Jaguar Mining Enters into a Bought Deal for Cdn$110,550,000JAGUAR MINING INC JAG 1/31/2008 7:32:26 AMCONCORD, NH, Jan. 31, 2008 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) --
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JAG - TSX/NYSE Arca
CONCORD, NH, Jan. 31 /CNW/ - Jaguar Mining Inc. ("Jaguar" or "the Company") (JAG: TSX/NYSE Arca, JAG.NT: TSX) has entered into a bought deal financing with a syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Capital Markets to issue 8,250,000 common shares of Jaguar at Cdn$13.40 per common share for gross proceeds of Cdn$110,550,000. In addition, Jaguar has granted the underwriters an option, exercisable in whole or in part, up to 30 days following the closing of the transaction to increase the offering by up to 1,237,500 common shares at a price of Cdn$13.40 per common share, which would increase the aggregate size of the offering to Cdn$127,132,500 if the option is fully exercised.
Proceeds of the offering will be used to fund a significant expansion of the Company's Brazilian projects and for general corporate purposes.
The common shares to be issued under this offering will be offered by way of a short form prospectus in all provinces of Canada and in the United States on a private placement basis pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Closing of this offering is expected to occur on or about February 21, 2008 and is subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE Arca Exchange.
The securities have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or any applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor will there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Jaguar
Jaguar is one of the fastest growing gold producers in Brazil with operations in a prolific greenstone belt in the state of Minas Gerais. Jaguar is actively exploring and developing additional mineral resources at its 72,000 acre land base in Minas Gerais and on an additional 159,000 acres in the state of Ceara in the Northeast of Brazil through a joint venture. Additional information is available on the Company's website at www.jaguarmining.com.
