VANCOUVER - SIGMA Lithium Resources Corporation (TSXV: SGMA) (OTC-QB: SGMLF) announced that it has closed its previously announced upsized non-brokered private placement of common shares and has issued 9,545,455 common shares at a price of C$4.40 per share (which is 10% above the initial indicated price) for gross proceeds of C$42.0 million.
The Offering book was oversubscribed and comprised primarily of the current shareholders of the Company: global ESG-oriented institutional investors focused on the theme of battery materials & energy transition. The planned use of proceeds of the Offering is as set forth in the Company's news release dated February 2, 2021 titled "Sigma Lithium Announces a C$30 Million Private Placement of Common Shares at C$4.00", including the preparation of a definitive feasibility study and permitting for Phase 2 of the development of the Grota do Cirilo lithium project, further exploration drilling for Phase 3 of the Project and general corporate purposes. The additional proceeds from the previously announced increase in Offering size are to be used to further enhance Sigma's financial flexibility during the construction of Phase 1 of the Project.
Sigma is a Canadian company that has been producing environmentally sustainable battery-grade lithium concentrate on a pilot scale since 2018 and shipping high-purity "green & sustainable" 6% Li2O battery-grade lithium concentrate samples to some of the leading global cathode and battery producers of electric vehicles. The Company is in pre-construction (including the EPC and "contract-readiness" of core construction suppliers) of a larger-scale lithium concentration commercial production plant in Phase 1 of the development of its Grota do Cirilo property. Based on the technical report titled "Grota do Cirilo Lithium Project, Ara??ua?- and Itinga Regions, Minas Gerais, Brazil, National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on Feasibility Study Final Report" with an effective date of September 16, 2019, it will contemplate a capacity to produce at the rate of 220,000 tonnes annually of battery-grade "green" lithium concentrate and Sigma will be amongst the lowest-cost producers of lithium concentrate globally.
To secure a leading position supplying the clean mobility and green energy storage value chain, Sigma has adhered to the highest standards of environmental practices in line with its core values and mission since starting activities in 2012. Sigma's production process is powered by hydroelectricity and the Company utilizes state-of the-art dry-stacking tailings management and water-recycling techniques in its beneficiation process. Its corporate mission is to execute its strategy while embracing strict ESG principles. Sigma's shareholders include some of the largest ESG-focused institutional investors in the world.
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