Re: more financingShore Announces Short-Form and Private Placement Financings
SGF: TSX Venture
SASKATOON, Aug. 6 /CNW/ - Kenneth E. MacNeill, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Shore Gold Inc. ("Shore" or the "Company"), is pleased to
announce that Shore has reached an agreement with Canaccord Capital
Corporation ("Canaccord"), whereby Canaccord has agreed to be appointed as
agent for and on behalf of Shore to raise, on a commercially reasonable best
effort basis, a minimum of 952,380 and a maximum of 2,857,142 of units of
Shore ("Units") at a price of $1.05 per Unit (the "Offering"). Up to 1,904,762
Units will be raised pursuant to a short-form offering document under the
rules of the TSX Venture Exchange, with up to 952,380 Units being raised on a
private placement basis. Each Unit will consist of one common share (a "Common
Share") and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of Shore, each whole
warrant (a "Warrant") entitling the holder thereof to purchase one further
Common Share at a price of $1.25 for a period of one year from the date of
issue. Canaccord will receive a cash commission equal to 8% of the gross
proceeds received by Shore from the sale of the Units. Canaccord will also
receive up to 285,714 agent's series "A" warrants (being an amount equal to
10% of the gross number of Units sold), each of which is exercisable into one
Common Share at a price of $1.20 per share for a period of one year from the
date of issue; an administration fee payable in cash; and a corporate finance
fee payable in Units.
Shore will use the proceeds from the Offering for the purpose of further
exploration and development of its 100%-owned Star Kimberlite project located
60 kilometres east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Shore is a Canadian-based corporation engaged in the acquisition,
exploration and development of mineral properties. Shares of the Company trade
on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol "SGF".
"The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release."
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For further information: Kenneth E. MacNeill, Chief Executive Officer,
Harvey J. Bay, Chief Financial Officer, (306) 664-2202