VANCOUVER, July 11, 2016 /CNW/ – Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS; TSX: PAA) (“Pan American” or the “Company”), and Maverix Metals Inc. (formerly MacMillan Minerals Inc.) (TSXV: MMX) (“Maverix”), announced today that the Company and Maverix have completed a statutory plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) under Section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act.
Pursuant to the Arrangement, the Company acquired 42,850,000 common shares of Maverix (the “Common Shares”) for consideration of CAD$52,823,048 (US$40,240,000), based on the Bank of Canada noon exchange rate of 1.3127 on July 11, 2016, representing payment by the Company of approximately CAD$1.23 per Common Share, and 20,000,000 common share purchase warrants (“Warrants”) for consideration of CAD$2,625,400 (US$2,000,000), based on the Bank of Canada noon exchange rate of 1.3127 on July 11, 2016, representing cash consideration by the Company of approximately CAD$0.13 per Warrant.