European Metals Corp. Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire Majority Interest in EuroGas AG
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 01/05/16 -- EUROPEAN METALS CORP. ("EMC" or the "Company") (CSE: ECU) is pleased to announce that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent ("LOI") which sets out the proposed terms and conditions of a transaction (the "Transaction") whereby EMC will acquire approximately 78% of the issued and outstanding shares of EuroGas AG, a private Swiss company in the business of mining and oil and gas exploration and development ("EuroGas"), from ZB Capital AG, a private Swiss company and the majority shareholder of EuroGas ("ZBC").
Overview of EuroGas
EuroGas was incorporated in the Swiss canton of Zurich on August 12, 2009 and currently has three wholly owned subsidiaries as well as a number of directly-held assets.
The first subsidiary, EuroGas Silver & Gold Inc. ("ESG"), is a Nevada corporation that owns approximately 150 gold/silver claims in the Banner Mining District, located 60 miles east of Boise, Idaho, USA, as well as an option to purchase an interest in the Banner Silver Mine from a private Montana, USA corporation. ESG has completed extensive preparatory work on the claims since it acquired them in 2011 and plans to undertake an ambitious exploration program on the property in the spring of 2016.
The second subsidiary, EuroGas GmbH Austria, is an Austrian corporation that serves as the administration company for EuroGas and owns a 33% interest in Rozmin s.r.o., a Slovakian mining company ("Rozmin"), which in turn formerly owned the exploration rights to the Gemerska Poloma soapstone talc mineral deposit in Roznava, Slovak Republic. These rights were revoked by the Slovak government in 2005, and EuroGas is currently involved in an arbitration case at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) against the Slovak Republic (No. ARB/14/14) under a pair of bilateral investment treaties to recover damages arising from this revocation The potential award has been estimated at over $200 million, and EuroGas is in the process of obtaining an independent evaluation report from KPMG LLP and Wardell Armstrong International to support this figure.
The initial request for arbitration was filed against the Slovak Republic by EuroGas and Belmont Resources Inc., a British Columbia corporation with its shares listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, as the owners of an aggregate 90% interest in Rozmin, on June 25, 2014, and the unlawfulness of the government's actions has repeatedly been confirmed in a series of Slovakian internal court decisions.
The third EuroGas subsidiary, EuroGas Minerals Ukraine, is a Ukrainian corporation that holds rights and options to enter into several existing oil and gas joint ventures in western Ukraine. It is also in the process of carrying out an exploration program for gold, silver, uranium, rare earths, chromium spinel and related materials on a property in central Ukraine.
In addition, EuroGas holds the rights to various gold mining claims in the Yukon Territory, Canada, including a 33% interest in a placer gold mining operation.
The Transaction
The Transaction will take the form of a contractual share exchange pursuant to which EMC will acquire 100% of the EuroGas shares held by ZBC in exchange for the issuance to ZBC of units of the Company (each, an "EMC Unit") on a 1:1 basis. Upon the completion of the Transaction, EuroGas will become a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company.
It is expected that the Transaction will be treated as a reverse takeover within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws and be considered a fundamental change under the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE"). As a result, it will be necessary for the Company to obtain regulatory approval from the CSE as well as approval from EMC's shareholders.
The material terms of the LOI include:
The Company and EuroGas will use their reasonable best efforts to complete due diligence by January 8, 2016 and enter into a mutually satisfactory definitive agreement with ZBC (the "Definitive Agreement") to reflect the complete terms of the Transaction by January 29, 2016. The LOI may be terminated by either EMC or EuroGas as a result of unsatisfactory due diligence results or if the Definitive Agreement is not executed on or before January 29, 2016.
The completion of the Transaction is subject to various conditions, including:
Following the successful negotiation of the Definitive Agreement and subject to regulatory and shareholder approval, the Transaction is expected to close no later than February 26, 2016.
The CSE has not reviewed, approved or disapproved the content of this press release.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the control of EMC, including, but not limited to, the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, and the dependence upon regulatory approvals. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update them publicly to reflect any new information or the occurrence of future events or circumstances, other than as required by applicable laws.
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European Metals Corp.
Ms. Vicki Rosenthal
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(647) 478-1255
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