Altona Rare Earths - Issue of Equity
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Altona Rare Earths PLC
22 November 2023
22 November 2023
ALTONA RARE EARTHS PLC
("Altona" or "the Company")
Issue of Equity
Altona (LSE: REE), a resource exploration and development company focused on Rare Earths in Africa, announces
that it has issued new ordinary shares to its partner in Mozambique and to a convertible loan note holder for
payment of interest expense.
Payment to Monte Muambe Mining Lda original shareholders
In line with the 23 June 2021 Farm-Out agreement, the Company has today issued 1 million shares at a nominal
value of £0.01, to the three original shareholders of Monte Muambe Mining Lda, having sent the Phase 2
Completion Notice for its Monte Muambe rare earths project. Altona has also made a cash payment of £40,000 as
per the agreement.
Payments to Convertible Loan Holders
Additionally, on 22 November 2023 the Company issued 8,935 ordinary shares of £0.01 each, in lieu of an interest
payment of £375.
Admission and Total Voting Rights
Application is being made for the new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on the Main
Market of the London Stock Exchange which is expected to be on or around 28 November 2023.
Following this issue of 1,008,935 shares, which will rank pari passu with the Company's existing
ordinary shares, the Company's enlarged share capital and total voting rights in the Company will
comprise 84,445,734. The Company has no shares held in Treasury. This figure of 84,445,734
ordinary shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the
calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a
change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance
and Transparency Rules.
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Altona Rare Earths Plc
Cedric Simonet, CEO
+44 (0) 7778 866 108
Christian Taylor-Wilkinson, Business Development
+44 (0) 7795 168 157
Novum Securities Ltd (Corporate Finance)
+44 (0) 20 7399 9400
David Coffman
Daniel Harris
George Duxberry
Allenby Capital Ltd (Joint Broker)
+44 (0)20 3328 5656
Kelly Gardiner / Guy McDougall (Sales)
Nick Athanas (Corporate Finance)
Optiva Securities (Joint Broker)
+44 (0) 20 3411 1882
Daniel Ingram
Yellow Jersey PR (Financial PR)
+44 (0) 20 3004 9512
Sarah Hollins
Annabelle Wills
Soraya Jackson
About Altona Rare Earths Plc
Altona is a resource exploration and development company focused on Rare Earths in Africa. The Company is
listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
Rare Earths are a group of 17 chemical elements, many of which are critical to the World's on-going transition from
carbon-based to renewable energies, and to the defence and communication sectors.
The Company currently focuses on the development of Monte Muambe, its flagship Magnet Rare
Earths Project, located in Northwest Mozambique. The Project was acquired in June 2021, and the
Company has so far drilled over 7,800m, and defined a maiden JORC Mineral Resource Estimate
of 13.6 million tons at 2.42% TREO.
A Competent Person Report including the Scoping Study for Monte Muambe was published on 18 October 2023
and can be read here: https://www.altonare.com/investors/reports/
Altona continues to take advantage of its position in Africa to assess other possible Rare Earths opportunities on
the Continent.
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