Maple Gold closes C$10 Million bought deal financing

Maple Gold Mines Ltd. has closed its previously announced bought deal offering of common shares of the company with BMO Capital Markets.

Pursuant to the offering, an aggregate of 27.8 million common Shares were sold by the company at a price of C$0.36 per Common Share (the “Offering Price“) for gross proceeds of approximately C$10 million. The Company has also granted the Underwriter an over-allotment option, exercisable in whole or in part at any time up to 30 days following closing of the Offering, to purchase up to an additional 4,170,000 Common Shares at the Offering Price.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to continue advancement of the Douay Gold Project, for general corporate purposes, and to fund future potential growth opportunities.

The Offering was completed by way of a short form prospectus in all of the provinces of Canada and was offered by way of private placement in the United States.

The Underwriter received a cash commission (the “Underwriter’s Fee“) equal to 6% of the gross proceeds of the Offering, other than (i) in respect of Common Shares sold to certain president’s list subscribers, in which case the Underwriter’s Fee was reduced to 3% and (ii) in respect of Common Shares sold to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, in which case no Underwriter’s Fee was paid thereon.

The securities offered have not been registered under the U.S. 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. 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 jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Maple Gold

Maple Gold Mines Ltd. controls the 357-square-kilometre Douay Gold Project located within the prolific Abitibi Greenstone Gold Belt in northern Québec, Canada. The Project has an established National Instrument 43-101 gold resource (RPA 2019) of 422,000 ounces in the Indicated category (8.6Mt grading 1.52 g/t Au) and 2.35 million ounces in the Inferred category (71.2Mt grading 1.03 g/t Au) with significant potential for resource expansion and new discoveries. On October 8, 2020, the Company announced the signing of a binding term sheet with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (“Agnico“) that contemplates the formation of a 50-50 joint-venture (the “JV“), which will combine Maple Gold’s Douay Gold Project and Agnico’s Joutel Project into a consolidated joint property package. For more information, please visit www.maplegoldmines.com.

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