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Update on proposed acquisition of Emmerson R...
Pan African Resources PLC has provided an update on its proposed acquisition of Emmerson Resources Limited, confirming that Emmerson has registered its Scheme Booklet with ASIC, which will be sent to Emmerson shareholders following court orders on May 8, 2026. The acquisition, where Emmerson shareholders will receive 0.1493 new Pan African shares for each Emmerson share, is expected to be implemented on July 1, 2026, subject to Emmerson shareholder approval at a meeting on June 15, 2026, and a second court hearing on June 19, 2026. Pro-forma financial information indicates a projected increase in net asset value per share to 43.51 US cents from 33.90 US cents, while tangible net asset value per share is expected to decrease slightly to 25.48 US cents from 27.39 US cents. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pan African Resources PLC\n \n \n (Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985 with registered number 3937466 on 25 February 2000)\n \n \n Share code on LSE: PAF\n \n \n Share code on JSE: PAN\n \n \n ISIN: GB0004300496\n \n \n ADR ticker code: PAFRY\n \n \n (\"Pan African\" or the \"Company\" or the \"Group\") \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pan African Resources Funding Company Limited\n \n \n Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa with limited liability\n \n \n Registration number: 2012/021237/06\n \n \n Alpha code: PARI\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n UPDATE ON PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF EMMERSON RESOURCES\n \n \n \n \n Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised words and terms contained in this announcement shall bear the same meanings ascribed thereto in the announcement published by Pan African on 9 March 2026 (\n \n \n \n Announcement\n \n \n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shareholders are referred to the Announcement, in terms of which the Company advised, \n \n inter alia\n \n , that it had entered into a binding Scheme Implementation Deed (\n \n SID\n \n ) with Emmerson Resources Limited (ASX:ERM) (\n \n Emmerson\n \n ) under which it is proposed that Pan African, or its nominee, will acquire 100% of the issued shares in Emmerson by way of an Australian Court approved scheme of arrangement (\n \n Scheme\n \n ) in accordance with Part 5.1 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (\n \n Proposed Acquisition\n \n ). Subsequently, on 21 April 2026, Pan African nominated Tennant Consolidated Mining Group Pty Ltd (\n \n TCMG\n \n ), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pan African to acquire Emmerson shares and entered into deed of amendment, restatement and accession to give effect to TCMG acquiring the Emmerson shares under the Scheme. Other than amendments necessary to give effect to TCMG being the nominee acquiring the Emmerson shares under the Scheme, the material terms and conditions of the SID and Scheme remain unchanged.\n \n \n \n \n \n Under the terms of the Scheme, Emmerson shareholders will be entitled to receive 0.1493 new Pan African shares (in the form of ASX-listed Pan African CHESS Depositary Interests (\n \n CDIs\n \n )) for each Emmerson share he...