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RNS Number : 1918R
Stratex International PLC
13 June 2018
Stratex International Plc
('Stratex' or 'the Company')
Result of the Placing
and
Appointment of Turner Pope as Joint Broker
Stratex, the AIM-quoted gold-focused exploration and development
company in Turkey and Africa is pleased to announce that, further
to the announcement released by the Company dated 12 June 2018 (the
'Placing Announcement'), it has successfully raised GBP1.15 million
before expenses and will apply for the Placing Shares to be
admitted to AIM with admission expected to take place at 8.00 a.m.
on or around 19 June 2018.
Tim Livesey, CEO of Stratex, commented:
"We are delighted to have secured this financing, quickly and
efficiently, in what are tight market conditions for exploration
companies. We have a focussed and defined plan to use the funds to
expand and advance our footprint in West Africa, in particular the
initial earn-in to the two early-stage gold exploration projects in
Cameroon, under the recently executed option agreement with BEIG3
that represents a highly exciting opportunity for the Company. We
look forward to further developing this under-explored region of
Cameroon and to working towards generating some early drill targets
over existing gold anomalies in what is a relatively new
prospective belt."
DEFINITIONS
Other than where defined, capitalised terms used in this
announcement have the meanings given to them in the Placing
Announcement.
Result of the Placing
Pursuant to the Placing Announcement, the Company has raised
funds of GBP1.15m before expenses (the 'Proceeds') through a
placing of 224,500,000 new Ordinary Shares ('Placing Shares') and a
subscription of 5,500,000 new Ordinary Shares ('Subscription
Shares'), for a total of 230,000,000 New Ordinary Shares
representing approximately 32.8 per cent of the issued share
capital of the Company as enlarged by the Placing, at a price of
0.5 pence per share (the 'Placing Price').
For conducting the Placing, the Company will also issue
4,490,000 Ordinary Shares at the Placing Price to Turner Pope
Investments (TPI) Ltd ('Turner Pope'), ('Commissioned Shares') and
13,470,000 warrants for new Ordinary Shares exercisable at the
Placing Price ('Broker Warrants'). The Broker Warrants will be
exercisable at any time in the three years after issue. No
application will be made for the Broker Warrants to be admitted to
trading on AIM.
Application will be made for 234,490,000 new Ordinary Shares to
be admitted to trading on AIM which is expected to occur on or
around 19 June 2018. Following Admission, the total number of
Stratex Ordinary Shares in issue will be 701,801,276 with voting
rights. This figure of 701,801,276 Ordinary Shares may be used by
shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations
by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of
the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency
Rules.
Directors' and PDMRs' shareholdings
The following Directors participated in the Fundraising as
follows:
Name No. of Existing No. of Subscription Total holding Percentage
Ordinary Shares of
Shares enlarged
issued
share capital
following
Admission
---------------- ---------------- -------------------- -------------- ---------------
Tim Livesey
(1) 2,746,800 2,000,000 4,746,800 0.68%
---------------- ---------------- -------------------- -------------- ---------------
Robert Smeeton 0 2,000,000 2,000,000 0.28%
---------------- ---------------- -------------------- -------------- ---------------
(1) Tim Livesey holds 2,000,000 Ordinary Shares in his own name
and is beneficially interested in 2,746,800 Ordinary Shares held by
Hargreaves Lansdown Nominees Limited.
Claire Bay, the Company's Group Manager, has also subscribed for
200,000 new Ordinary Shares in the Placing for a total value of
GBP1,000.
Further information on these dealings is included in the PDMR
dealing notifications below.
Related Party Transactions
The participation in the Placing by the Directors, set out in
the above table, is deemed to be a related party transaction
pursuant to the AIM Rules for Companies (the 'AIM Rules').
The directors independent of the participation in the Placing
(being Peter Addison and Christopher Worcester), consider, having
consulted with the Company's nominated adviser, Grant Thornton UK
LLP, that the terms of the Directors' participation in the Placing
are fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's shareholders are
concerned.
Perry Ashwood, the Company's former CFO, has subscribed for
600,000 new Ordinary Shares for a total value of GBP3,000 in the
Placing which is to be a related party transaction under the AIM
Rules. The directors consider, having consulted with the Company's
nominated adviser, Grant Thornton UK LLP, the participation of Mr
Ashwood in the Fundraising to be fair and reasonable insofar as the
Company's Shareholders are concerned.
Appointment of Joint Broker
The Company has appointed Turner Pope as its joint broker with
immediate effect.
**S **
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. Following the
publication of this announcement, this inside information is now
considered to be in the public domain.
For further information please visit
www.stratexinternational.com, @StratexPLC on Twitter,
or contact:
Stratex International Plc Tel: +44 (0)20 830 9650
Tim Livesey / Claire Bay
Camarco (IR/PR Contact) Tel: +44 (0)20 3757 4980
Gordon Poole / Nick Hennis
/ Monique Perks
Grant Thornton UK LLP Tel: +44 (0)20 7383 5100
Samantha Harrison
Hannam & Partners Tel: +44 (0)20 7907 8500
Neil Passmore / Andrew Chubb
Turner Pope Investments Tel: +44 (0)2036214120
(TPI) Ltd
Ben Turner / James Pope
/ Andy Thacker
Notes to Editors:
Since listing in 2006, Stratex has discovered more than 2.2
million ounces of gold and 7.09 million ounces of silver, as well
as 186,000 tonnes of copper. The Company owns an exciting
exploration project in Senegal on which it has signed an option
earn-in agreement with IAMGOLD and 14.87% of a copper-gold project
at feasibility stage in Turkey, which will likely default to a 1.2%
(post-Turkish tax) royalty position during 2018. The Company also
has significant interests in Thani Stratex Resources Ltd and Tembo
Gold Corp. for their exploration projects in Djibouti and Egypt,
and Tanzania respectively. The Company is currently pursuing
value-accretive opportunities within its existing portfolio as well
as identifying new value-appropriate projects in Africa and
Europe.
ANNEX - PDMR notifications
Template for 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
---- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name
Timothy James Livesey
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2 Reason for the notification
---- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
---- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Stratex International PLC
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
b) LEI 213800X32GJR5AGAR511
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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
---- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Description of Options over ordinary shares
the financial of 1 pence each in the capital
instrument, type of the Company
of instrument
----
Identification Ordinary share ISIN: GB00B0T29327
code
b) Nature of the Purchase of new ordinary
transaction shares pursuant to a placing
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
---- ----------------- -----------------
Price(s) Volume(s)
---- ----------------- -----------------
0.5p 2,000,000
----------------- -----------------
d) Aggregated information
----
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price GBP10,000
e) Date of the transaction 12th June 2018
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
---- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name
Robert Smeeton
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
---- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
---- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Stratex International PLC
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
b) LEI 213800X32GJR5AGAR511
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
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
---- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Description of Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence
the financial each in the share capital
instrument, type of the company
of instrument
----
Identification Ordinary share ISIN: GB00B0T29327
code
b) Nature of the Purchase of new ordinary
transaction shares pursuant to a placing
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
---- ----------------- -----------------
Price(s) Volume(s)
---- ----------------- -----------------
0.5p 2,000,000
----------------- -----------------
d) Aggregated information
----
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price GBP10,000
e) Date of the transaction 12th June 2018
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
---- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Claire Bay
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
---- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Group Manager Corporate and
Project Development
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
---- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Stratex International PLC
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
b) LEI 213800X32GJR5AGAR511
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
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
---- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Description of Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence
the financial each in the share capital
instrument, type of the company
of instrument
----
Identification Ordinary share ISIN: GB00B0T29327
code
b) Nature of the Purchase of new ordinary
transaction shares pursuant to a placing
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
---- ----------------- -----------------
Price(s) Volume(s)
---- ----------------- -----------------
0.5p 200,000
----------------- -----------------
d) Aggregated information
----
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price GBP1,000
e) Date of the transaction 12th June 2018
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
---- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
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