Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 24, 2023) - CARLYLE COMMODITIES CORP. (CSE: CCC) (FSE: BJ4) (OTCQB: DLRYF) ("Carlyle" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement consisting of the issuance of up to 1,000,000 non-flow-through units (each, a "Unit") of the Company at a price of $0.25 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $250,000 (the "Offering"), pursuant to which it has closed an initial tranche of 740,000 units for total gross proceeds of approximately $185,000 (the "First Tranche").
Each Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company (each, a "Share") and one-half of one Share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"), with each full Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one additional Share (each, a "Warrant Share") at a price of $0.375 per Warrant Share for a period of thirty-six months following issuance. The Warrants are subject to an acceleration provision (the "Acceleration Provision") whereby in the event the Shares have a closing price on the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE") (or such other exchange on which the Shares may be traded at such time) of $0.50 or greater per Share for a period of ten (10) consecutive trading days at any time from the date of issuance, the Company may accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants by giving notice to the holders thereof (by disseminating a news release advising of the acceleration of the expiry date of the Warrants) and, in such case, the Warrants will expire on the thirtieth day after the date of such notice.
The aggregate proceeds of the First Tranche are anticipated to be used for general working capital.
Cash fees of $14,000 were paid and 56,000 finder's warrants (each, a "Finder's Warrant") were issued in connection with the closing of the First Tranche in accordance with the policies of the CSE and applicable securities laws. Each Finder's Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Share (each, a "Finder's Warrant Share") at an exercise price of $0.25 per Finder's Warrant Share for a period of thirty-six months following issuance.
All securities issued in connection with the Offering, including those of the First Tranche, will be subject to a statutory hold period expiring four months and one day after the date of issuance, as set out in National Instrument 45‐102 – Resale of Securities.
None of the securities sold in connection with the First Tranche will be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and no such securities may be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. 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 jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.