PHOENIX, March 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Energy Fields, Inc. (OTCBB:AEFI) (the "Company") announced the completion of a private placement offering (the "Offering") of approximately 36 million units (the "Units"), at a price of $.50 per Unit. Together with sales of Units in December, January and February, the Company has completed an offering realizing total gross proceeds of approximately $18 million.
Commenting on the completion of the Offering, Joshua Bleak, President and CEO of American Energy Fields, said, "We are pleased to complete this Offering, which will strengthen our Company by providing it with capital to implement our business plan in line with both our geographic focus in America's mineral-rich southwest mountain regions, and our commitment to pursuing near-term, low-cost production of uranium. In addition to this capital raise, we have gained worldwide investors that distinguish us from our competitors in this sector."
The net proceeds of the Offering will be used for acquisitions of properties fitting our Company profile, feasability studies, advancement in our exploration and development projects, including the Coso property in Inyo County, California, the Blythe project in the southern McCoy Mountains in Riverside County, California, and Artillery Peak in Mohave County, Arizona. In addition, the Company recently announced agreements to acquire the Arizona Breccia Pipes Project in Coconino and Mohave counties, Arizona, seven Colorado and Utah projects owned by American Nuclear Resources, LLC, and certain databases of North Dakota uranium assets from Prospect Uranium. Closing on these projects is subject to contingencies, including completion of due diligence and definitive documentation.
European American Equities, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of TerraNova Capital Partners Inc., acted as Placement Agent for the Offering, which was completed through an international syndicate of Broker-Dealers based in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. The group included Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., a subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (NYSE Amex:LTS) and firms affiliated with Global Alliance Partners ("GAP"), an international network of financial service firms.
Each Unit consists of one share of the Company's common stock (the "Common Stock") and one five-year warrant to purchase one additional share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share (the "Warrants"). The Company is required to file a resale registration statement with the SEC covering all shares of the Common Stock sold in the Offering and underlying any Warrants within 60 days.
About American Energy Fields
American Energy Fields is a publicly traded exploration and development company pursuing a goal of becoming the next U.S. uranium producer. The Company is dedicated to acquiring, developing, and producing uranium with a strategic focus on the mineral-rich southwestern United States. Drawing on management's experience in natural resource sectors and one of the nation's most prolific mining databases for energy related projects, the Company believes it is on a fast-track to developing energy resources vital to America's needs.
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