THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE UK VERSION OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION NO 596/2014 WHICH IS PART OF ENGLISH LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018, AS AMENDED. ON PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
14 December 2023
Great Southern Copper plc
("GSC" or the "Company")
Admission of Shares and Director/PDMR Shareholding
Further to the announcements on 23 November 2023 and on 7 December 2023, Great Southern Copper plc (LSE: GSCU), the company focused on copper-gold and lithium exploration in Chile, is pleased to announce that admission of 88,102,802 new ordinary shares to listing on the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange("Admission"), became effective at 8.00 a.m. this morning.
Details of new shares admitted
· 40,222,206 new ordinary shares of 1p each, at a price of £0.0225 per share, for a total amount of £905,000 through a placing and subscription ("Placing and Subscription" or "Fundraising");
· 41,749,995 new ordinary shares at £0.012 per share, arising on conversion of a convertible loan pursuant to the agreement entered into between the Company and its major shareholder Foreign Dimensions Pty Ltd dated and announced on 15 May 2023;
· 4,436,834 new ordinary shares at £0.012 per share (in the case of Samuel Garrett) and at £0.0139, £0.0145 and £0.0227 (in the case of Charles Bond, Chairman, being quarterly VWAPs) and at £0.227 (in the case of Paul Williams, former CFO), pursuant to an arrangement between the Company and these individuals pursuant to which some or all of their respective salary has been sacrificed and accrued; and
· 1,693,767 new ordinary shares at £0.012 per share as part payment to the vendors of the San Lorenzo project under an option agreement with the Company dated 8 July 2023.
Director participation
The Directors of the Company participated in the Fundraising and subscribed, in aggregate, for 3,333,332 new ordinary shares. Details of the subscriptions by Directors are as follows:
| Name | Existing shareholding | Number of new ordinary shares subscribed for | Salary sacrifice shares | Shareholding on Admission | Percentage of issued share capital on Admission |
| Charles Bond | 2,093,644 | 444,444 | 1,423,280 | 3,961,368 | 1.15% |
| Sam Garrett | 5,760,211 | 2,222,222 | 2,881,402 | 10,863,835 | 3.17% |
| Nick Briers | 1,033,333 | 444,444 | | 1,477,777 | 0.43% |
| Stuart Greene | 933,333 | 222,222 | | 1,155,555 | 0.34% |
| | 9,820,521 | 3,333,332 | 4,304,682 | 17,458,535 | 5.09% |
Total voting rights
The total number of issued shares and the total number of voting rights in the Company is 343,189,211. The above figure should be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Enquiries:
| Great Southern Copper plc | |
| Sam Garrett, Chief Executive Officer | +44 (0)20 4582 3500 |
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| SI Capital Limited | |
| Nick Emerson | +44 (0)14 8341 3500 |
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| Gracechurch Group | |
| Harry Chathli, Alexis Gore, Henry Gamble | +44 (0)20 4582 3500 |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated with them.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | 1. Charles Bond - Chairman 2. Samuel Garrett - Chief Executive Officer 3. Nicholas Briers - Non-Executive Director 4. Stuart Greene - Non-Executive Director
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| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | See 1(a) above | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| a) | Name | Great Southern Copper plc | ||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800RF6N9WA8PZH313 | ||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each
GB00BLB5BF24 | ||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction
| A. Subscription for shares B. Satisfaction of accrued salary for Charles Bond and Samuel Garrett
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d) | Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume
- Price
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Subscription shares 3,333,332
2.25p
Salary sacrifice shares 4,304,682
As box c
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| e) | Date of the transaction
| 14 December 2023
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| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||||
About Great Southern Copper
Great Southern Copper PLC is a UK-listed mineral exploration company focused on the discovery of copper-gold and lithium deposits in Chile. The Company has the option to acquire rights to 100% of two projects in the under-explored coastal belt of Chile that are prospective for large scale copper-gold deposits. In addition, the Company has the option to acquire rights to 100% of a lithium project located in the Salar de Atacama district of Chile. Chile is a globally significant mining jurisdiction being the world's largest copper producer and the second-largest producer of lithium.
The two, early-stage Cu-Au projects comprise the San Lorenzo and Especularita Projects, both located in the coastal metallogenic belt of Chile which hosts significant copper mines and deposits, including Teck's Carmen de Andacollo copper mine, and boasts excellent access to infrastructure such as roads, power and ports. Significant historical small-scale and artisanal workings for both copper and gold are readily evident in both exploration project areas.
The Company's Monti Lithium project is strategically located in the pre-Andean region of Salar de Atacama which is Chile's premier lithium-producing region with well-established lithium mining operations and infrastructure.
Great Southern Copper is strategically positioned to support the global market for copper and lithium - both critical battery metals in the clean energy transition around the world. The Company is actively engaged in exploration and evaluation work programmes targeting both large tonnage, low to medium grade Cu-Au and Li deposits as well as high-grade Cu-Au deposits.
Further information on the Company is available on the Company's website: https://gscplc.com
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