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Vior Announces Closing of $2.5m Private Placement
MONTREAL, QC / ACCESSWIRE / March 30, 2023 / Vior Inc. ("Vior" or the "Corporation"), (TSXV:VIO)(...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vior Announces Closing of $2.5m Private PlacementMONTREAL, QC / ACCESSWIRE / March 30, 2023 / Vior Inc. (\"Vior\" or the \"Corporation\"), (TSXV:VIO)(OTCQB:VIORF)(FRANKFURT:VL51) is pleased to announce that it has completed the closing of a non-brokered private placement consisting of a total of 5,042,017 flow-through common shares issued at a price of $0.2975 per share for critical minerals exploration(the \"CMETC Offering\") and 3,883,495 flow-through common shares for \"flow through mining expenditures\" issued at a price of $0.2575 per share (the \"METC Offering\" and together with the CMETC Offering, the \"Offering\"), for overall gross proceeds of $2,500,000. The Offering was conducted as a structured flow-though share transaction arranged by PearTree Securities Inc.Osisko Mining Inc. (\"Osisko\") exercised its equity participation right pursuant to an Investor Rights Agreement entered into by Vior and Osisko on March 17, 2021, and acquired a total of 6,983,765 common shares in the structured flow-through transaction. Immediately following the closing, Osisko will own approximately 13.63% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of Vior on an undiluted basis, and 14.66% on a partially diluted basis, presuming the exercise of all Warrants held by Osisko.Mark Fedosiewich, Vior's President and CEO, stated, \"We are delighted with Osisko's significant participation in this offering. It confirms their strong commitment and shared vision as a long-term investor in Vior. The support and investment from this highly respected mining company is a strong endorsement of both our team and the quality and scale of projects that we have assembled. This overall financing will allow Vior to accelerate its overall exploration programs, with an emphasis on our Belleterre Gold and Lithium projects in Quebec.\"The gross proceeds raised from the CMETC Offering will be used by Vior to incur eligible \"Canadian exploration expenses\" that qualify as \"flow-through critical mineral mining expenditures\" as such terms are defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada), and with respect to Québec resident purchasers will also qualify for inclusion in the \"exploration base relating to certain Québec exploration expenses\" and in the \"exploration base relating to certain Québec surface mining expenses\" within the meaning of the Taxation A...