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Results of Minimum Holding and Selective Buy Backs

2nd Apr 2012 10:29

RNS Number : 5848A
Sylvania Platinum Limited
02 April 2012
 



Sylvania Platinum Limited

("Sylvania Platinum", "Sylvania" or the "Company")

(ASX: SLP, AIM: SLP)

 

RESULTS OF MINIMUM HOLDING AND SELECTIVE BUY-BACKS

 

Further to Sylvania Platinum Limited's (Sylvania Platinum or the Company) announcements dated 16 January 2012 and 8 March 2012, Sylvania Platinum has now completed simultaneous buy-backs of:

 

(A) common shares (Shares) and depository interests (DIs) from holders of parcels of Shares or DIs in the Company which are valued at less than $500 (Unmarketable Parcel), (Minimum Holding Buy-Back); and

 

(B) Shares and DIs in the Company from holders of parcels of Shares or DIs valued at $500 or more but which comprise less than 5,000 Shares or DIs (Selective Buy-Back),

 

(together, the Buy-Backs).

 

The Buy-Backs closed at 5:00pm (WST) on 30 March 2012 (Closing Date) and resulted in 486,909 shares being held by 761 shareholders being bought back and cancelled by the Company including:

 

·; 303,2525 shares under the Minimum Holding Buy-Back; and

·; 183,657 shares under the Selective Buy-Back.

 

As a result, Sylvania Platinum now has 300,764,896 fully paid shares on issue.

 

The total consideration paid by the Company will be approximately AUD $148,507.25 (Buy-Back Consideration), based on the buy-back of 486,909 shares at AUD $0.305 per share.

 

Sylvania Platinum holders who participated in the Buy-Backs will be notified in writing of the number of their shares/DIs which have been bought back. The Company intends to dispatch those notices, together with cheques for their portion of the Buy-Back Consideration, as soon as practicable. It is expected that the notices will be dispatched on Tuesday, 10 April 2012.

 

If you require further information in respect to the Buy-Backs please contact Grant Button (Director/Assistant Secretary) on +61 8 9226 4777 or Louis Carroll (Director/Assistant Secretary) on +44 0 7969 170 622.

Yours faithfully

 

 

Terry McConnachie

Managing Director

 

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Registered office: Sylvania Platinum Limited

Clarendon House

2 Church Street

Hamilton HM 11

Bermuda

Postal address: PO Box 524

Wembley WA 6913

Australia

 

CONTACT DETAILS

 

For further information please contact: 

 

South AfricaTerence McConnachie (CEO)

Nigel Trevarthen (Deputy CEO)

Sylvania Platinum Limited+27 (11) 673 1171

 

Louis Carroll

(Director/Assistant Company Secretary)Sylvania Platinum Limited+44 (0) 7969 170 622

 

Australia

Richard Rossiter (Chairman)Sylvania Platinum Limited

+61 (4) 1868 8338

 

 

Grant Button

(Director/Assistant Company Secretary)

Sylvania Platinum Limited+61 (8) 9226 4777

 

United KingdomNominated Adviser

Ambrian Partners LimitedSamantha Harrison/Gillian Atkins

+44 (0) 20 7634 4700

 

Broker

RBC Europe Limited

Martin Eales/James Kelly

+44 (0) 20 7653 4000

 

Sylvania Website: www.sylvaniaplatinum.com

Communications

Newgate Threadneedle

Graham Herring/Beth Harris

+44 (0) 20 7653 9850

 

 

 

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