Resouro Strategic Metal Inc Completes Private Placement
Toronto, Ontario - TheNewswire – March 26, 2024 - Resouro Strategic Metals Inc. (TSXV:RSM) (FSE:BU9) (RSM”, “"Resouro" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it closed its previously announced partially-brokered private offering (the “Offering”) of 3,571,428 common shares in the capital of the Company (“Common Shares”) at a price of $0.42 per Common Share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $1,500,000. The Company would like to thank existing shareholders for their continued support of Resouro.
This offering represents a 50% premium to Resouro’s last capital raising at $0.28 per Common Share in August 2023. The Common Shares issued in connection with the offering are subject to a statutory hold period of four months.
President/CEO and major shareholder of Resouro, Chris Eager, commented:
The enthusiastic investor response to the private placement underscores shareholders’ confidence in our vision and strategy and the market’s recognition of our potential and the value proposition we offer. We look forward to providing further updates to the market in coming months.”
Taylor Collison Limited of Sydney, Australia (the “Agent”) acted as agent for the $600,000 brokered portion of the Offering. As compensation for its services, the Agent will receive a capital raising fee of $63,000 which is equal to 4.2% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the Offering (the "Capital Raising Fee"), payable in cash.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general working capital purposes pending the proposed secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) and for exploration on the Company’s Tiros Brazil exploration project.
Secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange
The Company continues to pursue a secondary listing on the ASX which, subject to satisfying all ASX requirements and market conditions, is targeted for Q2 2024. Shareholders are advised that there is no certainty, or guarantee, that the ASX listing will occur and there is a risk that the Company may not be able to comply with the requirements and/or satisfy the conditions imposed by the ASX.
About Resouro Strategic Metals Inc.
Resouro is a Canadian-based mineral exploration and development company focused on the discovery and advancement of economic mineral projects in Brazil, including the Tiros Project in Minas Gerais and the Novo Mundo and Santa Angela gold projects in Mato Grosso State.
The Tiros Municipality is located approximately 317km West-North-West of Belo Horizonte, the sixth largest city in Brazil and the capital of Minas Gerais state. The Tiros Project is targeting commodities of interest being Rare Earth Elements (REE’s) and Titanium. The Tiros Project comprises 25 mineral titles in total, being 16 granted exploration licenses, which have a total area of approximately 27,325 hectares. The Tiros Project also includes 8 applications for exploration licenses and one tenement able for mining permit request.
Learn more about the Company on its website: https://resouro.com
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Chris Eager, President & CEO
RESOURO STRATEGIC METALS INC.
For further information, please contact the Company at:
Chris Eager, CEO
chris.eager@resouro.com
Phone: +44-738-805-7980
For Investor inquiries
sandra.evans@resouro.com
Forward-Looking Information
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