Aurania Announces Increase IN Size of Non-Brokered Private Placement
TSX-V: ARU
NR 2025-23
AURANIA ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN SIZE OF NON-BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED
STATES
Toronto, Ontario, August 5, 2025 – Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU; OTCQB: AUIAF;
Frankfurt: 20Q) (“Aurania” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that due to strong investor
interest, it has increased the size of its non -brokered private placement (the “ Offering”), previously
announced on August 1, 2025. The Offering will now consist of aggregate gross proceeds of up to
$1,800,000 comprised of up to 15,000,000 units of the Company (the “Units”) at a price of C$0.12 per Unit
(the “Issue Price”), The Company has reserved the right to increase the size of the Offering by up to 25%
of the size of the Offering, such that up to an additional 3,750,000 Units may be issued to raise additional
gross proceeds of up to C$450,000.
Each Unit will consist of one common share of the Company (a “Common Share”) and one Common
Share purchase warrant (a “Warrant ”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one Common
Share (a “Warrant Share ”) at an exercise price of C$ 0.25 per Warrant Share for a period of 24 months
following the closing of the Offering.
Use of Proceeds
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering primarily for exploration programs, general
working capital purposes, and a portion of such proceeds may also be used for the first payment of 2025
mineral concession fees in Ecuador.
Finders
In connection with the Offering, the Company may pay finders’ fees to certain eligible finders of up to 7%
in cash of the gross proceeds raised in the Offering from subscribers introduced to the Company by such
finders and up to 7% in finders warrants (the “Finder Warrants”) of the aggregate number of Units placed
by such finders, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”). Each Finder Warrant
will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one (1) additional Unit at the Issue Price and will be exercisable
for a period of 24 months from the closing of the Offering. Each Finder Warrant will be comprised of one
Common Share and one Warrant.
Subscription Procedure
Existing shareholders and other investors interested in subscribing to the Offering should register their
interest via email to [email protected].
Closing and Hold Period
Closing of the Offering is anticipated to be completed on or about A ugust 20, 2025, or such other date or
dates that the Company may determine and may close in tranches. Closing is subject to the receipt of all
necessary regulatory approvals including (but not limited to) the receipt of approval from the TSXV for the
listing of the Common Shares and the Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants.
The Warrants are not eligible to be listed and therefore will not be tradeable on the TSXV. The securities
issued pursuant to the Offering shall be subject to a four -month plus one day hold period commencing on
the day of the closing of the Offering, as applicable, under applicable Canadian securities laws. The
Offering is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory
and other approvals including the approval of the TSXV.
Insider Participation
Certain directors and officers of the Company are expected to acquire Units under the Offering . Such
participation will be considered to be a “related party transaction” as defined under the policies of the TSXV
and Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI
61-101”). The Company anticipates relying on exemptions from the minority shareholder approval and
formal valuation requirements applicable to the related- party transactions under sections 5.5(a) and
5.7(1)(a), respectively, of MI 61- 101, as neither the fair market value of the Units to be acquired by the
participating directors and officers nor the consideration to be paid by such directors and officers is
anticipated to exceed 25 percent of the Company's market capitalization.
The securities described herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities
Act, or any state securities laws, and accordingly may not be offered or sold within the United States except
in compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities
requirements or pursuant to exemptions therefrom. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or
a solicitation to buy any securities in any jurisdiction.
About Aurania
Aurania is a mineral exploration company engaged in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and
exploration of mineral property interests, with a focus on precious metals and copper in South America. Its
flagship asset, The Lost Cities – Cutucu Project, is located in the Jurassic Metallogenic Belt in the eastern
foothills of the Andes mountain range of southeastern Ecuador.
Information on Aurania and technical reports are available at www.aurania.com and www.sedarplus.ca, as
well as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/auranialtd/, Twitter at https://twitter.com/auranialtd, and
LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurania-resources-ltd-.
For further information, please contact:
Carolyn Muir
VP Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Aurania Resources Ltd.
(416) 367-3200
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward -looking information as such term is defined in applicable securities
laws, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management’s current expectations
and assumptions. The forward-looking information includes statements regarding the anticipated Offering,
including the maximum size thereof, the expected timing to complete the Offering, the ability to complete
the Offering on the terms provided herein or at all, the anticipated use of the net proceeds from the Offering,
the receipt of all necessary approvals, including the approval of the TSXV of the listing of the Common
Shares and the Warrant Shares (and the timing thereof), Aurania’s objectives, goals or future plans,
statements, exploration results, potential mineralization, the corporation’s portfolio, treasury, management
team and enhanced capital markets profile, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration, timing of the
commencement of operations, and estimates of market conditions. Such forward-looking statements reflect
management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available
to Aurania, including the assumption that there will be no material adverse change in meta l prices, all
necessary consents, licenses, permits and approvals will be obtained, including various local government
licenses and the market. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises
nor guarantees and are subjec t to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially
from those expected. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results
expressed or implied by the forward -looking information include, among o ther things: a failure to obtain
or delays in obtaining the required regulatory licenses, permits, approvals and consents ; an inability to
access financing as needed; an inability to fund or extend the payment of Ecuador mineral concession fees
which are due and payable and could result in the forfeiture of such mineral concessions; an inability to
fund the administrative fees imposed by the Ecuadorian Control and Regulation Agency (ARCOM for its
Spanish acronym) on the mining sector which could render the Company insolvent; a general economic
downturn, a volatile stock price, labour strikes, political unrest, changes in the mining regulatory regime
governing Aurania; a failure to comply with environmental regulations; a weakening of market and industry
reliance on precious metals and base metals; and those risks set out in the Company’s public documents
filed on SEDAR+. Aurania cautions the reader that the above list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Although
the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information
in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only
applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the
disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than
as required by law.