RE: Lithium16 Apr 2023 09:28
NEXT-ChemX will provide US$500,000 proof of funds to Clontarf, and Clontarf is to pay NEXT-ChemX US$500,000 towards testing and the pilot plant construction, and as an exclusivity fee for the use of the NEXT-ChemX's iTDE's technology in Bolivia.
Clontarf is also required to issue to NEXT-ChemX 385 million new ordinary shares in the capital of Clontarf ("Ordinary Shares"), of which half will be subject to a 12 month lock in requirement. At yesterday's closing price, such issue of new Ordinary Shares is worth approximately £580,000.
The above two paragraphs detail the "Conditions Precedent" to the JV coming into force. A further announcement will be made as and when the Conditions Precedent are satisfied.
As part of the transaction, NEXT-ChemX will issue to Clontarf the number of fully paid restricted shares of common stock of NEXT-ChemX representing a US$500,000 value, with the exact number of shares being calculated using the issuance price fixed at the next completed equity raising that is closed and reported to the SEC by NEXT-ChemX. Such shares shall be issued at the closing of the next equity raising carried out by NEXT-ChemX.
Clontarf will potentially issue the following further Ordinary Shares to NEXT-ChemX (or its nominee):
· 250 million new Ordinary Shares, after successful pilot processing of Bolivian brines through the NEXT-ChemX pilot plant; and
· 250 million new Ordinary Shares after entry into a construction and processing contract between the JV and the Bolivian authorities on processing of Bolivian brines utilising NEXT-ChemX's iTDE's technology.
Pilot Plant Update:
In respect of the pilot plant:
· Final piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) engineering for the Pilot Plant is complete, based on modular 40-foot containers specifically designed for the chemistry of the ions to be extracted from a brine;
· Custom designed Hollow Fiber Membranes have been produced and a production system has been designed for immediate erection of the pilot plant; and
· Testing of various lithium brines is planned, subject to applicable laws, during Q2 2023.
The Process from Lab to Pilot, and then to Commercial Operations