West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or
“WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) is
pleased to announce that it has amended its previous agreement with
Raymond James Ltd. as sole bookrunner, on behalf of a syndicate of
underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which
the Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a “bought deal” basis,
27,778,000 units (the “Units”) and 11,236,000 charity-flow through
units (the “Charity Flow-Through Units”) of the Company at a price
of C$0.72 per Unit (the “Unit Issue Price”) and C$0.89 per Charity
Flow-Through Unit (the “Charity Flow-Through Issue Price”),
respectively, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of
approximately C$30 million (the “Offering”). The terms of the
Offering have been amended to provide for a full Warrant (as
defined below) rather than a half Warrant as part of each of the
Units and Charity Flow-Through Units and to remove the acceleration
feature of the Warrants.
Each Unit will now consist of one common share
of the Company (“Common Shares”) and one common share purchase
warrant, (a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to
acquire one common share of the Company for an exercise price of
$1.00 per share for 24 months from the Closing Date.
Each Charity Flow-Through Unit will now consist of one common
share of the Company issued as “flow-through shares” within the
meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada (each, a “Flow-Through Unit
Share”) and one Warrant. Upon the exercise of the Warrants issued
as part of the Flow-Through Units, the underlying common share will
not be issued as “flow-through shares” within the meaning of the
Income Tax Act (Canada).
The Company has agreed to grant the Underwriters an
over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the
aggregate number of Units at the Unit Issue Price, exercisable in
whole or in part at any time for a period ending 30 days from the
closing of the Offering.
The net proceeds pursuant to the issuance of the Units are
expected to be used to continue to advance the development of a
restart plan for the Madsen Gold Mine as well as for working
capital and general corporate purposes. The gross proceeds pursuant
to the issuance of the Charity Flow-Through Units will be used to
incur qualifying Canadian development expenses on the Company’s
assets.
The Units and Charity Flow-Through Units will be offered under
the short form base shelf prospectus (the “Base Prospectus”) of the
Company dated April 30, 2024, as supplemented by a shelf prospectus
supplement (the “Supplement”) to be prepared and filed in each of
the provinces of Canada, other than the Province of
Quebec (collectively, the “Jurisdictions”). The Units will
also be offered by way of a private placement in the United States,
and in those jurisdictions outside of Canada and the United States
which are agreed to by the Company and the Underwriters, where the
Units can be issued on a private placement basis, exempt from any
prospectus, registration or other similar requirements.
The Offering is expected to close on or about May 16, 2024 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 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 U.S. state securities laws, and may not be
offered or sold in the United States without registration under the
U.S. Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws or
compliance with the requirements of an applicable exemption
therefrom. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell
or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United
States, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful.
About West Red Lake Gold Mines
West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. is a mineral exploration company
that is publicly traded and focused on advancing and developing its
flagship Madsen Gold Mine and the associated 47 km2 highly
prospective land package in the Red Lake district of Ontario. The
highly productive Red Lake Gold District of Northwest Ontario,
Canada has yielded over 30 million ounces of gold from high-grade
zones and hosts some of the world’s richest gold deposits. WRLG
also holds the wholly owned Rowan Property in Red Lake, with an
expansive property position covering 31 km2 including three past
producing gold mines – Rowan, Mount Jamie, and Red Summit.
On behalf of West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd.
Shane Williams
President & Chief Executive Officer
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Freddie Leigh
Tel: (604) 609-6132
Email: investors@westredlakegold.com or visit the
Company’s website at https://www.westredlakegold.com
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 release.
Forward looking information
Certain statements contained in this news release may constitute
“forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable
securities laws. Forward-looking information generally can be
identified by words such as “anticipate”, “expect”, “estimate”,
“forecast”, “planned”, and similar expressions suggesting future
outcomes or events. Forward-looking information is based on current
expectations of management; however, it is subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
information in this news release and include without limitation,
statements relating to the closing of the Offering, the exercise of
the over-allotment option and the expected closing date of the
Offering. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking information.
Forward‐looking information involve numerous risks and
uncertainties and actual results might differ materially from
results suggested in any forward-looking information. These risks
and uncertainties include, among other things, market volatility;
the state of the financial markets for the Company’s securities;
fluctuations in commodity prices and changes in the Company’s
business plans. Forward-looking information is based on a number of
key expectations and assumptions, including without limitation,
that the Company will continue with its stated business objectives
and its ability to raise additional capital to proceed. Although
management of the Company has attempted to identify important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other
factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking
information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
forward-looking information. Accordingly, readers should not place
undue reliance on forward-looking information. Readers are
cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate
for other purposes. Additional information about risks and
uncertainties is contained in the Company’s management’s discussion
and analysis for the year ended November 30, 2023, and the
Company’s annual information form for the year ended November 30,
2023, copies of which are available on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca.
The forward-looking information contained herein is expressly
qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement.
Forward-looking information reflects management’s current beliefs
and is based on information currently available to the Company. The
forward-looking information is made as of the date of this news
release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise
such information to reflect new events or circumstances, except as
may be required by applicable law.
For more information on the Company, investors should review the
Company’s continuous disclosure filings that are available on
SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
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