Buru completes Placement of $15 million and launches SPP
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ASX Announcement
30 April 2021
Buru completes Placement of $15 million and launches SPP to
raise a total of up to $20 million
Buru Energy Limited (Buru or the Company) (ASX: BRU) is pleased to announce a successful
share placement, receiving firm commitments from institutional, professional and sophisticated,
investors to raise a total of $15 million before costs (Placement). The Company will also
undertake a Share Purchase Plan (SPP) of up to $5 million for existing shareholders.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Placement of $15 million strongly supported by institutional, professional and sophisticated
investors
16 October 2018
• Share Purchase Plan to raise up to $5 million opening on 6 May 2021
• Funds raised to strengthen Buru’s balance sheet for 2021 exploration and development
program and subsequent activities
The Placement attracted strong support from domestic and international institutional investors,
as well as sophisticated and professional investors, with bids significantly above the Placement
limit.
Buru’s Executive Chairman, Eric Streitberg, said:
“The strong support for this raising reflects the exciting exploration program due to commence
in mid-June on our world class Canning Basin prospects, and the future participation by the
Company in the integrated energy economy.
This is the first capital raising undertaken by Buru outside our existing shareholder base since
2014 and we would like to warmly welcome those new shareholders who have supported the
Placement.
We would also like to thank our existing shareholders for their continued support of Buru, and
are pleased to provide an opportunity for all eligible shareholders to further participate in their
Company via the SPP which I am also pleased to be able to participate in.
The funds raised will put Buru in a strong financial position to execute its exploration and
development strategy within its Canning Basin joint ventures as part of our 2021 program and
beyond, as well as to pursue new business opportunities.”
Use of Proceeds
The funds raised by the Placement and SPP totaling up to $20 million will be applied towards
Buru’s 2021 Canning Basin exploration and development program, growth opportunities, and for
general working capital purposes including associated capital raising costs. The funds raised will
supplement Buru’s existing cash reserves and provide support for ongoing exploration, appraisal
and development activities following the 2021 program.
Placement Details
The Placement price of $0.15 per share represents a 25% discount to the closing Buru trading
price on Wednesday, 28 April 2021 and a 23.6% discount to the 5-day VWAP to that same date.
The Placement shares will be issued on 6 May 2021 under the Company’s placement capacity
pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 (64,811,136 shares) and ASX Listing Rule 7.1A (35,188,864
shares). Despite the higher bids received, the Placement was limited to $15 million in order to
provide existing shareholders with an appropriate level of SPP participation.
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Share Purchase Plan Details
A Share Purchase Plan (SPP) to raise up to $5 million will also open on 6 May 2021. The SPP
will provide all eligible Buru shareholders, as at the record date of 29 April 2021, with the
opportunity to apply for shares at a price of $0.16 per share, representing a discount of 18.53%
to the 5-day VWAP to the closing Buru trading price on Wednesday, 28 April 2021 (SPP Price).
The SPP Price of $0.16 (which is 1 cent higher than the Placement price), is necessary due to
ASX Listing Rule 7.2 which does not permit the issue of shares under a Share Purchase Plan to
be at a discount greater than 20% to the 5-day VWAP.
Under the SPP, each shareholder who held Buru shares as at 7:00pm (Sydney time) on Thursday,
29 April 2021, with a registered address in Australia or New Zealand, will be entitled to participate
and purchase shares up to a value of $30,000. Full details of the SPP will be set out in the SPP
Offer Documentation which is expected to be released on 6 May 2021.
Buru reserves the right (in its absolute discretion) to scale back applications under the SPP if
demand exceeds $5 million.
The new shares issued under the Placement and SPP will rank equally with existing Buru shares.
The key indicative dates for the Placement and SPP are as follows:
Event
Date
Record Date for SPP
7pm (Sydney time) on
Thursday 29 April 2021
Announcement of Placement and SPP and re-commencement
of trading of Buru shares
Friday 30 April 2021
Settlement and allotment of Placement shares
Thursday 6 May 2021
Announcement and dispatch of the SPP Offer Documentation
Thursday 6 May 2021
SPP opens
Thursday 6 May 2021
SPP Closes
Monday 24 May 2021
SPP results announced
Thursday 27 May 2021
Issue of SPP shares
Thursday 27 May 2021
Euroz Hartleys Limited and Aitken Murray Capital Partners acted as Joint Lead Managers to the
Placement.
This ASX announcement has been authorised for release by the Buru Energy Board.
For further information on Buru Energy’s current and future activities, visit www.buruenergy.com
or contact:
Eric Streitberg, Executive Chairman
Telephone:
Freecall:
Email:
+61 8 9215 1800
1800 337 330
info@buruenergy.com
Media enquiries
Peter Kermode, Cannings Purple
+61 411 209 459
pkermode@canningspurple.com.au
Investor relations
Evy Litopolous, ResolveIR
+61 419 773 505
evy@resolveir.com
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1800 337 330
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