Bear Lake Gold Ltd. Announces $500,000 Increase in Offering to Raise Up to $2,500,000
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Bear Lake Gold Ltd. (the "Company" or "Bear Lake") (TSX VENTURE:BLG) is pleased to announce that due to strong investor demand for its offering of Units by way of a bought deal private placement announced on May 26, 2009 (the "Offering"), the Company has agreed to increase the size of the Offering up to 7,575,758 Units for gross proceeds of up to an aggregate of $2,500,000. Full details of the Offering are set out in the Company's news release issued on May 26, 2009, which is available on its website at www.bearlakegold.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
"We are very pleased with the strong demand investors have shown for our Offering and felt that increasing the size of the Offering was a prudent measure to increase the Company's financial flexibility. The additional $500,000 of gross proceeds further enhances our liquidity position and provides Bear Lake with additional working capital for its ongoing exploration activities." said Francois Viens, President and CEO.
Primary Capital Inc., Dundee Securities Corporation and PI Financial Corp. are acting as agents for the Offering and, subject to certain conditions, have agreed to buy up and resell the Units. The Units will be made available by way of private placement exemptions in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario and the Units may be offered in other jurisdictions outside North America where they can be issued on a private placement basis, exempt from any prospectus, registration or other similar requirements.
Closing of the Offering is subject to a number of conditions and the receipt of all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals, including that of the TSXV, as well as the negotiation and execution of certain documentation, including an agency agreement between the Agents and Bear Lake. Closing of the Offering is expected to take place on or about June 4, 2009.
The Company intends to use the gross proceeds from sale of the Units to finance its work program at the Hope Bay project in Nunavut, to continue drilling and complete a 43-101 resource estimate at Larder Lake and for general working capital purpose.
All securities issued in conjunction with the Offering will be subject to a four-month hold period under applicable securities laws and the policies of the TSXV.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Units, Shares or Warrants (collectively, the "Securities") in the United States. The Securities have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and all applicable state securities laws, or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. ----------- Bahnfahrn macht Spaß!! Aber nicht mit Zugbegleitern aus dem Osten!! |