KIRKLAND LAKE, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 05/02/12 — NORDEX EXPLOSIVES LTD. (TSX VENTURE: NXX) („Nordex“, or the „Company“) is pleased to announce its highest 1st quarter sales in the 42 year history of the Company.
The total sales for the months of January, February and March 2012 were approximately $3,273,000.
This is an increase of $790,572, or 32%, over the 2011 same period gross sales of $2,482,428 during January, February and March 2011. It is also an increase of $468,205, or 17%, over the 2010 previous record high sales of $2,804,795 during January, February and March of 2010.
Jim Taylor, Chief Executive Officer for Nordex, stated, „The increase in sales is a direct reflection of increased activity for existing clients and new industrial & mining clients announced during the last year.“
Jacques Levesque, President of Nordex, stated, „Our employees have worked extremely hard to achieve these sales results and we thank them for their efforts.“
The financial information in respect of gross sales for the periods indicated set out in this news release is presented on a basis consistent with the accounting principles used to prepare Nordex- most recently filed financial statements. Readers are advised that the Company faces various risk factors with respect to its business and operations: for further information please see the Management Discussion and Analysis of Nordex at .
In addition, Nordex is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced private placement offering (the „Offering“) with All Group Financial Services Inc. („All Group“). Pursuant to the Offering, the Company issued a total of 2,927,500 common shares („Common Shares“) in three tranches at a price of $0.40 per share for gross proceeds to the Company of a total of $1,171,000. After completion of the Offering, the Company has 9,977,859 Common Shares outstanding.
The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to fund ongoing investment in the Company-s distribution system and to replenish working capital. The Offering is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals including the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The Common Shares issued in the Offering will be subject to resale restrictions of four months and one day from the respective dates of distribution under applicable securities legislation.
In connection with the Offering, All Group was paid a cash commission in an amount equal to 8% of the gross proceeds of the Offering and was issued broker warrants in an amount equal to 8% of the number of Common Shares sold in the Offering, with each such broker warrant exercisable to acquire one common share of the Company for a period of two years from the date of distribution at the Offering price. The broker warrants issued pursuant to the Offering and the underlying Common Shares will be subject to resale restrictions of four months and one day from the respective dates of distribution under applicable securities legislation.
ABOUT NORDEX EXPLOSIVES: LES EXPLOSIFS NORDEX LTEE./NORDEX EXPLOSIVES LTD. is a manufacturer and distributor of explosives for the mining, quarry and road construction industries since 1970. Its manufacturing operations and distribution centre is strategically located in one of the world-s largest mining regions near Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Nordex trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol „NXX“.
OTHER INFORMATION
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Forward-Looking Statements
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Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts: Nordex Explosives Ltd. Jim Taylor Chief Executive Officer 705-642-3265 #4
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