Piedmont Lithium Limited Announces Closing of Public Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Over-Allotment Option
11 Junho 2020 - 5:05PM
Business Wire
Piedmont Lithium Limited, (Nasdaq, ASX: PLL), today
announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten
public offering of 2,065,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADS”),
which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to
purchase 265,000 additional ADSs, each ADS representing 100 of its
ordinary shares, at a price per ADS to the public of US$6.30
(“Public Offering”). The aggregate gross proceeds of the
Public Offering totaled approximately US$13.0 million.
Piedmont has also received commitments from existing non-U.S.
institutional and sophisticated shareholders and directors for
120,000,000 of its ordinary shares, at an issue price of A$0.09 per
share (which equates to the same issue price of the Public
Offering), to raise gross proceeds of A$10.8 million (US$7.6
million) (“Private Placement”). Completion of the Private
Placement is subject to shareholder approval. The total gross
proceeds to the Company from the Public Offering and Private
Placement are expected to exceed US$20.5 million before deducting
underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering
expenses.
ThinkEquity, a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc.,
and Loop Capital Markets LLC acted as joint book-running managers
for the Public Offering. Canaccord Genuity LLC and Roth Capital
Partners are acting as financial advisors for the Public
Offering.
Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited and Shaw and Partners
Limited acted as joint-lead managers to the Private Placement.
Piedmont Lithium intends to use the proceeds from the Public
Offering and Private Placement to continue development of the
Company’s Piedmont Lithium Project, including a definitive
feasibility study, test work, permitting and ongoing land
consolidation, and for general corporate purposes.
The Public Offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf
registration statement that has been filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). A final prospectus
supplement and accompanying prospectus related to the offering of
the ADSs have been filed with the SEC and are available on the
SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and on the ASX website. Copies
of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus
relating to the Public Offering may be obtained from ThinkEquity, a
division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc., Prospectus
Department, 17 State Street, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10004,
telephone: (877) 436-3673 or e-mail:
prospectus@think-equity.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or
the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
About Piedmont Lithium
Limited.
Piedmont holds a 100% interest in the Piedmont Lithium Project
(“Project”) located within the Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt
(“TSB”) and along trend to the Hallman Beam and Kings
Mountain mines, historically providing most of the western world’s
lithium between the 1950s and the 1980s. The TSB has been described
as one of the largest lithium provinces in the world and is located
approximately 25 miles west of Charlotte, North Carolina. It is a
premier location for development of an integrated lithium business
based on its favorable geology, spodumene-only mineralogy, proven
metallurgy and easy access to infrastructure, power, R&D
centers for lithium and battery storage, major high-tech population
centers and downstream lithium processing facilities.
Forward Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other Federal
securities laws. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,”
“plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions
or variations of such words are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. For example, Piedmont Lithium Limited
is using forward-looking statements in this press release when it
discusses the possible offering of additional American Depositary
Shares and the intended use of proceeds. Because such statements
deal with future events and are based on Piedmont Lithium Limited’s
current expectations, they are subject to various risks and
uncertainties. Actual results, performance or achievements of
Piedmont Lithium Limited could differ materially from those
described in or implied by the statements in this press release.
The forward-looking statements contained or implied in this press
release are subject to other risks and uncertainties, including
market conditions and the satisfaction of all conditions to, and
the closing of, the offering, as well as those discussed under the
heading “Risk Factors” in Piedmont Lithium Limited’s annual report
on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on November 1, 2019, and in any
subsequent filings with the SEC. Except as otherwise required by
law, Piedmont Lithium Limited undertakes no obligation to publicly
release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events. References and links to
websites have been provided as a convenience, and the information
contained on such websites is not incorporated by reference into
this press release. Piedmont Lithium Limited is not responsible for
the contents of third-party websites.
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Keith D. Phillips President & CEO T: +1 973 809 0505
E: kphillips@piedmontlithium.com
Tim McKenna Investor and Government Relations T: +1 732
331 6457 E: tmckenna@piedmontlithium.com
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