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ORA BANDA MINING LTD Capital/Financing Update 2020

Jul 28, 2020

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Capital/Financing Update

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29 July 2020

Not for release to US wire services or distribution in the United States

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ASX Announcement (ASX: OBM)

Ora Banda Successfully Completes Retail Component of Entitlement Offer

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Ø Retail Entitlement Offer successfully completed

  • Ø Offer fully subscribed by eligible retail shareholders (A$7.4 million in applications received versus A$3.3 million on offer)

  • Ø Total amount raised under the Entitlement Offer of A$15 million, together with the A$40 million placement (A$22.1 million tranche 2 of which remains subject to shareholder approval) and existing cash reserves, will see Ora Banda fully funded for the capital costs and working capital requirements of recommencing production at Davyhurst, targeted for January 2021

  • Ø New Shares to be issued under the Retail Entitlement Offer are expected to commence trading on the ASX on Monday, 3 August 2020

Ora Banda Mining Limited (ASX: OBM) (“ Ora Banda ” or “ Company” ) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the retail component of its 1 for 9 accelerated non-renounceable prorata entitlement offer (“ Retail Entitlement Offer ”) of new fully paid ordinary shares in Ora Banda (“ New Shares ”) as announced on 3 July 2020 (“ Entitlement Offer ”).

The Retail Entitlement Offer closed at 5:00pm on Friday, 24 July 2020, pursuant to which Ora Banda will issue approximately 14.5 million New Shares at the offer price of A$0.23 per New Share, to raise approximately A$3.3 million (before costs).

The Company received valid applications from shareholders under the Retail Entitlement Offer for 10,618,011 New Shares, being approximately 73% of the New Shares available for issue under the Retail Entitlement Offer.

The Company also received valid applications for Shortfall Shares received from eligible retail shareholders for 21,548,910 Shares, resulting in the Retail Entitlement Offer being fully subscribed by eligible retail shareholders (A$7.4 million in applications received versus A$3.3 million on offer).

ADDRESS Level 1, 2 Kings Park Rd, Perth WA 6005 POST PO Box 464, West Perth WA 6872 ABN 69 100 038 266 PHONE +61 8 6365 4548 PHONE (TOLL FREE) 1300 035 592 WEBSITE www.orabandamining.com.au ENQUIRES [email protected]

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The results of the Retail Entitlement Offer are set out in the following table:

The results of the Retail Entitlement Offer are set out in the following table:
Total New Shares offered under the Retail Entitlement Offer 14,524,973 Shares (A$3.3M)
Pro-rata entitlement New Shares applied for and accepted under the
Retail Entitlement Offer
10,618,011 Shares (A$2.4M)
Shortfall Shares to be issued under the Shortfall Offer 3,906,962 Shares (A$0.9M)
Applications received for Shortfall Shares under the Shortfall Offer * 21,548,910 Shares (A$5.0M)
  • The Board has determined to equitably scale back applications for Shortfall Shares under the Shortfall Offer in line with Eligible Shareholders entitlements under the Entitlement Offer. Refunds in respect of scaled back applications under the Shortfall Offer will be despatched to shareholders in due course.

Ora Banda’s Managing Director, David Quinlivan, said:

“We are very pleased with the support received from our retail shareholders as part of the successful capital raising undertaken by Ora Banda which will provide the capital required to recommence production at Davyhurst, targeted for Quarter 1 in CY 2021.”

With the Entitlement Offer raising A$15 million, in addition to the A$40 million placement to institutional investors (“ Placement ”) (refer ASX Announcement on 7 July 2020), Ora Banda will raise A$55 million (before costs), subject to completion of the second tranche of the Placement.

The second tranche of the Placement comprises approximately 96.1 million New Shares to be issued to Hawke’s Point and a Director, to raise approximately A$22.1 million, remains subject to shareholder approval at a general meeting of the Company’s shareholders which is expected to be held in early September 2020.

New Shares under the Retail Entitlement Offer are expected to be allotted on Friday, 31 July 2020 and commence trading on a normal settlement basis on Monday, 3 August 2020. New Shares will rank equally with fully paid ordinary Ora Banda shares as at their issue date.

This announcement was authorised for release to the ASX by David Quinlivan, Managing Director.

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For more information about Ora Banda and its projects please visit our website at www.orabandamining.com.au.

Investor & Media Queries: David Quinlivan Managing Director +61 8 6365 4548 [email protected]

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Forward Looking Statement

This announcement may include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Ora Banda's expectations and beliefs concerning future events. Forward-looking statements are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the control of Ora Banda, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. Ora Banda makes no undertaking to subsequently update or revise the forward looking statements made in this announcement, to reflect the circumstances or events after the date of this announcement.

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 of the US Securities Act and applicable US state securities laws.

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