VANCOUVER,
Jan. 31, 2014 /CNW/ - This press
release is being disseminated by Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited
("RPM"), of No. 55 Marshall Street, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2107, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Anglo American Platinum Limited as
required by National Instrument 62‐103 The Early Warning System and
Related Take Over Bids and Insider Reporting Issues.
On January 31,
2014, RPM subscribed for a 125,000,000 common shares (the
"RPM Subscription Shares") of Atlatsa Resources Corporation
("Atlatsa"), which RPM Subscription Shares were equal to
22.55% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Atlatsa (the
"Atlatsa Shares") on a fully-diluted basis as at the date of
their issuance.
Following the subscription by RPM for the RPM
Subscription Shares, RPM will hold approximately 22.55% of the
issued and outstanding Atlatsa Shares on a fully-diluted
basis. The RPM Subscription Shares were acquired for an aggregate
subscription price of R750 million (approximately Cdn$74,782,500, based on the Bank of Canada noon exchange rate 0.09971 for
conversion of South African rand into Canadian dollars as of the
date of the subscription), which amount will be applied against
existing debt outstanding from Atlatsa to RPM.
The transactions under the Framework Agreement
are being undertaken in connection with the restructuring of
certain debt owed by Atlatsa to RPM and in order to simplify the
capital structure of Atlatsa.
An early warning report in respect of the
transactions pursuant to the Framework Agreement will be filed with
the relevant Canadian securities regulatory authorities.
Copies of such reports may be obtained from SEDAR at www.sedar.com
or by contacting Emma Chapman at
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8451 or emma.chapman@angloamerican.com.
SOURCE Atlatsa Resources Corporation