Candente Copper Corp. (TSX:DNT) (BVL:DNT) is pleased to announce it has closed a non-brokered private placement to raise gross proceeds of approximately Cdn $1,050,000.  The gross proceeds of the Private Placement are to be used for general corporate and working capital purposes.

The Private Placement comprises the sale of 21,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.05 to raise gross proceeds of Cdn $1,050,000.  The Shares will be subject to a statutory 4 month and one day hold period commencing the day of closing of the Private Placement.

The Subscriber is considered a strategic investor to the Company, and as part of its purchase of the Shares, it was granted a right (but not the obligation) to appoint one person as a director of Candente Copper, provided that the Subscriber beneficially owns or has the right to acquire not less than 5.0% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of Candente Copper (on a diluted basis).

The Subscriber has also been granted certain pre-emptive rights as follow:

The Private Placement is subject to Candente Copper’s completion of its final filings with the Toronto Stock Exchange.

About Candente Copper

Candente Copper is a mineral exploration company engaged in acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The Company is currently focused on its 100% owned Cañariaco project, which includes the Feasibility stage Cañariaco Norte deposit as well as the Cañariaco Sur deposit and Quebrada Verde prospect, located within the western Cordillera of the Peruvian Andes in the Department of Lambayeque in Northern Peru.