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11 Nov 2010 12:09
11 November 2010
African Minerals Limited (the "Company")
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Successful fundraising to raise approximately $307 million through the issue of new common shares
With reference to its press release earlier today, African Minerals is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised approximately $307m (£191.3 million) through a placing (the "Placing") of 45,000,000 new ordinary shares of $0.01 each (the "Shares") at a price of 425p per Share (the "Placing Price").
Payment and delivery of the Shares is expected to take place on 18 November 2010, subject to customary conditions including, amongst others, absence of any material adverse change, no breach of warranties and the Shares being admitted to trading on AIM.
Application has been made for listing and admission to trading of the Shares on AIM, which are also expected to take place on 18 November 2010.
After settlement of the Offering, African Minerals' total issued share capital will consist of 317,575,943 Shares.
Canaccord Genuity Limited, Dundee Securities Corporation, GMP Securities Europe and Mirabaud Securities LLP acted as joint placing agents in the Offering.
Commenting on the Placing, Frank Timis, Executive Chairman said: "We are delighted with the tremendous response internationally from a broad range of high quality institutional investors. We view this as a major endorsement of the quality of African Minerals' Tonkolili Project, our team and Sierra Leone. We are now well placed to become a significant independent iron ore producer. Having completed a highly successful equity fundraise, we now look forward to completing our planned debt facility."
Contacts
African Minerals Limited +44 20 7104 2800
Alan Watling / Miguel Perry
Canaccord Genuity Limited
Nomad and Joint Placing Agent +44 20 7050 6500
Robert Finlay
Guy Blakeney
Dundee Securities Limited +001 416 350 3250
Joint Placing Agent
David Anderson
GMP Securities Europe LLP +44 20 7647 2800
Joint Placing Agent
Andrew Young
Mirabaud Securities LLP +44 20 7878 3360
Joint Placing Agent
Rory Scott
Pelham Bell Pottinger +44 20 7861 3232
Public Relations
Klara Kaczmarek
Philippe Polman
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