Aguia Resources Limited Announces Closing of CAD$5 Million Bought Deal Private Placement Offering

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TORONTO, April 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aguia Resources Ltd. (“Aguia” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:AGRL) (ASX:AGR) announced today that it has concluded a bought deal private placement financing of 14,285,800 units of the Company (the “Units”) at a price of CAD$0.35 per Unit for gross proceeds of approximately CAD$5.0 million (the “Offering”).

Each Unit consists of one ordinary share (an “Ordinary Share”) in capital of the Company and one-half of one share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant” and collectively the “Warrants”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one Ordinary Share at a price of CAD$0.60 until April 12, 2021.

The Offering was conducted by a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. and PI Financial Corporation and including Mackie Research Capital Corporation and Jett Capital Advisors LLC (collectively, the “Underwriters”). In connection with closing of the Offering, the Company paid the Underwriters a cash commission equal to 6.5% of the gross proceeds of the Offering. In addition, Aguia has granted the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 2,142,870 Units at the offering price, exercisable for a period of 30 days after closing. If the over-allotment option is exercised in full, the gross proceeds from the Offering will be approximately CAD$5.75 million.

Sulliden Mining Capital Inc., a large shareholder of Aguia, placed the lead order for the Offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to initiate Phase 1 exploration on its Canhada Copper Discovery, finalize permitting at its Tres Estrada phosphate project and for general corporate and working capital purposes.

Managing Director Justin Reid commented, “We are extremely pleased with the results of the private placement. Aguia is now well positioned to execute on advancing Tres Estradas through the permitting stage and continuing to explore the exciting new discoveries at Canhada and Big Ranch. We welcome our new Aguia shareholders and look forward to delivering value.”

Securities issued pursuant to the Offering, including any Ordinary Shares that may be issued on exercise of the Warrants, will be subject to a statutory hold period expiring on August 13, 2018.

The securities described herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any state securities laws, and accordingly, may not be offered or sold within the United States except in compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities requirements or pursuant to exemptions therefrom. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Aguia:

Aguia Resources Ltd., (“Aguia”) is an ASX and TSXV listed company whose primary focus is on the exploration and development of mineral resource projects in Brazil. Aguia has an established and highly experienced in-country team based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil with corporate offices in Sydney, Australia. Aguia’s key projects are located in Rio Grande do Sul, a prime farming area which is 100% dependent on phosphate imports. The Rio Grande phosphate deposits exhibit high quality and low cost production characteristics, and are ideally located with proximity to road, rail, and port infrastructure. Aguia’s experienced management team has a proven track record of advancing high quality mining assets to production in Brazil.

For further information, please contact:
Justin Reid, Managing Director
E: jreid@aguiaresources.com.au
T: +1 416-216-5446

Spyros Karellas, Investor Relations North America
E: spyros@pinnaclecapitalmarkets.ca
T: +1 416-433-5696

Released through: Ben Jarvis, Six Degrees Investor Relations: +61 413 150 448
Follow Aguia on Twitter: @ Aguia_Resources

Cautionary Statement on Forward Looking Information

This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian and Australian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, without limitation, the use of proceeds of the Offering, the anticipated timetable, permitting, forecast financial information, bankable feasibility study and ability to finance the project, and the prospectivity of Aguia’s projects.

Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved".

Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including risks inherent in the mining industry and risks described in the public disclosure of the Company which is available under the profile of the Company on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, on the ASX website at www.asx.com.au and on the Company's website at www.aguiaresouces.com.au. These risks should be considered carefully.

Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Persons reading this news release are cautioned that such statements are only predictions and there can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements whether as a result of new information, estimates, options, future events, results or otherwise and does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) absent such registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

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