Volt Lithium Corp. (TSXV: VLT) ("
Volt" or the
"
Company") is pleased to announce that it has
entered into an amendment to its engagement letter with Canaccord
Genuity Corp. (“
Canaccord Genuity” or the
“
Agent”) pursuant to which the Canaccord Genuity
has agreed to upsize the previously announced public offering of
the Company. The upsized offering (the
“
Offering”), on a “best-efforts” marketed basis,
will be for up to 17,500,000 units of the Company (the
“
Units”) at a price of $0.31 per Unit (the
“
Offering Price”) for aggregate gross proceeds to
the Company of up to $5,400,000.
Aside from the increased number of Units, all
terms of the Offering and the previously announced private
placement of Units for gross proceeds of up to $1,100,000 (the
“Concurrent Private Placement”) remain the same.
As previously announced, the Company will pay to the Agent a cash
commission equal to 6% of the gross proceeds from the Offering,
issue the number of broker warrants equal to 6% of the number of
Units sold pursuant to the Offering, pay to the agent a cash
commission equal to 3% of the gross proceeds of the Concurrent
Private Placement and issue the number of broker warrants equal to
3% of the gross proceeds of the Concurrent Private Placement for up
to $1,100,000 of Units sold thereunder. Each broker warrant shall
be exercisable for one Unit at the Offering Price for a period of
24 months following the completion of the Offering.
Closing of the Offering is expected to take
place on or about November 19, 2024 or on such other date as may be
mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Agent, acting
reasonably (the “Closing Date”).
The Offering
The Units sold under the Offering are offered by
way of: (i) a prospectus supplement (the
“Prospectus Supplement”) to
Volt’s short form base shelf prospectus dated July 20, 2023 (the
“Shelf”), which Prospectus Supplement will be
filed with the securities commissions and other similar regulatory
authorities in each of the Provinces of Canada, other than Quebec;
(ii) in the United States or to or for the account or benefit
of “U.S. persons” as defined by Regulation S under the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S.
Securities Act”), by way of private placement pursuant to
exemptions from registration provided for under the U.S. Securities
Act and the applicable securities laws of any state of the United
States; and (iii) in jurisdictions outside of Canada and the
United States as are agreed to by the Company and Canaccord
Genuity.
Prospective investors under the Offering should
read the Shelf, the Prospectus Supplement, once filed, and the
documents incorporated by reference therein before making an
investment decision. Copies of the Shelf and the Prospectus
Supplement, following filing thereof, are, or will be, as
applicable, available on the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at
www.sedarplus.ca.
The securities being offered have not been, nor
will they be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act, and may not
be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account
or benefit of, U.S. persons absent U.S. registration or an
applicable exemption from the U.S. registration requirements. This
news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the
securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful.
3L Capital Inc. (“3L”), the
Company’s investor relations and capital market advisory services
provider, is providing advisory services to the Company in
connection with the Offering. 3L is a Toronto-based financial and
services company that provides advisory services to metals &
mining, oil & gas, renewable energy, and technology
companies.
About Volt
Volt is a lithium development and technology
company aiming to be one of North America’s first commercial
producers of lithium carbonates and lithium hydroxide from oilfield
brine. Our strategy is to generate value for shareholders by
leveraging management’s hydrocarbon experience and existing
infrastructure to extract lithium deposits from existing wells,
thereby reducing capital costs, lowering risks and supporting the
world’s clean energy transition. With four differentiating pillars,
and a proprietary Direct Lithium Extraction
(“DLE”) technology and process, Volt’s innovative
approach to development is focused on allowing the highest lithium
recoveries with lowest costs, positioning us for future
commercialization. We are committed to operating efficiently and
with transparency across all areas of the business staying sharply
focused on creating long-term, sustainable shareholder value.
Investors and/or other interested parties may sign up for updates
about the Company’s continued progress on its website:
https://voltlithium.com/.
Contact Information
For Investor Relations inquiries or further
information, please contact:
Alex Wylie, President & CEO T:
+1.403.830.5811 E: info@voltlithium.com
Or
Greg Foofat, Vice President, Investor Relations
T: +1.587.888.5213 E: info@voltlithium.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes certain
“forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information”
within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. When
used in this news release, the words “anticipate”, “believe”,
“estimate”, “expect”, “target”, “plan”, “forecast”, “may”, “would”,
“could”, “schedule” and similar words or expressions, identify
forward-looking statements or information. Statements, other than
statements of historical fact, may constitute forward looking
information and include, without limitation, statements about the
Offering, the Concurrent Private Placement and the filing of the
Prospectus Supplement; the receipt of regulatory approvals for the
Offering and the Concurrent Private Placement; the use of proceeds
from the Offering and the Concurrent Private Placement; the
expected closing of the Offering and the Concurrent Private
Placement, including the date thereof; and general business and
economic conditions. With respect to the forward-looking
information contained in this news release, the Company has made
numerous assumptions. While the Company considers these assumptions
to be reasonable, these assumptions are inherently subject to
significant uncertainties and contingencies and may prove to be
incorrect.
Forward-looking statements or information are
necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that,
while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown
risks, uncertainties, and other factors which 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: the Company’s ability to complete
the Offering and the Concurrent Private Placement on the terms
described herein or at all or to access sufficient capital from
internal and external sources, and/or inability to access
sufficient capital on favourable terms; and the delay or failure to
receive regulatory or other approvals, including the approval of
the TSXV, for the Offering and the Concurrent Private Placement.
The intended use of the proceeds of the Offering and the Concurrent
Private Placement by the Company might change if the board of
directors of the Company determines that it would be in the best
interests of the Company. Many of these risks and uncertainties and
additional risk factors generally applicable to the Company are
described in the Company’s annual information form for the year
ended June 30, 2024 and the Shelf, which are available under the
Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca
All forward-looking information herein is
qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement, and the
Company disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such
forward-looking information or to publicly announce the result of
any revisions to any of the forward-looking information contained
herein to reflect future results, events or developments, except as
required by law.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
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