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MIDAS MINERALS LTD Capital/Financing Update 2021

Sep 2, 2021

65345_rns_2021-09-02_0fb16fad-daa1-4888-ad52-ad683dc3ed04.pdf

Capital/Financing Update

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PRE-QUOTATION DISCLOSURE

Midas Minerals Limited ( Company ) makes the following disclosures in accordance with ASX's listing conditions.

Capitalised terms not defined have the meaning given in the Company's prospectus dated 12 July 2021 ( Prospectus ).

1. Restricted securities

The Company confirms the following securities will be subject to restriction pursuant to the ASX Listing Rules for the period outlined below:

Class Number Restriction Period
Shares 9,539,009 24 months from the date of
official quotation
Options with an exercise price
of $0.25 each and expiring 3
years from Admission
3,000,000 24 months from the date of
official quotation
Options with an exercise price
of $0.20 each and expiring on
29 March 2024
400,000 24 months from the date of
official quotation
Shares 1,000,000 Escrowed until 29 March 2022,
being 12 months from the date
on which the restricted
securities were issued
Shares 240,000 Escrowed until 1 February
2022, being 12 months from
the date on which the restricted
securities were issued
Shares 200,000 Escrowed until 11 November
2021, being 12 months from
the date on which the restricted
securities were issued
Options with an exercise price
of $0.20 each and expiring on
29 March 2024
200,000 Escrowed until 29 March 2022,
being 12 months from the date
on which the restricted
securities were issued

There are no securities subject to voluntary escrow.

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2. Capital structure

The Company's capital structure at the date of Admission is:

Security Number
Fully Paid Ordinary Shares 63,977,134
Options1 3,600,000

Note:

  1. Comprising of:

  2. a. 3,000,000 Options with an exercise price of $0.25 each and expiry date of 3 years from Admission; and

  3. b. 600,000 Options with an exercise price of $0.20 each and expiry date of 29 March 2024.

3. Proposed use of funds

The Company provides the following amended use of funds table to satisfy the ASX commitments test:

Use of funds Subscription Subscription
Year 1 $ %
Exploration expenditure (Weebo Project)1 1,028,723 12.10
Exploration expenditure (Challa Project) 1,781,710 20.96
Exploration expenditure (Sunset Project) 320,500 3.77
Directors' fees 290,868 3.42
General administration fees and working capital2 448,446 5.28
Future acquisition costs3 150,000 1.76
Estimated expenses of the Offer 551,848 6.49
Total Funds allocated - Year 1 4,572,095 53.79
Year 2 $ %
Exploration expenditure (Weebo Project)1 499,342 5.87
Exploration expenditure (Challa Project) 2,141,281
25.19
Exploration expenditure (Sunset Project) 419,328 4.93
Directors' fees 290,868 3.42
General administration fees and working capital2 427,086 5.02

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Use of funds Subscription Subscription
Future acquisition costs3 150,000 1.76
Total Funds allocated - Year 2 3,927,905 46.21
TOTAL FUNDS ALLOCATED 8,500,000 100

Notes:

  1. Notwithstanding that the Company may not have exercised the Weebo Option at Admission, pursuant to the terms of the Weebo Agreement, the Company is entitled to undertake exploration activities on the Weebo Option Tenements for the duration of the Weebo Option Period as if it was the tenement holder. Therefore, the Company intends to incur exploration expenditure on the Weebo Option Tenements as set out in the above table during the Weebo Option Period. In the event the Company elects not to exercise the Weebo Option during the Weebo Option Period, it will reallocate the outstanding balance of any funds attributed to the Weebo Option Tenements towards exploration expenditure on other granted tenements within its portfolio of Projects and future acquisition costs.

  2. Working capital includes the general costs associated with the management and operation of the business including administration expenses, rent and other associated costs. Working capital also includes surplus funds.

  3. Future acquisition costs include costs required for the identification of new projects and opportunistic acquisitions. The Company notes that:

  4. (a) it is not currently considering other acquisitions;

  5. (b) that any future acquisitions are likely to be in the mineral resource sector;

  6. (c) that the timing of any such transactions is not yet known; and

  7. (d) if no suitable acquisition opportunity arises, and subject to the outcomes of exploration activities, the Company may elect to allocate some or all of these funds to exploration on the Company's existing Projects.

4. Confirmation of no impediments

The Company confirms that there are no legal, regulatory, statutory or contractual impediments to the Company entering E36/792, E36/797, E36/798, E36/811, E36/845, E36/846, E36/860, E36/934, E36/952 and P36/1878, and carrying out exploration activities such that the Company will be able to spend its cash in accordance with its commitments for the purposes of Listing Rule 1.3.2(b).

5. ASX Waivers

The Company has not been granted any waivers from the Listing Rules in connection with its Admission to the official list of ASX.

By order of the Board

Nick Katris Executive Director Midas Minerals Limited

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