Sarama Provides Corporate Update

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Sarama Resources (ASX:SRR, TSX-V:SWA) has announced a corporate update regarding the issuance of Compensation Shares to its Executives and Non-Executive Directors. The company plans to issue 22,348,980 shares at a deemed price of A$0.02 per share, subject to TSX-V and ASX approvals. This arrangement is to settle deferred salaries and fees from September 2023, when payments were suspended due to the illegal withdrawal of the company's rights to the Tankoro 2 exploration permit.

The issuance requires shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting on September 4, 2024. Post-issuance, Sarama will have 251,271,149 common shares outstanding. The company is also working on acquiring rights to the Cosmo Newbery Gold Project in Western Australia and pursuing legal action regarding the Tankoro 2 permit in Burkina Faso.

Positive

• Executives and Directors agreeing to receive shares instead of cash payments, preserving company's financial resources
• Potential acquisition of rights to the Cosmo Newbery Gold Project in Western Australia
• Pursuing legal action to reclaim rights to the Tankoro 2 exploration permit in Burkina Faso

Negative

• Illegal withdrawal of company's rights to the Tankoro 2 exploration permit in August 2023
• Suspension of salary and fee payments to Executives and Directors since September 2023
• Issuance of new shares may lead to dilution for existing shareholders

VANCOUVER, BC and PERTH, AUSTRALIA / ACCESSWIRE / July 16, 2024 / Sarama Resources Ltd. ("Sarama" or the "Company") (ASX:SRR)(TSX-V:SWA) advises that the Company's Executives and Non-Executive Directors have agreed to receive a portion of their deferred salaries and director fees in common shares of the Company.

In September 2023, the Company's Executives and Non-Executive Directors agreed to suspend the payment of salaries and fees to ensure the Company had sufficient financial resources to work through the period of uncertainty created by the illegal withdrawal of the Company's rights to the Tankoro 2 exploration permit in August 2023.

The Company intends to issue shares in part settlement of deferred Executive salaries and director fees (the "Compensation Shares"), subject to requisite TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V") and Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX") requirements and the related idiosyncrasies around interdependent timing and approvals.

Pursuant to the requirements of the TSX-V, the Company has sought approval to implement this shares-for-debt arrangement to issue 22,348,980 Compensation Shares to the Executives and Non-Executive Directors. The deemed issue price of each Compensation Share is A$0.02, which is equivalent to the issue price of the equity placement announced June 19, 2024. The issuance of these Compensation Shares is subject to prior shareholder approval as required by the Listing Rules of the ASX which will be sought at the Company's Annual General meeting to be held on September 4, 2024. The application for the shares-for-debt arrangement remains subject to the approval of the TSX-V. The application must be lodged within 30 days of the proposed date of issue of the Compensation Shares (the "Application"). However, as shareholder approval is required and the associated notice is to be included in the Information Circular (for which preparation and mail to shareholders is greater than the 30 days required for the Application), the Application of Shares for Debt to the TSX-V was made on July 15, 2024. The closing price of the Company's common shares as traded on the TSX-V on July 15, 2024, was C$0.02. Following the issuance of the Compensation Shares, Sarama will have 251,271,149 common shares, 9,531,664 stock options and 12,500,000 warrants issued and outstanding.

The Company is continuing to work on finalizing the acquisition of the rights to the Cosmo Newbery Gold Project located in the historically highly prospective Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia and securing funding to advance its Claims to Arbitration and pursue its legal rights to the full extent following the illegal withdrawal of its rights to the Tankoro 2 exploration permit located in Burkina Faso.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release

This announcement was authorised by the Board of Sarama.

For further information on the Company's activities, please contact:

Andrew Dinning
e: info@saramaresources.com
t: +61 (0) 8 9363 7600

SOURCE: Sarama Resources Ltd.

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FAQ

How many Compensation Shares will Sarama Resources (SRMMF) issue to its Executives and Directors?

Sarama Resources plans to issue 22,348,980 Compensation Shares to its Executives and Non-Executive Directors, subject to TSX-V and ASX approvals.

What is the deemed issue price of the Compensation Shares for Sarama Resources (SRMMF)?

The deemed issue price of each Compensation Share is A$0.02, equivalent to the issue price of the equity placement announced on June 19, 2024.

When will Sarama Resources (SRMMF) hold its Annual General Meeting to approve the Compensation Shares issuance?

Sarama Resources will hold its Annual General Meeting on September 4, 2024, to seek shareholder approval for the issuance of Compensation Shares.

What caused Sarama Resources (SRMMF) to suspend salary and fee payments to Executives and Directors in September 2023?

Sarama Resources suspended salary and fee payments in September 2023 due to the illegal withdrawal of the company's rights to the Tankoro 2 exploration permit in August 2023.