Eastmain Resources Announces Closing of C$5.75M Bought Deal Private Placement

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TORONTO, July 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eastmain Resources Inc. ER EANRF ("Eastmain" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced bought deal private placement, including the full amount of the over-allotment option, for aggregate gross proceeds of C$5.75 million (the "Offering"), consisting of 11,935,321 units of the Company ("Hard Units") at a price $0.235 per Hard Unit, 2,100,000 Quebec flow-through common shares of the Company (the "Quebec FT Shares") at a price of $0.30 per Quebec FT Share and 8,268,570 Federal flow-through common shares of the Company (the "Federal FT Shares") at a price of $0.28 per Federal FT Share (together with the Quebec FT Shares, the "FT Shares"). The Offering was completed pursuant to an underwriting agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by Industrial Alliance Securities Inc. and including Cormark Securities Inc., Laurentian Bank Securities Inc., Echelon Wealth Partners Inc., GMP Securities L.P., Paradigm Capital Inc. and Elemental Capital Partners LLP.

Each Hard Unit will consist of one common share of the Company and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole common share purchase warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one common share of the Company for 2 years from the closing of the Offering (the "Closing") at a price of $0.35.

The net proceeds from the sale of the Hard Units will be used to fund the exploration and development of the Company's Québec mineral concessions and for general corporate and working capital purposes. The gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the FT Shares will be used to incur Canadian Exploration Expenses ("CEE") that are "flow-through mining expenditures" (as such terms are defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the Taxation Act (Quebec)) on the Company's properties in Québec, which will be renounced to the subscribers with an effective date no later than December 31, 2018, in the aggregate amount of not less than the total amount of the gross proceeds raised from the issue of FT Shares.

All securities issued and issuable pursuant to the Offering are subject to a statutory hold period expiring November 6, 2018.  The Offering remains subject to the final approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

This press 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 a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

About Eastmain Resources Inc. ER EANRF
Eastmain is a Canadian exploration company advancing three high-grade gold assets in the emerging James Bay gold camp in Québec. The company holds a 100% interest in the Eau Claire Project, for which it recently issued a Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") and the Eastmain Mine Project where the Company has prepared NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimates in 2018. Eastmain is also a partner in the Éléonore South Joint Venture located immediately south of Goldcorp Inc.'s Éléonore Mine which hosts a new high-grade gold discovery found in late 2017. In addition, the company has a pipeline of exploration projects in this favourable mining jurisdiction with nearby infrastructure.

For more information:
Claude Lemasson, President and CEO
+1 647-347-3765
lemasson@eastmain.com

Laurenn Russell, Investor Relations Consultant
+1 647-347-3735
lrussell@eastmain.com

Forward- Looking Statements – Certain information set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or timing of future plans, and include, but not limited to, statements with respect to the potential success of the Company's future exploration and development strategies. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the control of Eastmain, including, but not limited to the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, dependence upon regulatory approvals, the availability of financing, ‎timely completion of proposed studies and technical reports, and risks associated with the exploration, development and mining industry generally such as economic factors as they affect exploration, future commodity prices, changes in interest rates, safety and security, political, social or economic developments, environmental risks, insurance risks, capital expenditures, operating or technical difficulties in connection with development activities, personnel relations, the speculative nature of gold exploration and development, including the risks of diminishing quantities of grades of Mineral Resources, contests over property title, and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update such information, except as may be required by law.