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Published on 9/23/2011 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

Explor concludes C$7.53 million of C$9.5 million placement of units

Industrial Alliance conducts offering to fund company's exploration

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 23 - Explor Resources Inc. said it took in C$7.53 million in the first tranche of a private placement of units on Thursday. The deal priced for C$5.5 million on Aug. 30, but the company said Friday that it now plans to raise up to C$9.5 million. Agent Industrial Alliance Securities Inc. has a 15% greenshoe and is conducting the offering on a commercially reasonable basis.

The company is selling C$2.5 million of units of one common share and one half-share warrant at C$0.40 per unit and C$7 million of flow-through units of one flow-through common share and one half-share warrant at C$0.50 per flow-through unit.

It sold 1 million units and 14.25 million flow-through units in this tranche.

Each whole warrant will be exercisable at C$0.60 for 18 months. The strike price represents a 48.15% premium to the Aug. 29 closing share price of C$0.405.

Settlement of a second tranche is expected Oct. 14.

Proceeds will be used for exploration.

Explor is a gold and base metals exploration company based in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.

Issuer:Explor Resources Inc.
Issue:Units of one common share and one half-share warrant, flow-through units of one flow-through common share and one half-share warrant
Amount:C$9.5 million
Greenshoe:15%
Warrants:One half-share warrant per unit
Warrant expiration:18 months
Warrant strike price:C$0.60
Agent:Industrial Alliance Securities Inc.
Pricing date:Aug. 30
Upsized:Sept. 23
Settlement date:Sept. 22 (for C$7,525,000), Oct. 14
Stock symbol:TSX Venture: EXS
Stock price:C$0.405 at close Aug. 29
Market capitalization:C$39.32 million
Units
Amount:C$2.5 million
Price:C$0.40
Flow-through units
Amount:C$7 million
Price:C$0.50

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