Private Placement Financing
24 Janvier 2006 - 1:49PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:3658X
AfriOre Limited
24 January 2006
41 Roebuck St Tel: 212-386-5496 Email: info@afriore.com
Bridgetown, Barbados Fax: 212-386-5425 Web site:www.afriore.com
Toll: 800-364-1782
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AFRIORE ANNOUNCES C$20 MILLION BOUGHT DEAL PRIVATE PLACEMENT FINANCING
24th January 2006
AFRIORE LIMITED (AIM/TSX: AFO) is pleased to announce that it has entered into
an agreement with Westwind Partners Inc. and Canaccord Capital Corporation (the
"Underwriters") which have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal private
placement basis, 5,650,000 common shares of the Company at a price of Cad$3.55
per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of Cad$20,057,500.
The Underwriters intend to appoint an underwriter dealer group consisting of
other registered dealers acceptable to the Company for the purpose of arranging
purchases of the common shares. The Underwriters will also have the option to
purchase up to an additional 570,000 common shares at the issue price for a
period of up to 48 hours prior to closing for additional gross proceeds of up to
Cad$2,023,500. The Company plans to use the net proceeds of this financing to
fund advancement of the Company's mineral projects and for general corporate
purposes.
The offering is scheduled to close on or about February 9, 2006 and is subject
to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all
necessary approvals including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any State in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities have
not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
AfriOre is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of gold and
platinum exploration properties in Africa. It has gold exploration properties in
South Africa, Namibia and Kenya and the Akanani platinum group metals properties
in South Africa.
AfriOre is listed in Standard & Poor's Corporation Records and furnishes
information to the SEC pursuant to Rule 12g 3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
For further information, please contact:
AfriOre Limited Charles Stanley & Co
Stuart Comline Dugald Carlean
T: +27 83 654 5449 T: +44(0) 20 7953 2485
Alan Friedman
Tau Capital Corp Parkgreen Communications
T: +1 416 361 9636 Justine Howarth / Ana Ribeiro
E: friedman@taucapital.com T: +44 (0) 20 7493 3713
www.afriore.com
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