Placing and appointment of CIO
26 10월 2010 - 3:00PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMHRE
RNS Number : 9787U
Hameldon Resources Limited
26 October 2010
HAMELDON RESOURCES LIMITED
PRIVATE PLACEMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF TOM WINNIFRITH OF SF T1PS GOLD FUND AS
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
26 October 2010
The Board of Directors of Hameldon Resources Limited ("HRE" or the "Company") is
pleased to announce that the Company has raised GBP500,000 by way of a placing
of new ordinary shares in the Company and the issue of convertible loan notes.
The Company has also appointed Tom Winnifrith, manager of the SF t1ps Smaller
Companies Gold Fund, as its Chief Investment Officer ("CIO") with a mandate to
invest in the shares of principally gold and precious metal companies quoted on
stock exchanges in the UK, Canada and Australia.
Mr Winnifrith will receive no fee for his services but his employer, t1ps
Investment Management (IoM) Limited ("TIM") will receive a fee equivalent to 25%
of the increase in the net asset value ("NAV") of the Company payable in shares
at the NAV each quarter.
The Company intends shortly to convene an extraordinary general meeting to
approve resolutions including the change in the Company's name to Athol Au
Limited to reflect its new focus and also the increase in the Company's
authorities to issue shares in order to enable conversion of the convertible
loan notes.
Stephen Smith, HRE Chairman commented "The involvement of new investors
including Jim Mellon and Malcolm Burne and the recruitment of Tom Winnifrith to
secure attractive investments in gold, precious metals and other natural
resources is very welcome. We expect to make our first investments shortly and
investors will be updated on progress as appropriate."
Transaction highlights
Placing of 27.5 million new Shares
The Company has placed 27,480,000 new ordinary shares of 0.25p each ("Placing
Shares") with new investors at a price of 0.25p per share to raise GBP68,700
before expenses. The placing price represents a 37% premium to the current cash
per share of approximately 0.18p. The Placing Shares will rank pari passu with
the existing ordinary shares of 0.25p each in the Company. Application has been
made for admission of the Placing Shares to trading on AIM. Admission is
expected to occur on 1st November 2010.
Issuance of convertible loan notes
Additionally, HRE has issued 431,643 convertible loan notes of GBP1. The notes
are zero coupon, unsecured and repayable in three years or convertible into new
ordinary shares on the basis of 400 new shares per convertible loan note,
equivalent to a price of 0.25p per share.
EGM
In order to increase the Company's share capital and authorise the Directors to
allot the shares pursuant to conversion of the convertible loan notes, the
Company intends to convene an EGM at which appropriate resolutions will be put
to shareholders for approval. At this EGM, Shareholders will also be asked to
approve a change the Company's name to Athol Au Limited.
MoU with t1ps Investment Management (IOM)
The investment of GBP500,000 announced today enables Hameldon to implement and
accelerate its investment strategy to seek investment opportunities in the
natural resources sector in order to maximize value for shareholders as approved
at an EGM of the Company held on 26 October 2009.
In return for the strategic investment, TIM, also the employer of the new CIO
will receive at the end of every 3 months such number of new ordinary shares in
the capital of the Company equivalent to 25% of any increase of the adjusted net
asset value of the Company over each quarterly period subject to a
high-watermark. It will not receive shares in respect of the percentage of the
equity held by funds managed by TIM.
Total Voting Rights as a result of the Placing
Following the issue of the Placing Shares, there will be 164,881,194 shares in
issue. The number of ordinary shares quoted above 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.
For further details, please contact:
Hameldon Resources Limited
Waseem Shiraz
+44 207 399 4380
Tom Winnifrith
+44 1624 676848
Strand Hanson Limited
James Harris / Angela Peace
+44 207 409 3494
Bishopsgate Communications
Nick Rome
+44 207 562 3350
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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