Investment in Pan Pacific Agg. & award of options (2592Z)
13 Março 2012 - 9:28AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 2592Z
Viridas PLC
13 March 2012
13 March 2012
Viridas plc
("Viridas" or the "Company")
Investment in Pan Pacific Aggregates plc and award of
options
Viridas announces that it has subscribed for 12,000,000 shares
in Pan Pacific Aggregates plc ("Pan Pacific"), the Canadian
aggregates business listed on AIM, as part of its recent placing,
at a price of 2.5 pence per share for an aggregate consideration of
GBP300,000. It will also receive 6,000,000 warrants exercisable at
a price of 5 pence per share at anytime up to March 2013. As a
result of this investment, Viridas will have a 16.5 per cent.
shareholding in Pan Pacific.
Pan Pacific is an aggregates business operating in the Fraser
Valley close to Vancouver in Canada. This is currently one of the
fastest growing areas in the region, with the local government
committed to infrastructure development. Pan Pacific currently
operates the Quadling quarry producing processed hard rock for the
local market. Having commenced operations 18 months ago, all the
necessary infrastructure is now in place and all capital
expenditure has been completed so the company is moving ahead to
full production.
Viridas also announces that Nicholas Lee has today been granted
options to subscribe for 14 million new ordinary shares in the
Company at an exercise price of 0.48 pence per share (the "Grant"),
being the closing mid-market price of the Company's ordinary shares
on the last day of trading preceding the Grant. The options are
exercisable for a period of ten years from the date of the Grant,
with one third becoming exercisable on the first, second and third
anniversaries of the Grant, respectively. Following the Grant,
Nicholas Lee holds options over 42 million new ordinary shares in
the Company, which, if exercised, would represent 6.8 per cent. of
the Company's enlarged share capital. Nicholas Lee does not have
any other interest in the Company's share capital.
Nicholas Lee, Chairman said:
"Pan Pacific represents an attractive opportunity to invest in a
business operating within the Canadian aggregates sector with scope
for expansion and development. This recent placing will better
position the company to take advantage of opportunities that may
arise.
This investment is consistent with the Company's strategy of
investing in the natural resources sector in situations where
Viridas can both add value and where there are significant
opportunities for growth"
For more information please contact:
Viridas plc:
Nicholas Lee, Chairman +44(0) 20 7580 7576
Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker:
Westhouse Securities
Antonio Bossi/Paul Gillam +44(0) 20 7601 6100
Joint Broker:
Rivington Street Corporate Finance
Jon Levinson +44(0) 20 7562 3357
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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