20 Sep 2011 07:00
For immediate release: 20 SEPTEMBER 2011
Sirius Minerals Plc
("Sirius" or the "Company")
Macquarie Appointed Nomad and Joint Broker
The Directors of Sirius Minerals Plc (AIM: SXX, OTCQX: SRUXY), the globally diversified potash development group, are pleased to announce that the Company has appointed Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited ("Macquarie") to act as its Nominated Adviser and joint broker with immediate effect.
Chris Fraser, Managing Director and CEO of Sirius, said:
"We are delighted to appoint Macquarie as our Nomad and Joint Broker. They are one of the world's leading global resources banks with strong research and distribution capabilities in the mining and agricultural sectors. The combination of Liberum and Macquarie as Joint Brokers give the company access to market leading expertise to advance Sirius towards our goal of becoming a leading producer in the global potash industry."
For further information, please contact:
Sirius Minerals Plc | |||
Chris Fraser(MD & CEO) | Tel: +44 7582711382 or +61 404 073 288 | Andrew Lindsay(FD & CFO) | Tel: +44 20 3327 3660 |
NOMAD/Broker | Joint Brokers | Media Enquiries | |
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited | Liberum Capital Limited | Gth Media Relations | |
Steve Baldwin, Simon Law | Michael Rawlinson, Clayton Bush | Toby Hall, Christian Pickel | |
Tel: +44 20 3037 2000 | Tel: + 44 20 3100 2222 | Tel: + 44 20 3103 3903 | |
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About Macquarie
Founded in 1969 and employing over 15,500 people worldwide in more than 70 offices, Macquarie is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services acting on behalf of institutional, corporate and retail clients.
Macquarie's EMEA operations are centred in London and span the full breadth of the group's corporate finance offering. It employs more than 1,600 people in 18 offices across the region providing advisory, capital markets, underwriting and wholesale structuring capabilities. Growth in the region has reflected Macquarie's philosophy to expand selectively, focusing on specialist areas such as natural resources where Macquarie's expertise can be leveraged for the benefit of its clients.
The rapidly growing Macquarie corporate broking platform currently advises 15 AIM and Main Market clients, of which 8 are in the metals & mining and oil & gas sectors.
About Sirius Minerals Plc
Sirius Minerals is a globally diversified potash development company. Its primary focus is to bring on stream major potash mining facilities through the acquisition and development of projects overlying recognised potash deposits. Today it holds properties in the United Kingdom (North Yorkshire), the United States (North Dakota), and Australia (Queensland and Western Australia).
The Company is additionally progressing ongoing Research and Development initiatives into the secondary uses of salt and potash beds for energy storage and carbon dioxide sequestration.
Incorporated in 2003, Sirius Minerals' shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market. Its shares are also traded in the United States on the OTCQX through the use of a sponsored ADR facility. Further information on the Company can be found at www.siriusminerals.com.