Vior Announces Closing of $352k Private Placement and Election of Osisko Mining’s Nominee to the Board

MONTREAL, QC / ACCESSWIRE / December 15, 2023 / Vior Inc. ("Vior" or the "Corporation"), (TSX-V:VIO)(OTCQB:VIORF)(FRANKFURT:VL51) is pleased to announce that it has completed the closing of a non-brokered private placement consisting of a total of 2,069,413 flow-through common shares issued at a price of $0.17 (the "Offering") for gross proceeds of $351,800.

Vior will use the Offering proceeds to fund exploration work on its Quebec gold properties. As a result of the closing of the Offering, there are now 104,060,144 common shares of Vior issued and outstanding.

In connection with the Offering, Vior has paid a cash finder's fee of $11,070 to an arm's length third party.

The Offering was carried out pursuant to prospectus exemptions of applicable securities laws and is subject to certain closing conditions, including but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including final approval by the TSX Venture Exchange. Accordingly, the securities issued in the Offering are subject to a restricted hold period of four (4) months and a day, expiring on April 16, 2024 pursuant to National Instrument 45-102 - Resale Restrictions and Regulation 45-102 - Resale of Securities and the certificates or DRS advices representing such securities bear a legend to that effect.

An insider has participated in the Offering and was issued 100,000 flow-through common shares, for total gross proceeds of $17,000. This participation in the Offering is a "related party transaction" as defined in Regulation 61-101, and is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under Regulation 61-101 respecting Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("Regulation 61-101") in accordance with Sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of Regulation 61-101. The exemption is based on the fact that neither the fair market value of the private placement, nor the consideration paid by such Insider exceeds 25% of the market capitalization of the Corporation.

Vior Announces Appointment and Election of New Director

Mark Fedosiewich, President and CEO states: "On behalf of the Board and the whole team at Vior, I would like to welcome Pascal Simard to the Board of Vior."

Mr. Simard is a professional engineer with over 17 years of experience in Canadian mineral exploration projects. He joined Osisko Mining Inc. ("Osisko") in 2015 as their Exploration Manager, and now serves as their Vice President, Exploration. Prior to joining Osisko, he worked for Virginia Mines and Cambior on mineral projects in the Abitibi, James-Bay and Northern Quebec. Mr. Simard graduated from Université du Québec à Chicoutimi with a Bachelor degree in geological engineering, and is a member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec.