October 9, 2024
Americas Gold and Silver Corporation Announces Upsize of Previously Announced Private Placement of Subscription Receipts to C$45 Million
TORONTO, ONTARIO - October 9, 2024 - Americas Gold and Silver Corporation (TSX: USA) (NYSE American: USAS) (“Americas” or the “Company”) refers to its previous news release in which it announced, among other things, a binding agreement (the “Definitive Agreement”) with an affiliate of Eric Sprott (“Sprott”) and Paul Andre Huet under which Americas will acquire the remaining 40% interest in the Galena Complex (“Galena”) in Idaho, USA to consolidate the current Galena joint venture (the “Acquisition”). The Company also announced that it entered into an agreement to complete a bought deal private placement financing of subscription receipts of the Company (the “Subscription Receipts”) to raise gross proceeds of C$40 million at an issue price of C$0.40 per Subscription Receipt (the “Issue Price”) (the “Concurrent Financing”).
The Company is pleased to announce that it has entered into an amending agreement with Cormark Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc., as joint bookrunners on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”) to upsize the Concurrent Financing. In connection with the upsized offering, the Company will issue an additional 12,500,000 Subscription Receipts for a total of 112,500,000 Subscription Receipts at the Issue Price for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of C$45 million. Americas has also granted the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 12,500,000 Subscription Receipts at the Issue Price for additional gross proceeds of up to C$5 million (the “Option”) which will be exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time prior to closing of the Concurrent Financing. If the Option is exercised in full, the total gross proceeds of the Concurrent Financing will be C$50 million.
Each Subscription Receipt shall entitle the holder thereof to receive, upon satisfaction or waiver of the Escrow Release Conditions (as defined below), without payment of additional consideration, one common share in the capital of Americas (each, an “Americas Share”), subject to adjustments and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a subscription receipt agreement to be entered into upon closing of the Concurrent Financing (the “Subscription Receipt Agreement”). For the purposes of the Concurrent Financing and pursuant to the Subscription Receipt Agreement, the escrow release conditions include: (a) the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions precedent to the completion of the Acquisition in accordance with the Definitive Agreement, other than the issuance of the share consideration and the cash consideration; and (b) the receipt of all required board, shareholder, regulatory and exchange approvals in connection with the Concurrent Financing and Acquisition (the “Escrow Release Conditions”).
The gross proceeds from the sale of the Subscription Receipts, less certain expenses and fees of the Underwriters, will be deposited and held in escrow pending the satisfaction or waiver of the Escrow Release Conditions by the Company’s escrow agent, as subscription receipt and escrow agent under the Subscription Receipt Agreement.
If a Termination Event (as defined below) occurs, the escrowed proceeds of the Concurrent Financing will be returned on a pro rata basis to the holders of Subscription Receipts, together with the interest earned thereon, and the Subscription Receipts will be cancelled and have no further force and effect, all in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement. For the purposes of the Concurrent Financing and pursuant to the Subscription Receipt Agreement, a “Termination Event” includes: (a) the Escrow Release Conditions having not been satisfied or waived prior to 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on February 27, 2025; and (b) the termination of the Definitive Agreement in accordance with its terms. The Concurrent Financing is currently expected to close on or about October 30, 2024, and is subject to TSX, NYSE American and other necessary regulatory approvals. Following completion of the Acquisition, the net proceeds from the Concurrent Financing are expected to be used for growth initiatives at the Galena Complex, the payment of the cash consideration to Sprott, the repayment of certain of the Company’s existing indebtedness, the payment of transaction expenses and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The Subscription Receipts will be offered by way of: (a) private placement in each of the provinces of Canada pursuant to applicable prospectus exemptions under applicable Canadian securities laws; (b) in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons, by way of private placement pursuant to the exemptions from registration provided for under Rule 506(b) and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”); and (c) in jurisdictions outside of Canada and the United States as are agreed to by Americas and the Underwriters on a private placement or equivalent basis.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States, Canada or in any other jurisdiction where such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act, or under any securities laws of any state of the United States, and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, a U.S. person or person in the United States, except in certain transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States. “United States” and “U.S. person” are as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
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