Lincoln Minerals Limited
Introduction
- The Panel, Kristen Jung, Bill Koeck and Tony Osmond (sitting President), declined to conduct proceedings on an application by Olary Holdings Limited in relation to the affairs of Lincoln Minerals Limited.
Virtus Health Limited
Introduction
- The Panel, Teresa Dyson, Richard Hunt (sitting President) and James Stewart, made a declaration of unacceptable circumstances in relation to the affairs of Virtus. The application concerned the exclusivity arrangements Virtus entered into with a potential bidder who had submitted a non‑binding, indicative proposal to acquire all the issued shares in Virtus by way of a scheme of arrangement (or proceed with an alternative transaction structure which requires acceptance by Virtus shareholders with 50.1% of its shares).
Bullseye Mining Limited 03
Introduction
- The Panel, Karen Evans‑Cullen (sitting President), Bruce McLennan and Sharon Warburton, made a declaration of unacceptable circumstances in relation to the affairs of Bullseye Mining Limited. The application concerned (among other things) director intentions and early director acceptances, association, and disclosure issues in relation to a bid by Emerald Resources NL for all the shares in Bullseye.
Smoke Alarms Holdings Limited 03
Introduction
- The Panel, Anthony Jarvis, Marina Kelman and Rory Moriarty (sitting President), declined to make a declaration of unacceptable circumstances in relation to the affairs of Smoke Alarms. The application concerned a pro-rata entitlement offer by Smoke Alarms to eligible shareholders. Following receipt of the application, Smoke Alarms revised the entitlement offer from a 2 for 1 offer ratio to a 1 for 1 offer ratio. The Panel considered that, among other things, the revised offer ratio reduced the potential control effect of the entitlement offer.
Wollongong Coal Limited 02
Introduction
- The Panel, Teresa Dyson, Michelle Jablko (sitting President) and Michael Lishman, declined to conduct proceedings on an application by Mr Gordon Elkington in relation to the affairs of Wollongong Coal Limited.
PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund Limited 03R & 04R
Introduction
- The Panel, Alex Cartel (sitting President), Rebecca Maslen-Stannage and John Sheahan QC affirmed the declaration and varied the orders made by the initial Panel in relation to the affairs of PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund Limited.1 The review Panel agreed with the initial Panel’s conclusions, for substantially the same reasons, but varied the orders to deal with the change of circumstances, including the desire by parties associated with Mr Paul Moore to accept the bid by WAM Capital Limi
Nex Metals Explorations Ltd 06 – Panel Declines to Conduct Proceedings
The Panel has declined to conduct proceedings on an application dated 24 May 2022 from Nex Metals Explorations Ltd (ASX:NME) in relation to its affairs. Nex Metals is the subject of an off-market scrip takeover bid from Metalicity Ltd (ASX:MCT).
The application raised concerns with the ongoing disclosure in respect to the takeover offer by Metalicity, including lack of disclosure of the implied value of the offer following material changes to the parties’ respective share prices and the completion of an entitlement offer by Metalicity.
DRA Global Limited – Costs Order
The Panel has made orders (Annexure A) requiring DRA Global Limited, Alistair Hodgkinson, Darren Naylor, James Smith and Brian Dowding to pay the fair and reasonable costs incurred by the applicant, Haydn von Maltitz, in connection with the proceedings in DRA Global Limited (see TP22/39 and TP22/41).
Nex Metals Explorations Ltd 05 – Costs Order
The Panel has made orders (Annexure A) requiring Nex Metals Explorations Ltd to pay part of the costs of the applicant, Metalicity Ltd, in Nex Metals Explorations Ltd 05 (see TP22/34).
The sitting Panel was Elizabeth Hallett (sitting President), Christian Johnston and Rob McKenzie.
The Panel will publish its reasons for the decision in due course on its website.
Nex Metals Explorations Ltd 06 – Panel Receives Application
The Panel has received an application from Nex Metals Explorations Ltd (ASX: NME) in relation to its affairs. Nex Metals is the subject of an off-market scrip takeover bid from Metalicity Ltd (ASX: MCT).
Details of the application, as submitted by the applicant, are below.
A sitting Panel has not been appointed at this stage and no decision has been made whether to conduct proceedings. The Panel makes no comment on the merits of the application.