Metanor Announces Increase to $5.9 Million in Brokered Private Placement
VAL-D'OR, QUÉBEC--(Marketwired - June 16, 2017) -
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Metanor Resources Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MTO) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an amended agreement with Sprott Capital Partners to act as lead agent (the "Lead Agent") on behalf of a syndicate of agents including Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc. (collectively with the Lead Agent, the "Agents"), pursuant to which the Agents will sell by way of private placement, up to 5,250,000 flow-through shares at a price of $1.13 each (the "FT Shares") for maximum aggregate gross proceeds of $5,932,500 (collectively, the "Offering").
The gross proceeds from the Offering will be used to fund exploration of the Company's properties as qualifying Canadian Exploration Expenses as defined in subsection 127(9) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) which will be renounced to the subscribers with an effective date of December 31, 2017.
It is anticipated that the private placement will close on or before June 29, 2017, and is subject to the completion of formal documentation, receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, and other customary conditions.
In connection with the Offering, the Agents will receive a cash commission equal to 6.0% of the gross proceeds raised.
All of the securities sold pursuant to the Offering will be subject to a four month hold period which will expire four months and one day from the date of Closing.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, including any of the securities in the United States of America. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) unless registered under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration requirements is available.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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