Elemental Announces Proposed Capital Raising
PERTH, Australia, Nov. 20, 2012 /CNW/ - Elemental Minerals Ltd. (ASX, TSX: ELM) ("Elemental" or "the Company") is pleased to announce a proposed private placement offering of ordinary shares (the "Placement").
The Placement will be conducted pursuant to the Company's available 15% placement capacity through the issue of up to 36,542,142 ordinary shares. The Company also intends to implement a share purchase plan ("SPP") to enable existing shareholders in qualifying jurisdictions to subscribe for Elemental shares at the same price as the Placement.
The Placement is being undertaken on a combined non-underwritten brokered basis with BMO Capital Markets, Renaissance Securities (Cyprus) Limited and National Bank Financial. The Placement will be priced in the context of the market.
Elemental plans to use the net proceeds from the financing to maintain appropriate levels of capital for study costs, exploration and resource definition, working capital and general corporate purposes.
It is expected that trading in Elemental's shares will be temporarily halted on the Australian Securities Exchange pending finalisation of the terms of the Placement.
The Placement is subject to certain conditions precedent including, but not limited to, provision of appropriate broker and placement documentation and conditional approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
A further announcement regarding the Placement will be made separately when final details are available. Information regarding the SPP will be announced shortly.
About Elemental Minerals
Elemental Minerals Limited is an advanced mining exploration and development company that aims to grow shareholder value through its 93%-owned Sintoukola Potash Project on the Republic of Congo coastline. Elemental Minerals is dual listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ELM. For more information, visit www.elementalminerals.com
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SOURCE Elemental Minerals Limited
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Iain Macpherson
Chief Executive Officer
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iain.macpherson@elementalminerals.com
John Sanders
Executive Director
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john.sanders@elementalminerals.com
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