For
immediate release
1 December
2024
NOT
FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO
DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR
REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE UNDER RULE 2.4 OF THE CITY CODE ON
TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS (THE "CODE") AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT OF A FIRM INTENTION TO MAKE AN OFFER UNDER RULE 2.7 OF
THE CODE. THERE CAN BE NO CERTAINTY THAT ANY FIRM OFFER WILL BE
MADE, NOR AS TO THE TERMS ON WHICH ANY FIRM OFFER MIGHT BE
MADE.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES
OF ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION (EU) NO 596/2014 (MAR) AS IT FORMS PART
OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT
2018.
Condor Gold
plc
("Condor" or "the
Company")
Statement Re Press
Article
Commencement of Offer
Period
Condor Gold plc (AIM: CNR; TSX:
COG) notes the press article released today and confirms that it
has received two non-binding offers from Calibre Mining Corp
("Calibre") (TSX: CXB; OTCQX: CXBMF) and Metals Exploration Plc
("Metals") (AIM: MTL) which may lead to an offer for the entire issued and to be issued capital of Condor
("Possible Offer").
The Company announced on 27
September 2024 that, in relation to an asset only sale of the
Company's La India Project in Nicaragua, the Company remained in discussion with a number of interested
parties, both longer term and more recent, with several new parties
having expressed an interest, been given access to the data room
and indicating a wish to conduct site visits. The Company has now received two non-binding offers
from Calibre and Metals with respect to
a Possible Offer.
There can be no certainty that any
firm offer will be made, nor as to the terms on which any firm
offer might be made.
In accordance with Rule 2.6(a) of
the Code, Calibre and Metals are required, by no later than 5.00
p.m. on 29 December 2024, being 28 days after the date of this
announcement, to either announce a firm intention to make an offer
for Condor in accordance with Rule 2.7 of the Code or announce that
it does not intend to make an offer, in which case the announcement
will be treated as a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the Code
applies. This deadline may be extended with the consent of the
Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Panel") in accordance with Rule 2.6(c)
of the Code.
As a consequence of this
announcement, an offer period has now commenced in respect of the
Company in accordance with the rules of the Code and the attention
of shareholders is drawn to the disclosure requirements of Rule 8
of the Code, which are summarised below.
Enquiries:
Condor Gold plc
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Mark Child, CEO
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Tel: +44 (0)
207 493 2784
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Beaumont Cornish Limited
Nominated Adviser
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Tel: +44 (0)207 628 3396
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Roland Cornish / James
Biddle
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SP
Angel Corporate Finance LLP
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Tel: +44 (0) 203 470 0470
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Ewan Leggat
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H&P Advisory Limited
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Tel: +44 207 907 8500
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Andrew Chubb, Franck Nganou, Ilya
Demichev
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Adelaide Capital (Investor Relations)
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Tel: +1-647-203-8793
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Deborah Honig
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Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange
nor the London Stock Exchange, nor any other securities regulatory
authority, has approved or disapproved of the contents of this
announcement.
Important information
This announcement is not intended
to, and does not, constitute, represent or form part of any offer,
invitation or solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise
acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities
or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction
whether pursuant to this announcement or otherwise.
The distribution of this
announcement in jurisdictions outside the UK may be restricted by
law and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement
comes should inform themselves about, and observe, such
restrictions. Any failure to comply with the restrictions may
constitute a violation of the securities law of any such
jurisdiction.
Beaumont Cornish ("BCL"), which is
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), is acting as
financial adviser exclusively for Condor and for no one else in
connection with the matters referred to in this announcement and
will not be responsible to anyone other than Condor for providing
the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
relation to the matters referred to in this announcement. Neither
BCL, nor any of its affiliates, owes or accepts any duty, liability
or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether
in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who
is not a client of BCL in connection with this announcement, any
statement contained herein or otherwise.
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP ("SP
Angel"), which is regulated by the FCA, is
acting as adviser exclusively for Condor and for no one else in
connection with the matters referred to in this announcement and
will not be responsible to anyone other than Condor for providing
the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
relation to the matters referred to in this announcement.
Neither SP Angel,
nor any of its affiliates, owes or accepts any duty, liability or
responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in
contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is
not a client of SP Angel
in connection with this announcement, any
statement contained herein or otherwise.
H&P Advisory Limited
("H&P"), which is regulated by the FCA, is
acting as adviser exclusively for Condor and for no one else in
connection with the matters referred to in this announcement and
will not be responsible to anyone other than Condor for providing
the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
relation to the matters referred to in this announcement. Neither
H&P, nor any of its affiliates, owes or accepts any duty,
liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect,
whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any
person who is not a client of H&P in connection with this
announcement, any statement contained herein or
otherwise.
Rule 26.1
In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the
Code, a copy of this announcement will be made available (subject
to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in restricted
jurisdictions) on the Condor website (www.Condorgold.com) by no
later than 12 noon (London time) on the business day following this
announcement. The content of the website referred to in this
announcement is not incorporated into and does not form part of
this announcement.
Rule 2.9
For the purposes of Rule 2.9 of the
Code, the Company confirms that as at the date of this
announcement, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
204,442,778 ordinary shares. The International Securities
Identification Number (ISIN) for the Ordinary Shares is
GB00B8225591.
Rule 2.11
In accordance with Rule 2.11 of the
Takeover Code, a copy of this announcement will be sent to; (i) the
Company's shareholders; and (ii) the Panel, in addition to being
made readily available by the Company to its employees.
Disclosure requirements of the Code
Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any
person who is interested in 1 per cent. or more of any class of
relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities
exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in
respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is
likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position
Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if
later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange
offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must
contain details of the person's interests and short positions in,
and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of:
(i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror.
An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a)
applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on
the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer
period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London
time) on the 10th business day following the announcement in which
any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant
persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company
or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for
making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing
Disclosure.
Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any
person who is, or becomes, interested in 1 per cent. or more of any
class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any
securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the
person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or
of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must
contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's
interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any
relevant securities of each of: (i) the offeree company and (ii)
any securities exchange offeror, save to the extent that these
details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing
Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by
no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the business day following
the date of the relevant dealing.
If two or more persons act together
pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or
informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities
of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will
be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule
8.3.
Opening Position Disclosures must
also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror, and Dealing
Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any
offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see
Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).
Details of the offeree and offeror
companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position
Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in
the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of
relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and
when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the
Takeover Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0) 20 7638 0129
if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an
Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.
MAR
The information contained within
this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside
information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU)
No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK Domestic Law by virtue of the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The person responsible
for releasing this statement on behalf of the Company is Mark
Child.
ENDS