Rome Resources Plc Acquires 100% of the Shares of Rome Resources Ltd.
Rome Resources Plc Acquires 100% of the Shares of Rome Resources Ltd.
London, United Kingdom--(Newsfile Corp. - July 29, 2024) - Further to the news release issued by Rome Resources Ltd. ("Rome Ltd") on July 26, 2024, Rome Resources Plc (formerly known as Pathfinder Minerals Plc) ("Rome Plc") announces that on July 26, 2024, it acquired all of the common shares of Rome Ltd ("Rome Ltd Shares") pursuant to a plan of arrangement under section 288 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "Arrangement") among Rome Ltd, Rome Plc and Rome Plc's wholly-owned subsidiary 1475033 B.C. Ltd. ("Subco"). Pursuant to the Arrangement, among other things, Subco and Rome Ltd amalgamated (the "Amalgamation") and Subco then changed its name to Rome Resources Ltd ("Amalco").
2024年7月29日，英国伦敦 - （资讯公司新闻 - 2024年7月29日） - 来自罗马资源有限公司（“Rome Ltd”）于2024年7月26日发布的新闻稿进一步说明，罗马资源有限公司（以前称为Pathfinder Minerals Plc）（“Rome Plc”）宣布于2024年7月26日根据《商业公司法》（英属哥伦比亚省）（“安排”）的安排计划，通过其全资附属公司 14750330亿.C. Ltd.（“Subco”）收购了罗马资源有限公司（“Rome Ltd股份”）的所有普通股。根据安排计划，Subco和Rome Ltd已进行了合并（“合并”）后，Subco更名为罗马资源有限公司（“Amalco”）。
Prior to the Arrangement, Rome Plc did not hold any Rome Ltd Shares but it held 10,000,000 warrants issued by Rome Ltd., each warrant exercisable for one Rome Ltd Share (as disclosed in the news releases of Rome Ltd dated December 28, 2023 and January 12, 2024), which, if exercised, would have entitled Rome Plc to acquire approximately 10,000,000 Rome Ltd. Shares, representing 7.6% of the issued and outstanding Rome Ltd Shares (on a post-exercise basis).
在安排计划之前，罗马公司没有持有任何罗马有限公司股份，但是它持有由罗马有限公司发行的1000万个权证，每个权证可行权为一份罗马有限公司股份（如罗马公司有限公司于2023年12月28日和2024年1月12日发布的新闻稿中所披露），如果行权，将有权收购约1000万罗马有限公司股份，占已发行和流通的罗马有限公司股份的7.6％（在行权后的基础上）。
Following completion of the Arrangement (including the Amalgamation), Rome Plc owns 2,351,657,448 common shares of Amalco, representing 100% of the common shares of Amalco. On a fully-diluted basis, Rome Plc's interest increased from 7.6% in Rome Ltd. to 100% in Amalco, which is an increase of approximately 92.4% as compared to the percentage of common shares it would have been entitled to own of Rome Ltd prior to the Arrangement.
在完成安排（包括合并）之后，罗马公司拥有Amalco的2,351,657,448个普通股，占Amalco普通股的100％。在完全稀释的基础上，Rome Plc的利益从Rome Ltd的7.6％增加到Amalco的100％，相当于在安排计划之前它本应拥有的Rome Ltd股份百分比的92.4％增长。
Pursuant to the Arrangement, Rome Plc acquired all of the issued and outstanding Rome Ltd Shares from the holders of thereof, in exchange for, on a per Rome Ltd Share basis, 19.54 (the "Exchange Ratio") ordinary shares of 0.1p of Rome Plc ("Rome Plc Shares"). The deemed value of each Rome Plc Share issued to holders of Rome Ltd Shares was £0.003 (equivalent to C$0.0053, based on the Bank of Canada closing exchange rate on July 26, 2024 of £1:C$1.7796 (the "Exchange Rate")). Rome Plc issued an aggregate of 2,351,657,348 Rome Plc Shares as consideration for all of the Rome Ltd Shares acquired pursuant to the Arrangement, having an aggregate value equivalent to £7,054,972 (or C$12,444,928.17, based on the Exchange Rate).
根据安排计划，罗马公司从Rome Ltd股东处以每股19.54英镑（“汇率比率”）的兑换比率，发行0.1p的罗马公司股票（“ Rome Plc股票”）交换所有已发行和流通的Rome Ltd股份。 Rome Plc股票发行给Rome Ltd股东的每股认定价值为0.003英镑（相当于根据加拿大银行于2024年7月26日的1：1.7796（“汇率”）的收盘汇率计算的C $0.0053）。 Rome Plc发行了2,351,657,348股Rome Plc股票，作为交换计划项下所收购的所有Rome Ltd股份的交换，其总价值相当于£7,054,972（或基于汇率的C $12,444,928.17）。
This disclosure is issued pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 62-104 - Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids, which also requires an early warning report to be filed containing additional information with respect to the foregoing matters. A copy of the early warning report will be made available on SEDAR+ under Rome Ltd's profile at . To obtain a copy of the early warning report, please contact Paul Barrett, CEO of Rome Plc, at +44 (0)20 3143 6748.
本披露是根据Multilateral Instrument 62-104 -收购要约和发行人要约而发布的，该法规还要求提交早期警告报告，其中包含有关上述事项的其他信息。早期警告报告的副本将在Rome股份有限公司的档案下通过SEDAR+提供。若需获取早期警告报告的复印件，请联系Rome Plc的CEO Paul Barrett，电话为+44（0）20 3143 6748。
Rome Plc's address is 35 Berkeley Square, London, England, W1J 5BF.
罗马公司的地址是W1J 5BF，英格兰伦敦伯克利广场35号。