Aura Declares Dividend of US$0.14 per share to be paid in December 2022
06 December 2022 - 10:35PM
Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA, B3: AURA33 and OTCQX: ORAAF) (“Aura”
or the “Company”) announced today that the Company’s Board of
Directors (the “Board”) has declared and approved the payment of a
dividend (the “Dividend”) of US$0.14 per common share
(approximately US$10.1 million in total). In accordance with the
Company’s dividend policy (the “Dividend Policy”), the Dividend is
in respect of and is based on Aura’s expected financial results for
the six months ending on December 31, 2022. The Company had a
strong liquidity position, with cash and cash equivalents of
approximately US$121 million as of September 30, 2022.
Under the Dividend Policy, the Company’s annual
dividend is equal to 20% of its estimated Adjusted EBITDA1 for the
relevant six months less sustaining capital expenditures and
exploration capital expenditures for the same period. The amount of
the Dividend is based on the actual results for Q3 2022 and the
expected results for Q4 2022, including expected production, cash
costs and sustaining and exploration capex for Q4 2022, all of
which are in line with the Company’s latest guidance.
The Dividend will be paid on December 21, 2022,
to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December
15, 2022 (“Record Date”). All shareholders of record will receive
the Dividend in US dollars.
Holders of the Company’s Brazilian Depositary
Receipts as of Record Date are expected to receive payment by
December 30, 2022 and will receive the Brazilian Reais equivalent
of the Dividend, based on a market exchange rate to be disclosed in
a future Press Release, in advance of its payment date.
The Dividend is not subject to withholding taxes
at the time of payment by the Company.
Rodrigo Barbosa, President & CEO, commented,
“We are pleased to have our shareholders continue to benefit from
the significant progress at Aura with the payment of another strong
dividend. Underpinned by our sustainable and cash flowing assets,
this year we further strengthened our long-term growth profile with
three mines expected to be online by 2025 boosting our production
profile by 82%. Today’s announcement illustrates our confidence in
the long-term outlook for our business, and reinforces our
strategic objective, which is to grow while paying dividends.”
About Aura 360° Mining
Aura is focused on mining in complete terms –
thinking holistically about how its business impacts and benefits
every one of our stakeholders: our company, our shareholders, our
employees, and the countries and communities we serve. We call this
360° Mining.
Aura is a mid-tier gold and copper production
company focused on the development and operation of gold and base
metal projects in the Americas. The Company’s producing assets
include the San Andres gold mine in Honduras, the Ernesto/Pau-a
-Pique gold mine in Brazil and the Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine
in Mexico. In addition, the Company has four additional gold
projects in Brazil: Almas, under construction; Borborema and
Matupá, in development, and São Francisco, in care &
maintenance, and one gold project in Colombia, Tolda Fria.
For further information, please visit Aura’s website at
www.auraminerals.com or contact:
Rodrigo Barbosa
President & CEO305-239-9332
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains “forward-looking
information” and “forward-looking statements”, as defined in
applicable securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking
statements”) which include, but are not limited to,
statements with respect to the activities, events or developments
that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the
future, including the expected timing of the Dividend; expected
production levels in Q4 2022 and metal prices received in respect
thereof; the Company’s sustaining capital expenditures and
exploration capital expenditures for Q4 2022; the further potential
of the Company’s properties; and the ability of the Company to
achieve its short and long term outlook and the anticipated timing
and results thereof.
Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s ability to predict
or control, could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and
assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are
inherently subject to significant business, economic and
competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Specific reference is
made to the most recent Annual Information Form on file with
certain Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities for a
discussion of some of the factors underlying forward-looking
statements, which include, without limitation, the ability of the
Company to achieve its short-term and longer-term outlook and the
anticipated timing and results thereof, the ability to lower costs
and increase production, the ability of the Company to successfully
achieve business objectives, copper and gold or certain other
commodity price volatility, changes in debt and equity markets, the
uncertainties involved in interpreting geological data, increases
in costs, environmental compliance and changes in environmental
legislation and regulation, interest rate and exchange rate
fluctuations, general economic conditions and other risks involved
in the mineral exploration and development industry. Readers are
cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive of
the factors that may affect the forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements herein are
qualified by this cautionary statement. Accordingly, readers should
not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information
or future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. If
the Company does update one or more forward-looking statements, no
inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates with
respect to those or other forward-looking statements.
_______________1 Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP
financial measure, is not a standardized financial measure under
IFRS, and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by
other issuers. See the disclosure under the heading “Non-GAAP
Performance Measures” in the Company’s management’s discussion and
analysis for the three and nine months ended on September 30, 2022
(the “Q3 2022 MD&A"), which is available under the Company’s
profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The reconciliation of Adjusted
EBITDA to income in section 17.A of the Q3 MD&A is incorporated
by reference herein.
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