Elemental Minerals Enters into Agreement for a Private Placement Offering of Up to A$14 Million
/NOT FOR RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES/
PERTH, AUSTRALIA, Nov. 21, 2012 /CNW/ - Elemental Minerals Ltd. (ASX, TSX: ELM) ("Elemental" or "the Company") is pleased to announce further details of its private placement.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Elemental enters into placement agreement with BMO Capital Markets, Renaissance Securities (Cyprus) Limited and National Bank Financial Inc.
- Placement agreement provides for an offering of up to A$14 million at a price per new share of A$0.385
Details of the Placement
The Company announces that it has today, following a marketing period, entered into a placement agreement, on a combined non-underwritten brokered basis, with BMO Capital Markets, Renaissance Securities (Cyprus) Limited and National Bank Financial Inc. to raise up to A$14 million at a price per new share of A$0.385 from sophisticated and institutional investors. Orders have been received from investors to fully allocate the offering and the placement will utilise the Company's available 15% placement capacity to issue the new shares without shareholder approval.
The Company's largest shareholder, Pala Investments Limited ("Pala"), has also indicated that it will participate in the placement.
Settlement of the placement is scheduled to take place on 28 November 2012 and remains conditional upon receipt of completed subscription letters, customary conditions, and conditional listing approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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
NOT FOR RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which such an offer would be illegal. The securities described hereunder have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Accordingly, the securities described hereunder may not be offered or sold to persons in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws.
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SOURCE Elemental Minerals Limited
Iain Macpherson
Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +27 (0) 76 238 4461
iain.macpherson@elementalminerals.com
John Sanders
Executive Director
Tel: +27 (0) 82 445 5291
john.sanders@elementalminerals.com
Ilja Graulich
Investor Relations Manager
Tel: +27 (0) 83 604 0820
ilja.graulich@elementalminerals.com
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