REG-ECR Minerals plc Directorate change
24/01/2022 07:00
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Directorate change
ECR MINERALS plc
(“ECR Minerals”, “ECR” or the “Company”)
Appointment of Andrew Scott as a Non-Executive Director
Auditor Update
ECR Minerals plc (LON: ECR), the gold exploration and development company
focused on Australia, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Scott
(“Andrew Scott”) as a Non-Executive Director of ECR Minerals plc, with
immediate effect.
A communications specialist and media professional with more than 15 years of
experience across key global markets, Andrew Scott is well known in the UK and
across Australia as an interviewer with multi-media news and investor
relations organisation Proactive Investors. He has also worked at Sky News UK,
Reuters (where he presented and edited Business Show 'Money Matters') and
worked in presenting and media roles at ITV and Television NZ (TVNZ).
A list of Andrew Scott’s current directorships/partnerships together with
those held within the last five years is set out below:
Current: None.
Past (held within last five years): Andrew Scott Media Limited
Andrew Scott (aged 35) has confirmed that there is no further information to
be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.
David Tang, Chairman commented: “I am delighted to announce the appointment
of Andrew Scott to the board of directors. Andrew needs no introduction; I
know our investors and shareholders will be aware of his profile and calibre
as a business anchor.
“We believe the doors that Andrew will open for us going forward will be
invaluable to the board and to ECR on a corporate level.”
‘’At the same time, we continue to utilise recruitment firms to identify a
new CEO and will provide further updates to shareholders as appropriate’’.
Additional Disclosures
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g)
of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Andrew Scott (aged 35) has one past directorship in the last five years being
Andrew Scott Media Limited (09751664). He has no other current directorships
and partnerships to disclose.
As part of Andrew’s employment contract Andrew has been issued with certain
options, the details of which are as follows:
* Options over 5,000,000 ordinary shares which vest immediately and are
exercisable at any time for a period of three years whilst Andrew remains a
director of the Company at a price of 2.2p per ordinary share conditional on
the VWAP of the ECR shares being greater than 3.75p for at least 10 days at
the time of exercise; and
* Options over 10,000,000 ordinary shares which vest immediately and are
exercisable at any time for a period of three years whilst Andrew remains a
director of the Company at a price of 4.4p per ordinary share, conditional on
the VWAP of the ECR shares being greater than 7.5p for at least 10 days at the
time of exercise.
There is no further information regarding Mr Scott required to be disclosed
pursuant to AIM Rule 17 and Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies
and Mr Scott holds no other shares or options, other than those disclosed
above.
Auditor Update
The Audit Partner (Responsible Individual – “RI”) for a company is
expected to act in that role for 5 years before being required to rotate and
be replaced by another RI. The current RI completed his 5 years at the
conclusion of the audit for the year ended 30 September 2020.
However, the FRC Revised Ethical Standard 2019 states that in circumstances
where the audit committee (or equivalent) of the audited entity decide that a
degree of flexibility over the timing of rotation is necessary to safeguard
the quality of the audit and the audit firm agrees, the RI may continue in
this position for an additional period of up to two years (so that no longer
than seven years in total is spent in the position).
Therefore, with the consent of PKF LittleJohn (the Company’s auditors) it
has been agreed by the audit committee of ECR that whilst the current RI has
been in place for five years, it is in the best interests of the Company,
particularly given the recent and untimely death of former CEO Craig Brown,
for the current RI to extend their position for one more year.
MARKET ABUSE REGULATIONS (EU) No. 596/2014
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to
constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations
(EU) No. 596/2014 (MAR). Upon the publication of this announcement via
Regulatory Information Service (RIS), this inside information is now
considered to be in the public domain.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a) Name Andrew Scott
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
b) Initial notification/amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name ECR Minerals plc
b) LEI 213800PBXY96KXHISJ17
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument ordinary shares of 0.001p each
Identification code
GB00BYYDKX57
b) Nature of the transaction Market purchases
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
______________________
2.2p per share 5,000,000
4.4p per share 10,000,000
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 15,000,000
- Price 3.67p
e) Date of the transaction 24 January 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
ECR Minerals plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7929 1010
David Tang, Non-Executive Chairman
Email:
info@ecrminerals.com (mailto:info@ecrminerals.com)
Website: www.ecrminerals.com
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WH Ireland Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 207 220 1666
Nominated Adviser
Katy Mitchell / Andrew de Andrade
SI Capital Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 1483 413500
Broker
Nick Emerson
Novum Securities Limited Tel: +44 (0) 20 7399 9425
Broker
Jon Belliss
Blytheweigh Tel: +44 (0) 207 138 3204
Public Relations
Tim Blythe
ABOUT ECR MINERALS PLC
ECR Minerals is a mineral exploration and development company. ECR’s wholly
owned Australian subsidiary Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd (“MGA”) has
100% ownership of the Bailieston and Creswick gold projects in central
Victoria, Australia, has eight licence applications outstanding including two
licence applications lodged in eastern Victoria. (Tambo gold project). MGA is
currently drilling at both the Bailieston (EL5433) and Creswick (EL6148)
projects and has an experienced exploration team with significant local
knowledge in the Victoria Goldfields and wider region.
https://mercatorgold.com.au/
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ECR also owns 100% of an Australian subsidiary LUX Exploration Pty Ltd
(“LUX”) which has three licence applications covering 900 km2 covering a
relatively unexplored area in Queensland, Australia.
https://luxexploration.com/
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Following the sale of the Avoca, Moormbool and Timor gold projects in
Victoria, Australia to Fosterville South Exploration Ltd (TSX-V: FSX) and the
subsequent spin-out of the Avoca and Timor projects to Leviathan Gold Ltd
(TSX-V: LVX), Mercator Gold Australia Pty Limited has the right to receive up
to A$2 million in payments subject to future resource estimation or production
from projects sold to Fosterville South Exploration Limited.
ECR holds a 25% interest in the Danglay gold project; an advanced exploration
project located in a prolific gold and copper mining district in the north of
the Philippines, which has a 43-101 compliant resource. ECR also holds a
royalty on the SLM gold project in La Rioja Province, Argentina and can
potentially receive up to US$2.7 million in aggregate across all licences.
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