Energy Metals to raise $5m in rights issue
Tuesday, 13 November, 2007
WA Business News
The Rights Issue is fully underwritten by Hartleys Limited ("Underwriter"). In consideration for the underwriting, the Company has agreed to pay the underwriter a fee equal to 5% of the amount raised under the Rights Issue.
The Underwriter has entered into sub underwriting agreements with 12 of the Company's Top 20 shareholders (including some Director and/or Director related entities) representing 77.32% of the Company's issued capital, whereby they have agreed to take up their respective entitlements (in full) pursuant to the Rights Issue. These shareholders will be paid a fee of 1% of the value of their Shares taken up, which will be paid by the Underwriter out of the underwriting fees.
Option holders will be notified on 12 November 2007 of the Rights Issue and the need to exercise their options if they wish to participate in the Rights Issue.
In accordance with the Listing Rules of the Australian Securities Exchange, the Company has considered the number of shareholders with registered addresses outside of Australia and New Zealand and the size of the shareholdings held by those shareholders. Taking this into consideration as well as the costs of complying with the legal requirements and the requirements of the regulatory authorities relating to shareholders with registered addresses outside of Australia and New Zealand, the Company has formed the view that it is unreasonable to extend the Rights Issue to those shareholders.
The purpose of the Rights Issue is to raise approximately $4,955,531 (before expenses of the Rights Issue). The funds raised from the Rights Issue will be used to fund planned further exploration and development of the Company's 53.3% interest in the Bigrlyi Uranium Project (Northern Territory), advance the Company's 100% owned projects in both the Northern Territory and Western Australia and to provide additional working capital.
A proposed timetable for the Rights Issue is set out below in more detail:
- Rights Issue announcement, Appendix 3B and first Section 708AA Notice 12 November 2007
- Letter to option holders detailing the Rights Issue 12 November 2007
- Notice to security holders of Rights Issue terms 12 November 2007
- Ex date 22 November 2007
- Record date 28 November 2007
- Lodge second Section 708AA Notice and dispatch Entitlement and Acceptance Forms 29 November 2007
- Acceptances close at 5.00pm WDT (closing date) 13 December 2007
- Allotment of Shares, despatch of holding statements and lodge Section 708A Cleansing Notice 21 December 2007
NOTICE UNDER SECTION 708AA OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 (CTH)
The Company confirms the Rights Issue is being made without a disclosure document, pursuant to the exemption granted in section 708AA of the Corporations Act 2001 ("the Act").
Pursuant to section 708AA(7) of the Act, the Company provides the following information:
As stated above, under the Rights Issue, approximately 1,415,866 Shares (subject to rounding) will be issued (this number may have to be increased to 1,958,493 Shares if all existing optionholders exercise their options prior to the Record Date). The Rights Issue Shares will be issued for $3.50 each. Upon completion of the Rights Issue, and assuming existing optionholders do not exercise their options, the issued capital of the Company will comprise approximately 29,733,187 Shares, 8,507,542 listed options exercisable at $0.30 each on or before 30 June 2008; 400,000 options exercisable at $0.30 each on or before 30 June 2008; 1,250,000 unlisted options exercisable at $0.35 each on or before 30 June 2010; 165,000 unlisted options exercisable at $1.00 each on or before 30 June 2011; 200,000 unlisted options exercisable at $2.00 each on or before 30 June 2011 and 330,000 unlisted options exercisable at $3.00 each on or before 30 June 2011. An Appendix 3B applying for quotation of the abovementioned Shares is appended. |