Almonty Industries Inc. (“Almonty” or the “Company”) (TSX: AII / ASX: AII / OTCQX: ALMTF / Frankfurt: ALI) announces that it plans to extend, in the aggregate, the term of 700,000 outstanding share purchase warrants (the “Insider Warrants”) that were due to expire on February 19, 2024, by one year. On February 13, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company approved to extend the Insider Warrants held by Lewis Black and Dr. Thomas Gutschlag to February 19, 2025, subject to Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and shareholder approval. Lewis Black and Dr. Thomas Gutschlag are insiders of the Company.
During December 2019 through February 2020, the Company conducted a private placement whereby it closed, in three tranches, 2,047,244 units which consisted of 2,047,244 shares and 2,047,244 share purchase warrants, exercisable at a price of $0.75 per share with a three-year term. Of the 2,047,244 warrants issued, 1,020,000 expired, 327,244 were exercised and 700,000 remain outstanding which were due to expire on February 19, 2023. During 2023, the Company received TSX approval and shareholder approval at its annual general meeting held on June 26, 2023, to extend the expiry date of those warrants to February 19, 2024. Pursuant to Section 608(a) of the TSX Policy Manual, amendments to warrants held by insiders require disinterested shareholder approval. The Company will be seeking disinterested shareholder approval to the extension of the Insider Warrants at its upcoming annual general meeting on June 28, 2024.
The amendment of the Insider Warrants is considered a related party transaction within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). As such, the Company would rely on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that number of warrants being amended by insiders will not exceed 25% of the fair market value of the Company’s market capitalization.
Additionally, the Company announces that it plans to extend the term of 714,285 outstanding share purchase warrants held by one individual (the “Warrants”) due to expire on May 11, 2024, to May 12, 2025. On May 11, 2022, the Warrants were issued in connection with a private placement which were exercisable for a period of two years at a price of US$0.84 per share. The extension of the Warrants is subject to TSX approval and the approval of the Australian Securities Exchange. The Australia Securities Exchange requires shareholder approval to the extension of these Warrants, which shareholder approval will also be sought at the Company’s annual general meeting being held on June 28, 2024.
Other than the extension of the expiry date for the Insider Warrants and the Warrants, all other terms and conditions remain unchanged and are in full force and effect.
About Almonty
The principal business of Toronto, Canada-based Almonty Industries Inc. is the mining, processing and shipping of tungsten concentrate from its Los Santos Mine in western Spain and its Panasqueira mine in Portugal as well as the development of its Sangdong tungsten mine in Gangwon Province, South Korea and the development of the Valtreixal tin/tungsten project in north western Spain. The Los Santos Mine was acquired by Almonty in September 2011 and is located approximately 50 kilometres from Salamanca in western Spain and produces tungsten concentrate. The Panasqueira mine, which has been in production since 1896, is located approximately 260 kilometres northeast of Lisbon, Portugal, was acquired in January 2016 and produces tungsten concentrate. The Sangdong mine, which was historically one of the largest tungsten mines in the world and one of the few long-life, high-grade tungsten deposits outside of China, was acquired in September 2015 through the acquisition of a 100% interest in Woulfe Mining Corp. Almonty owns 100% of the Valtreixal tin-tungsten project in north- western Spain. Further information about Almonty’s activities may be found at www.almonty.com and under Almonty’s profile at www.sedar.com.
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Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including but not limited to, no material adverse change in the market price of ammonium para tungstate (APT), the continuing ability to fund or obtain funding for outstanding commitments, expectations regarding the resolution of legal and tax matters, no negative change to applicable laws, the ability to secure local contractors, employees and assistance as and when required and on reasonable terms, and such other assumptions and factors as are set out herein. Although Almonty has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results, level of activity, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and even if events or results described in the forward-looking statements are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, Almonty. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary.
Investors are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to forward-looking statements. Almonty cautions that the foregoing list of material factors is not exhaustive. When relying on Almonty’s forward-looking statements and information to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events.
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