Jervois Closes its SAO Miguel Paulista Refinery Acquisition

Jervois Global Limited

(TheNewswire)


Jervois Global Limited

Victoria, Australia – TheNewswire – July 18, 2022 –

Jervois Global Limited (“


Jervois

”) (ASX:JRV)
(TSXV:JRV) (OTC:JRVMF) has now closed its previously announced
acquisition from Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (“


CBA

”) of 100% of
the São Miguel Paulista nickel cobalt refinery (“


SMP

”) in São
Paulo, Brazil.  Total consideration to be paid for the acquisition is
R$125 million in cash.  Jervois paid the initial R$15 million payment
in late 2020 when the acquisition was publicly announced and a further
R$47.5 million on closing in accordance with the previously announced
terms of the purchase agreement.  The remaining R$62.5 million is to
be paid on the earlier to occur of commencement of commercial
production at SMP and June 2023, per the purchase agreement.

A Jervois technical and commercial team is currently
working onsite at SMP undertaking detailed planning for the expected
restart of SMP which is Latin America’s only electrolytic class 1
nickel and cobalt refinery.

On behalf of Jervois Global Limited,

Bryce Crocker, Chief Executive Officer

 

For further information, please contact:


Investors and analysts:

James May

Chief Financial Officer

Jervois Global

[email protected]


Media:

Nathan Ryan

NWR Communications

[email protected]

Mob: +61 420 582 887


Forward-Looking
Statements


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identify forward-looking statements or information. These
forward-looking statements or information may relate to the
acquisition of SMP refinery, the restart of the SMP refinery and
certain other factors or information. Such statements represent
Jervois’ current views with respect to future events and are
necessarily based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that,
while considered reasonable by Jervois, are inherently subject to
significant business, economic, competitive, political and social
risks, contingencies and uncertainties. Many factors, both known and
unknown, could cause results, performance or achievements to be
materially different from the results, performance or achievements
that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking
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obligation, to update these forward-looking statements or information
to reflect changes in assumptions or changes in circumstances or any
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