Brazil Potash Corp. (“Brazil Potash” or the “Company”) announced
today the closing of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of
2,000,000 of its common shares, no par value per share (“Common
Shares”), at a price to the public of US$15.00 per share. The gross
proceeds to the Company from the IPO, before deducting underwriting
discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable
by the Company, were US$30.0 million. In addition, the Company has
granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional
300,000 Common Shares, for a period of 30 days from the date of the
final prospectus, to cover over-allotments, if any.
The Common Shares commenced trading on the NYSE American on
November 27, 2024 under the symbol “GRO”.
Brazil Potash intends to use the net proceeds of the offering
primarily to fund its pre-operation development expenses, to pay
its current liabilities, and for working capital and general
corporate purposes, which will include, among others, expenses
relating to (i) obtaining and complying with its environmental
licenses, (ii) engineering, procurement and construction for
critical path items, and (iii) other pre-development matters, such
as obtaining the environmental license, the mining concession, and
other remaining required authorizations, permits and licenses for
the Autazes Project, purchasing the remaining land for certain
project sites, primarily consisting of the sites to be used for the
dry stacked tailings piles, and maintaining its mineral rights.
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Banco Bradesco BBI S.A., Roth
Capital Partners, LLC, Clarksons Securities, Inc. and Freedom
Capital Markets acted as underwriters in the IPO.
A registration statement on Form F-1 relating to the offering of
the Common Shares in the IPO was filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and was declared effective on
November 26, 2024. The offering of Common Shares was made only by
means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by
contacting Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Attention: Capital Markets,
110 East 59th Street, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10022, or by
email at prospectus@cantor.com; or Bradesco Securities Inc.,
Attention: Isabella Behar, 450 Park Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York,
New York 10022, or by email at bbi.ecm@bradescobbi.com.br. Copies
of the Company’s registration statement can be accessed through the
SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
The Company has also obtained a receipt for a (final) base PREP
prospectus filed with securities commissions or similar authorities
in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, other than
Québec, on November 26, 2024. A copy of the supplemented PREP
prospectus containing pricing information and other important
information relating to the Common Shares may be obtained by
contacting Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, Attention: Equity
Capital Markets, 181 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada M5H 3M7, or by email at ecmcanada@cantor.com, and
will be available under the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at
www.sedarplus.ca.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Company, nor
shall there be any sale of any securities of the Company in any
state, province, territory, or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state,
province, territory, or jurisdiction. No securities regulatory
authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of
this press release.
Advisors
Greenberg Traurig, P.A., acted as counsel for Brazil Potash in
the United States and Wildeboer Dellelce LLP acted as
counsel for Brazil Potash in Canada. Sidley Austin LLP acted as
counsel for the Underwriters in the United States and Bennett Jones
LLP acted as counsel for the Underwriters in Canada.
About Brazil Potash
Brazil Potash is an exploration and development company with a
potash mining project (the “Autazes Project”) located in the state
of Amazonas, Brazil. The Company’s technical operations are based
in Autazes, Amazonas, Brazil and Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,
Brazil, and its corporate office is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Company is in the pre- revenue development stage and has not
yet commenced any mining operations. The Company’s plan of
operations for the next few years includes securing all required
environmental licenses for the Autazes Project, and, subject to
securing sufficient funds, commencing all phases of the
construction of the Autazes Project.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements, which
are statements that are not historical facts. Words such as
“expects”, “anticipates” and “intends” or similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the
use of proceeds from the IPO and the underwriters’ over-allotment
option, are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are
beyond the control of the Company, including those described in the
“Risk Factors” section of the Company’s registration statement on
Form F-1, as amended, for the IPO filed with the SEC and the
supplemented PREP prospectus filed in each of the provinces and
territories of Canada, other than Québec. Readers are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements.
These forward- looking statements speak only as of the date hereof.
The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to
release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking
statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s
expectations with respect thereto or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based, unless
required by law.
For more information, please
contact:
Brazil Potash Investor Relationsinfo@brazilpotash.com
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