Tempus Resources Announces Defective Notice Under Section 249D of Corporations Act
Tempus Resources Ltd. (ASX: TMR) (TSXV: TMRR) (OTC Pink: TMRFF) received a notice from shareholders seeking the removal of directors and appointment of new ones. The company's lawyers advised that the Defective Notice does not comply with section 249D of the Corporations Act. Tempus Resources Ltd. will continue to update the market regarding any material developments concerning this matter.
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12/01/2023 - 07:00 AM
Perth, Australia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 1, 2023) - Tempus Resources Ltd. (ASX: TMR) (TSXV: TMRR) (OTC Pink: TMRFF) ("Tempus " or the "Company ") advises that, on 29 November 2023, it received a notice under section 203D of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act ) and section 249D of the Act (Defective Notice ) from shareholders who hold less than 5% of the Company's issued fully paid ordinary shares (Requisitioning Shareholders ).
The Defective Notice seeks the removal of Melanie Ross, Christopher Hansen and Andrea Betti as directors of the Company, and seeks the appointment of Matthew Bull, Ken Banks and Greg Entwistle as directors of the Company. The Defective Notice also seeks the removal of any other Director appointed after 29 November 2023, being the date of the Defective Notice.
The Company's lawyers have advised that the Defective Notice does not comply with section 249D of the Corporations Act for several reasons. Accordingly, the Company does not intend to take any action in response to the Defective Notice at this stage.
The Company is making this announcement in the interests of full disclosure and to ensure that it is in full compliance with its obligations under the ASX Listing Rules. The Company will continue to update the market in due course in relation to any material developments concerning this matter.
This announcement was authorised for release by the Board of Directors on behalf of the Company.
For further information:
TEMPUS RESOURCES LTD.
Melanie Ross - Director/Company Secretary Phone: +61 8 6188 8181
About Tempus Resources Ltd.
Tempus Resources Ltd ("Tempus") is a growth orientated gold exploration company listed on ASX ("TMR") and TSXV ("TMRR") and OTC ("TMRFF") stock exchanges. Tempus is actively exploring projects located in Canada and Ecuador. The flagship project for Tempus is the Blackdome-Elizabeth Project, a high grade gold past producing project located in Southern British Columbia. In addition, the Company holds two exploration projects located in located in South East Ecuador, the Rio Zarza and the Valle del Tigre projects.
Forward-Looking Information and Statements
This press release contains certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only the Company's beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Tempus's control. Generally, such forward-looking information or forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "will continue", "will occur" or "will be achieved". The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained herein may include, but are not limited to, the completion of the Delisting and the timing thereof, Tempus ceasing to be a reporting issuer in Canada, and the timing thereof, the future status of its projects in British Columbia and the Zamora projects in Ecuador, and the ability of Tempus to successfully achieve business objectives, and expectations for other economic, business, and/or competitive factors.
Forward-looking statements and information are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the ability of Tempus to control or predict, that may cause Tempus' actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied thereby, and are developed based on assumptions about such risks, uncertainties and other factors set out herein and the other risks and uncertainties disclosed under the heading "Risk and Uncertainties" in the Company's Management's Discussion & Analysis for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 dated November 14, 2023 filed on SEDAR. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or other factors materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information or statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Although Tempus believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward-looking information and statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information and statements.
The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and Tempus does not undertake to update any forward-looking information and/or forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking information and statements attributable to Tempus or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice.
Neither the ASX Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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What notice did Tempus Resources Ltd. receive on November 29, 2023?
Tempus Resources Ltd. received a notice under section 203D of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and section 249D of the Act from shareholders seeking the removal of directors and appointment of new ones.
What did the company's lawyers advise regarding the Defective Notice?
The company's lawyers advised that the Defective Notice does not comply with section 249D of the Corporations Act.
How does Tempus Resources Ltd. intend to respond to the Defective Notice?
Tempus Resources Ltd. does not intend to take any action in response to the Defective Notice at this stage.
What will the company continue to do in relation to any material developments concerning this matter?
The company will continue to update the market regarding any material developments concerning this matter.
