OTC Markets Group Welcomes Neometals Ltd. to OTCQX

Rhea-AI Summary

Neometals (ASX: NMT; OTCQX: NMTAY) has upgraded from the Pink market to the OTCQX Best Market. This transition aims to provide U.S. investors with better transparency and increased market exposure. By trading on OTCQX, Neometals adheres to high financial standards and corporate governance practices, facilitating greater visibility and liquidity in the U.S. market. The move allows Neometals' American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) to be recommended in 40 U.S. states. Neometals focuses on sustainable processing technologies for recycling and recovering critical materials from high-value waste streams.

Positive

• Neometals upgraded to OTCQX, enhancing market visibility.
• Compliance with high financial standards and corporate governance.
• Increased market liquidity and transparency for U.S. investors.
• ADRs can be recommended in 40 U.S. states, expanding investment opportunities.
• Focus on sustainable processing technology aligns with growing emphasis on critical material supply resilience in the U.S.

Negative

• No specific financial performance improvement mentioned.
• Potential costs and resources involved in meeting OTCQX listing requirements.

NEW YORK, May 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of regulated markets for trading 12,000 U.S. and international securities, today announced Neometals Ltd. (ASX: NMT; OTCQX: NMTAY), a sustainable processing technology company that recycles and recovers critical materials from high value waste streams, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market under the symbol “NMTAY.”

Neometals Ltd. upgraded to OTCQX from the Pink® market. U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/NMTAY/overview.

Upgrading to the OTCQX Market is an important step for companies seeking to provide transparent trading for their U.S. investors. For companies listed on a qualified international exchange, streamlined market standards enable them to utilize their home market reporting to make their information available in the U.S. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws.

Neometals Managing Director Chris Reed said:

“We are pleased to begin trading on the top tier of OTC Markets - OTCQX. The U.S. trading upgrade reflects a desire to provide additional visibility and gain greater market exposure and liquidity. Additionally, the OTCQX quotation will increase the number of US states to 40 that allow investors and equity analysts to recommend Neometals’ American Depositary Receipts (1:10 ASX ORD/ ADR ratio).

With Neometals’ strategy to enable critical material production from waste streams, and the increasing importance being placed on US domestic critical material supply resilience, the timing bodes well to broaden the audience to our sustainable battery and precious materials opportunities”.

Rimon Law acted as the company’s OTCQX sponsor.

About Neometals Ltd.
Neometals facilitates sustainable critical material supply chains and reduces the environmental burden of traditional mining in the global transition to a circular economy. The Company is commercialising a portfolio of sustainable processing solutions that recycle and recover critical materials from high-value waste streams.

Neometals’ core focus is on the commercialisation of its patented, Lithium-ion Battery (“LiB”) Recycling technology (50% NMT), under a plant supply and technology licensing business model. Primobius GmbH is the 50:50 incorporated JV with 150-year-old German plant builder, SMS group GmbH, that is commercialising the technology. Primobius is building a 2,500tpa recycling plant for Mercedes-Benz under a long-term Cooperation Agreement. It also operates its own LiB disposal service in Germany and plans to offer its first commercial 21,000tpa plant to North American licensee, Stelco, in JunQ 2025.

Neometals is also developing two advanced battery materials technologies for commercialisation under low-risk, low-capex technology licensing business models:

• Lithium Chemicals (70% NMT) – Patented ELi™ electrolysis process, co-owned 30% by Mineral Resources Ltd, to produce battery quality lithium hydroxide from brine and/or hard-rock feedstocks at lowest quartile operating costs. Pilot scale test work and Engineering Cost Study update planned for completion in DecQ 2024; and
  
• Vanadium Recovery (100% NMT) – Patent pending hydrometallurgical process to produce high-purity vanadium pentoxide from steelmaking by-product (“Slag”) at lowest-quartile operating cost and carbon footprint.
  

About OTC Markets Group Inc.
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FAQ

What is the stock symbol for Neometals on the OTCQX Best Market?

The stock symbol for Neometals on the OTCQX Best Market is NMTAY.

When did Neometals upgrade to the OTCQX Best Market?

Neometals upgraded to the OTCQX Best Market on May 15, 2024.

What benefits does Neometals gain from upgrading to the OTCQX Market?

Benefits include increased market visibility, improved transparency, greater liquidity, and the ability for ADRs to be recommended in 40 U.S. states.

What does Neometals focus on?

Neometals focuses on sustainable processing technologies for recycling and recovering critical materials from high-value waste streams.

How can U.S. investors access Neometals' financial disclosures?

U.S. investors can find financial disclosures and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for Neometals on the OTC Markets website.