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Published on 12/15/2010 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

Esperanza revamps terms of sale to offer C$6 million of equity units

Brokered deal now includes full warrants; unit and strike prices cut

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 15 - Esperanza Resources Corp. said it has revised the terms of a private placement of units. The deal priced for C$6.02 million with a C$2.5 million greenshoe on Dec. 6 and will now raise C$6 million.

The company will now sell 2,927,000 units of one common share and one half-share warrant at C$2.05 apiece on a best-efforts basis via a syndicate of agents led by Salman Partners Inc. and including Mackie Research Capital Corp. and Haywood Securities Inc. The units originally were priced at C$2.15 each and had a half-share warrant.

Each warrant is exercisable at C$2.75 for two years. The strike price is a 12.25% premium to the Dec. 3 closing share price of C$2.45. The warrants originally were exercisable at C$3.00.

Settlement is expected Dec. 22.

The gold and silver explorer is based in Vancouver, B.C.

Issuer:Esperanza Resources Corp.
Issue:Units of one common share and one warrant
Amount:C$6.02 million
Greenshoe:C$2.5 million
Units:2,927,000
Price:C$2.05
Warrants:One warrant per unit
Warrant expiration:Two years
Warrant strike price:C$2.75
Agents:Salman Partners Inc. (lead), Mackie Research Capital Corp. and Haywood Securities Inc.
Pricing date:Dec. 6
Revised:Dec. 15
Settlement date:Dec. 22
Stock symbol:TSX Venture: EPZ
Stock price:C$2.45 at close Dec. 3
Market capitalization:C$115.96 million

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