Platinum Group Metals Ltd. Completes Non-Brokered Private Placement and Fully Repays Credit Facility
4878-5418-3438\
838 – 1100 Melville Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 4A6
P: 604-899-5450
F: 604-484-4710
News Release No. 22-448
February 14, 2022
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. Completes
Non-Brokered Private Placement and
Fully Repays Credit Facility
(Vancouver/Johannesburg) Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (PTM:TSX; PLG:NYSE American)
(“Platinum Group” or the “Company”) reports the closing on February 11, 2022 of a non-
brokered private placement of common shares at price of US$ 1.695 per common share as
previously announced on January 25, 2022. An aggregate of 3,539,823 common shares were
subscribed for and issued to existing major beneficial shareholder, Hosken Consolidated
Investments Limited (“HCI”), resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of US$6.0 million
(the “Private Placement”).
On February 11, 2022 t he Company use d a portion of the net proceeds of the Private
Placement to pay all accrued interest and repay the US$3.0 million principal balance of a
senior secured facility with Sprott Private Resource Lending II (Collector), LP and the other
lenders party thereto (the “2019 Sprott Facility”). The balance of proceeds from the Private
Placement will be used by the Company for general corporate and working capital purposes.
After the repayment of the 2019 Sprott Facility principal balance due, the Company is now
debt free. Importantly, the Company’s pledge of its South African assets as security against
the 2019 Sprott Facility has been fully released.
Pricing of the Private Placement was set to be consistent with the equity consideration paid in
Common Shares of the Company for the Company’s recent purchase of its outstanding 6
7/8% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes (the “Notes”). The Private Placement allowed
HCI to return to a near 26% interest in the Company, as it held prior to the purchase and
cancellation of the Notes.
Securities purchased pursuant to the Private Placement may not be traded for a period of four
months plus one day from the closing of the Private Placement on February 11, 2022 . The
securities described herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States
Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Act”), as amended, and may not be offered or sold within the
United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration or an
applicable exemption from the registration requirements of such Act.
HCI is a "related party" of the Company (as defined by Multilateral Instrument 61 -101 -
Protection of Minority Securityholders in Special Transactions (" MI 61 -101")) and the
Company relied on the exemptions from both the formal valuation requirement and the
minority shareholder approval requirement under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a), respectively,
of MI 61-101, on the basis that neither the fair market value of the subject matter of, nor the
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fair market value of the consideration for, the transaction, insofar as it involves HCI, exceeds
25 per cent of the Company's market capitalization calculated in accordance with MI 61-101.
The Company did not file a material change report more than 21 days before the expected
closing date of the above transactions as it has negotiated the above transactions on an
expedited basis.
The Company relied on the exemption for “Eligible Interlisted Issuers” under Section 602.1 of
the TSX Company Manual in connection with the listing of the common shares on the Toronto
Stock Exchange (“TSX”) under the Private Placement.
About Platinum Group Metals Ltd. and Waterberg Project
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. is the operator of the Waterberg Project, a bulk underground
palladium and platinum deposit located in South Africa. The Waterberg Project was discovered
by Platinum Group and is being jointly developed with Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd., Mnombo
Wethu Consultants (Pty) Ltd., Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation and Hanwa Co.
Ltd.
On behalf of the Board of
Platinum Group Metals Ltd.
Frank R. Hallam
President and CEO
For further information contact:
Kris Begic, VP, Corporate Development
Platinum Group Metals Ltd., Vancouver
Tel: (604) 899-5450 / Toll Free: (866) 899-5450
www.platinumgroupmetals.net
Disclosure
The TSX and the NYSE American have not reviewed and do not accept responsibility for the
accuracy or adequacy of this news release, which has been prepared by management.
This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities
laws and forward -looking statements within the meaning of U.S. securities laws (collectively
“forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such
as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, plans, postulate and similar expressions, or are
those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. All statements that are not statements of
historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release
include but are not l imited to statements regarding use of proceeds and implications for the
Company. Although the Company believes any forward -looking statements in this press release
are reasonable, it can give no assurance that the expectations and assumptions in such statements
will prove to be correct.
The Company cautions investors that any forward -looking statements by the Company are not
guarantees of future results or performance and that actual results may differ materially from
those in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including the potential inability
to obtain required regulatory approvals and satisfy other applicable closing conditions; possible
adverse impacts due the global outbreak o f COVID -19; the Company's inability to generate
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sufficient cash flow or raise sufficient additional financing requirements; the Company's history of
losses and negative cash flow; the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; the
Company's properties may not be brought into a state of commercial production; uncertainty of
estimated production, development plans and cost estimates for the Waterberg Project;
discrepancies between actual and estimated mineral reserves and mineral resources, between
actual and est imated development and operating costs, between actual and estimated
metallurgical recoveries and between estimated and actual production; fluctuations in the relative
values of the U.S. Dollar, the Rand and the Canadian Dollar; volatility in metals prices ; the
uncertainty of alternative funding sources for Waterberg JV Co.; the Company may become subject
to the U.S. Investment Company Act; the failure of the Company or the other shareholders to
fund their pro rata share of funding obligations for the Water berg Project; any disputes or
disagreements with the other shareholders of Waterberg JV Co. or Mnombo Wethu Consultants
(Pty) Ltd.; the ability of the Company to retain its key management employees and skilled and
experienced personnel; conflicts of interest; litigation or other administrative proceedings brought
against the Company; actual or alleged breaches of governance processes or instances of fraud,
bribery or corruption; exploration, development and mining risks and the inherently dangerous
nature of the mining industry, and the risk of inadequate insurance or inability to obtain insurance
to cover these risks and other risks and uncertainties; property and mineral title risks including
defective title to mineral claims or property; changes in national and local government legislation,
taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada and South Africa;
equipment shortages and the ability of the Company to acquire necessary access rights and
infrastructure for its mineral properties; environmental regulations and the ability to obtain and
maintain necessary permits, including environmental authorizations and water use licences;
extreme competition in the mineral exploration industry; delays in obtaining, or a failure to obtain,
permits necessary for current or future operations or failures to comply with the terms of such
permits; risks of doing business in South Africa, including but not limited to, labour, economic and
political instability and potential changes to and failures to comply with legislation; the Company's
common shares may be delisted from the NYSE American or the TSX if it cannot maintain
compliance with the applicable listing requirements; and other risk factors described in the
Company's most recent Form 20-F annual report, annual information form and other filings with
the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian securities regulators, which may be
viewed at www.sec.gov and www.sedar.com, respectively. Proposed changes in the mineral law
in South Africa if implemented as proposed would have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business and potential interest in projects. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the
date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the
Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward -looking statement, whether
because of new information, future events or results or otherwise.