RENO, NEVADA--(Marketwired - Nov. 23, 2016) -
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NuLegacy Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:NUG) (OTCQX:NULGF) reports that at its annual general meeting held on November 22, 2016 a total of 204 million common shares or 73% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares were represented at the meeting. Shareholders voted in favor of all items of business before the meeting, including the election of the following incumbent directors for the ensuing year: Albert J. Matter, Roger C. Steininger, James E. Anderson, Alex Davidson, Robert Krcmarov and Richard Wells.
NuLegacy Gold has engaged Mr. Danny Lee, CPA, CA as our new full-time Vice-President Administration & Chief Financial Officer as at quarter-end. Mr. Lee has over 25 years' experience as the CFO for several resource companies, and most recently managed a four-company amalgamation that was the largest combination of exploration companies on the TSX-Venture Exchange. He is an experienced strategic planner with expertise in international tax structures and public company reporting.
We want to acknowledge Mr. Michael Waldkirch who has been an excellent 'out-sourced' Chief Financial Officer for NuLegacy Gold. Michael will work with Danny to provide a smooth transition in bringing the CFO functions in house, and will continue as an advisor to NuLegacy Gold.
Stock options were granted to officers and directors of the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of 2.7 million shares at a price of $0.325 per share for a period of five years.
The Company also announces that in light of current market conditions it has concluded its private placement announced October 4, 2016. The Company completed two closings totaling 10,154,946 units (one share and one warrant) at a price of $0.45 per unit for gross proceeds of $4,569,725. The proceeds of the private placement will be used to fund the Company's expanded gold exploration programs in Nevada (Red Hills/Iceberg) and for general corporate purposes.
Finder's fees totaling $7,595 cash and 16,871 finder's warrants were/are payable in respect of the private placement. Each finder's warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of $0.45 for a period of 18 months. All securities issued in connection with the private placement are subject to a hold period of four months and one day expiring on either February 18, 2017 or March 18, 2017.
NuLegacy's flagship project, the 38-sq. mile/98-sq. kilometer Red Hill property in Nevada's famed Cortez trend, hosts multiple Carlin-type gold systems with multiple gold-bearing horizons in one of the world's premier gold mining jurisdictions. NuLegacy's present focus is delineating the shallow Carlin-style oxidized gold mineralization within the Iceberg gold deposit, exploring the newly discovered Avocado deposit and testing the VIO and Jasperoid Basin prospects.
