Upsized A$130 million Placement to fully fund the accelerated restart of Kayelekera Uranium Project
Lotus Resources Limited (ASX: LOT, OTCQX: LTSRF) (Lotus or the Company) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed its bookbuild for a non-underwritten two tranche placement to raise A$130 million/US$87 million1
(before costs) at A$0.25 per share (Placement) to support the accelerated restart of its Kayelekera Uranium Project in Malawi.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Lotus received strong demand for the Placement from both existing shareholders as well as new global and domestic institutional investors.
• As a result of excess demand, Lotus has decided to increase the size of the Placement to A$130 million, from the initial A$110 million announced at launch on 22 October 2024.
• Lotus will use the funds raised from the Placement and the Share Purchase Plan (SPP) (detailed further below) for the capital investment and towards the working capital associated with the restart of production at Kayelekera, positioning Lotus as the next global uranium producer in Q3 2025.
Lotus shares are expected to resume trading on the ASX from market open today, Thursday 24 October 2024. The Placement shares issued under Tranche 1 are expected to settle on Monday, 28 October 2024 and be issued and
commence trading on the ASX on a normal basis on Tuesday, 29 October 2024. New Shares issued under the Placement will rank equally with existing shares on issue.
As announced on 22 October 2024, Lotus also plans to complete a non-underwritten SPP targeting to raise A$15 million at the same offer price per share as the Placement.
Lotus CEO Greg Bittar commented:
“This is a terrific outcome for Lotus and we are grateful for the support of our existing shareholders and the very strong interest and participation from new shareholders, including many international investors. The SPP provides existing investors the opportunity to participate on the same terms as the institutional and sophisticated investors. We look forward to advancing Kayelekera and delivering on our vision of becoming the next global uranium producer in 2025.”