NEO Battery Materials Announces Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement

NEO Battery Materials Ltd.
NEO Battery Materials Ltd.

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TORONTO, Oct. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

NEO Battery Materials Ltd. (“NEO” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NBM) (OTC: NBMFF), a low-cost silicon anode materials developer that enables longer-running, rapid-charging lithium-ion batteries, is pleased to announce that it has closed the non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”) of 2,000,000 units (the “Units”) of the Company at the price of $0.40 CAD per Unit (the “Offering Price”) for gross proceeds of $800,000 CAD.

Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (each, a “Common Share”) and one-half of one non-transferable Common Share purchase warrant (each, a “Warrant”). Each whole Warrant will be exercisable to acquire one Common Share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.75 CAD for a period of 24 months from the closing date of the Offering.

NEO intends to use the proceeds from this financing for research and development activities of the Company’s silicon anode technology and general working capital purposes. No finders’ fees will be paid in connection with the Offering, and the Common Shares are subject to a four month plus one day hold period from the date of issuance. The Offering is not a Related Party Transaction as defined by Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”) and therefore is not subject to TSXV Policy 5.9. The Offering is subject to final acceptance of the TSXV.

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

About NEO Battery Materials Ltd.
NEO Battery Materials is a Canadian battery materials technology company focused on developing silicon anode materials for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, electronics, and energy storage systems. With a patent-protected, low-cost manufacturing process, NEO Battery enables longer-running and ultra-fast charging batteries compared to existing state-of-the-art technologies. The Company aims to be a globally-leading producer of silicon anode materials for the electric vehicle and energy storage industries. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at: https://www.neobatterymaterials.com/.