Australian exploration and development company, Cobalt Blue Holdings Limited (ASX:COB), advancing on its 100% owned Thackaringa or Broken Hill Cobalt Project (BHCP) in New South Wales, has allotted 39,485,275 new fully paid ordinary shares under the placement program announced during late-July. Under the placement, shares were issued at a price of $0.095 a share to raise $3,751,101 before costs.
Net proceeds of the placement will be utilised towards-
- Pilot plant construction and commissioning
- Technical and engineering studies towards the feasibility study of the Broken Hill Cobalt Project (BHCP)
- Securing permits and approvals including commencing Environmental Impact Statement studies
- Funding the process for securing a major joint venture partner
- General corporate and working capital purposes
Lead broker Blue Ocean Equities Pty Limited managed the placement. The company also issued 355,263 shares at $0.095 per share to a broker in the UK to settle an amount of $33,750 of the fees.
The new shares under the placement rank pari-passu with the existing ordinary shares. COB used its placement capacity in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.1 (23,846,428 shares) and 7.1A (15,994,110 shares).
COB stock was trading at $0.1 a share at 12:18 PM AEST with a market capitalisation of $15.99 million.
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