Americas Silver shareholders approved a special resolution to amend the Company’s articles of incorporation to create a new class of non-voting preferred shares, and an ordinary resolution to authorize the Transaction and issuance of shares thereunder, as described in the management information circular dated December 4, last year. Pershing Gold shareholders voted at their meeting to approve the Transaction as well as other related resolutions described in its proxy statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 30, last year.
Americas Silver President and CEO Darren Blasutti said: “The Board of Directors and management teams of both companies are pleased that our shareholders overwhelmingly supported this Transaction and would like to thank them for their continuing support.
“Today marks another important step forward toward our goal of creating a profitable, low‐cost precious metal company. Upon closing of the Transaction, we will be focused on advancing the next phase of the combined company’s growth by financing and bringing the low-capital, high-return Relief Canyon Mine into production.”
Completion of the Transaction remains subject to satisfaction or waiver of certain customary conditions, including the completion of review and approval by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). All deadlines for declarations and transactions under review by CFIUS are currently tolled due to the lapse in appropriations attributable to the partial US government shutdown.
Pershing Gold president and CEO Steve Alfers said: “We are pleased to announce the support of our shareholders for this transaction, which provides a clear path to the development of Relief Canyon into a producing gold mine.
“I would like to thank the Pershing Gold Board of Directors, management and every one of our employees who have worked diligently over the past six years to successfully advance Relief Canyon to its current development-ready status.”
In anticipation of the closing of the Transaction, Americas Silver has been in discussions with several parties interested in providing financing for the development of the Relief Canyon Mine. The Company has advanced to a short list of potential parties and intends to announce its plans for financing the mine by the end of the first quarter of this year assuming the successful closing of the Transaction.
Source: Company Press Release
