Giyani Announces Grant of Options
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Giyani Announces Grant of Options
TORONTO, Ontario, April 1, 2022 -- Giyani Metals Corp. (TSXV:EMM, GR:A2DUU8) ("Giyani" or the
"Company"), developer of the K.Hill manganese oxide project (“K.Hill Project”) in Botswana,
announces granting of stock options (each an “Option”) under its existing Stock Option Plan.
The Company has granted an aggregate of 475,000 Options to certain officers and employees of the
Company (“Optionee(s)”) in accordance with the Company's current Stock Option Plan. Each Option
is exercisable into one common share (a "Share") of the Company at a price of CAD0.33 per Share for
a period of five years from the date of grant, being today. Vesting provisions are as follows:
• 75,000 Options shall vest on April 12, 2022;
• 250,000 Options shall vest in three equal installments with the provision that the Optionee
remains engaged by the Company at the vesting date: 1/3 shall vest on April 1, 2022; 1/3 shall
vest on April 1, 2023; and 1/3 shall vest on April 1, 2024; and
• 150,000 Options shal l vest in three equal installments with the provision that the Optionee
remains engaged by the Company at the vesting date: 1/3 shall vest on August 19, 2022; 1/3
shall vest on April 19, 2023; and 1/3 shall vest on April 19, 2024
About Giyani
Giyani is a mineral resource company focused on becoming one of Africa’s first low-carbon producers
of high-purity manganese sulphate precursor materials, used by battery manufacturers for the
expanding electric vehicle market, through the advancement of its manganese assets in the Kanye
Basin in south-eastern Botswana, (the “Kanye Basin Prospects”) through its wholly-owned Botswana
subsidiary Menzi Battery Metals (Pty) Ltd. The Company’s Kanye Basin Prospects consist of 10
prospecting licences and include the past producing Kgwakgwe Hill mine and project, referred to as the
K.Hill Project, the Otse manganese prospect and the Lobatse manganese prospect, both of which have
seen historical mining activities.
The Company is currently undertaking a feasibility study on the K.Hill Project, following an updated
preliminary assessment report announced on April 12, 2021 with a post-tax NPV of USD332 million and
post-tax IRR of 80%, based on a development plan to produce around 891,000 tonnes of HPMSM over
a 10 year project life.
Additional information and corporate documents may be found on www.sedar.com and on Giyani Metals
Corp. website at https://giyanimetals.com/.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Giyani Metals Corp.
Robin Birchall, CEO
Contact:
Robin Birchall CEO, Director
+44 7711 313019
George Donne
VP Business Development
+44 7866 591 897
Judith Webster
Corporate Secretary
+1 416 453 8818
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
The securities described herein have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and accordingly, may not be offered or sold to, or for the account
or benefit of, persons in the United States or "U.S. persons," as such term is defined in Regulation S promulgated under
the U.S. Securities Act ("U.S. Persons"), except in compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities
Act and applicable state securities requirements or pursuant to exemptions therefrom. This press release does not
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company's securities to, or for the account of benefit
of, persons in the United States or U.S. Persons.
Forward Looking Information
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation.
All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, that address events or developments that
Giyani expects to occur, are "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements are statements that are not
historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "does not expect", "plans",
"anticipates", "does not anticipate", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential", "scheduled", "forecast",
"budget" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could", "should" or "might" occur.
Specific forward-looking statements and forward-looking information herein includes completion of receipt of TSXV
approval for the private placement and completion of the private placement.
All such forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of the relevant management as of the date
such statements are made and are subject to certain assumptions, important risk factors and uncertainties, many of which
are beyond Giyani's ability to control or predict. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and
assumptions that are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. In the case of Giyani, these facts include their anticipated operations in future periods,
planned exploration and development of its properties, and plans related to its business and other matters that may occur
in the future. This information relates to analyses and other information that is based on expectations of future
performance and planned work programs.
Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which
could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information, including,
without limitation: inherent exploration hazards and risks; risks related to exploration and development of natural resource
properties; uncertainty in Giyani's ability to obtain funding; commodity price fluctuations; recent market events and
conditions; risks related to the uncertainty of mineral resource calculations and the inclusion of inferred mineral resources
in economic estimation; risks in how the world-wide economic and social impact of COVID-19 is managed; risks related
to governmental regulations; risks related to obtaining necessary licenses and permits; risks related to their business
being subject to environmental laws and regulations; risks related to their mineral properties being subject to prior
unregistered agreements, transfers, or claims and other defects in title; risks relating to competition from larger companies
with greater financial and technical resources; risks relating to the inability to meet financial obligations under agreements
to which they are a party; ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel; and risks related to their directors and officers
becoming associated with other natural resource companies which may give rise to conflicts of interests. This list is not
exhaustive of the factors that may affect Giyani's forward-looking information. Should one or more of these risks and
uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those
described in the forward-looking information or statements.
Giyani's forward-looking information is based on the reasonable beliefs, expectations and opinions of their respective
management on the date the statements are made, and Giyani does not assume any obligation to update forward looking
information if circumstances or management's beliefs, expectations or opinions change, except as required by law. For
the reasons set forth above, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. For a complete
discussion with respect to Giyani and risks associated with forward-looking information and forward-looking statements,
please refer to Giyani's Annual Information Form, all of which are filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.