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Artemis Resources Limited — Capital/Financing Update 2013
Aug 1, 2013
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Capital/Financing Update
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ABN 80 107 051 749
30 July 2013
Dear Shareholder,
RENOUNCEABLE RIGHTS ISSUE
I would like to personally thank you for your investment in Artemis Resources Limited and your support of the Company as we seek to deliver shareholder value from our diverse portfolio of quality mineral resources projects.
The Artemis team continues to work hard at prioritising and advancing our projects with a view to unlock their underlying value, and in recent months we have made significant progress, including:
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The Eastern Hills Antimony Project has been identified as a high priority, high value exploration opportunity;
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Field sampling program at Eastern Hills has produced high grade antimony, silver and lead, which will be the subject of a drilling program in Q3, this year;
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The aim of this program will be to upgrade the existing 410,000t-1.25Mt @ 1.5-1.9% Sb and 2.1-2.7% Pb Exploration Target to a maiden JORC compliant Resource;
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The Works Program for drilling at Eastern Hills has been approved and the Company has received a co-funding grant from the WA Government to help fund the program;
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At the West Pilbara Project, a number of high priority base and precious metals targets have been identified, including the Carlow Castle Project which is a priority copper-gold drill target;
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Artemis has entered into discussions with several potential strategic partners seeking to invest in the West Pilbara Project, through farm-in or joint venture style arrangements.
To continue to progress our operations and deliver value from our projects, the Company has a requirement to raise additional funds. As recently advised (refer ASX announcement, 24 July 2013), Artemis announced a renounceable pro rata offer (“Rights Issue”) to shareholders to raise up to $1,176,697 (before costs). The Rights Issue price is at a 40% discount to the five day volume weighted average price prior to announcing the rights issue.
Funds raised under the offer will be used primarily to undertake drilling at the highly promising Eastern Hills Antimony Project, to establish a JORC compliant Resource which will help the Company attract a strategic partner to assist in the development of this emerging deposit.
The Rights Issue will be offered under a prospectus lodged with ASIC on 24 July 2013, a copy of which will be sent to Eligible Shareholders. Eligible Shareholders should consider the prospectus carefully in deciding whether to participate in the offer, and will need to complete the personalised entitlement and acceptance form accompanying the prospectus to take up their entitlements. Eligible Shareholders may also apply for additional shares in excess of their entitlement.
Details of the Right Issue Offer
The offer applies to shareholders with a registered address in Australia or New Zealand (Eligible Shareholders) and will result in the issue of approximately 196,116,158 fully paid ordinary shares on the basis of 2 new shares for every 5 existing shares held as at 7:00pm (AEST) on 2 August 2013 (Record Date), at an issue price of $0.006 per share, together with 1 free attaching 2014 Short-Dated Option and 1 free attaching 2016 Long-Dated Option for every 2 new shares subscribed for under the Rights Issue. The new shares issued pursuant to the Rights Issue will rank equally with existing fully paid ordinary shares in the Company.
The Rights Issue is partially and conditionally underwritten by Patersons Securities Limited for $730,000.
The Company has a clear strategy to deliver value from its projects for the benefit of shareholders and the Board encourages all Shareholders to participate in the Rights Issue. We take this opportunity to thank Shareholders for their support and look forward to your continued support in the future.
Should you have any questions regarding the Rights Issue you may contact the Company on +61 2 9078 7670 or consult your stockbroker or professional adviser. A copy of the prospectus may be viewed at the Artemis Company website at www.artemisresources.com.au.
Yours faithfully,
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Guy Robertson Executive Director
The proposed use of funds under the Rights Issue is as follows:
| Funds Available | Underwritten Amount($) | Full Subscription($) |
|---|---|---|
| Cash on hand | 752,686 | 752,686 |
| Funds raised under the offer | 730,000 | 1,176,697 |
| Total funds available | 1,482,686 | 1,929,383 |
| Use of Funds | ||
| Eastern Hills Phase 1 Drilling | 279,000 | 279,000 |
| Eastern Hills Phase 2 Drilling | 215,000 | 215,000 |
| Eastern Hills Phase 3 Resource Expansion | - | 288,000 |
| Eastern Hills ScopingStudy | - | 50,000 |
| General WorkingCapital | 893,686 | 981,383 |
| Costs of the Offer | 95,000 | 116,000 |
| 1,482,686 | 1,929,383 |
Indicative timetable for the Rights Issue:
| Event | Date |
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| Existing Shares quoted on “ex” basis | 29 July 2013 |
| Rights trading commences | 29 July 2013 |
| Record Date to determine Entitlements under the Offer 7:00pm(AEST) | 2 August 2013 |
| 7:00pm (AEST) | |
| Prospectus and Entitlement and Acceptance Forms dispatched | 9 August 2013 |
| to Eligible Shareholders (Opening Date) | 9:00am (AEST) |
| Rights trading ends | 16 August 2013 |
| Final date and time for receipt of acceptance | 23 August 2013 |
| and payment in full (Closing Date) | 7:00pm (AEST) |
| Trading on ASX in New Shares to commence | 3 September 2013 |
These dates are indicative only. The Company reserves the right to vary the above dates, subject to ASX Listing Rules and the Corporations Act.
Capital structure before & after completion of Rights Issue (assuming full subscription):
| Shares | Options | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Securities on issue at the date | of the | 490,290,396 | 23,933,333 |
| announcement of the Rights Issue | |||
| Securities offered under this | Rights | 196,116,158 | 98,059,279 (Short-Dated Options) |
| Issue | 98,059,279(Long-Dated Options) | ||
| Totalsecuritiesonissue | post- | ||
| completion of Rights Issue | 686,406,554 | 220,049,491 |
Patersons Securities Limited will be paid a corporate advisory fee of $30,000, a management fee of 1.5% of the total amount raised under the Rights Issue, an underwriting fee of 4.5% on the underwritten amount of $730,000, and a shortfall placement fee of 6% on non-underwritten shortfall placed.