Issue of Shares

RNS Number : 6017B

Aura Energy Limited

10 June 2019

 

AURA ENERGY LIMITED

("Aura" or the "Company")

Issue of Shares

Aura wishes to inform the market that on 3 June 2019 the Company issued the following ordinary shares:

SD Capital Limited/GKB Ventures Limited	2,261,872
Servico sarl	9,828,718
	---------------- 12,090,590 ----------------
Total number of ordinary shares on issue	1,223,891,343
Ordinary shares held in Treasury	Nil
Expected Admission date	17 June 2019

On 25 January 2019, the company executed a Letter of Engagement with SD Capital Advisory Limited and GKB Ventures Limited (collectively "S&G") as joint finance advisors to arrange funding for both the Tiris uranium project in Mauritania and the Häggån vanadium project in Sweden.  The issue of shares referred to above represents a retainer payable for May 2019.  The 20-day VWAP price immediately preceding the 25 May 2019 for the issue of shares to S&G was 0.963 Australian cents per share

On 29 May 2019, the company entered into aa five-year Option Agreement with Servico sarl, a Mauritanian entity, to acquire its exploration permit should exploration prove successful.  The exploration permit held by Servico is within the vicinity of the Hadebeit Bellaa and Touerig Taet gold and base metals exploration permits in the Tasiast South region.  The issue of shares by the Company to Servico represents the 5-year Option Fee.  The share price used for the issue of shares for the 5-year Option Agreement was 1.1 Australian cents per share.

The total number of ordinary shares on issue following the issue and Admission of the above Placement Shares will be 1,223,891,343 ordinary shares.  There are no shares held in treasury and, therefore this figure may be used by shareholders, from the appropriate time, as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For more information please visit www.auraenergy.com.au or contact the following:

Aura Energy Limited Peter Reeve (Executive Chairman)	Telephone: [phone] [e-mail]
WH Ireland Limited (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker) Adrian Hadden James Sinclair-Ford	Telephone: [phone]
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Joint Broker) Ewan Leggat Jamie Spotswood	Telephone: [phone]
Yellow Jersey PR Limited Joe Burgess Felicity Winkles	Telephone: [phone] [e-mail]

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.

 

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