Cyprium Metals Limited (ASX: CYM, OTC: CYPMF) (Cyprium or the Company) is pleased to announce the successful completion of Tranche 1 of the two-tranche placement to raise in aggregate A$13.5 million (before costs) via the issue of a total of 483,203,140 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company (Placement Shares) at an issue price of A$0.028 per Share, as announced by the Company on 13 December 2024 (Placement).
Highlights:
Tranche 1 of the Placement raised A$5.2 million (before costs).
Completion of Tranche 2 of the Placement to raise an additional A$8.3 million is subject to shareholder approval at an extraordinary meeting to be held in January 2025.
Cyprium intends to undertake a retail entitlement offer to existing eligible shareholders on the same terms as the Placement.
Pursuant to the terms of the Placement, subscribers were offered 1 free-attaching unlisted option for every 2 Placement Shares subscribed for, with an exercise price of A$0.042 per option and expiry date of 31 December 2027 (Placement Options).
Under Tranche 1 of the Placement, the Company confirms that it has today issued:
185,714,285 Placement Shares; and
92,857,143 Placement Options.
Tranche 2 of the Placement, comprising 297,488,855 Placement Shares and 148,744,427 Placement Options will be issued subject to shareholder approval which will be sought at a meeting of the Company’s shareholders in January 2025. Shareholder approval is also being sought for the issue of 20,000,000 options on the same terms as the Placement Options to the cornerstone investor of the Placement.
Proceeds of the Placement will be used as follows:
Nifty site costs;
Permit support and DFS preparation and costs;
Tenement maintenance and geology work;
Working capital and costs of the Placement.
Canaccord Genuity acted as Lead Manager to the Placement.
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