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Cash Payment and Share Issuance on Beisa Projects

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Neo Energy makes cash payment and share issuance for Beisa uranium and gold projects in South Africa.

  • Cash payment to Sunshine ZAR5 million (approximately £215,000)
  • Share issuance to Sunshine ZAR5 million (approximately £215,000)
  • Shares issued 28,666,667 shares at 0.75 pence per share
  • Beisa Projects U₃O₈ resources 90.24 million pounds
  • Beisa Projects gold resources 4.17 million ounces
  • Total voting rights post-admission 1,647,669,335 ordinary shares
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Neo Energy, the near term, low-cost uranium developer, is pleased to announce that as part of the Company's previously announced agreement to acquire the Beisa North and Beisa South Uranium as well as the Gold Projects located in the Witwatersrand Basin in the Free State Province of South Africa (together the 'Beisa Projects'), it has made a cash payment of ZAR5 million (approximately £215,000) to Sunshine Mineral Reserve (Pty) Limited ('Sunshine') and issued new ordinary shares in the Company to the value of ZAR5 million (approximately £215,000).

The Beisa Projects, comprise total SAMREC Code compliant resources of 90.24 million pounds ('Mlbs') of U₃O₈ and 4.17 million ounces ('Mozs') of gold. The Beisa Projects comprise two granted Prospecting Rights which are immediately north and south of the the Beatrix 4 mine and shaft complex, the processing plant complex and associated infrastructure (the 'Beisa Uranium Project'), which the Company's majority owned subsidiary, Neo Uranium Resources Beisa Mine (Pty) Ltd ('NURB') has entered into a sale and acquisition agreement with Sibanye Gold Proprietary Limited ('SGL'), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sibanye Stillwater Limited ('Sibanye-Stillwater') to acquire.

The Company has today announced, that NURB and the Company have satisfied a number of key milestones and conditions under the Beisa Uranium Project acquisition with SGL and Sibanye-Stillwater and under the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment ('B-BBEE') agreement that it has signed with South African mining company, Siyakhula Sonke Empowerment Corporation (Pty) Ltd ('SSC Group'). As a result of these conditions being satisfied, the cash payment of ZAR5 million and the issue of 28,666,667 shares at an issue price of 0.75 pence per share have been made to Sunshine.

The Company and its advisors and South African based lawyers are working with Sunshine's lawyers and management team in progressing the applicable regulatory approvals to complete the acquisition including approval in terms of Section 11 of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act ("MPRDA") of 2002.

Further updates will be provided as further key milestones and regulatory approvals are achieved and secured in respect to the Beisa Projects acquisition from Sunshine.

Admission

Application has been made for the 28,666,667 to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange on or around 21 March 2025 ('Admission') and will rank pari passu with the ordinary shares of the Company in issue.

Total voting rights

Following Admission, the Company's issued share capital will comprise 1,647,669,335 ordinary shares of 0.01p each, with each share carrying the right to one vote, therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 1,647,669,335. This figure may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in the Company, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

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