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April 16 (Reuters) - Canadian miner McEwen Mining
MUX.TO entered into a deal to acquire all outstanding shares
of Timberline Resources TBR.PK that it doesn't already own,
the companies said on Tuesday.
McEwen currently owns 6.25 million Timberline shares, or
around 3.3% of the company, along with 6.25 million warrants.
Excluding existing ownership, McEwen, which has operations
in Nevada, Canada, Mexico and Argentina, expects to issue around
1.84 million shares on closing for a transaction value of $18.8
million.
Timberline shareholders will receive 0.01 of a share of
McEwen's common stock for each Timberline share held,
representing a value of $0.102 per Timberline share, or a
premium of 132%, the companies said.
Timberline Resources, a Nevada based exploration company
focused on gold and copper discoveries, would be required to pay
McEwen a termination fee of $400,000 if it terminates the
agreement.
(Reporting by Seher Dareen in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh
Kuber)
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