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Caracal Gold plc / EPIC: GCAT / Market: Main / Sector: Mining
14 February 2022
Caracal Gold plc ('Caracal' or the 'Company')
Appointment of Joint Broker & Clarification re: Strategic Placement
Caracal Gold plc, the gold producer with operations in East Africa, is pleased to announce the appointment of Clear Capital Markets as joint broker of the Company with immediate effect.
The appointment of Clear Capital Markets, the UK-based stockbroker and wealth manager, follows the completion of an approx. Β£2 million capital raising, which included Β£300,000 received from an existing major shareholder at a price of 1.25 pence per ordinary share, and the placement to clients of Clear Capital Markets, as announced earlier today. By way of clarification, Clear Capital Markets have placed 177,048,592 new ordinary shares at a price of 0.95 pence per ordinary share with their clients.
As a result of the funding announced today, the Company will not be proceeding with the previously announced convertible as announced in the RNS dated 7 December 2022.
Chief executive of Caracal Gold Plc, Robbie McCrae, said:
"We are delighted to welcome Clear Capital Markets as our joint broker, following this successful placing by them, one which was extremely well received by their clients.
"We welcome Clear Capital Markets as an investor and look forward to retaining their clients as long-term supportive shareholders as we enter the next phase of development at our Kilimapesa Gold Mining and Processing Operations in Kenya, where we are targeting a 100% uplift in gold production to 2,000oz per month by year end - following implementation of Phase 3 of our accelerated Development Plan, as announced.
"The funds raised in this Β£2 million capital raising will help us deliver this goal as expediently as possible."
The Company and management are solely responsible for this RNS.