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DEVELOP GLOBAL LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2023
Jul 27, 2023
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Capital/Financing Update
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ASX Announcement 28 July 2023
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Successful completion of Retail Entitlement Offer
Proceeds of capital raising will ensure Develop continues to unlock significant value from its energy transition metals business with ongoing drilling and project development work
Develop (ASX:DVP) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the retail component (“ Retail Entitlement Offer ”) of its fully underwritten 1-for-29 pro-rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer (“ Entitlement Offer ”) as announced on Monday, 3 July 2023.
The institutional component of the Entitlement Offer (“ Institutional Entitlement Offer” ) and the institutional placement (“ Placement ”) were completed on Wednesday, 5 July 2023.
The Retail Entitlement Offer closed at 5.00pm (AEST) on Wednesday, 26 July 2023 and raised approximately $3.4 million. The balance of the Retail Entitlement Offer was subscribed for pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement. Together with the Institutional Entitlement Offer and the Placement (“ Equity Raising ”), the total amount raised under the Equity Raising is $50 million.
The Retail Entitlement Offer was fully underwritten by Canaccord Genuity and the fees for underwriting the Equity Raising are disclosed in the Appendix 3B lodged with ASX on 3 July 2023.
Develop Managing Director Bill Beament said: “The proceeds of the capital raising will ensure we can maximise the opportunities across our outstanding energy transition assets, all of which are in tier-one locations, in a highly effective and timely manner”.
The new shares to be issued under the Retail Entitlement Offer are expected to be allotted on Wednesday, 2 August 2023 and are expected to trade on ASX on a normal settlement basis on Thursday, 3 August 2023. The New Shares will rank equally with existing Develop shares on issue.
This announcement is authorised for release by Bill Beament, Managing Director.
All dollar amounts are in Australian dollars unless otherwise indicated.
About Develop
Develop (ASX: DVP) has a twin-pronged strategy for creating value. The first of these centres on the exploration and production of future-facing metals. As part of this, the Company owns the Sulphur Springs zinc-copper-silver project in WA’s Pilbara region. This project is currently the focus of ongoing exploration to grow the inventory and various development studies. Develop also owns the Woodlawn zinc-copper project in NSW. Woodlawn, which is on care and maintenance, comprises an underground mine and a new processing plant. The second plank of Develop’s strategy centres on the provision of underground mining services. As part of this, Develop has an agreement with Bellevue Gold (ASX: BGL) to provide underground mining services at its Bellevue Gold Project in WA.
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Bill Beament Paul Armstrong Develop Read Corporate P: +61 8 6389 7400 P: +61 8 9388 1474 E: [email protected] E: [email protected]
Not an offer in the United States
This announcement has been prepared for publication in Australia and may not be released to US wire services or distributed in the United States. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. Any securities described in this announcement have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States except in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and applicable US state securities laws.