Commerce Resources Corp. Announces Closing of First Tranche of Private Placement and Consulting Agreement with Zimtu Capital Corp.
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Commerce Resources Corp. Announces Closing of First Tranche of Private
Placement and Consulting Agreement with Zimtu Capital Corp.
October 15, 2019 – Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXv: CCE, FSE: D7H) (the “Company” or “Commerce”)
announces that, further to its News Release dated October 4, 2019, it has closed a first tranche
(the “First Tranche”) of the non -brokered private placement fin ancing (the “Financing”) of up to
11,538,461 units (each, a “Unit”) at a price of $0.26 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $3,000,000.
The First Tranche consisted of 9,028,000 Units of the Company for gross proceeds of $2,347,280. Each
Unit consists of one common share of the Company at a price of $0.26 (each, a “Share”) and one common
share purchase warrant (each, a “Warrant”), with each Warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Share
at a price of $0.35 per Share for the first year, and $0.50 for the second year following the closing of the
Offering .
For the First Tranche, the Company paid cash finder’s fees of $9,646 to certain finders.
Completion of subsequent tranches of the Financing is subject to a number of conditions, including,
without limitation, receipt of all regulatory approvals, including approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
All securities issued in the First Tranche, and the Shares that may be issuable on exercise of the Warrants,
are subject to a statutory hold period expiring February 12, 2020.
David Hodge, the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company was issued 190,000 Units under
the First Tranche, Zimtu Capital Corp., a public company of which David Hodge and Chris Grove, directors
and officers of the Company, are directors of, was issued 5,061,500 Units under the First Tranche and
Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd., a private company owned by Jody Dahr ouge, a director of the
Company, was issued 1,308,000 Units under the First Tranche, all of which constitute a “related party
transaction” within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders
in Special Transactions (“MI 61 -101”). The issuances to the insiders are exempt from the valuation
requirement of MI 61-101 by virtue of the exemption contained in section 5.5(b) as the Company’s shares
are not listed on a specified market and from the minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-
101 by virtue of the exemption contained in section 5.7(a) of MI 61 -101 in that the fair market value of
the consideration of the securities issued to the related parties did not exceed 25% of the Company’s
market capitalization.
None of the securities issued in the Financing will be registered under the United States Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and none of them may be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicab le exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. This press
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release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of
the securities in any state where such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.
The Company also announces that it has entered into a consulting agreement (the “Agreement”) with
Zimtu Capital Corp. (the “Consultant”), whereby the Consultant will provide certain investor relations and
consulting services (the “Services”) to the Company. In consideration for the Services, the Company has
agreed to pay the Consultant a fee of $8,333.33 per month, payable in advance for the initial 12 month
term (total $100,000 + 5% GST = $105,000). The Agreement may be extended by mutual agreement
between the parties.
About Commerce Resources Corp.
Commerce Resources Corp. is an exploration and development company with a particular focus on
deposits of rare metals and rare earth elements. The Company is focused on the development of its
Ashram Rare Earth Element Deposit in Quebec and the Upper Fir Tantalum -Niobium Deposit in British
Columbia.
For more information, please visit the corporate website at www.commerceresources.com or email
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
COMMERCE RESOURCES CORP.
“Chris Grove”
Chris Grove
President and Director
Tel: 604.484.2700
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.commerceresources.com
Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements in this press release related to the Financing and the securities issuable thereunder are forward-
looking statements and are prospective in nature. Forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts, but
rather on current expec tations and projections about future events, and are therefore subject to risks and
uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by
the forward-looking statements. These statements general ly can be identified by the use of forward -looking words
such as “may”, “should”, “will”, “could”, “intend”, “estimate”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “believe” or
“continue”, or the negative thereof or similar variations. Forward -looking statements in t his news release include
statements regarding the proceeds to be raised pursuant to the Financing, the terms of the securities issuable
pursuant to the Financing, resale restrictions relating to the securities to be issued, the use of proceeds of the
Financing and receipt of the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange to additional tranches . Such statements are
qualified in their entirety by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding the Company’s ability to complete the
Financing, including the risk that the Financing may not be completed as expected or at all, that the security interests
may not be as set out in this news release, that the proceeds of the Financing may be used other than as set out in
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this news release, that the TSX Venture Exchange may not approve additional tranches of the Financing and such
other factors beyond the control of the Company. Such forward -looking statements should therefore be construed
in light of such factors, and the Company is not under any obligation, and expressly d isclaims any intention or
obligation, to update or revise any forward -looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in po licies of the
TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.