First Day of Dealings

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Alkemy Capital Investments PLC

27 September 2021

 

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This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation Rules of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (" FCA ") or otherwise and is not an offer of securities for sale in any jurisdiction, including in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of South Africa or Japan.

Neither this announcement, nor anything contained herein, shall form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any offer or commitment whatsoever in any jurisdiction. Investors should not purchase any ordinary shares of £0.02 in the capital of the Company (" Ordinary Shares ") referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information contained in the prospectus (the " Prospectus ") including the risk factors set out therein, published by Alkemy Capital Investments Plc (the " Company "), in connection with the proposed admission of its Ordinary Shares on the standard listing segment of the Official List of the FCA and admission to trading on the main market for listed securities of London Stock Exchange plc (" LSE "). A copy of the Prospectus is available for inspection on the Company's website at www.alkemycapital.co.uk/investors/prospectus and from the Company's registered office.

27 September 2021

Alkemy Capital Investments Plc

("Alkemy" or the "Company)

First Day of Dealings

The Company is pleased to announce that its entire issued ordinary share capital, consisting of 5,999,999 Ordinary Shares, is expected to be admitted to the Standard Listing segment of the Official List of the FCA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities (together "Admission") at 8.00am today under the ticker symbol: ALK and ISIN: GB00BMD6C023.

On Admission, a placing raising gross proceeds of £1,499,999.50 less commissions and other estimated fees and expenses in connection with the placing (as set out in the Prospectus)  from the issue of 2,999,999  new Ordinary Shares at a placing price of £0.50 per new Ordinary Share (the "Placing Price") will complete. At the Placing Price and on Admission the Company will have a market capitalisation of £2,999,999.50.

HIGHLIGHTS

· The Company was formed to undertake an acquisition of a controlling interest in a company or business, targeting an acquisition in the mining and technology metals sectors;

· The Company will look to invest in jurisdictions which are capable of delivering the necessary approvals within a timescale supportive of the targeted return;

· On Admission, the Company will have successfully raised gross proceeds of £1,499,999.50; and

· The Company's directors have extensive networks within the mining sector and technology metals sectors and associated financial service industries spanning the world's major natural resources focused centres from which to solicit and assess opportunities.

STRATEGY

The Company was incorporated and registered in England and Wales on 21 January 2021 to undertake an acquisition of a controlling interest in a company or business (an "Acquisition").

The Board will focus on the mining and technology metals sectors. The Company will look to invest in jurisdictions capable of delivering the necessary approvals within a timescale supportive of the targeted return. The Company does not have any specific acquisition under consideration and does not expect to engage in substantive negotiations with any target company or business until after Admission.

There is no specific expected target value for the Acquisition. The Company expects that any of the Net Proceeds not used to fund on-going costs and expenses, and the costs and expenses to be incurred in connection with seeking to identify and effect the Acquisition, will be used mainly for the Acquisition. Any remaining funds will be used for future acquisitions, internal or external growth and expansion, and working capital in relation to the acquired company or business.

Following completion of the Acquisition, the objective of the Company will be to operate the acquired business and implement an operating strategy with a view to generating value for its Shareholders through operational improvements as well as potentially through additional complementary acquisitions following the Acquisition.

Any Acquisition by the Company will be considered a reverse takeover and would lead to the FCA suspending the listing of the Company's Ordinary Shares on the Official List and subsequent cancellation of the listing. Following the Acquisition, the Company intends to seek re-admission of the enlarged group to listing on the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market or seek admission to another appropriate market or stock exchange. The Company will seek shareholder approval for any Acquisition if the Acquisition requires the allotment of Ordinary Shares in excess of existing authorities to issue and/or dis-apply pre-emption rights but may not otherwise required to seek shareholder approval for the Acquisition.

The Company's efforts in identifying a prospective target company or business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region. However, given the experience of the Directors, the Company expects to focus on acquiring an asset or business in the mining and technology metals.

The Directors, have extensive networks within the mining and technology metals sectors, and associated financial service industries spanning the world's major natural resources focused centres from which to solicit and assess opportunities.

Following Admission, the Directors will be responsible for procuring investment and acquisition opportunities to be considered by the Company. The determination of the Company's post-Acquisition strategy and whether any of the Directors will remain with the combined company and, if so, on what terms, will be made at or prior to the time of the Acquisition.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The current Directors of the Company, and in the case of Helen Pein who has been appointed conditional on Admission, and their respective roles are listed below.

Paul Atherley (Non-Executive Chairman)

Mr Atherley is a highly experienced senior resources executive with wide ranging international and capital markets experience. He graduated as mining engineer from Imperial College London and has held a number of mine management, senior executive and board positions during his career.

He is currently Non-executive Chairman of LSE listed Pensana Plc and prior to that he was Chief Executive Officer of Berkeley Energia Ltd.

Mr Atherley is a strong supporter of Women in STEM and has established a scholarship which provides funding for young women to further their education in science and engineering.

Sam Quinn (Non-Executive Director)

Sam Quinn is a corporate lawyer with over fifteen years' worth of experience in the natural resources sector, in both legal counsel and management positions. Mr Quinn is currently a  partner of Silvertree Partners, a London-based specialist corporate services provider for the natural resources industry. In addition Mr Quinn holds various other Non-Executive directorships and company secretarial roles for listed and unlisted natural resources companies. During time spent in these roles, Mr Quinn has gained significant experience in the administration, operation, financing and promotion of natural resource companies.

Previously, Mr Quinn worked as the Director of Corporate Finance and Legal Counsel for the Dragon Group, a London based natural resources venture capital firm and as a corporate lawyer for Jackson McDonald Barristers & Solicitors in Perth, Western Australia and for Nabarro LLP in London.

Helen Pein (Non-Executive Director) 

Helen has over 30 years' experience in natural resources sector and currently serves as a director of Trident Royalties plc, Pan Iberia Ltd and Panax Resources Pty Ltd.

Helen was formerly a Director of Pangea Exploration Pty Ltd, a company affiliated with Denham Capital where she was part of the team directly responsible for the discovery of a number of world-class gold and mineral sands deposit across Africa.  Helen is a recipient of the Gencor Geology Award.

PROSPECTUS

The prospectus prepared by the Company in connection with Admission is available at the Company's website: www.alkemycapital.co.uk and is available on the National Storage Mechanism: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Hard copies of the Prospectus are also available during normal business hours at the Company's registered offices: 1 King Street, Office 3.05 London EC2V 8AU United Kingdom.

ADMISSION

It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings in the Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities will commence at 8.00 a.m. today.

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For further information, please contact:

Sam Quinn  
Director, Alkemy Capital Investments Plc
Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT  

This news release contains forward ‐ looking information. The statements are based on reasonable assumptions and expectations of management and Alkemy provides no assurance that actual events will meet management's expectations. In certain cases, forward ‐ looking information may be identified by such terms as "anticipates", "believes", "could", "estimates", "expects", "may", "shall", "will", or "would". Although Alkemy believes the expectations expressed in such forward ‐ looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected. Mining exploration and development is an inherently risky business. In addition, factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from the forward-looking information stated herein include any factors which affect decisions to pursue mineral exploration on the relevant property and the ultimate exercise of option rights, which may include changes in market conditions, changes in metal prices, general economic and political conditions, environmental risks, and community and non-governmental actions. Such factors will also affect whether Alkemy will ultimately receive the benefits anticipated pursuant to relevant agreements. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the forward ‐ looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.

 

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