Palisades enters into amended and restated binding agreement with Intermont Exploration, LLC and 1027344 B.C. Ltd.
Palisades enters into amended and restated binding agreement with Intermont Exploration, LLC and 1027344 B.C. Ltd.
VANCOUVER
,
Feb. 28, 2017
/CNW/ - Palisades Ventures Inc. (
TSX.V: PSV
) ("
Palisades
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an
amended and restated binding letter agreement (the "
Amended Agreement
") with Intermont Exploration, LLC ("
Intermont
") and 1027344 B.C. Ltd. ("
1027344
B.C.
"). The parties have completed due diligence and the Amended Agreement replaces the binding letter agreement previously announced on
January 4, 2017
.
Pursuant to the Amended Agreement, Palisades will acquire all of the issued and outstanding units of Intermont and all of the issued and outstanding shares of
1027344 B.C. (the "
Transaction
").
Intermont and 1027344 B.C. are each recently incorporated and in the business of mineral exploration. Pursuant to the TSX Venture Exchange ("
TSX-V
") policies,
the Transaction will be a reverse takeover for Palisades. On closing of the Transaction, Palisades will be the resulting issuer, will remain a Tier 2 resource issuer
and will change its name to "Fremont Gold Ltd.", or such other name as agreed upon by the parties, regulatory authorities and the TSX-V. Palisades, Intermont
and 1027344 B.C. are all at arm's length to each other and no non-arm's length party of Palisades has any interest in Intermont, 1027344 B.C. or the Transaction.
Summary of the Transaction
Intermont Acquisition and 1027344 B.C. Acquisition
Intermont is a company incorporated pursuant to the laws of the
State of Nevada
and is controlled by
Clay Newton
. 1027344 B.C. is a company incorporated
pursuant to the laws of the Province of
British Columbia
and is controlled by
Alan Carter
. After completing a 3:4 share consolidation (described below), Palisades
will issue a total of 10 million common shares in consideration for the acquisition of the common shares of 1027344 B.C. (3.5 million) and the units of Intermont
(6.5 million). Assuming completion of the Private Placement, no new control persons will be created as a result of the Transaction.
Intermont and 1027344 B.C. own the rights to certain mineral projects in
Nevada
(the "
Properties
"). 1027344 B.C. owns the Hurricane Project, a gold exploration
project located in
Lander County, Nevada
. Intermont's principal asset is the Goldrun Project, a gold exploration project located in Humbolt County,
Nevada
. The
Hurricane Project will be the material property of Palisades upon completion of the Transaction. No loans or deposits have been, or are anticipated to be, made by
Palisades in connection with the Transaction.
Conditions to closing the Transaction
The closing of the Transaction is conditional upon the following:
Consolidation
Palisades will complete a consolidation of its issued and outstanding common shares (each a "
Palisades Common Share
") on a 3:4 basis (the
"
Consolidation
"). Upon completion of the Consolidation, Palisades will have approximately 12,460,789 common shares issued and outstanding.
Private Placement
Palisades will complete a private placement of units (the "
Units
") for gross minimum proceeds of
CDN$1,000,000
and gross maximum proceeds of
CDN$2,000,000
at a price of
$0.15
per Unit (the "
Private Placement
"). Each Unit will consist of one post-Consolidation Palisades Common Share and one-half
of one post-Consolidation Palisades Common Share purchase warrant (a "
Warrant
") exercisable at a price of
$0.25
for a period of 24 months. Upon exercise,
each whole Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one post-Consolidation Palisades Common Share.
Palisades has agreed to pay a finder's fee in the amount of up to: 6% of the Private Placement in cash and 6% of the Private Placement in warrants, with such
warrants being convertible into post-Consolidation Palisades Common Shares for a period of two (2) years at a price of
$0.15
.
Proceeds of the Private Placement will be used for a phase 1 work program on the Hurricane Project to be described in a Geological Report to be submitted to the
TSX-V and for general working capital. Additional information regarding the work program will be disclosed in a Geological Report to be filed on SEDAR and
summarized in a disclosure document to be prepared for shareholders of Palisades and filed on SEDAR.
Palisades Board Reconstitution
On Closing of the Transaction, the board of directors of Palisades is expected to be composed of
Alan Carter
,
Dennis Moore
,
Michael Williams
and
Paul
Reynolds
.
Palisades Management Reconstitution
On closing of the Transaction, the management of Palisades is expected to be composed of
Alan Carter
–
Chairman
,
Dennis Moore
–
President
and
Chief
Executive Officer
,
Clay Newton
–
Vice President Exploration
, and
Paul Hansed
–
Chief Financial Officer
and
Corporate Secretary.
Shareholder Approval, TSXV Approval
The closing of the Transaction is subject to the parties obtaining TSX-V approval and either the approval of the shareholders of Palisades, or a waiver of the
requirement to obtain such shareholder approval. The Company anticipates relying upon an exemption from the requirement to obtain a sponsor in connection with
the Transaction in accordance with TSX-V policies. Further details regarding the Transaction will be set forth in a filing statement or information circular of
Palisades, a copy of which will be available at
www.sedar.com
.
Information Regarding the Properties
The Hurricane Project is a gold exploration project located in
Lander County, Nevada
, 3km SW of Barrick's 2Moz Hilltop deposit close to Cortez trend. Hurricane
is located within the
Eureka
/
Battle Mountain
trend with good road access.
At the Goldrun Project in
Humboldt County, Nevada
, Intermont owns 2,794 acres of mineral rights adjacent to Newmont's holdings in the Gold Run (
Adelaide
)
district. The district has historically produced 30,000 ounces of gold and 530,000 ounces of silver from Tertiary epithermal vein deposits (Nevada Department of
Minerals, 1991,
Major Mines
of
Nevada
1990, Special Publication 10). The district also produced copper and zinc from Cretaceous skarn deposits. Intermont has
sampled 1.9-2.6 g/t Au and >200 g/t Ag in epithermal veins on its property.
Upon completion of the Transaction, Palisades' strategy will be to conduct exploration on its existing projects and to build a quality portfolio of gold projects in
Nevada
using the collective exploration expertise of the incoming management team. Further information regarding the Properties will be set forth in a filing
statement of Palisades, a copy of which will be available at
www.sedar.com
.
Halt Trading
Palisade's shares are listed on the TSX-V under the symbol "PSV" and it is expected that its shares will remain halted until closing of the Transaction.
Completion of the Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including TSX-V acceptance and Shareholder approval (or a waiver thereof). The Transaction
cannot close until the required Shareholder approval is either obtained or waived by the TSX-V. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be completed
as proposed or at all.
Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the Filing Statement to be prepared in connection with the Transaction, any information released with respect
to the Transaction may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of Palisades should be considered highly
speculative.
The TSX Venture Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed Transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this
press release.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, not 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 may include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements within, other than statements of historical
fact, are to be considered forward looking. Although Palisades believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploration successes,
continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. There can be no assurances that such statements will prove
accurate and, therefore, readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such uncertainties. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements except as required under the applicable laws.
SOURCE
Palisades Ventures Inc.
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For further information:
about Palisades and the Transaction, please contact: Gordon Steblin, Palisades Ventures Inc., 2300 - 1066 West Hastings
Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 3X2, Tel: 778 888-9710
CO: Palisades Ventures Inc.
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