Compass Announces Fully Subscribed Convertible Debenture Offering
Compass Announces Fully Subscribed
Convertible Debenture Offering
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 19, 2024) -
Compass Gold Corp. (TSXV: CVB)
("
Compass
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce that it intends to issue, on a non-brokered
private placement basis, 600 convertible debenture units of the Company (the "
Debenture Units
"), at a
price of $1,000 per Debenture Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of $600,000 (the "
Offering
").
The
Company has commitments for the full amount of the Offering and it is expected that the Offering will
close on or about November 30, 2024 (the "
Closing Date
").
The proceeds of the Offering will be principally used to fund the delineation of the mineralized zone
identified at Tarabala, located on the Company's Sikasso Property in Southern Mali and to further the
establishment and development of a small gold mining operation on high-grade near-surface gold
mineralization at the Tarabala Trend (the "
Tarabala Project
").
Summary of the Offering
Each Debenture Unit to be issued pursuant to the Offering will comprise: (i) one $1,000 principal amount
unsecured convertible debenture of the Company (a "
Convertible Debenture
"); and, (ii) 5,000 common
share purchase warrants of the Company (each, a "
Warrant
"), with each Warrant being exercisable to
acquire one additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.18 for a period of 12 months
following the Closing Date.
The outstanding principal amount of each Convertible Debenture shall be convertible, at the option of the
holder thereof, at any time prior to maturity, into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of
$0.18 per common share (the "
Conversion Price
").
The Convertible Debentures will mature on June 30, 2025 (the "
Maturity Date
") and will bear interest at
a rate of 10% per annum, payable in cash or common shares, at the option of the Company.
Interest will
accrue and be paid in arrears on the Maturity Date.
Any payment of interest pursuant to the issuance of
common shares will be subject to the prior approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "
TSX-V
") and the
issue price per common share will be at the then applicable market Price (as such term is defined in the
applicable policies of the TSX-V).
If at any time prior to the Maturity Date the closing price of the common shares of the Company on the
TSX-V is greater than $0.36 per common share for the preceding 20 consecutive trading days, the
Company shall have the option to convert the principal amount of the Convertible Debentures then
outstanding into common shares at the Conversion Price.
The Convertible Debentures will include covenants and events of default that are typical for a transaction
of the nature of the Offering.
Among other covenants, so long as the Convertible Debentures are
outstanding, the Company will not be permitted to: (i) declare or pay any dividend or other distribution, in
cash, to the holders of its issued and outstanding common shares; (ii) incur any secured debt ranking
senior to the Convertible Debentures, other than secured debt incurred by the Company in connection
with theTarabala Project; or (iii) use any funds generated from the operations of the Tarabala Project for
the purpose of conducting further exploration activities in respect of the mineral properties of the
Company, such that any further exploration will only be conducted using funds raised through the
issuance of new equity of the Company for such purpose.
The Company anticipates that certain officers and/or directors of the Company will participate in the
Offering and any such participation will be considered a "related party transaction" within the meaning of
Multilateral Instrument 61-101 -
Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions
("
MI 61-
101
").
Participation by insiders in the Offering will be exempt from (i) the valuation requirements of MI 61-
101 by virtue of the exemption contained in Section 5.5(b) of MI 61-101, as the Company is listed only on
the TSX Venture Exchange; and, (ii) the minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 by
virtue of the exemption contained in Section 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, as at the time the Offering was
agreed to, neither the fair market value of the subject matter, nor the fair market value of the
consideration for, the Offering, insofar as it involved interested parties, exceeded 25% of the market
capitalization of the Company.
The closing of the Offering is subject to customary closing conditions and the receipt of all required
regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX-V.
All securities issued pursuant to the Offering
will be subject to a statutory four-month hold period from their date of issuance.
All dollar amounts referred to in this press release are expressed in Canadian dollars.
None of the securities issued in connection with the Offering will be registered under the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
1933 Act
"), and none of them may be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the
1933 Act.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall
there be any sale of the securities in any state where such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.
SMAT Agreement
This latest financing initiative follows the Company's recent announcement concerning its plans to
produce gold at the Massala prospect located along the 15 km Tarabala Trend, which is contained
within the Company's Sikasso Property in southern Mali. (See Compass news release dated October
28, 2024.) Compass reported that it had reached an initial joint-production agreement for toll-treating
Compass ore at the adjacent Small Mining Facility owned by SMAT, a Malian business group. The
agreement calls for Compass to obtain a Small Mining permit utilizing a 'toll treating' agreement, and for
SMAT to deliver and complete the installation of updated processing components at their production
facility during Q1 2025.
Funds generated from the Company's small mine gold production will be used for operating cash
requirements, to fund repayment obligations in respect of the Convertible Debentures and previously
issued convertible debentures (
see Compass news releases dated July 4, 17 and 22, 2024),
for those
holders who do not elect to convert their debentures into common shares in the Company, and finally, to
pursue opportunities to expand production activities along other sections of the Tarabala trend and
conduct additional exploration across the exploration permit areas retained by the Company.
About Compass Gold Corp.
Compass, a public company having been incorporated into Ontario, is a Tier 2 issuer on the TSX- V.
Through the 2017 acquisition of MGE and Malian subsidiaries, Compass holds gold exploration permits
located in Mali that comprise the Sikasso Property.
The exploration permits are located in four sites in
southern Mali with a combined land holding of 1,173 sq. km.
The Sikasso Property is located in the
same region as several multi-million-ounce gold projects, including Morila, Syama, Kalana and Komana.
The Company's Mali-based technical team, led in the field by Dr. Madani Diallo and under the
supervision of Dr. Sandy Archibald, P.Geo, is conducting the current exploration program. They are
examining numerous anomalies first noted in Dr. Archibald's August 2017 "National Instrument 43-101
Technical Report on the Sikasso Property, Southern Mali."
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities
laws, including statements regarding the completion of the Offering, the expectation that the Offering
will be fully subscribed, the proposed use of proceeds of the Offering, the repayment of obligations in
respect of the Convertible Debentures and the development and production of gold from the Tarabala
Project. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Actual
results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by such information. The
statements in this news release are made as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update forward-looking information except as required by applicable law.
For further information please contact:
Compass Gold Corporation
Compass Gold Corporation
Larry Phillips - Pres. & CEO
Greg Taylor - Dir. Investor Relations & Corporate
Communications
T: +1 416-596-0996 X 302
T: +1 416-596-0996 X 301
Website:
www.compassgoldcorp.com
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