THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF ANY OFFER OR INVITATION TO SELL OR ISSUE, OR ANY SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, ANY SECURITIES OF KEFI GOLD AND COPPER PLC.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION, RELEASE, FORWARDING OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
23 December 2025
KEFI Gold and Copper plc
("KEFI" or the "Company")
Result of RetailBook Offer
KEFI Gold and Copper (AIM: KEFI), the gold and copper exploration and development company with projects in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, provides an update on its Fundraise, further to the announcements made yesterday.
The Company is pleased to announce that the retail offer via RetailBook successfully completed and has now closed. From the RetailBook Offer, the Company has raised gross proceeds of £774,245.63 (before expenses) via the issue of 59,557,356 Ordinary Shares (the "Retail Offer Shares") at the Placing Price of 1.3 pence per Ordinary Share.
In total the Fundraise is therefore expected to raise gross cash proceeds of approximately £6.9 million through the Placing and the Retail Offer and is expected to settle approximately £8.9 million of outstanding liabilities through the Subscription.
Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall, unless defined in this announcement or unless the context provides otherwise, bear the same meaning ascribed to such terms in the announcement made by the Company at 4.58 p.m. on 22 December 2025.
Total Voting Rights
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for admission of the 1,153,846,143 New Ordinary Shares and the 59,557,356 Retail Offer Shares to trading on AIM and it is expected that admission will become effective and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares and the Retail Offer Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on or around 30 December 2025 ("Admission").
Following Admission, the total issued share capital of the Company will consist of 10,741,161,265 Ordinary Shares each with one voting right. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 10,741,161,265 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure
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. The person responsible for the release of this announcement is Harry Anagnostaras- Adams (Executive Chairman).
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Enquiries |
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KEFI Gold and Copper plc Harry Anagnostaras-Adams (Executive Chairman) |
+357 2225 6161 |
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John Leach (Finance Director) |
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SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Nominated Adviser) Jeff Keating, Adam Cowl |
+44 (0) 20 3470 0470 |
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Tavira Financial Limited (Lead Broker) Oliver Stansfield, Jonathan Evans |
+44 (0) 20 7100 5100 |
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IFC Advisory Ltd (Financial PR and IR) Tim Metcalfe, Florence Chandler |
+44 (0) 20 3934 6632 |
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3PPB LLC International (Institutional IR) |
+1 (917) 991 7701 |
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Patrick Chidley |
+1 (203) 940 2538 |
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Paul Durham |
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Further information can be viewed at www.kefi-goldandcopper.com |
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, INCLUDING THE APPENDICES AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THEM, IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION, RELEASE, FORWARDING OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (INCLUDING ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES (THE "UNITED STATES")), AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
No public offering of the securities referred to herein is being made in any such jurisdiction or elsewhere.
The New Ordinary Shares and the Retail Offer Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or with any securities regulatory authority or under any securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, resold, pledged, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in compliance with the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States. The New Ordinary Shares and the Retail Offer Shares have not been approved, disapproved or recommended by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission in the United States or any other U.S. regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the New Ordinary Shares or the Retail Offer Shares. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of South Africa or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa.
No public offering of the New Ordinary Shares or the Retail Offer Shares is being made in the United States, United Kingdom or elsewhere. All offers of the New Ordinary Shares and the Retail Offer Shares will be made pursuant to an exemption from the requirement to produce a prospectus under the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as supplemented by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/979) as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the "UK Prospectus Regulation").
No action has been taken by the Company, Tavira or any of their respective affiliates, or any of its or their respective directors, officers, partners, employees, advisers or agents (collectively, "Representatives") that would, or is intended to, permit an offer of the New Ordinary Shares or the Retail Offer Shares or possession or distribution of this announcement or any other publicity material relating to such New Ordinary Shares or Retail Offer Shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons receiving this announcement are required to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions contained in this announcement. The distribution of this announcement, and the Fundraise and/or the offer or sale of the New Ordinary Shares or the Retail Offer Shares, may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. Persons (including, without limitation, nominees and trustees) who have a contractual or other legal obligation to forward a copy of this announcement should seek appropriate advice before taking any action. Persons distributing any part of this announcement must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do so.
Members of the public are not eligible to take part in the Fundraise. This announcement is for information purposes only and is directed only at: (a) persons in Member States of the European Economic Area ("EEA") who are qualified investors within the meaning of article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129; (b) in the United Kingdom, qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the UK Prospectus Regulation who are persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within the definition of "investment professionals" in article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"); or (ii) are persons falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc") of the Order; and (c) persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated, (all such persons in (a), (b) and (c) together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). This announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Persons distributing this announcement must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do so.
This announcement may contain, and the Company may make, verbal statements containing "forward-looking statements" with respect to certain of the Company's plans and its current goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition, performance, strategic initiatives, objectives and results. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as "aim", "anticipate", "target", "expect", "estimate", "intend", "plan", "goal", "believe", "seek", "may", "could", "outlook" or other words of similar meaning. By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances which are beyond the control of the Company. As a result, the actual future financial condition, performance and results of the Company may differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set forth in any forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements made in this announcement by or on behalf of the Company speak only as of the date they are made. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's judgment at the date of this announcement and are not intended to give any assurance as to future results and the Company cautions that its actual results of operations and financial condition, and the development of the industry in which it operates, may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward looking statements contained in this announcement and/or information incorporated by reference into or referred to in this announcement. The information contained in this announcement is subject to change without notice and except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publish any updates, supplements or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement to reflect any changes in the Company's expectations with regard thereto, or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based, except where required to do so under applicable law.
The New Ordinary Shares and the Retail Offer Shares to be issued or sold pursuant to the Fundraise will not be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than AIM.