Glencore Subscribes for 29,208,892 Ordinary Shares of Horizonte Minerals PLC
BAAR, Switzerland, Nov. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On November 8, 2022, Glencore International AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Glencore plc (together, “Glencore”), completed the subscription for 29,208,892 ordinary shares (“Ordinary Shares”) in the capital of Horizonte Minerals PLC (“HZM”) at an issue price of £0.905 per new Ordinary Share (representing a 9% discount to the closing trading price of £0.995 per share on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange on November 4, 2022) or C$1.38 per share (based on the daily rate of exchange published by the Bank of Canada on November 4, 2022 of GBP1.00 = C$1.5278), for an aggregate subscription price of US$30,000,000 (based on an exchange rate of GBP1.00 = US$1.1349) or C$40,551,000 (based upon the daily rate of exchange published by the Bank of Canada on November 4, 2022 of US$1.00 = C$1.3517) (the “Transaction”).
- The Transaction was completed as part of HZMs private placing of 48,681,487 new Ordinary Shares to certain existing and new institutional investors and others and allotment of an aggregate of 29,264,140 Ordinary Shares to Glencore and certain related parties of HZM.
- Immediately prior to completing the Transaction, Glencore owned and exercised control over 18,662,914 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 9.80% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares at such time.
- After giving effect to the Transaction, Glencore now owns and controls a total of 47,871,806 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 17.84% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares.
- The head office of Glencore is located at Baarermattstrasse 3, CH-6340 Baar, Switzerland.