AYA GOLD and Silver Announces Upsize to Previously Announced Bought Deal Offering to $80 Million
AYA GOLD AND SILVER ANNOUNCES UPSIZE TO PREVIOUSLY
ANNOUNCED BOUGHT DEAL OFFERING TO $80 MILLION
THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT
INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR
DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
Montreal, Quebec – January 18, 2023 – Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX: AYA; OTCQX: AYASF) (“ Aya”
or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an amended agreement pursuant to which
Eight Capital and Desjardins Capital Markets, as joint bookrunners and co-lead underwriters, together with
a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”), have now agreed to purchase, on a bought
deal basis, 9,697,000 common shares in the capital of the Company (the “Shares”), at a price of $8.25 per
Share (the “Issue Price”) for gross proceeds of $80,000,250 (the “Offering”).
The Company has agreed to grant the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional
15% of the Shares at the Issue Price, exercisable in whole or in part, at any time on or prior to the date that
is 30 days following the closing of the Offering. If this option is exercised in full, approximately
$12,000,000 additional proceeds will be raised pursuant to the Offering and the aggregate proceeds of the
Offering will be approximately $92,000,000.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to advance its business objectives including
for the advancement of its exploration program namely at Boumadine and Zgounder, the funding of the
Zgounder expansion project , and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The closing date of the Offering is scheduled to be on or about January 25, 2023, and is subject to certain
conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals, including the approval of the
Toronto Stock Exchange.
The Offering will be completed by way of a prospectus supplement (the “Supplement”) to the short form
base shelf prospectus of the Company dated January 12, 2023 (the “Base Prospectus”), which Supplement
is expected to be filed on or prior to January 19, 2023 with the securities commissions and other similar
regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada and in such other jurisdictions as are agreed to by
the Company and the Underwriters, in each case provided that no prospectus, registration statement or other
similar document is required to be filed in such jurisdiction and that the Company will not be or become
subject to any continuous disclosure obligations in such jurisdiction. The Base Prospectus and, once filed,
the Supplement can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and contain important detailed information
about the Offering.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be
any sale of the securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful. The securities being offered have not been, nor will they be, regis tered under the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the United States Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws.
AYA GOLD & SILVER INC.
Per: “Benoit La Salle”
Benoit La Salle, FCPA FCA
President and Chief Executive Officer
About Aya Gold & Silver Inc.
Aya Gold & Silver Inc. is a rapidly growing, Canada-based silver producer with operations in the Kingdom
of Morocco. The only TSX -listed pure silver mining company, Aya operates the high -grade Zgounder
Silver Mine and is exploring its properties along the prospective South-Atlas Fault, several of which have
hosted past-producing mines and historical resources. Aya’s Moroccan mining assets are complemented by
its Tijirit Gold Project in Mauritania, which is being advanced to feasibility. Aya’s management team has
been focused on maximising shareholder value by an choring sustainability at the heart of its operations,
governance, and financial growth plans.
For additional information, please visit Aya’s website at www.ayagoldsilver.com.
Or contact
Benoit La Salle, FCPA FCA
President & CEO
Alex Ball
VP, Corporate Development & IR
Notice Regarding Forward Looking Information
Certain information in this news release related to the Company is forward -looking information and is
prospective in nature. Forward -looking information is not based on hist orical facts, but rather on current
expectations and projections about future events, and is therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which
could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward -
looking information. The information generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such
as “may”, “should”, “could”, “intend”, “estimate”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “believe” or “continue”,
or the negative thereof or similar variations. Forward-looking information in this news release include
information regarding the intended use of proceeds of the Offering. There are numerous risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results and Aya’s plans and objectives to differ materially from those
expressed in the forward-looking information, including: (i) adverse market conditions; (ii) risks inherent
in the mineral production and exploration sectors in general; (iii) that the proceeds of the Offering may
need to be used other than as set out in this news release and other factors beyond the control of the
Company. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
information. These and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking information are based on estimates
and opinions of management on the dates they are made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this
notice. Except as required by law, the Company does not intend to update this forward-looking information.
Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies
of the Toronto Stock Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in the 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. Such forward‐looking information has been provided for
the purpose of assisting investors in understan ding the Company's business, operations and exploration
plans and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance
on forward‐looking information. Forward‐looking information is given as of the date of this press release,
and the Company does not undertake to update such forward‐looking information except in accordance
with applicable securities laws.