MC Mining Limited Extension of Coal Sales & Marketing Agreement (3672K)
December 20 2022 - 10:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 3672K
MC Mining Limited
20 December 2022
ANNOUNCEMENT 20 December 2022
EXTENSION OF THE UITKOMST COAL SALES & MARKETING
AGREEMENT
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION
MC Mining Limited (MC Mining or the Company) is pleased to
announce a six-month extension (Extension) of the July 2022 Coal
Sales & Marketing Agreement (Marketing Agreement or the
Agreement) between the Company's subsidiary Uitkomst Colliery
Proprietary Ltd (Uitkomst Colliery or Uitkomst) and Overlooked
(Proprietary) Limited (Overlooked). The Marketing Agreement was due
to expire on 31 December 2022 and has now been extended to 30 June
2023, with the key terms of the Marketing Agreement remaining.
The prevailing anti-fossil fuel sentiment and invasion of
Ukraine earlier in 2022 has resulted in a global energy shortage
and record international thermal coal prices. The coal sold between
July and November 2022 under the terms of the Agreement, realised
an average free-on-board price of $237/t, significantly higher than
domestic coal sales prices.
The salient features of the Marketing Agreement and the
Extension thereof are:
-- contract now expiring in June 2023;
-- from 1 January 2023, sale of a minimum of 15,000t of Uitkomst
coal per month at API4-linked, US dollar denominated prices;
-- Overlooked is responsible for the transportation, stockpiling
and export of the coal at port and will receive a market related
commission; and
-- Overlooked charges a competitive marketing fee of 5% of the
sales price, which is reasonable considering competing proposals
received by Uitkomst, for providing access to the international
market.
Related Party Transaction
The Extension is deemed a related party transaction under the
AIM Rules for Companies due to Mr Matthews Senosi (a Non-Executive
Director and Substantial Shareholder (as defined by the AIM Rules)
of the Company) being the Chief Executive Officer and majority
shareholder of Overlooked. The independent directors of the Board
of MC Mining, being those directors other than Mr Senosi, having
consulted with Strand Hanson Limited, the Company's Nominated
Adviser, consider the Extension to be fair and reasonable insofar
as the Company's shareholders are concerned.
Godfrey Gomwe , Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
MC Mining, commented :
"Uitkomst produces high quality coal but does not produce
sufficient volumes to fill a ship on a monthly basis and the
partnership with Overlooked has generated significant benefits for
Uitkomst, facilitating an export route to market and access to
higher international thermal coal prices. The sale of the initial
120,000t is not expected to be completed by the end of December
2022, mainly due to shipping delays, with 36,764t currently
stockpiled at the harbour and the remaining 11,281t at Uitkomst.
The Uitkomst Colliery continues to supply coal to the local market,
but at reduced volumes."
Godfrey Gomwe
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
This announcement has been approved by the Company's Disclosure
Committee.
All figures are in United States dollars unless otherwise
stated.
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 (as amended).
For more information contact:
Tony Bevan Company Secretary Endeavour Corporate Services +61 08 9316 9100
Company advisors:
James Harris / James
Dance Nominated Adviser Strand Hanson Limited +44 20 7409 3494
Rory Scott Broker (AIM) Tennyson Securities +44 20 7186 9031
Marion Brower Financial PR (South Africa) R&A Strategic Communications +27 11 880 3924
Investec Bank Limited is the nominated JSE Sponsor
About MC Mining Limited:
MC Mining is an AIM/ASX/JSE-listed coal exploration, development
and mining company operating in South Africa. MC Mining's key
projects include the Uitkomst Colliery (metallurgical and thermal
coal), Makhado Project (hard coking coal), Vele Colliery (semi-soft
coking and thermal coal), and the Greater Soutpansberg Projects
(coking and thermal coal).
All figures are denominated in United States dollars unless
otherwise stated. Safety metrics are compared to the preceding
quarter while financial and operational metrics are measured
against the comparable period in the previous financial year. A
copy of this report is available on the Company's website,
www.mcmining.co.za .
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