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Published on 10/23/2007 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

New Issue: Pinetree Capital closes C$72.19 million placement of units

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 23 - Pinetree Capital Ltd. said has closed a C$72.19 million private placement of units.

The deal priced on Oct. 10 for C$48 million, was boosted to C$65.63 million on Oct. 12 and a 10% greenshoe was added on Oct. 15. The greenshoe was exercised in full.

The company sold 13.75 million units of one common share and one half-share warrant at C$5.25 per unit. The original price of the units was to have been C$6.00. Each whole warrant is exercisable at C$6.50 for five years.

As previously reported, the deal was conducted by a syndicate of agents led by Genuity Capital Markets and including Westwind Partners Inc. The agents were paid C$3,760,313 in cash and compensation options exercisable for up to 756,250 common shares at C$5.30 per share, also lowered from C$6.00, for two years.

Proceeds will be used for future investment and for general corporate purposes.

Pinetree is an investment banking company based in Toronto.

Issuer:Pinetree Capital Ltd.
Issue:Units of one common share and one half-share warrant
Amount:C$72,187,500 (includes greenshoe for C$6,562,500)
Units:13.75 million (includes greenshoe for 1.25 million units)
Price:C$5.25
Warrants:One half-share warrant per unit
Warrant expiration:Five years
Warrant strike price:C$6.50
Agent:Genuity Capital Markets (lead), Westwind Partners Inc.
Fees:C$3,760,313 in cash, compensation options exercisable for up to 756,250 common shares
Pricing date:Oct. 10
Upsized:Oct. 12
Settlement date:Oct. 23
Stock symbol:Toronto: PNP
Stock price:C$5.53 at close Oct. 9

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