LUCKY MINERALS CLOSES 35.7 M NON-BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT LUCKY MINERALS CLOSES 35.7 M NON-BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT WHICH INCLUDES STRATEGIC INVESTORS MICHAEL GENTILE AND VICTOR CANTORE RAISING GROSS PROCEEDS OF CDN$2,000,000
Vancouver, British Columbia, June 9, 2022 – Lucky Minerals Inc. (TSXV: LKY, OTC: LKMNF, FRA: LKY) (“Lucky” or the “Company”). Further to the news release dated May 31, 2022, the Company is pleased to announce the closing of a non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”) of 35,714,286 units of the Company (the “Units”) at a price of CDN$0.056 per Unit for gross proceeds of CDN $2,000,000.
Each Unit is comprised of one common share (a “Share”) and one full three-year common share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one additional Share at a price of CDN $0.10 per Share, until the date that is 36 months from the closing (the “Closing”) of the Offering. All the Shares and Warrants issued in connection to the Offering are subject to a statutory hold period expiring four months and one day from the date of issuance.
The Company will pay no finder's fees in connection with subscriptions from subscribers introduced to this Offering.
Investors in the Offering include Mr. Michael Gentile and Mr. Victor Cantore who now respectively have ownership in the Company of approximately 18.5% and approximately 7.4% on a partially diluted basis.
Officers, directors and insiders, of the Company, which include Mr. Michael Gentile, participated in the Offering and have subscribed for an aggregate of 13,308,893 Units and raising a total of CDN$ $745,298 pursuant to the Offering.
As a result, the Offering is a related party transaction as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (”MI 61-101”). The Company relied upon exemptions from the valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a), respectively, with respect to the issuance of the Units to the directors, officers and insiders.
The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to support the first drill program on the Company’s Fortuna Project in Ecuador and for general working capital purposes.
The Offering is subject to final TSX Venture Exchange acceptance.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Franois Perron” Chief Executive Officer
About Lucky
Lucky is an exploration and development company targeting large-scale mineral systems in proven districts with the potential to host world class deposits. Lucky owns a 100% interest in the Fortuna Property.
The Company’s Fortuna Project is comprised of twelve contiguous, 550 km2 (55,000 Hectares, or 136,000 Acres) exploration concessions. Fortuna is located in a highly prospective, yet underexplored, gold belt in southern Ecuador.
Further information on Lucky can be found on the Company’s website at www.luckyminerals.com and at www.sedar.com, or by contacting Franois Perron, President and CEO, by email at investors@luckyminerals.com or by telephone at (866) 924 6484.
Or by contacting:
Renmark Financial Communications Inc.
Kerry Schacter: kschacter@renmarkfinancial.com Tel: (416) 644-2020 or (514) 939-3989
www.renmarkfinancial.com
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.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Adjacent Properties and Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to the future operations of the Company and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms such as “will”, “may”, “should”, “anticipate”, “expects” and similar expressions. All statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding the future plans and objectives of the Company are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: uncertainties related to exploration and development; the ability to raise sufficient capital to fund exploration and development; changes in economic conditions or financial markets; increases in input costs; litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; technological or operational difficulties or inability to obtain permits encountered in connection with exploration activities; and labor relations matters. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect the Company’s forward-looking information. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations also include risks detailed from time to time in the filings made by the Company with securities regulators.
The reader is cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of any forward-looking information may prove to be incorrect. Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted, as a result of
numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking information. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and the Company will not update or revise publicly any of the included forward-looking statements unless required by Canadian securities law.