Strategic Financing Raising £1.3 million

Power Metal Resources PLC

01 February 2024

 

1 February 2024

Power Metal Resources PLC

("Power Metal" or the "Company")

Strategic Financing Raising £1.3 million

Funding Cornerstoned by Strategic Investors

Power Metal Resources PLC (AIM:POW), the London listed exploration company with a global project portfolio, announces a financing raising £1.3million ("Financing").

HIGHLIGHTS:

§   Power Metal has raised £1.3m in a strategic financing through the issue of 130,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") at an issue price of 1.0 pence per Ordinary Share, representing a premium of approximately 3.09 per cent. to the closing mid-market price of 0.97 pence per Ordinary Share on 31 January 2024, being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this announcement. There are no warrants to be issued in conjunction with the Financing.

§   The Financing was cornerstoned by UK-based high net worth investors and a strategic Saudi Arabian investor.

§   The Financing demonstrates the ability of the Company to secure direct funding from strategic investors, helping to move the shareholder register to include a greater proportion of longer term and institutional holders.

§   The Financing will be applied to the acceleration of high impact exploration initiatives and corporate activities across the Power Metal group.

Sean Wade, Chief Executive Officer of Power Metal Resources, commented:

"Power Metal is highly active in its exploration and corporate activities and we expect to announce further important news from across our varied business interests in the near term.

Corporately, we have been seeking to augment our shareholder register with strategic high net worth and institutional investors, to further strengthen the ownership of the Company and achieve a greater proportion of the Company's shares in the hands of long term investors.

This process, started in May 2023 with the involvement of Rick Rule's investing vehicle, continues with this announcement today, with the Financing cornerstoned by UK-based high net worth investors and, for the first time, a strategic Saudi Arabian investor.

Importantly, we are also demonstrating the Company's ability to secure funds from new sources, giving our shareholders confidence in the ability of the Company to robustly finance its ambitious plans."

ADMISSION AND TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

Application will be made for the 130,000,000 Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM which is expected to occur on or around 7 February 2024 ("Admission"). The Financing Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary Shares currently traded on AIM.

Following Admission, the Company's issued share capital will comprise 2,213,468,324 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each. This number will represent the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they can 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.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"), and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR.

For further information please visit https://www.powermetalresources.com/ or contact:

Power Metal Resources plc
Sean Wade (Chief Executive Officer)	[phone]
SP Angel Corporate Finance (Nomad and Joint Broker)
Ewan Leggat/Caroline Rowe/Harry Davies-Ball	[phone]
SI Capital Limited (Joint Broker)
Nick Emerson	[phone]
First Equity Limited (Joint Broker)
David Cockbill/Jason Robertson BlytheRay (PR Advisors) Tim Blythe/Megan Ray	[phone] [phone]

NOTES TO EDITORS

Power Metal Resources plc - Background

Power Metal Resources plc (LON:POW) is an AIM listed metals exploration company which finances and manages global resource projects and is seeking large scale metal discoveries.

The Company has a principal focus on opportunities offering district scale potential across a global portfolio including precious, base and strategic metal exploration in North America, Africa and Australia.

Project interests range from early-stage greenfield exploration to later-stage prospects currently subject to drill programmes.

Power Metal will develop projects internally or through strategic joint ventures until a project becomes ready for disposal through outright sale or separate listing on a recognised stock exchange thereby crystallising the value generated from our internal exploration and development work.

Value generated through disposals will be deployed internally to drive the Company's growth or may be returned to shareholders through share buy backs, dividends or in-specie distributions of assets.

 

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