Voyageur Mineral Explorers Corp. and Evolve Strategic Element Royalties Ltd. Announce Completion of Upsized $37.5 Million Brokered Offering

Core Points - Voyageur Mineral Explorers Corp. and Evolve Strategic Element Royalties Ltd. have completed a private placement of 46,875,000 subscription receipts at a price of $0.80 each, raising gross proceeds of $37.5 million [1][2] Group 1: Offering Details - The gross proceeds will be held in escrow until certain conditions are met, including the completion of the proposed business combination between Voyageur and Evolve [2] - Each subscription receipt will convert into one common share of Evolve upon satisfaction of escrow release conditions within 90 days following the closing date of the offering [3] - The net proceeds from the offering are intended for new growth investments and general corporate purposes of the resulting issuer after the business combination [4] Group 2: Agents and Commissions - The offering was completed under an agency agreement with Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. as co-lead agents, along with several other financial institutions [5] - A cash commission of 6.0% of the gross proceeds is payable to the agents, reduced to 3.0% for certain subscribers, with half of the commission held in escrow pending the satisfaction of escrow release conditions [5] Group 3: Company Profiles - Evolve is a private strategic metals royalty company focused on securing premium assets in the low-carbon and digital economy [6] - Evolve's royalty portfolio includes interests in various mining operations, such as a 0.51% net profit interest in Teck Resources' Highland Valley Copper Operation and a 2% NSR royalty on the Sal de Los Angeles Lithium Brine Project [7] - Voyageur is a Canadian junior mineral exploration company with a focus on mineral properties in Northwest Manitoba and Northeast Saskatchewan, owning royalties in the Flin Flon greenstone belt [8]