Underwriting of Options with $0.24 Exercise Price
Released
Released
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ASX Announcement
30 October 2024
Underwriting of Options with $0.24 Exercise Price
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Blackpeak Capital to underwrite Options expiring on 31 October 2024.
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$5.5m of funding is to be received from Options exercisable at $0.24 each, which
represents a 4.35% premium to the last share price of $0.23.
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Yandal is well funded to accelerate exploration activity at the Siona, Irulan and
Caladan prospects.
Yandal Resources Limited (“Yandal” or the “Company”) advises it has entered into an
underwriting agreement (“Underwriting Agreement”) with Blackpeak Capital Pty Ltd
(“Blackpeak Capital” or the “Underwriter”) pursuant to which the Underwriter has agreed
to underwrite the exercise of up to 20,541,088 of the remaining unexercised Options
exercisable at $0.24 on or before 31 October 2024 (“Underwritten Options”). To the extent
the Underwritten Options are not exercised prior to their expiry date, the Underwriter will
subscribe for Shares (or procure the subscription for Shares) (“Underwritten Shares”) and pay
(or procure the payment of) the exercise price for the Underwritten Options, and the
Company will issue the Underwriter Shares to raise total new funds of up to approximately
$4.93m (“Underwritten Amount”) (before costs).
Up until 25 October 2024 and prior to the execution of the Underwriting Agreement, the
Company had received valid exercise forms together with funds totalling $0.56m for some
of the existing $0.24 Options. When added to the Underwritten Amount, this will see the
Company collect a total of $5.5m (before costs of the Underwriting Agreement) following
their expiry on 31 October 2024.
Following receipt of the above mentioned funds the Company will be well funded to
accelerate exploration activity at the Siona, Irulan and Caladan prospects.
Commenting on the Underwriting Agreement, Yandal Resources’ Managing Director, Mr. Chris
Oorschot, said: “We are very pleased with this show of support by our option holders and the broader
market which provides us with the requisite capital to enable us to aggressively pursue further
exploration in our Siona discovery and follow up on both Caladan and Irulan together with our
ongoing programs across our other prospects.”
Contact Us
A: Level 1 Unit 5/62 Ord Street,
West Perth WA 6005
T: +61 (0)8 9389 9021
E: yandal@yandalresources.com.au
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Board and Management
Chris Oorschot
Managing Director/CEO
Greg Evans
Non-Exec Chairman
Katina Law
Non-Exec Director
Tim Kennedy
Non-Exec Director
Greg Fitzgerald
Company Secretary
Underwriting of Options
The Underwriter has entered into a sub-underwriting agreement with new and existing
institutional, sophisticated and professional investors to sub-underwrite the exercise of the
Underwritten Options.
Any Shares to be issued to the Underwriter pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement are
expected to be issued in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.2 (exception 10); therefore,
shareholder approval is not required. The Underwriting Agreement contains indemnities
and warranties usual for an agreement of this nature.
In accordance with Listing Rule 3.11.3, the Company advises that the Underwriter is not a
related party of the Company and an underwriting fee of 6% is payable on the funds raised
by the Underwriter under the Underwriting Agreement.
A summary of the significant events which could lead to the Underwriting Agreement being
terminated are set out in Annexure 1 of this announcement.
Indicative Timetable
EVENT
DATE (ALL TIMES ARE AWST)
Option Expiry Date
Thursday, 31 October 2024
Notification of Shortfall Shares (Shortfall Notice)
11.30am Friday, 1 November 2024
Sub-underwriters notified of their shortfall
commitment
Friday, 1 November 2024
Sub-underwriters confirm shortfall commitment
(Sub-underwriter Confirmation Date)
5.00pm, Monday, 4 November 2024
Underwriter subscribes for Shortfall Shares
(Subscription Date)
Friday, 8 November 2024
Issue of Shortfall Shares (Issue Date)
Anticipated quotation of Shortfall Shares
Monday, 11 November 2024
* The above timetable is indicative only and may be subject to change.
Option holders who exercised their Options on or before 25 October 2024 will be issued
Shares on the Issue Date in conjunction with the Company issuing a cleansing statement.
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Exercise Price and Payment
If an Option holder wishes to exercise their Options (in whole or in part), they must complete
the “Notice of Exercise of Options Form” and provide the completed Notice of Exercise
together with payment for the Options of A$0.24 per Option. The completed Notice of
Exercise and payment (in cleared funds) must be received by no later than 5:00pm AWST
on Thursday, 31 October 2024. Instructions regarding methods of payment are included in
the Notice of Exercise form.
For further information or to ask questions in relation to this announcement, please visit our
Investor Hub at https://investorhub.yandalresources.com.au/link/DP4R4e
Authorised by the board of Yandal Resources
For further information, please contact:
Chris Oorschot
Managing Director
Yandal Resources Limited
yandal@yandalresources.com.au
Greg Fitzgerald
Company Secretary
+61 8 9389 9021
yandal@yandalresources.com.au
About Yandal Resources Limited
Yandal Resources has a portfolio of advanced gold exploration projects in the highly prospective Yandal
and Norseman-Wiluna Greenstone Belts of Western Australia.
Yandal Resources’ gold project locations.
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Annexure 1
The Underwriter may Terminate by notice to the Company at any time after the Underwriter becomes
aware of the happening of any one or more of the following events:
• (disclosures): any announcement, advertisement or publicity, made or published by or on behalf
of the Company is misleading or deceptive or would be likely to mislead or deceive; or does not
comply with all applicable laws;
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(other information): any information supplied by or on behalf of the Company to the Underwriter
in relation to the Yandal Resources Group, or the Issue is misleading or deceptive;
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(ASX approval): if unconditional approval by the ASX for official quotation of the Shortfall Shares is
refused, or is not granted (subject only to conditions acceptable to the Underwriter acting
reasonably); such approval, once granted, is withdrawn; or ASX makes an official statement to
any person or indicates to the Company or the Underwriters that official quotation of the Shortfall
Shares will not be granted;
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(index fall): Any of the following occur: the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Index or Dow Jones Industrial
Average Index falls by an amount that is 10% or more of that Index as at the close of trading on
ASX on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of the Underwriting Agreement and
remains there for one or more trading days during the Underwriting Period; or the S&P/ASX 300
Resources Index falls by an amount that is 10% or more of that Index as at the close of trading on
ASX on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of the Underwriting Agreement and
remains there for one or more trading days during the Underwriting Period;
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(share price fall): the volume weighted average price of Shares traded on ASX at lower than 20
cents per share at any time in the period between the close of trading on ASX on the Business Day
immediately preceding the date of this agreement and up to and including the Sub-underwriter
Confirmation Date;
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(certificates): a certificate which is required to be furnished by the Company under the
Underwriting Agreement is not furnished when required or a statement in that certificate is untrue,
incorrect or misleading or deceptive;
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(Timetable): any event specified in the Timetable is delayed for more than one Business Day
without the prior written approval of the Underwriters (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld);
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(listing): the Company ceases to be admitted to the official list of ASX or the Shares cease to be
quoted on ASX or the Shares in the Company are suspended from trading on ASX;
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(director): a director of the Company: is charged with an indictable offence relating to any
financial or corporate matter or any regulatory body commences any public action against the
director in his or her capacity as a director of the Company or announces that it intends to take
any such action; or is disqualified from managing a corporation under sections 206B, 206C, 206D,
206E, 206F or 206G of the Corporations Act;
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(withdrawal): the Company withdraws the Issue;
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(insolvency): the Company or any member of the Yandal Resources Group is Insolvent or there is
an act or omission which may result in the Company or any member of the Yandal Resources
Group becoming Insolvent;
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(material contracts): any material contract to which a member of the Yandal Group is a party: is
void or voidable; is amended without the prior consent of the Underwriters; or is breached,
terminated, or rescinded or circumstances exist or have arisen which would entitle a party to any
of those documents to terminate that document or a condition precedent to an obligation under
any one of those documents is not satisfied or waived or becomes incapable of being satisfied in
the reasonable opinion of the Underwriters;
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(Takeovers Panel): any application is made to the Takeovers Panel seeking a declaration of
unacceptable circumstances in relation to the Issue (or any aspect of it) and the Takeovers Panel
has not declined to commence proceedings, or refused to make a declaration of unacceptable
circumstances, in respect of that application within two Business Days of the date of that
application;
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(change in shareholdings): there is a material change in the major or controlling shareholdings of
the Company (other than as a result of the Issue) or a takeover offer or scheme of arrangement
pursuant to Chapter 5 or 6 of the Corporations Act is publicly announced in relation to the
Company;
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(return of capital or financial assistance): the Company or a related body corporate takes any
steps to undertake a proposal contemplated under section 257A of the Corporations Act or
passes or takes any steps to pass a resolution under section 260B of the Corporations Act, without
the prior written consent of the Underwriters;
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(banking facilities): the Company's bankers terminate or issue any demand or penalty notice or
amend the terms of any existing facility or claim repayment or accelerated repayment of any
facility or require additional security for any existing facility;
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(disruption in financial markets): any of the following occur: a general moratorium on commercial
banking activities in Australia, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the European
Union, the People's Republic of China, Singapore or Hong Kong is declared by the relevant
central banking authority in any of those countries, or there is a material disruption in commercial
banking or security settlement or clearance services in any of those countries; trading in all
securities quoted or listed on ASX, the London Stock Exchange, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange,
the Singapore Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange is suspended or limited in a
material respect; or the occurrence of any other adverse change or disruption to financial,
political or economic conditions, currency exchange rates or controls or financial markets in
Australia, a member of the European Union, the United States of America, the People's Republic
of China or the United Kingdom or elsewhere or any change or development involving a
prospective adverse change in any of those conditions or markets;
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(adverse change): there is an adverse change in the assets, liabilities, financial position or
performance, profits, losses or prospects of the Company or the Yandal Resources Group
(in so far as the position in relation to any entity in the Yandal Resources Group affects the
overall position of the Company);
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(misrepresentation): a representation or warranty made or given, or deemed to have been
made or given, by the Company under the Underwriting Agreement proves to be, or has
been, or becomes, untrue or incorrect;
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(unauthorised alterations): without the prior written consent of the Underwriter, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, the Company alters its share
capital (other than as a result of the issue of Shares contemplated by the Underwriting
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Agreement or the conversion of any convertible securities (as defined in the ASX Listing
Rules) which are on issue as at the date of the agreement);
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(failure to comply): the Company or any of its related bodies corporate fail to comply with
a provision of their Constitutions, the Listing Rules, the Corporations Act, applicable laws, or
a requirement, order or request, made by or on behalf of ASIC, ASX or any Government
Agency or any agreement entered into by it;
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(change in law): there is introduced into the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
or any State or Territory of Australia a new law or any new regulation (other than
announced before the date of the Underwriting Agreement) is made under any law, or a
Government Agency adopts a policy, or there is any official announcement on behalf of
the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia or any State or Territory of Australia or a
Government Agency that such a new law or regulation will be introduced or policy
adopted (as the case may be).
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(breach): the Company fails to perform or observe any of its obligations under the
Underwriting Agreement;
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(hostilities): hostilities not existing at the date of the Underwriting Agreement commence
(whether war has been declared or not) or a major escalation in existing hostilities occurs
(whether war has been declared or not) involving any one or more of Australia, New
Zealand, the United States of America, any member country of the European Union,
Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, North Korea, South Korea, Israel,
Ukraine, Russia or the People's Republic of China, or a national emergency is declared by
any of those countries, or a major terrorist act is perpetrated anywhere in the world or a
pandemic, epidemic or large scale outbreak of disease occurs or in respect of which there
is a major escalation in any of those countries; or
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(change in management): there is a change or any indication that there will be a change
in the Chief Executive Officer or directors of the Company as at the date of the
Underwriting Agreement.
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