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Great Pacific Gold Announces Public Offering to Raise up to $15 Million

GPAC Secures $20M War Chest for PNG Drilling as Warrant Overhang Looms at $0.70

Executive Summary
  • Great Pacific Gold closed an upsized public offering of 42,600,000 units at $0.47 per unit, generating $20,022,000 in gross proceeds.
  • Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of a common-share purchase warrant. Full warrants carry a $0.70 exercise price and expire on April 2, 2028.
  • The offering was upsized from the initially announced $15 million target on March 25, 2026.
  • Net proceeds are allocated to advance gold-copper projects in Papua New Guinea (Wild Dog, Kesar, Arau, Tinga Valley) and for general working capital.
  • Agent compensation includes a $1.16 million cash commission and 2,462,808 compensation options exercisable at $0.47 until April 2, 2028.
  • The securities are not registered under the U.S. Securities Act and cannot be offered in the U.S. without an exemption.
Material Impact
  • The financing provides approximately $18.8 million in net cash, securing the company's 2026 two-rig drilling program and extending its operational runway by roughly 12 to 18 months.
  • The news is fully expected. The market was alerted via a trading halt on March 25, followed by the initial $15 million announcement. The upsizing to $20 million is a minor positive but does not alter the fundamental exploration thesis.
  • The issuance is highly dilutive. Adding 42.6 million shares to an already expanded float increases the total share count to approximately 191.7 million.
  • The $0.70 warrant strike price establishes a clear overhead supply zone. The stock must sustainably clear $0.70 to avoid future dilution pressure, which is currently 49% above the trading price.
  • The capital raise aligns with management's stated strategy to aggressively test the 15km Wild Dog corridor, but it does not de-risk the project's lack of a defined resource estimate.
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Company Overview
  • Great Pacific Gold is a junior exploration company focused on high-grade gold-copper-silver systems in Papua New Guinea.
  • Flagship asset: Wild Dog Project, located in East New Britain Province. The project encompasses a 15km structural corridor with >1,000m vertical depth potential indicated by MobileMT geophysics.
  • Key targets include Sinivit (epithermal vein system), Kavasuki (west-dipping epithermal structure), Kasie Ridge (high-sulphidation epithermal/porphyry transition), and Magiabe (large-scale porphyry target).
  • Recent drilling has consistently returned high-grade, near-surface intercepts, including 8.4m @ 50.12 g/t AuEq and 58.9m @ 2.50 g/t AuEq.
  • The company completed a 1:1 spin-out of its Australian Walhalla Gold Project in December 2025 to streamline operations and focus capital exclusively on PNG.
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