NOTICE OF THE
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given to the
shareholders of Talvivaara Mining Company Plc (the "Company") of
the extraordinary general meeting to be held on 23 November 2017 at
10:00 a.m. (Finnish time) in Espoo at the premises of Aalto
University, Auditorium A1, at Otakaari 1, Espoo, Finland. The
reception of persons who have registered for the meeting and the
distribution of voting tickets will commence at 9:00 a.m. (Finnish
time).
A. MATTERS ON THE
AGENDA OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
At the extraordinary general
meeting, the following matters will be considered:
1. Opening of the
meeting
2. Calling the
meeting to order
3. Election of
persons to scrutinise the minutes and to supervise the counting of
votes
4. Recording the
legality of the meeting
5. Recording the
attendance at the meeting and adoption of the list of votes
6. Resolution to
amend the Articles of Association of the Company
The Board of Directors proposes
that the extraordinary general meeting would resolve to amend
section 1§ of the Articles of Association concerning the Company
name and the corporate seat of the Company. According to the
proposal, the amended section 1§ of the Articles of Association
concerning the Company name and the corporate seat would in its
entirety read as follows:
1§ Name and
Corporate Seat of the Company
"The name of the
Company is Ahtium Oyj and its domicile is Espoo. The parallel trade
name of the Company in English is Ahtium Plc."
The Board of Directors further
proposes that, provided the corporate seat of the Company is
amended in accordance with the proposal by the Board of Directors,
the extraordinary general meeting would resolve to make an
amendment to the third paragraph of section 10§ of the Articles of
Association concerning the venue of the general meetings, which
after the amendment would read as follows:
10§ Convening the
General Meeting (third paragraph)
"The General
Meeting shall be held either in the corporate seat of the Company
or in Helsinki."
7. Resolution to
authorise the Board of Directors to resolve on share issue and the
issuance of special rights entitling to shares
The Board of Directors proposes
that the extraordinary general meeting would resolve to authorise
the Board of Directors to decide on the issuance of new shares and
the transfer of the Company's own shares as well as the issuance of
special rights referred to in Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Finnish
Companies Act to provide more alternatives for financing the
development of the Company's new business opportunities.
Under the authorisation, the
number of new shares that may be issued based on decision(s) of the
Board of Directors would not exceed 418,980,716 shares, which
corresponds to approximately 10 percent of all shares in the
Company, and the number of the Company's own shares that may be
transferred would not exceed 209,490,358 shares, which corresponds
to approximately 5 percent of all shares in the Company.
Furthermore, the Board of
Directors would be authorised to issue special rights referred to
in Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Finnish Companies Act entitling
their holder to receive new shares or the Company's own shares for
consideration in such a manner that the subscription price of the
shares is to be set off against a receivable of the subscriber
(convertible bond). The number of shares which may be issued or
transferred based on the special rights shall not exceed
418,980,716 shares, which corresponds to approximately 10 percent
of all shares in the Company. This aggregate number of shares is
included in the aggregate numbers of shares that may be issued and
transferred mentioned in the previous paragraph.
The new shares could be issued and
the Company's own shares could be transferred for consideration,
including a set-off against a receivable from the Company, or
without consideration. The new shares and the special rights
referred to in Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Finnish Companies Act
could be issued and the Company's own shares transferred to the
shareholders in proportion to their current shareholdings in the
Company or in deviation from the shareholders' pre-emptive rights
by way of a directed issue if there is a weighty financial reason
for the Company to do so. The deviation from the shareholders'
pre-emptive rights could be carried out, for example, in order to
develop the Company's capital structure or in order to finance or
carry out acquisitions, investments or other business transactions.
A directed share issue would be executed without consideration only
if there is a particularly weighty financial reason for the Company
to do so, taking the interests of all its shareholders into
account. Should the total number of the shares in the Company later
decrease as a result of a reverse share split, the maximum number
of shares to be issued based on the authorisation would decrease
pro rata.
The Board of Directors would have
the right to decide on all other matters related to the issuance of
sharesand the special rights referred to in Chapter 10 Section 1 of
the Finnish Companies Act. The authorisation is proposed to be
valid until 31 December 2018 and it would not cancel the share
issue authorisation given by the extraordinary general meeting on 2
February 2017.
8. Reduction of
the reserve for invested unrestricted equity to cover accumulated
deficit
The Board of Directors proposes
that the extraordinary general meeting would resolve to reduce the
reserve for invested unrestricted equity pursuant to the balance
sheet of the Company per 30 June 2017, EUR 799,729,611, in its
entirety. The reserve for invested unrestricted equity would be EUR
0 after the reduction and the reserve for invested unrestricted
equity would dissolve. The reduced amount would be used to cover
the accumulated deficit pursuant to the balance sheet per 30 June
2017, EUR 816,835,314. Following the loss coverage, the amount of
the accumulated deficit on the balance sheet of the Company would
be EUR 17,105,703.
9. Reduction of
the share premium reserve to cover accumulated deficit
The Board of Directors proposes
that the extraordinary general meeting would resolve to reduce the
share premium reserve pursuant to the balance sheet of the Company
per 30 June 2017, EUR 8,085,842, in its entirety. The share premium
reserve would be EUR 0 after the reduction and the share premium
reserve would dissolve. The reduced amount would be used to cover
the accumulated deficit on the balance sheet to the extent the
deficit is not covered by the unrestricted equity. After the
reduction of the reserve for invested unrestricted equity pursuant
to the balance sheet of the Company mentioned in the agenda item 8,
the amount of accumulated deficit would be EUR 17,105,703. After
the reduction of the share premium reserve mentioned in this agenda
item, the amount of accumulated deficit on the balance sheet of the
Company would be EUR 9,019,861.
10. Applying for
the public notice to the creditors
The Board of Directors proposes
that the extraordinary general meeting would resolve to allow the
Board of Directors to decide separately if the Company will apply
for a public notice to the creditors from the Finnish Patent and
Registration Office (Finnish Trade Register) due to the decision
concerning the reduction of the share premium reserve. The public
notice shall be applied within one (1) month from the decision of
the general meeting. If the public notice will not be applied, the
unrestricted equity of the Company may be distributed to the
shareholders during the three (3) years following the reduction of
the share premium reserve only in accordance with the creditors'
protection procedure.
11. Closing of
the meeting
B. DOCUMENTS OF
THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
This notice and the proposals of
the Board of Directors on the agenda of the extraordinary general
meeting are available on the Company's website at
www.talvivaara.com/egm-2017-II. The Company's annual accounts, the
related review of the Board of Directors and the auditor's report
for the year ended 31 December 2016, the Interim Financial
Statements for the period January - June 2017 of Company, the
related review of the Board of Directors and the auditor's report
as well as the Interim Report for January - June 2017 and the
statement by the Board of Directors on the events occurring after
the preparation of financial statements and the interim report and
having a material effect on the position of the Company are also
available on the above-mentioned website. The proposals of the
Board of Directors and the other above-mentioned documents will
also be available at the meeting. Copies of these documents and of
this notice will be sent to shareholders upon request. The minutes
of the extraordinary general meeting will be available on the
above-mentioned website as from 7 December 2017.
C. INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
1. Shareholders
registered in the shareholders' register
Each shareholder, who is
registered on 13 November 2017 in the shareholders' register of the
Company held by Euroclear Finland Ltd, has the right to participate
in the extraordinary general meeting. A shareholder, whose shares
are registered on his/her personal Finnish book-entry account, is
registered in the shareholders' register of the Company.
A shareholder, who is registered
in the shareholders' register of the Company and who wants to
participate in the extraordinary general meeting, shall register
for the meeting no later than 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time) on 20
November 2017 by giving a prior notice of participation. The notice
has to be received by the Company before the end of the
registration period. Such notice can be given:
(a)
on the Company's website www.talvivaara.com;
(b)
by e-mail to the address egm@talvivaara.com;
(c)
by telefax to the number +358 20 712 9801; or
(d)
by regular mail to the Company's address, Ahventie 4 B, 5th floor,
FI-02170 Espoo, Finland.
In connection with the
registration, a shareholder shall notify his/her name, personal
identification number/business identity code, address, telephone
number and the name of a possible assistant or proxy representative
and the personal identification number of a proxy representative.
The personal data given to the Company is used only in connection
with the extraordinary general meeting and with the processing of
related registrations. The shareholder, his/her authorised
representative or proxy representative shall, where necessary, be
able to prove his/her identity and/or right of representation.
2. Holders of
nominee registered shares
A holder of nominee registered
shares has the right to participate in the extraordinary general
meeting by virtue of such shares, based on which he/she on the
record date of the extraordinary general meeting, i.e. on 13
November 2017, would be entitled to be registered in the
shareholders' register of the Company held by Euroclear Finland
Ltd. The right to participate in the extraordinary general meeting
requires, in addition, that the shareholder on the basis of such
shares has been registered into the temporary shareholders'
register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd at the latest on 20 November
2017 by 10:00 a.m. (Finnish time). As regards nominee registered
shares this constitutes due registration for the extraordinary
general meeting.
A holder of nominee registered
shares is advised to request without delay necessary instructions
regarding the registration in the temporary shareholder's register
of the Company, the issuing of proxy documents and the registration
for the extraordinary general meeting from his/her custodian bank.
The account operator of the custodian bank has to register a holder
of nominee registered shares, who wants to participate in the
extraordinary general meeting, into the temporary shareholders'
register of the Company at the latest by the time stated above.
3. Proxy
representative and powers of attorney
A shareholder may participate in
the extraordinary general meeting and exercise his/her rights at
the meeting by way of proxy representation. A proxy representative
shall produce a dated proxy document or otherwise in a reliable
manner demonstrate his/her right to represent the shareholder at
the extraordinary general meeting. When a shareholder participates
in the extraordinary general meeting by means of several proxy
representatives representing the shareholder with shares at
different securities accounts, the shares by which each proxy
representative represents the shareholder shall be identified in
connection with the registration for the extraordinary general
meeting.
Possible proxy documents should be
delivered in originals to the Company at the Company's address
given above before the last date for registration.
4. Other
instructions and information
Pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 25
of the Finnish Companies Act, a shareholder who is present at the
extraordinary general meeting has the right to request information
with respect to the matters to be considered at the meeting.
On the date of this notice to the
extraordinary general meeting, 1 November 2017, the total amount of
the shares and votes entitling to participation in the
extraordinary general meeting is 3,996,924,162.
The extraordinary general meeting
will be held in the Finnish language, but questions can also be
presented in the English language.
Espoo, Finland, on 1 November
2017
TALVIVAARA MINING COMPANY PLC
The Board of Directors
Talvivaara: Notice of EGM
This
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information contained therein.
Source: Talvivaaran Kaivososakeyhtiö Oyj via
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