TORONTO, March 30,
2023 /CNW/ - Superior Gold Inc.
("Superior" or the "Company") (TSXV: SGI) (OTCQX:
SUPGF) confirms that Catalyst Metals Limited ("Catalyst")
(ASX: CYL) has completed its placement for proceeds of A$21.5 million and announces a standby loan
facility of C$5 million with Auramet
International Inc. ("Auramet") for working capital for the
proposed transaction.
On February 23, 2023, the Company
announced that it had entered into an arrangement agreement (the
"Arrangement Agreement") pursuant to which Catalyst would acquire
all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Superior (the
"Transaction"). One of the conditions to closing the Arrangement
Agreement was the requirement for Catalyst to complete a financing
of, at minimum A$20 million and a
maximum of A$50 million. Catalyst has
confirmed to the Company that it has completed the financing of
A$21.5 million and has therefore
satisfied this condition under the Arrangement Agreement.
Under the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, the Company was
permitted to enter into a bridge loan financing to provide the
Company with available working capital until the closing of the
Transaction. The Company has finalized the availability and terms
of a senior secured standby loan facility with Auramet
International Inc. ("Auramet") of up to C$5,000,000 (the "Standby Loan"). The Company may
drawdown on the Standby Loan, at its election, in increments of
C$1,000,000, until the earlier of the
completion of the Transaction and June 15,
2023. The loan is repayable on the earlier of 10 days
following completion of the transaction or June 25, 2023, provided that, under certain
circumstances the Company may convert the Standby Loan into a gold
loan. Such gold loan would have similar terms as the gold loan the
Company entered into with Auramet on October
7, 2022, as announced by the Company on October 12, 2022. The final terms of such gold
loan would be finalized based on the gold price at the time an
election has been made on such conversion.
Superior and Catalyst expect the Transaction to be completed in
the second quarter of 2023.
Further information regarding the Transaction will be contained
in an information circular that Superior will prepare, file and
mail in due course to its shareholders. Details regarding these and
other terms of the Transaction are set out in the Arrangement
Agreement, which will be available under Superior's profile on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About Superior
Superior is a Canadian-based gold producer that owns 100% of the
Plutonic Gold Operations located in Western Australia. The Plutonic Gold
Operations include the Plutonic underground gold mine and central
mill, numerous open-pit projects, and an interest in the Bryah
Basin joint venture.
Forward Looking
Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within
the meaning of applicable securities laws that are intended to be
covered by the safe harbours created by those laws.
"Forward-looking information" includes statements that use
forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "expect",
"anticipate", "believe", "continue", "potential" or the negative
thereof or other variations thereof or comparable terminology.
Forward-looking information includes information with respect to
guidance as to projections, outlook, guidance, forecasts,
estimates, and other statements regarding future or estimated
financial and operational performance, gold production and sales,
revenues and cash flows, and capital costs (sustaining and
non-sustaining), including projected cash operating costs and
all-in sustaining costs) as well as statements with respect to the
mine plan, exploration, drilling, operating, and organizational
matters and activities relating to the Plutonic Gold Operations and
the Company generally, including its liquidity and capital
requirements, financial results, the Company's annual production
guidance, the benefits of targeting sustained higher development
rates, management's expectation of increases in available future
developed inventory, improvements to operational flexibility and
deliveries of higher, more consistent grades and tonnages, and
management's focus on underground mining. By identifying such
information in this manner, the Company is alerting the reader that
such information is subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results,
level of activity, performance, or achievements of the Company to
be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information.
Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future
performance and is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions
of management at the date the statements are made, including but
not limited to, assumptions about the Company's future business
objectives, goals, and capabilities, the regulatory framework
applicable to the Company and its operations, and the Company's
financial resources. Furthermore, such forward-looking information
involves a variety of known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to
(i) the available funds of the Company and the anticipated use of
such funds, (ii) the availability of financing opportunities, (iii)
legal and regulatory risks, (iv) risks associated with economic
conditions, (v) risks related to the Company's underground mining
operations, (vi) risk of litigation, (vii) risks related to the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the Company's
operations (viii) risks related to the resumption of operations at
the Main Pit Deeps project, (ix) reliance on the expertise and
judgment of senior management, and ability to retain such senior
management, * risks relating to the management of growth and other
factors which may cause the actual plans, intentions, activities,
results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future plans, intentions, activities,
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information. Readers are encouraged to refer to the
annual information form of the Company dated October 16, 2020, for a discussion of other risks
including outbreaks or threats of outbreaks of viruses, other
infectious diseases, or other similar health threats, such as the
novel coronavirus outbreak, which could have a material adverse
effect on the Company by causing operational and supply chain
delays and disruptions, labour shortages, shutdowns, inflationary
pressures on operating or capital costs, the inability to sell
gold, capital markets volatility or other unknown but potentially
significant impacts. The Company cannot accurately predict what
effects these conditions will have on the Plutonic Gold Operations
or the financial results of the Company, including uncertainties
relating to travel restrictions to the Plutonic Gold Operations or
otherwise and business closures that have been or may be imposed by
governments. If an outbreak or threat of an outbreak of a virus or
other infectious disease or other public health emergency occurs,
it could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
financial condition, and results of operations.
The Company cautions that there can be no assurance that
forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such information. Accordingly, investors should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking information as no assurance
can be given that any of the events anticipated by the
forward-looking information will transpire or occur, and if any of
them do so, what benefits the Company will derive therefrom. Except
as required by law, the Company does not assume any obligation to
release publicly any revisions to forward-looking information
contained in this news release to reflect events or circumstances
after the date hereof.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
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