Sandfire Resources America Inc. Closes Rights Offering
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December 23, 2020
NEWS RELEASE
Sandfire Resources America Inc. Closes Rights Offering
Vancouver, British Columbia – December 23, 2020 - Sandfire Resources America Inc.
(TSX.V: "SFR"; OTCQB: "SRAFF") (" Sandfire America" or the "Company") is pleased
to announce that it has closed its previously announced rights offering, issuing 200,539,763
common shares of the Company for gross proceeds of $ 30,080,965 (the " Rights Offering "),
representing 100% of the total rights offered.
The Company’s largest shareholder, Sandfire BC Holdings Inc. (“Sandfire BC”), fully exercised
its basic subscription privilege to purchase its pro rata share of the common shares offered, being
170,869,433 common shares, and also purchased an additional 17,739,705 common shares through
the exercise of its additional subscription privilege, for a total subscription of 188,609,138
common shares.
In total, 181,725,334 common shares issued in the R ights Offering were distributed under basic
subscription privileges, of which 59,379 were distributed to insiders of the Company and
181,665,955 were distributed to non- insiders. 18,814,429 common shares were issued under
additional subscription privileges, up to 50,000 of which were distributed to insiders of the
Company and up to 18,764,429 were distributed to non -insiders. To the knowledge of the
Company, no person became an insider as a result of the Rights Offering.
Upon completion of the R ights Offering, the total number of issued and outsta nding common
shares of the Company is now 1,022,752,794. Sandfire BC now owns 86.93% of the Company’s
issued and outstanding common shares. The Company did not pay any fees or commissions in
connection with the distribution of securities in the Rights Offering.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the rights offering to further advance the Black
Butte Copper project, repay loans owed to Sandfire BC and for general working capital purposes
Further details of the Rights Offering are contained in the Company’s rights offering circular,
which has been filed on SEDAR under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com.
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the securities
of the Company. There shall be no offer or sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification of such
securities under the laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Sandfire Resources America Inc.
Sandfire Resources America Inc. i s a growth company focused on the exploration, development,
and mining of its 100% owned flagship property, the Black Butte Copper project in central
Montana, USA. The Company is led by a highly experienced executive management team that
has a successful track record of building shareholder value through exploration, corporate finance,
and mine development.
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Contact Information:
Sandfire Resources America Inc.
Nancy Schlepp, Director of Public Affairs
Mobile: 406-224-8180
Office: 406-547-3466
Email: [email protected]
Cautionary statement regarding forward‐looking information
Certain disclosures in this release constitute “forward -looking information” within the meaning of
Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and
are generally, but not always, identified by words such as the following: expects, plans, anticipates, believes,
intends, estimates, projects, assumes, potential an d similar expressions. Forward -looking statements also
include reference to events or conditions that will, would, may, could or should occur, including, without
limitation, statements regarding the Company’s plans for advancing the Black Butte Copper Proj ect
(including plans to complete permitting), the intended use of proceeds of the Rights Offering, resource
estimates and expected outcomes. In making the forward -looking statements in this news release, the
Company has applied certain factors and assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable, including
that the Company will be able to use the proceeds of the Rights Offering as anticipated, the Company’s
permitting will proceed as expected; that the results of exploration and development activities are consistent
with management’s expectations and that the assumptions underlying mineral resource estimates are valid.
However, the forward-looking statements in this news release are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such
forward-looking statements, including without limitation: the Company will not be able to use the proceeds
of the Rights Offering as anticipated, the results of exploration and development activities will not be
consistent with management’s expectations, the risk of unexpected variations in mineral resources, grade
or recovery rates, delays in obtaining or inability to obtain required government or other regulatory
approvals or f inancing, failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated, the risk of
accidents, labor disputes, inclement or hazardous weather conditions, unusual or unexpected geological
conditions, ground control problems, earthquakes, flooding and all of the other risks generally associated
with the development of mining facilities and the operation of a producing mine. There can be no assurance
that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materi ally
from those anticipated in such statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-
looking statements. The Company does not intend, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to,
update or revise any forward -looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required by law.
Neither the 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.