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Result of Accelerated Bookbuild and Subscription

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Savannah Resources raised £4.24 million through placing and subscription at 3.5 pence per share.

  • Gross proceeds from Placing £2.22 million
  • Gross proceeds from Subscription £2.02 million
  • Total gross proceeds £4.24 million
  • Issue price per share 3.5 pence
  • Placing Shares issued 63,422,857
  • Subscription Shares (minimum) 57,823,547
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596/2014) AS IT FORMS PART OF UNITED KINGDOM DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 AS AMENDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2020 ("MAR").

Savannah Resources Plc

(AIM: SAV, FWB: SAV and SWB: SAV) ("Savannah" or the "Company")

Result of Accelerated Bookbuild and Subscription

Savannah Resources plc, the European lithium development company is pleased to announce that further to its announcement dated 26 June 2025 (the "Launch Announcement"), it has successfully completed the Placing, which has now closed. The Placing took place through an accelerated bookbuilding process managed by SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP as Global co-ordinator and joint bookrunner alongside Canaccord Genuity Limited, Caixa-Banco de Investimento, S.A and Alantra Equities, SV, S.A as joint bookrunners.

The Company has raised, in aggregate, a minimum of £4.24 million (US$5.81 million) (before expenses), from £2.22 million (US$3.04 million) through the Placing of 63,422,857 Placing Shares at the Issue Price of 3.5 pence per Placing Share and, pursuant to the Subscription, a minimum of £2.02 million (US$2.77 million) through the subscription for a minimum of 57,823,547 Subscription Shares also at the Issue Price (the "Subscription"). The final number of Subscription Shares to be subscribed for pursuant to the Subscription will only be determined following the completion of the Retail Offer, following which certain Subscribers may be scaled-back to maintain their percentage interests.

The Retail Offer remains open for individual investors until 4.30 p.m. on 1 July 2025 and the result of the Retail Offer and final results of the Subscription will be made as soon as practicable thereafter.

Savannah's Chief Executive Officer, Emanuel Proença said: "We are delighted and humbled by the support shown in Savannah's ongoing development of the Barroso Lithium Project by existing and new shareholders alike through this Placing and Subscription. Coupled with our existing cash resources, this modest but important fundraise gives Savannah a financial position of significant strength. As a result, we can continue to move ahead at speed with our development of the Project.

"My sincere thanks go to all those who have participated in this financing and shown their support for both Savannah and, in turn, Europe's wider efforts to execute its energy transition. The contribution from our four largest shareholders is greatly appreciated and clearly demonstrates their ongoing strong support for Savannah and the Project. We are also pleased to have received significant investment from Portuguese institutions, which further highlights the strong domestic support which the Project enjoys. Savannah is also delighted to welcome a number of new institutional investors onto our register from France and UK, which includes sector specialists. This multinational interest in the Project underlines the international efforts which are being made to expedite its development.

"Retail shareholders still have the opportunity to invest alongside these institutions through the separate offer announced yesterday, the result of which will be announced next week.

"This addition working capital will help us to progress work on multiple fronts which will feed into the current Definitive Feasibility Study and into our ongoing preparations for post-DFS workstreams. These include obtaining finance for the Project's construction, continuing to secure land associated with the Project, and further enhancing our team.

"With our financial position significantly strengthened, we look forward to updating all our shareholders, new and existing, with regular news on the Project's ongoing development as we seek to establish ourselves , and Portugal, as a long term, responsible producer of lithium raw material for Europe's battery value chain."

Admission to trading on AIM

The Placing and Subscription are conditional on the admission of the Placing Shares and Subscription Shares to trading on AIM ("Admission"). Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for Admission of the 121,246,404 Placing Shares and Subscription Shares which is expected to become effective and dealings in the Placing Shares and Subscription Shares commence at 8.00 a.m. on 2 July 2025.

The issuance of the Placing Shares and Subscription Shares will be made from the authorities granted to Directors to issue Ordinary Shares at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 10 June 2025.

A further announcement regarding the Admission of the Retail Offer Shares and additional Subscription Shares will be made in due course.

Related Party participation in the Subscription

Two Directors have subscribed for an aggregate of 1,000,002 Subscription Shares at the Issue Price for an aggregate amount of approximately £35,000 as set out below:

DirectorCurrent ShareholdingSubscription Number of Subscription SharesResulting Shareholding
Rick Anthon0714,286714,286
Dale Ferguson*4,701,986285,7164,987,702

*Mr Dale Ferguson, the Company's Technical Director, is also a Director of and minority shareholder in Slipstream Resources Investments Pty Ltd.

In addition, AMG Lithium B.V. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Euronext Amsterdam-listed AMG Critical Materials N.V), Al Marjan Limited, Grupo Lusiaves SGPS, S.A., Mário Nuno dos Santos Ferreira, all substantial shareholders in the Company, have each subscribed for Subscription Shares at the Issue Price as follows:

Substantial ShareholderCurrent ShareholdingSubscription Number of Subscription SharesResulting Shareholding
AMG lithium B.V.*342,612,42019,118,657361,731,077
Al Marjan Limited275,762,5899,142,857284,905,446
Grupo Lusiaves SGPS, S.A.*218,785,90912,208,818230,994,727
Mário Nuno dos Santos Ferreira*217,277,42112,124,640229,402,061

* The total number of Subscription Shares issued to such Subscribers may be subject to scale-back, following the completion of the Retail Offer, to ensure that their percentage shareholding is maintained on completion of the Fundraise.

The updated percentage holdings of the Company's Directors and significant shareholders will be disclosed in due course along with the result of the Retail Offer.

Related Party Transaction

Rick Anthon, Dale Ferguson, AMG Lithium BV, Al Marjan Limited, Grupo Lusiaves SGPS, S.A. and Mário Nuno dos Santos Ferreira are, respectively, Directors of and substantial shareholders in the Company (the "Related Parties") and their participation in the Subscription constitutes a related party transaction in accordance with AIM Rule 13. Emanuel Proença, Diogo da Silveira and Bruce Griffin are not participating in the Subscription and are therefore considered independent Directors for these purposes, having consulted with the Company's Nominated Adviser, consider the terms of the Related Parties' participation in the Subscription to be fair and reasonable insofar as Savannah's shareholders are concerned.

Note

Defined terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as in the Launch Announcement dated 26 June 2025 unless otherwise defined herein.

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  • Reason for the notification
  • Position/status: 1. Chairman 2. Technical Director 3. Chief Financial Officer 4. Chief Corporate Officer
  • Initial notification/Amendment:
  • Name: Savannah Resources Plc
  • LEI: 213800UCK16HW5KKGP60
  • Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: Identification code: Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each ISIN: GB00B647W791
  • Nature of the transaction: Subscription for Subscription Shares
  • Price(s) and volume(s): Price(s) Volume(s) 1. 3.5 pence 714,286 2. 3.5 pence 285,716 3. 3.5 pence 2,300,000 4. 3.5 pence 285,716
  • Aggregated information: Aggregated volume: Price: Single transactions as in 4 c) above
  • Date of the transaction: 27 June 2025
  • Place of the transaction: Outside a trading venue

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