Hochschild's Tiernan Gold and Railtown Capital Announce up to $65M Private Placement Equity Financing and Execution of Definitive Agreement for Proposed Qualifying Transaction
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Highlights
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Definitive Agreement entered into for proposed "Qualifying Transaction" that is expected to result in a reverse-takeover of Railtown by Tiernan with the Resulting Issuer trading on the
TSX Venture Exchange as "Tiernan Gold Corp. " -
Up to
CAD$65 million best-efforts private placement equity raise with a 15% Agents' Option through a syndicate of agents to be co-led by Canaccord Genuity andBMO Capital Markets and includingRaymond James andHaywood Securities . -
Jill Gardiner and incoming Chief Executive Officer,Fausto Di Trapani , to join previously named directors (Chris Taylor ,Greg McCunn ,Claudia Tornquist ,Eduardo Noriega andNicolas Hochschild ) to make up the board of directors of the Resulting Issuer, withJill Gardiner to serve as the Chair.
It is anticipated that the Proposed Transaction will constitute the "Qualifying Transaction" (as such term is defined in Policy 2.4 – Capital Pool Companies of the Corporate Finance Manual of the
Tiernan and Railtown are also pleased to announce that Tiernan has entered into an engagement letter dated
Terms of Subscription Receipt Financing
Pursuant to the Financing, up to 8,666,667 Tiernan Subscription Receipts are proposed to be issued to new investors, subject to increase if the Agents' Option (as defined below) is exercised, at a price of
Tiernan has granted the Agents an option (the "Agents' Option") to sell up to an additional 1,300,000 Tiernan Subscription Receipts at the Issue Price for additional aggregate gross proceeds of up to
As part of the Proposed Transaction, it is anticipated that Railtown will complete a consolidation of its common shares prior to completion of the Proposed Transaction (the "Railtown Consolidation") on a 0.2820212:1 consolidation ratio. The Railtown Consolidation is subject to applicable regulatory approvals, including approval of the TSXV. Assuming completion of the Railtown Consolidation, upon closing of the Proposed Transaction, each Tiernan Share will be exchanged for one common share of the Resulting Issuer from the Proposed Transaction.
Based on the above terms, the Resulting Issuer will have an ownership structure of 67.2% Hochschild, 13.4% current Railtown shareholders and 19.4% new investors under the Financing (without exercise of the Agents' Option). In the event that the Agents' Option is fully exercised, the Resulting Issuer will have an ownership structure of 64.3% Hochschild, 13.4% current Railtown shareholders and 22.3% new investors.
In connection with the Financing, the Agents will be entitled to receive, upon satisfaction of the Escrow Release Conditions prior to the Escrow Deadline, a cash commission equal to six percent (6%) of the gross proceeds from the Financing.
On the Closing Date, the gross proceeds from the Financing, less the Agents' expenses (the "Escrowed Funds"), will be deposited in trust with the Escrow Agent. In the event that the Escrow Release Conditions are not satisfied on or before the Escrow Deadline, the Escrowed Funds, together with the accrued interest thereon, will be returned to holders of the Tiernan Subscription Receipts and the Tiernan Subscription Receipts will be cancelled. If the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied on or before the Escrow Deadline, the Escrowed Funds attributable to the treasury portion of the Offering will be released and used to fund the business of the Resulting Issuer, including to advance the
Update Relating to Board of Directors of the Resulting Issuer
Upon closing the Proposed Transaction, the management and board of directors of the Resulting Issuer shall be reconstituted to lead the development of the
Terms of the Definitive Agreement
The Definitive Agreement contemplates that, among other things, the following conditions precedent be met prior to the closing of the Proposed Transaction: (a) receipt of all required consents, waivers, permits, exemptions, orders and approvals required to permit the completion of the Proposed Transaction; (b) receipt of TSXV approval in respect of the Proposed Transaction, the listing of post-Railtown Consolidation common shares of Railtown ("Railtown Shares") and Railtown Shares issued pursuant to the Proposed Transaction; (c) receipt of all corporate approvals, including certain approvals from the board of directors of each of Tiernan and Railtown and the shareholders of Tiernan and Railtown, as necessary; (d) the distribution of all securities contemplated by the Definitive Agreement shall be exempt from the prospectus and registration requirements of Canadian securities laws; (e) no law is in effect, or governmental action or legal proceeding is pending, that makes the consummation of the Proposed Transaction illegal or materially delays or prevents the consummation of the Proposed Transaction; (f) no cease trade order or similar restraining order of any provincial securities administrator relating to the securities contemplated by the Definitive Agreement shall be in effect; (g) no material adverse effect in respect of Railtown or Tiernan shall have occurred since the date of the Definitive Agreement; (h) the Investor Rights Agreement (as such term is defined below) shall have been entered into between
The Proposed Transaction will not constitute a "Non-Arm's Length Qualifying Transaction" (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) and, as such, Railtown shareholder approval is not required to approve the Proposed Transaction (unless otherwise mandated by the TSXV). No person who or which is a "Non-Arm's
If all conditions to the implementation of the Proposed Transaction have been satisfied or waived, Railtown and Tiernan will carry out the Proposed Transaction such that: (a) Tiernan and
Pursuant to the terms of the Definitive Agreement, it is expected that the following security conversions and issuances will occur in connection with the First Amalgamation:
(a) the Tiernan Subscription Receipts shall be automatically converted into
(b) concurrently with receipt of the certificate of amalgamation issued by the Registrar of Companies under the BCBCA evidencing that the First Amalgamation is effective:
(i) each issued and outstanding common share of
(ii) each issued and outstanding Tiernan Share will be exchanged for one issued and fully paid Railtown Share and the Tiernan Shares shall be cancelled (with 34,000,000 Railtown Shares expected to be issued by Railtown to current Tiernan shareholders, which, based on the deemed price of
(iii) in consideration of the issuance by Railtown of Railtown Shares in connection with the First Amalgamation, Amalco shall issue to Railtown one fully paid and non-assessable Amalco Share for each Railtown Share issued to former holders of
(iv) Amalco shall add an amount to the capital maintained in respect of the Amalco Shares equal to the sum of the capital of the: (A)
(v) Railtown shall add an amount to the capital maintained in respect of the Railtown Shares equal to the capital of the Tiernan Shares, determined immediately prior to effecting the First Amalgamation.
Upon receipt of the certificate of amalgamation issued by the Registrar of Companies under the BCBCA evidencing that the Second Amalgamation is effective, all Amalco Shares shall be cancelled without any repayment of capital in respect thereof and the post-Consolidation Railtown Shares will be the common shares of the Resulting Issuer (the "Resulting Issuer Shares").
In connection with the Proposed Transaction (and without giving effect to the Financing), it is anticipated that an aggregate of 40,000,000 Resulting Issuer Shares will be issued and outstanding on a fully diluted basis and that: (a) the current Railtown shareholders will hold 6,000,000 Resulting Issuer Shares (including options and warrants), representing approximately 15% of the outstanding Resulting Issuer Shares; and (b) the current Tiernan shareholders will hold 34,000,000 Resulting Issuer Shares, representing approximately 85% of the outstanding Resulting Issuer Shares.
In connection with the Proposed Transaction, Railtown shall enter into an investor rights agreement with
Financial Information Relating to Tiernan
The following table sets out selected unaudited financial information with respect to Tiernan as at
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As at |
As at |
Current Assets |
11,103 |
11,942 |
Non-current Assets |
72,032 |
35,420 |
Total Assets |
83,135 |
47,362 |
Current Liabilities |
1,387 |
990 |
Total Liabilities |
1,387 |
990 |
Shareholders' Equity |
81,748 |
46,372 |
Net Income |
31,839 |
168 |
The audited annual financial statements (as at
Additional Information
For additional information relating to the terms of the Proposed Transaction, please refer to a copy of the Business Combination Agreement as well as the joint news release dated
Annual General and Special Meeting of Railtown
Railtown intends to hold the AGSM on
Cautionary Statements
Completion of the Proposed Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to, TSXV acceptance and, if applicable pursuant to TSXV requirements, shareholder approval. Where applicable, the Proposed Transaction cannot close until the required shareholder approval is obtained. There can be no assurance that the Proposed Transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.
Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the management information circular or filing statement to be prepared in connection with the Proposed Transaction, any information released or received with respect to the Proposed Transaction may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of a capital pool company should be considered highly speculative.
The TSXV has in no way passed upon the merits of the Proposed Transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release.
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Trading in the common shares of Railtown is currently halted and will remain halted until completion of the Proposed Transaction. Railtown does not intend to apply to the TSXV for reinstatement of trading of the common shares of Railtown at this time.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. The forward-looking statements herein are made as of the date of this news release only, and neither Railtown nor Tiernan assumes any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budgets", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "predicts", "projects", "intends", "targets", "aims", "anticipates" or "believes" or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases or may be identified by statements to the effect that certain actions "may", "could", "should", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to: the Proposed Transaction and the Financing, including, but not limited to, with respect to the Proposed Transaction qualifying as a "Qualifying Transaction", the anticipated closing of the Financing, the potential exercise of the Agents' Option, the anticipated use of proceeds of the Financing, the anticipated appointment of the Escrow Agent, satisfaction of the Escrow Release Conditions and the release of the Escrow Funds, the anticipated consideration payable in respect of the Proposed Transaction, the anticipated closing of the Proposed Transaction, the anticipated entry into the Investor Rights Agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction, the anticipated closing of the Financing, the anticipated receipt of applicable board, shareholder, regulatory and stock exchange approvals with respect to the Proposed Transaction, the intent to obtain a waiver of the TSXV's sponsorship requirements if no exemptions from such requirements are available, and the anticipated preparation of a management information circular or filing statement with respect to the Proposed Transaction; Railtown, including, but not limited to, with respect to trading of its common shares; Tiernan, including, but not limited to, with respect to its financial results; the Resulting Issuer, including, but not limited to, with respect to the anticipated composition of the board of directors and management of the Resulting Issuer, the anticipated cash balance of the Resulting Issuer, the anticipated financing and trading dates of the Resulting Issuer, the anticipated ownership and business of the Resulting Issuer; and the Project, including, but not limited to, inferred, indicated or measured mineral resources or mineral reserves on and anticipated costs and other economics associated with the Project, including, but not limited to, the MRE and the PEA.
In making the forward-looking statements included in this news release, Railtown and Tiernan have applied several material assumptions, including that the Financing and Proposed Transaction will be completed on the terms disclosed herein, including, but not limited to, that: the appointment of the Escrow Agent, the satisfaction of the Escrow Release Conditions and the release of the Escrow Funds will be as anticipated; the aggregate gross proceeds to be raised under the Financing and the consideration payable in respect of the Proposed Transaction, will be as anticipated; the terms of the Railtown Consolidation and the approvals related thereto will be as anticipated; the effecting of the First Amalgamation and Second Amalgamation will be as anticipated; the closing of the Financing and the Proposed Transaction will be as anticipated; the parties enter into the Investor Rights Agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction as anticipated; all applicable board, shareholder, regulatory and stock exchange approvals with respect to the Proposed Transaction will be received; a waiver of the TSXV's sponsorship requirements will be obtained; if no exemptions from such requirements are available; that a filing statement with respect to the Proposed Transaction will be prepared; that the trading of Railtown's common shares will remain halted until the completion of the Proposed Transaction; that Tiernan's financial results are as anticipated; that the Resulting Issuer will be as anticipated, including, but not limited to, that the composition of the board of directors and management of the Resulting Issuer will be as anticipated, the financing and trading dates of the Resulting Issuer will be as anticipated, the anticipated ownership and business of the Resulting Issuer will be as anticipated; that the inferred, indicated or measured mineral resources or mineral reserves on and anticipated costs and other economics associated with the Project, including, but not limited to, the MRE and the PEA, are as anticipated; and neither company's financial condition and development plans change as a result of unforeseen events and that future metal prices and the demand and market outlook for metals will remain stable or improve.
Forward-looking statements and information are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the ability of Railtown and Tiernan to control or predict, that may cause either company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied thereby, and are developed based on assumptions about such risks, uncertainties and other factors set out herein, including, but not limited to the risks that: the Proposed Transaction will not be completed on the terms disclosed herein, including, but not limited to, that the consideration payable in respect of the Proposed Transaction will not be as anticipated, the closing date of the Proposed Transaction will not be as anticipated, the parties will not enter into an Investor Rights Agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction, the closing of the Financing will not be completed; all applicable board, shareholder, regulatory and stock exchange approvals with respect to the Proposed Transaction are not received; a waiver of the TSXV's sponsorship requirements is not obtained;; the trading of Railtown's common shares does not remain halted until the completion of the Proposed Transaction; Tiernan's financial results are not as anticipated; the Resulting Issuer is not as anticipated, including, but not limited to, that the composition of the board of directors and management of the Resulting Issuer is not as anticipated, the cash balance of the Resulting Issuer is not as anticipated, the financing and trading dates of the Resulting Issuer is not as anticipated, the anticipated ownership and business of the Resulting Issuer is not as anticipated; and that the inferred, indicated or measured mineral resources or mineral reserves on and anticipated costs and other economics associated with the Project, including, but not limited to, the MRE and the PEA, are not as anticipated; as well as the general risk factors related to exploration and development as are set out under the heading "Risk Factors" in Railtown's most recent management discussion and analysis filed under its issuer profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
There can be no assurance that such statements 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 statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Neither Railtown nor Tiernan undertakes to update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial outlook that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
The information contained or referred to in this news release with respect to Tiernan and the Project has been provided by the management of Tiernan and is the responsibility of Tiernan. Management of Railtown has relied upon Tiernan for the accuracy of the information provided by Tiernan without independent verification.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, including any of the securities in
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