Ethos Gold Corp. (TSX-V: ECC) (OTCQB: ETHOF) (FSE: 1ET) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units raising gross proceeds of C$2,265,804.

The Private Placement consisted of 7,080,638 units priced at $0.32 per unit. Each Unit consists of one common share, and one half of one common share purchase warrant. Each Warrant is exercisable into one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.45 for a period of two years.

The Company intends to use the gross proceeds from the Private Placement for exploration activities on the Toogood Project, on New World Island, Newfoundland, and general working capital.

The Private Placement is subject to the final acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange and all securities issued or issuable under the Private Placement are subject to a 4-month hold period expiring on December 7, 2021.

In connection with the Private Placement, the Company paid finder’s fees of 250,000 Units under the same terms of the Private Placement in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.

The Private Placement constitutes a related-party transaction as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 as there are certain insiders participating. Because the Company’s shares trade only on the TSX Venture Exchange, the issuance of securities is exempt from the formal valuation requirements of Section 5.4 of MI 61-101 pursuant to Subsection 5.5(b) of MI 61-101 and exempt from the minority approval requirements of Section 5.6 of MI 61-101 pursuant to Subsection 5.7(a) and 5.7(b) of MI 61-101.

About Ethos Gold Corp.

Ethos Gold, a Discovery Group company, has accumulated a portfolio of district-scale projects in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland that have large scale discovery potential. The Company has a solid technical team led by Dr. Rob Carpenter, formerly the CEO of Kaminak Gold Corporation, who led the Kaminak team from initial listing in 2005 through acquisition and discovery of the multiple-million-ounce Coffee Gold Project. In Ethos, he has assembled a senior technical advisory team with a strong record of discovery success and includes Dr. Robert Brozdowski, P.Geo., Dan MacNeil, M.Sc., P.Geo., Dr. Alan Wainwright, P.Geo, and Dr. Quinton Hennigh, an economic geologist with 25 years of exploration experience formerly with Homestake Mining Company, Newcrest Mining and Newmont Mining Corp. Ethos is advancing its nine projects throughout Canada under the stewardship of Vice President of Exploration, Jo Price, P.Geo., MBA, with work programs set to begin this summer with dedicated teams on each project.

Ethos engages proactively with Indigenous rightsholders and seeks to develop relationships and agreements that are mutually beneficial. The Company’s community relations efforts are led by Michelle Tanguay who has over 25 years experience in indigenous and stakeholder engagement and environmental program design and management.

With approximately C$12 million in working capital, Ethos is well funded to advance its portfolio of Canadian projects.