Sunridge Gold Announces Increased Brokered Private Placement to $4 Million and Appoints New CFO
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Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA, October 03, 2013 /FSC/ - Sunridge Gold Corp. (SGC:TSX.V/SGCNF:OTCQX),(the "Company" or "Sunridge") is pleased to announce it has increased its previously announced brokered private placement financing from $3 million to $4 million (the "Private Placement"). Tempest Capital Corp. (the "Agent") is acting as agent, on a best-efforts basis, for the Private Placement to raise gross proceeds of up to $4 million by the issuance of up to 21,052,632 units (each a "Unit") of the Company at a purchase price of $0.19 per Unit. In addition, Sunridge has agreed to grant the Agent an option to sell up to an additional 15% of the number of Units issuable under the Private Placement (or a maximum of 3,157,895 Units) at a price of $0.19 per Unit, on the same terms and conditions as the Private Placement, exercisable at any time, in whole or in part, until the date that is 48 hours prior to the closing of the Private Placement. Each Unit will consist of one common share (a "Share") and one transferable common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one additional common share (a "Warrant Share") of the Company at an exercise price of $0.35 until October 18, 2017. The Company will make an application to the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") to list the Shares and the Warrants issued pursuant to the Private Placement as well as the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Private Placement for further development of the Company's Asmara Project as well as general working capital purposes.
Also as previously announced, the Company intends to proceed to settle outstanding debts (the "Debt Settlement") with arm's length parties in the aggregate amount of $830,128 by issuing Units concurrent with the closing of the Private Placement. The Debt Settlement is subject to the acceptance of the Exchange.
Sunridge also announces that Doris Meyer has notified the Company of her decision to retire as Chief Financial Officer with effect from October 1, 2013. Ms. Meyer has served in this role with the Company since 2005. She will remain as a Director and as Corporate Secretary. On behalf of the Board of Directors, Michael Hopley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunridge, would like to thank Ms. Meyer for her many contributions over the years as Chief Financial Officer and is pleased that she will remain on as a Director and as Corporate Secretary of the Company.
Dan O'Brien has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. O'Brien is a Chartered Accountant and was previously a senior manager at a leading Canadian accounting firm where he specialized in the audit of public companies in the mining and resource sector.
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About Sunridge:
Sunridge is a mineral exploration and development company focused on the acquisition, exploration, discovery and development of base and precious metal deposits on the Asmara Project in Eritrea and exploration properties in Madagascar. Sunridge currently has approximately 175 million shares outstanding and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol SGC. For additional information on the Company and its projects, please view the Sunridge website at www.sunridgegold.com or call Greg Davis at the numbers listed below.
SUNRIDGE GOLD CORP.
Michael Hopley, President and Chief Executive Officer
For further information contact:
Greg Davis, VP Business Development
Email: greg@sunridgegold.com
Tel: 604-688-1263 (direct)
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 release. This news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on the Company's current expectations and estimates. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "suggest", "indicate" and other similar words or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results implied or expressed in such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: risks of completion of the Private Placement and the Debt Settlement and uncertainties affecting the expected use of proceeds; the actual results of current exploration activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; possible variations in ore grade or recovery rates; accidents, labor disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing; and fluctuations in metal prices. There may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
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