Result of Secondary Placing
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PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION.
10 September 2025
Placing of 8,211,795 existing ordinary shares in Atalaya Mining Copper, S.A.
Canaccord Genuity Limited ("Canaccord Genuity") announces that it has successfully completed the sale of 8,211,795 ordinary shares ("Placing Shares") in Atalaya Mining Copper, S.A. ("Atalaya") on behalf of certain affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (the "Sellers") to institutional investors at a price of 510 pence per share. The Placing Shares represent approximately 5.8% of Atalaya's entire issued share capital and represents the entire holding of the Sellers in Atalaya.
Canaccord Genuity acted as sole bookrunner in relation to the transaction.
This announcement contains inside information as defined in Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended ("MAR"). Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
Enquiries:
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Canaccord Genuity Limited James Asensio Sam Lucas George Grainger Darren Furby |
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
The publication or distribution or release of this announcement and the Placing of the Placing Shares as set out in this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. This announcement is for information purposes only and shall not constitute or form part of an offer to buy, sell, issue, acquire or subscribe for, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell, issue, acquire or subscribe for any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. No action has been taken that would permit an offering of such shares or possession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to such shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are required to inform themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdictions.
Members of the general public are not eligible to take part in the Placing. This announcement and any offer of securities to which it relates are only addressed to and directed at (1) in the United Kingdom and in any member state of the European Economic Area, persons who are qualified investors in such member state within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) (the "Prospectus Regulation") or in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("Qualified Investors"); and (2) in the United Kingdom, Qualified Investors who (a) have professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Market Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or (b) fall within article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order or (c) are persons to whom an offer of the Placing Shares may otherwise lawfully be made ("relevant persons"). The information regarding the Placing set out in this announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons in the European Economic Area who are not Qualified Investors or by persons in the United Kingdom who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available in the European Economic Area only to Qualified Investors and in the United Kingdom only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with such persons.
In particular, this announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer to buy, sell, issue, acquire or subscribe for, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell, issue, acquire, or subscribe for any securities in any jurisdiction into which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful.
The Placing Shares have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered, sold or transferred, directly or indirectly, within the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States.
No offer and sale of Placing Shares is or will be made in Canada, except to persons who are: (a) an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Section 1.1 of National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions ("NI 45-106") of the Canadian Securities Administrators or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario) (the "OSA"), as applicable, and is either purchasing the Placing Shares as principal for its own account, or is deemed to be purchasing the Placing Shares as principal for its own account in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws, for investment only and not with a view to resale or redistribution; (b) such person was not created or used solely to purchase or hold the Placing Shares as an accredited investor under NI 45-106; (c) a "permitted client" within the meaning of National Instrument 31-103 - Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations ("NI 31-103") of the Canadian Securities Administrators; and (d) entitled under applicable Canadian securities laws to purchase the Placing Shares without the benefit of a prospectus under such securities laws.
This announcement is only directed at persons in Australia, who it is lawful to offer the Placing Shares without disclosure under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act (including those who are "sophisticated investors" as set out in section 708(8) of the Australian Corporations Act or who are "professional investors" as set out in section 708(11) of the Australian Corporations Act), and where such action complies with all applicable laws, regulations and directives and does not require any document to be lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
The offer and sale of securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. Subject to certain exceptions, the Placing Shares referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Japan or South Africa or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Japan or South Africa.
No public offering of the securities referred to herein is being made in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa or any other jurisdiction.
No prospectus or offering document has been or will be prepared in connection with the Placing. The publicly available information of Atalaya is not the responsibility of, and has not been independently verified by the Sellers, Hamblin Watsa, Canaccord Genuity, or any of their respective affiliates (as such term is defined under Rule 501(b) of Regulation D of the Securities Act) (each, an "Affiliate"). The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete.
In connection with the Placing, Canaccord Genuity or any of its Affiliates may take up a portion of the Placing Shares as a principal position and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell for its own account such Placing Shares and other securities of Atalaya or related investments in connection with the Placing or otherwise. Accordingly, references to the shares being issued, offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any issue or offer to, or subscription, acquisition, placing or dealing by, Canaccord Genuity and any of its Affiliates acting as investor for its own account. Canaccord Genuity does not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.
Canaccord Genuity is acting for the Sellers in connection with the Placing and no-one else and they will not be responsible to anyone other than the Sellers for providing advice in relation to the Placing or any other matter referred to in this announcement.
No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by Canaccord Genuity or by any of its Affiliates or agents as to, or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this announcement or any other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed.
This announcement does not purport to identify or suggest the risks (direct or indirect) which may be associated with an investment in Atalaya's securities. The price of shares and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount invested on disposal of the shares. Acquiring Placing Shares to which this announcement relates may expose an investor to a significant risk of losing all of the amount invested. Past performance is no guide to future performance and persons needing advice should consult an independent financial advisor.
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