Abzu Gold Ltd (TSXV:ABS) announced a non-brokered private placement of up to 20,000,000 units at a price of CAD 0.15 per unit for gross proceeds of CAD 3,000,000 on July 17, 2012. Each unit consists of one common share of the company and one half of common share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share of the company at an exercise price of CAD 0.20 per share for period of 24 months from the closing of the transaction. The company may increase the size of the offering by up to CAD 2,000,000, in whole or in part, in units at the issue price of CAD 0.15 per unit, until two business days prior to the closing date, subject to applicable securities laws. The transaction is expected to close on July 27, 2012. All securities issued are subject to hold period of four months.

On July 23, 2012 the company announced that it will issue 16,666,667 units at CAD 0.15 per unit to Stonehouse Construction Pte Ltd. Each warrant entitles holder to purchase one additional common share for a period of 12 months at CAD 0.20. As a part of the transaction Stonehouse Construction Pte Ltd. will manage operations of company's Nangodi project. Also the investor can appoint two directors to company's board of directors. All securities issued in this tranche have a hold period of four months.

On August 3, 2012, the company amended the terms of the transaction. Each unit shall now consist of one common share and one share purchase warrant. The transaction is expected to close on or about August 9, 2012.

On September 27, 2012, the company amended the terms of the transaction. The company will now be selling up to 5,000,000 units at a price of CAD 0.11 for gross proceeds of up to CAD 550,000. Each warrant will be exercisable at CAD 0.125. The Company continues to negotiate with Stonehouse Construction Pte Ltd. regarding the terms of its previously announced strategic investment. The terms of such investment will be disclosed upon conclusion of the negotiations. The transaction is expected to close on or about October 5, 2012.

On October 3, 2012, the company announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Stonehouse Construction Pte Ltd. As part of the agreement the investor will subscribe for an additional 22,727,273 units for additional gross proceeds of CAD 2,500,000. The terms of the transaction remains unchanged.

On October 24, 2012, the company issued 5,287,726 units for gross proceeds of CAD 581,649.86 pursuant to the first tranche.

On November 14, 2012, the company announced that it will issue 875,000 units at CAD 0.11 per unit to two directors, pursuant to the second tranche. Each unit consists of one share and one share purchase warrant exercisable for a period of 12 months from closing at an exercise price of CAD 0.125 per share. The securities issued pursuant to the second tranche will be subject to a four month hold period which expires on March 15, 2013.

On November 26, 2012, Abzu Gold Ltd closed the third tranche. The company raised total gross proceeds of CAD 677,899.75 in this transaction. The company issued 874,999 units under the second and the final tranche for gross proceeds of CAD 96,249.89. The securities issued are subject to a hold period expiring on March 27, 2013. The securities were issued to 21 investors including insiders Neal & Company, Susan Chipperfield, Hendrik Van Alphen, and Davycrest Nominees purchasing 613,635, 40,000, 455,000, and 715,909 units, and promoter Kim Dunfield purchasing 250,000 units. The company paid finders' fees of CAD 3,850 and 35,000 warrants to Haywood Securities Inc, CAD 4,004 and 36,400 warrants to PI Financial Corp, and CAD 3,600 and 32,727 warrants to Beaufort International Associates Limited.

On January 9, 2013, Abzu Gold Ltd closed the transaction. The company issued an aggregate of 22,727,273 units at a price of CAD 0.11 per unit for gross proceeds of CAD 2,500,000. Stonehouse Construction Pte Ltd and four shareholders of the investor invested in the transaction. All securities issued to the strategic investors pursuant to the investment are subject to a hold period which expires on May 10, 2013. As part of the transaction, the company also appointed Eric Wardle and David Savage to its board of directors. Pursuant to the investment, each of Stonehouse Construction Pte Ltd and Riad Tawfiq Mahmood Al Sadek has acquired 9,090,909 units of the company. Each of them now have ownership and control over 9,090,909 shares of the company and 9,090,909 warrants. As a result of the investment, both the investors hold approximately 10.2% of the current issued and outstanding common shares of the company. The TSX Venture Exchange accepted for filing documents with respect to the transaction. There were five placees in this transaction.