Platinum Group Metals Ltd. Completes Maseve Mine Sale
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News Release No. 18-366
April 26, 2018
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. Completes Maseve Mine Sale
(Vancouver/Johannesburg) Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (PTM:TSX; PLG:NYSE American)
(“Platinum Group ” “PTM” or the “ Company”) reports the completion of the previously
announced sale of 100% of the equity in Maseve Investments 11 (Pty) Ltd. (“Maseve”), the
holding company of the Maseve Mine, and all shareholder loans owed by Maseve, to Royal
Bafokeng Platinum Limited (“RBPlat”). A ggregate consideration for the sale consist ed of
4,871,335 RBPlat common shares, which have been delivered, and the agreement to the
release of an environmental bond posted by the Company in Rand, currently worth
approximately US$4.7 million1, following RBPlat’s replacement of the environmental bond
for Maseve. Of the 4,871,335 RBPlat common shares issued in connection with the sale of
Maseve, 347,056 were delivered in trust for a minority shareholder of Maseve. The
Company will no longer be responsible for care and maintenance costs or the ongoing
operations or commitments of Maseve.
The Company intends to pay all of its net proceeds from this transaction, which may take
several months to be fully realized into cash, to reduce outstanding indebtedness pursuant
to a secured loan f acility (the “LMM Facility”) with Liberty Metals & Mining Holdings, LLC
(“LMM”).
About Platinum Group Metals Ltd.
Platinum Group is focused on, and is the operator of, the Waterberg Project, a bulk mineable
underground deposit in northern South Africa. Waterberg was discovered by the Company.
Waterberg has potential to be a low cost dominantly palladium mine and Impala Platinum
Holdings Limited, a smelter and refiner of platinum group metals, recently made a strategic
investment in the Waterberg Project.
On behalf of the Board of
Platinum Group Metals Ltd.
R. Michael Jones
President, CEO and Director
For further information contact:
R. Michael Jones, President
or Kris Begic, VP, Corporate Development
Platinum Group Metals Ltd., Vancouver
Tel: (604) 899-5450 / Toll Free: (866) 899-5450
1 For more details please refer to the Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the
six months ended February 28, 2018, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and the Company’s Annual
Information Form for the year ended August 31, 2017.
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Disclosure
The Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE American LLC have not reviewed and do not
accept responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this news release, which has been
prepared by management.
This press release contains forward -looking information within the meaning of Canadian
securities laws and forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. securities laws
(collectively “forward -looking statements”). Forward -looking statements are typ ically
identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, plans, postulate
and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. All
statements that are not statements of historical fact are forward -looking statements.
Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, the Company’s
receipt and the amount of the remaining proceeds of the Maseve Sale Transaction; the
Company’s realization and intended use of proceeds derived from the Maseve Sale
Transaction; repayment of indebtedness; and the Waterberg Project’s potential to be a bulk
mineable, low-cost dominantly palladium mine. Although the Company believes the
forward-looking statements in this press release are reasonable , it can give no assurance
that the expectations and assumptions in such statements will prove to be correct. The
Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by the Company are not
guarantees of future results or performance and that act ual results may differ materially
from those in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including delays in,
or the inability to receive, the remaining proceeds of the Maseve Sale Transaction or to
realize on the proceeds thereof; additional financing requirements and the uncertainty of
future financing ; the Company’s history of losses; the Company’s inability to generate
sufficient cash flow or raise sufficient additional capital to make payment on its
indebtedness, and to comply with the terms of such indebtedness; the LMM Facility is, and
any new indebtedness may be, secured and the Company has pledged its shares of PTM
RSA, and PTM RSA has pledged its shares of Waterberg JV Resources (Pty) Limited
(“Waterberg JV Co.”) to Liberty Metals & Mining Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of LMM, under
the LMM Facility, which potentially could result in the loss of the Company’s interest in PTM
RSA and the Waterberg Project in the event of a default under the LMM Facility or any new
secured indebtedness; the Company’s negative cash flow; the Company’s ability to continue
as a going concern; completion of the definitive feasibility study for the Waterberg Project,
which is subject to resource upgrade and economic analysis requirements; uncertainty o f
estimated production, development plans and cost estimates for the Waterberg Project;
discrepancies between actual and estimated mineral reserves and mineral resources,
between actual and estimated development and operating costs, between actual and
estimated metallurgical recoveries and between estimated and actual production; the
Company’s ability to regain compliance with NYSE American continued listing requirements;
fluctuations in the relative values of the U.S. Dollar, the Rand and the Canadian Dollar;
volatility in metals prices; the failure of the Company or the other shareholders to fund
their pro rata share of funding obligations for the Waterberg Project; any disputes or
disagreements with the other shareholders of Waterberg JV Co. or Mnombo Wethu
Consultants (Pty) Ltd. or former shareholders of Maseve; the ability of the Company to
retain its key management employees and skilled and experienced personnel; cont ractor
performance and delivery of services, changes in contractors or their scope of work or any
disputes with contractors; conflicts of interest; capital requirements may exceed its current
expectations; the uncertainty of cost, operational and economic projections; the ability of
the Company to negotiate and complete future funding transactions and either settle or
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restructure its debt as required ; litigation or other administrative proceedings brought
against the Company; actual or alleged breaches of g overnance processes or instances of
fraud, bribery or corruption; exploration, development and mining risks and the inherently
dangerous nature of the mining industry, and the risk of inadequate insurance or inability
to obtain insurance to cover these ris ks and other risks and uncertainties; property and
mineral title risks including defective title to mineral claims or property; changes in national
and local government legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic
developments in Canada and South Africa; equipment shortages and the ability of the
Company to acquire necessary access rights and infrastructure for its mineral properties ;
environmental regulations and the ability to obta in and maintain necessary permits,
including environmental authorizations and water use licences; extreme competition in the
mineral exploration industry; delays in obtaining, or a failure to obtain, permits necessary
for current or future operations or failures to comply with the terms of such permits; risks
of doing business in South Africa, including but not limited to, labour, economic and political
instability and potential changes to and failures to comply with legislation; and other risk
factors described in the Company’s most recent Form 20 -F annual report, annual
information form and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) and Canadian securities regulators, which may be viewed at www.sec.gov and
www.sedar.com, respectively. Proposed changes in the mineral law in South Africa if
implemented as proposed would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business
and potential interest in projects. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date
on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the
Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward- looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise.