Pan African Resources Plc - Listing of new Sustainability-Linked Instrument, Notificiation of Additional Guarantors and Notification of a Partial Capital Redemption

Pan African Resources Plc - Listing of new Sustainability-Linked Instrument, Notificiation of Additional Guarantors and Notification of a Partial Capital Redemption

PR Newswire

LONDON, United Kingdom, October 21

Pan African Resources PLC (Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985 with registered number 3937466 on 25 February 2000) Share code on AIM: PAF Share code on JSE: PAN ISIN: GB0004300496 ADR ticker code: PAFRY ("Pan African" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Pan African Resources Funding Company Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa with limited liability Registration number: 2012/021237/06 Alpha code: PARI ("PAR Funding Company" or the "Debt Issuer")

 

LISTING OF NEW SUSTAINABILITY-LINKED INSTRUMENT, NOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS AND NOTIFICATION OF A PARTIAL CAPITAL REDEMPTION

Issue and listing of PARS03

PAR Funding Company is pleased to announce that, following an oversubscribed bookbuild for Senior Second Ranking Secured Sustainability-linked Notes ("PARS03 Notes"), it will issue and list PARS03 Notes to the value of R840 million with effect from Tuesday, 22 October 2024.

The JSE Limited has granted approval for the listing of the PARS03 Notes under PAR Funding Company's ZAR5 billion domestic medium term note programme dated 17 October 2023 (the "DMTN") as follows:

Debt security code:	PARS03
ISIN:	ZAG000209834
Type of debt security:	Senior Second Ranking Secured
Listing:	Sustainability segment of the JSE
Guarantors:	Pan African Resources Plc; Evander Gold Mining Proprietary Limited; Barberton Mines Proprietary Limited; Evander Gold Mines Proprietary Limited; Pan African Resources SA Holdings Proprietary Limited; Evander Solar Solutions Proprietary Limited; Mogale Tailings Retreatment Proprietary Limited; Mogale Gold Proprietary Limited; and Mintails SA Soweto Cluster Proprietary Limited
Issue date:	22 October 2024
Issue price:	100%
Nominal amount per note:	ZAR1,000,000
Aggregate nominal amount:	ZAR840,000,000
Reference rate:	3 Month ZAR-JIBAR, or in the event that the ZAR-JIBAR- ceases to apply, such other rate as may be determined by the Calculation Agent and notified to the Noteholders pursuant to Condition 21 (Notices)
Margin:	305 basis points to be added to the Reference Rate
Interest commencement date:	22 October 2024
Interest payment basis:	Floating Rate
Interest rate determination date(s):	22 December, 22 March, 22 June and 22 September (or the first Business Day of each Interest Period) of each year until the Maturity Date, with the first Interest Rate Determination Date being 17 October 2024
First interest payment date:	22 December 2024, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day on which interest will be paid, as determined in accordance with the Applicable Business Day Convention
Interest payment dates:	22 December, 22 March, 22 June and 22 September, of each year until the Maturity Date or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day on which interest will be paid, as determined in accordance with the Applicable Business Day Convention
Last day to register:	By 17h00 on 16 December, 16 March, 16 June and 16 September of each year until the Maturity Date, or if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day before each Books Closed Period
Books close:	The Register will be closed from 17 December to 21 December, 17 March to 21 March, 17 June to 21 June and 17 September to 21 September and of each year until the Maturity Date (all dates inclusive), or if any early redemption occurs, 5 Days prior to the actual Redemption Date
Business day convention:	Following Business Day
Maturity date:	22 March 2028
Instalment Amounts (expressed as a percentage of the aggregate Nominal Amount of the Notes):	25% on 22 March 2026; 25% on 22 March 2027; and 50% on 22 March 2028
Summary of additional terms:	Please refer to Appendix 1 of the Applicable Pricing Supplement relating to Sustainability-Linked Bonds
Total Programme amount authorised:	ZAR5,000,000,000
Dealer:	Rand Merchant Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited

 

A copy of the applicable pricing supplement can be downloaded from the Pan African website at https://www.panafricanresources.com/investors/domestic-medium-term-note-programme/. 

The sustainability-linked framework and second party opinion have been updated to reflect the 2024 amendments to the sustainability-linked bond principles.  Copies of the updated sustainability-linked framework and second party opinion can be downloaded from the Pan African website at https://www.panafricanresources.com/investors/sustainability-linked-finance-framework/

Notification of Additional Guarantors

Using the terms defined in the DMTN, Noteholders and investors are hereby notified in accordance with Condition 21 of the DMTN (Notices) that the following members of the Group have acceded to and have become Additional Guarantors to the Guarantee provided by the Guarantors under the DMTN in accordance with Condition 9.5 of the DMTN (Additional Guarantors):

-                 Mintails SA Soweto Cluster Proprietary Limited;

-                 Mogale Gold Proprietary Limited;

-                 Mogale Tailings Retreatment Proprietary Limited; and

-                 Evander Solar Solutions Proprietary Limited. 

 

Full name:	Mintails SA Soweto Cluster Proprietary Limited	Mogale Gold Proprietary Limited	Mogale Tailings Retreatment Proprietary Limited	Evander Solar Solutions Proprietary Limited
Registration number:	2003/011659/07	1996/010274/07	2022/508458/07	2019/586862/07
Registered address:	The Firs, 2nd Floor, Office 2024, Cnr Biermann and Cradock Avenues, Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa, 2196	The Firs, 2nd Floor, Office 2024, Cnr Biermann and Cradock Avenues, Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa, 2196	The Firs, 2nd Floor, Office 2024, Cnr Biermann and Cradock Avenues, Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa, 2196	The Firs, 2nd Floor, Office 2024, Cnr Biermann and Cradock Avenues, Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa, 2196
General business:	Gold reclamation from sand and slime surface tailings dumps	Gold reclamation from sand and slime surface tailings dumps.	Gold reclamation from sand and slime surface tailings dumps.	A solar photovoltaic renewable energy plant located in Evander and the planned development of a solar PV renewable energy plant at Barberton Mines and the extension of Evander Mines' solar PV renewable energy plant.
Full names of directors:	Jacob Johannes Moolman Craig Richard Le Court De Billot Orhovelani Oriel Shikwambana	Jacob Johannes Moolman Craig Richard Le Court De Billot Orhovelani Oriel Shikwambana	Marileen Kok Jacobus Albertus Johannes Loots Orhovelani Oriel Shikwambana Itumeleng Annah Phoshoko	Marileen Kok Jacobus Albertus Johannes Loots

 

Investors are further advised that PAR Funding Company has updated its information statement to, inter alia, incorporate the details of the Additional Guarantors, including registration numbers, addresses and details of directors.  The updated information statement can be downloaded from the Pan African website at https://www.panafricanresources.com/investors/domestic-medium-term-note-programme/. 

 

 

Notification of a Partial Capital Redemption (PARS01)

The Issuer wishes to advise Noteholders of the partial capital redemption of its PARS01 Notes effective on 22 October 2024.

The partial capital redemption is due to the relevant PARS01 Noteholders electing to exchange their PARS01 Notes for PARS03 Notes.

Debt security code:	PARS01
ISIN:	ZAG000192758
Nominal amount before reduction:	R585 000 000
Reduction in nominal amount:	R437 876 000
Nominal amount after reduction:	R147 124 000
Exchange price:	101.158978
Record date:	21 October 2024

 

 

Rosebank

21 October 2024

Debt Sponsor

Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited

 

Legal Advisors

Bowman Gilfillan Inc.

 

Paying Agent, Issuer Agent, Transfer Agent and Settlement Agent

First Rand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant division)

 

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