Reunion Gold Announces Closing of C$70 Million Bought Deal Financing

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LONGUEUIL, Quebec, Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reunion Gold Corporation (TSXV: RGD) (the “Company”) announced today the closing of its previously announced “bought-deal” public offering of common shares which was conducted by a syndicate of underwriters (the “Offering”). The syndicate was co-led by BMO Capital Markets (“BMO”) and SCP Resource Finance LP, with BMO acting as sole bookrunner, and included Cormark Securities Inc., Paradigm Capital Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. and iA Private Wealth Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”). The Underwriters acquired an aggregate of 152,200,000 common shares in the capital of the Company (the “Common Shares”), at a price of C$0.46 per Common Share for gross proceeds of approximately C$70 million. The Company has granted the Underwriters an option, exercisable at the Offering price for a period of 30 days following the closing of the Offering, to purchase up to an additional 15% of the Offering to cover over-allotments, if any.

“We are very pleased to have successfully closed this financing in what we know is a challenging market for investors,” said Rick Howes, President and CEO of the Company. “We are also delighted to welcome La Mancha Investments S.à r.l. as a shareholder of the Company. Their support and participation in this financing was a critical piece that will allow us to continue to advance the Oko West Project towards the next stage of development. We also appreciate the continued support of our largest shareholders and welcome new shareholders to our Company.”

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for continued advancement of the Company’s Oko West Project in Guyana and for general corporate purposes.

The Offering was completed by way of a prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) dated September 20, 2023 to the Company’s short form base shelf prospectus dated August 16, 2023 (the “Base Shelf Prospectus”). Copies of the Prospectus Supplement and Base Shelf Prospectus are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

The Common Shares issued pursuant to the Offering have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent U.S. registration or an applicable exemption from the U.S. 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.