Saga Metals Corp. (the “Company” or “Saga”), a
North American exploration company focused on critical mineral
discovery in Canada, is pleased to announce the successful closing
of its initial public offering (the “
Offering”)
consisting of 2,320,750 hard dollar units of the Company (the
“
HD Units”) at a price of $0.40
per HD Unit, 167,166 standard flow-through units of the Company
(the “
Standard FT Units”) at a price of $0.48 per
Standard FT Unit and 1,250,000 charity flow-through units of the
Company (the “
Charity FT Units”) at a price of
$0.60 per Charity FT Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of
$1,758,500, pursuant to the Company’s final prospectus in Manitoba
and amended and restated final prospectus for British Columbia,
Alberta and Ontario dated August 30, 2024 (collectively, the
“
Prospectus”).
Each HD Unit consists of one common share of the
Company and one-half of one transferable common share purchase
warrant (each whole such warrant, an “HD
Warrant”). Each HD Warrant will entitle its holder to
purchase one common share in the capital of the Company (each, a
“Warrant Share”) at a price of $0.60 per Warrant
Share at any time prior to 24 months following the closing of the
Offering. Each Standard FT Unit consists of a “flow-through share”,
as defined in subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the
“Tax Act”), and one-half of one transferable
common share purchase warrant (each whole such warrant, a
“Standard FT Warrant”), which Standard FT Warrant
will qualify as a “flow-through share” as defined in subsection
66(15) of the Tax Act. The Standard FT Warrants will have the same
terms as the HD Warrants and are exercisable into Warrant Shares.
The Warrant Share underlying the Standard FT Warrant will not
qualify as “flow-through shares” under the Tax Act. Each Charity FT
Unit consists of a “flow-through share” as defined in subsection
66(15) of the Tax Act and one-half of one transferable common share
purchase warrant (each whole such warrant, a “Charity FT
Warrant”), which Charity FT Warrant will qualify as a
“flow-through share” as defined in subsection 66(15) of the Tax
Act. The Charity FT Warrants will have the same terms as the HD
Warrants and Standard FT Warrants and are exercisable into Warrant
Shares. The Warrant Share underlying the Charity FT Warrant will
not qualify as “flow-through shares” under the Tax Act.
The Company’s common shares are expected to
commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (the
“TSXV”) at the market open on September 24, 2024
under the symbol “SAGA”.
Research Capital Corporation (the
“Agent”) acted as sole agent and bookrunner for
the Offering, pursuant to the amended and restated agency agreement
dated August 30, 2024. In connection with the Offering, the Company
paid to the Agent a cash commission in the amount of $87,400 and
granted to the Agent non-transferrable warrants entitling the Agent
or its subagents, as applicable, to purchase up to a total of
185,783 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.40 for a
period of 24 months following the closing of the Offering. In
addition to reimbursement of certain expenses, the Agent received a
corporate finance fee of $50,000 plus GST.
The net proceeds of the Offering will be used by
the Company to complete Phase 1 of the exploration program on the
Double Mer Uranium project, to make certain payments relating to
the Company’s properties and for general and administrative
purposes, as more particularly set out in the Prospectus.
Mike Stier, CEO & Director of Saga Metals
Corp. states, “today, brings to a close the chapter of our IPO
journey, but the saga continues as we embark on our new path as a
publicly traded company on the TSX Venture. I hold immense
gratitude for every single teammate, investor and supporter as we
buckle down and continue to advance our exploration projects.”
The securities 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 state
securities laws, and may not be offered or sold, within the United
States, unless exemptions from the registration requirements of the
U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws are
available.
No securities regulatory authority has reviewed
or approved of the contents of this news release. This news release
does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer
to buy any securities of Saga in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Certain insiders of Saga participated in the
Offering, acquiring an aggregate of 100,000 HD Units under the
Offering. Participation of such insiders in the Offering
constitutes a “related party transaction” as defined under
Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security
Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”) and
is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder
approval requirements of MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value
of the securities issued to the insiders nor the consideration paid
by the insiders exceeded 25% of Saga’s market capitalization.
Option Issuances
In connection with the closing of the Offering,
the Company is pleased to announce the issuance of an aggregate of
500,000 incentive stock options (the “IPO
Options”) to certain directors and officers of the Company
as set out in the Prospectus. Each IPO Option entitles the holder
thereof to acquire one common share of the Company at a price of
$0.40 per common share for a period of two years from the date of
grant.
The Company today also issued a further 225,000
incentive stock options (the “Consultant Options”)
to consultants of the Company with each Consultant Option entitling
the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company at a
price of $0.40 per common share for a period of one year from the
date of grant. The grant of the Consultant Options is subject to
approval by the TSXV.
Purchase of Royalty Interest in Radar
Titanium-Vanadium Property
The Company is also pleased to announce that it
has entered into an agreement dated September 17, 2024 and
purchased 0.5% of the net smelter returns royalty (the
“Purchased Royalty”) in respect of certain mineral
claims on its Radar Titanium-Vanadium property (the
“Property”). A 1.5% net smelter returns royalty
was granted to the vendors of the Property pursuant to the title
transfer agreements under which the Company acquired the
Property.
The Purchased Royalty is in respect of the
following mineral claims:
License # |
File # |
# of Claims |
Hecs/claim |
Reporting Due |
035758M |
7762529 |
114 |
25 |
2024/04/04 |
035759M |
7762530 |
256 |
25 |
2024/04/04 |
035760M |
7762753 |
256 |
25 |
2024/04/04 |
|
Total |
626 |
15,650 |
|
The forgoing claims remain subject to a 1.0% net
smelter returns royalty following the Company’s acquisition of the
Purchased Royalty. The remaining mineral claims that comprise the
Property continue to be subject to a 1.5% net smelter returns
royalty.
The Company acquired the Purchased Royalty in
consideration for the issuance 25,000 common shares in the capital
of Company (the “Consideration Shares”) and
150,000 common share purchase warrants (the “Consideration
Warrants”). Each Consideration Warrant entitles the holder
to acquire one common share in the capital of the Company at a
price of $0.40 per share for a period of 12 months following the
date of issuance. The Consideration Shares and Consideration
Warrants are subject to a statutory hold period that expires four
months and one day from the date of issuance. The Consideration
Shares are also subject to contractual lock-up period of two years,
with 25% of the Consideration Shares being released from lock-up
every six months following the date of issuance.
Investor Relations
Agreement
The Company further announces that it has
entered into an investor relations agreement dated September 13,
2024 (the “IR Agreement”) with Dig Media Inc. dba.
Investing News Network (“INN”), pursuant to which
INN has agreed to provide certain investor relations services to
the Company in exchange for cash consideration in the amount of
$100,000, which is payable no later than seven days from the date
of the IR Agreement. The IR Agreement has an initial term of 12
months ending on October 13, 2025, or such later date as may be
determined by the parties.
Pursuant to the terms of the IR Agreement, INN
will provide certain services to the Company, including
republication of Saga’s news release, website banner advertising,
email banner advertising, news release dedicated emails, web
browser messages, sponsored content, interviews with Saga’s CEO,
advertising on “X” (previously Twitter), campaign metrics and
account management.
INN is based in Vancouver, Canada, and has been
dedicated to providing independent news and education to investors
since 2007. INN is arm’s length to Saga and holds no securities,
directly or indirectly, of the Company nor has any right or intent
to acquire such an interest.
About Saga
Metals Corp.
Saga Metals Corp. is a North American mining
company specializing in the exploration and discovery of critical
minerals to advance the global green energy transition. The
company’s flagship asset is the Double Mer Uranium project,
covering 25,600 hectares on the east coast of Labrador, Canada.
Uranium radiometrics reveal an 18 km east-west linear trend
averaging approximately 500 meters in width, with a confirmed 14 km
section containing samples up to 4,281 ppm U3O8 and readings of
21,000 cps on a spectrometer.
Saga Metals’ primary additional asset is the
Legacy Lithium Property located in Quebec’s Eeyou Istchee James Bay
region. This property is part of a partnership with Rio Tinto and
includes the acquisition of the Amirault Lithium project. Together,
these projects cover 65,849.20 hectares and share geological
continuity with Rio Tinto, Winsome Resources, Azimut Exploration,
and Loyal Lithium in the La Grande sub-province.
The company also holds two secondary assets
focused on titanium, vanadium, and iron ore discovery in
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
For further information, please contact: Saga Metals
Corp.Investor RelationsTel: +1 (778) 930-1321Email:
info@sagametals.com www.sagametals.com
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and
does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this
release. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Service Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the
TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Cautionary Disclaimer
This news release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws that
are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are often
identified by terms such as “will”, “may”, “should”, “anticipates”,
“expects”, “believes”, and similar expressions or the negative of
these words or other comparable terminology. All statements other
than statements of historical fact, included in this release are
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. In
particular, this news release contains forward-looking information
pertaining to the expected timing for the commencement of trading
of the Company’s common shares on the TSXV and the Company’s plans
and objectives in respect of its properties. 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 expectations
include, but are not limited to, changes in the state of equity and
debt markets, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in obtaining
required regulatory or governmental approvals, environmental risks,
limitations on insurance coverage, risks and uncertainties involved
in the mineral exploration and development industry, and the risks
detailed in the Company’s Prospectus filed under its profile at
www.sedarplus.ca and in the continuous disclosure filings made by
the Company with securities regulations from time to time. The
reader is cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of any
forward-looking information may prove to be incorrect. Events or
circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from
those predicted, as a result of numerous known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the
control of the Company. The reader is cautioned not to place undue
reliance on any forward-looking information. Such information,
although considered reasonable by management at the time of
preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may
differ materially from those anticipated. Forward-looking
statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified
by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements
contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news
release and the Company will update or revise publicly any of the
included forward-looking statements only as expressly required by
applicable law.
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