Further to the announcement by Sirius Minerals Plc (LON:SXX) on 28 March 2017, the Company has today announced that the UK Listing Authority has approved the Prospectus in relation to the admission of the Company’s shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the FCA and admission to trading on its Main Market for listed securities (“Admission”). In addition, the Company today announces the appointment of Noel Harwerth as Senior Independent Director of the Company with immediate effect.
It is expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings will commence at 8.00 am on 28 April 2017. Trading in the Company’s shares on AIM will be cancelled simultaneously with Admission.
The Company is not raising any funds or issuing any new shares in connection with Admission. The Company’s TIDM code on the London Stock Exchange will continue to be SXX and its ISIN will remain GB00B0DG3H29 and its SEDOL number B0DG3H2. On Admission, the Company’s issued share capital will be 4,164,514,405 shares.
The Prospectus will be made available in electronic form on the Company’s website at www.siriusminerals.com, and will be available for inspection at the Company’s registered office at 3rd Floor, Greener House, 68 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RF, United Kingdom between the hours of 9.30 am and 5.30 pm on any Business Day. The Prospectus will also be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, where it will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.
Expected timetable
Publication of Prospectus 25 April 2017
Last day of trading of the Shares on AIM 27 April 2017
Expected delisting of the Shares from AIM 8.00 am on 28 April 2017
Expected admission of the Shares to the Official List 8.00 am on 28 April 2017
Expected commencement of dealings of the Shares on the Main Market 8.00 am on 28 April 2017
The times and dates set out in the expected timetable of principal events above and mentioned in this document, and in any other document issued in connection with Admission are subject to change by the Company, in which event details of the new times and dates will be notified to the UKLA, the London Stock Exchange and, where appropriate, shareholders.
Senior Independent Director appointment
Sirius Minerals Plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Noel Harwerth as Senior Independent Director of the Company with immediate effect. Noel joined the Board as an independent non-executive director in July 2015 and is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and Nominations Committee.
