Shine Minerals closes $1.5-million private placement

Executive Summary

• Shine Minerals Corp. has closed a non-brokered private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of $1.5 million, intended to fund transaction costs, reactivation expenses, initial exploration, and working capital.
• The company is executing a transaction to reactivate from the NEX board to a Tier 2 mining issuer on the TSX-V, involving a one-for-five share consolidation and the acquisition of an option to purchase Red Cloud Silver (RCS).
• The transaction structure grants Shine the right to acquire 100% of RCS shares by issuing 6.5 million post-consolidation shares, with a subsequent option to fully acquire RCS for an additional 14.2 million shares and $650,000 in cash after $2 million in exploration expenditures are completed.

Key Details

• Financing Details:
  • Gross proceeds: $1.5 million.
  • Price: Six cents per pre-consolidation share.
  • Use of Proceeds: Transaction costs, reactivation expenses, initial exploration on the Silver District project, and general working capital.
  • Insider Participation: Insiders participated for $56,340; this is a related party transaction subject to Multilateral Instrument 61-101, relying on exemptions from formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements.
• Corporate Actions:
  • Share Consolidation: One-for-five share consolidation completed prior to closing.
  • Reactivation: Transaction serves as reactivation from NEX to Tier 2 mining issuer per TSX-V Policy 2.6, Section 1.4.
  • Regulatory Status: Subject to TSX-V acceptance and satisfaction of conditions precedent; trading will not resume until all filings are complete and approval is obtained.
• Transaction Structure (Red Cloud Silver / Silver District Project):
  • Target: Red Cloud Silver (RCS), a private BC company holding an option on the Silver District exploration project in La Paz County, Arizona.
  • Initial Option: Shine acquires the right to purchase all 11.1 million issued and outstanding shares of RCS by issuing 6.5 million post-consolidation common shares to RCS shareholders on a pro rata basis. This does not result in immediate ownership acquisition but grants a contractual right to acquire RCS in the future.
  • Exercise Option: After completing $2 million in exploration expenditures on the project within one year, Shine may exercise the option to acquire 100% of RCS shares by issuing an additional 14.2 million post-consolidation shares and paying $650,000 in cash to RCS shareholders on a pro rata basis.
• Underlying Asset Obligations (RCS Option):
  • RCS holds an option to acquire 100% interest in the project from Gulf + Western Industries Inc.
  • RCS must make $1.4 million (U.S.) in staged cash and share payments to Gulf by Oct. 31, 2028.
  • Gulf retains a 2% net smelter return royalty.
  • Shine is responsible for maintaining the property in good standing and making required payments.
  • Share Issuance to Gulf: Any shares required to be issued to Gulf under the RCS option will be issued by Shine, capped at 3 million shares or such number resulting in Gulf holding no more than 9.9% of Shine's outstanding shares.

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