FUTHER AFRICA:
Premier African Minerals Buys 52% Stake In Mozambique’s TCT (ALLISS)
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Premier African Minerals Ltd on Wednesday said it will buy an initial 52% interest in Mozambique-based TCT Industrias Florestais Ltd, which owns a substantial limestone deposit in the Sofala province.
Premier
has raised GBP1.1 million through the issue of 146.7 million shares at 0.75
pence each to help fund the acquisition and for exploration costs. The total
acquisition consideration amounts to USD2.1 million.
26%
of the stake is being bought for USD1.1 million from Transport Commodity
Trading Mozambique Ltd and will be paid in four tranches of either cash or
shares. The remaining 26% is being bought from GAPI Sociedade de Investimentos SA for USD1.0 million and will be
paid in five tranches, the first in cash and the other four in either cash or
shares.
Premier
has also entered into a memorandum of understanding with TCTM, GAPI and other
TCT shareholders, under which Premier has agreed to fund the limestone
exploration programme and TCT’s operations through a loan of up to USD1.0
million.
Premier
has the right to convert amounts provided under the loan into equity as and
when it totals USD1.0 million, and when it is converted Premier’s maximum
interest in TCT will increase to 68%.
“This
is a particularly attractive acquisition both in the upside potential from
development of the limestone and the allied operating natural resource business
of TCT that is expected to positively impact cash flows and mitigate normal
exploration and mineral development risk,” Chief Executive George Roach said in
a statement.
“At
the same time, an existing market and available infrastructure significantly
adds to the early development potential of the deposit. This, together with
developments at RHA where recommissioning of the vertical shaft remains on
target for completion this month, adds substantially to Premier’s future,” he
added.
Shares
in Premier were trading down 16% at 0.860 pence on Wednesday morning.
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