Emmerson PLC / Ticker: EML / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining
26 June 2024
Emmerson PLC ("Emmerson" or the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
Emmerson PLC ("Emmerson" or the "Company"), the Moroccan-focused potash development company, is pleased to announce that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all of the resolutions proposed were duly passed.
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Emmerson PLC Graham Clarke / Jim Wynn / Charles Vaughan
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+44 (0) 207 138 3204
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+44 (0)20 3100 2000 |
Shard Capital LLP (Joint Broker) Damon Heath / Isabella Pierre
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+44 (0)20 7186 9927
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BlytheRay (Financial PR and IR) Tim Blythe / Megan Ray / Said Izagaren
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+44 (0) 207 138 3204
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Notes to Editors
Emmerson is focused on advancing the Khemisset project ("Khemisset" or the "Project") in Morocco into a low cost, high margin supplier of potash, and the first primary producer on the African continent. With an initial 19-year life of mine, the development of Khemisset is expected to deliver long-term investment and financial contributions to Morocco including the creation of permanent employment, taxation, and a plethora of ancillary benefits. As a UK-Moroccan partnership, the Company is committed to bringing in significant international investment over the life of the mine.
Morocco is widely recognised as one of the leading phosphate producers globally, ranking third in the world in terms of tonnes produced annually, and the development of this mine is set to consolidate its position as the most important fertiliser producer in Africa. The Project has a large JORC Resource Estimate (2012) of 537Mt @ 9.24% K2O, with significant exploration potential, and is perfectly located to support the expected growth of African fertiliser consumption whilst also being located on the doorstep of European markets. The need to feed the world's rapidly increasing population is driving demand for potash and Khemisset is well placed to benefit from the opportunities this presents. The Feasibility Study released in June 2020 indicated the Project has the potential to be among the lowest capital cost development stage potash projects in the world and also, as a result of its location, one of the highest margin projects. Updated financial estimates published in February 2024 indicated a net present value of US$2.2 billion, with an internal rate of return of approximately 40%.