Sphinx Resources Ltd. (TSXV: SFX) (“
Sphinx”) is
pleased to provide an update on the proposed business combination
(the “
Proposed Transaction”) with Barlow Mine Inc.
("
Barlow") announced in Sphinx’s news release
issued on October 21, 2021.
Private Placement
Concurrent to the Proposed Transaction, Barlow
shall have completed a brokered private placement for a minimum of
$4,000,000 and a maximum of $6,000,000 (the “Private
Placement”), pursuant to which Barlow will issue
subscription receipts (the “Subscription
Receipts”). The Resulting Issuer (as defined below) will
use the proceeds of the Private Placement to fund its mining
activities and its working capital.
On January 27, 2021, Barlow has executed an
engagement letter ("Engagement Letter") with
Paradigm Capital Inc. (the "Agent"), as lead agent
and bookrunner in connection with the Private Placement. Under the
terms of the Engagement Letter, the Agent has been appointed to act
as agent in connection with the concurrent Private Placement on a
"best efforts" basis.
The gross proceeds of the Private Placement,
less the Agent’s expenses in connection with the Private Placement
and the Agent’s cash commission, will be deposit into escrow to an
escrow agent to be determined (the “Escrow Agent”)
and will be released to Barlow upon notice of the Escrow Agent that
the escrow release conditions have been satisfied, such as, among
other things, the completion of all conditions precedent to the
completion of the Proposed Transaction to the satisfaction of the
Agent acting reasonably and the Resulting Issuer shares (as defined
below) and the Resulting Issuer Warrants (as defined below) being
conditionally approved for listing on the TSX Venture Exchange (the
“Release Conditions”).
Upon the satisfaction or waiver of the Release
Conditions, each Subscription Receipt will automatically be
converted into one unit (a “Unit”) consisting of
one common share (“Resulting Issuer Share”) and
one half common share purchase warrant (“Resulting
Issuer Warrant”) of the resulting issuer (the
“Resulting Issuer”). Each Resulting Issuer Warrant
will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one additional Resulting
Issuer Share for a period of 24 months from the issuance of the
Units. The Resulting Issuer Shares and the Resulting Issuer
Warrants will not be subject to a hold period under Canadian
securities laws.
The Agent will receive a cash commission equal
to 7% of the aggregate gross proceeds placed under the concurrent
Private Placement. The Agent will also be granted compensation
warrants exercisable into such number of common shares of the
Resulting Issuer as is equal to 7% of the total number of
Subscription Receipts sold under the concurrent Private Placement,
on the same terms as the Subscription Receipts, for a period of 24
months from the closing date of such Private Placement.
The Agent will have the option to increase the
size of the Private Placement by up to 15% of the base Private
Placement, which option shall be exercisable by notice in writing
to Barlow, at any time not less than 48 hours prior to the closing
date of the Private Placement.
The closing of the brokered Private Placement
will be conditional upon, among other things, the Agent's being
satisfied that all of the conditions of the TSX Venture Exchange
(the “Exchange”) as to the completion of the Proposed Transaction
have been satisfied or waived by the Exchange (other than the
closing of the concurrent Private Placement), the completion of
satisfactory due diligence by the Agent, the receipt of all
necessary corporate and regulatory approvals, and the execution of
a definitive agency agreement among the Agent and Barlow.
Annual General Meeting
Postponed
As result of the delay caused by the discussions
pertaining to the Proposed Transaction, Sphinx is postponing its
annual and special meeting of the shareholders to Wednesday, March
30, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Shareholders of Sphinx will be asked to vote
on a number of propositions in connection with the Proposed
Transaction.
Trading Halt
Trading will remain halted until the Proposed
Transaction is accepted by (or satisfactory documentation has been
filed with) the Exchange pursuant to Section 2.5 of Exchange Policy
5.2 Change of Business and Reverse Takeovers.
Sphinx advises that it continues to focus on the
regulatory and legal processes to complete the Proposed
Transaction, which include obtaining the consent of the Exchange as
well as approval of Sphinx’ shareholders.
Summary of the Proposed
Transaction
The Proposed Transaction is an arm’s length
reverse takeover of Sphinx within the meaning of Policy 5.2 of the
Exchange and is subject to a number of conditions precedent,
including a due diligence of Barlow, a private placement described
hereinafter and the receipt of all requisite regulatory and
corporate and shareholder approvals, including that of the
Exchange.
Pursuant to the Proposed Transaction, Sphinx
shall proceed to an approximately 27:1 common share consolidation
in order to reduce its outstanding common shares to approximately
6,000,000 and shall acquire all of the issued and outstanding
common shares in the share capital of Barlow for a total
consideration of approximately $12,000,000 payable through the
issuance of approximately 24,000,000 common shares in the share
capital of Sphinx (after consolidation).
About Sphinx
Sphinx is a mineral exploration company that
focuses its activities in Québec in search of deposits of precious
metals (gold, silver, palladium and platinum) and base metals
(copper, zinc and lead).
For further information, please consult Sphinx’s
website or contact:
Daniel Deschambault President and Chief
Executive Officer of Sphinx819-860-1016
ddeschambault5@gmail.comwww.sphinxresources.ca
Pierre d’AragonPresident and Chief Executive
Officer of Barlow514-994-5856pierredaragon41@gmail.com
Completion of the transaction is subject to a
number of conditions, including but not limited to, Exchange
acceptance and if applicable, disinterested shareholder approval.
Where applicable, the transaction cannot close until the required
shareholder approval is obtained. There can be no assurance that
the transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.
Investors are cautioned that, except as
disclosed in the management information circular or filing
statement to be prepared in connection with the transaction, any
information released or received with respect to the transaction
may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon.
Trading in the securities of Sphinx should be considered highly
speculative.
The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has in no way
passed upon the merits of the proposed transaction and has neither
approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulation
services provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
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