Sprott deal
Discovery Metals Closes $9.0 Million Private Placement With $7.7 Million Investment From Eric Sprott July 25, 2019 Toronto, Ontario Discovery Metals Corp. (Discovery) (TSXV: DSV) is pleased to announce that it has closed its non-brokered private placement (the Private Placement) previously announced on July 18, 2019, raising $9,004,770 through the issuance of 23,216,174 common shares (Common Shares) at a price of $0.23 per Common Share and 15,935,000 subscription receipts (Subscription Receipts) at a price of $0.23 per Subscription Receipt. Mr. Eric Sprott (through 2176423 Ontario Ltd., a corporation which is beneficially owned by him) acquired 17,564,000 Common Shares of the Private Placement, and as a result he is now the beneficial owner of 19.9% of Discoverys issued and outstanding Common Shares. Prior to the closing of the Private Placement, Mr. Sprott did not hold any securities of Discovery. In addition, Mr. Sprott has acquired 15,935,000 Subscription Receipts that, if converted, will maintain his 19.9% interest in Discovery after completion of the acquisition of Levon Resources Ltd (Levon), as described below. Mr. Sprotts total investment in Discovery through the Private Placement is $7,704,770 comprised of $4,039,720 for the Common Shares and $3,665,050 for the Subscription Receipts. Proceeds from the Subscription Receipts have been placed in escrow, to be released to Discovery on the closing of the plan of arrangement pursuant to which Discovery intends to acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of Levon (the Levon Transaction). The Levon Transaction is described in a news release dated May 30, 2019. On conversion, each Subscription Receipt will automatically convert into one Common Share, for no additonal consideration. In the event that the Levon Transaction is not completed by August 31, 2019, each Subscription Receipt will be cancelled, and the subscription funds will be returned to the subscriber. Taj Singh, President and CEO of Discovery commented, We are excited to have closed this financing and we welcome Mr. Sprott as our largest shareholder. Discovery is now solidly financed and is well-positioned to aggressively explore and develop its district-scale silver-rich projects in a rallying precious metals price environment. Certain insiders of Discovery have acquired Common Shares in the Private Placement, representing less than 2% of the total issued Common Shares after closing. These acquisitions are considered "related party transactions" as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101. Discovery has paid finders fees of $17,500 to certain arms length parties who introduced Discovery to investors, in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. The securities are subject to a statutory hold period expiring November 25, 2019. The Common Shares and Subscription Receipts were acquired by Mr. Sprott through 2176423 Ontario Ltd. for investment purposes. Mr. Sprott has a long-term view of the investment and may acquire additional securities of the Company including on the open market or through private acquisitions or sell securities of the Company including on the open market or through private dispositions in the future depending on market conditions, reformulation of plans and/or other relevant factors. A copy of 2176423 Ontario Ltd.s early warning report will appear on the Discovery's profile on SEDAR and may also be obtained by calling (416) 362-7172 (200 Bay Street, Suite 2600, Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1).