Osisko Mining Inc. (TSX:OSK) (the "
Corporation" or
"
Osisko") today announces that the Toronto Stock
Exchange (the “
TSX”) has approved the
Corporation’s notice of intention to make a normal course issuer
bid (the “
NCIB Program”). Under the terms of the
NCIB Program, Osisko may acquire up to 36,465,404 of its common
shares (“
Common Shares”) from time to time in
accordance with the normal course issuer bid procedures of the TSX.
The normal course issuer bid will be conducted
through the facilities of the TSX or alternative trading systems,
if eligible, and will conform to their regulations. Purchases under
the normal course issuer bid will be made by means of open market
transactions or such other means as a securities regulatory
authority may permit, including pre-arranged crosses, exempt offers
and private agreements under an issuer bid exemption order issued
by a securities regulatory authority.
Repurchases under the NCIB Program may commence
on January 2, 2024 and will terminate on January 1, 2025 or on such
earlier date as the NCIB Program is complete. Daily purchases will
be limited to 191,304 Common Shares, other than block purchase
exemptions, representing 25% of the average daily trading volume of
the Common Shares on the TSX for the six-month period ending
November 30, 2023, being 765,219 Common Shares.
The price that the Corporation may pay for any
Common Shares purchased in the open market under the NCIB Program
will be the prevailing market price at the time of purchase (plus
any brokerage fees) and any Common Shares purchased by the
Corporation will be cancelled. In the event that the Corporation
purchases Common Shares by pre-arranged crosses, exempt offers,
block purchases or private agreements, the purchase price of the
Common Shares may be, and will be in the case of purchases by
private agreements, as may be permitted by the securities
regulatory authority, at a discount to the market price of the
Common Shares at the time of acquisition.
The board of directors of Osisko believes that
the underlying value of the Corporation may not be reflected in the
market price of the Common Shares from time to time and that,
accordingly, the purchase of Common Shares will increase the
proportionate interest in the Corporation of, and be advantageous
to, all remaining shareholders of the Corporation.
As of December 19, 2023, there were 370,797,070
Common Shares issued and outstanding. The 36,465,404 Common Shares
that may be repurchased under the NCIB Program represent
approximately 10% of the public float of the Corporation as of
December 19, 2023, being 364,654,047 Common Shares.
During the prior NCIB Program of the
Corporation, which will end on January 1, 2024, the Corporation
obtained approval to purchase 29,053,640 Common Shares, and
actually purchased 13,992,324 Common Shares at a weighted average
price of approximately $2.93 per Common Share through the
facilities of the TSX and alternative trading systems in
Canada.
Osisko has appointed Canaccord Genuity Corp. to
make any purchases under the NCIB Program on its behalf.
About Osisko Mining Inc.
Osisko is a mineral exploration company focused
on the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal
resource properties in Canada. Osisko holds a 50% interest in the
high-grade Windfall gold deposit located between Val-d'Or and
Chibougamau in Québec and holds a 50% interest in a large area of
claims in the surrounding Urban Barry area and nearby Quévillon
area (over 2,300 square kilometres).
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Information
This news release contains forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements, by their nature,
require the Corporation to make certain assumptions and necessarily
involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied
in these forward-looking statements. Words such as "may", "will",
"would", "could", "expect", "believe", "plan", "anticipate",
"intend", "estimate", "continue", or the negative or comparable
terminology, as well as terms usually used in the future and the
conditional, are intended to identify forward-looking statements
including the fact that the Corporation "expects", "plans",
"anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects",
"potential", "scheduled" and similar expressions or variations
(including negative variations), or that events or conditions
"will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur including,
without limitation, statements about the board of directors of
Osisko's belief that the NCIB Program is advantageous to
shareholders and that underlying value of the Corporation may not
be reflected in the market price of the Common Shares, the
Corporation's intentions regarding the NCIB Program and whether the
Corporation will receive the requisite acceptance of the TSX in
respect of the NCIB Program. Although Osisko believes the
expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based
on reasonable assumptions, such statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results may accordingly
differ materially from those in forward looking statements. Factors
that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those
in forward-looking statements include, without limitation:
fluctuations in the prices of the commodities; fluctuations in the
value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar;
regulatory changes by national and local government, including
corporate law, permitting and licensing regimes and taxation
policies; continued availability of capital and financing and
general economic, market or business conditions; business
opportunities that become available to, or are pursued by Osisko;
other uninsured risks. The forward looking statements contained in
this news release are based upon assumptions management believes to
be reasonable, including, without limitation: the ability of
exploration activities (including drill results) to accurately
predict mineralization; errors in management's geological
modelling; the ability of Osisko to complete further exploration
activities, including drilling; property interests in the Windfall
gold project; the ability of the Corporation to obtain required
approvals and complete transactions on terms announced; the results
of exploration activities; risks relating to mining activities; the
global economic climate; metal prices; dilution; environmental
risks; and community and non-governmental actions. Although the
forward-looking information contained in this news release is based
upon what management believes, or believed at the time, to be
reasonable assumptions. Osisko cannot assure shareholders and
prospective purchasers of securities of the Corporation that actual
results will be consistent with such forward-looking information,
as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended, and neither Osisko nor any
other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and
completeness of any such forward-looking information, Osisko does
not undertake, and assumes no obligation, to update or revise any
such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information
contained herein to reflect new events or circumstances, except as
may be required by law.
For further information on Osisko please contact:
John BurzynskiChief Executive OfficerTelephone:
(416) 363-8653
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