Last checked at 20 Jun 2023 07:00
20 June 2023
Successful Share Purchase Plan Completed |
Aura Energy Limited (ASX: AEE, AIM: AURA) ("Aura" or "the Company") is pleased to advise that the Company's Share Purchase Plan ("SPP") announced on 3 May 2023 raised $670,495.
The total raised between the SPP, and the placement announced on 3 May 2023 is $10.7 million. A total of 3,624,271 ordinary shares will be issued today to SPP participants pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.2 Exception 5.
Aura Managing Director and CEO, David Woodall thanked Shareholders who participated in the SPP which will support the continued growth of the Company.
"The successful completion of the capital raise and SPP puts Aura in a great position to deliver on our strategy. Our target is to be development ready with the completion of the Front-End-Engineering Design (FEED), the receipt of the uranium export permit, additional offtake agreements and the progression of financing in 2023 to maximise value to our shareholders. This timeline is aligned with the continual improvement of the uranium market, with spot prices recently passing US$57 per pound U3O8."
"Our strategy remains focused on continuing to develop our flagship Tiris Project in Mauritania to meet this rising demand and corresponding rising price for uranium. We believe this demand is sustainable and necessary to meet global decarbonisation targets."
Related Party Transaction
The participation of David Woodall (Managing Director & CEO), Philip Mitchell (Non-Executive Chairman) and Bryan Dixon (Non-Executive Director) (together the "Related Parties") in the Share Purchase Plan (the "SPP") constitutes a related party transaction in accordance with AIM Rule 13. Patrick Mutz and Warren Mundine (both Non-Executive Directors), who did not participate in the SPP and are therefore independent directors for these purposes, consider, having consulted with the Company's Nominated Adviser, the terms of the Related Parties participation in the SPP to fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's shareholders are concerned.
The following table sets out the Directors' shareholdings and percentage interests in the issued share capital of the Company following completion of the SPP.
Holding prior to the announcement of SPP | Number of Ordinary Shares acquired through SPP | Immediately following Admission of the SPP | |||
Number of Ordinary Shares | % of issued share capital | Number of Ordinary Shares | Number of Ordinary Shares | % of issued share capital | |
David Woodall | 16,000,000 | 2.61% | 162,162 | 16,162,162 | 2.62% |
Philip Mitchell | 10,037,404 | 1.64% | 162,162 | 10,199,566 | 1.65% |
Bryan Dixon | 3,000,000 | 0.49% | 108,108 | 3,108,108 | 0.50% |
Application will be made for 3,624,271 ordinary shares ("Share Purchase Plan Shares") to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected the Admission will become effective on or around 26 June 2023.
Total Voting Rights
Following the issue of the 3,624,271 Share Purchase Plan Shares, the total issued share capital of the Company will consist of 616,484,204 ordinary shares of no par value each ("Ordinary Shares"). The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total current voting rights in the Company following Admission will be 616,484,204 and this figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ('MAR'). Upon the publication of this announcement via Regulatory Information Service ('RIS'), this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
Authorised for lodgement by the Board of Aura Energy
For further information, please contact:
David Woodall Managing Director and CEO Aura Energy Limited info@auraenergy.com.au
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SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker) David Hignell Kasia Brzozowska +44 (0) 203 470 0470
| WH Ireland Limited (Joint Broker) James Bavister Andrew de Andrade +44 (0) 207 220 1666
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About Aura Energy (ASX: AEE, AIM: AURA)
Aura Energy is an Australian-based minerals company that has major uranium and polymetallic projects with large resources in Africa and Europe. The Company is now focused on uranium production from the Tiris Project, a major greenfield uranium discovery in Mauritania.
A recent Enhanced Feasibility Study has increased the project NPV significantly which reconfirms Tiris as one of the lowest capex, lowest operating cost uranium projects that remain undeveloped in the world.
In October 2021, the Company entered a US$10m Offtake Financing Agreement with Curzon, which includes an additional up to US$10m facility, bringing the maximum available under the agreement to US$20m.
In 2023, Aura will continue to transition from a uranium explorer to a uranium producer, to capitalise on the rapidly growing demand for nuclear power as the world continues to shift towards a decarbonised energy sector.
Disclaimer Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This ASX announcement (Announcement) contains various forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to uncertainties in that they may be affected by a variety of known and unknown risks, variables and factors which could cause actual values or results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the expectations described in such forward-looking statements. The Company does not give any assurance that the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements will be achieved.
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM:
MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name: | 1) David Woodall 2) Philip Mitchell 3) Bryan Dixon | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status: | 1) Managing Director & CEO 2) Non-Executive Chairman 3) Non-Executive Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name: | Aura Energy Limited | ||||
b) | LEI: | 5493003D06RIWBKIKA27 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: Identification code: |
Ordinary Shares of no par value each
AU000000AEE7 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction: | Purchase of shares through Share Purchase Plan | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s): |
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d) | Aggregated information: Aggregated volume: Price: |
432,432 A$0.185 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction: | 20 June 2023
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f) | Place of the transaction: | Outside of a trading venue | ||||