, the ASIC has exempted compliance with certain provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 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 Entitlement and Acceptance Form. If you have not, please phone the Company on (08) 9382 8711 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 Entitlement and Acceptance Form from a person if it has reason to believe that when that person was given access to the electronic Entitlement and Acceptance 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. 24 9. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTORS 9.1 Directors’ Consent Each of the Directors of Lefroy Resources Limited has consented to the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC in accordance with Section 720 of the Corporations Act. Dated the 19th day of December 2006 25 10. DEFINITIONS Applicant means a Shareholder or Underwriter who applies for Options pursuant to the Offer. ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. ASTC Settlement Rules means the settlement rules of the securities clearing house which operates CHESS. ASX means the Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ACN 008 624 691). Board means the board of Directors unless the context indicates otherwise. Business Day means a day on which trading takes place on the stock market of ASX. Closing Date means the closing date of the Offer, being 5pm (WST) on 18 January 2007 (unless extended). Company or Lefroy means Lefroy Resources Limited (ACN 107 118 678). Constitution means the Company’s Constitution as at the date of this Prospectus. Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Directors means the directors of the Company at the date of this Prospectus. Dollar or “$” means Australian dollars. Entitlement means the entitlement of a Shareholder who is eligible to participate in the Offer. Entitlement and Acceptance Form means the application form either attached to or accompanying this Prospectus. Issue means the issue of Options offered by this Prospectus. Listing Rules or ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of the ASX. Offer means the non-renounceable entitlement offer of one (1) Option for every two (2) Shares to Shareholders on the Record Date, further details of which are included in the “Details of the Offer” section of this Prospectus. Offer Period means the period commencing on the Opening Date and ending on the Closing Date. Official List means the official list of ASX. Option means an option to acquire a Share on the terms outlined in Section 6.1. Prospectus means this prospectus. 26 Quotation and Official Quotation means official quotation on ASX. Record Date means 5pm (WST) on 2 January 2007. Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company. Shareholder means a shareholder of the Company. Shortfall means those Options under the Offer not applied for by Shareholders under their respective Entitlement. Shortfall Application Form means the shortfall application form attached to or accompanying this Prospectus. Underwriter means Corporate & Resource Consultants Pty Ltd (ABN 59 610 857 130). Underwriting Agreement means the underwriting agreement entered into by the Directors on the date of this Prospectus. WST means Western Standard Time. ONLY COMPLETE THIS SHORTFALL APPLICATION FORM IF INSTRUCTED BY THE UNDERWRITER OR THE COMPANY. SHORTFALL APPLICATION FORM LEFROY RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 107 118 673 REGISTERED OFFICE: 278 Barker Road SUBIACO WA 6008 SHARE REGISTRY: Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd Level 2, Reserve Bank Building 45 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 Tel: 1300 557 010 Fax: (08) 9323 2033 APPLICANT’S DETAILS: Full name (PLEASE PRINT) Title, Given Name(s) & Surname or Company Name Joint Applicant #2 or Joint Applicant #3 or Postal Address (PLEASE PRINT) Street Number Street Suburb/Town State Post Code ABN, Tax File Number or Exemption Applicant #2 Applicant #3 CHESS HIN or Existing SRN (where applicable) Number of Options applied for Application Money enclosed at 1 cent per Option A$…………………………… I/We whose full name(s) and address appear above hereby apply for the number of Options shown above (to be allocated to me/us by the Company in respect of this Application) under the Prospectus on the terms set out in the Prospectus. Cheque Details: PLEASE ENTER Drawer Bank BSB or Branch Amount CHEQUE DETAILS THANKYOU My/Our contact numbers in the case of inquiry are: Telephone ( ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fax ( ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOTE: Cheques should be made payable to “Lefroy Resources Limited – Entitlement Issue Account”, crossed “NOT NEGOTIABLE” and forwarded to the Company’s share registry to arrive no later than 5.00 pm WST on that date which is 3 months after the Closing Date (or such earlier date as directed by the Company). Declaration This Shortfall Application Form does not need to be signed. By lodging this Shortfall Application Form and a cheque for the application money this Applicant hereby: (1) applies for the number of Options specified in the Shortfall Application Form or such lesser number as may be allocated by the Directors; (2) agrees to be bound by the constitution of the Company; and (3) authorises the Directors to complete or amend this Shortfall Application Form where necessary to correct any errors or omissions. INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS Please post or deliver the completed Shortfall Application Form together with a cheque to the share registry of the Company. If an Applicant has any questions on how to complete this Shortfall Application Form, please telephone the Share Registry on 1300 557 010. The Form must be received by the Registry no later than 5.00 pm on the date which is 3 months after the Closing Date (or such earlier date as directed by the Company). A. Application for Shares The Shortfall Application Form must only be completed in accordance with instructions included in the Prospectus. B. Name of Applicant Write the Applicant’s FULL NAME. This must be either an individual’s name or the name of a company. Please refer to the bottom of this page for the correct form of registrable title. Applications using the incorrect form of registrable title may be rejected. C. Name of Joint Applicants or Account Designation If JOINT APPLICANTS are applying, up to three joint Applicants may register. If applicable, please provide details of the Account Designation in brackets. Please refer to the bottom of this page for instructions on the correct form of registrable title. D. Address Enter the Applicant’s postal address for all correspondence. If the postal address is not within Australia, please specify Country after City/Town. E. Contact Details Please provide a contact name and daytime telephone number so that the Company can contact the Applicant if there is an irregularity regarding the Shortfall Application Form. F. CHESS HIN or existing SRN Details The Company participates in CHESS. If the Applicant is already a participant in this system, the Applicant may complete this section with their existing CHESS HIN. If the applicant is an existing shareholder with an Issuer Sponsored account, the SRN for this existing account may be used. Otherwise leave the section blank and the Applicant will receive a new Issuer Sponsored account and statement. G. Cheque Details Make cheques payable to “Lefroy Resources Limited – Entitlement Issue Account” in Australian currency and cross them “Not Negotiable”. Cheques must be drawn on an Australian Bank. The amount of the cheque should agree with the amount shown on the Shortfall Application Form. H. Declaration By completing the Shortfall Application Form, the Applicant will be taken to have made to the Company the declarations and statements therein. The Shortfall Application Form does not need to be signed. If a Shortfall Application Form is not completed correctly, or if the accompanying payment is for the wrong amount, it may still be accepted. Any decision of the Directors as to whether to accept a Shortfall Application Form, and how to construe, amend or complete it, shall be final. A Shortfall Application Form will not however, be treated as having offered to subscribe for more Shares and Options than is indicated by the amount of the accompanying cheque. Forward your completed application together with the application money to: Lefroy Resources Limited – Entitlement Issue Account C/- Computersahre Investor Services Pty Ltd Level 2, Reserve Bank Building 45 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 CORRECT FORMS OF REGISTRABLE TITLE Note that ONLY legal entities are allowed to hold securities. Shortfall Application Forms must be in the name(s) of a natural person(s), companies or other legal entities acceptable to the Company. At least one full given name and the surname is required for each natural person. Shortfall Application Forms cannot be completed by persons under 18 years of age. Examples of the correct form of registrable title are set out below. Type of Investor Correct Form of Registration Incorrect Form of Registration Individual Use given names in full, not initials Mr John Alfred Smith J A Smith Company Use the company’s full title, not abbreviations ABC Pty Ltd ABC P/L or ABC Co Joint Holdings Use full and complete names Mr Peter Robert Williams & Ms Louise Susan Williams Peter Robert & Louise S Williams Trusts Use the trustee(s) personal name(s). Mrs Susan Jane Smith Sue Smith Family Trust Deceased Estates Use the executor(s) personal name(s). Ms Jane Mary Smith & Mr Frank William Smith Estate of late John Smith or John Smith Deceased Minor (a person under the age of 18) Use the name of a responsible adult with an appropriate designation. Mr John Alfred Smith Master Peter Smith Partnerships Use the partners personal names. Mr John Robert Smith & Mr Michael John Smith John Smith and Son Long Names. Mr John William Alexander Robertson-Smith Mr John W A Robertson-Smith Clubs/Unincorporated Bodies/Business Names Use office bearer(s) personal name(s). Mr Michael Peter Smith ABC Tennis Association Superannuation Funds Use the name of the trustee of the fund. Jane Smith Pty Ltd Jane Smith Pty Ltd Superannuation Fund
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