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Horizonte Minerals PLC
11 July 2023
NEWS RELEASE
11 July 2023
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Horizonte Minerals Plc (AIM/TSX: HZM) ("Horizonte" or the
"Company"), the nickel company developing two Tier 1 assets in
Brazil, is pleased to announce the appointment of John MacKenzie as
a Non-Executive Director and Simon Retter as an Executive Director
effective immediately.
John MacKenzie
John is a senior mining executive with more than 30 years of
operational and investment experience in the metals and mining
sector, currently Chief Executive Officer and Director of
TSX-listed Capstone Copper Corp (current market capitalisation of
US$3billion). Previously, John was Executive Chair and Founder of
Mantos Copper before its merger with Capstone Mining in 2022. He
brings extensive operating and construction experience to the
Board, in particular in South American through his time as part of
the Anglo American group where he was a member of the Executive
Committee and CEO of Copper at Anglo American plc, CEO Zinc at
Anglo Base Metals and General Manager at their Minera Loma de
Niquel mine and smelter in Venezuela, an RKEF ferronickel operation
similar in design capacity to Araguaia. He was also previously a
Non-Executive Director of KAZ Minerals plc.
John has a Master of Science in Mining Engineering from the
University of the Witwatersrand, a Master of Business Leadership
from the University of South Africa and has completed the Advanced
Management Programme at Harvard Business School.
Simon Retter
Simon has served as the group CFO of Horizonte Minerals since
2016. He is a commercially focused business leader with almost 15
years of experience as an Executive and Non-Executive Director
focussed in the natural resources sector, driving strategic growth
and leading high-performance teams across various financial
roles.
Simon started his career at Deloitte in assurance and advisory,
qualifying as a chartered accountant before gaining extensive
experience in the public markets and the mining sector,
specifically, reverse takeovers, IPOs and secondary
fundraising.
Change in Company Secretary
Mr Leonardo (Leo) Neves, Horizonte's General Counsel, has been
appointed as Company Secretary, taking over from Mr Simon Retter
effective immediately . Mr Neves is an experienced legal
professional, having developed his career at law firms Pinheiro
Neto Advogados (Brazil), McMillan LLP (Canada) and Fasken Martineau
LLP (UK). He has also acted in-house for various mining companies,
including Ferrous Resources where he spent 9 years as Head of Legal
and Company Secretary. Mr Neves holds an LL.B. degree from
University of Brasília (UnB) and an LL.M. degree from the London
School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is qualified to
practice as a solicitor in England and Wales, as well as in Brazil
and Portugal.
Jeremy Martin, CEO of Horizonte, commented:
"We are delighted to welcome John MacKenzie and Simon Retter to
the Board at this important time for Horizonte. These appointments
emphasise the Board's continued evolution enhancing the skillsets
required to successfully deliver two Tier 1 nickel projects.
"I am confident that John's in-depth experience in the base
metals sector will prove invaluable as we transition from a
developer to a producer, and I look forward to continuing the great
work that Simon is doing, maximising the potential of the assets
for all our stakeholders."
For further information, visit www.horizonteminerals.com or
contact:
Horizonte Minerals plc info@horizonteminerals.com
Jeremy Martin (CEO) +44 (0) 203 356 2901
Simon Retter (CFO)
Patrick Chambers (Head of IR)
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser
& Joint Broker)
Ross Allister
David McKeown +44 (0)20 7418 8900
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BMO (Joint Broker)
Thomas Rider
Pascal Lussier Duquette
Andrew Cameron +44 (0) 20 7236 1010
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Tavistock (Financial PR)
Emily Moss
Cath Drummond +44 (0) 20 7920 3150
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Regulatory
The following information is disclosed under Rule 17 of the AIM
Rules for Companies ("AIM Rules") and Schedule Two Paragraph (g) of
the AIM Rules:
John Fraser MacKenzie (aged 55)
Mr MacKenzie does not hold any ordinary shares nor options over
ordinary shares in the Company.
Current Directorships Past Directorships (within
the last five years)
Capstone Copper Corp. Kaz Minerals plc
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Mantos Copper S.A. Mantos Copper (Bermuda) Limited
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Mantoverde S.A.
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There is no further information which is required to be
disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for
Companies in respect of John Fraser MacKenzie.
Simon James Retter (aged 41)
Mr Retter holds 107,679 ordinary shares and 3,282,500 options
over ordinary shares in the Company.
Current Directorships Past Directorships (within
the last five years)
Timpton Ltd Aterian plc
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CTFR Holdings Ltd I-Med Group International Ltd
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Stonedale Management and Investments I-Med Medical Therapy System
Ltd Ltd
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Horizonte Minerals (IOM) Ltd I-Med Sport Ltd
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HM Brazil (IOM) Ltd I-Med Treasury Ltd
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Vox Valor Capital Ltd Lan Greenfield Ltd
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HRC World plc Lan Group plc
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Adalan Ventures plc MDMS Online Ltd
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Fragrant Prosperity Holdings
Ltd Oplon Ltd
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ElixIrr International plc Skinside UK Ltd
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SulNOx Fuel Fusions Ltd
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SulNox Group plc
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TriSkin Ltd
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Upham Holdings plc
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Vertu Capital Holdings Ltd
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I-Med Aesthetics Ltd
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I-Med Animal Healthcare Ltd
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I-Med Clinics Ltd
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Simon Retter was a director of I-Med Group International Ltd
from 5 May 2017 until 5 December 2022. I-Med Group International
Ltd entered into a creditors' voluntary liquidation on 30 June
2020, with the company subsequently dissolved on 5 December
2022.
There is no further information which is required to be
disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for
Companies in respect of Simon James Retter.
ABOUT HORIZONTE MINERALS
Horizonte Minerals Plc (AIM/TSX: HZM) is developing two
100%-owned, Tier 1 projects in Pará state, Brazil - the Araguaia
Nickel Project and the Vermelho Nickel-Cobalt Project. Both
projects are large scale, high-grade, low-cost, have low carbon
emission intensities and are scalable. Araguaia is under
construction with first metal scheduled for 1Q 2024. When fully
ramped up with Line 1 and Line 2, Araguaia is forecast to produce
29,000 tonnes of nickel per year. Vermelho is at feasibility study
stage and is expected to produce 24,000 tonnes of nickel and 1,250
tonnes of cobalt to supply the EV battery market. Horizonte's
combined production profile of over 60,000 tonnes of nickel per
year positions the Company as a globally significant nickel
producer. Horizonte's top three shareholders are La Mancha
Investments S.à r.l., Glencore Plc and Orion Resource Partners
LLP.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Except for statements of historical fact relating to the
Company, certain information contained in this press release
constitutes "forward-looking information" under Canadian securities
legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not
limited to, the ability of the Company to complete any planned
acquisition of equipment, statements with respect to the potential
of the Company's current or future property mineral projects; the
ability of the Company to complete a positive feasibility study
regarding the second RKEF line at Araguaia on time, or at all, the
ability of the Company to complete a positive feasibility study
regarding the Vermelho Project on time, or at all, the success of
exploration and mining activities; cost and timing of future
exploration, production and development; the costs and timing for
delivery of the equipment to be purchased, the estimation of
mineral resources and reserves and the ability of the Company to
achieve its goals in respect of growing its mineral resources; the
realization of mineral resource and reserve estimates and achieving
production in accordance with the Company's potential production
profile or at all. Generally, forward-looking information can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
"plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget",
"scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or
"does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words
and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results
"may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be
achieved". Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable
assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management made in
light of its experience and its perception of trends, current
conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that
management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the
circumstances at the date that such statements are made, and are
inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
information, including but not limited to risks related to: the
inability of the Company to complete any planned acquisition of
equipment on time or at all, the ability of the Company to complete
a positive feasibility study regarding the implementation of a
second RKEF line at Araguaia on the timeline contemplated or at
all, the ability of the Company to complete a positive feasibility
study regarding the Vermelho Project on the timeline contemplated
or at all, exploration and mining risks, competition from
competitors with greater capital; the Company's lack of experience
with respect to development-stage mining operations; fluctuations
in metal prices; uninsured risks; environmental and other
regulatory requirements; exploration, mining and other licences;
the Company's future payment obligations; potential disputes with
respect to the Company's title to, and the area of, its mining
concessions; the Company's dependence on its ability to obtain
sufficient financing in the future; the Company's dependence on its
relationships with third parties; the Company's joint ventures; the
potential of currency fluctuations and political or economic
instability in countries in which the Company operates; currency
exchange fluctuations; the Company's ability to manage its growth
effectively; the trading market for the ordinary shares of the
Company; uncertainty with respect to the Company's plans to
continue to develop its operations and new projects; the Company's
dependence on key personnel; possible conflicts of interest of
directors and officers of the Company, and various risks associated
with the legal and regulatory framework within which the Company
operates, together with the risks identified and disclosed in the
Company's disclosure record available on the Company's profile on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com, including without limitation, the annual
information form of the Company for the year ended December 31,
2022, and the Araguaia and Vermelho Technical Reports available on
the Company's website https://horizonteminerals.com/. Although
management of the Company has attempted to identify important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other
factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove
to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements.
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