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AEA - African Eagle Resources plc - Results of placing and open offer raising
gross proceeds of GBP9.5 Million
African Eagle Resources plc
Incorporated in England and Wales
(Registration number 3912362)
(AIM share code: AFE AIM ISIN: GB0003394813)
(JSE share code: AEA JSE ISIN: GB0003394813)
("African Eagle" or the "Company")
RESULTS OF PLACING AND OPEN OFFER RAISING GROSS PROCEEDS OF GBP9.5 MILLION
African Eagle Resources plc (AIM: AFE; AltX: AEA) is pleased to announce that
the 200,000,000 new Ordinary Shares being issued pursuant to the Placing at 4
pence per share have been allotted, conditional on Admission, to institutional
and other investors, representing gross proceeds of GBP8 million. The Placing
Warrants over 100,000,000 new Ordinary Shares exercisable at 5.5 pence per share
will also be issued to placees as of Admission.
In addition, the Company is pleased to confirm that it has received applications
from Eligible Shareholders participating in the Open Offer representing
38,918,709 Open Offer Shares which have also been allotted, conditional on
Admission, to the relevant applicants at 4 pence per share, representing gross
proceeds of GBP1,556,748.
Application has been made for admission of the 238,918,709 Placing Shares and
Open Offer Shares to trade on AIM and AltX which is expected to take place at
8.00 a.m. on 26 April 2012.
The IFC is participating in the Placing for a total of GBP1.3 million as part
of the Placing and will be making that investment on the basis of the same
agreements it entered into in relation to its previous GBP3.1 million investment
in the Company, announced on 9 November 2011. IFC`s investment is on a fully
independent basis and on the same commercial terms as the other investors in
the Placing. Solely by virtue of its shareholding in the Company before
Admission of 10 per cent, IFC`s investment constitutes a related party
transaction for the purposes of Rule 13 of the AIM Rules for Companies. In
light of the above, the Directors consider, having consulted with Canaccord
(the Company`s nominated advisor), that the terms of IFC`s participation in
the Placing are fair and reasonable insofar as the Shareholders are concerned.
The total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights in issue following
Admission will be 694,014,407. This figure may be used by Shareholders as the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, African
Eagle under the FSA`s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Interim African Eagle Chairman Dr Chris Pointon commented:
"We would like to thank all the shareholders, both existing and new, who
participated in this Placing and Open Offer and the encouraging level of support
for the Company, the proceeds of which will be used towards funding the bankable
feasibility study for our Dutwa nickel project in Tanzania"
Terms used but not defined in this announcement shall have the same meaning as
those set out in the circular issued by African Eagle to its Shareholders on 5
April 2012.
About African Eagle
African Eagle Resources plc is a mining explorer and developer with development
projects in Tanzania and Zambia. The Company`s flagship project is the Dutwa
Nickel project in Tanzania located about 25km south of Lake Victoria and 110km
east of Mwanza within greenstone gold belts which host many of Tanzania`s
operating and developing gold mines. The Company is quoted on the AIM market of
the London Stock Exchange (AIM: AFE) and on the AltX of the Johannesburg Stock
Exchange (AltX: AEA).
Sponsor
Merchantec Capital
25 April 2012
For further information:
Please visit the Company`s website: www.africaneagle.co.uk or contact:
African Eagle Resources plc
Trevor A. Moss (CEO)
Yasumi Toyoda (Investor Relations)
+44 20 7248 6059
Canaccord Genuity Limited
Rob Collins
Andrew Chubb
+ 44 207 050 6500
Ocean Equities Limited
Guy Wilkes
Will Slack
+44 20 7786 4370
This announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, African
Eagle. Ocean Equities Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United
Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, has acted as Joint Broker in
connection with the Placing and Open Offer. Canaccord Genuity Limited, which is
authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services
Authority, has acted as Nomad and Joint-Broker in connection with the Placing
and Open Offer.
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