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Disposal

2 May 2014 14:18

RNS Number : 2190G
Galileo Resources PLC
02 May 2014
 



2 May 2014

 

Galileo Resources Plc

("Galileo" or the "Company")

Disposal of shares in Praetorian Resources Limited ("Praetorian")

 

The Board of Galileo, (AIM:GLR) announces that it has sold its entire holding of 4 million ordinary shares of nil par value in Praetorian Resources Limited ("Praetorian Shares") at 8p per share for gross proceeds of £320,000.

 

The Praetorian Shares were acquired in July 2012 in return for the issue of 5 million ordinary shares of 5p each in Galileo ("Galileo Shares") issued at a price of 40p per share. At the same time, Praetorian subscribed £1 million in cash for 2.5 million Galileo Shares at 40p per share.

 

The Praetorian Shares were shown in the last published balance sheet (unaudited as at 30 June 2013) at a total value of £800,000. The further loss arising on the sale will be treated as a charge against income and the proceeds of the sale net of commissions will be added to the Company's working capital resources.

 

For further information, please contact:

Galileo Resources Plc

Colin Bird

Chairman & CEO

Tel +44 (0)20 7581 4477

Andrew Sarosi

Executive Director

www.galileoresources.com

 

Tel +44 (0)1752 221937

Beaumont Cornish Limited

Nominated Adviser

Roland Cornish/Felicity Geidt

Tel +44 (0)20 7628 3396

Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited

Joint Broker

Jerry Keen/Toby Gibbs

 

Tel +44 (0)20 7408 4090

Hume Capital

Joint Broker

Jon Belliss

 

Tel +44 (0)20 3693 1470

Gable Communications

Justine James

Tel +44 (0)20 7193 7463

M +44 (0)7525 324431

 

This information is provided by RNS
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