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Nov 30, 2010 20:36 ETAllana Potash Corp. Closes $12.39 Million Private Placement With Strategic Investor
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 30, 2010) -
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Allana Potash Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AAA) ("Allana" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement of 24,300,000 common shares (the "Common Shares") at a price of $0.51 per Common Share (the "Offering Price") for gross proceeds of CAD$12,393,000 pursuant to the TSX Venture Exchange's expedited filing system (the "Offering").
Farhad Abasov, President and CEO of Allana, commented: "We are very pleased to close the strategic financing with Liberty Metals & Mining Holdings, LLC ("LMM"), a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Group. This financing has allowed us to raise a substantial amount of equity capital at an attractive cost and will fully finance our Ethiopian potash project through the completion of the exploration program and bankable feasibility study. We continue to receive considerable interest from various organizations regarding our Ethiopian potash project and we are free to continue these discussions from a strong position, knowing that we are well financed through the completion of a bankable feasibility study. It is very important to note that LMM is a long-term investor who is committed to assisting Allana when our Company enters the mine construction stage. I would like to welcome Ms. Diana Walters, the President of LMM, to Allana's board. Diana will bring a wealth of experience in equity and debt financing to our potash project."
In accordance with the terms of the Offering, LMM has purchased all of the Common Shares. The Offering Price was based on a 4% premium to the twenty day volume weighted average price of the Common Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange. No finder's fees or any other finder's compensation will be paid in connection with the Offering.
Pursuant to the terms of the Offering, the Company and LMM have entered into an Investor Rights Agreement which gives LMM certain rights, including without limitation, participation and registration rights (in certain circumstances), as well as the right to nominate one director to the board of Allana, provided LMM continues to hold at least 7.5% of Allana's issued and outstanding shares. In addition, subject to certain conditions, LMM shall have the right to participate in any future equity or equity-linked financings by the Company in order to maintain its current ownership in the Company.
Pursuant to the closing of the Offering, LMM now holds approximately 17% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company and Ms. Diana Walters has been appointed to Allana's board of directors. Ms. Walters is the President of LMM.
The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund a drilling program and feasibility study for the Company's main asset, its Ethiopian potash property in the Danakhil evaporate basin, and for general corporate purposes.
Closing of the financing is subject to receipt of all regulatory approvals, including final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The Common Shares issued pursuant to the Offering are subject to a four month and one day statutory hold period, until March 31, 2011.
About Allana Potash Corp.
Allana is a publicly traded corporation with a focus on the acquisition and development of potash assets internationally with its major focus on a previously explored potash property in Ethiopia with Inferred Mineral Resources of 70.3 million tonnes of kainitite mineralization grading 61.7 % kainite and 30.3 million tonnes of sylvinite resource grading 25.4 % sylvite (combined 105,200,000 tonnes with a composite grade of 20.8 % KCl (see News Release dated Sept. 17, 2008). Allana has approximately 143.2 million shares outstanding and trades on the TSX-Venture exchange under the symbol "AAA".
Peter J. MacLean, Ph.D., P. Geo., Allana's Senior VP Exploration, is a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical information presented in this release.
