TORONTO, Feb. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newstrike Resources Ltd. (TSXV:HIP(“Newstrike” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced short form prospectus offering on a bought deal basis.  A total of 60,610,000 units of the Company (“Units”) were sold at a price of $1.32 per Unit (the “Issue Price”), for aggregate gross proceeds of $80,005,200 (the “Offering”).  The Offering was underwritten by a syndicate of underwriters co-led by INFOR Financial Inc. and Cormark Securities Inc. and including Eight Capital and Haywood Securities Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”).