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Jaguar Mining Announces Closing of the First Tranche of USD$25 Million Non-Brokered Equity Private Placement Offering

 

 

 

 

 

Jaguar Mining Inc. (TSX: JAG) is pleased to announce that on July 5, 2019 the Company closed the first tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement. Pursuant to the first tranche of the Offering, the Company issued 361,095,445 common shares at a price per share of CAD$0.085 (or USD$0.0634 at a deemed exchange rate of USD$1.00 = C$1.34), for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately USD$22.9 million.

 

The Company anticipates that it will use the net proceeds of the first tranche for: (i) capital improvements and infrastructure intended to improve production output and cost efficiencies at its operating gold mines in Brazil; (ii) advancing the Corporation’s mineral exploration activities in order to increase reserves and expected mine lives; (iii) the repayment of a USD$7.85 bridge loan due July 15, 2019; and (iv) for general corporate and working capital improvement purposes.

 

Given that Jaguar insiders Eric Steven Sprott and Tocqueville Asset Management LP participated in the first tranche of the Offering, it constitutes a related party transaction within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101.

 

Prior to the closing of the first tranche of the Offering, Mr. Sprott held 59,755,141 Common Shares directly and held an additional 11,545,455 Common Shares through 2176423 Ontario Ltd. (a corporation which is beneficially owned by him) for total holdings of 71,300,596 Common Shares, representing approximately 21.7% of the Company’s outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis.

 

Tocqueville Asset Management LP is a New York-based, SEC registered, investment adviser firm and investment fund manager that manages a number of investment funds, including the Tocqueville Gold Fund, which is a mutual fund. Tocqueville Asset Management LP does not itself own any securities of Jaguar, but has authority to exercise control and direction over the assets of the Tocqueville Gold Fund, which held 64,330,707 Common Shares on a pre-Closing basis.

 

Prior to the Closing, Jaguar had 328,505,674 issued and outstanding Common Shares. Pursuant to the closing of the first tranche of the Offering, Jaguar issued 361,095,445 additional Common Shares, representing 109.92% of its previously issued and outstanding Common Shares. Pursuant to the first tranche of the Offering, Mr. Sprott purchased 236,470,588 Common Shares (representing USD$15 million and 60% of the entire Offering) and as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the closing of the first tranche of the Offering, beneficially owns and controls 307,771,184 Common Shares. Tocqueville Gold Fund purchased 67,620,000 Common Shares for total holdings of 131,950,707 Common Shares.

 

The Company anticipates that it will close the second tranche of the Offering for gross proceeds of approximately USD$2.1 million for a combined total of 394,117,647 Common Shares and aggregate gross proceeds of USD$25 million from both tranches. The closing of the Offering was bifurcated into two tranches since a few smaller investors experienced administrative issues which did not enable them to deliver funds in time to meet the July 5, 2019 closing date. The Company expects the balance of funds to be delivered to the Company early during the week of July 8, 2019 to facilitate the closing of the second tranche. Accordingly, pursuant to the closing of the second tranche of the Offering, Jaguar expects to issue 33,022,202 additional Common Shares, representing 10.05% of its issued and outstanding Common Shares immediately prior to the Offering. After giving effect to the closing of the first tranche of the Offering, Mr. Sprott beneficially owns and controls 307,771,184 Common Shares, which represents 44.6% of the Company’s outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis. As a result of the need to close the Offering in two tranches, a portion of Tocqueville Gold Fund’s investment was allocated to the second tranche in order to maintain the pro-rata ownership of Tocqueville Gold Fund. Tocqueville Gold Fund will purchase an additional 9,559,388 Common Shares in the second tranche for total holdings of 141,510,095 Common Shares, which will represent 19.6% of the Company’s outstanding Common Shares following the completion of the second tranche.

 

Mr. Sprott acquired the Common Shares for investment purposes. Mr. Sprott has a long-term view of the investment and may acquire additional securities of the Company including on the open market or through private acquisitions or sell securities of the Company including on the open market or through private dispositions in the future depending on market conditions, reformulation of plans and/or other relevant factors. A copy of 2176423 Ontario Ltd.’s early warning report will appear on the Company’s profile on SEDAR and may also be obtained by calling (416) 362-7172 (200 Bay Street, Suite 2600, Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1).

 

The Offering is exempt from the formal valuation requirement and minority shareholder approval requirement of MI 61-101 since the Company relied upon the financial hardship exemptions that are found in subsections 5.5(g) and 5.7(e) of MI 61-101. As described in OSC Staff Notice 51-706, the financial hardship exemption of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the considerations made by the Company and the TSX pursuant to the Company’s application to utilize that exemption are similar to, and based on, the financial hardship exemption in MI 61-101. On May 27, 2019, the Company submitted a lengthy and detailed application to the TSX (pursuant to the provisions of Section 604(e) of the TSX Company Manual) whereby the Company sought to utilize the “financial hardship” exemption from the TSX’s requirement to obtain shareholder approval for the Offering (as otherwise required by section 604(a) and 607(g) of the TSX Company Manual). The application was made upon the recommendations of both the Finance & Corporate Development Committee and the Audit & Risk Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, whose members are free from any interest in the transactions and are unrelated to the parties involved in the transactions, and was based on their determination that the Offering is reasonable for the Company in the circumstances. No member of the Company’s Board of Directors had a materially contrary view or any material disagreement regarding the decision to proceed with the Offering. If the Offering was the subject of a shareholder vote, then the Company’s Board of Directors would have unanimously recommended that the shareholders vote to approve the Offering. Following the TSX’s review of the Company’s application and the considerations described in TSX Staff Notice 2009-0003, the TSX provided its approval for the Company to announce the Offering (which occurred on June 18, 2019) and, pursuant to a letter dated June 25, 2019, provided the Company with the TSX’s conditional approval for the Offering.

 

The TSX has informed the Company that the Company will be the subject of a remedial delisting review. It is routine for the TSX to require any issuer utilizing the financial hardship exemption to be the subject of a remedial delisting review. Pursuant to this delisting review, the TSX has required that, prior to October 16, 2019, the Company demonstrate to the TSX that the Company complies with all of the TSX requirements for continued listing after the completion of the Offering. With the Closing now complete, the Company is confident that it is in a position to satisfy these requirements and will make the appropriate submissions to the TSX later this month.

 

In connection with the Closing of the first tranche, certain arm’s-length finders received an aggregate cash finder’s commission of approximately USD$68,000. It is expected that certain arm’s-length finders will receive an aggregate cash finder’s commission of approximately USD$12,800 related to the closing of the second tranche of the Offering.

 

Pursuant to applicable Canadian securities laws, all securities issued pursuant to the first tranche of the Offering are subject to a hold period of four months and one day, expiring on November 6, 2019. The Offering remains subject to the TSX’s final approval.

 

This news 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 any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities being offered have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States 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 of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws.

 

About Jaguar Mining Inc.

 

Jaguar Mining Inc. is a Canadian-listed junior gold mining, development, and exploration company operating in Brazil with three gold mining complexes and a large land package with significant upside exploration potential from mineral claims covering an area of approximately 64,000 hectares. The Company’s principal operating assets are located in the Iron Quadrangle, a prolific greenstone belt in the state of Minas Gerais and include the Turmalina Gold Mine Complex and Caeté Mining Complex (Pilar and Roça Grande Mines, and Caeté Plant). The Company also owns the Paciência Gold Mine Complex, which has been on care and maintenance since 2012 and the Roça Grande Mine which has been on care and maintenance since April 2018.

 

Posted July 8, 2019

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