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Endeavour and Semafo shareholders overwhelmingly approve $1B merger

MONTREAL — Two Montreal-based mining companies with West African gold operations say their shareholders have overwhelmingly approved a $1-billion combination deal. SEMAFO Inc. and Endeavour Mining Corp. say more than 99.

MONTREAL — Two Montreal-based mining companies with West African gold operations say their shareholders have overwhelmingly approved a $1-billion combination deal.

SEMAFO Inc. and Endeavour Mining Corp. say more than 99.7 per cent of votes cast Thursday by each company's shareholders were in favour of the transaction, well above the required two-thirds required threshold.

A final order from the Superior Court of Quebec is expected to be given on Friday.

Semafo says in a news release that the companies have made certain "non-material amendments" to the plan of arrangement.

Under the deal, Semafo shareholders will receive 0.1422 of an Endeavour share for each Semafo share they hold. Existing Endeavour and Semafo shareholders will own approximately 70 per cent and 30 per cent, respectively, of the combined company.

La Mancha Holding, which holds a 31 per cent stake in Endeavour, has also agreed to invest $100 million in the combined company. Its interest is expected to slip to about 25 per cent once the deal is completed.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 28, 2020.

Companies in this story: (TSX:EDV, TSX:SMF)

The Canadian Press