Asia Resource Minerals : Publication of Supplementary Prospectus

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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY AND IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF ASIA RESOURCE MINERALS PLC.IT IS AN ADVERTISEMENT AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROSPECTUS OR PROSPECTUS EQUIVALENT DOCUMENT. NOTHING IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS, AN OFFER TO SELL OR ISSUE OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY OR SUBSCRIBE FOR ANY SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN NOR SHOULD IT FORM THE BASIS OF, OR BE RELIED ON IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY CONTRACT OR COMMITMENT WHATSOVER. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICES AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A FIRM INTENTION TO MAKE AN OFFER UNDER RULE 2.7 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS (THE "CODE") AND THERE CAN BE NO CERTAINTY THAT AN OFFER WILL BE MADE, NOR AS TO THE TERMS ON WHICH ANY OFFER WILL BE MADE

6 May 2015

For Immediate Release

Asia Resource Minerals plc("ARMS" or the"Company ")

Publication of Supplementary Prospectus

The Company has today published a supplementary prospectus approved by the UKLA (the "Supplementary Prospectus") in connection with the Recapitalisation. The Supplementary Prospectus should be read and construed in conjunction with the prospectus published by the Company on 31 March 2015 (the "Prospectus").

A copy of the Supplementary Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and at the website of the Company at www.asiarmplc.com. Copies of the Supplementary Prospectus will also be posted to shareholders.

Unless otherwise defined, the terms used in this Announcement shall have the same meaning as set out in the Prospectus.

For enquiries, please contact:

Shareholder enquiries

If you have any questions relating to the Open Offer, please telephone Capita Asset Services on 0871 664 0321 from within the UK or +44 20 8639 3399 if calling from outside the UK. Lines are open between 9.00 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. (London time) Monday to Friday. Calls to the 0871 664 0321 number cost 10 pence per minute (including VAT) plus your service provider's network extras. Calls to the helpline from outside the UK will be charged at applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. The helpline cannot give any financial, legal or tax advice.

Important Notices

This announcement is an advertisement and does not constitute a prospectus or prospectus equivalent document. Nothing in this announcement shall constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as, an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for any securities referred to herein nor should it form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or commitment whatsoever.

Any decision to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities in the Company must be made only on the basis of the information contained in and incorporated by reference into the Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus.

Copies of the Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus are available from the registered office of the Company at Atlas House, 3rd Floor, 173 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5NE during usual business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays excepted) and from the offices of Macfarlanes LLP, 20 Cursitor Street, London EC4A 1LT. The Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus are also available on the Company's website.

This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, the Isle of Man, Israel, Malta, the Marshall Islands or Mauritius or any other jurisdiction where the same would be unlawful. This announcement does not constitute, or form a part of, any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The Open Offer Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or under any securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, taken up, exercised, resold, renounced, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. There will be no public offer of any of the Securities in the United States. The Securities have not been approved or disapproved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, any state's securities commission in the United States or any other US regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Open Offer Shares or the accuracy or adequacy of this announcement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence.

The Open Offer Shares will not be registered under the securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, the Isle of Man, Israel, Malta, the Marshall Islands or Mauritius and may not be offered, sold, taken up, exercised, resold or delivered, directly or indirectly, within such jurisdictions except pursuant to an applicable exemption from and in compliance with any applicable securities laws. There will be no public offer in any of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland or South Africa, the Isle of Man, Israel, Malta, the Marshall Islands or Mauritius.

Rothschild Group, which is authorised by the PRA and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA and the PRA, is acting exclusively as sponsor for the Company and no one else in connection with the Open Offer and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement) as a client in relation to the Open Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their clients or for providing advice in relation to the Open Offer or any arrangement referred to in, or information contained in, this announcement.

This announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Company. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Rothschild Group under FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, Rothschild Group (and its affiliates and agents) does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for, and makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, in relation to, the contents of this announcement (including its accuracy, completeness or verification) or any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with the Company, the Open Offer Shares or the Open Offer. Rothschild Group accordingly disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by law all and any responsibility and liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise in respect of this announcement or any such statement.

Neither the content of the Company's website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks on Company's website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this announcement.

The distribution of this announcement into jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law. No action has been taken by the Company or any person that would permit an offering of such rights or shares or possession or distribution of this announcement in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

The Open Offer Shares to be issued pursuant to the Open Offer will not be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than the London Stock Exchange.