Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) (“Newmont” or “the Company”)
today announced that it has agreed to sell 29,000,000 shares of its
common stock to Citigroup and J.P. Morgan, each of which will act as
underwriters for the offering, for total gross proceeds of approximately
$682 million. The Company intends to use the proceeds from this
offering, supplemented with cash from the Company’s balance sheet, to
fund the acquisition from AngloGold Ashanti Limited of the Cripple Creek
& Victor mine in Colorado (the “CC&V Acquisition”). Until the CC&V
Acquisition is completed, the Company intends to place the proceeds from
this offering in short-term liquid investments.
The CC&V Acquisition represents a value-accretive opportunity to improve
mine life, cost, and free cash flow in a favorable jurisdiction. The
Company also remains committed to prudently strengthening its balance
sheet and developing its most profitable development projects.
Subject to customary conditions, the offering is expected to close on
June 15, 2015. The offering is being made pursuant to the Company’s
shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus for
the offering may be obtained from Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o
Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY
11717 (tel: 800-831-9146) or from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o
Broadridge Financial Solutions at 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New
York 11717 (tel: 866-803‐9204). 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 prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The
securities being offered have not been approved or disapproved by any
regulatory authority, nor has any such authority passed upon the
accuracy or adequacy of the prospectus supplement or the shelf
registration statement or prospectus. A registration statement relating
to the securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, which is effective. A final prospectus supplement relating
to the offering will be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Cautionary Statement
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which
are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided for under these
sections. Such forward-looking statements may include, without
limitation, statements as to the expected closing date for the offering
and use of proceeds from the offering, statements regarding future sales
of securities and completion and timing of the CC&V Acquisition. Where
the Company expresses an expectation or belief as to future events or
results, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and
believed to have a reasonable basis. However, forward-looking statements
are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause
actual results to differ materially from future results expressed,
projected or implied by those forward-looking statements. Such risks
include, but are not limited to, gold and other metals price volatility,
currency fluctuations, increased production costs and variances in ore
grade or recovery rates from those assumed in mining plans, political
and operational risks in the countries in which the Company operates and
governmental regulation and judicial outcomes. For a more detailed
discussion of such risks and other factors, see the Company's 2014
Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 20, 2015 and the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on April 24, 2015, each of which is
on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the
Company's other SEC filings. Many of these factors are beyond the
Company’s ability to control or predict. Given these uncertainties,
investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on those
forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral
forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or to persons
acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the
cautionary statements. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation
to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required
under applicable securities laws.
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