Proposed fundraising to raise approximately £10 m

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AfriTin Mining Ltd

11 May 2021

 

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For immediate release

 11 May 2021

AfriTin Mining Limited

("AfriTin" or the "Company")

Proposed fundraising to raise approximately £10 million

AfriTin Mining Limited (AIM: ATM ), an African tin mining company with its flagship asset, the Uis Tin Mine ("Uis") in Namibia , is pleased to announce its intention to raise gross proceeds of approximately £10 million via an accelerated bookbuild (the "Placing") which will be launched immediately following this announcement.

AfriTin has engaged Hannam & Partners to undertake a placing of approximately 166,666,667 new ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (the "Placing Shares").

The final number of Placing Shares and the Placing Price will be determined following closure of the Bookbuild.  A further announcement confirming closing of the Bookbuild, Placing Price and the number of Placing Shares to be issued is expected to be made in due course.

The Placing is subject to the terms and condi tions set out in the Appendix to this Announcement (which forms part of this Announcement).

Use of proceeds

The net proceeds of the proposed Placing will be used as follows:

·To expedite the expansion of the Phase 1 plant at the Company's flagship Uis Tin Mine in line with the recently announced Definitive Feasibility Study Results on 4 May 2021.The expansion aims to increase nameplate production by 67% from 60 tonnes of tin concentrate to 100 tonnes of tin concentrate per month;

·Continue with both tantalum and lithium oxide metallurgical test work programmes to investigate the potential of two major by-products;

·To further exploration programmes at both Uis and other license areas; and

·For general corporate and working capital costs and debt repayment.

For further information please visit www.afritinmining.com or contact:
AfriTin Mining Limited Anthony Viljoen, CEO	[phone]
Nominated Adviser WH Ireland Limited Katy Mitchell James Sinclair-Ford	[phone]
Corporate Adviser and Broker Hannam & Partners Andrew Chubb Jay Ashfield Nilesh Patel	[phone]
Financial PR (United Kingdom) Tavistock Jos Simson Nick Elwes Oliver Lamb	[phone]

1.  Background to the Placing

AfriTin holds a portfolio of production, development and exploration assets in Africa. Its flagship asset is the Uis Tin Mine in Namibia. Historically, it was the largest hard-rock tin mine. It is now fully permitted and compliant. The mine's large footprint allows for economies of scale. A globally significant JORC-compliant mineral resource estimate includes 95,539t of tin, 6,091t of tantalum and 450,265t of lithium oxide (see announcement dated 16 September 2019 for further details of the resource estimate).

Uis successfully maintained steady-state production during Q4 of the 2021 financial year (ending February 2021), surpassing the internal quarterly target of 180 tonnes of concentrate to produce 194.5 tonnes (containing 126.2 tonnes of tin metal), a 28% improvement on the previous quarter. The production level achieved in Q4 represents approximately 108% of the Stage I internal quarterly target in terms of tin concentrate tonnes produced and 117% of the Stage I internal quarterly target in terms of tin contained in concentrate and there is by-product potential in lithium and tantalum, which could be significant.

Tin concentrate production for the 2021 financial year totalled 473 tonnes, with 311.7 tonnes of contained tin. The Company continues to achieve an average payability of 94% (referring to the percentage of the contained tin that is paid for in the  concentrate). As announced in December 2020, the Company has now switched to quarterly reporting of its production performance, with the next update due in June 2021.

The Company has set out a two-phased multicommodity development plan. Phase 1 brings the plant up to nameplate capacity at 720 tonnes per annum of tin concentrate. Nameplate capacity was exceeded in November 2020 with an ore feed of 80tph, tin feed grade of 0.139% Sn, tin recovery at 60% and a tin concentrate grade of 65% Sn. The Phase 1 expansion looks to increase production by 67% and bring lithium and tantalum products on stream. Increasing throughput capacity, increasing tin recovery and expanding tin concentrate production, the Phase 1 expansion will maximise the existing plant whilst studies are ongoing for Phase 2.

Phase 2 studies are currently underway with targeted production of up to 10 ktpa of tin concentrate, leveraging and expanding on the work done in the Phase 1 expansion. A large-scale operation of this magnitude would represent 2.9% of the global tin supply and could produce lithium and tantalum by-products. These additional products represent potential upside within the same ore body at Uis, meaning zero additional mining costs if they were to be extracted and this creates the possibility of Uis becoming a sizeable hard-rock lithium deposit, for use in ceramics. The Company also aims to identify further mineralised pegmatites within the project and region and grow its portfolio through acquisition in-country and elsewhere in Africa.

Concurrent exploration programmes are underway, with regional mapping completed along with visual confirmation of cassiterite mineralisation for over 180 pegmatites within 5km of the processing plant. Higher-grade areas have been identified within the mineralised pegmatites, and ore bodies are generally up to 80m thick and over 1km along strike. A 67-meter intersection of the W17 pegmatite, south of the mining area, displayed visible cassiterite grains over the entire intersection. The three fully permitted licenses combined total 27 860 Ha (including Uis and other exploration areas).

Namibia is an outstanding location with a stable democracy and independent, solid legal system. Mining is the most significant contributor to the Namibian economy in terms of revenue, governed by a well-established Mining Act regulated by the Minerals Act 33 of 1992 (amended in 2008). The highly educated workforce and experience in mining in-country allows AfriTin to employ a 100% Namibian workforce at Uis. The Company is ideally located for critical water, power and transport infrastructure and within 230km of the newly upgraded port of Walvis Bay, allowing the Company to achieve the competitive logistics prices of US$150/t of tin concentrate from mine gate to smelter.

Strong market fundamentals for battery metals have seen the tin price exceed US$30,000, which is the highest since 2011. A sustained increase in price is expected as the ITA reports tin demand could double by 2050. AfriTin has assembled an experienced board and management team, which it believes is well placed to deliver on the opportunities ahead. The Company is focused on its Environmental and Social Governance ("ESG"), working towards compliance with international standards to provide a conflict-free source of tin. The Company strives to use resources sparingly to reduce the operation's impact on the environment, stakeholders, and surrounding communities. The Company's ESG manager is tasked with further improving AfriTin's ESG footprint, including examining potential green energy solutions, impact on the local region, and the management structure and governance processes in place.

2.  Details of the Placing

Hannam & Partners ("Hannam"), as agent for the Company, has conditionally agreed to use its reasonable endeavours to place the Placing Shares at the Placing Price on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in a placing agreement entered into between the Company and Hannam on 11 May 2021 (the "Placing Agreement").  The Appendix to this announcement (which forms part of this announcement) sets out further information relating to the Bookbuild, the Placing Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Placing.

The Placing Shares will, when issued, be credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued O rdinary  Shares. This includes the right to receive all dividends and other distributions declared or paid in respect of such  O rdinary Shares after the date of issue of the Placing Shares.

Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will take place at 8.00 a.m. on 18 May 2021 (or such date as may be agreed between the Company and Hannam, being no later than 1 June 2021 (the "Long Stop Date"). The Placing is conditional upon, amongst other things, Admission becoming effective. The Placing is also conditional on the Placing Agreement not being terminated in accordance with its terms prior to Admission.  

The Placing is being conducted subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Appendix (which forms part of this announcement). 

The Appendix to this Announcement (which forms part of this Announcement) sets out further information relating to the Bookbuild and the terms and conditions of the Placing. Persons who choose to participate in the Placing, by making an oral or written offer to subscribe for Placing Shares, will be deemed to have read and understood this Announcement in its entirety (including the Appendix) and to be making such offer on the terms and subject to the conditions herein, and to be providing the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements and undertakings contained in the Appendix.

IMPORTANT NOTICES

The information contained in this Announcement is for information purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this Announcement or its accuracy, fairness or completeness. The information in this Announcement is subject to change.

Neither this Announcement, nor any copy of it, may be taken or transmitted, published or distributed, directly or indirectly, in, or into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, or the Republic of South Africa or to any persons in any of those jurisdictions or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant securities laws of such jurisdiction. This Announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or issue, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, acquire or subscribe for any shares in the capital of the Company in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa or any other state or jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.  Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of securities laws of such jurisdictions. The Placing Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act") or under any securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, resold, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in compliance with the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States.

The Company is only able to make the Placing Shares available to those Australian-resident investors who satisfy the provisions of Sections 708(8), (10), (11) or (12) of the Australian Corporations Act ("Exempt Australian Investors"). Australian-resident investors who wish to participate in the Placing should ensure that they are Exempt Australian Investors by seeking financial or legal advice.

This Announcement does not constitute a prospectus or offering memorandum or an offer in respect of any securities and is not intended to provide the basis for any decision in respect of the Company or other evaluation of any securities of the Company or any other entity and should not be considered as a recommendation that any investor should subscribe for, purchase, otherwise acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of any such securities.

Recipients of this Announcement who are considering acquiring Placing Shares pursuant to the Placing are reminded that they should conduct their own investigation, evaluation and analysis of the business, data and property described in this Announcement. This Announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning any investor's options with respect to the Placing. The price and value of securities can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The contents of this Announcement are not to be construed as legal, business, financial or tax advice. Each shareholder or prospective investor should consult with his or her or its own legal adviser, business adviser, financial adviser or tax adviser for legal, financial, business or tax advice.

Members of the public are not eligible to take part in the Placing. This Announcement is for information purposes only and is directed only at: (a) persons in Member States of the European Economic Area who are qualified investors within the meaning of article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended from time to time, and includes any relevant implementing measure in any member state (the "EU Prospectus Regulation") ("Qualified Investors"); and (b) in the United Kingdom, Qualified Investors being persons who fall within the meaning of Article 2(e) of Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA") and as from time to time modified by or under EUWA or other English law and any subordinate legislation made under it (the "UK Prospectus Regulation"), and who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within the definition of "investments professional" in article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"); (ii) are persons falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc") of the Order; or (iii) are persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated; (all such persons together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). By accepting the terms of this Announcement, you represent and agree that you are a Relevant Person.    Any investment activity to which this Announcement relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, Relevant Persons.  This Announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons.

This Announcement is not being distributed by, nor has it been approved for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended ("FSMA") by, a person authorised under FSMA. This Announcement is being distributed and communicated to persons in the United Kingdom only in circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply. No prospectus will be made available in connection with the matters contained in this Announcement and no such prospectus is required to be published (in accordance with the UK Prospectus Regulation).  Persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser.

Persons (including without limitation, nominees and trustees) who have a contractual right or other legal obligations to forward a copy of this Announcement should seek appropriate advice before taking any action.

This Announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company. No undertaking, representation or warranty or other assurance, express or implied, is or will be made or given by WH Ireland Limited (in its capacity as the Company's nominated adviser) ("WH Ireland"), or Hannam  or by any of their respective partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers, consultants or affiliates as to or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of the information or opinions contained in this Announcement or any other written or oral information made available to any interested person or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed.  None of the information in this Announcement has been independently verified or approved by WH Ireland, or Hannam or any of their respective partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers, consultants or affiliates. Save for any responsibilities or liabilities, if any, imposed on WH Ireland or Hannam by FSMA or by the regulatory regime established under it, no responsibility or liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, is accepted by WH Ireland or  Hannam, or any of their respective partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers, consultants or affiliates for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in such information or opinions or for any loss, cost or damage suffered or incurred howsoever arising, directly or indirectly, from any use of this Announcement or its contents or otherwise in connection with this Announcement or from any acts or omissions of the Company in relation to the Placing.

Hannam, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is ac ti ng as Broker to the Company in connec ti on with the Placing. Hannam will not be responsible to any person other than the Company for providing the protec ti ons afforded to clients of Hannam or for providing advice to any other person in connec ti on with the Placing or any acquisi ti on of shares in the Company. Hannam is not making any representa ti on or warranty, express or implied, as to the contents of this Announcement. Hannam has not authorised the contents of, or any part of, this Announcement, and no liability whatsoever is accepted by Hannam for the accuracy of any informa ti on or opinions contained in this Announcement or for the omission of any material informa ti on.[1]

WH Ireland, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is the Company's nominated adviser. WH Ireland's responsibilities as the Company's nominated adviser under the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers are owed solely to the London Stock Exchange and are not owed to the Company or to any Director or to any other person.

The distribution of this Announcement and the offering of the Placing Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law.  No action has been taken by the Company, WH Ireland, or Hannam that would permit an offering of such shares or possession or distribution of this Announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to such shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required.  Persons into whose possession this Announcement comes are required by the Company  or Hannam to inform themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions.

In connection with the Placing, Hannam and any of its affiliates, acting as investors for their own account, may take up a portion of the shares in the Placing as a principal position and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell for the own accounts or otherwise deal for their own account in such shares and other securities of the Company or related investments in connection with the Placing or otherwise. Accordingly, references to Placing Shares being offered, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any issue or offer to, or acquisition, placing or dealing by, Hannam and any of its affiliates acting in such capacity. In addition, Hannam and any of its affiliates may enter into financing arrangements (including swaps) with investors in connection with which Hannam and any of its respective affiliates may from time to time acquire, hold or dispose of shares. Hannam does not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.

No statement in this Announcement is intended to be a profit forecast or estimate, and no statement in this Announcement should be interpreted to mean that earnings per share of the Company for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per share of the Company.

Cautionary statements

This Announcement may contain and the Company may make verbal statements containing "forward-looking statements" with respect to certain of the Company's plans and its current goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition, performance, strategic initiatives, objectives and results. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as "aim", "anticipate", "target", "expect", "estimate", "intend", "plan", "goal", "believe", "seek", "may", "could", "outlook" or other words of similar meaning. By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances which are beyond the control of the Company.  As a result, the actual future financial condition, performance and results of the Company may differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set forth in any forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements made in this Announcement by or on behalf of the Company speak only as of the date they are made. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's judgment at the date of this Announcement and are not intended to give any assurance as to future results and cautions that its actual results of operations and financial condition, and the development of the industry in which it operates, may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this Announcement and/or information incorporated by reference into this Announcement. The information contained in this Announcement is subject to change without notice and except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publish any updates, supplements or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this Announcement to reflect any changes in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based, except where required to do so under applicable law.

Neither the content of the Company's website (or any other website) nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into or forms part of this Announcement.

This Announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 (as it forms part of the law of England and Wales by virtue of the EUWA and as from time to time modified by or under the EUWA or other English law and any subordinate legislation made under it) ("UK MAR"). Upon publication of this announcement, the inside information is now considered to be in the public domain for the purposes of UK MAR. The person responsible for arranging release of this information on behalf of the Company is Anthony Viljoen.

Information to Distributors

UK Product Governance Requirements

Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within the FCA Handbook Product Interven ti on and Product Governance Sourcebook (the "UK Product Governance Rules"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the UK Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Placing Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that the Placing Shares are: (a) compa ti ble with an end target market of (i) retail clients, as defined in point (8) of Ar ti cle 2 of Regula ti on (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of the law of England and Wales by virtue of EUWA and as from ti me to ti me modified by or under the EUWA or other English law and any subordinate legisla ti on made under it; (ii) investors who meet the criteria of professional clients, as defined in Regula ti on (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of the law of England and Wales by virtue of EUWA and as from ti me to ti me modified by or under the EUWA or other English law and any subordinate legisla ti on made under it; and (iii) eligible counterpar ti es, as defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook ("COBS"); and (b) eligible for distribu ti on through all distribu ti on channels as are permi tt ed by EU Direc ti ve 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as it forms part of the law of England and Wales by virtue of EUWA and as from ti me to ti me modified by or under the EUWA or other English law and any subordinate legisla ti on made under it (the "UK Target Market Assessment").

Notwithstanding the UK Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the Placing Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the Placing Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the Placing Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The UK Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Placing. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the UK Target Market Assessment, Hannam will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties.

For the avoidance of doubt, the UK Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of COBS; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Placing Shares.

Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Placing Shares and determining appropriate distribution channels.

EU Product Governance Requirements

Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Direc ti ve 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Ar ti cles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Direc ti ve (EU) 2017/593 supplemen ti ng MiFID II; and (c) local implemen ti ng measures (together, the "MiFID II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Placing Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that the Placing Shares are: (i) compa ti ble with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterpar ti es, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribu ti on through all distribu ti on channels as are permi tt ed by MiFID II (the "EU Target Market Assessment").

Notwithstanding the EU Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of Placing Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the Placing Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protec ti on; and an investment in the Placing Shares is compa ti ble only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protec ti on, who (either alone or in conjunc ti on with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evalua ti ng the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The EU Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restric ti ons in rela ti on to the Placing. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the EU Target Market Assessment, Hannam will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterpar ti es.

For the avoidance of doubt, the EU Target Market Assessment does not cons ti tute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommenda ti on to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other ac ti on whatsoever with respect to the Placing Shares.

Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Placing Shares and determining appropriate distribu ti on channels.

APPENDIX

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLACING

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, INCLUDING THIS APPENDIX (TOGETHER, THE "ANNOUNCEMENT"), AND THE INFORMATION IN IT IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, SWITZERLAND, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART IN THE PLACING. THIS APPENDIX AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT HEREIN ARE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE DIRECTED ONLY AT: (A) IN A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, PERSONS WHO ARE "QUALIFIED INVESTORS" AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 2(E) OF THE EU PROSPECTUS REGULATION (WHICH MEANS REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129 AND INCLUDES ANY RELEVANT IMPLEMENTING MEASURE IN ANY MEMBER STATE) (THE "EU PROSPECTUS REGULATION"); AND (B) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, PERSONS WHO ARE PERSONS FALLING WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(E) OF PROSPECTUS REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129 AS IT FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 ("EUWA") AND AS FROM TIME TO TIME MODIFIED BY OR UNDER EUWA OR OTHER ENGLISH LAW AND ANY SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION MADE UNDER IT (THE "UK PROSPECTUS REGULATION"), AND WHO ARE: (I) "INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (THE "ORDER"); (II) PERSONS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) TO (D) ("HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS, ETC") OF THE ORDER; OR (III) PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE BE LAWFULLY COMMUNICATED (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS "RELEVANT PERSONS"). THIS APPENDIX AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT HEREIN MUST NOT BE ACTED ON OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS APPENDIX AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT HEREIN RELATE IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS. PERSONS INTO WHOSE POSSESSION THIS ANNOUNCEMENT (INCLUDING THE APPENDIX) COMES ARE REQUIRED BY THE COMPANY AND HANNAM TO INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT AND TO OBSERVE ANY SUCH RESTRICTIONS.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER FOR SALE OR SUBSCRIPTION IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF CONSTITUTE AN OFFER FOR SALE OR SUBSCRIPTION OF ANY SECURITIES IN THE COMPANY.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.  THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES.  THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD, RESOLD, TRANSFERRED OR DELIVERED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION.  NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES IS BEING MADE IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE SECURITIES MENTIONED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE US SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE SEC), ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN THE UNITED STATES, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THE PLACING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE IN THE UNITED STATES.

EACH PLACEE SHOULD CONSULT WITH ITS OWN ADVISERS AS TO LEGAL, TAX, BUSINESS AND RELATED ASPECTS OF AN INVESTMENT IN PLACING SHARES. THE PRICE OF SHARES AND THE INCOME FROM THEM (IF ANY) MAY GO DOWN AS WELL AS UP AND INVESTORS MAY NOT GET BACK THE FULL AMOUNT INVESTED ON DISPOSAL OF SHARES.

The relevant clearances have not been, nor will they be, obtained from the securities commission of any province or territory of Canada; no prospectus has been lodged with or registered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission or the Japanese Ministry of Finance or the South African Reserve Bank; and the Placing Shares have not been, nor will they be, registered under or offered in compliance with the securities laws of any state, province or territory of Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa. Accordingly, the Placing Shares may not (unless an exemption under the relevant securities laws is applicable) be offered, sold, resold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland or any other jurisdiction in which such offer, sale, resale or delivery would be unlawful.

The Company is only able to make the Placing Shares available to those Australian-resident investors who satisfy the provisions of Sections 708(8), (10), (11) or (12) of the Australian Corporations Act ("Exempt Australian Investors"). Australian-resident investors who wish to participate in the Placing should ensure that they are Exempt Australian Investors by seeking financial or legal advice.

These terms and conditions apply to persons making an offer to subscribe for Placing Shares. Each Placee will be deemed to have read and understood this Announcement (including this Appendix) and hereby agrees with Hannam and the Company to be bound by these terms and conditions as being the terms and conditions upon which Placing Shares will be issued. A Placee shall, without limitation, become so bound if Hannam confirms to such Placee its allocation of Placing Shares.

Upon being notified of its allocation of Placing Shares, a Placee shall be contractually committed to subscribe for the number of Placing Shares allocated to it at the Placing Price and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, will be deemed to have agreed not to exercise any rights to rescind or terminate or otherwise withdraw from such commitment.

In this Appendix, unless the context otherwise requires, "Placee" means a Relevant Person (including individuals, funds or others) who has been invited to participate in the Placing and on whose behalf a commitment to subscribe for Placing Shares has been given.

Details of the Placing Agreement and the Placing Shares

Hannam and the Company have entered into a Placing Agreement, under which Hannam has, on the terms and subject to the conditions set out therein, conditionally undertaken to use its reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers for the Placing Shares at the Placing Price. It is expected that the Placing will raise approximately £10 million in gross proceeds. The Placing is not being underwritten by Hannam.

The Placing Shares will, when issued, be subject to the articles of association of the Company, will be credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary Shares, including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions (if any) declared, made or paid on or in respect of Ordinary Shares after the date of issue of the Placing Shares.

The Placing Agreement is subject to customary conditions and termination rights.

The Placing Shares will trade on AIM under ATM with ISIN GG00BD95V148. 

Application for admission to trading of the Placing Shares

Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings in the Placing Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on or around 18 May 2021 ( " Admission " ). In any event, the latest date for Admission is 1 June 2021 (the "Long Stop Date").

Placing

This Appendix gives details of the terms and conditions of, and the mechanics of participation in, the Placing. No commissions will be paid to Placees or by Placees in respect of any Placing Shares.

Participation in, and principal terms of, the Placing are as follows:

1.  Hannam is arranging the Placing as agent for the Company.

2.  The number of Placing Shares to be issued and the Placing Price will be agreed between Hannam and the Company following completion of a bookbuilding exercise by Hannam (the "Bookbuild"). The results of the Bookbuild will be released via a Regulatory Information Service following the completion of the Bookbuild.

3.  The Bookbuild is expected to close no later than 8am on 12 May 2021 but may be closed earlier or later at the discretion Hannam. Hannam may, in agreement with the Company, accept bids received after the Bookbuild has closed.

4.  Participation in the Placing is only available to persons who are lawfully able to be, and have been, invited to participate by Hannam. Hannam and its affiliates are entitled to participate in the Placing as principal.

5.  The Company and Hannam reserve the right (i) to scale back the number of Placing Shares to be subscribed for by any Placee in the event of the Placing being over-subscribed; and (ii) not to accept offers for Placing Shares or to accept such offers in part rather than in full. The Company reserves the right to reduce the amount to be raised pursuant to the Placing, in agreement with Hannam.

6.  Each Placee's allocation of Placing Shares has been or will be confirmed to Placees orally, or in writing (which can include email), by Hannam and a trade confirmation or contract note has been or will be dispatched as soon as possible thereafter. Hannam's oral or written confirmation will give rise to an irrevocable, legally binding commitment by that person (who at that point becomes a Placee), in favour of Hannam and the Company, under which it agrees to acquire by subscription the number of Placing Shares allocated to it at the Placing Price and otherwise on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Appendix and in accordance with the Company's articles of association. Except with Hannam's consent, such commitment will not be capable of variation or revocation.

7.  Each Placee's allocation will, unless otherwise agreed between the Placee and Hannam, be evidenced by a trade confirmation or contract note issued to each such Placee by Hannam.  The terms and conditions of this Announcement (including this Appendix) will be deemed to be incorporated in that trade confirmation, contract note or such other confirmation and will be legally binding on the Placee on behalf of which it is made and except with Hannam's consent will not be capable of variation or revocation from the time at which it is issued.

8.  Each Placee will have an immediate, separate, irrevocable and binding obligation, owed to Hannam (as agent for the Company), to pay to Hannam or as Hannam may direct  in cleared funds an amount equal to the product of the Placing Price and the number of Placing Shares such Placee has agreed to subscribe for and the Company has agreed to allot and issue to that Placee.

9.  Except as required by law or regulation, no press release or other announcement will be made by Hannam or the Company using the name of any Placee (or its agent), in its capacity as Placee (or agent), other than with such Placee's prior written consent.

10.  Irrespective of the time at which a Placee's allocation pursuant to the Placing is confirmed, settlement for all Placing Shares to be subscribed for pursuant to the Placing will be required to be made at the same time, on the basis explained below under "Registration and Settlement".

11.  All obligations of Hannam under the Placing will be subject to fulfilment of the conditions referred to below "Conditions of the Placing" and to the Placing not being terminated on the basis referred to below under "Right to terminate under the Placing Agreement".

12.  By participating in the Placing, each Placee agrees that its rights and obligations in respect of the Placing will terminate only in the circumstances described below and will not be capable of rescission or termination by the Placee.

13.  To the fullest extent permissible by law and the applicable rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, neither Hannam nor the Company nor any of their affiliates shall have any liability to Placees (or to any other person whether acting on behalf of a Placee or otherwise whether or not a recipient of these terms and conditions) in respect of the Placing. Each Placee acknowledges and agrees that the Company is responsible for the allotment of the Placing Shares to the Placees and Hannam and their affiliates shall have no liability to the Placees for the failure of the Company to fulfil those obligations. In particular, neither Hannam nor the Company nor any of their affiliates shall have any liability (including to the extent permissible by law, any fiduciary duties) in respect of Hannam's conduct of the Placing.

Pursuant to the Placing Agreement, the Company has agreed that it will not, inter alia, issue or sell any Ordinary Shares for a period of 90 days after Admission without prior consent from Hannam.

Conditions of the Placing

Hannam's obligations under the Placing Agreement in respect of, amongst other things, the Placing are conditional on, inter alia:

1.  the release of this Announcement to an RIS by no later than 8.00 a.m. on 12 May 2021;

2.  the Company having complied with all of its obligations under the Placing Agreement to the extent that such obligations fall to be performed prior to Admission;

3.  the warranties given by the Company in the Placing Agreement not being untrue, inaccurate or misleading at any time between the date of the Placing Agreement and Admission in a way that is material (in the opinion of Hannam (acting in good faith)) in the context of the Placing;

4.  there having been no development or event (or any development or event involving a prospective change of which the Company is, or might reasonably be expected to be, aware) which will or is likely (in the opinion of Hannam (acting in good faith)) to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, management, results of operations, financial position, business or general affairs of the Company or of the Group;

5.  Admission taking place on or before 8.00 a.m. on 18 May 2021 (or such later time as may be agreed between the Company and Hannam, being not later than 8.00 a.m. on the Long Stop Date); and

6.  the Placing Agreement not having been terminated by Hannam.

If: (i) any of the conditions contained in the Placing Agreement, including those described above, are not fulfilled or (where applicable) waived by Hannam by the respective time or date where specified (or such later time or date as Hannam may notify to the Company); (ii) any of such conditions becomes incapable of being fulfilled; or (iii) the Placing Agreement is terminated in the circumstances specified below, the Placing will not proceed and the Placees' rights and obligations hereunder in relation to the Placing Shares shall cease and terminate at such time and each Placee agrees that no claim can be made by or on behalf of the Placee (or any person on whose behalf the Placee is acting) in respect thereof. Any such extension or waiver granted by Hannam will not affect Placees' commitments as set out in this Announcement.

Neither Hannam,  nor the Company nor any of their respective affiliates shall have any liability to any Placee (or to any other person whether acting on behalf of a Placee or otherwise) in respect of any decision they may make as to whether or not to waive or to extend the time and/or date for the satisfaction of any condition to the Placing nor for any decision they may make as to the satisfaction of any condition or in respect of the Placing generally and by participating in the Placing each Placee agrees that any such decision is within the absolute discretion of Hannam.. Placees will have no rights against Hannam, the Company or any of their respective members, directors or employees under the Placing Agreement pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (as amended) or otherwise.

Right to terminate the Placing Agreement

Hannam are each entitled to terminate the Placing Agreement by giving notice to the Company in certain circumstances, including, inter alia, if before Admission (in respect of the Placing):

1.  in the opinion of Hannam (acting in good faith), the Company is in breach of any of its obligations under of the Placing Agreement  (to the extent such obligations fall to be performed prior to Admission) and that failure is material in the context of the Placing;

2.  in the opinion of the Hannam (acting in good faith), any of the warranties given by the Company in the Placing Agreement being untrue or misleading in any respect or misleading prior to Admission in a way which is material in the context of the Placing;

3.  in the opinion of Hannam (acting in good faith), there has been a development or event (or any development or event involving a prospective change of which the Company is, or might reasonably be expected to be, aware) which will or is likely to have a material adverse effect on or affecting the operations, the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, management, results of operations, financial position, business or general affairs of the Group as a whole whether or not foreseeable and whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business;

4.  there has been a change in national or international financial, political, economic or stock market conditions (primary or secondary); an incident of terrorism, outbreak or escalation of hostilities, war, declaration of martial law or any other calamity or crisis; a suspension or material limitation in trading of securities generally on any stock exchange; any change in currency exchange rates or exchange controls or a disruption of settlement systems or a material disruption in commercial banking, in each case as would be likely in the opinion of the Hannam (acting in good faith) to materially prejudice the success of the Placing; or

5.  there has occurred a suspension (which, in the opinion of Hannam (acting in good faith), is material in the context of the Placing) or cancellation by the London Stock Exchange of trading in the Company's securities.

If the Placing Agreement is terminated prior to Admission then the Placing will not occur.

The rights and obligations of the Placees will not be subject to termination by the Placees or any prospective Placees at any time or in any circumstances. By participating in the Placing, Placees agree that the exercise by Hannam of any right of termination or other discretion under the Placing Agreement shall be within the absolute discretion of Hannam and that Hannam need not make any reference to Placees in this regard and that neither Hannam nor any of its affiliates shall have any liability to Placees whatsoever in connection with any such exercise or failure so to exercise.

No Admission Document or Prospectus

The Placing Shares are being offered to a limited number of specifically invited persons only and have not been nor will be offered in such a way as to require the publication of an admission document or prospectus in the United Kingdom or any equivalent document in any other jurisdiction. No offering document, admission document or prospectus has been or will be submitted to be approved by the FCA or the London Stock Exchange in relation to the Placing, and Placees' commitments will be made solely on the basis of the information contained in this Announcement (including this Appendix) and the business and financial information that the Company is required to publish in accordance with the AIM Rules (the "Exchange Information") or has published via a Regulatory Information Service ("Publicly Available Information") (save that in the case of Exchange Information and Publicly Available Information, a Placee's right to rely on that information is limited to the right that such Placee would have as a matter of law in the absence of this paragraph). Each Placee, by accepting a participation in the Placing, agrees that the content of this Announcement is exclusively the responsibility of the Company and confirms that it has neither received nor relied on any other information (other than the Exchange Information and/or Publicly Available Information), representation, warranty, or statement made by or on behalf of the Company or Hannam  or any other person and neither Hannam, nor the Company nor any other person will be liable for any Placee's decision to participate in the Placing based on any other information, representation, warranty or statement which the Placees may have obtained or received and, if given or made, such information, representation, warranty or statement must not be relied upon as having been authorised by Hannam, the Company or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents. Each Placee acknowledges and agrees that it has relied on its own investigation of the business, financial or other position of the Company in accepting a participation in the Placing. Neither the Company nor Hannam are making any undertaking or warranty to any Placee regarding the legality of an investment in the Placing Shares by such Placee under any legal, investment or similar laws or regulations. Each Placee should not consider any information in this Announcement to be legal, tax or business advice. Each Placee should consult its own solicitor, tax adviser and financial adviser for independent legal, tax and financial advice regarding an investment in the Placing Shares. Nothing in this paragraph shall exclude the liability of any person for fraudulent misrepresentation.

Registration and Settlement

Settlement of transactions in the Placing Shares will, unless otherwise agreed, take place on a delivery versus payment basis within CREST. Each Placee will be deemed to agree that it will do all things necessary to ensure that delivery and payment is completed as directed by Hannam in accordance with the standing CREST settlement instructions which they have in place with Hannam.

Settlement of transactions in the Placing Shares (ISIN: GG00BD95V148) following Admission will take place within the system administered by Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited ("CREST") provided that, subject to certain exceptions, Hannam reserves the right to require settlement for, and delivery of, the Placing Shares (or a portion thereof) to Placees by such other means that it deems necessary if delivery or settlement is not possible or practicable within CREST within the timetable set out in this Announcement or would not be consistent with the regulatory requirements in any Placee's jurisdiction.

It is expected that settlement of the Placing Shares will be on 18 May 2021 unless otherwise notified by Hannam. Admission is expected to occur by 18 May 2021 or otherwise at such later time as may be agreed between the Company and Hannam, not being later than the Long Stop Date.

Each Placee is deemed to agree that, if it does not comply with these obligations, Hannam may sell any or all of the Placing Shares allocated to that Placee on such Placee's behalf and retain from the proceeds, for Hannam's account and benefit (as agent for the Company), an amount equal to the aggregate amount owed by the Placee plus any interest due (chargeable daily on payments not received from Placees on the date due). The relevant Placee will, however, remain liable and shall indemnify Hannam on demand for any shortfall below the aggregate amount owed by it and may be required to bear any stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax or securities transfer tax (together with any interest or penalties) which may arise upon the sale of such Placing Shares on such Placee's behalf. By communicating a bid for Placing Shares, each Placee confers on Hannam such authorities and powers necessary to carry out any such sale and agrees to ratify and confirm all actions which Hannam lawfully takes in pursuance of such sale. Legal and/or beneficial title in and to any Placing Shares shall not pass to the relevant Placee until it has fully complied with its obligations hereunder.

If Placing Shares are to be delivered to a custodian or settlement agent, Placees must ensure that any form of confirmation is copied and delivered immediately to the relevant person within that organisation.

Insofar as Placing Shares are registered in a Placee's name or that of its nominee or in the name of any person for whom a Placee is contracting as agent or that of a nominee for such person, such Placing Shares should, subject as provided below, be so registered free from any liability to UK stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax or securities transfer tax. Neither Hannam nor the Company will be liable in any circumstances for the payment of stamp duty, stamp duty reserve tax or securities transfer tax in connection with any of the Placing Shares. Placees will not be entitled to receive any fee or commission in connection with the Placing.

Representations, Warranties and Further Terms

By participating in the Placing, each Placee (and any person acting on such Placee's behalf) will be deemed to make the following representations, warranties, acknowledgements, agreements and undertakings (as the case may be) to Hannam (for themselves and on behalf of the Company):

1.  that it has read and understood this Announcement, including this Appendix, in its entirety and that its subscription for or purchase of Placing Shares is subject to and based upon all the terms, conditions, representations, warranties, acknowledgements, agreements and undertakings and other information contained herein and undertakes not to redistribute or duplicate this Announcement;

2.  it is relying solely on this Announcement and not on any other information given, or representation or statement made at any time, by any person concerning the Company, the Placing Shares or the Placing. It agrees that neither the Company nor Hannam, nor any of their respective officers, agents, employees or affiliates will have any liability for any other information or representation. It irrevocably and unconditionally waives any rights it may have in respect of any other information or representation;

3.  that the shares in the capital of the Company are admitted to trading on AIM, and the Company is therefore required to publish the Exchange Information, which includes a description of the nature of the Company's business and the Company's most recent balance sheet and profit and loss account and that it is able to obtain or access such Exchange Information without undue difficulty and is able to obtain access to such information or comparable information concerning any other publicly traded company without undue difficulty;

4.  that its obligations are irrevocable and legally binding and shall not be capable of rescission or termination by it in any circumstances;

5.  that the exercise by Hannam of any right or discretion under the Placing Agreement shall be within the absolute discretion of Hannam and Hannam need not have any reference to it and shall have no liability to it whatsoever in connection with any decision to exercise or not to exercise any such right and each Placee agrees that it has no rights against Hannam or the Company, or any of their respective officers, directors or employees, under the Placing Agreement pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties Act) 1999;

6.  that these terms and conditions represent the whole and only agreement between it, Hannam and the Company in relation to its participation in the Placing and supersedes any previous agreement between any of such parties in relation to such participation. Accordingly, each Placee, in accepting its participation in the Placing, is not relying on any information or representation or warranty in relation to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of the Placing Shares other than as contained in this Announcement, the Exchange Information and the Publicly Available Information (save that in the case of Exchange Information and Publicly Available Information, a Placee's right to rely on that information is limited to the right that such Placee would have as a matter of law in the absence of this paragraph), such information being all that it deems necessary to make an investment decision in respect of the Placing Shares. Each Placee agrees that neither the Company, nor Hannam nor any of their respective officers, directors or employees will have any liability for any such other information, representation or warranty, express or implied;

7.  it acknowledges that no person is authorised in connection with the Placing to give any information or make any representation other than as contained in this document and, if given or made, any information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised by Hannam or the Company;

8.  that in the case of any Placing Shares acquired by it as a financial intermediary, as that term is used in the UK Prospectus Regulation and the EU Prospectus Regulation (as applicable), (i) the Placing Shares acquired by it in the Placing have not been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in the United Kingdom or in any Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Regulation other than Qualified Investors or in circumstances in which the prior consent of Hannam has been given to the offer or resale; or (ii) where Placing Shares have been acquired by it on behalf of persons in the United Kingdom or in any member state of the EEA other than Qualified Investors, the offer of those Placing Shares to it is not treated under the UK Prospectus Regulation or the EU Prospectus Regulation (as applicable) as having been made to such persons;

9.  that neither it nor, as the case may be, its clients expect Hannam to have any duties or responsibilities to such persons similar or comparable to the duties of "best execution" and "suitability" imposed by the FCA's Conduct of Business Source Book, and that Hannam are not acting for it or its clients, and that Hannam will not be responsible for providing the protections afforded to customers of Hannam or for providing advice in respect of the transactions described herein;

10.  that it has made its own assessment of the Placing Shares and has relied on its own investigation of the business, financial or other position of the Company in accepting a participation in the Placing and neither Hannam nor the Company nor any of their respective affiliates, agents, directors, officers or employees or any person acting on behalf of any of them has provided, and will not provide, it with any material regarding the Placing Shares or the Company or any other person other than the information in this Announcement  or the Publicly Available Information; nor has it requested Hannam, the Company or any of their respective affiliates, agents, directors, officers or employees or any person acting on behalf of any of them to provide it with any such information;

11.  that the only information on which it is entitled to rely on and on which it has relied in committing to subscribe for the Placing Shares is contained in this Announcement, the Exchange Information and the Publicly Available Information (save that in the case of Exchange Information and Publicly Available Information, a Placee's right to rely on that information is limited to the right that such Placee would have as a matter of law in the absence of this paragraph),  such information being all that it deems necessary to make an investment decision in respect of the Placing Shares and it has made its own assessment of the Company, the Placing Shares and the terms of the Placing based on this Announcement, the Exchange Information and the Publicly Available Information;

12.  that neither Hannam nor the Company nor any of their respective Affiliates, agents, directors, officers or employees has made any representation or warranty to it, express or implied, with respect to the Company, the Placing or the Placing Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of this Announcement, the Exchange Information or the Publicly Available Information;

13.  that it and the person(s), if any, for whose account or benefit it is subscribing for the Placing Shares is not subscribing for and/or purchasing Placing Shares as a result of any "directed selling efforts" as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act;

14.  that, unless specifically agreed with Hannam, it is not and was not acting on a non-discretionary basis for the account or benefit of a person located within the United States at the time the undertaking to subscribe for and/or purchase Placing Shares was given and it is not acquiring Placing Shares with a view to the offer, sale, resale, transfer, delivery or distribution, directly or indirectly, of any Placing Shares into the United States and it will not reoffer, resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Placing Shares except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and otherwise in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state or jurisdiction of the United States;

15.  that, unless specifically agreed with Hannam, it is not a national or resident of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or a corporation, partnership or other entity organised under the laws of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, the Republic of South Africa or Japan and that it will not offer, sell, renounce, transfer or deliver, directly or indirectly, any of the Placing Shares in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or to or for the benefit of any person resident in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, the Republic of South Africa or Japan and each Placee acknowledges that the relevant exemptions are not being obtained from the Securities Commission of any province of Canada, that no document has been or will be lodged with, filed with or registered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission or Japanese Ministry of Finance and that the Placing Shares are not being offered for sale and may not be, directly or indirectly, offered, sold, transferred or delivered in or into Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, the Republic South Africa or Japan;

16.  if it is outside the United Kingdom, neither this document nor any other offering, marketing or other material in connection with the Placing constitutes an invitation, offer or promotion to, or arrangement with, it or any person whom it is procuring to subscribe for Placing Shares pursuant to the Placing unless, in the relevant territory, such offer, invitation or other course of conduct could lawfully be made to it or such person and such documents or materials could lawfully be provided to it or such person and Placing Shares could lawfully be distributed to and subscribed and held by it or such person without compliance with any unfulfilled approval, registration or other regulatory or legal requirements;

17.  that it does not have a registered address in, and is not a citizen, resident or national of, any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to make or accept an offer of the Placing Shares and it is not acting on a non-discretionary basis for any such person;

18.  that it has not, directly or indirectly, distributed, forwarded, transferred or otherwise transmitted, and will not, directly or indirectly, distribute, forward, transfer or otherwise transmit, any presentation or offering materials concerning the Placing or the Placing Shares to any persons within the United States;

19.  if in Australia, it is a person to whom it is lawful to offer the shares to be issued under the Placing without disclosure under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act and Part 7.9 of the Australian Corporations Act (including those who are "sophisticated investors" as set out in section 708(8) of the Australian Corporations Act or who are "professional investors" as set out in section 708(11) of the Australian Corporations Act or who are a "wholesale client" within the meaning of section 761G of the Australian Corporations Act);

20.  that it (and any person acting on its behalf) will make payment for the Placing Shares allocated to it in accordance with this Announcement on the due time and date set out herein, failing which the relevant Placing Shares may be placed with other subscribers or sold as Hannam may in its discretion determine and without liability to such Placee;

21.  that it is entitled to subscribe for and/or purchase Placing Shares under the laws of all relevant jurisdictions which apply to it and that it has fully observed such laws and obtained all governmental and other consents which may be required thereunder or otherwise and complied with all necessary formalities and that it has not taken any action which will or may result in the Company or Hannam or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents acting in breach of any regulatory or legal requirements of any territory in connection with the Placing or its acceptance;

22.  that it has obtained all necessary consents and authorities to enable it to give its commitment to subscribe for and/or purchase the Placing Shares and to perform its subscription and/or purchase obligations;

23.  that where it is acquiring Placing Shares for one or more managed accounts, it is authorised in writing by each managed account: (a) to acquire the Placing Shares for each managed account; (b) to make on its behalf the representations, warranties, acknowledgements, undertakings and agreements in this Appendix and this Announcement of which it forms part; and (c) to receive on its behalf any investment letter relating to the Placing in the form provided to it by Hannam;

24.  that it is either: (a) a person of a kind described in paragraph 5 of Article 19 (persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments and who are investment professionals) of the Order; or (b) a person of a kind described in paragraph 2 (a) to (d) of Article 49 (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, partnerships or trusts or their respective directors, officers or employees) of the Order; or (c) a person to whom it is otherwise lawful for this Announcement to be communicated and in the case of (a) and (b) undertakes that it will acquire, hold, manage or dispose of any Placing Shares that are allocated to it for the purposes of its business;

25.  that, unless otherwise agreed by Hannam, it is a qualified investor (as defined in section 86(7) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended ("FSMA");

26.  that, unless otherwise agreed by Hannam, it is a "professional client" or an "eligible counterparty" within the meaning of Chapter 3 of the FCA's Conduct of Business Sourcebook and it is purchasing Placing Shares for investment only and not with a view to resale or distribution;

27.  it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of FSMA) relating to the Placing Shares in circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not require approval of the communication by an authorised person;

28.  that any money held in an account with Hannam (or its nominees) on its behalf and/or any person acting on its behalf will not be treated as client money within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the FCA. Each Placee further acknowledges that the money will not be subject to the protections conferred by the FCA's client money rules. As a consequence, this money will not be segregated from Hannam  (or its nominee) money in accordance with such client money rules and will be used by Hannam the course of its own business and each Placee will rank only as a general creditor of Hannam;

29.  that it will (or will procure that its nominee will) if applicable, make notification to the Company of the interest in its ordinary shares in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules published by the FCA;

30.  that it is not, and it is not acting on behalf of, a person falling within subsections (6), (7) or (8) of sections 67 or 70 respectively or subsections (2) and (3) of section 93 or subsection (1) of section 96 of the Finance Act 1986;

31.  that it will not deal or cause or permit any other person to deal in all or any of the Placing Shares which it is subscribing for and/or purchasing under the Placing unless and until Admission of the relevant Placing Shares becomes effective;

32.  that it appoints irrevocably any director of the Hannam as its agent for the purpose of executing and delivering to the Company and/or its registrars any document on its behalf necessary to enable it to be registered as the holder of the Placing Shares;

33.  that, as far as it is aware it is not acting in concert (within the meaning given in The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) with any other person in relation to the Company;

34.  that this Announcement does not constitute a securities recommendation or financial product advice and that neither Hannam nor the Company has considered its particular objectives, financial situation and needs;

35.  that it has sufficient knowledge, sophistication and experience in financial, business and investment matters as is required to evaluate the merits and risks of subscribing for or purchasing the Placing Shares and is aware that it may be required to bear, and it, and any accounts for which it may be acting, are able to bear, the economic risk of, and is able to sustain, a complete loss in connection with the Placing;

36.  that it will indemnify and hold the Company and Hannam and their respective affiliates harmless from any and all costs, claims, liabilities and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) arising out of or in connection with any breach of the representations, warranties, acknowledgements, agreements and undertakings in this Appendix and further agrees that the Company and Hannam will rely on the truth and accuracy of the confirmations, warranties, acknowledgements and undertakings herein and, if any of the foregoing is or becomes no longer true or accurate, the Placee shall promptly notify Hannam and the Company. All confirmations, warranties, acknowledgements and undertakings given by the Placee, pursuant to this Announcement (including this Appendix) are given to Hannam for itself and on behalf of the Company and will survive completion of the Placing and Admission;

37.  that time shall be of the essence as regards obligations pursuant to this Appendix;

38.  that it is responsible for obtaining any legal, financial, tax and other advice that it deems necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of its obligations in accepting the terms and conditions of the Placing, and that it is not relying on the Company or Hannam to provide any legal, financial, tax or other advice to it;

39.  that all dates and times in this Announcement (including this Appendix) may be subject to amendment and that Hannam shall notify it of such amendments;

40.  that (i) it has complied with its obligations under the Criminal Justice Act 1993, Part VIII of FSMA and UK MAR, (ii) in connection with money laundering and terrorist financing, it has complied with its obligations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (as amended), the Terrorism Act 2000 (as amended),the Terrorism Act 2006 and the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 and (iii) it is not a person: (a) with whom transactions are prohibited under the applicable law or any economic sanction programmes administered by, or regulations promulgated by, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury; (b) named on the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets maintained by HM Treasury of the United Kingdom; or (c) subject to financial sanctions imposed pursuant to a regulation of the European Union or a regulation adopted by the United Nations (together, the "Regulations"); and, if making payment on behalf of a third party, that satisfactory evidence has been obtained and recorded by it to verify the identity of the third party as required by the Regulations and, if making payment on behalf of a third party, that satisfactory evidence has been obtained and recorded by it to verify the identity of the third party as required by the Regulations and has obtained all governmental and other consents (if any) which may be required for the purpose of, or as a consequence of, such purchase, and it will provide promptly to Hannam such evidence, if any, as to the identity or location or legal status of any person which Hannam may request from it in connection with the Placing (for the purpose of complying with such Regulations or ascertaining the nationality of any person or the jurisdiction(s) to which any person is subject or otherwise) in the form and manner requested by Hannam on the basis that any failure by it to do so may result in the number of Placing Shares that are to be subscribed for and/or purchased by it or at its direction pursuant to the Placing being reduced to such number, or to nil, as Hannam may decide in its absolute discretion;

41.  that it will not make any offer to the public of those Placing Shares to be subscribed for and/or purchased within the meaning of section 85(1) of the FSMA or an offer to the public in any EEA member state within the meaning of the EU Prospectus Regula ti on;

42.  that it will not distribute any document relating to the Placing Shares and it will be acquiring the Placing Shares for its own account as principal or for a discretionary account or accounts (as to which it has the authority to make the statements set out herein) for investment purposes only and it does not have any contract, understanding or arrangement with any person to sell, pledge, transfer or grant a participation therein to such person or any third person with respect of any Placing Shares; save that if it is a private client stockbroker or fund manager it confirms that in purchasing the Placing Shares it is acting under the terms of one or more discretionary mandates granted to it by private clients and it is not acting on an execution only basis or under specific instructions to purchase the Placing Shares for the account of any third party;

43.  that it acknowledges that these terms and conditions and any agreements entered into by it pursuant to these terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and it submits (on behalf of itself and on behalf of any person on whose behalf it is acting) to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts as regards any claim, dispute or matter arising out of any such contract, except that enforcement proceedings in respect of the obligation to make payment for the Placing Shares (together with any interest chargeable thereon) may be taken by the Company or Hannam in any jurisdiction in which the relevant Placee is incorporated or in which its assets are located or any of its securities have a quotation on a recognised stock exchange;

44.  that any documents sent to Placees will be sent at the Placees' risk. They may be sent by post to such Placees at an address notified to Hannam;

45.  that Hannam owe no fiduciary or other duties to any Placee in respect of any representations, warranties, undertakings or indemnities in the Placing Agreement;

46.  Hannam and the Company are entitled to exercise any of their rights under the Placing Agreement or any other right in their absolute discretion without any liability whatsoever to them;

47.  any of the Placee's clients, whether or not identified to Hannam, will remain its sole responsibility and will not become clients of Hannam for the purposes of the rules of the FCA or for the purposes of any other statutory or regulatory provision;

48.  that Hannam or any of its Affiliates may, at its absolute discretion, agree to become a Placee in respect of some or all of the Placing Shares;

49.  that no prospectus, admission document or other offering document has been or will be prepared in connection with the Placing and it has not received and will not receive a prospectus, admission document or other offering document in connection with the Placing or the Placing Shares; and

50.  that if it has received any confidential inside information concerning the Company in advance of the publication of this Announcement, it has not: (i) dealt in the securities of the Company; (ii) encouraged, required, recommended or induced another person to deal in the securities of the Company; or (iii) disclosed such information to any person, prior to such information being made publicly available.

The Company, Hannam and their respective affiliates will rely upon the truth and accuracy of each of the foregoing representations, warranties, acknowledgements and undertakings which are given to Hannam for themselves and on behalf of the Company and are irrevocable.

The provisions of this Appendix may be waived, varied or modified as regards specific Placees or on a general basis by Hannam.

The agreement to settle a Placee's subscription and/or purchase (and/or the subscription of a person for whom such Placee is contracting as agent) free of stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax depends on the settlement relating only to a subscription by it and/or such person direct from the Company for the Placing Shares in question. Such agreement assumes that the Placing Shares are not being subscribed for in connection with arrangements to issue depositary receipts or to transfer the Placing Shares into a clearance service. If there are any such arrangements, or the settlement relates to any other subsequent dealing in the Placing Shares, stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax may be payable, for which neither the Company nor Hannam will be responsible, and the Placee to whom (or on behalf of whom, or in respect of the person for whom it is participating in the Placing as an agent or nominee) the allocation, allotment, issue or delivery of Placing Shares has given rise to such UK stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax undertakes to pay such UK stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax forthwith and to indemnify on an after-tax basis and to hold harmless the Company and Hannam in the event that any of the Company and/or Hannam have incurred any such liability to UK stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax. If this is the case, each Placee should seek its own advice and notify Hannam accordingly.

In addition, Placees should note that they will be liable for any stamp duty and all other stamp, issue, securities, transfer, registration, documentary or other duties or taxes (including any interest, fines or penalties relating thereto) payable outside the UK by them or any other person on the subscription or purchase by them of any Placing Shares or the agreement by them to subscribe for or purchase any Placing Shares.

This Announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility, of the Company. No representation or warranty expressed or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by Hannam or by any of its affiliates or agents as to or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this Announcement or any other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed.

DEFINITIONS

In this Appendix to the Announcement and, as the context shall admit, in the Announcement:

'Act' means the Companies Act 2006, as amended from time to time;

'Admission' means the admission of all the Placing Shares to trading on AIM becoming effective in accordance with the AIM Rules for Companies;

'AfriTin' or 'Company' means AfriTin Mining Limited, registered in Guernsey under company number 63974, whose registered office is at PO Box 282 Oak House, Hirzel Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3RH;

'AIM' means the market of that name operated by the London Stock Exchange;

'AIM Rules for Companies' means the provisions of the London Stock Exchange's AIM Rules for Companies as amended from time to time governing, inter alia, admission to AIM and the continuing obligations of AIM companies;

'Announcement' means this announcement (including the appendix to this announcement);

'Business Day' means any day on which banks are generally open in England and Wales for the transaction of business, other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday;

'Contract Note' means the trade confirmation to be sent to each Placee stating the number of Placing Shares allocated to it at the Placing Price, the aggregate amount owed by such Placee to Hannam (as agent for the Company) and settlement instructions;

'CREST' means the relevant system (as defined in the CREST Regulations) in respect of which Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited is the Operator (as defined in the CREST Regulations);

'CREST Regulations' means the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/3755) as amended from time to time;

'Directors' or 'Board' means the directors of the Company as at the date of this Announcement;

'EU Prospectus Regulation' means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129;

'EUWA' means the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018;

'FCA' means the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom;

'FSMA' means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended);

'Group' means the Company and its subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings from time to time including, where the context requires, any one or more of such companies;

'Hannam' means H&P Advisory Limited, registered in England and Wales under company registration number 11120795, whose registered office is at 2 Park Street, London W1K 2HX;

'London Stock Exchange' means London Stock Exchange plc;

'Placee' means the persons who are to subscribe for Placing Shares pursuant to the Placing;

'Placing' means the placing of the Placing Shares by Hannam, on behalf of the Company, with Placees pursuant to the Placing Agreement;

'Placing Agreement' means the placing agreement dated 11May 2021 between the Company and Hannam in respect of the Placing;

 'Placing Price' means the subscription price per Placing Share, to be set following close of the Bookbuild;

'Placing Shares' means the up to approximately 166,666,667 new Shares to be issued by the Company pursuant to the Placing;

'Securities Act' means the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

'Ordinary Shares' means the ordinary shares of no par value in the capital of the Company;

'UK MAR' means the Market Abuse Regula ti on (EU) No.596/2014 as it forms part of the law of England and Wales by virtue of the EUWA and as from ti me to ti me modified by or under the EUWA or other English law and any subordinate legisla ti on made under it;

'UK Prospectus Regulation' means the EU Prospectus Regulation, as it forms part of the law of England and Wales by virtue of the EUWA and as from time to time modified by or under EUWA or other English law and any subordinate legislation made under it;

'United Kingdom' or 'UK' means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

'United States' or 'US' means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia; and

'WH Ireland' means WH Ireland Limited, registered in England and Wales under company registration number 2002044, whose registered office is at 24 Martin Lane, London EC4R 0DR.

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