Avalon Closes $2,750,000 First Drawdown of $15,000,000 Convertible Security Funding Agreement
Avalon Closes $2,750,000 First Drawdown of
$15,000,000 Convertible Security Funding
Agreement
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 27, 2024) -
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.
(TSX: AVL)
(OTCQB: AVLNF) ("Avalon" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the
$2,750,000 first drawdown of its up to $15,000,000 convertible security funding agreement (the "Funding
Agreement") with Lind Global Fund II, LP, an entity managed by The Lind Partners, a New York based
institutional fund manager (together "Lind").
The details of the Funding Agreement are contained in the
Company's
news release dated March 18, 2024
.
With the first drawdown completed, the Company has initiated steps to commence a Preliminary
Economic Assessment ("PEA") for its lithium hydroxide conversion facility in Thunder Bay, Ontario (the
"Project").
The Project will be owned and operated by Avalon's wholly owned subsidiary, Lake Superior
Lithium Inc..
The PEA will consider feed sourcing of high-grade lithium concentrates from various
sources, and will feature the world-leading and environmentally friendly Metso lithium conversion
technology, currently being deployed within similar projects in the U.S., the U.K. and Finland. The PEA
will include lithium concentrate and reagent receiving/storage, processing and site infrastructure as well
as shipping/handling of product and byproduct off site.
This news release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States.
The securities have not been
and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"),
and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to US persons (as defined in Regulation S under
the US Securities Act) absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration.
All currency
reported in this release is in Canadian dollars.
About The Lind Partners
The Lind Partners manages institutional funds that are leaders in providing growth capital to small- and
mid-cap companies publicly traded in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK.
Lind's multi-strategy funds
make direct investments ranging from US$1 to US$30 million, invest in syndicated equity placements
and selectively buy on market.
Having completed more than 200 direct investments totaling over US$2
billion in transaction value, Lind's funds have been flexible and supportive capital partners to investee
companies since 2011.
About Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. is a Canadian advanced manufacturing company focused on vertically
integrating the Ontario lithium supply chain.
The Company, through its joint venture with SCR-Sibelco NV,
is currently developing its Separation Rapids lithium deposit near Kenora, ON, while also continuing to
advance the Snowbank lithium and Lilypad lithium-caesium projects.
Avalon is also working to develop
its Nechalacho rare earths and zirconium project located in the Northwest Territories.
This deposit
contains critical minerals for use in advanced technologies in the communications and defense
industries among other sectors.
In addition to these upstream activities, Avalon is executing on a key initiative to develop Ontario's first
midstream lithium hydroxide processing facility in Thunder Bay, ON, a vital link bridging the lithium
resources of the north with the downstream EV battery manufacturing base in the south.
For more information and media inquiries, contact Zeeshan Syed, President, Avalon Advanced
Materials Inc., at 416-364-4938 or
.
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation.
Forward-looking
information includes, but is not limited to statements related to how the Company plans to use the net proceeds from the funding, the initiation and the
content of the PEA, and completion of the Company's business objectives, and the timing, costs, and benefits thereof.
Generally, forward-looking
information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "add" or "additional", "advancing", "anticipates" or "does not
anticipate", "appears", "believes", "can be", "conceptual", "confidence", "continue", "convert" or "conversion", "deliver", "demonstrating", "estimates",
"encouraging", "expand" or "expanding" or "expansion", "expect" or "expectations", "forecasts", "forward", "goal", "improves", "increase", "intends",
"justification", "plans", "potential" or "potentially", "promise", "prospective", "prioritize", "reflects", "robust", "scheduled", "suggesting", "support", "top-
tier", "updating", "upside", "will be" or "will consider", "work towards", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain
actions, events
or results "may", "could", "would", "might", or "will be taken", "occur", or "be achieved".
Forward-looking information is subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to
be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including risks associated with mineral exploration and
development operations such as: environmental hazards and economic factors as they affect the cost and success of the Company's capital
expenditures, the ability of the Company to obtain required permits and approvals, the ability of the Company to obtain financing, uncertainty in the
estimation of mineral resources, uncertainty with respect to the ability to successfully construct and develop the Company's lithium processing
facility, the price of lithium, no operating history, no operating revenue and negative cash flow, land title risk, the market price of the Company's
securities, the economic feasibility of the Company's mineral resources and the Company's commercial viability, inflation and uncertain global
economic conditions, uncertain geo-political shifts and risks, successful collaboration with indigenous communities, changes in technology and
advancements in innovation may impact the development of the Company's technology innovation centre and its lithium hydroxide processing facility,
future pandemics and other health crises, dependence on management and other highly skilled personnel, title to the Company's mineral properties,
the ongoing war in Ukraine and Israel, extensive government and environmental regulation, reliance on artificial intelligence technology to influence
mining operations, volatility in the financial markets, uninsured risks, climate change, threat of legal proceedings, as well as those risk factors
discussed or referred to in the annual information form of the Company dated November 28, 2023 (the "AIF") under the heading "Description of the
Business - Risk Factors". Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management
made in light of its experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that management
believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date that such statements are made, but which may prove to be incorrect.
Although the Company believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance
should not be placed on forward-looking information because the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.
In addition to other factors and assumptions identified in the AIF, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: management of
certain of the Company's assets by other companies or joint venture partners, the Company's ability to carry on its exploration and development
activities without undue delays or unbudgeted costs, the ability of the Company to obtain sufficient qualified personnel, equipment and services in a
timely and cost effective manner, the ability of the Company to operate in a safe, efficient and effective manner, the ability of the Company to obtain
all necessary financing on acceptable terms and when needed, the accuracy of the Company's resource estimates and geological, operational and
price assumptions on which these are based and the continuance of the regulatory framework regarding environmental manners. Readers are
cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions that may have been used.
Although 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 information will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information.
Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in
accordance with applicable securities laws.
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