Fortune BAY Announces Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement
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FORTUNE BAY ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF NON-BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT
HALIFAX, NS October 30, 2023 – Fortune Bay Corp. (TSXV: FOR, FWB: 5QN, OTCQX: FTBYF) (“Fortune
Bay” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced non-brokered
private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of $700,000 (the "Offering"). The Company issue d
3,043,481 units at an issue price of $0.23 per unit, with each unit comprised of one common share and one
common share purchase warrant. Each warrant will be exercisable into one common share of the Company
at an exercise price of $0.30 per share for a period of two years. The proceeds from the private placement
will be used to support the Company’s ongoing activities as outlined in the News Release dated August 8,
2023.
Finder’s fees of $36,000 were paid in cash. In addition, a total of 156,522 non-transferable finder’s warrants
are issuable (the “Finder’s Warrants”), having an exercise price of $0.30 per share. Each Finder’s Warrant
entitles the finder to purchase one common share at the applicable exercise price for two years from the
date of issue.
Directors and officers of the Company subscribed for an aggregate of 956,523 units. The participation of
an insider in the Offering constitutes a "related party transaction", as such terms are defined by Multilateral
Instrument 61 -101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61 -101"). The
Company is relying on an exemption from the formal valuation requirements of MI 61-101 available on the
basis of the securities of the Company not being listed on specified markets. The Company is also relying
on the exemption from minority shareholder approval requirements under MI 61 -101 as the fair market
value of the participation in the Offering by the Insiders does not exceed 25% of the market capitalization
of the Company.
All securities issued pursuant to the Offering will be subject to a four-month and one day hold period.
About Fortune Bay
Fortune Bay Corp. (TSXV: FOR, FWB: 5QN, OTCQX: FTBYF) is an exploration and development company
with 100% ownership in two advanced gold exploration projects in Canada, Saskatchewan (Goldfields
Project) and Mexico, Chiapas (Ixhuatán Project), both with exploration and development potential. The
Company is also advancing the 100% owned Strike and Murmac uranium exploration projects, located near
the Goldfields Project, which have high-grade potential typical of the Athabasca Basin. The Company has
a goal of building a mid-tier exploration and development Company through the advancement of its existing
projects and the strategic acquisition of new projects to create a pipeline of growth opportunities. The
Company’s corporate strategy is driven by a Board and Management team with a proven track record of
discovery, project development and value creation. Further information on Fortune Bay and its assets can
be found on the Company’s website at www.fortunebaycorp.com or by contacting u s as
[email protected] or by telephone at 902-334-1919.
On behalf of Fortune Bay Corp.
”Dale Verran”
Chief Executive Officer
902-334-1919
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Information set forth in this news release contains forward -looking statements that are based on assumptions as of the date of this
news release. These statements reflect management's current estimates, beliefs, intentions, and expectations. They are not
guarantees of future performance. Words such as “expects”, “aims”, “anticipates”, “targets”, “goals”, “projects”, “intends”, “plans”,
“believes”, “seeks”, “estimates”, “continues”, “may”, variations of such words, and similar expressions and references to future periods,
are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.
Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their v ery nature they
involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these statements are based on information currently available to the Company, the
Company provides no assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations. Risks, uncertainties and other factors
involved with forward -looking information could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward -looking information. Forward looking information in this news release
includes, but is not limited to, the Company’s objectives, goals , intentions or future plans, statements, exploration results, potential
mineralization, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration and mine development plans, timin g of the commencement of
operations and estimates of market conditions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward -looking
information include, but are not limited to failure to identify mineral resources, failure to con vert estimated mineral resources to
reserves, the inability to complete a feasibility study which recommends a production decision, the preliminary nature of metallurgical
test results, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, envir onmental or other project approvals, political risks,
inability to fulfill the duty to accommodate First Nations and other indigenous peoples, inability to reach access agreements with other
Project communities, amendments to applicable mining laws, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in
the future, changes in equity markets, inflation, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the
development of projects, capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates and the other risks involved in the mineral
exploration and development industry, and those risks set out in the Company’s public documents filed on SEDAR. Although the
Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward -looking information in this news release are
reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no
assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward -looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
other than as required by law. For more information on Fortune Bay, readers should refer to Fortune Bay's website at
www.fortunebaycorp.com.
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accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.