Company: COOT
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001641172-25-009369
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Company: Australian Oilseeds Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form: S-1/A
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modity Applied Research Digest (GCARD) at JP Morgan Center for Commodities (JPMCC) at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. Mr. Chen obtained his PhD in Finance from the Financial Asset Management Engineering Center at University of Lausanne, Switzerland in 2005, master’s degree in finance, Center for Economic Research, Tilburg University in the Netherland in 2001, and B.A. degree in Economics from the Renmin University of China in China in 1998. We believe Mr. Chen is well qualified to serve as a director due to his experience in financing and investing acquired over the course of his career spent working in financial institutions.

Gowri Shankar, Director (Independent), Audit Committee Chair— Mr. Shankar has served as Director of Lotus Hydro Power PLC since July 2016, and Director of Hatton plantations PLC since May 2019. He is a member of Audit Committee, Third Party Related Transaction Committee, Remuneration Committee of Lotus Hydro Power PLC and Hatton Plantations PLC, which are public companies listed on Colombo Stock Exchange. He is also the Group Director of Investments & Strategy for G&G Group of Companies, Singapore. Mr. Shankar worked in private banks for more than 10 years, and has handled portfolio management services for HNI’s & Corporates. Mr. Shankar graduated from NIT Jalandhar with a Bachelor of technology in BTech (Machine Designing & Automation Engineering) in 2001, and National Institute of Technology Warangal with an MBA (Marketing & System) in 2003.

The business and affairs of the Company will be managed by or under the supervision of the Company’s Board following completion of the Business Combination. Immediately after Closing, the Board will consist of five directors: Gary Seaton, Gowri Shankar, Kapil Singh, Kevin Chen and Menaka Athukorala, with Gary Seaton expected to serve as Chairman of the Board. The primary responsibilities of the Board will be to provide oversight, strategic guidance, counselling and direction to the Company’s management. The Board will meet on a regular basis and additionally as required.

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A majority of the Company’s directors and officers are located outside of the United States and are nationals or residents of jurisdictions other than the United States, and all or a substantial portion of their assets are located outside of the United States. Gary Seaton and Amarjeet Singh reside in Australia. Menaka Athukorala resides in Sri Lanka, Kap