The following amendments have been
made to the 'Placing and Broker
Option' announcement released on 10 October 2024 at 7.00
a.m. under RNS number 6198H.
The Placing comprises a total of
16,480,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.0001p (not 0.1p) each in the Company, and
confirms that the closing price related to the issue of the
Creditor Shares is 9 October 2024 (not 2004).
All other details remain unchanged.
The full amended text is shown below.
This announcement contains inside
information for the purposes of Article 7 of the UK version of
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of
the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended ("MAR"). Upon
the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information
Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the
public domain.
10 October 2024
Nativo Resources
Plc
("Nativo"
or the "Company")
Placing to raise
£412,000
Broker Option to raise up to
a further £100,000
Nativo Resources plc (LON:NTVO),
which has interests in precious metals mining and production in
Peru, is pleased to announce that it has conditionally raised
£412,000 by Peterhouse Capital Limited, ("Peterhouse") (before expenses) by way
of a placing (the "Placing") of a total of 16,480,000,000
new ordinary shares of 0.0001p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 0.0025p
per new Ordinary Shares (the "Issue Price") ("Placing Shares"). Proceeds of the
Placing will be used to:
·
Progress production at the Tesoro Gold Mine
("Tesoro") through it's
50%-owned Peruivan joint venture, Boku Resources SAC ("Boku"), through extension of the
existing Bonanza shaft and
development La Dorada, a
second shaft
·
Support design and planning work associated with
the development of a gold processing plant
·
The provision of working capital until Q2
2025
A further announcement on admission
of the Placing Shares, Broker Option Shares and Creditor Shares
(both as referred to below) will be made in due course, following
the conclusion of the Broker Option process. The Placing
Shares, Broker Option Shares and Creditor Shares will be issued
under the Company's existing share authorities.
The Placing will provide the Company
with the necessary funding to further progress its Peruvian
gold-mining projects as detailed above, and provide the Company
with further general working capital.
Stephen Birrell, Chief Executive Officer of Nativo,
commented:
"Today's Placing will ensure Nativo is able to accelerate and
expand production at Tesoro and also provide essential working
capital as we seek to expand our capabilities through the
development of a large-scale gold ore processing plant on a local
site. We would like to thank shareholders for their continued
support and look forward to updating them in due
course."
Broker Option
In order to provide qualifying
Nativo shareholders ("Existing
Shareholders") and other qualified investors with an
opportunity to participate on the same basis as the Placing (under
identical terms to the Placing), the Company has granted Peterhouse
a Broker Option over 4,000,000,000 Broker Option Shares. Full take
up of the Broker Option Shares would raise a further £100,000 for
the Company, before expenses.
Existing Shareholders who hold
shares in the Company and were on the register of members as at the
close of business at 4:30 p.m. on 9 October 2024, will be
prioritised for participation in the Broker Option (other than at
the discretion of Peterhouse) and all orders from such Existing
Shareholders will be accepted and processed by Peterhouse on a
strictly "First Come, First Served" basis. The Broker Option has
not been underwritten. Peterhouse is entitled to participate in the
Broker Option as principal.
The Broker Option may be exercisable
by Peterhouse on more than one occasion, at any time from the date
of this announcement to 4:30 p.m. UK time on 10 October 2024, at
its absolute discretion, following consultation with the Company.
There is no obligation on Peterhouse to exercise the Broker Option
or to seek to procure subscribers for the Broker Option Shares.
Peterhouse may also, subject to prior consent of the Company,
allocate new ordinary shares after the time of any initial
allocation to any person submitting a bid after that time.
Depending on demand the number of Broker Option Shares subject to
the Broker Option may be increased at the discretion of the Company
with the written agreement of Peterhouse.
Peterhouse may choose not to accept
bids and/or to accept bids, either in whole or in part, on the
basis of allocations determined at their discretion (after
consultation with the Company) and may scale down any bids for this
purpose on such basis as Peterhouse may determine. Peterhouse may
also, subject to prior consent of the Company, allocate new
Ordinary Shares after the time of any initial allocation to any
person submitting a bid after that time.
The Broker Option Shares are not
being made available to the public and none of the Broker Option
Shares are being offered or sold in any jurisdiction where it would
be unlawful to do so. No Prospectus will be issued in connection
with the Broker Option.
If the Broker Option is fully taken
up, it will raise an additional £100,000 before expenses. If the
Broker Option is not fully subscribed by 4:30 p.m. on 10 October
2024, orders from eligible investors will be satisfied in full, and
the balance of the Broker Option shall lapse. The Company will
announce the results of the Broker Option and the resultant shares
in issue following its close.
Subscription to Broker Option
To subscribe for Broker Option
Shares, Existing Shareholders
and other qualified investors should communicate their bid to
Peterhouse via their stockbroker as Peterhouse cannot take direct
orders from individual private investors who are not existing
clients. Existing Shareholders or other interested
parties who wish to register their interest in participating in the
Broker Option Shares should instruct their stockbroker to call
Peterhouse on STX: 76086 or 020 7469 0938 or 020 7469 0936 or 020
7220 9797. Each bid should state the number of Broker Option Shares
the Existing Shareholder or other qualified investor wishes to
subscribe for at the Placing Price.
Additional share issuances
It has also been agreed that a total
of 580,645,161 new Ordinary Shares will be issued at a price of
0.0031p per share, being the closing price as at 9 October 2024, as
payment to certain creditors (the "Creditor Shares").
For
further information please contact:
Nativo Resources
Stephen Birrell, Chief Executive
Officer
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Via Vigo Consulting
nativo@vigoconsulting.com
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Zeus
Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint
Broker)
James Joyce
James Bavister
Isaac Hooper
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Tel: +44 (0)20 3829 5000
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Peterhouse Capital Limited (Joint Broker)
Duncan Vasey
Lucy Williams
Rose Greensmith
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7469 0930
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Vigo
Consulting (Investor Relations)
Ben Simons
Peter Jacob
Anna Sutton
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7390
0234
nativo@vigoconsulting.com
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About Nativo Resources plc (formerly Echo Energy plc)
Following the partial divestment of
its assets in Argentina, Nativo entered into a 50:50 joint venture
in Peru in July 2024 with an experienced local partner for precious
metals (gold/silver) mining and processing of gold ore (own and
third party production) and the cleaning of known tailings deposits
containing Measured and Indicated resources of gold and silver.
Through the JV, known as Boku Resources, Nativo has secured an
opportunity to scale operations in Peru, owning 50% of the
production and resources.
Initially, Boku is establishing
formalised artisanal and small mining operations on its 100% held
Tesoro Gold Mine, southern Peru, targeting early cash flow
generation by Q4 2024. The Company plans to establish its own gold
ore processing plant and, longer-term, to pursue its low capex
strategies to appraise and exploit tailings deposits to recover
gold, and develop the Ana Lucia Polymetallic concession.
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