Xanadu Mines Announces $5.5 Million Placement
November 05 2024 - 9:36PM
Xanadu Mines Ltd (
ASX:XAM,
TSX:XAM) (
Xanadu or the
Company) is pleased to announce the Company has
received commitments for a placement to eligible professional and
sophisticated investors of approximately 100 million fully-paid
ordinary shares in Xanadu (
New Shares) at an issue
price of $0.055 each to raise approximately $5.5 million (before
costs) (
Placement). The Placement is unconditional
and will be issued pursuant to the Company’s existing placement
capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
The Company is in discussion with other
potential strategic parties for subsequent participation on similar
terms, subject to formal documentation and approvals. This would
also be issued pursuant to the Company’s existing placement
capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
Xanadu has entered a consultation period with
Zijin Mining following delivery of the Kharmagtai Pre-Feasibility
Study. As part of those discussions, Zijin will be given the
opportunity to participate in the Placement on a pro rata basis to
maintain its 19.4% shareholding in Xanadu Mines via its wholly
owned subsidiary Jinping (Singapore) Mining Pte Ltd. Zijin’s
participation would be subject to formal documentation, internal
approvals, completion of the Placement to all other participants,
FIRB approval, and Xanadu shareholder approval under ASX Listing
Rule 10.11.
The proceeds of the Placement, together with the
Company’s existing cash reserves, will be applied towards Xanadu’s
Red Mountain Copper-Gold Project and Sant Tolgoi Nickel-Copper
Project, to new project acquisition and exploration, funding for Q1
CY2025 of the Khuiten JV prior to feasibility study commencement,
and working capital.
The issue price of $0.055 per New Share
represents a 14.1% discount to Xanadu’s last close (31 October
2024) of $0.064 per share, and a discount of 16.7% to the 5-day
VWAP of $0.066 per share.
New Shares will rank pari-passu with Xanadu’s
existing fully paid ordinary shares currently on issue.
New Shares issued in the Placement are scheduled
to settle on Thursday, 7 November 2024 with allotment and trading
scheduled to occur on Friday, 8 November 2024. Subsequent placement
of New Shares to other potential parties who are not yet confirmed,
including Zijin, will be announced separately and will occur within
10 business days of completion of documentation, approvals and
other applicable conditions for each party.
Ord Minnett and Bell Potter Securities Limited
acted as Joint Lead Managers to the Placement and MST Financial and
PAC Partners acted as Co-Managers.
Executive Chairman & Managing
Director, Colin Moorhead, said, “We are pleased with the
strong support for this Placement. This provides capital to pursue
our broader strategies, as we seek a new discovery at Red Mountain
and Sant Tolgoi, to expand our portfolio into new copper and gold
projects in Mongolia, and it puts us in a strong position to
discuss potential strategic interests in Xanadu’s share of the
Kharmagtai project. I look forward to updating the market with
progress on Xanadu’s exploration portfolio as well as continued
news flow from the Kharmagtai project as it moves from
Pre-Feasibility into Feasibility stage.”
For further information, please
contact:
Colin Moorhead |
Spencer Cole |
Executive Chair & Managing Director |
Chief Financial Officer |
P: +61 2 8280 7497 |
P: +61 2 8280 7497 |
E: colin.moorhead@xanadumines.com |
E: spencer.cole@xanadumines.com |
W: www.xanadumines.com |
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This Announcement was authorised for release by
Xanadu’s Board of Directors.
All dollar amounts are in Australian dollars
unless otherwise indicated.
Not an offer in the United
StatesThis announcement has been prepared for publication
in Australia and may not be released to US wire services or
distributed in the United States. This announcement does not
constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy,
securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. Any
securities described in this announcement have not been, and will
not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 and may not
be offered or sold in the United States except in transactions
exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of
the US Securities Act and applicable US state securities laws.