$4.3m Institutional Placement and $1m Share Purchase Plan
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Released
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KINGSTON RESOURCES LIMITED
ASX Announcement
$4.3m Institutional Placement and $1m
Share Purchase Plan
6 February 2018
ASX Code: KSN
Share Price: A$0.025
Highlights
Shares Outstanding: 1,009,370,132
Market Capitalisation: A$25.2m
Cash: A$2.1m (31 December, 2017)
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Kingston has successfully completed an oversubscribed placement of
$4.3m to institutional and sophisticated investors
Pro forma (post Placement)
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Shares Outstanding: 1,203,370,132
Cash: A$6.1m
The funds will be primarily used to advance exploration at the Misima Gold
Project, a 2.8Moz JORC resource located on Misima Island, PNG
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Kingston is now offering a Share Purchase Plan (SPP) to existing
shareholders to raise up to an additional $1m
ACN 009 148 529
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Kingston is now well-funded, with cash of over $6m (prior to SPP), to pursue
its 2018 drilling programs at Misima and Livingstone Gold Projects
Board and Management
Anthony Wehby
Chairman
Kingston Resources Limited (Company or KSN) is pleased to announce that it has
Andrew Corbett
Managing Director
of $0.022 per share (Placement).
Andrew Paterson
Chief Geological Officer
Stuart Rechner
Non-Executive Director
successfully completed an oversubscribed $4.3m placement of 194m shares at a price
The Placement received strong support from recognised Australian and international
institutional investors alongside sophisticated investors. Kingston welcomes its new
shareholders and thanks its existing shareholders for their ongoing support.
Funds raised will be primarily used to advance exploration activities at the Company’s
Chris Drew
Business and Commercial Manager
Misima Gold Project and Livingstone Gold Project in WA, including:
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Re-establishing the on-island presence and logistics support at Misima
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Continuing geochemical surveys at Misima
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Phase 1 drilling program at Misima on priority exploration targets
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Extensional and infill drilling at the known Misima resource
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Exploration drilling at Livingstone Gold Project
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General working capital
Kingston MD Andrew Corbett said “We would like to welcome our new shareholders and
thank our existing shareholders for their ongoing support. The strong demand for the
Placement and quality of the investors that have taken up the offering is a great vote of
confidence in the Misima Gold Project. Kingston is now well funded to rapidly advance
Contact Details
exploration on the island. With funding now in place, we anticipate signing the initial
drilling contract and mobilising the drill rig very shortly.”
205/283 Alfred Street North,
North Sydney,
NSW 2060
+61 2 8021 7492
The Placement was undertaken pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.1A. It is
info@kingstonresources.com.au
shares will be allotted under Listing Rule 7.1A. The shares are expected to be issued on
www.kingstonresources.com.au
or around 12 February 2018, with an Appendix 3B to be issued confirming exact
anticipated that 97,507,877 shares will be allotted under Listing Rule 7.1 and 96,492,123
allotments.
ASX Announcement – 6 February 2018
Bridge Street Capital Partners and Curran & Co. acted as Joint Lead Managers for the Placement.
Share Purchase Plan
Kingston is also pleased to offer existing eligible shareholders the opportunity to participate in a Share Purchase
Plan (SPP) to raise up to $1,000,000 at the same issue price as the Placement, being $0.022 per share. The SPP
is designed to allow our smaller shareholders to participate on the same terms as the larger institutional investors.
The pricing represents a discount of 9.5% to the 5-day VWAP and 10.6% to the 20-day VWAP.
Proceeds raised through the SPP will provide the Company with additional working capital to progress its
exploration and drilling activities at the Misima Gold Project and the Livingstone Gold Project.
The SPP is scheduled to open on 9 February 2018 and to close at 5:00pm (AEST) on 2 March 2018.
Key Terms
All eligible shareholders registered on the Company’s share register at 7:00pm on Monday, 5 February 2018 are
entitled to participate in the SPP. The issue of shares under the SPP will be limited to approximately 45,454,545
new fully paid ordinary shares (Share) at $0.022 (2.2 cents) per Share to raise a maximum of $1,000,000.
The SPP will be on a ‘first come, first accepted’ basis and the Directors will reserve the right to close the offer early
or scale-back if applications are received for more than the permitted issue number. Under the terms of the SPP,
eligible shareholders may participate by selecting one of the following Offers to purchase shares:
Amount
Number of Shares
Offer A
$15,000
681,818
Offer B
$10,000
454,545
Offer C
$5,000
227,272
Offer D
$2,000
90,909
Participation in the SPP is entirely optional and will be open to all shareholders other than shareholders who have
registered addresses in countries outside Australia or New Zealand where regulatory requirements make
participation by the shareholder unlawful or impracticable. The complete terms and conditions of the SPP will be
distributed to eligible shareholders on or around 9 February 2018.
Indicative SPP Timetable*
Event
Date
SPP Record Date
5 February 2018
SPP Offer Documents Despatched
9 February 2018
SPP Opening Date
9 February 2018
SPP Closing Date
2 March 2018
Issue of New Shares
8 March 2018
Holding Statements Despatched
9 March 2018
Quotation of Shares on ASX
9 March 2018
*The timetable above is indicative only and may be subject to change. The commencement of trading of new shares
is subject to confirmation from the ASX.
205/283 Alfred Street North, North Sydney, NSW 2060
+61 2 8021 7492 info@kingstonresources.com.au
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