Osino Resources Corp. (
TSX:OSI.V)
(
NSX:OSN) (
FSE:RSR1)
(
OTCQX:OSIIF) ("
Osino" or the
"
Company") provides an update on the expected
conclusion of the regulatory process for the previously announced
Yintai transaction in Namibia.
Osino and the Namibian Competition Commission
(“NCC”) continue to engage in the ordinary course
of the NCC’s merger review process as the NCC considers the
application of the previously announced statutory plan of
arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia),
pursuant to which Yintai Gold Co., Ltd ("Yintai")
will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Osino for cash
consideration of C$1.90 for each Osino Share (the
"Arrangement").
After receiving the third of 3 Chinese
regulatory approvals on May 28, 2024, competition law clearance
from the NCC remains the only outstanding approval to conclude the
Arrangement.
In connection with that review, the NCC has
recently sent additional clarifying questions to the Company and
Yintai, which additional questions are part of the NCC’s ongoing
analysis of the Arrangement. Pending conclusion of the NCC’s
review, the NCC will make its recommendation to the NCC Board for a
final decision on the transaction.
It is expected that the transaction will be
considered for determination at the next sitting of the NCC Board,
which is anticipated to occur in late July or early August. The
NCC’s final decision with respect to the Arrangement is thus
expected by early August, or at the very latest by the end of the
statutory review period, i.e. early September, 2024.
Heye Daun, President and CEO of Osino
commented: “The Arrangement remains on track and
all closing conditions, other than the NCC approval, have been met.
The NCC’s merger review process continues to advance in the
ordinary course and, although the NCC unfortunately did not
complete its review in time for the June Board meeting, we still
expect approval to be received within the timeframe prescribed by
the Namibian Competition Act. Local counsel has advised that the
NCC usually takes 4 to 6 months from date of submission which was 3
April, 2024.”
The arrangement agreement dated February 23,
2024 between the Company and Yintai (the “Arrangement
Agreement”) had specifically contemplated the possibility
that the NCC approval would not be obtained by June 30, 2024 and
provided for an ability for either party to extend the Outside Date
(as defined in the Arrangement Agreement) in 30-day increments by
up to 90 days. The Outside Date has been extended by mutual
agreement of the parties from June 30, 2024 to July 30, 2024 as a
result of the NCC’s timing update.
Support Agreements
The 2024 Canadian federal budget, introduced in
Parliament on April 16, 2024 proposed certain tax changes with an
effective date of June 25, 2024. Given that the Arrangement is not
expected to close prior to June 25, 2024, Yintai has agreed to
waive the lock-up restrictions contained in the voting and support
agreements executed and delivered by the three Canadian directors
of the Company. The lock-up restrictions in the voting and support
agreements executed and delivered by directors and officers of the
Company other than the three Canadian directors remain in place and
have not been waived.
For a more detailed description of the
Arrangement, readers should review Osino's management proxy
circular dated March 25, 2024.
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. Our projects are favorably
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 ConfortiCorporate
Development+1-604-687-2038yconforti@osinoresources.com
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release.Forward-Looking Information
This 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 timing of the approvals and completion of the
Arrangement, the timing of the meeting of the NCC’s board and the
implementation of the changes to the capital gains tax. Generally,
forward-looking information can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not
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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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