Placement – Issue of Securities

ASX - RNS Announcement

4 January 2022

ASX: OEX

AIM: OEX

Further to Oilex Ltd's (Oilex or the Company) announcement on 14 December 2021, confirming that it had arranged the funding required for the re-fraccing of the Cambay 77H well in India via an equity capital raising of £2.0 million (A$3.7 million), before costs, the Company is pleased to announce it has settled a further £0.31 million (A$0.57 million) before costs, via the issue of 222,005,826 fully paid ordinary shares (Shares), bringing the total settlement proceeds to £0.8 million.

The remaining Placement funds of approximately £1.2 million are anticipated for settlement by 12 January 2022. 

Of the current tranche of 222,005,826 Shares issued, the Company has issued:

· 219,523,143 Placement Shares under the Company's current ASX Listing Rule 7.1A placement capacity; and.

· 2,482,683 Placement Shares under the Company's current ASX Listing Rule 7.1 placement capacity.

(the remaining LR7.1 Placement Shares to be completed with the last settlement, in early January 2022).

AIM Admission and Total Voting Rights

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange plc for the admission of 222,005,826 Shares to trade on AIM (Admission). Admission of the Shares is expected to become effective and dealings to commence at 8.00 a.m. on 10 January 2022. Following Admission, the Company will have 6,261,880,020 shares in issue. The Company does not currently hold any shares in treasury. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights will be 6,261,880,020.

Section 708A(5)(e) Statement

The Corporations Act (Cth) (Act) restricts the on-sale of securities issued without disclosure, unless the sale is exempt under section 708 or 708A of the Act. By giving this notice, the on sale of the Shares noted above will fall within the exemption in section 708A(5) of the Act.

Pursuant to the issue of the 222,005,826 Ordinary Shares on 24 December 2021, Oilex gives notice under section 708A(5)(e) of the Act that:

1) Oilex issued the Shares without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of the Act;

2) As at the date of this notice, Oilex has complied with:

a) the provisions of Chapter 2M of the Act as they apply to Oilex; and

b) section 674 of the Act; and

3) As at the date of this notice, there is no information:

(i) That has been excluded from a continuous disclosure notice in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules; and

(ii) That investors and their professional advisers would reasonably require for the purpose of making an informed assessment of:

A. The assets and liabilities, financial position and performance, profits and losses and prospects of the Company; or

B. The rights and liabilities attaching to the Shares.

The relevant Appendix 2A was lodged via ASX on-line forms

For and on behalf of Oilex Ltd

Suzie Foreman

Company Secretary

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