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RNS Number : 2977G
Mkango Resources Limited
01 March 2018
MKANGO RESOURCES LTD.
706 27 Avenue NW,
Calgary, Alberta T2M 2J3
MKANGO ANNOUNCES EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
London / Calgary: March 1, 2018 - Mkango Resources Ltd.
(AIM/TSX-V: MKA) (the "Company" or "Mkango") announces that Derek
Linfield, Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, exercised 351,909
warrants at an exercise price of C$0.15 each on 28 February 2018.
The consideration received by the Company will be C$52,786.
The 351,909 new common shares without par value ("New Shares")
arising from the exercise of these warrants will rank pari passu
with the existing shares and application has been made for the New
Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is
expected that Admission will become effective and dealings in the
New Shares will commence at 8:00a.m. on or around 6 March 2018. The
New Shares will also trade on the Toronto Venture Exchange.
Following completion of the exercise of warrants, Derek Linfield
now holds 1,706,228 shares in the Company which will represent 1.57
per cent. of the total issued share capital and voting rights of
the Company.
In accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency
Rules (DTR 5.6.1R) the Company hereby notifies the market that
immediately following Admission, its issued share capital will
consist of 108,650,055 shares. The Company does not hold any shares
in treasury. Shareholders may use these figures 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 FCA's Disclosure and Transparency
Rules.
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure
Certain information contained in this announcement would have
been deemed inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 until the release of this
announcement.
About Mkango Resources Limited
Mkango's primary business is the exploration for rare earth
elements and associated minerals in the Republic of Malawi, a
country whose hospitable people have earned it a reputation as "the
warm heart of Africa". The Company holds interests in three
exclusive prospecting licenses in Malawi, the Phalombe licence, the
Thambani licence and the Chimimbe Hill licence.
The main exploration target in the 80% held Phalombe licence is
the Songwe Hill rare earths' deposit, which features carbonatite
hosted rare earth mineralisation and was subject to previous
exploration in the late 1980s. Mkango completed an updated
Pre-feasibility Study for the project in November 2015 and is
currently commencing a Feasibility Study.
Under the terms of an agreement with Talaxis, Talaxis will fully
fund a feasibility study for Songwe by investing GBP12 million
(C$21 million) for a 49% interest in the project (via Mkango
subsidiary Lancaster Exploration Ltd). Talaxis will also have the
option to acquire a further 26% interest by arranging funding for
project development. If Talaxis exercises its option, Mkango will
retain a 25% interest, free carried to production. To date, Talaxis
has invested GBP5 million (C$8.8 million), which is funding the
initial phase of the Feasibility Study, for a 20% interest in the
project with Mkango holding 80%.
By investing a further GBP2 million (C$3.3 million), Talaxis
will acquire a 49% interest in Maginito Ltd, a new subsidiary of
Mkango focused on neodymium alloy powders, magnet and other
technologies. This includes the collaboration with Metalysis Ltd
announced in September 2017, which is focused on advanced alloys
using neodymium or praseodymium with other elements for permanent
magnet manufacturing. Permanent magnets are critical materials for
most electric vehicles, direct drive wind turbines and many other
high growth applications. Neodymium is a key rare earth component
at Songwe. To date, Talaxis has invested GBP1 million (C$1.8
million) for a 24.5% interest in Maginito with Mkango holding
75.5%.
The main exploration targets in Mkango's remaining two 100% held
licences are, in the Thambani licence, uranium, niobium, tantalum
and zircon and, in the Chimimbe Hill licence, nickel and
cobalt.
For more information, please visit www.mkango.ca.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements (within
the meaning of that term under applicable securities laws) with
respect to Mkango, its business and the Project. Generally, forward
looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as
"plans", "expects" or "is expected", "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. Forward
looking statements in this news release include statements with
respect to the global market for products using the rare earth
metals the Company is exploring for, completion of the feasibility
study and of the transactions contemplated in the Agreement, as
well as the use of proceeds from the investments into the Company
by Talaxis and the timing of such expenditures. 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, market demand for the metals and associated
downstream products for which Mkango is exploring, researching and
developing, the positive results of a feasibility study on the
Project, delays in obtaining financing or governmental or stock
exchange approvals. 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
assumes 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:
Mkango Resources Limited
William Dawes Alexander Lemon
Chief Executive Officer President
will@mkango.ca alex@mkango.ca
UK: +44 207 3722 744
Canada: +1 403 444 5979
www.mkango.ca
@MkangoResources
Blytheweigh
Financial Public Relations
Tim Blythe, Camilla Horsfall, Nick
Elwes
UK: +44 207 138 3204
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP
Nominated Adviser and Broker
Jeff Keating, Caroline Rowe
UK: +44 20 3470 0470
The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved
the contents of this press release. Neither the TSX Venture
Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is
defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any equity or other securities of
the Company in the United States. The securities of the Company
will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") and may not be offered
or sold within the United States to, or for the account or benefit
of, U.S. persons except in certain transactions exempt from the
registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act.
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS
DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY
ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1. Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) Name: Derek Linfield
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2. Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status: Non-Executive
Chairman
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b) Initial notification/Amendment: Initial notification
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3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name: Mkango Resources
Ltd
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b) LEI: 213800RPILRWRUYNTS85
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4. Details of the transaction(s): section to
be repeated for (i) each type of instrument;
(ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each
date; and (iv) each place where transactions
have been conducted
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a) Description of the financial Common shares
instrument, type of instrument: without par value
Identification code: CA60686A4090
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b) Nature of the transaction: Exercise of warrants
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c) Price(s) and volume(s): Price(s) Volume(s)
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C$0.15 351,909
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d) Aggregated information: Single transaction
Aggregated volume: as in 4 c) above Price(s) Volume(s)
Price: ---------- ----------
C$0.15 351,909
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e) Date of the transaction: 28 February 2018
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f) Place of the transaction: Outside a trading
venue
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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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