Ranchero Enters Into a Letter of Intent to Sell Mexican Subsidiary, and Related Party Loan
21 Agosto 2024 - 6:00AM
Ranchero Gold Corp. (“
Ranchero”
or the “
Company”) (TSX.V:RNCH) is pleased to
announce that has entered into a letter of intent to sell its
wholly-owned subsidiary Minera y Metalurgia Paika, S.A. de C.V.
(“
Paika”) to an arm’s length party purchaser for
nil consideration.
The sale of Paika, which includes four licenses
totaling 16,876 hectares on the Santa Daniela project area,
regional water rights and a conditional payment of US$2,500,000
pursuant to the sale by Paika of four mineral licenses to Minas de
Oro Nacional, S.A. de C.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alamos
Gold Inc. (TSX:AGI) as detailed in the Company’s press release on
June 19, 2024 (“Conditional Payment”), will offset
accrued liabilities in Paika of $3,545,852 of land fee payments and
accrued interest due on the Santa Daniela mineral concessions
(collectively, the “Liabilities”) along with a
potential finder’s fee in related to the Conditional Payment, as
detailed in the press release of June 19, 2024. Under the terms of
the transaction, the Liabilities will be assumed by the arm’s
length purchaser and will not be transferred to Ranchero or its
associates and affiliates. The letter of intent is subject to the
Company completing its due diligence. The parties intend that the
letter of intent will be replaced by a definitive share purchase
agreement between the parties to complete the sale of Paika.
Jesus Noriega, interim Chief Executive Officer
of Ranchero said, “The sale of Paika is a watershed moment for the
Company, substantially reducing the liabilities of the Company and
providing a platform from which we can focus our efforts on
continuing to exploring the Pinchi Lake nickel project as well as
opportunistically looking at new projects.”
Loan to Related Party
The Company announces that it has agreed to loan
up to $30,000 (the “Loan”) to Toro Silver Corp.
(“Toro”), a private British Columbia company. The
principal amount of the Loan will accrue interest at a rate of 15%
per annum. The outstanding balance of the Loan will be repayable
upon demand of the Company after December 31, 2024. The Company
will advance the Loan to Toro to pay for the audit of Toro’s
financial statements. The Loan is evidenced by the terms of a
demand promissory note between the Company and Toro. The Loan is
subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Loan constitutes a “related party
transaction” for the purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 –
Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions
(“MI 61-101”), as Gustavo Mazon and Martyn
Buttenshaw are directors of both the Company and Toro, Martyn
Buttenshaw is the Chief Executive Officer of Toro and Gustavo Mazon
has control and direction of the Company and Toro. The Company is
relying upon exemptions from the formal valuation and minority
shareholder approval requirements under MI 61-101 in respect of the
Loan, in reliance on Sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101,
respectively, as the fair market value of the Loan does not exceed
25% of the Company’s market capitalization as determined in
accordance with MI 61-101. The Company obtained approval by the
board of directors of the Company to the Loan, with Messrs.
Buttenshaw and Mazon declaring their interest and abstaining on the
resolutions. No materially contrary view or abstention was
expressed or made by any director of the Company in relation
thereto.
About Ranchero Gold
Ranchero is an exploration and development
company currently focused on the Pinchi Lake Nickel Project (the
“Pinchi Project”). Ranchero can earn a 100%
interest in the Pinchi Project, consisting of six mineral claims
totaling 3,917 hectares, situated approximately 15 to 30 km
northwest of Fort St. James and 120 km northwest of Prince George
in central British Columbia.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the
Company:
Jesus NoriegaInterim Chief Executive Officer and Director
For further information, please contact:
Jesus NoriegaInterim Chief Executive Officer and Director52 1
(662) 437 8520info@rancherogold.com
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking
Statements
This news release contains certain
forward-looking statements. Any statements that express or involve
discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs,
plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or
performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as
“expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or
“does not anticipate” “plans”, “estimates” or “intends” or stating
that certain actions, events or results “ may”, “could”, “would”,
“might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved), or that are not
statements of historical fact, may be “forward-looking statements”.
Forward-looking statements contained in this news release include,
but are not limited to, statements regarding the terms and
completion of the sale of Paika, including entering into a share
purchase agreement, and the terms and completion of the Loan.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a
variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events
or results to materially differ from those reflected in the
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include
but are not limited to: risks related to regulatory approval, risks
related to financial markets and mining companies generally, and
risks related to changes in foreign laws and changing policies
related to mining and local ownership requirements or resource
nationalization generally. There can be no assurance that
forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, and actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or
management’s estimates or opinions should change except as required
by applicable securities laws. The reader is cautioned not to place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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