Calico Resources Corp.: Closes $2 Million Private Placement Financing
28.05.2015 | The Newswire
Vancouver, May 28, 2015 - Calico Resources Corporation (TSX-V: CKB) ("Calico" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has received all necessary regulatory approvals and closed its non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") financing announced on May 6, 2015.The Company issued 25,000,000 common shares in this Private Placement, raising total gross proceeds of $2,000,000. No warrants, commissions or finder's fees were paid in connection with this financing.
All securities issued by the Company in connection with the private placement are subject to a statutory hold period which expires on September 29, 2015.
FCMI Parent Co., a Company controlled by Albert D. Friedberg and members of his family, subscribed for 14.9 million shares in this Private Placement, increasing its ownership in Calico to approximately 19.9%.
Proceeds from the Private Placement will be used to continue the permitting process for Calico's 100% owned Grassy Mountain gold project in Oregon and to fund general working capital requirements.
About Calico
Calico owns a 100% interest in the advanced stage Grassy Mountain gold project in Oregon. A Preliminary Economic Assessment of Grassy Mountain released on January 13, 2015 indicates that the project represents an excellent economic opportunity in the current gold price environment. Please see the Company's website at www.calicoresources.com for more information.
On behalf of the Board,
Paul A. Parisotto
President & CEO
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Cautionary Statement
This document contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities regulations. All statements other than statements of historical fact herein, including, without limitation, statements regarding exploration plans and other future plans and objectives, are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and future events and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are disclosed in the Company's documents filed from time to time via SEDAR with the Canadian regulatory agencies to whose policies we are bound.
For more information please contact: Paul A. Parisotto at 1 855-589-0400 or you can refer to the Company's website: www.calicoresources.com.
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