Super Copper Announces Strategic Investment from Apeiron Investment Group
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Apeiron Investment Group is the investment firm of renowned investor and entrepreneurChristian Angermayer . -
Investment strengthens
Super Copper 's balance sheet with financing consisting of$1 million worth of units. - CEO and Directors to sign voluntary lock-up agreements for over 7 million securities to ensure long-term alignment.
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Funding to increase exploration at Super Copper's flagship
Chile property and advance strategic expansion globally, including acquisition initiatives.
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Apeiron has agreed to purchase, through a non-brokered private placement, 4,000,000 units of the Company ("Units"), at a price of
Zachary Dolesky, CEO of Super Copper, stated: "This strategic investment from
Voluntary Management Lock-Up Agreements
In connection with the Financing, Super Copper CEO
Mr. Dolesky has agreed to lock up 5,317,360 common shares for so long as Apeiron maintains a minimum ownership stake of 10.0% in the Company (on a partially diluted basis). In parallel, subject to Apeiron maintaining a minimum ownership stake of 10.0% in the Company (on a partially diluted basis), all other directors and officers have agreed to lock up an additional 1,725,000 common shares and options for a term of 18 months. These lock-ups reflect alignment between management and shareholders, demonstrate long-term conviction in the Company's growth strategy, and reinforce the stability of the Company's capital structure as it enters its next phase of development.
Financing Terms
It is expected that Apeiron will hold approximately 10.99% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company on completion of the Financing on an undiluted basis. In addition, in exchange for Apeiron providing advisory services to the Company, the Company will grant Apeiron an aggregate of 4,000,000 restricted share units ("RSUs") under its 2024 equity incentive plan (the "Plan"), of which 3,000,000 RSUs will be granted on closing and 1,000,000 RSUs will be granted as soon as permitted under the terms of the Plan and be subject to availability under the Plan. To facilitate the granting of the RSUs, certain option holders have agreed to cancel 1,100,000 outstanding options.
The warrants underlying the Units issuable to Apeiron pursuant to the Financing, and the RSUs, will be subject to a restriction on exercise or conversion that prohibits Aperion from exercising the warrants or converting the RSUs if the number of common shares to be issued pursuant to such exercise or conversion would exceed, when aggregated with all other common shares of the Company owned by Apeiron, 19.9% of all of the common shares issued and outstanding at such time, unless the Company has obtained shareholder approval for the creation of a new 'control person', in accordance with the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange.
Concurrently with the closing of the Financing, Apeiron and the Company will enter into an investor rights agreement, that provides, among other things, Apeiron with certain rights in the event it maintains minimum ownership thresholds in the Company, including: (i) the right to participate in equity financings; (ii) top-up rights in the event of dilutive issuances; and (iii) the right (but not the obligation) to nominate one person to the Company's Board of Directors.
The Company expects to use the proceeds of the Financing to accelerate the advancement of Super Copper's flagship Cordillera Cobre project in
The Financing is expected to close on or about
Progress continues at the Cordillera Cobre project, where recent exploration samples confirmed grades of up to 10.3% copper and 296 g/t silver (1). This preliminary sampling has identified widespread copper mineralization, reinforcing the project's potential for a copper system. Cordillera Cobre is located approximately 43 km northeast of Copiapó,
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Super Copper is a mining exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of copper and precious metal projects. It is currently developing its joint venture in a prospective Chilean copper property located within the copper-rich Venado Formation in the province of Atacama,
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These results were disclosed in the Company's news release dated |
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This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the Company's securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, including any of the securities in
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of
Forward-looking statements reflect management's beliefs, expectations, and estimates as of the date of this news release. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied, including, but not limited to: exploration results not meeting expectations; geological interpretations proving incorrect; difficulties in obtaining permits or financing for further exploration; changes in commodity prices and market conditions; and general economic and regulatory factors affecting the mining industry.
The words "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "plan," "may," "will," "should," "potential," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although Super Copper believes that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements.
Except as required by applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Investors should carefully review the risks and uncertainties described in the Company's public filings before making investment decisions.
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