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Northern Dynasty Announces Proposed US$13.5 Million Marketed Offering
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 12, 2019 / Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX: NDM; N...

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[{"type":"text","content":"Northern Dynasty Announces Proposed US$13.5 Million Marketed OfferingVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 12, 2019 / Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX: NDM; NYSE American: NAK) (\"Northern Dynasty\" or the \"Company\") announces that the Company is undertaking an overnight marketed public offering of common shares of the Company for gross proceeds of up to US$13.5 million (the \"Offering\"). The Offering is expected to be completed pursuant to an underwriting agreement to be entered into between the Company and Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, as lead underwriter and sole book-runner on behalf of itself and a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, the \"Underwriters\"). The price and number of common shares to be sold will be determined in the course of marketing and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the Offering will be completed.In addition, Northern Dynasty will grant the Underwriters an over-allotment option (the \"Over-Allotment Option\") exercisable, in whole or in part, in the sole discretion of the Underwriters, to purchase up to an additional 15% of the number of common shares sold in the Offering for up to 30 days after the closing, on the same terms and conditions as the Offering.The Company will pay the Underwriters a cash commission equal to 6.0% of the gross proceeds of the Offering, including proceeds received from the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, at the closing of the Offering.Closing of the Offering will be subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE American. Anticipated uses of the proceeds of the Offering are (i) operational expenditures, including engineering, environmental, permitting and evaluation expenses associated with the Pebble Project and advancement of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Impact Statement (\"EIS\"); (ii) ongoing outreach and engagement with political and regulatory offices in the Alaska state and U.S. federal governments, Alaska Native partners and broader regional and state-wide stakeholder groups; and (iii) general corporate purposes. To the extent that the gross proceeds of the Offering and the Concurrent Private Placement described below exceed US$20 million in aggregate, the Company will use CDN$1,750,000 of the ...