REG - Nativo Resources Plc - Morrocota Gold Mine Acquisition & Issue of Equity

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10/04/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 4128E  Nativo Resources Plc  10 April 2025

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the UK version of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 which is part of UK law by
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10 April 2025

Nativo Resources Plc

 

("Nativo" or the "Company")

 

Morrocota Gold Mine Acquisition

&

Issue of Equity

Further to announcements made in December 2024, Nativo Resources plc
(LON:NTVO), which has interests in gold mines in Peru, is pleased to announce
an amendment to and the completion of the acquisition of the Morrocota Gold
Mine ("Morrocota"), located in the Arequipa province, 3km from the Bonanza
Gold Mine ("Bonanza") which is held by Nativo's 50%-owned joint venture, Boku
Resources SAC ("Boku").

 

Morrocota, which shares a central camp and facilities with Bonanza, is in the
preparation stage with vertical development of 38 metres in the main shaft and
horizontal development of an aggregate 48 metres along three galleries. The
mine is targeting the same mesothermal quartz vein systems as Bonanza. Nativo
intends to initiate production at Morrocota in short order by engaging with a
contract mining company to optimise operational costs and maximise daily
mining tonnages.

 

Nativo has entered into the agreement to acquire 100% of the Morrocota Gold
Mine and production through the acquisition of the entire share capital of
Dydima E.I.R.L. ("Dydima") (the "Acquisition"), the Peruvian licence-holding
entity of Morrocota, from its owners Mr Emilio Jimenez Velarde and Mr Ignacio
Jimenz Velarde (the "Vendors").

 

The consideration for the Acquisition of approximately US$147,000 will be
satisfied through the issue to the Vendors of 15,363,712 new ordinary shares
in the Company (the "Consideration Shares") at a price of 0.7475p (the "Issue
Price"), being a 15% premium to the closing share price on 9 April 2025, the
latest business day before the Acquisition (see explanatory note on terms
below).

 

The Vendors will also be issued with one warrant to subscribe for one new
Ordinary Share for every two Consideration Shares to be issued (the
"Warrants"). The Warrants will be exercisable for up to two years from the
date of issue with an exercise price of 0.93p, a premium of approximately 25%
to the Issue Price. The Warrants will be issued following the refreshment of
Nativo's authorities to issue shares at a General Meeting which is expected to
be convened for this purpose in April or May 2025. If sufficient authorities
are not available after the General Meeting, the Warrants will be issued
following the next General Meeting at which sufficient authorities are
renewed. Further details regarding the General Meeting will be notified in due
course.

 

Additionally, the Vendors have unconditionally agreed to invest further in
Nativo by way of an immediate cash subscription for approximately £10,000,
representing 1,337,792 new ordinary Shares at the Issue Price (the
"Subscription Shares").

 

Once the Consideration Shares and Subscription Shares have been issued, the
Vendors will hold approximately 21.23% of the enlarged share capital of
Nativo.

 

The Acquisition agreement includes a clause such that the Vendors and parties
deemed to be Acting in Concert with them (under the City Code on Takeovers and
Mergers) will not be able to acquire a shareholding in Nativo, including
through the conversion of the Warrants, that would result in them holding in
excess of 29.5% of the issued share capital of the Company. The Vendors have
also agreed to a six-month lock-in period for the Consideration Shares and
Subscription Shares.

 

On 18 December 2024, Nativo announced the revision to the terms of the
Acquisition and stated that completion was expected in March 2025. The USD to
GBP exchange rate and the share price used in that announcement were based on
the prevailing exchange rate and share price. Since that date, the Nativo
share price has moved significantly, causing the Vendors to request a further
amendment to the terms. The Vendors specifically sought terms related to the
share price at completion of the Acquisition, rather than that which was set
and announced on 18 December 2024. The Board of Nativo considered this request
and the effect of terminating the Acquisition and subsequently determined it
is in the best interest of the business and its shareholders for the Board to
agree to this further revision to the terms of the Acquisition. To that
extent, the Vendors and Nativo negotiated an amendment to the original term
sheet which was executed in parallel with the completion documents. The terms
announced above reflect the final agreed terms for the Acquisition based on
the acquisition consideration of USD$147,000, the Nativo closing share price
on 9 April 2025, and the exchange rate between USD and GBP.

 

There are no profits or losses attributable to Morrocota or Dydima within the
last twelve months.

 

Stephen Birrell, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"Morrocota represents an opportunity to accelerate gold production and
cashflow for Nativo, bringing two neighbouring mines together under the Nativo
and Boku umbrella, with all the associated operational and financial economies
of scale. The operations and mining geology are symbiotic with what we are
developing with Bonanza. We welcome the Velardes to Nativo as shareholders."

Admission and Total Voting Rights

Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for admission of the
Consideration Shares and Subscription Shares to trading on AIM ("Admission").
It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings will commence
at 8.00 a.m. on or around 15 April 2025.

 

The Consideration Shares and Subscription Shares will be issued fully paid and
will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing Ordinary
Shares.

 

Following Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares in the capital of the
Company in issue will be 78,658,768 with voting rights. 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
to their interest in, the Company's share capital pursuant to (i) the
Company's Articles, (ii) the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance
and Transparency Rules and/or (iii) the AIM Rules for Companies issued by the
London Stock Exchange plc as amended from time to time.

 

For further information please contact:

 

 Nativo Resources                           Via Vigo Consulting

 Stephen Birrell, Chief Executive Officer   nativo@vigoconsulting.com (mailto:nativo@vigoconsulting.com)

 Zeus (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)  Tel: +44 (0)20 3829 5000

 James Joyce

 James Bavister

 Peterhouse Capital limited (Joint Broker)  Tel: +44 (0)20 7469 0930

 Duncan Vasey

 Lucy Williams

Rose Greensmith

 Vigo Consulting (Investor Relations)       Tel: +44 (0)20 7390 0234

 Ben Simons                                 nativo@vigoconsulting.com (mailto:nativo@vigoconsulting.com)

 Peter Jacob

Anna Sutton

 

About Nativo Resources plc

 

Nativo has interests in gold mining and exploration projects in Peru. Through
a 50:50 joint venture established in July 2024 with an experienced local
partner ("Boku"), Nativo secured an opportunity to scale operations at the
Tesoro Gold Concession, owning 50% of the production and resources. Production
and sales of ore to a local gold ore processing plant began in late December
2024.

 

In December 2024, Nativo also agreed to acquire directly a 100% interest in
the Morrocota Gold Mine, proximal to the Tesoro Gold Concession. Production
from Morrocota is anticipated to commence by early Q3 2025. Longer-term, the
Company plans to establish its own gold ore processing plant to retain a
higher margin from production at its mines.

 

In March 2025, Boku secured an option agreement to evaluate the opportunity to
recover and sell gold and silver from the Toma La Mano tailings dump in the
Ancash region and redeposit the tailings in line with legislation. The Company
is investigating other similar regional tailings opportunities.

 

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