{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"166708","rtpr_id":"nNFC3BwGnt-20261012","ticker":"LCU","exchange":"","all_tickers":["LCU"],"title":"Lion Copper Restructures Convertible Debentures","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-10-12T18:12:19.117Z","article_body":"Yerington, Nevada--(Newsfile Corp. - October 12, 2026) - Lion Copper\nCorp. (CSE: LCU) (OTCQB: LCGMD) (the \"Company\") announces that it has agreed\nto restructure its previously issued secured convertible debentures in the\nprincipal amount of US$2,700,000 bearing interest at a rate of 12% per annum\nand maturing on November 6, 2026 (the \"Debentures\"). The restructuring of the\nDebentures will result in all accrued interest being paid as at November 6,\n2026, and the maturity date of the restructured Debentures being May 6, 2027.\nInterest on the restructured Debentures will remain payable in cash or common\nshares of the Company, as determined by the Company, as at the extended\nmaturity date.\n\nAs consideration for the agreement of the Debenture holders to the\nrestructuring the Company will issue an aggregate of 518,135 common share\npurchase warrants of the Company (the \"Warrants\") to the holders of the\nDebentures. Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one\ncommon share of the Company (a \"Share\") at an exercise price of US$4.17 per\nShare until November 6, 2031.\n\nThe Debentures were originally issued on November 6, 2025 and are convertible\ninto common shares of the Company at the rate of US$2.6055 per share.\n\nThe Warrants and underlying Shares are subject to a statutory hold period of\nfour months in accordance with applicable Canadian securities legislation. The\nsecurities are also subject to restrictions on resale under Rule 144 under US\nSecurities laws.\n\nCompletion of the transactions contemplated herein is subject to completion of\nfilings required by the Canadian Securities Exchange.\n\nThe securities offered have not been and will not be registered under the\nUnited States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or\nsold in the United States absent registration or applicable exemption from the\nregistration requirements. This news release does not constitute an offer to\nsell or the solicitation of any offer to buy nor will there be any sale of\nthese securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,\nsolicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification\nunder the securities laws of any such province, state or jurisdiction.\n\nAbout Lion Copper Corp.\n\nLion Copper Corp. is advancing its flagship copper project in Yerington,\nNevada through an earn-in agreement with Nuton LLC, a Rio Tinto venture.\n\nFurther information can be found at www.lioncg.com.\n\nOn behalf of the Board of Directors\n\nJohn Banning\nChief Executive Officer & Director\n\nFor more information please contact:\n\nEmail: info@lioncg.com\nWebsite: www.lioncg.com\n\nNeither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider\naccepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\nThis news release includes certain statements that may be deemed\n\"forward-looking statements\". All statements in this news release, other than\nstatements of historical facts, that address events or developments that the\nCompany expects to occur, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking\nstatements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but\nnot always, identified by the words \"expects\", \"plans\", \"anticipates\",\n\"believes\", \"intends\", \"estimates\", \"projects\", \"potential\" and similar\nexpressions, or that events or conditions \"will\", \"would\", \"may\", \"could\" or\n\"should\" occur. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in\nsuch forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such\nstatements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may\ndiffer materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that\ncould cause the actual results to differ materially from those in\nforward-looking statements include market prices, continued availability of\ncapital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.\nInvestors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future\nperformance and actual results or developments may differ materially from\nthose projected in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements\nare based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management\non the date the statements are made. Except as required by applicable\nsecurities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these\nforward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates\nor opinions, or other factors, should change.\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/318582","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFC3BwGnt-20261012","title":"Lion Copper Restructures Convertible Debentures","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"LCU","created":"2026-10-12T18:12:19.117Z","tickers":["LCU"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Yerington, Nevada--(Newsfile Corp. - October 12, 2026) - Lion Copper\nCorp. (CSE: LCU) (OTCQB: LCGMD) (the \"Company\") announces that it has agreed\nto restructure its previously issued secured convertible debentures in the\nprincipal amount of US$2,700,000 bearing interest at a rate of 12% per annum\nand maturing on November 6, 2026 (the \"Debentures\"). The restructuring of the\nDebentures will result in all accrued interest being paid as at November 6,\n2026, and the maturity date of the restructured Debentures being May 6, 2027.\nInterest on the restructured Debentures will remain payable in cash or common\nshares of the Company, as determined by the Company, as at the extended\nmaturity date.\n\nAs consideration for the agreement of the Debenture holders to the\nrestructuring the Company will issue an aggregate of 518,135 common share\npurchase warrants of the Company (the \"Warrants\") to the holders of the\nDebentures. Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one\ncommon share of the Company (a \"Share\") at an exercise price of US$4.17 per\nShare until November 6, 2031.\n\nThe Debentures were originally issued on November 6, 2025 and are convertible\ninto common shares of the Company at the rate of US$2.6055 per share.\n\nThe Warrants and underlying Shares are subject to a statutory hold period of\nfour months in accordance with applicable Canadian securities legislation. The\nsecurities are also subject to restrictions on resale under Rule 144 under US\nSecurities laws.\n\nCompletion of the transactions contemplated herein is subject to completion of\nfilings required by the Canadian Securities Exchange.\n\nThe securities offered have not been and will not be registered under the\nUnited States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or\nsold in the United States absent registration or applicable exemption from the\nregistration requirements. This news release does not constitute an offer to\nsell or the solicitation of any offer to buy nor will there be any sale of\nthese securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,\nsolicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification\nunder the securities laws of any such province, state or jurisdiction.\n\nAbout Lion Copper Corp.\n\nLion Copper Corp. is advancing its flagship copper project in Yerington,\nNevada through an earn-in agreement with Nuton LLC, a Rio Tinto venture.\n\nFurther information can be found at www.lioncg.com.\n\nOn behalf of the Board of Directors\n\nJohn Banning\nChief Executive Officer & Director\n\nFor more information please contact:\n\nEmail: info@lioncg.com\nWebsite: www.lioncg.com\n\nNeither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider\naccepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\nThis news release includes certain statements that may be deemed\n\"forward-looking statements\". All statements in this news release, other than\nstatements of historical facts, that address events or developments that the\nCompany expects to occur, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking\nstatements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but\nnot always, identified by the words \"expects\", \"plans\", \"anticipates\",\n\"believes\", \"intends\", \"estimates\", \"projects\", \"potential\" and similar\nexpressions, or that events or conditions \"will\", \"would\", \"may\", \"could\" or\n\"should\" occur. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in\nsuch forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such\nstatements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may\ndiffer materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that\ncould cause the actual results to differ materially from those in\nforward-looking statements include market prices, continued availability of\ncapital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.\nInvestors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future\nperformance and actual results or developments may differ materially from\nthose projected in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements\nare based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management\non the date the statements are made. Except as required by applicable\nsecurities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these\nforward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates\nor opinions, or other factors, should change.\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/318582"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-12T18:12:19.160598281Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791828739160},"received_at":"2026-10-12T18:12:19.212Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/318582"},"analysis":{"id":"155048","press_release_id":"166708","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["maturity extension on outstanding debt signals liquidity pressure","interest payable in shares at company discretion — potential dilution","518,135 warrants issued as restructuring consideration"],"eventType":"debt_offering","narrative":"Lion Copper Corp. has agreed to restructure US$2.7 million of secured convertible debentures bearing 12% interest, extending maturity from November 6, 2026 to May 6, 2027.\n\nAs consideration, holders receive 518,135 warrants exercisable at US$4.17 per share until November 6, 2031; interest remains payable in cash or shares at the company's discretion.\n\nThe extension eases near-term repayment pressure but the share-settlement option and new warrants add dilution, and the need to restructure suggests tighter liquidity at the micro-cap copper developer.","sentiment":"bearish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Micro-cap copper developer buys six months of runway with warrant sweetener — watch for follow-on financing needs."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":2700000,"customDimensions":{"interest_rate":"12% per annum","warrant_expiry":"November 6, 2031","warrants_issued":518135,"original_maturity":"November 6, 2026","conversion_price_usd":2.6055,"restructured_maturity":"May 6, 2027","warrant_exercise_price_usd":4.17}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"John Banning","role":"CEO & Director"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Lion Copper Corp.","ticker":"LCU","relationship":"issuer"},{"name":"Nuton LLC (a Rio Tinto venture)","relationship":"earn-in partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"US$2,700,000","context":"principal amount of secured convertible debentures being restructured"},{"amount":"12% per annum","context":"interest rate on the debentures"},{"amount":"US$4.17","context":"warrant exercise price per share"},{"amount":"US$2.6055","context":"debenture conversion price per share"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"A small-cap restructuring of US$2.7M convertible debentures extending maturity by six months, paid for with dilutive warrants. 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