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FIRST CLASS METALSAnnouncement

26/06/2023 08:00

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RNS Number : 8708D  First Class Metals PLC  26 June 2023

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FIRST CLASS METALS PLC

26(th) June 2023

Conditional Placing, Subscription and Exercise of Warrants To Raise
£1,049,170.

 

 

First Class Metals PLC ("First Class Metals" "FCM" or the "Company") the UK
metals exploration company focused on the discovery of economic metal deposits
across its extensive Canadian - northwest Ontario, land holding is pleased to
provide details on an oversubscribed conditional placing and subscription to
raise £997,400.

First Class Metals PLC (LSE:FCM), announces the completion of a conditional
Placing and Subscription, confirming it has placed 9,599,000 ordinary shares
of £0.001 par value (the "Placing Shares") at a price of 10 pence per Placing
Share (the "Placing Price") in a placing (the "Placing") and subscription (the
"Subscription") at a price of 10 pence per Subscription Share (the
"subscription price)  of 375,000 ordinary shares of £0.001 par value (the
"Subscription Shares), raising gross proceeds of £997,400 and issuing
9,974,000 ordinary shares.

The Placing and Subscription is subject to the AGM on the 29(th of) June 2023
and admission will take place on or around the 30th of June 2023, with
dealings in the Placing and Subscription Shares on the LSE's Main Market for
listed securities expected to commence at 8.00 a.m. on the 30(th of) June
2023.

Every two Placing and Subscription Share will be issued with one warrant
attached entitling the holder to subscribe for one new ordinary share at a
price of 12.5 pence (the "Warrants"). The Warrants have a life of 24 months
from the date of Admission.

The Placing and Subscription Shares being issued will represent approximately
12% of the Company's enlarged Ordinary Share capital following the Placing and
Subscription.

The Placing and Subscription Price represents a 5% discount to the mid-market
closing price of the Company's shares on 23(rd)  of June 2023, the date of
the arrangement of the Placing.

Clear Capital Markets Limited & First Equity Limited acted as placing
agents in respect of the Placing.

When issued, the Placing and Subscription Shares will be credited as fully
paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary
Shares in the share capital of the Company, including the right to receive all
dividends and other distributions declared, made, or paid on or in respect of
such shares after the date of issue of the Placing and Subscription Shares.

The Company has convened a general meeting on the 29(th of) June 2023 to renew
authorities to allot shares generally (given that the Placing utilises the
authorities taken at the last annual general meeting in full).

Directors Participation & Private Subscription

Marc J Sale CEO of First Class Metals PLC is subscribing in a private
placement of £37,500 for a total of 375,000 ordinary shares. The shares will
be held in the name of Specialist Exploration Services Scotland Limited a UK
registered company controlled by Mr Marc J Sale.

Exercise of Warrants

Alongside the Placing and Subscription, the company is also pleased to confirm
that it's received notice from Power Metals Resources PLC (LSE: POW) to
exercise 517,705 warrants at 10p per warrant for a total of £51,770.50. These
warrants had been issued at the point of the IPO in July 2022.

Application will be made to the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") for
admission of the Ordinary Shares to the standard listing segment of the
Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for
listed securities, with admission and dealings in the new warrant shares
expected to take place from 8.00am on the 30(th) of June 2023.

 

Use of the Placing Proceeds

The net Placing proceeds will primarily be used to fund exploration drilling
work in Canada with the primary focus on diamond drilling (up to 3,000m total
planned) at the Sunbeam & North Hemlo Properties. Preparation is already
underway to commence the stripping of selected areas on the Sunbeam Property
with the historic workings at Pettigrew being the initial focus. This work in
to be conducted under a recently approved 'revised' Exploration Permit.

Subject to the approval of the Exploration Permit covering North Hemlo (lodged
with the authorities earlier this month after positive discussions with the
First Nation groups), stripping will be the precursor to drilling at the Dead
Otter trend which is developing into a veritable drill target both in the area
of the historic 3.1g/t Au as well as the 19.6g/t Au target, some 3km distant
along a currently discontinuous trend but which is becoming more robust with
the ongoing exploration.

In addition to the planned diamond drilling at Sunbeam and North Hemlo the
Placing and Subscription proceeds will also be used to advance exploration
work at the Zigzag hard rock lithium pegmatite project and in, support of the
Company's working capital requirements.

Total Voting Rights

Following Admission, the Company's total issued share capital consists of
81,886,294 Ordinary Shares. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in
treasury.

Therefore, following Admission, the total number of voting rights in First
Class Metals PLC is 81,886,294. This figure may be used by shareholders as the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the
Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

James Knowles Executive Chairman commented:

"In a challenging capital market for junior exploration, we have successfully
raised a significant amount of funding, being the maximum allowable, at little
discount to advance our exploration activities. We are now at a pivotal point
with the 'Big Four' projects moving towards drill-ready status, with multiple
targets all holding the potential for significant results."

Marc J. Sale, First Class Metals, Chief Executive Officer, added:

 

"The swiftness and enthusiasm with which this placing was undertaken robustly
supports the Company's exploration policy and the success demonstrated so far
in our exploration strategy. These funds will allow significant advancement of
two of the prospects on two of out key Properties as well as allow us to
progress to drill ready on the lithium focus and other exploration areas of
merit."

For Further Information:

 

 James Knowles, Executive Chairman  JamesK@Firstclassmetalsplc.com (mailto:JamesK@Firstclassmetalsplc.com)  07488 362641
 Marc J Sale, CEO                   MarcS@Firstclassmetalsplc.com (mailto:MarcS@Firstclassmetalsplc.com)    07711 093532
 Ayub Bodi, Executive Director      AyubB@Firstclassmetalsplc.com (mailto:AyubB@Firstclassmetalsplc.com)    07860 598086

 

First Equity Limited

(Financial Adviser & Broker)

 

 Jonathan Brown     0207 3742212
 Jason Robertson    0207 3742212

 

Clear Capital Markets Limited

(Placing Agents)

 

 Andrew Blaylock    0203 8696081
 Bob Roberts        0203 8696081

 

 

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