Last checked at 21 Apr 2009 07:00
Tower Resources plc (the "Company")
Institutional, Directors and Employee Placing
Tower Resources plc, (AIM: TRP), the oil and gas exploration company with interests in sub-Saharan Africa, principally in Uganda and Namibia, announces today Blue Oar Securities has raised £1,285,000 before expenses through the placing (the "Placing") of 42,833,334 new ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") (together the "Placing Shares") at a price of 3 pence per Placing Share. The placing comprised £1,250,000 raised from Institutional investors, Directors and employees of the Company and a further £35,000 from an existing overseas institutional shareholder.
It is intended that the proceeds of the Placing will be used to increase the Company's working capital to meet going concern requirements over the next year.
Tower Resources Directors, Peter Kingston, Peter Taylor, Peter Blakey and Jeremy Asher have participated in the Placing and have subscribed for 700,000, 4,066,666, 4,066,667 and 4,066,667 Placing Shares respectively.
The Placing utilises the Company's existing authorities, and the Placing Shares equate to 6.5 per cent of the company's enlarged issued share capital. Tower Resources' total issued and voting share capital will comprise of 657,162,756 ordinary shares of 0.1p.
Subsequent to the Placing, The Directors of the Company will have the following shareholdings:
| No. of shares | % of total enlarged share capital | |
| Mark Savage* | 100,000,000 | 15.22 |
| Peter Blakey | 62,935,772 | 9.58 |
| Peter Taylor | 62,935,772 | 9.58 |
| Jeremy Asher* | 61,866,667 | 9.41 |
| Peter Kingston | 2,474,545 | 0.38 |
*Mark Savage's shares are held by Bayview Investments LLC
* Jeremy Asher's shares are held through Agile Energy Limited
Following admission to trading on AIM, the Placing Shares, will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary Shares. It is expected that the Placing Shares will be admitted to trading on 28 April 2009. The Company has agreed deferred settlement for 5,000,000 Placing Shares which will be paid for on 20 May 2009.
Peter Kingston, Executive Chairman of Tower Resources, said:
'In the current challenging markets we are delighted with the interest in the company. It is the intention to begin drilling the first exploration well in Uganda in mid May 2009 and we look forward to updating shareholders with progress on this exciting prospect.'
Enquiries:
Tower Resources plc www.towerresources.co.uk
Peter Kingston, Chairman 07802 804852
Blue Oar Securities, NOMAD and Broker
Jerry Keen / Andrew Raca 020 7448 4400
Aquila Financial Limited (PR) www.aquila-financial.com
Peter Reilly 0118 979 4100