UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2016
Commission File Number: 001-32929
POLYMET MINING CORP.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
100 King Street, Suite 5700
Toronto, ON Canada
M5X 1C7
(Address of principal executive offices)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This report on Form 6-K and attached exhibit are incorporated by reference into Registration Statement No. 333-192208 and this report on Form 6-K shall be deemed a part of such registration statements from the date on which this report on Form 6-K is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished by PolyMet Mining Corp. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
PolyMet Mining Corp. (the “Company”) completed a private placement offering of 25,963,167 units (the “Units”) of the Company at a price of US$0.75 per unit. Each Unit is comprised of one common share of the Company (the Common Share) and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant exercisable at an exercise price of US$1.00 per Common Share beginning six months following the issuance date and ending 60 months after the issuance date, subject to acceleration in certain circumstances.
Paradigm Capital Inc. placed 22,000,167 Units for US$16.5 million and the Company placed 3,963,000 Units for US$2.972 million.
The Company has been notified that Glencore AG will exercise its right to maintain its pro rata share of the total number of Units sold and purchase an additional 14,111,251 Units for US$10.583 million on or before October 28, 2016.
SUBMITTED HEREWITH
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PolyMet Mining Corp.
(Registrant)
| Date: October 28, 2016 | By: | /s/ Jonathan Cherry |
| Name: Jonathan Cherry | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |