{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"169144","rtpr_id":"nACStgBTRa-20261014","ticker":"GWM","exchange":"","all_tickers":["GWM"],"title":"Galway Metals Announces Closing of $14 Million Brokered Private Placement Led by Michael Gentile","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-10-14T13:40:00.403Z","article_body":"TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / October 14,\n2026 / Galway Metals Inc. (TSX-V:GWM)(OTCQB:GAYMF) (\"Galway Metals\" or the\n\"Company\") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced\nbrokered \"best efforts\" private placement offering, pursuant to which the\nCompany has issued 19,437,000 flow-through units of the Company (each, a \"FT\nUnit\") at a price of $0.72 per FT Unit (the \"Issue price\") for aggregate gross\nproceeds to the Company of approximately $14 million (the \"Offering\"). The FT\nUnits were issued pursuant to applicable exemptions from the prospectus\nrequirements under Canadian securities laws. Beacon Securities Limited acted\nas sole agent in connection with the Offering.\n\nEach FT Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company (a \"FT\nShare\") and one common share purchase warrant (a \"Warrant\"), with each FT\nShare and Warrant comprising each FT Unit qualifying as a \"flow-through share\"\nfor the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the \"Tax Act\"). Each Warrant\nentitles the holder thereof to acquire one non-flow-through common share (a\n\"Warrant Share\") at a price per Warrant Share of $0.80 for a period of 36\nmonths from the closing of the Offering.\n\nAn amount equal to the gross proceeds from the sale of the FT Units will be\nused by the Company to incur eligible \"Canadian exploration expenses\" that\nwill qualify as \"flow-through mining expenditures\" as such terms are defined\nin the Tax Act (the \"Qualifying Expenditures\") related to the Company's\nClarence Stream gold project in New Brunswick, Canada on or before December\n31, 2027. All Qualifying Expenditures will be renounced in favour of the\nsubscribers effective December 31, 2026.\n\nAs a result of his participation in the Offering, leading strategic investor\nMichael Gentile now holds approximately 10.94% of the issued and outstanding\ncommon shares (approximately 19.72% assuming exercise of the Warrants\ncomprising his FT Units). In connection with the Offering, Mr. Gentile has\nagreed to enter into a 12-month lock-up agreement pursuant to which, among\nother things, he may not sell, offer, or grant options to purchase any of the\nsecurities purchased in the Offering.\n\nThe securities issued pursuant to the Offering are subject to a hold period\nunder Canadian securities laws of four months after the closing of the\nOffering.\n\nIn consideration for services provided in connection with the Offering, the\nCompany paid the Agent a cash commission of $606,434.40.\n\nClosing of the Offering is subject to the final acceptance of the TSX Venture\nExchange.\n\nEarly Warning Disclosure\n\nImmediately prior to the Offering, Mr. Gentile did not beneficially own or\ncontrol, directly or indirectly, any securities of the Company.\n\nImmediately following the closing of the Offering, Mr. Gentile beneficially\nowns or controls 17,150,000 common shares and 17,150,000 warrants of the\nCompany, representing approximately 10.94% of the issued and outstanding\ncommon shares (approximately 19.72% assuming exercise of the Warrants\ncomprising his FT Units).\n\nMr. Gentile acquired the FT Units for investment purposes. Depending on market\nconditions, his view of the Company's prospects, and other relevant factors,\nMr. Gentile may, from time to time, acquire additional securities, dispose of\nsome or all of the existing securities, or may continue to hold the\nsecurities. In satisfaction of the requirements of National Instrument 62-104\n- Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids and National Instrument 62-103 - The Early\nWarning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues, Mr.\nGentile will be filing an early warning report related to his acquisition of\nthe FT Units, containing additional information omitted from this news\nrelease, under the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.\n\nAbout Galway Metals Inc.\n\nGalway Metals is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company\nfocused on advancing its\n\n100%-owned, high-grade, open-pitable flagship Clarence Stream gold project in\nsouthwest New Brunswick. Clarence Stream is an emerging gold district with an\nexploration strike length of approximately 65 kilometres and the existing\nresource is open in virtually all directions. Galway Metals holds a 90%\nparticipating interest in the Estrades Project, a former producing high-grade,\ngold-rich polymetallic VMS mine in the northern Abitibi of western Québec.\nLed by a management team with a proven track-record of creating shareholder\nvalue having sold Galway Resources for US$340 million, Galway Metals is\nfocused on creating value for all its stakeholders.\n\nFor additional information on Galway Metals Inc., please contact:\n\nRobert Hinchcliffe, President & Chief Executive Officer\nTelephone: 1-800-501-4808\nWebsite: www.galwaymetalsinc.com\nEmail: info@galwaymetalsinc.com\nLook us up on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn\n\nCautionary Statement\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. No stock\nexchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or\ndisapproved the information contained herein.\n\nThis news release includes certain \"forward-looking statements\" which are not\ncomprised of historical facts. Forward-looking statements include estimates\nand statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives or goals,\nincluding words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated\ncondition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by\nsuch terms as \"believes\", \"anticipates\", \"expects\", \"estimates\", \"may\",\n\"could\", \"would\", \"will\", or \"plan\". Since forward-looking statements are\nbased on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very\nnature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these\nstatements are based on information currently available to the Company, the\nCompany provides no assurance that actual results will meet management's\nexpectations. Risks, uncertainties and other factors involved with\nforward-looking information could cause actual events, results, performance,\nprospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or\nimplied by such forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in\nthis news release includes, but is not limited to, statements about the tax\ntreatment of the FT Units issued in the Offering, the timing to renounce all\nQualifying Expenditures in favour of the subscribers, the use of proceeds of\nthe Offering, the final acceptance of the TSXV and Mr. Gentile's future\nintentions with respect to the acquisition, disposition or continued holding\nof securities of the Company. Factors that could cause actual results to\ndiffer materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not\nlimited to, changes in economic conditions or financial markets, political and\ncompetitive developments, operation or exploration difficulties, changes in\nequity markets, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices,\ncapital, operating and reclamation costs varying significantly from estimates\nand the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development\nindustry, and those risks set out in the Company's public documents filed on\nSEDAR+. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in\npreparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable,\nundue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as\nof the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such\nevents will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company\ndisclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking\ninformation, whether as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise, other than as required by law.\n\nSOURCE: Galway Metals\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/metals-and-mining/galway-metals-announces-closing-of-14-million-brokered-private-placement-led-by-m-1236746)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACStgBTRa-20261014","title":"Galway Metals Announces Closing of $14 Million Brokered Private Placement Led by Michael Gentile","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"GWM","created":"2026-10-14T13:40:00.403Z","tickers":["GWM"],"exchange":"","article_body":"TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / October 14,\n2026 / Galway Metals Inc. (TSX-V:GWM)(OTCQB:GAYMF) (\"Galway Metals\" or the\n\"Company\") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced\nbrokered \"best efforts\" private placement offering, pursuant to which the\nCompany has issued 19,437,000 flow-through units of the Company (each, a \"FT\nUnit\") at a price of $0.72 per FT Unit (the \"Issue price\") for aggregate gross\nproceeds to the Company of approximately $14 million (the \"Offering\"). The FT\nUnits were issued pursuant to applicable exemptions from the prospectus\nrequirements under Canadian securities laws. Beacon Securities Limited acted\nas sole agent in connection with the Offering.\n\nEach FT Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company (a \"FT\nShare\") and one common share purchase warrant (a \"Warrant\"), with each FT\nShare and Warrant comprising each FT Unit qualifying as a \"flow-through share\"\nfor the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the \"Tax Act\"). Each Warrant\nentitles the holder thereof to acquire one non-flow-through common share (a\n\"Warrant Share\") at a price per Warrant Share of $0.80 for a period of 36\nmonths from the closing of the Offering.\n\nAn amount equal to the gross proceeds from the sale of the FT Units will be\nused by the Company to incur eligible \"Canadian exploration expenses\" that\nwill qualify as \"flow-through mining expenditures\" as such terms are defined\nin the Tax Act (the \"Qualifying Expenditures\") related to the Company's\nClarence Stream gold project in New Brunswick, Canada on or before December\n31, 2027. All Qualifying Expenditures will be renounced in favour of the\nsubscribers effective December 31, 2026.\n\nAs a result of his participation in the Offering, leading strategic investor\nMichael Gentile now holds approximately 10.94% of the issued and outstanding\ncommon shares (approximately 19.72% assuming exercise of the Warrants\ncomprising his FT Units). In connection with the Offering, Mr. Gentile has\nagreed to enter into a 12-month lock-up agreement pursuant to which, among\nother things, he may not sell, offer, or grant options to purchase any of the\nsecurities purchased in the Offering.\n\nThe securities issued pursuant to the Offering are subject to a hold period\nunder Canadian securities laws of four months after the closing of the\nOffering.\n\nIn consideration for services provided in connection with the Offering, the\nCompany paid the Agent a cash commission of $606,434.40.\n\nClosing of the Offering is subject to the final acceptance of the TSX Venture\nExchange.\n\nEarly Warning Disclosure\n\nImmediately prior to the Offering, Mr. Gentile did not beneficially own or\ncontrol, directly or indirectly, any securities of the Company.\n\nImmediately following the closing of the Offering, Mr. Gentile beneficially\nowns or controls 17,150,000 common shares and 17,150,000 warrants of the\nCompany, representing approximately 10.94% of the issued and outstanding\ncommon shares (approximately 19.72% assuming exercise of the Warrants\ncomprising his FT Units).\n\nMr. Gentile acquired the FT Units for investment purposes. Depending on market\nconditions, his view of the Company's prospects, and other relevant factors,\nMr. Gentile may, from time to time, acquire additional securities, dispose of\nsome or all of the existing securities, or may continue to hold the\nsecurities. In satisfaction of the requirements of National Instrument 62-104\n- Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids and National Instrument 62-103 - The Early\nWarning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues, Mr.\nGentile will be filing an early warning report related to his acquisition of\nthe FT Units, containing additional information omitted from this news\nrelease, under the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.\n\nAbout Galway Metals Inc.\n\nGalway Metals is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company\nfocused on advancing its\n\n100%-owned, high-grade, open-pitable flagship Clarence Stream gold project in\nsouthwest New Brunswick. Clarence Stream is an emerging gold district with an\nexploration strike length of approximately 65 kilometres and the existing\nresource is open in virtually all directions. Galway Metals holds a 90%\nparticipating interest in the Estrades Project, a former producing high-grade,\ngold-rich polymetallic VMS mine in the northern Abitibi of western Québec.\nLed by a management team with a proven track-record of creating shareholder\nvalue having sold Galway Resources for US$340 million, Galway Metals is\nfocused on creating value for all its stakeholders.\n\nFor additional information on Galway Metals Inc., please contact:\n\nRobert Hinchcliffe, President & Chief Executive Officer\nTelephone: 1-800-501-4808\nWebsite: www.galwaymetalsinc.com\nEmail: info@galwaymetalsinc.com\nLook us up on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn\n\nCautionary Statement\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. No stock\nexchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or\ndisapproved the information contained herein.\n\nThis news release includes certain \"forward-looking statements\" which are not\ncomprised of historical facts. Forward-looking statements include estimates\nand statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives or goals,\nincluding words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated\ncondition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by\nsuch terms as \"believes\", \"anticipates\", \"expects\", \"estimates\", \"may\",\n\"could\", \"would\", \"will\", or \"plan\". Since forward-looking statements are\nbased on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very\nnature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these\nstatements are based on information currently available to the Company, the\nCompany provides no assurance that actual results will meet management's\nexpectations. Risks, uncertainties and other factors involved with\nforward-looking information could cause actual events, results, performance,\nprospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or\nimplied by such forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in\nthis news release includes, but is not limited to, statements about the tax\ntreatment of the FT Units issued in the Offering, the timing to renounce all\nQualifying Expenditures in favour of the subscribers, the use of proceeds of\nthe Offering, the final acceptance of the TSXV and Mr. Gentile's future\nintentions with respect to the acquisition, disposition or continued holding\nof securities of the Company. Factors that could cause actual results to\ndiffer materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not\nlimited to, changes in economic conditions or financial markets, political and\ncompetitive developments, operation or exploration difficulties, changes in\nequity markets, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices,\ncapital, operating and reclamation costs varying significantly from estimates\nand the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development\nindustry, and those risks set out in the Company's public documents filed on\nSEDAR+. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in\npreparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable,\nundue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as\nof the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such\nevents will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company\ndisclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking\ninformation, whether as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise, other than as required by law.\n\nSOURCE: Galway Metals\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/metals-and-mining/galway-metals-announces-closing-of-14-million-brokered-private-placement-led-by-m-1236746)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-14T13:40:00.439713256Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791985200439},"received_at":"2026-10-14T13:40:00.494Z","source_url":"https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/metals-and-mining/galway-metals-announces-closing-of-14-million-brokered-private-placement-led-by-m-1236746"},"analysis":{"id":"157386","press_release_id":"169144","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["warrants at $0.80 add potential dilution of up to ~19.44M shares","4-month hold period on placement shares; TSXV acceptance still pending"],"eventType":"offering","narrative":"Galway Metals closed a $14 million brokered flow-through private placement at $0.72 per unit, issuing 19.44 million FT units.\n\nStrategic investor Michael Gentile led the deal, taking an approximately 10.94% stake (19.72% including warrants) and agreeing to a 12-month lock-up.\n\nProceeds fund Canadian exploration expenses at the Clarence Stream gold project in New Brunswick by December 31, 2027; warrants strike at $0.80 and expire in 36 months.\n\nFinancing is subject to final TSX Venture Exchange acceptance, with a four-month statutory hold period on the securities.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Well-known resource investor Michael Gentile takes ~11% stake in Galway Metals via $14M flow-through raise for Clarence Stream gold."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":14000000,"offeringPrice":0.72,"sharesOffered":19437000,"customDimensions":{"gentile_diluted_pct":"19.72%","warrant_term_months":36,"warrant_strike_price":0.8,"gentile_ownership_pct":"10.94%"}},"quotedText":"leading strategic investor Michael Gentile now holds approximately 10.94% of the issued and outstanding common shares (approximately 19.72% assuming exercise of the Warrants","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Michael Gentile","role":"strategic investor"},{"name":"Robert Hinchcliffe","role":"President & CEO"}],"products":["Clarence Stream gold project","Estrades Project"],"companies":[{"name":"Galway Metals Inc.","ticker":"GWM"},{"name":"Beacon Securities Limited","relationship":"underwriter"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$14 million","context":"aggregate gross proceeds of private placement"},{"amount":"$0.72","context":"price per FT Unit"},{"amount":"$0.80","context":"warrant exercise price"},{"amount":"$606,434.40","context":"cash commission paid to agent"},{"amount":"US$340 million","context":"prior sale of Galway Resources by management"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"Closed $14M flow-through private placement led by prominent strategic investor Michael Gentile, who takes a ~10.94% stake (19.72% diluted) with a 12-month lock-up. 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