Troilus Closes C$6,223,000 Non -Brokered Private Placement of Flow - Through Shares
TROILUS CLOSES C$6,223,000 NON -BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF FLOW -
THROUGH SHARES
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October 7, 2019, Toronto, Ontario – Troilus Gold Corp. (TSX: TLG; OTCQB: CHXMF) (“Troilus” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private
placement financing (the “Offering”) of an aggregate of 7,036,900 common shares of the Company
that will qualify as “flow-through shares” (within the meaning of subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax
Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”) and, in relation to FT Tranche Two (as defined herein), also qualify as
“flow-through shares” within the meaning of section 359.1 of the Taxation Act (Québec))
(collectively, the “Flow-Through Shares”).
The Flow-Through Shares were issued in two tranches:
• Tranche 1 consisting of an aggregate of 5,813,900 Flow-Through Shares issued to funds
managed by each of Sprott Asset Management LP, Goodman & Company Investment Counsel
Inc. and Middlefield Group ( each resident outside of the Province of Québec) at a price of
C$0.86 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$5 million; and
• Tranche 2 consisting of an aggregate of 1, 223,000 Flow-Through Shares issued to investors
resident in the Province of Québec at a price of C $1.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds
of C$1.223 million (“FT Tranche Two”).
The gross proceeds from the issue and sale of the Flow -Through Shares will be used by the Company to
incur eligible “Canadian exploration expenses ”, within the meaning of the Tax Act, that will qualify as
“flow-through mining expenditures ” as defined in subsection 127(9) of the Tax Act (the “Qualifying
Expenditures”) related to the Company's Troilus gold and copper project located within the Frotêt-Evans
Greenstone Belt in Qu ébec, prior to December 31, 2020. The Company will renounce the Qualifying
Expenditures so incurred to the purchasers of the Flow-Through Shares with an effective date of no later
than December 31, 2019.
Closing of the Offering remains subject to final approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”). The
Flow-Through Shares issued under the Offering are subject to a hold period in Canada expiring four
months and one day from closing.
In connection with the Offering, the Company has paid a finder’s fee in respect of certain subscriptions.
In addition, the Company has paid a financial advisory fee equal to an aggregate of 1.5% of the gross
proceeds of the Offering to GMP Securities L.P., Cormark Securities Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp. and
Haywood Securities Inc., who acted as financial advisors to the Company in respect of the Offering.
The securities offered have not been , nor will they be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ,
as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable
exemption from the registration requirements. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or
the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall th ere be any sale of the securities in any State in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Troilus Gold Corp.
Troilus is a Toronto-based, Quebec focused, advanced stage exploration and early-development
company focused on the mineral expansion and potential mine re-start of the former gold and copper
Troilus mine. The 16,000-hectare Troilus property is located northeast of the Val-d’Or district, within the
Frotêt-Evans Greenstone Belt in Quebec, Canada. From 1996 to 2010, Inmet Mining Corporation
operated the Troilus project as an open pit mine, producing more than 2,000,000 ounces of gold and
nearly 70,000 tonnes of copper.
For more information:
Spyros Karellas
Director, Global Communications
+1 (416) 433-5696
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Information
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Canadian securities
legislation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the
expected use of proceeds of the Offering, tax treatment and timing of renunciation of the Qualifying
Expenditures and the receipt of final TSX approval. Forward-looking statements can generally be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”,
“estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “plans”, or similar terminology. Forward-looking
statements are made based upon certain assumptions and other important factors that, if untrue, could
cause the actual results, performances or achievements of Troilus to be materially different from future
results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Such statements and
information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies and
the environment in which Troilus will operate in the future, including the tax treatment and timing of
renunciation of the Qualifying Expenditures, the receipt of final TSX approval and anticipated costs.
Certain important factors that could cause actual results, performances or achievements to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, amongst others, currency fluctuations,
the global economic climate, dilution, share price volatility and competition. Forward-looking statements
are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the
actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Troilus to be materially different from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: risks that
the tax treatment of Canadian exploration expenses and/or flow-through mining expenditures by
regulatory authorities may change, risks regarding the timing of renunciation of the Qualifying
Expenditures, the risk that final TSX approval may not be obtained, the impact of general business and
economic conditions, risks related to operations, government and environmental regulation, conclusions
of economic evaluations, fluctuation in foreign exchange rates and interest rates, stock market volatility,
as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Troilus’ annual information
form for the financial year ended July 31, 2018 available at www.sedar.com. Although Troilus has
attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Troilus
does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, except in accordance with applicable
securities laws.
Neither TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.