EX-99.7 8 ef20023568_ex99-7.htm EXHIBIT 99.7

Exhibit 99.7





IPERIONX LIMITED
ACN 618 935 372
 
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
 
The General Meeting of the Company will be held at
Conference Room, Ground Floor, 28 The Esplanade, Perth WA 6000
on Friday, 16 June 2023 at 9:00am (AWST).

If the above arrangements with respect to the Meeting change, Shareholders will be updated via the ASX Market Announcements Platform.
This Notice should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their accountant, solicitor or other professional adviser prior to voting.

Should you wish to discuss any matter please do not hesitate to contact the Company by telephone on +61 8 9322 6322




IPERIONX LIMITED
ACN 618 935 372
 


NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
 
Notice is hereby given that the general meeting of shareholders of IperionX Limited (Company) will be held at Conference Room, Ground Floor, 28 The Esplanade, Perth WA 6000 on Friday, 16 June 2023 at 9:00am (AWST) (Meeting).

If it becomes necessary or appropriate to make alternative arrangements to those detailed in this Notice, Shareholders will be updated via the ASX announcements platform and on the Company’s website at www.iperionx.com.
 
The Explanatory Memorandum provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Meeting. The Explanatory Memorandum and the Proxy Form form part of this Notice.
 
The Directors have determined pursuant to regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered as Shareholders on Wednesday, 14 June at 5:00pm (AWST).
 
The Company advises that a poll will be conducted for all Resolutions.
 
Terms and abbreviations used in this Notice (including the Explanatory Memorandum) are defined in Schedule 1.
 
AGENDA
1
Resolution 1– Ratify the Issue of Placement Shares under Listing Rule 7.1
 
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
 
"That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve and ratify the prior issue of 19,000,00 Shares under Listing Rule 7.1 at an issue price of A$1.00 per Share on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum."
 
Voting Exclusion
 
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of a person who participated in the Placement or an associate of those persons.
 
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of this Resolution by:
 

(a)
a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on this Resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on this Resolution that way; or
 

(b)
the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on this Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on this Resolution as the Chair decides; or
 

(c)
a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:

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(i)
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 this Resolution; and
 

(ii)
the holder votes on this Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
 
2
Resolution 2 – Issue of Placement Shares to Todd Hannigan
 
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
 
"That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of 700,000 Shares at an issue price of A$1.00 per Share to Mr Todd Hannigan (and/or his nominees) on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum."
 
Voting Exclusion
 
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of Mr Todd Hannigan (and/or his nominees) and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company) or an associate of that person or those persons.
 
However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of this Resolution by:
 

(a)
a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on this Resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on this Resolution that way; or
 

(b)
the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on this Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on this Resolution as the Chair decides; or
 

(c)
a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
 

(i)
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 this Resolution; and
 

(ii)
the holder votes on this Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
 
3
Resolution 3 – Issue of Placement Shares to Lorraine Martin
 
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
 
"That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of 300,000 Shares at an issue price of A$1.00 per Share to Ms Lorraine Martin (and/or her nominees) on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum."
 
Voting Exclusion
 
The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of Ms Lorraine Martin (and/or her nominees) and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company) or an associate of that person or those persons.

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However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of this Resolution by:
 

(a)
a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on this Resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on this Resolution that way; or
 

(b)
the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on this Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on this Resolution as the Chair decides; or
 

(c)
a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
 

(i)
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 this Resolution; and


(ii)
the holder votes on this Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
 
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

Mr Gregory Swan
Company Secretary

Dated: 16 May 2023

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IPERIONX LIMITED
ACN 618 935 372


 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM


1
Introduction
 
This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Meeting.
 
This Explanatory Memorandum should be read in conjunction with and forms part of the Notice. The purpose of this Explanatory Memorandum is to provide information to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions.
 
This Explanatory Memorandum includes the following information to assist Shareholders in deciding how to vote on the Resolutions:
 

Section 1 Introduction




Section 2
Action to be taken by Shareholders




Section 3
Resolution 1 – Ratify the Issue of Placement Shares under Listing Rule 7.1




Section 4
Resolution 2 – Issue of Placement Shares to Mr Todd Hannigan




Section 5
Resolution 3 – Issue of Placement Shares to Ms Lorraine Martin




Schedule 1
Definitions
   
A Proxy Form is located at the end of this Explanatory Memorandum.


2
Action to be taken by Shareholders
 
Shareholders should read the Notice including this Explanatory Memorandum carefully before deciding how to vote on the Resolutions.
 
The Company advises that a poll will be conducted for all Resolutions.
 
2.1
Proxies
 
A Proxy Form is attached to the Notice. This is to be used by Shareholders if they wish to appoint a representative (a 'proxy') to vote in their place. All Shareholders are invited and encouraged to attend the Meeting or, if they are unable to attend in person, sign and return the Proxy Form to the Company in accordance with the instructions thereon. Returning the Proxy Form will not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting at the Meeting in person.
 
Please note that:
 

(a)
a member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;
 

(b)
a proxy need not be a member of the Company; and
 

(c)
a member of the Company entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. Where the proportion or number is not specified, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.
 
Proxy Forms must be received by the Company no later than 9:00am (AWST) on Wednesday, 14 June 2023, being at least 48 hours before the Meeting.

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The Proxy Form provides further details on appointing proxies and lodging Proxy Forms.
 
2.2
Attendance at Meeting
 
To vote in person, Shareholders are able to attend the Meeting at the time, date and place set out above. Based on the best information available to the Board at the time of the Notice, the Board considers it will be in a position to hold an 'in-person' meeting to provide Shareholders with a reasonable opportunity to participate in and vote at the Meeting. If it becomes necessary or appropriate to make alternative arrangements to those detailed in this Notice, Shareholders will be updated via the ASX announcements platform and on the Company’s website at www.iperionx.com.


3
Resolution 1 – Ratify the Issue of Placement Shares under Listing Rule 7.1
 
3.1
Background to Placement
 
On 3 May 2023, the Company announced a capital raising comprising of a placement to institutional, professional and sophisticated investors (Placement Participants) and, subject to Shareholder approval, participation of Mr Todd Hannigan (Executive Chairman) and Ms Lorraine Martin (Non- Executive Director) to raise approximately A$20,000,000 (before costs) (Placement).
 
The Placement comprises the issue of 20,000,000 Shares at an issue price of A$1.00 per Share as follows:
 

(a)
19,000,000 Shares (Placement Shares) issued to institutional, professional and sophisticated investors identified by the Company under the Company's existing Listing Rule 7.1 placement capacity;
 

(b)
700,000 Shares issued to Mr Todd Hannigan (Executive Chairman), subject to Shareholder approval pursuant to Resolution 2; and
 

(c)
300,000 Shares issued to Ms Lorraine Martin (Non-Executive Director), subject to Shareholder approval pursuant to Resolution 3.
 
The Placement Shares were issued on 10 May 2023.
 
The proceeds from the Placement will be used to continue the scale-up and commercialization of IperionX’s patented titanium technologies, including R&D activities and pre-development expenditures for the Titanium Demonstration Facility, advance the development of the Titan critical minerals project, including feasibility studies, permitting and ongoing land acquisition, fund a portion of the Blacksand option payment obligations, and for general working capital.
 
Refer to the Company's announcement dated 3 May 2023 for further details regarding the Placement.
 
3.2
General
 
Resolution 1 seeks Shareholder ratification, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.4 and all other purposes, for the issue of the Placement Shares (pursuant to the Company's capacity under Listing Rule 7.1) to the Placement Participants identified by the Company to raise approximately A$19,000,000 (before costs) under the Placement.
 
Refer to Section 3.1 for details of the Placement. Resolution 1 is an ordinary resolution.
 
The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of Resolution 1.

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3.3
Listing Rule 7.1
 
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.
 
The issue of the Placement Shares did not fit within any of the exceptions to Listing Rule 7.1 and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, it effectively uses up part of the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1, thereby reducing the Company’s capacity to issue further Equity Securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 for the 12 month period following the issue of the Placement Shares.
 
Listing Rule 7.4 provides that if the Company in general meeting ratifies the previous issue of Equity Securities pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 (and provided that the previous issue did not breach Listing Rule 7.1) those Equity Securities will be deemed to have been made with Shareholder approval for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1.
 
If Resolution 1 is passed, the Company will retain the flexibility to issue Equity Securities in the future up to the 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1, respectively, without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.
 
If Resolution 1 is not passed, the Placement Shares will be included in the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 for the 12 month period following the issue of the Placement Shares.
 
3.4
Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.5
 
For the purposes of Shareholder ratification of the issue of Placement Shares to the Placement Participants and the requirements of Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided:


(a)
the Placement Shares were issued to professional and sophisticated investors who were identified through a bookbuild process, which involved Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited, in consultation with the Company seeking expressions of interest to participate in the Placement from non-related parties of the Company. None of the participants in the Placement are related parties or associates of related parties of the Company other than the participation of Todd Hannigan and Lorraine Martin (subject to Shareholder approval pursuant to Resolutions 2 and 3);
 

(b)
19,000,000 Shares issued pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 on 10 May 2023;
 

(c)
the Placement Shares are fully paid ordinary shares of the Company and rank equally with all other fully paid ordinary shares of the Company;


(d)
the Placement Shares were issued at A$1.00 per Share to raise approximately A$19,000,000 (before costs);
 

(e)
the purpose of the issue of the Placement Shares is to raise approximately A$19,000,000 (before costs) and the funds raised from the issue will be applied to continue the scale-up and commercialization of IperionX’s patented titanium technologies, including R&D activities and pre-development expenditures for the Titanium Demonstration Facility, advance the development of the Titan critical minerals project, including feasibility studies, permitting and ongoing land acquisition, fund a portion of the Blacksand option payment obligations, and for general working capital (refer to Section 3.1 for further details);


(f)
the Placement Shares were issued under short form subscription letters pursuant to which the Placement Participants received Shares at an issue price of A$1.00 per Share;
 

(g)
Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited acted as lead manager to the Placement pursuant to an engagement letter on standard terms and conditions for a capital raising engagement letter. Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited received a fee of approximately A$613,737; and
 

(h)
a voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice for Resolution 1.

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3.5
Board recommendation
 
The Board recommends that Shareholders approve Resolution 1.
 
4
Resolution 2 – Issue of Placement Shares to Todd Hannigan
 
4.1
General
 
Resolution 2 seeks Shareholder approval, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, for the issue of 700,000 shares to Mr Todd Hannigan to raise A$700,000 under the Placement.
 
Refer to Section 3.1 for details of the Placement.
 
In accordance with Listing Rule 10.11, the Company must not issue securities to a related party of the Company unless it obtains Shareholder approval.
 
Mr Todd Hannigan is a related party of the Company by virtue of being Director.

Resolution 2 is an ordinary resolution.

The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of Resolution 2.
 
4.2
Listing Rule 10.11
 
In accordance with Listing Rule 10.11, the Company must not issue securities to a related party of the Company unless it obtains Shareholder approval.
 
Resolution 2 seeks Shareholder approval to issue 700,000 Shares to Mr Todd Hannigan pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 and all other purposes.
 
The effect of passing Resolution 2 will allow the Company to issue 700,000 Shares to Mr Todd Hannigan (and/or his respective nominees) without using up the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
 
As Shareholder approval is sought under Listing Rule 10.11, approval under Listing Rule 7.1 is not required. Accordingly, the grant of 700,000 Shares to Mr Todd Hannigan (and/or his respective nominees) pursuant to Resolution 2 will not reduce the Company's 15% placement capacity for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 Exception 14.
 
If Resolution 2 is passed, the Company will proceed with the issue of the Shares no later than 1 month after the Meeting (or such longer period of time as ASX may in its discretion allow).
 
If Resolution 2 is not passed, the Company will not proceed with the issue of Shares to Mr Todd Hannigan.
 
4.3
Specific information required by Listing Rule 10.13
 
For the purposes of Shareholder approval of the issue of Shares to Mr Todd Hannigan and the requirements of Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided:
 

(a)
the Company intends to issue Shares under the Placement to Mr Todd Hannigan (and/or his nominees), a Director. Mr Todd Hannigan falls within Listing Rule 10.11.1 by virtue of being a Director;
 

(b)
a maximum of 700,000 Shares will be issued to Mr Todd Hannigan;
 

(c)
the Shares are fully paid ordinary shares of the Company and rank equally in all respects with the Company's existing Shares on issue;
 

(d)
the Shares will be issued no later than 1 month after the date of the Meeting (or such longer period of time as ASX may in its discretion allow);

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(e)
the Shares will be issued at an issue price of A$1.00 per Share (the same as the issue price of the Placement Shares) to raise approximately A$700,000;
 

(f)
the purpose of the issue of the Shares is to raise approximately A$700,000 (before costs) and the funds raised from the issue will be applied to continue the scale-up and commercialization of IperionX’s patented titanium technologies, including R&D activities and pre-development expenditures for the Titanium Demonstration Facility, advance the development of the Titan critical minerals project, including feasibility studies, permitting and ongoing land acquisition, fund a portion of the Blacksand option payment obligations, and for general working capital (refer to Section 3.1 for further details);
 

(g)
the Shares will be issued under short form subscription letters pursuant to which Mr Todd Hannigan will receive, subject to Shareholder approval, Shares at an issue price of A$1.00 per Share; and
 

(h)
a voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice for Resolution 2.
 
4.4
Board recommendation
 
The Board (excluding Mr Todd Hannigan) recommends that Shareholders approve Resolution 2.


5
Resolution 3 – Issue of Placement Shares to Lorraine Martin
 
5.1
General
 
Resolution 3 seeks Shareholder approval, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, for the issue of 300,000 shares to Ms Lorraine Martin to raise A$300,000 under the Placement.
 
Refer to Section 3.1 for details of the Placement.
 
In accordance with Listing Rule 10.11, the Company must not issue securities to a related party of the Company unless it obtains Shareholder approval.
 
Ms Lorraine Martin is a related party of the Company by virtue of being Director.

Resolution 3 is an ordinary resolution.

The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of Resolution 3.
 
5.2
Listing Rule 10.11
 
In accordance with Listing Rule 10.11, the Company must not issue securities to a related party of the Company unless it obtains Shareholder approval.
 
Resolution 2 seeks Shareholder approval to issue 300,000 Shares to Ms Lorraine Martin pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11 and all other purposes.
 
The effect of passing Resolution 2 will allow the Company to issue 300,000 Shares to Ms Lorraine Martin (and/or her respective nominees) without using up the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
 
As Shareholder approval is sought under Listing Rule 10.11, approval under Listing Rule 7.1 is not required. Accordingly, the grant of 300,000 Shares to Ms Lorraine Martin (and/or her respective nominees) pursuant to Resolution 3 will not reduce the Company's 15% placement capacity for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 Exception 14.
 
If Resolution 3 is passed, the Company will proceed with the issue of the Shares no later than 1 month after the Meeting (or such longer period of time as ASX may in its discretion allow).

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If Resolution 3 is not passed, the Company will not proceed with the issue of Shares to Ms Lorraine Martin.
 
5.3
Specific information required by Listing Rule 10.13
 
For the purposes of Shareholder approval of the issue of Shares to Ms Lorraine Martin and the requirements of Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided:
 

(a)
the Company intends to issue Shares under the Placement to Ms Lorraine Martin (and/or her nominees), a Director. Ms Lorraine Martin falls within Listing Rule 10.11.1 by virtue of being a Director;
 

(b)
a maximum of 300,000 Shares will be issued to Ms Lorraine Martin;
 

(c)
the Shares are all fully paid ordinary shares in the Company and will rank equally in all respects with the Company's existing Shares on issue;
 

(d)
the Shares will be issued no later than 1 month after the date of the Meeting (or such longer period of time as ASX may in its discretion allow);


(e)
the Shares will be issued at an issue price of A$1.00 per Share (the same as the issue price of the Placement Shares) to raise approximately A$300,000;
 

(f)
the purpose of the issue of the Shares is to raise approximately A$300,000 (before costs) and the funds raised from the issue will be applied to continue the scale-up and commercialization of IperionX’s patented titanium technologies, including R&D activities and pre-development expenditures for the Titanium Demonstration Facility, advance the development of the Titan critical minerals project, including feasibility studies, permitting and ongoing land acquisition, fund a portion of the Blacksand option payment obligations, and for general working capital (refer to Section 3.1 for further details);
 

(g)
the Shares will be issued under short form subscription letters pursuant to which Ms Lorraine Martin will receive, subject to Shareholder approval, Shares at an issue price of A$1.00 per Share; and


(h)
a voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice for Resolution 3.
 

5.4
Board recommendation
 
The Board (excluding Ms Lorraine Martin) recommends that Shareholders approve Resolution 3.

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Schedule 1
 
Definitions
 
In the Notice and this Explanatory Memorandum words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.
 
A$ means Australian Dollars.
 
ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) and, where the context permits, the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX.
 
AWST means Australian Western Standard Time, being the time in Perth, Western Australia.
 
Board means the board of Directors.
 
Chair means the person appointed to chair the Meeting, or any part of the Meeting, convened by the Notice.
 
Company means IperionX Limited (ACN 618 935 372).
 
Director means a director of the Company.
 
Equity Security has the same meaning as in the Listing Rules.
 
Explanatory Memorandum means the explanatory memorandum which forms part of the Notice.
 
Listing Rules means the listing rules of ASX.
 
Meeting has the meaning in the introductory paragraph of the Notice.
 
Notice means the notice of meeting which comprises of the notice, agenda, Explanatory Memorandum and Proxy Form.
 
Placement has the meaning given in Section 3.1.
 
Placement Shares has the meaning given in Section 3.1.

Placement Participants has the meaning given in Section 3.1.

Proxy Form means the proxy form attached to the Notice.

Resolution means a resolution contained in the Notice.

Schedule means a schedule to this Explanatory Memorandum.

Section means a section of this Explanatory Memorandum.

Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
 
Shareholder means a shareholder of the Company.

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