Rockfire Resources PLC Placing with UK Institution (3655G)

TIDMROCK

RNS Number : 3655G

Rockfire Resources PLC

26 July 2021

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF EU REGULATION 596/2014 (WHICH FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC UK LAW PURSUANT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 ("EUWA")) ("UK MAR"). IN ADDITION, MARKET SOUNDINGS (AS DEFINED IN UK MAR) WERE TAKEN IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN OF THE MATTERS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WITH THE RESULT THAT CERTAIN PERSONS BECAME AWARE OF INSIDE INFORMATION (AS DEFINED UNDER UK MAR). UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THOSE PERSONS THAT RECEIVED INSIDE INFORMATION IN A MARKET SOUNDING ARE NO LONGER IN POSSESSION OF SUCH INSIDE INFORMATION, WHICH IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

26 July 2021

Rockfire Resources plc

("Rockfire" or the "Company")

Placing with UK Institution

Rockfire Resources plc (LON: ROCK), the gold and base metal exploration company, is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised GBP1.0 million, before expenses, with an institutional investor, through a placing of 125,000,000 new ordinary shares (the "Placing") of 0.1p par value (the "Ordinary Shares") at a price of 0.8 pence per share (the "Placing Shares"). The Placing has been arranged by Allenby Capital Limited.

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings in the Placing Shares on AIM will commence on or around 29 July 2021.

David Price, Chief Executive of Rockfire, said : " This is a significant development for Rockfire, these new funds strengthen our balance sheet and will facilitate an expansion and acceleration of our drilling programme at a time when both the gold and copper prices remain at historically high levels. The additional capital from this Placing will enable sustained drilling at our Copperhead and Copper Dome porphyry projects in Queensland and provides the company with opportunity to expand our exploration at either or both projects, as required. Our planned, inaugural drilling at Copperhead continues to advance, with all drill pads now complete. Sufficient water for drilling has been sourced and a drilling contract has now been signed for an imminent start to drilling."

Total voting rights

On Admission, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will consist of 1,079,997,653 Ordinary Shares, with one vote per share. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. Therefore, on Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares and voting rights in the Company will be 1,079,997,653. With effect from Admission, this figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Notice to Distributors

Solely for the purposes of the temporary product intervention rules made under sections S137D and 138M of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the FCA Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (together, the "Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Placing Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that the Placing Shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, as defined under the FCA Conduct of Business Sourcebook COBS 3 Client categorisation, and are eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by the FCA Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the "Target Market Assessment").

Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the Placing Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the Placing offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the Placing is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Placing. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, Allenby Capital Limited will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties. For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of the FCA Conduct of Business Sourcebook COBS 9A and 10A respectively; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Placing Shares.

Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Placing Shares and determining appropriate distribution channels.

For further information on the Company, please visit www.rockfireresources.com or contact the following:

 
 Rockfire Resources plc:                             [e-mail] 
 David Price, Chief Executive Officer 
 
 Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser          Tel: [phone] 
  & Broker)                                           5656 
 John Depasquale / George Payne (Corporate 
  Finance) 
 Matt Butlin / Kelly Gardner (Sales and Corporate 
  Broking) 
 
 Yellow Jersey                                     [e-mail] 
 Sarah Hollins / Henry Wilkinson                   Tel: [phone] 
                                                    9512 
 
 

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [e-mail] or visit www.rns.com.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.

END

IOEQELFLFDLZBBB

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

July 26, 2021 02:00 ET (06:00 GMT)