GFG Resources Inc. (TSXV: GFG) (OTCQB: GFGSF)
(“
GFG” or the “
Company”) has
closed its private placement financing (the
“
Offering”) (
see news release dated
February 23, 2024) for gross proceeds of C$2,505,866. In
connection with the Offering,
Alamos Gold Inc.
(“Alamos”) (
TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI)
purchased securities to maintain their 9.9% interest in the
Company.
Pursuant to the Offering, GFG issued (i)
9,278,635 units of the Company (“Units”) at a
price of C$0.085 per Unit for gross proceeds of C$788,684; (ii)
9,697,000 "flow-through" units ("FT Units") at a
price of C$0.10 per FT Unit for gross proceeds of C$969,700; and
(iii) 6,147,059 premium units of the Company (“Premium
Units”) at a price of C$0.1216 per Premium Unit for gross
proceeds of C$747,482. Each Unit shall consist of one common share
of the Company and one-half of one share purchase warrant, with
each whole share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”)
entitling the holder thereof to acquire one additional common share
of the Company at an exercise price of C$0.13 for a period of 36
months from the date of issuance, subject to acceleration as
defined below. Each FT Unit and each Premium Unit shall consist of
one common share of the Company that will qualify as a
“flow-through share” for the purposes of the Income Tax Act
(Canada) (a "FT Share") and one-half of one
Warrant.
If during the exercise period of the Warrants
the closing price of the common shares of the Company is at a price
equal to or greater than C$0.13 for a period of 10 consecutive
trading days, GFG will have the right to accelerate the expiry date
of the Warrants by giving notice, via a news release, to the
holders of the Warrants that the Warrants will expire on the date
that is 30 days after the issuance of said news release.
The gross proceeds raised from the sale of the
FT Shares comprising, in part, the FT Units and Premium Units, will
be used for exploration activities in Ontario that will qualify as
“Canadian Exploration Expenses” (within the meaning of the Income
Tax Act (Canada)). The net proceeds raised from the sale of the
Units and the Warrants comprising, in part, the FT Units and
Premium Units, will be used for exploration activities on the
Company’s projects in Ontario as well as for general working
capital purposes.
Subject to compliance with applicable regulatory
requirements and in accordance with National Instrument 45-106 –
Prospectus Exemptions (“NI 45-106”), an aggregate
of 6,935,400 Units sold pursuant to the Offering have been issued
pursuant to the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption under Part 5A of
NI 45-106, and accordingly such securities will not be subject to a
hold period pursuant to applicable Canadian securities laws. There
is an offering document on Form 45-106F19 related to the Offering
that can be accessed under the Company’s profile at
www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company’s website at
www.gfgresources.com. The balance of the Units, FT Units and
Premium Units sold pursuant to the Offering will be subject to a
statutory hold period expiring on August 20, 2024.
Related Party TransactionIn
connection with the Offering, GFG management and directors of the
Company (collectively the “Insiders”), purchased a
total of 3,200,000 Units and 497,000 FT Units. Insiders’
participation in the Offering constitutes a "related party
transaction" pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 –
Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions
(“MI 61-101”). The Company is also relying on the
exemption from minority shareholder approval requirements under MI
61-101, as the fair market value of the insiders’ participation in
the Offering does not exceed 25% of the market capitalization of
the Company.
Alamos purchased 3,000,000 Units at a price of
C$0.085 each by way of a share purchase agreement with a third
party on April 19, 2024, for a total purchase price of C$255,000
(the “Transaction”). Prior to the closing of the
Offering, Alamos held 20,809,004 common shares and 3,843,303
warrants of GFG, representing a security holding percentage of
approximately 11.24%, on a partially diluted basis. Following the
closing of the Offering, Alamos will have beneficial ownership of,
or control and direction over 23,809,004 common shares and
5,343,303 warrants of GFG. Assuming exercise of the warrants,
Alamos will have beneficial ownership of, or control and direction
over 29,152,307 common shares or 11.86% of the issued and
outstanding common shares of GFG calculated as of the date of the
Offering on a partially diluted basis. Alamos acquired the Units
for investment purposes, which will be evaluated and may be
increased or decreased from time to time at Alamos' discretion. A
copy of Alamos’ early warning report will be available on the
SEDAR+ website at www.sedarplus.ca or can be requested by
contacting Scott K. Parsons, Senior Vice President, Investor
Relations, at SParsons@alamosgold.com, 416-368-9932 (ext. 5439) or
by mail at Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 3910, Toronto,
Ontario M5J 2T3.
In connection with the Offering, the Company
paid cash finder's fees on portions of the Offering totaling
C$45,155.
This news release does not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall
there be any sale of these securities, in any jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of such
jurisdiction. The securities have not been and will not be
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws,
and may not be offered or sold within the United States unless an
exemption from such registration is available.
About GFG Resources Inc. GFG is
a North American precious metals exploration company focused on
district scale gold projects in tier one mining jurisdictions,
Ontario and Wyoming. In Ontario, the Company operates three gold
projects, each large and highly prospective gold properties within
the prolific gold district of Timmins, Ontario, Canada. The
projects have similar geological settings that host most of the
gold deposits found in the Timmins Gold Camp which have produced
over 70 million ounces of gold. The Company also owns 100% of the
Rattlesnake Hills Gold Project, a district scale gold exploration
project located approximately 100 km southwest of Casper, Wyoming,
U.S.
For further information, please contact:
Brian Skanderbeg, President & CEOor Marc Lepage, Vice
President, Business Development Phone: (306) 931-0930 Email:
info@gfgresources.comWebsite: www.gfgresources.com
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CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATIONAll statements, other than statements of
historical fact, contained in this news release constitute
“forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable
Canadian securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 (referred to herein as “forward-looking
statements”). Forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, disclosure regarding the receipt of all applicable
regulatory approvals, the prospective nature of the Company’s
property interests, exploration plans and expected results,
conditions or financial performance that is based on assumptions
about future economic conditions and courses of action; planned use
of proceeds, expenditures and budgets and the execution thereof.
Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by
the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects”
or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”,
“estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not
anticipate” or “believes”, or the negative connotation thereof or
variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions,
events or results, “may”, “could”, “would”, “will”, “might” or
“will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved” or the negative
connotation thereof.
All forward-looking statements are based on
various assumptions, including, without limitation, the
expectations and beliefs of management, the receipt of applicable
regulatory approvals. availability of financing, the assumed
long-term price of gold, that the current exploration and other
objectives concerning its mineral projects can be achieved and that
its other corporate activities will proceed as expected; that the
current price and demand for gold will be sustained or will
improve; the continuity of the price of gold and other metals,
economic and political conditions and operations; the prospective
nature of the Company’s properties, availability of financing, and
that general business and economic conditions will not change in a
materially adverse manner.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements
of GFG to be materially different from those expressed or implied
by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to:
risks and uncertainties related to the failure to obtain all
applicable regulatory approvals; actual results of current
exploration activities; environmental risks; future prices of gold;
operating risks; accidents, labour issues and other risks of the
mining industry; delays in obtaining government approvals or
financing; and other risks and uncertainties. These risks and
uncertainties are not, and should not be construed as being,
exhaustive.
Although GFG has attempted to identify important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other
factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove
to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. In addition,
forward-looking statements are provided solely for the purpose of
providing information about management’s current expectations and
plans and allowing investors and others to get a better
understanding of our operating environment. Accordingly, readers
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements in this news release
are made as of the date hereof and GFG assume no obligation to
update any forward-looking statements, except as required by
applicable laws.
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