RNS Number : 3313O
Kore Potash PLC
14 May 2024
 

14 May 2024

 

Kore Potash Plc

("Kore Potash" or the "Company")

 

Results of General Meeting

Issue of Shares

 

Kore Potash plc, the potash development company with 97% ownership of the Kola and DX Potash Projects in the Sintoukola Basin, located in the Republic of Congo, is pleased to announce that the resolutions put to its General Meeting ("GM") held yesterday, 13 May 2024, were all duly passed on a poll by the requisite majority.

 

The GM was held, inter alia, to approve the issue of 31,093,883 new ordinary shares of US$0.001 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at 0.38p per Ordinary Share in line with the Company's fundraising announcements of 22 and 28 March 2024 ("Fundraise"). Application has been made for the 31,093,883 Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading, which is expected to commence on or around 16 May 2024, ("Admission").

 

David Hathorn, the Chairman of Kore Potash, participated in the Fundraise for a total of 31,093,883 New Ordinary Shares for a total value of US$150,000 via two separate trusts, the Belle Terre Trust and Stapleford Trust. These shares will be issued under ASX listing rule 10.11.1, having received the relevant shareholder approvals at yesterday's GM.

 

On Admission, David Hathorn will hold a beneficial interest in 368,801,944 Ordinary Shares representing 8.66 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company.

 

The following statistics, as detailed in the attached Annexure A, are provided in respect of each resolution on the Agenda of Kore Potash plc's GM. Those defined terms not defined within this announcement will have the same meaning as that set in the announcements dated 22 and 28 March 2024.

 

Total voting rights

Following the issue and Admission of the 31,093,883 new Ordinary Shares, the Company's total issued share capital will consist of 4,260,626,056 Ordinary Shares. No shares are held in treasury. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 4,260,626,056.

 

The above figure may 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 in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

Market Abuse Regulation

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 which has been incorporated into UK law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon the publication of this announcement via Regulatory Information Service ('RIS'), this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

 

The Company will also lodge an Appendix 3G - Notification of issue, conversion or payment up of equity

+securities and Appendix 3Y - Change of Director's Interest Notice, with the ASX notifying of the issues.

 

This announcement has been approved for release by the Board. For further information, please visit www.korepotash.com or contact:

Kore Potash

David Hathorn - Chairman

Andre Baya, CEO

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3963 1776

Tavistock Communications

Nick Elwes Adam Baynes

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7920 3150

SP Angel Corporate Finance- Nomad and Joint Broker Ewan Leggat

Charlie Bouverat

Kasia Brzozowska

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7470 0470

Shore Capital- Joint Broker Toby Gibbs

James Thomas

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4050

Questco Corporate Advisory- JSE Sponsor Doné Hattingh

Tel: +27 (11) 011 9205


ANNEXURE A:

 

In respect of each resolution the total number of votes exercisable by all validly appointed proxies was as follows:

 

 

 

RESOLUTION

TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY

 

FOR

 

DISCRETION

 

AGAINST

VOTES WITHHELD

Resolution 1 - Authority to allot shares in connection with the Fundraise

 

1,443,882,656

1,443,363,656

0

519,000

921,085

Resolution 2 - Approval of securities issue to Director under the Fundraise - David Hathorn as beneficiary of the Belle Terre and Stapleford Trusts

 

1,443,886,356

1,443,127,642

0

758,714

917,385

Resolution 3 - Ratification of issue of Unconditional Subscription Shares

 

661,381,437

660,652,437

0

729,000

931,085

Resolution 4 - General approval to allot shares

 

1,443,102,692

0

782,464

918,585

Resolution 5 - Disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with the Fundraise

 

1,442,204,157

1,441,528,907

0

675,250

2,599,584

Resolution 6 - Disapplication of pre-emption rights for general authority

 

1,442,204,157

1,441,558,907

0

645,250

2,599,584


Notification of transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR")

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Belle Terre Trust

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

A Trust closely associated with David Hathorn, Chairman

and PDMR

b)

Initial notification/Amendment


3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Kore Potash Plc

b)

LEI

213800NWX7EHG4UVC107

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

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of US$0.001 each

 

 

GB00BYP2QJ94

b)

Nature of the transaction

Issue of 15,546,942 ordinary shares of US$0.001 each.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price: 0.38 pence

Volume: 15,546,942

d)

Aggregated information

Price: 0.38 pence

Aggregated volume: 15,546,942

e)

Date of the transaction

13 May 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Stapleford Trust

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

A Trust closely associated with David Hathorn, Chairman

and PDMR

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Kore Potash Plc

b)

LEI

213800NWX7EHG4UVC107

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


a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of US$0.001 each

 

 

GB00BYP2QJ94

b)

Nature of the transaction

Issue 15,546,941 ordinary shares of US$0.001 each.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price: 0.38 pence

Volume: 15,546,941

d)

Aggregated information

Price: 0.38 pence

Aggregated volume: 15,546,941

e)

Date of the transaction

13 May 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

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