Spanish Mountain Gold Announces Closing of Private Placement
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August 6, 2020
Spanish Mountain Gold Announces Closing of Private Placement
Vancouver, B.C. ‐ Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. (“Spanish Mountain” or the “ Company”) (TSX‐V: SPA) is
pleased to announce that it has closed a non‐brokered private placement offering (the “Offering”) of
11,904,761 common share units (the “Units”) for gross proceeds of $5,000,000, entirely subscribed by
Mr. Eric Sprott.
Each Unit consisted of one commo n share of the Company and one common share purchase warrant (a
“Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles its holder to purchase one common sha r e a t a p r i c e o f $ 0 . 6 0 p e r
share for a period of two years. All of the securities issued in connection with the Offering are subject to
a statutory four‐month hold period expiring on December 5, 2020.
Larry Yau, CEO, commented: “I would like to thank Eric for choo sing to subscribe our entire offering once
again. His rapid succession of investments in Spanish Mountain over the last few weeks clearly reflects
his conviction in the potential of our Project as well as manag ement’s ability to deliver for our
shareholders.”
No finders’ fees, warrants or commissions were paid in connection with the Offering. The Company
expects to use all of the proceeds of the Offering to significantly expand its multimillion ounce gold
resource. Details of the project work will be announced shortl y . T h e O f f e r i n g i s s u b j e c t t o f i n a l
acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange upon filing of final documentation.
Mr. Sprott through 2176423 Ontario Ltd., a corporation that is beneficially owned by him, acquired
11,904,761 Units pursuant to the Offering for a total consideration of $5,000,000. His participation is
considered to be a "related party transaction" as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61‐101 ("MI 61‐
101"). The transaction was exempt from the formal valuation an d minority shareholder approval
requirements of MI 61‐101 as neither the fair market value of a ny securities issued to nor the
consideration paid by such persons exceeded 25% of the Company's market capitalization.
Subsequent to the Offering, Mr. Sprott beneficially owns or con trols 48,571,427 common shares of the
Company and 48,571,427 Warrants representing approximately 15.5% of the issued and outstanding
shares of the Company on a non‐diluted basis and approximately 26.9% of the issued and outstanding
shares of the Company on a parti ally diluted basis (i.e., assum ing exercise of all 48,571,427 Warrants).
P r i o r t o t h e O f f e r i n g , M r . S p r o t t b e n e f i c i a l l y o w n e d o r c o n t r o lled 36,666,666 common shares and
36,666,666 Warrants of the Company.
The Units were acquired by Mr. Sprott for investment purposes. Mr. Sprott has a long‐term view of the
investment and may acquire additional securities of the Company including on the open market or
t h r o u g h p r i v a t e a c q u i s i t i o n s o r s e l l s e c u r i t i e s o f C o m p a n y i n c luding on the open market or through
private dispositions in the future depending on market conditio ns, reformulation of plans and/or other
factors that Mr. Sprott considers relevant from time to time.
A copy of the applicable early warning report will appear on th e Company’s profile on SEDAR and may
also be obtained by calling Mr. Sprott’s office at (416) 945‐3294 (200 Bay Street, Suite 2600, Royal
Bank Plaza, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1).
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a sol icitation of an offer to sell any of securities
in the United States. The securities 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 U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities
Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
About Spanish Mountain Gold
Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. is focused on advancing its multi‐mi llion ounce Spanish Mountain gold
project in southern central British Columbia. The Project is f ully funded towards a construction decision.
The Company has prioritized the development of the first phase of the Project in which the pit‐
delineated high‐grade core of the deposit is potentially expected to sustain a stand‐alone operation of 11
years. The potential viability of the Project’s Phase 1 has be en demonstrated in a Preliminary Economic
Assessment. The PEA illustrates the project potential with a c ombination of modest capital
requirements ( US$270m) and low operating cost ( AISC $549/oz ) o v e r i t s m i n e l i f e . A d d i t i o n a l
information on the PEA and about the Company is available on www.sedar.com and on the Company’s
website: www.spanishmountaingold.com
On Behalf of the Board,
SPANISH MOUNTAIN GOLD LTD.
Larry Yau
Chief Executive Officer
Inquiries:
SPANISH MOUNTAIN GOLD LTD.
Phone: (604) 601‐3651
E‐mail: [email protected]
Website: www.spanishmountaingold.com
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This news release contains forward‐looking information, which involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause actual events to differ materially from current expectati on. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
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