TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 13, 2015) - Pele Mountain Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GEM)(OTCQX:GOLDF) ("Pele" or the "Company") announced the closing of a non-brokered private placement offering ("Offering") comprised of 8,012,200 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.05 each for aggregate gross proceeds of $400,610. Each Unit consists of one (1) common share and one (1) common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"), with each Warrant exercisable to acquire one common share of Pele at $0.07 until April 13, 2018.
Six directors of the Company (the "Purchasing Directors"), purchased an aggregate of $83,510 of the securities issued pursuant to the Offering and declared a conflict and recused themselves from voting on the Offering. There was no materially contrary view or abstention by any director approving the Offering. Pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"), the purchase by the Purchasing Directors was a "related party transaction" but the Corporation was exempt from the requirements to obtain a formal valuation or minority shareholder approval in connection with the Offering.
In connection with the Offering, the Company paid to one eligible person (the "Finder") a cash fee of $1,400 representing 7% of the gross proceeds raised through the Finder under the Offering. The Company also issued 28,000 Compensation Warrants to the Finder, which represents 7% of the total number of Units issued through the Finder under the Offering. Each Compensation Warrant entitles the holder upon exercise to acquire one common share of Pele at $0.05 until April 13, 2016.
All proceeds raised from the sale of Units will be used by Pele for general working capital purposes. The securities issued pursuant to the Offering will all be subject to a four (4) month statutory hold period commencing from the date of issuance. The Offering is subject to TSX Venture Exchange acceptance of requisite regulatory filings.
About Pele
Pele Mountain Resources is focused on the sustainable development of a low cost, early to market, critical rare earth supply by processing high-grade rare earth bearing monazite in Elliot Lake, Ontario, at the same location as its Eco Ridge Mine Rare Earth and Uranium Project. With excellent regional infrastructure and strong local support, Elliot Lake is an ideal location for production of a safe, secure, and reliable supply of critical rare earths and uranium. Pele shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "GEM" and on the OTCQX under the symbol "GOLDF".
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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