Osino Resources Corp. (
TSX:OSI.V)
(
NSX:OSN) (
FSE:RSR1)
("
Osino" or the “
Company”)
announced today that it has filed and mailed the management
information circular (the “
Circular”) and related
materials for the special meeting (the “
Special
Meeting”) of securityholders of the Company (the
“
Securityholders”) to be held virtually on April
29, 2024 at 8:30am (Vancouver time). At the Special Meeting,
Securityholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable,
to pass a special resolution (the “
Arrangement
Resolution”) approving the previously announced plan of
arrangement (the “
Arrangement”) under the Business
Corporations Act (British Columbia), pursuant to which 1466331 B.C.
Ltd., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Yintai Gold Co., Ltd
(“
Yintai”), will acquire all of the outstanding
common shares of Osino (the "
Osino Shares") for
cash consideration of C$1.90 for each Osino Share, all as
more particularly described in the Circular.
Transaction Updates
Osino is pleased to announce the following
updates with respect to satisfaction of the conditions to the
completion of the Arrangement:
- Interim Court
Approval: Osino has received a favourable interim order in respect
of the Arrangement by the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the
“Court”)
- Namibian
Competition Approval: The merger approval application under the
Namibian Competition Act has been filed with the Namibian
Competition Commission
- PRC Approvals:
Yintai has notified the Company that it has submitted fillings with
the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s
Republic of China and Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic
of China in connection with the required Chinese regulatory
approvals with respect to the Arrangement
The transaction remains on track to close in H1
2024.
Meeting and Circular
The Special Meeting is scheduled to be
held at 8:30 am (Vancouver time) on April 29, 2024 as a
virtual-only meeting conducted via live webcast at
https://meetnow.global/MZN6X7N. Securityholders will be
able to attend the Special Meeting online regardless of their
geographic location. Securityholders of record as of close of
business on March 15, 2024 are entitled to receive notice of and to
vote at the Special Meeting. Securityholders are encouraged to vote
well before the proxy deadline of 8:30am (Vancouver time) on April
25, 2024 (or no later than two business days prior to any
adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting.
The Circular provides important information on
the Arrangement and related matters, including the background of
the Arrangement, the rationale for the recommendations made by the
board of directors of the Company (the "Board")
and the special committee of independent directors (the
"Special Committee"), voting requirements, and how
to virtually attend the Special Meeting. Securityholders are urged
to read the Circular carefully and in its entirety. The
Circular is being mailed to Securityholders in accordance with
applicable Canadian securities laws and the interim order issued by
the Court in connection with the Arrangement. Copies of the
Circular and the related Special Meeting materials are also
available under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company's
website at
https://osinoresources.com.
Board Recommendation
The Board, after, receiving legal and financial
advice in evaluating the Arrangement, and with the advice and
recommendation of the Special Committee has unanimously determined
that the Arrangement is fair to Securityholders and is in the best
interests of Osino. The Board unanimously recommends that
Securityholders vote FOR the Arrangement
Resolution at the Special Meeting.
Completion of the
Arrangement
In order for the Arrangement to become
effective, the Arrangement Resolution must be approved by an
affirmative vote of: (i) at least 66 2/3% of the votes cast by
shareholders of Osino (the "Shareholders") present
in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting; (ii) at
least 66 2/3% of the votes cast by Securityholders present in
person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special
Meeting, voting as a single class, with Shareholders, holders of
options of the Company ("Options"), holders of
restricted share units of the Company ("RSUs"),
holders of deferred share units of the Company
("DSUs") and holders of common share purchase
warrants (“Warrants”) being entitled to one vote
for each Osino Share, Option, DSU, RSU or Warrant held; and (iii) a
simple majority of the votes cast by Shareholders present in person
or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special
Meeting, excluding Osino Shares held or controlled by any persons
described in items (a) through (d) of Section 8.1(2) of MI 61-101 –
Protection of Minority Securityholders in Special Transactions.
Your vote is important. You are
encouraged to vote your Osino securities and to attend the Special
Meeting.
The directors and senior officers of Osino have
entered into voting support agreements, pursuant to which, subject
to the terms and conditions set forth therein, they will vote their
securities held, as applicable, FOR the
Arrangement Resolution. In addition to Securityholder approval of
the Arrangement Resolution, the completion and implementation of
the Arrangement remains subject to the satisfaction of a number of
conditions customary for a transaction of this nature including,
receipt of approval of the Namibian Stock Exchange and the Namibian
Competition Commission, and the issuance by the Court of a final
order approving the Arrangement.
Securityholder Questions and
Assistance
Shareholders who have questions regarding the
Arrangement should contact Osino's strategic shareholder advisor
and proxy solicitation agent Laurel Hill Advisory Group toll free
at +1-877-452-7184 (+1 -416-637-4661 outside North America), or by
e-mail at assistance@laurelhill.com.
About Osino Resources Corp.
Osino is a Canadian gold exploration and
development company focused on the fast-tracked development of our
wholly owned, Twin Hills Gold Project in central Namibia. Since its
grassroots discovery by Osino in August 2019, Osino has completed
more than 250,000m of drilling and has completed a suite of
specialist technical studies culminating in the recently published
Twin Hills Definitive Feasibility Study ("DFS") dated effective
June 12, 2023. The DFS describes a technically simple and
economically robust open-pit gold operation with a 13-year mine
life and average annual gold production of over 162,000oz per
annum.
Osino has a commanding ground position of over
8,000km2 located within Namibia's prospective Damara sedimentary
mineral belt, mostly in proximity to and along strike of the
producing Navachab and Otjikoto Gold Mines. Osino is actively
exploring a range of gold prospects and targets along the belt by
utilizing a portfolio approach geared towards discovery, targeting
gold mineralization that fits the broad orogenic gold model.
Our projects are favourably located in central
and northern Namibia and are within easy reach from Namibia's
capital city, Windhoek. By virtue of its location, the Twin Hills
project benefits significantly from Namibia's well-established
infrastructure with paved highways, railway, power and water in
close proximity. Namibia is mining-friendly and lauded as one of
the continent's most politically and socially stable
jurisdictions.
Qualified Person
David Underwood, BSc. (Hons) is Vice President
Exploration of Osino and has reviewed and approved the scientific
and technical information in this news release and is a registered
Professional Natural Scientist with the South African Council for
Natural Scientific Professions (Pr. Sci. Nat. No.400323/11) and a
Qualified Person for the purposes of NI 43-101 – Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
Further details are available on Osino's website
at https://osinoresources.com and under Osino's profile on SEDAR+
at www.sedarplus.ca.
On behalf of the Board of DirectorsHeye
Daun, President and CEO
Contact InformationOsino
Resources Corp.Yaron
Conforti+1-604-687-2038yconforti@osinoresources.com
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policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward-Looking InformationThis
press release contains "forward-looking information" within the
meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation.
Forward-looking information includes, without limitation,
statements and information with respect to statements regarding the
plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of Yintai and
Osino with respect to the Arrangement; the timing of mailing of the
management information circular of Osino, the timing of the special
meeting of securityholders and the timing of the approvals and
completion of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement.
Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does
not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates",
"forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or
"believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that
certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might"
or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking
statements are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions that,
while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject
to business, market and economic risks, uncertainties and
contingencies that may cause actual results, performance or
achievements to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by forward-looking statements. Although Osino has attempted
to identify important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in forward-looking
information, there may be other factors that cause results not to
be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance
that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results
and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking information. Other factors which could
materially affect such forward-looking information are described in
the risk factors in Osino's most recent annual management's
discussion and analysis which is available on Osino's profile on
SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com. Osino does not undertake to update any
forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable
securities laws.
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