Argonaut Gold Announces C$15 Million Bought Deal Private Placement of Flow-Through Shares

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Last update: Apr 27, 2023

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TORONTO, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) ("Argonaut" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by Scotiabank and Cormark Securities Inc. (collectively, the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to buy on a “bought deal” private placement basis, subject to a right to substitute purchasers, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$15 million, as follows: (i) 6,613,800 common shares of the Company to be issued as “flow-through shares” with respect to “Canadian exploration expenses” (the “CEE Flow-Through Shares”) at a price of C$0.756 per CEE Flow-Through Share for gross proceeds of C$5,000,033; and (ii) 14,925,500 common shares of the Company to be issued as “flow-through shares” with respect to “Canadian development expenses” (“CDE Flow-Through Shares”, and together with the CEE Flow-Through Shares, the “Flow-Through Shares”) at a price of C$0.67 per CDE Flow-Through Share for gross proceeds of C$10,000,085.