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Mugglehead Investment Magazine
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Calibre security holders give assent for Equinox Gold merger
Calibre security holders give assent for Equinox Gold merger
Commodity TV host Jochen Staiger discusses Equinox and Calibre's amended merger agreement on Wednesday. Image credit: Commodity TV

Gold

Calibre securityholders give assent for Equinox Gold merger

They will have a 39% stake once Equinox completes the takeover

More than 75 per cent of Calibre Mining Corp (TSE: CXB) (OTCMKTS: CXBMF) (FRA: WCLA) stakeholders just voted in favour of a merger with Equinox Gold Corp (TSE: EQX) (NYSEAMERICAN: EQX) (FRA: 1LRC). The proposed deal was first announced in February.

Now, pending approval from the Supreme Court of British Columbia in a meeting on May 6, the NYSE American Exchange and Mexican regulators, Equinox’s takeover of Calibre is slated to be finalized by the end of June.

Pursuant to an amended merger agreement revealed on Apr. 23, Equinox will hold a 61 per cent stake in the combined company “New Equinox Gold” while Calibre retains a 39 per cent interest.

Shareholders will receive 0.35 of an Equinox Gold share for each Calibre stock held. This exchange ratio represents a 10 per cent premium on the price Calibre shares were trading for on the TSX before the deal was first announced.

“In the current mining investment environment, bigger has a lot of benefits and this deal will probably earn many of those benefits,” Rua Gold Inc (CVE: RUA) (OTCMKTS: NZAUF) (FRA: X9R) CEO, Robert Eckford, said when the takeover was first proposed. “Great work by both companies as they move to the bigger leagues.”

Read more: Calibre Mining shareholders can get 4% higher stake once Equinox Gold merger is finalized

Merger will create Canadian gold powerhouse

It will position New Equinox in spot number two on the list of Canada’s top gold producers. As the price of the precious metal is at historic heights and continues to ascend, this stature should attract additional investors.

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (TSE: AEM) (NYSE: AEM) (FRA: AE9) is currently at the top of the list and Alamos Gold Inc. (TSE: AGI) (NYSE: AGI) will get pushed down to third place.

Between the Greenstone gold mine in Ontario and the promising Valentine project in Newfoundland, the gold major will churn out about 590,000 Canadian gold ounces per annum while benefitting from a diverse array of mining operations throughout the Americas.

The company will capitalize on the mining know-how and operational insight of Calibre chief executive Darren Hall and Equinox Gold CEO Greg Smith’s financial expertise. Hall will serve as President and Chief Operating Officer of New Equinox Gold.

It will have a market capitalization of approximately C$7.7 billion

Read more: Calibre Mining helps bring clean drinking water to thousands of Nicaraguans

 

Calibre Mining is a sponsor of Mugglehead news coverage 

 

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