SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Aug 18, 2017

2. SEC Identification Number

ASO94-03992

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

003-871-592

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc.

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Makati, Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

7F Corporate Business Center, 151 Paseo de Roxas cor. Arnaiz St. Makati City Postal Code 1228

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(02) 519 7888

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

not applicable

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
common shares	2,334,640,312

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

9

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Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc.FNI

PSE Disclosure Form 9-1 - Share Buy-Back Transactions References: Section 9 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
FNI Share buy-back as of August 18, 2017
Background/Description of the Disclosure
Pursuant to the board-approved share buy-back program, FNI purchased from the market today, August 18, 2017, a total of 2,950,000 FNI common shares at the average price of Php 2.4948/share.

Type of Securities

• Common
• Preferred-
• Others-

Details of Share Buy-Back Transaction(s)

Date of Transaction	Number of Shares Purchased	Price Per Share
Aug 18, 2017	16,000	2.46
Aug 18, 2017	73,000	2.47
Aug 18, 2017	235,000	2.48
Aug 18, 2017	779,000	2.49
Aug 18, 2017	1,837,000	2.50
Aug 18, 2017	10,000	2.51
	2,950,000

Effects on Number of Shares

	Before	After
Outstanding Shares	5,702,171,399	5,699,221,399
Treasury Shares	120,185,752	123,135,752

Cumulative Number of Shares Purchased to Date 1	123,133,333
Total Amount Appropriated for the Buy-Back Program	-
Total Amount of Shares Repurchased	318,227,170

Other Relevant Information
-

¹ From the date when the share buy-back program commenced.