Scottie Resources Announces Amendment to Private Placement and Closing of First Tranche
Vancouver British Columbia – October 4, 2023 – Scottie Resources Corp. (TSX-V: SCOT, OTCQB: SCTSF FSE:SR8) (“Scottie” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, further to the Company’s news release dated September 8, 2023 (the “Initial News Release”), the Company has closed the first tranche (the “First Tranche”) of its non-brokered private placement (the “Private Placement”). Under the First Tranche, the Company issued 3,985,000 non flow-through units (the “NFT Units”) at a price of $0.23 per NFT Unit for gross proceeds of $916,550. Each NFT Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company (a “Share”) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase an additional Share (a “Warrant Share”) at an exercise price of $0.35 per Warrant Share for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance.
In connection with the First Tranche, the Company issued 236,100 finder’s warrants (each a “Finder’s Warrant”) and paid cash commissions of $53,303 to certain finders. Each Finder’s Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Share of the Company at a price of $0.23 per Share for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance.
The Company intends to use the proceeds of the First Tranche for general working capital and administrative purposes.
The securities offered in the First Tranche are subject to a four month and a day transfer restriction from the date of issuance expiring on February 5, 2024, in addition to such other restrictions as may apply under applicable securities laws of jurisdictions outside Canada.
Amendment to Private Placement
The Company also announces certain amendments to the terms of the Private Placement as disclosed in the Initial News Release.
The remaining tranches of the Private Placement will be comprised of a combination of: (i) flow-through common shares (the “FT Shares”) that will qualify as a “flow-through share” within the meaning of subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”), to be sold at a price of $0.24 per FT Share for gross proceeds of up to $1,000,000 (the “FT Offering”); and (ii) charity flow-through units (the “Charity FT Units”) to be sold at a price of $0.33 per Charity FT Unit for gross proceeds of up to $1,000,000 (the “Charity FT Offering”).
Each Charity FT Unit will consist of one FT Share and one-half of one Warrant. Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Warrant Share for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance at an exercise price of $0.35 per Warrant Share.
The Company intends to use the gross proceeds raised from the FT Offering and the Charity FT Offering for exploration and related programs on the Company’s Scottie and Blueberry mineral properties which qualify as “Canadian Exploration Expenses” as such term is defined in paragraph (f) of the definition of “Canadian exploration expense” in subsection 66.1(6) of the Tax Act, and “flow through mining expenditures” as defined in subsection 127(9) of the Tax Act that will qualify as “flow-through mining expenditures”, and “BC flow-through mining expenditures” as defined in subsection 4.721(1) of the Income Tax Act (British Columbia), which will be incurred on or before December 31, 2024 and renounced with an effective date no later than December 31, 2023, to the initial purchasers of Charity FT Units and FT Shares.
The Company may pay finders’ fees comprised of cash and Finder’s Warrants in connection with the FT Offering and the Charity FT Offering, subject to compliance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. All securities issued and sold under the FT Offering and the Charity FT Offering will be subject to a hold period expiring four months and one day from their date of issuance. Completion of the FT Offering and the Charity FT Offering and the payment of any finders’ fees remain subject to the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Additional Information
Brad Rourke
President and CEO
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Gordon Robb
Business Development
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Cautionary and Forward-Looking Statements
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, including any of the securities in the United States of America. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) unless registered under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration requirements is available.
This news release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company regarding future events. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “intends” or “anticipates”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “should”, “would” or “occur”. This information and these statements, referred to herein as “forward‐looking statements”, are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include without limitation, statements regarding discussions of future plans, estimates and forecasts and statements as to management’s expectations and intentions with respect to, among other things, completion of the Private Placement, the use of proceeds from the Private Placement and the payment of finders’ fees under the Private Placement.
These forward‐looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the Company not receiving the necessary regulatory approvals in respect of the Private Placement; recent market volatility; and the state of the financial markets for the Company’s securities.
In making the forward looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation, that the Company will receive the necessary regulatory approvals in respect of the Private Placement.
Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial out-look that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. We seek safe harbor.