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EMERALD RESOURCES NL — M&A Activity 2024
Apr 23, 2024
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M&A Activity
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ASX Announcement
& Media Release
24 April 2024
ASX Code: EMR Shares on issue: 629,427,935 Market Cap: ~A$2.1 billion Cash: A$112.5m (US$73.5m) (31 Mar 2024) Bullion: A$24.9m (US$16.3m) (31 Mar 2024)
Board & Management
Jay Hughes, Non-Executive Chairman Morgan Hart, Managing Director Mick Evans, Executive Director Simon Lee AO, Non-Executive Director Ross Stanley, Non-Executive Director Billie Slott, Non-Executive Director Michael Bowen, Non-Executive Director Mark Clements, Company Secretary Bernie Cleary, Operations Manager Shannon Campbell, Chief Financial Officer
Company Highlights
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Recommended and Unconditional Takeover Offer for Bullseye
- Emerald Now Holds 92% of Bullseye on Completion of Withdrawal Rights Period
Highlights
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Withdrawal rights period has ended with no withdrawals having been received
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Emerald recommended takeover offer for Bullseye unconditional and scheduled to close at 5pm (AWST) today
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Payment terms to those Bullseye shareholders not yet accepted accelerated to within 10 business days
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Bullseye shareholders who are yet to accept the Offer are encouraged to do so
Team
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Highly credentialed gold project operational and in-house development team;
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A proven history of building projects on time and on budget.
Gold Production
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Okvau Gold Mine commissioned on time on budget in 2021;
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Forecast +100,000oz gold production for 2024 at AISC US$780-US$850/oz;
Growth
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Significant exploration and resource growth potential in Cambodia:
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Okvau Gold Mine reserve expansion;
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Memot Project maiden open pit inferred resource of 8MT @ 1.84g/t Au for 470koz
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1,428km[2] of prospective tenure
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Significant exploration and resource growth potential in Australia (Bullseye Mining Limited ~92%):
oNorth Laverton Gold Project located on the underexplored Dingo Range greenstone belt
Emerald Resources NL (ASX: EMR) (“Emerald”) refers to previous announcements in relation to its recommended and unconditional takeover bid for all of the issued shares of Bullseye Mining Limited ( Bullseye ) that it does not already own ( Offer ).
Emerald confirms that the withdrawal rights period relating to the Offer and required by the Panel Orders (refer to the Company’s announcement dated 9 October 2023) ended at 5pm AWST on 23 April 2024. Emerald did not receive any acceptance withdrawals from Bullseye shareholders during this period.
As at the date of this announcement, Emerald has a relevant interest in 92% of
Bullseye’s shares.
Emerald has also declared the Offer is best and final as to consideration and confirms that it will not increase its Offer.
BULLSEYE SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD ACCEPT THE OFFER NOW AND WITHOUT DELAY.
Bullseye shareholders will be issued with their Emerald shares within 10 business days of their acceptance being processed in accordance with the terms of the Offer.
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Resource and reserve expected early 2024
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1,200km[2] of prospective tenure
ESG
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Focussed on a net positive impact on nearmine environmental and social values by targeting strict compliance with corporate governance, international guidelines (IFC PS’s) and local laws by engaging and collaborating with all stakeholders.
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Commitment to carbon neutral operations in Cambodia
This ASX release was authorised on behalf of the Emerald Board by: Morgan Hart, Managing Director.
For further information please contact Emerald Resources NL
Morgan Hart Managing Director
Registered Office 1110 Hay Street West Perth WA 6005
T: +61 8 9286 6300 F: +61 8 6243 0032 W: www.emeraldresources.com.au
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Forward Looking Statement
This document contains certain forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but rather are based on the Company’s current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry in which Emerald Resources operates, and beliefs and assumptions regarding the Company’s future performance. Words such as “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “seeks”’ “estimates”, “potential” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the control of the Company, are difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements, which reflect the view of Emerald Resources only as of the date of this announcement. The forward-looking statements made in this release relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. Emerald Resources will not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or unanticipated events occurring after the date of this announcement except as required by law or by any appropriate regulatory authority.
This document has been prepared in compliance with the current JORC Code 2012 Edition and the ASX listing Rules.
The Company believes that is has a reasonable basis for making the forward-looking statements in this announcement, including with respect to any production targets and financial estimates, based on the information contained in this announcement. Reference is made to ASX Announcement dated 1 May 2017, 26 November 2019 and 31 August 2023. All material assumptions underpinning the production target or the forecast financial information continue to apply and have not materially changed. 100% of the production target referred to in this announcement is based on Probable Ore Reserves.
Emerald has a highly experienced management team, undoubtedly one of the best credentialed gold development teams in Australia with a proven history of developing projects successfully, quickly and cost effectively. They are a team of highly competent mining engineers and geologists who have overseen the successful development of gold projects in developing countries such as the Bonikro Gold Project in Cote d’Ivoire for Equigold NL and more recently, Regis Resources Ltd.
No New Information
To the extent that announcement contains references to prior exploration results and Mineral Resource estimates, which have been cross referenced to previous market announcements made by the Company, unless explicitly stated, no new information is contained. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the relevant market announcements and, in the case of estimates of Mineral Resources, that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.
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