Midas Gold Announces Private Placement Re-Pricing

Funding to support the continued permitting and feasibility work on the Stibnite Gold Project, Idaho

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midas Gold Corp. (MAX:TSX / MDRPF:OTCQX, “Midas Gold” or the “Company”) today announced that it has amended its private placement originally announced on February 27, 2020 (the “Offering”, comprised of the Note Offering and Brokered Offering as defined below) in order to reflect the current market price of the Company’s common shares. 

“The turmoil in the market since the announcement of the offering on February 27, 2020 has impacted the price of Midas Gold’s shares, along with many others,” said Stephen Quin, President & CEO.  “After considering the market conditions, Midas Gold’s need for additional financing in the near term and the impact of the re-pricing on overall dilution, among other factors, Midas Gold determined that having funding certainty to carry on with its permitting process warranted an agreement to modify the terms of the financing and ensure a timely completion of the Offering.”

Pursuant to the amended terms of the Offering:

• the conversion price of the Canadian dollar denominated 0.05% senior unsecured convertible notes (the “Notes”) to be issued by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company pursuant to the Offering will be reduced from C$0.53 to C$0.4655;
  
  
• the purchase price of the common shares of the Company (the “Common Shares”) under the Offering will be reduced from C$0.53 to C$0.4655;
  
  
• Paulson & Co. Inc., on behalf of the several investment funds and accounts managed by it (“Paulson”) has agreed to purchase Notes for gross proceeds of a minimum C$34,000,000 (the “Note Offering”), being the Canadian dollar equivalent of US$25 million⁽¹⁾;
  
  
• BMO Capital Markets and Sprott Capital Partners LP (as co-lead agents) and a syndicate of agents including Cormark Securities Inc. and Haywood Securities Inc. (collectively, the “Agents”) have agreed to act as agents in connection with a best efforts brokered private placement of Notes and/or Common Shares (the “Brokered Offering”) for total gross proceeds of up to C$13,600,000, being the Canadian dollar equivalent of US$10 million⁽¹⁾.