Austral Gold Provides Non-Brokered Private Placement Update
Austral Gold Provides Non-Brokered Private
Placement Update
Sydney, Australia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 15, 2024) -
Established gold producer Austral Gold
Limited
(ASX: AGD) (TSXV: AGLD) (OTCQB: AGLDF) (Austral or the Company) is pleased to
announce that the first tranche of the previously announced non-brokered private placement financing
(Convertible Note Offering) of up to US$1 million or approximately AUD$1.6 million has been completed.
The Company has issued 919,158 non-transferable unsecured convertible notes for gross proceeds of
US$590,503 (approximately AUD$919,158), immediately following execution by the parties of an
amendment agreement to allow for closing the private placement in two tranches, with the second
tranche due within 30 days of this announcement.
The convertible notes were purchased by one arm's length accredited and sophisticated investor, and
the gross proceeds raised are expected to be used for working capital.
The notes, nominated in Australian Dollars, bear a 9% per annum interest rate and mature on the second
anniversary of the date they are issued.
Each note entitles the holder to convert the notes into ordinary
shares of the Company at the holder's option at a conversion price of AUD$0.059 (approximately
C$0.051) per share during the first year and AUD$0.118 (approximately C$0.103) during the second
year.
The notes and the underlying conversion shares will be subject to a four month hold period as required
by applicable Canadian law. The notes will not be listed on any public market. The convertible notes may
not be converted until after four months and one day from the date they are issued.
About Austral Gold
Austral Gold is a growing gold and silver mining producer building a portfolio of quality assets in the
Americas. Austral continues to lay the foundation for its growth strategy by advancing its attractive
portfolio of producing and exploration assets. For more information, please visit the Company's website
at
www.australgold.com
.
Neither 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.
Release approved by the Chief Executive Officer of Austral Gold, Stabro Kasaneva.
For additional information please contact:
Jose Bordogna
Chief Financial Officer
Austral Gold Limited
+61 466 892 307
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements.
Forward-
Looking statements are statements that are not historical, and consist primarily of projections -
statements regarding future plans, expectations and developments.
Words such as "expects", "intends",
"plans", "may", "could", "potential", "should", "anticipates", "likely", "believes" and words of similar
import tend to identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-Looking statements in this news release
include the Company expects to receive the remaining funds to complete the Convertible Note Offering
within the next 30 days, and the Company's expectation to use the proceeds for working capital.
Forward-Looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied,
including, without limitation, business integration risks; uncertainty of production, development plans and
cost estimates, commodity price fluctuations; political or economic instability and regulatory changes;
currency fluctuations, the state of the capital markets especially in light of the effects of the novel
coronavirus, uncertainty in the measurement of mineral reserves and resource estimates, Austral's ability
to attract and retain qualified personnel and management, potential labour unrest, reclamation and
closure requirements for mineral properties; unpredictable risks and hazards related to the development
and operation of a mine or mineral property that are beyond the Company's control, the availability of
capital to fund all of the Company's projects and other risks and uncertainties identified under the
heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's continuous disclosure documents filed on the ASX and on
SEDAR.
You are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions which
may have been used. Austral cannot assure you that actual events, performance or results will be
consistent with these forward-looking statements, and management's assumptions may prove to be
incorrect. Austral's forward-looking statements reflect current expectations regarding future events and
operating performance and speak only as of the date hereof and Austral does not assume any obligation
to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's beliefs, expectations or
opinions should change other than as required by applicable law. For the reasons set forth above, you
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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