E3 Metals announces closing of its Non- Brokered Private Placement Financing, Option Grants and Option Re-Pricing
E3 Metals announces closing of its Non-
Brokered Private Placement Financing, Option
Grants and Option Re-Pricing
Highlights
E3 Metals announces closing of financing for gross proceeds of
$1,293,000
The transaction includes a purchase of 1,000,000 Units by Comstock Metals Ltd.
CALGARY
,
Aug. 21, 2018
/CNW/ - E3 METALS CORP. (TSXV: ETMC) (FSE: OU7A) (OTC:
EEMMF) (the "
Company
" or "
E3 Metals
") is pleased to announce the successful closing of its non-
brokered private placement financing (the "
Offering
") announced on
June 12
, 2018. Under the
Offering, the Company has issued 3,232,500 units of the Company (the "
Units
") at a price of
$0.40
per Unit (the "
Unit Price
") for gross proceeds of
$1,293,000
. Each Unit comprises one common
share (a "
Share
") and one common share purchase warrant (a "
Warrant
"). Each Warrant entitles
the holder to acquire one Share with an exercise price of
$0.40
for a period of 4 months following
the date of issuance, and an exercise price of
$0.60
thereafter. All Warrants expire on
August 20,
2019
.
In accordance with applicable securities laws and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange
("
TSXV
"), the Company paid an aggregate
$20,325
in cash commission, and issued an aggregate
67,750 broker warrants on the same terms as the Warrants to certain brokers in connection with the
Offering.
All securities issued are subject to a hold period under applicable securities laws in
Canada
expiring
on
December 21, 2018
.
E3 Metals plans on deploying the raised capital towards progression of its proprietary lithium
extraction technology and corporate overhead.
The financing included a purchase of 1,000,000 Units for the sum of
$400,000
by Comstock Metals
Ltd. ("
Comstock
"). Through the exercise of warrants, the investment includes the opportunity for
Comstock to purchase an additional 1,000,000 Shares over the next 12 months. As announced on
August 8
th
2018, E3 Metals entered in a joint venture agreement with Comstock to acquire and
develop prospective new mineral assets in the battery metal space. The agreement is expected to
create additional opportunities for the Company to deploy its lithium extraction technology. As part of
the agreement, Comstock's President and CEO
Steven H. Goldman
will join E3 Metals as an
advisor.
In addition, the Company will grant stock options on
August 21, 2018
, to an officer of the Company
for the purchase of up to 20,000 Shares of the Company at an exercise price of
$0.40
per Share for
a period of 3 years. The options will vest in 25% tranches quarterly, beginning 3 months from grant,
in accordance with the policies of the TSXV. The stock option issuance remains subject to TSXV
approval.
The Company also announces that it intends to reprice certain stock options, which at the time of
grant authorized the purchase of:
400,000 common shares at a price of
$0.60
per share until
June 27, 2019
; and
595,000 common shares at a price of
$0.68
per share until
November 7, 2019
.
All of the foregoing stock options will be repriced to
$0.40
per share, subject to the acceptance of
the TSXV. All other terms of the stock options will remain the same.
About
Steven H. Goldman
In addition to his role as the CEO, President and member of the board of directors of Comstock,
Steven H. Goldman
is a member of the board of directors and audit committee of Select Sands
Corp. (TSX.V: SNS.V) which owns and operates silica sand operations in
Arkansas
, U.S.A. Select
Sands is currently the largest shareholder in Comstock Metals Ltd. Steven has had extensive
experience as a board member in various public and private companies. He graduated from
Carleton University
in 1976 (B.A., President's Medal) and from Queen's University in 1980 (J.D.). He
was called to the Bar in
Ontario
in 1982 and is the founding partner in the
Toronto
law firm of
Goldman Hine LLP. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in
Canada
. Steven is currently listed in
Lexpert® as a leading legal practitioner in
Toronto
in the area of franchise litigation. In 2008 and
2009, Steven acted as the President and CEO of both the Speedy Auto Service and Minute Muffler
franchise systems, having successfully restructured both companies after they had been purchased
from court appointed receivers in
Ontario
and
Alberta
.
About Comstock Metals.
Comstock Metals Ltd. is a publicly listed exploration company (TSX.V: symbol: CSL.V) with several
resource projects located in
North America
. Presently evaluating opportunities in the battery metal
space Comstock recently secured and is currently exploring the Rawhide Cobalt-Silver Project in
Ontario
. The Rawhide project is in addition to its 2 advanced gold projects: Preview Project in
Saskatchewan
and QV Project in the
Yukon
. More information about Comstock Metals Ltd. can be
found by visiting the company's website:
www.comstock-metals.com
About E3 Metals Corp.
E3 Metals is a Petro-Lithium company rapidly advancing the development of direct recovery lithium
brine projects in
Alberta
. E3 Metals holds lithium resources at 6.7 Mt LCE (inferred)
1
. The Company
has a compelling competitive advantage by virtue of having access to extensive infrastructure built by
the Oil and Gas industry in
Alberta
. This has provided E3 Metals with low finding costs, as the
Company has been able to sample existing wells to define its resource. This infrastructure may also
provide wells and pipelines for a future lithium production operation, potentially reducing the
Company's future capital requirements. The Company's immediate goal is to scale-up its proprietary
chemical concentration process, which it views as a key driver to enable commercial production of
its
Alberta
lithium brine resources. More information about E3 Metals can be found on our website
by visiting:
www.e3metalscorp.com
.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Chris Doornbos
, President & CEO
E3 METALS CORP.
Chris Doornbos
(P.Geo), CEO and Director of E3 Metals Corp., is a Qualified Person as defined by
NI 43-101 and has read and approved the technical information contained in this announcement.
1
E3 Metals has released information on three 43-101 Technical Reports totalling resource of 6.7 Mt LCE. The Central Clearwater Resource Area (CCRA) Technical Report,
identifying 1.9Mt LCE (inferred), is dated effective October 27, 2017, and the North Rocky Resource Area (NRRA) Technical Report was dated effective October 27, 2017,
identifies 0.9Mt LCE (inferred). Both reports are available on SEDAR (
www.sedar.com
). A third report for the Exshaw West Resource Area (EWRA), identifies 3.9Mt LCE
(inferred) and will be released within the next week.
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.
This news release includes certain forward-looking statements concerning the potential of the
Company's projects to produce saleable lithium byproducts, including LCE, the future performance of
our business, its operations and its financial performance and condition, as well as management's
objectives, strategies, beliefs and intentions. Forward-looking statements are frequently identified by
such words as "may", "will", "plan", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend" and similar words
referring to future events and results. Forward-looking statements are based on the current opinions
and expectations of management. All forward-looking information is inherently uncertain and subject
to a variety of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including the speculative nature of mineral
exploration and development, fluctuating commodity prices, the effectiveness and feasibility of
emerging lithium extraction technologies which have not yet been tested or proven on a commercial
scale or on the Company's brine, competitive risks and the availability of financing, as described in
more detail in our recent securities filings available at
www.sedar.com
. Actual events or results may
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements and we caution against
placing undue reliance thereon. We assume no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking
statements except as required by applicable law.
SOURCE
E3 Metals Corp.
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