TORONTO, ONTARIO, Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ÞESSI TILKYNNING OG UPPLÝSINGARNAR SEM HÉR BIRTAST ERU EKKI ÆTLAÐAR TIL ÚTGÁFU, BIRTINGAR EÐA DREIFINGAR, BEINT EÐA ÓBEINT, Í HEILD EÐA AÐ HLUTA, Í EÐA TIL BANDARÍKJANNA, ÁSTRALÍU, JAPAN, LÝÐVELDISINS SUÐUR-AFRÍKU EÐA ANNARRA ÞEIRRA LÖGSAGNARUMDÆMA ÞAR SEM SLÍKT VÆRI ÓLÖGLEGT. VINSAMLEGAST ATHUGIÐ KAFLANN UM MIKILVÆGAR TILKYNNINGAR (E. IMPORTANT NOTICES) Í ÞESSARI TILKYNNINGU.

ÞESSI TILKYNNING ER EINGÖNGU SETT FRAM Í UPPLÝSINGASKYNI OG FELUR EKKI Í SÉR EÐA ER HLUTI AF ÚTBOÐI EÐA BOÐI UM KAUP EÐA ÁSKRIFT AÐ VERÐBRÉFUM AMAROQ MINERALS LTD.

TILKYNNING ÞESSI HEFUR AÐ GEYMA INNHERJAUPPLÝSINGAR EINS OG ÞÆR ERU SKILGREINDAR Í REGLUGERÐ EVRÓPUSAMBANDSINS UM MARKAÐSSVIK NR. 596/2014, SEM HEFUR VERIÐ TEKIN UPP Í ÍSLENSKAN RÉTT MEÐ LÖGUM NR. 60/2021 UM AÐGERÐIR GEGN MARKAÐSSVIKUM OG BRESKRAR ÚTGÁFU REGLUGERÐAR UM MARKAÐSSVIK NR. 596/2014, SEM ER HLUTI ENSKRA LAGA MEÐ SKÍRSKOTUN TIL LAGA UM ÚTGÖNGU ÚR EVRÓPUSAMBANDINU FRÁ 2018, MEÐ ÁORÐNUM BREYTINGUM. MEÐ OPINBERRI BIRTINGU ÞESSARA UPPLÝSINGA Í GEGNUM VIÐURKENNDA FRÉTTAVEITU TELJAST ÞÆR OPINBERAR.

Amaroq Minerals Ltd.

(„Amaroq“ eða „félagið“)

Yfirlýsing vegna fjölmiðlaumfjöllunar

TORONTO, ONTARIO – 11. febrúar 2024 – Amaroq Minerals Ltd. (AIM, TSX-V, NASDAQ Iceland: AMRQ), fyrirtæki sem starfar á sviði námuvinnslu og býr yfir námuvinnsluréttindum á landi sem hefur að geyma verulegt magn af gulli í jörðu auk annarra verðmætra málma á Suður-Grænlandi, sem meðal annars eru mikilvægir fyrir orkuskiptin, tilkynnir eftirfarandi.
Í tilefni fjölmiðlaumfjöllunar um mögulega fjármögnun með hækkun hlutafjár staðfestir félagið að það sé í ferli við að kanna áhuga fjárfesta á þátttöku í hlutafjáraukningu sem nemur um 5,2 milljörðum íslenskra króna (sem jafngildir u.þ.b. 51,1 milljón kanadískra dala eða u.þ.b. 30 milljónum sterlingspunda) á verðinu ISK 127 á hlut („áskriftarverðið“), sem er meðaltalsverð síðustu 5 daga og lægra en samsvarandi gengi í Kanada, hvar undirliggjandi hlutabréf eru útgefin (C$ 1,25, 74 pence). Fjármagnið verður nýtt til þess að hraða vinnslu, þróun og rannsóknum með það að markmiði að auka virði hlutabréfa félagsins og staðfesta mögulegt virði eignasafns þess. Nú þegar hafa fjárfestar lýst yfir áhuga á þátttöku umfram 30 milljónir sterlingspunda á áskriftarverðinu. Útboðið er auk þess sölutryggt að hluta af Landsbankanum (sjá hér fyrir neðan).

Frekari upplýsingar um fjármögnunina verða tilkynntar eftir því sem ástæða er til.

Eldur Ólafsson, forstjóri Amaroq:

„Í framhaldi af frábærum árangri síðasta sumar leggjum við í frekari fjárfestingar til að efla starfsemi og framleiðslu í Nalunaq og hraða rannsóknum þvert yfir safn okkar af verðmætum rannsóknarleyfum á Suður-Grænlandi og þar með flýta fyrir framgangi verkefna félagsins um tvö ár. Með því festum við í sessi virði Nalunaq gullnámunnar og um leið höldum við áfram rannsóknum á gulli og öðrum verðmætum málmum. Með þessari ráðstöfun erum við sannfærð um að við getum skapað verðmæti fyrir hluthafa. Auk þess verður félagið nettó skuldlaust.“

„Það er mjög spennandi að vera stærsti leyfishafi námuvinnslu á Suður-Grænlandi um þessar mundir, á svæði sem hefur að geyma síðustu tækifæri stjórnvalda og fyrirtækja á Vesturlöndum til að tryggja öruggar birgðir þeirra verðmætu málma sem eru bráðnauðsynlegir fyrir orkuskipti. Nú munu verðmætin sem við höfum byggt upp síðustu 8 árin nýtast vel við aukningu rannsóknarborana sem munu draga fram mögulegt virði landssvæða okkar með skjótari hætti.“

Frekari upplýsingar:

• Fjármögnuninni, af u.þ.b. 30,0 milljónum sterlingspunda, er ætlað að samanstanda af:
  • Tillögu um útgáfu nýrra almennra hluta („bresku hlutirnir“) með nýjum fjárfestum og stofnanafjárfestum sem þegar eru fjárfestar í félaginu („breska útgáfan“), á áskriftarverðinu;
  • Tillögu um útgáfu nýrra heimildarskírteina yfir almenna hluti („íslensku hlutirnir“) með nýjum fjárfestum og aðilum sem þegar eru fjárfestar í félaginu („íslenska útgáfan“), á áskriftarverðinu; og
  • Tillaga um útgáfu nýrra almennra hluta („kanadísku áskriftarhlutirnir“, ásamt bresku hlutunum og íslensku hlutunum „fjármögnunarhlutirnir“) til tiltekinna stofnanafjárfesta og stjórnenda í félaginu á útgáfuverðinu („kanadíska áskriftin“).
• Þeir fjármunir sem aflað verður með fjármögnuninni verða nýttir til að hraða námuvinnslu í Nalunaq gullnámu fyrirtækisins („Nalunaq“) og einnig í þágu annarra tengdra verkefna til að geiða fyrir því að 300 tonna vinnslugetu á dag verði náð, svo sem varðandi uppsetningu flotrásar og þurrvinnsluaðstöðu (e. „flotation circuit and dry-stack tailings facility“„DSTF“) til að auka heimtur, og auk þess að fjármagna hraðari rannsóknir á árinu 2024 í verkefnunum sem félagið hefur leyfi fyrir í Vagar, Nanoq og Gardaq JV.
• Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited („Stifel“) er söluráðgjafi og söluaðili í Bretlandi. Stifel kemur einnig fram sem umsjónaraðili fyrirtækisins með söluferlinu. Breska útgáfan mun fara fram með tilboðsfyrirkomulagi (e. accelerated bookbuild process) sem Stifel mun hafa umsjón með og frekari upplýsingar verða veittar varðandi tilboðsbókina innan skamms.
• Landsbankinn hf. („Landsbankinn“) og Fossar fjárfestingarbanki hf. („Fossar“) eru sameiginlegir söluráðgjafar með útgáfunni á Íslandi og Landsbankinn sölutryggir einnig útgáfuna að hluta.
• Í tengslum við íslensku útgáfuna hefur Landsbankinn samþykkt að sölutryggja hlutafjárhækkun um allt að 10 milljónir sterlingspunda og ábyrgjast þátttöku í hlutafjárhækkun sem nemur að hámarki 30 milljónum sterlingspunda. Þannig skuldbindur bankinn sig til að safna áskriftum eða skrifa sig sjálfur fyrir nýjum hlutum sem afhentir verða sem heimildarskírteini að fjárhæð sem nemur mismuninum á 20 og 30 milljónum sterlingspunda, eða jafngildi slíkrar fjárhæðar í íslenskum krónum.

Nánari upplýsingar veita:

Amaroq Minerals Ltd.        

Eldur Ólafsson, forstjóri
eo@amaroqminerals.com

Eddie Wyvill, viðskiptaþróun
+44 (0)7713 126727

ew@amaroqminerals.com

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (sameiginlegur söluráðgjafi, umsjónaraðili og söluaðili)

Callum Stewart
Varun Talwar
Simon Mensley
Ashton Clanfield
+44 (0) 20 7710 7600

Landsbankinn hf. (sameiginlegur söluráðgjafi og sölutryggjandi)

Ellert Arnarson
+354 410 4000

Fossar Investment Bank hf. (sameiginlegur söluráðgjafi)
Þórður Ágúst Hlynsson
Þórunn Ólafsdóttir
+354 522 4000

Camarco (Financial PR)

Billy Clegg
Elfie Kent
Charlie Dingwall

+44 (0) 20 3757 4980

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Innherjaupplýsingar
Upplýsingarnar í þessari tilkynningu töldust vera innherjaupplýsingar fyrir birtingu þeirra, eins og skilgreint er í 7. gr. reglugerðar Evrópusambandsins um markaðssvik nr. 596/2014, sem hefur verið innleidd í íslensk lög með lögum nr. 60/2021 um aðgerðir gegn markaðssvikum og sem er hluti af lögum Englands og Wales samkvæmt 3 hluta laga um útgöngu úr Evrópusambandinu frá 2018, og eru birtar í samræmi við skyldur félagsins samkvæmt 17. gr. þeirrar reglugerðar. Við birtingu þessarar tilkynningar teljast þessar innherjaupplýsingar nú vera opinberar og því ekki lengur innherjaupplýsingar.

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Stifel, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom is acting exclusively for the Company and for no one else in connection with the UK Placing and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this Announcement) as a client in relation to the UK Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company in connection with the UK Placing or for providing the protections afforded to their clients or for giving advice in relation to the UK Placing, the Fundraising or any other matter referred to in this Announcement. The responsibilities of Stifel, as nominated adviser, are owed solely to the London Stock Exchange and are not owed to the Company or to any director or any other person and accordingly no duty of care is accepted in relation to them. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Stifel as to, and no liability whatsoever is accepted by Stifel in respect of, any of the contents of this Announcement (without limiting the statutory rights of any person to whom this Announcement is issued).

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