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Release of Escrowed Shares
Orion Minerals NL
Incorporated in the Commonwealth of Australia
Australian Company Number 098 939 274
ASX share code: ORN
JSE share code: ORN
ISIN: AU000000ORN1
RELEASE OF ESCROWED SHARES
Orion Minerals NL (ASX/JSE: ORN) (Orion or the Company) announced on 29 March 2017, that it had
completed the acquisition of Agama Exploration & Mining (Pty) Ltd (Agama), an unlisted South African
registered company. Following the acquisition, through its subsidiary companies, Orion now holds an effective
73.33% interest in the Prieska Zinc-Copper Project, located at Copperton, Northern Cape Province, South
Africa and the Marydale Gold Project, located 60km from the Prieska Project.
The purchase consideration paid on settlement of the acquisition was ZAR53 million (-A$5.5 million), of which
ZAR31.5 million (-A$3.3 million) was paid in cash and ZAR21.5 million (-A$2.2 million) was paid by the issue
of 94,321,464 Orion ordinary fully paid shares (Shares) and 94,321,464 unlisted Orion options (exercisable at
$0.0462 cents at any time until 29 March 2019) (refer ASX release 29 March 2017).
Shares issued to the Agama vendors were subject to a 6 month voluntary escrow period ending
29 September 2017 and 75% of the Shares issued to the vendors are subject to a 12-month voluntary escrow
period ending 29 March 2018. Orion provides notice that in accordance with Listing Rule 3.10A, 23,580,364
Shares will be released from voluntary escrow on 29 September 2017.
The remaining 70,741,100 Shares are subject to a voluntary escrow period ending 29 March 2018.
Errol Smart
Managing Director and CEO
28 September 2017
ENQUIRIES
Investors JSE Sponsor
Errol Smart – Managing Director & CEO Rick Irving
Denis Waddell – Chairman Merchantec Capital
T: +61 (0) 3 8080 7170 T: +27 (0) 11 325 6363
E: info@orionminerals.com.au E: rick@merchantec.co.za
Media
Michael Vaughan Emily Fenton
Fivemark Partners, Australia Tavistock, UK
T: +61 (0) 422 602 720 T: +44 (0) 207 920 3150
E: michael.vaughan@fivemark.com.au E: orion@tavistock.co.uk
Suite 617, 530 Little Collins Street
Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Disclaimer
This release may include forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements may include, among
other things, statements regarding targets, estimates and assumptions in respect of metal production and
prices, operating costs and results, capital expenditures, mineral reserves and mineral resources and
anticipated grades and recovery rates, and are or may be based on assumptions and estimates related to
future technical, economic, market, political, social and other conditions. These forward-looking statements
are based on management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events. Forward-looking statements
inherently involve subjective judgement and analysis and are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties and
other factors, many of which are outside the control of Orion. Actual results and developments may vary
materially from those expressed in this release. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Orion makes no undertaking to subsequently update or
revise the forward-looking statements made in this release to reflect events or circumstances after the date
of this release. All information in respect of Exploration Results and other technical information should be
read in conjunction with Competent Person Statements in this release. To the maximum extent permitted by
law, Orion and any of its related bodies corporate and affiliates and their officers, employees, agents,
associates and advisers:
- disclaim any obligations or undertaking to release any updates or revisions to the information to reflect
any change in expectations or assumptions;
- do not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or
completeness of the information in this release, or likelihood of fulfilment of any forward-looking statement
or any event or results expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement; and
- disclaim all responsibility and liability for these forward-looking statements (including, without limitation,
liability for negligence).
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