Calibre Mining Announces Loan from Directors
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Calibre Mining Corp. (TSX-V: CXB) (the “Company” or “Calibre”) announces that it intends to obtain an unsecured loan of $400,000 (“Loan”) from several directors of the Company. The Loan will bear an annual interest of 7.0% and will be payable in cash every quarter. The term of the Loan is 18 months from the closing date (“Maturity Date”) and the Loan will be due in full on the Maturity Date. The Company may prepay the Loan, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the Maturity Date.
The Company will, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval, issue that number of common shares of the Company to each Lender as is equal to 20% of the Loan amount advanced by such Lender divided by the “Market Price” of the Company’s common shares on the date that the proposed Loan is publicly announced by the Company (the “Bonus Shares”). The term, “Market Price,” will follow the meaning prescribed under TSX Venture Exchange Policy 1.1 – Interpretation. The Company will issue 1,333,333 common shares at a deemed price of $0.06 per common share to the Lenders as Bonus Shares.
The Company will use the proceeds of the Loan for general working capital purposes.
As insiders of the Company are participating in the Loan and receiving Bonus Shares, the issuance of such Bonus Shares to the insiders (the “Insider Participation”) will be considered to be a related party transaction within the meaning of TSX Venture Exchange Policy 5.9 and Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). The Company intends to rely on the exemptions from the valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in Sections 5.5(b) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 in respect of any Insider Participation.
All Bonus Shares issued pursuant to the Loan will be subject to a hold period expiring four months and a day following the date of issue. All dollar figures in this press release are in Canadian currency.
About Calibre Mining Corp.
Calibre owns a 100% interest in over 413 km2 of mineral concessions in the Mining Triangle of Northeast Nicaragua including the Primavera Gold-Copper Project and Santa Maria Gold Project. Additionally, the Company has a Joint Venture with IAMGOLD (176 km2) and optioned to Centerra Gold (253 km2) concessions covering an aggregate area of 429 km2 and is party to a joint venture on the 33.6 km2 Rosita D gold-copper-silver project with Rosita Mining Corporation. Major shareholders of Calibre include gold producer B2Gold Corp, Pierre Lassonde and management.
Calibre Mining Corp.
“Greg Smith”
Greg Smith, P.Geo.
President and CEO
For further information contact:
Ryan King
604 628-1012
www.calibremining.com
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