Northern Dynasty Announces Pricing of Overnight Marketed Offering
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NORTHERN DYNASTY ANNOUNCES PRICING OF OVERNIGHT MARKETED OFFERING
December 13 , 2019, Vancouver, BC – Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX: NDM; NYSE American: NAK)
(“Northern Dynasty” or the “Company”) announces that the Company has priced its previously announced
overnight marketed public offering of common shares of the Company (the “ Common Shares ”). The
Company has entered into an underwriting agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by Cantor
Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, as lead underwriter and sole book-runner, and including BMO Nesbitt Burns
Inc., H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC. and TD Securities Inc. (collectively, the “ Underwriters”) for the sale of
36,500,000 Common Shares at a price of US$0.37 per Common Share (the “Issue Price”) for gross proceeds
of US$13,505,000 (the “Offering”). The Offering is expected to close on or about December 18, 2019.
Northern Dynasty has granted the Underwriters an over- allotment option (the “ Over-Allotment Option”)
exercisable, in whole or in part, in the sole discretion of the Underwriters , to purchase up to an additional
5,475,000 Common Shares at the Issue Price for up to 30 days after the closing for potential gross proceeds
to the Company of up to approximately US$2,025,750.
The Company will pay the Underwriters a cash commission equal to 7.5% of the gross proceeds of the
Offering, including proceeds received from the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option.
The Offering will be made by way of a prospectus supplement (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”) to the
Company’s existing Canadian base shelf prospectus (the “ Base Shelf Prospectus ”) and related U.S.
registration statement on Form F -10 (SEC File No. 333 -229262) (the “ Registration Statement”). The U.S.
form of Base Shelf Prospectus is included in the Registration Statement. An updated final Prospectus
Supplement including pricing information will be filed with the securities commissions in each of the
provinces of Canada (other than Québec) and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”). The Canadian Prospectus Supplement (together with the related Canadian Base Shelf Prospectus)
will be available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The United States Prospectus Supplement (together with U.S.
Base Shelf Prospectus and the Registration Statement) will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Alternatively, the Prospectus Supplement may be obtained, when available, upon request by contacting the
Company or Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation in Canada, attention: Equity Capital Markets, 181
University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto, ON, M5H 3M7, email: [email protected]; Cantor Fitzgerald &
Co., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 499 Park Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, New York, 10022 or by email
In add ition to the Offering, Northern Dynasty is proceeding with its previously announced non -brokered
private placement of Common Shares (the “ Concurrent Private Placement ”). The Concurrent Private
Placement will consist of 13,513,514 Common Shares at the Issuer Price for gross proceeds of US$5,000,000.
No commission or finder’s fee is payable to the Underwriters in connection with the Concurrent Private
Placement. Common Shares issued pursuant to the Concurrent Private Placement will be subject to
applicable resale restrictions, including a four month hold period under Canadian securities legislation.
Closing of the Offering and the Concurrent Private Placement are subject to the receipt of all necessary
approvals, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE American. Closing of Offering
is not conditional upon the closing of the Concurrent Private Placement and closing of the Concurrent Private
Placement is not conditional on the closing of the Offering.
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This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor will
there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The securities being
offered have not been approved or disapproved by any regulatory authority, nor has any such authority
passed upon by the accuracy or adequacy of the Prospectus Supplement, the Base Shelf Pros pectus or the
Registration Statement.
About Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.
Northern Dynasty is a mineral exploration and development company based in Vancouver, Canada. Northern
Dynasty's principal asset, owned through its wholly owned, Alaska -based U.S. subsidiary, the Pebble
Partnership, is a 100% interest in a contiguous block of 2,402 mineral claims in southwest Alaska, including
the Pebble deposit. The Pebble Partnership is the proponent of the Pebble Project, an initiative to develop
one of the world's most important mineral resources.
Ronald W. Thiessen
President & CEO
US Media Contact:
Dan Gagnier
Gagnier Communications
(646) 569-5897
Forward Looking Information and other Cautionary Factors
This news release contains “forward -looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation, and “forward -looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 (collective ly referred to as “forward -looking information”). The use of any of the words “expect”,
“plan”, “update” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward- looking information or statements. These
statements include expectations about the likelihood of completion of the Offering or the Concurrent Private Placement,
the amount of funds to be raised, and the use of proceeds of the Offering and the Concurrent Private Placement , the
anticipated closing of the Offering and the Concurrent Private Placement , the finalization of the Environmental Impact
Study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the ability of the Company to proceed with permit applications for the
development of the Pebble Project, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary federal and state permits for the
development of the Pebble Project and the ability of the Company to secure the required Canadian and US regulatory
and stock exchange acceptances for the Offering. Alt hough the Company believes the expectations expressed in its
forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are subject to future events and
third party discretion such as regulatory personnel. For more information on the Company, and the risks and
uncertainties connected with its busin ess, Investors should review the Company's home jurisdiction filings at
www.sedar.com and its filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov .