Alto Announces Changes in Management and Conversion of Subscription Receipts
Alto Announces Changes in Management and
Conversion of Subscription Receipts
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 15, 2020) -
Alto Ventures Ltd.
(TSXV: ATV)
("Alto" or the "Company"), announces that, in conjunction with the closing of its merger (the "Merger")
with Empress Resources Corp. ("Empress") as detailed in its news release of July 7, 2020, the following
changes to its director and officers effective July 7, 2020:
Mike Koziol, David Cowan, Gary Zak and Michael Steeves have resigned as directors. David
Cowan will continue as Corporate Secretary;
Mike Koziol has resigned as President of Alto and Richard Mazur has resigned as Chief Executive
Officer, but will remain as a director;
Mike Bandrowski, David Rhodes, Jeremy Bond and Duncan Gordon have been appointed as
directors of Alto in addition to Richard Mazur;
Mike Bandrowski has also been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Alto.
"
This merger will unlock significant value in Alto as we look to advance our strong portfolio of
Canadian gold assets,
" said Mike Bandrowski, President & CEO of Alto Ventures Ltd.
"
Alto has
dramatically lifted the profile of its board of directors and successfully recapitalized the company with
the help of its strong investor base. I look forward to working with the new team at Alto and building
value for our shareholders."
The Company also announces that as a result of the closing of the Merger the conditions to the
conversion of the Company's previously issued Subscription Receipts were satisfied and the Company
issued a total of 22,325,000 units to the holders of the Subscription Receipts.
Each unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable
for two years at a price of $0.20 expiring May 29, 2022. The warrant term may be accelerated by notice
in circumstances where, at any time following September 29, 2020, the closing price of the common
shares of Alto on the TSX Venture Exchange is at or above $0.25 for 10 consecutive trading days. In
such case the Company may elect, by notice in writing, to shorten the exercise period of the warrants to
30 days from the date of such notice. The securities issued are subject to a hold period expiring
September 30, 2020.
The Company paid finder's fees of $91,350 and issued 913,500 finder warrants in connection with the
conversion of the Subscription Receipts. Each finder warrant entitles the holder to purchase one
common share of Alto at a price of $0.10 for two years expiring July 8, 2022. The finder warrants are
subject to a four month hold period expiring November 9, 2020.
About Alto Ventures Ltd.
Alto Ventures Ltd. is an exploration and development company with a portfolio of highly prospective
Canadian gold properties. The Company is active in the Abitibi greenstone belt in Quebec on the
Destiny gold property and is exploring in the Beardmore-Geraldton gold belt in Ontario. In Manitoba, the
Company is focused on the gold and base metals potential of the highly prospective but relatively under-
explored Oxford property.
For more details regarding the Company's projects, please visit our website at
www.altoventures.com
.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,
Richard J. Mazur, P. Geo.,
Director
Neither the 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.
For further information contact:
Rick Mazur,
Director
ALTO VENTURES LTD.
Suite 615-800 W. Pender Street
Vancouver, BC, V6C 2V6
Tel: 778-772-3100
Fax: 604-689-3609
Email:
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