RE: Bacanora Board of Directors24 May 2021 20:21
It is strange but likely for the same reason they choose not to increase their holding to 19.9% or maintain their 10% stake. they also had the option to increase the off-take tonnage by up to 100% at Stage 2 production
see RNS 10/4/2017
"· Milestone Off-take Agreement for up to 100% of Li2CO3 produced at Sonora:
o Hanwa to purchase 70-100% of lithium carbonate produced during Stage 1
o Tonnage based contract for battery grade lithium carbonate at market pricing, with final pricing to be finalised prior to commencement of production
o Option to increase the off-take tonnage by up to 100% at Stage 2 production
· Company-level investment demonstrates Hanwa's commitment to Bacanora and represents the entry of a new long term, supportive investor to the register:
o Hanwa to acquire an initial 10% interest in Bacanora, raising approximately £10,175,000 (approximately C$16,896,000) in proceeds to the Company via the placement of 12,333,261 shares at a price of 82.5 pence (approximately C$1.37) per share (the "Placing")
o Hanwa is entitled to present a nominee for election to the board of directors of Bacanora and has a pre-emptive right to maintain its 10% equity interest
o Hanwa shall have an option to increase its equity interest in Bacanora to 19.9%.
· The Agreement provides a funding platform for the Project - Hanwa represents a cornerstone investor and will aid in the procurement of long term project debt funding
· Validates the quality of the battery grade (+99.5%) lithium carbonate product and Bacanora's production process
o Hanwa has received numerous samples of the Company's battery grade product and has distributed samples to a number of their customers"