AM Gold Inc. Announces Increase in Size of 5,000,000 Unit Non-Brokered Private Placement
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/02/10 -- AM Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE: AMG)(FRANKFURT: AMX) ('AM Gold' or the 'Company') wishes to announce that its non-brokered private placement originally announced August 5, 2010 has been oversubscribed and that the Company has agreed to increase the size of the placement to 6,300,000 Units or $1,890,000. The terms of the placement remain the same.
Each Unit is priced at $0.30 and will consist of one common share of the Company ('Share') and one transferrable common share purchase warrant ('Warrant'). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one common Share at 35 cents for a period of 24 months from the closing date.
Shares issued pursuant to the private placement, as well as any Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Warrants, are subject to a four-month hold period from the date of closing of the private placement. The private placement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. Finder's fees of up to 10% and brokers' warrants of up to 10% may be paid in accordance with regulatory policy.
The proceeds from the private placement will be used to fund the continued exploration and development of the Pinaya gold-copper project in southern Peru, the continued exploration of the Red Mountain gold project in Yukon Territory, Canada, and for general working capital purposes.
This news release was prepared on behalf of the Board of Directors, which accepts full responsibility for its contents.
On behalf of the Board:
Gerald M. Aberle, President & CEO
AM GOLD INC.
This news release has been prepared by management. This document contains certain forward looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, delays, and uncertainties not under the Company's control which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements implied by these forward looking statements. We seek safe harbor.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts:
Progressive IR Consultants Corporation
David Yeager
604-689-2881
david@AMGold.ca
www.amgold.ca