1. Advise Sophie, Sarah and Candice of how different of external administration could affect them? and 2. What impact would the procedure have on Acme's creditors? Question 2 [10 marks] Wester Corp Lid is a public company listed on the ASX and is involved in manufacturing and distributing drugs for COVID19 treatment. The company has recently raised $80 million from a prospectus share offering through the ASX, with a stated purpose of the capital raising to provide sufficient funds to expand the company's manufacturing operations. However, the expansion project suffers from construction delays, which substantially increase the costs of construction to $150 million. The company obtains a bridging loan from its main bank but does not disclose this information to the market on the basis that the information regarding construction costs are commercial in confidence. The company is also mindful of the expectations of its investors and decides to pay a dividend based on the level of its current assets, even though it has had significant asset write downs in the current financial year. Advise the company as to its potential liabilities under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the ASX Listing Rules. Question 3 [15 marks] Rio Grande Mining Lid is a company that needs funds to expand its business. The company plans to engage in a large-scale equity capital raising in the next 12 months but wishes to raise as much debt as possible before that time while cheap debt is readily available. Rio Grande has been involved in fundraising discussions with a venture capital firm Vulture Capital LLP (based in New York). Vulture Capital has agreed to lend Rio Grande $30 million in a single loan facility. Vulture will also assist Rio Grande to establish a further $30 million unsecured note issue for domestic investors that will carry 12% interest and may be convertible to ordinary shares in Rio Grande at the option of the noteholder in five Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Click Save All Answers to save all answers. ort-LogMel....exe 6 VO