Gran Colombia Gold Corp. terminated the acquisition of remaining 95% stake in Guyana Goldfields Inc..
The transaction is subject to approval by a simple majority of the votes cast by Gran Colombia shareholders, and by more than two-third of the votes cast by Guyana Goldfields shareholders at their respective special meetings of shareholders, signing of definitive documentation with Guyana Goldfields, as well as the receipt of regulatory approvals including the approvals of the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange and other customary conditions. In addition, the proposal to Guyana Goldfields is conditional on the concurrent acquisition of Gold X. Scotiabank is acting as financial advisor to Gran Colombia and Wildeboer Dellelce LLP is acting as Gran Colombia's legal advisor. RBC Capital Markets is acting as financial advisor to Guyana Goldfields and Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP is acting as Guyana Goldfields' legal advisor. Kingsdale Advisors is acting as strategic shareholder and communications advisor and proxy solicitation agent on behalf of Guyana.
Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX:GCM) terminated the acquisition of remaining 95% stake in Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX:GUY) on May 13, 2020. The Board has determined that the Gran Colombia Proposal is not in the best interests of the Company or its shareholders since, among other things, the Gran Colombia Proposal (i) is complex and highly conditional in nature as it is contingent on the concurrent completion of a separate acquisition by Gran Colombia of Gold X Mining Corp. ("Gold X"), the terms of which have not been disclosed to the Company; (ii) requires the approval of the shareholders of each of Gran Colombia, Gold X and the Company, each conditional on the other providing such approval, and (iii) fails to provide the Company with adequate short term liquidity, given the CAD 3.65 million break fee that would be payable to Silvercorp upon the entering into of a transaction agreement with Gran Colombia and the increased ongoing costs to the Company associated with a delayed closing date relative to the Silvercorp Metals Inc. transaction.