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14 November 2019

Company Announcements Office

ASX Limited

FITZROY RIVER CORPORATION ANNOUNCES TAKEOVER OFFER FOR ROYALCO RESOURCES

Fitzroy River Corporation Limited (ASX: FZR) (Fitzroy or the Company) announces it intends to make an off-

market takeover offer (Offer) to acquire Royalco Resources Limited (ASX: RCO) (Royalco).

The Offer is 24 cents cash (Offer Price) for each Royalco share not currently owned by Fitzroy and values 100% of Royalco at approximately $12.65 million.

Fitzroy already owns 47.76% of Royalco.

The shares the subject of this Offer comprise approximately 27.53m Royalco shares (Shares) that are currently held by:

  • 3 substantial shareholders who control approximately 23.78m shares representing 45.11% of
    Royalco's issued share capital; and
  • approximately 160 smaller shareholders who control approximately 3.75m shares representing
    7.13% of Royalco's issued share capital.

The Offer Price of 24 cents values the Shares the subject of the Offer at approximately $6.61 million.

The Offer will be subject to the following defeating conditions:

  • a minimum acceptance condition of 90%;
  • a market fall condition; and
  • no prescribed occurrences occurring during the offer period.

The Chair of Fitzroy, Malcolm McComas said:

"Fitzroy's Offer represents a 20% premium to Royalco's 3 and 6 month VWAP and provides Royalco shareholders with a liquidity event to sell all their shares, compared to the infrequent and low volume trades of Royalco shares on ASX."

For further information:

Malcolm McComas 0412 016 009

mccomas.m@gmail.com

Registered Office: Suite 6.02, Level 6, 28 O'Connell Street Sydney NSW 2000

Mail to: GPO Box 4626, Sydney NSW 2001

Tel: (02) 9048 8856 Website: www.fitzroyriver.net.au

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