Beacon Hill Resources plc Intention to Delist from the ASX (3548O)

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RNS Number : 3548O

Beacon Hill Resources plc

19 September 2013

19 September 2013

Beacon Hill Resources Plc / AIM: BHR / ASX: BHU / Sector: Mining

Beacon Hill Resources Plc ('Beacon Hill' or 'the Company')

Intention to Delist from the Australian Securities Exchange

Beacon Hill Resources Plc ('Beacon Hill' or 'the Company') announces that it has formally made an application to the Australian Securities Exchange ('ASX') to delist from the ASX under listing rule 17.11. The ASX has indicatively approved the delisting request and it is the Company's intention to delist from the ASX by 31 December 2013. This announcement seeks to set out the rationale for the delisting and proposed timeline of delisting.

Background

Beacon Hill's primary listing is on the AIM Market ('AIM'), which is operated by the London Stock Exchange. Beacon Hill dual listed on the ASX (by way of compliance listing as a foreign entity) on 4 April 2012. No funds were raised as part of the dual listing.

The rationale for the dual listing at the time included the following:

   --     Access to a broader capital market base; 
   --     Access to a market with a strong resources focus; 

-- The opportunity to leverage off Australian investor understanding of coal projects and specifically other Mozambican coal projects; and

   --     Provision of a trading platform for existing Australian resident shareholders. 

Rationale for De-Listing

The Company has sought to delist from the ASX due to the following:

   --     Low trading volumes; 
   --     Extremely small shareholder base on the ASX; 
   --     Inability to effectively raise capital and raise interest amongst Australian investors; and 

-- Transition of Beacon Hill head office and management function from Melbourne to Johannesburg and Mauritius.

Proposed Timeline

It is the Company's intention to delist from the ASX by 31 December 2013. Note that the delisting will not occur until after at least 3 months from the date of this announcement.

Implications for ASX Investors

Holders of CHESS Depository Interests ('CDIs') on the ASX will have the following options:

Option 1 (Default Option): CDIs will automatically convert into Ordinary Shares on AIM on or around 31 December 2013 and physical share certificates will be issued from Capita Registrars Limited. Following delisting, for a period of up to 3 months, an investor may instruct their existing broker to provide an instruction to Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited to sell their Ordinary Shares on AIM for cash. Note that 1 CDI on the ASX is equivalent to 2 Ordinary Shares on AIM; or

Option 2: A CDI holder may instruct Boardroom Pty Limited, the Company's ASX registrar to arrange the sale of their shares on the AIM market through a share trading facility established by Canaccord Genuity Limited. The share sale facility will be in place up until the date of the delisting, which will be on or around 31 December 2013. Subsequent to this, the shares will be offered for sale on AIM with the proceeds on completion distributed to the shareholders who participated in the share sale facility.

A letter will be sent to all CDI holders that will instruct CDI holders who wish to arrange the sale of their CDIs through the share sale facility. For additional details please contact Boardroom Pty Limited:

Contact Details

Boardroom Pty Limited

Contact: David Parkinson

Email: [e-mail]

Phone: [phone]

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 For further information, please contact: 
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 Beacon Hill Resources Plc 
 Justin Farr-Jones, Chairman ([e-mail]) 
  Rowan Karstel, Chief Executive Officer ([e-mail]) 
 Canaccord Genuity Limited (Nominated Adviser 
  and Broker) 
  Andrew Chubb / Joe Weaving                                             [phone] 
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 St Brides Media & Finance Limited (Financial 
  Public Relations) 
  Susie Geliher / Elisabeth Cowell                                       [phone] 
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