Falco Agrees to Sell a Portfolio of Net Smelter Return Royalties
27 Abril 2021 - 6:05PM
Falco Resources Ltd. (FPC: TSX-V) (“
Falco” or the
“
Corporation”) is pleased to announce that it has
concluded an agreement with Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd,
(“
Osisko”) to sell its portfolio of net smelter
return royalties (the “
Royalties”) varying
from 1% to 2% (the “
Royalty Transaction”) which
were acquired on April 12, 2021 from IAMGOLD Corporation
pursuant to the exercise of a right of first refusal it held over
the Royalties. The Royalties relate to, among others, properties
known as Flavrian and Central Camp and which are exploration
properties surrounding the main Horne 5 properties. The
consideration for the sale of the Royalties by a subsidiary of
Falco to Osisko is CDN$700,000, payable in cash upon closing of the
Royalty Transaction.
The Royalty Transaction is conditional upon
certain closing conditions, including the waiver or expiry of
existing rights and the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Related Party Transaction
Osisko’s subsidiary, Osisko Development Corp.
(“ODEV”) is Falco’s largest shareholder owning a
18.2% interest in Falco. Immediately prior to entering into the
Royalty Transaction, Osisko had, directly or through ODEV,
beneficial ownership of, or control and direction over, (i)
41,385,240 common shares, representing approximately 18.2% of the
issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation, and (ii)
18,247,344 warrants. In addition, Osisko’s loan to the Corporation
is convertible into 31,992,975 common shares of the
Corporation.
The Royalty Transaction is a “related party
transaction” under Regulation 61-101 respecting Protection of
Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“Regulation
61-101”). It is exempt from the requirements to obtain (i) a formal
valuation and (ii) minority approval, pursuant to section 5.5(a)
and 5.7 (a) respectively of Regulation 61-101, as the value of the
Royalty Transaction represents less than 25% of the market
capitalization of Falco.
The independent directors of the Corporation
have approved the Royalty Transaction and the board members who are
nominees or officers of Osisko or ODEV abstained from voting on the
resolutions to approve such transactions.
About Falco
Falco is one of the largest mineral claim
holders in the Province of Québec, with extensive land holdings in
the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. Falco owns approximately 70,000
hectares of land in the Rouyn-Noranda mining camp, which represents
70% of the entire camp and includes 13 former gold and base metal
mine sites. Falco’s principal asset is the Horne 5 Project located
in the former Horne mine that was operated by Noranda (now Glencore
Canada Corporation) from 1927 to 1976 and produced 11.6 million
ounces of gold and 2.5 billion pounds of copper. Osisko Gold
Royalties Ltd’s subsidiary, Osisko Development Corp. is Falco’s
largest shareholder owning a 18.2% interest.
For further
information, please contact:
Luc LessardPresident and Chief Executive Officer and Director
514-261-3336info@falcores.com
Jeffrey White, LL.B, MBA Director, Investor Relations
416-274-7762rjwhite@falcores.com
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking
Information
Certain information contained or incorporated by
reference in this press release constitutes “forward-looking
statements”. In particular, this press release contains
forward-looking statements including Falco’s ability to meet all
closing conditions and complete the Royalty Transaction.
Known and unknown factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed
on such statements and information.
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