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GEOPACIFIC RESOURCES LTD — M&A Activity 2017
Aug 2, 2017
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M&A Activity
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3 August 2017
GEOPACIFIC RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 003 208 393
GPR at 69.3% – RMB Accept Takeover
RMB Australia Holdings Limited and RMB Resources Limited (RMB) collectively holding 13.07% of Kula, have accepted the Increased Offer under the takeover. RMB is Kula’s third largest shareholder.
ASX Code: GPR
[email protected] www.geopacific.com.au
AUSTRALIAN OFFICE
Level 1, 278 Stirling Highway Claremont, WA 6010. PO Box 439, Claremont, WA 6910. T +61 8 6143 1823
DIRECTORS
Chairman: Milan Jerkovic Managing Director: Ron Heeks Executive Director: Philippa Leggat Non-Exec Director: Mark Bojanjac Non-Exec Director: Ian Clyne
COMPANY SECRETARY
Matthew Smith
RMB, have ACCEPTED the final, Increased Offer, taking Geopacific’s voting rights to 69.3%.
All of Kula’s substantial shareholders
Kula shareholders who have accepted are entitled to receive their shares in Geopacific under the terms of the Increased Offer.
PROJECTS
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Woodlark Island Gold
CAMBODIA: Kou Sa Copper
The process to issue shares is underway.
Ron Heeks, Managing Director of Geopacific said
FIJI:
Nabila Gold Rakiraki Gold Sabeto Gold-Copper Vuda Gold-Copper Cakaudrove Gold-Silver
“All of Kula’s major shareholders have spoken with their votes. We have a controlling interest and momentum is clearly building in favour of Geopacific. “We urge Kula’s remaining shareholders to FOLLOW the LEAD of the MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS and ACCEPT the FINAL, Increased Offer”
Details on how to ACCEPT the increased Offer are included below.
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Background
On 1 May 2017, Geopacific Resources Limited ACN 003 208 393 (Geopacific) made an off-market takeover bid to acquire all of the ordinary shares of Kula Gold Limited ACN 126 741 259 (Kula) and released the Replacement Bidder’s Statement detailing the Offer on 19 May 2017 (Bidder’s Statement) (Offer). Geopacific released the Second Supplementary Bidder’s Statement (SSBS) detailing the final, unconditional, Increased Offer on 27 July 2017.
Final, Unconditional Increased Offer
Geopacific announced the SSBS detailing the terms of the Increased Offer on 27 July 2017.
Kula shareholders will receive 1 Geopacific Share for every 1.1 Kula shares The Increased Offer is BEST & FINAL & will NOT be increased The Increased Offer is FREE FROM ALL CONDITIONS The Offer Period is extended to 1 September
What does “free from all conditions” mean?
The Increased Offer is “free from all conditions” or “unconditional”, which means that the 90% minimum acceptance and all other conditions no longer apply.
Any Kula shareholders who have already accepted the original offer or accepts the Increased Offer is entitled to receive their shares in Geopacific, based on the Increased Offer terms.
How to accept the Increased Offer
The SSBS detailed Geopacific’s FINAL, UNCONDITIONAL, INCREASED OFFER, which is in the mail to Kula Shareholders. You can accept the Increased Offer by completing the BLUE acceptance form enclosed with your SSBS.
If you would prefer to receive your new, Increased Offer acceptance form by email please contact Geopacific.
You can also accept the Increased Offer by completing the acceptance form that you have already received in the mail. This form will have the ratio for the initial lower offer – you will still receive the new Increased Offer .
If you have not received your acceptance form and would like to receive a new copy or an email copy, please contact Matthew Smith, Geopacific’s Company Secretary: phone: (08) 6143 1823 email: [email protected]
All Kula shareholders who accept will receive the new Offer consideration, whether you have already accepted, accept using the old offer acceptance form or wait for the new offer acceptance form.
If you have already accepted
You do not need to do anything if you have already accepted, you will automatically receive the Increased Offer.
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Contact
For further information on this update or the Company generally, please visit our website at www.geopacific.com.au or contact:
Mr. Ron Heeks Ms. Philippa Leggat Managing Director Executive Director Corporate phone: (08) 6143 1823 email: [email protected]
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