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Breton Technology Raises HK$159 Million from Share Placement

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Breton Technology (HKG:1333) completed the placing of 16.6 million new Hong Kong-listed shares to raise net proceeds of HK$159.1 million.

The shares were issued to at least six investors at HK$10.28 apiece, a Friday Hong Kong bourse filing by the electric engineering machinery maker showed.

The shares represent roughly 4.42% and 4.07% of the company's enlarged issued Hong Kong-listed shares and total issued share capital, respectively.

The company plans to use proceeds for the investment and development of phase I of the Ruashi Project, technology upgrade of autonomous driving mining trucks, and working capital.

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Asia

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Secures New Term Loans

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TYO:8985
Asia

Tamawood Declares Dividend

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ASX:TWD
Asia

Lefroy Exploration Expands Western Australia Project Scoping Study

Lefroy Exploration (ASX:LEX) said it is actively assessing the opportunity to expand the scoping study for its Mt Martin gold project in Western Australia to incorporate the high-grade portion of the nearby Burns gold deposit, according to a Friday Australian bourse filing.The delivery of the scoping study is now scheduled for the early December quarter, while the review of the Burns deposit high-grade resource is also targeted for completion at the same time, the filing added.At the Lucky Strike project, part of the Lefroy gold project in Western Australia, Miscellaneous License L25/71 has been fully granted following the execution of a Heritage agreement, securing critical haulage and utility corridors, with a heritage survey to be undertaken in mid-October to clear the second dewatering corridor, the company added.

ASX:LEX