Resouro Strategic Metals Inc. Announces Board Approval of Amended and Restated Option Plan
Toronto, December 22, 2023 - Resouro Strategic Metals Inc. (TSXV: RSM) (FSE: 8TX) ("Resouro" or the "Company") announces that the board of directors of the Company have approved the adoption of a new stock option plan (the "Amended and Restated Option Plan") pursuant to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"). The aggregate number of common shares which may be subject to issuance pursuant to options granted under the Amended and Restated Option Plan shall be 20% of the outstanding common shares of the Company as at December 15, 2023 or 14,193,752. The Amended and Restated Option Plan shall replace the Company's existing option plan, which was a "rolling 10%" plan.
The Amended and Restated Option Plan is subject to the approval of the shareholders, along with the approval of disinterested shareholders, which shall be determined by excluding the votes of any Insiders, as such term is defined by the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"). The Company's shareholders will be asked to approve, among others, the Amended and Restated Option Plan at a special meeting of the shareholders to be held on January 16, 2024. The adoption of the Amended and Restated Option Plan is also subject to the final approval of the Exchange.
The Exchange has conditionally accepted a proposed grant of 4,000,000 non-transferable options, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Option Plan, to purchase 4,000,000 common shares of the Company ("Common Shares") at an exercise price of $0.20 per Common Share during a period of five years expiring on August 2, 2028, to Mr. Christopher Eager, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, subject to disinterested shareholders approval (the "CEO Options"). The CEO Options may not be exercised prior to the final approval of the Amended and Restated Option Plan by the Exchange.
About Resouro Strategic Metals Inc.
Resouro is a Canadian-based mineral exploration and development company focused on the discovery and advancement of economic mineral projects in Brazil, including the Tiros Project in Minas Gerais and the Novo Mundo and Santa Angela gold projects in Mato Grosso State.
The Tiros Municipality is located approximately 317 km West-North-West of Belo Horizonte, sixth largest city in Brazil and the capital of Minas Gerais state. The Tiros Project is targeting commodities of interest being Titanium and Rare Earth Elements (REE's). The Project comprises 25 mineral titles in total, being 16 granted exploration licenses, which have a total area of approximately 27,325 hectares. The Project also includes 8 applications for exploration license and one tenement able for mining permit request.
Learn more about the Company on its website: resouro.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Chris Eager, President & CEO
Resouro Strategic Metals Inc.
For further information, please contact the Company at:
Chris Eager, CEO
chris.eager@resouro.com
For Investor inquiries
nick@grovecorp.ca
416-642-1807
Forward-Looking Information
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