TORONTO, June 16,
2023 /CNW/ - Vox Royalty Corp. (TSX: VOXR)
(NASDAQ: VOXR) ("Vox" or the "Company"), a
returns focused mining royalty company, is pleased to announce the
closing of its previously announced primary underwritten public
offering (the "Offering") through a syndicate of
underwriters (the "Underwriters") co-led by Maxim Group LLC
and BMO Capital Markets, who served as joint book-running managers
for the Offering. In connection with the closing of the Offering,
the Company issued 3,025,000 of its common shares ("Common
Shares") (not including the Common Shares that may be acquired
upon exercise of the Over-Allotment Option (as defined below)) at a
public offering price of US$2.40 per
share, before deducting underwriting commissions, for total gross
proceeds to the Company of approximately US$7.26 million, prior to deducting underwriting
commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.
The Company granted to the Underwriters an option (the
"Over-Allotment Option") to purchase up to an additional
453,750 Common Shares offered pursuant to the Offering on the same
terms and conditions for a period of 30 days following and
including the closing date of the Offering.
The net proceeds to the Company upon the closing of the
Offering, after deducting the underwriting commissions and
estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, were
approximately US$6.19 million
(assuming no exercise of the Over-Allotment Option). The Company
intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for future
acquisitions of royalties and/or general working capital
purposes.
The Common Shares sold in the Offering are listed on The Nasdaq
Capital Market ("Nasdaq") under the symbol "VOXR", and are
conditionally approved for listing by the Toronto Stock Exchange
("TSX") under the symbol "VOXR". Listing of such Common
Shares on the TSX will be subject to the fulfillment by the Company
of the customary listing conditions of the TSX.
The Common Shares sold in the Offering were, and the Common
Shares, if any, that may be sold upon exercise of the
Over-Allotment Option will be, issued by means of written
prospectuses and prospectus supplements that form part of Vox's
existing short form base shelf prospectus dated January 23, 2023, filed pursuant to the shelf
prospectus procedures established by National Instrument 44-102 -
Shelf Distributions and the requirements established by
National Instrument 41-101 - General Prospectus Requirements
and National Instrument 44-101 - Short Form Prospectus
Distributions, and Vox's U.S. registration statement on Form
F-10, as amended (File No. 333-268011), filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Final
prospectus supplements and the accompanying prospectuses have been
filed with the securities regulatory authorities in all provinces
of Canada, other than Québec,
pursuant to the Multijurisdictional Disclosure System, and with the
SEC in the United States. Copies
of these documents are available on the System for Electric
Document Analysis and Retrieval website maintained by the Canadian
Securities Administrators at www.sedar.com and the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov, as applicable. Alternatively, copies of these
prospectus supplements and the accompanying prospectuses may also
be obtained from Maxim Group LLC, at 300 Park Avenue, 16th Floor,
New York, NY 10022, Attention:
Syndicate Department, by telephone at (212) 895-3745 or by email at
syndicate@maximgrp.com, or BMO Capital Markets, in Canada at 9195 Torbram Road, Brampton, Ontario, L6S 6H2, Attn: Brampton
Distribution Centre C/O The Data Group of Companies, by telephone
at (905) 791-3151 (ext. 4312) or by email at
torbramwarehouse@datagroup.ca or in the
United States at 151 W 42nd Street, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036, Attn: Equity Syndicate
Department, by telephone at (800) 414-3627 or by email at
bmoprospectus@bmo.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the
Common Shares in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
About Vox
Vox is a returns focused mining royalty company with a portfolio
of over 60 royalties and streams spanning eight jurisdictions. The
Company was established in 2014 and has since built unique
intellectual property, a technically focused transactional team and
a global sourcing network which has allowed Vox to target the
highest returns on royalty acquisitions in the mining royalty
sector. Since the beginning of 2020, Vox has announced over 25
separate transactions to acquire over 50 royalties.
Further information on Vox can be found at
www.voxroyalty.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements and Forward-Looking
Information
This press release contains "forward-looking statements",
within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking
information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. Any statements that express or involve discussions
with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans,
projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or
performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as
"expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or
"does not anticipate" "plans", "estimates" or "intends" or stating
that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would",
"might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not
statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking
statements." Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of
risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results
to materially differ from those reflected in the forward-looking
statements.
The forward-looking statements and information in this press
release include, but are not limited to, the exercise by the
Underwriters of the Over-Allotment Option, the fulfillment of the
listing conditions of the TSX, the use of the proceeds from the
Offering and future royalty acquisition plans of Vox.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks
and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to
materially differ from those reflected in the forward-looking
statements, including but not limited to: the impact of general
business and economic conditions; the absence of control over
mining operations from which Vox will purchase precious metals or
from which it will receive royalty or stream payments, and risks
related to those mining operations, including risks related to
international operations, government and environmental regulation,
delays in mine construction and operations, actual results of
mining and current exploration activities, conclusions of economic
evaluations and changes in project parameters as plans are refined;
problems related to the ability to market precious metals or other
metals; industry conditions, including commodity price
fluctuations, interest and exchange rate fluctuations;
interpretation by government entities of tax laws or the
implementation of new tax laws; the volatility of the stock market;
competition; risks related to Vox's dividend policy; epidemics,
pandemics or other public health crises, including the global
outbreak of the novel coronavirus, geopolitical events and other
uncertainties, such as the conflict in Ukraine, as well as those factors discussed in
the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Vox's annual information
form for the financial year ended December
31, 2022 available at www.sedar.com and the SEC's
website at www.sec.gov (as part of Vox's Form 40-F).
Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or other
factors materialize, or should assumptions underlying the
forward-looking information or statement prove incorrect, actual
results may vary materially from those described herein as
intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected.
Vox cautions that the foregoing list of material factors is not
exhaustive. When relying on Vox's forward-looking statements and
information to make decisions, investors and others should
carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties
and potential events.
Vox has assumed that the material factors referred to in the
previous paragraph will not cause such forward-looking statements
and information to differ materially from actual results or events.
However, the list of these factors is not exhaustive and is subject
to change, and there can be no assurance that such assumptions will
reflect the actual outcome of such items or factors. The
forward-looking information contained in this press release
represents the expectations of Vox as of the date of this press
release and, accordingly, is subject to change after such date.
Readers should not place undue importance on forward-looking
information and should not rely upon this information as of any
other date. While Vox may elect to, it does not undertake to update
this information at any particular time except as required in
accordance with applicable laws.
None of the TSX, its Regulation Services Provider (as that
term is defined in policies of the TSX) or The Nasdaq Stock Market
LLC accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
press release.
SOURCE Vox Royalty Corp.