Newcore Gold Announces Closing of $15 Million Private Placement Financing
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Newcore Gold Announces Closing of $15 Million Private Placement Financing
February 27, 2025 TSX-V: NCAU, OTCQX: NCAUF
Vancouver, BC – Newcore Gold Ltd. ("Newcore" or the "Company") (TSX-V: NCAU,
OTCQX: NCAUF) is pleased to announce that the Company has closed its previously
announced private placement offering of 41,096,000 units of the Company (the "Units") at a
price of $0.365 per Unit for gross proceeds of $15,000,040 (the "Offering"). Post Offering the
Company has 250,293,285 common shares issued and outstanding, with Management and the
Board of Directors collectively owning 15% of the shares.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to fund exploration and
development activities at the Company’s Enchi Gold Project in Ghana, as well as for general
corporate and working capital purposes.
The Offering was conducted by Paradigm Capital Inc. as lead agent and sole bookrunner on
behalf of a syndicate of agents including Canaccord Genuity Corp., SCP Resource Finance LP,
Haywood Securities Inc. and 3L Capital Inc. (collectively, the "Agents"). In connection with the
Offering, the Agents received a cash commission of $750,002, equal to 6% of the gross
proceeds of the Offering, reduced to 3% for gross proceeds raised from sales to subscribers
listed on the president’s list.
Each Unit consisted of one common share in the capital of the Company (each, a "Common
Share") and one -half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole Common Share
purchase warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitle s the holder thereof to purchase one
Common Share of the Company at an exercise price of $ 0.50 per Common Share at any time
on or before February 27, 2026.
The securities issued under the Offering are subject to a hold period of four months and one
day ending June 28, 2025, in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.
The securities sold in the Offering have not been, and will not be, registered under the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or under any applicable
securities laws of any state of the United States , and were not offered or sold , directly or
indirectly, or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, a U.S.
person or person in the United States, except in certain transactions exempt from the
registration requirements of the U.S. Securit ies Act and any applicable securities laws of any
state of the United States. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to
buy such securities in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, a U.S. person.
"U.S. person" and "United States" are as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
About Newcore Gold Ltd.
Newcore Gold is advancing its Enchi Gold Project located in Ghana, Africa’s largest gold
producer (1). Newcore Gold offers investors a unique combination of top -tier leadership, who
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are aligned with shareholders through their 15% equity ownership, and prime district scale
exploration opportunities. Enchi’s 248 km 2 land package covers 40 kilometres of Ghana’s
prolific Bibiani Shear Zone, a gold belt which hosts several multi-million-ounce gold deposits,
including the Chirano mine 50 kilomet res to the north. Newcore’s vision is to build a
responsive, creative and powerful gold enterprise that maximizes returns for shareholders.
(1) Source: Production volumes for 2023 as sourced from the World Gold Council.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of Newcore Gold Ltd.
Luke Alexander
President, CEO & Director
For further information, please contact:
Mal Karwowska | Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
+1 604 484 4399
www.newcoregold.com
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in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy
of this release.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes statements that contain "forward -looking information" within the meaning of
the applicable Canadian securities legislation ("forward -looking statements"). All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, are forward -looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates
and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves discussion with respect to
predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future even ts or
performance (often, but not always using phrases such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget",
"scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or variations (including
negative variations) of such words and phras es, or state that certain actions, events or results "may",
"could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact
and may be forward-looking statements. In this news release, forward -looking statements relate, among
other things, to: the use of proceeds from sales from the Offering, statements about the estimation of
mineral resources; results of preliminary economic assessments; results of our ongoing drill campaign,
magnitude or quality of mineral deposits; anticipated advancement of mineral properties or programs;
and future exploration prospects.
These forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good
faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business. The assumptions
underlying the forward -looking statements are based on informa tion currently available to Newcore.
Although the forward -looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what
management of Newcore believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions, Newcore
cannot provide any assurance that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking statements,
as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Forward-
looking information also involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Newcore to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward -looking information.
Such factors include, among o thers: risks related to the speculative nature of Newcore’s business;
Newcore’s formative stage of development; Newcore’s financial position; possible variations in
mineralization, grade or recovery rates; actual results of current exploration activities; fluctuations in
general macroeconomic conditions; fluctuations in securities markets; fluctuations in spot and forward
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prices of gold and other commodities; fluctuations in currency markets (such as the Canadian dollar to
United States dollar exchange rate); change in national and local government, legislation, taxation,
controls, regulations and political or economic deve lopments; risks and hazards associated with the
business of mineral exploration, development and mining (including environmental hazards, unusual or
unexpected geological formations); the presence of laws and regulations that may impose restrictions on
mining; employee relations; relationships with and claims by local communities; the speculative nature
of mineral exploration and development (including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses, permits and
approvals from government authorities); and title to properties.
Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news release and Newcore
disclaims any obligation to update any forward -looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or results, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. There can
be no assurance that forward -looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.