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Daily Brief Australia: Tietto Minerals Ltd, Kinatico , WRKR and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Tietto (TIE AU): Zhaojin Makes An Offer
  • Tietto Minerals (TIE AU): Zhaojin’s Conditional Off-Market Takeover Offer
  • Kinatico Ltd – Making Inroads into Government with SaaS Deals
  • Wrkr Limited – Readying for Significant Customer Uplift


Tietto (TIE AU): Zhaojin Makes An Offer

By David Blennerhassett

  • SOE-Backed Zhaojin Mining Industry H (1818 HK), China’s fourth largest integrated gold producer, has tabled a non-binding Offer for Aussie-listed West African gold miner Tietto Minerals Ltd (TIE AU).
  • The A$0.58/share cash Offer is a 36% premium to undisturbed. Zhaojin is seeking 50.1% of shares out, with 7.02% already held.
  • Conditions include a raft of PRC and Côte d’Ivoire regulatory approvals. None of these should face opposition. 

Tietto Minerals (TIE AU): Zhaojin’s Conditional Off-Market Takeover Offer

By Arun George

  • Tietto Minerals Ltd (TIE AU) has disclosed a conditional proposal from Zhaojin Mining Industry H (1818 HK) at A$0.58 per share, a 36.5% premium to the undisturbed price of A$0.425.
  • The offer is conditional on China and Cote d’Ivoire regulatory approvals (should be forthcoming) and a 50.1% minimum acceptance condition (which can be waived).
  • The offer is light compared to peer resource multiples and recent share prices. The presence of large Chinese shareholders is a stumbling block for a rival offer. 

Kinatico Ltd – Making Inroads into Government with SaaS Deals

By Research as a Service (RaaS)

  • Kinatico Ltd (ASX:KYP) is a ‘Know Your People’ reg tech company providing work for compliance monitoring and management technology and services.
  • KYP has reported a5% year-on-year increase in Q1 FY24 revenue to $7.25m, and a 176% year-on-year increase in SaaS revenue to $2.02m.
  • SaaS revenue accounted for 28% of total revenue for the quarter, compared to 11% in Q1 FY23. 

Wrkr Limited – Readying for Significant Customer Uplift

By Research as a Service (RaaS)

  • Wrkr Ltd (ASX: WRK) offers compliance solutions for Australian super annuation contributions and payroll including member onboarding, super payments, messaging and employee validation.
  • The company has released its Q1 FY24 activities report, with key highlights including 43% growth in cash receipts on the previous corresponding period (pcp), 42% growth in revenue, and a cash burn runway of eight quarters before any R&D tax rebates or new customer transactions are considered.
  • Revenue has been boosted by development and planning work for major customers ART and Link Group respectively. 

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