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Royal Helium Ltd (2)
Symbol RHC
Shares Issued 243,711,095
Close 2023-06-12 C$ 0.35
Market Cap C$ 85,298,883
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Royal Helium closes $7.3M debenture unit financing

2023-06-12 12:41 ET - News Release

Mr. Andrew Davidson reports

ROYAL HELIUM LTD. CLOSES $7.3 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE UNITS

Royal Helium Ltd. has closed its previously announced bought deal private placement of 7,300 non-transferable unsecured convertible debenture units of the company at an issue price of $1,000 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $7.3-million. The offering was increased from the previously announced $7-million as a result of excess demand. The offering was conducted pursuant to the terms and conditions of an underwriting agreement among the company, Eight Capital, Research Capital Corp. and Cormark Securities Inc.

Andrew Davidson, president and chief executive officer, stated: "We are pleased to have this financing completed and report that management and the board participated for over 10 per cent of this offering, showing our commitment and alignment with all stakeholders of Royal. The net proceeds of this raise are being used for ancillary mid-stream equipment and services related to the commissioning of the Steveville helium-processing facility that are outside the scope of the project financing already in place for the facility. Proceeds will also allow the company to reinitiate exploration activities over other projects in Saskatchewan and Alberta."

Each debenture unit consists of one 12 per cent unsecured convertible debenture in the principal amount of $1,000 with a maturity date of June 30, 2025, and 2,703 common share purchase warrants. Each warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the company at an exercise price of 40 cents per warrant share for a period of 36 months.

The convertible debentures will be convertible at the holder's option into shares at any time prior to the close of business on the earlier of the business day immediately preceding the maturity date and the date fixed for redemption of the convertible debentures at a conversion price of 37 cents per share.

Interest on the convertible debentures will accrue commencing on June 12, 2023, at a rate of 12 per cent per year and shall be payable semi-annually in arrears, beginning on Dec. 31, 2023. At the company's option, provided no event of default has occurred and is continuing and provided all applicable regulatory approvals have been obtained (including any required approval of any stock exchange on which the shares are listed), interest may be paid in cash or paid in kind through the issuance of freely tradable shares. The number of shares to be issued in satisfaction of the company's interest obligation shall be calculated based on the volume-weighted average price of the shares for the two trading days immediately prior to and the two trading days immediately following the notice from the company that it has elected to satisfy its interest obligations in shares.

The gross proceeds from the sale of the debenture units, less the expenses related to the offering, were paid by the underwriters to the company on the closing date, in accordance with the terms of the underwriting agreement. The company paid the underwriters a cash fee equal to 6.0 per cent of the gross proceeds of the offering (other than in respect of certain subscribers on the president's list, for which no commission was paid).

The net proceeds of the offering will be used to finance capital expenditures related to the company's Steveville production facilities and for general corporate purposes.

The convertible debentures and the warrants comprising the debenture units will not be listed on any stock exchange, though the company has received the conditional approval of the TSX Venture Exchange to list the shares issuable upon conversion of the convertible debentures and exercise of the warrants on the TSX-V.

The convertible debentures and the warrants comprising the debenture units (and any shares issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof, as applicable) are subject to a four-month-and-one-day statutory hold period under applicable Canadian securities laws, ending Oct. 13, 2023.

About Royal Helium Ltd.

Royal Helium controls over one million acres of prospective helium land across Southern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta. All of Royal's lands are in close vicinity to highways, roads, cities, and, importantly, existing oil and gas infrastructure, with a significant portion of its land in close proximity to existing helium-producing locations. With stable, rising prices and limited, non-renewable sources for helium worldwide, Royal intends to become a leading North American producer of this high-value commodity. Royal's helium reservoirs are carried primarily with nitrogen. Nitrogen is not considered a greenhouse gas and, therefore, has a low GHG footprint when compared with other jurisdictions that rely on large-scale natural gas production for helium extraction. Helium extracted from wells in Saskatchewan and Alberta can be up to 99 per cent less carbon intensive than helium extraction processes in other jurisdictions.

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