Vast Resources plc / Ticker: VAST / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining
22 November 2016
Vast Resources plc
("Vast" or the "Company")
Exercise of Conversion Rights
Vast Resources plc, the AIM-listed mining company with operations in Romania and Zimbabwe, announces that Bracknor Fund Limited ("Bracknor") has given notice to the Company that it elects to convert loan notes in respect of the fee of $250,000 (£201,061) due to Bracknor (the "Fee Loan Notes") into 134,040,666 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each (the "Conversion Shares") at an exercise price of 0.15 pence per share in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Agreement, as announced on 11 October 2016.
Post this exercise no Fee Loan Notes or any other loan obligations remain outstanding to Bracknor.
Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange plc for 134,040,666 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the AIM market with admission expected to occur on or around 29 November 2016 ("Admission"). The issued new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary Shares.
Following Admission the issued ordinary share capital of Vast will consist of 4,405,592,710 Ordinary Shares. There are no Ordinary Shares held in treasury. 4,405,592,710 represents the total number of voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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For further information, visit www.vastresourcesplc.com or please contact:
Vast Resources plc Roy Pitchford (Chief Executive Officer) | +40 (0) 372 988 988 - Office Romania +40 (0) 741 111 900 - Mobile Romania +44 (0) 7793 909985 - Mobile UK |
Strand Hanson Limited - Financial & Nominated Adviser James Spinney James Bellman | www.strandhanson.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7409 3494 |
Brandon Hill Capital Ltd - Joint Broker Jonathan Evans | www.brandonhillcapital.com +44 (0)20 3463 5016 |
Peterhouse Corporate Finance Ltd - Joint Broker Duncan Vasey | www.pcorpfin.com +44 (0) 20 7469 0936 |
St Brides Partners Ltd Susie Geliher Charlotte Page | www.stbridespartners.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7236 1177 |
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR").