Results of Notes Placing

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Shanta Gold Limited

05 April 2012

 



RESULTS OF NOTES PLACING

5 April 2012

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SHANTA GOLD LIMITED
(incorporated and registered in the Island of Guernsey under number 43133)
("Shanta Gold" or the "Company")

Results of Notes Placing

Further to the announcement yesterday, Shanta Gold is pleased to announce that US$25 million in nominal value of senior unsecured subordinated convertible loan notes due 2017 ("Notes") in the Company (the "Placing Notes") have been successfully placed by Liberum Capital Limited ("Liberum Capital") with institutional and other investors.

The coupon of the Notes has been set at 8.5% per annum and the conversion price of the Notes has been set at 29.53p, representing a 25% conversion premium to the closing mid-market price on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange plc ("AIM") on 3 April 2012. The Placing Notes will raise gross proceeds of US$25 million (approximately £16 million).  Together with the Equity Placing announced yesterday, the Company has raised gross proceeds of approximately US$40 million (approximately £25 million).

It is expected that the Placing Notes will be issued on or around 13 April 2012, conditional upon the placing agreement dated 4 April 2012 and made between the Company, the executive directors of the Company and Liberum Capital becoming unconditional and not being terminated prior to the issue of the Placing Notes.

Enquiries:

For more information, please contact:

Shanta Gold	Tel: [phone]
Walton Imrie / Gareth Taylor
Nominated Adviser and Broker
Liberum Capital Limited	Tel: + 44 (0)20 3100 2000
Michael Rawlinson / Clayton Bush / Christopher Kololian
Public Relations
Tavistock Communications	[phone]
Emily Fenton / Ed Portman

This Announcement is for information only and does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa or the United States or any jurisdiction in which the same would be unlawful. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), under the securities legislation of any state of the United States or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of U.S., Australian, Canadian, Japanese or South African securities laws, as applicable. No public offer of the Company's securities is being or will be made in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa or elsewhere. No action has been taken by the Company or Liberum Capital that would permit an offering of the securities referred to herein or possession or distribution of this Announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to such securities in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this Announcement comes are required by the Company and Liberum Capital to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.

This Announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by Liberum Capital or by any of their respective 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 hereby expressly disclaimed.

Liberum Capital, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority ("FSA") is acting for the Company in connection with the Notes Placing and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Liberum Capital or for providing advice in relation to the Notes Placing.

This Announcement is not for publication or distribution, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Africa or any jurisdiction in which the same would be unlawful.

Certain statements in this Announcement are forward-looking statements which are based on the Company's expectations, intentions and projections regarding its future performance, anticipated events or trends and other matters that are not historical facts. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of such statements and, except as required by applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The information contained in this Announcement is subject to change without notice and neither the Company nor Liberum Capital assume any responsibility or obligation to update publicly or review any of the forward-looking statements contained herein.

Any indication in this Announcement of the price at which any securities have been placed cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance.

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