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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On January 10, 2023, Augusta Gold Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release (“Press Release”) announcing that it has entered into an agreement with Eight Capital, to act as the lead underwriter and sole bookrunner, on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal underwritten basis, 5,847,954 units of the Company.
The Offering is being made in the United States (“U.S.”) pursuant to a preliminary prospectus supplement to the base prospectus contained in the shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-266055) that was filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 8, 2022 and declared effective by the SEC on August 18, 2022, and in Canada pursuant to the final northbound multijurisdictional disclosure system base shelf prospectus dated August 18, 2022 that was filed with the securities regulators in each of the provinces and territories of Canada other than Québec. The Offering is being made only by means of a U.S. and Canadian preliminary prospectus and accompanying base prospectus. Prospective investors should carefully read the preliminary prospectus supplement, the final prospectus supplement, when available, the accompanying base prospectus and related registration statement.
A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Name | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 10, 2023. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| AUGUSTA GOLD CORP. | ||
| Date: January 10, 2023 | By: | /s/ Tom Ladner |
| Name: | Tom Ladner | |
| Title: | VP Legal | |