Solaris Closes $54 Million in Financing
June 10 2024 - 8:39AM
Solaris Resources Inc. (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR)
(“Solaris” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has
closed its previously announced bought deal equity offering (the
“Offering”). The Company issued, on a bought deal basis, 8,222,500
common shares of the Company (“Common Shares”), including 1,072,500
Common Shares pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of the
over-allotment option, at a price of $4.90 per Common Share for
aggregate gross proceeds of $40,290,250.
The Offering was completed pursuant to an
underwriting agreement dated May 27, 2024, between the Company and
a syndicate of underwriters led by National Bank Financial Markets,
RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets, as Joint
Bookrunners.
The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to
fund an expanded exploration and infill drilling program at the
Company’s flagship Warintza Project in southeastern Ecuador,
together with enhanced regional exploration activities, including
fieldwork on ten new exploration concessions which were recently
awarded to the Company, and for working capital and general
corporate purposes.
The Company also issued, on a private placement
basis, 2,795,102 Common Shares at a price of $4.90 per Common Share
for aggregate gross proceeds of $13,696,000 (US$10,000,000)
pursuant to the drawdown of its second equity tranche of the
Company’s previously announced offtake financing package. See the
Company’s news release dated December 11, 2023, for additional
information.
Unless otherwise stated, all dollar amounts
disclosed herein are expressed in Canadian dollars.
This news release does not constitute an offer
to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Common Shares nor
shall any sale of the Common Shares occur in any jurisdiction,
including the United States, in which such offer, solicitation or
sale is unlawful. The securities have not been and will not be
registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any securities laws of
any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold
within the United States unless registered under the U.S.
Securities Act and applicable securities laws of any state of the
United States unless an exemption from such registration
requirements is available.
On behalf of the Board of Solaris
Resources Inc.
“Daniel Earle”President & CEO, Director
For Further Information
Jacqueline Wagenaar, VP Investor RelationsDirect: 416-366-5678
Ext. 203Email: jwagenaar@solarisresources.com
About Solaris Resources
Inc.
Solaris is advancing a portfolio of copper and
gold assets in the Americas, which includes a world class copper
resource with expansion and discovery potential at its Warintza
Project in Ecuador; a series of grass roots exploration projects
with discovery potential in Peru and Chile; and significant
leverage to increasing copper prices through its 60% interest in
the La Verde joint-venture project with a subsidiary of Teck
Resources in Mexico.
Cautionary Notes and Forward-Looking
Statements
This document contains certain forward-looking
information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of
applicable securities legislation (collectively “forward-looking
statements”). The use of the words “will” and “expected” and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. These statements include statements regarding the use
of proceeds raised in the Offering. Although Solaris believes that
the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements
and/or information are reasonable, readers are cautioned that
actual results may vary from the forward-looking statements. The
Company has based these forward-looking statements and information
on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions about future
events including the Company’s future plans. These statements also
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from
those anticipated in such forward-looking statements, including the
risks, uncertainties and other factors identified in the Solaris
Management’s Discussion and Analysis, for the year ended December
31, 2023 available at www.sedarplus.ca. Furthermore, the
forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made
as at the date of this news release and Solaris does not undertake
any obligation to publicly update or revise any of these
forward-looking statements except as may be required by applicable
securities laws.
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