More Chatham Rock Phosphate Options exercised early

 

3 May 2011

 

Exercise of CRPOA Options and Allotment of Ordinary Shares

 

Chatham Rock Phosphate has approximately 14.75 million $0.10 options on issue which expire on 30 June 2011 and are quoted on the NZAX market under the code CRPOA.

 

As previously advised to the market, Chatham Rock Phosphate is encouraging the early exercise of these options to enable it to continue the work programme on Mineral Prospecting License 50270 prior to undertaking a proposed initial public offering in Canada.

 

Exercise forms have been received for a further 595,000 options for which ordinary shares have today been allotted. Full details are set out below.

 

This has taken the number of options exercised since 1 April to 1,929,000, raising $192,900 in aggregate.

 

On behalf of the Board,

 

Chris Castle

Managing Director

Email: chris@widespread.co.nz

Phone: 021 55 81 85

 

Class of security:

Ordinary Shares

ISIN:

NZWENE0003S0

Number issued:

595,000

Exercise price:

$0.10 per share

Payment in cash:

Yes

Fully paid:

Yes

Percentage of class:

1.66%

Reason for the issue:

Under the terms of issue of the options they may be exercised to receive ordinary shares on a 1:1 basis at any time prior to 30 June 2011 through the return of a completed exercise form and payment of the $0.10 exercise price.

Authority for the issue:

NZAX Listing Rule 7.3.11(b)(i)

Date of issue:

3 May 2011

Total number of securities on issue following allotments:

35,455,660 ordinary shares

14,151,276 listed options

 

NTA 55¢

Key stats as at 18 May

Security

Number on issue

Market price (cents)

Market Value ($M)

Net assets ($M)

Ordinary shares

23,490,449

16.0

3.758

12.8*

Market value discount    (ords only)  

 70.7%

 

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 46.8 cents. NTA per share valuing all listed assets at spot market prices is 22.7 cents.

 

 

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