Vancouver, BC – March 30, 2023 – Freegold Ventures Limited (TSX: FVL) (“Freegold” or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that further to its news release of March 10, 2023, the Company has closed its upsized brokered private placement offering for aggregate gross proceeds of $16,524,000, which included the partial exercise of the over-allotment option (the “Offering”). Paradigm Capital acted as sole agent (the “Agent”) on the Offering.
In connection with the Offering, the Company entered into an agency agreement (the “Agency Agreement”) dated March 30, 2023, between the Company and the Agent. In accordance with the Agency Agreement, 41,310,000 units of the Company (the “Units”) were issued at a price of $0.40 per Unit. Each Unit is comprised of one common share of the Company (a "Unit Share") and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share of the Company (a "Warrant Share") for 24 months from today’s date at an exercise price of $0.52 per Warrant Share.
The Company (i) paid to the Agents a cash commission equal to 7% of the gross proceeds, and (ii) issued to the Agent broker warrants (the "Broker Warrants") entitling the Agent, from time to time for a period of 24 months from the Closing Date, to acquire that number of common shares of the Company (the "Broker Shares") that is equal to 7% of the number of Units issued pursuant to the Offering (including pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option), at an exercise price of $0.47 per Broker Share.
Mr. Eric Sprott has invested $1.5 million in the Offering and upon the closing of the Offering, his interest in the Company will be approximately 25%.
The Offering is subject to regulatory approval and all securities issued pursuant to the Offering will have a hold period of four months and one day.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general working capital and corporate purposes.
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 security 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 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 Freegold Ventures Limited
Freegold is a TSX-listed company focused on exploration in Alaska and holds the Golden Summit Gold Project near Fairbanks and the Shorty Creek Copper-Gold Project near Livengood through leases.
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On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global health emergency. Reactions to the spread of COVID-19 continue to lead to, among other things, significant restrictions on travel, business closures, quarantines, and a general reduction in economic activity. While there has been a reduction in these effects in recent months, the continuation and re-introduction of significant restrictions, business disruptions, and related financial impact, and the duration of any such disruptions, cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. The risks to Freegold of such public health crises also include risks to employee health and safety and a slowdown or temporary suspension of operations in geographic locations impacted by an outbreak. Such public health crises, as well as global geopolitical crises, can result in volatility and disruptions in the supply and demand for various products and services, global supply chains, and financial markets, as well as declining trade and market sentiment and reduced mobility of people, all of which could affect interest rates, credit ratings, credit risk, and inflation. As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, Freegold has implemented a COVID management program and established a full-service Camp at Golden Summit to attempt to mitigate risks to its employees, contractors, and community. While the extent to which COVID-19 may impact Freegold is uncertain, it is possible that COVID-19 may have a material adverse effect on Freegold’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.