Osisko Metals Closes C$15 Million "Bought-Deal" Flow-Through Share Financing
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OSISKO METALS CLOSES C$15 MILLION "BOUGHT-DEAL"
FLOW-THROUGH SHARE FINANCING
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES
OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES
(Toronto, February 4, 2026) Osisko Metals Incorporated (the "Company" or "Osisko Metals")
(TSX: OM; OTCQX: OMZNF; FRANKFURT: OB51) is pleased to announce the successful closing
of its previously -announced "bought-deal" private placement financing, pursuant to which the
Company issued an aggregate of 11,812,000 common shares of the Company that will qualify as
"flow-through shares" (within the meaning of subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada))
(the "Flow-Through Shares") at a price of C $1.27 per Flow-Through Share for gross proceeds
to the Company of C$15,001,240 (the "Offering").
The Company will use an amount equal to the gross proceeds from the sale of the Flow-Through
Shares under the Offering to incur eligible "Canadian exploration expenses" that will qualify as
"flow-through critical mineral mining expenditures" (as both terms are defined in the Income Tax
Act (Canada)) (the "Qualifying Expenditures"), in respect of the Company's projects in Canada.
The Qualifying Expenditures will be incurred on or before December 31, 2027 and will be
renounced by the Company to the initial purchasers of the Flow-Through Shares with an effective
date no later than December 31, 2026.
The Offering was co-led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. and BMO Capital Markets.
The Company understands that Agnico Eagle Mines Limited and Hudbay Minerals Inc., two of its
existing strategic investors, along with Toronto- based fund Rosseau Asset Management Ltd. ,
have purchased, as part of a follow-on transaction to the issuance of the Flow-Through Shares,
all of the Common Shares issued under the Offering at a price of C$0.85 per Common Share for
an aggregate purchase price of approximately C$10 million.
The Flow-Through Shares issued under the Offering are subject to a hold period expiring four
months and one day from the date hereof, pursuant to applicable Canadian securities laws. The
Offering remains subject to final acceptance of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the
securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the
U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws
and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to or for the account or benefit of a
U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) unless registered under
the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration
is available.
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About Osisko Metals
Osisko Metals Incorporated is a Canadian exploration and development company creating value
in the critical metals sector, with a focus on copper and zinc. The Company acquired a 100%
interest in its flagship project, the past -producing Gaspé Copper mine, from Glencore Canada
Corporation in July 2023. The Gaspé Copper project is located nea r Murdochville in Québec's
Gaspé Peninsula. The Company is currently focused on resource expansion of the Gaspé Copper
system, with current Indicated Mineral Resources of 824 Mt grading 0.34% CuEq and Inferred
Mineral Resources of 670 Mt grading 0.38% CuEq (in compliance with National Instrument 43-
101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ). For more information, see Osisko Metals'
November 14, 2024 news release entitled " Osisko Metals Announces Significant Increase in
Mineral Resource at Gaspé Copper". Gaspé Copper hosts the largest undeveloped copper
resource in eastern North America, strategically located near existing infrastructure in the mining-
friendly province of Québec.
In addition to the Gaspé Copper project, the Company is working with Appian Capital Advisory
LLP, through the Pine Point Mining Limited joint venture, to advance one of Canada's largest
past-producing zinc mining camps, the Pine Point project, located in the Northwest Territories.
The current mineral resource estimate for the Pine Point project consists of Indicated Mineral
Resources of 49.5 Mt at 5.52% ZnEq and Inferred Mineral Resources of 8.3 Mt at 5.64%
ZnEq (in compliance with National Instrument 43- 101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects). For more information, see Osisko Metals' June 25, 2024 news release entitled "Osisko
Metals releases Pine Point mineral resource estimate: 49.5 million tonnes of indicated resources
at 5.52% ZnEq" . The Pine Point project is located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake,
Northwest Territories, close to infrastructure, with paved road access, an electrical substation and
100 kilometers of viable haul roads.
For further information on this news release, visit www.osiskometals.com or contact:
Don Njegovan, President
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (416) 500-4129
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward- looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that
involves predictions, expectations, interpretations, beliefs, plans projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or
performance (often, but not always, using phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "interpreted",
"management's view", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates",
"potential", "feasibility", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain action s,
events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of
historical fact and may be forward-looking information and are intended t o identify forward-looking information. This
news release contains forward-looking information pertaining to, among other things: the ability for the Company to
obtain the final approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange; the anticipated use of proceeds of the Offering; the tax treatment
of the Flow-Through Shares; the timing of incurring and renunciation of the Qualifying Expenditures; and the ability to
advance the Company's properties (and results thereof); and Gaspé Copper hosting the largest undeveloped copper
resource in eastern North America.
Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and is based upon a number of estimates and
assumptions of management, in light of management's experience and perception of trends, current conditions and
expected developments, as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the
circumstances, including, without limitation, assumptions about: general market conditions impacting the Company; the
ability of exploration results, including drilling, to accurately predict mineralization; errors in geological modelling;
insufficient data; equity and debt capital markets; future spot prices of copper and zinc; the timing and results of
exploration and drilling programs; the accuracy of mineral resource estimates; production costs; political and regulatory
stability; the receipt of governmental and third party approvals; licenses and permits being received on favourable terms;
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sustained labour stability; stability in financial and capital markets; and availability of mining equipment and positive
relations with local communities and groups. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors
that could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward- looking information. Such factors include, among others, risks relating to the
ability of the Company to obtain required approvals, the ability of the Company to complete further exploration activities,
including drilling; the results of exploration activities; risks relating to mining activities ; risks relating to the global
economic climate and metal prices; environmental risks; changes in tax and regulatory regimes; and community and
non-governmental actions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking
information are set out in the Company's public disclosure record on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under Osisko Metals'
issuer profile. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking
information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only
applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed
time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.