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Kazera GlobalAnnouncement

09/08/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 8166Z  Kazera Global PLC  09 August 2024

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9 August 2024

Kazera Global plc

("Kazera" or "the Company")

 

Loan Facility to fund Tectonic deal and bridge to cash flows from HMS
operations

 

Kazera Global plc (AIM: KZG), the AIM-quoted investment company, is pleased to
announce that it has entered into a debt facility agreement (the "Facility
Agreement") with each of its two largest shareholders, Richard Jennings and
Tracarta Limited, pursuant to which they have agreed to provide the Company
with unsecured term loan facilities of £150,000 and £350,000 respectively
(the "Facilities"). The proceeds will be used to fund the cash element of the
consideration payable to Tectonic Gold PLC under the terms of the agreement
announced on 7 August 2024 and to provide additional working capital whilst
the Company works to bring Deep Blue Minerals (Pty) Ltd ("DBM") and Whale Head
Minerals (Pty) Ltd ("WHM") into production and cash generation.

 

Dennis Edmonds, Chief Executive Officer of Kazera Global plc commented: "I am
grateful to both Richard Jennings and Tracarta Limited for making these funds
available to Kazera in order to make it possible to complete the WHM & DBM
deals and give us what we anticipate being sufficient cash cover to take the
Company into being cash generative. The Board feel very strongly that raising
equity at anywhere near the current levels in the present market would not be
in the interest of shareholders as it does not remotely reflect the expected
immediate opportunity from our South African operations."

 

DETAILS

The principal terms of the Facility Agreements are as follows:

·    Interest - Interest will accrue on the Facilities at a fixed rate of
12%, irrespective of early repayment on the Commitment Amount. The lenders
may, at their sole discretion, elect to receive interest due in shares of the
Company at a price of 1 "one" pence per share.

·    Term - The Facilities are repayable, together with all interest and
fees that have accrued, on or before 30 October 2025.

·    Availability - The Facilities are available to be drawn in four
tranches commencing on 11 August and then on 25 August 2024, 25 September 2024
and 25 October 2024.

·    Warrants - The lenders will also receive warrants to subscribe for
new Ordinary Shares in the Company at an exercise price of 1p. In the event
that, within two years of the date of their issue, the Company issues equity
at less than 1p (raising not less than £50,000), the exercise price shall be
reduced to that lower price.

·    The number of warrants to be issued to each lender is 150% of the
loan amount (including interest).

 

Related Party Transaction

Kazera is entering into the Facility Agreement with Richard Jennings, a
beneficiary of Catalyse Capital Ltd & Related Parties RS & CA
Jennings, which is a significant shareholder in the Company as such term is
defined in the AIM Rules for Companies. Accordingly, entering into the
Facility Agreement with Richard Jennings constitutes a related party
transaction under Rule 13 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

As such, the Directors of the Company consider, having consulted with
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited, the Company's Nominated Adviser, that the
terms of the Facility Agreement with Richard Jennings are fair and reasonable
insofar as the Company's shareholders are concerned.

 

**ENDS**

 

 Kazera Global plc                                             kazera@stbridespartners.co.uk

 Dennis Edmonds, CEO                                            

 Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd (Nominated Adviser and Broker)

 Derrick Lee / Pearl Kellie (Corporate Finance)                Tel: +44 (0)207 220 0500

  
 St Brides Partners (Financial PR)

 Paul Dulieu / Isabel de Salis                                 kazera@stbridespartners.co.uk (mailto:kazera@stbridespartners.co.uk)

                                                                 

 

About Kazera Global plc

Kazera is a global investment company focused on leveraging the skills and
expertise of its Board of Directors to develop early-stage mineral exploration
and development assets towards meaningful cashflow and production. Its three
principal investments, prior to completion of the acquisition of shares from
Tectonic Gold Plc as announced on 7 August 2024, are as follows:

 

Alluvial diamond mining through Deep Blue Minerals (Pty) Ltd, Alexander Bay,
South Africa

Kazera currently has a 100% direct interest in Deep Blue Minerals, of which
64% is held beneficially by Kazera and 26% is held on behalf of Black Economic
Empowerment partners.

 

Heavy Mineral Sands mining (including ilmenite, monazite, rutile, and
zircon)  through Whale Head Minerals (Pty) Ltd, Alexander Bay, South Africa.

Kazera currently has a 60% direct beneficial interest in Whale Head Minerals
together with the benefit of a loan facility entitling it to receive
approximately £38m out of dividends from the other shareholders.

 

Tantalite mining in South-East Namibia (divestment in progress)

As announced on 20 December 2022, Kazera has agreed to dispose of African
Tantalum (Pty) Ltd ("Aftan") for a cash consideration of US$13 million plus a
debenture payment of 2.5% of the gross sales of produced lithium and tantalum
for life-of-mine. Completion of the sale is subject to receipt of full
consideration proceeds. Aftan has been deconsolidated from the Company's
financial statements with effect from 4 January 2023 because in accordance
with the terms of the sale agreement, it has relinquished control of the Aftan
in favour of the purchaser, Hebei Xinjian Construction Close Corp ("Hebei
Xinjian") with effect from that date. Kazera retains the right to cancel the
transaction and retain all amounts paid to date in the event of default by
Hebei Xinjian.

 

The Company will consider additional investment opportunities as appropriate,
having regard to the Group's future cash flow requirements.

 

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