AKORA Successfully Completes Capital Raising
Released
Released
Announcement PDF
23 May 2023
Entitlement Offer closes fully subscribed,
raising $2,310,087
Additional placement to raise an additional $475,182
Highlights:
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Entitlement Offer successfully completed, raising the maximum $2,310,087
•
Existing shareholders exercised entitlements of approximately $708,500 and
subscribed for a further ~$360,400 of the shortfall, totaling $1,068,901 or 54% of
the Entitlement Offer – a pleasing result
•
The remaining shortfall of A$1,241,186 was placed in full to an entity controlled by
Mr Stuart Crow
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Additionally, Mr Crow subscribed for the Company’s remaining placement capacity,*
raising an additional $475,182
•
Total proceeds raised from the Entitlement Offer and Placements is $3,578,269
which provides assurance that the planned budgeted programs progress
AKORA Resources Managing Director and CEO, Paul Bibby commented: “I would like
to thank AKORA shareholders who have supported their Company in a difficult equity
market. This ensures the focused work programmes are fully funded and allows
continued progression across all projects. A major capital injection from Mr. Stu Crow,
a known mining supporter, is welcomed.”
Mr Crow worked with the company to ensure the Entitlement Offer and Placement
Capacity has been fully allocated. Amongst other interests Mr Crow is Non- Executive
Chairman and a founding shareholder of Lake Resources, Senior NED of Atlantic
Lithium. Mr Crow has global finance and investor relations experience and is
passionate about assisting emerging companies involved in decarbonisation of the
global economy.
23 May 2023 ASX Announcement
*the placement to Mr Crow was issued at 14 cents, but without options (the placement announced
1 May 2023 was priced at 16 cents with attaching options (25 cent expiry, 3 year tenure) on a 1:2 basis)
For further information please contact:
Paul G Bibby
Managing Director
Phone +61(0) 419 449 833
www.akoravy.com
Matthew Lindh
Investor Relations
Phone +61(0) 432 363 933
mlindh@harbury.com.au
About AKORA Resources
AKORA Resources (ASX: AKO) is an exploration company engaged in the exploration and
development of the Bekisopa, Satrokala, Tratramarina and Ambodilafa Projects, all iron ore prospects
in Madagascar where AKORA holds some 308 km2 of tenements across these three prospective
exploration areas. Bekisopa Iron Ore Project is a high-grade iron ore project with an ~6km strike length
and an Inferred Resource of 194.7 million tonnes. Bekisopa has outcropping and weathered zone DSO
iron ore and potential to produce a premium grade +68% iron concentrate suitable for Direct Reduced
Iron pellets for the Green Steel future.
Authorisation
This announcement has been authorised by the AKORA Resources Board of Directors on
23 May 2023
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