Sierra Madre Announces Closing of First Tranche of $10 Million Best Efforts Private Placement
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Sierra Madre Announces Closing of First Tranche of $10 Million Best Efforts
Private Placement
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FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Vancouver, British Columbia – September 8, 2022 – Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd. (TSXV: SM)
(OTCQB: SMDRF) (“Sierra Madre” or the “ Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed
the first tranche (the “First Tranche”) of its previously announced “best efforts” brokered private
placement financing (the “Offering”) pursuant to an agency agreement dated September 8, 2022
(the “ Agency Agreement ”) with Beacon Securities Limited and Canaccord Genuity Corp.
(together, the “Co-Lead Agents”) on behalf of a syndicate of agents including Haywood Securities
Inc. (together with the Co-Lead Agents, the “Agents”).
Pursuant to the Agency Agreement, the Offering is comprised of up to (i) 9,385,000 subscription
receipts of the Company (the “ Subscription Receipts ”) at a price of $ 0.65 per Subscription
Receipt (the “Subscription Receipt Offering”), and (ii) 6,000,000 common shares of the Company
(the “Common Shares”) at a price per $0.65 per Common Share (the “Common Share Offering”),
for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $10,000,250. The Company also granted the Agents an
option to sell up to an additional 2,307,750 Subscription Receipts at a price of $ 0.65 per
Subscription Receipt for additional gross proceeds of up to $ 1,500,038, exercisable in whole or
in part at any time up to 48 hours prior to the applicable closing date of any tranche of the
Subscription Receipt Offering.
As previously indicated, the Offering is being conducted in conjunction with the Company’s
proposed acquisition (the “Proposed Acquisition”) of all of the issued and outstanding shares of
La Guitarra Compania Minera S.A. de C.V., an indirect wholly -owned subsidiary of First Majestic
Silver Corp. incorporated under the laws of Mexico, that holds a 100% interest in the La Guitarra
silver-gold property (the “ La Guitarra Property ”) (see the Company’s news release dated May
25, 2022).
Under the First Tranche, the Company issued 9,504,647 Subscription Receipts at a price of $0.65
per Subscription Receip t for aggregate gross proceeds of $6,178,020.55. Each Subscription
Receipt shall, upon satisfaction of the Escrow Release Conditions (as defined below) and without
the payment of any additional consideration, automatically convert into one Common Share. The
Common Share Offering shall close in a second stage of the Offering, subject to and shortly after
the closing of the Proposed Acquisition.
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Pursuant to the closing of the First Tranche, $5,926,141.86 (the “Escrowed Proceeds”), being the
gross proceeds of the First Tranche less 50% of the Agents’ Fees (as defined below) and certain
expenses of the Agents totaling $251,878.69, were placed into escrow and will be released to the
Company subject to the receipt of all required corporate, shareholder and regulatory approvals
in connection with the Proposed A cquisition and the completion or satisfaction of all escrow
release conditions (collectively, the “ Escrow Release Conditions ”) as set out in the Agency
Agreement. Provided that the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied or waived (where
permitted) prior to 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on January 6, 2023 (the “Release Deadline”), the
remaining 50% of the Agents’ Fees, or $123,333.69 (and any interest earned th ereon) will be
released to the Agents from the Escrowed Proceeds, and the balance of the Escrowed Proceeds
(together with interest earned thereon) will be released to the Company. However, in the event
that the Escrow Release Conditions are not satisfied by the Release Deadline, or if prior to such
time, the Company advises the Agents or announces to the public that it does not intend to satisfy
the Escrow Release Conditions, the Escrowed Proceeds together with the pro rata portion of any
interest earned thereon (net of any applicable withholding tax) will be returned to the holders of
the Subscription Receipts and the Subscription Receipts will be cancelled.
The Company will use the net proceeds of the Offering for the development of the La Guitarra
Property, advancement of engineering studies, and general working capital purposes.
In connection with the First Tranche, pursuant to the Agency Agreement, the Agents will receive
a total cash commission of $168,967.38, equal to 6% of the gross proceeds from sales to certain
purchasers in the Offering (reduced to 3% or 0% for proceeds received pursuant to sales to
certain purchasers on a “president’s list”) , a corporate finance fee of $77,700 (inclusive of
applicable taxes) (together with the cash commis sion, the “ Agents’ Fees ”), and 366,950
compensation options, equal to 6% of the aggregate number of Subscription Receipts sold to
certain purchasers pursuant to the Offering (reduced to 3% for Subscription Receipts issued to
certain purchasers on a “president’s list”) (the “ Compensation Options”). Each Compensation
Option is exercisable into one Common Share at a price of $0.65 per Compensation Option for a
period of 24 months following the conversion of the Subscription Receipts.
The Subscription R eceipts, the Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Subscription
Receipts and the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Compensation Options issued
and issuable under the First Tranche are subject to a statutory hold period and may not be traded
until January 9, 2023, except as permitted by applicable securities legislation. The closing of the
First Tranche, any further tranche, and the Offering as whole, is subject to the final approval of
the TSX Venture Exchange.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor
shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful. The secur ities being offered have not been, nor will they be, registered
under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and may not be
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offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the 1933 Act, as amended, and application state securities laws.
About Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd. is a mineral exploration company, currently focused on the
acquisition, exploration and development of the Tepic and La Tigra Properties in Nayarit, Mexico.
The Company has an experienced management team with a proven track record of wealth
creation in Mexico through project discovery, advancement, and monetization. Sierra Madre’s
key objective is to advance exploration on the Tepic and La Tigra Properties to determine whether
they contain commercially exploitable deposits of precious or base metals.
On behalf of the board of directors of Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd.,
“Alexander Langer”
Alexander Langer
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Contact:
Cautionary Note
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 news release.
This press release contains “forward-looking information ” within the meaning of app licable
Canadian securities legislation and statements that are based on the beliefs of management and
reflect the Company’s current expectations. When used in this press release, the words
"estimate", "project", "belief", "anticipate", "intend", "expect", "plan", "predict", "may" or
"should" and the negative of these words or such variations thereon or comparable terminology
are intended to identify forward -looking statements and information. Such statements and
information reflect the current view of the Company. Forward-looking statements and forward -
looking information in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect
to the timing and completion of the Offering, the use of proceeds of the Offering and the receipt
of regulatory approvals for the Offering. Risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contemplated in those forward -looking statements and information. By
their nature, forward -looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors which may cause our actual results, 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 statements. The forward-looking information and forward -
looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release,
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and the Company does not undertake to update any forward -looking information or forward -
looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except as may be required in
accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward -looking
information and statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf is
expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice regarding forward -looking information and
statements.