Horizonte Minerals Regulatory News (HZM)

ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 2 OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES ("AIM RULES")

COMPANY NAME:

Horizonte Minerals plc

COMPANY REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS AND IF DIFFERENT, COMPANY TRADING ADDRESS (INCLUDING POSTCODES) :

1 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8DJ

COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:

England and Wales

COMPANY WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY AIM RULE 26:

www.horizonteminerals.com

COMPANY BUSINESS (INCLUDING MAIN COUNTRY OF OPERATION) OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTING POLICY). IF THE ADMISSION IS SOUGHT AS A RESULT OF A REVERSE TAKE-OVER UNDER RULE 14, THIS SHOULD BE STATED:

Horizonte Minerals plc, the exploration and development company focused on Brazil and Peru, has entered into an agreement with Canadian mining company Teck Resources Limited for the purchase of its wholly owned subsidiary, Teck Cominco Brasil S.A., which owns the Araguaia nickel project located in the Carajás mineral district of northern Brazil. The purchase is conditional, amongst other things, on shareholder approval. The acquisition constitutes a reverse takeover under the AIM Rules for Companies.

DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED INCLUDING ANY RESTRICTIONS AS TO TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES (i.e. where known, number and type of shares, nominal value and issue price to which it seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares):

246,560,480 ordinary shares of 1 pence each

CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION (IF APPLICABLE) AND ANTICIPATED MARKET CAPITALISATION ON ADMISSION:

£5,126,114 to be raised on Admission through a placing for cash.

Anticipated market capitalisation of £24,656,048.

PERCENTAGE OF AIM SECURITIES NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS AT ADMISSION:

77.65%

DETAILS OF ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM TO WHICH THE AIM COMPANY HAS APPLIED OR AGREED TO HAVE ANY OF ITS SECURITIES (INCLUDING ITS AIM SECURITIES) ADMITTED OR TRADED:

None

FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known):

David John Hall Non-Executive Chairman

Jeremy John Martin Chief Executive Officer

Allan Michael Walker Non-Executive Director

Nicholas Robert Winer Chief Operations Officer

Alexander Nicholas Christopher Non-Executive Director (Proposed)

FULL NAMES AND HOLDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, BEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known):

NAMES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES:

None

(i) ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE

(ii) DATE TO WHICH THE MAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED (this may be represented by unaudited interim financial information)

(iii) DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE REPORTS PURSUANT TO AIM RULES 18 AND 19:

i. 31 December

ii. 31 December 2009

iii. 30 September 2010, 30 June 2011, 30 September 2011

EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:

17 August 2010

NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:

Westhouse Securities Limited

One Angel Court

London EC2R 7HJ

NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:

Westhouse Securities Limited

One Angel Court

London EC2R 7HJ

OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF A QUOTED APPLICANT, DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:

Westhouse Securities Limited

One Angel Court

London EC2R 7HJ

DATE OF NOTIFICATION:

13 August 2010

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