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Sunrise Resources Plc

07 November 2023

7 November 2023

SUNRISE RESOURCES PLC

("Sunrise" or the "Company")

Notice of General Meeting

Proposed Sub-Division of Share Capital

and Cancellation of Deferred Shares

Proposed Issue of Equity & Total Voting Rights

Sunrise Resources plc announces that a General Meeting of shareholders will be held at 9.00 a.m. on Wednesday 22 November 2022 at The Great Room, Central Court, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AL. The Company is calling the General Meeting to propose the sub-division of its Existing Ordinary Shares into one New Ordinary Share and One Deferred Share (see definitions following) and the subsequent Buy Back and cancellation of the Deferred Shares.

A Shareholder Circular and Notice of General Meeting ("the Circular") has been published on the Company's website and is being notified and distributed to shareholders today in line with Company procedures.

Proposed Sub-Division of Ordinary Shares

The closing mid-market price of the Existing Ordinary Shares as at Friday 3 November 2023 (being the latest practicable date prior to printing of the Circular) was 0.07 pence per Existing Ordinary Share. As the Company is not permitted by law to issue shares at an issue price which is below their nominal value (being 0.1 pence per shares) , it is unable, in the present climate, to raise funds by way of a fresh issue of new Existing Ordinary Shares due to the fact that the market price of the Existing Ordinary Shares is below their nominal value. In order to enable the Company to issue shares in the future at an issue price which exceeds their nominal value, shareholder approval is being sought to complete a sub-division of the ordinary share capital of the Company. Each of the Existing Ordinary Shares will be subdivided into 1 New Ordinary Share and 1 Deferred Share.

The Sub-Division will not of itself affect the value of the Company's ordinary shares. After the Sub-Division, there will be the same number of New Ordinary Shares in issue as there are Existing Ordinary Shares in issue and therefore shareholders' equity will not be diluted unless a further equity fundraising is completed by the Company.

The Sub-Division is being proposed as a contingency measure. As at the date of this announcement the Directors have no intention of issuing any new equity securities, other than the Buy Back Shares, assuming the passing of the Resolutions at the General Meeting.

The New Ordinary Shares will have the same rights as those currently accruing to the Existing Ordinary Shares in issue, including those relating to voting and entitlement to dividends. Shareholders will not be issued with a new share certificate for the New Ordinary Shares and the existing certificates will remain valid. The Company's International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) will not change.

Holders of options or warrants over Existing Ordinary Shares will maintain the same rights as currently accruing to them, including in relation to any anti-dilution protection, and will not be issued with new warrant or option certificates.

The Deferred Shares will have no significant rights attached to them and carry no right to vote or participate in distribution of surplus assets and will not be admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange plc. The Deferred Shares will effectively carry no value.

Agreement with Towards Net Zero, LLC

Following the Sub-Division, and as disclosed in the Company's Regulatory News Service announcement of 5 June 2023, the Floor Price for the convertible security issued to Towards Net Zero, LLC, as defined in the Company's Regulatory News Service announcement of 30 November 2022, will be reset to the nominal value of the New Ordinary Shares.

Existing Shareholder Authorities

The authorities granted at the last annual general meeting of the Company to issue and allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Act was referenced to the nominal value of the Existing Ordinary Shares, meaning that when applied to the New Ordinary Shares, the Company theoretically would have the ability to issue more New Ordinary Shares. However, for the avoidance of doubt the Directors have undertaken that the number of New Ordinary Shares that can be issued under these authorities will not exceed the number of Existing Ordinary Shares that could have been issued notwithstanding the lower nominal value of the New Ordinary Shares.

Issue of Equity, Buy Back And Cancellation Of Deferred Shares

Subject to the Sub-Division being approved by shareholders, then because the Deferred Shares effectively carry no value, and in order to ensure that the balance sheet of the Company is kept simple, the Company is seeking shareholder approval to acquire and cancel the Deferred Shares for GBP1.00 in aggregate.

Under the Act a share buy back by a public company (such as the Company) can only be financed through distributable reserves or the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made for the purpose of financing a share buy back. The Company currently has no distributable reserves to finance the GBP1.00 consideration payable for the buy back of the Deferred Shares and, therefore, the buy back of the Deferred Shares will be financed out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of 10,000 New Ordinary Shares ("Buy Back Shares") made for the purpose of financing the Buy Back. Accordingly, the Company will allot and will issue the Buy Back Shares to Peterhouse Capital Limited, at a price of 0.07 pence per Buy Back Share (being the average closing mid-market price of the Existing Ordinary Shares for the five Business Days ending on Friday 3 November 2023), part of the proceeds of which will be used to fund the purchase of the Deferred Shares for an aggregate purchase price of GBP1.00.

The buy back and cancellation of the Deferred Shares can be effected by way of an off-market buy back agreement to be entered into between the Company and an appointed representative of the holders of the Deferred Shares. The Company's entry into the Buy Back Agreement will require the approval of a resolution of Shareholders in accordance with section 694(2) of the Act.

Pursuant to the rights attaching to the Deferred Shares, the Selling Shareholders will irrevocably authorise the Company to appoint any person to execute a transfer and/or any agreement to transfer the Deferred Shares to the Company at any time. Under the terms of the Buy Back Agreement, which will be entered into after the General Meeting if approved by shareholders, the Company will purchase and subsequently cancel all of the Deferred Shares, for an aggregate consideration of GBP1.00, as contemplated by the rights and obligations attaching to the Deferred Shares as set out in the Circular. A copy of a draft of the Buy Back Agreement will be available to view on the Company's website www.sunriseresources.com and at the Company's registered office for not less than 15 days ending with the date of the General Meeting and at the General Meeting itself.

The Company intends to appoint Mr Rodney Venables, the Company Secretary, as the appointed representative of the Selling Shareholders to execute the Buy Back Agreement on behalf of the Selling Shareholders.

Admission to AIM

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for admission of the New Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM. Provided that the Sub-Division is approved at the General Meeting, it is expected that the Sub-Division will become effective and admission of the New Ordinary Shares will take place at 8.00 a.m. on Thursday 23 November 2023.

Application will also be made to the London Stock Exchange for admission of the Buy Back Shares to trading on AIM. Provided that the Buy Back is approved at the General Meeting it is expected that the issue and admission of the Buy Back Shares will take place on or around 8.00 a.m. on Wednesday 29 November 2023, following which the total number of New Ordinary Shares in issue in the Company will be 4,095,062,030 ("Admission").

Total Voting Rights

For the purposes of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, the Board of Sunrise hereby notifies the market that, following Admission, the Company will have 4,095,062,030 shares in issue with each share carrying the right to one vote. There are no shares currently held in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company will therefore be 4,095,062,030 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Board Recommendation

The Board considers the Proposals to be in the best interests of Shareholders and the Company as a whole and if not put in place the Company will not be in a position to continue to raise funds to continue its activities whilst the Existing Ordinary Shares trade at a price below their nominal value. The Directors therefore recommend that you vote in favour of the Resolutions, as they intend to do in respect of their own directly held shareholdings, which in aggregate amount to 153,846,801 Existing Ordinary Shares being 3.76 per cent. of the entire issued Existing Ordinary Shares of the Company as at Friday 3 November 2023 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of the Circular).

The Circular is available for download from the Company Documents section of the Company's website at the following URL: https://www.sunriseresourcesplc.com/aim-rule-26#companyDocuments

A letter or email, depending on individual preference, has been sent to registered shareholders to notify them of the publication of the Circular.

EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS

 
Publication of this Circular                    Tuesday 7 November 2023 
Latest time and date for receipt      9.00 a.m. Monday 20 November 2023 
 of proxy appointments 
General Meeting                         9.00 a.m. Wednesday 22 November 
                                                                   2023 
Announcement of the results              Wednesday 22 November 2023 
 of the General Meeting 
Record Date                             6.00 p.m. Wednesday 22 November 
                                                                   2023 
Effective time of the Sub-Division,      8.00 a.m. Thursday 23 November 
 issue of the New Ordinary Shares                                  2023 
 and admission to trading on 
 AIM 
Issue of the Buy Back Shares            8.00 a.m. Wednesday 29 November 
 and admission to trading on                                       2023 
 AIM 
Completion of the Buy Back           On or around Wednesday 29 November 
                                                                   2023 
 
If any of the details contained in the timetable above should 
 change, the revised times and dates will be notified to Shareholders 
 by means of an announcement through the Regulatory News Service. 
 All references to time and dates in this Circular are to time 
 and dates in London. 
 

DEFINITIONS

 
Act                         Companies Act 2006 (as amended) 
 
  Buy Back                    the proposed buy back of the Deferred 
                              Shares (conditional upon the passing 
                              of the Resolutions) 
 
  Buy Back Agreement          the agreement between Company and the 
                              appointed representative of the Selling 
                              Shareholders pursuant to which the Buy 
                              Back will be effected (assuming that 
                              the Resolutions are passed at the General 
                              Meeting) 
 
  Buy Back Shares             the 10,000 new New Ordinary Shares to 
                              be subscribed for to finance the Buy 
                              Back (assuming that Resolution 1 is 
                              passed at the General Meeting and the 
                              Sub-Division takes place) 
 
  Company or Sunrise          Sunrise Resources plc, registered in 
                              England & Wales with company number 
                              05363956 
 
  Deferred Shares             deferred shares of 0.099 pence each 
                              in the capital of Company resulting 
                              from the Sub-Division (and each being 
                              a Deferred Share 
 
  Directors or Board          the directors of the Company from time 
                              to time 
 
  Document or Circular        The circular being distributed to shareholders 
                              including the Notice 
 
                              ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in 
  Existing Ordinary Shares    the capital of Company 
 
  General Meeting             the General Meeting of the Company to 
                              be held at 9.00 a.m. on Wednesday 22 
                              November 2023, notice of which is set 
                              out at the end of this Circular, and 
                              any adjournment thereof 
 
  New Ordinary Shares         ordinary shares of 0.001 pence each 
                              in the capital of Company resulting 
                              from the Sub-Division 
 
  Notice                      the notice of General Meeting which 
                              is set out at the end of this Circular 
 
  Record Date                 6.00 p.m. on Wednesday 22 November 2023 
                              being the record date and time for the 
                              purpose of the Sub-Division 
 
  Resolutions                 the resolutions to be proposed at the 
                              General Meeting as set out in the Notice 
 
  Selling Shareholders        the holders of the Deferred Shares, 
                              being the holders of the Existing Ordinary 
                              Shares as at the Record Date (assuming 
                              that Resolution 1 is passed at the General 
                              Meeting and the Sub-Division takes place) 
 
  Shareholders                the holders of the Existing Ordinary 
                              Shares on the Record Date 
 
  Sub-Division                the sub-division of the existing share 
                              capital of the Company such that each 
                              Existing Ordinary Share is sub divided 
                              into one New Ordinary Share and one 
                              Deferred Share 
 

_________________________________________________________________________

Further information:

 
 Sunrise Resources plc           Tel: +44 (0)1625 838 884 
  Patrick Cheetham, Executive 
  Chairman 
                                 Tel: +44 (0)207 628 3396 
   Beaumont Cornish Limited 
   Nominated Adviser 
   James Biddle/Roland Cornish 
                                 Tel: +44 (0)207 469 0930 
   Peterhouse Capital Limited 
   Broker 
   Lucy Williams/Duncan Vasey 
 

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 forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ('MAR'). Upon the publication of this announcement via Regulatory Information Service ('RIS'), this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

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