West Red Lake Gold Announces Upsize To Previously Announced Bought Deal Public Offering
October 18 2024 - 9:39AM
West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or
“WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) is
pleased to announce, it has agreed with Raymond James Ltd., to
increase the size of its previously announced bought-deal
financing. West Red Lake will now issue 36,232,000 units of the
Company (“Units”) at a price of C$0.69 per Unit for gross proceeds
of C$25,000,080 (the “Offering”). Each Unit is comprised of one
common share (each a “Common Share”) and one common Share purchase
warrant (each whole warrant a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle
the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share at a price of
C$0.90 for a period of 36 months following the closing of the
Offering.
The Company has also granted to the Underwriters
an over-allotment option to purchase an additional 15% of the base
Offering, for additional gross proceeds to the Company of up to
C$3,750,012, to acquire Units, Common Shares and/or Warrants (or
any combination thereof), at the Underwriters’ discretion, and
shall be exercisable by the Underwriters, in whole or in part, for
a period of 30 days from and including the closing date.
In all other respects, the terms of the Offering
and use of proceeds there from will remain as previously disclosed
in the original press release dated October 24, 2024.
Copies of the Base Prospectus and the Supplement
will be available on the Company’s SEDAR+ page at
www.sedarplus.ca.
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:
Gwen Preston
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 and definitive amount of the Loan Facility, closing of the
Offering, the anticipated timing of the mill restart and
commissioning, the outcome of a formal mine restart decision, the
timing of commercial production at Madsen, the estimated capital
needs required to restart Madsen, the exercise of the
over-allotment option, the use of proceeds of the Loan Facility and
Offering and the expected closing date of the Loan Facility and
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, actual costs versus
anticipated budgeted costs for the restart of Madsen, 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 TSXV will approve the Offering, that
the gold market will remain robust, 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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