Khan Completes Second and Final Tranche of Private Placement of Shares
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jun 2, 2015) - Khan Resources Inc. ("Khan" or the "Company") (CSE:KRI) is pleased to announce that it has closed the second and final tranche of its private placement of common shares (the "Offering") announced on May 15, 2015 and the closing of the first tranche announced on May 29, 2015. The Company received aggregate gross proceeds for the private placement of $2,000,000 and issued 5,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.40 per common share. No fees or commissions were paid as part of the financing. On closing the second tranche, Khan issued 900,000 common shares for gross proceeds of $360,000. The common shares issued pursuant to the second tranche of the Offering are subject to usual resale restrictions until October 3, 2015.
Use of Funds
Khan intends to use the proceeds of the Offering to: (i) advance proceedings to enforce the collection of a US$104 million arbitration award (the "Award") rendered in March 2015 in favour of Khan and against the Government of Mongolia; and (ii) for general corporate purposes.
Related Party Transaction
The Offering is considered a related party transaction for the purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101") because of the participation of certain insiders of the Company. The interest in the Offering and anticipated effect on securities holdings of the related party that participated in the second tranche of the Offering is as follows:
| Name | Relationship to the Company | Interest in the Offering | Post-Closing Number of Common Shares, directly or indirectly, beneficially owned or controlled | Post-Closing Percentage of Common Shares of Khan | ||||||
| Amount $ | # Shares | |||||||||
| VR Global Partners, L.P. | 10% shareholder | $360,000 | 900,000 | 11,473,500 | 13.79% | |||||
| (See Press Release dated May 29, 2015 for details of the Related Parties that participated in the first tranche of the Offering). | ||||||||||
According to MI 61-101, a related party transaction requires formal valuation and minority shareholder approval unless exempt. The Offering is exempt from the formal valuation and minority approval requirements due to: (1) the Issuer is not listed on selected markets as set out in section 5.5(b); and (2) the fair market value of the Offering is not more than $2,500,000 as set out in section 5.7(b) of MI 61-101. A committee of independent directors reviewed the Offering and determined that as a CSE issuer Khan is not listed on a specified market, the issue price of $0.40 is reasonable in the circumstances of Khan and the fair market value of the Offering, in so far as it involves related parties, is not more than $2,500,000. Accordingly, the Offering is exempt from minority shareholder approval and formal valuation requirements of MI 61-101.
The Offering is closing in less than 21 days due to the Company's need to have funds available to advance proceedings to enforce the collection of the Award, which shorter period is both reasonable and necessary in the circumstances. MI 61-101 requires if a material change report is filed less than 21 days before the expected date of the closing of the transaction, an explanation is to be provided why the shorter period is reasonable or necessary in the circumstances.
To the knowledge of the Company, after reasonable inquiry, none of the related parties have knowledge of any material information concerning the Company or its securities that has not been generally disclosed.
Forward-Looking Statements and Information
This press release may contain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information, which are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Forward-looking statements and information are characterized by words such as "will", "plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "forecast", "schedule", "estimate" and similar expressions, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements and information are not historical facts and are based upon a number of estimates and assumptions and are inherently subject to significant business, social, economic, political, regulatory, competitive and other risks and uncertainties, contingencies and other factors, including the impact of international, Mongolian and Canadian laws, trade agreements, treaties and regulatory requirements on Khan's business, operations and capital structure, regulatory uncertainty and obtaining governmental and regulatory approvals, legislative, political, social, regulatory and economic developments or changes in jurisdictions in which Khan carries on business, the nature and outcome of the international arbitration proceedings (the "International Arbitration") against the Government of Mongolia or the collection of all or part of the award rendered by the tribunal for the International Arbitration proceedings against the Government of Mongolia or any future litigation, arbitration and other legal or regulatory proceedings, changes in market conditions, changes or disruptions in the securities markets and market fluctuations in prices for Khan securities, the existence of third parties interested in purchasing some or all of the common shares or Khan's assets, the method of funding and availability of any potential alternative strategic transactions involving Khan or its assets, including those transactions that may produce strategic value to shareholders, fluctuations in currency exchange rates and interest rates, including fluctuations in the value of the United States dollar and the Canadian dollar relative to the Mongolian tögrög, changes in national and local government legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada, Bermuda, the Netherlands, Mongolia or the British Virgin Islands and any other jurisdiction in which the Company carries on business, political instability, insurrection, war or terrorism, hostilities and the occurrence of natural disasters; requirements for additional capital; environmental risks, the need to comply with national and international laws, regulations, treaties or other similar requirements. In addition, a number of other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in such statements and information, and there is no assurance that actual results will be consistent with them. Many of these risks, uncertainties and contingencies can affect the Company's actual results, performance, events or achievements and could cause actual performance, actions, events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking information. All of the forward-looking information in this press release is qualified by these cautionary statements. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements containing forward-looking information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. For further details, reference is made to the risk factors discussed or referred to in Khan's annual and interim management's discussion and analyses and Annual Information Form on file with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Such forward-looking statements and information are made or given as at the date of this news release, and Khan assumes no obligation to update or revise them, either publicly or otherwise, to reflect new events, information or circumstances, except as may be required under applicable securities law.
Contact
Investor Relations Contacts:
Grant Edey
Khan Resources Inc.
President & CEO
Office: 416.360.3405
gedey@rogers.com
Marilyn Barton
Khan Resources Inc.
Manager, Administration
Office: 416.360.3405
mbarton@khanresources.com