Adyton Resources Corporation Announces Closing Of Non-brokered Private Placement
PORT MORESBY, April 19, 2024 - Adyton Resources Corporation (TSXV: ADY) ("Adyton" or the "Company") announces it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement offering, pursuant to which it has issued 50,000,000 common shares of the Company ("Shares") at a price of C$0.03 per Share for aggregate gross proceeds of C$1,500,000 (the "Financing"). The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Financing for general corporate purposes, exploration activities, and tenement holding costs. It is expected the majority of the proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes with no other specific use representing 10% or more of the gross proceeds of the Financing" None of the proceeds from the Financing will be used for payments to non-arm's length parties of the Company other than normal course compensation of its officers, directors, employees and consultants as part of general corporate purposes, or to persons conducting investor relations activities.
In connection with the Financing, the Company paid finder's fees consisting of 4,000,000 Shares and 4,000,000 common share purchase warrants (the "Finder Warrants") to an arm's length finder. Each Finder Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Share at an exercise price of C$0.05 until April 20, 2026.
All Shares issued under the Financing are subject to a hold period expiring on August 20, 2024 under applicable Canadian securities laws. All Shares issued under the Financing are also subject to contractual resale restrictions with the Company whereby 25% portions of the Shares purchased by the purchasers under the Financing may be sold, transferred or otherwise traded only after each of the dates which are 4, 6, 9 and 12 months from closing.
Certain officers, directors and other insiders of the Company purchased an aggregate of 6,250,000 Shares under the Financing. The sales of these Shares to the insiders are considered to be "related party transactions" for the purposes of National Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company has determined that exemptions from the various requirements of MI 61-101 and TSX Venture Exchange Policy 5.9 in reliance on sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 are available for the issuance of the Shares to these related parties.
The closing of the Financing is subject to final acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF Adyton Resources Corp.
Tim Crossley, Chief Executive Officer
Adyton Resources Corp. is focused on the development of gold and copper resources in world class mineral jurisdictions. It currently has a portfolio of highly prospective mineral exploration projects in Papua New Guinea on which it is exploring to expand its identified gold Inferred and Indicated Mineral Resources and expand on its recent significant copper drill intercepts on the 100% owned Feni Island project. The Company's mineral exploration projects are located on the Pacific Ring of Fire on easy to access island locations which hosts several globally significant copper and gold deposits including the Lihir gold mine and Panguna copper/gold mine on Bougainville Island, both neighbouring projects to the Company's Feni Island project.
For more information about Adyton and its projects, visit www.adytonresources.com.
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DISCLAIMER & FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release may include "forward-looking statements", including forecasts, estimates, expectations, and objectives for future operations that are subject to several assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Adyton. Forward looking statements and information can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "plans" or similar terminology. The forward-looking information contained herein is provided for the purpose of assisting readers in understanding management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking information are based on management of the parties' reasonable assumptions, estimates, expectations, analyses and opinions, which are based on such management's experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, and other factors that management believes are relevant and reasonable in the circumstances, but which may prove to be incorrect. Such factors, among other things, include: impacts arising from the global disruption caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, changes in general macroeconomic conditions; changes in securities markets; changes in the price of gold or certain other commodities; change in national and local government, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments; risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations pressures, cave-ins and flooding); discrepancies between actual and estimated metallurgical recoveries; inability to obtain adequate insurance to cover risks and hazards; the presence of laws and regulations that may impose restrictions on mining; employee relations; relationships with and claims by local communities and indigenous populations; availability of and changes in the costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development (including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses, permits and approvals from government authorities); and title to properties. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking information represents management's best judgment based on information currently available. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual future results may vary materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements or information. Adyton Resources Corp. undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information except as required by applicable law.
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Contact
Tim Crossley, Chief Executive Officer, E-mail: tcrossley@adtyonresources.com, Phone: +61 7 3854 2389