Tesoro Minerals Announces the Close of Oversubscribed Private Placement
TESORO MINERALS CORP.
Suite 1005, 409 Granville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
V6C 1A5
TESORO MINERALS ANNOUNCES THE CLOSE
OF OVERSUBSCRIBED PRIVATE PLACEMENT
(Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination
in the United States of America)
August 23, 2024 (TSX Venture: TES) – Tesoro Minerals Corp., (“ Tesoro” or the “Company”) is
pleased to announce that the private placement offering, initially disclosed on July 25, 2024
(the "Offering"), has been oversubscribed. In response to the demand, the Company has decided
to upsize the Offering. The Offering closed today consisting of the sale of 19,965,000 Shares at a
price of $0.02 per share, raising aggregate gross proceeds of $399,300.00 all in Canadian dollars
(CAD$).
Of particular significance, two insiders of the Company participated in the Private Placement,
collectively purchasing 3,000,000 Shares, demonstrating their commitment to the Company .
In connection with the Private Placement, the Company paid a 6% cash finder’s fee in the amount
of $21,558.00 to Haywood Securities Inc. in respect of subscribers introduced to the Company.
The net proceeds of the Private Placement are expected to be allocated by the Company for
general working capital and operating expenses. Additionally, a portion exceeding 10% of the
funds raised will be allocated for the payment of the annual concession fees in Peru. It is important
to note that none of the proceeds will be utilized for Investor Relations Activities, and no payments
will be made to Non-Arm’s Length Parties of the Issuer.
All securities issued under the Private Placement are subject to a four month and one-day
restricted resale period expiring on December 24, 2024 in accordance with the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange and applicable securities laws.
Insiders of the Company participated in the Offering, thereby making the Offering a “related party
transaction”, as defined under Multilateral Instrument – Protection of Minority Security Holders in
Security Transactions (“MI 61-101 ”). The Offering was exempt from the formal valuation and
minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 as the Company is not listed on a
specified market (as set out in Section 5.5(b) of MI 61-101) and the value of the Shares issued to,
nor the consideration paid by, the insider did not exceed $2,500,000 (as set out in Section 5.7(1)(b)
of MI 61-101).
About Tesoro
The Company has assembled a team of experienced geoscientists with extensive exploration
experience in the Americas with the aim of acquiring further assets. For further information on the
Company please contact Scott McLean, Interim President & CEO at [email protected] or
(604) 983-8848.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
“Scott McLean”
Scott McLean
Interim President & CEO
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange no r the Investment Industry Regulato ry Organization of Canada accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United
States of America. The securities hav e not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of
1933 (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 (as defined in the U.S. Securities Act) unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration is available.
Cautionary Statements regarding Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking information. These statements relate to
future events or future performance. The use of any of the words "could", "intend", "expect", "believe", "will", "projected",
"estimated" and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are intended to identify
forward-looking information and are based on the Company's current belief or assumptions as to the outcome and timing
of such future events. Actual future results may differ materially.
All statements including, without limita tion, statements relating to the ability to complete the offering on the proposed
terms or at all, anticipated use of proceeds from the offering and receip t of regulatory approvals with respect to the
offering as well as any other future plans, objectives or expectations of the Company ar e forward-looking statements
that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate
and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's plans or expectations include risks relating to the
availability of capital and financing, general economic, mark et or business conditions, regulatory changes, the COVID-
19 pandemic or other similar health crisis, timeliness of government or regulatory approvals and other risks detailed
herein and from time to time in the filings made by the Company with securities regulators. The Company 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 otherwise required by applicable securities legislation.