Preferred Purchaser Selected for LWP Sale

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Jubilee Metals Group PLC has selected a preferred purchaser for its Large Waste Project (LWP) for a total consideration of US$35.0 million, a move aligning with its strategy to transition into an integrated copper mining and processing company. The transaction, which replaces a previous sale of waste material, involves a two-stage due diligence process, with an initial payment of US$2.25 million securing a 45-day exclusivity period. The remaining balance will be settled over three years, with an option for the purchaser to accelerate payment within two years for a reduced consideration of US$30.0 million. This disposal allows Jubilee to prioritize capital allocation towards expanding its lower-risk mining, processing, and refining operations in Zambia.

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Jubilee Metals Group PLC
26 August 2026
 

Jubilee Metals Group PLC

Registration number: 4459850

AIM share code: JLP

Altx share code: JBL

ISIN: GB0031852162

('Jubilee' or 'the Company' or 'the Group')

 

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Preferred Purchaser Selected for US$35 Million Large Waste Project Sale

 

Jubilee, the integrated copper producer and resource developer in Zambia, is pleased to announce that, following the receipt of two binding offers for the acquisition of the Company's Large Waste Project (LWP), as announced on 10 August 2026, it has selected its preferred purchaser for a total acquisition consideration of US$35.0 million.

 

This capital allocation strategy supports Jubilee's continued evolution from a predominantly processing-led business into an integrated copper mining and processing company. While Jubilee's established processing capability remains fundamental to the business and its valuation, the Group is increasingly focused on building value through Jubilee-controlled mining assets and, as these are defined through ongoing exploration and resource development programmes, its underlying copper resource base.

 

The combination of Jubilee's established processing infrastructure with increased control over its own copper-bearing feed and the development of a defined resource base is expected to broaden the foundations on which the Group's longer-term value is built.

 

Disposal of the Large Waste Project

 

The monetising of the LWP at a substantial premium to the original acquisition price, represents a further step in Jubilee's strategy to optimise its asset portfolio and prioritise capital allocation towards the expansion of its existing mining, processing and refining operations in Zambia. These operations offer a lower-capital and lower-execution-risk pathway to increasing copper production by leveraging Jubilee's established infrastructure and operating capability. Conversely, the LWP is a large-scale, greenfield development project which would have required significant standalone capital investment. Management are focused on lower risked opportunities.

 

The preferred purchaser has offered a total acquisition consideration of US$35.0 million for the LWP. The transaction will proceed through a two-stage due diligence process. The first stage will focus on confirmation of the contractual and regulatory legal framework governing the LWP and is expected to be completed within approximately 10 days. Subject to satisfactory completion of this first stage, the preferred purchaser will make a payment of US$2.25 million to secure a further 45-day period of exclusivity during which it will complete its remaining due diligence. Following satisfactory completion of the due diligence process and execution of the definitive transaction documentation, the balance of the US$35.0 million acquisition consideration will be settled over an agreed three-year instalment period. The transaction terms also provide the purchaser with the option to accelerate settlement of the outstanding consideration to within two years, in return for an agreed reduction in the total consideration payable to US$30.0 million. Management has satisfied themselves over the ability of the preferred purchaser to pay the consideration.

 

The transaction incorporates and replaces the previously announced sale of 10Mt of waste material from the LWP for a total consideration of US$6.75 million. To date, approximately 550 000t have been collected, resulting in payments to Jubilee of approximately US$0.6 million. The Company will provide further details as the transaction progresses through the remaining due diligence and documentation process.

 

 

 

 

26 August 2026

 

For further information contact:

 

Jubilee Metals Group PLC 

Leon Coetzer (CEO)/Jonathan Morley-Kirk (FD)

Tel: +27 (0) 11 465 1913 / Tel: +44 (0) 7797 775546

 

Nominated Adviser - SPARK Advisory Partners Limited 

Andrew Emmott/James Keeshan 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3368 3555 

 

PR & IR Adviser - Tavistock 

Jos Simson/Gareth Tredway

Tel: +44 (0) 207 920 3150 

 

Joint Broker - Zeus Capital

Harry Ansell/Katy Mitchell  

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 1670/+44 (0) 113 394 6618 

 

Joint Broker - Shard Capital Partners LLP

Erik Woolgar/Gareth Burchell

Tel +44 (0) 207 1869900 

 

JSE Sponsor - Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited 

Alison McLaren

Tel: +27 78 286 9556

 

About Jubilee Metals Group

 

Jubilee Metals, listed on AIM and the Altx of the JSE, is a copper producer and resource developer focused on building a world-class integrated copper business in Zambia. The Company's three-pillar strategy combines the processing of third-party copper feedstock through its Roan Concentrator; the development of an integrated mine-to-metals business through Jubilee-controlled mining assets and the Sable Refinery; and the active management and monetisation of non-core assets to unlock value and support investment into the Group's core operations. Jubilee is evolving from a predominantly processing-led business towards an integrated copper mining and processing company, leveraging its established processing and refining infrastructure alongside an expanding portfolio of controlled mining assets. As Jubilee advances its exploration and resource development programmes, the Group is focused on building a resource-backed production platform capable of supporting scalable, long-term copper growth.

 

For further information, please visit www.jubileemetalsgroup.com and follow Jubilee on X at @Jubilee_Metals

 

 

 

 

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