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AgriMarine Holdings Inc. (TSX VENTURE:FSH)(OTCQX:AGMHF)(FRANKFURT:A2G) (the "Company" or "AgriMarine"), the leader in floating solid-wall containment technology and production for sustainable aquaculture, is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated February 24, 2012, the Company has now closed the initial tranche of its non-brokered private placement pursuant to which it has now issued from treasury an aggregate of 23,525,000 units (each a "Unit") of the Company, at a subscription price of $0.20 per Unit, for gross proceeds to the Company of $4,705,000 (the "Private Placement").
Each Unit is comprised of one common share (each a "Share") and one-half of one transferable share purchase warrant (each a "Warrant") of the Company, and each whole Warrant now entitles the holder thereof to purchase one additional common share (each a "Warrant Share") of the Company at an exercise price of $0.30 per Warrant Share up to and including March 9, 2014.
Finder's fees of $329,350 in cash and 1,585,500 finder's warrants (each a "Finder's Warrant") have now been paid and issued in conjunction with the initial closing of the Private Placement. Each Finder's Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.20 per common share up to and including March 9, 2013.
All Shares issued pursuant to the Offering and any Warrant Shares issued in connection with the exercise of any of the Warrants, if any, will be subject to a hold period expiring on July 10, 2012, in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable securities laws.
Dundee Corporation acquired 15,000,000 Units under the Private Placement and upon closing now holds 13.86% of the Company's common shares on a non-diluted basis. In connection with the Private Placement, the Company granted Dundee Corporation the right to participate in future equity financings of the Company in order to maintain its then current equity position in the Company.
The net proceeds from the Private Placement will be used by the Company for working capital and general corporate purposes.
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About AgriMarine Holdings Inc.
Canadian-based AgriMarine is an aquaculture technology company engaged in the development, commercialization and licensing of proprietary solid-wall closed containment systems for the rearing of finfish. The Company utilizes its innovative, clean technology to rear salmon and trout in its farms in China and Canada. The AgriMarine System can be applied worldwide in warm or cold climate conditions, in oceans, reservoirs and lakes. The AgriMarine System addresses sustainability issues in finfish aquaculture, creates an optimal fish rearing environment, offers a better farm management system with added economic and environmental benefits and meets consumer and retailer demands for sustainable aquaculture.
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