Jan 19 (Reuters) - Lithium Americas Corp LAC.TO
* LITHIUM AMERICAS ANNOUNCES US$112 MILLION STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BY BANGCHAK PETROLEUM
* BCPI AGREED TO FINANCING TERMS IN AMOUNT OF $112 MILLION IN EXCHANGE FOR INCREASING ITS OWNERSHIP STAKE TO 16.4% OF OUTSTANDING SHARES OF CO
* BCPI SIGNED INVESTMENT AGREEMENT WITH CO FOR FUNDING TO ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION OF CAUCHARI-OLAROZ LITHIUM PROJECT IN JUJUY, ARGENTINA
* BCPI WILL PROVIDE TO LITHIUM AMERICAS A US$80 MILLION PROJECT DEBT FACILITY
* BCPI HAS AGREED TO PURCHASE, BY WAY OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT, 50 MILLION SHARES AT PRICE OF C$0.85PER SHARE,FOR GROSS PROCEEDS OF C$42.5 MILLION Source text for Eikon: ID:nMKWcCkDMa Further company coverage: LAC.TO