Appointment details
| Appointment type | Voluntary Administration Receivers and Managers Deed of Company Arrangement |
| Appointment date | 20 October 2021 |
| Appointees | Martin Jones and Matthew Woods |
| Companies subject to Administration | Australia Salt Lake Potash Pty Ltd Piper Preston Pty Ltd
Salt Lake Potash Limited Irve Holdings Pty Ltd Two Lake Holdings Pty Ltd SO4 Fertiliser Holdings Pty Ltd Irve Developments Pty Ltd Two Lake Developments Pty Ltd SO4 Fertiliser Developments Pty Ltd
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| Office | Perth |
KPMG contact
Jacob Carger
saltlakepotash@kpmg.com.au
P: +61 8 9263 7178
F: +61 8 9263 7129
Background information
Martin Jones, Hayden White and Tom Birch were appointed as Administrators of Salt Lake Potash Limited and its Related Entities on 20 October 2021 pursuant to Section 436A of the Corporations Act 2001.
Tom Birch resigned as an administrator on 31 January 2022.
Second meeting of creditors
The second meetings of creditors for the Companies was held at the offices of KPMG, L8, 235 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000, as outlined below:
Piper Preston Pty Ltd and Australian Salt Lake Potash Pty Ltd creditor meetings held on Thursday, 29 September 2022 at 10:30am. Creditors resolved that PP and ASLP should enter into the proposed Deed of Company Arrangement.
Salt Lake Potash Limited and the remaining subsidiaries creditor meetings held on Friday, 30 September 2022 at 10:30am. The Chairperson adjourned the meeting pursuant to Section 75-140(1) of the Insolvency Practice Rules (Corporations) 2016 for a period of up to 45 business days (being up to 2 December 2022) pursuant to Section 75-140(3) of the Rules. The Adjournment allows:
- further time for interested parties (including the Directors) to formulate and put forward a DOCA proposal to creditors and to allow the Administrators further time to progress the potential restructure of the Companies; and
- allows the Administrators to report back to creditors with sufficient information to accurately determine whether entering into a DOCA (if one is proposed) provides a better return to creditors as compared to an immediate winding-up of each of the Companies’, less ASLP and PP.
First meeting of creditors
1 November 2021
The First Meeting of Creditors of the Companies was held on 1 November 2021, at which the Administrators appointment was confirmed. Creditors resolved at the First Meeting of Creditors to appoint a Committee of Inspection for each of SO4 and PP. COI’s were not formed for the other seven (7) entities.
Creditor communications
Information and circulars for creditors.
Shareholder communications
Information and circulars for shareholders.
Court documents
Court directions proceedings and documentation relating to this matter.
Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG)
General information for claimants: Fair Entitlements Guarantee website
ASIC insolvency material
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