Notice of change of Significant Shareholder

AIM and Media Release 

3 March 2020

BASE RESOURCES LIMITED
Notice of change of Significant Shareholder

Base Resources Limited (ASX & AIM: BSE) (Base Resources) advises that it has today received notification from Bank of America Corporation that it and its related bodies corporate (Bank of America) have increased their voting power in Base Resources to 90,789,102 ordinary shares, representing 7.75% of the total Base Resources ordinary shares on issue and constituting a significant shareholding for the purposes of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Bank of America’s interest in 90,789,102 ordinary shares is held as follows:

Holder of interest	Nature of interest	Registered holder of shares	Number of ordinary shares
Merrill Lynch (Australia) Futures Ltd	Power to control voting and/or disposal of securities in its capacity as ultimate beneficial owner having a principal position.	Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Ltd	60,626,629
Merrill Lynch International (Australia) Ltd	Borrowing of securities pursuant to a Prime Brokerage Agreement, with power to control the voting and/or disposal of borrowed securities.	Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Ltd	30,162,473

The increase in Bank of America’s holding for the purposes of the AIM Rules for Companies was the net result of the borrowing and return of ordinary shares pursuant to prime brokerage agreements, and the result of the acquisition of ordinary shares, in each case, on and from 26 February 2020. 

Bank of America acquired 20,006,417 shares for an average price of A$0.190 per share between 26 February 2020 and 28 February 2020 (excluding any securities borrowed pursuant to a prime brokerage agreement).  Other than by the return of securities pursuant to a prime brokerage agreement, Bank of America did not otherwise dispose of any securities from 26 February 2020 and 28 February 2020.

A copy of the notice referred to in this release is available from the Company’s website:  www.baseresources.com.au.

ENDS.

For further information contact:

James Fuller, Manager Communications and Investor Relations	UK Media Relations
Base Resources	Tavistock Communications
Tel: [phone]	Jos Simson and Barnaby Hayward
Mobile: [phone]	Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

About Base Resources

Base Resources is an Australian based, African focused, mineral sands producer and developer with a track record of project delivery and operational performance.  The company operates the established Kwale Operations in Kenya and is developing the Toliara Project in Madagascar.  Base Resources is an ASX and AIM listed company.  Further details about Base Resources are available at www.baseresources.com.au

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