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VANCOUVER, BC, June 27,
2022 /CNW/ - Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd.
(TSXV: SM) (OTCQB: SMDRF) ("Sierra
Madre" or the "Company") is pleased to announce
that it has entered into an agreement with Beacon Securities
Limited and Canaccord Genuity Corp. on behalf of a
syndicate of agents (collectively, the "Agents"), in
connection with a "best efforts" private placement of up to
15,385,000 subscription receipts of the Company (the
"Subscription Receipts") at a price of $0.65 per Subscription Receipt (the "Issue
Price") for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of up to
$10,000,250 (the "Offering").
The Offering is being conducted in conjunction with the Company's
proposed acquisition (the "Proposed Acquisition") of all of
the issued and outstanding shares of La Guitarra Compania Minera
S.A. de C.V. ("SubCo"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of First Majestic Silver Corp. ("First Majestic")
incorporated under the laws of Mexico that holds a 100% interest in the
La Guitarra silver-gold property
(the "La Guitarra Property"), as previously announced
on May 25, 2022. Each Subscription
Receipt shall, upon satisfaction of the Escrow Release Conditions
(as defined below) and without the payment of any additional
consideration, automatically convert into one common share of the
Company (a "Common Share").
The Company has granted the Agents an option to sell up to an
additional 2,307,750 Subscription Receipts at the Issue Price for
additional gross proceeds of up to $1,500,038, exercisable in whole or in part
at any time up to 48 hours prior to the closing date of the
Offering.
The gross proceeds of the Offering less 50% of the Commission
(as defined below) and certain expenses of the Agents (such net
amount, the "Escrowed Proceeds") will be placed into escrow
and released to the Company, subject to the receipt of all required
corporate, shareholder and regulatory approvals in connection with
the Proposed Acquisition and the completion or satisfaction of all
escrow release conditions (collectively, the "Escrow Release
Conditions") as set out in the agency agreement to be entered
into among the Company and the Agents in connection with the
Offering. Provided that the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied
or waived (where permitted) prior to 5:00
p.m. (Toronto time) on the
date that is 120 days after closing of the Offering (the
"Release Deadline"), the remaining 50% of the Commission
(and any interest earned thereon) and certain expenses of the
Agents will be released to the Agents from the Escrowed Proceeds,
and the balance of the Escrowed Proceeds (together with interest
earned thereon) will be released to Sierra
Madre. However, in the event that the Escrow Release
Conditions are not satisfied by the Release Deadline, or if
prior to such time, the Company advises the Agents or announces to
the public that it does not intend to satisfy the Escrow Release
Conditions, the Escrowed Proceeds together with the pro rata
portion of any interest earned thereon (net of any applicable
withholding tax) will be returned to the holders of the
Subscription Receipts and the Subscription Receipts will be
cancelled.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering for
the development of the La Guitarra Property, advancement of
engineering studies, and general working capital purposes.
The Offering is expected to close by the end of July 2022
(the "Closing Date") and is subject to certain conditions
including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary
approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the
"Exchange").
In connection with the Offering, the Agents will receive a cash
commission equal to 6% of the gross proceeds (reduced to 3% for
proceeds received pursuant to sales to certain purchasers on a
"president's list") (the "Commission") and the Company will
issue that number of compensation options to the Agents equal to 6%
of the aggregate number of Subscription Receipts sold pursuant to
the Offering (reduced to 3% for Subscription Receipts issued to
certain purchasers on a "president's list") (the "Compensation
Options"). Each Compensation Option will be exercisable for one
Common Share at the Issue Price of the Subscription Receipts for a
period of 24 months following the conversion of the Subscription
Receipts.
The Subscription Receipts, the Common Shares and the Common
Shares issuable upon exercise of the Compensation Options shall be
subject to a hold period ending on the date that is four months and
one day following the Closing Date as set out in National
Instrument 45-102 – Resale of Securities.
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 Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd.
is a mineral exploration company, currently focused on the
acquisition,
exploration and development of the Tepic and La Tigra Properties in Nayarit, Mexico.
The Company has an experienced management team with a proven track
record of wealth creation in Mexico through project discovery, advancement,
and monetization. Sierra Madre's
key objective
is to advance exploration on the Tepic and La Tigra Properties to determine whether
they contain commercially exploitable deposits of precious or base
metals.
On behalf
of the board of directors of Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd.,
"Alexander Langer"
Alexander Langer
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Cautionary Note
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that
term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this news release.
This press release contains "forward-looking information"
within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation
and statements that are based on the beliefs of management and
reflect the Company's current expectations. When used in this press
release, the words "estimate", "project", "belief", "anticipate",
"intend", "expect", "plan", "predict", "may" or "should" and the
negative of these words or such variations thereon or comparable
terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements and
information. Such statements and information reflect the current
view of the Company. Forward-looking statements and forward-looking
information in this press release include, but are not limited to,
statements with respect to the timing and completion of the
Offering, the use of proceeds of the Offering and the receipt of
regulatory approvals for the Offering. Risks and
uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from
those contemplated in those forward-looking statements and
information. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or other
future events, to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information and
forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made
as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not
undertake to update any forward-looking information or
forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein,
except as may be required in accordance with applicable securities
laws. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking information
and statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its
behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice
regarding forward-looking information and statements.
SOURCE Sierra Madre Gold and
Silver Ltd.