Marathon Gold Announces Royalty Acquisition by Franco-Nevada and Flow-Through Offering
https://ceo.ca/@globenewswire/…uisition-by-franco-nevada
TORONTO, June 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marathon Gold Corporation (“Marathon” or the “Corporation”; TSX: MOZ) is pleased to announce the sale of an additional 1.5% net smelter returns royalty (“NSR”) on its Valentine Gold Project (“Valentine” or the “Project”) to Franco-Nevada Corporation (“Franco-Nevada”) for US$45 million, resulting in Franco-Nevada holding an aggregate 3.0% NSR on the Project. In addition, Franco-Nevada has offered to purchase common shares of the Corporation comprising the entire back-end of a C$6.9 million non-brokered charity flow-through offering for which Marathon has firm commitments at a price of C$1.0488 per flow-through share (the “Offering”). Marathon intends to use the proceeds of the Offering for eligible exploration expenditures at the Project.
Matt Manson, President and CEO, commented: “We are very happy to be announcing this amendment to our royalty arrangements with Franco-Nevada, which sees their NSR royalty on the Valentine Gold Project increase to 3% for consideration of US$45 million. With this transaction, we have strengthened our balance sheet for the Valentine build in a substantial fashion, while maintaining a disciplined overall approach to our capital structure. Franco-Nevada has been a royalty holder since 2019, and we welcome their continuing strong support for the Project. The associated offering of flow-through shares, by which Franco-Nevada also increases its share ownership in the Corporation, will be used to fund our discovery-oriented exploration programs in 2023 and 2024, including exploration at the encouraging and underexplored Eastern Arm Prospect.”
Paul Brink, President and CEO of Franco-Nevada, commented: “Having initially invested when Marathon was an exploration play, it is very rewarding to see Matt and team advancing the asset through construction. We look forward to celebrating first production with them.”
https://marathon-gold.com/site…ar-May-16-2023-vFinal.pdf