TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Jan. 8, 2018) – Centerra Gold Inc. (“Centerra”) (TSX:CG) and AuRico Metals Inc. (“AuRico Metals”) (TSX:AMI) announced today that they have completed their previously announced plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”), pursuant to which a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Centerra (the “Purchaser”) acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of AuRico Metals for C$1.80 in cash consideration per share (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price was funded through a combination of a new US$125 million acquisition facility and cash on hand of Centerra.
Scott Perry, President and CEO of Centerra said, “With the completion of the acquisition of AuRico Metals, we have expanded our existing development pipeline to include a de-risked brownfield development asset, located in Canada, as well, we are adding a high-quality, free-cash flow generating royalty portfolio. The Kemess property has the potential to be a low-cost, long life, significant gold and copper producer.”