ENTRÉE GOLD PRICES MARKETED OFFERING IN CANADA
EXHIBIT 99.1
U.S. Release
ENTRÉE GOLD PRICES MARKETED OFFERING IN CANADA
Vancouver, B.C., November 23, 2011 – Entrée Gold Inc. (TSX:ETG; NYSE AMEX:EGI; Frankfurt:EKA - "Entrée" or the "Company") has entered into an underwriting agreement today in connection with its previously announced marketed offering of common shares (the “Offering”).
The underwriters have agreed to purchase 10,000,000 shares at a price of C$1.25 per share (the “Offering Price”) for gross proceeds of C$12,500,000. The offering will be made under a prospectus supplement dated November 23, 2011 to the Company’s short form base shelf prospectus dated November 19, 2010, in all provinces of Canada except Quebec. The Company has also granted the underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 common shares at the Offering Price, exercisable for a period of 30 days following closing.
As more fully described in the prospectus supplement, Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. (“Rio Tinto”) also has pre-emptive rights to purchase up to approximately 1,704,548 shares (assuming the exercise of the over-allotment option in full) from the Company at the Offering Price, in order to maintain its current 12.9% interest in the Company. It is not yet known whether Rio Tinto will exercise its pre-emptive rights.
The net proceeds of the Offering are expected to be used to fund ongoing exploration on the Company’s Xxx Xxxxx project in Nevada and Xxxxxx Xxxx project in Mongolia, and for general corporate purposes.
Closing of the Offering will be subject to a number of conditions, including Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE-Amex approval.
The common shares have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the benefit or account of any U.S. person, unless exemptions from such registration requirements are available. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities. There shall be no offer or sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification of such securities under the laws of any such jurisdiction.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Manager, Investor Relations
Entrée Gold Inc.
Tel: 000-000-0000
Fax: 000-000-0000
Toll Free: 866-368-7330
E-mail: xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
This News Release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (together, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable securities laws and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, with respect to the extent and timing of the Company’s proposed offering and the use of proceeds therefrom. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release. Users of forward-looking statements are cautioned that actual results may vary from the forward-looking statements contained herein. While the Company has based these forward-looking statements on its expectations about future events as at the date that such statements were prepared, the statements are not a guarantee of the Company’s future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors and assumptions include, among others, the effects of general economic conditions, risks related to unsatisfactory results of due diligence, the ability to satisfy the conditions of closing of Offering, the proposed use of proceeds, the prices of gold, copper and molybdenum, changing foreign exchange rates and actions by government authorities, uncertainties associated with legal proceedings and negotiations and misjudgements in the course of preparing forward-looking statements. In addition, there are known and unknown risk factors which could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Known risk factors are described in the Company’s Annual Information Form for the financial year ended December 31, 2010, dated March 25, 2011 and its Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus dated November 19, 2010, both filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators and available at xxx.xxxxx.xxx. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company is under no obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements except as required under applicable securities laws.
