Defiance Raises $1.2M IN First Tranche of Private Placement
DEFIANCE RAISES $1.2M IN FIRST TRANCHE OF
PRIVATE PLACEMENT
FOR RELEASE: March 11, 2019 TSXV: DEF
OTC: DNCVF
Defiance Silver Corp. (“Defiance”) is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of
its private placement in the amount of $1,229,500 and has issued in connection there with
6,147,500 units (the “Units”) at a price of $0.20 per Unit. Each unit consists of one common
share and one common shar e purchase warrant. Each warrant entitle s the holder thereof to
acquire an additional common share of Defiance at an exercise price of $0.30 until March 11,
2021. This closing of the first tranche forms part of a non -brokered private placement of up to
20 million Units for total gross proceeds of $4 M (the “Offering”).
With the closing of the first tranche, Defiance has strengthened its balance sheet and
significantly reduced its outstanding liabilities. Defiance intends to use the proceeds of the
financing to permit and complete an aggressive drill program at its San Acacio Silver project that
will drill t est the recently defined silver -copper anomaly that starts at a depth of 200m and
continues to over 1km in depth and measures 400m in wide and 300m in long. (See Press
Release dated June 18, 2018).
Insiders of Defiance participated in the Offering and subscribed for a total of 1,237,500 Units.
Participation of insiders of Defiance in the Offering constitutes a “rela ted party transaction” as
defined under National Instrument 61 -101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special
Transactions (“NI 61 -101”). The Offering is exempt from the formal valuation and minority
shareholder approval requirements of NI 61 -101 as neither the fair market value of securities
being issued to insiders nor the consideration being paid by insiders e xceeds 25% of Defiance’s
market capitalization. Defiance did not file a material change report 21 days prior to the closing
of the Offering as the details of the participation of insiders had not been confirmed at that time.
“We would like to thank our shareholders and management for participating in this financing, the
first following our successful merger with Valoro. We are excited to have both reduced our
debts payable along with providing us the financial flexibility to advance our expanded project
portfolio in Mexico” said Peter Hawley, CEO of Defiance Silver. “We look forward to drilling
the large target we identified at the San Acacio Silver project.”
Closing of the Offering is subject to receipt of all the required regulatory approvals including th e
approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. Finder’s fees of $600 were paid in connection with the
first tranche of the Offering. The securities issued under the Offering will be subject to a four
month hold period expiring on July 12, 2019.
Mr. Peter J. Hawley, P.Geo. Interim President & CEO, Chairman of the Board to Defiance Silver
Corp, is a Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101, and has approved
the technical information in this press release.
About Defiance Silver Corp.
Defiance Silver Corp. (DEF | TSX Venture Exchange; DNCVF | OTC; D4E | Frankfurt) is a district
scale resource exploration comp any advancing the San Acacio Deposit, located in the historic Zacatecas
Silver District and the 100% owned Tepal Gold/Copper Project in Michoacán state, Mexico. Defiance is
managed by a team of proven mine developers with a track record of exploring, adva ncing and
developing several operating mines and advanced resource projects. Defiance’s corporate mandate is to
expand the San Acacio and Tepal projects to become premier Mexican silver and gold deposits. Please
visit our YouTube channel for more information on our projects.
On behalf of Defiance Silver Corp.
“Peter J. Hawley”
Interim President & CEO
Chairman of the Board, Director
For more information, please contact: Sunny Pannu – Corporate Development (604) 669 7315 or via
email at [email protected]
2300 - 1177 West Hastings Street www.defiancesilver.com
Vancouver, BC V6E 2K3 Tel: 604-669-7315 Email:[email protected]
Neither 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.