Discovery Silver Corp. (TSX: DSV, DSV.R, OTCQX:
DSVSF) (“
Discovery” or the
“
Company”) announced today that it has filed its
notice of meeting and management information circular (the
“
Circular”) and related materials (collectively,
the “
Meeting Materials”) in connection with the
special meeting (the “
Meeting”) of holders
(“
Shareholders”) of common shares (“
Common
Shares”) of the Company to consider the issuance of Common
Shares relating to the previously announced acquisition of Newmont
Corporation’s Porcupine Complex (as defined below). Mailing of the
applicable Meeting Materials has also commenced. The Meeting will
be held on March 27, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. (Toronto Time) at One First
Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, Suite 3400, Toronto, Ontario,
M5X 1A4. The Meeting Materials are available on the Company’s
website at
https://discoverysilver.com/investors/shareholder-vote-march-27-2025/
and also on Discovery’s issuer profile on SEDAR+
(www.sedarplus.ca).
As announced on January 27, 2025, Discovery
entered into a share purchase agreement with Goldcorp Canada Ltd.
(“GCL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont
Corporation, to acquire (the “Acquisition”) all of
the issued and outstanding common shares of a newly created
wholly-owned subsidiary of GCL, Dome Mine Ltd., formed to hold all
of GCL’s rights, title and interest in and to the Hollinger mine,
the Hoyle Pond mine, the Borden mine, the Pamour open pit and the
Dome mill (collectively, the “Porcupine Complex”)
for total consideration of US$425 million (the “Purchase
Price”).
The Purchase Price consists of US$200 million
payable in cash and US$75 million payable through the issuance of
an aggregate of 119,716,667 Common Shares (the
"Consideration Shares"), both of which are payable
on closing of the Acquisition (the "Acquisition
Closing") and are subject to customary closing
adjustments, and US$150 million of deferred consideration to be
paid in four annual cash payments of US$37.5 million commencing on
December 31, 2027.
Pursuant to the policies of the Toronto Stock
Exchange (the “TSX”), because the issuance of the
share consideration in connection with the Acquisition will exceed
25% of the outstanding Common Shares on a pre-Acquisition,
non-diluted basis (the “Dilution Threshold”),
Shareholders will be asked at the Meeting to consider and, if
deemed advisable, to pass, with or without variation, an ordinary
resolution (the “Share Issuance Resolution”)
approving the issuance of up to issue up to 123,616,667 Common
Shares in connection with the Acquisition (the “Acquisition
Securities”), representing approximately 30.9% of the
issued and outstanding Common Shares prior to the announcement of
the Acquisition, consisting of: (i) up to 119,716,667 Consideration
Shares; and (ii) 3,900,000 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise
of warrants to be issued by the Company to Franco-Nevada
Corporation.
In the event that the Share Issuance Resolution
is not passed at the Meeting, the number of Consideration Shares to
be issued to GCL on the Acquisition Closing shall be reduced to
94,512,921 Consideration Shares (thus resulting in 98,412,921 total
Acquisition Securities), and the first deferred cash payment
payable to GCL on December 31, 2027 shall be increased from US$37.5
million to US$53,289,622 in which case, pursuant to the
requirements of the TSX, the issuance of such lesser number of
Acquisition Securities will not be subject to approval by the
Company's shareholders because such issuance will not exceed the
Dilution Threshold. Accordingly, the receipt of Shareholder
approval of the Share Issuance Resolution is not a condition to
closing the Acquisition. Rather, the outcome of the Shareholder
vote in relation to the Share Issuance Resolution will determine
the final composition, not the amount, of the Purchase Price paid
to GCL for the Acquisition.
Shareholder Support
The directors and officers of Discovery and
certain other shareholders, representing in aggregate approximately
35% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares as of February 14,
2025, being the record date of the Meeting, have entered into
support and voting agreements, pursuant to which, and subject to
the terms thereof, they have agreed to vote their Common Shares in
favour of the Share Issuance Resolution.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT REGARDLESS OF THE
NUMBER OF SHARES YOU OWN
Shareholders are encouraged to read the Circular
in its entirety and vote their Common Shares as soon as possible,
in accordance with the instructions accompanying the form of proxy
or voting instruction form mailed to Shareholders together with the
Circular.
The Board of Directors of Discovery
unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote
FOR the Share Issuance
Resolution.
The deadline for voting Common Shares by proxy
is 11:00 a.m. (Toronto Time) on March 25,
2025.
Shareholder Questions and Voting
Assistance
Shareholders who have questions about voting
their shares may contact the Company's proxy solicitation agent and
shareholder communications advisor, Laurel Hill Advisory Group:
Toll Free: 1-877-452-7184 (for
Shareholders in North America)
International: +1 416-304-0211
(for Shareholders outside Canada and the US)
By Email: assistance@laurelhill.com
ABOUT DISCOVERY
Discovery is a growing North American precious
metals company. The Company has exposure to silver through its
first asset, the 100%-owned Cordero project, one of the world’s
largest undeveloped silver deposits, which is located close to
infrastructure in a prolific mining belt in Chihuahua State,
Mexico. On January 27, 2025, Discovery announced an agreement to
acquire a 100% interest in the Porcupine Complex from Newmont
Corporation. The addition of the Porcupine Complex will transform
the Company into a new Canadian gold producer with multiple
operations in one of the world’s most renowned gold camps in and
near Timmins, Ontario, with a large base of Mineral Resources
remaining and substantial growth and exploration upside. The
Acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2025.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
Tony Makuch,
P.EngPresident, CEO & Director
For further information contact:Mark Utting,
CFA VP Investor Relations Phone: 416-806-6298Email:
mark.utting@discoverysilver.com Website:
www.discoverysilver.com
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking
information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. All information, other than statements of historical
facts, included in this press release that address activities,
events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will
or may occur in the future, including such things as future
business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, expansion and
growth of the Company's businesses, operations, plans and other
such matters are forward-looking information.
When used in this press release, the words
"estimate", "plan", "continue", "anticipate", "might", "expect",
"project", "intend", "may", "will", "shall", "should", "could",
"would", "predict", "predict", "forecast", "pursue", "potential",
"believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking information. This information involves known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results or performance
expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.
Examples of such forward-looking information
include information pertaining to, without limitation, statements
with respect to: the anticipated timing and closing of the
Acquisition; the anticipated benefits of the Acquisition, including
the impact of the Acquisition on the Company's operations,
financial condition, cash flows and overall strategy; and other
events or conditions that may occur in the future.
Factors that could cause actual results to vary
materially from results anticipated by such forward-looking
statements include, among others: the satisfaction of all
conditions to closing the Acquisition on the timeframe
contemplated; the Company's ability to obtain the anticipated
benefits from the Acquisition; the Company's ability to integrate
the Porcupine Complex into the Company's operations; the accuracy
of financial and operational projections of the Company following
completion of the Acquisition; the ability to repay the debt
financing that may be drawn upon in the future; the future
financial or operating performance of the Company and its business,
operations, properties and condition, resource potential, including
the potential quantity and/or grade of minerals, or the potential
size of a mineralized zone; potential expansion of mineralization;
the timing and results of future resource and/or reserve estimates;
the timing of other exploration and development plans at the
Company's mineral project interests and at the Porcupine Complex;
the proposed timing and amount of estimated future production and
the costs thereof; requirements for additional capital;
environmental risks; general business and economic conditions;
delays in obtaining, or the inability to obtain, third-party
contracts, equipment, supplies and governmental or other approvals;
changes in law, including the enactment of mining law reforms in
Mexico; accidents; labour disputes; unavailability of appropriate
land use permits; changes to land usage agreements and other risks
of the mining industry generally; the inability to obtain financing
required for the completion of exploration and development
activities; changes in business and economic conditions;
international conflicts; other factors beyond the Company's
control; and those factors included herein and elsewhere in the
Company's public disclosure.
Although the Company has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be
as anticipated, estimated, or intended. See the sections entitled
"Risk Factors" in the Circular and in Schedule "B" to the Circular,
and in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual
information form dated as of March 28, 2024 for the financial year
ended December 31, 2023, for additional risk factors that could
cause results to differ materially from forward-looking
statements.
There can be no assurance that such information
will prove to be accurate as actual developments or events could
cause results to differ materially from those anticipated. These
include, among others, the factors described or referred to
elsewhere herein and include unanticipated and/or unusual events.
Many of such factors are beyond the Company's ability to predict or
control.
The forward-looking information included in this
press release is expressly qualified by the foregoing cautionary
statements. Readers of this press release are cautioned not to put
undue reliance on forward-looking information due to its inherent
uncertainty. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to
update any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or results or otherwise, unless required
under applicable laws. This forward-looking information should not
be relied upon as representing management's views as of any date
subsequent to the date of this press release.
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