Hawkmoon Resources Corp. (CSE: HM) (FSE: 966) is pleased to announce that it has completed the second tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement, for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,092,729. Together with the proceeds from the first tranche of the Private Placement, completed earlier in December, the Company has raised an aggregate of $1,892,729 through the Private Placement.

Through the Second Tranche, the Company issued:

1. 745,332 common shares of the Company at a purchase price of $0.075 per Share;
2. 2,070,333 non-flow-through units of the Company at a purchase price of $0.09 per NFT Unit, with each NFT Unit consisting of one Share and one common share purchase warrant, with each Warrant exercisable into one Share at an exercise price of $0.12 for a period of two years following the issuance date;
3. 425,000 flow-through units of the Company at a purchase price of $0.10 per Half Warrant FT Unit, with each Half Warrant FT Unit consisting of one Share, issued on a flow-through basis pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada), and one-half of one Warrant; and
4. 8,080,000 flow-through units of the Company at a purchase price of $0.10 per Whole Warrant FT Unit, with each Whole Warrant FT Unit consisting of one FT Share and one Warrant.

In connection with the Second Tranche, finder’s fees of $91,742 were paid and 573,549 finder’s warrants were issued. Each finder’s warrant is exercisable at $0.10 for a period of twenty-four months from the date of issuance. All securities issued in connection with the Second Tranche are subject to a statutory hold period expiring four months and one day from issuance. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Second Tranche towards drilling programs and for general working capital.

Certain portions of the securities issued in the Second Tranche constitute Related Party Transactions within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holdings in Special Transactions. Two directors of the Company acquired 342,000 Shares in aggregate. The Company relied on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, as neither the fair market value of the Insider Shares, nor the consideration paid for the Insider Shares, exceeded 25% of the Company’s market capitalization.

The securities offered have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Hawkmoon Resources

Hawkmoon is focused entirely on its three Quebec gold projects. Two of these projects are located in one of the world’s largest gold endowed areas, the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. Both these gold projects are accessed by government-maintained roads and are in close proximity to each other east of the town of Lebel-sur-Quévillon. The third project is situated in the Belleterre Gold Camp southwest of Val-d’Or.