would like to announce that, further to its press releases dated April 27th, 2015 and May 11th, 2015, the closing of the announced private placement of units will be extended by thirty (30) days to August 21st, 2015. The Company has already closed on an initial first tranche on May 11th, 2015 that consisted of the issuance of a total of 2,990,000 Units at a price of $0.05 per Unit to four placees, for gross proceeds of $149,500.
As announced, the non-brokered private placement consists of the Company issuing up to 5,000,000 Units at a price of $0.05 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (a "Share") and one common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") entitling the holder to acquire an additional common share of the Company (a "Warrant Share") for a period of 24 months following the Closing Date at an exercise price of $0.07 per Warrant Share.
In connection with the Offering, the Company may pay finder's fees to arm's-length third parties consisting of: (i) cash commission of up to 8% of the gross proceeds of the Offering; and (ii) broker warrants ("Broker Warrants") in an amount up to 8% of the total number of Units under the Offering. Each Broker Warrant will expire 24 months from the date of issue (the "Broker Warrant Expiry Date") and will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Unit of the Company at a price of $0.07 per Unit at any time up until the Broker Warrant Expiry Date.
The securities issued in the private placement will be subject to a hold period of four months plus one day following the issue date, under applicable Canadian securities legislation.
In addition, the Company is pleased to announce that it has entered into settlement agreements (the "Settlement Agreements") with creditors of the company whereby Global Cobalt would issue common shares of the company at a deemed price of $0.05 per common share ((�?Sharess�?) in full and final settlement of the amounts owing to such creditors (the "Shares for Debt Settlement"). Pursuant to the Settlement Agreements, $277,546.58 would be settled and a total of 5,550,932 Shares would be issued to the creditors.
The board and management of Global Cobalt believe that the proposed Shares for Debt Settlement is in the best interests of Global Cobalt because in addition to preserving cash for the announced Plan of Arrangement Transaction, the creditors have agreed to settle the debts owed to them at a price of $0.05 per share, a premium to the closing market price of the company's common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on July 21st, 2015.
At the time the debt was incurred, one of the creditors, Treswell Renewable Energy Inc., was an insider of the Company, as such, any such participation (the "Insider Participation") will be considered to be a related party transaction within the meaning of Exchange Policy 5.9 and Multilateral Instrument 61-101 ("MI 61-101"). Global Cobalt intends to rely on the exemptions from the valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in Sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 in respect of any Insider Participation.
The Agreement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"). The Company will issue the Shares once the debt settlement transaction has been approved by the Exchange.
Global Cobalt Corporation:
Global Cobalt Corporation is a publicly traded Canadian resource company that was founded in 2007 to take advantage of the global transformation that is occurring in the strategic metals sector of the mining industry. Through a combination of acquisitions and internally developed businesses, Global Cobalt exploits market opportunities as they emerge in various sectors of the energy metals sector with emphasis on those metals, such as cobalt, used in the rechargeable battery space.
For Further Information:
Mr. Mitchell Smith, Corporate Development
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Vancouver, BC V6B 1R8
Tel: +1 (604) 688-4219
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Email: [email protected]
www.GlobalCobaltCorp.com
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Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information:
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws, concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of the Company. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release include statements with respect to: expectations regarding shareholder approval of the Amendment; the delivery of a National Instrument 43-101 compliant technical report and mineral resource estimate for the Karakul cobalt project and the ability of the Company to raise the additional funds required for the continued development of its mineral properties. Forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include uncertainty about the level of shareholder support for the Amendment and the share issuances contemplated thereunder; the need to obtain permits and governmental approvals; risks of construction and mining projects such as accidents, equipment breakdowns, bad weather, non-compliance with environmental and permit requirements, unanticipated variation in geological structures, ore grades or recovery rates; unexpected cost increases; fluctuations in metal prices and currency exchange rates; the impact of economic sanctions on companies conducting business in Russia; and other risk and uncertainties disclosed in reports and documents filed by the Company with applicable securities regulatory authorities from time to time. The forward-looking statements made in this news release reflect management's beliefs, opinions and projections on the date the statements are made. Except as required by law, Global Cobalt assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change.
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