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RNS Number : 9976T

Zinnwald Lithium PLC

23 March 2023

23 March 2023

Zinnwald Lithium plc

("Zinnwald Lithium" or the "Company")

Issuance of RSUs and Options

Zinnwald Lithium plc (AIM: ZNWD), the German focussed lithium development company, announces the grant of a total of 3,406,780 Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") and 2,450,000 Options under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plans relating to performance in 2022 as detailed in the 2022 Annual Accounts published on 22 March 2023.

The RSUs being granted to Executive Management under the terms of the RSU Scheme, approved by shareholders in October 2020, relate to the second performance period that ran from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. The RSUs will vest two years from the date of grant, being 23 March 2025, and the related shares (or cash alternative at the Company's discretion) will be issued on that date. The RSUs are being granted to Executive Management on the following basis:

 
 Name             Role    No of RSUs      Grant Date    Vesting Date 
 Anton du         CEO      2,135,593   23 March 2023   23 March 2025 
  Plessis 
 Cherif Rifaat    CFO      1,271,186   23 March 2023   23 March 2025 
 Total                     3,406,780 
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The 2,450,000 Options have been granted to employees, consultants and Directors under the terms of the Scheme put in place at the time of the Company's original IPO in 2017. These Options to acquire ordinary shares in the capital of the Company have been granted at a price of 10.41p being the price of the Fundraise that was announced on 22 March 2023. Such options vest as to 1/3 on the date of grant and an additional 1/3 on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant and are exercisable for a period of five years. The Options are being granted on the following basis:

 
 Name             Role             No of Options   Issue       Grant Date   Expiry Date 
                                                    Price 
 Jeremy Martin    Non-Executive          350,000   GBP0.1041   23 March     23 March 
                   Chairman                                     2023         2028 
 Graham Brown     Non-Executive          250,000   GBP0.1041   23 March     23 March 
                   Director                                     2023         2028 
 Peter Secker     Non-Executive          250,000   GBP0.1041   23 March     23 March 
                   Director                                     2023         2028 
 Employees and Consultants             1,600,000   GBP0.1041   23 March     23 March 
                                                                2023         2028 
 Total                                 2,450,000 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------  -----------  ------------ 
 

On issuance of these awards, the total number of RSUs in issue will be 5,316,310 and the total number of Options will be 6,650,000.

For further information contact:

 
 Anton du Plessis         Zinnwald Lithium plc             info@zinnwaldlithium.com 
 John Depasquale          Allenby Capital Limited 
  Dan Dearden-Williams     (Nominated Adviser)             +44 (0) 20 3328 5656 
                         -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 Mike Seabrook            Oberon Capital                   +44 (0) 20 3179 5344 
  Adam Pollock             (Joint Broker)                   +44 (0) 20 3179 5315 
                         -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 Richard Greenfield       Tamesis Partner LLP 
  Charles Bendon           (Co-Broker to the Placing)      +44 (0) 20 3882 2868 
                         -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 Isabel de Salis          St Brides Partners (Financial    info@stbridespartners.co.uk 
  Paul Dulieu              PR) 
                         -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 

Notes

Zinnwald Lithium plc (EPIC: ZNWD.L) is an AIM quoted, German focused lithium development company focussed on becoming an important supplier to Europe's fast-growing battery sector. The Company owns the Zinnwald Lithium Project in Germany, an advanced development project with attractive economics and approved mining licence. Its PEA, published in September 2022 highlighted the positive economics of the Project with a Pre-tax NPV8 of US$1,605m, IRR of 39.0%, $192m EBITDA and a payback of just 3.3 years. The Project is located in the heart of Europe's chemical and automotive industries and has the potential to be one of Europe's more advanced battery grade lithium projects.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                         Name               Position 
                                    Anton du Plessis   CEO 
                                                      --------- 
                                    Cherif Rifaat      CFO 
                                                      --------- 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status             See 1a) 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification        Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                        Zinnwald Lithium plc 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                         213800LXW3HPZ7ZSBE37 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
       (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
       (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have 
       been conducted 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the          RSUs in relation to ordinary 
       financial instrument,       shares of GBP0.01 each in Zinnwald 
       type of instrument          Lithium plc (or cash alternative 
       Identification code         at the Company's discretion) 
 
                                   Identification code (ISIN) for 
                                   Zinnwald Lithium plc ordinary 
                                   shares: GB00BFN4GY99 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction   Grant of RSUs 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)      Name                Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                   Anton du Plessis    n/a         2,135,593 
                                   Cherif Rifaat       n/a         1,271,186 
                                                      ----------  ---------- 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information      n/a 
       - Aggregated volume 
       - Price 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction     23 March 2023 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1    / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                         Name            Position 
                                    Jeremy Martin   Non-Executive Chairman 
                                                   ----------------------- 
                                    Graham Brown    Non-Executive Director 
                                                   ----------------------- 
                                    Peter Secker    Non-Executive Director 
                                                   ----------------------- 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
      Reason for the notification 
  2 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status             See 1a) 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification        Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3    auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                        Zinnwald Lithium plc 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                         213800LXW3HPZ7ZSBE37 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
      Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4    (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
       (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have 
       been conducted 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the          Options over ordinary shares of GBP0.01 
       financial instrument,       each in Zinnwald Lithium plc 
       type of instrument 
       Identification code         Identification code (ISIN) for Zinnwald 
                                   Lithium plc ordinary shares: GB00BFN4GY99 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction   Grant of options over ordinary shares 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)      Name             Price(s)     Volume(s) 
                                   Jeremy Martin    GBP0.1041    350,000 
                                   Graham Brown     GBP0.1041    250,000 
                                   Peter Secker     GBP0.1041    250,000 
                                                   -----------  ---------- 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information      n/a 
       - Aggregated volume 
       - Price 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction     23 March 2023 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 

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