March 17, 2010
Taku Gold Announces Closing of Private Placement
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – March 17, 2010) – Taku Gold Corp. (the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:TAK) is pleased to announce the closing of its non-brokered private placement totalling $497,500. These funds were raised through the issuance of 4,975,000 units at a price of $0.10 per unit, each unit consisting of one common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant entitling the holder thereof to acquire one additional common share of the Company for a period of two years at a price of $0.15. The shares issued pursuant to the private placement, and any shares to be issued on exercise of the share purchase warrants, are subject to a hold period expiring July 17, 2010.
Commissions totalling $37,400 were paid to Canaccord Financial Ltd., Haywood Securities Inc., Foster & Associates Financial Services Inc. and Global Maxfin Capital Inc. as consideration for arranging a portion of the private placement.
The funds raised by way of the private placement will be used for general working capital purposes.
On Behalf of the Board,
Taku Gold Corp.
Zachery Dingsdale, CEO and President
About Taku Gold Corp.
Taku Gold Corp. (http://www.takugold.com) is a mineral resource company focused on the exploration and development of precious metal properties in Canada with a particular emphasis on the White Gold District of the Yukon Territory and the Tagish Lake region of Northern British Columbia.
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