Alpha HPA delivers the low cost, high demand, critical ingredient for revolutionary energy storage and other breakthrough technologies via our Smart SX Technology, with enviable green credentials. Invest in a future where smart technology enables innovation and growth by way of the world’s most sustainable HPA products.
Alpha HPA’s Smart SX Technology delivers some of the highest purity aluminium products in the world, at world-leading margins in a first class jurisdiction and with a very low carbon footprint.
Alpha HPA’s products are in growing demand as the world’s technologies and governments respond to a once in generational technology shift to meet the challenges of de-carbonisation
As global markets demand cleaner energy solutions, manufacturers of Lithium-based energy storage solutions, LED lights and Smartphones are demanding HPA. To 2025, the total HPA compound annual growth rate is forecast to be 17.5%. Looking at electric vehicles alone, growth demand for HPA as a key material is forecast to increase by 400%.
The HPA First Project Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) was delivered in March 2020 and provides a technically robust and compelling business case:
Currently, around 83% of the world’s HPA supply comes from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, with China the most prolific producer. Large, diversified chemical companies dominate this production, and generate HPA as a secondary product.
Our HPA First Project represents a large volume, single source, HPA production proposition, providing enormous opportunity. Alpha HPA has the potential to become the alternative supply source to the existing dominant producers. More importantly, Alpha HPA is well placed to fill the expected supply shortage as forecast HPA demand escalates over the next decade.
Our efficiencies impact more than the bottom line. They align with the markets that we’re delivering into—the markets that are driving decarbonisation. The revolution in energy storage, the global adoption of LED lights and the demand Smartphones is not separate to the increasing call for greener practices, and in the production sustainable high purity alumina, Alpha HPA leads the way.
Demand for HPA is primarily being driven by the increasing adoption of LED (Light Emitting Diode) products, separators in lithium ion batteries (Li-B’s) and scratch resistant artificial sapphire glass for Smartphone screens and watches.
Growth demand is dominated by the APAC Region (~70% in 2016) primarily China, Japan and South Korea. Alpha HPA is ideally placed to service the most dominant region of global HPA demand.
| Name: | Alpha HPA Limited |
| Business Description: | Alpha HPA Limited is pursuing the fast track development of the HPA First Project, capable of delivering High Purity Alumina (HPA) into the burgeoning battery and LED markets are at the forefront of the world’s technology revolution. |
| Ordinary Shares onIssue: | 857,806,079 |
| Convertible Notes on Issue: | - |
| Options on Issue: | 24,800,000 31/07/23 35 cent options 5,000,000 30/09/23 35 cent options 9,760,000 30/04/25 90 cent options 3,000,000 31/08/25 90 cent options |
| Listings: | Australian Securities Exchange, code: A4N |
| Head Office: | Level 2, 66 Hunter Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Tel: +61 (0) 2 9300 3310 Fax: +61 (0) 2 9221 6333 Email: info@alphahpa.com.au Website: www.alphahpa.com.au |
| Board of Directors: | Mr Norman Seckold (Chairman) Mr Rimas Kairaitis (Managing Director) Mr Peter Nightingale (Director) Mr Cameron Peacock (Non-Executive Director) Mr Anthony Sgro (Non-Executive Director) Mr Justin Werner (Non-Executive Director) Dr Regan Crooks (Non-Executive Director) Mr Robert Williamson (COO and Executive Director) |
| Company Secretary: | Mr Richard Edwards |
| Auditor: | KPMG 16 Riparian Plaza 71 Eagle Street Brisbane, QLD, 4000 |
| Share Registry: | Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited Level 4, 60 Carrnigton Street Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: 1300 787 272 or +61 3 9415 4000 (Overseas Callers) Fax: +61 (3) 9473 2500 |
Information as at 30 April 2023.
Distribution of Equity securities
| Range | Number of Holders | Number of Shares |
|---|---|---|
| 1- 1,000 | 407 | 255,386 |
| 1,001- 5,000 | 1,197 | 3,401,391 |
| 5,000- 10,000 | 670 | 5,562,437 |
| 10,001- 100,000 | 1,371 | 52,418,867 |
| 100,001- and over | 430 | 796,092,998 |
| Total | 4,075 | 857,731,079 |
The number of shareholders holding less than a marketable parcel at 30 April 2023 is 129.
Substantial Shareholders
Substantial shareholders and the number of equity securities in which it has an interest, as shown in the Company’s Register of Substantial Shareholders is:
| Shareholder | Number Held | |
|---|---|---|
| Regal Funds Management Pty Ltd (RFM) | 70,916,053 | |
| Permgold Pty Ltd | 67,291,194 | |
| Macquarie Group Limited | 51,932,141 | |
| Orica Limited and Orica Investments Pty Ltd | 44,982,980 |
Class of Shares and Voting Rights
The voting rights attached to ordinary shares, as set out in the Company’s Constitution, are that every member in person or by proxy, attorney or representative, shall have one vote when a poll is called, otherwise each member present at a meeting has one vote on a show of hands.
| Rank | Name | Shares | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED | 77,505,479 | 9.04 |
| 2. | PERMGOLD PTY LTD | 67,291,194 | 7.85 |
| 3. | ORICA INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | 44,982,980 | 5.24 |
| 4. | PALMER BOOKMAKING PTY LIMITED | 40,392,759 | 4.71 |
| 5. | BT PORTFOLIO SERVICES LIMITED<WARREL HOLDINGS S/F A/C> | 40,000,000 | 4.66 |
| 6. | WOODROSS NOMINEES PTY LTD | 38,512,683 | 4.49 |
| 7. | UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD | 34,478,344 | 4.02 |
| 8. | HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED – A/C 2 | 24,271,798 | 2.83 |
| 9. | BUDWORTH CAPITAL PTY LTD<ROLLING HILLS CAPITAL A/C> | 15,200,000 | 1.77 |
| 10. | JP MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | 15,041,078 | 1.75 |
| 11. | ROSIGNOL PTY LTD<NIGHTINGALE FAMILY A/C> | 13,612,500 | 1.59 |
| 12. | NINAN PTY LTD | 12,171,678 | 1.42 |
| 13. | MR ROBERT SIMON LORD | 12,000,000 | 1.40 |
| 14. | ALL-STATES FINANCE PTY LTD | 10,704,545 | 1.25 |
| 15. | AMP RACING PTY LIMITED | 10,392,341 | 1.21 |
| 16. | MRP RACING PTY LIMITED | 10,391,776 | 1.21 |
| 17. | GAP BOOKMAKING PTY LIMITED | 10,391,767 | 1.21 |
| 18. | HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED | 9,286,591 | 1.08 |
| 19. | NEWECONOMY COM AU NOMINEES PTY LIMITED | 8,788,544 | 1.02 |
| 20. | WARBONT NOMINEES PTY LTD <UNPAID ENTREPOT A/C> | 7,439,993 | 0.87 |
| TOTAL: | 502,856,050 | 58.63 |
Current as at 30 April 2023.
Alpha HPA Limited
Level 2, 66 Hunter Street
Sydney, NSW, 2000
Telephone: +61 (0) 2 9300 3310
Facsimile: +61 (0) 2 9221 6333
Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited
Level 4, 60 Carrington Street
Sydney, NSW, 2000
Telephone: 1300 787 272
Overseas Callers: +61 3 9415 4000
Facsimile: +61 (3) 9473 2500
Email: web.queries@computershare.com.au
KPMG
16 Riparian Plaza
71 Eagle Street
Brisbane, QLD, 4000
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30+ years in the full time management of natural resource companies. Past Chairman and Director of listed companies including Bolnisi Gold NL, Timberline Minerals Inc., Perseverance Corporation Limited, ValdoraMinerals NL and PalmarejoSilver and Gold Corp. Currently Chairman of Santana Minerals Limited and Sky Metals Limited and Deputy Chairman of Nickel Mines Limited.
20+ years experience in minerals exploration and resource development in gold, base metals and industrial minerals. Led the geological field teams to the discovery of the Tomingley and McPhillamy’s gold deposits in NSW and steered the Hera gold-lead-zinc Project from discovery through to successful commissioning and commercial production.
Previously founding Managing Director and CEO of ASX-listed Aurelia Metals. Currently Non-Executive Director of Sky Metals Limited.
20+ years as a Director or Company Secretary for a range of resource companies including Pangea Resources Limited, Timberline Minerals Inc., Perseverance Corporation Limited, Valdora Minerals NL, Mogul Mining NL, Bolnisi Gold NL , Planet Gas Limited (now Sky Metals Limited) and Nickel Mines Limited. Currently also a Director of Prospech Limited.
Chemical Engineer with 45+ years’ senior management experience in the supply of specialised equipment to the process industries, with an emphasis on mining as well as oil and gas. Co-founder, Director and General Manager of Kelair Pumps for 36 years.
20+ years’ mining and management experience. Previously consulted to a number of blue chip mining companies including BHP, Rio Tinto and Freeport McMoran. Successful track record of mine discovery and development. Currently Managing Director of Nickel Mines Limited.
Mr Edwards graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales, is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, a member of CPA Australia and holds a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from FINSIA. He is also Company Secretary of ASX listed Nickel Mines Limited and Prospech Limited.
Rob is a mechanical engineer and joins the Company having recently rebuilt and started up a new 155ktpa SX zinc refinery in the USA in the capacity of Vice President and GM of the facility. Rob is ideally placed to bring 20 years of experience in large facility operations to Alpha HPA. Based in Brisbane, Rob is responsible for building a Project delivery team for our HPA project in Gladstone.
20+ years experience in numerous finance focused roles across banking, private equity and equity capital markets. In his more recent roles as an Investor Relations and Business Development executive across several resource companies, he has been deeply involved in the preparation and execution of numerous large-scale primary and secondary capital market transactions. He has an established network across the global resources and generalist investment funds and a well-established track record in assisting companies build and manage their institutional and retail investor bases.
HPA First Project is Smart SX Technology in action, and at scale. Solvent extraction has long been a method for extracting and purifying metals, but it’s not been successfully applied to aluminium until now. With the HPA First Project, we’re applying our licensed solvent extraction and refining technology to produce >99.99% pure aluminium products from a common industrial feedstock.
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