Osisko Gold Royalties Announces Sale of Common Shares of Osisko Mining for Gross Proceeds of C$132 Million
December 13 2023 - 4:43PM
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (“
Osisko” or the
“
Corporation”) (OR: TSX & NYSE) announced
today that it has sold 50,023,569 common shares of Osisko Mining
Inc. (“Osisko Mining”) (OSK: TSX) pursuant to a bought block trade
with National Bank Financial and BMO Capital Markets for aggregate
gross proceeds of approximately C$132,000,000.
Following the transaction the Corporation no
longer holds any common shares of Osisko Mining. The Corporation
continues to hold its 2.0 to 3.0% NSR royalty on the Windfall Gold
Project (“Windfall”) and the surrounding property,
held by a 50/50 joint-venture partnership between Osisko Mining and
Gold Fields Limited (“Gold Fields”).
Paul Martin, interim Chief Executive Officer of
Osisko commented: “The sale of our equity position in Osisko Mining
serves two important purposes. Firstly, it reaffirms Osisko’s
commitment to aligning ourselves as a pure-play precious metals
royalty and streaming company. Secondly, it bolsters our financial
position by injecting immediate cash resources, therefore restoring
our balance sheet to a strong position. We remain extremely
enthusiastic about our ongoing partnership with both Osisko Mining
and Gold Fields at Windfall; a fully-funded, high-grade gold
project, situated in the province of Québec, one of the world’s
best mining jurisdictions. Osisko maintains its exposure to
Windfall through its 2.0 to 3.0% NSR royalty on the project, and
the surrounding property.”
Early Warning Disclosure
Immediately prior to the transaction, Osisko
owned 50,023,569 common shares of Osisko Mining, representing
approximately 13.3% of the issued and outstanding common shares of
Osisko Mining on a non-diluted basis. Osisko disposed of the common
shares in the ordinary course of business. Osisko held its common
shares for investment purposes and, following the transaction,
Osisko no longer holds any common shares of Osisko Mining. Osisko
disposed of the common shares at a price per share equal to C$2.63,
net of any applicable commissions.
Osisko will file an early warning report under
National Instrument 62-103 in connection with the transaction. A
copy of the early warning report to be filed by the Corporation
will be available under Osisko Mining's profile on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca or may be obtained by contacting Frédéric Ruel,
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance at (514)
940-0670.
The Corporation’s head office is located at 1100
Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec, H3B
2S2. Osisko Mining's head office is located at Suite 1440 – 155
University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 3B7.
About Osisko Gold Royalties
Ltd
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd is an intermediate
precious metal royalty company which holds a North American focused
portfolio of over 180 royalties, streams and precious metal
offtakes. Osisko’s portfolio is anchored by its cornerstone asset,
a 5% net smelter return royalty on the Canadian Malartic mine, one
of Canada’s largest gold mines.
For further information, please contact
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd:
Grant MoentingVice President, Capital MarketsTel: (514) 940-0670
x116Mobile: (365) 275-1954Email: gmoenting@osiskogr.com |
Heather TaylorVice President, Sustainability and CommunicationsTel:
(514) 940-0670 x105Email: htaylor@osiskogr.com |
Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press
release may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements in this
press release, forward-looking statements are statements other than
statements of historical fact, that address, without limitation,
future events, including the completion of the Transactions.
Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical
facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words
"expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends",
"estimates", "projects", "potential", "scheduled" and similar
expressions or variations (including negative variations), or that
events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should"
occur. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors, most of which are beyond
the control of Osisko, and actual results may accordingly differ
materially from those in forward-looking statements. Such risk
factors include, without limitation, the risk that the
counter-parties to the transaction do not complete the or will not
complete the transaction on the terms or timelines currently
contemplated.
For additional information on risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, please refer to the most recent
Annual Information Form of Osisko filed on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca and EDGAR at www.sec.gov which also provides
additional general assumptions in connection with these statements.
Osisko cautions that the foregoing list of risk and uncertainties
is not exhaustive. Investors and others should carefully consider
the above factors as well as the uncertainties they represent and
the risk they entail. Osisko believes that the assumptions
reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but
no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be
accurate as actual results and prospective events could materially
differ from those anticipated such the forward-looking statements
and such forward-looking statements included in this press release
are not guarantee of future performance and should not be unduly
relied upon. These statements speak only as of the date of this
press release. Osisko undertakes no obligation to publicly update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required
by applicable law.
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