MONTREAL, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Osisko Development Corp. (NYSE:ODV, TSXV:ODV) ("Osisko Development" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the successful closing of its previously announced private placement of 31,946,366 units of the Company ("Units") at a price of US$1.80 per Unit, including the exercise in full of the Agents' option, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately US$57.5 million (the "Offering"). The Offering included a lead order from Condire Investors, LLC ("Condire"), an investment firm based in Dallas, Texas, resulting in an approximate 8.8% holding in the Company's issued and outstanding common shares immediately following the closing of the Offering (on a non-diluted basis). Concurrently with the Offering, the Company and Condire have agreed to find a mutually agreeable addition to the Company's Board of Directors or, alternatively, a Board observer.

Sean Roosen, Chair and CEO of Osisko Development, commented: "The closing of this significantly oversubscribed offering, alongside the recently closed successful US$34.5 million non-brokered offering, places the Company in an excellent position to execute on key project de-risking milestones and pre-construction activities for the Cariboo Gold Project, including completion of an updated optimized feasibility study expected in Q2 2025. We are very excited to welcome Condire as a prominent shareholder. The strong support received in this offering from Condire and a number of other large long-term focused institutional investors is a testament to the quality and value of the Cariboo project along with a positive endorsement of our team. With an improved balance sheet and capital structure, the Company is primed for success ahead of a pivotal year."

Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (each, a "Common Share") and one Common Share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share (each, a "Warrant Share"), at a price of US$3.00 per Warrant Share on or prior to October 1, 2029. The Warrants acquired by Condire under the Offering are subject to a blocker provision, which limits Condire's exercise of any Warrants that, upon giving ...