Strengthens balance sheet, enabling Critical Metals Corp to continue funding development plans for both the Tanbreez Rare Earths Project in Greenland and the Wolfsberg Lithium Project in Austria
NEW YORK, Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Critical Metals Corp. (Nasdaq: CRML) (“Critical Metals Corp” or the “Company”), a leading mining development company focused on critical metals and minerals and producing strategic products essential to electrification and next generation technologies for Europe and its western world partners, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement for a private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) financing that is expected to result in gross proceeds of approximately $22.5 million to the Company, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses. The PIPE financing is expected to close on or about February 7, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.
Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement, the Company is issuing an aggregate of approximately 4.5 million ordinary shares (the “PIPE Shares”) issued at an Offer Price of $5.00 per share and warrants to purchase ordinary shares (the “PIPE Warrants”), in an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate PIPE Shares, at a strike price of $7.00, each warrant with an expiry date of 4-years from Issue Date. The shares sold in the private placement are subject to resale registration rights.
Critical Metals Corp plans to use the funds raised to continue funding development across the Company’s two pre-production mining assets and to pay expenses of the Company and for other general corporate purposes.
In connection with the PIPE transaction, the Company agreed to remove anti-dilution provisions from certain senior convertible notes of the Company contemplated to be issued upon closing of the issuance of such notes. The description of the senior convertible notes transaction was previously announced by the Company in a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K on January 22, 2025.
“On the heels of the Chinese export ban of rare earth materials and U.S. President Trump’s interest in Greenland, Critical Metals Corp has accomplished another key milestone by securing additional funding to support the continued execution of our vision to become a leading supplier of critical minerals to the West,” said Tony Sage, CEO and Chairman of Critical Metals Corp. “Funds raised through the PIPE will support our efforts in developing both Tanbreez, a game-changing rare earth asset in Greenland, and our Wolfsberg Lithium Project, the first fully permitted lithium mine in Europe. We look forward to welcoming the support of our new investors with deep experience in the metals and mining arena, and delivering long-term value to all of our shareholders.”
Advisors
Jett Capital Advisors, LLC, Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC and EAS Advisors, LLC, acting through Odeon Capital Group LLC, acted as Placement Agents to Critical Metals Corp. in the Financing. White & Case LLP are legal advisors to Critical Metals Corp. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP served as legal counsel to the financial advisors.
The offer and sale of the PIPE Shares and PIPE Warrants are being made in a transaction not involving a public offering, and the securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), as amended, or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. The PIPE Shares and PIPE Warrants were sold only to accredited investors and were not sold as part of a general solicitation. Critical Metals Corp has agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC registering the resale of the PIPE Shares and ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Critical Metals Corp.
Critical Metals Corp (Nasdaq: CRML) is a leading mining development company focused on critical metals and minerals, and producing strategic products essential to electrification and next generation technologies for Europe and its western world partners. Its flagship Project, Tanbreez, represents one of the world's largest, rare earth deposits located in Greenland. Another key asset is the Wolfsberg Lithium Project located in Carinthia, 270 km south of Vienna, Austria. The Wolfsberg Lithium Project is the first fully permitted mine in Europe and is strategically located with access to established road and rail infrastructure and is expected to be the next major producer of key lithium products to support the European market. Wolfsberg is well positioned with offtake and downstream partners to become a unique and valuable building block in an expanding geostrategic critical metals portfolio. With this strategic asset portfolio, Critical Metals Corp is positioned to become a reliable and sustainable supplier of critical minerals essential for defense applications, clean energy transition, and next-generation technologies in the western world.
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