Rimfire Pacific Mining (ASX:RIM) directors have continued to show their confidence in the company by participating in a non-renounceable 1:4 rights issue shortfall.
The shortfall issue follows the company’s non-renounceable rights issue earlier this month which raised $1.1 million.
Non-executive chairman Ian McCubbing and non-executive director Andrew Greville both participated in the shortfall, as approved by shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting on November 15, 2018.
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McCubbing acquired 4.338 million shares valued at more than $39,000 and now holds more than 8.857 million shares in two indirect interests.
Greville purchased 1 million shares valued at $9,000 and now holds 2.25 million shares in an indirect interest.
Both also received the same amount of free-attaching options which are exercisable at 2.2 cents per option with expiry on May 1, 2020.
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The board of directors also participated in the earlier rights issue with McCubbing subscribing to 903,877 shares worth more than $8,000 and Greville to 250,000 shares.
Managing director and CEO John Kaminsky subscribed to 222,222 shares, bringing his total holding to more than 33.6 million shares.
Non-executive director Ramona Enconniere subscribed to more than 1.742 million shares valued at more than $15,600, bringing her total holding to more than 10.81 million.
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Funds raised from the rights issue and shortfall will be used to implement Rimfire’s dual strategy of assessing the Sorpresa Gold-Silver Project in NSW and regional discovery exploration at the wider Fifield project.
The company recently confirmed six priority targets near Sorpresa through the integration of high-resolution gravity survey results with past exploration data.