Osisko Closes Final Tranche of Share Repurchase Transaction with Orion

 

MONTREAL, July 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (“Osisko” or the “Company“) (TSX & NYSE: OR) announces that it has completed the second and final tranche of the previously announced purchase for cancellation of a total of 12,385,717 common shares of Osisko (the “Share Repurchase“) from Betelgeuse LLC (“Orion“), a jointly owned subsidiary of certain investment funds managed by Orion Resource Partners.

As part of today’s closing, Osisko and Orion have closed the purchase for cancellation of 5,066,218 common shares of Osisko from Orion in exchange for cash consideration of approximately $71.4 million. In a concurrent transaction, Osisko disposed of all of the common shares (the “Victoria Shares“) of Victoria Gold Corp. (“Victoria“) then held by Osisko to another entity managed by Orion Resource Partners (the “Concurrent Investment Disposition“) for cash consideration of $71.4 million.

Upon closing of the second tranche of the Share Repurchase, and following the previously announced closings of the first tranche of the Share Repurchase and secondary offering of common shares of Osisko pursuant to which a syndicate of underwriters have purchased for resale common shares of Osisko held by Orion, Orion’s ownership of Osisko’s issued and outstanding common shares has been reduced from approximately 19.5% to approximately 7.0%.

Immediately prior to the closing of the Concurrent Investment Disposition, Osisko had beneficial ownership of, or control and direction over, 154,517,996 common shares of Victoria, representing approximately 19.2% of Victoria’s issued and outstanding common shares. Immediately following the closing of the Concurrent Investment Disposition, Osisko had no beneficial ownership of, or control and direction over, any common shares of Victoria. Osisko disposed of the Victoria Shares through the Concurrent Investment Disposition and, in accordance with applicable securities laws, Osisko may, from time to time and at any time, acquire common shares and/or additional other equity, debt or other securities or instruments (collectively, “Securities“) of Victoria in the open market or otherwise, and reserves the right to dispose of any or all of its Securities in the open market or otherwise at any time and from time to time, and to engage in similar transactions with respect to the Securities, the whole depending on market conditions, the business and prospects of Victoria, and other relevant factors.

This news release is issued under the early warning provisions of the Canadian securities legislation. A copy of the early warning report applicable to Victoria to be filed by Osisko in connection with the Concurrent Investment Disposition described above will be available on SEDAR under Victoria’s SEDAR profile. Victoria’s head office is located at 80 Richmond St. West, Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2A4. To obtain a copy of the early warning reports, you may also contact Joseph de la Plante, Vice President, Corporate Development of Osisko at (514) 940‑0670.

About Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd is an intermediate precious metal royalty company that holds a North American focused portfolio of over 135 royalties, streams and precious metal offtakes. Osisko’s portfolio is anchored by its 5% NSR royalty on the Canadian Malartic Mine, which is the largest gold mine in Canada. Osisko also owns a portfolio of publicly held resource companies, including a 32.7% interest in Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd., a 16.6% interest in Osisko Mining Inc. and a 19.9% interest in Falco Resources Ltd. Further to the closing of the second tranche of the Share Repurchase, Osisko now has 142,949,093 common shares outstanding as of July 15 2019.
Osisko is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Québec, with its head office is located at 1100 avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec, H3B 2S2.

Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements made in this press release may constitute forward-looking information or forward-looking statements (together, “forward-looking statements“) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical fact, that address future events, developments or performance that Osisko expects to occur are forward-looking statements, as they involve implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects”, “is expected” “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”, “projects”, “potential”, “scheduled” and similar expressions or variations (including negative variations of such words and phrases), or may be identified by statements to the effect that certain actions, events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could” or “should” occur. Although Osisko believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may accordingly differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon assumptions management believes to be reasonable. However, there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Osisko cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements and investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. For additional information with respect to these and other factors and assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements made in this press release, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the most recent Annual Information Form of Osisko which is filed with the Canadian securities commissions and available electronically under Osisko’s issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Osisko cautions that the list of risk factors and uncertainties described in the AIF is not exhaustive and other factors could also adversely affect its results. Readers are urged to consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions carefully in evaluating the forward-looking information and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such information. The forward-looking information set forth herein reflects Osisko’s expectations as at the date of this press release and is subject to change after such date. Osisko disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.

For further information, please contact Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd:
Joseph de la Plante Vice President, Corporate Development Tel. (514) 940-0670 jdelaplante@osiskogr.com