Bankers Successfully Closes Non-Brokered Private Placement
Vancouver, British Columbia - (July 20, 2020) – Bankers Cobalt Corp. (TSXV: BANC; FSE: BC21; OTCQB: NDEND) (the “Corporation” or “Bankers”) is pleased to announce the closing of the previously announced non-brokered private placement (the “Financing”) of 23,500,000 units (each a “Unit”) at a price of CDN $0.075 per Unit for aggregate proceeds of CDN $1,762,500, as accepted by the TSX Venture Exchange. This represents an increase of 1,000,000 Units over the offering size announced on June 3, 2020 as the offering was oversubscribed. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Corporation (a “Share”) and onehalf of a common share purchase warrant (each such whole share purchase warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant is exercisable into one Share at an exercise price of $0.10 per Share for a period of two years from the date of issuance. All Shares acquired in the private placement are subject to a voluntary trading restriction with 25% of the Shares acquired being released every 4 months after closing of the Financing.
In connection with the private placement the Corporation has paid finder’s fees in cash equal to $21,108.70, representing 6% of the gross proceeds raised by finders, and 281,160 common share purchase warrants (the “Broker Warrants”), representing 6% of the Units sold through finders. The proceeds from the Financing will be used to fund due diligence on projects of merit presented to the Corporation and for general working capital purposes.
The securities issued in connection with the Financing are subject to a hold period under applicable securities laws, which will expire on November 18, 2020.
Related Party Participation in the Private Placement
Directors, management and insiders subscribed for an aggregate of 4,460,000 Units representing aggregate gross proceeds of $334,500. The purchase of such Units is considered to be a relatedparty transactions under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”), but is exempted from the requirements to obtain a formal valuation and to obtain minority approval, as the purchase of securities does not exceed 25% of the Corporation’s market capitalization. The Corporation is relying on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101.
The Corporation did not file a material change report more than 21 days before the expected closing of the Financing because the details of the participation therein by related parties of the Corporation were not settled until shortly prior to closing of the Financing and the Corporation wished to close on an expedited basis for business reasons.
About Bankers
Bankers is a natural resource company with a primary focus on the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of cobalt and copper mineral projects in the DRC. Bankers holds rights to nine mineral projects strategically located in the southern DRC CopperBelt. Bankers has the intention to acquire interests in additional concessions or relinquish concessions in the normal course of business. Bankers has an experienced management team in the southern CopperBelt of the DRC.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF BANKERS COBALT CORP.
“Stephen Barley”
Chairman & CEO
For further information:
Phone: (604-834-2968)
Email: [email protected] Website: www.bankerscobalt.com
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This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws including, but not limited to, statements relating to the outlook of the business of the Corporation, and the use of proceeds from the Financing. Although the Corporation believes considering the experience of its officers and directors, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors that have been considered appropriate, that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them as the Corporation can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. The statements in this press release are made as of the date of this release. The Corporation undertakes no obligation to comment on analyses, expectations or statements made by third parties in respect of the Corporation its securities, or its financial or operating results.