15 May 2009 08:14
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15Β MayΒ 2009
COMPLETION OF PLACEMENTSΒ
APPOINTMENT OF MR STEPHEN DATTELS
The Directors of Berkeley Resources Limited are pleased to advise that the Company has completedΒ theΒ placementsΒ to Polo Resources LimitedΒ and a number of institutional shareholdersΒ to raiseΒ a total ofΒ A$7 million prior to costs, as set out in the announcement of 23 March 2009.
In accordance with the terms of the Placements and as approved by shareholdersΒ (where required), theΒ Company has issued 14 million shares each at an issue price of $0.50 together with 1 free attaching option exercisable at A$0.75 on or before 15 May 2013 for every 2 shares issuedΒ under the placements. TheΒ Company has also grantedΒ an advisory fee ofΒ 2.5 million unlisted options exercisable at A$ 1.00 on or before 31 May 2013 to Regent Resources Capital Corporation.
Mr Stephen Dattels,Β Executive Chairman of Polo Resources Limited,Β has been appointed as aΒ Non-ExecutiveΒ Director of the Company with effect from today.
The Company has satisfied all of its obligations at completion in accordance with the Subscription AgreementΒ for the placement to Polo Resources Limited.
Following shareholder approval on 6 May 2009, the Company has today also granted a total of 3 million options exercisable at A$0.75 on or before 15 May 2013 to the Directors of the Company.
The Company expects that all of the A$0.75 options issued today will be listed by the ASX upon completion of the current pro rata offer and satisfaction of the Listing Rule requirements.
An Appendix 3B in relation to these issues was released on 8 May 2009.
Enquiries - Managing Director: Matt Syme Tel: +61 417 906 717
RBC Capital Markets:Β Martin Eales Tel: +44 20 7029 7881
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Information Required by AIM Rule 17Β and Schedule Two:
Mr StephenΒ RolandΒ DattelsΒ (aged 61)Β has been appointed a Director of Berkeley Resources Limited effective 15 May 2009.
Mr Dattels has been a director or partners of the following companies and partnerships in the last five years:
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Current Directorships |
Past Directorships |
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Regent Mercantile Bancorp Inc. |
Finelot Trading Company Limited |
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Regent Coal BVI LimitedΒ |
Equilot.com Limited |
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Regent Mercantile Limited |
European Minerals Corporation |
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Regent Pacific Group Ltd. |
Ten Upper Grosvenor Street Management Limited |
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Polo Resources LimitedΒ |
Oriel Resources plc |
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Polo Australasia Limited |
Brook Audley Resources Limited |
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Polo Bangladesh Limited |
EverforΒ Diamonds plc |
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Emerging Metals LimitedΒ |
Uramin Inc. |
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Caledon Resources PLC |
Regent Discovery Limited |
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GCM Resources PLC |
Mago Resources Pty |
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Uramin UK Limited |
Mr Dattels has the following interests in the securities of the Company:
250,000 options exercisable at $0.75 each on or before 15 May 2013.
An indirect interest in 2,500,000 $1.00 Unlisted Options expiring 31 May 2013 which are held by Regent Resources Capital Corporation. Mr Dattels has indirect control of the exercise of the power to convert and dispose of securities.
Mr Dattels resigned as a director of Werner Dahnz Company Limited in November 1988. Werner Dahnz Company Limited went into liquidation in August 1989. Mr. Dattels resigned as a director of Java Gold Corporation in April 1998 and Java Gold Corporation ceased trading on 17 August 1999. Mr. Dattels resigned as a director of Currency Network PLC on 15 November 2001. Currency Network PLC was dissolved on 23 July 2002. On 26 November 2001, a wholly owned subsidiary of Currency Network PLC, Currency Network (UK) Limited, of which Mr. Dattels had never been a director, was placed in creditors' voluntary liquidation.
There is no further information to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g).
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