Fura to Acquire Australian Mining Company
08 August 2020 - 8:00AM
Fura Gems Inc. (“
Fura” or the
“
Company”) (TSXV: Fura, OTC: FUGMF and FRA: BJ43)
is pleased to announce that it has entered into a share sale
agreement (the “
Share Sale
Agreement”) through its wholly-owned Australian
subsidiary, Capricorn Sapphire Pty Ltd (the
“
Capricorn”), with Mosley Mining Pty Ltd (the
“
Vendor”), pursuant to which the Company will
acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Great Northern
Mining Pty Ltd (the “
Target”), a mining company
located in Australia (the “
Acquisition”). The
assets of the Target consist of 73 mining leases (the
“
Tenements”), each located in Australia, as well
as certain buildings, plants, fixtures, tools, and other equipment
related to the Tenements.
As consideration for the Acquisition, Fura
agreed to pay A$2,987,933 (approximately C$2,860,632) to the
Vendor, subject to certain adjustments, and less (i) an amount
payable to a bank to release a security interest on certain of the
Target’s assets, and (ii) an amount equal to any royalties that
become payable by the Target in respect of mining activities
conducted on the Tenements prior to completion. In accordance with
the Share Sale Agreement, on or about the date that the agreement
was signed, Fura paid a portion of the consideration (A$293,093
(approximately C$280,465)) as a deposit to be released to the
Vendor upon completion of the Acquisition.
The Acquisition is an arm’s length transaction
for the purposes of the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange
(“TSXV”) and the Company understands that the
Acquisition qualifies as an “Exempt Transaction” under TSXV Policy
5.3. Fura is not paying any finder’s fees in connection with the
Acquisition. The closing of the Acquisition is subject to the
satisfaction of customary conditions precedent; however, the
Foreign Investment Review Board of the Australian Government has
already indicated that it has no objection to the Acquisition.
Closing of the Acquisition is expected to occur in early to
mid-August 2020.
For more information about Fura Gems
Inc., please contact:
Fura Gems Inc. |
|
Dev Shetty – President & Chief Executive Officer |
Tel: +971 (0) 4 240 8760dev.shetty@furagems.com |
Rupak Sen Vice President – Marketing and Sales |
Tel: +1+(778)386-1313 rupak.sen@furagems.com |
Public Relations Tavistock (UK)Jos Simson / Barney Hayward |
Tel: +44-207-920-3150fura@tavistock.co.uk |
About Fura Gems Inc.
Fura Gems Inc. is a gemstone mining and
marketing company which is engaged in the mining, exploration and
acquisition of gemstone licences. Fura owns ruby, emerald and
sapphire resource properties in Mozambique, Colombia and Australia,
respectively. Fura’s headquarters are located in Toronto,
Canada and its administrative headquarters are located in the Gold
Tower, Dubai. Fura is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the
ticker symbol “Fura”.
Regulatory Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking
information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not
limited to, assumptions and expectations with respect to
Capricorn’s ability to complete the Acquisition and the expected
timing to completion, the Company’s exploration activities and
mining activities and the Company’s performance. Generally,
forward-looking information can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not
expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”,
“forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or
“believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that
certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might”
or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-looking
information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of
activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general
business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social
uncertainties; the actual results of exploration, development and
production activities; access to sufficient financing to continue
the development of its assets; regulatory risks; risks inherent in
foreign operations, uncertainties with respect to the Company’s
assets; legacy environmental risks, title risks and other risks of
the mining industry. Although the Company 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. The Company does not
undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in
accordance with applicable securities laws.
NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS
REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE
POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.
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