Itafos Receives Advances Totalling US$10,000,000
ITAFOS RECEIVES ADVANCES TOTALLING US$10,000,000
TORONTO, ON – August 14, 2017 – Itafos (TSX VENTURE: IFOS) (“ Itafos”) announced today that it
has received advances (the “Advances”) in the amounts of US$5,000,000 from Pala Investments Limited
(“Pala”) and US$5,000,000 from Zaff LLC (“Zaff”). The Advances are evidenced by unsecured promissory
notes that are pre-payable, in whole or in part, at an y time, bear interest at a rate of 15% per year and
mature on January 31, 2018. It is expected that the pr oceeds of the Advances, together with available
cash, will be used primarily for the ramp-up of the Itafos Arraia s SSP Operations, the continued
implementation of business development initiatives including the development of the Farim project owned
by GB Minerals Ltd. and general corporate purposes.
Each of Zaff and GB Minerals is a “related party” to the Company under Multilateral Instrument 61-101
Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). Zaff is a “related party” to
the Company by virtue of its shareholding being in excess of 10% of the Company’s issued and
outstanding share capital and GB Minerals is a “relat ed party” to the Company as Itafos owns an
approximate 31.3% interest in GB Minerals. Accord ingly, the Advance from Zaff and any investments
concerning the development of the Farim project ar e “related party transactions” under MI 61-101. The
transactions are exempt from (i) the formal val uation requirements under Section 5.4 of MI 61-101
pursuant to Subsection 5.5(a) of MI 61-101; and (ii) the minority approval requirements under Section 5.6
of MI 61-101 pursuant to Subsecti on 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 because the subject matter of the
transactions does not exceed 25% of the Company’s market capitalization.
About Itafos
Itafos is focused on becoming a significant integrated producer of phosphate based fertilizers and related
products. Itafos has an ex perienced team with signi ficant experience in t he business of fertilizer
operations, management, marketing and finance. It afos owns and operates the Itafos Arraias SSP
Operations, which consists of an integrated fertilizer producing facility compri sed of a phosphate mine, a
mill, a beneficiation plant, a sulphuric acid plan t, an SSP plant and a granulation plant and related
infrastructure located in central Brazil. Itafos’ exploration portfolio includes a number of additional projects
in Brazil, including the Santana Project, a high-grad e phosphate deposit located in close proximity to the
largest fertilizer market of Mato Grosso State and animal feed market of Pará State, and the Araxá
Project, a high-grade rare earth elements, niobium and phosphate deposit located in close proximity to
two operating mines, therefore benefiting from existi ng local infrastructure. In addition, Itafos owns an
approximate 31.3% interest in GB Minerals which owns the Farim Project, a high-grade phosphate
deposit located in Guinea Bissau and a 100% interest in Stonegate Agricom Ltd. which owns the Paris
Hills Project, a high-grade phosphate deposit located in Idaho, United States and the Mantaro Project, a
high-grade phosphate deposit located in Peru.
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Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking information (“ FLI”) regarding future events or the future
performance of Itafos and its affiliates. Generally, FLI can be identified by expressions of belief,
expectation or intention, and often contain words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “expects”, “estimates”,
“intends”, “plans”, “could”, “may”, “might”, “should”, “would” or variations of such words. FLI is based on
various assumptions, including with respect to operations at the Itafos Arraias SSP Operations and other
projects, technical feasibility, resources and rese rves, mine life, financing sources and use of funds,
growth of Brazilian and global fertiliz er markets, results of operations , performance, business prospects
and opportunities. While Itafos considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information
currently available, such assumptions may prove to be incorrect. FLI is subj ect to various risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual events or result s to differ materially from those projected. These
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, variations from Itafos’ assumptions regarding the
matters mentioned above; the timing and outcome of current and pending environmental claims or
lawsuits; imprecision in mineral reserves and resour ces estimates; changes in the agriculture, energy,
fertilizer, financial, raw material and transportation market conditions; fluctuations in commodity prices
and currency exchange rates; inability to obtain nec essary permits; insura nce and uninsured risks;
potential increases in production costs; Itafos’ ability to effectively integrate any future acquisitions into its
business structure; changes in government po licy and in environmental and other governmental
regulation; Itafos’ ability to attract and retain sk illed employees with relevant industry expertise;
catastrophic events such as fires, floods, explosions, release of hazardous chemicals and seismic events,
as well as other risks and uncertainties reported by Itafos from time to time in its Management’s
Discussion and Analysis filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and available at
www.sedar.com. FLI should not be read as a guarantee of future events or results. You are cautioned not
to put undue reliance on FLI.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Itafos
Brian Zatarain, Chief Executive Officer
www.itafos.com
The Blueshirt Group
Gary Dvorchak, CFA
Managing Director
+1 (323) 240-5796