Sun Summit Announces Closing of $4 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement
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Sun Summit Minerals (OTCQB: SMREF, TSXV: SMN) closed a $4,000,000 non-brokered private placement consisting of 20,689,656 charity flow-through shares at $0.145 and 10,000,000 non-flow-through shares at $0.10. Charity flow-through shares qualify as flow-through shares under the Canadian Income Tax Act.
According to the company, proceeds will fund exploration at the JD, Theory and Buck properties and other Canadian assets. Sun Summit paid aggregate finder's fees of $110,850, including 507,000 NFT shares, and issued 1,108,500 finder warrants exercisable until August 26, 2028 at $0.145 and $0.10.
The placement remains subject to final TSX Venture Exchange approval and the securities carry a hold period until December 27, 2026. Sun Summit also granted 11,250,000 stock options to directors, officers and consultants, each exercisable at $0.15 for five years, subject to TSXV approval.
Positive
- Completed non-brokered financing raising $4,000,000 in gross proceeds
- Issued 20.7 million charity flow-through shares at a premium price of $0.145
- Financing proceeds dedicated to exploration of JD, Theory and Buck projects
- Finder warrant term to August 26, 2028 supports longer-term capital flexibility
Negative
- Equity financing adds over 30.7 million new common shares, diluting existing holders
- Finder’s fees of $110,850 increase capital-raising costs
- Grant of 11,250,000 stock options at $0.15 may create further future dilution
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 26, 2026) - Sun Summit Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SMN) (OTCQB: SMREF) ("Sun Summit" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") previously announced in the Company's news release on August 6, 2026, through the issuance of: (i) 20,689,656 charity flow-through common shares in the capital of the Company (each, a "Charity FT Share") at a price of
The Charity FT Shares qualify as a flow-through share within the meaning of subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Tax Act").
The Company intends to use all of the gross proceeds of the Private Placement for exploration of the Company's JD, Theory and Buck properties and any other Canadian properties that the Company may acquire, provided that the Company will use an amount equal to the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Charity FT Shares to incur eligible "Canadian exploration expenses" that will qualify as "flow-through mining expenditures" as such terms are defined in the Tax Act, and as "BC flow-through mining expenditures" as set forth in subsection 4.721(1) of the Income Tax Act (British Columbia).
In connection with the Private Placement, the Company paid aggregate finder's fees of
The Private Placement is subject to the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV"). The securities issued in the Private Placement are subject to a hold period expiring on December 27, 2026, in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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 the United States or in any other jurisdiction 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 thereunder.
Option Issuance
The Company also announces that it has, subject to approval of the TSXV, granted an aggregate of 11,250,000 stock options of the Company (the "Options") to certain directors, officers and consultants of the Company, in accordance with the rules of the TSXV and the Company's stock option plan. Each Option entitles the holder thereof to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of
About Sun Summit
Sun Summit Minerals (TSXV: SMN) (OTCQB: SMREF) is a mineral exploration company focused on the discovery and advancement of district scale gold and copper assets in British Columbia. The Company's diverse portfolio includes the JD and Theory Projects in the Toodoggone region of north-central B.C., and the Buck Project in central B.C.
Further details are available at www.sunsummitminerals.com.
On behalf of the board of directors
Niel Marotta
Chief Executive Officer & Director
info@sunsummitminerals.com
For further information, contact:
Matthew Benedetto, Simone Capital
mbenedetto@simonecapital.ca
Tel. 416-817-1226
Forward-Looking Information
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