Colossus Minerals Inc. Announces C$60,225,000 Bought Deal Financing
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Oct. 25, 2010 (Marketwire) --
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Colossus Minerals Inc. (TSX:CSI) (the "Company" or "Colossus") announced today that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities L.P. (the "Underwriters"). The Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 7,300,000 common shares (the "Common Shares") of the Company, at a price of C$8.25 per Common Share (the "Offering Price") for aggregate gross proceeds to Colossus of C$60,225,000 (the "Offering").
The Company has agreed to grant the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 1,095,000 Common Shares at the Offering Price, exercisable in whole or in part, at any time on or prior to the date that is 30 days following the closing of the Offering. If this option is exercised in full, an additional C$9,033,750 will be raised pursuant to the Offering and the aggregate gross proceeds of the Offering will be C$69,258,750.
The Common Shares will be offered by way of a short form prospectus to be filed in all of the provinces of Canada, except Quebec.
The net proceeds are intended to be used to fund expenditures on the Serra Pelada project and other exploration activities and for general working capital and corporate purposes.
The Offering is expected to close on or about November 16, 2010 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory and stock exchange approvals, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the applicable securities regulatory authorities.
The securities being offered have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press 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 State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
