Sarama Resources Announces Completion of Warrant Exercise Incentive Program
MARCH 20, 2017
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SARAMA RESOURCES ANNOUNCES COMPLETION
OF WARRANT EXERCISE INCENTIVE PROGRAM
VANCOUVER, CANADA. Sarama Resources Limited (“Sarama” or the “ Company”) announced today that it has
completed its previously announced warrant exercise incentive program (the “Incentive Program” ). The Incentive
Program was implemented to encourage the early exercise of warrants originally issued between May 30 and July 4,
2014 (collectively, the “Original Warrants”), each exercisable at C$0.20.
Since the announcement of the Incentive Program on February 16, 2017 , an aggregate of 7,263,333 Original Warrants
have been exercised, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of C$ 1,452,666.60. The proceeds from the early
exercise of the Original Warrants will be used to advance the exploration of the Company’s resource properties and to
fund administrative expenses.
In connection with the Incentive Program, the Company issued an aggregate of 3,615,040 incentive warrants,
exercisable until March 17, 2019 at a price of C$0.35 each to acquire an aggregate of 3,615,040 additional common
shares of the Company (“Incentive Warrants”).
Sun Valley Gold Master Fund, Ltd. (“Sun Valley”) is a related party of the Company as a result of owning approximately
15% of the Company’s outstanding Shares. Sun Valley exercised an aggregate of 2,500,000 Original Warrants and
received an aggregate of 1,250,000 Incentive Warrants . Mr. Andrew Dinning, a director and President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company exercised 500,000 Original Warrants and received an aggregate of 250,000 Incentive
Warrants. Mr. S ean Harvey, the Chairman of the Company exercised 400,000 Original Warrants and received an
aggregate of 200,000 Incentive Warrants. Other directors and executive officers of the Company exercised a combined
231,833 Original Warrants and received an aggregate of 115,916 Incentive Warrants.
The participation in the Incentive Program by, and issuance of Incentive Warrants to Sun Valley and the Company’s
directors and executive officers constituted a “related party transaction” as defined in Canadian Multilateral Instrument
61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions , which has been adopted by the TSX Venture
Exchange pursuant to its Policy 5.9 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (the “61-101 Policy”).
However, the Incentive Program is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements
of such instrument and policy, as the Company’s Shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and, in respect of the
minority shareholder approval requirement, neither the fair market value of the additional Incentive Warrants, nor the
consideration to be received for the Incentive Warrants exceeds 25% of the Company’s market capitalization.
For further information on the Company’s activities, please contact:
Andrew Dinning or Lui Evangelista
t: +61 (0) 8 9363 7600
ABOUT SARAMA RESOURCES LTD
Sarama Resources Ltd (TSX -V: SWA) is a West African focused gold explorer with substantial landholdings in Burkina
Faso. Sarama is focused on consolidating under -explored landholdings in Burkina Faso and other established mining
jurisdictions.
Sarama’s flagship properties are situated within the Company’s South Houndé Project area in south-west Burkina Faso.
Located within t he prolific Houndé greenstone belt, Sarama’s exploration programs have built on significant early
success to deliver an inferred mineral resource estimate of 2.1 Moz gold 1,2 Acacia Mining plc is earning up to a 70%
interest in the South Houndé Project by satisfying certain conditions, including funding earn- in expenditures of up to
US$14 million, over a 4-year earn-in period and may acquire an additional 5% interest, for an aggregate 75% interest in
the Project, upon declaration of a minimum mineral reserve of 1.6 million ounces of gold.
Sarama holds a 31% participating interest in the Karankasso Project Joint Venture (“ JV”)3 which is situated adjacent to
the Company’s South Houndé Project in Burkina Faso and is a JV between Sarama and Savary Gold Corp. (“ Savary”).
Savary is the operator of the JV and in October 2015, declared a maiden inferred mineral resource estimate of 671,000
ounces of contained gold4,5at the Karankasso Project JV.
Sarama has also agreed to acquire a 100% interest in the Bondi gold deposit from Orezone Gold Corporation (refer news
release May 24, 2016). Bondi has a historical estimate of mineral resources of 0.3Moz Au (measured and indicated) and
0.1Moz Au (inferred)6,7.
Together, the South Houndé Project, Bondi deposit and the Karankasso Project form a cluster of advanced gold deposits,
within trucking distance of one another, which potentially offers a development option for a multi -source fed central
processing facility in the southern Houndé Belt region of Burkina Faso.
Incorporated in 2010, the Company’s Board and management team have a proven track record in Africa and a strong
history in the discovery and development of large-scale gold deposits. Sarama is well positioned to build on its current
success with a sound exploration strategy across its property portfolio.
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Information in this news release that is not a statement of historical fact constitutes forward-looking information. Such forward-looking information
includes statements regarding the gross proceeds expected to be received by the Company, the Company’s intentions for the use of proceeds from the
exercise of the Original Warrants, plans for drilling and geochemical and geophysical surveys at the South Houndé Project, the Earn-In Agreement with
Acacia, including the amounts that may be spent on exploration and interests in the South Houndé Project that may be earned by Acacia upon making
certain expenditures and estimating a minimum reserve, the potential to expand the present oxide component of the Company’s existing estimated
mineral resources, and future exploration plans. Actual results, performance or achievements of the Company may vary from the results suggested by
such forward-looking statements due to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such factors include, among others, that the
business of exploration for gold and other precious minerals involves a high degree of risk and is highly speculative in nature; Mineral Resources are
not Mineral Reserves, they do not have demonstrated economic viability, and there is no certainty that they can be upgraded to Mineral Reserves
through continued exploration; few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines; geological factors; the actual results
of current and future exploration; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be evaluated, as well as those factors disclosed in the Company’s
publicly filed documents. There can be no assurance that any mineralisation that is discovered will be proven to be economic, or that future required
regulatory licensing or approvals will be obtained. However, the Company believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in the forward-
looking information are reasonable. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, Acacia’s continued funding of exploration activities,
the Company’s ability to carry on its exploration activities, the suff iciency of funding, the timely receipt of required approvals, the price of gold and
other precious metals, that the Company will not be affected by adverse political events, the ability of the Company to operate in a safe, efficient and
effective manner and the ability of the Company to obtain further financing as and when required and on reasonable terms. Readers should not place
undue reliance on forward-looking information.
Sarama does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except as required by applicable laws.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exc hange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
QUALIFIED PERSONS’ STATEMENT
Scientific or technical information in this news release that relates to the preparation of the Company’s mineral resource estimate for the South Houndé
Project is based on information compiled or approved by Adrian Shepherd. Adrian Shepherd is an employee of Cube Consulting Pty Ltd and is considered
to be independent of Sarama Resources Ltd. Adrian Shepherd is a Chartered Professional Member in good standing of the Australasian Institute of
Mining and Metallurgy and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the commodity, style of mineralisation under consideration and activity which
he is undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43 -101. Adrian Shepherd consents to the inclusion in this news release
of the information, in the form and context in which it appears.
Scientific or technical information in this news release that relates to the preparation of the Karankasso Project’s mineral resource estimate is based
on information compiled or approved by Eugene Puritch and Antoine Yassa. Eugene Puritch and Antoine Yassa are employees of P&E Mining
Consultants Inc. and are considered to be independent of Savary Gold Corp. and Sarama Resources Ltd. Antoine Yassa is a membe r in good standing
of the Ordre des Géologues du Québec and Eugene Puritch is a member in good standing of Professional Engineers Ontario. Eugene Puritch and Antoine
Yassa have sufficient experience which is relevant to the commodity, style of mineralisation under consideration and activity which the y are
undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101. Eugene Puritch and Antoine Yassa consent to the inclusion in this news
release of the information, in the form and context in which it appears.
Scientific or technical information in this news release, in respect of the Bondi gold deposit relating to mineral resource and exploration information
drawn from the Technical Report prepared for Orezone on that deposit has been approved by Guy Scherrer. Guy Scherrer is an e mployee of Sarama
Resources Ltd and is a member in good standing of the Ordre des Géologues du Québec and has sufficient experience which is re levant to the
commodity, style of mineralisation under consideration and activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person under National Instrument
43-101. Guy Scherrer consents to the inclusion in this report of the information, in the form and context in which it appears.
1 43.0 Mt @ 1.5 g/t Au (reported above cut- off grades ranging 0.3-2.2 g/t Au, reflecting the mining methods and processing flowsheets assumed to
assess the likelihood of the inferred mineral resources having reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction)
2 The effective date of the Company’s inferred mineral resource estimate is February 4, 2016. For further information regarding the mineral resource
estimate please refer to the technical report titled “NI 43 -101 Independent Technical Report South Houndé Project Update, Bougouriba and Ioba
Provinces, Burkina Faso”, dated March 31, 2016. The technical report is available under Sarama Resources Ltd.’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
3 Sarama has 31% and Savary has 69% ownership interests.
4 9.2 Mt @ 2.3 g/t Au (at a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off)
5 The effective date of the Karankasso Project JV mineral resource estimate is October 7, 2015. For further information regarding the mineral resource
estimate please refer to the technical report titled “Technical Report and Resource Estimate on the Karankasso Project, Burkina Faso”, dated October
7, 2015. The technical report is available under Savary Gold Corp’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
6 4.1Mt @ 2.1g/t Au for 282,000 oz Au (measured and indicated) and 2.5Mt @ 1.8g/t Au for 149,700 oz Au (inferred), reported at a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off
7 The effective date of the historical estimate of the Bondi deposit mineral resource estimate is February 20, 2009. For further information regarding
the mineral resource estimate please refer to the technical report titled “Technical Report on the Mineral Resource of the Bondigui Gold Project”, dated
February 20, 2009. The technical report is available under Orezone Gold Corporation’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.