Argex Titanium Announces Second Closing of Private Placement

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MONTREAL, Feb. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Argex Titanium Inc. (TSX: RGX) ("Argex") is pleased to announce that is has held a second closing of its previously-announced private placement at which it issued 8,714,886 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.04 per Unit, for gross proceeds to Argex of approximately $348,595.

Each of the Units is comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each full warrant entitles its holder to acquire one additional Argex common share at a price of $0.05 for a period of 24 months.

Argex will use the net proceeds from the sale of the Units for working capital.

Argex issued an aggregate of 20,714,886 Units in the private placement for gross proceeds to Argex of approximately $828,595.

The securities issued at the second closing of the private placement are subject to a four-month "hold period" under applicable securities regulations.

An insider of Argex purchased a total of 1,000,000 Units under the private placement, which is considered a related party transaction within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). Argex relied on the exemptions from the valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in Sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a), respectively, of MI 61-101 in respect of such insider participation.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, and these securities will not be offered or sold in any jurisdiction in which their offer or sale would be unlawful. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or any state securities laws of the United States. Accordingly, these securities will not be offered or sold to persons within the United States unless an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws is available.

About Argex Titanium

Argex Titanium Inc. has developed an advanced chemical process for the volume production of high-grade titanium dioxide (TiO₂) for use in high-quality paint, plastics, cosmetics and other TiO₂ applications. The Corporation's unique proprietary process uses relatively inexpensive and plentiful source material from a variety of potential vendors to produce TiO₂, along with other valuable by-products. Argex's process provides a significant cost and environmental advantage over current legacy TiO₂ production methods.

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Forward-Looking Statements

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Contact:
Mazen Alnaimi
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Argex Titanium Inc.
[email protected]