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ACG Metals Limited
10 December 2025
 

ACG METALS LIMITED

("ACG" or the "Company")

 

FORM 8 (OPD)

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Full name of discloser:

ACG Metals Limited

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

N/A

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

ACG Metals Limited

(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?

OFFEROR

(e) Date position held:

     The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

10 December 2025

(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

Anglo Asian Mining plc

 

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

 

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates

 

 

Class of relevant security:

 

Class A Ordinary Shares, Sponsor Warrants, Public Warrants and Private Warrants

 

 

 

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

Nil

-

Nil

-

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

Nil

-

Nil

-

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

Nil

-

Nil

-

 

     TOTAL:

Nil

-

Nil

-

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

 

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

 

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities

 

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

None

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

None

 

 

3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:

 

 

(a)   Class A Ordinary Shares of no par value in the capital the capital of ACG Metals Limited ("Class A Ordinary Shares"):

 

Name

Number of Class A Ordinary Shares held

% of Class A Ordinary Shares held

Lidya Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

7,112,071

31.21%

Argentem Creek Partners LP*

6,865,497

30.13%

Artem Volynets (Director)**

562,279

2.47%

Fiona Paulus (Director)

45,333

0.20%

Mustafa Aksoy (Director)

34,000

0.15%

Maarten Terlouw (Director)

34,000

0.15%

Mark Curtis (Director)

39,666

0.17%

 

* Held via AOF Trading LLC, an entity controlled by Argentem Creek Partners LP.

** Held via ACG Advisory Limited, for which Artem Volynets is the ultimate beneficial owner.

 

(b)   Options over Class A Ordinary Shares:

 

 

Option Holder

Granted

Total number of Options

Exercise Price

Vesting Dates

Expiry Date

Impact Investments LLC*

13 February 2025

216,592

US$1.00

The options vest equally in three tranches on 16 October 2025, 16 October 2026 and 16 October 2027.

13 February 2035

 

* Mike Pompeo is the Executive Chairman and 50% shareholder of Impact Investments LLC.

 

(c)   Sponsor Warrants over Class A Ordinary Shares:

 

Name

 

Conversion

Price

Number of Sponsor Warrants held

Grant Date

Expiry Date

% of Sponsor Warrants held

Argentem Creek Partners LP

£5.34

1,693,243

5 September 2024

5 September 2029

40.01%

Artem Volynets

£5.34

336,817

5 September 2024

5 September 2029

7.96 %

 

(d)   Public Warrants over Class A Ordinary Shares:

 

Name

 

Conversion

Price

Number of Public Warrants held

Grant Date

Expiry Date

% Public Warrants held

Argentem Creek Partners LP

£5.34

1,829,171

5 September 2024

5 September 2029

77.30%

 

 

(e)   Private Warrants over Class A Ordinary Shares:

 

Name

 

Conversion

Price

Number of Private Warrants held

Grant Date

Expiry Date

% of Private Warrants held

Argentem Creek Partners LP

£5.34

2,537,501

5 September 2024

5 September 2029

50.17%

Lidya Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

£5.34

1,994,039

5 September 2024

5 September 2029

39.43%

 

 

 

 

 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

 

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

 

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

 

None.

 

 

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and any other person relating to:

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

 

None.

 

 

(c)        Attachments

 

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)

No

Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)

No

 

 

Date of disclosure:

10 December 2025

Contact name:

Artem Volynets, CEO

Telephone number:

+44 7795 635478

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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