Generation Mining Limited (CSE:GENM) ("
Gen Mining"
or the "
Company") is pleased to announce that it
has completed its previously announced bought deal private
placement (the “
Bought Deal Offering”) and
concurrent non-brokered private placement (the
“
Non-Brokered Offering”, and together with the
Bought Deal Offering, the “
Offering”) of an
aggregate of 20,577,403 units of the Company (the
“
Units”) at a price of C$0.52 per Unit (the
“
Issue Price”), for aggregate total gross proceeds
of C$10,700,250. Each Unit consists of one common share (a
“
Common Share”) in the capital of the Company and
one-half (1/2) of one common share purchase warrant (each whole
common share purchase warrant, a “
Warrant”) of the
Company. Each Warrant is exercisable to acquire one Common Share (a
“
Warrant Share”) at a price per Warrant Share of
C$0.75 for a period of 24 months from the closing date of the
Offering.
Under the Bought Deal Offering, the Company
issued an aggregate of 19,231,250 Units (including 3,846,250 Units
issued upon the exercise in full by the Underwriters (as defined
herein) of the Underwriters’ Option) at the Issue Price for gross
proceeds of C$10,000,250. Under the Non-Brokered Offering, the
Company issued an aggregate of 1,346,153 Units at the Issue Price
for gross proceeds of C$700,000.
The Bought Deal Offering was led by Haywood
Securities Inc. and Mackie Research Capital Corporation as co-lead
underwriters and joint-bookrunners on behalf of a syndicate of
underwriters including PowerOne Capital Markets Limited and Raymond
James Ltd. (collectively, the "Underwriters").
The net proceeds from the sale of the Units will
be used for exploration and development of the Company’s Marathon
Palladium Project, as well as working capital and general corporate
purposes.
Mr. Eric Sprott, through 2176423 Ontario Ltd., a
corporation which is beneficially owned by him, acquired 9,615,386
Units pursuant to the Bought Deal Offering. As a result of the
Offering, Mr. Sprott beneficially owns or controls 9,615,386 Common
Shares and 4,807,693 Warrants of the Company, representing 7.83% of
the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company on a
non-diluted basis and 11.30% of the issued and outstanding common
shares of the Company on a partially-diluted basis, assuming the
exercise of Mr. Sprott’s warrants as of the date hereof. Prior to
the Offering, Mr. Sprott did not beneficially own or control any
common shares of the Company.
The Units were acquired by Mr. Sprott for
investment purposes. Mr. Sprott has a long-term view of the
investment and may acquire additional securities of the Company,
including on the open market or through private acquisitions, or
sell securities of the Company, including on the open market or
through private dispositions, in the future depending on market
conditions, reformulation of plans and/or other relevant factors. A
copy of Mr. Sprott’s early warning report will appear on the
Company’s profile on SEDAR and may also be obtained by calling his
office at (416) 945-3294 (200 Bay Street, Suite 2600, Royal Bank
Plaza, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J2).
The Offering constituted a related party
transaction within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101
(“MI 61-101”) as insiders of the Company
subscribed for an aggregate of 163,000 Units. The Company is
relying on the exemptions from the valuation and minority
shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in
sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, as the fair market
value of the participation in the Offering by insiders does not
exceed 25% of the market capitalization of the Company, as
determined in accordance with MI 61-101. The participants in the
Offering and the extent of such participation were not finalized
until shortly prior to the completion of the Offering. Accordingly,
it was not possible to publicly disclose details of the nature and
extent of related party participation in the Offering pursuant to a
material change report filed at least 21 days prior to the
completion of the Offering.
In connection with the Bought Deal Offering, the
Underwriters received: (i) a cash commission of 6.0% of the gross
proceeds of the Bought Deal Offering, excluding gross proceeds from
the issuance of Units to Eric Sprott for which a commission of 4.0%
of such gross proceeds was paid by the Company to the Underwriters;
and (ii) that number of non-transferable compensation options (the
“Compensation Options”) as is equal to (a) 6.0% of
the aggregate number of Units sold under the Bought Deal Offering,
excluding those Units sold to Eric Sprott, and (b) 4.0% of the
aggregate number of Units sold under the Bought Deal Offering to
Eric Sprott. Each Compensation Option is exercisable into one
Common Share of the Company at the Issue Price for a period of 24
months from the closing date of the Bought Deal Offering. No fees
were paid in connection with the Non-Brokered Offering.
The Units issued under the Offering are subject
to a hold period in Canada expiring four months and one day from
the closing date. The securities offered have not been 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 the registration requirements. This press
release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in
any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful.
About Generation Mining
Limited
Generation Mining Limited is focused on
advancing the Marathon Deposit, the largest undeveloped platinum
group metal Mineral Resource in North America. The Marathon
Property covers a land package of approximately 22,000 hectares or
220 square kilometres. Gen Mining acquired a 51% interest in the
Marathon Property from Sibanye Stillwater on July 10, 2019 and can
increase its interest to 80% by spending $10 million over a period
of four years. More than $3 million of this has already been spent.
Sibanye Stillwater has certain back-in rights that can bring its
interest in the Property back to 51% after such time as Gen Mining
has earned its 80% interest (see the Company’s press release of
July 11, 2019, for more details). The Company’s common shares trade
on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) under the symbol
GENM.
For further information please contact:
Jamie LevyPresident and Chief Executive
Officer(416) 640-2934(416) 567-2440jlevy@genmining.com
Forward-Looking Information
This press release includes certain information
that may be deemed “forward-looking information” under applicable
securities laws. All statements in this press release, other than
statements of historical facts, is forward-looking information. In
particular, statements in this press release relating to the use of
net proceeds from the sale of the Units and the possible
acquisition by Mr. Sprott of additional securities of the Company
constitute forward-looking information. Although the Company
believes the expectations expressed in such statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of
future performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those in the statements. There are certain factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
the forward-looking information. These include the results of the
Company’s due diligence investigations, market prices, exploration
successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and
general economic, market or business conditions.
Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments
may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
information. For more information on the Company, investors are
encouraged to review the Company’s public filings at www.sedar.com.
The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or
revise any forward- looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by
law.
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