Cobalt Blockchain Announces Increase in Private Placement Financing
Cobalt Blockchain Announces Increase in
Private Placement Financing
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 14, 2020) - Cobalt Blockchain Inc. (TSXV: COBC) (OTC
Pink: COBCF) ("COBC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that further to its press release
dated April 17, 2020, it has increased the size of its private placement financing ("The Offering") to a
maximum of 90,000,000 Units at a price of $0.05 per Unit for a gross proceeds of up to $4,500,000.
The
initial $1,000,000 tranche is expected to be completed within the next several business days subject to
final acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Each Unit issued pursuant to the Offering consists of one common share in the capital of the Company
(a "Common Share") and one Common Share purchase warrant (a "Warrant").
Each Warrant entitles the
holder thereof to purchase one additional Common Share at a price of $0.20 for a period of two years
from the date of its issuance.
The Offering may be brokered in whole or in part.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to fund for working capital and general
corporate purposes.
The securities issued in connection with the Offering are subject to a statutory four-month hold period
from the date of issuance, i.e. the hold periods expire four months and one day from their respective
dates of issuance.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to sell any of the
securities.
The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws.
About Cobalt Blockchain Inc.
Cobalt Blockchain Inc. (TSXV: COBC) is a Canadian resource company expanding its exploration and
development business to include cobalt assets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC"); it
holds export trading licenses for 3T, copper and cobalt from the DRC. COBC is the first mining and
mineral trade company set up specifically to procure cobalt in compliance with the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") due diligence framework.
COBC has developed
and is implementing a blockchain-based reporting platform to provide greater certainty of provenance
and further assurance that all minerals procured are ethically-sourced. Senior management have over
twelve years of experience working in the DRC and a proven international track record in exploration
success and the trading of certified conflict-free, child-labour-free minerals.
For additional information, please contact:
Lance Hooper, President and Chief Operating Officer
Cobalt Blockchain Inc.
Telephone: +1-416-500-3670
Email:
Website:
www.cobc.co
Forward-Looking Information
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements".
All
statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address future production,
reserve potential, exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events or developments that the
Company expects are forward-looking statements.
Although the Company believes the expectations
expressed in such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in
the statements.
There are certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements.
These include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes,
continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.
Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual
results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
For
more information on the Company, investors should review registered filings at
www.sedar.com
.
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.
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