Shree Minerals (ASX:SHH) shareholders to get priority offer from MetalsGrove Mining

Highlights

• Shree Minerals shareholders will receive a priority offer from MetalsGrove Mining Limited’s initial public offering (IPO).
• The priority offer is available for all the eligible shareholders of SHH, residents in Australia.
• In January 2022, Shree executed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with MetalsGrove to divest its stake in the Arunta JV with Territory Lithium.

In a positive update, Shree Minerals Limited (ASX:SHH) announced that its shareholders will receive a priority allocation in MetalsGrove Mining Limited’s initial public offer (IPO).

As per Shree Minerals, MetalsGrove has agreed to make a priority allocation to eligible SHH shareholders of up to a total of 5 million fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of MetalsGrove at an issue price of AU$0.20 for a maximum of AU$1 million.

Interestingly, MetalsGrove lodged its prospectus on Friday in association with its IPO of up to 35 million shares to raise a minimum of AU$5 million and a maximum of AU$7 million.

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Divestment of Arunta Joint Venture (JV)

In January 2022, Shree executed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with MetalsGrove for the divestment of its interest, title, and rights in the Arunta joint venture with Territory Lithium. The Arunta JV consists of various projects including Bruce Gold, Edwards Creek, and Box Hole stretching over EL31225, EL32419, and EL32420 tenements, respectively.

Source: Company Announcement (7 January 2022)

The divestment of interests in the Arunta JV comes as a strategic move for SHH as it would allow the miner to concentrate its efforts on existing-high priority exploration projects located in Western Australia and New South Wales.

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MGA Priority offer: An investment opportunity

The priority offer is available for all eligible SHH shareholders, who reside in Australia, and were named on Shree Minerals' register of members as of 5:00 pm (WST) on Friday. The priority offer will be a part of the Public Offer.

If MetalsGrove receives applications from eligible Shree Minerals Shareholders for more than 5 million shares, it will implement a customary scale-back of applications under the Priority Offer. This will have reference to the pro-rata shareholdings of Eligible SHH shareholders and will be subject to a minimum allocation of AU$2,000 per applicant.

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As per MetalsGrove, any applications in excess of 5 million shares will be treated as additional applications under the Public Offer.

SHH shareholders will be sent a link to the prospectus with instructions on how to apply for MGA shares.

Furthermore, the Company also stated that the closing date for the Priority Offer is 5:00 pm (WST) on 6 June 2022.