Terms of the Fundraise
The capital raise was managed by the Company’s brokers First Equity and Brandon Hill Capital and was completed at 5p per new ordinary share with half a warrant per new ordinary share that is exercisable at 8p for 3 years from admission to trading. This price represents a minimal discount to the 10-day VWAP and illustrates the strong support for both the project and the wider battery metals market. Blencowe is also pleased to announce the inclusion of several institutional funds that have participated in the Fundraise.
A further announcement will be made regarding the timetable for admission of the shares to the LSE and issue of the prospectus following the expected near-term approval by the FCA.
Graphite is an essential, non-replaceable input material into lithium-ion batteries which will be manufactured in ever-increasing quantities ahead to power electric vehicles (EVs). Analysts forecast that the current 14 million EVs worldwide will rise to somewhere between 100 – 500 million by 2030, all of which will require batteries. Over the past three years the number of megafactories, designed and built to mass produce lithium-ion batteries, has risen from circa 50 worldwide to over 250 either in production or being commissioned, and the number continues to grow monthly. Together these megafactories represent a substantial future demand for graphite.
With Orom-Cross representing a renewable energy source material there has been considerable interest from funds who wish to become more involved in green energy including the battery metals market. This represents a significant milestone as the Company develops its profile, and it further underlines the potential within the Orom-Cross graphite project.
Cameron Pearce, Executive Chairman commented:
“We are grateful to all the existing and new shareholders that have supported the Fundraise. The Company is now fully funded through its next important phase of development and as we continue to develop Orom-Cross and it becomes increasingly apparent what a standout graphite project it is, I would expect to see the gap between our current market cap of circa US$9M and PEA-derived NPV of US$317M progressively converge.
We are focused on continuing to optimise the economics of Orom-Cross further, with the next step in this process being an updated JORC Resource early next quarter, targeting both resource expansion and further grade uplift”