CHATHAM ROCK PHOSPHATE LIMITED PRIVATE PLACEMENT

NEWS RELEASE 17-35 December 1, 2017

CHATHAM ROCK PHOSPHATE LIMITED
PRIVATE PLACEMENT


WELLINGTON New Zealand – Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited (TSXV: “NZP” and NZAX:
“CRP” or the “Company") is pleased to announce that:

1) Our recent rights issue raised CAD$ 487,000, with 28.2% of the issue being taken up by directors,
management and other insiders. Management is now the largest shareholder group holding 12.3% of
issued capital. And this is the eighth time since 2010 that existing shareholders have provided
ongoing, sustained support to their Company in a series of rights issues and share purchase plans. A
total of 1,372,830 common shares were issued pursuant to the rights issue.

2) CRP is now proceeding with a non-brokered private placement of up to 3,000,000 units (the
“Units”) at a price of CAD$0.36 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to CAD$1,080,000.

Each Unit will consist of one common share in the capital of the Company and one-half of one non-
transferrable share purchase warrant (“Warrant”). Each whole Warrant will entitle the holder thereof
to acquire one common share at a price of CAD$0.50 per share at any time prior to the date that is two
years from the date of issuance.

In the event that the common shares of the Company trade on the TSX Venture Exchange at a closing
price of greater than CAD$0.60 per common share for a period of 20 consecutive trading days at any
time after four months and one day after the closing date of the private placement, the Company may
accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants by giving notice to the holders thereof by way of a news
release and in such case the Warrants will expire on the 30
th
day after the date of dissemination of the
news release.

The proceeds of this placement (together with the proceeds of the rights issue) will be used to
progress the re-application for the environmental permit during the next year. The application is
expected to be substantially complete in 12 months’ time.

Finders’ fees may be payable in cash to arm’s length parties in connection with this placement as
permitted under the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. The private placement is subject to the
acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.


For further information please contact:

Chris Castle
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited
64 21 55 81 85 or chris@crpl.co.nz

Neither the Exchange, its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined under the policies of the
Exchange), or New Zealand Exchange Limited has in any way passed upon the merits of the Transaction and
associated transactions, and has neither approved nor disapproved of the contents of this press release.