Placement and SPP - Trek to Fast Track Pilbara Exploration
Released
Released
Announcement PDF
20 OCTOBER 2021
ASX/MEDIA RELEASE
TREK TO FAST-TRACK PILBARA EXPLORATION
Investors back oversubscribed $3.5m placement to fund aggressive
exploration including geophysics and further drilling at the emerging Valley
of the Gossans VMS discovery
Key Points:
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Firm commitments received to raise $3.5M through an oversubscribed share
placement to strategic investors at $0.115 per share.
•
Trek to undertake a Share Purchase Plan (SPP) to raise up to an additional
$2M, allowing eligible shareholders to participate in the capital raising.
•
Proceeds to be used to progress the next phase of the Company’s Pilbara
Exploration Strategy, with key planned activities including:
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Surface geochemistry to test the prospective stratigraphy along strike from
the previously defined multi-element soil anomaly, now proven to be related to
VMS-style base metal mineralisation at Valley of the Gossans
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Helicopter EM across the greater Pincunah Project, including the highly
prospective Valley of the Gossans Prospect, which contains sulphide
mineralisation and has not been subjected to any electromagnetics previously
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Down-hole EM on selected holes from Trek’s maiden RC drill program at Valley
of the Gossans, to detect any significant off-hole conductors as immediate drill
targets
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Drilling of VMS Cu-Zn-Ag targets at Pincunah (including the priority Valley of
the Gossans Prospect)
Trek Metals Limited (ASX: TKM, Trek or the Company) is pleased to announce a capital raising
of up to $5.5 million to fast-track the next phase of exploration across its highly prospective Pilbara
portfolio, including the emerging VMS discovery at the Valley of the Gossans prospect.
The Company has received firm commitments for a share placement comprising 30.43 million
shares at an issue price of $0.115 per share to existing and new professional, sophisticated and
other institutional investors to raise a total of $3.5 million (Placement).
Trek also intends to conduct a Share Purchase Plan (SPP or Plan) to eligible shareholders on the
same terms as the placement to raise up to an additional $2 million, increasing the total raising to
~$5.5 million. Trek’s Directors have confirmed that they will take up their full entitlement in the SPP.
The funds raised through the Placement and SPP will be used to accelerate the next phase of
exploration, particularly at the highly prospective Pincunah Project where Trek has recently
confirmed an emerging VMS base metal discovery at the Valley of the Gossans prospect.
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The funds will be used to underpin an expanded program of surface geochemistry across
prospective stratigraphy along strike from Valley of the Gossans (currently underway), helicopterborne and down-hole EM surveys (planned to commence shortly) and further drilling (planned to
commence shortly subject to drill rig availability).
Trek Metals Chief Executive Officer, Mr Derek Marshall, said the outstanding investor response to
this oversubscribed capital raising reflected growing market recognition of the potential of Trek’s
Pilbara exploration portfolio.
“This has been a breakthrough year for Trek, with the maiden drilling program at Pincunah
confirming the potential for a large-sale VMS discovery at Valley of the Gossans. This
highly successful capital raising will put us in a very strong position to accelerate our
exploration programs and unlock the full potential of this exciting project.
“We have a combination of surface geochemistry programs, airborne and down-hole
geophysics and further drilling either underway or planned to ensure that we give
ourselves the best possible chance of making a transformational discovery. The next few
weeks and months will be a very exciting time for our shareholders.”
PLACEMENT
The Company has received commitments from existing and new sophisticated, professional and
other institutional investors comprising 30.43 million shares at an issue price of $0.115 per share.
The Placement and SPP issue price of $0.115 per share represents a 14.81% discount to the
closing price of the Company’s shares on 15th October 2021.
The strongly supported capital raising will result in the introduction of a number of strategic and
high net worth investors to Trek’s share register. The new shares to be issued under the Placement
will rank equally with the existing ordinary shares on issue.
The Placement will be undertaken within the Company’s existing placement capacity under the
ASX Listing Rules with 26.14 million shares to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A and 4.29 million
shares to be issued under Listing Rule R 7.1. Accordingly, no shareholder approval will be required
for the issue of the Placement shares.
Allotment of the shares pursuant to the Placement is expected to occur on 26th October 2021. The
Company confirms that the issue price of $0.115 satisfies the requirements of Listing Rule 7.1A.
EverBlu Capital acted as Lead Manager to the Placement and will be paid a 6% fee on funds raised
directly by Everblu and will also be issued 5,000,000 20c Share Options expiring on 31st October
2023.
SHARE PURCHASE PLAN
Under the SPP, the Company is giving eligible shareholders the opportunity to subscribe for up to
$30,000 worth of shares at an issue price of $0.115 per share. The Company confirms that the
record date for participation in the SPP is Tuesday, 19th October 2021 (being the business day
prior to the release of this announcement).
Trek is targeting to raise up to an additional $2 million from the SPP offer. Should total demand for
the SPP exceed A$2 million, the Company reserves the right to scale-back applications in its
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absolute and sole discretion and may consider taking oversubscriptions. Directors have confirmed
that they will take up their full entitlement in the SPP.
In determining the amount (if any) by which to scale back an applicant's application, Trek may take
into account, among other factors, the size of an applicant's shareholding at the date at which the
SPP offer closes.
Further details of the SPP will be announced in the Share Purchase Plan to be dispatched to eligible
shareholders and lodged with the ASX.
Approved for release by John Young – Executive Director.
ENDS
For further information contact:
INVESTORS:
MEDIA:
John Young
Derek Marshall
Nicholas Read
john@trekmetals.com.au
dmarshall@trekmetals.com.au
0419 929 046
REGISTERED OFFICES – TREK METALS LIMITED ARBN 124 462 826
Australia
130 Stirling Highway
North Fremantle
WA 6159
Bermuda
Vallis Building, 4th Floor
58 Par-la-Ville Road
Hamilton HM 11
Postal Address
Locked Bag 4
NORTH FREMANTLE
WA 6159
DISCLAIMERS AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This announcement contains forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are often, but not
always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", “target”, "anticipate", “forecast”, "believe", "plan",
"estimate", "expect" and "intend" and statements that an event or result "may", "will", "should", "could" or
"might" occur or be achieved and other similar expressions.
The forward-looking statements in this announcement are based on current expectations, estimates,
forecasts and projections about Trek and the industry in which it operates. They do, however, relate to future
matters and are subject to various inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ
materially from the events or results expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. The past
performance of Trek is no guarantee of future performance.
None of Trek’s directors, officers, employees, agents or contractors makes any representation or warranty
(either express or implied) as to the accuracy or likelihood of fulfilment of any forward-looking statement, or
any events or results expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement, except to the extent required by
law. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. The forward-looking
statements in this announcement reflect views held only as at the date of this announcement.
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