Urano Energy Announces Binding Letter Agreement to Acquire Pegasus Resources Inc.
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Transaction Highlights
This transaction will see the consolidation of
Summary of the Proposed Transaction
Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, Urano will on closing of the Proposed Transaction acquire all of the issued and outstanding Pegasus common shares (the "Pegasus Shares") from the Pegasus shareholders in exchange for units of Urano (each a "Urano Unit") on the basis of for 0.7 Urano Units for every one (1) Pegasus Share (the "Exchange Ratio"). Each whole Urano Unit consists of a common share ("Urano Share") and a half of one share purchase warrants (each whole such warrant a "Urano Warrant"). Each Urano Warrant entitles the holder to acquire an additional Urano Share at a price of 0.15 for a period of 18 months from the closing date of the Proposed Transaction. Based on the current capitalization of each company, and upon completion of the Proposed Transaction, the shareholders of Urano will hold approximately 86.75% of the outstanding
Outstanding stock options of Pegasus will on closing of the Proposed Transaction be exchanged for corresponding options of Urano, and outstanding warrants will be exercisable for
The Proposed Transaction will be structured as a plan of arrangement or other structure based on the advice of the parties' respective advisers and taking into account various securities, tax, operating and other considerations.
Pegasus will be entitled to nominate one director to the board of Urano on closing, which is anticipated to be
The completion of the Proposed Transaction is subject to a number of terms and conditions, including and without limitation to the following: negotiation and execution of the Definitive Agreement; there being no material adverse changes in respect of either Urano or Pegasus; the parties obtaining all necessary consents, orders, regulatory, stock exchange and shareholder approvals; completion of customary due diligence by each party of the other party; and other standard conditions of closing for a transaction in the nature of the Proposed Transaction. It is not anticipated that Urano shareholder approval of the Proposed Transaction will be required. There can be no assurance that all of the necessary regulatory and shareholder approvals will be obtained or that all conditions of closing will be met. The parties have agreed to certain standard deal protections including the payment of a break fee by Pegasus in the event of a superior offer.
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The results discussed in this document are historical. Pegasus nor the qualified person have performed sufficient work or data verification of the historical data. Although the historical results may not be reliable, the Company nevertheless believes that they provide an indication of the Property's potential and are relevant for any future exploration program.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this press release. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected" "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could, "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. In this press release, forward-looking statements relate, among other things, to: the Proposed Transaction and certain terms and conditions thereof; the business of Urano and Pegasus; shareholder and regulatory approvals; and future press releases and disclosure. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; and the delay or failure to receive shareholder, director or regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this press release. Except as required by law, Urano and Pegasus assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change.
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