Focus Announces Increases in Financing to $5.2M
Focus Announces Increases in Financing to $5.2M
Kingston, Ontario – December 20, 2021 – Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV:FMS) (the “Company” or
“Focus”) announces that, further to its news release of December 14, 2021, it has increased the
previously announced financing from $4,000,000 to $5,200,000 and will issue up to 57,777,778
Common Shares of the Company issued on a flow-through basis (“FT Shares”) at a price (the
“Issue Price”) of $0.09 per FT Share (the “Offering”).
The Offering is expected to close in tranches, with the first tranche to close as soon as possible
subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals,
including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The FT Shares will be sold on a private
placement basis to accredited investors pursuant to the "accredited investor" exemption or other
available and agreed upon exemptions from prospectus requirements. The FT Shares will have a
hold period of four months and one day from the date of issue.
The Company also announced in its December 14, 2021 news release that it may pay finder's fees
equal to 7% of the gross proceeds from a portion of the financing in cash, and 7% finders warrants
equal to the number of FT Shares issued as part of the Offering (the “ Finder Warrants ”) in
accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. Each Finder Warrant now entitles the
finder to purchase one (1) non-flow-through common share at a price of $0.15 per common share
for a period of 12 months from closing of the Offering.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall
there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Focus Graphite
Focus Graphite Inc. is an advanced exploration company with an objective of producing flake
graphite concentrate at its wholly owned Lac Knife flake graphite deposit located 27 km south of
Fermont, Québec. In a second stage, to meet Quebec stakeholder interests of transformation
within the province and to add shareholder value. Focus is evaluating the feasibility of producing
value added graphite products including battery-grade spherical graphite.
Focus Graphite is a technology-oriented graphite development company with a vision for
building long- term, sustainable shareholder value. Focus also holds a significant equity position
in graphene applications developer Grafoid Inc.
For more information about Focus Graphite, please visit www.focusgraphite.com.
Contact:
Kimberly Darlington, Communications, Focus Graphite
Judith Mazvihwa-Maclean CFO, Focus Graphite
(613) 581-4040
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined
in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy
of this release.
This news release may contain certain forward-looking information and statements, including
without limitation, the closing of the Offerings, statements pertaining to the use of proceeds, and
the Company's ability to obtain necessary approvals from the TSX Venture Exchange. All
statements included herein, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking
information and such information involves various risks and uncertainties. There can be no
assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. A description of assumptions
used to develop such forward-looking information and a description of risk factors that may
cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking information can be found in Focus
Graphite's disclosure documents on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. The Company does
not undertake to update any forward-looking information except in accordance with applicable
securities laws.