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1329306 B.C. Ltd. Announce s Closing of Private Placement for $1 .4 Million

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1329306 B.C. Ltd. Announce s Closing of Private Placement for $1 .4 Million

NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Toronto, Ontario, January 1 8 , 202 4 / Accesswire / -- 1329306 B.C. Ltd . ( “ ShellCo ” or the “ Company ” ) is

pleased to announce the closing of a non - brokered private placement of common shares in the capital of

ShellCo (“ Common Shares ”) , for aggregate gross proceeds of C AD $ 1,436,676.80 (the “ ShellCo

Financing ”) . In connection with the ShellCo Financing, the Company has issued 14,366,768 C ommon

S hares at a price of CAD $0.10 per share. ShellCo and Zodiac Gold Inc. (“ Zodiac Gold ”) have entered

into an arrangement agreement dated August 15, 2023 (the " Arrangement Agreement ") pursuant to which

Zodiac Gold and ShellCo will complete a transaction that will result in a reverse takeover of ShellCo by

Zodiac Gold (the " RTO ") to form a resulting issuer (the “ Resulting Issuer ”).

The C ommon S hares issued in connection with the ShellCo Financing are subject to a 4 month hold period

from the date of issuance , and are escrowed for four month s from the closing of the RTO . 20% of the

Common Shares issued will be released at the closing of the RTO , and an additional 20% will be released

each month thereafter. Common S hares issued to two principals of Zodiac Gold in connection with the

ShellCo Financing will be subject to the Resulting Issuer E scrow A greement as described in the Filing

St atement (as hereinafter defined) . The securities offered have not been registered under the United States

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.

In connection with the ShellCo Financing , a finder’s fee of CAD $9,100 was paid and 91,000 common

share purchase warrants (“ Finders Warrants ”) were issued. The F inder W arrants have an exercise price

of CAD $0.18 and a term of 12 months.

ShellCo intends to use the net proceeds of the ShellCo Financing to pay for the costs associated with the

RTO as well as the R esulting I ssuer’s ongoing capital requirements after closing of the RTO .

In connection with the RTO , ShellCo has filed a filing statement (the “ Filing Statement ”) under

ShellCo’s profile on SEDAR+. Additional information is available in the Filing Statement regarding the

RTO , Zodiac Gold’s Todi Project, Zodiac Gold , ShellCo and the R esulting Issuer .

Early Warning Disclosure s

John Esopa

In accordance with the requirements of N ational Instrement 62 - 103 - The Early Warning System and

Related Take - Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues , John Esopa (“ Esopa ”) announces that he has filed

an early warning report related to his acquisition of C ommon S hares pursuant to the ShellCo Financing .

Esopa acquired 2,506,000 common shares pursuant to the ShellCo Financing at a price of $0. 10 per share

for a total purchase price of $250,600 . Prior to the ShellCo Financing , Esopa own ed 335,000 C ommon

S hares , which represented approximately 4.9% of the Common Shares outstanding . Following the

ShellCo Financing , Esopa now owns 2,841,000 common shares, representing approximately 13.4% of

the Common Shares outstanding. Esopa had acquired the common shares for investment purposes. In

the future, Esopa will evaluate his investment in the Company from time to time and may, based on such

evaluation, market conditions and other circumstances, increase or decrease his shareholdings as

circumstances require through market transactions, private agreements, or otherwise.

A copy of the early warning report filed by Esopa may be obtained under the Company ’s profile on

SEDAR+ .

Renaud Adams

In accordance with the requirements of N ational I nstrument 62 - 103, Renaud Adams (“ Adams ”)

announces that he has filed an early warning report related to his acquisition of common shares pursuant

to the ShellCo Financing .

Adams acquired 13,033 C ommon S hares pursuant to the ShellCo Financing at a price of $0. 10 per share

for a total price of $1,303.30 .

Since the last report filed by Adams , the Company announced that it had effected a share consolidation

of the common shares of the Company, on the basis of one post - consolidation share for every 957,100

pre - consolidation shares on October 26, 2023. Subsequent to the consolidation, the Company effected a

subdivision of its post - consol idation shares, on the basis of 67,000 post - subdivision shares for every one

post - consolidation share on October 26, 2023 . As a result of the share consolidation and subdivision, the

number of s hares held by Adams decreased by 9,977,285 common s hares to 7 37,000 common s hares.

As a result of these transactions, Adams ’ shareholding changed from 10,714,285 common shares,

representing 10.6% of the then outstanding common shares, to 750,033 common shares, representing

3.5% of the outstanding common shares on an undiluted basis. Due to the issuance of additional common

s hares by the Company under the ShellCo Financing , Adams holds less than 10% of the outstanding

Shares of the Company .

Adams had acquired the common shares for investment purposes. In the future, Adams will evaluate his

investment in the Company from time to time and may, based on such evaluation, market conditions and

other circumstances, increase or decrease his shareholdings as circumstances require through market

transactions, private agreements, or otherwise.

A copy of the early warning report filed by Adams may be obtained under the Company ’s profile on

SEDAR+ .

David Kol

In accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 62 - 103, David Kol (“ Kol ”) announces that

he has filed an early warning report related to his acquisition of common shares pursuant to the ShellCo

Financing .

Kol acquired 4,000,000 common shares pursuant to the ShellCo Financing at a price of $0. 10 per share

for a total price of CAD $400,000. Prior to the acquisition of shares, Kol did not own any securities of

the Company. Following the acquisition of shares, Kol owns 4,000,000 common shares, representing

approximately 18.9% of the outstanding common shares.

Kol had acquired the common shares for investment purposes. In the future, Kol will evaluate his

investment in the Company from time to time and may, based on such evaluation, market conditions and

other circumstances, increase or decrease his shareholdings as circumstances require through market

transactions, private agreements, or otherwise.

A copy of the early warning report filed by Kol may be obtained under the Company ’s profile on

SEDAR+ .

For further information, please contact:

Robin McWatt

President, CEO, CFO and Director of ShellCo

[email protected]

+1 (514) 707 - 0481

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward - Looking Information

This press release contains “ forward - looking information ” and “ forward - looking statements ”

(collectively, “ forward - looking statements ” ) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities

legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward - looking statements and are

based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this press release. Any statement that

involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives,

as sumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as “ expects ” , or “ does

not expect ” , “ is expected ” , “ anticipates ” or “ does not anticipate ” , “ plans ” , “ budget ” , “ scheduled ” ,

“ forecasts ” , “ estimates ” , “ believes ” or “ intends ” or variations of such words and phrases or stating that

certain actions, events or results “ may ” or “ could ” , “ would ” , “ might ” or “ will ” be taken to occur or be

achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward - looking statements. In this press release,

forward - looking statements relate, among other things, to: the Transaction and certain terms and

conditions thereof; the business of Zodiac, information concerning the Todi project, the Zodiac and ShellCo

financings; the proposed directors and officers of the Resulting Issuer; and future press releases and

disclosure. Forward - looking statements are necessarily based upon a n umber of estimates and assumptions

that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors

that may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by

such forward - looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: general business, economic,

competitive, political and social uncertainties; and the delay or failure to receive shareholder, director or

regulatory approvals. There can be no assura nce 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 the forward - looking statements and informatio n contained in

this press release. Except as required by law, ShellCo assumes no obligation to update the forward - looking

statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change.

Completion of the Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to TSXV

acceptance. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.

Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the Filing Statement prepared in connection with the

Transaction, any information released or received with respect to the Transaction may not be accurate or

complete and should not be relied upon.

The TSXV has in no way passed upon the merits of the Transaction and has neither approved nor

disapproved the contents of this press release.

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV)

accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.