Berkeley Energia - Strengthening of Board with Spanish Based Director
28/06/2022 07:00
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RNS Number : 3914Q Berkeley Energia Limited 28 June 2022
BERKELEY ENERGIA LIMITED
NEWS RELEASE | 28 June 2022
Berkeley Strengthens Board with Spanish Based Director
Berkeley Energia Limited ("Berkeley" or "Company") is pleased to announce the
appointment of Mr Francisco Bellón as an Executive Director of the Company
effective 1 July 2022.
Mr Bellón is a Mining Engineer with more than 25 years of experience in the
resources sector, including specialisation in mineral processing. During his
career, Mr Bellón has participated in the construction, commissioning and
operation of four mines in Spain, two in South America and two in West Africa,
working at an executive level for Toronto, New York or Madrid Stock Exchange
listed companies, such as Rio Narcea Gold Mines, Lundin Mining, ENDESA and
Duro Felguera.
Mr Bellón who is based in Salamanca, joined Berkeley in 2011 as General
Manager of Operations, and was subsequently promoted to Chief Operating
Officer in 2017. During this period, Mr Bellón has been responsible for the
Company's day-to-day operations in Spain, and has overseen the development of
the Salamanca Project from the Scoping Study stage through to the completion
of the Definitive Feasibility Study and Front End Engineering Design. He has
also been a Director of the Company's Spanish subsidiaries since 2011.
Mr Bellón has a Masters Degrees in Mining Engineering and Occupational Health
and Safety, Investor Relations Certification from the Madrid Stock Exchange,
and is Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
("AusIMM").
The appointment of Mr Bellón will substantially strengthen the Board's
technical capacity and Spanish operating experience as the Company continues
to focus on resolving the current permitting situation, and ultimately
advancing the Salamanca project towards production.
For further information please contact:
Robert Behets Franciso
Bellón
Acting Managing Director Executive
Director
+61 8 9322 6322 +34 923 193
903
info@berkeleyenergia.com (mailto:info@berkeleyenergia.com)
Mr Bellón's Initial Director's Interest Notice is included below.
Terms and Conditions of Director's Appointment
Mr Bellón will be engaged as an Executive Director under a director
appointment letter. He also has an employment contract in Spain that has a
rolling term and may be terminated by the Company giving six months' notice,
or 12 months in the event of a change of control of the Company. From 1 July
2022, Mr Bellón will receive €220,000 per year plus compulsory social
security contributions regulated by Spanish law.
Further details of Mr Bellón's employment contract can be found in the
Company's 2021 Annual Report.
Appendix 3X
Initial Director's Interest Notice
Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as
available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and
may be made public.
Introduced 30/9/2001.
Name of entity Berkeley Energia Limited
ABN 40 052 468 569
We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.1
and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the
Corporations Act.
Name of Director Francisco Bellón del Rosal (Francisco Bellón)
Date of appointment 1 July 2022
Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is
the registered holder
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by
the responsible entity of the trust
Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of
the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in
this part.
Number & class of securities
1,150,000 ordinary fully paid shares
1,000,000 unlisted options exercisable at $0.35 each on or before 31
December 2022
1,000,000 unlisted options exercisable at $0.40 each on or before 31
December 2023
Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is
not the registered holder
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by
the responsible entity of the trust
Name of holder & nature of interest Number & class of Securities
Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant
interest.
Nil
Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts
Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of
the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in
this part.
Detail of contract N/A
Nature of interest N/A
Name of registered holder N/A
(if issued securities)
No. and class of securities to which interest relates N/A
Initial notification/Amendment Initial
LEI 213800JX3V4TPO7TCJ08
Place of transaction Australian Securities Exchange
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