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TORONTO, April 17, 2014 /CNW/ - MBAC Fertilizer
Corp. ("MBAC" or the "Company") (TSX:MBC and OTCQX:MBCFF) is
pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced
equity financing, which included the full exercise of the
over-allotment option granted for the underwriters, for aggregate
gross proceeds of approximately $20.7
million (the "Offering"). A total of 29,578,000 units of the
Company (the "Units"), including those issued pursuant to the
exercise of the over-allotment option, were issued and sold at a
price of $0.70 per Unit. Each
Unit was comprised of one common share of the Company and one
common share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"). Each
Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one common share of the
Company at an exercise price of C$1.00 per share at any time prior to
April 17, 2019. The Offering was
completed through a syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord
Genuity Corp., and including BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank
Financial Inc., GMP Securities L.P., Paradigm Capital Inc., and
Raymond James Ltd.
The net proceeds of the Offering are intended to be used by the
Company for working capital and general and administrative
purposes, as more particularly described in the Company's short
form prospectus dated April 10, 2014
(the "Prospectus").
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities of MBAC in
the United States, nor shall there
be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities
offered 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 U.S. state securities laws and may not be offered or
sold within the United States or
to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons unless
registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws or unless an exemption from such registration is
available.
About MBAC
MBAC is focused on becoming a significant
integrated producer of phosphate fertilizers and related products
in the Brazilian and Latin American markets. MBAC has an
experienced team with significant experience in the business of
fertilizer operations, management, marketing and finance within
Brazil. MBAC owns and operates the
Itafós Operations (as such term is described in the Prospectus)
which consists of an integrated fertilizer producing facility
comprised of a phosphate mine, a mill, a beneficiation plant, a
sulphuric acid plant, a Single Super Phosphate ("SSP") plant and a
granulation plant and related infrastructure located in central
Brazil. The Itafós Operations are
estimated to have production capacity of approximately 500,000
tonnes of SSP per annum. MBAC's exploration portfolio includes a
number of additional phosphate projects, which are also located in
Brazil. The Santana Phosphate
Project is a high grade phosphate deposit located in close
proximity to the largest fertilizer market of Mato Grosso State and
animal feed market of Pará State. The Company continues to search
for additional fertilizer opportunities in the Brazilian and other
Latin-American markets, where strong agricultural fundamentals and
unique opportunities are expected to provide attractive growth
opportunities in the near future. Further information on MBAC can
be found on the Company's website at www.mbacfert.com and on SEDAR
at www.sedar.com.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements that address activities, events or developments that the
Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future,
including such things asthe expected use of proceeds of the
Offering, the ability to reach capacity at the Itafós Operations
and the advancement of the Santana project in Brazil.
Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be
identified by the use of words such as "plans", "planning",
"planned", "expects" or "looking forward", "does not expect",
"continues", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends",
"potential", "anticipates", "does not anticipate", or "belief", or
describes a "goal", or variation of such words and phrases or state
that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would",
"might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward-looking statements are based on a number of material
factors and assumptions made by management and considered
reasonable at the time such assumptions were made, including, the
result of drilling and exploration activities, that contracted
parties provide goods and/or services on the agreed timeframes,
that equipment necessary for exploration is available as scheduled
and does not incur unforeseen break downs, that no labour shortages
or delays are incurred, that plant and equipment function as
specified, that no unusual geological or technical problems or
errors occur, that laboratory and other related services are
available and perform as contracted, and other factors and
assumptions included in the Prospectus and in the documents
incorporated by reference therein. Forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, such as a change in the expected
use of proceeds of the Offering, the inability to reach capacity at
the Itafós Operations or to further the advancement of the Santana
project in Brazil, as well as
future events, conditions, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be
materially different from any future results, prediction,
projection, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the
interpretation and actual results of current exploration
activities; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be
refined; future commodities' price; possible variations in grade or
recovery rates; failure of equipment or processes to operate as
anticipated; the failure of contracted parties to perform; labour
disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in
obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion
of exploration, as well as those factors disclosed in the company's
current annual information form, management's discussion and
analysis, the Prospectus and in the documents incorporated by
reference therein, each available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Although MBAC has attempted to identify important factors that
could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially
from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be
other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that
forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. The forward-looking statements
contained herein are presented for the purpose of assisting
investors in understanding the Company's current plans, objectives
and expectations and may not be appropriate for other purposes.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements.
SOURCE MBAC Fertilizer Corp.