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Electric Royalties Ltd
Symbol ELEC
Shares Issued 96,601,509
Close 2024-04-29 C$ 0.23
Market Cap C$ 22,218,347
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Electric Royalties investor Gleason buys shares

2024-04-30 13:11 ET - News Release

Mr. Stefan Gleason reports

PRINCIPAL OF U.S. METALS DEALER INCREASES STAKE IN ELECTRIC ROYALTIES TO 24%

Stefan Gleason (the acquiror) is filing another early warning report in connection with his acquisition on the open market of additional shares of Electric Royalties Ltd.

Mr. Gleason now beneficially owns or has control or direction over approximately 24 per cent of the company's issued and outstanding common shares.

"With positive developments recently announced in connection with several of the company's largest royalties, especially Battery Hill, Seymour Lake and Mont Sorcier, I am pleased to continue placing bids in the open market and bolster my overall investment in the company," said Mr. Gleason. "Given the current market capitalization, I believe the assets held by Electric Royalties are dramatically undervalued.

"Meanwhile, the package of lithium properties under the asset purchase agreement signed this month creates near-term cash flow from scheduled option payments, nearly doubles the company's royalty count to 40, charts a path to 72 royalties and adds even more sizzle to the company's portfolio."

Mr. Gleason is utilizing the normal course purchase exemption in National Instrument 62-104 -- Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids. The exemption permits additional share purchases above the 20-per-cent threshold without triggering a takeover bid requirement so long as the acquisitions within any 12-month period do not exceed 5 per cent of the securities of that class outstanding at the beginning of the 12-month period.

Mr. Gleason is a Charlotte-based entrepreneur who leads several privately held businesses in the United States, including Money Metals Exchange LLC. Money Metals is one of the largest precious metals dealers and depositories in North America.

Mr. Gleason was elected a director of the company at the annual meeting last December. His family office, Gleason & Sons LLC, recently provided an expanded $10-million convertible credit facility that potentially enables the company to acquire new assets without raising equity, thereby avoiding dilution of existing shareholders.

On April 29, 2024, the acquiror purchased 56,900 company shares via the TSX Venture Exchange (at a cost of $14,225, or an average of 25 cents per share). Prior to April 29, the acquiror held an aggregate of 23,142,104 common shares, representing 23.956 per cent of the issued and outstanding Shares on an as converted and partially diluted basis. After the purchases on April 29, the acquiror held 23,199,004 common shares, or 24.015 per cent of the issued and outstanding shares on an as converted and partially diluted basis.

On March 14, 2024, the aquiror previously filed a report under the early warning reporting rules of Canadian securities laws, disclosing that he beneficially owned or had control or direction over 21,237,368 common shares, at the time representing 21.985 per cent of the company's issued and outstanding shares on an as converted and partially diluted basis. The acquiror is filing this latest early warning report because he has now accumulated more than 2 per cent of the company's issued and outstanding shares since his prior filing on March 14, 2024.

This early warning news release is issued under the early warning provisions of Canadian securities legislation, including National Instrument 62-104 -- Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids and National Instrument 62-103 -- The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues. A copy of the early warning report will be filed on SEDAR+.

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