IAUX - i-80 Announces C$86 Million Bought Deal Public Offering of Units | Benzinga
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RENO, Nev., April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- i-80 Gold Corp. (TSX:IAU) (NYSE:IAUX) ("i-80" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with National Bank Financial Inc., as lead underwriter, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, the "Underwriters") under which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 51,882,000 units of the Company ("Units") at a price of C$1.65 per Unit for gross proceeds of C$85,605,300 (the "Offering"). Each Unit is comprised of one common share (each a "Common Share") and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share at a price of C$2.15 for a period of 48 months following the closing of the Offering.
The Company has also granted to the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase an additional 15% of the base Offering, for additional gross proceeds to the Company of up to C$12,840,795, to acquire Units, Common Shares and/or Warrants (or any combination thereof), at the Underwriters' discretion, and shall be exercisable by the Underwriters, in whole or in part, for a period of 30 days from and including the closing date.
The net proceeds of the Offering, inclusive of the over-allotment option if exercised, will be used to advance the development of the Company's mineral properties and for general corporate purposes, as more particularly described in ...