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Friday 20 June
• Effective Date of the merger.
• Last day of trading in Zinifex shares on the ASX.
• Existing Zinifex Directors are appointed to the Oxiana Board.
• Mr. Andrew Michelmore becomes Managing Director and CEO of Oxiana. Mr. Owen Hegarty becomes a non-executive Director of Oxiana.
Monday 23 June
• Commencement of deferred settlement trading in new Oxiana shares, to be issued as Scheme Consideration to former Zinifex shareholders (see below for information on deferred settlement trading).
Thursday 26 June (7:00 pm)
• Record date for determining entitlements of former Zinifex shareholders to new Oxiana shares issued as Scheme Consideration.
Tuesday 1 July
• Implementation Date for the Scheme.
Friday 4 July
• Despatch of transaction confirmation statements for new Oxiana shares issued as Scheme Consideration to new Oxiana shareholders.
• Despatch of Notice of Meeting and proxy forms for Oxiana EGM to new Oxiana shareholders.
• Last day for deferred settlement trading in new Oxiana shares.
Monday 7 July
• First day of normal settlement trading in new Oxiana shares on the ASX.
Friday 18 July (2:30 pm)
• Oxiana EGM to vote on change of company name to OZ Minerals Limited and to deal with other merger-related matters.
Trading by existing Oxiana shareholders will not be affected by the Scheme.