Barkerville Announces C$10 Million Bought Deal Private Placement of Flow-Through Shares

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Dec. 15, 2017) -

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Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. ("Barkerville" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:BGM) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Haywood Securities Inc. and Canaccord Genuity Corp. as co-lead underwriters (together, the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a "bought deal" private placement basis, 10,000,000 common shares of the Corporation that will qualify as "flow-through shares" (within the meaning of subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) (the "Flow-Through Shares") at a price of C$1.00 per Flow-Through Share, for aggregate gross proceeds of C$10,000,000 (the "Offering").

The Corporation has granted the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 Flow-Through Shares at a price of C$1.00 per Flow-Through Share, for additional aggregate gross proceeds of C$1,500,000 (the "Underwriters' Option"), which is exercisable in whole or in part by the Underwriters at any time prior to 48 hours prior to the closing date.

The Corporation intends to use the gross proceeds from the sale of the Flow-Through Shares for "Canadian exploration expenses" (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)), related to the Corporation's Cariboo Gold Project in central British Columbia. The Corporation has also agreed to renounce such Canadian exploration expenses with an effective date of no later than December 31, 2017.

The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about December 28, 2017 and is subject to the completion of formal documentation and receipt of regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The Flow-Through Shares issued in connection with the Offering will be subject to a statutory hold period in accordance with applicable securities legislation. In consideration for their services, the Corporation has agreed to pay the Underwriters a cash commission equal to 5.0% of the gross proceeds from the Offering, excluding gross proceeds received from the sale of Flow-Through Shares to Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd and Osisko Mining Inc.