Silicon Metals Increases Unit Offering and Closes Final Tranche of $147,500 for Aggregate Gross Proceeds of $442,145

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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 27, 2024) - SILICON METALS CORP. (CSE: SI) (FSE: X6U0) ("Silicon Metals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, further to its news releases dated December 18, 2024 and December 2, 2024, it has closed the second and final tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement for gross aggregate proceeds of $147,500 (the "Second Tranche") through the issuance of 2,269,230 flow-through units of the Company (each, a "Flow-Through Unit") at a price of $0.065 per Flow-Through Unit. Together with proceeds from the first tranche of the private placement, the Company raised an aggregate of $442,145 and issued an aggregate of 6,802,230 Flow-Through Units.

Each Flow-Through Unit consists of one common flow-through share in the capital of the Company (each, a "Flow-Through-Share") and one-half of one share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (non-flow-through) common share in the capital of the Company (each, a "Warrant Share") at a price of $0.10 per Warrant Share for a period of twenty-four months following issuance.

The Company intends to use the aggregate proceeds of the Offering for exploration advancements at its British Columbia exploration properties, and various other exploration costs that the Company may deem necessary.

Fees of $10,760 were paid and 165,538 finder's warrants were issued (the "Finder's Warrants") to certain finders in connection with the Second Tranche. Together with the first tranche of the private placement, the Company paid aggregate finder's fees of $27,312 and issued 420,178 Finder's Warrants. Each Finder's Warrant is exercisable into one Share for a period of twenty-four months after the date of issuance at an exercise price of $0.065.

All securities issued in connection with the Offering 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 Offering 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.