First Point Minerals Announces Increase to Private Placement, Changes Name to FPX Nickel Corp. and Reports on Results of its AGSM
Suite 725 – 1155 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 2P4
Tel: 604.681.8600
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May 26, 2017
First Point Minerals Announces Increase to Private Placement,
Changes Name to FPX Nickel Corp. and Reports on Results of its
AGSM
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Vancouver, May 26, 201 7 – First Point Minerals Corp. (FPX-TSX.V) ("First Point " or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce that as a result of positive investor response to its
previously announced private placement offering of 8,300,000 common shares (“Common
Shares”) of the Company at a price of $0.10 pe r Common Share (the “Issue Price”) , the
Company has decided to increase the size of the offering to 11,46 6,000 Common Shares at the
Issue Price, for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,146,600 (the “Private Placement”).
The proceeds raised from the Offering will be used by First Point for a minimum 2,000-metre
step-out drilling program to test the southeast extension of the Baptiste deposit at the Company’s
flagship Decar nickel project, and for general working capital purposes. The timing and scope of
the proposed drilling program is subject to receipt of necessary permits.
The Private Placement is expected to close on or about May 31, 2017, and is subject to certain
conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory and other
approvals, including acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Company further announces the results of its annual general and special meeting (“AGSM”)
of shareholders held on May 25, 2017 in Vancouver. At the meeting, shareholders voted in
favour of el ecting each of Peter M.D. Bradshaw, John B. Gammon, James S. Gilbert, John A.
McDonald, William H. Myckatyn and Robert A. Watts as directors of the Company to hold
office for the ensuing year. The shareholders also voted in favour of the appointment of au ditors
for the ensuing year, ratified and approved the Company’s 10% Rolling Stock Option Plan and
ratified and approved the conditional grant made on March 30, 2017 of 2,550,000 options to
directors, officers and consultants, exercisable at a price of $0.10 per Common S hare for a term
of five years.
In addition, shareholders approved a special resolution to change the Company’s name to FPX
Nickel Corp. The change of the Company’s name is effective May 25, 2017. The Company’s
Common Shares will continue to trade under the symbol “FPX” on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Martin Turenne, President and CEO, commented, “The name FPX Nickel reflects the
Company’s ongoing commitment to the development of Canada’s next major nickel district at
our flagship Decar project, and emphasizes our positioning as the most attractive pure-play
nickel development company in the market.”
About FPX Nickel Corp.
FPX Nickel Corp. is focused on the exploration and development of the Decar Nickel-Iron Alloy
Project, located in central British Columbia, and other occurrences of the same unique style of
naturally occurring nickel-iron alloy mineralization known as awaruite. For more information,
please view the Company’s website at www.fpxnickel.com or contact Martin Turenne, President
and CEO, at (604) 681-8600.
On behalf of FPX Nickel Corp.
"Martin Turenne"
Martin Turenne, President and CEO
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements made and information contained herein is considered “forward -
looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. These
statements address future events and conditions and so involve inherent risks and uncertainties,
as disclosed in t he Company's periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators. Actual
results could differ from those currently projected. The Company does not assume the obligation
to update any forward-looking statement.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.