pcNewsWire – Falco Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: FPC) has closed previously announced bought deal of 22,287,000 units at $1.29 per unit for gross proceeds of $28,750,230.
The Offering was conducted by a syndicate of underwriters co-led by BMO Capital Markets and Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd., and including Desjardins Securities Inc., Haywood Securities Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., National Bank Financial Inc., Raymond James Ltd. and Beacon Securities Limited.
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (TSX/NYSE:OR) subscribed 3,101,000 units for $4 million. Immediately following the closing of the Bought Deal, Osisko owns, beneficial ownership of, or control and direction over (i) 23,927,005 common shares of Falco, representing approximately 13.3% of Falco’s issued and outstanding common shares; and (ii) 1,550,500 Warrants. Assuming the exercise of the Warrants, Osisko would own 25,477,505 common shares of Falco, representing approximately 14.1% of Falco’s common shares that would be issued and outstanding.
News Release
FALCO ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF C$28,750,230 BOUGHT DEAL FINANCING AND LISTING OF WARRANTS
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(June 7, 2017) Montreal, Québec – Falco Resources Ltd. (“Falco” or the “Company”) (TSX.V: FPC and FPC.WT) is pleased to announce it has closed its previously announced bought deal prospectus offering (the “Offering”) of 22,287,000 units (the “Units”) at a price of C$1.29 per Unit, representing aggregate gross proceeds to Falco of C$28,750,230, including 2,907,000 Units issued pursuant to the exercise in full by the underwriters of the over-allotment option.
The Offering was conducted by a syndicate of underwriters co-led by BMO Capital Markets and Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd., and including Desjardins Securities Inc., Haywood Securities Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., National Bank Financial Inc., Raymond James Ltd. and Beacon Securities Limited.
The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to advance the Horne 5 Deposit, including the dewatering program, building acquisitions and relocation, land purchases, purchasing of hoisting system equipment, pre-construction surface installations and for general corporate purposes.
Each Unit entitles the holder to acquire, for no additional consideration, one common share in the capital of the Company (a “Common Share”) and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole Common Share purchase warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant is exercisable to acquire one additional Common Share (a “Warrant Share”) for a period of 18 months from the closing date of the Offering at an exercise price of C$1.70 per Warrant Share.
The Units were offered by way of short form prospectus in all of the provinces of Canada and in the United States to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. Copies of the final short form prospectus and documents incorporated therein may be obtained on request from the Secretary of the Company by sending a written request to 1100 avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3B 2S2, telephone: 514-905-3162, and are available electronically under Falco’s issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The offered securities have not been registered under the United States 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.
Eight directors and officers of Falco or of an insider of Falco have participated in the Offering and were issued 227,300 Units. Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd, an insider of Falco, also participated in the Offering and was issued 3,101,000 Units. Such participation in the Offering constitutes “related party transactions” as defined in Regulation 61-101 respecting Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“61-101”). The Offering is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of 61-101 as neither the fair market value of the securities issued to insiders nor the consideration for such securities by insiders exceed 25% of the Company’s market capitalization. The Company did not file a material change report 21 days prior to closing of the Offering as the participation of insiders of the Company in the Offering had not been confirmed at that time.
The TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) has conditionally approved the listing of the Warrants and under the symbol “FPC.WT”, subject to fulfilling all of the requirements of the TSXV. Trading is expected to commence at the opening of markets on June 7, 2017.
About Falco
Falco Resources Ltd. is one of the largest mineral claim holders in the Province of Québec, with extensive land holdings in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. Falco owns 67,000 hectares of land in the Rouyn-Noranda mining camp, which represents approximately 70% of the entire camp and includes 13 former gold and base metal mine sites. Falco’s principal property is the Horne 5 Project located in the former Horne mine that was operated by Noranda from 1927 to 1976 and produced 11.6 million ounces of gold and 2.5 billion pounds of copper. Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd is the largest shareholder of the Company and currently owns 13.3% of the outstanding shares of the Company.
For further information contact:
Vincent Metcalfe
Chief Financial Officer
514-905-3162
info@falcores.com
Bettina Filippone
Renmark Financial Communications Inc.
514-939-3989
bfilippone@renmarkfinancial.com
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