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)

May 24, 2019

2. SEC Identification Number

CS200811530

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

007-085-191-000

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

NICKEL ASIA CORPORATION

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

28th Floor, NAC Tower, 32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City Postal Code 1634

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(632) 798-7622

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

N/A

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 Stock	13,671,536,117

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

Item 9. Other Matters

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Nickel Asia CorporationNIKL

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

Subject of the Disclosure
NIKL Share Buy-Back Transaction
Background/Description of the Disclosure
Pursuant to the Common (NIKL) Share Buy-Back Program of Nickel Asia Corporation (the “Corporation”) approved by the Board of Directors on November 27, 2018, the Corporation purchased on 24 May 2019, through the open market, a total of 160,000 common shares at the average price of Php 2.15 per share.

Type of Securities

• Common
• Preferred-
• Others-

Details of Share Buy-Back Transaction(s)

Date of Transaction	Number of Shares Purchased	Price Per Share
May 24, 2019	160,000	2.15
	160,000

Effects on Number of Shares

	Before	After
Outstanding Shares	13,671,696,117	13,671,536,117
Treasury Shares	13,576,000	13,736,000

Cumulative Number of Shares Purchased to Date 1	13,736,000
Total Amount Appropriated for the Buy-Back Program	Php 1,500,000,000.00
Total Amount of Shares Repurchased	Php 30,447,990.00

Other Relevant Information
None.

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