TTM Resources Inc. Closes Flow-Through Financing with MineralFields Group

    
    TSX-V: TTQ
    Frankfurt Stock Exchange Symbol: T2U
    US Clearing Symbol: TTMRF
    Issued and Outstanding: 52,646,989
    

VANCOUVER, May 3 /CNW/ - TTM Resources Inc. ("TTM" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement with MineralFields Group (the "Private Placement") pursuant to which TTM issued 3,500,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.57 per unit for gross proceeds of $1,995,000. Each unit under the Private Placement consists of one flow-through common share and one transferable common share purchase warrant. Each common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional non flow-through common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.75 for the first 12 months following the closing of the Private Placement (the "Closing") and at an exercise price of $1.00 between 12 and 24 months following the Closing.

Limited Market Dealer Inc. ("LMDI") received a cash finder's fee of $99,750, representing 5% of the gross proceeds raised in the Private Placement, as well as a non-transferable option (the "LMDI Option") to acquire 350,000 units of the Company (the "LMDI Units"), equivalent to 10% of the total units sold in the Private Placement. The LMDI Option is exercisable into LMDI Units for a period of 12 months following the Closing at an exercise price of $0.57 per LMDI Unit. Each LMDI Unit will consist of one common share of the Company and one non-transferable share purchase warrant of the Company, and each such warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.75 for the first 12 months following the Closing and at an exercise price of $1.00 between 12 and 24 months following the Closing. In addition, LMDI received a cash due diligence fee of $59,850, plus GST, representing 3% of the gross proceeds from the Private Placement.

The proceeds of the Private Placement will be used primarily to fund geotechnical drilling on, and further exploration of, the Company's 100% owned Chu Molybdenum Project located 85 kilometres south of Vanderhoof, B.C.

About TTM Resources Inc.

TTM Resources Inc. is a Vancouver, British Columbia based Molybdenum Development and Exploration Company focused on the resource development of the Chu Molybdenum Project and three other molybdenum properties in British Columbia, Canada.

    
    TTM RESOURCES INC.

    "Crichy Clarke"
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    W.K. Crichy Clarke, President, CEO & Director
    

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For further information: visit the Company's web site at www.ttmresources.ca, or contact: W.K. Crichy Clarke or Tom Brady, Phone: [phone], Toll Free: 1-877-685-1144, Email: [email protected]