Deer Horn Announces Increase to Non-Brokered Private Placement and Debt Settlement Transactions; Grants Stock Options

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Deer Horn Capital Inc. (CSE: DHC) (the “Company” or “Deer Horn”), announces that it has increased its private placement to raise up to $350,000 by way of a non-brokered private placement of up to 7,000,000 units at a price of $0.05/unit.  Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.10 per warrant share for a period of two years following the close of the offering.  The Company may pay a finder’s fee consisting of cash, shares and/or warrants to eligible finders as permitted under applicable securities laws and CSE policies.  Proceeds from this offering will be used for general corporate purposes. 

Deer Horn also announces that it has amended the terms to a debt conversion to settle an aggregate of $80,000 owing to insiders.  The debt conversion will result in the issuance of an aggregate of 1,600,000 units of the Company at a deemed price of $0.05/unit.  Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.10 per warrant share for a period of two years following the close the settlement.  The settled debt will include the issuance of 1,600,000 shares, assuming completion of the debt conversions) consisting of 500,000 common shares to a private company owned by Tyrone Docherty, the CEO, President and a director of the Company to settle $25,000 debt (approx. 1.8% of Deer Horn’s then issued shares, assuming completion of the private placement debt conversions); 900,000 common shares to a private company owned by Tony Fogarassy, a director of the Company to settle $45,000 debt (approx. 3.3% of Deer Horn’s then issued shares, assuming completion of the private placement and the debt conversions) and 200,000 shares to Pamela Saulnier, CFO of the Company, to settle $10,000 debt (approx. 0.7% of Deer Horn’s then issued shares, assuming completion of the private placement and the debt conversions).  The debt settlements to Mr. Docherty, Mr. Fogarassy and Ms. Saulnier will be related party transactions as defined in Multilateral Instrument 61-101- Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”).  The Company is exempt from the formal valuation requirement and the shareholder approval requirement of MI 61-101.

Stock Options

The Company also announces that announces that it has granted a total of 100,000 incentive stock options to a consultant to the Company, under the Company's Stock Option Plan.  The options are exercisable at $0.05 per share and will expire January 27, 2030. 

About Deer Horn Capital
Deer Horn Capital is committed to exploring for, and providing, strategic and critical metals vital to a low-carbon economy and for the advancement of technology. The Company’s leadership has a track record of project monetization with a board and advisory group that includes industry leaders in finance, mineral property development, geology, mineralogy, solar power, engineering, research and First Nations engagement and economic development.

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Forward-looking information
All statements included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions made by the Company based on its experience, perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances.  In addition, these statements involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will prove inaccurate, certain of which are beyond the Company’s control.  Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.  Except as required by law, the Company does not intend to revise or update these forward-looking statements after the date hereof or revise them to reflect the occurrence of future unanticipated event.