- Agnico Eagle Mines Restricted (“Agnico Eagle”) (TSX: AEM) (NYSE: AEM) and CDPQ Sodémex Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”)), exercised their respective contractual rights to take part in sure fairness choices by the Firm.
- SIDEX LP , Fonds de solidarité FTQ (“Fonds”) and NQ Investissement Minier LP (“NQIM”) subscribed for frequent shares following the dissemination of the Firm’s press launch on April 28, 2025.
In complete, 14,520,666 frequent shares of the Firm have been issued at a value of $0.60 per share for combination gross proceeds of $8,712,400 (the “Providing”).
Azimut welcomes Centerra as new strategic investor. Centerra now owns roughly 9.9% of the issued and excellent frequent shares of the Firm.
Azimut believes that the Providing displays a powerful assist for the Firm’s exploration technique and the standard of its mission portfolio, and that the Providing will put the Firm ready to generate and advance high quality targets for treasured metals and important minerals. The proceeds from the Providing will probably be utilized by Azimut to broaden its exploration actions on its wholly owned Wabamisk (gold-antimony) and Elmer (gold-copper) properties , and for enterprise growth and common company functions. Along with the partner-funded exploration deliberate for the Kukamas (nickel-copper-platinum-palladium) , a big stage of exercise is anticipated over the subsequent 12 months. Refundable tax credit starting from 22.5% to 45% are anticipated to be recovered on certified exploration expenditures incurred by the Firm.
In reference to the Providing, Azimut has executed an investor rights settlement with Centerra pursuant to which, topic to sure circumstances, Centerra may have the suitable to take part in future fairness issuances to take care of its possession curiosity within the Firm.
Agnico Eagle has subscribed for 833,333 frequent shares of the Firm for gross proceeds $499,999.80 (the “Agnico Providing”). The Agnico Providing constitutes a “associated social gathering transaction” as outlined underneath Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Safety of Minority Safety Holders in Particular Transactions (“MI 61-101”), as a result of truth Agnico Eagle had, previous to the Agnico Providing, helpful possession of, or management or course over, securities of the Firm carrying greater than 10% of the voting rights hooked up to all of the excellent voting securities of the Firm. The Firm is counting on Part 5.5(b) of MI 61-101 for an exemption from the formal valuation requirement underneath MI 61-101, because the Firm isn’t listed on specified markets. The Firm is relying upon the exemptions from the minority shareholder approval necessities pursuant to Part 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 on the idea that neither the honest market worth of the subject material of, nor the honest market worth of the consideration for, the transaction insofar because it includes events (inside the which means of MI 61-101) within the Providing and/or the Agnico Providing exceeds 25% of the Firm’s market capitalization calculated in accordance with MI 61-101. No formal valuation or different prior valuation has been ready in respect of the Firm. A fabric change report will probably be filed by the Firm lower than 21 days prematurely of the cut-off date of the Agnico Providing as the ultimate particulars thereof weren’t settled till shortly previous to the closing of the Agnico Providing and the Firm wished to shut the Agnico Providing in a well timed method for sound enterprise causes. Upon closing of the Providing, Agnico Eagle beneficially owned, or exercised management and course over, an combination of 11,034,058 frequent shares of the Firm, representing roughly 11% of its issued and excellent frequent shares.
The Providing is topic to the ultimate approval by the TSX Enterprise Alternate. All securities issued underneath the Providing may have a maintain interval of 4 months and sooner or later from the date of closing, in accordance with relevant Canadian securities laws.
About Centerra
Centerra Gold Inc. is a Canadian-based gold mining firm centered on working, growing, exploring and buying gold and copper properties in North America, Türkiye, and different markets worldwide. Centerra owns and operates the Mount Milligan Mine in British Columbia, Canada, and the Öksüt Mine in Türkiye. It additionally owns exploration and growth belongings and operates the Molybdenum Enterprise Unit in Canada and the USA.
About CDPQ
At CDPQ, we make investments constructively to generate sustainable returns over the long run. As a worldwide funding group managing funds for public pension and insurance policy, we work alongside our companions to construct enterprises that drive efficiency and progress. We’re energetic within the main monetary markets, non-public fairness, infrastructure, actual property and personal debt. As of December 31, 2024, CDPQ’s web belongings totalled CAD 473 billion. For extra details about CDPQ, go to cdpq.com , seek the advice of our LinkedIn or Instagram pages, or comply with us on X .
About SIDEX
SIDEX is an initiative of the Québec authorities and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ. Its mission is to put money into corporations engaged in mineral exploration in Québec with a view to diversify the province’s mineral base, to advertise innovation and to encourage new entrepreneurs.
About Fonds de solidarité FTQ
The Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a supply of satisfaction in Québec, fulfilling its mission by a novel enterprise mannequin created greater than 40 years in the past. Since then, the Fonds has rallied Québec into motion due to the retirement financial savings of 795,374 shareholders. With web belongings of $21.7 billion as at November 30, 2024, the Fonds helps practically 4,000 corporations by direct and oblique enterprise and growth capital investments based mostly on the idea that impression is created as a lot by monetary as societal returns. For extra info, go to fondsftq.com or our firm web page on LinkedIn .
About NQIM
NQ Investissement Minier (NQIM) is a Matagami-based regional funding fund devoted to mining growth in Northern Quebec. The fund affords monetary assist and strategic experience to exploration corporations, with investments guided by a sustainable and accountable strategy, selling optimistic spin-offs for native and aboriginal communities.
About Azimut Exploration
Azimut is a number one mineral exploration firm with a strong popularity for goal era and partnership growth. The Firm holds the biggest mineral exploration portfolio in Quebec, controlling strategic land positions for gold, copper, nickel and lithium.
The Firm’s wholly owned flagship mission, the Elmer Gold Mission , is on the useful resource stage ( 311,200 oz Indicated and 513,900 oz Inferred utilizing a gold value of US$1,800 per ounce* ) and has a powerful exploration upside. Azimut can also be advancing the Galinée lithium discovery with its three way partnership associate SOQUEM Inc. As well as, vital exploration progress was made in 2024 on the Wabamisk (antimony-gold, lithium), Kukamas (nickel-copper-PGE) and Pilipas (lithium) initiatives.
Azimut makes use of a pioneering strategy to massive information analytics (the proprietary AZtechMine™ skilled system) enhanced by intensive exploration know-how. The Firm’s aggressive edge relies on systematic regional-scale information evaluation. Azimut maintains rigorous monetary self-discipline and a powerful stability sheet, with 100.4 million shares issued and excellent.
Certified Particular person
Dr. Jean-Marc Lulin (P.Geo.), Azimut’s President and CEO, ready this press launch and authorised the scientific and technical info disclosed herein, performing because the Firm’s certified individual inside the which means of Nationwide Instrument 43-101–Requirements of Disclosure for Mineral Tasks .
THIS NEWS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
This information launch doesn’t represent a proposal of securities on the market in the USA. The securities supplied haven’t been, and won’t be, registered underneath the United States Securities Act of 1933 , as amended, and such securities will not be supplied or bought in the USA absent registration in the USA or an relevant exemption from the registration necessities in the USA.
Contact and Data
Jean-Marc Lulin, President and CEO
Tel.: (450) 646-3015 – Fax: (450) 646-3045
Jonathan Rosset, Vice President Company Improvement
Tel.: (604) 202-7531
info@azimut-exploration.com www.azimut-exploration.com
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* ” Technical Report and Initial Mineral Resource Estimate for the Patwon Deposit, Elmer Property, Quebec, Canada “, ready by Martin Perron, P.Eng., Chafana Hamed Sako, P.Geo., Vincent Nadeau-Benoit, P.Geo. and Simon Boudreau, P.Eng. of InnovExplo Inc., dated January 4, 2024.
Cautionary observe relating to forward-looking statements
This press launch incorporates forward-looking statements, which mirror the Firm’s present expectations relating to future occasions associated to the Providing. Ahead-looking statements contained on this press launch embrace, however should not restricted to, using proceeds. To the extent that any statements on this press launch comprise info that’s not historic, the statements are primarily forward-looking and are sometimes recognized by phrases corresponding to “anticipate”, “count on”, “estimate”, “intend”, “mission”, “plan” and “consider”. The forward-looking statements contain dangers, uncertainties, and different elements that would trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from these expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. There are numerous elements that would trigger such variations, notably volatility and sensitivity to market steel costs, impression of change in international foreign money alternate charges and rates of interest, imprecision in reserve estimates, recoveries of gold and different metals, environmental dangers together with elevated regulatory burdens, surprising geological circumstances, antagonistic mining circumstances, neighborhood and non-governmental group actions, adjustments in authorities rules and insurance policies, together with legal guidelines and insurance policies, and failure to acquire vital permits and approvals from authorities authorities, in addition to different growth and working dangers. Though the Firm believes that the assumptions inherent within the forward-looking statements are cheap, undue reliance shouldn’t be positioned on these statements, which solely apply as of the date of this doc. The Firm disclaims any intention or obligation to replace or revise any forward-looking assertion, whether or not on account of new info, future occasions or in any other case, apart from as required to take action by relevant securities legal guidelines. The reader is directed to fastidiously overview the detailed danger dialogue in our most up-to-date Annual Report filed on SEDAR+ for a fuller understanding of the dangers and uncertainties that have an effect on the Firm’s enterprise.
Neither TSX Enterprise Alternate nor its Regulation Providers Supplier (as that time period is outlined within the insurance policies of the TSX Enterprise Alternate) accepts duty for the adequacy or accuracy of this launch.
