Sierra Metals Announces Special Meeting of Shareholders for Proposed Share Consolidation
12 Dezembro 2024 - 7:00PM
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Sierra Metals Inc. (TSX: SMT | OTCQX: SMTSF | BVL: SMT)
(“Sierra Metals” or the “Company”) announces that it will hold a
special meeting of shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) on January
31, 2025. The Company has set a record date for the Special Meeting
of December 30, 2024.
The purpose of the Special Meeting is to seek authorization from
the Company’s shareholders to enable the Board of Directors (the
“Board”) to consider a consolidation of all of the Company’s issued
and outstanding common shares (“Common Shares”) at a ratio of one
post‐consolidation share for up to every twenty pre‐consolidation
shares (the “Consolidation”). Shareholders will be requested at the
Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof, to consider and, if
thought fit, pass, with or without amendment, a special resolution
approving the Consolidation. Following the Special Meeting, the
Board expects to exercise its discretion to implement the
Consolidation on such a date and time as the Board may determine.
Additional details in respect of the proposed Consolidation will be
included in a management information circular which is being mailed
to shareholders in compliance with applicable laws and will be
available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+
(www.sedarplus.ca).
The Board believes it is in the best interests of the Company to
be in a position to complete the Consolidation to provide the
Company with greater flexibility for future corporate activities,
enhance the marketability of the Common Shares as an investment and
lead to increased interest by a broader spectrum of potential
investors, thereby increasing the Company’s ability to secure
additional financing for operational and growth initiatives.
Over the past 24 months, Sierra Metals has successfully
stabilized, optimized and improved its operations, resulting in a
lower cost structure, increased efficiencies and profitability
across the Company. During this period, the Company, among its many
achievements, has safely delivered the following:
- Yauricocha Mine: increased throughput rates to full
capacity of 3,600 tonnes per day (30% increase) which has increased
metal production and lowered costs.
- Bolivar Mine: increased throughput rates to consistently
produce at full capacity of 5,000 tonnes per day with plans
underway to add tailing facilities to increase throughput capacity
by 50% to 7,500 tonnes per day.
- Growing mineral reserves and resources: provided an
updated NI 43-101 compliant mineral reserve and resource estimate
for Yauricocha and Bolivar which indicates both operations have
significant reserves and resources that underpin the foundation for
growth.
- Divested Cusi Mine: the divesture for cash consideration
of US$2.5 million allows the Company to focus resources on growing
its core operations, with the possibility of a steady future
revenue stream in the form of a 2% net smelter royalty from the
Cusi Mine.
- Optimized balance sheet: recapitalized its balance sheet
by refinancing its long-term debt facilities and completing an
equity private placement with broad support from insiders and
existing shareholders.
- Strengthened Leadership: to lead and execute Sierra’s
growth phase, the Company has attracted a new CEO, CFO, and senior
management team, and revitalized its board of directors.
Ernesto Balarezo, CEO of Sierra Metals, comments, “Over the past
two years, Sierra Metals has been diligently delivering strong
operating and financial results in a safe and responsible manner.
Our strong financial position has us well positioned to focus on a
period of organic growth at our two mines. The momentum we have
generated across our business is poised to continue in 2025. As we
embark on our next phase of growth, we believe the proposed share
consolidation will provide an attractive entry point for potential
new institutional investors and retail shareholders.”
The implementation of any Consolidation is subject to Sierra
Metals receiving all required approvals, including support from
shareholders at the upcoming Special Meeting, and the approval of
the Toronto Stock Exchange. If the approvals required for the
Consolidation are obtained and the Board decides to implement the
Consolidation, the Consolidation will occur at a time determined by
the Board and additional information in respect of the
Consolidation will be announced by the Company.
About Sierra Metals
Sierra Metals is a Canadian mining company focused on copper
production with additional base and precious metals by-product
credits at its Yauricocha Mine in Peru and Bolivar Mine in Mexico.
The Company is intent on safely increasing production volume and
growing mineral resources. Sierra Metals has recently had several
new key discoveries and still has many more exciting brownfield
exploration opportunities in Peru and Mexico that are within close
proximity to the existing mines. Additionally, the Company has
large land packages at each of its mines with several prospective
regional targets providing longer-term exploration upside and
mineral resource growth potential.
For further information regarding Sierra Metals, please visit
www.SierraMetals.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking information within
the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking
information relates to future events or the anticipated performance
of Sierra and reflect management's expectations or beliefs
regarding such future events and anticipated performance based on
an assumed set of economic conditions and courses of action. In
certain cases, statements that contain forward-looking information
can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects",
"is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts",
"intends", "anticipates", "believes" or variations of such words
and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results
"may", "could", "would", "might", or "will be taken", "occur" or
"be achieved" or the negative of these words or comparable
terminology. By its very nature forward-looking information
involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause actual performance of Sierra to be materially
different from any anticipated performance expressed or implied by
such forward-looking information.
Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual events or results to differ
from those reflected in the forward-looking information, including,
without limitation, the risks described under the heading "Risk
Factors" in the Company's annual information form dated March 15,
2024 for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and other risks
identified in the Company's filings with Canadian securities
regulators, which are available at www.sedarplus.ca.
The risk factors referred to above are not an exhaustive list of
the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking
information. Forward-looking information includes statements about
the future and is inherently uncertain, and the Company's actual
achievements or other future events or conditions may differ
materially from those reflected in the forward-looking information
due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. The
Company's statements containing forward-looking information are
based on the beliefs, expectations, and opinions of management on
the date the statements are made, and the Company does not assume
any obligation to update such forward-looking information if
circumstances or management's beliefs, expectations or opinions
should change, other than as required by applicable law. For the
reasons set forth above, one should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking information.
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