South Atlantic Completes $512,040 Non-Brokered Private Placement
TSX-V: SAO
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South Atlantic Completes $512,040 Non-Brokered Private Placement
July 31, 2023 – Vancouver, British Columbia – South Atlantic Gold Inc. (TSX-V:SAO) (“South Atlantic” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed the previously announced non-brokered private
placement offering (the “Offering”) for gross proceeds of $512,040 to the Company. The Offering consisted of
8,533,999 common shares of the Company (the “Common Shares”) at a price of $0.06 per Common Share.
The proceeds of the Offering will be used to continue to advance the Company’s due diligence on the proposed
acquisition of the Tucano Gold Mine in Brazil (the “Proposed Acquisition”), as previously announced on July 5,
2023, business development and for general corporate purposes.
Insiders of the Company, including certain directors participate d in the Offering for an aggregate amount of
$19,000 Common Shares. Such participation 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 related party transaction will be exempt from minority approval, information circular and formal valuation
requirements pursuant to the exemptions contained in Sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, as neither the
fair market value of the gross securities to be issued under the Offering nor the consideration to be paid by the
insiders will exceed 25% of the Company's market capitalization.
No finders’ fees were paid in connection with the Offering.
All securities issued under the Offering will be subject to a hold period expiring on December 1, 2023
The Common Shares 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 U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States, or to or for the account
or benefit of a U.S. person or a person in the United States, without registration under the U.S. Securities Act and all appl icable
U.S. state securities laws, or compliance with the requirements of ap plicable exemptions therefrom. This press release shall not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the Unites States, nor shall there be any sa le of these
securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Advisor
Haywood Securities Inc. (the “Advisor”) is acting as exclusive financial advisor in connection with the Proposed
Acquisition. As consideration of certain services provided by the Advisor as of the date hereof, the Company
has agreed to pay the Advisor a corporate finance fee of $96,000. The Company and the Advisor have agreed
subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval to satisfy the corporate finance fee through the issuance of 1,600,000
Common Shares at $0.06 per Common Share (being the issue price of the Offering). The Common Shares issued
to the Advisor will be subject to a hold period expiring four months and one day from the date hereof.
About South Atlantic Gold
South Atlantic Gold is an exploration company engaged in acquiring and advancing mineral properties located
in the Americas. Our flagship asset is the 100% -owned Pedra Branca project, located 280 km southwest of
Fortaleza, Ceará State, Brazil. South Atlantic Gold is focused on creating value for its shareholders by engaging
in the development and acquisition of high -quality mineral assets located in stable and mining -friendly
jurisdictions. South Atlantic Gold is based in Kelowna, British Columbia, and is listed on the TSX -V under the
symbol “SAO”.
TSX-V: SAO
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Douglas Meirelles, President and CEO
For more information regarding this news release, please contact:
Douglas Meirelles, President and CEO
T: 250-762-5777
Email: [email protected]
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains statements that constitute “forward -looking Information”, as such term is used in
applicable Canadian securities laws. Such forwa rd-looking information involves known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements, or
developments in the industry to differ materially from the anticipated results, performanc e or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward -looking information. Forward -looking information includes statements
that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects,” “plans,”
“anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “potential” and similar expressions, or that events or
conditions “will,” “would,” “may,” “could” or “should” occur. Forward-looking information in this news release
includes the Company’s expectations of the use of proceeds of the Offering.
Although the Company believes the forward -looking information contained in this news release is reasonable
based on information available on the date hereof, by its nature forward -looking information involves
assumptions and known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results,
level of activity, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.
Examples of such assumptions, risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, assumptions, risks and
uncertainties associated with general economic conditions; adverse industry events; the receipt of required
regulatory approvals and the timing of such approvals; that the Company maintains good relationships with the
communities in which it operates or proposes to operate, future legislative and regulatory developments in the
mining sector; the Company’s abili ty to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources, and/or
inability to access sufficient capital on favorable terms; mining industry and markets in Canada and generally;
the ability of the Company to implement its business strategies; comp etition; the risk that any of the
assumptions prove not to be valid or reliable, which could result in delays, or cessation in planned work, risks
associated with the interpretation of data, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits, the possibility
that results will not be consistent with the Company’s expectations, as well as other assumptions risks and
uncertainties applicable to mineral exploration and development activities and to the Company, including as
set forth in the Company’s public disclosure documents filed on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
THE FORWARD -LOOKING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS NEWS RELEASE REPRESENTS THE
EXPECTATIONS OF THE COMPANY AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NEWS RELEASE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AFTER SUC H DATE. READERS SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE IMPORTANCE ON
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT RELY UPON THIS INFORMATION AS OF ANY
OTHER DATE. WHILE THE COMPANY MAY ELECT TO, IT DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO UPDATE THIS
INFORMATION AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME EXCEPT AS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
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