ValOro Resources Inc. Provides Additional Disclosure Respecting Its Information Circular for the Special Meeting to be Held o...
05 Décembre 2018 - 2:00PM
ValOro Resources Inc. (TSX-V: VRO) provides the following
additional disclosure regarding its information circular dated
November 22, 2018. The circular was issued in connection with
ValOro’s special general meeting of securityholders being held on
December 19, 2018 to consider and, if appropriate, approve by
a special resolution the friendly merger of ValOro and Defiance
Silver Corp. (TSX-V: DEF).
Merger is a Business Combination under MI
61-101
The proposed merger of ValOro and Defiance is a
“business combination” under Multilateral Instrument 61-101
Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions
(“MI 61-101”). As a result, certain valuation and minority approval
requirements apply to the merger.
Exemption from Formal Valuation
MI 61-101 requires that business combinations
shall be the subject of a formal valuation and that the valuation
be disclosed to the affected shareholders. MI 61-101 provides an
exemption from the valuation requirement which applies to ValOro,
namely that it is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and no other
stock exchange.
Prior Valuations
Pursuant to MI 61-101, any valuations of ValOro
made within the preceding 24 months must be disclosed to the
affected shareholders. ValOro has not had, nor is it aware of, any
such valuations made within the preceding 24 months.
Prior Offers
Prior to accepting the offer to merge with
Defiance, ValOro received two offers from other companies in the
preceding 24 months.
The first was from a Toronto Stock Exchange
listed silver mining company with operations in Mexico which, on
June 7, 2018, offered to buy ValOro by way of a triangular merger
valuing ValOro at $7 million. The offer was subsequently withdrawn
by the offeror without being accepted by ValOro.
The second was from a Toronto Stock Exchange
listed mineral exploration company with various gold properties in
North and South America which, on August 16, 2018, offered to buy
ValOro’s Tepal Project for $2.76 million payable in three equal
cash payments to ValOro over one year. ValOro’s board rejected the
offer as, among other things, it did not provide any upside to
ValOro’s shareholders when compared to a share exchange.
Review and Approval Process by ValOro’s Board
In connection with settling the general terms of
the merger with Defiance, ValOro’s management carried out due
diligence examinations of Defiance and its San Acacio Silver
Project in Mexico and had several discussions and negotiations with
Defiance concerning the exchange ratio as to the number of Defiance
shares that would be offered for each ValOro share. Following the
terms of the merger being settled by ValOro’s and Defiance’s
respective CEOs and the due diligence being completed, ValOro’s
board held a conference call during which the merger and the
results of the due diligence were discussed. At the end of that
call, the board determined to proceed with the Transaction and a
Letter of Intent respecting the merger with Defiance was
signed.
In connection with the Board’s formal approval
of the merger, ValOro’s CEO, Dunham Craig, abstained from voting
due to his interest in the merger, namely, that the payment of the
balance of his retirement allowance from ValOro originally agreed
to in 2016 will be satisfied by the issuance of shares of
Defiance.
The merger was then announced and the parties’
respective legal counsel negotiated and settled the formal
agreement.
Minority Shareholder Approval Required
MI 61-101 requires that business combinations be
approved by a majority of shareholders other than the “interested
shareholders”. For the purposes of this transaction, the interested
shareholders of ValOro are Dunham Craig and Evelyn Abbott, both of
whom will receive shares of Defiance in satisfaction of their
respective retirement and severance obligations payable by
ValOro.
Dunham Craig owns 383,629 ValOro shares (1.78%
of the possible votes) and Evelyn Abbott owns 8,000 ValOro shares
(0.04% of the possible votes). Pursuant to MI 61-101, such ValOro
shares will be excluded for purposes of determining whether the
requisite shareholder approval has been obtained in accordance with
MI 61-101.
About ValOro Resources Inc.
ValOro Resources Inc. (VRO | TSX Venture
Exchange) is a mineral exploration and development company
focused on acquiring, exploring, and developing mineral resource
opportunities with the potential to host profitable mining
operations. The Company's primary focus is the 100% owned Tepal
Gold/Copper Project in Michoacán state, Mexico.
For Further Information Please
Contact:Dunham Craig President and Chief Executive
OfficerTel: 604-694-1742Email: dcraig@valoro.caWebsite:
www.valoro.ca
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor the
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canadaaccepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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