Vancouver, British Columbia – August 23, 2024 – TheNewswire – Majestic Gold Corp. (TSX.V: MJS, FSE: A0BK1D) (“Majestic”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) announces with reference made to (i) the prospectus of Persistence Resources Group Ltd (the “Persistence”) dated December 14, 2023 in relation to the Global Offering (the “Prospectus”); (ii) the news release dated March 25, 2024 in relation to an LOI to acquire gold project through use of the net proceeds from Global Offering (the “Net Proceeds”); and (iii) the 2023 annual report of the Company dated March 28, 2024 (the “Annual Report”).

 

The Company hereby announces that after careful consideration and detailed evaluation of the Company’s operations and business strategy, it has resolved to change the use of the unutilised portion of the Net Proceeds in the manner as set out below.

 

CHANGE IN USE OF UNUTILISED NET PROCEEDS FROM GLOBAL OFFERING

The original intended purposes and uses of the Net Proceeds, which amounted to approximately HK$218.3 million, were disclosed in the section headed “Future Plans and Use of Proceeds – Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus, and further updated in the section headed “Management Discussion and Analysis – Use of Proceeds from Global Offering” in the Annual Report.

As at June 30, 2024, the Company has utilised approximately HK$24.9 million of the Net Proceeds and the unutilised portion of the Net Proceeds amounted to approximately HK$193.4 million (the “Unutilised Net Proceeds”). The original and revised allocation of the Net Proceeds is as follows:

 

On the basis of the change in use of Unutilised Net Proceeds as set out in the table above, the Company currently expects to fully utilise the Unutilised Net Proceeds by December 31, 2025. The expected timeline for utilising the Unutilised Net Proceeds is based on the best estimation of the commercial market situations made by the Company and may be subject to changes based  on the market conditions.

 

REASONS FOR THE CHANGE IN USE OF PROCEEDS

As originally disclosed in the section headed “Future Plans and Use of Proceeds – Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus, approximately 12.6% of the Net Proceeds was allocated to repay certain borrowings of the Company from Huaxia Bank Co., Ltd. Yantai Branch (the “Original Repayment Plan”).

 

However, pursuant to the recent regulatory updates from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC or its local branch (the “SAFE”), the whole application process of the Original Repayment Plan has been significantly extended. As such, the Company has resolved to (i) use internal source of fund (denominated in RMB) of the Company for the repayment of existing bank loans, in order to comply with the repayment schedule of such existing bank loans; and (ii) reallocate the whole portion of the Unutilised Net Proceeds which is originally intended for loan repayment to the expansion of the business of the Company through selective acquisitions of gold mining assets, resulting an increase of such portion from approximately HK$120.1 million to approximately HK$147.6 million.

 

The Company confirms that there are no material changes in the nature of the business of the Company as set out in the Prospectus. The Company believes that the above change in  the use of the Unutilised Net Proceeds will not have any material adverse impact on  the  operations of the Company, and such change will allow the Company to deploy its financial resources more efficiently and enhance the business performance in the long run. The Company has no other changes to the plan for utilising the remaining net proceeds from Global Offering other than as disclosed in this announcement.

 

About Majestic Gold

Currently focused in China, Majestic Gold Corp. is a British Columbia based company engaged in commercial gold production at the Songjiagou Gold Mine in eastern Shandong Province, China. Additional information on the Company and its projects is available at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company’s website at www.majesticgold.com.

 

For further information, please contact:

James Mackie, CFO and Corporate Secretary

Telephone: (604) 560-9060

Email: info@majesticgold.com

Website: www.majesticgold.com

  

Cautionary Notes

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While these forward‐looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith, and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions, or other future performance suggestions herein. Except as required by applicable law, Majestic Gold does not intend to update any forward‐looking statements to conform these statements to actual results