Nzuri Copper Limited (ASX: NZC) (Nzuri) is pleased to announce that the orders made by the Supreme Court of Western Australia (Supreme Court) yesterday approving the scheme of arrangement between Nzuri and its shareholders have been lodged today with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
As a result, the Scheme is now effective. A copy of the Supreme Court orders is attached to this announcement.
Nzuri shares will be suspended from quotation on the ASX with the effect from the close of normal trading today, 28 February 2020.
Indicative Timetable
Event
Date
Record Date for determining entitlements to the
5.00pm (WST) on Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Scheme Consideration
Implementation Date for the Scheme and
Wednesday, 11 March 2020
payment of Scheme Consideration
Any changes to the above timetable will be announced to ASX and made available on Nzuri's website at www.nzuricopper.com.au.
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UPON the application of the plaintiff by originating process dated 10 May 2019 and upon hearing A Papamatheos of counsel for the plaintiff and W Zappia of counsel for Xuchen International Ltd IT IS ORDERED THAT:
Pursuant to sections 411(4)(b) and 411(6) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act), the scheme of arrangement between the plaintiff, Nzuri Copper Limited ACN 106 294 106, and the holders of fully paid ordinary shares in the plaintiff, in the form contained in Annexure DJC-3 (pages 99-110) to the affidavit of Deanna Jayne Carpenter affirmed 10 May 2019 (the Scheme), is approved with the following alterations:
removal of the words 'and Xuchen' from clause 8.3;
alteration of clause 8.10 to read 'Neither Nzuri nor any director, officer, secretary or employee of Nzuri will be liable for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith in the performance of this Scheme or the Deed Poll.';
alteration of the definition of 'Implementation Date' in Schedule 1, clause 1.1, to read 'means the fifth Business Day, or such other Business Day as Nzuri and Xuchen agree in writing and is approved by the Court, following the Record Date for the Scheme'; and
alteration of the definition of 'Record Date' in Schedule 1, clause 1.1, to read 'means, in respect of the Scheme, 5.00pm on the third Business Day (or such other Business Day as Nzuri and Xuchen agree in writing and is approved by the Court) following the Effective Date.'
Pursuant to subsection 411(12) of the Act, the plaintiff is exempted from compliance with subsection 411(11) of the Act in relation to the Scheme.
The plaintiff lodge an office copy of these orders with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on 28 February 2020.
The plaintiff has liberty to apply on 24 hours notice.
No orders are made as to costs in relation to the hearing on 25 November 2019.
BY THE COURT
THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE J VAUGHAN
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Nzuri Copper Limited, formerly Regal Resources Limited, is an Australia-based minerals company. The Company is focused on the identification, acquisition, development and operation of high grade copper and cobalt projects in the Katangan Copperbelt of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Company's project is Kalongwe Copper-Cobalt deposit (Kalongwe project), which is located in the Lualaba Province of the DRC and is situated towards the western end of the Central African Copperbelt. Kalongwe hosts a near-surface Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) resource of approximately 302,000 tons contained copper and over 42,000 tons contained cobalt as predominantly oxide ore. The Company manages the Fold and Thrust Belt Joint Venture (FTBJV), which covers an area of the western Lufilian Arc. FTBJV covers an area of approximately 350 square kilometers in a highly prospective part of the western Katangan Copperbelt. It hosts various targets on the prospective Mine Series rocks.