Silver Mountain Completes Oversubscribed $25 Million Bought Deal Prospectus Offering
Each Unit was comprised of one class A common share in the capital of the Company (each a "Common Share") and one half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one Common Share for a period of 24 months, at an exercise price of
"The overwhelming demand in this oversubscribed public offering, including the significant investment by
In connection with the Offering, the Underwriters received a cash commission equal to 6.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Units (reduced to 3.0% of the gross proceeds in respect of sales to certain investors on a president's list) in the aggregate amount of approximately
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering for the development of the Reliquias mine, preparation of its processing plant and tailings dam, further exploration of the Company's currently defined targets and for working capital and general corporate purposes. The proceeds, combined with our recently announced access agreements, will allow the Company to aggressively pursue its plans to restart operations at the
The Offering was completed by way of a prospectus supplement (the "Supplement") dated
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 jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities being offered have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933Act") and may not be offered or sold in
1,484,900 Units were issued to related parties (within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101")) and such issuances are considered "related party transactions" for the purposes of MI 61-101. Such related party transactions are exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value of the securities being issued to the related parties nor the consideration being paid by the related parties exceeded 25% of the Company's market capitalization. The purchasers of the Units and the extent of such participation were not finalized until shortly prior to the completion of the Offering. Accordingly, it was not possible to publicly disclose details of the nature and extent of related party participation in the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to a material change report filed at least 21 days prior to the completion of such transactions.
About Silver Mountain
Silver Mountain is a Canadian mining company focused on the development of silver and polymetallic projects in
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Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Silver Mountain's control, which could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those that are disclosed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors set forth under "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual information form dated
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