Houston Lake Mining Inc. NEWS _________________________________________________________________________________________________ (HLM‐TSX.V) $34,702 Shares for Debt Financing Proposed
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$34,702 Shares for Debt Financing Proposed
October 4, 2011: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada ‐ Houston Lake Mining Inc. ("Houston Lake", TSX.V:HLM) is pleased to report that the Company has received a positive response from a creditor for a Shares for Debt Financing. Houston Lake proposes to issue up to 578,373 common shares at price of $0.06. The financing is subject to regulatory approval and would have a hold period of four months.
The price of $0.06 represents a 7.7 discount to the day’s closing price of $0.065. A maximum discount of 25% is allowable under the regulation. The $34,702.40 debt is owed to a company owned by one “arms length” individual. The arms length portion of the proposed financing would therefore be a maximum of 578,373 common shares.
Management believes that the proposed Shares for Debt financing would strengthen the balance sheet and increase the attractiveness of the Company for future financings.
About Houston Lake Mining Inc.
Houston Lake is an advanced, vertically integrated resource exploration company. The Company is actively exploring for gold, platinum group metal and rare metal deposits in Northwestern Ontario with a strategic focus on the West Cedartree Gold Project. Houston Lake’s objective is to become a gold producer by surface mining its West Cedartree gold project and developing its 100% owned and optioned properties. The Company has a total of 49,532,637 common shares issued and outstanding. For additional information, please visit us at www.houstonlakemining.com.
Company Contacts
Houston Lake Mining Inc.
Henry Kloepper CEO Tel: 705.897.7622 Fax: 705.897.7618
Forward‐looking Statements
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