Lion One Announces Closing of Upsized $12M Underwritten Public Offering
Lion One Announces Closing of Upsized $12M
Underwritten Public Offering
North Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 14, 2024) - Lion One Metals Limited
(TSXV: LIO)
(OTCQX: LOMLF) (ASX: LLO)
("
Lion One
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce
that the Company has closed the underwritten offering (the "
Offering
") previously announced on
February 7, 2024 by issuing 24,150,000 units of the Company (the "
Units
") at a price of $0.50 per Unit
(the "
Offering Price
") for aggregate gross proceeds of $12,075,000, which includes the exercise, in full,
by the Underwriters (as defined below) of the over-allotment option granted by the Company to purchase
up to an additional 3,150,000 Units at the Offering Price pursuant to the terms of an underwriting
agreement (the "
Underwriting Agreement
") dated as of February 8, 2024, among the Company,
Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation (the "
Lead Underwriter
"), Canaccord Genuity Corp., Eight
Capital, and Raymond James Ltd. (together with the Lead Underwriter, the "
Underwriters
").
Each Unit consists of one common share (a "
Common Share
") in the capital of the Company and one
common share purchase warrant (a "
Warrant
") of the Company. Each Warrant shall be exercisable to
acquire one Common Share (a "
Warrant Share
") at a price per Warrant Share of C$0.65 for a period
of 36 months from the closing date of the Offering.
In connection with the Offering and the Concurrent Private Placement, the Company paid to the
Underwriters a cash commission of $724,500, which was equal to 6.0% of the gross proceeds from the
Offering, and issued an aggregate of 1,449,000 broker warrants, equal to 6.0% of the number of Units
sold pursuant to the Offering. Each broker warrant is exercisable for one Common Share at a price of
C$0.65 for a period of 36 months from the closing date of the Offering.
The net proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Units will be used for development and
ramp up expenses at the Tuvatu Gold project located in Fiji, as well as for general corporate expenses &
purposes. The Units issued pursuant to the Offering were qualified for distribution by way of a prospectus
supplement of the Company dated February 9, 2024 (the "
Prospectus Supplement
") to the
Company's existing short form base shelf prospectus dated May 13, 2022 (the "
Base Shelf
Prospectus
") filed in the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, and offered and sold to
eligible purchasers by way of available prospectus exemptions in certain jurisdictions outside of
Canada. The Base Shelf Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, the documents incorporated by
reference therein and the Underwriting Agreement are available on the Company's profile on SEDAR+
at
www.sedar.com
.
The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
U.S. Securities Act
"), or any U.S. state securities laws, and
may not be offered or sold in the "United States" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S.
Securities Act) unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws
or an exemption from such registration is available. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell
or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Lion One Metals Limited
Lion One is an emerging Canadian gold producer headquartered in North Vancouver, B.C., with new
operations established in late 2023 at its 100% owned Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project in Fiji. The Tuvatu
project comprises the high-grade Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Deposit, the Underground Gold Mine, the Pilot
Plant, and the Assay Lab. The Company also has an extensive exploration license covering the entire
Navilawa Caldera, which is host to multiple mineralized zones and highly prospective exploration targets.
As disclosed in its "Technical Report and PEA Update for the Tuvatu Gold Project" dated April 29, 2022,
the 2018 Tuvatu resource estimate comprises 1,007,000 tonnes indicated at 8.50 g/t Au (274,600 oz.
Au) and 1,325,000 tonnes inferred at 9.0 g/t Au (384,000 oz. Au) at a cut-off grade of 3.0 g/t Au. The
technical report is available on the Lion One website at
www.liononemetals.com
and under the Lion One
profile on the SEDAR+ website at
www.sedarplus.ca
.
In accordance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, Alex
Nichol, MAIG, VP Geology and Exploration for Lion One, is the Qualified Person for the Company and
has reviewed and is responsible for the technical and scientific content of this news release.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of
Lion One Metals Limited
"
Walter Berukoff
"
Chairman and CEO
For further information
Contact Investor Relations
Toll Free (North America) Tel: 1-855-805-1250
Email:
Website:
www.liononemetals.com
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor 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 news release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory
authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.
This press release may contain statements that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking information. Generally, forward-
looking information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans",
"expects" or "does not expect", "proposed", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates",
"forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words
and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may,
could, would, or might occur or be achieved. This forward-looking information reflects Lion One Metals
Limited's current beliefs and is based on information currently available to Lion One Metals Limited
and on assumptions Lion One Metals Limited believes are reasonable. These assumptions include,
but are not limited to, the
results of the Offering and associated marketing efforts, the use of proceeds
of the Offering, actual results of exploration projects being equivalent to or better than estimated
results in technical reports, assessment reports, and other geological reports or prior exploration
results., and results of ongoing production operations. Forward-looking information is subject to known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity,
performance, or achievements of Lion One Metals Limited or its subsidiaries to be materially different
from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors
may include, but are not limited to: prevailing capital markets conditions, the stage development of
Lion One Metals Limited, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties;
the actual results of current research and development or operational activities; competition;
uncertainty as to patent applications and intellectual property rights; product liability and lack of
insurance; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; changes in legislation, including
environmental legislation, affecting mining, timing and availability of external financing on acceptable
terms; not realizing on the potential benefits of technology; conclusions of economic evaluations; and
lack of qualified, skilled labour or loss of key individuals. Although Lion One Metals Limited has
attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as
anticipated, estimated, or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-
looking information. Lion One Metals Limited does not undertake to update any forward-looking
information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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