Funding of Zulu Project and Update

Premier African Minerals Limited

11 December 2023

 

Premier African Minerals Limited / Ticker: PREM / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining

For immediate release

11 December 2023

Premier African Minerals Limited

Funding of Zulu Project and Update

The Board of Premier African Minerals Limited ("Premier" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a subscription today to raise £2.4 million before expenses at an issue price of 0.23 pence per new ordinary share for the Zulu Lithium and Tantalum Project ("Zulu").

The Company is on track to target revenue generating production by February 2024 following the installation of the 55 tons per hour ball mill and other associated structures which is expected to be completed by late January/early February 2024.

In addition, the Company has today conditionally settled payment of US$2.5 million (equivalent to £2 million) in invoices through the issue of 769,230,769 new ordinary shares of the Company to Zulu open pit mining contractor, JR Goddard Contracting (Pvt) Ltd, issued at a price of 0.26 pence per new ordinary share.  

George Roach, CEO, commented, "The subscription and the contractor settlement should see Zulu through to production in February 2024.

We are deeply encouraged that the subscription was taken up by two institutional investors with one of the investors having supported the Company previously. We believe that the attraction of further institutional investment into Premier demonstrates the underlying value of Premier.

We would be remiss if we did not also express our appreciation to our Mining Contractor for their willingness to accept settlement of invoices in Premier shares".

Subscription

Premier has today issued by way of a direct subscription ("Subscription"), conditional on admission, 1,043,478,261 new ordinary shares of nil par value ("Subscription Shares") at a Subscription price of 0.23 pence per Subscription Share. The Subscription Shares will, when issued, rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares. The direct subscription was arranged by Fox-Davies Capital Limited with just two participating institutions.

Application will be made for the Subscription Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and admission is expected to take place on or around 15 December 2023.

The Subscription has been arranged within the Company's existing share authorities. Premier intends to use the proceeds of the Subscription principally to assist with the ongoing mining operations at Zulu including the necessary works for installation of the 55 tons per hour ball mill with its associated structures and general working capital.

Contractor Settlement

As previously announced on 25 August 2023, Zulu open pit mining contractor, JR Goddard Contracting (Pvt) Ltd ("JRG") had agreed to accept payment of a limited number of future invoices until the end of December 2023, now extended to when commercial shipments begin at Zulu in Q1 of 2024, in new ordinary shares of the Company at the closing middle market price on the day prior to settlement.  Accordingly, the Company has today conditionally settled payment of US$2.5 million (equivalent to £2 million) in invoices through the issue of 769,230,769 new ordinary shares of the Company at the price of 0.26 pence ("Settlement Shares").

The issue of the Settlement Shares is conditional on the written confirmation that JRG has received Exchange Control Approval from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe for receipt of the Settlement Shares ("Condition Precedent"). Application will be made for the Settlement Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM in due course.

Any sales of the Settlement Shares will be handled by Premier's brokers under orderly market conditions with an initial 20-day lockup of the Settlement Shares following the date that the Conditional Precedent is satisfied.

Total Voting Rights

Following the issue of the Subscription Shares, the Company's issued share capital consists of 26,916,580,705 Ordinary Shares, with voting rights.

This figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Market Abuse Regulations

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 ("UK MAR").

The person who arranged the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was George Roach.

A copy of this announcement is available at the Company's website, www.premierafricanminerals.com

Enquiries:

George Roach	Premier African Minerals Limited	Tel: [phone]
Michael Cornish / Roland Cornish	Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated Adviser)	Tel: [phone]
Douglas Crippen	CMC Markets UK Plc	Tel: [phone]
Toby Gibbs/Rachel Goldstein	Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited	Tel: [phone]
Jerry Keen	Fox-Davies Capital Limited	Tel: [phone]

Important Notice

Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting as nominated adviser to the Company in connection with the Subscription and will not regard any other person as its client and will not be responsible to anyone else for providing the protections afforded to the clients of Beaumont Cornish or for providing advice in relation to such proposals. Beaumont Cornish has not authorised the contents of, or any part of, this announcement and no liability whatsoever is accepted by Beaumont Cornish for the accuracy of any information or opinions contained in this announcement or for the omission of any information. Beaumont Cornish as nominated adviser to the Company owes certain responsibilities to the London Stock Exchange which are not owed to the Company, the Directors, shareholders or any other person.

Fox-Davies Capital Limited is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom and is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the Subscription and will not be responsible to anyone (including any Subscriber) other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the Subscription or any other matters referred to in this announcement.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this announcement are or may be deemed to be forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as ''believe'' ''could'' "should" ''envisage'' ''estimate'' ''intend'' ''may'' ''plan'' ''will'' or the negative of those variations or comparable expressions including references to assumptions. These forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts but rather on the Directors' current expectations and assumptions regarding the Company's future growth results of operations performance future capital and other expenditures (including the amount. Nature and sources of funding thereof) competitive advantages business prospects and opportunities. Such forward looking statements reflect the Directors' current beliefs and assumptions and are based on information currently available to the Directors. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements including risks associated with vulnerability to general economic and business conditions competition environmental and other regulatory changes actions by governmental authorities the availability of capital markets reliance on key personnel uninsured and underinsured losses and other factors many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Although any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are based upon what the Directors believe to be reasonable assumptions. The Company cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with such forward looking statements.

Notes to Editors:

Premier African Minerals Limited (AIM: PREM) is a multi-commodity mining and natural resource development company focused on Southern Africa with its RHA Tungsten and Zulu Lithium projects in Zimbabwe.

The Company has a diverse portfolio of projects, which include tungsten, rare earth elements, lithium and tantalum in Zimbabwe and lithium and gold in Mozambique, encompassing brownfield projects with near-term production potential to grass-roots exploration. The Company has accepted a share offer by Vortex Limited ("Vortex") for the exchange of Premier's entire 4.8% interest in Circum Minerals Limited ("Circum"), the owners of the Danakil Potash Project in Ethiopia, for a 13.1% interest in the enlarged share capital of Vortex. Vortex has an interest of 36.7% in Circum.

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