Atlas Salt (TSX-V: SALT) (OTCQB: REMRF), 100% owner of North America’s premier undeveloped high-grade ‎salt project, is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated January 12, 2023, it has successfully closed the first tranche of its $10 million non-brokered private placement. The balance of the $10 million Offering is fully spoken for and is expected to close January 19, 2023.

In the First Tranche the Company issued an aggregate of 2,500,000 units (the “Units”) at a price of $2.00 per Unit for gross proceeds of $5,000,000. Each Unit consisted of one common share of the Company and one-half of one common share ‎purchase warrant for an aggregate of 2,500,000 common shares and 1,250,000 warrants. Each full warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one common share at a ‎price of $2.40 per share at any time on or before January 17, 2025.

In connection with the First Tranche, the Company paid cash finders’ fees of $350,000 and issued 175,000 finders’ warrants. Each finders’ warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share of the Company for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance at a price of $2.40 per warrant.

The Company intends to use the proceeds raised from the Offering for general working capital purposes and the advancement and initiation of the pre-production ‎development of the Great Atlantic Salt Project on the west coast of Newfoundland. ‎

The Units were sold to purchasers resident in Canada pursuant to the listed issuer financing exemption under Part 5A of National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions (the “Listed Issuer Financing Exemption”). Since the Offering was completed pursuant to the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption, the securities issued in the Offering will not be subject to a hold period pursuant to applicable Canadian securities laws. The First Tranche was conditionally approved by the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) on January 13, 2023. The Closing of the First Tranche remains subject to final acceptance by the Exchange.

The securities described herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or any U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, United States’ persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States, nor in any other jurisdiction.

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About Atlas Salt

Bringing the Power of SALT to Investors: Atlas Salt owns 100% of the Great Atlantic salt deposit strategically located in western Newfoundland in the middle of the robust eastern North America road salt market. The project features a large homogeneous high-grade resource located immediately next to a deep water port. Atlas is also the largest shareholder in Triple Point Resources as it pursues development of the Fischell’s Brook Salt Dome in the heart of an emerging Clean Energy Hub on the west coast of Newfoundland.