Implats’ offer to acquire all the shares in Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) offers a compelling strategic platform for realising future value
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CloseMandatory offer
to RBPlat shareholders
Circular
17 JANUARY 2022
Notice of Compulsory Acquisition
01 AUGUST 2023
Market update with Moneyweb - SAfm: Listen to Implats’ Johan Theron talk about the offer.
R150/share
Implats has made a firm intention offer at R150 a share to acquire all the shares it does not already hold in RBPlat
R90 cash
R90 in cash and 0.30 Implats shares for one RBPlat share being offered
80%
80% premium to 30-day VWAP (based on 26 October 2021 closing RBPlat share price)
Implats’ acquisition of a majority stake in RBPlat offers compelling strategic, operational and financial benefits for all stakeholders
It secures a platform to create a significant Western Limb production base that enhances and entrenches the region’s position as the most significant source of global primary PGM production
This will better deliver tangible socio-economic benefits for the region and its communities, including employment security
It creates sustained benefits for the industries and stakeholders supported by mining activities in the greater-Rustenburg region
The offer provides a compelling value proposition by crystallising inherent equity value at an attractive premium, through the receipt of a combination of cash and high-quality, liquid Implats scrip
Delivery on Implats’ stated value-focused strategy to increase exposure to low-cost, shallow, mechanised assets, further positioning the Group to ensure a portfolio of high-value, sustainable and competitive operations through the cycle
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