LONDON, UK and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / September 5, 2024 / Mkango Resources Ltd. (AIM:MKA)(TSXV:MKA) is pleased to announce that further to the Company's announcement of August 21, 2024, it has closed a private placement to raise gross proceeds of ￡1,250,000 (approximately C$2.2 million) through the issuance of 25,000,000 common shares of the Company (the "Subscription Shares") at a price per Subscription Share of 5 pence ("p") (approximately C$0.088) (the "Subscription").
Accordingly, 25,000,000 Subscription Shares have now been issued pursuant to the private placement. The Subscription Shares are subject to a statutory hold period in Canada expiring on January 5, 2025.
Furthermore 25,000,000 warrants ("Warrants") (one Warrant for each Subscription Share) have been issued. Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one common share at a price of ￡0.07 per common share ("Mkango Share") for a period of 3 years following the closing of the Subscription (i.e. up until September 4, 2027)
In addition to the Subscription Shares and Warrants, the Company has issued an aggregate of 1,250,000 warrants ("Broker Warrants") to Jub Capital Management LLP ("Jub Capital"). Each Broker Warrant is exercisable for a period of three years with an exercise price of 5p per Broker Warrant. The Warrants and Broker Warrants (and the underlying shares) are subject to a statutory hold period in Canada expiring on January 5, 2025.
The net proceeds of the Subscription, after fees, is ￡1,187,500 (approximately C$2.1 million). The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Subscription to acquire additional equipment for the 2025 commercial development of rare earth magnet recycling operations at Tyseley Energy Park in Birmingham, UK and at Pforzheim, Germany, by HyProMag Limited and HyProMag GmbH, in addition to working capital.
Admission to trading on AIM and Total Voting Rights
The Subscription Shares will rank pari passu with the Company's existing shares and application has been made for the Subscription Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings in the Subscription Shares will commence at 8:00am today, on 5th September, 2024.
In accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR 5.6.1R) the Company hereby notifies the market that immediately following Admission of the Subscription Shares, its issued and outstanding share capital will consist of 293,453,574 shares. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. Shareholders may use this figure 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, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
The Subscription Shares will also be listed for trading on the TSX-V and will be subject to a statutory hold period in Canada expiring on January 5, 2025.
About Mkango Resources Ltd.
Mkango is listed on the AIM and the TSX-V. Mkango's corporate strategy is to become a market leader in the production of recycled rare earth magnets, alloys and oxides, through its interest in Maginito Limited ("Maginito"), which is owned 79.4 per cent by Mkango and 20.6 per cent by CoTec, and to develop new sustainable sources of neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium to supply accelerating demand from electric vehicles, wind turbines and other clean energy technologies.
Maginito holds a 100 per cent interest in HyProMag and a 90 per cent direct and indirect interest (assuming conversion of Maginito's convertible loan) in HyProMag GmbH, focused on short loop rare earth magnet recycling in the UK and Germany, respectively, and a 100 per cent interest in Mkango Rare Earths UK Ltd ("Mkango UK"), focused on long loop rare earth magnet recycling in the UK via a chemical route.
Maginito and CoTec are also rolling out HyProMag's recycling technology into the United States via the 50/50 owned HyProMag USA LLC joint venture company. HyProMag is also evaluating other jurisdictions, and recently launched a collaboration with Envipro on rare earth magnet recycling in Japan.
Mkango also owns the advanced stage Songwe Hill rare earths project and an extensive rare earths, uranium, tantalum, niobium, rutile, nickel and cobalt exploration portfolio in Malawi, and the Pulawy rare earths separation project in Poland.
This news release contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of that term under applicable securities laws) with respect to Mkango. Generally, forward looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "targeted", "plans", "expects" or "is expected to", "scheduled", "estimates" "intends", "anticipates", "believes", or variations of such words and phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results "can", "may", "could", "would", "should", "might" or "will", occur or be achieved, or the negative connotations thereof. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are based will occur. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not occur, which may cause actual performance and results in future periods to differ materially from any estimates or projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, without limiting the foregoing, the availability of (or delays in obtaining) financing to develop the various recycling plants in the UK, Germany, governmental action and other market effects on global demand and pricing for the metals and associated downstream products for which Mkango is researching and developing, the ability to scale the HPMS and chemical recycling technologies to commercial scale, competitors having greater financial capability and effective competing technologies in the recycling and separation business of Maginito, availability of scrap supplies for recycling activities, government regulation (including the impact of environmental and other regulations) on and the economics in relation to recycling and the development of the various recycling plants of Maginito and future investments in the United States pursuant to the cooperation agreement between Maginito and CoTec, the outcome and timing of the completion of the feasibility studies, cost overruns, complexities in building and operating the plants, and the positive results of feasibility studies on the various proposed aspects of Maginito's activities. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Additionally, the Company undertakes no obligation to comment on the expectations of, or statements made by, third parties in respect of the matters discussed above.
For further information on Mkango, please contact:
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker Jeff Keating, Caroline Rowe UK: +44 20 3470 0470
Alternative Resource Capital Joint Broker Alex Wood, Keith Dowsing UK: +44 20 7186 9004/5
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