BSE Base Resources Limited

AIM and Media Release 

28 June 2024

Base Resources Limited
LTIP performance rights update

Base Resources Limited (ASX & AIM: BSE) (Base Resources or the Company) advises that 1,695,966 vested performance rights granted under the Base Resources Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) have been exercised.

For each performance right exercised, LTIP participants were allocated one fully paid ordinary share of no par value in Base Resources (ordinary share)1 previously acquired on-market by the LTIP trustee.  In accordance with the terms of the LTIP, the exercise price was nil and the shares were allocated for nil cash consideration.  The performance rights exercised were from the 2020 LTIP cycle, which vested following performance testing as at 30 September 2023.  The exercises of vested performance rights occurred during the period beginning (and including) 1 May 2024 and ending on (and including) 25 June 2024.

[Note (1): The identification code for ordinary shares is AU000000BSE5.]

A member of the Company’s senior management classified as a person discharging managerial responsibilities was among the employees exercising vested performance rights, with such exercise occurring on 25 June 2024.  Certain persons discharging managerial responsibilities have also undertaken off-market transfers to alter the holding arrangements for their Base Resources ordinary shares.  Relevant details are set out in the table below.

  [Notes:

(2)      Performance rights solely comprise unvested performance rights.

(3)      Performance rights include 580,471 vested performance rights.

(4)      On 27 June 2024 and for a price of A$0.267 per share, 540,101 shares moved from a registered holding in Mr Greyling’s own name to Wildstate Enterprises Pty Ltd and 1,126,386 shares moved from Wildstate Enterprises Pty Ltd to a registered holding jointly in the names of Mr Greyling and his spouse.

(5)      On 25 June 2024 and for a price of A$0.260 per share, 2,527,761 shares moved from a registered holding in Mr Hay’s own name to a holding in the name of Mr Hay’s spouse.]

As a result of the above events, the Company has the following securities on issue:

• 1,178,011,850 ordinary shares.
• 70,345,660 performance rights issued pursuant to the terms of the LTIP, comprising:

• 6,599,881 vested performance rights, which remain subject to exercise6; and
• 63,745,779 unvested performance rights subject to performance testing in accordance with their terms of issue.

[Note (6): Vested performance rights have a nil cash exercise price and, unless exercised beforehand, expire five years after vesting.]

ENDS.

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About Base Resources

Base Resources is an Australian based, African focused, mineral sands producer and developer with a track record of project delivery and operational performance.  The Company operates the established Kwale Operations in Kenya and is developing the Toliara Project in Madagascar.  Base Resources is an ASX and AIM listed company.  Further details about Base Resources are available at www.baseresources.com.au.

PRINCIPAL AND REGISTERED OFFICE AND LEI
Level 3, 46 Colin Street
West Perth, Western Australia, 6005
Email:  info@baseresources.com.au
Phone: +61 8 9413 7400
Fax: +61 8 9322 8912

LEI: 2617005DDMEAZ8OBD979

NOMINATED ADVISER & JOINT BROKER
Canaccord Genuity Limited
James Asensio / Raj Khatri / George Grainger
Phone: +44 20 7523 8000

JOINT BROKER
Berenberg
Matthew Armitt / Detlir Elezi
Phone: +44 20 3207 7800