FNX Mining Company Inc. is pleased to announce that it has
entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters
co-led by GMP Securities Ltd. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.,
which have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 7.5
million common shares of FNX at a price of $13.60 per common
share for aggregate gross proceeds of $102 million. The underwriters
also have the option to purchase for resale up to an additional
2.5 million common shares at a price of $13.60 per common
share on the closing date. If the option is exercised the
gross proceeds will be $136 million. FNX plans to use the
net proceeds of the offerings for development of FNX's 100%
owned Sudbury properties including; rehabilitation and development
of the Levack Mine; Phase I development of the Podolsky 2000
Deposit; Phase II development of the PM Deposit; exploration
and development of the Levack Footwall Deposits; continued
exploration and development of the Podolsky North and South
Deposits; exploration of the Aurora properties; and for working
capital and general corporate purposes.
The common shares to be sold under this offering will be
offered by way of a short form prospectus in each province
of Canada where purchasers reside and the common shares to
be sold under this offering will be offered in the United
States on a private placement basis pursuant to an exemption
from the registration requirements of the United States Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
The offering is scheduled to close on November 28, 2005 and
is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited
to, the receipt of all necessary approvals, including the
approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the American Stock
Exchange and other applicable securities regulatory authorities.