Nighthawk Gold Corp. (“Nighthawk”) (TSX: NHK) and
Moneta Gold Inc. (TSX: ME)(OTCQX: MEAUF)(FSE: MOPA)
(“Moneta”) (together with Nighthawk, “MergeCo”)
announce the proposed directors for the MergeCo Board to be
appointed on completion of the arrangement on November 28, 2023
(“Arrangement Agreement” or “Transaction”) which
remains subject to Nighthawk and Moneta shareholder approval and
other customary closing conditions.
Proposed Board of Directors:
The Board of Directors of MergeCo will consist of seven (7)
directors, comprised of four (4) nominees from Moneta and three (3)
nominees from Nighthawk. The proposed directors will include:
- Keyvan Salehi, P.Eng., MBA – President and CEO of MergeCo and
Director
- Josef Vejvoda, CIM, ICD.D – Non-executive Chairman of the
MergeCo Board
- Morris Prychidny, CPA, CA
- Blair Zaritsky, CPA, CA
- Edie Hofmeister, MA, JD
- Rodney A. Cooper, P.Eng, MBA, Acc. Dir.
- Krista Muhr
Biographies
Mr. Salehi is a professional engineer and a seasoned mining
executive with more than 20 years of experience in mine
construction, mine operations, technical services, corporate
development, and capital markets. He is the current President and
CEO of Nighthawk. Previously, Mr. Salehi was the VP Corporate
Development & Technical Services for Mountain Province
Diamonds, where he provided operational and technical oversight for
the construction and operation of the Gahcho Kué mine in the
Northwest Territories. He was the VP Corporate Development &
Technical Services for Kirkland Lake Gold, where he led the due
diligence and execution of the merger with Newmarket Gold. Mr.
Salehi also had management roles with St. Andrew Goldfields, Lake
Shore Gold, FNX Mining, and Vale.
Mr. Vejvoda is the Chairman and interim President and CEO of
Moneta. Mr. Vejvoda acts as a special advisor to K2 &
Associates Investment Management Inc., a multi-strategy investment
fund. Mr. Vejvoda has over 25 years of extensive capital markets
experience and has held senior management roles at Merrill Lynch
Canada, National Bank Financial, and TD Securities. Previously, Mr.
Vejvoda served on the boards of ShoreTel Inc. (sold to Mitel
Networks), Dominion Diamond Corp. (sold to Washington Corporate),
Acerus Pharma, and PNI Digital Media Inc. (sold to Staples
Inc.).
Mr. Prychidny is a Chartered Accountant with more than 35 years
of experience in the mining, entertainment and real estate
industries. He serves as the Chair of Talisker Resources and as a
director for Fountain Asset Corp., Northfield Capital Corporation,
and Orion Capital Inc. He was a former director of Barkerville Gold
Mines Ltd.
Mr. Zaritsky is currently the CFO of Osisko Mining Inc. and was
instrumental in merging 4 companies to obtain Windfall Lake,
Osisko’s flagship asset. He has over 15 years of Canadian public
practice experience, with exposure to various types of engagements
and clients, gained through managing audit engagements of publicly
listed companies traded on the TSX, TSX Venture, and CSE
exchanges.
Ms. Hofmeister is an attorney who has advised large and small
multi-national extractive companies on legal and ESG matters for
over 20 years. She currently serves as the director for Osisko Gold
Royalties, Prime Mining, and was the former EVP Corporate Affairs
& General Counsel for Tahoe Resources Inc. Ms. Hofmeister
serves as the Chair of the International Bar Association’s Business
and Human Rights Committee, a group dedicated to promoting high ESG
standards in multi-national corporations.
Mr. Cooper is a professional engineer, and seasoned executive
with extensive technical experience in the mining sector, including
the Timmins camp. Previously, he was the President & COO for
Labrador Iron Mines Ltd., VP Technical Services for Kinross Gold
Corp., and was a VP & Senior Mining Analyst in equity research
at Dundee Securities.
Ms. Muhr brings 20 years of experience working with public
companies in the global metals and mining sector with strong ESG
and capital market credentials at senior levels. She is currently
the SVP, Investor Relations & Communications for Galiano Gold
and a director of Ensign Minerals. Previously, she served as SVP,
External Affairs and Sustainability for Eldorado Gold
Corporation.
About Moneta
Moneta is a Canadian-based gold exploration company whose
primary focus is on advancing its 100% wholly owned Tower Gold
Project, located in the Timmins region of Northeastern Ontario,
Canada’s most prolific gold producing camp.
About Nighthawk
Nighthawk is a Canadian-based gold exploration and development
company with 100% ownership of the Colomac Gold Project and more
than 947 km2 District Scale Property within 200 km north of
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Nighthawk’s experienced
management team, with a track record of successfully advancing
projects and operating mines, is working towards rapidly advancing
its assets towards a development decision.
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains “forward-looking information” within
the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation.
Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to,
information with respect to the Transaction and its likelihood of
completion, and the proposed board of directors of MergeCo.
Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as “accelerate”, “add” or
“additional”, “advancing”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”,
“appears”, “believes”, “can be”, “conceptual”, “confidence”,
“continue”, “convert” or “conversion”, “deliver”, “demonstrating”,
“estimates”, “encouraging”, “expand” or “expanding” or “expansion”,
“expect” or “expectations”, “fast-track”, “forecasts”, “forward”,
“goal”, “improves”, “increase”, “intends”, “justification”,
“plans”, “potential” or “potentially”, “pro-forma”, “promise”,
“prospective”, “prioritize”, “reflects”, “re-rating”, “scheduled”,
“stronger”, “suggesting”, “support”, “updating”, “upside”, “will
be” or “will consider”, “work towards”, 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 based on the opinions and
estimates of management at the date the information is made, and is
based on a number of assumptions and is subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the
actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of
Nighthawk and Moneta to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including
risks associated with required regulatory approvals, the
exploration, development and mining such as economic factors as
they effect exploration, future commodity prices, changes in
foreign exchange and interest rates, actual results of current
exploration activities, government regulation, political or
economic developments, the ongoing wars and their effect on supply
chains, environmental risks, COVID-19 and other pandemic risks,
permitting timelines, capex, operating or technical difficulties in
connection with development activities, employee relations, the
speculative nature of gold exploration and development, including
the risks of diminishing quantities of grades of reserves, contests
over title to properties, and changes in project parameters as
plans continue to be refined as well as those risk factors
discussed in Nighthawk’s and Moneta’s respective annual information
forms for the year ended December 31, 2022, available on
www.sedarplus.ca. Although Nighthawk and Moneta have 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 information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking information. Nighthawk and Moneta do
not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in
accordance with applicable securities laws.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
MONETA GOLD INC. Tel: +1 (416) 471-5463; Email:
info@monetagold.com Website: www.monetagold.com
NIGHTHAWK GOLD CORP. Tel: +1 (416) 863-2105; Email:
info@nighthawkgold.com Website: www.nighthawkgold.com
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