Mr. Joe Ovsenek of Tudor Gold reports
TUDOR GOLD SIGNS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE AMERICAN CREEK
Further to Tudor Gold Corp.'s news release dated June 9, 2025, the company has entered into a definitive agreement dated June 25, 2025, with American Creek Resources Ltd., pursuant to which Tudor will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of American Creek. Each American Creek shareholder will be entitled to receive 0.238 of a common share of Tudor for each American Creek share held.
"Our acquisition of American Creek increases our interest to 80 per cent in the Treaty Creek project, which hosts one of the largest gold discoveries in Canada with excellent potential for expansion and additional gold-copper discoveries, at a reasonable per-ounce-of-gold-equivalent cost," commented Joe Ovsenek, president and chief executive officer of Tudor Gold. "With an increased ownership of the Treaty Creek project, Tudor is better positioned to attract a wider range of potential investors to the developing story of this high-quality gold-copper asset. We welcome the American Creek shareholders to Tudor as we continue to strengthen the company to build on our exploration success and advance Treaty Creek on the path toward production."
Currently, American Creek holds a 20-per-cent carried interest, and Tudor a 60-per-cent interest, in the Treaty Creek project, located in northwestern British Columbia. On completion of the transaction, Tudor will hold an 80-per-cent interest in the Treaty Creek project. The Treaty Creek project hosts the Goldstorm deposit, comprising a large gold-copper porphyry system, as well as several other mineralized zones.
Transaction structure
Pursuant to the terms of the arrangement agreement, each American Creek shareholder will receive 0.238 of a Tudor share in exchange for each American Creek share held. Following completion of the transaction, existing American Creek shareholders will own approximately 30 per cent of the total issued and outstanding share capital of Tudor.
Each American Creek option will be replaced with a replacement option under the arrangement, exercisable for Tudor shares at the exchange ratio. All other terms and conditions of the replacement options, including the term of expiry, vesting, conditions to and manner of exercising, are the same as the American Creek options for which they were exchanged. Warrants to purchase common shares of American Creek will continue to remain outstanding as warrants of American Creek which, upon exercise, will entitle the holder thereof to receive the Tudor shares at the exchange ratio in lieu of a common share of American Creek for each warrants so exercised.
The transaction is expected to be completed by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and will require the approval of: (i) at least 66-2/3rds per cent of the votes cast by American Creek shareholders; and (ii) if applicable, a majority of the votes cast by American Creek shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the American Creek annual general and special meeting, excluding, for this purpose, votes attached to American Creek shares held by persons described in items (a) through (d) of Section 8.1(2) of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 -- Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions. The shareholders of Tudor are not required to vote on the transaction. The transaction is an arm's-length transaction, in accordance with the policies of the TSX-V.
In addition to American Creek shareholder approval and court approval, the transaction is subject to applicable regulatory approvals, including, but not limited to, TSX Venture Exchange approval, and the satisfaction of certain other closing conditions customary in transaction of this nature. The arrangement agreement contains customary provisions, including non-solicitation, fiduciary-out and right-to-match provisions. The transaction is anticipated to be completed on or about Aug. 31, 2025.
Further information regarding the transaction will be contained in a management information circular that American Creek will prepare, file and mail to the American Creek shareholders in connection with the special meeting of the American Creek shareholders to be held to consider the transaction. A copy of the arrangement agreement will be filed on each of Tudor and American Creek's SEDAR+ profiles, and a copy of the information circular will be filed on American Creek's SEDAR+ profile.
Tudor has agreed with certain insiders of American Creek to settle up to $1-million in severance payments in cash and up to $1.22-million in severance payments in Tudor shares at a per-share price of 53.7 cents. The settlement remains subject to the approval of the TSX-V. The settlement shares will be subject to a statutory four-month hold period.
Board approvals and voting support
The transaction has been unanimously recommended by the American Creek special committee and approved by the board of directors of both Tudor and American Creek. The board of directors of American Creek received a fairness opinion with respect to the fairness of the consideration to be received by the securityholders of American Creek under the transaction, from a financial point of view.
Directors and officers of American Creek and certain of American Creek's major shareholders, including a company controlled by Eric Sprott, and other securityholders, holding in the aggregate approximately 16.5 per cent of the outstanding American Creek shares, have each entered into customary voting and support agreements to, amongst other things, vote in favour of the transaction at the special meeting of American Creek shareholders.
Advisors and counsel
DuMoulin Black LLP is acting as legal counsel to Tudor.
K MacInnes Law Group is acting as legal counsel to American Creek. Infor Financial Inc. provided a fairness opinion to American Creek's special committee that the transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to the securityholders of American Creek, subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set out in such fairness opinion.
About Tudor Gold Corp.
Tudor Gold is a precious and base metals exploration and development company with claims in British Columbia's Golden Triangle (Canada), an area that hosts producing and past-producing mines and several large deposits that are approaching potential development. The 17,913-hectare Treaty Creek project (in which Tudor Gold has a 60-per-cent interest) borders Seabridge Gold Inc.'s KSM property to the southwest and borders Newmont Corp.'s Brucejack property to the southeast.
About American Creek Resources Ltd.
American Creek is a proud partner in the Treaty Creek project, a joint venture with Tudor Gold located in British Columbia's prolific Golden Triangle. American Creek holds a fully carried 20-per-cent interest in the Treaty Creek project until a production notice is given, meaning that no exploration or development costs are incurred by American Creek until such time as a production notice has been issued. American Creek shareholders have a unique opportunity to avoid the dilutive effects of exploration while maintaining their full 20-per-cent exposure to one of the world's most exciting megadeposits. The company also holds the Austruck-Bonanza gold property, located near Kamloops, B.C.
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