RAIN City Completes First Closing of Private Placement
RAIN CITY RESOURCES INC.
142 – 757 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6C 1A1
NEWS RELEASE
RAIN CITY COMPLETES FIRST CLOSING OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Vancouver, B.C. – August 22, 2024 ‐ Rain City Resources Inc. (CSE: RAIN) (the “Company”
or “Rain”) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release of June 13, 2024 wherein
the Company announced plans to raise up to $1.875 million by way of issuance of 25 million
common shares, it has closed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement and has
raised $1,361,952.15 through the issuance of 18,159,362 common shares at a price of $0.075
per share. All shares issued are subject to a four month hold period expiring December 23,
2024. The Company intends to complete the second $0.075 tranche shortly.
Proceeds from this financing will be used to fund the first field test of the Company’s ACCELi
Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology. The pilot plant will be located in the Smackover
formation of Texas and results are anticipated in Q4 2024.
The Company also issued 41,250 common shares and 41,250 two (2) year broker warrants
exercisable at $0.15 per share as a finder’s fee in regard to the first tranche.
Insiders participated in the Offering for $318,750. The issuance of shares to insiders is
considered a "related party transaction" within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101
– Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61- 101"). The Company
is relying on exemptions from the formal valuation requirements of MI 61-101 pursuant to
section 5.5(a) and the minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 pursuant to
section 5.7(1)(a) in respect of such insider participation as the fair market value of the
transaction, insofar as it involves interested parties, does not exceed 25% of the Company's
market capitalization.
The securities referred to in this news release have not been and will not be registered under
the United States 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, U.S. persons absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws, unless an exemption from s uch registration is available. This news
release does not constitute an offer for s ale of securities for sale, nor a solicitation for offers
to buy any securities. Any public offering of securities in the United States must be made by
means of a prospectus containing detailed information about the company and management,
as well as financial statements. “United States” and “U.S. person” have the respective
meanings assigned in Regulation S under the U.S Securities Act.
The Company confirms that the date of the Avonlea Option Agreement was amended to 31
August 2024 to accommodate the close of this placement.
Benjamin Hill , Rain’s CEO, states, “The closing of the first tranche of the financing is an
exciting step in the advancement of the option agreement with Avonlea and its groundbreaking
Direct Lithium Extract technology, ACCELi. These funds will see us conduct field tests in the
Smackover formation of Texas, where we will look to verify the results of the highly successful
bench tests on the same brine, conducted by Avonlea. These results , along with the current
and successful use of the core t echnology in t he oilfield, formed a part of our due diligence
process.”
About:
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Rain City is a vertically integrated renewable energy technology company focussed on
developing the technologies that serve the world’s growing energy storage needs. The primary
focus is lithium production sourced from brines using proprietary Direct Lithium Extraction
(DLE) processes. Rain has agreed to acquire a 100% interest in an innovative and patented
DLE technology (ACCELi).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benjamin Hill David Shaw
Chief Executive Officer Chairperson
RAINCITY RESOURCES INC.
Website: www.raincityresources.com
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 778-819-3792
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adequacy of accuracy of this news release.