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Published on 5/8/2015 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

Focus Ventures lifts non-brokered placement of units to C$4 million

Proceeds used for prepayment of $1.5 million loan with Sprott Resource

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., May 8 – Focus Ventures Ltd. said it increased its non-brokered private placement of units to C$4 million from C$3 million. The deal priced on April 9.

The company will now sell 20 million units of one common share and a warrant at C$0.20 apiece. Each whole warrant is exercisable at C$0.265 for two years. The strike price is a 1.92% premium to the April 8 closing share price of C$0.26.

Proceeds will be used to make a $1.5 million prepayment on the company’s loan from Sprott Resource Lending Partnership, for exploration of the Bayovar 12 phosphate project in Peru and for general working capital purposes.

Focus Ventures is a gold explorer based in Vancouver, B.C.

Issuer:Focus Ventures Ltd.
Issue:Units of one common share and a warrant
Amount:C$4 million
Units:20 million
Price:C$0.20
Warrants:One warrant per unit
Warrant expiration:Two years
Warrant strike price:C$0.265
Agent:Non-brokered
Pricing date:April 9
Upsized:May 8
Stock symbol:TSX Venture: FCV
Stock price:C$0.26 at close April 8
Market capitalization:C$15.37 million

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