Widespread Portfolios raises $300,000 under share purchase plan

 

30 April 2010

NZX Market Announcement – Widespread Portfolios raises $300,000 under Share Purchase Plan

Widespread Portfolios has today completed allotment procedures for its recent Share Purchase Plan. A total of 2,054,667 shares have been subscribed for raising a total of $308,200 in new capital for the Company.

 

As noted in the plan documentation, the new capital raised will be used to fund Widespread Portfolio’s share of the Chatham Rise phosphorites work programme and to invest in Widespread Energy.

 

Full details of the allotment are set out below. The Board thanks shareholders for their continued support of the Company.

 

For and on behalf of the Board

Widespread Portfolios Limited

 

 

Chris Castle

Managing Director

chris@widespread.co.nz

 

Class of security:

Ordinary Shares

ISIN:

NZNZIE0007S5

Number issued:

2,054,667

Issue price:

$0.15 per share

Payment in cash:

Yes

Fully paid:

Yes

Percentage of class:

9.59%

Purpose of the issue:

Funds raised will be applied towards the work programme for the prospecting permit held in respect of the Chatham Rise phosphorites and the Company’s investment in Widespread Energy.

Authority for the issue:

Board resolutions

Date of issue:

30 April 2010

Total number of securities on issue following allotments:

23,490,449 ordinary shares

 

NTA 56¢

Key stats as at 1 February

Security

Number on issue

Market price (cents)

Market Value ($M)

Net assets ($M)

Ordinary shares

23,490,449

16

3.758

13.1*

Market value discount    (ords only)  

 71.3%

 

Listed warrants

8,505,123

0.8

.068

 

* Our ASN shareholding is now held for NTA disclosure purposes at a valuation of CAD 1.914 million based on our share of net assetsNTA per WID share valuing ASN at the current spot market price is 48.5 cents.

 

 

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