Palladium One Announces Increased Size of Non-Brokered Private Placement to C$3,780,000
Vancouver, November 6, 2019 - Palladium One Mining Inc. (TSXV: PDM) (FSE: 7N11) (the "Company" or "Palladium One") is pleased to announce its intention to increase the size of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") from C$3,200,000 plus up to a 15% over-allotment to C$3,780,000. The Company will now issue up to 62,999,998 units (the "Units") for total gross proceeds of up to C$3,780,000 at a price of C$0.06 per Unit.
Mr. Eric Sprott, is expected to participate in the Offering for C$1,200,000 or 20,000,000 Units, representing 31.7% of the Offering. Assuming the Offering is fully subscribed, Mr. Sprott's ownership interest in the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company, on a non-diluted basis, would be approximately 19.3%.
Closing of the Offering, or any tranche thereof, is subject to certain customary conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all required regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Closing of the Offering is now expected to occur on or about November 15, 2019 (the "Closing Date").
Each Unit will be comprised of one common share (a "Common Share") and one-half of one non-transferable, common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"), with the additional terms described below.
The net proceeds from the Offering are intended to be used by the Company primarily for exploration activities on its palladium dominant, LK Project in Central Finland, its Tyco Sulphide Nickel Project in Ontario, Canada and for general, corporate and administrative purposes.
All securities issued and issuable in connection with this Offering will be subject to a four-month hold period in Canada from the Closing Date.
Finder's fees in respect to the Offering may be paid in cash and/or securities of the Company, subject to, and in accordance with, the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Warrant Terms
- Each Warrant shall have a term of 24-months, subject to acceleration.
- During the first 12-months after closing of the Offering, or any tranche thereof, the exercise price of one full Warrant shall be C$0.10 and thereafter C$0.20 per common share.
- Pursuant to the terms of the Warrants, if over a period of 10 consecutive trading days (a "Trading Target") between the date that is four months and one day following the Closing Date and the expiry date of the Warrants, the volume weighted average price of the Common Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange or such other stock exchange where the majority of the trading volume occurs, exceeds or is equal to $0.20 (the "Acceleration Trading Price") on each of those 10 consecutive trading days, the Company may, at its sole option, accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants, provided that: (i) the Company disseminates a press release providing notice of its intention to accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants; and (ii) the accelerated expiry date of the Warrants falls on or after the 30th trading day after the date of dissemination of such press release, unless exercised by holders prior to such date.
- For each Warrant that is exercised within 12-months following the closing date, the holder will be issued ½ of an additional common share purchase warrant of the Company (each full additional warrant an "Additional Warrant").
- Each Additional Warrant will have a term of 24-months, subject to acceleration and be exercisable for C$0.25 per Common Share.
- Pursuant to to the terms of the Additional Warrants, if over a period of 10 consecutive trading days (a "Trading Target 2") between the date that is four months and one day following the exercise date of a Warrant and the expiry date of the Additional Warrants, the volume weighted average price of the Common Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange or such other stock exchange where the majority of the trading volume occurs, exceeds or is equal to $0.37 (the "Acceleration Trading Price 2") on each of those 10 consecutive trading days, the Company may, at its sole option, accelerate the expiry date of the Additional Warrants, provided that: (i) the Company disseminates a press release providing notice of its intention to accelerate the expiry date of the Additional Warrants; and (ii) the accelerated expiry date of the Additional Warrants falls on or after the 30th trading day after the date of dissemination of such press release, unless exercised by holders prior to such date.
About Palladium One:
Palladium One Mining Inc. is a PGE, nickel, copper exploration and development company. Its assets consist of the palladium dominant, Läntinen Koillismaa ("LK") PGE-Cu-Ni project, located in north-central Finland and the Tyko Ni-Cu-PGE property, near Marathon, Ontario, Canada.
The LK Project: The Kaukua deposit of the LK project hosts 635,600 Pd_Eq ounces of Indicated Resources grading 1.80 g/t Pd_Eq* ("palladium equivalent") contained in 11 million tonnes (@ 0.81g/t Pd, 0.27g/t Pt, 0.09g/t Au, (1.17g/t PGE), 0.15% Cu & 0.09% Ni), and 525,800 Pd_Eq ounces of Inferred Resources grading 1.50 g/t Pd_Eq contained in 11 million tonnes (@ 0.64g/t Pd, 0.20g/t Pt, 0.08g/t Au (0.92g/t PGE), 0.13% Cu, & 0.08% Ni), (see press release September 9, 2019). Kaukua is open for expansion, while the Kaukua South, Murtolampi and Haukiaho mineralized zones require systematic exploration via diamond drilling to follow up mineralized drill intercepts.
*Pd_Eq is calculated using the following metal prices (in USD) of $1,100/oz for Pd, $950/oz for Pt, $1,300/oz for Au, $6,614/t for Cu and $15,432/t for Ni.
The Tyko Project, Ontario, Canada: The Tyko Ni-Cu-PGE project, is an early stage, high sulphide tenor, nickel focused project with recent drill hole intercepts returning up to 1.06 Ni over 6.22 m including 4.71% Ni over 0.87m in hole TK-16-010 (see press release dated June 8, 2016).
Qualified Person
The technical information in this release has been reviewed and verified by Neil Pettigrew, M.Sc., P. Geo, Vice President of Exploration and a director of the Company and the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
"Derrick Weyrauch"
President & CEO, Director
For further information contact:
Derrick Weyrauch, President & CEO
Email: info@palladiumoneinc.com
Phone: 1-778-327-5799
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This press release is not an offer or a solicitation of an offer of securities for sale in the United States of America. The common shares of Palladium One Mining Inc. have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration.
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