Statement RE: Broker

RNS Number : 5620G

Pathfinder Minerals Plc

02 March 2018

 

2 March 2018

Pathfinder Minerals plc

("Pathfinder" or the "Company")

Statement RE: Beaufort Securities Limited

Pathfinder notes the announcement today that Beaufort Securities Limited ("BSL") and Beaufort Asset Clearing Services Limited ("BACSL") have been placed into administration and that the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") has imposed requirements on BSL and BACSL to cease all regulatory activity. As a result, the London Stock Exchange has suspended BSL's membership of the London Stock Exchange pending clarification of the firm's position.

BSL is a joint broker to the Company pursuant to the AIM Rules for Companies (the "AIM Rules").  As a result of the suspension of its membership to the London Stock Exchange, BSL will no longer be able to provide broking services to the Company in accordance with the AIM Rules.

WH Ireland Limited, the Company's NOMAD and other joint broker, will continue to provide broking services to the Company.

Enquiries:                                                                                                        

Pathfinder Minerals Plc

Nick Trew, Chief Executive

Tel. [phone]

WH Ireland Limited (Nomad and Corporate Broker)

James Joyce or Jessica Cave

Tel. [phone]

Vigo Communications (Public Relations)

Ben Simons or Kate Rogucheva

Tel. [phone]

Email. [e-mail]

Notes to Editors:

Pathfinder Minerals Plc is incorporated in England and is admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.

CMdN, a subsidiary of Pathfinder, was issued mining concession licences 760C and 4623C on 13 September 2004 and 13 July 2011 respectively, each for a period of twenty-five years. Taken together, these mining concessions cover approximately 32,000 hectares of land on the Indian Ocean coast of the Zambezia province of Mozambique, known to contain the heavy minerals, ilmenite, rutile and zircon.

As announced on 3 February 2012, ownership of these licences is being disputed.

 

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