EDMONTON, ALBERTA, Dec 22, 2006 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX News Network) -- Grizzly Diamonds Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GZD) (FWB:G6H) (the "Corporation") today announced that it has closed a non-brokered private placement
of 900,000 units of the Corporation("Units") at a price of $1.10 per
Unit for gross proceeds of $990,000. Each Unit consisted of one
flow-through common share of the Corporation ("FT Share") and one-half
of a transferable common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each
whole Warrant may be exercised for one additional non-flow through
common share of the Corporation ("Common Share") at a price of $1.50
per Common Share until December 22, 2007.
The Units were
sold to qualified purchasers resident in Alberta, British Columbia and
Ontario in reliance upon exemptions from the prospectus and
registration requirements of applicable securities
legislation. MineralFields Group purchased an aggregate of 700,000
Units. The FT Shares and Warrants comprising the Units and the Common
Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are subject to a 4 month
restricted period expiring on April 23, 2007.
In
connection with the Offering, the Corporation paid Limited Market
Dealer Inc. and Credifinance Securities Limited an aggregate finder's
fee of $79,200 cash (equal to 8% of the proceeds from the sale of the
Units). The Corporation also issued non-transferable finder's options
("Finder's Options") to acquire up to 90,000 units of the Corporation
("Finder's Units") (equal to 10% of the Units sold) at a price of $1.10
per Finder's Unit until December 22, 2007. The Finder's Units are on
the same terms as the Units except that they consist of one Common
Share and one-half of a Warrant. The Finder's Options, Common Shares
and Warrants comprising the Finder's Units and the Common Shares
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants comprising the Finder's Units
are subject to a 4 month restricted period expiring on April 23, 2007.
The
proceeds from the sale of the FT Shares will be used to incur
expenditures which qualify as Canadian Exploration Expenses and will be
spent primarily on the Corporation's British Columbia properties.
Grizzly Diamonds is an aggressive Canadian exploration company
focused on exploring for diamonds in Alberta and precious metals in
North America. It currently holds diamond properties in the Buffalo
Head Hills, Birch Mountains and Pelican Mountain areas of Alberta
totaling over four million acres which host prospective geophysical
targets and associated diamond indicator minerals. In British Columbia,
the Corporation has four precious metal properties totaling over 23,000
acres.
All 2006 field programs are being conducted under
the supervision of Michael Dufresne, P. Geol., a principal of APEX
Geoscience Ltd. and a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.
About MineralFields Group
MineralFields
Group (a division of Pathway Asset Management) is a Toronto-based
mining fund with significant assets under administration that offers
its tax-advantaged super flow-through limited partnerships to investors
throughout Canada during most of the calendar year, as well as
hard-dollar resource limited partnerships to investors throughout the
world. Information about MineralFields Group is available at
www.mineralfields.com.
On behalf of the Board
Grizzly Diamonds Ltd.
Brian Testo, President
This news release contains forward-looking statements
regarding ongoing and upcoming exploration work and expected geology,
geological formations and structures. Actual results may differ
materially from those anticipated in these statements.
SOURCE: Grizzly Diamonds Ltd.
Grizzly
Diamonds Ltd. Brian Testo (780) 693-2365 or (780) 425-BEAR (2327) (780)
439-7308 (FAX) Website: www.grizzlydiamonds.com AGORACOM Investor
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