Fury Gold Mines Limited (TSX: FURY, NYSE American:
FURY) (
“Fury”) and
Quebec
Precious Metals Corporation (TSXV: QPM, FSE: YXEP, OTC-BB:
CJCFF) (“
QPM”) are pleased to
announce that they have entered into an arrangement agreement on
February 25, 2025 (the “
Arrangement Agreement”),
pursuant to which Fury has agreed to acquire all of the issued and
outstanding common shares of QPM, in exchange for common shares of
Fury by way of a plan of arrangement (the
“
Transaction”). The Transaction will create a
combined company that consolidates a prospective gold and critical
minerals exploration portfolio totalling over 157,000 hectares in
Quebec. Further details of the Transaction are outlined below.
Transaction Highlights:
- Deliver increased scale and
enhanced diversification with the addition of several prospective
gold and critical minerals exploration assets located in
Quebec.
- Provide synergy and cost savings
with Fury’s board and management team with a track record of
capital raising, discovery, exploration success, and community
engagement leading the combined company.
- The holders of the issued and
outstanding QPM Shares will receive 0.0741 Fury Shares for each one
(1) QPM Share held (the “Exchange Ratio”).
- The Exchange Ratio implies a price
of C$0.04 per QPM Share and a premium of approximately 33% based on
the closing prices of Fury and QPM on February 25, 2025.
The QPM project portfolio complements Fury’s
project pipeline in a region where Fury is extremely active. The
flagship Sakami project has seen nearly 50,000 metres (m) of
drilling with gold mineralization identified within two zones, La
Pointe and La Pointe Extension, along the boundary between the
Opinaca and the La Grande Geological sub-Provinces. In 2025, Fury
intends to rapidly advance targets at Sakami to the drilling stage
following a reinterpretation of the geology and geophysics paired
with systematic geochemical sampling.
Tim Clark, CEO of Fury, commented: “This
Transaction is an exciting opportunity given it doubles Fury’s land
package in the Eeyou Istchee territory in the James Bay Region of
Quebec and unites complementary assets, teams, and investor bases
which should ultimately increase shareholder value at both
companies. Combining QPM’s gold and critical minerals portfolio of
exploration projects with Fury’s projects and strong balance sheet
will not only help improve cost efficiency but also add to the
potential for new discoveries.”
Normand Champigny, CEO and Director of QPM,
commented: “We are very pleased to be entering this combination
with Fury. By combining with Fury, QPM’s shareholders will benefit
from the synergies and cost savings of leveraging the combined
company’s excellent management team for funding and obtaining
required permits to continue drilling at Sakami. We believe that
the Transaction with Fury offers for QPM shareholders a high
potential for share price appreciation in the current gold market
environment. The Transaction demonstrates the progress made with
our exploration work to date. Fury has the ability to rapidly
advance our assets to identify a large gold mineral resource.”
QPM Precious and Critical Minerals
Project Portfolio:
Gold and Lithium:QPM holds a highly prospective
land package covering approximately 70,900 hectares largely within
the emerging James Bay gold camp. The road-accessible Sakami
project is host to a 23 kilometre (km) long gold-bearing structural
corridor. Drilling to date at the La Pointe and La Pointe Extension
targets within this trend has identified gold mineralization across
widths of up to 75 m and to a depth of up to 500 m with reported
intercepts of 2.51 g/t gold (Au) over 54.65 m from drill hole
EX-10; 9.22 g/t Au over 12.55 m from drill hole EX-19 and 2.52 g/t
Au over 48.55 m from drill hole PT-16-92. The identified gold
mineralization at both La Pointe and La Pointe Extension remains
open to depth and along strike. Further south along the same
gold-bearing structure lies an intriguing undrilled coincident gold
in soil geochemical anomalies and Induce Polarization (IP)
geophysical chargeability anomaly with similar signature to the La
Pointe and La Pointe Extension targets.
The Elmer East project is host to an undrilled
4.2 km long east–west oriented gold and base metal bearing
structural trends known as the Lloyd showing where grab samples
have returned results of up to 68.10 g/t gold, 7.99% Zinc and 7,660
ppm Copper.
Spodumene bearing pegmatites have been
identified throughout the QPM land package with a recently
completed drilling campaign at the Ninaaskumuwin project where +20
m spodumene bearing pegmatites with vertical continuity of up to
150 m were intercepted in drilling late 2024 (analytical results
are pending at this time).
Rare EarthsThe Heavy Rare Earth Elements (HREE)
Kipawa project (68% QPM, 32% Investissement Québec), 50 km east of
Temiscaming in southwestern Quebec, is host to a historical 2013
Proven and Probable reserves of 19.8 million tonnes grading 0.411%
total rare earth oxides (TREO). The road accessible project covers
an area of 4,300 hectares with good access to local
infrastructure.
Transaction Details
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
Arrangement Agreement, the holders of the issued and outstanding
QPM Shares will receive 0.0741 Fury Shares for each one (1) QPM
Share held (the “Exchange Ratio”). QPM stock
options and warrants that are outstanding at the time of completion
of the Transaction will become exercisable for Fury Shares on
substantially the same terms and conditions, with the number of
Fury Shares issuable on exercise and the exercise price adjusted in
accordance with the Exchange Ratio. The Transaction will be carried
out by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada
Business Corporations Act.
The Exchange Ratio implies a price of C$0.04 per
QPM Share and a premium of approximately 33% based on the closing
prices of Fury and QPM on February 25, 2025 and a premium of
approximately 28% based on the 20-day volume weighted average
prices of Fury Shares and QPM Shares as of February 25, 2025. Upon
completion of the Transaction, existing Fury and QPM shareholders
would own approximately 95% and 5% of the combined company,
respectfully, on an undiluted basis.
Upon completion of the Transaction, Fury will
continue to be listed on the TSX and NYSE American under the same
Fury name and ticker symbol. The Arrangement Agreement contains
customary deal-protection provisions including a non-solicitation
covenant on the part of QPM and a right for Fury to match any
Superior Proposal (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement). Under
certain circumstances, either Fury or QPM would be entitled to a
termination fee of C$0.2 million.
Principal Conditions to
Completion
The completion of the Transaction is subject to
a number of terms and conditions, including without limitation the
following: (a) approval of a special majority of the QPM
shareholders, as described below; (b) acceptance of the relevant
stock exchanges (TSX, NYSE American and TSX Venture Exchange
(TSXV)); (c) approval of the Quebec Superior Court; (d) there being
no material adverse changes in respect of either Fury or QPM; and
other standard conditions of closing for a transaction of this
nature. There can be no assurance that all of the necessary
approvals will be obtained or that all conditions of closing will
be satisfied.
The Transaction is subject to the approval at a
special meeting of QPM shareholders by (i) 66 2/3% of the votes
cast by QPM shareholders, and (ii) a simple majority of the votes
cast by the QPM shareholders, excluding the votes cast by certain
persons as required by Multilateral Instrument 61-101
– Protection of Minority Securityholders in Special
Transactions. Fury and QPM are arm’s length parties and,
accordingly, the Transaction is not expected to be a related party
transaction. However, certain insiders of QPM will, as a condition
to completion, agree to convert certain liabilities into shares of
Fury to be issued upon completion of the Transaction. No finder’s
fees are being paid in connection with the Transaction. Officers
and directors along with certain key shareholders and insiders of
QPM who collectively control 17% of the QPM Shares on an undiluted
basis have entered into voting and support agreements pursuant to
which they have agreed to vote their shares in favour of the
Transaction.
None of the securities to be issued pursuant to
the Arrangement Agreement have been or will be registered under the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S.
Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and any
securities issued in the Arrangement are anticipated to be issued
in reliance upon available exemptions from such registration
requirements pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities
Act and applicable exemptions under state securities laws. This
press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
Board of Directors and
Management
Upon closing of the Transaction, the board of
directors of Fury will remain unchanged to lead the combined
management and project teams. The head office will continue to be
in Toronto, Canada. Normand Champigny will be appointed as a
strategic advisor to Fury and Fury’s representative for the Kipawa
project.
Transaction Timeline
Pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement and
subject to satisfying all necessary conditions and receipt of all
required approvals, the parties anticipate completion of the
Transaction by the end of April 2025. An Information Circular will
be sent to QPM shareholders in March and filed at www.sedarplus.com
in furtherance of the required QPM shareholders meeting which
circular will contain all material details about the Transaction.
The Transaction is not subject to approval by the shareholders of
Fury. Following completion of the Transaction, QPM Shares will be
delisted from the TSXV and QPM will cease to be a reporting issuer
under Canadian securities laws.
Recommendations by the Boards of
Directors
After consultation with its legal advisors, the
board of directors of Fury unanimously approved entering into the
Arrangement Agreement. After consultation with its legal advisors,
the board of directors of QPM unanimously approved entering into
the Arrangement Agreement and unanimously recommended that QPM
shareholders vote in favour of the Transaction.
Counsel and Advisor
McMillan LLP is acting as legal counsel to Fury.
BCF Business Law are acting as legal counsel to QPM. Evans and
Evans Inc. has provided a fairness opinion to the QPM Board
confirming that, in Evans and Evans’ view, the Transaction is, from
a financial point of view, fair to QPM Shareholders.
Normand Champigny, Eng., CEO and Director of
QPM, is a qualified person within the meaning of National
Instrument 43-101 on standards of disclosure for mineral projects.
He has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in
this press release.
About Fury Gold Mines
LimitedFury Gold Mines Limited is a Canadian-focused
exploration company positioned in two prolific mining regions
across the country and holds an approximate 51 million common share
position in Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (approximately 16% of issued
shares). Led by a management team and board of directors with
proven success in financing and advancing exploration assets, Fury
intends to grow its multi-million-ounce gold platform through
rigorous project evaluation and exploration excellence. Fury is
committed to upholding the highest industry standards for corporate
governance, environmental stewardship, community engagement and
sustainable mining. For more information on Fury Gold Mines, visit
www.furygoldmines.com.
About Quebec Precious Metals
Corporation
QPM has a large land position in the highly
prospective Eeyou Istchee James Bay territory, Quebec, near Newmont
Corporation’s Éléonore gold mine. QPM focuses on advancing its
Sakami gold project and its newly discovered, drill-ready
Ninaaskuwin lithium showing on the Elmer East project. In addition,
QPM holds a 68% interest in the Kipawa rare earths project located
near Temiscaming, Quebec.
Neither the TSX nor its Regulations Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news
release.
For further information on Fury Gold
Mines Limited, please contact:Margaux Villalpando,
Investor RelationsTel: (844) 601-0841Email: info@furygoldmines.com
Website: www.furygoldmines.com
For more information about QPM, please
contact: Normand Champigny, Chief Executive Officer Tel.:
(514) 979-4746Email: nchampigny@qpmcorp.ca
Forward-Looking InformationThis
press release contains "forward-looking information" within the
meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Any statements that
express or involve discussions with respect to predictions,
expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions
or future events. These particularly pertain to the outlook for
completion of the proposed Transaction and synergies that might
arise from it.
Although Fury and QPM have attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual actions, events or
results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking information including the uncertainty of the
shareholder and regulatory approval process the two companies face
and many other risks described in our recent securities filings
available at www.sedarplus.ca.
There may also be other factors that cause
actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that such information will
prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such information.
Accordingly, readers should not place heavy reliance on
forward-looking information. Neither Fury nor QPM undertake to
update any forward-looking information except in accordance with
applicable securities laws.
No regulatory authority has approved the
contents of this news release.
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