Nov 18 (Reuters) - Piedmont Lithium Inc PLL.O :
* PIEDMONT LITHIUM AND SAYONA MINING TO MERGE
* PIEDMONT LITHIUM INC - ALL-STOCK MERGER WITH 50% / 50%
OWNERSHIP
SPLIT
* PIEDMONT LITHIUM INC - TO RAISE ~US$27 MILLION, SAYONA TO
RAISE
A$40 MILLION
* PIEDMONT LITHIUM INC - EQUITY RAISINGS AGGREGATE TO
APPROXIMATELY US$99 MILLION
* PIEDMONT LITHIUM INC - LUCAS DOW TO BECOME CEO OF MERGECO,
KEITH
PHILLIPS TO BE STRATEGIC ADVISOR
* PIEDMONT LITHIUM INC - TRANSACTION RESULTS IN 50% / 50%
EQUITY
HOLDING POST-MERGER
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