Re Admission 16 August27 Jul 2012 11:12
Update on disposal of Bushveld Magnetite Iron Ore Assets
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Dividend in Specie
Further to Sylvania Platinum Limited's (Sylvania Platinum or the Company) announcements dated 7 March and 23 May 2012, Sylvania Platinum is pleased to announce final details of the distribution to its shareholders of the shares in Mercury Recycling Group Plc ("Mercury"), to be received in respect of the sale of the Company's iron ore assets, located on the Bushveld complex, South Africa ("Iron Ore Assets").
Update on disposal of Iron Ore Assets
As previously announced, Sylvania Platinum entered into a legally binding conditional agreement with Mercury pursuant to which Mercury will acquire the Iron Ore Assets for approximately £13.7 million by issuing 203,022,285 fully paid ordinary shares in Mercury ("Consideration Shares"). Mercury has today published the Admission Document containing inter alia notice of a General Meeting of Mercury to be held on 15 August 2012.
Subject to the approval of the shareholders of Mercury, completion of the sale of the Iron Ore Assets and re-admission of the enlarged Mercury Group to trading on AIM is expected to occur on 16 August 2012 ("Admission").