Mineral & Financial Invest. Limited
MINERAL & FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
("MAFL" or the "Company")
New Shareholders Acquire 18% of Equity
Highlights - MAFL provides summary of recent market activity to shareholders
· New equity issued (29 July 2013) to Mount Everest SA
o To develop active resources investment and advisory house
· 18% of enlarged capital sold by Webb Capital to Hawk Investments
· New shareholders, each holding less than 3%, acquired 18% equity stake from Hawk Investments
· New investors supportive of MAFL strategy to secure significant stakes in high value resource assets and actively manage investments
Mineral and Financial Investments Limited today announces an update to shareholders regarding on market trading, following its subscription agreement with Mount Everest Finance SA ("Mount Everest") to develop a specialist resources active investment and advisory company.
As part of a process to develop MAFL, 2,287,000 shares in the Company were allotted to Mount Everest Finance SA ("Mount Everest") at asubscription price of 6p per share, a premium of 9%. The intent of both MAFL and Mount Everest is to build a well-capitalised investment house, taking advantage of severe lack of available capital for resources companies, and act as a long term strategic partner to investee companies. Jacques Vaillancourt of Everest has been appointed to the Board as an Executive Director.
In addition to this agreement with a strategic partner, significant on market trading has recently occurred in MAFL shares and the Company feels it is appropriate to update shareholders on this.
Webb Capital sold shares equating to an 18% block of the Company's enlarged equity to Hawk Investments. Subsequent to the announced strategy and agreement with Mount Everest, the totality of that block has been sold to a number of high net worth European investors. These new investors individually hold less than 3% of the Company each and support the development of the MAFL investment strategy.
Commenting today Alastair Ford, CIO of MAFL said: "The objective of the new MAFL Board over the past year has been to bring focus to the Company and move it forward to realise value through a clear strategy. With that in mind we concluded the subscription agreement with Mount Everest on 29 July 2013. With Webb Capital also selling its 18% stake in MAFL, we now have more potential for liquidity and a series of new shareholders, supportive of the Board pursuing a model to secure significant returns from resource company investments. I look forward to updating the market with further news on our strategy"
For info:
Mineral & Financial Limited
Jennifer Allsop +44 7788 541 744
Libertas Capital Corporate Finance Limited
Sandy Jamieson +44 203 697 9495
