REG - Hummingbird Res. - Rule 2.9 Announcement

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RNS Number : 3152S  Hummingbird Resources PLC  07 January 2025

 

 

Hummingbird Resources plc / Ticker: HUM / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining

 

7 January 2025

Hummingbird Resources plc

("Hummingbird", the "Group" or the "Company")

Rule 2.9 Announcement

Further to the Company's announcement on 2 January 2025, all conditions to the
issue of the Stage 2 Conversion Shares have now been satisfied or waived and
Hummingbird confirms that it has issued 732,121,332 new ordinary shares of
£0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") ("Stage 2
Conversion Shares") to Nioko Resources Corporation ("Nioko") at a price
of 2.6777 pence per share, which have been admitted to trading on the AIM
market of the London Stock Exchange today. Following the issuance of the Stage
2 Conversion Shares, Nioko holds approximately 71.8% of Hummingbird's enlarged
share capital.

In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers,
following the admission of the Stage 2 Conversion Shares, the Company's issued
share capital now consists of 1,674,388,481 Ordinary Shares. The International
Securities Identification Number for Hummingbird's Ordinary Shares is
GB00B60BWY28.

 

 

**ENDS**

Notes to Editors:

Hummingbird Resources plc (AIM: HUM) is a leading multi-asset,
multi-jurisdiction gold producing company, member of the World Gold Council
and founding member of Single Mine Origin (www.singlemineorigin.com). The
Company currently has two core gold projects, the operational Yanfolila Gold
Mine in Mali, and the Kouroussa Gold Mine in Guinea. Furthermore, the Company
has a controlling interest in the Dugbe Gold Project in Liberia that is being
developed by joint venture partners, Pasofino Gold Limited. The final
feasibility results on Dugbe showcase 2.76Moz in Reserves and strong economics
such as a 3.5-year capex payback period once in production, and a 14-year life
of mine at a low AISC profile. Our vision is to continue to grow our asset
base, producing profitable ounces, while central to all we do being our
Environmental, Social & Governance ("ESG") policies and practices.

 

For further information, please visit Hummingbirdresources.co.uk
(https://www.hummingbirdresources.co.uk/)  or contact:

 

 Geoff Eyre, Interim CEO  Hummingbird Resources plc  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 6660

 Thomas Hill, FD

 Edward Montgomery, CD
 James Spinney            Strand Hanson Limited      Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 3494

 Ritchie Balmer           Nominated Adviser
 James Asensio            Canaccord Genuity Limited  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 8000

 Charlie Hammond          Broker
 Bobby Morse              Buchanan                   Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

 Oonagh Reidy             Financial PR/IR            Email: HUM@buchanan.uk.com

 George Pope

Disclosure requirements of the Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of
any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities
exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which
it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash)
must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the
offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities
exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must
contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights
to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company
and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by
a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm
(London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer
period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th
business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange
offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant
securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to
the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a
Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1%
or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any
securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals
in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities
exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing
concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to
subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and
(ii) any securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these details
have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person
to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London
time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding,
whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant
securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will
be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by
any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company,
by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see
Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant
securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made
can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant
securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was
first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on
+44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to
make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

 

 

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