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GT Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:GTT) ("GT Gold" or the "Company") has announced today that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of agents co-led by Haywood Securities Inc., M Partners Inc., and PI Financial Corp. in connection with a marketed private placement of common shares (the "Common Shares") at a price of C$0.85 per Common Share (the "Offering"). The Offering is expected to raise total gross proceeds of approximately C$5.0 million. Haywood Securities Inc. and M Partners Inc. are acting as joint bookrunners in the Offering.
The Company will also grant the Agents an option to increase the size of the Offering by up to an additional C$0.75 million of Common Shares on the same terms and conditions as the Offering, exercisable at any time, in whole or in part, up to 48 hours prior to the closing of the Offering. If the option is exercised in its entirety, the aggregate gross proceeds of the Offering to the Company will be approximately C$5.75 million.
The net proceeds received by the Company from the Offering will be used for exploration on the Company's Tatogga property in British Columbia and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about August 17, 2017, and is subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. In consideration for their services, the Agents will receive a cash commission equal to 6.0% of the gross proceeds of the Offering.
The securities offered have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, United States persons absent registration or any applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States, nor in any other jurisdiction.
About GT Gold
GT Gold Corp. (www.gtgoldcorp.ca) is a new company focused on exploring for gold in the geologically fertile terrain of British Columbia's Golden Triangle. The company's flagship asset is the wholly-owned Tatogga property, located off highway 37 in northern B.C., upon which the Company has found (press release, July 25, 2017), at its Saddle prospect, a previously unknown, entirely new, high grade gold system. Drilling of this new discovery is expected to continue into early fall.