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TORONTO, May 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alopex Gold Inc. (the "Corporation" or "Alopex") (TSX-V:AEX) is pleased to announce it has completed a non-brokered private placement of 5,564,422 common shares at a price of $0.45 per share, for gross proceeds to Alopex of $2,503,990 (the “Offering”), subject to final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV"). The Offering was carried out pursuant to prospectus exemptions from applicable securities laws.
The Corporation paid certain finders cash fees and issued non-transferable warrants pursuant to the Offering (the “Finder’s Warrants”), in accordance with the policies of the TSXV. Arctica Finance hf. received $25,000 and 166,667 Finder's Warrants, Haywood Securities Inc. received $1,001 and 2,225 Finder's Warrants, Leede Jones Gable received $900 and 2,000 Finder's Warrants and Paradigm Capital Inc. received $6,000 and 13,335 Finder's Warrants. The Finder's Warrants are exercisable at any time up to 24 months following the closing of the Offering at $0.45 per share. All securities issued pursuant to the Offering are subject to a four month hold period in accordance with applicable securities laws and exchange regulations, which will expire on September 15, 2018.
Insiders of the Corporation purchased an aggregate of 986,111 common shares and, accordingly, the Offering is a "related party transaction" within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Insider participation is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under MI 61-101 in accordance with sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101. The exemption is based on the fact that neither the fair market value of the Offering nor the consideration paid by such Insiders exceeds 25% of the market capitalization of the Corporation.
Following completion of the Offering, the Corporation will have 55,156,922 common shares issued and outstanding.
“We are delighted to now have our 2018 Summer Work Programme fully financed and thank our shareholders, existing and new, for their support. We expect to begin geological desktop work immediately, with drilling to start in early July, and we look forward to updating investors regularly on our progress. This is the next step on our path to bringing the Nalunaq project into production in 2019,” said CEO Eldur Olafsson.
About Alopex
Alopex's principal business objectives are the identification, acquisition, exploration and development of gold properties in Greenland. The Corporation's principal asset is a 100% interest in the Nalunaq Project, an advanced exploration stage property with an exploitation licence including the previously operating Nalunaq gold mine. Alopex is incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act and wholly owns Nalunaq A/S, incorporated under the Greenland Public Companies Act.
CONTACT INFORMATION
George Fowlie
Director of Corporate Development
1-416-587-9801
gfowlie@grfcapital.com
Forward-Looking Information
This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements". All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release, including without limitation statements regarding the future plans and objectives of the Corporation, are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to pursuing successful production and exploration programs, and other information that is based on forecasts of future operational or financial results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "estimates" or "intends" or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Corporation's expectations include, among others, risks related to the ability to raise additional capital proposed expenditure for exploration work and general and administrative expenses, international operations, the actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined as well as future prices of gold and other precious and non-precious metals. Although the Corporation has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, 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. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking information included in this press release is based only on information currently available to the Corporation and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Corporation assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect new circumstances or events.
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