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March 22, 2024 – TheNewswire - Vancouver, B.C.: VR Resources Ltd . ( TSX.V:VRR; FSE: 5VR; OTCQB: VRRCF ), (the“ Company ” or “ VR ”) , has increased its previously announcedprivate placement from $500,000 to $900,000 (the “ Financing ”).
The terms of the financing are unchanged from thoseannounced on March 14 th in NR-24-004. The Company will issue 5,982,665 units (the“ Units ”) at a price of $0.15 per Unit for gross proceeds of$897,4 00. EachUnit will consist of one common share (“ Common Share ”) ofthe Company, and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (eachwhole Common Share purchase warrant, a “ Warrant ”). EachWarrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional Common Share atan exercise price of $0.20 per Common Share, for a period of 18 monthsfrom the closing date (“ Closing Date ”) of the Financing.
In accordance with the policies of the TSX VentureExchange (the “ Exchange ”), the Company may pay a finder’sfee of up to 6% cash for subscriptions to the Financing.
The Closing Date is expected to be on or before March28, 2024, and is subject to all regulatory approvals, including theapproval of the Exchange. The securities issued in connection withthis Financing will be subject to a hold period of four months plusone day from the Closing Date, in accordance with applicablesecurities legislation.
Certain insiders of the Company may participate in theFinancing. The issuance of Units to insiders of the Company pursuantto the Financing will be considered related party transactions withinthe meaning of the Exchange Policy 5.9 and Multilateral Instrument61-101 – Protection ofMinority Security Holders in Special Transaction (“ MI 61-101 ”). The Company intends to rely on exemptions from theformal valuation and minority approval requirements of sections 5.5(a)and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 in respect of such insider participation,based on a determination that fair market value of the participationin the Financing by insiders will not exceed 25% of the marketcapitalization of the Company, as determined in accordance with MI61-101.
Use of Proceeds
VR plans to use the gross proceeds of the Financing formineral exploration in Nevada, and for general working capital. Morespecifically, the Company plans to use the funds to bolster theprogram budget for a planned drill program on its New Bostonpolymetallic copper-moly-silver property in Nevada this spring. TheFinancing will build upon the funds expected to be received from therecently announced transaction and sale of the Company’sHecla-Kilmer REE property in northern Ontario (see NR24-03 dated March11, 2024).
The securities tobe issued hereunder will not been registered under the U.S. SecuritiesAct of 1933, as amended (the “ U.S. Securities Act ”), or any U.S. statesecurities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the “UnitedStates” or to “U.S. persons” (as such terms are defined inRegulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) without registration underthe U.S. Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws orcompliance with an exemption from such registration.
This press releaseshall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offerto buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state inwhich such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About VR Resources
VR is an established junior exploration company basedin Vancouver (TSX.V: VRR; Frankfurt: 5VR; OTCQB: VRRCF). VR evaluates,explores and advances large-scale, blue-sky opportunities in copper,gold and critical metals in Nevada, USA, and Ontario, Canada. TheCompany has also made Canada’s newest diamond discovery in northernOntario, and controls a new field of kimberlite targets around it. VRapplies modern exploration technologies and leverages in-houseexperience and expertise in greenfields exploration to large-footprintmineral systems in underexplored areas/districts. The foundation of VRis the proven track record of its Board inearly-stage exploration, discovery and M&A. The Company iswell-financed for its mineral exploration and corporate obligations.VR owns its properties outright and evaluates new opportunities on anongoing basis, whether by staking or acquisition.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS :
“Michael H. Gunning”
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Dr. Michael H. Gunning, PhD, PGeo
President & CEO
For general information please use the following:
Website: www.vrr.ca
Email: info@vrr.ca
Contact: Mike Gunning, 604-374-3708; e-mail: mgunning@vrr.ca
Forward Looking Statements
This press release containsforward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typicallyidentified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend,estimate, and similar expressions or are those which, by their nature,refer to future events. Forward-looking statements in this releaseinclude but are not limited to: the anticipated Closing Date; theanticipated uses of the proceeds of the Financing; the expected timingand execution of a drill program at New Boston; the expectation the sale of the Company’sHecla-Kilmer REE property will be completed and the funds to bederived therefrom , and; theapproval of the Financing by the TSX Venture Exchange.
Although the Company believes thatthe use of such statements is reasonable, there can be no assurancethat such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results andfuture events could differ materially from those anticipated in suchstatements. The Company cautions investors that any forward-lookingstatements by the Company are not guarantees of future performance,and that actual results may differ materially from those inforward-looking statements. Trading in the securities of the Companyshould be considered highly speculative.
The forward-looking informationcontained in this press release represents the expectations of theCompany as of the date written above, and accordingly, is subject tochange after such date. Readers should not place undue importance onforward-looking information and should not rely upon this informationas of any other date. While the Company may elect to, it does notundertake to update this information at any particular time except asrequired in accordance with applicable laws.
All of the Company’s publicdisclosure filings are available at www.sedar.com ; readers are urged to review thesematerials.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange norits Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in Policiesof the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacyor accuracy of this release
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