TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sun Valley Investments AG (“Sun Valley”) today announces the commencement of a public offer to purchase common shares (“Common Shares”) of Mineros S.A. (“Mineros” or the “Company”, TSX: MSA, CB: MINEROS) by way of an Oferta Pública de Adquisición (the “OPA” or the “Offer”) through the facilities of the Colombia Securities Exchange at a price per Common Share equal to 4,600 Colombian pesos (“COP”), equivalent to approximately CAD $1.58 as of the date of this news release, payable in cash.
A more detailed description of the OPA, which includes where and how Mineros shareholders can obtain a copy of documents relating to the OPA (the “Offer Booklet”) and instructions outlining how Mineros shareholders who hold their Common Shares in Canada can participate in the OPA, is attached to this news release as Appendix A and available at the following link: https://sunvalleyinv.com/opa/. Sun Valley is relying on the foreign take-over bid exemption set out in Section 4.4 of National Instrument 62-104 – Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids in connection with the Offer.
Immediately prior to the OPA, Sun Valley beneficially owned and exercised control over 92,477,823 Common Shares, representing 30.85% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares. Sun Valley will acquire ownership and control of a minimum of 14,986,870 Common Shares and a maximum of 26,976,366 Common Shares pursuant to the OPA, unless the OPA is amended in accordance with the terms described in the Offer Booklet. As a result, following the OPA, Sun Valley will own and exercise control over a minimum of 107,464,693 Common Shares and a maximum of 119,454,189 Common Shares, respectively representing approximately 35.85% and 39.85% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares as of December 10, 2024. The total aggregate consideration paid by Sun Valley for Common Shares pursuant to the OPA will be a minimum of COP 68,939,602,000, equivalent to approximately CAD $23,679,255 as of the date of this news release, and a maximum of COP 124,091,283,600, equivalent to approximately CAD $42,622,658 as of the date of this news release.
Sun Valley will hold its Common Shares for investment purposes and will evaluate its investment in Mineros on an ongoing basis and may increase or decrease its holdings in Mineros and otherwise engage with the Company in the future, subject to market conditions and other relevant factors.
This news release is issued pursuant to National Instrument 62-103 – The Early Warning Systems and Related Take-Over Bids and Insider Reporting Issues, which also requires a report to be filed with regulatory authorities in each of the jurisdictions in which the Company is a reporting issuer containing information with respect to the foregoing matters (“Early Warning Report“). The Early Warning Report will be filed and made available under the SEDAR+ profile of Mineros at www.sedarplus.ca.
The head office address of Mineros is Carrera 43A No. 14-109, Piso 6, Edificio Nova Tempo, Medellin, Colombia.
Sun Valley is a corporation existing under the laws of Switzerland. The head office address of Sun Valley is Bahnhofplatz 6300, Zug, Switzerland.
Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas Abogados S.A.S (Colombia) and Dentons Canada LLP acted as legal advisors to Sun Valley in connection with the Offer.
Acerca de Sun Valley
Sun Valley es una firma privada de inversión enfocada en la industria de metales y minería, con compañías de portafolio y oficinas en América, Europa y Asia. El equipo directivo de Sun Valley cuenta con varias décadas de experiencia en compañías mineras y de inversión, y combina habilidades financieras en diversas clases de activos con una amplia experiencia operativa en empresas tanto grandes como emergentes dentro de la industria de minería y refinación de metales preciosos. La firma financia toda la cadena de suministro de metales preciosos, incluyendo exploración mineral, construcción de minas, producción, procesamiento y refinación.
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Access the official documents here: https://sunvalleyinv.com/opa
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