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ESTRELLA RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2014
Apr 21, 2014
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Capital/Financing Update
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Chile’s star in copper-gold
ESTRELLA RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 151 155 207 AUSTRALIAN REGISTERED OFFICE: Level 7, 15 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
CONTACT DETAILS:
Telephone: +61 2 9993 4478 Facsimile: +61 2 9993 4433 Email: [email protected]
ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
22 April 2014
Estrella raises ~A$1.25M to facilitate accelerated exploration program at Project Altair
HIGHLIGHTS
CHILE OFFICE: Santa Beatriz 294 Providencia, Santiago, Chile
ASX CODE: ESR
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A$1,224,550 raised via institutional placement @ A$0.11 per share.
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Strong demand from new and existing investors.
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Share Purchase Plan to raise up to A$2,000,000 (@ A$0.11 per share) providing the opportunity for all existing shareholders to participate.
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Well-funded to accelerate exploration program at Project Altair.
1. Placement and SPP
Estrella Resources Limited (ASX: ESR) ( Estrella or the Company ) is pleased to advise that is has raised A$1,224,550 via a share placement to fund ongoing exploration activities at Project Altair ( Placement ).
The Placement to new and existing institutional and sophisticated investors was completed @ A$0.11 per share and will comprise of the issue of 11,132,271 new shares in the Company to be issued pursuant to Estrella’s 15% capacity under ASX listing rule 7.1.
Bell Potter Securities Limited acted as sole Lead Manager and Bookrunner to the Placement.
In addition, Estrella is offering a Share Purchase Plan (SPP) where eligible shareholders can apply for up to A$15,000 of new shares at the same price as the Placement to raise up to A$2,000,000.
The Placement and SPP will primarily facilitate Estrella to accelerate its exploration program at Project Altair with particular focus upon exploration drilling programs at each of the Antucoya West, Colupo and Dania Prospects within Project Altair. Further detail on each program will be announced as each drilling program commences.
AUSTRALIA | CHILE
ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
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Indicative timetable
| Settlement date of the Placement | Tuesday29 April,2014 |
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| Allotment of Placement shares | Wednesday30 April,2014 |
| SPP Record Date | 7.00pm(AEST)Thursday17 April,2014 |
| SPP Offer Opens | Wednesday30 April,2014 |
| SPP Offer Closes | Tuesday20 May,2014 |
| SPP Results announcement | Friday23 May,2014 |
| Despatch Date | Monday26 May,2014 |
| SPP Shares commence trading | Wednesday28 May,2014 |
This timetable is subject to change. Estrella Resources Limited reserves the right to vary the timetable without notice.
The new shares under both the Placement and the SPP will rank pari passu with existing ordinary shares. The formal SPP documentation will be dispatched to all shareholders shortly.
2. Commentary
Commenting on the Placement and the SPP, Estrella's non-executive Chairman, Gavin Solomon, said:
“The success of this new equity raising via the Placement is testament to the high regard that both existing institutional shareholders plus new shareholders introduced by Bell Potter have in the potential exploration upside for Project Altair.
The Board is conscious that all shareholders are also given the opportunity to invest in Estrella and, as such, the Company will now be undertaking an SPP. Your Board invites all eligible shareholders to participate in the SPP which is being conducted at the same price as the Placement.
This Placement, supplemented by the SPP, now facilitates Estrella to fast track our desired path to creation of a multi-faceted copper oxide “district” of projects in Northern Chile.”
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
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3. Continued Board Succession Planning
Following the successful capital raising announcement today, Estrella also announces that its founding nonexecutive Chairman, Mr Gavin Solomon, has advised the Board of his intention to resign as and from 30 June 2014 in order to pursue other business interests.
This decision continues the planned Board transition process which follows the recent addition to the Board of Rob Thomson as an independent non-executive director in March.
The Company's South American based non-Executive Director, Mr Julian Bavin, commented:
"Since the inception of Estrella, Gavin has worked tirelessly for the betterment of the company and its shareholders, and under his stewardship Estrella has become firmly on track to being a well-funded, motivated and successful Company.
I have enjoyed working closely with Gavin who has been a very active, productive and "hands-on" Chairman who was intimately involved in delivering the option agreements for Project Altair with SQM - one of the largest mining houses in South America. On behalf of all shareholders and the Board of Directors I thank Gavin for his dedicated work and efforts."
Gavin Solomon added:
“I am proud of Estrella and what the Company has accomplished in its short history. I continue to be excited for its plethora of opportunities within Project Altair.”
The Board will now move to identify a successor as Chairman of the Company and will keep shareholders appraised in due course.
About Estrella Resources
Estrella Resources Limited is an ASX listed, Chilean focused copper-gold exploration company. Estrella has a number of exploration projects in Chile. With a highly experienced board, a strong operational and management team and a sole focus on Chilean copper and gold projects, the Company is well positioned to develop its projects and add value for shareholders.
Directors and Management
Non-Executive Chairman: -Gavin Solomon Managing Director -Dr. Jason Berton Non-Executive Directors: -Julian Bavin -Robert Thomson Company Secretary -Justin Clyne
ESTRELLA RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 151 155 207
ASX CODE: ESR
ORDINARY FULLY PAID SHARES: 96,601,000
UNLISTED OPTIONS: 12,380,000
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