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Salt Lake Potash (SO4) Commencement of Commercial Scale SOP Evaporation

24th June 2019 / Leave a comment

Highlights

Salt Lake Potash has completed construction of a commercial scale SOP brine evaporation pond at Lake Way
Pumping of the high grade SOP brine from Williamson Pit has now commenced
De-watering is expected to be finished during Q3 2019 ensuring the evaporation process will be underway during the summer months and provide the initial feed salts for the process plant
Salt Lake Potash has commenced a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) for a commercial scale 200ktpa Sulphate of Potash development at Lake Way, targeting completion in Q3 2019

Salt Lake Potash Limited (Salt Lake Potash or the Company) is pleased to announce it has commenced pumping the Williamson Pit brine into a commercial scale Sulphate of Potash (SOP) brine evaporation pond (Williamson Ponds) at its Lake Way Project.

Construction of the Williamson Ponds has recently been completed, with pond dimensions of 2.5km by 0.5km. These ponds have been designed to receive the 1.2GL of high-grade SOP brine from the Williamson Pit mine, with de-watering of the pit now underway. The de-watering is scheduled to complete in Q3 2019.

Given the super-saturated nature of the Williamson Pit brines, precipitation of salts started immediately upon pumping into the evaporation pond. The Company will be able to harvest first salts from the Williamson Ponds which are expected to be utilised as initial feed stock for processing.

Salt Lake Potash’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Tony Swiericzuk, said:

“It is very pleasing to see the high-grade Williamson Pit brines being pumped into the commercial scale SOP evaporation ponds. It’s a real milestone in the development of our Lake Way Project and a first in the development of an exciting new industry for Western Australia.

Importantly, construction of the Williamson Ponds has provided the team with invaluable data on both methodology and costs, which will feed into the BFS that is now well advanced and due to be completed during the September quarter.”

Link to Interview with Tony Swiericzuk as the de-watering of Williamson Pit commences

Having recently completed the Scoping Study for a commercial scale 200ktpa development at Lake Way, Salt Lake Potash has commenced the Bankable Feasibility Study targeting completion in Q3 2019.

For further information please visit www.so4.com.au or contact:

Tony Swiericzuk/Clint McGhie	Salt Lake Potash Limited	Tel: +61 8 6559 5800
Jo Battershill	Salt Lake Potash Limited	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7478 3900
Colin Aaronson/Richard Tonthat/Ben Roberts	Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser)	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100
Derrick Lee/Beth McKiernan	Cenkos Securities plc (Joint Broker)	Tel: +44 (0) 131 220 6939
Rupert Fane / Ingo Hofmaier / Ernest Bell	Hannam & Partners (Joint Broker)	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7907 8500

Forward Looking Statements

This announcement may include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Salt Lake Potash Limited’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events. Forward looking statements are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the control of Salt Lake Potash Limited, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. Salt Lake Potash Limited makes no undertaking to subsequently update or revise the forward-looking statements made in this announcement, to reflect the circumstances or events after the date of that announcement.

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this Announcement that relates to Mineral Resources is extracted from the report entitled ‘Significant High-Grade SOP Resource Delineated at Lake Way’ dated 18 March 2019. This announcement is available to view on www.so4.com.au. The information in the original Announcement that related to Mineral Resources was based on, and fairly represents, information compiled by Mr Ben Jeuken, who is a member Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and a member of the International Association of Hydrogeologists. Mr Jeuken is employed by Groundwater Science Pty Ltd, an independent consulting company. Mr Jeuken has sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity, which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Salt Lake Potash Limited confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original market announcement and, in the case of estimates of Mineral Resources, that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed. Salt Lake Potash Limited confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcement.

Production Target

The Lake Way Project Production Target stated in this announcement is based on the Company’s Scoping Study as announced on 13 June 2019. The information in relation to the Production Target that the Company is required to include in a public report in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 5.16 and 5.17 was included in the Company’s Announcement released on 13 June 2019. The Company confirms that the material assumptions underpinning the Production Target referenced in the 13 June 2019 release continue to apply and have not materially changed.

Salt Lake Potash #SO4 – Completion of Placement, Directors’ Holdings & Mobilisation of Equipment to Lake Way

9th January 2019 / Leave a comment

Salt Lake Potash Limited (“the Company”) is pleased to announce that it has now completed the placement of 31.0 million new ordinary shares of the Company, to raise gross proceeds of A$13.0 million (“Placement”), first announced on 9 November 2018.

The second tranche of the Placement has been completed following shareholder approval at a General Meeting held on 20 December 2018. The issue comprised 1,702,381 ordinary shares of no par value at a price of A$0.42 per share, including 952,381 shares subscribed for by the CEO, Mr Tony Swiericzuk, and 750,000 shares by the Company’s Chairman, Mr Ian Middlemas.

Proceeds from the Placement will be used to fund the construction of the Williamson Ponds and dewatering of the Williamson Pit, as well as ongoing development of on-lake infrastructure, exploration and feasibility studies, and general working capital.

Funds from the Placement have enabled the mobilisation of construction equipment to Lake Way, with preliminary site preparation works being undertaken in preparation for the imminent construction of the Williamson Ponds and dewatering of the Williamson Pit.

Application has been made to the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange (“AIM”) for the admission of the 1,702,381 Ordinary Shares, which rank pari passu with the Company’s existing issued Ordinary Shares, to be admitted to trading. Dealings on AIM are expected to commence at 8:00am on or around 10 January 2019 (“Admission”).

An Appendix 3B and Section 708A Notice are attached as required under the listing rules of the ASX.

Total Voting Rights

For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (“DTRs”), following Admission, Salt Lake will have 206,270,581 Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights attached. Salt Lake holds no shares in treasury. This figure of 206,270,581 may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the ASX Listing Rules or the DTRs.

Directors’ interests

Following the issue of these shares, the directors will have the following interests in shares:

	Number of shares	Percentage of issued share capital
Ian Middlemas	11,750,000	5.70%
Tony Swiericzuk	952,381	0.46%

Mr Swiericzuk also holds an indirect interest in 5 million incentive options and 7,266,258 performance rights.

For further information please visit www.saltlakepotash.com.au or contact:

Tony Swierizcuk/Clint McGhie	Salt Lake Potash Limited	Tel: +61 8 9322 6322
Jo Battershill	Salt Lake Potash Limited	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7478 3900
Colin Aaronson/Richard Tonthat/Ben Roberts	Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser)	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100
Derrick Lee/Beth McKiernan	Cenkos Securities plc (Joint Broker)	Tel: +44 (0) 131 220 6939
Jerry Keen/Toby Gibbs	Shore Capital (Joint broker)	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7468 7967

Rule 2.7, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5

Appendix 3B

New issue announcement,

application for quotation of additional securities

and agreement

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 01/07/96 Origin: Appendix 5 Amended 01/07/98, 01/09/99, 01/07/00, 30/09/01, 11/03/02, 01/01/03, 24/10/05, 01/08/12, 04/03/13

Name of entity

SALT LAKE POTASH LIMITED

ABN

98 117 085 748

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.

Part 1 ‑ All issues

You must complete the relevant sections (attach sheets if there is not enough space).

1	+Class of +securities issued or to be issued		Ordinary Shares

2	Number of +securities issued or to be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued		1,702,381

3	Principal terms of the +securities (e.g. if options, exercise price and expiry date; if partly paid +securities, the amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if +convertible securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion)		Fully paid ordinary shares

4	Do the +securities rank equally in all respects from the +issue date with an existing +class of quoted +securities? If the additional +securities do not rank equally, please state: · the date from which they do · the extent to which they participate for the next dividend, (in the case of a trust, distribution) or interest payment · the extent to which they do not rank equally, other than in relation to the next dividend, distribution or interest payment		Yes

5	Issue price or consideration		$0.42

6	Purpose of the issue (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets)		Proceeds from the issue will be used to fund construction of the Williamson Ponds and dewatering of the Williamson Pit, as well as ongoing development of on-lake infrastructure, exploration and feasibility studies, and general working capital.

6a	Is the entity an +eligible entity that has obtained security holder approval under rule 7.1A? If Yes, complete sections 6b – 6h in relation to the +securities the subject of this Appendix 3B, and comply with section 6i		Yes

6b	The date the security holder resolution under rule 7.1A was passed		30 November 2018

6c	Number of +securities issued without security holder approval under rule 7.1		Nil

6d	Number of +securities issued with security holder approval under rule 7.1A		Nil

6e	Number of +securities issued with security holder approval under rule 7.3, or another specific security holder approval (specify date of meeting)		1,702,381

6f	Number of +securities issued under an exception in rule 7.2		Nil

6g	If +securities issued under rule 7.1A, was issue price at least 75% of 15 day VWAP as calculated under rule 7.1A.3? Include the +issue date and both values. Include the source of the VWAP calculation.		Not Applicable

6h	If +securities were issued under rule 7.1A for non-cash consideration, state date on which valuation of consideration was released to ASX Market Announcements		Not Applicable

6i	Calculate the entity’s remaining issue capacity under rule 7.1 and rule 7.1A – complete Annexure 1 and release to ASX Market Announcements		7.1 – 27,935,268 7.1A – 20,578,769

7		+Issue dates Note: The issue date may be prescribed by ASX (refer to the definition of issue date in rule 19.12). For example, the issue date for a pro rata entitlement issue must comply with the applicable timetable in Appendix 7A. Cross reference: item 33 of Appendix 3B.	9 January 2019

			Number	+Class
8		Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX (including the +securities in section 2 if applicable)	206,270,581	Ordinary Shares
			Number	+Class
9		Number and +class of all +securities not quoted on ASX (including the +securities in section 2 if applicable)	7,500,000 10,000,000 750,000 750,000 1,000,000 250,000 500,000 750,000 400,000 1,700,000 2,750,000 3,000,000 21,095,016	Class B Performance Shares Class C Performance Shares Incentive Options exercise price $0.40, expiry date 29 April 2019 Incentive Options exercise price $0.50, expiry date 29 April 2020 Incentive Options exercise price $0.60, expiry date 29 April 2021 Incentive Options exercise price $0.40, expiry date 30 June 2021 Incentive Options exercise price $0.50, expiry date 30 June 2021 Incentive Options exercise price $0.60, expiry date 30 June 2021 Incentive Options exercise price $0.70, expiry date 30 June 2021 Incentive Options exercise price $0.60, expiry date 1 November 2023 Incentive Options exercise price $1.00, expiry date 1 November 2023 Incentive Options exercise price $1.20, expiry date 1 November 2023 Performance rights which are subject to various performance conditions to be satisfied prior to the relevant expiry dates between 31 December 2018 and 1 November 2023

10		Dividend policy (in the case of a trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)	Not Applicable

Part 2 ‑ Pro rata issue

11	Is security holder approval required?	Not Applicable

12	Is the issue renounceable or non-renounceable?	Not Applicable

13	Ratio in which the +securities will be offered	Not Applicable

14	+Class of +securities to which the offer relates	Not Applicable

15	+Record date to determine entitlements	Not Applicable

16	Will holdings on different registers (or subregisters) be aggregated for calculating entitlements?	Not Applicable

17	Policy for deciding entitlements in relation to fractions	Not Applicable

18	Names of countries in which the entity has security holders who will not be sent new offer documents Note: Security holders must be told how their entitlements are to be dealt with. Cross reference: rule 7.7.	Not Applicable

19	Closing date for receipt of acceptances or renunciations	Not Applicable

20	Names of any underwriters	Not Applicable

21	Amount of any underwriting fee or commission	Not Applicable

22	Names of any brokers to the issue	Not Applicable

23	Fee or commission payable to the broker to the issue	Not Applicable

24	Amount of any handling fee payable to brokers who lodge acceptances or renunciations on behalf of security holders	Not Applicable

25	If the issue is contingent on security holders’ approval, the date of the meeting	Not Applicable

26	Date entitlement and acceptance form and offer documents will be sent to persons entitled	Not Applicable

27	If the entity has issued options, and the terms entitle option holders to participate on exercise, the date on which notices will be sent to option holders	Not Applicable

28	Date rights trading will begin (if applicable)	Not Applicable

29	Date rights trading will end (if applicable)	Not Applicable

30	How do security holders sell their entitlements in full through a broker?	Not Applicable

31	How do security holders sell part of their entitlements through a broker and accept for the balance?	Not Applicable

32	How do security holders dispose of their entitlements (except by sale through a broker)?	Not Applicable

33	+Issue date	Not Applicable

Part 3 ‑ Quotation of securities

You need only complete this section if you are applying for quotation of securities

Type of +securities

(tick one)

(a)

+Securities described in Part 1

(b)

All other +securities

Example: restricted securities at the end of the escrowed period, partly paid securities that become fully paid, employee incentive share securities when restriction ends, securities issued on expiry or conversion of convertible securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(a)

Additional securities forming a new class of securities

Tick to indicate you are providing the information or documents

35		If the +securities are +equity securities, the names of the 20 largest holders of the additional +securities, and the number and percentage of additional +securities held by those holders

36		If the +securities are +equity securities, a distribution schedule of the additional +securities setting out the number of holders in the categories 1 – 1,000 1,001 – 5,000 5,001 – 10,000 10,001 – 100,000 100,001 and over

37		A copy of any trust deed for the additional +securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

38	Number of +securities for which +quotation is sought	Not Applicable

39	+Class of +securities for which quotation is sought	Not Applicable

40	Do the +securities rank equally in all respects from the +issue date with an existing +class of quoted +securities? If the additional +securities do not rank equally, please state: · the date from which they do · the extent to which they participate for the next dividend, (in the case of a trust, distribution) or interest payment · the extent to which they do not rank equally, other than in relation to the next dividend, distribution or interest payment	Not Applicable

41	Reason for request for quotation now Example: In the case of restricted securities, end of restriction period (if issued upon conversion of another +security, clearly identify that other +security)	Not Applicable

		Number	+Class
42	Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX (including the +securities in clause 38)

Quotation agreement

1 +Quotation of our additional +securities is in ASX’s absolute discretion. ASX may quote the +securities on any conditions it decides.

2 We warrant the following to ASX.

· The issue of the +securities to be quoted complies with the law and is not for an illegal purpose.

· There is no reason why those +securities should not be granted +quotation.

· An offer of the ⁺securities for sale within 12 months after their issue will not require disclosure under section 707(3) or section 1012C(6) of the Corporations Act.

Note: An entity may need to obtain appropriate warranties from subscribers for the securities in order to be able to give this warranty

· Section 724 or section 1016E of the Corporations Act does not apply to any applications received by us in relation to any +securities to be quoted and that no-one has any right to return any +securities to be quoted under sections 737, 738 or 1016F of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the +securities be quoted.

· If we are a trust, we warrant that no person has the right to return the +securities to be quoted under section 1019B of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the +securities be quoted.

3 We will indemnify ASX to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any claim, action or expense arising from or connected with any breach of the warranties in this agreement.

4 We give ASX the information and documents required by this form. If any information or document is not available now, we will give it to ASX before +quotation of the +securities begins. We acknowledge that ASX is relying on the information and documents. We warrant that they are (will be) true and complete.

Sign here: ………………………………………………….. Date: 9 January 2019

(Director/Company secretary)

Print name: Clint McGhie

== == == == ==

Notice Under Section 708A

Salt Lake Potash Limited (the Company) has today issued 1,702,381 fully paid ordinary shares. The issued shares are part of a class of securities quoted on Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”).

The Company hereby notifies ASX under paragraph 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cwth) (the “Act”) that:

1. the Company issued the securities without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of the Act;

2. as at the date of this notice, the Company has complied with the provisions of Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act as they apply to the Company, and section 674 of the Act; and

3. as at the date of this notice, there is no information that is “excluded information” within the meaning of sections 708A(7) and (8) of the Act.

Salt Lake Potash #SO4 announces a A$13.0m Placement to Institutional & Sophisticated Investors to Fund Project Development

9th November 2018 / Leave a comment

Salt Lake Potash Limited (the Company or Salt Lake) is pleased to announce that it has received strong commitments from both existing and new institutional and sophisticated investors in Australia and overseas to subscribe for 31.0 million new ordinary shares of the Company (Ordinary Shares), to raise gross proceeds of $13,000,000 (Placement). There was very strong demand for the Placement, an endorsement of the recent appointment of Tony Swiericzuk as CEO and also of the Company’s world class Sulphate of Potash project.

Proceeds from the Placement will be used to fund construction of the Williamson Ponds and dewatering of the Williamson Pit, as well as ongoing development of on-lake infrastructure, exploration and feasibility studies, and general working capital.

The cornerstone investor for the Placement is a significant international investment fund. Directors and senior management intend to subscribe for a total of 2.4 million shares in the Placement, including 952,381 shares by the CEO, Mr Tony Swiericzuk, and 750,000 shares by the Company’s Chairman, Mr Ian Middlemas, which will be issued subject to shareholder approval.

Commenting on the Placement, SO4’s CEO, Tony Swiericzuk, said: “We are very pleased to have received such strong support from new and existing shareholders to fund the construction of the initial on-lake infrastructure at Lake Way. These activities are on the critical path to enabling SO4 to become the first Australian commercial producer of SOP in a global sector with outstanding potential. This strong support from investors endorses our view that the Goldfields Salt Lakes Project has enormous potential for value creation and we now look forward to rapidly delivering on this potential for all shareholders and stakeholders.”

Argonaut Securities Pty Limited and Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited acted as Joint Lead Manager to the Placement.

The issue price of A$0.42 represents a 13.4% discount to the last closing price of $0.485 on ASX.

The Placement will be completed in two tranches as follows:

(a) 29,250,000 shares will be issued on 16 November 2018 under Listing Rule 7.1 (11,745,041 shares) and Listing Rule 7.1A (17,504,959 shares). Following the issue of these shares the Company will have 7,612,398 remaining issue capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 and no remaining issue capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A.

(b) 1,702,381 shares intended to be subscribed for by Directors will be issued on or about Thursday 20 December 2018 subject to shareholder approval. A notice of general meeting will be sent to shareholders shortly.

Related Party transaction

The proposed participation in the Placement by Tony Swiericzuk, and Ian Middlemas constitutes a related party transaction under Rule 13 of the AIM Rules for Companies. The independent directors, having consulted the Company’s nominated adviser, Grant Thornton UK LLP, consider that the terms of the transaction are fair and reasonable insofar as the Company’s shareholders are concerned.

Settlement and dealings

Application will be made to the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange (“AIM”) for 29,250,000 Ordinary Shares, pursuant to the Placement, which rank pari passu with the Company’s existing issued Ordinary Shares, to be admitted to trading. Dealings on AIM are expected to commence at 8:00am on or around 16 November 2018 (“Admission”).

Total Voting Rights

For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (“DTRs”), following Admission, Salt Lake will have 204,299,596 Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights attached. Salt Lake holds no shares in treasury. This figure of 204,299,596 may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the ASX Listing Rules or the DTRs.

Information required under ASX Listing Rule 3.10.5A:

(a) Dilution to existing shareholders as a result of the issue under Listing Rule 7.1A is 9.1%, dilution to existing shareholders as a result of the issue under Listing Rule 7.1 is 6.3% and the total dilution to existing shareholders is 14.3%. Details regarding the participation of existing and new shareholders is not able to be determined yet and will be provided at completion;

(b) The Company will issue 17,504,959 shares under Listing Rule 7.1A because the Placement was considered to be a more efficient mechanism for raising funds. The Placement did not expose the Company to additional costs, a protracted process and market volatility that may have been experienced with a pro-rata issue or other type of issue in which existing ordinary shareholders would have been eligible to participate;

(d) A fee of up to 6% may be paid to the Brokers/Advisors in connection with the Placement under rule 7.1A.

The voluntary halt of trading of the Company’s shares on ASX was lifted prior to the opening of trade on 9 November 2018, following an announcement to the market regarding the above.