VANCOUVER, BC, April 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO)
(NYSE American: TGB) (LSE: TKO) ("Taseko") is pleased to announce
that it has completed its offering of US$500
million aggregate principal amount of 8.250% Senior Secured
Notes due 2030 ("Notes"). A portion of the proceeds will be used to
redeem the outstanding US$400 million
Senior Secured Notes due 2026 ("Existing Notes"). The remaining
proceeds, net of transaction costs and accrued interest, are
available for capital expenditures, working capital and general
corporate purposes.
Stuart McDonald, President &
CEO of Taseko, commented, "We're pleased to complete this notes
offering which provides additional financial flexibility as we
advance construction at Florence Copper."
The Notes will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the securities laws
of any other jurisdiction. The Notes will not be qualified by a
prospectus in Canada. Unless they
are registered or qualified by a prospectus, the Notes may be
offered and sold, only in transactions that are exempt from
registration requirements and from prospectus qualification under
Canadian securities laws. In the United
States, the Notes will be offered and sold, only to persons
reasonably believed to be "qualified institutional buyers" (as
defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and outside
the United States, to non-U.S.
persons in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities
Act.
This press release is neither an offer to sell nor the
solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, the Existing Notes or
any other securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or
solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the Notes, the
Existing Notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. This press release
does not constitute a notice of redemption with respect to the
Existing Notes.
Stuart McDonald
President and CEO
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of the
information contained in this news release.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking
Information
This document contains forward-looking statements and
forward-looking information (collectively referred to as
"forward-looking statements"), within the meaning of applicable
Canadian securities legislation and the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the
Securities Act and 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, which may not be based on historical fact, including
without limitation statements regarding the future financial
position, business strategy, future production, reserve potential,
exploration drilling, exploitation activities, events or
developments that Taseko expects to take place in the future,
projected costs and plans and objectives. Often, but not always,
forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of the
words "believes," "may," "plan," "will," "estimate," "scheduled,"
"continue," "anticipates," "intends," "expects," "aim" and similar
expressions.
Such statements reflect Taseko's current views with respect to
future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. These
statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and
assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business,
economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and
contingencies. Many factors could cause Taseko's actual results,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any
future results, performance, or achievements that may be expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements, including those
contained in Taseko's filings. For general information on Taseko,
review the documents that Taseko has filed with or furnished to the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission www.sec.gov and
home jurisdiction filings that are available at
www.sedarplus.ca.
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