Neo Battery Materials closes $7-million unit placement

Executive Summary

• Neo Battery Materials Ltd. has closed a fully subscribed, non-brokered private placement of up to approximately 11,666,667 units for aggregate gross proceeds of up to approximately $7 million.
• The offering consists of units priced at 60 cents each, with each unit comprising one common share and one non-transferable warrant exercisable at 85 cents per share for 36 months.
• Net proceeds will be utilized for installing additional battery manufacturing equipment at the Gimje factory and expansion site, as well as for general working capital.

Key Details

• Transaction Structure: Non-brokered private placement.
• Units Issued: Up to 11,666,667 units.
• Price Per Unit: 60 cents CAD.
• Gross Proceeds: Up to approximately $7 million.
• Subscription Status: Fully subscribed with institutional investor support.
• Closing Date: Expected by or around the week of Jan. 19, or a later date determined by the company or approving entities.
• Warrant Terms: Each unit includes one non-transferable common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of 85 cents for a period of 36 months from the closing date.
• Finder’s Compensation: The company may pay a cash commission of up to 6% of gross proceeds and issue finders' options of up to 6% of the total units issued.
• Use of Proceeds:
  1. Installing additional battery manufacturing equipment (formation and cylindrical/prismatic cell assembly) at the operational Gimje battery factory and the expansion site.
  2. General working capital purposes.
• Regulatory Status: Offered outside Canada under an exemption from the prospectus requirement (OSC Rule 72-503); securities are not subject to resale restrictions. Subject to final acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange. Not a related party transaction.

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