Noble Completes Shares for Debt Settlement and Provides Update on Share Distribution
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Noble Completes Shares for Debt Settlement and Provides Update on Share Distribution
Toronto, Ontario – April 19, 2022-Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (the "Company" or “Noble”) (TSX -V:NOB, FRANKFURT:NB7,
OTCQB:NLPXF) announced that it has completed the debt settlement that was announced on April 14, 2022, having received approval
of board its Board of Directors and the TSX Venture Exchange. 436,262 common shares of Noble were issued in that transaction in
settlement of f $61,076.70 of debt at $0.14 per share. The shares issued are subject to a 4-month hold period expiring August 19, 2022.
Noble also announced that it was now able to provide additional details regarding the previously announced special in-kind distribution.
More details on that distribution can be found in the Company’s news release of March 9, 2022.
Shareholders are reminded that the distribution is being made at the rate of 0.01725 of a share of Canada Nickel Company Inc. (trading
symbol TSX-V: CNC) (“CNC”) per whole share of Noble held (the “ Distribution”). No fractional shares or cash in lieu thereof (or any
other form of payment) will be payable as part of the Distribution (with the number of CNC shares due to any shareholder rounded down
to the nearest whole share). The close of business on Monday, April 18, 2022 (the “ Record Date”) was established as the record date
for the Distribution.
Based on the number of Noble shares outstanding at the close of business on the Record Date, approximately 3,737,269 CNC shares
will be distributed through the D istribution, although due to rounding the final number will be slightly lower. In connection with the
Dividend, acting on authorization previously granted by Noble’s shareholders, the Board of Directors implemented a reduction of Noble’s
stated capital. Based on the closing price of $2. 69 per CNC share on the Record Date, the Company will be treating $2. 52 per whole
CNC share as a return of capital to Noble’s shareholders, and $0.17 per whole CNC share as income distributed to Noble’s shareholders.
However, Noble disclaims any responsibility for the tax treatment adopted by any or all shareholders with respect to the
Distribution, as the tax position that applies to any shareholder will depend on a number of factors that are particular to that
shareholder. Shareholders are encouraged to seek their own advice as to the tax treatment of the Distribution applicable to
them.
H. Vance White, President and CEO of Noble, added: “We’re very pleased to be completing this distribution. Applying the closing price
for CNC’s shares on the Record Date, the Distribution results in more than $10 Million being distributed to Noble’s shareholders . If you
factor in the distribution of CNC shares completed by Noble in 2020, at today’s price nearly $37 Million of value will have been distributed
by Noble to its shareholders in the form of CNC shares in recent years. Noble will retain more than 2.9 million shares of CNC after the
Distribution has been completed, and the Distribution has encouraged a number of Noble warrant -holders to exercise their warrants in
recent weeks, leaving Noble with a healthy cash position of approximately $3mm.”
Due Bill Trading In Effect
Shareholders are reminded that the Distribution will be paid on or about Monday April 25, 2022 (the “Distribution Payment Date”), and
Noble’s shares trade on a “Due Bill” basis from the opening of trading on April 14, 2022 (the last trading day before the Record Date) until
the close of business on April 25, 2022 (the “Due Bill Period’). The Due Bill is effectively the entitlement to receive the Distribution. Any
shareholder who sells shares of Noble during the Due Bill Period will also sell the entitlement to the Distribution. The Company’s common
shares will begin trading on an ex -dividend basis, or without the entitlement to the D istribution, from the opening of trading on April 26,
2022 (being the next trading day after the Distribution Payment Date).
The Due Bills will be redeemed on April 27, 2022, once all trades with the attached Due Bills entered during the Due Bill Period have
settled.
Registered holders of Noble entitled to the Distribution, being those holding Noble share certificates and/or Noble shares under the Direct
Registration System (“DRS”), will receive the Distribution by way of DRS statements. The Company is also coordinating arrangements
with depositories for the issuance and distribution of the D istribution to those holding their Noble common shares through brokerage
accounts. Shareholders so holding their Noble shares through brokerage accounts should contact their brokers for further information
regarding payment of the Distribution.
About Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.:
Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. is a Canadian-based junior exploration company which, in addition to its shareholdings in Canada Nickel
Company Inc., Spruce Ridge Resources Ltd. and MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd., and its interest in the Holdsworth gold exploration
property in the area of Wawa, Ontario, will continue to hold approximately ~25,000 hectares of mineral rights in the Timmins -Cochrane
areas of Northern Ontario known as Project 81, as well as an additional ~11,000 hectares in the Timmins area and ~14,400 hectares of
mining claims in Central Newfoundland. Project 81 hosts diversified drill-ready gold, nickel-cobalt and base metal exploration targets at
various stages of exploration. It will also hold its recently acquired ~14,600 hectares in the Nagagami Carbonatite Complex near Hearst,
Ontario, as well as ~3,700 hectares in the Buckingham Graphite Property, ~518 hectares in the Laverlochere Nickel, Copper, PGNM
property and ~482 hectares in the Cere-Villebon Nickel, Copper, PGM property, all of which are in the province of Quebec. More detailed
information is available on the website at www.noblemineralexploration.com.
Noble’s common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “NOB.”
Cautionary Statement:
Neither 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 release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other
regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.
The foregoing information may contain forward-lookin g statements relating to the future performance of Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.
Forward-looking statements, specifically those concerning future performance, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual
results may differ materially from the Company’s plans and expectations. These plans, expectations, risks and uncertainties are detailed
herein and from time to time in the filings made by the Company with the TSX Venture Exchange and securities regulators. Noble Mineral
Exploration Inc. does not assume any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Contacts:
H. Vance White, President
Phone: 416-214-2250
Fax: 416-367-1954
Email:
Investor Relations
Email: [email protected]