FML: Expiry of Unsolicited TGM Offer
Released
Released
Announcement PDF
3 March 2022
EXPIRY OF UNSOLICITED TGM OFFER
West Australian gold explorer Focus Minerals Limited (ASX: FML) (Focus or the Company) notes that
Theta Gold Mines Limited's (ASX: TGM) (TGM) unsolicited off-market takeover offer for certain shares1
(Focus Offer Shares) in Focus (TGM Offer) closed at 7pm Sydney time on Wednesday, 2 March
2022 and has not been extended.
The Board of Focus had unanimously recommended that holders of Focus Offer Shares reject the
TGM Offer. Despite the Offer being unconditional since 14 February 2022, TGM received acceptances
of approximately 1.1% of all Focus shares and its holding in Focus is now approximately 2.21%.
In the near term, the Company will continue the implementation of its plans to resume operations at its
Coolgardie Gold Project, as announced on 3 December 2021.
As announced on 30 December 2021, the 103,810,080 Focus shares that were issued on 31
December 2021 pursuant to Focus' recently completed non-renounceable entitlement offer (New
Shares) have been trading in the separate quoted class 'FMLNA' on the basis that those New Shares
were not subject to the TGM Offer.
Now that the TGM Offer has expired, those New Shares will:
•
cease to be quoted in the 'FMLNA' class of shares at the close of trading on Thursday, 3
March 2022; and
•
be merged into the 'FML' quoted class of Focus shares (together with all other Focus shares)
from the commencement of trading on Friday, 4 March 2022.
The release of this ASX announcement was authorised by
The Executive Chairman of Focus Minerals Ltd.
For further information
please contact:
For media and investor enquiries
please contact:
Nicholas Ong
Company Secretary
Focus Minerals Ltd.
Phone: +61 8 9215 7888
Email: info@focusminerals.com.au
Peter Klinger
Director, Investor Relations
Cannings Purple
Phone: +61 411 251 540
Email: pklinger@canningspurple.com.au
1
TGM's Offer applied only to those Focus shares that existed as at 21 December 2021, and therefore does not relate to the
103,810,080 new Focus shares that were issued on 31 December 2021 pursuant to Focus' recently completed nonrenounceable entitlement offer.
Focus Minerals Limited
ACN 005 470 799 | ABN 56 005 470 799 | ASX: FML
Level 2, 159 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth WA 6004 | PO Box 3233, East Perth WA 6892
T +61 (0) 8 9215 7888 | F +61 (0) 8 9215 7889 | E info@focusminerals.com.au | W focusminerals.com.au
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About Focus Minerals Limited (ASX: FML)
Focus Minerals is a Perth-based, ASX-listed gold exploration company focused on delivering shareholder value from
its 100%-owned Coolgardie Gold Project and Laverton Gold Project, in Western Australia’s Goldfields.
Focus is committed to delivering shareholder value from the Coolgardie Gold Project, a 138km2 tenement holding
that includes the 1.4Mtpa processing plant at Three Mile Hill (on care and maintenance), by continuing exploration
and value-enhancing activities. An updated PFS in September 2020 highlighted the potential for a low capital cost,
fast-tracked return to mining at Coolgardie and delivered an NPV7.5% of $183 million. The Company’s efforts are now
focused on increasing production-ready Mineral Resources at Coolgardie and delivering the approvals and permits
required for a resumption of gold-mining operations.
The Laverton Gold Project covers 362km2 area of highly prospective ground that includes the historic Lancefield and
Chatterbox Trend mines. Focus’ priority target is to confirm sufficient gold mineralisation at the Beasley Shear Zone,
Lancefield-Wedge Thrust, Karridale and Burtville to support a Stage 1 production restart at Laverton. In parallel,
Focus is working to advance key Laverton resource growth targets including Sickle, Ida-H and Burtville South. Focus
has delivered first results from a progressive Pre-Feasibility Study (Pre-Tax NPV5.0% A $132M) and is advancing
study work utilising Laverton’s expanded Mineral Resource position.
ASX Listing Rule 5.19.2
Focus confirms that all material assumptions underpinning the production target or the forecast financial information
derived from the Coolgardie 2020 PFS announced in September 2020 continue to apply and have not materially
changed.
Focus Minerals Limited
ACN 005 470 799 | ABN 56 005 470 799 | ASX: FML
Level 2, 159 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth WA 6004 | PO Box 3233, East Perth WA 6892
T +61 (0) 8 9215 7888 | F +61 (0) 8 9215 7889 | E info@focusminerals.com.au | W focusminerals.com.au
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