Replacement - Placing to raise £15.1m to bring...
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT REPLACES THE ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED AT 7.00 A.M. TODAY, 11 JULY
2011 WITH HUGIN NUMBER HUG#1529775.
THE AMOUNT RAISED IS 31.73 PER CENT. OF THE ENLARGED ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, AND
NOT 46.47 PER CENT. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED.
Shanta Gold Limited
("Shanta Gold" or the "Company")
Placing to raise £15.1 million to bring the New Luika Gold Mine into production,
Tanzania
-  Shanta Gold is to raise £15.1 million, before expenses, through the issue of
83,927,667 new ordinary shares at 18 pence per share to new and existing
institutional shareholders in the United Kingdom
-Â Â Â Proceeds are to be used to continue to transform the Company from an
explorer to a producer by bringing the New Luika Gold Mine into production in
December 2011, and financing the exploration and joint venture agreement with
Great Basin Gold [TSX: GBG] announced on the 1(st) June 2011
-Â Â New Luika Gold Mine is expected to produce 175,000 - 190,000 ounces over the
first three years at an average grade of 3.5/3.8Au grams per tonne at an average
cost of US$560 to US$610 per ounce from December 2011.
Shanta Gold Ltd, (AIM: SHG), the gold development company operating in Tanzania,
is pleased to announce that it has received commitments from new and existing
institutional investors in the United Kingdom for a placement to raise
approximately £15 million, before expenses, through the issue of 83,927,667 new
ordinary shares at an issue price of 18 pence per share ("Placing Shares"). .
The New Luika Gold Mine, aims to produce 175,000 - 190,000 ounces over the first
three years at an average grade of 3.5/3.8Au grams per tonne at an average cost
of US$560 to US$610 per ounce from December 2011.
Walton Imrie, Executive Chairman of Shanta Gold, commented on the placement; "We
are very pleased to have received such a high level of support from new and
existing institutional shareholders for this capital raising. The proceeds will
enable Shanta to continue to transform from an exploration company into a gold
producer, as we remain on track to bring the New Luika Gold Mine into production
in December of this year. The New Luika Gold Mine is targeting production of
175,000 - 190,000 ounces of gold for the first three years and has the
opportunity to be very cash generative. Furthermore, we are able to finance the
initial exploration activities in the Lupa Goldfield to meet the agreement with
Canadian listed Great Basin Gold."
The Placing is conditional, inter alia, on the admission of the Placing Shares
to trading the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange plc ("Admission"). The
net proceeds of the Placing after allowing for expenses are expected to be £14.3
million.
The Placing Shares will, when issued, represent 31.73 per cent. of the issued
ordinary share capital of the Company as enlarged by the issue of Placing
Shares. The total number of voting shares in issue immediately following
Admission will be 264,545,124.
Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange plc for the Admission of
the Placing Shares and it is expected that admission will take place at 8.00
a.m. on 15 July 2011. The Placing Shares will, when issued, rank pari passu in
all respects with the Company's existing ordinary shares.
Working capital loan facility
Shanta Gold is pleased to announce that it has arranged a working capital loan
facility with Yorkville Advisors SPV LLP ("YA") totaling US3,400,000. This
facility is backed by the Company's existing standby equity drawdown agreement
with YA, which was announced on 18 December 2009.
Under the agreement, Shanta Gold will pay a coupon of 8% per annum on any sums
drawn down and the facility is repayable monthly, with the final repayment in
July 2012.
For further information:
Shanta Gold Limited
http://www.shantagold.com
Walton Imrie
Mobile: +27 (0) 82 444 2851
Walter Vorwerk
Mobile: +27 (0)83 308 0080
+44 (0)7926 647 857
Fairfax I.S. PLC
Nominated Adviser and Broker
Ewan Leggat / Laura Littley
+44 (0) 20 7598 5368
Tavistock Communications
Emily Fenton/Ed Portman
+44 (0) 20 7920 3150
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Source: Shanta Gold Limited via Thomson Reuters ONE
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