10 Woolshed Gully Drive
Mt Clear Victoria 3350
Directors :
Raymond Tan - Non-Executive Chairman
Peter Chen - Executive Director
Roland Selvanayagam - Non-Executive
Director
Denis Clarke - Non-Executive Director
Chief Executive Officer:
Chris Gbyl
Company Secretary:
Catherine Officer
Issued Capital:
2,760 million shares
Website : www.signaturemetals.com.au
E-mail: info@signaturemetals.com.au
Ph: (03) 5327 2616
Fax: (03) 5327 2556
Signature Metals Limited (Signature or the Company) refers to its announcement on 1 July 2014 in relation to the suspension of the Company's shares from quotation on ASX on that date, due to the Company not lodging its annual report within the timeframe required by the ASX Listing Rules.
On 14 July 2014 the Company's majority shareholder, LionGold Corp Ltd (LionGold), released an announcement to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) (the 14 July Announcement). LionGold has released a subsequent announcement today clarifying certain matters in the 14 July Announcement.
In the 14 July Announcement LionGold provided a timeline for finalisation of Signature's annual report and the holding of its Annual General Meeting (AGM). At this time Signature is not in a position to be certain as to when it will finalise and lodge its annual report for the financial year ended 31
March 2014 - as previously stated the Company is doing all that is necessary to expedite the release its annual report.
In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act), Signature is required to hold its AGM by no later than 31 August 2014. Because the Company has not finalised its annual report, it is not in a position to convene and hold its AGM by that date. Signature has made an application to ASIC under section 250P of the Act for an extension of time in which to hold its AGM. That application is still pending. Signature will advise the date of its AGM when it is in a position to do so.
The Company has previously advised that it has been working through its funding requirements with LionGold, to enable Signature to finalise its assessment of the carrying value of its assets and liabilities, and thus finalise its annual report.
In the 14 July Announcement, LionGold notes in relation to Signature that the assessment of impairment to the carrying value of assets and liabilities of Signature involves:
The preparation of a discounted cash flow model for the LionGold Group's Konongo Gold Project (Konongo), owned by Signature through its 70% owned subsidiary Owere Mines Ltd; and
Signature providing an estimate of funds needed to commit to develop Konongo.
LionGold has also noted that its original calculation for impairments was to allocate approximately SGD20million in funding for the development of Konongo, to be provided by LionGold as Signature has no source of revenue from its operations.
On 31 March LionGold announced a fundraising exercise, of which it proposed to allocate SGD20million to Konongo. Delays in completion of the fundraising have resulted in uncertainty regarding the monies LionGold may commit to Konongo, which in turn has delayed the assessment of Signature's assets and liabilities, which are material to the financial statements of Signature.
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In June LionGold announced lo SGX a placemenl, changes lo a convertible band issue and a righls cum warranls issue which when compleled are expecled lo raise approximalely SGD37.9million, which would provide sufficienlfunds far lhe developmenlof Konongo. Subjecllo complelion of lhe fundraising, LionGold and Signalure are now working lo finalise lhe valualion reporl, wilh a view lo releasing Signalure's annual report as soon as possible.
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