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18 October 2018
Wishbone Gold Plc
("Wishbone" or the "Company")
Wishbone Gold Plc / Index: AIM: WSBN / Sector: Natural Resources / NEX: WSBN
Capitalisation of amounts owing to Directors and Total Voting Rights
Capitalisation of amounts owing to Directors
Further to its announcement of 17 October 2018, the Company announces that it has today issued and allotted, subject to admission to trading on AIM and NEX Growth Market, 212,210,545 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") to the Directors of the Company. This is a result of the capitalisation of liabilities totalling £233,431.60, representing amounts of fees and expenses owed to directors up to 30 September 2018 (the "Capitalisation Shares"). The Capitalisation Shares have been issued at a price of 0.11 pence per share, being the mid-market closing price on 17 October 2018.
An application will be made to admit to trading on 31 October 2018, on both AIM and NEX Exchange Growth Market ("Admission"):
· the Capitalisation Shares; and
· the 566,764,286 new Ordinary Shares issued as part of the placing announced on 17 October 2018.
(Collectively, the "New Ordinary Shares").
Following the issue of the New Ordinary Shares, the Directors' holdings of Ordinary Shares will be as follows:
Director | Current Holding (Number) | Capitalisation Shares being issued (Number) | Holding following Admission | |
Number | % | |||
Richard Poulden1 | 428,691,771 | 156,301,318 | 584,993,089 | 28.1 |
Michael Mainelli2 | 15,091,783 | 16,098,409 | 31,190,192 | 1.5 |
Jonathan Harrison3 | 23,076,200 | 19,924,582 | 43,000,782 | 2.1 |
Alan Gravett | 12,196,721 | 19,886,236 | 32,082,957 | 1.5 |
Notes:
1. Richard Poulden holds his Ordinary Shares in the Company as follows (and all such Ordinary Shares (other than those of Black Swan Plc) are registered in the name of Ashton Nominees Inc.):
a) 2,000,000 Ordinary Shares belong to Richard Poulden's infant children.
b) 22,642,857 Ordinary Shares will be held through the Malvern Trust, a trust for the benefit of Richard Poulden and his family;
c) 32,505,062 Ordinary Shares will be held by Black Swan Plc of which Richard Poulden is the Chairman; and
d) 371,543,852 Ordinary Shares held by Black Swan FZE, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Black Swan Plc.
2. 15,091,783 Ordinary Shares are held by Fairway Trust Limited. These shares are held for the Z/Yen Employee Benefits Trust. Michael Mainelli is a director of Z/Yen Group Limited and a potential beneficiary of The Z/Yen Group Employee Benefits Trust.
3. Jonathan Harrison holds 5,092,824 Ordinary Shares in the Company in his own name and 17,983,376 through EasyBusiness Consulting Ltd.
Total Voting Rights
Following Admission, the Company's total issued and voting share capital will comprise of 2,084,231,466 Ordinary Shares. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, securities of the Company.
For more information on Wishbone please visit the Company's website www.wishbonegold.com
Enquiries:
Wishbone Gold PLC
Richard Poulden, Chairman Tel: +44 207 812 0645
Allenby Capital Limited
(Joint Broker, Corporate Adviser and Nominated Adviser)
Nick Naylor/Nick Harriss Tel: +44 203 328 5656
Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Limited
(Joint Broker)
Ben Turner / James Pope / Andy Thacker Tel: +44 (0)20 3621 4120 | ||
Damson Communications
(Public Relations)
Abigail Stuart-Menteth/Amelia Hubert Tel: +44 20 7812 0645