Greatbanks Resources Limited: Announces Closing of Private Placement Financing

TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2016 - Greatbanks Resources Ltd. (NEX:GTB.H) ("Greatbanks" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that today it has closed a non-brokered private placement offering (the "Offering") for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $517,000, which was previously announced in the Company's news releases dated July 28 and August 17, 2016. The Company issued an aggregate of 17,224,468 units (each, a "Unit") at a price of $0.03 per Unit. Each Unit consisted of one common share of the Company (each, a "Common Share") and one common share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one Common Share at a price of $0.08 until August 25, 2018.

All securities issued pursuant to the Offering, including the Common Shares and Warrants comprising the Units and the Common Shares underlying the Warrants, are subject to a four month statutory hold commencing from closing of the Offering. The Offering is subject to TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") acceptance of requisite regulatory filings, including reactivation of the Company's Common Shares from NEX to Tier 2 of the TSXV. The Company intends to use the proceeds of the Offering for the execution of its exploration program at the Company's Tungsten Windy Claim in the Province of British Columbia, Canada and for ongoing general corporate and working capital purposes.


About Greatbanks Resources Ltd.

Greatbanks is a resource based exploration company based in Toronto, Canada. The Company is focused on identifying assets that meet the following criteria, producing, near term enhancement and exploration opportunities. Investments may be by way of acquisition, participation and/or fractional interest.

Issued on behalf of the Board of Directors of Greatbanks Resources Ltd.


Andrew Male
President & CEO



Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release may contain forward-looking information which is not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in this news release includes statements regarding, among other things, the completion transactions completed in the Agreement. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, regulatory approval processes. Although the Company believes that the assumptions used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, including that all necessary regulatory approvals will be obtained in a timely manner, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities laws.



Contact

Greatbanks Resources Ltd.
Andrew Male, President and CEO
(604) 561 0840
andrew@greatbanksresources.com
www.greatbanksresources.com