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MAG Silver to Acquire Gatling Exploration

 

 

 

 

 

MAG Silver Corp. (TSX:MAG) (NYSE American: MAG) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Definitive Arrangement Agreement with Gatling Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: GTR) (OTCQB: GATGF) pursuant to which MAG will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Gatling  in an all-share transaction. Each Gatling shareholder will be entitled to receive 0.01702627 of a common share of MAG for each share of Gatling held.

 

The Consideration values Gatling at approximately C$0.40 per share, representing a premium of approximately 47.4% to Gatling shareholders, based on the 5-day volume weighted average price of each company as of the close of trading on March 10, 2022. Upon completion of the Transaction, it is expected that Gatling shareholders will hold approximately 0.79% of MAG shares on an outstanding basis.

 

Highlights of the Transaction:

 

Gatling is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on advancing the Larder Gold Project, located in the prolific Abitibi greenstone belt in Northern Ontario, Canada. The Larder project hosts three high-grade gold deposits along the Cadillac-Larder Lake Break, 35 km east of Kirkland Lake. The project is 100% owned by Gatling and is comprised of patented and unpatented claims, leases and mining licenses of occupation within the McVittie and McGarry Townships. The 3,370 ha project area lies 7 kilometers west of the Kerr Addison Mine. All parts of the Larder property are readily accessible and MAG expects to engage the existing exploration team going forward.

 

“Gatling’s Larder property gives us a substantial toe hold along this regionally productive gold-bearing structure where we believe more gold should be findable,” said George Paspalas, MAG Silver’s President and CEO. “We are very impressed with the geological abilities of the Gatling field team and look forward to applying some new takes on where mineralization occurs in Abitibi orogenic gold systems.”

 

Transaction Details

 

The Definitive Agreement for the Transaction includes customary provisions, including non-solicitation, right to match, and fiduciary out provisions, as well as certain representations, covenants and conditions which are customary for a transaction of this nature. The Definitive Agreement provides for a C$1.0 million termination fee payable by Gatling to MAG in certain circumstances or an expense reimbursement fee of C$600,000 payable by Gatling to MAG under certain circumstances. The Transaction is expected to be completed by way of a court-approved Plan of Arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “Arrangement”) and will be subject to shareholder approval at a meeting of Gatling securityholders. MAG and Gatling have also entered into a loan agreement pursuant to which MAG has agreed to provide Gatling with a C$3 million secured convertible bridge loan to finance Gatling’s accounts payable and operating expenses, with all such payments subject to the prior approval of MAG.

 

The Definitive Agreement also includes a condition to closing that certain consultants of Gatling who are entitled to receive change of control payments in connection with the Transaction agree to amend such payments, including to permit payment of such amounts in MAG shares (the “Compensation Amendments”). The issuance of MAG shares pursuant to the Compensation Amendments will be subject approval of the TSX. Closing of the Transaction is subject to the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals, including approval of the TSX, and the satisfaction of certain other closing conditions customary in transactions of this nature and is anticipated to be completed by late May 2022.

 

It is anticipated that any securities to be issued under the Arrangement will be offered and issued in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 provided by Section 3(a)(10) thereof. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.

 

Board of Director’s Recommendation and Voting Support

 

The Arrangement has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of both MAG and Gatling. Directors and officers of Gatling along with Gatling’s largest shareholder, Sprott Asset Management LP, holding in the aggregate 15.19% of the outstanding Gatling shares, have each entered into customary voting and support agreements to, amongst other things, vote in favour of the Arrangement at the special meeting of Gatling securityholders to be held to consider the Transaction.

 

About MAG Silver Corp.

 

MAG Silver Corp. is a Canadian development and exploration company focused on becoming a top-tier primary precious metals mining company by exploring and advancing high-grade, district scale, silver-gold dominant projects in the Americas. Its principal focus and asset is the Juanicipio Project (44%), being developed with Fresnillo Plc (56%), the operator. The Project is located in the Fresnillo Silver Trend in Mexico, the world’s premier silver mining camp, where the operator is currently developing an underground mine and constructing a 4,000 tonnes per day processing plant. Underground mine production of mineralized development material commenced in Q3 2020 and is being processed through adjacent Fresnillo-operated plants. An expanded exploration program is in place targeting multiple highly prospective targets at Juanicipio. MAG is also executing a multi-phase exploration program at the Deer Trail 100% earn-in project in Utah.

 

Posted March 11, 2022

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