Wallbridge Mining Company (WM.TO) has entered into agreements to sell common shares to Agnico Eagle and Waratah Capital Advisors for about C$56.0 million, the company said on Wednesday.
Agnico Eagle has agreed to purchase 243.9 million Wallbridge common shares for gross proceeds of C$22.4 million, which, together with Agnico Eagle's existing ownership position of common shares and common share purchase warrants, will result in a partially-diluted ownership interest of 19.9%.
Waratah has agreed to purchase 364.3 million Wallbridge common shares for gross proceeds of C$33.5 million, which will result in the Waratah funds having an aggregate pro forma ownership interest of 19.9%.
Strategic investments will be made at a price of $0.092 per common share, representing a premium of 15% to Wallbridge's 20-day volume-weighted average price on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The net proceeds of the offering is expected to help fund completion of a pre-feasibility study on the Fenelon project.
"In our view, these investments underscore the quality and scale of our flagship asset, Fenelon, while providing the capital required to advance it through infill drilling and a pre-feasibility study, which we expect to deliver in late 2027 or early 2028," said Brian Penny, Chief Executive Officer of Wallbridge.
The company also plans to seek shareholder approval to complete a 20:1 share consolidation and a renaming of the company to Sunday Lake Gold.