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Cision Canada
3 days ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
New Found Gold Closes First Tranche of C$56 Million Bought Deal Financing for Gross Proceeds of C$42 Million
VANCOUVER, BC, June 3, 2025 /CNW/ - New Found Gold Corp. (TSXV: NFG) (NYSE-A: NFGC) (" New Found Gold" or the " Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of its previously announced "bought deal" public offering of (i) 21,400,000 charity flow-through common shares of the Company (the " Charity Flow-Through Common Shares") that will qualify as "flow-through shares" (within the meaning of subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) at a price of C$2.29 per Charity Flow-Through Common Share (the " Charity Flow-Through Common Share Offering Price"), and (ii) 4,370,000 common shares (the " Common Shares") at a price of C$1.63 per Common Share, for aggregate gross proceeds of C$56,129,100 (the " Offering"). The first tranche of the Offering consists of 15,265,000 Charity Flow-Through Common Shares and 4,370,000 Common Shares for aggregate gross proceeds of C$42,079,950. The first tranche of the Offering was completed pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated May 29, 2025 (the " Underwriting Agreement"), entered into among the Company and a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets and SCP Resource Finance LP and including Paradigm Capital Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Haywood Securities Inc., Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., Roth Canada, Inc., A.G.P. Canada Investments ULC and ATB Securities Inc. (collectively, the " Underwriters"). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the second tranche of the Offering will consist of the further issuance by the Company of 6,135,000 Charity Flow-Through Common Shares at the Charity Flow-Through Common Share Offering Price per Charity Flow-Through Common Share for further gross proceeds of C$14,049,150. The second tranche of the Offering is expected to close on or about June 12, 2025. Completion of the Offering remains subject to the Company receiving all necessary regulatory approvals, including final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the " TSXV") to list the Charity Flow-Through Common Shares and the Common Shares. Mr. Eric Sprott intends to participate in the second tranche of the Offering to maintain his approximate 19% shareholdings. The Company granted the Underwriters an over-allotment option entitling the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional number of Charity Flow-Through Common Shares that in aggregate would be equal to 15% of the total number of Charity Flow-Through Common Shares to be issued under the Offering for the purpose of covering the Underwriters' over-allocation position, if any, exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time, and from time to time for up to 30 days after the closing of the first tranche of the Offering. In connection with the closing of the first tranche of the Offering, the Company paid to the Underwriters, a cash fee in the aggregate amount of C$2,075,959, representing (i) 5.25% of the gross proceeds of the first tranche of the Offering, other than the gross proceeds raised from certain sales pursuant to a president's list (the " President's List Sales"); and (ii) 1.0% of the gross proceeds raised from President's List Sales. BMO Capital Markets, SCP Resource Finance LP, Paradigm Capital Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Haywood Securities Inc., Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., Roth Canada, Inc., A.G.P. Canada Investments ULC and ATB Securities Inc. received C$799,244, C$695,446, C$207,596, C$114,178, C$62,279, C$62,279, C$51,899, C$41,519 and C$41,519, respectively. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters will receive a further cash fee equal to 5.25% of the gross proceeds of the second tranche of the Offering other than the gross proceeds raised from President's List Sales and 1.0% of the gross proceeds raised from President's List Sales. The gross proceeds from the offering of the Charity Flow-Through Common Shares will be used by the Company to incur eligible "Canadian exploration expenses" that qualify as "flow-through mining expenditures" (as such terms are defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada)) (the " Qualifying Expenditures") related to the Company's 100% owned Queensway Gold Project (" Queensway" or the " Project"), on or before December 31, 2026. All Qualifying Expenditures will be renounced in favour of the subscribers for the Charity Flow-Through Common Shares effective on or before December 31, 2025. The net proceeds from the offering of the Common Shares will be used by the Company to advance the Project and for general corporate and working capital purposes. The Charity Flow-Through Common Shares and the Common Shares were offered by way of a prospectus supplement in each of the Provinces and Territories of Canada (other than the Province of Quebec and Nunavut) and were also offered by way of a U.S. prospectus supplement forming part of the Company's registration statement on Form F-10 in the United States. Copies of the prospectus supplement and documents incorporated by reference therein are available electronically on the Canadian Securities Administrators' System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval+ (" SEDAR+") ( and the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (" EDGAR") ( under New Found Gold's issuer profile. Certain directors and officers of the Company participated in the first tranche of the Offering and, accordingly, their participation in the Offering constitutes "a related party transaction" within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Shareholder Approval (" MI 61-101"). The Company has relied on the exemptions from valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 in respect of such related party participation. 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 securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. About New Found Gold New Found Gold holds a 100% interest in Queensway, located in Newfoundland and Labrador, a Tier 1 jurisdiction with excellent infrastructure and a skilled local workforce. The Company has completed an initial mineral resource estimate at Queensway (see New Found Gold news release dated March 24, 2025). A fully funded preliminary economic assessment is underway, with completion scheduled for late Q2/25. Recent drilling continues to yield new discoveries along strike and down dip of known gold zones, pointing to the district-scale potential of the 175,600 hectare project that covers a 110 km strike extent along two prospective fault zones. New Found Gold has a new management team in place, a solid shareholder base, which includes a 19% holding by Eric Sprott, and is focused on growth and value creation at Queensway. Please see the Company's SEDAR+ profile at and the Company's EDGAR profile at Keith Boyle Chief Executive Officer New Found Gold Corp. 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 release. Forward-Looking Information This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian and U.S. securities legislation (including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), including statements relating to the use of proceeds of the Offering, the tax treatment of the Charity Flow-Through Common Shares, the expected closing date and completion of the second tranche of the Offering, the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals in connection with the Offering and, statements related to Queensway and the Company's planned and future exploration at Queensway. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts; they are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "aims", "suggests", "potential", "goal", "objective", "prospective", "preliminary," "possibly", and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "can", "could" or "should" occur, or are those statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made, and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Except to the extent required by applicable securities laws and the policies of the TSXV or the NYSE American LLC, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include risks related to: the tax treatment of the Charity Flow-Through Common Shares, the possibility that the Company may not be able to secure permitting and other governmental clearances necessary to carry out the Company's exploration plans, the risk that the Company will not be able to raise sufficient funds to carry out its business plans, and the risk of political uncertainties and regulatory or legal changes that might interfere with the Company's business and prospects. The reader is urged to refer to the Company's Annual Information Form, Management's Discussion and Analysis and other reports and documents filed by the Company with applicable securities regulatory authorities from time to time, publicly available through the SEDAR+ at or through the EDGAR at for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effects. SOURCE New Found Gold Corp.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
New Found Gold Closes First Tranche of C$56 Million Bought Deal Financing for Gross Proceeds of C$42 Million
VANCOUVER, BC, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - New Found Gold Corp. (TSXV: NFG) (NYSE-A: NFGC) ("New Found Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of its previously announced "bought deal" public offering of (i) 21,400,000 charity flow-through common shares of the Company (the "Charity Flow-Through Common Shares") that will qualify as "flow-through shares" (within the meaning of subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) at a price of C$2.29 per Charity Flow-Through Common Share (the "Charity Flow-Through Common Share Offering Price"), and (ii) 4,370,000 common shares (the "Common Shares") at a price of C$1.63 per Common Share, for aggregate gross proceeds of C$56,129,100 (the "Offering"). The first tranche of the Offering consists of 15,265,000 Charity Flow-Through Common Shares and 4,370,000 Common Shares for aggregate gross proceeds of C$42,079,950. The first tranche of the Offering was completed pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated May 29, 2025 (the "Underwriting Agreement"), entered into among the Company and a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets and SCP Resource Finance LP and including Paradigm Capital Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Haywood Securities Inc., Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., Roth Canada, Inc., A.G.P. Canada Investments ULC and ATB Securities Inc. (collectively, the "Underwriters"). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the second tranche of the Offering will consist of the further issuance by the Company of 6,135,000 Charity Flow-Through Common Shares at the Charity Flow-Through Common Share Offering Price per Charity Flow-Through Common Share for further gross proceeds of C$14,049,150. The second tranche of the Offering is expected to close on or about June 12, 2025. Completion of the Offering remains subject to the Company receiving all necessary regulatory approvals, including final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") to list the Charity Flow-Through Common Shares and the Common Shares. Mr. Eric Sprott intends to participate in the second tranche of the Offering to maintain his approximate 19% shareholdings. The Company granted the Underwriters an over-allotment option entitling the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional number of Charity Flow-Through Common Shares that in aggregate would be equal to 15% of the total number of Charity Flow-Through Common Shares to be issued under the Offering for the purpose of covering the Underwriters' over-allocation position, if any, exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time, and from time to time for up to 30 days after the closing of the first tranche of the Offering. In connection with the closing of the first tranche of the Offering, the Company paid to the Underwriters, a cash fee in the aggregate amount of C$2,075,959, representing (i) 5.25% of the gross proceeds of the first tranche of the Offering, other than the gross proceeds raised from certain sales pursuant to a president's list (the "President's List Sales"); and (ii) 1.0% of the gross proceeds raised from President's List Sales. BMO Capital Markets, SCP Resource Finance LP, Paradigm Capital Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Haywood Securities Inc., Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., Roth Canada, Inc., A.G.P. Canada Investments ULC and ATB Securities Inc. received C$799,244, C$695,446, C$207,596, C$114,178, C$62,279, C$62,279, C$51,899, C$41,519 and C$41,519, respectively. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters will receive a further cash fee equal to 5.25% of the gross proceeds of the second tranche of the Offering other than the gross proceeds raised from President's List Sales and 1.0% of the gross proceeds raised from President's List Sales. The gross proceeds from the offering of the Charity Flow-Through Common Shares will be used by the Company to incur eligible "Canadian exploration expenses" that qualify as "flow-through mining expenditures" (as such terms are defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada)) (the "Qualifying Expenditures") related to the Company's 100% owned Queensway Gold Project ("Queensway" or the "Project"), on or before December 31, 2026. All Qualifying Expenditures will be renounced in favour of the subscribers for the Charity Flow-Through Common Shares effective on or before December 31, 2025. The net proceeds from the offering of the Common Shares will be used by the Company to advance the Project and for general corporate and working capital purposes. The Charity Flow-Through Common Shares and the Common Shares were offered by way of a prospectus supplement in each of the Provinces and Territories of Canada (other than the Province of Quebec and Nunavut) and were also offered by way of a U.S. prospectus supplement forming part of the Company's registration statement on Form F-10 in the United States. Copies of the prospectus supplement and documents incorporated by reference therein are available electronically on the Canadian Securities Administrators' System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval+ ("SEDAR+") ( and the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System ("EDGAR") ( under New Found Gold's issuer profile. Certain directors and officers of the Company participated in the first tranche of the Offering and, accordingly, their participation in the Offering constitutes "a related party transaction" within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Shareholder Approval ("MI 61-101"). The Company has relied on the exemptions from valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 in respect of such related party participation. 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 securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. About New Found Gold New Found Gold holds a 100% interest in Queensway, located in Newfoundland and Labrador, a Tier 1 jurisdiction with excellent infrastructure and a skilled local workforce. The Company has completed an initial mineral resource estimate at Queensway (see New Found Gold news release dated March 24, 2025). A fully funded preliminary economic assessment is underway, with completion scheduled for late Q2/25. Recent drilling continues to yield new discoveries along strike and down dip of known gold zones, pointing to the district-scale potential of the 175,600 hectare project that covers a 110 km strike extent along two prospective fault zones. New Found Gold has a new management team in place, a solid shareholder base, which includes a 19% holding by Eric Sprott, and is focused on growth and value creation at Queensway. Please see the Company's SEDAR+ profile at and the Company's EDGAR profile at Keith BoyleChief Executive OfficerNew Found Gold Corp. 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 release. Forward-Looking Information This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian and U.S. securities legislation (including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), including statements relating to the use of proceeds of the Offering, the tax treatment of the Charity Flow-Through Common Shares, the expected closing date and completion of the second tranche of the Offering, the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals in connection with the Offering and, statements related to Queensway and the Company's planned and future exploration at Queensway. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts; they are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "aims", "suggests", "potential", "goal", "objective", "prospective", "preliminary," "possibly", and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "can", "could" or "should" occur, or are those statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made, and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Except to the extent required by applicable securities laws and the policies of the TSXV or the NYSE American LLC, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include risks related to: the tax treatment of the Charity Flow-Through Common Shares, the possibility that the Company may not be able to secure permitting and other governmental clearances necessary to carry out the Company's exploration plans, the risk that the Company will not be able to raise sufficient funds to carry out its business plans, and the risk of political uncertainties and regulatory or legal changes that might interfere with the Company's business and prospects. The reader is urged to refer to the Company's Annual Information Form, Management's Discussion and Analysis and other reports and documents filed by the Company with applicable securities regulatory authorities from time to time, publicly available through the SEDAR+ at or through the EDGAR at for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effects. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE New Found Gold Corp.
Globe and Mail
26-02-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Skeena Resources Closes C$88.3 Million Bought Deal Financing
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 26, 2025 / Skeena Resources Limited (TSX: SKE)(NYSE: SKE) ("Skeena Gold & Silver", "Skeena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of the previously announced bought deal offering of 3,290,000 common shares of the Company (the " Common Shares"), at a price of C$14.70 per Common Share (the " Common Share Offering Price") and 2,230,000 Common Shares issued as "flow-through shares" (the " Flow-Through Common Shares" and together with the Common Shares, the " Offered Shares") as defined in subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the " Tax Act") at a price of $17.93 per Flow-Through Common Share (the " Flow-Through Offering Price"), for aggregate gross proceeds of C$88,346,900 (the " Offering"). The Underwriters (as defined below) elected in full to have 2,230,000 Common Shares issuable as Flow-Through Common Shares at the Flow-Through Offering Price and exercised in full their option to purchase up to an additional 720,000 Common Shares at the Common Share Offering Price under the Offering. The Offered Shares are offered by way of a prospectus supplement to the Company's base shelf prospectus (the " Base Shelf Prospectus") in all of the provinces of Canada, excluding Quebec. The Offered Shares are also offered by way of a U.S. prospectus supplement to the Company's registration statement on Form F-10 (including the Base Shelf Prospectus) in the United States. BMO Capital Markets acted as sole bookrunner for the Offering, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters which includes Raymond James Ltd., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Agentis Capital Markets LP, Canaccord Genuity Corp., CIBC World Markets Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc., and TD Securities Inc. (collectively, the " Underwriters"). The proceeds raised from the sales of the Common Shares will be used for continued advancement of the Company's Eskay Creek gold-silver project and for general corporate purposes. The proceeds raised from the sales of the Flow-Through Common Shares will be used by the Company to incur eligible "Canadian development expenses" (within the meaning of the Tax Act) (the " Qualifying Expenditures"). The Qualifying Expenditures will be incurred or deemed to be incurred and renounced to the purchasers of the Flow-Through Common Shares with an effective date no later than December 31, 2025. 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 Offered Shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of that jurisdiction. About Skeena Skeena is a leading precious metals developer that is focused on advancing the Eskay Creek Gold-Silver Project - a past producing mine located in the renowned Golden Triangle in British Columbia, Canada. Eskay Creek will be one of the highest-grade and lowest cost open-pit precious metals mines in the world, with substantial silver by-product production that surpasses many primary silver mines. Skeena is committed to sustainable mining practices and maximizing the potential of its mineral resources. In partnership with the Tahltan Nation, Skeena strives to foster positive relationships with Indigenous communities while delivering long-term value and sustainable growth for its stakeholders. Contact Information Galina Meleger Vice President Investor Relations E: info@ T: 604-684-8725 Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements Certain statements and information contained or incorporated by reference in this news release constitute "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). These statements relate to future events or our future performance. The use of words such as "anticipates", "believes", "proposes", "contemplates", "generates", "targets", "is projected", "is planned", "considers", "estimates", "expects", "is expected", "potential" and similar expressions, or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "might", "will", "could", or "would" be taken, achieved, or occur, may identify forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Specific forward-looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the tax treatment of the Flow-Through Common Shares, the use of the proceeds from the Offering and the Company's milestones. Such forward-looking statements represent the Company's management expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events or circumstances on the date the statements are made, and are necessarily based on several estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company as of the date hereof, are not guarantees of future performance. Actual events and results may differ materially from those described herein, and are subject to significant operational, business, economic, and regulatory risks and uncertainties. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the forward-looking statements in this news release include, among others: risks related to the tax treatment of the Flow-Through Common Shares, the inherent risks involved in development and construction of mineral properties, including permitting and other government approvals; changes in economic conditions, including changes in the price of gold and other key variables; changes in mine plans and other factors, including accidents, equipment breakdown, bad weather and other project execution delays, many of which are beyond the control of the Company; environmental risks and unanticipated reclamation expenses; and other risk factors identified in the Company's MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2023, its most recently filed interim MD&A, the AIF dated March 28, 2024, the Company's short form base shelf prospectus dated January 31, 2023, and in the Company's other periodic filings with securities and regulatory authorities in Canada and the United States that are available on SEDAR+ at or on EDGAR at Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and the Company does not undertake any obligations to update and/or revise any forward-looking statements except as required by applicable securities laws. View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire
