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Acquisition of PLA market update

21st Jun 2013 07:00

RNS Number : 5353H
Jubilee Platinum PLC
21 June 2013
 



Registration number (4459850)

JSE share code: JBL

AIM share code: JLP

ISIN: GB0031852162

 

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21 June 2013

Jubilee Platinum PLC

("Jubilee" or the "Company")

 

Acquisition of Platinum Australia Ltd ("PLA")

Market Update

 

Jubilee, the JSE listed and AIM quoted Mine-to-Metals specialist, is pleased to announce the outcome of the first court hearing that took place on 20 June 2013, in Australia, required to approve the Scheme of Arrangement ("the Scheme") for the proposed acquisition by Jubilee of PLA (the "Transaction").

 

Key Points:

 

·; PLA received orders from the Federal Court of Australia ("the Court") to hold a meeting of PLA shareholders ("Scheme Meeting") to consider and vote on the implementation of the Scheme, as announced on 14 December 2012.

 

·; The Deed Administrator and PLA Directors unanimously recommend that in the absence of a superior proposal, PLA shareholders vote in favour of the resolution to approve the Scheme at the Scheme Meeting, which is scheduled to be held on 30 July 2013.

 

·; Subject to the approval of PLA creditors of a creditor compromise agreement which will be sought in the next few weeks and the approval of the Scheme by PLA shareholders and the timely satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions precedent, PLA and Jubilee expect the Scheme to be implemented by mid-August 2013.

 

Leon Coetzer, CEO of Jubilee, said:

 

"This is a significant milestone for the transaction. We are delighted that the first court hearing has now taken place and that we can focus on driving this transaction forward. The proposed enlarged entity combines shallow and at-surface mining and exploration assets together with a fully operable processing facility and smelters to create an integrated platinum company."

 

Contacts

 

Jubilee Platinum plc

Colin Bird

Tel +44 (0) 20 7584 2155

Leon Coetzer

Tel +27 (0)11 465 1913

Andrew Sarosi

Tel +44 (0) 1752 221937

 

 

JSE Sponsor

Sasfin Capital, a division of Sasfin Bank Limited

Angela Teething-Smith/Sharon Owens

Tel +27 (0) 11 809 7500

 

 

NOMAD

finnCap Ltd

Matthew Robinson/Ben Thompson - corporate finance

Joanna Weaving - corporate broking

Tel +44 (0) 20 7220 0500

 

 

Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited (Joint Broker)

Jerry Keen/Edward Mansfield

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 408 4090

 

 

Bishopsgate Communications Ltd

Nick Rome/Anna Michniewicz/Ivana Petkova

Tel +44 (0) 20 7562 3350

 

 

 

 

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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