Stornoway Diamond Corporation ("Stornoway" or the "Company") has today entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by Raymond James Ltd. and including Canaccord Capital Corporation, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., and TD Securities Inc. under which the Underwriters have agreed to buy on a private placement basis 8,000,000 units from Stornoway and sell to qualified investors at a price of $2.50 per unit, for gross proceeds of $20,000,000. Each unit shall consist of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant will be exercisable for one common share for a period of twelve months from closing at an exercise price of $3.00. Closing is expected on or about May 12, 2004.
Stornoway has been involved in 20 kimberlite discoveries in Nunavut since 2002 and currently maintains interests in more than 20 million acres of prospective landholdings throughout northern Canada. A preliminary budget of $18 million has been approved for diamond exploration on these landholdings in 2004. Stornoway's contribution to the budget is expected to exceed $11 million.
The securities offered have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
On behalf of the Board
STORNOWAY DIAMOND CORPORATION
/s/ "Eira Thomas"
Eira Thomas
President
For further information, please contact the Company at 604-687-7545
or (888) 338-2200
** Website: www.stornowaydiamonds.com
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