WELLINGTON, New Zealand,
Jan. 16, 2019 /CNW/ - Further to our
announcement of 11 January Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited (TSXV:
"NZP" and NZAX: "CRP" or the "Company") is pleased to confirm that
we have resolved to make a convertible note issue to raise up to
CAD1 million (NZD 1.1 million). The offer is restricted to
qualified investors and is not open to retail investors. The
offer remains subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture
Exchange.
Offering:
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Private placement of
$1.00 (NZD1.10) unsecured convertible promissory notes
("Notes") maturing five (5) years from the Closing Date
("Maturity").
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Size of
Offering:
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Offering of up to
$1,000,000 in Canadian currency (NZD 1,100,000).
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Minimum Subscription:
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The minimum
subscription is $2,000 (NZD 2,200).
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Interest:
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10% per annum
calculated and payable annually, in arrears, on December 31 of each
year of the term of the Notes, commencing on the first business day
following the Closing Date (as defined under the heading "Closing
Date" below) with the first payment being made on December 31, 2019
as set forth under the heading "Interest Payments"
below.
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Redemption:
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The Notes will be
redeemable at the Company's option at any time following the
Closing Date upon payment of the outstanding principal amount of
the Note and interest due or accruing up to the date of redemption,
subject to the Investor's right of conversion as set forth under
the heading "Conversion" below. Payment of the redemption
price for the Notes shall be satisfied, at the Company's option, in
cash or, if redeemed within two years of the Closing Date, by
issuance of units of the Company ("Units"), each Unit having
the terms set forth under the heading "Unit Terms" below. If
redeemed after two years following the Closing Date, payment of the
redemption price for the Notes shall be satisfied, at the Company's
option, in cash or common shares of the Company ("Shares").
If the Company elects to pay the redemption price in Units or
Shares, as applicable, the deemed redemption price shall be the
same as the conversion prices as set forth under the heading
"Conversion" below.
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Conversion:
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Investors shall have
the right, at any time, to convert the principal amount of the
Notes into Units or, if converted after two years following the
Closing Date, into Shares, at any time prior to Maturity at the
following conversion prices:
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(a)
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If converted on or
before December 31, 2020, at a conversion price of Canadian
$0.14286 per Unit (equivalent to seven (7) Units per $1.00 of Note
principal);
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(b)
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If converted after
December 31, 2020 and or before December 31, 2021, at a conversion
price of Canadian $0.25 per Unit or Share, as applicable
(equivalent to four (4) Units or Shares per $1.00 of Note
principal);
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(c)
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If converted after
December 31, 2021 and on or before December 31, 2022, at a
conversion price of Canadian $0.3333 per Share (equivalent to three
(3) Shares per $1.00 of Note principal); and
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(d)
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If converted after
December 31, 2022 and on or before December 31, 2023, at a
conversion price of Canadian $1.00 per Share (equivalent to one (1)
Share per $1.00 of Note principal).
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Unit
Terms:
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Each Unit issuable
upon redemption or conversion of the Notes shall be comprised of
one (1) Share and one-half of one (1/2) non-transferable Share
purchase warrant ("Warrants"), each whole Warrant entitling
the investor to purchase one (1) additional Share at a price of
$0.45 per Share for a period of two years from the Closing
Date. If Notes are redeemed or converted after two years from
the Closing Date, only Shares will be issued upon such redemption
or conversion.
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Interest
Payments:
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All interest payment
obligations under the Notes will be satisfied by the issuance of
Shares to the Investor at a deemed price equal to the volume
weighted average trading price of the Shares on the TSXV during the
ten (10) trading days prior to the date on which each of the
interest payments are due.
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Subscription
Bonus:
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Investors will be
entitled to receive ten (10) free common share of Pacific Rare
Earths Limited for every one dollar ($1.00) of Note principal
subscribed for. The Pacific Rare Earth shares will be transferred
by the Company from its existing holdings to the Investor on the
Closing Date.
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Commentary
Relative to the most recent trading prices on the TSX.V the
conversion terms for the first two years are attractive.
Further, an investment in the convertible note entitles the
investor to 10 free shares in CRP subsidiary Pacific Rare Earths
Limited (PRE). As announced on September 5,
2018 this company has been formed to project-manage a work
programme aimed at quantifying the extent, value and recoverability
of Rare Earths Elements (REE) and other potentially strategic or
valuable minerals contained in the rock phosphate nodules and in
the seafloor muds on the Chatham Rise.
Also as announced in our October update to shareholders PRE and
CRP have commissioned a substantial overseas company to undertake a
research project aimed at separating valuable by-products
(including rare earths) contained within the sandy seafloor matrix
that contains the rock phosphate deposit.
The company will also be investigating the feasibility of
extracting rare earths also contained in the rock phosphate
nodules. 15 of the 17 known rare earths are present in these
nodules.
Use of Proceeds
The proceeds of this convertible note issue will be used to
provide interim working capital and to progress the re-application
for the environmental permit.
As previously advised we are still actively communicating with
the Capital Trust Group stakeholders as the company seeks to raise
the capital which was a prerequisite to entering the transactions
outlined in our announcement of 22 November. These transactions
included an injection of USD 10
million into CRP and the acquisition by CRP of the Capital
Trust Group.
If these transactions proceed they will likely provide an
ongoing solution to our future funding requirements and hence the
relatively small scale of this financing on such attractive
terms.
Neither the Exchange, its Regulation Service Provider (as
that term is defined under the policies of the Exchange), or New
Zealand Exchange Limited has in any way passed upon the merits of
the Transaction and associated transactions, and has neither
approved nor disapproved of the contents of this press
release.
SOURCE Chatham Rock Phosphate